Pig Killer

Chapter 217

The two returned home. Shen Hui'e stepped into the yard and raised her voice, "We are back."

"Mother, Father." Da Chong and Li Nu ran out of the house, "You are back."

"What are you doing at home?" Shen Hui'e asked them with her bright black eyes.

"Write in big characters." The raccoon's eyes, like black grapes, moved between the two of them.

"Father, Father, let us follow you!" said the tiger, grabbing his arm.

"Why are you following me?" Huang Zhongchang asked, looking at him with a smile on his face, "It's dangerous to follow me. You may be in danger of being killed at any time." He rubbed his head and said.

"Then fight back. I'm not afraid. Although I can't fight on the battlefield now, I can watch over the food and grass!" The big tiger looked at him with sparkling eyes and said, "I can count and keep accounts with an abacus!"

"Wow! You know so many things!" Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at his son tenderly. He had to admit that the child was well taught and was much more sensible than himself at home.

"Father, father." The tiger pulled his arm and shook it, "Is it okay?"

"Let's go inside and talk. It's cold outside." Shen Hui'e spoke to break Huang Zhongchang's silence.

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As Shen Hui'e and the others walked towards the yard, they heard hurried footsteps behind them.

"Something big has happened, something big has happened." Zhang Jixian walked over hurriedly, looked at them and shouted loudly.

"What happened?" Huang Zhongchang looked back at him and asked hurriedly. It was rare to see the calm Mr. Zhang so panicked.

"I heard that the most powerful force that took the lead in attacking the government office was suppressed." Zhang Jixian looked at him palely and said.

"What?" Huang Zhongchang's face changed drastically and he took two steps back.

"Dad, Dad." Da Chong quickly supported him and said, "Are you okay?"

"Sit down, sit down." Shen Hui'e pointed to the bench in the yard.

"What should I do?" Huang Zhongchang muttered to himself with dull eyes.

Zhang Jixian sat opposite him with a pale face, a bitter smile on his face, "It was suppressed so quickly."

"What's the specific situation?" Shen Hui'e looked at Zhang Jixian with a questioning look on her face.

"I don't know the details, but it's spread everywhere." Zhang Jixian said to them with a frown.

"What happens after the suppression? How are those who rebelled against the court dealt with?" Shen Hui'e said to Zhang Jixian with her ink-black eyes.

"They were all killed." Zhang Jixian hesitated for a moment and finally said honestly.

"What?" Huang Zhongchang sat up straight. "It's over, it's over. The imperial cavalry is really powerful. None of us can withstand it."

"Are you sure it was the imperial court that defeated them?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her ink-black eyes.

"Who else could it be except the imperial court?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in panic and said, "You don't know, the thousands of troops roaring in were really earth-shaking."

"They themselves! In fact, they are doomed to fail." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a raised eyebrow and said, "As for the vast army, they can only be deployed in plains. Let them run in the mountains and forests!"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Jixian looked at her with a frown.

"Let me put it this way! They were hungry and killed the government officials on a whim. After they succeeded, do you know what the leaders would do?" Shen Hui'e asked them with a cold gaze.

"Of course the leader will rob as much as possible." Zhang Jixian thought carefully and said, "As for the details?"

"I know." The big tiger said loudly.

"How did you know?" Huang Zhongchang's eyes focused and he looked at his son and said.

"I've seen bandits! They rob money, food, and women." The tiger said as it looked at them with its eyes like black glass.

"As leaders, they forgot their original intentions after achieving success." Shen Hui'e looked at them coldly and said unceremoniously, "Forgetting their roots and becoming corrupt, they led to the intensification of internal conflicts, and eventually split and internal consumption. They were vulnerable to the powerful government army."

"You have never seen the world, and you are dazzled by the gold, silver and jewelry." Zhang Jixian nodded in understanding, "The world is bustling for profit, and ordinary people really can't bear it, the gold and silver mountains!"

"The common people's resistance lacks effective organization and strategic goals!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with clear eyes.

"What did you say? I don't understand." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his dark eyes.

"There is no clear goal, just say why you are fighting!" Shen Hui'e said to them with clear eyes.

"Fight for yourself!" Huang Zhongchang said without thinking.

"You have to win the approval of the majority and make sure everyone is willing to stand up." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her glassy eyes and said, "Do you know why everyone is willing to patrol day and night? Aren't you tired or exhausted?"

"For everyone." Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at her with his black eyes flashing.

"When we were ambushing the bandits, weren't you afraid? You haven't even killed a chicken before, so why were you so brave to charge forward?" Shen Hui'e asked them with a deep and penetrating look.

"If we don't fight, our homes will be gone. Bandits are inhumane." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with sparkling eyes and said, "I understand a little bit now. Why are we fighting? For our homes. If we don't stand up, our families will be destroyed."

"Yeah!" Shen Hui'e smiled as she looked at him and said, "This is the goal, not to rob food, gold, silver, or women." Then she continued, "Without a long-term strategic goal, they will be in chaos and infighting! Even if they capture the county governor, he will be arrogant and corrupt, and lose the support of the people, and failure is inevitable."

"Mrs. Shen's long-term strategic goal is..." Zhang Jixian asked, looking at her with his bright dark eyes.

"I heard from Da Chong's father that it's the same as yours." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark pupils and said, "But overthrowing the court is not enough, we also need people all over the world to be able to farm and live and work in peace!" She said with a yearning look, "To live a good life is everyone's common wish."

"What good days does sister-in-law mean?" Zhang Jixian asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"We have flour to eat every meal." Shen Hui'e said to them with eyes as bright as spring.

"That's unlikely!" Zhang Jixian shook his head decisively. "Wheat isn't even the staple food. There are only so many acres of land, and the yield per acre is there! We're still hungry now, and we'll be even more hungry once the population increases."

"Can't we reclaim the land?" Huang Zhongchang said without thinking.

"Reclaiming wasteland is not easy. It takes three generations to turn virgin land into fertile land." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and clear eyes.

"Aniang has been working hard to increase the yield per mu." The cat slave Hu Lingling looked at them and said.

"It's not easy." Zhang Jixian said immediately after hearing this, "I haven't seen much increase in yield per mu in all these years. My servants have been taking care of the crops like they were babies." Then he brought the topic back to the topic, "Only in times of peace can the common people farm with peace of mind, and this requires that the emperor should not be like the current emperor, who levies heavy taxes and collects tyranny."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her clear and bright black eyes.

"If there are anyone who stutters, we would not risk losing our heads to overthrow the court." Huang Zhongchang said to them with his dark eyes.

"Their internal problems doomed them to failure. And their weapons are completely incomparable to the government troops." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "You should have experienced this deeply! The weapons in your hands."

"We all robbed the government troops, and the remaining ones are all made of wood, and we can't guarantee that everyone will have one!" Huang Zhongchang said sadly, "Otherwise, those brothers wouldn't..."

"We don't even have a decent set of armor." Zhang Jixian said unhappily.

"They have not received proper military training, and they cannot match the government troops in terms of weapons. Their combat effectiveness is weak, and it is difficult for them to fight against them." Shen Hui'e said, looking at them with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"That's true. Their swords and spears are all made of iron." Zhang Jixian nodded when he heard that.

"Another point is that the common people are illiterate. It is difficult to organize them effectively." Shen Hui'e said bluntly, "They don't have any skills or tactics, and they don't understand anything. They just rush forward blindly. It's no problem to fight with the wind in their favor, relying on momentum. But once the wind is against them, they will scatter like birds and beasts."

"How did you know?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise.

"Just look at you and you will know." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her inky black eyes and said, "These problems also exist among you. There are many problems."

"What should we do then?" Huang Zhongchang asked anxiously.

"Since you know where the problem lies, let's solve it!" Shen Hui'e said simply and easily.

"It's easy for you to say, but how do you solve it?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her unhappily and said.

"There are always more solutions than problems." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her jade-like eyes and said simply and easily, "If your combat effectiveness is not high, then practice! If you don't understand the techniques and tactics, then teach! Soldiers are trained." Her eyes fell on Zhang Jixian and said, "You know all the military books and strategies, right?"

"You want me to teach them this?" Zhang Jixian looked at her in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

"You won't teach me!" Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Why are you afraid of teaching your apprentice and starving yourself to death?"

"No, I didn't." Zhang Jixian denied subconsciously.

"If you don't teach them, who will you teach? What if they don't fully understand your command intentions when they go into battle? Besides, they are on the front line and know the enemy's situation firsthand. They have full say and can provide reference for military commanders to deploy troops. Wars are fought with the brain. If you can't defeat the enemy by force, you can only outsmart them." Shen Hui'e pointed to her head and said, "Don't charge in all at once. Our troops are limited. If we confront them head-on, we will be crushed by the imperial cavalry!"

"Make full use of everyone's strengths." Shen Hui'e said to them with warm eyes.

This pleasant sound sounded particularly comfortable to Huang Zhongchang's ears.