Chapter 82 Overestimating one’s own capabilities
"This Tianjiazhuang is actually hidden so well?"
As soon as Zhang Kewang finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong said in surprise, "It seems that the reason why Tianjiazhuang dared to send people to report to the governor's office in Yansui Town and was determined to oppose us was that they had the confidence in their hands."
"Ha ha……"
His expression remained unchanged, and he chuckled, "I was originally wondering, how could a mere local tycoon have the guts to oppose our rebel army? Even to the point of becoming our mortal enemy."
"Well, the mystery has finally been solved."
He calmly waved his hand to the somewhat nervous Zhang Kewang, telling him not to worry, "But, what can we do about it?"
"Does Tianjiazhuang think that they can compete with our army by hiding their trump card?"
"I have to say, they think a lot, and their thoughts are very beautiful."
"In fact, they had this trump card. Nearly two months ago, when our army had just captured Dingbian City, they still had a chance to launch a counterattack with a good chance of success and recapture Dingbian City."
"Unfortunately, the head of the Tian family, Tian Yuantao, the head of the Wang family, Wang Wenbo, and the head of the Ma family, Ma Shouxin, did not have the courage and thus missed the best opportunity."
He's right.
The weakest time for Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army was when they had just captured Dingbian City.
At that time, the rebel soldiers, who were like a mob, captured the county town and were only concerned with snatching all kinds of property and women. It was a chaotic scene.
At that time, even Zhang Xianzhong had no way to restrain these rebel soldiers who had been driven crazy by poverty. He just scolded them a few times afterwards.
The rebel army at that time was a mob with almost no foundation and they started the uprising hastily. Even if Zhang Xianzhong killed them all, it would be of no avail.
If Zhang Xianzhong had done so at that time, he would have been left alone. He would have finally made up his mind to start a rebellion, but it would have been declared a failure just as it began.
Fortunately, after nearly two months of vigorous rectification and the establishment of military discipline and regulations, Zhang Xianzhong made great efforts to train 800 soldiers from the old camp and a camp of orphans and boys, which alleviated the initial predicament.
The current rebel army finally looks somewhat presentable and has the potential to become a strong army.
"Godfather, this is God's will for you. It's just luck."
Zhang Kewang flattered, "Even if those gentry saw an opportunity, they would not do it. Moreover, they are not united and each has his own calculations."
"The richer the family, the more they fear death, especially those elderly people who are pampered and about to be buried but are still the masters of the family and have power and influence."
"In these wealthy families, these old men who are still in charge, boasting of their noble status, just want to survive by any means necessary, enjoy a few more years of wealth and luxury, and live a life of luxury. How dare they exchange their lives with us refugees?"
"Even if the people who help them fight are the common people and slaves who are manipulated by power and money, there is no need for these cowardly old men to go to the battlefield in person. They are afraid of getting themselves into trouble and are very afraid of death!"
“This situation is the same in any era.”
"These old guys who are greedy for power and don't care about death, don't know that the more they fear death, the faster they will die! The law of nature is clear, and retribution will come!"
Zhang Kewang had rich life experience and had long seen through human nature, so he pointed out the biggest flaws of officials, aristocratic families and those in power in a very direct and incisive manner.
Unfortunately, they don’t know what they are missing?
Now that the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong has been given enough buffer time, he has begun to strengthen his scattered rebel army.
At this time, it was not that they wanted Zhang Xianzhong's life, but that Zhang Xianzhong now had the initiative and was about to start taking the lives of their entire family.
"Even if the Tian family has hidden some strength, so what?"
"I, Zhang Kewang, will not be afraid of a little-known enemy who is only at the early fourth level of martial arts! If what I just sensed is true, I will go and meet him later."
Zhang Kewang is confident and confident.
He is not an ordinary talented warrior, but a person with star destiny, and he has successfully activated his star destiny.
His star destiny is also an advanced star destiny. Even though it is slightly inferior to Zhang Xianzhong's star destiny: Seven Killings, it is also one of the top advanced star destiny.
In recent months, the destiny has changed drastically, and his connection with his natal star has become closer and closer. When he meditates and practices every day, he is able to absorb more and more power from his natal star, which has enabled Zhang Kewang's cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, to advance by leaps and bounds.
During the past six months, his progress in cultivation has been greater than that of the previous three years combined.
Zhang Kewang has now reached the peak of the early fourth level of martial artist. He is only one step away from breaking through to the middle fourth level of martial arts that he has been dreaming of in recent years.
Zhang Kewang is confident that he can fight against any master of the same level, no matter who he is.
The mysterious man hidden in this wealthy manor is just a thug kept by a wealthy family. He can't be compared with a Qi Refining Realm warrior who has survived hundreds of battles. "Okay!"
"I hope you have the energy and drive to make progress that I want!"
Zhang Xianzhong looked at Zhang Kewang, who was emitting a terrifying aura, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "When we attack the city tomorrow, the suspected Qi Refining Realm master hidden in Tianjiazhuang Fort will be left to you, Kewang, to deal with."
Since Zhang Kewang joined the rebel army, Zhang Xianzhong has sparred with him several times and is well aware of his fighting ability.
It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that he is invincible in the same level, but it is undoubted that ordinary talented warriors are no match for Zhang Kewang in a battle of the same level.
I have to say that the latest information provided by Zhang Kexiang came at a very timely moment.
This avoids unnecessary casualties after the siege begins due to the lack of psychological preparation.
The current rebel army is in its infancy and cannot withstand too much loss, making Zhang Xianzhong's efforts go to waste.
It's just an attack on a wealthy manor. If there are too many casualties, it would really be a loss.
The two discussed for a while, and then went their separate ways to arrange and direct the rebel army's camping.
Fortunately, there were enough people in the logistics camp, and with the personal command of Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Kewang, the temporary camp was finally built in a proper manner before nightfall.
The army's cook had already prepared dinner by then, and the soldiers took turns eating around the newly lit bonfires.
During the entire process, there was no movement in Tianjiazhuang Fort, and no one took the opportunity to harass or anything.
Obviously, they were determined to hold their ground to the end and force the rebels to retreat.
……
"Didn't Zhang Xianzhong immediately order an attack on the city?"
"This bandit chieftain has come specifically for our Tianjia Village this time, and there is no way he will let it go."
Under the cover of night, the meeting hall was brightly lit. Tian Yuantao, the head of the Tian family, sat in the main seat and looked at the elders in front of him. He asked in confusion, "Is he up to something?"
The purpose of these rebels coming here in large numbers was self-evident. However, after arriving outside Tianjiazhuang Fort, they did not move and even began to set up camp.
This is somewhat unexpected.
"Homeowner!"
Tian Lijuan, a clan elder standing nearby, said, "This is probably because the enemy is not good at night battles and knows that it will be impossible to capture our Tianjiazhuang Castle in a short period of time, so they plan to start the siege tomorrow."
"Ha ha……"
Tian Lijuan sneered confidently and said, "With those rebels who are like a mob, even if they have several thousand men and horses, what can they do to our Tianjiazhuang?"
"How can a mere thief compare to the wealth accumulated by our Tianjiazhuang over hundreds of years?"
“Although we only have Zhao Yuming, a master in the Qi Refining Realm, we have more than a dozen pieces of spiritual armor, more than twenty spiritual weapons, and even a top-grade spiritual sword passed down from our ancestors!”
"Unfortunately, our Tian family's ancestor died unexpectedly in a battle for natural treasures hundreds of years ago. At that time, there was no monstrous genius in the family, so we were unable to inherit the ancestor's true skills, so even the family's inherited skills were lost."
"Otherwise, why would we have spent a huge amount of money to go to the aristocratic families in Chang'an City more than ten years ago and beg for a set of ordinary high-level classic exercises for Zhao Yuming?"
"Even so, within the scope of Dingbian City, our Tian family is now second to none, and our strength can be regarded as the top of the three major gentry families!"
There was regret in her words.
If it weren't for bad luck and the current chaos in the world, it wouldn't be long before their Tian family would truly rise.
Fortunately, the family has accumulated wealth over the years and now has hundreds of retainers and thousands of farmhands. Even in these troubled times, they should be able to protect themselves.
Unfortunately, what she didn't know was that what they, Tianjiazhuang, were about to face were not ordinary bandits, but a genius of troubled times with top-level destiny: Zhang Xianzhong.
Therefore, the destruction of Tianjiazhuang was already doomed when the rebel army arrived here.
(End of this chapter)
