Destiny Only Han

Chapter 620 Han Xin: Everyone catches a sheep, right?
Sishui County, Zhuyi County (now Suzhou, Anhui).

As it was getting late, Tangtangshui washed away the embankments on both sides of the river and flowed southward into the Huaihe River.

At the end of the Warring States Period in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Hui of Wei built Honggou in ten years, merging the entire Sui River into the Honggou water system, and outlined a highway with a network of water in the Central Plains.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, hundreds of millions of dollars were invested every year to dredge the waterways between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, so as to ensure smooth shipping and prosperous commerce.

Of course, there are other benefits, such as transporting troops.

After Liu Bang polished up Han Xin's plan and sent it out, the [-] elite Liangjiazi recruited from Guanzhong gave up arriving at Linzi by land.

The place where they meet is Zhuyi County on the north bank of Suishui River.

Although this place is only a little-known small place nowadays, with a household of less than 7 and a population of only [-] or [-], it has a well-known name in later generations.

Symbol from the set.

To be precise, it's Fuliji Roasted Chicken...

There is such a poem in "Songs of Chu Tian Wen", Peng Keng poured out the pheasant emperor for what?The life of the subject is long, how long is the husband?

Peng Keng refers to Qian Keng, the great-great-grandson of Zhuanxu, one of the five emperors. Because of his good taste, he was good at pouring pheasant soup, and he was able to serve Emperor Yao. Said by Peng Zu.

The legendary Fuliji Roasted Chicken was created by Peng Zu and the result of continuous improvement and refinement by later generations.

Although Liu Ying was skeptical about the legend, since she came to this place, she naturally wanted to eat chicken as the Romans do...

Well, this is mainly because there are not many other things in Qi, and there are chicken farms everywhere. Now it is the turn of summer and autumn, which is the time for chicken farms to replenish a large number of chickens and weed out old hens that do not lay eggs diligently, so I bought chickens Eating is more cost-effective than buying pigs, cattle and sheep.

The food in the army has always been rough and rough. The washed and stripped old hen is thrown into a large pot and stewed, and another pot is started to steam the rice. The stew is almost cooked, and the wild vegetables are cooked with hot soup, and then served with rice.

Although ordinary soldiers don't get much meat to eat, chicken soup and rice are enough, which is better than what they eat at home.

To be full is to fight!
Well, in order to take care of the emotions of the old hen, there are whole eggs boiled in the iron pan, this is Oyakodon...

But in the Zhongjun Commander, what Liu Ying faced was not a foolish version of a big pot stew, but a roast chicken that demanded perfection every step of the way.

For example, there is an extra step of smearing the chicken skin with molasses, and it is not boiled directly, but fried first and then marinated, so the color is golden, fat but not greasy, and the meat is rotten and boneless...

But at this moment, apart from Liu Ying and Liu Fei, who was ordered to set off with the army, who was concentrating on cooking while training his body and losing weight along the way, the rest of the people were watching the show with great interest.

The drama of Han Xin and Liu Jia scolding each other...

Well, after receiving the order, Liu Jia had just left Jingguo, crossed the Huaihe River and arrived in Chenjun. Immediately, he received the battle report that Yingbo led troops to invade Jingguo.

Originally, Jing State's army was not as strong as Huainan State's, but now that Liu Jia had taken away the country's elite, it could be said that Yingbo occupied seven or eight counties without bloodshed.

It's just that most of the country's land is covered by Yunmeng Daze. There are swamps everywhere, and there are not many places suitable for farming. The people rely on fishing and working in sugarcane plantations in exchange for money.

Therefore, although Yingbo conquered the country of Jing, he did not harvest much food and population. After all, the previous strategic deception was to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and the people’s homes more or less had boats. His tattered clothes and quilts jumped into the boat and ran away...

Well, it can't be said that there was no harvest, the empty glass bottles containing rum were snatched away by Huainan soldiers...

So Liu Ying is turning grief and anger into appetite at the moment, while Liu Jia's anger at the moment is embarrassing.

After all, there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that he 'transferred' to Chen County because he was worried about losing the war, organized a defense line north of the Huaihe River, and left his feudal country and the area south of the Huaihe River to Yingbu...

When Liu Jia gradually ran out of words, Liu Bang, who was sipping a little wine, immediately jumped out and made a sideline.

"That's enough, that's enough, as ministers in the same hall, don't worry about these trivial matters anymore, eat wine, eat wine!"

Lu Wan also nodded: "What Your Majesty said is very true. If you two are angry, you can vent it on Yingbo! Fighting in the same room will only make relatives hurt enemies!"

Liu Jia got off the donkey along the slope, just snorted heavily at Han Xin, then looked at Liu Bang and said, "That fellow Yingbu occupied my territory and captured my people. I will never spare him!"

After finishing speaking, the three of them picked up the wine jug and drank it all in one gulp, leaving Han Xin with a dazed expression on the spot, helpless and furious.

Well, he has never won a quarrel these years, and now he won it with great difficulty, but the result is such an ending...

The one surnamed Liu didn't have a good thing, and the one surnamed Lu...Han Xin looked angry, drank one cup after another, and sat on the spot after a while, giggling silly.

"Come here, send Marquis Huaiyin back, he's drunk again..."

Liu Ying raised the chicken leg in her hand, and looked at the useless little trash yelling 'I'm not drunk, I can walk by myself' disappearing at the door of the camp with a disgusted expression.

Liu Jia and Lu Wan looked at each other and smiled, regaining some tacit understanding of fighting side by side.

Zhang Liang tapped the table with his fingers, waited until everyone turned their attention to him, and said:

"Now Yingbu's actions can be said to be all guessed by Xue Jian, and before dinner, I received a report that the Huainan army has retreated from Jingguo and is now marching eastward along the Huai River. I think I know that my main force is going south. News, intended to defend Shouchun (now Shou County, Huainan, Anhui) first-line defense..."

"I have a different opinion."

Liu Ying raised her hand, met Zhang Liang's surprised eyes and said:

"Yingbu is good at attacking but not defending. At this time, withdrawing troops and returning to aid is unlikely to be preparing to defend Shouchun to the death. Instead, he will lead the army northward and fight the main force of our army."

"And the battlefield of the decisive battle is very likely to be a place that everyone is familiar with."

"Gaixia."

"The secret report sent back from the Huainan State High School a few days ago also said that Yingbo is recruiting domestic ships and building a pontoon bridge on the Huai River. This also confirms that he is not defending, but preparing to go north. Time for a decisive battle with our army..."

For a moment, there was no sound in the tent, Liu Bang's eyes were slightly focused, full of fierce taste, and the hand holding the chopsticks was very hard, as if the hands were not chopsticks, but Yingbo's neck...

"That fellow Yingbu deserves to be compared with Xiang Ji? You're overestimating your capabilities!"

"Yingbo is dying, and we deserve to make contributions!"

"His Royal Highness is as good at predicting things as a god, it is really a blessing for my Han family!"

"Your Majesty is wise and decisive, the crown prince is wise and brave, and if we fight bravely, why worry about being immortal!"

Amidst the continuous praises, Liu Fei looked slightly displeased, while Liu Ying raised her head proudly, completely without the shame of learning what she said before when she heard it from Han Xin...

Therefore, many of Han Xin's judgments are still very accurate.

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Chu State, Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu).

Because the Yangtze River does not carry a lot of sediment, Yangzhou at this time is the mouth of the Jiangbei River, and a real coastal city such as Nantong is still soaked in the sea.

Well, the same goes for the Pearl of the Orient...

Liu Jiao stood at the pier, feeling sorry for him.

If possible, he really didn't want to go on board to intercept the navy of Minyue Kingdom, but there was no way, who made him the king of Chu?

If the king is still hiding in the back when the war comes, how can the soldiers in the front not be chilled, and how can they fight the enemy bravely?
Therefore, even though Liu Jiao usually splashed twice in the bathhouse for swimming, but at this moment he was resolutely preparing to board the boat, cross the south and down the river, and intercept the Minyue army on the river.

"Your Majesty... if something happens to you, how will your concubine live..."

"Shut up, you! If something really happens to the king, he will definitely tear your crow's mouth!"

Liu Jiao didn't need to look back, he knew that it was the harem women who came to see him off and were fighting again, but he didn't intend to stop it, on the contrary he was still enjoying it.

Women who fight like horses, I like it the most...

And the tit-for-tat confrontation of those women also diluted some of the fear in his heart, but when he saw the monster floating on the water, the fear in his heart turned into excitement.

"My lord, it's so big..."

"Nonsense, of course the king is big... But, it's really big... I'm afraid..."

It was only at this moment that Liu Jiao didn't bother to pay attention to the group of Yingying and Yanyan, and all his attention was placed on the huge battleship.

It is said to be a boat, but it floats more than ten meters above the sea; if it is called a building, it can sail on the water!

This was the flagship 'Xiwangmu' that Liu Bang had seen that day. When the news of Yingbo's rebellion reached Guanzhong, Xiao He paid money immediately, and then this ship belonged to General Lou Chuan, Guang'a Hou Renao.

So it was completely different from what Liu Bang saw that day.

At this time, both sides of the Xiwangmu ship were covered with black hole muzzles. There were three floors up and down, a total of 64 artillery pieces on the left and right sides, and two [-]-pound naval guns on the left and right sides of the bow, so that they could continue to fire when chasing the enemy downwind. .

According to the division standards of the era of sailing warships, this is just a third-tier ship, but in this era, this is a real giant.

The Queen Mother of the West doesn't even need to fire its guns during the battle, as long as the sails are full of wind, the water waves created during sailing are enough to overturn the enemy ship!

And it was not only this flagship that gave Liu Jiao the confidence to win, there were also eleven warships floating on the water in the distance, and those were the earliest three-masted ships of the "Weiyuan" class.

It's a pity that the times are changing too fast. These few Big Macs of the past are now facing the embarrassing situation of being on the verge of retiring just after serving...

(End of this chapter)