In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

Chen Jun's heart was like being hit by a heavy hammer. He had never thought that Sun Ying, who always kept his head down and fawned on him in the past, would dare to ignore him so blatantly at this moment. He was filled with astonishment and resentment, but more of it was anger. This anger made him decide not to waste any more words, but to rush back to the county town with his entourage.

As soon as he entered the house, Chen Jun's face darkened. He quickly walked towards Chen Dong, who was sipping tea in the study, and poured out all his dissatisfaction: "Father, that Sun Ying is so bold that he dared to openly go against our wishes!"

Chen Dong gently put down the teacup in his hand, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "These people are just fence-sitters who sway with the wind. Their choice is reasonable. Now the situation is uncertain, and no one can see the direction of the future. They may be waiting for the court's response."

Chen Jun's eyes rolled, and he asked tentatively: "Father, does the court really have the ability to quell this rebellion?"

Chen Dong snorted coldly and said, "Don't underestimate the Dakun Dynasty. Although the local military equipment has long been abandoned, it is easy for the court to send an army to suppress the rebellion. I guess that the Northwest Prefecture has probably begun to mobilize a large army to prepare to suppress the rebellion in the northwest."

Chen Jun frowned and asked worriedly: "What should we do now? Should we report this to Zhang Shan?" He knew in his heart that their lives were now in the hands of Zhang Shan. If there was any mistake, they might be doomed.

Chen Dong smiled slightly and said, "We just need to report truthfully to Zhang Shan. As for whether he will send people to fight Sun Ying, that is not something we can control. It would be best if they both suffer losses, so that we can benefit from it." His words were full of confidence and calculation, as if everything was under his control.

Zhang Shan was in a state of panic and misery. His men were miners who had been cornered with him, but now they showed their true colors after entering the city. Some of them robbed the gold and silver jewelry of wealthy families, while others broke into houses and hurt innocent women. Although Zhang Shan tried to stop them, they did not listen to his orders at all.

His heart was filled with anger and helplessness. He knew that these people had been forced into a desperate situation to join him in the rebellion, but if they were not restrained, the team would soon fall apart. What worried him even more was the food problem in the county. He originally thought that the county warehouse would store a large amount of food, but he didn't expect that the food had been emptied long ago, and most of the food left was inedible old grain. Fortunately, they also snatched some food from those officials and wealthy families, which barely supported them for a while.

"Brother Zhang! These officials are so greedy! Less than 10% of the grain in the entire granary is edible!" Several people in charge of cleaning the granary complained.

Zhang Shan's younger brother Zhang Shui also frowned and said, "We can't go on like this. The brothers all have families and they risk their lives to fight with us just to survive. If there is no food supply now, I'm afraid everyone will scatter."

Zhang Shan sighed helplessly and said, "I know this, but the drought in the past two years has left all the surrounding towns barren. Where can we get food?" He knew that if the rebellion could not be put down quickly, they would be wiped out by the imperial army sooner or later. The corrupt officials had already moved the food away. If the imperial army could not find the source of food supply when it arrived, they would become scapegoats.

"What about the county magistrate? Is there any news about him? How could such a corrupt official be allowed to get away!" Zhang Shan became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. In his opinion, the county magistrate must have been responsible for the emptying of these granaries.

"Brother Zhang! There is no news about the county magistrate yet! I'm afraid he has escaped long ago!" someone reported immediately.

"This is really difficult to handle! I'm afraid that the county magistrate has already fled to the prefectural city! If he goes to the southwest prefecture and leads the prefectural army here, we'll be in trouble! You should prepare immediately, prepare more food, and store it on the mountain! If the prefectural army really comes, we will have a way to retreat!" Zhang Shan knew his own business. None of his men could really fight or go to the battlefield. The reason why they were able to capture the county town was because there was no regular army in the county town.

"I'll arrange it right away!" Zhang Shui said immediately. Neither of them had any big ambitions! Of course, they were thinking about how to save their own lives.

"This matter must be kept secret! This is our last resort!" Zhang Shan instructed his trusted aides again.

"Brother, please rest assured! I will definitely send a brother I can trust!" Zhang Shui nodded.

Just as Zhang Shui had left County Magistrate Chen and his son, he walked into the county government office again!

"How's things going?" Zhang Shan asked as he didn't see anyone else following them.

"Master Zhang! I didn't do my job well! I failed to convince Zhang Ying!" Chen Dong knelt on the ground as soon as he came in.

"What? You mean Sun Ying is unwilling to cooperate with us!" Zhang Shan's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Exactly!"

Zhang Shan gnashed his teeth, his eyes flashing with hatred: "How ridiculous! Tell me, what does he want!"

"Sun Ying didn't make any requests! I'm afraid he wants to be independent!" Chen Jun thought for a moment and replied.

"Look carefully at his strength!" Zhang Shan rubbed his head.

"I dare not hide it from you, sir. Sun Ying has always kept a group of people under his command! These people are usually very fierce and powerful in fighting." Chen Dong said carefully at this time.

"So, it's a bit difficult to send people to defeat them!" Zhang Shan is not very ambitious. When encountering such a thing, he didn't think of sending people.

"That's right, Master Zhang." Chen Dong's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat. He knew Zhang Shan's temper very well. If he angered him, the consequences would be disastrous. He took a deep breath and continued, "Although Sun Ying seems to be humble and docile on weekdays, he is actually very scheming and cunning. If he becomes independent, it will undoubtedly be a big hidden danger for us."

Zhang Shan's face became increasingly gloomy. He asked in a deep voice, "Is there no other way?"

Chen Dong's mind moved, and he quickly said: "Master Zhang, I have a plan, maybe you can give it a try."

Zhang Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Chen Dong and said, "Oh? What's your plan? Tell me about it."

Chen Dong took a deep breath and said, "Sun Ying is probably waiting and watching now! Why don't we send people to give them food! If we form an alliance with them and there are troops sent by the Dakun Dynasty, they can also share some of the pressure at that time!"

Zhang Shan's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he nodded approvingly and said, "This is a great plan, let's do as you say."

Chen Dong was delighted and said quickly, "Yes, Sir Zhang. I will arrange it right away."