For three whole days, Wang Buxu's head felt dizzy.

Every time I close my eyes, my mind is filled with the scenes of my conversation with Li You that day.

There wasn't that much intrigue. Although he had been on guard, and although Li You had always known about it, the two of them talked happily from beginning to end.

Military morale and morale are getting higher day by day.

Li You's head is still very useful at this moment.

Son of the prime minister, governor of Sanchuan County.

What does it mean to kill such a high official?

It's simply self-evident.

On this day, Wang Buxu put on a set of ordinary clothes, and Zhang Buyi followed him with a few guards similarly dressed in casual clothes.

Since the capture of Xingyang, the power of Wang Buxu's men has once again skyrocketed.

The number of troops has increased from 80,000 to 100,000 today. If you include the 50,000 stationed in Aocang, Wang Buxu is now a boss-level figure with 150,000 troops.

Moreover, Wang Buxu's 150,000 troops are not capable of ordinary battles.

The more than 20,000 people in the early stage had undergone rigorous training for at least three months.

Those who joined later had more or less undergone regular training of varying lengths, and Wang Buxu deliberately recruited those who had served in the garrison, so their military foundation was much better.

Although the more than 30,000 people collected from Wu Guang cannot be called elites, they are still veterans who have been fighting for several months, and their role cannot be underestimated.

Not to mention the more than 20,000 people in Xingyang City.

Under the control of Li You, the offense may not be enough, but if it is used for defense, there is absolutely no problem.

More importantly.

Now the whole situation has completely changed.

The king is not hungry. Now he not only has more soldiers, but also more food.

There are more than 3 million shi in Aocang and more than 4 million shi in Xingyang. If Wu Guang hadn't arrived a little early, the food stored here would have been even more.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Wang Buxu had an army of 500,000 people, the food would be enough to last them for a whole year.

But some accounts are not calculated that way.

Although Xingyang was captured, it was not without its problems.

Guan Ying suggested adding some troops in Xingyang. After all, in their line of work, there can never be too many troops.

Moreover, if they can recruit troops here, they can also solve certain future problems and prevent them from easily returning to the embrace of the imperial court.

Your family is fighting against the Qin army in front and rebelling. Do you want to surrender? Do you still want your head?

Although the plan was wonderful, the recruitment process was not smooth.

"His dad...his dad...stop! Stop..."

A thin black woman was full of anxiety and shouted to the man in front of her with tears on her face.

"Go back!" The middle-aged man stopped and shouted angrily at the woman behind him.

"Don't go! Don't go..." The woman looked at the middle-aged man in tears.

"What will you eat if I don't go? Are you waiting to starve to death? I have asked someone to send a message to your parents' home. Your brother will probably come over tomorrow. Then you can follow him back to your parents' home to hide for a while!"

The middle-aged man said with a reluctant expression.

But what can I do if I don’t want to give up anymore?

The family is running out of food, and the reduction in production around Xingyang this year is something you can imagine with your eyes closed.

This war started from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and all spring planting was delayed. Even in September, there was no food to harvest.

The two most feared times for war in ancient times were spring planting and autumn harvest. Once a war occurred at this time, it was almost foreseeable that widespread famine would occur in the next year.

"But you just came back and you didn't even look at the child. Are you really so cruel and just left?"

Speaking of children, the middle-aged man was obviously taken aback and felt a little guilty, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "It doesn't matter if I die, you can just take my life money and raise your children with peace of mind."

After hearing this, Wang Buxian was almost sure what happened to this family.

"Brother, since it's a separation, why are you so sad?" Wang Buxu asked, taking advantage of every opportunity.

"What if?"

"You can hide it from her first. There may not be a way out for this trip."

"Do you know what I want to do?" The middle-aged man was obviously nervous.

"I guessed it. In fact, I have the same idea as you, but before I defect, I plan to observe it first to see if Wang Buxian is worth it for me to defect to him." Wang Buxu said with a profound look on his face.

"It's definitely worth it..." The middle-aged man was not defensive. He glanced at the woman who was crying not far away and said in a low voice: "My mother-in-law gave birth to a boy for me years ago. I went to my mother's house to announce the good news.

When I came back, I found out that there was a war. I was so anxious that I couldn't do anything, but I couldn't come back. I had no choice but to go live with my father-in-law temporarily, leaving their mothers in the city.

Life was difficult for everyone during that time. A boy from my father-in-law's village suddenly came back after the New Year without a hand. He said that he had found a good owner who was willing to give him a way to live. From then on, he would bring some money and food to the family every year.

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Later I heard that he lost his hand during the war. The prince arranged a place for the wounded soldiers, that is, he helped the soldiers with logistics, sewing and mending, whatever they could do, and he gave them money and food.

Quite a few.

For this reason alone, Prince Wang is worth following."

"In this case, when the prince is recruiting troops, there should be many people responding. Why are there not many people applying for the army these days?" Wang Buxu asked doubtfully.

According to this middle-aged man, his reputation among the people is very good and trustworthy.

So corresponding to this result, is it the sequelae of cheating? For example, the traffic brought by sending red envelopes is of no use?

"Hey, in the past, in order to stabilize the people in the city, the county governor would distribute some food every few days, so that people could barely survive. Wouldn't this save the food at home? Although I don't have to worry about food and clothing by joining the prince,

But if there is food at home, who would be willing to serve as a soldier and fight in a war? Not to mention dying on the battlefield, even if we fail, the court will have to settle the accounts afterwards."

Wang Buxu nodded and realized that the reason why he couldn't recruit troops was not the sequelae of the cheat, nor was it because of the red envelopes given out, but the result of having enough food at home and not panicking.

The people can wait, but they cannot wait.

The frontline scouts came to report that Zhang Han did not rush to march after defeating Zhou Wen in Mianchi, but rested on the spot.

The specific time is still uncertain, but Wang Buxu must be prepared at all times.

Once Zhang Han's army moves out, he must immediately lead his troops out of the city and look for opportunities outside the city.

Zhang Han could not wait until the people in Xingyang City ran out of food before leaving.
Chapter completed!