Emperor Qin

Leaving Chencheng, which was heavily guarded to protect King Qin, in the military camp, Yan Jiang finally had some free time. He bought mice with a lot of money, made them into jerky, and then stored them as bird food. Dilemma.

His Majesty hopes that A Jiang will return to Chencheng and discuss the details of the station with him, but Yan Jiang is half a tank of water for this, and the dry goods he knows are used up in a few days, and the rest will be left to King Qin himself To figure out how to deal with it.

But fortunately King Qin has never been afraid of challenges. His nature is the same as that of Yan Jiang. If he does not do things, he will be bored and have no interest in life. The more troublesome and dangerous things will stimulate the fierceness in his bones. Fight to the end.

What's more, King Qin's infrastructure ability, if he is recognized as the second in history, no one would dare to recognize the first.

Yan Jiang is even thinking about what kind of earth-shattering and easy-to-build spectacle will be given to him after he completes the unification, so as to appease his vigorous energy and prevent him from messing around.

After Wang Jian knew that Yan Jiang was coming, he took him to patrol the surrounding military public opinion. Along the way, he saw that the soldiers had enough to eat and drink, and their complexions were rosy and shiny. There is a big sports meeting in the military.

The first is training to throw stones, using the small trebuchet made by Qin Mo, the person who throws the furthest can eat meat every day.

Then there is the high jump, the 1.7-meter high jump pole, whoever jumps over it can also eat meat every day.

And Wang Jian himself inspected the camp every day, and went down to the army cafeteria to eat working meals with them every day.

Ordinary Qin army’s meals were not delicious. They had two kinds of military rations. One was fried corn, beans and wheat flour, then ground them, then added water and some salt to make “grain bricks”, and then dried them for storage. It's called "embarrassment".One is to eat corn directly with sauce. The latter is given to soldiers on missions. Recently, everyone is resting, so most of them eat the former—after all, wheat flour and beans are not as easy to store as corn.

Yan Jiang tasted it with General Wang, and it felt like eating sand, with a musty smell, which was very unpalatable.

Then he thought about it and thought he could improve his diet.

Don't think about pickled mustard. First, the output of vegetables is extremely low this year. Everyone who has land grows food, and usually picks wild vegetables and eats miso.

But there is one thing, Yan Jiang took a bag of wheat flour, after fermenting, added some sauce, rolled it into a half-meter wide round cake, and baked it on the stove.

Wang Jian knew that Yan Zisu had extraordinary abilities, so he didn't continue to patrol, but let the soldiers in the army learn from it.

Yan Jiang baked the pie and distributed it to everyone.

It is very fragrant and chewy, but Wang Jian is still a little puzzled: "Mantou scones can be made in the army, but they are perishable and difficult to survive. Fighting opportunities are ever-changing. They are easy to carry and easy to eat. Making cakes delays time and is of no great use."

"Who said it was a waste of time." Yan Jiang smiled lightly, and baked a cake with the dough that had not fermented much, and there was a thick, two-foot wide cake, but this time, the baking was a little too dry.

Wang Jian just took a bite, and then covered his mouth—his old teeth almost caused the thing to collapse.

Meng Tian also almost collapsed his teeth. For a moment, he looked at the cake in disbelief. Looking left and right, he suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the big cake. Be good, his sharp bronze sword only left a mark on the cake. a mark.

"Ciqing, is this cake?" Meng Tian was startled, "This is obviously armor!"

"That's right, this thing is called a pot helmet." Yan Jiang pointed at the cake and said with a smile, "This helmet is edible, and it won't break after a month and a half. Hanging on the chest, it can even block swords and soldiers. It can be used for two purposes. Isn't it happy?"

"It's so hard, how can you eat it?" Wang Jian's eyes lit up when he heard that it wouldn't go bad after a month.

Although embarrassment is easy to put away, it can only be put away for seven or eight days. On rainy days, it is more likely to be moldy and perishable. If the helmet cake can be put away like this, it will be of great benefit to the march.The problem is that if the helmet cake is so hard, the soldiers may have starved to death before eating it.

Yan Jiang smiled and said, "It can be boiled in water, or soaked in water, and it can be eaten."

Wang Jian ordered his left and right: "Come water."

So someone brought two pots of water, one used a weapon to pry off two pieces, and soaked them in water. After boiling for a while, they softened and were edible. It took half a minute to soak the cakes, but as long as they were soft, they could be eaten. Of.

General Wang Jian ate both pieces of pancake seriously and was very satisfied with it. He said kindly to Yan Ciqing: "This food can be used as military food. I thank Yan Qing for the food. I will ask the king for orders later to show your merits." .”

Wheat has been planted on a large scale in Guanzhong, but the military ration is still mainly corn, but if it is made into helmet cakes——Wang Jian thinks that wheat can be used instead of millet. Roll down.

Although——Wang Jian has a clear heart, and he is favored by Yan Zizhi, so there is no need for him to ask for any merit.

Meng Tian asked in a low voice, if the helmet cakes are released for a little longer, can they be stored?

Yan Jiang said that of course it is also possible, but the storage time is not so long, but it is still possible for ten days and a half months.

Meng Tian thanked Yan Zi in a low voice, saying that on behalf of the Daqin soldiers, he thanked Yan Zi for letting them go.

Yan Jiang smiled and nodded, saying no thanks.

Then he casually said: "If you think the helmet cake is inconvenient to carry, I have seen housewives in the West make helmet cakes into sticks, which is not only easy to carry, but also can be used as a weapon to kill thieves. That's it."

European black bread, a powerful weapon that can be eaten and fought, it would be a pity not to spread it.

The surrounding soldiers imagined that they swung stick cakes to kill the enemy, and then ate with bloody sticks soaked in hot soup—they all looked pale for a while, and Meng Tian was even more aware of the fact that he had to face the king and Yan Zi every day. Younger brother Meng Yi is full of sympathy, meeting such two big men who can make things happen, how difficult life must be for younger brother!

But it was a good idea after all, Meng Tian still smiled and thanked Yan Ciqing for his great plan.

Yan Jiang said no thanks.

Then, the two groups of people still had important matters to say goodbye to Yan Jiang affectionately.

Yan Jiang then left the camp and went to visit Li Xin who was not far away. He had been busy for almost a month, and finally said goodbye to Qiubo, and led his soldiers to open a canal to store water to prepare for the anti-green water of the wheat seedlings in spring.

This handsome guy seemed to see through the red dust, and when he saw Yan Jiang coming to visit, he just turned the hoe in his hand in a circle, inserted it, stood beside him like a long gun, and looked at him with his chest in his arms: "This is a plan for hoarding the army!" , I guess you figured it out?"

Yan Jiang smiled slightly: "The fire at the gate of the city has brought disaster to the fish in the pond. I really don't blame me for this, Brother Xin~"

Li Xin snorted coldly: "Don't talk nonsense. Forget it, the grain and grass in Chu State are in short supply. In the coming year, they will definitely come to attack. There will always be times when I will make meritorious service."

"But it's rare for you to be able to settle down and farm." Yan Jiang walked around him, seeing him dressed in sackcloth but still looking heroic, and praised him.

"It's always useful." Li Xinbai glanced at him, picked up the hoe, and continued to dig the canal with the soldiers. "What else can I do? Quickly, I'm busy. It will snow soon, and the soil will be more difficult to dig."

Yan Jiang looked at him with a Buddha-like face, and smiled: "Do you want to go to Chuying for a while?"

Li Xin's eyes lit up instantly.

"General Wang agrees to this." Li Xin said reservedly.

"Don't worry, I'll go and talk, and I'll be back in a day or two." Yan Jiang was just curious. This confrontation has been going on for almost a year, and what Chu Jun looks like now.

When His Majesty got up, he saw a note from A Jiang saying that he would go out for a few days, go to Chuying, and come back soon.

It knows!

It knows that the four corners of its borders can't stop this river!

So it got up, stretched its wings with difficulty in the cold night, and flew towards the camp of the Chu army.

The two armies of Qin and Chu faced each other by the Rushui River, and the distance was less than twenty miles. It could go back and forth in a short while. In the cold night, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the cold wind was accompanied by fine snowflakes, but it could not hinder its vision and hearing at all. .

As a bird of prey, it can easily see small things within a kilometer, and can also hear the sound of a kilometer. Flying in the sky, it can hear the sound of mice walking through the grass.

Of course, you can also fly a few times back and forth in the Chu State military camp, and listen in the tent that is still lit, and you will know where A Jiang is.

The camp of the Chu army was much more chaotic than that of the Qin army. There were more charcoal fires in each tent, shivering in it, and most of the patrolling guards were dressed in single clothes with pale complexions.

Comparing the two, Maotouying was full of disdain.

Soon, it found its target near the center of the barracks, and landed silently on the tent.

"The food and grass of the Qu family are in urgent need. The day before yesterday, my father personally wrote to the king. The king came forward, and the Jing family gave [-] shi of grain and grass, but it was only enough for the army for ten days," Xiang Rong said hoarsely. Anxious voice, "Sir, can you do something?"

"Are the lords really without food, or are they hiding something?" Yan Jiang asked slowly.

"The Qu family is the emperor of the ninth generation, so don't they have any savings?" Xiang Rong paused, then smiled wryly, "It's just an army of more than 40, and there is so much food and grass to chew. Such a waste makes the Qu family do not know what to do. With reservations."

"That's the reason, Qu's is naturally anxious because of such a huge cost," Yan Jiang nodded, "But his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, Qu's must be unwilling, afraid of it, and want to get something?"

"That's right, the Qu family wants the Jing family to take up the position of doctor of the middle school on the grounds that the Jing family does not help the military," Xiang Rong said angrily, "It's all about this time, but every family and clan has reservations and is unwilling to do everything. With all his strength, he also used all kinds of slander against his father, he is simply a moth!"

"It's difficult." Yan Jiang sighed, "Let me think about it."

"Please sir!" Xiang Rong said gratefully.

Yan Jiang nodded and took him out of the tent.

After seeing him go away, he sighed and walked into the tent.

Li Xin looked at the major general who was about his age, and sneered: "It's really a loss for you to be a counselor for Xiang Rong."

If this big liar becomes a courtier of the King of Chu, it will take a few days, just like Guo Kai, to send out his entire family and country.

"Chu's army is a little sad this winter," Yan Jiang pondered. "Most of the Chu's troops are from the south, and they have very little winter clothes. If they want to survive the winter, they have to have a lot of clothes and cotton, which is a big disadvantage."

In the south of Chu, it is hot, and the clothes are mostly made of silk and hemp, and the soldiers are sent out in autumn, and the clothes are stuffed with reed flowers and straws. There is no way, the feathers of the birds are too piercing, and most of the feathers of ducks and geese are used by the military. They are used to make arrows, and ordinary people spend the winter. , in addition to carbon, you can only rely on shaking.

Speaking of this, he shook his head and said, "Chu is old at last. Qin is in his prime."

At that time, the state of Chu was driven from Shanxi to Henan by the people of the Shang Dynasty. After King Wen of Zhou founded the country, he wanted to get rid of the name of barbarians. Li lives, hopeless.

Li Xin was about to speak, when he saw a fat bird come in through the curtain, and plunged into Yan Zi's arms proudly.

His Majesty is very satisfied, and Ah Jiang is praising it again.

Then Yan Jiang smiled slightly, said that this is a dangerous place, then opened the curtain, threw the cat's head into the sky, lowered the curtain, and patted the fine snowflakes on his hands.