I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 5 Gathering of the Crowd, Xiao Li Village
"Perhaps we can wait for the imperial court to provide disaster relief."

After hearing Wang Sanshun's rebuttal, Wang Erniu said in a low voice, somewhat lacking confidence.

"Ha, if the imperial court had provided disaster relief, how could we have ended up in such a state?"

Wang Shi also chimed in with a sarcastic remark.

"Yes, the imperial court's disaster relief efforts are still a long way off, who knows when that will be?"

By then, you, me, and us will have long since starved to death.

Wang Chao then added.

"This is outrageous! Kill Master Wu, kill those sons of bitches!"

Wang Dahu, who had been sitting on the ground sobbing, suddenly jumped up and roared with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Big Tiger, keep your voice down!"

Upon hearing Wang Dahu's shout, Wang Chao's expression changed slightly.

Is this talk of rebellion just something to be taken lightly?

As the saying goes, walls have ears. If someone overhears this and then tries to report it to the authorities for a reward or food, they will be in big trouble.

Even though he came from another dynasty, he has no intention of rebelling. All he wants now is to fill his stomach and survive.

Seeing the dynasty's reaction, Wang Dahu belatedly realized that the idea of ​​rebellion was not something that could be said casually.

Even if you really think that way, you can't say it here.

Unconsciously, Wang Dahu and the others' expressions changed. They looked around nervously, even opening the courtyard gate and climbing over the wall to look left and right. Seeing that there was no one else, they relaxed slightly.

After this ordeal, everyone calmed down and, upon further reflection on what Wang Chao had just said, it seemed that they had no other way to survive.

"Done!"

Wang Dahu's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He had stolen his family's last life-saving food and killed his mother. He was determined to avenge this.

"Yes! If we don't rob now, we'll die. If we rob, we might survive. Even if the imperial court issues a warrant for our arrest, we can still live a carefree life for a while."
It's better than sitting around waiting to starve to death.

Wang Sanshun continued, a sharp glint also flashing in his eyes.

"Okay, I'll do it! I'll listen to Brother Wang Chao and Brother Da Hu."

On the other side, Wang Shi gritted his teeth and said.

After hearing what the three said, the others hesitated for a moment, but considering the current situation, they all chimed in to agree.

Then, everyone looked at Wang Erniu.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Wang Erniu's expression changed, and in the end, he could only smile bitterly and say:

"At this point, do I have any other choice?"
Just like Sam-soon said, if we rob Master Wu, maybe we can still survive.

If we don't rob him, we'll just have to wait to starve to death.

But are there too few of us?

"Ok!"

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Wang Chao nodded, also agreeing with Wang Erniu's statement.

"Just like Erniu said, there's no way we can accomplish anything with just the five of us."

So, everyone wandered around the village and gathered some more brothers.
We'll meet here with Brother Da Hu then.

"it is good!"

"Ok!"

Everyone nodded heavily and then left Wang Dahu's house to search for the others in the village.

Just like how Wang Chao persuaded Wang Dahu and others, it didn't take much effort for many people in the village to choose to join them.

At this point, everyone was driven to the brink of despair. If they didn't rob Master Wu's house of food, they would starve to death.

Rather than that, it would be better to join the Wang Chao gang, rob the Wu family, and live one day at a time.

Even though everyone agreed, only about twenty or thirty people actually came to Wang Dahu's house in the end, which basically consisted of all the able-bodied men in the entire village.

In other words, the entire village was persuaded.

Or rather, this is their only option now.

Wang Chao strode up to the crowd and surveyed them with a solemn expression.

"Everyone knows why we've gathered here."

"If we don't want to die, then we'll have to rob Master Wu, who wants us dead."

"Rob Master Wu!"

"Rob Master Wu!"

"Kill Master Wu!"

"Kill Master Wu!"

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Instantly, the twenty or thirty people in front of the dynasty shouted in unison.

In the end, the act changed from robbing Master Wu to killing him.

"it is good!"

The dynasty cheered loudly.

It was clearly one person's voice, yet it completely drowned out the voices of everyone else.

Then, Wang Chao gestured for everyone to calm down before speaking:
“Master Wu’s household also has more than a dozen or twenty guards.”

Therefore, we cannot just rush in recklessly.

Otherwise, we'll all die at the hands of those guards before we even get any grain."

"Then what do you suggest we do about the dynasty?"

"Yeah! So what do you suggest we do?"

After hearing what Wang Chao said, everyone gradually calmed down and looked at him hesitantly, asking questions. Looking at the people around him, Wang Sanshun's eyes flashed slightly, and he stepped forward, saying to Wang Chao, "Brother Wang Chao, what do you suggest? We'll all listen to you."

"Yes, we'll all listen to the dynasty!"

Wang Dahu also stepped forward and said loudly.

"Yes, yes, we'll all listen to Wang Chao."

Wang Erniu and Wang Shi both spoke at this moment.

After a few people took the lead, the rest of the group nodded in agreement.

Looking at Wang Sanshun, a smile flashed in Wang Chao's eyes. He then glanced at Wang Dahu, Wang Erniu, and Wang Shi before addressing the crowd:

"Um
First, we need to divide into several teams and assign tasks to each team.

Secondly, we still have a shortage of manpower.

Therefore, it would be best to gather some more manpower.

"Splitting them into small teams is fine, but what about gathering more people?"

For a moment, everyone was at a loss.

Because their Xiaowangzhuang village only has two jia (a unit of land measurement), with a population of twenty households, apart from the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, they can only spare twenty or thirty able-bodied young men.

We can't let the elderly, children, or those who are too weak to walk go to Master Wu's house to steal grain, can we?
Seeing the troubled expressions on everyone's faces, Wang Chao smiled slightly and prepared to explain.

But at that moment, he noticed Wang Sanshun standing to the side, who looked thoughtful.

Wang Chao's heart stirred slightly, and he said to Wang Sanshun:
"Sam-soon, what are your thoughts?"

"Ah~?"

Wang Sanshun, who was deep in thought, was slightly taken aback when he suddenly heard Wang Chao's question. He then realized what was happening and smiled as he replied:
"Does Brother Wang mean to recruit people from Xiao Li Village?"

"Haha, that's right, that's exactly what I meant."

Li Gou and his gang won't just take grain from our village; Little Li Village, and even Wu Family Village where Master Wu lives, will probably not escape their clutches.

"In that case, we'll go to Xiaoli Village to recruit people, and they'll definitely agree."

Wang Sanshun's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say excitedly.

"Yes, that's what I meant!"

Wang Chao nodded affirmatively.

Upon hearing this, the others all agreed that it was true and nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Wang Chao divided everyone into three teams: Wang Dahu's team of ten, Wang Shi's team of ten, and the remaining team of eight, including Wang Sanshun, were led by Wang Chao himself.

Afterwards, the group left Wang Dahu's house, each carrying their own weapons, and headed towards Xiaolizhuang.

Actually, calling them weapons is just a bunch of sickles, hammers, farm tools, kitchen knives, and even some wooden sticks.

Wang Chao, Wang Dahu, and the others each carried a wood-chopping knife.

This has become their most effective tool for fighting.

After leaving Xiaowangzhuang and approaching Xiaolicun, the group vaguely saw Li Gou and his group of more than ten people.

Instantly, Wang Dahu's eyes turned red, his breathing became heavy, and he suddenly took two steps forward.

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing Wang Dahu's actions, Wang Chao quickly reached out and grabbed him.

"Now is not the time to take action."

"I"

Wang Dahu opened his mouth, but ultimately suppressed his anger and silently retreated.

Seeing that Wang Dahu did not rush forward recklessly, Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

As the group drew closer, they saw Li Gou and his gang arrogantly pushing and shoving a group of villagers from Xiao Li Village.

The villagers of Xiaoli Village, though filled with resentment as they looked at Li Gou and his group, gathered together and blocked them at the entrance to the village.

But he didn't retaliate.

After all, in the eyes of the villagers, Li Gou and his group represented the officials, and they dared not have any conflict with them.

So in the end, they inevitably opened a path, allowing Li Gou and his group to leave arrogantly.

Wang Chao and the villagers of Xiaolizhuang watched helplessly as Li Gou and his group drove two donkey carts, loaded with their grain, toward Wujiazhuang.

Upon seeing this, Wang Chao realized that it wasn't that Li Gou and his group didn't have a carriage, but rather that they hadn't driven it into the village.

They clearly knew that most villagers had no surplus grain, so they only needed to park their vehicles at the village entrance, go into the village to collect the grain, and then return to put it back in their vehicles. This was actually more convenient.

After all, the roads in the village are not exactly wide or easy to walk on.

After they left, Wang Chao and his party arrived in front of the people of Xiaolizhuang.

"Little plum!"

"Brother Li!"

"Brother Tiger!"

"Shunzi!"

"Brothers of the Dynasty!"

Xiaolizhuang and Xiaowangzhuang are neighboring villages, and the villagers naturally know each other, with many even being very good friends.

So after they met, everyone greeted each other warmly.

However, because of Li Gou and his group, the atmosphere was somewhat somber, and after exchanging a few words, everyone fell silent.

In comparison, Wang Dahu and the others were in a better position.

After all, they already have a clear goal, so their ambition and spirit are naturally higher.

However, the group from Xiaolizhuang were all shrouded in a sense of despair and pessimism.

(End of this chapter)