At the same time as the bloody battle in Chifeng, Yang Fan was marching with his army. It is not close from the Suifen River Basin to the Liaohe River, Taizi River and Hun River Basin. Not only is the journey long, but the mountains are now covered with heavy snow, and the ground is covered with three feet of snow.
The snow is up to the waist, making walking very difficult.
You also need to pay attention to your feet, especially on northerly slopes. The wind blows the snow foam to the other side of the mountain ridge and accumulates it. You have no idea how deep the snow is. If you accidentally fall, some snow caves are more than ten meters deep. If there is no one to save you, you will not be able to climb out on your own.
If we want to see the sun again, we have to start next spring when the ice and snow melt.
Fortunately, Yang Fan developed steam bulldozers and steam rollers in advance. With these two artifacts. Marching through the forests, seas, and snowfields in the northeast is no longer a problem.
During the march, the tribes along the way heard that they were going to hunt for slaves and joined in one after another.
They were not interested in who to fight, but they were interested in the military salary promised by Master Yang. These are supplies that I usually only dream of getting.
Now the trade with the Ming Dynasty in the south has been blocked by the damn Jiannu. It makes them miserable.
In the past, when Liaodong was under the Ming Dynasty, they could at least go to Kaiyuan and Tieling for trade every autumn. Now Liaodong has become a battlefield. They also completely cut off the source of supplies from the south.
These savage Jurchens basically don't know how to weave cloth or smelt iron. As a result, they could only wear animal skins and use bone needles. Yang Fanyi promised them cloth, salt, and rice as military pay and rewards. Their eyes were red. I haven’t seen rice in many years.
Originally, they were very scared when they saw the large group of people, but when they found out that the group were all Jurchens from the East China Sea, they boldly ran out to make contact, but they didn't expect that such a good thing would happen.
Bulldozers rumble forward. The snow was pushed to the sides by three bulldozers traveling side by side. The roller behind directly compacts the ice and snow. The army can walk easily.
If there are trees along the way, bulldozers will directly knock down the trees, even uproot them, and then bulldoze the ground. The East China Sea savages who looked at this were horrified.
He worshiped Mr. Yang as a god.
This kind of steel monster that can move without relying on oxen or horses and spits out black smoke and water vapor is nothing if not a miracle.
Although the marching speed is only four kilometers per hour, it is not too slow after walking continuously.
That night, the army stopped advancing and camped where it was.
Yang Fan and his wife were having dinner on the second floor of the polar RV. During this march, the food was all supplies stored in the Vladivostok warehouse. Transported by steam truck. The most popular ones are frozen dumplings.
Yang Fan had a lot of flour, but the most he had here was venison.
Therefore, the food factory at the Vladivostok base hired naturalized savage women to work as female workers in the factory, responsible for making dumplings and steamed buns. Then freeze it, put it in cloth bags, and store it in the warehouse. You can eat it until next spring.
Because the dumplings can be eaten as soon as they are cooked, it is very fast and convenient. It can also provide dumpling soup and even boiling water is saved. It is a very suitable food for camping.
Venison is very delicious, tender, tasty and lean. Venison has little connective tissue such as fascia and can be used in a variety of dishes. Venison is rich in protein, fat, inorganic salts, sugar and a certain amount of vitamins, and is easily digested and absorbed by the human body.
These venison-filled dumplings are made with: hazelnut mushrooms, black pepper, sugar, chopped onions, etc. Onions have been grown in the Suifen River Basin. Because venison is too lean, some dry parts need to be soaked with vegetable oil and water to make it delicious.
Temperature and precipitation are two important factors for where onions are grown.
Heilongjiang has long winters and low temperatures, so it is considered unsuitable for growing onions all year round.
However, there are some areas in Heilongjiang Province that are more suitable for growing onions, such as Mudanjiang City, Jiamusi City, Jixi City, Harbin City, etc. The climate in these areas is relatively mild, with suitable temperatures, abundant precipitation, long-lasting sunlight during the day, and high humidity at night. These conditions are conducive to the growth of onions.
Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi are very close to the Mudanjiang River Basin, so onions can be grown. This stuff is easy to preserve, is kind to people, and is a very good ingredient.
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The pig farms here have just begun to be built. They are still small in scale and cannot provide much meat. At present, the main focus is to expand the scale. We will have to wait a few more years before we can eat pork until the scale of pig farming becomes large.
The meat currently available mainly comes from game obtained by hunting, with venison and roe deer being the most abundant ingredients. After all, wild deer and roe deer run all over the mountains and plains here. As much as you want. Deerskin is already a big source of money in Vladivostok.
Roe deer meat is too fishy, dry and woody, and is far less delicious than venison. Apart from being easy to hunt, it has no advantages. After all, it is not called a silly roe deer. So the final choice was venison.
These frozen venison stuffed dumplings were warmly welcomed by the Nvzhen of the East China Sea. They have never eaten such delicious food. The first time I ate it, I bit my lip. Some bit their cheeks and almost swallowed their tongues.
These frozen dumplings come in fifty-pound bags by steam truck. Distributed to these savages. They used the big iron pots they were given to shovel in the ice and snow, then boiled the water and put the dumplings in.
Master Donkey Dan will also give them a small tinplate bucket of vinegar to a group of fifty people. There is also a small jar of chili oil. Even the vinegar is frozen, so it has to be melted over a fire before it can be eaten.
These people have never had vinegar or chili oil in their lives, and it makes them look bad.
Vinegar can whet your appetite and relieve fatigue, and chili oil can prevent cold. Ever since they ate these two things, they could never live without them. Especially the chive flower sauce and wild onion, wild garlic and chili paste in the small iron bucket are delicious, and they are great for dipping into dumplings.
The leaders ran to chat with Uncle Donkey Dan one by one, just to get more chili oil. Get some chive flowers and garlic paste.
Xiao Niangpi and other prodigal ladies will not eat frozen dumplings, they want to eat freshly made dumplings.
They feel that making dumplings with their master is a kind of warmth of family life. However, they don't like venison. They use stuffing made from deer fetal water and various mushrooms, wild onions and other ingredients.
Xiao Niangpi also invented fish-filled dumplings, which are made from fish without burrs in the river. They are very delicious. Yang Fan was also convinced. Xiao Niangpi was not only a gourmet, but also a talented chef. Although she is a lame person who sits around and shouts, she doesn't touch Yang Chun Shui with her fingers, and she just orders Aunt Mei and the others to do it.
The steaming dumplings were served on the small kang table, and the ladies sat around happily, holding chopsticks and small plates, mixing their own sauces.
A small real fire fireplace next to it was burning red. There were no lights in the room. The fire is glowing red, which not only provides enough lighting, but also creates a particularly warm atmosphere.
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