Pig Killer

Chapter 319

"You go to sleep! We'll watch over him." Huang Zhongchang looked at his wife tenderly and said, "Come closer to the bonfire. It's still a little cold at night."

"No need, it's fine here." Shen Hui'e lay down on the bed with her clothes on. "It's not so cold anymore." She fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

"Second sister can really fall asleep no matter what." Ti Feng said admiringly. Even during the night march, lying on a stretcher, the bumpy ride did not prevent her from sleeping.

"Let's go out and take a look. Tell the brothers to be on guard." Huang Zhongchang stood up and said to him.

"I'll go too." Tie Feng stood up and said.

After leaving the farmhouse, Huang Zhongchang looked at his son who was standing at the door like a young sapling. He patted his shoulder and said, "Go and sleep with your mother." He added gently, "We are here!"

"Hey!" The big tiger obediently went into the room, added some firewood, and then lay down next to A Niang.

Huang Zhongchang and Tie Feng made a round inspection, told them to be on high alert, and went back to guard the campfire.

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As soon as the sky was getting light, Shen Hui'e woke up and got up to check the wounded soldier's pulse.

"How is he?" Huang Zhongchang asked with concern, "I heard his breathing is much calmer."

"You'll be able to wake up soon." Shen Hui'e withdrew her hand and looked up at him and said, "This armor really provides great protection."

"He saved his life." Huang Zhongchang agreed.

"Let's go out and talk?" Shen Hui'e said, tilting her head towards the outside.

"Okay!" Huang Zhongchang nodded in understanding.

The two walked out of the farmhouse, and a light mist shrouded everything in haziness.

"After he wakes up and knows the specific news, should we save this man or not?" Shen Hui'e asked straight to the point.

"How can we rescue these thousands of people?" Huang Zhongchang raised his eyebrows and looked at her with bright eyes. "Unless they are both defeated, we will have a chance of winning if we go up."

"From what he said, the fierce fighting has been going on for half a month and both sides have suffered heavy losses." Shen Hui'e said to him with a frown.

"You want to take action?" Huang Zhongchang guessed affirmatively.

"Having this idea is a great gift to the Yu family. It will increase our voice." Shen Hui'e looked at him with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "We won't be looked down upon by others."

Huang Zhongchang stroked his chin with his index finger, "We have to consider reinforcements. We are still within the influence of the government army."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded and said, "The government army has reinforcements, and the Yu family army should also have reinforcements. According to the news from the wounded soldiers, the one who is surrounded is the leader of the Yu family, the general."

"Can his information be trusted? Is it exaggerated? He said that in order to help us save people." Huang Zhongchang said cautiously.

"Not likely." Shen Hui'e pondered for a moment and shook her head.

"How can you be so sure?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his dark eyes and said, "He was wearing coarse linen clothes."

"Those are all disguises! Judging from his physique, he is strong." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Ordinary people would be skinny after walking all this way and would fall down if the wind blew."

"He has quite a few old wounds on his body. You can tell from the looks of it that he has been through hundreds of battles." Huang Zhongchang's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"The calluses on your hands also prove that you are not a new recruit." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her clear eyes that crushed the morning light.

"Well..." Huang Zhongchang pondered for a moment and said, "Let's push forward first. When we have one night's journey left, you go and check out the situation." He pursed his lips and said, "If we can advance, we'll advance. If it exceeds our expectations, we'll retreat!"

Shen Hui'e smiled and said, "Okay!"

"What are you laughing at?" Huang Zhongchang said with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

"We can run fast too." Shen Hui'e looked at him with a smile in her ink-black eyes.

"There will come a day when we won't retreat." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with a resolute gaze and said firmly.

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her gentle eyes and said, "Strength can crush everything."

"Yeah!" Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and nodded.

"Report! My lord, General Shen is awake." Chen Qingyun clasped his hands and bowed to report.

"You really woke up at daybreak." Huang Zhongchang looked at the sun jumping out from the ground, "Let's go and take a look."

Shen Hui'e and Huang Zhongchang entered the farmhouse one after the other.

"Don't move, don't move." Shen Hui'e looked at him as he was about to stand up and said, "Don't let the wound break open again, just lie down."

"Thank you for saving my life!" He looked at her gratefully and recognized the voice of his savior. "I will definitely repay you for saving my life."

"What's the matter with repaying or not? I didn't think that much at the time." Shen Hui'e lifted the hem of her clothes and sat on the small stool in front of him. "Tell me about Tao Qiu's situation!"

"I hope you can help me go to Xuecheng to ask for help from our General Yu." He looked at her gratefully and said, "Please, thank you for your help."

"I'll arrange this." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her glazed eyes and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet. Do you know Hedong County? Shen Changsheng, Zhang Jixian?"

He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at them and said, "You are..."

"This is our lord." Shen Hui'e looked at Huang Zhongchang beside her and said.

"Mr. Huang?" He looked at Huang Zhongchang in disbelief and said, "We are here."

"Isn't this a meeting of princes to join forces and attack the imperial court? We are here." Huang Zhongchang said, looking at him with his hands clasped together.

"How many soldiers did you bring?" he asked anxiously, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Six thousand." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his bright eyes.

When he heard this, the light in his eyes suddenly went out, and his cracked lips moved: It's too little.

Asking them to rescue their own General Yu would be tantamount to sending them to their own deaths.

"You'd better go to Xuecheng for help." He clenched his fists and struggled for a while.

Shen Hui'e's black eyes flashed when she heard that. She and Huang Zhongchang exchanged glances. He was a very honest guy. Their hesitation and struggle were clearly visible to them. In the end, reason prevailed.

Of course, he doesn't believe in his own abilities!

Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his bright eyes and said, "Tell me about Taoqiu's situation first."

"There are soldiers from both sides in Taoqiu now. Our Yu family army has 30,000 soldiers, while the government army has 100,000 soldiers." He said in a hoarse and painful voice.

"Since Taoqiu is not the base camp of your Yu family army, why don't you abandon the city when the government troops attack?" Shen Hui'e said to him with her eyes slightly narrowed.

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. What a perceptive savior, "We came here to attack Taoqiu, but were ambushed by the government troops. We entered Taoqiu City and were surrounded by the government troops."

"There is no food in the city!" Shen Hui'e said to him with raised eyebrows.

"How could there be any food in the ambush set up by the government troops in advance? There is not even a grain." He said with some excitement, unable to hide his annoyance.