At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

In order to get close to Guo Peng, the generals and counselors under his command appeared to be very approachable, so they all followed him to make dumplings with Guo Peng.

Guo Peng laughed out loud as he watched them try their best to make a strangely shaped dumpling, despite not knowing how to make them.

When Guo Peng took action to make dumplings himself, Cao Ren and the others rushed over to meet up with them. Guo Peng pulled Cao Ren and the others over and asked them to sit beside him and form a circle to make dumplings together.

Talk about some interesting things during the holidays, not about official business.

Talking and talking, in a trance, Guo Peng unexpectedly recalled some warm past events in his previous life.

The whole family gathers together to make dumplings. This is something that has not been experienced for many years. It has long been forgotten, but now I suddenly think of it, and I still feel a little nostalgic.

But it's really funny.

Cao Hong wanted to show himself in front of Guo Peng these days, and when he was allowed to lead a team to attack a city wall, he worked very hard, and even braved the rain of arrows to fight against the city with a large shield.

In the end, Guo Peng sent someone to stop him, scold him severely, and not allow him to go to the front line to fight in person, so Cao Hong honestly commanded from the rear.

Now that I have not made much credit, I just showed a shy face in front of Guo Peng that I am good at living and making dumplings. As a result, I tossed out a few dumplings with fillings everywhere, and Guo Peng pointed it out and laughed.

"What's this called? It's called revealing stuffing! You made a good prison pill into a stuffing pill! Hahahaha!"

A group of people laughed, and Cao Hong immediately followed suit, looking quite funny.

Guo Peng handed over the dumplings he had made and told Cao Hong to take a good look at them and learn from them, otherwise Cao Hong would eat all the dumplings with fillings.

Everyone laughed again, and then Guo Peng said that whoever made the dumpling was responsible for eating it, so except for a few smart and fast learners, most people couldn't laugh.

Anyway, it's fun to make dumplings with a group of people.

In addition to a little nostalgia, Guo Peng also felt his prestige and power increase again, enough to make people around him think of ways to curry favor with him.

Because I like making dumplings, I came here to make dumplings together, which is really interesting.

Although most of them are political performances, it is precisely because of such political performances that one's own power is manifested, and one's own power really exists.

Having said that, Guo Peng didn't intend to restrain himself. If making dumplings is a hobby, these military generals and advisers under his command can learn it well, at least they can eat it.

Therefore, the fact that General Zhengbei led a group of senior officers and advisers to make dumplings for the soldiers in the Huotou barracks became a spectacle, and it became a thing that soldiers in the army were willing to talk about. The soldiers found it very novel and interesting.

This side is filled with dumplings, and Guo Peng over there has started to bake big pancakes to make miso.

After the noodles are ready, wait for the New Year's Eve, grease the iron pan with oil, and then bake the noodle cakes to smell the aroma, and spread the baked pancakes together in a stack of tall ones.

The smell was so delicious that even Guo Peng couldn't help but stuffed a piece into his mouth to fill his stomach, otherwise his stomach would be really hard to deal with.

The miso is for the soldiers to eat with the flatbread. The fragrant flatbread is smeared with the salty miso. If you slurp it down, it will kill you.

Not to mention, Guo Peng also ordered the Huotou soldiers to use pig bones and sheep bones to cook a big bone soup. They started to cook it from the 29th to the [-]th, and the soup was called a fragrant.

Then there is a plate of fried dumplings, the stuffing is meaty and oily. For the big soldiers of this era, one bite is heaven.

So in the early 31st of this year, everyone's interest is very high. When they wake up in the morning, their faces are full of smiles, and there is no one who is crying.

Then Guo Peng asked Chen Lin to write an article for the occasion to celebrate the occasion. Chen Lin drank a bowl of hot bone soup and finished it. Guo Peng was overjoyed after reading it, and then showed it to other people. Everyone praised Chen Lin Literary talent is good.

On this day, Guo Peng announced that he would stay in the Huotou camp for the whole time, and handed over other matters to Guo Jia, Xi Zhong and Chen Gong to discuss and arrange, such as defense and so on. He himself stayed in the Huotou camp and took good care of everyone. eating and drinking.

Guo Peng joked that today he is the old fire leader of the Huotou army, and he has a lot of fun calling himself the Huotou general.

In order to prepare for the celebration banquet in the evening, the Huotou army also opened fire with full firepower, and temporarily left more than 500 civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers who came from transporting food to help, so that they can manage the food for the [-] troops.

Guo Peng worked as a fire general for a day, took care of the big pancakes for the main course, fried dumplings as side dishes, big bone soup and miso sauce, and prepared enough portions for the soldiers to enjoy.

Today, regardless of cost or investment, meat, oil, and the like are not consumed. Just use it. Congratulations with all your strength. Mr. Guo pays for the army himself.

Everyone eats a little simpler at Chaoshi. They eat big pancakes and drink big bone soup. They are hot and delicious. With a smear of oil, they are full of happiness, warm all over, and full of energy.

Then the soldiers faced Chen Jun in Shouchun City with full emotions, wondering if they would not open their eyes and come out to fight today.

There is a loss in fighting, and no one wants to suffer or lose their lives at this stall. If Chen Jun is not good-looking, they probably even have the idea of ​​​​eating those Chen Jun.

The initiative on the battlefield was controlled by Guo Peng, and he could fight if he wanted to fight and rest if he didn't want to fight. Until now, even if he didn't fight and recuperate, the Chen army in the city did not dare to go out of the city to launch a counterattack, and he looked like he was defending the city.

Although the chances are very small, no one can guarantee that there must be soldiers and horses for surveillance. Who knows whether the Chen Jun soldiers in the city will feel envious of the happy scene outside the city, and rush out when they can't think about it for a while. .

Guo Jia and the others thought that the possibility was not low, so they discussed it and waited for it. If Chen Jun really dared to come out, he would come to a guy and give them a good New Year's celebration.

Needless to say, Yuan Shu really wanted to take this opportunity to go out of the city to deal with Guo Peng.

He felt that Guo Peng didn't attack the city these few days and was busy spending the New Year outside the city. This was a good opportunity for a sneak attack, so he called Lu Mian and Ji Ling.

Lu Mian left Qiao Rui on the front line, and went to see Yuan Shu with Ji Ling, and found out that Yuan Shu wanted to discuss with them to see if they could find a chance to sneak attack Guo Peng and vent his anger on himself.

"Guo Thief is extremely arrogant, if you don't give him some flair, he will really underestimate Gu!"

Yuan Shu was really angry and really wanted to clean up Guo Peng.

But this made the subordinates very helpless.

Chapter 428 The seven happiest things

Facing Yuan Shu's anger, Lu Mian and Ji Ling looked at each other, the helplessness in their eyes couldn't be more clear.

How can this be the time to go out to fight in the city?

Going out of the city to fight in the field now is looking for a dead end. You must defend the city. No matter how provocative, weak, or tempting Guo Peng is, you can't go out to fight in the city. You must defend the city.

This is the only way to survive.

"Your Majesty, our army is small, and it is very difficult to defend the city from all sides. It is really not the best policy to attack rashly and damage the troops."

"Your Majesty, as long as I hold on to the city and don't let the Guo bandits come in, after a long time, the Guo bandits will definitely retreat."

Lu Mian and Ji Ling persuaded Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu also hesitated, but he couldn't bear it.

Yuan Shu, who was regarded as his subordinates and minions, rebelled and was defeated by him. The arrogant Yuan Shu really couldn't swallow this breath.

He wants to win the battle, he wants to win.

He can't do it, but he can't admit that he really can't do it.

He was annoyed, he was angry, and he hated Guo Peng.

After all, Yuan Shu didn't force Lu Mian and Ji Ling to attack.

After all, he also knew that Guo Peng's advantage was too great.

Among other things, today is the last day of the second year of Xingping. Guo Peng has stopped attacking the city since yesterday and brought his troops to prepare for the New Year.

So early in the morning, the fragrance wafted along the wind to Shouchun City.

Damn Guo Peng surrounded Shouchun City on all sides. No matter where the wind blows, that charming fragrance always permeates Shouchun City. is yearning.

There is the aroma of wheat, the aroma of meat, and the smell of oil that can be smelled.

That fragrance can completely cover the bloody smell on the battlefield, and the nose is full of that fragrance. When you take a breath, it is full of fragrance.

The strong aroma stimulated the senses of every soldier, and the mouth responded immediately, secreting a lot of saliva, making them swallow and swallow, constantly fantasizing about the rich food in front of them, Waiting to feast on myself.

Both Lu Mian and Ji Ling knew that there was not enough food in Shouchun City, and it was mainly for the people and officials in the palace.

The big soldiers can only eat very simple porridge with thick vegetables, and they are still not full. They just cheat their stomachs so that they will not starve to death or cause trouble.

The civilian husbands are even worse, they can only eat what the big-headed soldiers eat. It is good to be hungry and full. Sometimes they can’t eat a mouthful of porridge all day, and they can’t complain.

If you complain and make trouble, you will be beaten, and if you resist a little, you will be killed directly.

The spirit is listless, the limbs are sore and limp, and the hands and feet are weak.

This is the feeling of almost all defenders.

In contrast, the soldiers of the Guo army outside the city are fierce and fierce. They all seem to eat very well, and they don't look like they are hungry at all. They are powerful in swinging knives and climbing. Gotta say.

Then every day, you can smell the aroma of hot food coming from all sides, the unique aroma of grain.

And since yesterday, it has gone too far. Guo Jun stopped attacking the city and called a truce. Not long after that, the strong aroma of meat and oil wafted over with the wind, and it got even worse this morning.

The hungry and cold soldiers of Chen Jun on the top of the city sniffed their noses. They smelled these smells. They all poked their heads out of the city wall with surprised expressions on their faces, watching the rising and falling of Guo Jun's camp not far away. White steam rose, and envy was all over his face.

"Today is the last day of the second year of Xingping, right?"

"Wouldn't Guo thief want to eat meat for the festival?"

"It's meaty, really meaty, I've smelled it before."

"I've even eaten it! It's so delicious!"

"I want to eat meat too..."

"You? In your next life! In your next life, you will be cast into a wealthy family and you will be able to eat meat."

The soldiers on the top of the city sighed in twos and threes, some were dreaming, and some were in charge of mocking.

"The last time I ate meat was several years ago. I really can't forget the taste. It's so delicious. It would be great if I could eat it again."

A young soldier sighed, smelling the fragrance, and fell into fond memories.

"I really want to eat meat, even just one bite, just one bite."

Another young soldier leaned against him, dreaming with him.

"You guys are still honest. If you can eat porridge without starving to death, that would be the best. Still want to eat meat? Meat is eaten by emperors and generals. People like us should be thankful that we don't starve to death. "

A veteran with white beard and hair leaned against the battlements to impart life experience to two young men.

"Then why are the soldiers on Guo Bandit's side allowed to eat meat?"

"That's right, it tastes so fragrant. I feel like I've made a lot of it. It can't be that Guo thief and those generals ate it all, right? Can you finish it?"

Faced with such questions from the two young men, the veteran hesitated for a moment.

"Probably to celebrate the New Year, so let everyone taste a little? Taste the taste, you can lie to your stomach, and you really want to eat it?"

"It's okay to taste a little..."

"Yes, it's okay to lie to your stomach, why can't we eat it?"

The faces of the two young men were full of longing.

The veteran shook his head helplessly, touched his shriveled stomach, swallowed, and took a deep breath.

So fragrant.

When will we be able to eat all we can eat?

Li Shu, who is ordinary and simple without any status, begins to fantasize about a happy life where he can also eat meat to his full.

That must be the happiest thing, right?

The so-called emperor's old man is probably a person who can eat meat to his full, right?

There is no need to do anything from morning to night, just eat meat and drink, and then watch people dance, eating meat in big mouthfuls.

It's great to be an emperor.

For them, this is indeed the happiest thing.

And for Guo Peng's soldiers, it was also a very happy thing.

The delicious flatbread, delicious big bone soup, delicious fried dumplings, everything that is delicious really makes them feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.

But on this day, Chen Jun in the city seemed to know that he shouldn't do anything, so he didn't come out to disturb their celebration, so when the sun was setting, the time of joyful festival came.

With Guo Peng's order, the celebratory drums started to sound from the commander's camp, and then the various barracks sounded one after another, surrounding the entire Shouchun City. The army is coming to attack.

Yuan Shu, who was preparing for the New Year's Eve banquet belonging to him and his courtiers, was also taken aback. He quickly sent someone to ask, and the person reported that Guo Peng had not sent troops.

The sound of the drums seemed to be just a signal to announce the beginning of the celebration.

With the transmission of the signal, the last ray of the sun could not be seen, and the night officially came. Soldiers standing at the gates of each barracks lit the prepared bamboo one after another, listening to the crackling sound of the bamboo.

There are no fireworks at this time. People are used to lighting fires with bamboo. They listen to the sound of burning bamboo and call it firecrackers.

Crackling sounds rang out, bonfires were set up in each barracks, and drums sounded again. Guo Peng officially appeared in the commander's barracks, gathered together with all the accompanying generals and officials under his command, and raised his wine glass. Cleared his throat.

"Although today is on the battlefield, there must be celebrations and joys that we should have! Let's celebrate well, let go of the celebrations, and show him Yuan Gonglu, my master Wang is invincible!" , Invincible! Gentlemen! Drink this cup to the brim! Do it!"

Guo Peng took the lead in drinking the wine in the glass.

"Dry!"

All the generals, officers and counselors shouted in unison, and then filled the cup together.