Hanhou

The competition between Sha Ling Gengzu and Yun Zhongqi ended with the former winning a big victory.

Riding in the cloud is not strong enough, nor is it hard enough, but encountering non-human beings who can chase after horses and accelerate, it is pure fantasy to outrun.

The last watchman crossed the finish line, and after resting for more than a dozen breaths, more than one-third of the cavalry had not yet completed the course.

Seeing the pawns galloping, with dusty backs, no matter how hard the cavalry tried, they just couldn't catch up.In the end, I can only admit one fact: running on two legs, I am indeed not an opponent.

However, the soldiers who finally crossed the finish line were not greeted with cheers, but were despised by their colleagues.The speed is so slow, it must have been led by someone from the same team when he served.

The pawn's face was red and he was very ashamed.He simply gritted his teeth, carried the big shield and halberd on his back according to the rules of service, and ran around the outside of the camp twice, easily passing the returning cavalry.

Panting, legs like lead-filled cavalry grinded their molars, and bulged veins on their foreheads, vowing that if they were not in the same battalion, they would definitely rush up to open the film.

The wave has reached such a level, it is like stabbing a knife in the heart of the heart, and two awls in the lungs by the way, it is not enough to calm the anger without chopping!

Zhao Jia and Wei Yue re-boarded the car, ordered the servants to slow down, and followed the last batch of cavalry to the camp.

At that time, Changshi and the others put down the broken logs, carried wooden shields, long halberds, bows and arrows, and wore short knives at their waists. They usually lined up in front of the camp when nothing happened.Everyone raised their heads and chests high, full of energy, waiting for Zhao Jia to review.

Not wanting to be compared to the pawns, the cavalry gritted their teeth and stood up. Under the organization of the team leader, they stood in neat rows.

Seeing this scene, the Shangjun cavalry and Yanmen defenders were all in awe.

There are often wars in the border areas, especially the counties and counties bordering the grasslands, and they will fight against the Xiongnu every now and then.

This has led to the tough temperament of the people in the border areas.

Young and strong women learn to ride horses as soon as they can walk, and they can kill the enemy if they can draw a bow.After the appearance of saddles and stirrups, with a little training, you can charge with the pawns with a knife.

A high-quality source of soldiers can naturally give birth to a powerful army.

Leaving aside the period of Gaozu, counting down from Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, looking at the frontier army, Yunzhongqi is definitely one of the most powerful, no matter whether he is on or off his horse, he can fight fiercely with the Huns.

Unexpectedly, such a strong team was defeated by Geng Zuo's men!

After getting along for several days, both the Shangjun cavalry and the Yanmen garrison had reliable information. Before leaving the fortress with Zhao Junhou, only some of Sha Linggeng suffered a stroke and went to the battlefield, and the rest were mostly newcomers.

And it was such a team that followed Zhao Junhou deep into the grassland, supported the trapped cavalry, plundered the headquarters of the Xiongnu, and later killed King Zuoguli's camp.

Now, with more than 20 kilograms of broken wood on his back, Yun Zhongqi is far behind him!

No matter how strong the young and strong people in the border area are, it is beyond common sense to be so strong.

In fact, the onlookers didn't know that Shaling's physique was due to his abundant food, in addition to his superior natural conditions.

During the training period, three meals a day, every meal can see meat.

This kind of food conditions, not to mention the ordinary army, even most elites can't meet it.

Therefore, the big brothers in the cloud watched the pawn drill, knew Zhao Jia's training method, and after admiring it, at most they planned to train a small group of elite soldiers for use as a blade, and never thought of promoting it to the entire army.

Without him, without a solid economic foundation, I really can't afford it.

The carriage stopped in front of the camp gate, Wei Yue got off first and stood in front of the gate.Zhao Jia's injury has not healed, so he still needs to be careful in his actions.Not wanting to open the wound on his side, he could only support Wei Yue's left arm and step down from the carriage.

Shaling's pawn and Yun Zhongqi were different from each other, and at the same time, they were standing on the ground with their long soldiers, and their movements were uniform.

When Li Danghu got the news and hurried over, Zhao Jia and Wei Yue had already entered the camp.

Wei Yue is mobilizing his troops to practice the assault battle on the spot.

Wanting to save face, Yun Zhongqi drew out his long knives one after another and rode his horses to fight in the school grounds.Listening to the buzzing of knives and guns, and watching the galloping horses, the blood of the onlookers was all boiling, and they wished to try it out in person.

After commending the victorious soldiers, Zhao Jia left the school grounds and ordered the health servants to carry out two wild boars and hand them to the cooks in the camp to cook.

They are called cooks, and most of them work temporarily.The dwarf is taller, can roast meat, can stew meat, and can be assigned to take charge of the spoon without wasting a pot of hot soup.

The wild boar was sent by Liu Rong.

A few days ago, Liu Rong was busy opening up wasteland in the county, setting up a livestock farm, and imitating Zhao's livestock farm to start a green storage fodder. He was so busy every day that he never touched the ground.When the Xiongnu's soldiers pressed the border, they even led cavalry boys to climb the city wall and cooperated with the defenders to defend.

As the Xiongnu retreated, Liu Rong finally had some free time. Hearing that Zhao Jia had returned from the grassland, he was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He couldn't leave and sent people to ask him several times.

On the day Zhao Jia woke up, someone from Woyang County came, not only bringing a letter written by the former Linjiang King, but also two wild boars with long tusks and manes on their backs, weighing more than [-] catties in total.

The boar's tusks and bristles were removed and prepared for other uses.Pork was brought to the barracks, intending to reward the army.

Before coming here, Zhao Jia had read Liu Rong's letter, and was grateful for Liu Rong's concern, but also had some dark lines for no reason.

One-third of the greetings, one-third of the business, and the remaining third of the content is about dazzle girls?

After reading it carefully twice, pondering each word, Zhao Jia confirmed that he understood correctly.Passing the letter to Wei Yue, the expression of the third son of Wei told Zhao Jia that he was not the only one who was surprised.

In history, Liu Rong passed away too early, so it is impossible to know whether he has similar attributes.

Now that history has changed, it is possible that he has experienced changes that have changed his temperament and made great strides towards the road of exuding the "glory of fatherhood".

No matter which one it is, with Liu Rong's performance now, Zhao Jia will shed tears of sympathy for his future son-in-law.What is the test of the mother-in-law? With such a father-in-law, it is the real encounter with the big boss.

The wild boars were sent to the kitchen, and the cooks decided to disassemble the two wild boars and boil them all.

Take the edible part of the pig's offal, wash it and cook it with sauce; chop the bones and boil the soup over high heat; roast the pig's head over fire, remove the meat, and put the bones into the soup together.

The cooking method is simple and crude, with no technique at all.

Zhao Jia really couldn't see it, so he ordered his soldiers to fetch a round shield, wash it and put it on the fire.Heat it up for a while, put the diced fat on the shield, and soon hear the sizzling sound.

The scent of refining oil flooded into the nostrils, not to mention the cook, even Zhao Jia couldn't help sniffling.

"Just do it, remember?"

The cook nodded again and again, set up two round shields, and took fat pork to refine oil.The refined oil residue is paired with reeds to make buns and scones.The meat oil is used up, and the rest is carefully put away, ready to be used for meals for the next two days.

The wooden strips are filled into the firepit, the flames are jumping, and the large pieces of pork and bones are rolling in the soup, and the aroma is attractive.

After confirming that the cooking time is up, the chef picked up a wooden spoon, fished out a large piece of pork from the soup, put it on the chopping board, it was not too hot, held it down with one hand, and grabbed a short knife with the other hand, and cut it into thin slices the size of a palm. One by one, put them on the large wooden tray prepared in advance.Then open the clay pot, scoop out the sauce, and sprinkle it evenly on the meat slices.

The servant who helps the kitchen lifts the wooden board and arranges the wooden plates on the board side by side.

Take out the bone and put it in a clay pot.The ribs were cut off again, and the joints had been stewed so soft that they could crush the lower abdomen together with the meat.

The buns are steamed and put into rattan baskets with scones.A cook brought out sunflower, which is an indispensable side dish.

When everything was ready, Wei Yue stopped training, and the cavalry in the cloud and the pawns lined up in front of the wooden pans and rattan baskets, smelling the smell of wild boar, and salivating unconsciously.

Because Li Danghu was present, the Shangjun cavalry who watched the competition also stayed.The Yanmen defenders looked back three times at every step, Zhao Jia asked the cook to share a pot of broth, plus two large plates of stewed meat and a basket of buns, and sent them to the fortress defenders.

The army lined up to receive meals, each with a large bowl, with sliced ​​meat on the bottom of the bowl, poured a spoonful of hot soup, and then skewered two or three scones with chopsticks.

There were more than 100 Shangjun cavalrymen, and the cook was worried that the staple food would not be enough, so he temporarily steamed three extra barrels of millet and rice, which was enough to satisfy everyone's appetite.

Zhao Jia had an injury on his abdomen, and was sitting on a wooden pier found by a healthy servant.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu sat on both sides of him, sharing their news while eating.

"Prefect Zhi sent someone here, saying that there is a problem with a frontier fortress, and it will take half a day to arrive." Li Danghu was supposed to leave today, but Zhi was caught up in things and couldn't say goodbye in person, so the trip had to be delayed.

"It's snowing today, so it's better to leave later." Wei Yue said.

Li Danghu nodded, took a bite off half of the bun, chewed it twice and swallowed it.

"My lord sent a letter, saying news from Chang'an, that the crown prince got married in March, and the crown princess is the daughter of the marquis of Tangyi."

"Isn't this an early decision?"

"It's definitely fixed, but it's a bit too urgent." Li Danghu lowered his voice and said, "There is another matter. The Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liang Dynasty, please repair the Liang Guotong Chang'an Road. The emperor has not approved it. Not long after that, there was news that Liang Wang was seriously ill. .”

Wei Yue lowered her eyes, picked up the soup bowl and took a sip.

"Ah Yue, do you mean Chang'an?" Li Danghu was halfway through talking, and didn't continue talking.

Wei Yue shook her head, and said, "We are in the border county, and it is fundamental to attack Hu and guard the border. The elders in the family care about the matter of Chang'an."

Knowing that what he said was reasonable, Li Danghu quickly changed the topic and mentioned the matter of winter training.

In the final analysis, from Wei Yueguan to the captain of the Ministry, Li Danghu, as a military commander, can lead thousands of horses in the border county, but it is not enough to throw it into Chang'an.Those who can really compete in the court must be at least at the level of Wei Shang, Zhidu and Li Guang.

Regarding the news about Chang'an, the two just listened to it, and if the elders asked, they might be able to make a plan or two.Real participation is not possible under the current conditions.

The two of them were like this, let alone Zhao Jia.

For the conversation between Wei Yue and Li Danghu, Zhao Jia just listened quietly and connected everything together based on the clues he had.Contacting the current time, a thought flashed in his mind, his movements unknowingly slowed down, and his expression became dignified.

Counting from the imaginary age, the current Emperor Wu has just reached the age of dancing spoons.It is rare for folks to get married at such an age.Unless there is a compelling reason to do so.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Qin system was continued, with October as the beginning of the year.

It was already early winter when the three rushed out of the grassland, and they had been in Jingdi Middle School for six years.Turning the year is the first year after Emperor Jing. According to historical development, within three years, Emperor Jing will die, and Emperor Wu of the Han will ascend to the throne of God.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jia couldn't help but want to sigh.

Just like the development of history, Emperor Jing's health may be bad to a certain extent, and the crown prince got married early, so he really had to do it.

After noon, light snow turned into heavy snow.

In the evening, some flying horses galloped into the barracks, saying that the prefect had returned, and asked the captain of Wei Bu, Li Sima and Zhao Junhou to go and see him.

The three of them settled in the camp without any delay, and immediately drove their horses and chariots to see Zhidu as quickly as possible.

Not fast.

After staying in Yanmen County for a few days, they gradually got to know Zhidu's behavior style. If they didn't see each other this time, it was hard to guarantee that they would go out to inspect the fortress again tomorrow, and they would not see anyone for a few days.

With the help of the elders in the family, Wei Yue and Li Danghu are no strangers to Zhi, and Li Danghu has met him before.

Zhao Jia is not the same.

Most of his understanding of Zhidu comes from history, or from Zhou Jue Cao's dictation.The image drawn in my mind is enough to stop a child from crying at night.

After the carriage stopped, the healthy servant led the way, and the three of them walked to the slightly crude inner room.

Seeing the middle-aged man sitting by the candlelight, Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment.

His temples are gray and his face is serious. Perhaps he is tired from traveling for many days, and there is a trace of exhaustion in his expression.

"sit."

Zhi Du motioned for the three of them to sit down, waited for the old servant to bring hot soup, exchanged a few simple greetings, and then mentioned the matter of the grassland.In particular, how the Han cavalry attacked the headquarters of the Xiongnu, and how they broke through King Zuoguli's camp and broke out of the encirclement, all asked in great detail.

"This matter should be recorded in detail in the battle report and submitted to Chang'an."

With Zhidu's character, the three of them have made a lot of contributions, so they want to record their military exploits and present them to the emperor.

"Thank you, Ambassador."

Knowing his kindness, all three of them bowed their hands.

Zhidu is upright, but not ignorant of flexibility.If not, Cao Shi would not have brought the envoys of the Xiongnu to Emperor Jing after beating them, obviously to protect them.

After becoming the prefect of Yanmen, adhering to the same philosophy as Wei Shang, he devoted himself to adding troops to the Xiongnu.

The dead Huns are good Huns, and it is better to eradicate them.

Zhi all admired the three people who came out of the grassland.There are many words of praise in the memorials handed over to Chang'an.Especially Zhao Jia, for this young military marquis who can go to battle and kill the enemy, and is also quite insightful in torture, the prefect Zhi loves talents even more.

Recalling what the doctor said, Zhi Du's eyes turned to Zhao Jia, and he smiled kindly for the first time.