At this moment, An Pinbai looked at Zhou Yi expressionlessly, but his heart was filled with waves.
"I never thought that Commander-in-Chief Zhou would be so talented and strategic this week. My father-in-law and I had written to the court before, asking the court to send 100,000 troops to annex the Qiang and Di tribes in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles."
"But the imperial court would rather build the Palace of Eternal Life for the emperor, which would waste people and money, than build this eternal achievement."
An Pinbai felt chilled when he thought of this.
However, An Pinbo quickly thought of a problem, which was also the most critical factor in conquering the Qiang and Di tribes.
"Commander, there is not much food and grass sent to us by the court. We have been using dendrobium to distribute the food since three days ago. Fortunately, the Huns have retreated, otherwise the morale of the army will be in chaos!"
"Even if we want to conquer the Qiang and Di, we don't have enough food and grass. We have more than enough ambition but not enough energy!"
Zhou Yi smiled slightly, what he was waiting for was An Pinbai's words.
Zhou Yi quickly picked up a bowl of braised beef noodles and handed it to An Pinbo, saying, "General An, it's not too late to try this bowl of noodles first!"
Yesterday, An Pinbai watched Zhou Yi and all the soldiers eat coarse grain rice porridge, but today Zhou Yi asked him alone to start a small stove together.
It turned out that before this, Zhou Yi had always asked himself, Wang Dachui and all the Yongzhou soldiers to use the military rations dispatched by Yan Song from the rear.
Although these military rations are not mixed with sand, they are all coarse grains, which taste particularly stuck and sore in the throat.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This made Yongzhou soldiers who were accustomed to eating refined grain rice suddenly feel resentful.
Of course, they didn't hate Zhou Yi, they hated Yan Song who came to adjust the grains and Li Xuanji, the emperor of Chen Kingdom. In their opinion, the Dog Emperor and the traitorous Prime Minister Yan Song deliberately did not want their big-headed soldiers to eat refined grain rice.
When these Yongzhou soldiers saw that Zhou Yi was eating the coarse grains that were stuck in their throats like them, they were even more moved that Zhou Yi could accompany them to endure hardships. Many soldiers immediately had a bold idea in their minds.
Of course, when they were with Youzhou and Bingzhou soldiers, they did not reveal the idea of easily killing the nine tribes. Instead, they missed the white porridge mustard mustard and Lao Tan pickled cabbage beef noodles they drank in Yongzhou, and boasted in front of those people about their time in Yongzhou. How well the soldiers are treated and how good the food is.
Those Youzhou and Bingzhou soldiers who had never eaten white porridge with pickled mustard or Laotan pickled cabbage and beef noodles listened to the story of Zhou Yi's Yongzhou soldiers, and they all drooled with greed. They looked like the later generations who watched food videos with steamed buns. man of.
Of course, many people think that these Yongzhou soldiers are all bragging. These people all think that refined grain rice can only be eaten by nobles, but not by soldiers like them.
Fortunately, the Yongzhou soldiers were all of relatively high quality, and they didn't bother to argue with them. They just cursed them in their hearts for being such a bunch of bumpkins who had never seen the world.
The reason why Zhou Yi let the Yongzhou soldiers eat coarse grains with other soldiers was just to consume Chen's national strength. What he didn't expect was that his move would make his position in the hearts of the Yongzhou soldiers more stable.
An Pinbai, who was holding the braised beef noodles handed over by Zhou Yi, also noticed this and asked excitedly: "Commander, has the imperial court sent someone to transport food again?"
Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "Since the news of the victory came, the imperial court has not shipped any grain."
"However, I have called on the people of Yongzhou to reduce their clothing and diet, and sent some military supplies to my army. From today on, we no longer need Xiaohu to share food!"
An Pinbai glanced at the fragrant noodles in his hand. Before Zhou Yi could say anything, Wang Dachui, who had been eating coarse grains for a few days, patted An Pinbai on the shoulder and said, "All the brothers are eating this noodles too." , you can eat with peace of mind!"
An Pinbai did not expect that the seemingly reckless Li Feiyu in front of him would be such a careful person, and he could see his doubts at a glance.
Qian Xiaohao also helped and said, "Yes, General An, the whole army is queuing up outside now, waiting for the meal to be served. Everyone can eat!"
Zhou Yi opened the tent and said to An Pinbai: "Our Yongzhou army has always advocated equality between officers and soldiers. The generals eat what the soldiers eat, and there will never be any small stoves. If General An doesn't believe it, let's go outside and take a look. Then you’ll know!”
Although An Pinbo no longer had any doubts, he still wanted to see how the ordinary soldiers ate the fragrant braised beef noodles, so he put down the noodles in his hands and went with Zhou Yi to see what the ordinary soldiers were eating.
I have to say that instant noodles smell delicious when cooked. The entire military camp is filled with the aroma of instant noodles. The closer you get to the soldiers' dining area, the stronger the aroma becomes.
Those soldiers who didn't believe that Yongzhou soldiers had eaten refined grain rice, Laotan pickled cabbage beef noodles, and braised beef noodles at first were now waiting in a long line after smelling the smell.
The Youzhou and Bingzhou soldiers in the long queue were all salivating, standing on tiptoes and looking ahead to see when it would be their turn.
On the other hand, the soldiers from Yongzhou were calm as usual, and even gave up their seats in the front row to other soldiers from You(Bing)zhou who had never tasted braised beef noodles.
An Pinbai was dumbfounded by such high-spirited behavior, and thought to himself: "I didn't expect that Marshal Zhou's soldiers would be as humble and respectful as Marshal Zhou!"
However, An Pinbo thought too much about this. The reason why the soldiers from Yongzhou lined up and gave up the front line to the soldiers from You and Bingzhou was simply because the noodle makers in the back had a greater chance of getting the beef cubes.
Not only that, the instant noodles at the bottom are cooked even more delicious.
This is the amazing skill that Yongzhou soldiers have developed for a long time. Otherwise, they wouldn't give up their front row seats to anyone else.
The first batch of soldiers who prepared the braised beef noodles held the noodles in their hands and smelled them again and again, but were reluctant to start. Because these soldiers don't know when they will be able to eat such delicious noodles again.
After smelling it for a long time, the outermost noodles were even a little cold, and some people were reluctant to start using the dishes.
When they sucked in the first noodle, the salty, spicy and spicy taste exploded on their tongues like a little boy's atomic bomb. Unknowingly, tears flowed inexplicably from the corners of these soldiers' eyes.
Looking at these soldiers who were eating and crying, Zhou Yi felt that this scene seemed familiar.
Yes, when Zhou Yigang went to Pingliang County to give white porridge and mustard vegetables to the people, the people in Pingliang County also behaved in the same way.
So Zhou Yi shouted something similar to before: "If you're not full, you'll have to wait in line to get it, and you'll be crying like crazy!"
