Chapter 39: Relieve the worries first
“Yes.”
"In order to keep abreast of the government's army's movements, we have already sent out several scout teams, which you will personally supervise."
Zhang Xianzhong thought about it and decided to give his adopted son some courage to test his character and see if he could shoulder important responsibilities in the future.
"Oh, and Feng Shuangli will be transferred to your side as deputy commander from now on."
"He is also brave and resourceful, and should be able to help you a lot."
This big boy seems very capable now, and is both civil and military, but after all, he has just joined the rebel army, and the 300 soldiers in the old camp are not very familiar with him.
Letting Feng Shuangli, one of his three trusted generals, assist Zhang Kewang could help him take control of the 100 soldiers under his command from the Old Camp as soon as possible.
"Thank you, foster father!"
Zhang Kewang was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly stepped forward, bowed, and thanked him, saying, "Foster father, don't worry. I will personally monitor the important roads that the government troops must pass through to Dingbian City."
"We should try our best to avoid a bad situation where our rebel army is kept in the dark once the government troops arrive at the vicinity of Dingbian City."
This is a matter of life and death.
Sun Kewang wanted to become a powerful person by helping Zhang Xianzhong rebel, but he didn't expect to die young.
Therefore, it cannot be overemphasized that this is the biggest source of crisis facing the rebel army.
"Ah."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and smiled with satisfaction, "Kaiwang, you don't need to go in person for this matter. After all, no matter how fast the government army reacts, you know how slow the government is in allocating money and food to the soldiers."
"Under normal circumstances, we should be safe for at least two months."
"Now, that camp of orphans has been initially trained by me."
"After I take them out of the city for training twice and see blood, I can basically let go slowly and have time to worry about other things."
He told Zhang Kewang his recent plans from the bottom of his heart, "Now that our rebel army has a martial arts master of the fourth level of Qi refining like you, Kewang, joining us, the training of the old camp's soldiers has also made initial progress. In half a month at most, our rebel army will be able to take action."
"I have sent people to investigate Tianjiabao, located in the northwest, by the Wuding River. They were the first to send people to inform the governor's office in Yansui Town, which led to the news of our rebel army raising the flag so quickly that it attracted the attention of the government."
"Otherwise, after our rebel army captured Dingbian City, we adopted a city-sealing method that allowed entry but not exit. How could the news of our rebel army's uprising be leaked out so quickly?"
"The Tian family's retaliatory actions have at least reduced our army's recuperation time by more than three months! If we don't get rid of the Tian family, I will never be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"
"Tianjiazhuang, 150 miles northwest of Dingbian City, and Wangjiazhuang, 100 miles southeast of the county seat, respectively control the official roads to the north and south of Dingbian City close to the Wuding River. They are the nails we must pull out!"
"Once the government troops arrive, these two wealthy families can easily block our two retreat routes if they are determined!"
"It's not that there are no other ways to retreat, but those are places where demons and monsters are rampant. With the combat effectiveness of our rebel army, we don't have the strength to pass through!"
"In order to ensure the safety of our two retreat routes, we must first destroy these two tycoon manors that are sworn enemies of our rebel army!"
Zhang Xianzhong's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he said grimly, "Another reason why I decided to attack these two gentry manors as soon as possible is that after our rebel army captured the county town, we obtained a large amount of training resources. Because there were too many soldiers in the rebel army's logistics camp recently recruited, after the continuous selection of warriors and soldiers was launched again, the various training resources consumed too much and have almost been used up."
"According to the current rate of cultivation resource consumption, we can only support it for half a month at most." "Although the two of us can also lead 300 soldiers from the old camp to form the blood evil army formation that we have just practiced, and go outside the city to hunt various low- and mid-level monsters to temporarily solve the problem of insufficient cultivation resources."
"Since destroying the manors of the two wealthy families can solve this problem, we can also obtain a lot of weapons and equipment. I think we don't need to think too much about this two-pronged approach."
"In the past, I was the only Qi Refining Realm expert in our rebel army. In addition, the rebel army had just started, and everything was in a mess. We were unable to capture these two manor houses."
"Now, not only have you, a master of the Qi Refining Realm, joined us, but the soldiers in the old camp have already mastered some basic military formations, and the orphan camp that I focused on training has also achieved initial success in training."
"As long as our rebel army goes all out, we are confident that we can capture these two large manors of the gentry one after another."
"Whether it is to ensure the safety of our rebel army's retreat or to obtain a large amount of training resources to meet the needs of our rebel army, this battle is imperative!"
Zhang Xianzhong was a very far-sighted leader of the rebel army. Now that he had told Zhang Kewang about his plans, it was obvious that he had already made a decision.
Now I am just notifying Zhang Kewang so that he can be mentally prepared.
"My child obeys!"
Zhang Kewang immediately accepted the order.
He looked up at Zhang Xianzhong with admiration in his eyes.
As expected, he did not disappoint himself. The Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong was a courageous and visionary leader of the rebel army.
Compared with other rebel leaders, he is far superior to them and is not even in the same league.
Only such an ambitious and clear-headed rebel leader is worthy of Zhang Kewang's sincere allegiance.
Now we see that Zhang Xianzhong is thinking three steps ahead and is already planning a way out before the crisis comes. This is very wise and fits Zhang Kewang's idea of a wise leader.
As for attacking two ordinary landlords, Zhang Kewang did not feel any pressure at all.
We have two masters of the Qi Refining Realm leading the rebel soldiers who have initially gotten on the right track. If we still cannot take down the two wealthy manors, we might as well go home and take a nap, and never think about achieving future great causes through rebellion.
The two men discussed for a while, and then Zhang Kewang took his leave from Zhang Xianzhong, turned around and strode away with full confidence.
"This Zhang Kewang seems to be a man of both civil and military talents. His recent performance is quite good. He is most likely a genius who has awakened his star destiny."
Sitting upright on the armchair, watching Zhang Kewang's departing figure, Zhang Xianzhong guessed in his heart, "From now on, there is no problem with his loyalty."
"Next, we need to test his ability to lead troops in combat to see if he is useful."
"If he performs well, I, Zhang Xianzhong, will have my first capable helper, and someone will be there to share some of the pressure in the future."
"As long as the four geniuses in the Children's Camp, especially Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo, grow up as quickly as possible, my core team will be formed and this righteous army will be put on the right track."
Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh, and the huge pressure that had accumulated during this period of time was slightly relieved.
He turned his head to look at the night outside the window, his eyes changing from bright to dark, and he sat there motionless for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
