Chapter 556 Banquet!
Uncle Zheng is walking forward, with the Sword Master at his side.
A little ahead, there is a group of soldiers carrying the bodies in front of them and clearing the way. Even closer, there are four soldiers, each with a big broom, pushing away the blood on the ground.
Because it would be uncomfortable if my uncle’s boots stepped on the dirty blood.
Actually, Uncle Zheng is not that pretentious. When he was fighting Dongshan Fort a while ago, he could personally carry a knife and kill the enemy. But, if conditions permit, why bother yourself anymore?
Life just needs more sense of ritual. Your own enjoyment is actually secondary. The key is your ritual. The soldiers under your command like to watch it.
Originally, someone was sent to escort the captured people to the dock, but Uncle Zheng refused. He decided to go to Jingcheng to see it himself.
At this time, a messenger soldier with a tricolor flag on his back rushed over, knelt down and reported:
"Master Marquis, General Liang found something in the warehouse in the city. I got a group of Chu soldiers and requested to mobilize troops."
"Yes."
Uncle Zheng usually doesn't care what A Cheng wants to do. Anyway, just listen to him.
I sent someone here specifically to ask for instructions, just to give myself a face.
“Here!”
The messenger ran back to resume his life.
On the side, the sword master smiled and said:
"Master Marquis?"
Zheng Fan smiled and said: "Let them go."
When he gave the order earlier, the soldiers below started shouting "Master Marquis has an order" and so on.
The soldiers at the bottom may not be standing high enough, but they all understand what it means to the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in Zhennanguan when they appear in Jingcheng.
A great achievement that far exceeds the thousands of miles to attack the Snow Customs was right in front of us!
Some soldiers took the initiative to change the title of "Uncle" to "Master Hou". On the one hand, it was from the bottom of their hearts, and on the other hand, they felt that it was already settled.
There is another meaning, that is, everyone firmly believes that this battle will be won, and the uncle will definitely be made a marquis!
So, at this time, Zheng Fan would not correct the mistake in their names, nor would he look at what time it was and where it was.
In the past, after Tian Wujing was stripped of his royal title, many of the soldiers below still called him "Prince". This was actually the same truth.
Of course, while you enjoy this kind of military spirit, you will inevitably be pushed away by the people below.
After reaching a certain level, probably the yellow robe will be added to the body.
The Sword Master was already used to the fact that "Er Hirano's heart is known to everyone", but the Sword Master still asked:
"Next, is Shou in Here? "
After successfully attacking Jingcheng, according to normal development, the next step should be to defend here and block the connection between Zhennanguan and Chudi.
Zheng Fan shook his head and nodded again,
Said:
“We must defend, but not necessarily that way. There are many ways to defend the city. In fact, our army has already launched an attack.”
“ Liang Cheng's request earlier?" the sword master asked.
He doesn’t know much about military matters, but he likes to ask questions.
Uncle Zheng nodded and said, "Yes."
At this time, from the north city gate, an army wearing Chu army armor and carrying Chu people's flags was quickly leaving the city.
With a low shout from the leading general,
the troops and horses that were originally in order suddenly became loose and dejected, and many people deliberately borrowed some blood from the dead bodies on the ground nearby. Wipe your face.
A defeated army headed north.
"Pass the order..."
Uncle Zheng pointed to the corpses nearby and ordered:
"Throw all the corpses inside and outside the city into the Wei River."
Let the corpses continue to float along the wide Wei River, Let the people of Chu in the lower reaches actually see that the Chu army in front has been defeated, with countless casualties.
This kind of panic should not only be seen by the Chu army in Zhennanguan in the north, but also by the people of Chu in the rear. Who knows, there will be many floating corpses flowing into the Mijiang River along the tributaries. .
Let the group of Chu nobles who only know how to drink and enjoy the show on the Mijiang River experience the horror of war for themselves.
They should have experienced war, and the situation in Chu State was not all smooth sailing.
Don’t talk about the far ones, let’s talk about the nearby ones. During the rebellion of the princes a few years ago, the scale of the troops used was not small.
But Chudi has really not felt the invasion from external enemies so clearly for a long time.
Even the 40,000 dead souls of the Chu army who fell under Yupan City last time also died in Jin.
It should be very difficult for him, the regent of Da Chu, to use his own means to forcibly gather the power of the nobles to unify the outside world;
Uncle Zheng feels that as his uncle, he can do more work if he is able.
So,
he doesn't mind adding extra weight to his uncle.
When the knife is placed on your neck,
When your skin has already felt the coldness of the forest,
I don’t believe you can continue to be “monolithic”!
After entering the city, the streets on both sides are full of soldiers. In the newly broken city, any accident is not an accident, so you must be more careful about protecting your uncle.
Fortunately, Jingcheng is not very big. Take a walk around and pay attention to the dirt on the ground. Not long after, Uncle Zheng and the Sword Master walked to the city guard's mansion.
There was some blood dripping at the gate of the city guard's mansion, but inside, it was much drier.
Seeing that the situation was over, the last group of guards of the city guard directly chose to flee and surrender. There were not many fightings inside.
In the yard,
Uncle Zheng looked around,
and said to the sword master beside him:
“I always thought that Ganren’s garden was extremely well built. , but now it seems that Chu people’s gardens do have a unique flavor.”
Qian people’s gardens pay more attention to culture, while Chu people pursue nature more.
The sword master said; "Someone reported to you before that the city guard's surname was Jing?"
"Yes, his name is Jing Suyuan."
"That's right, the largest in Chu State The garden is not in Yingdu, but in Jingshi. ”
The Jing family of Da Chu does not maintain private soldiers and is famous for being a clan with a cultural heritage of Da Chu. Therefore, most of the Jing family’s thoughts are actually spent on how to be elegant, how to be more elegant and how to be the most elegant. Elegance in these three aspects.
Jing Suyuan came to Jingcheng to serve as the city guard. For enjoyment, he specially renovated the garden in the city guard's mansion according to Jing's aesthetics. It was normal.
The aristocratic gentlemen must eat well, drink well and be in a good mood, so that they can be in the mood to care about the people at the bottom, and then write poems, every grain of which is hard work.
Of course, as the invader, Zheng Fan is not qualified to criticize this or that.
Although he was born in Hutou City, the capital of Guizhou, he has long been on the side of the powerful.
At this time, Siniang came over and said with a smile: "My lord, I have hired a cook. I think his skills are good. The ingredients are all ready and he can cook at any time."
< br>Uncle Zheng nodded, pointed here, and said:
"Let's set up a table here."
The furniture is all ready-made, and the guards immediately moved in a round pear wood table and three square-patterned road chairs.
The tea sets and tea leaves are also the best.
Uncle Zheng sat down first, and at the same time motioned for the sword master to sit with him.
The sword master was not polite and sat down.
Si Niang poured two cups of tea and placed them in front of Uncle Zheng and the Sword Master.
The Sword Master lowered his head and took a sip, nodded slightly, and said;
"Good tea."
Uncle Zheng pursed his lips, put the cup down, and said:
“It’s still a little worse than Osawa Xiangtongue.”
Because he was only impressed by Osawa Xiangtan.
The sword master smiled and said nothing.
Uncle Zheng turned to look at Siniang and said, "Build an earthen stove in front and let the cook cook there. We'll watch."
"Yes, sir. "Come on."
Soon, a simple earthen stove began to be set up over there, and the cook and his wife came over tremblingly and knelt down in front of Zheng Fan.
"What's your name?" Uncle Zheng asked.
“To my noble lord, my name is Niu Dongguan.”
“Niu Dongguan, let’s cook, I’m hungry.”
“Yes, yes . ”
Niu Dongguan and his wife got up, and they immediately went to work on the stove.
Siniang walked over and stood by the earthen stove, watching.
With her watching from the side, even if this honest-looking cook really wants to be a hero and poison himself regardless of his wife and children, there is absolutely no chance.
The Sword Master said; "Is there something wrong?"
The Sword Master didn't care about the corpses scattered all over the place on the way into the city earlier, but he did care that the captured cook was in front of the two of him. Some of the noodles I cooked for the two of me were too overwhelming.
Uncle Zheng smiled and said:
"This is to help him become famous. If he really makes delicious food, he will be a chef in the future. Besides, watching the master cook is a kind of...artisan spirit."
< br>"Craftsman spirit?"
"Some people like this tune."
"You like it?"
"I'm fine."
The first dish from Niu Dongguan's side started to be cooked, and soon, the aroma wafted over.
“It’s hard to imagine that you are very free now and you are really waiting for dinner seriously.”
Uncle Zheng said: “I am not idle. Besides, I What he is doing now is very meaningful. There is no telling where the dishes he cooks today will become in a thousand years. Fang's famous dish.
Whenever people eat this dish in the future, they will think of what happened today.
There will even be a sign in the restaurant specifically telling diners, The origin of this dish and that dish can be regarded as immortal. ”
"Does this count?"
"Of course it does."
"No, there is still a difference." The sword master continued, "If Yan merges with Chu in the future, this will be a good talk. The beautiful one is you; if Chu continues to exist in the future, then the beautiful one is probably him. In order to save his wife and children, He satisfied the murderous uncle Yan Guoping with his superb cooking skills. "Hahahaha, interesting, interesting. I didn't expect you to say that."
Sword Master. Said; "Isn't that what those who make up stories in the world do?"
He, Yu Huaping, has long been told countless stories by Jianghu people.
In the past, when I was traveling around the world, I would stop by a teahouse and tavern to have a bite, and listen to the storytellers or other tea drinkers and drinkers inside. Many times I listened for a long time until they said their names.
Yu Huaping realized:
Oh,
it was me.
"Yes, yes, but no matter whether it is the wise and martial uncle Hirano who had a delicious meal here, or the vicious executioner Zheng Tu who forced the famous chef to cook a meal for himself here;
In the final analysis,
Maybe decades later, someone will distinguish this, but Hundreds of years from now, even if the Chu Kingdom is still there, no one will tell whether I am loyal or traitorous, good or bad.
The only thing that matters to me is whether he is famous or not, I think. I should be somewhat famous.”
The sword master read this sentence and said:
"You see deeper than me."
"Haha."
The dishes are starting to arrive.
Chu Di cuisine pays attention to the word "fresh" and tries to maintain the original taste of the food. However, this actually pays more attention to the level of the chef. Dishes that are often heavy in oil and flavor are relatively simple.
Uncle Zheng glanced at Siniang standing over there, and Siniang nodded.
"Please use it."
Uncle Zheng made a "please" gesture to the sword master;
The sword master picked up the chopsticks, picked up the food, and put it into his mouth.
"Not bad."
The Sword Master looked at Uncle Zheng, only to find that Uncle Zheng was holding chopsticks. On the other side, He Chunlai was holding boiling water and scalding his chopsticks and bowl.
"..." Sword Master.
After scalding and washing, Uncle Zheng picked up the vegetables and said,
“Yes, that’s okay.”
The dishes were served one after another, Uncle Zheng and the Sword Master took their time. Eating.
After all, there were only two cooks, so it was impossible to cook a full Manchu-Han banquet. However, eight dishes were cooked, and none of them were cold dishes. Finally, the fish soup began to stew in the iron pot.
At this time, after things outside were settled, generals such as Gongsun Zhi, Gong Wang and Gou Moli also came here.
Everyone wanted to come over and listen to Uncle Zheng’s next arrangements, but when they saw Uncle Zheng sitting there leisurely enjoying the food, they felt that it was natural.
When you are victorious in every battle,
all your actions
will be automatically figured out by your subordinates.
"Come, let's all eat together. We had a hard time on the boat."
Uncle Zheng waved.
"Uncle Xie."
"Uncle Xie."
The guard next to him brought another stool.
The generals were not polite, they all picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating, but no one sat down, they all stood at the table.
Many times,
the gap in status will be very clear.
It will happen naturally, even without anyone reminding you.
A few moments,
The sword master sighed and stood up to eat.
He can actually sit down and eat, because no one present will think that he is not qualified to sit down and eat.
Because everyone knows that if the Master Sword Master wants to, he can pierce the chest of any person at the dinner table with his sword. The chosen one will have almost no chance of surviving.
The reason why the Juggernaut did not sit down
The reason is very simple,
These generals around him are equivalent to the generals of his uncle Hirano's family;
Gongsun Zhi and Gong Wang entrusted their children to Uncle Hirano, and they already consider themselves to be most of their family members.
The lord is sitting,
The generals are standing,
This is as it should be,
Generally speaking, the person who sits and eats with the lord is...
The mistress.
The sword master can also flick his sleeves, stop eating, and get off the table.
But that would be too pretentious, as if he cares about this little bit of integrity.
Furthermore, I just won a battle and the gloom and depression of being on the ship for so long are gone, so there is no need to spoil everyone’s happiness.
So,
at the dinner table,
Uncle Zheng no longer greeted everyone to be polite and sat down to eat together, but continued to pick up vegetables and eat naturally;
The other generals and sword masters also ate naturally.
“The fish soup is ready.” Niu Dongguan shouted.
He was nervous before, but after he started cooking, his mood became more and more calm.
Siniang personally brought the first bowl of fish soup and placed it in front of Uncle Zheng.
Uncle Zheng picked it up and blew lightly.
At this time,
a messenger rushed in outside:
"Report!!!!!!!!! General Liang and General Jin defeated the Chu army coming to aid Jingcheng due to the north! General Liang and General Jin have divided their troops and continue to advance."
Calculate the time,
That’s almost it.
After Liang Cheng broke the city, he led a group of soldiers and horses to the north early.
Because the Wei River is to the south, the soldiers and civilians who had previously fled on the Jingcheng boundary were all heading north.
The reactions and actions of the Chu army stationed nearest must be the fastest.
But when the Chu army came here to rescue them, they must have encountered one after another fleeing soldiers and civilians on the way.
In the narratives of these soldiers and civilians, the Yan people would be like magic soldiers descending from the sky, and their numbers were often exaggerated many times compared to the real situation.
This is normal. How could the Yan people escape if they were not strong? Secondly, under panic and confusion, it is almost impossible for ordinary people, even ordinary soldiers, to roughly figure out the number of enemy troops in a short period of time, unless they are experienced spies who have been in battle for a long time.
The number of people, tens of thousands, is simply Wuyang Wuyang. You can't go up to the sky and look down. How can ordinary soldiers and civilians be counted in the crowd?
Therefore, although the message sent back by the messenger was very concise, everyone present could figure it out.
There are many Chu people's armor and flags stored in Jingcheng. This is much more than the Fan family sent earlier. It is not of the same magnitude at all.
So, when the recent Chu army that rushed to rescue Jingcheng gathered the defeated army that had escaped from Jingcheng in the south and continued to march towards Jingcheng, they "received" the Chu army disguised as Chu troops. The Yan army was led by Liang Cheng and Jin Shuke.
Then,
it was swept away.
This is why when two armies are facing each other, no one dares to foolishly place miscellaneous soldiers or cannon fodder soldiers in the center and consume them for granted;
Because once the front quickly collapses, it is easy to lead the rear of their center army. The army collapsed together, and a chain reaction occurred. No matter how good the general was, he was unable to save his life.
After defeating the nearest Chu army, Liang Cheng and Jin Shuke divided their forces and continued to march north. The purpose was to take advantage of this momentum and take advantage of the Chu people's frightened eyes to see the situation. , try to add more fire to him and mess him up!
It’s a pity,
There are no cavalry,
If Uncle Zheng comes here with 20,000 cavalry this time,
Haha,
Uncle Zheng really dares to personally lead 20,000 cavalry to sweep around the Shanggu County of the Chu people!
The news of the great victory came and the situation in the north was excellent, which meant that in the short term, everyone did not have to worry about the counterattack from the Chu people. Regardless of the direction from the north to the south, it would take some time for the Chu people to organize a counterattack.
Therefore,
All the generals at the dinner table saluted Uncle Zheng who was sitting there drinking fish soup:
"Congratulations to Uncle Zheng on another great victory!"
"Congratulations to Uncle Zheng on another great victory!"
The surrounding guards and soldiers raised their swords and shouted:
"The Marquis is mighty!"
"My uncle is mighty!"
If he shouted wrong, he immediately changed his words.
"The Marquis is mighty!"
In this hot and noisy atmosphere,
Uncle Zheng put down the soup bowl,
Slowly said:
“Another bowl of soup.” (End of chapter)