Pang Qingyun: "I need to plan this matter carefully."
Pang Qingyun stood up: "Judging from this, the snow isn't going to stop anytime soon. We're just waiting to die here in Jingchu."
I think we should brave the wind and snow and head towards the capital.
Huang Chao: "Our dozen or so armies together number more than one million."
Moving over a million people towards the capital was by no means an easy task.
Zhang Jiao: "The three of us brothers will lead our 200,000-strong army straight to the capital. We'll feast on the meat while you can only drink the soup."
Everyone knows that.
Tian made a great splash in the capital.
People lived in peace and contentment both inside and outside the capital.
"Before the snow fell, everyone knew that in the areas ruled by Jiang Tian, the people's land could yield 12 harvests a year."
"Moreover, the yield per mu is over 2,000 jin."
"We're starving in this land of Jingchu. Meanwhile, the people under Jiang Tian's rule are rolling in wealth."
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the two brothers, said: "That's right. I heard that the people have started wasting food. They're feeding the chickens and dogs with the grain they can't finish eating."
"The people were eating white steamed buns and steaming hot rice."
What are our troops eating every day? Worse than pigs and dogs!
After everyone said that...
Everyone was eager to make a move.
"Gentlemen, I have made my decision." Huang Chao looked at the crowd. "My army will also head to the capital."
If we can beat them, we'll fight; if we can't, I'll disguise myself as an ordinary citizen.
"I can easily acquire a few acres of land there, and I'll never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of my life."
After saying that, Huang Chao patted his chest and said, "We have plenty of money. We can buy several hundred acres of land and some women. Our lives will definitely be better than they are now."
Li Zicheng: "Brother Huang is right. We live in constant fear."
Damn it, I'll live or die, the bird flies upwards.
"Even death is better than suffering from hunger and cold all day long."
After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he shook the wine jar in his hand.
The wine jar in Li Zicheng's hand was empty, without a single drop of wine.
"Gentlemen, it's been more than ten days since I've had a proper meal of meat or a drink of wine."
I've had enough of this kind of life.
Zhang Jiao: "Since everyone has made up their minds, let our million-strong army brave the wind and snow and head towards the capital."
After all, Jincheng is only a few hundred miles away from us.
We march dozens of miles a day.
It should arrive in ten days to two weeks.
Pang Qingyun: "I heard that Jiang Tian invented a small invention when he was attacking the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Northern Frontier."
With this little invention, you can walk swiftly on the snow.
Everyone became interested upon hearing this: "What could possibly move so swiftly across this thick snow?"
"It's actually quite simple, just tie a long wooden board to each foot," Pang Qingyun said, then snapped his fingers.
Soon, a soldier came in carrying two long planks, which were similar to skis and about two and a half meters long.
When the crowd looked at it, some of them couldn't believe it.
"This thing can make you run like the wind?"
"Since you all don't believe me, I'll have someone demonstrate it for you." Pang Qingyun waved to the two soldiers, signaling them to put the long plank on their feet.
The two quickly did as instructed.
In a short while, the two were dressed.
Everyone came out of the central command tent and looked at the two soldiers wearing long skis.
Each of the two soldiers held a stick made of tree branches in each hand.
They lightly poked the ground with their sticks, and their bodies immediately slid forward rapidly.
Although the speed wasn't fast, it was still enough to shock everyone.
Because everyone knew that in this area where the snow was already above thigh-deep, every step the rebels took was extremely strenuous.
And with these long planks, they were tied to their feet.
Their walking speed is about the same as that of a normal person running on flat ground.
Pang Qingyun looked at everyone and said, "If we encounter a downhill slope, the speed will be several times faster."
Our Jingchu region is much higher than the capital.
The journey from Jingchu to the capital is mostly downhill.
If all the soldiers had one of these, we could reach the capital in less than ten days or half a month.
Let's give them another surprise attack.
Upon hearing this, everyone shouted in unison.
"General Pang, you have truly opened people's eyes."
"I never imagined that two long planks would be such a great asset to us."
"Our surprise attack on the capital will surely succeed."
"Once we reach the vicinity of the capital and sneak into the city, things will be much simpler."
Pang Qingyun looked around and then walked back.
This time, Pang Qingyun went directly to the seat in the middle of the 18 warlords.
Four of the 18 regional warlords' seats became vacant.
These four seats belonged to Li Zicheng, Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Xianzhong, respectively.
These four people have already been killed by Jiang Tian.
Zhang Xianzhong, however, always held the top position.
Pang Qingyun turned around and looked at everyone: "Everyone, I, Pang Qingyun, will take this seat. I wonder who objects and who agrees?"
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