DeletedUser
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The ships must count, I didn't have a full 300 foot troops, but I made a whole bunch of briemes last night, and this morning I can suddenly take my 6th village 
It does say that in the link i sent you
Glad its sorter though.
Note that ships also count towards that value though.
Did you see the blue bar on the attack screen above the units? It shows you how much troop pop you have, and how much you need for the next village. I'm willing to bet the first number is smaller than the second number.