Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 298
Hundreds of huge bronze cauldrons (marching pots) stood on the royal residence of King Youguli. Under the supervision of the Qin army, the cattle and sheep were slaughtered by the captured Huns.

According to Ziying's instructions, the beef and mutton were cut into small pieces as much as possible. If the knives were not up to standard, Ziying would have asked the Huns to slice all the beef and mutton into slices.

The cut pieces of meat were thrown into the boiling boiling water, plus some pepper and ginger brought in the luggage, and finally sprinkled with some salt.

When the water waves rolled up again, the aroma of beef and mutton immediately made Qin Jun, who had been fighting all night, swallow his saliva.

It would be perfect if there were some peppers and hot peppers in this pot of broth. It’s a pity that Ziying knows that peppers can be found in the Western Regions in the future, and the possibility of crossing the ocean to find peppers in the Americas under the current conditions is really small.

However, such a low-profile version of beef and mutton hot pot has never been delicious in the eyes of Qin Jun and other people from farming areas.

In the Central Plains, how can you let go of your stomach to eat meat, not to mention that there are a lot of precious ginger, pepper and other spices and salt added to it.

"Mr. Chang'an has an order, let's all eat this meal, the cattle and sheep are enough!"

Following Ziying's order, the whole camp even erupted in harmony like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

Ziying took Meng Tian to visit the soldiers of the Qin army who were injured in yesterday's night attack, and then circled around King Youguli's camp as victors.

Thinking back to the night attack last night, Ziying and Meng Tian were also full of sighs. If the Huns were prepared, although the Qin army would still win by virtue of their superior numbers and military strength, it would definitely not be so smooth, with such a huge loss. Small.

You must know that Li Mu, one of the four famous generals in the Warring States Period, still closed his door and did not fight against the Huns. He planned for several years to make the Huns relax before winning the battle.

During the time when King Zhao withdrew Li Mu, the invincible Zhao cavalry met the Xiongnu with fewer victories and more defeats.

"Every time the Xiongnu came, they went to battle. When they went to battle, they were outnumbered, lost a lot, and had no land or livestock."

You must know that at that time the Huns were still in the era of tribal tribes who were independent, but now, under the leadership of the first Shanyu Touman Shanyu of the Huns, the Huns have formed a concept close to a country for the first time and unified them.

King Youguli is second only to Youxian King of the Xiongnu among the 24 chiefs of the Xiongnu, and his strength should not be underestimated.

It can be said that there is a lot of luck in having such a record.

At this moment, Qin Jun was already in groups of three or four and began to feast on beef and mutton.

Ziying walked casually and squatted down beside a group of soldiers.

"It's such a delicious dish, let Gu and General Meng also have a bowl."

At this moment, the soldiers of the Qin army were all focused on the beef and mutton in the bowl, Ziying's abrupt words sounded, and the soldiers in this group realized that the commander of the army, Chang'an Junziying, and Meng Tian were beside them.

Seeing Ziying casually squatting on the edge of several people as if he had known him for a long time in the army, several people didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

The beef and mutton in his mouth was in his mouth, and he forgot to swallow it.

Although most of these soldiers had participated in the battle against Chu and knew that Lord Chang'an was approachable, but Lord Chang'an didn't play like this directly when he defeated Chu.

Without any scruples about his identity, he just sat in the middle of himself so casually.

"Hurry up and get us two bowls. General Gu and Meng haven't eaten a bite since they were hungry last night." Ziying casually patted the sergeant on his right and said with a smile.

It was only after Ziying spoke that the sergeant came to his senses.

"Okay...ok...I'm going now" put the broth in his hand to the ground, and quickly ran towards the bronze kettle that was still boiling beef and mutton.

The person in charge of distributing the meat naturally saw the actions of Ziying and Meng Tian, ​​and after knowing that the two commanders were going to eat it, they naturally poured a few tablespoons of meat into the two sea bowls.

Meng Tian is an excellent commander, but he can't be regarded as a commander who loves soldiers like a son. He can lead the Qin army to overcome difficulties, but it is difficult to get the approval of his subordinates.

On this point, Meng Tian fell a level behind Li Mu.

On weekdays, people like Ziying, Meng Tian and others naturally have special small stoves to provide food. Meng Tian has never been so close to the grassroots soldiers.

However, as the coach, Chang'an Jun Ziying had already squatted down. Although he was not used to it, he had to squat with Ziying and the soldiers of this army.

After a while, the soldiers who had just passed by had already returned to the eating place with two large sea bowls full of meat and two clean wooden chopsticks.

He took the sea bowl, picked up a piece of meat with wooden chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and said: "It's better to drink and eat meat."

"Which one of you still has wine?"

The difference from later generations is that the Qin army at this time did not prohibit alcohol. On the contrary, drinking alcohol before the war was a habit. When going out, even each soldier would be provided with a certain amount of alcohol for free.

Wine can be said to be one of the necessary supplies of the Qin army.

At that moment, a sergeant on Meng Tian's side took off the wine bag that he was hanging with him and handed it to Ziying.

Ziying loosened the seal, and took a big gulp into his mouth while hanging in the air.

"This is the best millet wine." Ziying said after taking a sip and handing the wine bag back to the soldier.

The wine-making technology in the Qin Dynasty was still at a relatively primitive stage. The alcohol content was used to drinking high alcohol in the previous life. Here in Ziying, it is really similar to drinking water, but it is better to drink than nothing.

"Your Majesty, this is the millet wine from Li Wine House that I brought from Xianyang." The sergeant said with a simple and honest smile on his dark face.

At this time, most of the soldiers drank miscellaneous rice wine, and the wine brewed from corn was considered good wine for ordinary soldiers.

"Your Majesty, this is a good wine that Wu Yang has been hiding for a long time. We brothers have asked for it many times on weekdays, but Wu Yang has always been very careful." The other soldiers joked with a smile.

At this moment, they had really felt that Mr. Chang'an was really different from the general generals as the legend said.

Slowly let go of talking.

"Mr. Chang'an can drink my wine, but it is my honor in eight lifetimes." The man named Wu Yang said hehe.

"Come and eat first, it rained all night last night, eat more meat and drink some hot soup, to drive away the wind and cold." Ziying ate another large piece of meat as he spoke.

After eating, he saw that the meat in the bowls of several sergeants was obviously not as much as his own, so he picked up a few pieces of meat and began to put them directly into the bowls of the sergeants from his side.

Meng Tian on the side saw Ziying's behavior, so he had to follow suit, and distributed the meat in his bowl to the rest of the soldiers, and the one closest to him was naturally the barking dog who gave Ziying wine just now.

In order to save trouble, Meng Tian put the most in the nearest barking bowl.

It can be seen that although Meng Tian did the same thing as Ziying due to Ziying's status, Meng Tian's behavior was obviously not as natural as Ziying's.

But Meng Tian's barking and raising looked rather flattered.

Seeing that General Meng Tian put more meat in his bowl than the others, his excited hands trembled a little.

　I saw some readers yesterday who were a little puzzled by Qin Jun's injuries, and thought that the loss of hundreds of people was a bit heavy. Let me explain the reason here.The fighting power of the Huns at this time should not be as weak as some readers understand.For example, when Li Mu of Zhao State attacked the Xiongnu, he avoided fighting for several years just to let the Huns relax their vigilance. After Zhao Wang replaced Li Mu, the remaining generals sent troops to fight head-on every time the Huns provoked them.

　　After being forced to use Li Mu again, it took Li Mu several years to pretend to be defeated and win the battle after the Huns relaxed their vigilance.

　　Furthermore, the one who attacked this time was the royal court of King Youguli of the Huns. "Historical Records: The Biography of the Huns" records that "the noble ministers are the Zuoxian King, the second Zuoguli King, the second Youguli King, and the second Youguli King. , the strength of King Youguli is still relatively strong. Therefore, there are hundreds of casualties...

　　
　
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