Not Another Heroic Spirit Chapter 9

Twenty miles outside Nanyang County City.

The desperate refugees gathered together spontaneously, and the number of people increased. It seemed that everyone knew instinctively that the only way they could survive was to gather together!

Just like ants encountering a fire, they will quickly huddle together and roll into a black "ant ball". Even though it is burning and crackling, the "ant ball" rolls faster and faster until it escapes from the sea of   fire.

This is the instinct of ants to survive, and humans are no exception.

The leader of the refugees was named Xie Dabao, who was originally a bandit in the mountains.

But these days, even the bandits in the mountains couldn’t get food and were forced to go down the mountain and wander around.

He found an opportunity and encouraged all the refugees to gather together, with him as the leader, to find a way out for everyone.

At this moment, Xie Dabao raised his rusty sword, pointed at a place not far away, and shouted: "Listen, brothers! This Tian family is a tyrant who bullies the people in the village and does all kinds of evil. In previous years, when there was a disaster, they bought our land at a low price, and this year they used half a bucket of old rice to buy our wives and daughters!!"

"Today, I, Xie Dabao, will come to uphold justice for everyone! I will lead you to charge the Tian family! Take back the food that should belong to us, and hang up and roast these damned Tian family members!!"

"Everyone, follow me!!!"

At the command to charge, tens of thousands of refugees, whose eyes were glowing with hunger, rushed forward like zombies besieging a city.

"Kill!!"

"Kill them!"

On the Tian family's side, everyone came to the dock.

The so-called fortress is a fortress built by landlords and powerful people, which can allow the people of the tribe or village to avoid attacks by rebellious troops and bandits.

The fortress has walls, gates, watchtowers, and some even have moats, making it like a small city.

There is usually a large amount of food stored inside the fort, so there is no need to worry about food and drink even if it is besieged by the enemy for several months.

The more powerful the warlords are, the more magnificent and complete their fortresses are.

Living in such a dock is often safer than living in the city.

At this moment, Tian Rong, the head of the Tian family, stood on the tower of the fortress, staring at the densely packed refugees in the distance, with their brows tightly furrowed, as they heard cries of killing one after another.

"How come there are so many people..."

"These untouchables can't survive, and they've all gone crazy?"

He knew very well that once the fort was breached, the entire Tian family would be eaten alive by these refugees!

Just then, a messenger came hurriedly.

When Tian Rong saw this, he hurried over and asked, "What did the county governor say? There are so many people here, is there no reaction from the county town? So many refugees, are they planning to rebel?"

The messenger stammered, "The county magistrate said..."

"What did you say? Tell me now!" Tian Rong urged hurriedly.

"The county magistrate said that those are just ordinary refugees who can't make a living and are wandering around. Do we still need to send troops to stop them? Let's wait and see what they actually do!" said the person who brought the news with a sad face.

"What!"

Tian Rong's eyes widened and he angrily cursed: "This B@st@ard! How dare he be called the parent official of Nanyang!!"

Tian Rong understood that now he could only rely on himself to hold on.

"Everyone listen to me, guard the fort! In less than three days, these refugees will naturally retreat!" Tian Rong shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid! Stop these refugees for me!"

Tian Rong had a good idea. Relying on the advantage of the fortress, he could stop this group of refugees. Then their offensive would surely be strong at first, then weak, and finally exhausted!

Can these hungry refugees really fight to the end?

At that time, you can even go out of the dock and charge into the battle!

However, this is what Tian Rong thought, but his subordinates obviously did not think so.

There were only a few hundred of Tian Rong's family soldiers in total. Faced with the dense crowds of refugees, they were already trembling with fear and sweating profusely.

Xie Dabao, who led the charge, also knew the strength of the fortress and that it could not be attacked by force, otherwise it might be impossible to take it down!

Xie Dabao raised his sword again and roared: "Open the door and you won't die!"

"Brothers, open the door quickly! Let's share this powerful Tian family together!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers of the Tian family really opened the gate of the fortress.

The salaries of these family soldiers are not high.

Why would you risk your life for just a few hundred bucks? !

As the gate of the fort opened, countless refugees rushed in without any suspicion of a trick.

For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky!

On the top of the tower, Tian Rong was stunned when he saw this scene.

He never dreamed that the fort would be breached before he even started defending it!

"What a bunch of traitors!" Tian Rong shouted angrily.

As the gate opened, refugees rushed in, and the family soldiers who were ready to defend were also stunned.

But they reacted quickly, turning around and pointing at the tower: "Kill! Kill the B@st@ard Tian Rong! He's in the tower! Kill him and share the food!"

"The head of the Tian family, Tian Rong, is in the highest tower! Brothers, kill him together!"

Even the personal servant beside Tian Rong turned against him instantly, and immediately pressed Tian Rong to the ground, shouting: "Tian Rong has been captured by us!"

"Tian Rong has been caught!!"

Tian Rong, who was pressed to the ground, had a buzzing head.

That night, all 134 members of the Tian family, regardless of gender, age or status, were killed, even the babies in their cradles were not spared.

Those beautiful wives and Concub!nes were humiliated one after another before they died, and in the end they did not survive.

Even the maids who were sold to the Tian family, who were originally refugees and were useless, were abused to death.

The entire Tianjiawu Fort was plunged into an atmosphere of extreme madness, and all the refugees had completely lost themselves in the burning, killing and looting.

Occasionally some refugees recognized their wives and daughters and cried bitterly while holding their bodies, but no one paid any attention to them as everyone went crazy.

The door of the Tian family's granary was opened, and in that year of famine, the grain inside was piled up like a small mountain.

Next are the treasury and the weapons depot.

Looking at the dazzling array of food, money and weapons in front of him, Xie Dabao has gone completely crazy.

With these, these refugees are no longer the refugees they were at the beginning!

Xie Dabao also knew that he was on a road of no return, so he could only keep going, gathering more and more people to make a mess and make it impossible to stop!

"Next target..."

Xie Dabao stared at the map, his eyes filled with greed: "Bowang County! And the tyrants along the way!"

Ever since Xie Dabao captured Tianjiawu Fort and opened the granaries to release grain, his reputation has soared, and four to five thousand disaster victims have come to follow him with their families. It can be said that one call brings a hundred responses, and there is a large number of responders!

...

In a farm on Taiping Dao, many outer disciples who were still doing farm work were called together by a deacon wearing rattan armor.

The first thing Deacon Tengjia said was: "Your chance to make contributions to the Taiping Dao has come! This is also your chance to be promoted to an inner sect disciple and receive many rewards!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. No one asked what the opportunity was. They all listened quietly to what the deacon had to say.

Deacon Tengjia continued, "Not long ago, refugees broke into the Tian family's fortress. The leader was Xie Dabao, a former bandit in the mountains. He was the one who instigated the refugees."

"One hundred and thirty-four members of the Tian family were all killed."

"That's fine. The refugees who took the food did not disperse. Instead, under the command of Xie Dabao, they attacked towards Bowang County!"

"The mansions and fortresses of four or five landlords along the way were all destroyed without exception, and all the families were killed, even the women and children who were sold to the landlords' homes were not spared."

"In order to establish his authority and prestige among the refugees, Xie Dabao did all kinds of evil!"

"He clearly had food in his hands, but he treated people like sheep, including some children. He is so heartless that he is condemned by both humans and gods!"

"We, the Taiping Dao, must punish these evil villains!!"