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

County Magistrate Li Wei sat at the desk, his brows furrowed as if he could pinch a fly to death. He nodded, a fierce light flashing in his eyes, like a wild wolf in the mountains, ready to hunt its prey. He spoke slowly, his voice low and firm: "Okay, as you said, follow this plan. However, we must act cautiously and not let Zhang Shan see our flaws."

The official was slightly startled, as if he was shocked by the county magistrate's words. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "What do you mean, sir..."

Li Wei sneered, his eyes flashing with cunning. "Of course we delay! Let him wait for a while, and when his men start to waver due to lack of food, we will give him some sweet treats. In this way, he will think that we have no other options and can only be slaughtered. When he relaxes his vigilance, we can capture him in one fell swoop. Isn't that wonderful?"

Li Zhubu and Chen Xiancheng looked at each other, and a trace of fear flashed in their eyes. They knew that the county magistrate was going to play a big game, not only to stabilize Zhang Shan, but also to make him pay a heavy price.

Soon, the official handed over some of the food and property to Zhang Shan according to the county magistrate's instructions. However, this food was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for Zhang Shan's team of nearly 2,000 people, and could only temporarily alleviate their urgent needs.

Zhang Shan stood in the tent, holding the bag of inferior grain in his hands, his eyes flashing with anger. He carefully examined the grain, and every grain seemed to carry the county magistrate's mockery and contempt. He angrily threw the grain on the ground, and the sound was as shocking as thunder: "These corrupt officials really have bad intentions! They want to use this little grain to get rid of us!"

"Brother Zhang, what should we do now?" a young soldier asked nervously, his eyes full of dependence and trust on Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan took a deep breath and calmed down his anger. He knew that he couldn't panic at this moment and had to calmly think about countermeasures. He turned to the soldiers and said, "We can't let them fool us like this. We have to think of a way to let them know how powerful we are."

Therefore, Zhang Shan began to secretly investigate the county's defense situation, preparing to find a breakthrough. He knew that in order to truly solve the food problem, he had to take over the county's treasury. And in order to take over the county treasury, he had to weaken the county's defense force first.

After careful planning, Zhang Shan finally found an opportunity. There were many former miners in his team, and their best skill was mining - or digging tunnels. So Zhang Shan ordered these miners to secretly dig tunnels and prepare to launch a surprise attack from below the county town.

During the process of digging the tunnel, Zhang Shan and his soldiers remained vigilant at all times, fearing that they would be discovered by the county magistrate's men. However, their efforts were not in vain.

After four or five days of hard work, they finally dug a tunnel into the county town.

Soon the soldiers in the county discovered that several city gates were surrounded overnight.

"My Lord, something bad has happened!" County Magistrate Li Wei had just gotten up when he heard someone rushing in to report.

"What's so tense?" Li Wei rubbed his sleepy eyes and frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with such an early disturbance.

"Sir, the city gate was suddenly surrounded, and I don't know who they are." The soldier was panting, with a hint of fear in his voice.

Li Wei's heart sank suddenly, he knew very well that this was no small matter. He quickly stood up, put on his coat, and strode out, while quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

"Gather all the troops immediately and prepare for battle!" Li Wei's voice echoed in the empty mansion with unquestionable majesty.

Soon, the soldiers in the county gathered. Li Wei stood on the tower and looked at the troops besieging the city from afar. He was secretly surprised that these people could gather so many troops in a short time and appeared at the gate of the county quietly. It was obvious that they came prepared.

Chen Xiancheng and others also hurried to the top of the city wall. Looking at the messy group of miners below, these people were not very worried. Although the county wall was not high, it was still easy to resist these people without siege equipment.

Zhang Shan stood outside the city, his eyes gleaming with determination. He looked at Li Wei on the city wall, his heart filled with anger and determination. He knew that this was their only chance, and they had to take the county in one fell swoop to solve the food problem.

"Sir! I have mobilized all the people in the city to guard the city!" When County Magistrate Chen saw that County Magistrate Li Wei was also here, he couldn't help but stepped forward and said.

"I'm not worried about these rebels! But I'm afraid the surrounding towns are in danger!" Li Wei looked at the group of people outside. They were dressed in rags. The weapons they held were all kinds of things, such as sticks, hoes, and pickaxes. What kind of fighting power do these people have? If he didn't have a decent army, he wouldn't need these city walls for defense.

"Please rest assured, sir. We will definitely defend the city wall! We have already sent a letter to the provincial government asking for help. If they want to come to rescue us, they will arrive soon!" The officials in the county did not take Zhang Shan's group of people seriously at all. In their eyes, these people were just peasants, even if they rebelled, they were still peasants.

"Brothers, charge!" Zhang Shan shouted and rushed to the city gate first. Behind him, hundreds of soldiers rushed in like a tide, with great momentum.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the tower raised their bows and arrows, ready to fight. However, Zhang Shan's team was like a ghost, nimbly dodging the arrows and quickly approaching the city gate. The most important thing was that they didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack. Those people held up wooden boards to block the arrows. The speed of advancement was very slow, but it still attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Shan was very satisfied with the current situation. He decided to lead the team through the tunnel and catch the officers and soldiers off guard. Xishan County would be the first county they captured. With the food in Xishan County, they would be able to survive for a long time.

"Brothers, the brothers in front are buying time with us. Let's charge in from the tunnel now. We must catch those corrupt officials off guard! After we charge in, the food inside will be enough for us to eat for half a year!"

In this way, Zhang Shan personally led his men and secretly entered the county seat of Xishan County through the dug tunnel.

At this time, everyone in the county was paying attention to the people outside the city. No one thought that someone had dug a tunnel under the city.