Pig Killer

Chapter 365

"What are you laughing at, Mr. Zhang? Don't you want to take a look?" Huang Zhongchang said, looking at him with his clear black and white eyes.

"Yes, I do." Zhang Jixian nodded heavily, "I just feel that the lord can resist the temptation of gold, silver and jewelry."

"Those dead things fell from one person's hand to another's hand, and they can't escape." Huang Zhongchang snorted, "In the end, they are still spoils of war. Whoever wins gets them."

"Yes!" the big tiger said loudly with a smile on his face.

"Occupy more land, fertile land, grow more wealth, and everything will be there." Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at them with his black and white eyes.

"This is beyond low taste." Shen Hui'e looked at him in surprise and said.

"You guys keep talking about it." Huang Zhongchang looked at the mother and son with a smile and said, "It's not pleasant to be hungry."

"There are so many beauties in this palace." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him meaningfully.

"Ahem..." Huang Zhongchang coughed twice, his face flushed red as he asked, "Madam, why are you saying this?"

"The emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, as well as seventy-two concubines! He collects beauties from all over the world." Shen Hui said to him with a smile in her eyes.

"Well...let them go!" Huang Zhongchang said without thinking, "Especially the elderly ones. If they stay in the palace, we can't support so many people. So many people will cost a lot of money and food." He smiled and said, "We don't want to support idle people."

"After staying in the palace for a long time, can they adapt to life outside?" Shen Hui'e said with some concern.

"This?" Huang Zhongchang thought about it and said to her, "Let them make shoes and military uniforms. Those who want to go home can go home, and those who are homeless, we can take them in!" Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "Many of our comrades-in-arms are not married. If it really doesn't work, get married."

"Hey, hey! What do you want to do? Robbing women like a bandit!" Shen Hui'e said with a stern face when she heard it.

"What are you thinking? Of course they want to get married." Huang Zhongchang looked at her unhappily and said, "Why? The soldiers you trained are all like saints and gentlemen." He snorted and said, "I think they are not worthy! They came out of the palace and are used to wealth and glory. How can they be willing to live a poor life with their comrades!"

"Not all people are as capable as you, General Shen." Huang Zhongchang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "They want to marry and live a stable life."

Shen Hui'e rubbed her nose gently with her index finger. She had to admit that he was right: everyone has their own aspirations.

"With you watching over them, how could I be afraid that those women would suffer?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with amusement and said.

"No, no, no! I won't do this job of matchmaking." Shen Hui'e waved her hands and declined politely, "If the couple is doing well, it's because they are in love. If they are not doing well, it's the matchmaker's fault. I don't want to be scolded behind my back."

"Who dares to scold you!" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his black and white eyes.

"I'm not a matchmaker." Shen Hui'e looked at him firmly and said.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Zhongchang said with a smile on his face, "I'll be the matchmaker, okay?" His eyes fell on Zhang Jixian and said, "I'll be the matchmaker for Mr. Zhang."

"No, no, I haven't thought about getting married yet." Zhang Jixian said with his face flushed.

"You've avenged your national hatred and family feuds, so why don't you plan to get married and have children to continue the incense of your Zhang family!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his bright black eyes and said, "Find someone you love and become a couple like gods!"

"Then I have to find it myself." Zhang Jixian looked at him with his bright dark eyes.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a smile on his face, rubbing his hands excitedly and saying, "Madam, this time we can attack the capital openly! We won't be used as a target by other forces."

"Yes! Yes! This is a different time, that is a different time!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with curved eyebrows and said, "Attack the capital openly!"

Huang Zhongchang looked at them happily like a child and said, "Then let's get back to the point. Let's not talk about the excitement. We have to take down the capital!"

"It is certain that the defenses of the capital are weak." Zhang Jixian said immediately after hearing this, "The key is which road we take. From here to the capital, there are thousands of mountains and rivers, and there are several cities between us. We have to fight all the way."

"No, no, no! We have to go around this city. It's impossible to take it down one by one." Huang Zhongchang shook his head like a rattle and looked at them and said, "We have to race against time with General Yu!" He added seriously, "Now the 400,000-man army is right in front of us, and we are thousands of miles away from the capital!"

"It's not that far?" Shen Hui'e said with her dark pupils moving slightly.

"What do you mean?" Huang Zhongchang asked her with his bright black eyes.

"Wait a moment?" Shen Hui'e got up and went into the inner room, then came back with the sheepskin and spread it on the floor in the middle of the room.

"Is this the topographic map of Central Plains?" Zhang Jixian exclaimed as he looked at the map.

"That's right!" Shen Hui'e spread out the remaining piece of the map in her hand, "This is our Hedong County."

"The reason why Guanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack is that it is surrounded by mountains on all sides. There are four passes to enter Guanzhong: Hangu Pass in the east, Dasan Pass in the west, Xiao Pass in the north, and Wu Pass in the south." Shen Hui'e pointed out the four passes and said, "Guanzhong is also known as the land of four barriers."

"There are three ways to enter Guanzhong. One is to continue westward from Luoyang and pass through Hangu Pass to enter Guanzhong." Shen Hui'e pointed to a line drawn on the map and said, "The other is to go south to capture Nanyang and pass through Wuguan, and enter Guanzhong from this place."

"Luoyang and Nanyang are both big cities with dense populations and are heavily guarded. It will be difficult for us to take them down." Zhang Jixian said while looking at the two of them with a frown.

"We can just go back the same way we escaped from Guanzhong." Huang Zhongchang said cheerfully.

"No, no, no! That's still too slow." Shen Hui'e raised her index finger and shook it.

"Then what good ideas does Madam have?" Huang Zhongchang said solemnly with his hands clasped together and bowed.

Shen Hui'e looked at them with a smile and said, "There is another way, which is to return to our hometown and enter Guanzhong through Xiaoguan."

"Xiaoguan?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her thoughtfully and said, "Madam, just speak frankly and don't keep us in suspense."

"When Hedong County was suppressing bandits, I investigated Xiaoguan." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "If Hanguguan and Wuguan are heavily guarded, then Xiaoguan can be said to be unguarded."

"What?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her incredulously and said, "How is this possible?"

"How is that impossible?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her glassy eyes and said, "Do you have any opinion on my investigation?"

"No, no." Huang Zhongchang shook his head fiercely, "I'm just surprised that there aren't any heavy troops guarding it."