Chapter 1165 Bacon


    ?Everyone has value, but when measured by price, it varies. Sometimes the price is worth a fortune, and sometimes it is just worth a piece of bacon.


    Because we are cutting down trees, there is no shortage of firewood. Although most of them are semi-dry and semi-wet, there is nothing special about being a big-headed soldier. Plus, it is in the wild. If you add more smoke, you may still be able to smoke. There are mosquitoes and the like, so once the stove is cleared and the fire is started for cooking, there is always thick smoke, and people walking around in it seem to be looming in the clouds and mist, which is quite fairy-like.


    Or a bit of evil spirit...


    ??But for Qu Chang, who was arrested last night, he didn''t care about the fairy spirit or the evil spirit. He only stared at the big and big pieces of bacon in front of him.


    Compared with later generations, the Han people obviously prefer fat meat to lean meat. If pigs were fed clenbuterol in later generations, they would not be able to sell for much in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, most of the materials used by the Han people to make bacon were They all use pork belly with thick fat.


    After cleaning, cut it into strips about four fingers wide, and then apply salt, or pickle, or air-dry, or smoke it. There are many ways to process it, but the most important thing is to quickly dehydrate the meat strips so that they can The salt brine adds flavor and prevents the decay of bacteria and fungi.


    Hence, processed bacon is not only durable in storage, but also rich in fat and, more importantly, high in salt!


    For the poor lower class people of the Han Dynasty, bacon full of grease and salt was indeed the greatest and most wonderful taste they could imagine in their lives...


    As a music director, although I have some privileges, I am not like the big-head soldier who can''t smell meat all year round. But as the sun rises, my vision gradually recovers, and I can see more details of the music director up close. , we can naturally understand the gap between the soldiers of Zhang Lu''s army at this stage and the soldiers of this general who conquered the west.


    They are all wearing fine Gebu robes, which are very strong. They are not at all like the thin materials on my body that will tear holes as soon as they are hung on something. Most of their armors are iron armor, and some people even wear them. Covering his whole body, even his arms have scales with iron covers!


    As for those elite weapons and weapons, let alone them...


    General Fei Qian''s behavior as a prodigal, in the eyes of Qu Chang, turned into a shining traitor''s behavior. What the **** was he thinking about, abandoning his identity as a local army and immediately turning his head to join the Central Army!


    What’s more, there’s a big slice of bacon to eat right away!


    ?Dark red and translucent, crystal clear, dripping with oil, and fragrant large pieces of bacon!


    Even if you are a music director, you will only eat a few pieces as big as your fingers during the Chinese New Year and festivals. How can you eat such a fatty meal early in the morning like General Zhengxi...


    ?However, despite all the slander, or rather envy and hatred, Qu Chang also understood that this piece of bacon was not for free, or whether he could continue to eat it would depend on his subsequent performance.


    "I''m Maojiao Zhang!" Qu Chang stood by the wooden frame outside the military village, waving his hands and shouting towards the military village, "Hey! Look at it! I''m shaking my head today. Oh, look at these clothes, they are new, they are not **** at all! Look at these clothes..."


    The commander of the song who called himself Maojiao Zhang grabbed a soldier who also surrendered with him and asked loudly: "Gua Wa Zi! Tell me, what did you eat just now!"


    The soldier was also smart. He immediately gestured and shouted loudly: "A piece of bacon! Such a big piece of meat! It''s warm, fragrant, and densely sweet! The piece of bacon is so real!"


    "Listen to all! Listen to all! Even this melon has a big meat slice to eat!" Maojiao Zhang continued to shout, "Think about what you ate this morning! Such a big piece of bacon! Don''t Speaking of you, even I think like a Tintin cat on weekdays, my eyes turn green..."


    ??Seeing the music director jumping and barking in front of the military camp, Fei Qian couldn''t help but laugh. He turned to ask Xu Huang: "What is that Tintin cat? Dingdang cat? A cat with green eyes?"


    Xu Huang shook his head and said: "Junhou, I don''t know... I guess..."


    Because of the call to surrender the troops, Fei Qian temporarily slowed down the crossbow attack. People gradually appeared on the military stronghold with their heads, and then more heads began to shake.


    Fei Qian also knew that letting Jiang Bing shout like this below the military stronghold might not immediately cause the people in the military stronghold to rebel, but it would more or less plant a seed in the hearts of these people. When the time comes for the actual battle, these military strongholds will It is enough for the soldiers among them to have the idea that if they surrender, they will be like this song leader, and then their men will lose a little strength to resist...


    Morale is a very mysterious thing.


    Logically speaking, Fei Qian has been stuck in the watershed for three days now. Drinking water and other items have been rationed, and each person has a limited supply every day. Logically speaking, it should be because of low morale, but Fei Qian No signs of lowering morale among his soldiers were found.


    After listening to Qu Chang''s words, Fei Qian finally understood something in his heart. It was actually very simple. Sometimes he would unknowingly use the standards of later generations to measure the needs of Han Dynasty soldiers, but in fact, Fei Qian''s current subordinates The treatment of soldiers is already quite high, so their tolerance for some difficulties has also been relatively improved.


    It''s very simple. The dissatisfaction of lack of sufficient fresh water was made up by other pleasures, especially after seeing the miserable Hanzhong soldiers and knowing that even a Hanzhong Qu Chang was not as well fed and clothed as his ordinary soldiers. The dissatisfaction I had in my heart may have been completely forgotten at this time.


    Why did soldiers in the Han Dynasty fight on the battlefield with their heads high? Except for some ambitious people who thought they were brave and smart and wanted to gain fame on the battlefield, most of the soldiers just wanted to make a living and get some military pay. Qian''s treatment of soldiers is naturally very attractive.


    ?Of course, the food and other supplies for soldiers during combat are completely different from those during normal times. When the battle comes, the whole army eats basically the same food, even Fei Qian. At most, some side dishes brought by the guards are added, but on weekdays, there is a difference between the upper and lower, food and clothing. There are obvious levels of distinction.


    ?Qu Chang was jumping up and down and shouting. Compared with Qu Chang, it was quiet on the military base. No one answered and there was no movement...


    ?It''s somewhat strange.


    Forget it, no matter what the situation is, we have to deal with it head-on.


    Fei Qian turned around and looked at the last section of the wooden bridge that was being worked on behind him, and said, "Gongming, the wooden bridge is completed today... Tomorrow at Mao''s hour, we will capture the military stronghold!"


    ……………


    There are indeed some emergencies within the Fenshuiling military camp...


    ??Yang Bai didn''t have much thought to pay attention to the jumping leader, because his brother Yang Song actually disguised himself as a guard and quietly ran to the watershed!


    “Brother!” Yang Bai subconsciously glanced left and right and said in a low voice, “Leaving without any reason is a serious crime...”


    "Nonsense!" Yang Song replied nonchalantly, "How about I pretend to be a guard? Okay, it''s agreed, I''m recuperating in Hanzhong now..."


    “Huh? Oh…”


    "Oh what, look what you are called, Zhengxi almost built a wooden frame on the wall of the village!" Yang Song said unceremoniously, "Where are the archers?! Where are the rolling stones and wooden logs?" ? ! I said, haven’t you read the book of war, why do you feel more and more like going back..."


    "Brother!" Yang Bai didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed at the crossbow arrows that were deeply embedded in the stone wall and said, "Look what these are. If it weren''t for the people sent to Zhengxi today to shake the morale of the army... In the past, as soon as the head showed up, it would be ''poof''..." ? ? ? "Hiss..." Yang Song couldn''t help but shrink his neck, "Is it so accurate? "


    "Strengthen the strong crossbow! At least five stones! They are still elite soldiers!" Yang Bai was also a little scared. He glanced at the situation under the stronghold and confirmed that no Zhengxi crossbow soldiers were found, and then poured out the bitter water without hesitation, "He Damn, I''ve never seen such an siege in my life...brother, do you know how many there are, at least fifty or sixty of them! Whoever shows his head will die, even the shield. I shot you through! I also sent people to burn it... Brother, how can you stop it?"


    "Hmm... It seems that Zheng Xi is good at fighting, and what he said is true..." After hearing Yang Bai''s complaint, Yang Song not only did not worry, but nodded, "Arrow the crossbow, this thing is very expensive... As far as I know, There are only fifty of them in the Hanzhong military warehouse, and many of them are damaged... As for the private collection in the Hanzhong Wubao, one household has three to five, and at most a dozen or so is a big deal... But Zhengxi can get it by himself. Fifty or sixty sheets came out, tsk tsk..."


    "There must be more than fifty or sixty," Yang Bai said. "The crossbow is very powerful, but it is slow to string. You know this, but these crossbowmen in Zhengxi can shoot the second immediately after shooting one." The third one is coming... So no matter how many people there are, I can''t fill the space here... This Zhengxi, if there are no extra crossbows ready to be cocked in turn, we simply can''t do this..."


    "Okay..." Yang Song looked at it carefully, and slowly began to have some concerns in his heart, "...since the soldiers of General Zhengxi are well-equipped and brave and good at fighting, I feel relieved..."


    Although the above are all bonus points, the most important thing is that Yang Song actually heard that General Zhengxi was willing to give these big-headed soldiers who had just surrendered bacon slices, and it was said that it was not just one or two meals, but there would be more in the future. , this heart can''t help but move.


    What does this mean?


    It shows that General Zhengxi will not be stingy!


    ??As long as he is willing to give his subordinates meat to eat, rather than the kind of leader who only cares about eating meat for himself, and his subordinates don’t even have soup, they are all good leaders in Yang Song’s eyes...


    “Huh, ah?” Yang Bai didn’t react. Was this the opposite?


    "Come here..." Yang Song waved to Yang Bai and whispered a few words in Yang Bai''s ear.


    ?Yang Bai''s face suddenly changed, his eyes widened and he said: "...Brother, are you serious about this?!"


    "Hi! I spent a lot of money to get the news..." Obviously feeling a little sad about the money spent, Yang Song twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "The money you spent has to be earned back. We won’t lose money... now is the best opportunity..."


    "Brother, this is..." Yang Bai was still a little hesitant.


    "You are here, I''ll go! Just control the soldiers in the military camp for me, don''t miss the important event!" If it were a normal war, Yang Song would run as far as he could, not wanting to get involved at all, but what was in front of him Wherever there is a war, it is clearly a big business and a huge fortune. How long will it take to get there?


    ??Yang Bai blinked, looked at Yang Song, then at the wooden frame that was about to spread to the military camp, and nodded silently.


    ……………


    "Are you Yang Song and Yang Mengmao?" Fei Qian looked at Yang Song in front of him. I didn’t expect that I would prepare to attack the military stronghold tomorrow, but in the middle of the night, a man like this would come out and say he wanted to surrender. This is really...


    “That’s right.” Yang Song replied with a smile and cupped his hands.


    To be honest, Yang Song has three long beards and his appearance is not bad, isn''t he vulgar...if he smiles and narrows his triangular eyes, he looks a bit amiable.


    There was silence in the big tent.


    ?? Li Ru huddled in his leather robe, his face in shadow. He seemed to be stroking his beard slowly, but his specific expression could not be seen.


    Xu Huang, on the other hand, had a sullen face. He didn''t know if he was dissatisfied because he had disturbed the plan he had prepared for tomorrow. He pressed the hilt of his ring knife and sat motionless, as steady as a mountain.


    “Want to surrender?” Fei Qian looked at Yang Song again and asked.


    “Exactly.”


    "..." Fei Qian pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped the table and shouted, "How bold! How dare you pretend to surrender! Someone, drag him out and chop him down!"


    “Ouch! General! This is not a fake surrender!” Yang Song was shocked and was about to jump up and down, but was pinched by Huang Xu and dragged out...


    "General! General, this is not a fake surrender! Oh, it''s not a fake surrender... Alas, pity my twenty taels of gold..." Yang Song struggled and shouted.


    ?Fei Qian stared at Yang Song.


    Um?


    Didn’t you laugh up at the sky and then laugh at me for being short-sighted or something else?


    So, it could be that it really surrendered?


    “Bring it back!” Fei Qian waved, then glanced at Li Ru.


    Li Ru still didn''t make any big moves. He just sat aside, nodded slightly, and then smiled and said nothing.


    In a daze, Fei Qian suddenly felt a little emotional, oh, it’s really not easy...


    ?After all these years, I finally feel like I am shaking my body, and someone is willing to accept my request and do it!


    ?Although he is just Yang Song, it is still a beginning, right?


    ?Hmm, yes, this can be...


    Thinking of this, Fei Qian suddenly felt that he was in a good mood. He smiled and looked at Yang Song, who had runny nose and tears on his face, and sat back on the table. He shook his armor, and then said warmly: "Meng Mao, don''t blame me. , I also act cautiously... By the way, what happened when Meng Mao said twenty taels of gold just now?"


    "Uh..." Yang Song, who was wiping his face with the sleeves of his robe, shook his hand, then put it down, sighed, and said, "I dare not hide anything from the general... The twenty taels of gold are a piece of news I bought..."


    Yang Song looked around and gritted his teeth. He didn''t know whether it was because he had made up his mind or because it was a pity that such news worth twenty taels of gold would be exposed in front of so many people. "...Yizhou Mu He is seriously ill! He may not be cured!”


    "What?!"


    In the big tent, including Fei Qian, their hearts suddenly jumped!


    (End of this chapter)