Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 148 Chi You
Yizhou County, near Guchang County.

Gan Ning'an sat on the bed, half-squinting his eyes and yawning from time to time, as if he was suffering from autumn fatigue and was about to fall asleep, but now was not a good time to take a nap.

Because he is raiding the formation.

With the order to exterminate the rebellious Soyi tribe in Yizhou County, Gan Ning and Xu Meng went on a rampage in Yizhou County. The two were like supermen who were tireless as long as they absorbed the sunlight. They fought for hundreds of miles in Yizhou County and wiped out the tribe. Five or six Sou Yi tribes killed and captured 6000 Yi people.

Now they were eyeing another Soyi tribe named 'Mantou'. This Soyi tribe was a small tribe, so the number of Soyi people in the tribe was naturally small. Gan Ning, who was raiding the formation, took a few glances. The Mantou tribe members were fighting with Xu Meng's tribe. Being experienced in military affairs, he probably calculated the number of the Mantou tribe, but it was only between a thousand and 2000 people.

It stands to reason that in front of Gan Ning, a godly general who has recently been called the 'Godly Crow General' among the Soyi tribes, the 'Mantou' Soyi tribe should abandon the camp where they have lived for many years and flee into the mountains and forests to avoid danger. The fate of the dead.

But this 'Mantou' tribe has some backbone. They actually stick to the camp passed down by their ancestors. They are unwilling to abandon the camp and go to the mountains and forests to be a bereaved dog. They are young and old. Anyone who can move takes up arms. Confronted Gan Ning and Xu Meng's tribe.

"The bones are a bit hard. It seems that the Soyi tribe still has some integrity." Gan Ning lamented the 'Barbarian' tribe in front of him, but it was just a sigh. He wanted to clear out these rebellious Soyi tribes as soon as possible. , and then led his troops back to Dianchi County to meet with his Ming Gong.

At this thought, Gan Ning opened his eyes and looked at the details of the battle between the Mantou tribe and Xu Meng's tribe in front of him. When it came to bloody bravery, the old people were naturally better. These old people didn't show much pity for their own lives. They have a very indifferent view of life and death, which is also related to the life span of Soyi. Very few of Soyi can live past thirty. Their life span is short, so naturally they don't care about dying early for a year or two.

Sou Yi, who was not afraid of death, charged towards the military formation set up by Xu Meng's tribe. Even Sou Yi's weapons were a bit crude, including a tattered sword, a stick sharpened at one end like a spear, an ax made of polished stone, It can be tied to a wooden stick and used as a long axe. Even more crudely, it can be used as a weapon by picking up a stone on the ground.

Weapons like Soyi were not enough in front of the military formation set up by Xu Meng. The military formation set up by Xu Meng was strict. Facing Soyi who was screaming and crying like a ghost, Xu Meng saw through the behavior of dying and physically hitting the formation. Meng Buqu stood still, holding the spear tightly in his hand, standing together in a row.

Under the command of Xu Meng's military commanders, row after row of spearmen stretched out and retracted the spears in their hands. Every time the spears were stretched out, they would be inserted into the flesh and blood of the soldiers charging into the formation. The soldiers' armor They were not smart, and some of them didn't even have any complete clothes on their bodies. Naturally, they couldn't withstand the sharp spear. The spear penetrated into Soyi's flesh and blood, and then quickly retracted and pulled out. The wounds caused by the spear opened the blood groove. , No matter how much bandage was applied, Soyi couldn't stop it, so he could only watch as his blood flowed out, draining away his own life, and then he fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and could no longer move.

Xu Meng's military formation was like a meat grinder, constantly strangling the lives of the Soyi who rushed into the formation. At the same time, the military formation continued to advance steadily, forcing the Soyi to retreat back in order to avoid the spears, and even the pressure of the Soyi's mentality collapsed. , and finally fled in all directions.

The performance of Xu Meng's men was the result of Xu Meng's hard work. In the last battle at Liangping in Ba County, Xu Meng was deeply ashamed of being pushed back by the rebels. During this period, he trained his soldiers vigorously, and at the same time, for To appease the dissatisfaction of the soldiers who may have been caused by hard training, on the one hand, he shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and on the other hand, after the victory over Bajun, he gave all the rewards given to him by the state shepherd's office to the soldiers, which is why he has the strict military orders of his subordinates today. , hit with unprecedented momentum.

Gan Ning looked at this one-sided situation and felt that there was no need for him to take action. He seemed to be able to relax and even fall asleep on the bed to relieve his autumn fatigue.However, he thought about it and decided to do something to defeat the 'Barbarian' tribe in front of him as soon as possible.

He jumped up from the bed, put his hands on his waist and twisted his body in a circle, making a creaking sound of joint friction from his body. After a while, feeling that his physical condition had recovered, he signaled the drummer to start beating the drum. Cheer.

Gan Ning's two army commanders, Zhao Liu from Guanzhong and Gan Ning's personal follower Gan Jiu, each led a group of troops under Gan Ning's command and made a move to flank Soyi.

This move of Gan Ning Buqu was quickly discovered by Qu Shuai of the Mantou tribe. This made Qu Shuai of the Mantou tribe feel fearful. He unconsciously moved his steps backwards and had the idea of ​​retreating in defeat to save his life. thoughts.

This commander-in-chief of the Mantou tribe, when the Yong family of Yizhou County rebelled, he took his Yi people to help the battle. He wanted to break the Dianchi City and gain some benefits from the Dianchi City. Furthermore, he wanted to He had heard that two or three Han ladies were captured in the Dianchi city and brought back to be wives of the villagers. The Han ladies in the city were much fairer than the Soyi women living in the wild.

It's just hateful that Gao Yi, the prefect who guards Dianchi County, is impeccable and has no flaws. He failed to enter Dianchi County to gain any benefits. Instead, he knocked out a mouth of teeth. After Shi was captured, he returned to his hometown, planning to relax for a while and regain some strength.

However, the Han army that went south this time did not intend to let him go. They actually attacked the door. Among them was a laborious General Shenya, who had a huge name, and this name was Yi. It was brought out by some old men and women from various prefectures and counties.

'You are as timid as a mouse, and you kneel down before Han'er, which brings shame to the barbarians like us. 'This was the first thought that Qu Shuai of the Mantou tribe had when he heard the name of General Shencrow. Other Soyi tribes were afraid of Gan Ning, General Shencrow, but he was not afraid.

He was still worried about the last attack on the city in Dianchi County. He was somewhat blindly confident and thought it was because of the city that he lost to the Han people for a while. If the two armies faced each other, the fierce Yi people would not be so casual. , like tigers entering a flock of sheep, breaking up the Han army formation and killing Han children wantonly.

Therefore, when Gan Ning and Xu Meng came to attack and his own troops were not dominant, Qu Commander of the Mantou tribe did not abandon his ancestral home. Instead, he led his tribe and Xu Meng's tribe. Qu started fighting.

Qu Shuai from the Mantou tribe planned to defeat Xu Meng's tribe first, and then defeat Gan Ning's tribe in the raiding formation, to win today's victory.

But as he fought, Qu Shuai of the Mantou tribe felt that something was not right. The Han army in front of him did not flee under the charge of several Soi under his men like the Han army in the past. Instead, he fought with chicken blood. Charged towards them.

How did Commander Qu know that the Han troops he fought with in the past were county soldiers and had never been trained well? Many of them were merchants, merchants, and sneaky people. They could only kill a big man with one shot. The mentality of fighting to the death was on the contrary, Xu Meng's troops were well-equipped and well-trained.

The bloody bravery that the Mantou tribe relied on in the past to be invincible was useless in front of Xu Meng's tribe. Their fearless and screaming charge into the battle only made it easier for Xu Meng's tribe to harvest the barbarians of their tribe. It's nothing more than his life, so the battle between the Mantou tribe and Xu Meng's tribe fell into a disadvantage.

Looking at Gan Ning's men who were approaching, Qu Shuai, who was already at a disadvantage, felt the courage in his heart leak out little by little. He finally cherished his life and stepped back, letting out all his courage. The courage in his chest was gone, and then the commander turned around and started running like a fool.

When Qu Shuai of the Mantou tribe ran away, the old people who had long been overwhelmed and breathless dropped their weapons one after another and followed their own Qu Shuai and started running like crazy. Thousands of people ran at the same time. This caused Xu Meng to feel some vibrations on the ground.Seeing the defeat of the Yi people, Gan Ning and Xu Meng led their men to pursue and kill them. However, they did not kill blindly. During the pursuit, they sent soldiers to constantly shout at the Yi people, "Those who surrender will be spared." die'.

This was not because Gan Ning and Xu Meng were benevolent, but because they had received orders from Liu Zhang earlier. Liu Zhang planned to repair the Yanniu Road from Chengdu to Yuexi, the Wuchi Road from Bo Road to Nanzhong, and the Nanyi Road from Bo Road to Zangdao.

If you want to be rich, you must first build roads, and in addition, you must polish Nanzhong into the basic base of the Han people. Good road transportation is essential. Whether it is business travel or an army to fight against thieves, you need convenient and smooth roads.

It's just that building roads is a hard job. There are cliffs everywhere in the south of Gein. Many roads need to be dug on the mountainside. Liu Zhang does not plan to recruit Han people to do the hard work of cutting rocks and digging mountains. He plans to suffer the Soyi people. The Soyi people who caused rebellion in Qunnan are, according to the law, the three Yi tribes. Now they are exempted from the death penalty and are drafted to build roads. They can live longer and live longer. This is a good thing for the Soyi people. happiness.
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In Yizhou County, in the county temple of Dianchi County.

A night banquet was being held. This night banquet was held to welcome Jing Yi, the governor of Zangzhou County. As for the main dish of the banquet, it was the Dianchi fish that Liu Zhang, Wu Yi and others caught during the day.

Liu Zhang looked at the busy chef with a helpless expression. There were no iron pots in the Han Dynasty. The princes and nobles used copper pots, and the common people in Guizhou used pottery. Therefore, operations such as "frying, stir-frying, and frying" were not available. If you want to achieve this, The dream of frying and frying fish had to wait until the iron-blooded Song Dynasty.

Therefore, nowadays, most chefs use three ways to prepare fish, namely pickling, broiling and pickling.

Sashimi is similar to sashimi. However, considering the death of Chen Deng in Xuzhou and the medical level of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhang was determined not to eat sashimi. He was lucky to be hit by a dump truck and traveled to the Han Dynasty. Having been lucky once, he was not sure that he could continue to be lucky.

Pickling literally means pickling fish and drying it in the sun to make salted fish. There is also a way to make fish sauce by pickling it for consumption.

Both of the above are not suitable to appear at banquets, so only 'roasted' fish, that is, grilled fish, was also the theme of high-end banquets in the Han Dynasty. In high-end banquets such as the Hongmen Banquet, the heroes of Chu and Han feasted on barbecue. .

At the moment, the chef is scraping off the scales on the fish and cutting open the belly of the fish. After cleaning it, he makes a few slits on the fish and then marinates it with ginger, scallions, orange peel, black bean juice and other seasonings. After the flavor is absorbed, grill it on the charcoal.

Not long after, a half-cooked grilled fish was placed in front of Liu Zhang. However, it was not edible yet. It needed to be brushed with a sauce made of bitter wine, fish sauce, and black bean sauce. Wait patiently for a while. edible.

Taking advantage of this period of time when the sauce was savoring, Liu Zhang looked at Jing Yi, the prefect of Zangqi County beside him. Jing Yi was very old, and his beard and hair were a little gray, but he was not as unkempt as an ordinary old man. Jing Yi's hair The beard and beard are meticulously groomed, without any mess, and coupled with the Chinese character face, the whole image is of an honest and upright famous official.

Liu Zhang got to know this Governor Jing from the documents of the Prefectural Mufu. Jing Yi was from Zitong in Shu region. His courtesy name was Wenjian, and his character was as good as his name. When he was in the local government, Jing Yi attached great importance to cultural education, educated the people with etiquette and justice, and achieved remarkable political achievements. , Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan, valued Jing Yi very much and once went to court to worship Jing Yi as the Cavalry Commander.

Jing Yi was honest, upright, both talented and virtuous, and was supported by the rich families of Xianxian County. Although Zhu Bao, the county magistrate, took advantage of Jing Yi's unpreparedness and acted arbitrarily for a period of time, Jing Yi's prestige was too high, so he was imprisoned. For a time, with the support of the rich clans of Xangqi County, Zhu Bao was put in prison to bring order to the chaos in Xangqi County.

This was exactly the talent Liu Zhang needed. He praised him: "Although Jing Qing is in hell, he can uphold loyalty and not be a traitor. He is a loyal and good man of the country and an example for his ministers. I respect him deeply. Please, and Have a full drink.”

Jing Yi looked a little ashamed. He had no knowledge of people and appointed a treacherous official like Zhu Bao as the magistrate of Xangqi County, which led to him being imprisoned. Fortunately, he had some prestige on weekdays and won the support of all the big families of Xangqi County. He made a counterattack overnight. Capturing Zhu Bao would prevent him from waiting for Gan Ning to rescue him. If so, his old face would have nowhere to go, let alone the face to come to Dian Lake to meet Liu Zhang.

"Yi is ashamed. He didn't know people well and almost made a big mistake. However, he still bothered Ming Gong and caused Ming Gong to go deep into the barren land of Nanzhong with his rich body. This is all my fault!"

"Jing Qing doesn't have to be like this. Although Zhu Bao was arrogant for a while, he was not captured by Jing Qing after all. As for knowing people unclearly, no one has any faults. He can only change his mistakes before he can become a man. Why bother to dwell on it for a while." Liu Zhang comforted. Tao, pretending to be a generous monarch.

Liu Zhang's words made the shame on Jing Yi's face deepen. The more lenient Liu Zhang was, the more ashamed he felt, and a sense of scholar's arrogance arose in his chest.

"Ming Gong is generous, but Jiao Yi is ashamed."

Seeing that the stubborn little old man was ashamed and ashamed, Liu Zhang did not continue to speak. Instead, he asked Jing Yi something and changed the subject: "I heard that Jing Qing is very good at painting and is known as a wonderful pen. I wonder if it is true." true."

"Although it is not a wonderful painting, the painting is quite insightful." Jing Yi first said modestly, and then the little old man who had achieved success in painting added another sentence, so as not to be too modest and be looked down upon by Liu Zhang.

Hearing this, Liu Zhang clapped his hands and praised: "That's very good. I have an important matter to entrust you now. Please don't refuse, Jing Qing."

"Ming Gong, please give me your orders, and Yi will obey them." After hearing Liu Zhang's instructions to him, Jing Yi patted his chest and expressed his loyalty to Liu Zhang.

"I want Jing Qing to draw some paintings for me. They need to have the sky and the earth, the sun and the moon, and Chi You. Among them, Chi You has the birth of So Yi, cattle, sheep, and horses. In addition, I need to paint the officials riding horse flags and covering their heads while patrolling. There is also an image of a barbarian morning glory carrying wine and gold to obtain a treasure."

(End of this chapter)