The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 582 581 The Burning Yangtze River (21)

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Huang Zhong nodded heavily, and said: "His Highness, shortly after His Highness left Junshanshuizhai yesterday, the last general received orders from the scouts, and is actively preparing everything according to His Highness's orders."

Zhang Yandao: "You guys haven't finished your work yet, have you?"

"Not yet, it will take some time." Huang Zhong said.

"Then you go and get busy first. General Xu and I are waiting for you here. Moreover, the fleet led by Sima Yi has not arrived yet. When Sima Yi's fleet arrives, it will not be too late for us to set off." Zhang Yan said.

Therefore, Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, and Li Tong bid farewell to Zhang Yan one after another, left the meeting hall of the Navy Dazhai, and continued to go about their business.

Zhang Yan and Xu Huang didn't stay idle either, but they left the conference hall to visit the Junshan Water Village, accompanied by the officers and men of the navy.

Near noon, the fog on the lake had all dissipated, but I saw a fleet of ships sailing slowly from the lake in the north of Junshan Water Village. The flags on them were exactly the same as theirs. This fleet was led by Sima Yi. The fleet that came was loaded with gunpowder and new secret weapons.

Sima Yi's fleet approached Junshan Water Village slowly, but did not dock, but stopped in the middle of the lake not far from the shore. Then Sima Yi and Ma Jun took a small boat and asked the soldiers to row their oars , near the shore.

At this moment, Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, Li Tong and others were sitting in the meeting hall. It was already approaching noon, and lunch was indispensable. The Junshan Water Village was located beside Dongting Lake. Among them, fish resources are very rich and indispensable, so these days, the soldiers in Junshan Water Village basically fish for food, and most of them are Jingzhou people, and they are very I like to eat fish.

"Your Highness, the conditions here are poor. We may not have the delicacies of mountains and seas as in the palace, but we have very delicious fish here. At the end of today, we will order the cook to prepare a whole fish feast for His Highness. I hope His Highness will like it." Huang Zhong was very enthusiastic. Said.

After Zhang Yan heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "I have never eaten this whole fish feast. But I heard that since you came to this Junshanshui village, the soldiers have been there almost every day. Catch fish to eat. Although this fish is delicious, you can’t eat it every day. Otherwise, if you have 10 people, each of you will eat one fish per meal. Wouldn’t Dongting Lake lose 30 fish every day? If it continues like this , the fish in Dongting Lake will probably become extinct soon, right?"

What seemed to be an understatement actually contained a deep meaning. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Li Tong were all warriors, so they didn't understand the meaning of Zhang Yan's words. They only thought that Zhang Yan was joking.

However, Yang Xiu who was sitting here felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. When Zhang Yan said this, his sharp eyes swept over Yang Xiu's body, which made Yang Xiu feel like he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

From Yang Xiu's point of view, Zhang Yan's understatement contained a profound meaning.As Zhang Yan said, since they arrived here, they have had fish almost every meal, not to mention how good the food is.But before the expedition, Zhang Yan allocated very little rations to them.

Is it possible that Zhang Yan is blaming them for the suspicion of embezzling military supplies?Yang Xiu thought so.

Yang Xiu broke out in a cold sweat from shock, and didn't dare to take a breath, only to hear Huang Zhong say: "His Royal Highness, since I came to this Junshan, I have indeed had fish and meat every now and then, but just now His Highness counted. That account is not right!"

"Oh? What's wrong?" Zhang Yan also asked suspiciously.

"We Jingzhou people have always loved to eat fish, but there is an obvious difference between our fish eating and northerners eating fish. Northerners eat fish by eating the whole fish and tasting the deliciousness of fish. And we southerners Although I also eat fish, I don’t like to eat fish, but I like to drink fish soup. Even if I eat fish, I eat very little, one or two pieces is enough. In addition, there must be a spicy taste in the fish soup. So it often happens that we stewed a pot of fish soup. The soup is gone, but the fish is still there. Because of this, the fish can be boiled several times, and finally it can’t be boiled anymore. Eat it up. So, Your Highness doesn’t have to worry about us exhausting the pond. In addition, we Jingzhou people are also good at fishing. We know how big a fish should be caught. If we catch a small fish, we will release it. When the small fish grows up, we will release it. , and then go fishing. Besides, the soldiers should not always drink fish soup when they eat, they should always eat something to prevent hunger, so military rations are still indispensable. If eating fish alone can eat such a strong Body, then why are we still farming, we might as well raise fish..."

Huang Zhong talked eloquently and spoke a lot of truths, including explaining these things clearly, which immediately made Zhang Yan feel a little ignorant.

"Hehehe, so it turns out that this king is ignorant and ignorant. General Huang's words enlightened me and really benefited me a lot," Zhang Yan said.

Yang Xiu couldn't help admiring Huang Zhong's words. He didn't expect Huang Zhong to have such an eloquence, and what he said was that His Royal Highness King Yan had no way to retaliate, and he was willing to bow down.

Just when Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, Huang Zhong glanced at him, looking at him, as if saying, you helped me last time, and I helped you this time, let's settle the matter.

Yang Xiu couldn't help being startled, and secretly guessed: "Could it be that Huang Zhong can also hear the implication from King Yan's words?"

At this moment, a scout came in from the door, and he bowed to Zhang Yan as soon as he entered the door: "I report to His Royal Highness King Yan, Sima Yi, the Musi of Jingzhou, begs to see you."

Hearing Sima Yi's arrival, Zhang Yan immediately said, "He's finally here, let him in quickly."

"Here!"

The scouts turned around and left. A moment later, Sima Yi and Ma Jun walked in from outside one after the other. As soon as they entered the hall, the two said in unison: "My subordinates will see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"Excuse me, give me a seat!" Zhang Yan said.

As soon as Sima Yi and Ma Jun sat down, Zhang Yan said to Huang Zhong, "Captain Huang, everyone has arrived. The whole fish feast you mentioned can begin."

Huang Zhong nodded, then raised his hands and clapped his hands, but when he heard three "pa pa pa pa" sounds, the whole fish feast that had been prepared for a long time was officially served.

One dish after another was brought up, but when all the dishes were served on the table, Zhang Yan was greatly disappointed.

What kind of whole fish banquet is this? It's simply whole fish soup!
Crucian carp soup, carp soup, perch soup, grass carp soup, etc., the table was filled with all kinds of fish soups, which were far from the full fish feast that Zhang Yan was looking forward to.

"Hey!" Zhang Yan sighed heavily in his heart. Maybe his expectations were too high. Anyway, since he came here, he has basically gotten used to eating. The cooking skills of the people of the Han Dynasty , It is simply incomparable with the cooking skills of modern society. The essence of cooking skills in the Han Dynasty is only one word, that is cooking.No matter what kind of dish it is, it must be boiled, and it is always cooked. Some families try to save trouble, and even stew it randomly.

Zhang Yan shook his head in disappointment. It is estimated that he will never be able to eat this real whole fish feast in his life.

The difference from Zhang Yan was that the rest of the people were looking forward to the fish soup, and some of them had green eyes, which showed how much they loved the fish soup.

"Come on, don't be too polite, hurry up and eat, after we finish eating, we still have important things to do." Zhang Yan said.

So, after everyone saw that Zhang Yan was the first to eat, they began to sip one after another.

For the whole fish feast, Zhang Yan didn't eat too much. It's not that he doesn't like fish very much, but what's in front of him is fish soup, and he doesn't even know how to fry it.But there is no one here.

To be honest, after Zhang Yan's living conditions improved, his requirements for food became higher and higher. There was a special imperial chef in Yanwang's mansion, but unfortunately, the meals he cooked were not to Zhang Yan's liking. Everything is changing, but what I eat are all boiled things, I have long been tired of eating.

Therefore, the chef in Yanwang's mansion is the most frequently changed occupation.Sometimes, Zhang Yan will cook in person and make something he likes to eat.But when he went to the kitchen to look for things, he found that there were no potatoes, no tomatoes, no corn, some of the most common foods in modern society, but there were nothing here.

At this time, Zhang Yan deeply felt the importance of cultural exchanges between the East and the West, as well as the importance of exchanges between regions. Although ancient China had a vast land and abundant resources, there were indeed no potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. Even if you want to eat the best Simple tomato scrambled eggs had none.

Because the origin of tomatoes is not in China, but in America on the other side of the ocean.

Zhang Yan ate some casually, and felt a bit full, so he stopped eating, but he saw that other people were eating happily, and some even drank the fish soup upside down.After Zhang Yan saw it, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, how could they have such a big belly, and they didn't feel full after eating the soup?
After lunch, everything was removed, everyone was full, and one or two's stomachs were bulging like a ball, but Zhang Yan was not full, because he didn't have an appetite after all.

"Everyone has eaten and drunk enough, so let's get down to business now!" Zhang Yan said.

Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, Li Tong, Ma Jun and others present all pricked up their ears, quietly listening to Zhang Yan's words.

I only heard Zhang Yan say: "Now that Zhang Fei has been completely defeated, there are only a few remnants and defeated generals, so there is nothing to worry about. But if you want to take down the four counties in southern Jing, Guan Yu who is stationed in Changsha will become a thorn in his side. If you don't take this thorn If it is removed, the four counties in Jingnan will never be peaceful. The four counties in Jingnan were originally the boundaries of Jingzhou. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were ordered by Sun Quan to occupy them forcibly. This Sun Quan is not a good bird. Against the imperial court, this king will not only take down the four counties in southern Jing, but also take down the entire Jiangnan, do you all have confidence?"

(End of this chapter)