Pig Killer

Chapter 249

Base! We need a base to develop. Shen Hui'e complained in her heart.

"Haha... the butcher lady is right."

"We can't stay in this mountain forever."

"That's right." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright black eyes and continued, "If we are not prepared for a quick victory, then the war will undoubtedly be a protracted war. The most important thing for a protracted war is the supply of food and grass. Even if you have mountains of gold and silver at home, you can't afford to waste a war of attrition. The most taboo thing is to fight a war of attrition. No one can afford to drag it out."

"Then just rob!"

"The fastest way is to rob food and supplies. So once we capture a city, as long as we don't massacre the city, the things looted will be a significant supplement." Shen Hui'e said to them with clear eyes.

"Then who shall we rob if we go out and fight?"

Shen Hui'e put her index finger to her lips and said, "It's a military secret that cannot be disclosed now."

"Uh... let's not ask."

"Don't abandon us when the time comes!"

"We'll fight wherever you tell us to fight."

"Okay, let's stop here today!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with eyes as gentle as jade.

They stood up one by one, stood straight and watched Shen Hui'e and the others leave.

&*&

"The snow has finally stopped." Shen Hui'e looked at the snow-capped mountains and said, "I'm leaving."

"You're going down the mountain today!" Zhang Jixian looked at her with his dark eyes and said, "The snow is deep and it's hard to walk."

"Just slide down." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and gestured with her hands, "Swoosh..."

"Stay!" Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and said courageously.

"No." Shen Hui'e was stunned when she heard that, then shook her head slightly and said, "The children will stay. I have to go home. I can't be alone at home."

I was actually rejected. This woman is really... Huang Zhongchang said unhappily, "It's just a shabby house and there's nothing valuable in it." There was anger in his heart that he didn't even realize.

"A broken home is worth a thousand gold coins." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and bright black eyes.

"There are people patrolling inside and outside the city. Who would dare to steal from our house now?" Huang Zhongchang said to her unhappily.

"We have chickens at home!" Shen Hui'e looked at him in confusion. Why was he so angry?

"I'm leaving." Shen Hui'e waved to them and walked down the mountain on the snow with a crunching sound.

"If you don't want to go, stay a little longer." Zhang Jixian pointed his finger downwards.

"I did stay! If they don't appreciate it, what else can I say?" Huang Zhongchang said angrily, "Let's go back to the house."

&*&

It’s the 39th and 49th day of the lunar month, and it’s the season when water freezes into ice. It’s really cold!

"Do we still need to train outside today?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at the ground which was frozen stiff everywhere.

"The weather is really too cold. This winter coat doesn't keep me warm." Zhang Jixian said with his hands in his sleeves.

A standard peasant bag.

"It's not worth it if you get frozen to death." Zhang Jixian said with a sniff.

Huang Zhongchang added another piece of firewood to the brazier and said, "What does Madam think?"

"They all have frostbite on their hands and feet." Shen Hui'e frowned and said, "Our county is too small. Even if we have frostbite medicine, we can't distribute it." She said seriously, "Stop!" Then she added, "It's a good time to study."

"How many months have we been training?" Huang Zhongchang calculated silently in his mind, "Three months."

"That's about right! We managed to hold out for a few days even though it snowed." Zhang Jixian blinked his dark eyes and looked at them, saying seriously, "Stop! Don't let anyone get frozen."

"Okay!" Huang Zhongchang nodded and replied, "I'll notify them right away." He stood up and left the room, telling Awu to stop training temporarily.

"Brother Huang, Brother Huang, Young Master Shen is back."

Huang Zhongchang heard this and grabbed the man's arm and asked, "Where is he?"

"Outside the camp."

"Why don't you invite someone in?" Huang Zhongchang said in a panic, "I'll go myself."

As soon as Huang Zhongchang finished speaking, he saw a figure passing by.

Shen Hui'e ran to the camp gate, looked at Shen Changsheng, who was wrapped like a bear, and smiled, "Brother!"

"I'm back." Shen Changsheng looked at Shen Hui'e exhausted and smiled.

"Brother-in-law, come on, come on, go inside quickly, it's cold outside." Huang Zhongchang walked up to him and pulled his arm, looking at Shen Peng who was standing next to him and said, "Brother-in-law, come on, come on."

"You're finally back." Huang Zhongchang said as he watched them walk away, "It must be cold outside!"

"You're wearing thick clothes, so that's fine." Shen Changsheng pulled the fox fur around his neck down again and said, "But you're wearing very thin clothes."

"It's okay! I've been staying in the house and keeping warm, so I don't feel cold at all." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile.

"It's not cold yet. Look at your face and your nose are frozen red." Shen Changsheng asked with concern.

"It's okay, go back to the house and drink a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold." Huang Zhongchang said carelessly.

While they were talking, Huang Zhongchang and his men came into the room and said enthusiastically, "Come on, come to bed. It's warm."

Huang Zhongchang asked them to sit on the bed and said, "Hurry up and drink some ginger soup first." He picked up the iron kettle on the brazier and poured a cup of ginger water for his brother-in-law.

"It's quite convenient to boil water here." Shen Changsheng said, looking at the pot in front of him.

"It's made of iron." Huang Zhongchang smiled and said, "We all rely on this ginger to survive the winter this year. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would get sick."

"Do we have so much ginger?" Shen Penglai said, holding the coarse earthenware bowl and taking a sip of the hot and spicy ginger soup.

"We accidentally discovered a lot of alpinia officinalis in the mountains while hunting," Huang Zhongchang said with a smile on his face. "It's piled up like a small mountain, which is definitely enough for us. We also gave a lot to the villagers."

"That's good!" Shen Changsheng held the bowl and took two sips. "It tastes spicy enough."

"Alpinia officinalis has a stronger and more pungent flavor than the ginger we grow." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "It is very effective in dispelling the cold."

"Hmm!" The Shen brothers each drank a bowl of ginger soup. They felt warm all over and were sweating slightly!

"Do you want more?" Huang Zhongchang asked them with a gentle look.

"No, no." Shen Changsheng shook his head slightly, took off the dog-skin hat on his head, and pulled off his scarf.

"This fur is really good." Zhang Jixian said while looking at his scarf.

"Fox fur." ​​Shen Changsheng patted his scarf and said, "It's very warm." He smiled and added, "It's not the kind of pure color without stray hairs."

"Just keep warm, we don't need to be so particular." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark eyes and said, "How is it? We have been in Hezhong Prefecture for a long time this time. What is the situation outside?"

"As we guessed, although the people who initially raised the banner of resistance against the imperial court were suppressed, the forces resisting the imperial court in various places have not stopped." Shen Changsheng looked at them excitedly and said, "The government troops are busy suppressing the rebellion everywhere!"

"It's as expected." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "I guess the old nobles of the destroyed vassal states took advantage of the situation to rise up."

"Second sister guessed right." Shen Changsheng looked at her with his shiny black eyes and said, "Those people finally got the chance, how could they miss the chance to restore their country."

"Who is the most powerful among these forces?" Huang Zhongchang asked curiously.

"Jing State, Yu Family." Shen Changsheng looked at them with his bright eyes and said, "The Yu Family also found an old man, calling him the orphan of the Jing State royal family, Old Uncle Wang! Using his name, they recruited soldiers and horses, and for a time, common people from all over the country responded and followed them." He then said, "Many of the remnant forces that were destroyed by the government troops and fled in all directions were taken in by the Yu Family."

"Yu family?" Zhang Jixian raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard that.

"Do you know him?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him and asked.

"The last emperor destroyed the last country among all the countries. It was very difficult to destroy it at that time." Zhang Jixian pursed his lips and said, "The Yu family was the pillar of Jing State at that time, and the largest family in Jing State."

"No wonder so many people come to seek refuge with you. It turns out you are famous all over the world!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with pure eyes.

"But I remember that when the State of Jing was destroyed, a fire broke out in the royal palace and all the royal family members were burned to death. Where did the orphans come from?" Zhang Jixian looked at them puzzledly and said.

"Tsk... If I say yes, then yes. If I say no, then yes too." Shen Hui'e sneered, "Who would not check if you just picked up an old man without any support from the street? Just raise the banner of restoring the homeland and recruit soldiers and horses."

Huang Zhongchang looked at her with wide eyes and said, "That's fine."

"Nothing is impossible." Shen Hui'e snorted.

"I heard that my uncle is back." Da Chong stood outside the door and shouted, "Dad, can I come in?"

"Come in!" Huang Zhongchang said to the outside with a gentle expression.

Da Chong and Li Nu ran in, bowed and greeted, "Uncle, Third Uncle, Mr. Zhang."

"Go to bed quickly." Huang Zhongchang said to his children with gentle eyes.

"Hey!" The two little guys took off their boots and jumped onto the bed.

"It's so easy for them to recruit soldiers and horses. My ancestors have been tracing back for 500 years and still couldn't get any connection with the nobles." Huang Zhongchang joked to himself.

"I don't like to hear that. What your ancestors gave you is just a background. What you conquer yourself is called a kingdom!" Shen Hui'e looked at him domineeringly with her dark eyes and snorted, "I don't like to find a celebrity as my ancestor and flatter myself."

Huang Zhongchang smiled sincerely when he heard this. He liked to hear this.

"People tend to admire the strong and prefer those who have made their own fortunes from scratch." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with gentle eyes.

"Yeah!" Everyone present nodded.

"You don't understand, right?" Shen Hui'e tilted her head slightly and looked at the confused Da Chong and the others, and whispered the whole story.

"Since it is a prairie fire, agree with our judgment that day." Shen Hui'e looked at them with bright eyes and said, "We are right to manage the troops!"

"So what's the current situation in Hezhong Prefecture?" Huang Zhongchang said, his eyes fixed on the Shen brothers.