Pig Killer

Chapter 253

"Okay! As long as you think positively about it." Zhang Jixian smiled with relief and said, "I won't talk about this anymore."

"We must unite as one now." Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently and said, "What I am thinking about now is what to do after we take over Hezhong Prefecture." He frowned and said, "If we take over Hezhong Prefecture, we will really be on the list of the imperial court to purge."

"We have to unite with other forces that are resisting the imperial court. We can't fight alone." Zhang Jixian said immediately after hearing this, "We are not strong enough! They have a million troops. No matter if they are just a mob, if we lose, we lose."

"Yu family?" Huang Zhongchang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him.

Zhang Jixian tapped the wooden table on the bed with his index finger and said, "Based on the information we have gathered so far, he has the greatest influence."

"It's just that they can accept us." Huang Zhongchang said with some worry, "They will think highly of us."

"Now is the time to use people. The government troops are coming fiercely, and he can't stand it." Zhang Jixian analyzed carefully, "If we want others to respect us, we must be strong, but not too strong."

Huang Zhongchang stroked his chin and said, "If you have the ability, you must be respected, but you can't let people be afraid of you."

"Yeah!" Zhang Jixian nodded vigorously, "We have to find the right balance!"

"The Yu family is very powerful!" Huang Zhongchang asked curiously.

"Amazing! The pillar of Jing State." Zhang Jixian said immediately after hearing this, "Let me put it this way! In Jing State, who doesn't know who the king is? Everyone knows the Yu family."

Huang Zhongchang looked at him with eyes wide open and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any objections?"

"Your Majesty has to be capable. If you don't have the ability, you can only compromise. The three armies are in the hands of the Yu family. Does the king dare?" Zhang Jixian snorted and looked at him meaningfully.

"The Yu family is loyal to their duties, and they didn't rebel, did they?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with deep eyes and said, "The crime of insubordination is not a small one. If you win, it's fine, but if you lose, not only will the whole family be executed, but people will also pierce your spine."

"That's true." Zhang Jixian nodded slightly when he heard that.

"It seems like this is also a family that seeks personal gain." Huang Zhongchang pondered carefully, "The ambition is not big enough."

Zhang Jixian looked at him in astonishment, "What do you mean by that?"

"If you have ambitions, why bother creating a fake king!" Huang Zhongchang snorted, "The State of Jing has been destroyed, it's just asking for trouble." He raised his eyebrows and said, "In troubled times, heroes emerge from all directions, and anyone with a gun can be a king."

Zhang Jixian's dark eyes shook slightly when he heard that. He was influenced by his wife.

"It seems that if we want to join him, we have to show sincerity." Huang Zhongchang said after thinking.

"Yeah!" Zhang Jixian responded.

"Then we can take over Hezhong Prefecture and make contact first." Huang Zhongchang thought for a moment and then asked, "Where are the government troops?"

"The government troops are now busy suppressing rebellions everywhere and can't take care of us." Zhang Jixian said after pondering for a moment.

"If they really come, let's run!" Huang Zhongchang said briskly, "Once we get into the mountains, no matter how strong the imperial cavalry is, it will be useless." He snorted coldly, "How can a living person be killed by holding his urine?"

“Hehe…” Zhang Jixian chuckled and shook his head when he heard that.

"What are you laughing at, Mr. Zhang?" Huang Zhongchang blinked and said, "We are good at it!"

"Yes!" Zhang Jixian laughed when he heard it.

&*&

The Shen siblings and children walked down the mountain.

"Mother, how many days will you be gone?" the big tiger asked her with his black eyes.

"Is ten days or half a month enough?" Shen Hui'e tilted her head slightly and looked at Shen Changsheng and asked.

"That's almost enough, but it depends on what information you want to find out." Shen Changsheng said to her with a frown.

"We have to visit the barracks and the county magistrate's residence." Shen Hui'e said simply and easily.

"It's heavily guarded. How can you say it so easily?" Shen Changsheng said to her with a frown, looking at her worriedly.

"I have my own way." Shen Hui'e said mysteriously.

"It's not easy to get the military deployment map." Shen Penglai looked at her worriedly and said, "Second sister, don't take the risk."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a military deployment map. I also want to see the official documents between the county governor and the court." Shen Hui'e narrowed her eyes and looked at them and said, "This way we can know the major events in the world. We ordinary people only hear it from hearsay, which is not accurate."

"There is no smoke without fire." Shen Penglai said, staring at her with his dark eyes.

"But do we know the real situation of the court?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and asked directly, "We can get a lot of information from Mu Shou Fang. After all, the level we are in contact with is too low."

"It's more than low! It's almost nothing." Shen Penglai immediately agreed when he heard it.

"Where are you standing?" Shen Changsheng rolled his eyes at him unhappily.

"I think what my second sister said makes sense." Shen Penglai looked at her with bright eyes and said worriedly, "But will these be placed in the study?"

"Even if there is a secret compartment, I will find it for him." Shen Hui'e said confidently, "I am just guessing! I am guessing. There are not many people who can read nowadays, and there should be very few people who peek at official documents. Most people can't understand it."

"That makes sense." Shen Changsheng nodded when he heard it.

"As for the military deployment map, we only have that many troops!" Shen Hui'e snorted coldly, "Let's attack at night and trap them in the barracks and block them on the beds."

"Night attack? Is it feasible? How can we send out troops when it's pitch dark? Don't take the wrong road." Shen Changsheng said with a frown.

"Don't worry!" Shen Hui'e smiled when she heard that.

"Mother is very accurate in predicting the direction!" said the big tiger, looking at them with stars in his eyes.

"We rarely fight at night. It's too dark and it's easy to hurt our own people." Shen Changsheng said to her with a frown.

"The two sides are facing each other, and the night raid on the food supplies has caused chaos in the army." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her shiny black eyes and said, "We are now launching a unilateral sneak attack and blocking them in their beds. This should be able to be distinguished!"

"You are really good." Shen Changsheng shook his head and laughed, "Don't forget that you are a woman, speak more politely."

"Okay, okay!" Shen Hui'e said readily, "We can't fight them head-on with our current military strength. We can only outsmart them."

"Even including low-level stuff." Shen Changsheng looked at her unhappily.

"If I can win, I don't mind." Shen Hui'e looked at him with eyes like black jade and said, "Compared to flooding the city and causing great suffering to the people, which is against the harmony of nature, my drugging is really nothing."

Shen Changsheng opened and closed his mouth, he really couldn't refute it.

"Brother, I think what my second sister said makes sense." Shen Penglai said, looking at him with his head slightly tilted.

"But war has never been won by drugging." Shen Changsheng said after a long pause.

"This is just a small-scale battle, with two armies fighting each other and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested. I don't have that much medicine!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said, "War ultimately depends on overall strength. The rest are tactical skills. You can win temporarily, but you can't win all the time."

Shen Changsheng let out a long sigh of relief and reached out to press down his dog-skin hat.

"You're so nervous!" Shen Hui'e said to him with a smile on her lips.

"I'm afraid you'll go astray." Shen Changsheng looked at her worriedly.

"No." Shen Hui'e said sweetly, "You are watching over me!"

"Hehe..." Shen Changsheng looked at her lovingly and smiled, "Are you worried about what to do if you take over Hezhong Prefecture now?"

"We will definitely be on the list of the imperial court." Shen Penglai frowned and looked at her and said, "What if the government troops come to attack!"

"If the government troops are coming, we must first wipe out all the resistance forces in front of them." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a raised eyebrow and said, "The capital is short of troops and cannot withdraw troops to destroy us. The Hangu Pass is guarded by one man and ten thousand men cannot open it. The capital is safe."

"Huh..." Shen Penglai breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm really afraid that if we attack Hezhong Prefecture, it will bring us a catastrophe."

"We have to fight our way out sooner or later. We can't just stay here." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and penetrating eyes and said, "Our small county can't support so many people." Then she added, "Only by fighting can we show our energy and spirit! People tend to cause trouble when they are idle. In addition to bringing food and grass, each victory can also bring glory."

"It will be difficult to live a comfortable life in the future." Shen Penglai said with emotion.

"It's impossible for people to have a comfortable life in this life." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with gentle eyes.

"If we take over Hezhong Prefecture, we won't be able to fight against the government troops on our own." Shen Changsheng said as he looked at them with his dark eyes.

"It is estimated that these resistance forces will unite to attack the imperial court together." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep eyes moving slightly.

"That's good, that's good." Shen Penglai breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's good about that?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said.

"Isn't it good to have more people? We can also overwhelm the government troops in terms of momentum." Shen Penglai looked at her with innocent eyes and said.

"There is strength in numbers, but you lack the ability to work together." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark eyes and said, "Although this analogy is not quite right, it's like being torn apart by five horses. If you pull your strength in different directions, you will end up with nothing."

"Cough cough..." The Shen brothers were so frightened that they kept coughing. The scene was too scary to imagine.

Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark pupils and said, "You have to work together and go in the right direction, otherwise you'll go in the wrong direction. The more you do, the more mistakes you'll make!"

"What do you mean by going in the opposite direction?" Shen Changsheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"Follow the tide of history." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark, bright eyes and said, "It is courageous to go against the current, but in the end you will be drowned by the torrent of history."

"Then what is the historical trend?" Shen Penglai blinked and looked at her and said, "The people's will? Those who are righteous will have many supporters."

"This is the trend of the times, so let's seize the opportunity!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with clear eyes.