Chapter 29 Tong’s insight. (2/2)
'May be the girlfriend excuse was a lie and he was actually a virgin in his previous life?'
'That explains it.'
'Kukukuk! He's so cute. I want to eat him more.'
'A pity I can't chop him up to pieces.'
'But blood is fine too.'
'Saliva is fine, two!'
'Once he's old enough, I can milk him, three!'
'Ah, I can't wait for the tonight…'
'Whoops, I wet myself again.'
'Gotta change my underwear.'
[… Please ... see a doctor.]
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Today, Tong gathered his father and uncles in his courtyard. He made the decision to tell them everything. Delaying the inevitable might result in tragedy and misunderstanding in the long run.
Tong confessed ”Almost” everything to the three Zhang regarding the immortal trial. Only a few things that he didn't mention was his current mission that Zhang Jiao had to start the rebellion and its punishment if he failed. Tong didn't want to worry his father.
Incidents in the first day of January, otherworlders, special skills, system and rewards, everything was revealed to Tong's father and his uncles.
The three was half-expecting a story like this so they didn't have the shock reaction, only asked back a few questions in disbelieved.
After an hour of explanation, Tong narrated about the future of the Han dynasty in the next few years.
”A drought season in two year?”
”We lost?”
”We will all die?”
Tong was merciless when it came to explaining the harsh truth. He wanted them to understand their future and their fates even if it meant the three of them would call him crazy.
”If father continues proceeding the rebellion plan as it is, we will fail.”
It felt comical to have a younger generation relative told them in the face that the grand schemes they had planned for years would fail. However, Tong's abilities and his supernatural skill was the proofs of his story.
Zhang Jiao's face lost its color. He couldn't believe that his followers would turn rogues and turned the Yellow Turbans into a group of bandits.
Zhang Bao held his mouth in deep thought. He revised the plan they had again. He indeed found flaws and weaknesses if he compared the current soldiers with the imperial army.
Zhang Liang gritted his teeth. He was the only one who didn't totally buy Tong's story. But after he had contemplated it with his logic, he realized that they indeed lacked funds, personals and proper logistic supplies.
The drought season would arrive without warning and would force them to launch the plan before they could gather enough provisions for their army.
Their skills in management and politics was also a problem. They never attended school or had any proper tutor.
Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao managed to learn reading and writing by joining a Taoist sect and became a shaman priest. Zhang Liang was worse, he only knew about army management.
The three was silent. They couldn't utter a word.
Tong smiled and gave them hope.
”But that doesn't mean it's impossible to raise our flags.”
”Hmm?”
”Hah?”
”What!?”
Tong explained further.
”If we have over 360,000 troops, we won't be able to support all of them.”
”Therefore, why don't we reduce the size of our army to the size that we can support?”
”Secondly, if we attack multiple districts or cities at once, the imperial force will naturally react.”
”However, what will happen if we make the rebel a smaller scale.”
”What will happen if we only take one small county, but not an entire province?”
”What will happen if we just aim small and not declaring ourselves rebellion?”
Zhang Jiao's eyes lit up. He continued to listen.
”Don't forget that the emperor has his eyes on tributes and taxes, but nothing else.”
”So we can use this to our benefits.”
”We take one district. Then we stop.”
”The imperial will just see it as a quarrel between noble forces and won't interfere.”
”Then we send a tribute to the emperor and ask him for forgiveness and so on.”
”Do you think they will rally a force against us if we do it like this?”
As if the three Zhang were struck by lightning. They had an enlightenment.
Then Zhang Jiao frown. He had doubts in his mind.
”What about the government and the emperor? Why can't we fight them?”
Tong shook his head and smiled at his father and smiled.
”The Han will be self-destructed by the nobles and the emperor will die soon.”
”If father wants to reform this country …”
”We just have to wait and lay low for a few years.”