Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 400 The overall situation has been decided
Ask Lin Xuexue to sit down in the corridor.Wang Ruohai said to Xue Cheng: "Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve. Go and fetch a few catties of good mutton and give it to the master. It is extremely inconvenient to occupy his courtyard at this time."

Xue Cheng agreed.Come back soon, followed by two soldiers.A soldier carried a leg of lamb and two big carps.Another soldier took a bag of rice and a basket of eggs.

Wang Ruohai said to Lin Xuexue: "A small gift is not a respect, and a scholar should not dislike it. Tomorrow's Chinese New Year, the family will have fun together. There is wine in the army, and I will bring another jar later."

Lin Xuexue waved his hands again and again: "How can I make it! If I accept it, wouldn't people laugh at me for being greedy for money!"

Wang Ruohai said with a smile: "Pedant, don't be too pedantic. We occupy your house, and a few belongings are nothing. If the pedant refuses, he will fall into love instead. How can a man care about things outside his body!"

After hearing this, Lin Xuexue couldn't help nodding.No more excuses, shout out to his wife to accept the gift.

Set up a banquet under the shed, with Xue Cheng, Shao Yun, Zhang Qi, Li Songchen and Liang Xing as companions, Wang Ruohai invited Lin Xuexue to drink.

After drinking for three rounds, Wang Ruohai said to Lin Xuexue: "Since the Jin army destroyed the Henan Mansion a few years ago, this area has not been peaceful. Is it convenient for Xuexue to live here? Come in."

Lin Xuexue said: "The counseling is over-considered. The mountain area to the north of Mianchi is full of people forming camps everywhere. How dare the Jin army come? A few years ago, when Taiwei Zhang was in Mianchi, he had thousands of soldiers and horses, and the surrounding area was hundreds of miles away. Everyone knows his reputation."

Wang Ruohai said: "It's different this time. We surrounded the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, and he must have a grudge afterwards. Now we are fighting the war while organizing the people to move south. Tangzhou, Dengzhou, and Xiangyang are full of idle land. Tolerate people."

Lin Xuexue said: "I have lived here for many lifetimes, how can I leave my hometown? The Jin people are incomprehensible, how can they occupy the Central Plains for a long time!"

Wang Ruohai said to Liang Xing: "After this battle is over, the Jin army is likely to retaliate against the people around Luoyang. If the matter is urgent, you can take some of the people here back to the cottage. Around Luoyang, even around Kaifeng Mansion, don't fight to your heart's content I'm afraid it won't work. The prosperous lands of the two capitals, after this catastrophe, don't know how many years it will take to recover."

Liang Xing said yes.Taihang Mountain is not far from the Yellow River, strangling the main road going south and east along the East Road, and assisting many places around it.

Several people were drinking and gossiping, and before they knew it, it was already late at night.

The next day was New Year's Eve, and there was another day of discussion.On the first day of junior high school, Wang Ruohai took the road to Tuhao Town and returned to Guozhou on the third day of junior high school.

At this time, it was almost evening, and a slanting sun spread in the sky.The icicles on the eaves were half-thawed, and as the sun set, they slowly began to freeze again.There are magpies chirping in the trees, and the withered grass on the ground is covered with broken ice, which looks like winter.

After connecting Wang Ruohai to the yamen, Wang Xiaolie said, "It's really hard work for the councilor to visit during the Chinese New Year."

Wang Ruohai hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Wang Xiaolie nodded lightly, looked at Wang Ruohai, and asked in a deep voice, "How is it?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Wu Shu has gone crazy these days, driving soldiers and using all kinds of means to attack the city every day. Shao Yun and others also thought of various ways to defend Mianchi City like a copper wall and an iron wall. In a short period of time, Wu Shu The technique should be invincible."

Li Yanxian said: "The news came from the west that after Wei Yang occupied Jingzhao Mansion, Eriduo was furious. It's just that he was held back by Brother Wu Jie and Yang Zheng. If Mianchi cannot be breached, Wushu must be held accountable."

Wang Xiao said: "It's not a skill to destroy Wushu. It's our skill to make his life worse than death this time! Consultant, what do you think of the Hedong Rebel Army? Can you help Xue Cheng cut off Wushu's food supply? "

Wang Ruohai said: "This time I met Li Songchen, Li Shi, Liang Xing, Zhao Yun and other leaders. It was unexpected. Although their army lacked food and clothing, and many soldiers were old and weak, but the battle The will is extremely strong. Xue Cheng asked them to cross the river with him after they were able to fight. There are about 8000 people in total. Relatively speaking, Li Songchen has fewer soldiers, and Liang Xing and Zhao Yun have more soldiers. There is no way, Lingshi is far away from Taiyuan The mansion is relatively close, and Li Songchen was besieged by Yinshuke many times, making life even more difficult."

Wang Xiaolie said again: "What do you think of their soldiers?"

Wang Ruohai said: "There is very little training, the lineup is not complete, and the banners are not complete. In my opinion, they may not be able to fight in formation. But fighting in the mountains and attacking in small groups should not be bad."

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's how the rebel army is. People join the army. There is no systematic training, and the officers don't have a complete study. Of course, the official combat will be worse. Wait until spring, and we will find a way."

While talking, the three sat down by the desk.

Li Yanxian said: "Shao Yun's troops now have enough food and grass, and they have defended Shanzhou several times with me, so they should be able to hold Mianchi. What I am worried about now is whether Xue Cheng and the Hedong rebels will be able to cut off the food supply."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Jing Lue, now Wu Shu's mind is probably on how to break through Mianchi. Eriduo can't return to the army for a while, so there should be a lot of pressure on him. Originally let Wu Shu guard the pass, but he let him Wei Yi was in Guozhou, and led his own troops to Luoyang. We killed Wei Yi in World War I and blocked Wushu to the west of Mianchi. This situation made the Jin army very passive. I guess that Wushu might not care about his own food in the early days. Dao. When Xue Cheng and others cut off the food road, and the Wushu army is short of food, then it may be too late."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head and said: "The outcome of the battle at Mianchi depends on whether the generals on the front line can understand our intentions. We can neither drive Wu Shu to extinction, nor let him go. We must grasp the balance in the middle." , this point is [-]% certain.”

After finishing speaking, he looked at the sky and said: "The sun is about to set, so we don't talk about these troublesome things. Today, on the third day of the junior high, the councilor came back and prepared some food and wine for him to spend his old age. The three of us gossip. The overall situation of the war has been decided. Don't worry too much."

After finishing speaking, ask the guards to order the kitchen to cook some good dishes, and the three of them will drink tonight.

Around a fire, three people sat down.Wang Xiaolie ordered his soldiers to fetch a bottle of wine.Said: "This jar of wine is different from the previous grape wine. It is based on white wine, soaked in selected wild grapes, and added many medicinal materials. It has been soaked for six months. It tastes sweet and delicious, and it is not like the usual wine. The white wine is strong. But the alcohol is still strong and easy to drink. If you are not careful, you will get drunk."

Wang Ruohai waved his hands hastily: "I'm too strong to drink. How dare you drink such spirits!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now that it's Chinese New Year, let's indulge once. Tonight, the three of us, have a good meal of meat and a drink of wine!"

After speaking, he slapped the altar mud away and poured it into three bowls.

Seriously, it's actually booze.Lujiu has a long history in China. In the past, it was based on rice wine. With baijiu, it was naturally changed to baijiu.The alcohol content is slightly lower than that of white wine, and it has a fruity, floral, or medicinal aroma, which is very easy to drink.

It has only been a year or two since Wang Xiaolie started making baijiu.In such a short period of time, the gods can't make good wine.Except for the sealed liquor, the current liquor is sold cheaply in taverns.In many places, baijiu has become a cheap alcohol recognized by the people.

Liquor is distilled from a solid state, and the alcohol content is not derived from blending, but from the natural nature of the wine.The alcohol content at the beginning is high, and it is called liquor head in many places.In fact, it is not suitable for drinking, and it is generally used for blending after being stored for many years.The final liquor has a low alcohol content and a mild taste, so it is usually added directly to the steamer for re-distillation.When the wine is produced stably, it is generally more than 50 degrees.

Baijiu cannot be directly added with water to reduce the alcohol content, otherwise the quality of the liquor will be greatly affected, and good wine will become a bad wine mixed with water.The low-alcohol wine of later generations has strict craftsmanship, which is the scientific and technological research of the New China organization, not a simple blend.Some of the wines sold have a particularly high alcohol content, and some even sell the head of the wine directly, which can reach more than 70 degrees.These are not wine heads in the traditional sense and have their own craftsmanship.

The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous time for Chinese dew and wine, and there were many names.Wang Xiaolie's new grape wine refers to the craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty and adds his own creativity.Turn the cheap white wine into a high-end grape wine.

Looking at the dark red color of the wine in the wine bowl, it exudes the faint sweetness of grapes.Li Yanxian said: "This wine looks sweet, but I don't know how strong it is. A few days ago, I heard that baijiu is the strongest. I didn't believe it in my heart. After drinking less than a bottle, I was so drunk that I didn't know what to do."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not as strong as ordinary liquor, but it's strong. I'm talking while drinking, don't drink too fast."

(End of this chapter)