After trembling in circles, Li Shan had to admire Huangfuzhong. Even for a local, it was not easy to find such a suitable place to station troops. After all, Huangfuzhong came from a noble family and was unlikely to have direct contact with such a place. of.
It looks like a sunken stone wall, but the space inside is not small, it can accommodate eight hundred soldiers, and it can also be curved inside to avoid the cold wind blowing. Although the two mountains on the left and right outside block most of the wind and snow, It is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net.
"Mr. Lang, hurry, hurry!"
Li Shan was still a little hesitant about whether to keep showing off... Most of the soldiers were still trembling, but the next moment he was pinned down by the newly lit fire by seven or eight hands.
Warmth seemed to permeate his whole body in an instant. Li Shan couldn't help but moan softly. He couldn't help but stretched out his index finger tremblingly, and touched the dancing flames. His fingers, which had no feeling at first, felt a violent sensation. Pain.
Opposite him, Liu Heier sat cross-legged and looked at the King of Handan with strange eyes. In his view, this so-called famous general did not fit his impression. Although he had a superb strategy, he was gentle and refined in his speech and strong in force. He was not outstanding. Even during the march, Liu Heier felt that this person might be the one who was most likely to hold him back in the entire army.
But Liu Heier also had to admit that for this reason, he admired the courage of the King of Handan of the Tang Dynasty. He personally led his army on a long-distance attack in such a cold winter. This was not something ordinary generals dared to do.
"You are not familiar with everyone now. You will be fine after this battle." Li Shan said with a smile, "Zhang Sanlang came to vote last year, and it was Jun Hao who took him with him... If Jun Hao doesn't come back after this battle, then I’ll be counting on you from now on.”
Most of the dozen or so fires nearby were personal guards. Qi Laosan and Qu Silang were in command. Liu Heier was nominally the commander of the personal guards, but he couldn't even recognize them.
"I wish to protect you, sir." Liu Heier responded angrily, stretching out his hands and approaching the fire.
Li Shan smiled. Among the successive guards leaders and deputies, Wang Junhao and Qu Silang were a little more outgoing. The others were calm and taciturn on weekdays.
"Don't worry, Sir, it's enough to accommodate eight hundred people." Qi Laosan, who also came to explore the road last time, also sat down, tremblingly took the wine bottle handed by Li Shan and took a sip, "There are enough firewood and tents. , I just can’t carry too many clay pots and jars.”
"It doesn't matter." Li Shan's mind finally became active, "If you have firewood, you can keep warm, and if you have a tent, you can spend the night."
Li Shan knew very well that when marching in this kind of climate, the biggest threat was always the cold. He had to ensure the temperature so that the soldiers would not lose confidence and the morale of the whole army could be guaranteed.
Therefore, when Fan Shiyi, Huangfuzhong and other scouts were investigating, in addition to finding a suitable road, the most important thing was to find a foothold... Such a long distance, and on foot in the snow, is not to start today and tomorrow If you can get there, you will need to camp in the wild for at least two nights, so be sure to find a location that is sheltered from the wind and snow.
Just covering the wind and snow is not enough. Huangfuzhong and his people kept storing dry food, tents, firewood and other necessities here, and even left people to watch over them. Unfortunately, just this time, the place to stay tomorrow night is too far. Moreover, we have to go up and down mountains and cross rivers on the way, so there is really no choice.
Li Shan looked at the tent being set up and thought to himself, today is difficult enough, but the real test will have to wait until tomorrow night, because the tent cannot be taken away. This is not a camping tent for future generations. It can accommodate nearly Twenty people, but it also requires special wooden tools to set up.
There will be no tents tomorrow night. I remember that the place on the map is close to Liupan Mountain. It is an abandoned village with no human habitation. It is really difficult to say whether it can accommodate 800 soldiers. Every soldier, including Li Shan, is carrying The firewood in that parcel was for tomorrow night.
A simple shelf was placed on the fire, and the flames licked the hanging clay pot. The snow inside gradually melted. Zhou Erlang threw a few pieces of mutton jerky into it and said with a smile: "It's a pity that there is no sauce."
"I'll let you eat as much as you want when you get back to Zhuangzi!" Li Shan cursed with a smile.
Zhou Erlang said hehely: "I don't dare to be like King Ma Bin..."
Midway through, Zhou Zuorang stopped talking. The old people in Zhuangzi all knew the interesting story of Ma Zhou eating braised pork until he vomited. However, with Ma Zhou leaving, few people mentioned this matter.
Li Shanruo was warming up the fire calmly. At this time, Fan Shiyi came excitedly from outside, carrying a pheasant in his left hand and a hare in his right hand. The two scouts behind him were carrying a beast that was pierced by two arrows. .
"This is……"
"Fragrant deer." Huangfuzhong recognized it at a glance, "The so-called musk comes from fragrant deer."
Li Shan looked at it with interest, while Liu Hei'er used a dagger to peel off the skin of the fragrant deer and bleed it. The large pieces of meat were cut into pieces, strung together with branches, and roasted on the fire nearby.
Fan Shiyi threw the hare to Zhou Lang, and started to cook the pheasant. He was still muttering something, thinking that Lang Jun had mentioned something called a flower chicken before...
After a while, the snow water in the clay pot began to boil. Zhou Erlang poured a bowl and handed it over. Li Shan frowned slightly after taking a few sips. The taste was fishy and tasteless, and he could only swallow it.
Beside the fire not far away, two or three people who were warming up and roasting meat could clearly see this scene. Liu Heier said with a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to eat...it's no better than me on the grassland. I eat whatever I meet." , otherwise you will starve to death."
Fan Shiyi on the opposite side did not say a word, while Liu Rengui on the side whispered: "His Royal Highness does not eat extravagantly on weekdays. He mostly eats with the soldiers."
Zhu Ba and Zhao Da, whom Liu Heier was most familiar with, were not with the army. At this time, the most familiar person in the army, besides Fan Shiyi, was Liu Rengui, whom he had faced off against outside Nanguan Town a few days ago.
Fan Shiyi curled his lips after hearing this, "Lang Jun's usual eating utensils are indeed not extravagant, but he also has good food and a good appetite... Have you heard of Dongshan Restaurant?"
Of course Liu Hei'er had never heard of it, but Liu Rengui had briefly stayed in Chang'an before the battle at Tiantai Mountain. He couldn't help but be surprised and said: "In the east and west cities of Chang'an, Dongshan Restaurant is the most famous..."
"That was Lang Jun's handiwork, but it happened many years ago. At that time, Lang Jun had not yet started his official career."
Fan Shiyi talked about the cooking and hot pot at Dongshan Restaurant with great interest, and also talked about Sun Moon Lake. He was so eloquent that Liu Hei'er listened attentively and relished it... Such a life of living and working in peace and contentment may seem ordinary, but it is what countless people in the grassland look forward to. But not.
(End of chapter)
