Chapter 94: The First Barracks Life
"Expedition!" With Cao Cao shouting, the army did not have any nonsense and directly began to march. There is no imaginary pre-war incitement, no impassioned speeches, an order is enough!
"Keep up, keep up!" Xiahoudun and other generals came forward one after another, urging the troops to speed up their march. Considering the speed of the baggage troops and the terrain of Yanzhou, it is possible to march about 100 miles, that is, 50 kilometers, every day. Rainy days are halved, and the journey is around 20 to 30 kilometers.
The longer the march, the more serious the consumption of baggage, and the consumption of military rations could not be ignored by any prince.
The worst thing is actually Wang Yong, who also thought about it at first, he is also a marching chef, and there should be a horse to travel on his behalf. Actually, there is, but I sadly found that I had never ridden a horse!
It wasn't until the noon break that he dismounted and found that his inner thigh had worn out the skin. I can only be cheeky, go to the military doctor, ask for some ointment or something, and apply it a little. The refreshing and cool feeling of the ointment finally eased the hot pain in the inner thighs.
"In the afternoon, you can just go find a board car and sit down!" ran into Xiahoudun by chance, and she naturally knew the situation, but she couldn't help but sneer.
"Don't worry, give!" Xiahou Yuan summoned a pair of leather shorts and handed them over, "Although it will be hot, at least it can avoid bruising on the inner thighs." It is made of lambskin and is very soft. ”
"Could it be...... You ......" Wang Yong suddenly realized something.
"Of course!" Xiahou Yuan replied, "If you don't want calluses to form on your inner thighs, and you're afraid of being bruised, you naturally have to know how to protect yourself!" ”
Indeed, there is a difference between this and the real Three Kingdoms, especially in the case of many women serving as generals, and protection measures are definitely more valued than in the original era.
"I'm so stupid...... I'm really stupid......" took the shorts, Wang Yong only felt that he was injured in vain in the morning!
At lunchtime, everyone eats dry food directly, and directly buries the pot to cook or something, which is too much time for an army that pays attention to efficiency.
"Master Chef, your dry food!" The soldiers of the Huotou Army cautiously handed over two pieces of glutinous rice cakes, which were made from peanut oil residue and rice flour, and of course dried pickles were sandwiched in them, and finally fried to preserve them for a longer time.
As far as dry food is concerned, this thing is enough to carry hunger, and the key is to deliberately make it the kind that has no water, and if you don't eat it with water, you feel like you can't eat it at all.
"What do the soldiers think of the dry food?" Wang Yong asked casually. This time, the dry food has been reported to Xun Yu, who has approved the production, but whether the soldiers below accept it still needs further investigation.
"Of course I like them all!" The soldier hurriedly replied, "Compared to the previous dry food, this one tastes very good, and the soldiers are very happy to eat it." ”
"That's good!" Wang Yong nodded, in the end, it was the first time to serve as the head chef of the march, and he was afraid that he would not do well enough.
Immediately found Wen Ming and Liu Li, the two of them were different from himself, they were both marching with the army, plus they were wearing a layer of light leather armor, and they were a little worried that they would not be able to stand it.
"Can you adapt to the environment in the army?" Wang Yong looked at the two of them, a little tired, but there didn't seem to be any big problem.
"Just get tired and get used to it. Besides, there will be a number of board cars emptied, and when we are tired, we can also find a car to sit on. Wen Ming said with a smile, this little march is actually nothing to him, but he is a little tired from watching Liu Li.
"It's okay!" Liu Li gasped slowly, she has been suffering in the past few years, and she is not so delicate. It's just that in the first two years, I worked as a doorman in Wanshiwu, and my work was not heavy, and my physical strength decreased slightly.
"That's good, have a good rest! I asked the officials on the baggage side that I could get a tent tonight, and if you don't have a place to sleep, you can come over and squeeze in. Wang Yong said casually. Anyway, it's all three big men, it's nothing to squeeze it, no matter how you say it, you can't treat your own people badly, right?
"Then bother!" Of course, Wenming is nothing, it is better to have a tent than to sleep in the open.
"Well, okay......" Liu Li hesitated for a moment, and finally felt that it was more strange not to respond, so he could only nod.
After resting for about half an hour, the army set out again. Basically, the sun is at its strongest at noon, but this autumn tiger is so powerful that many people are sweating.
In the afternoon, Wang Yong had already applied ointment to the inner thighs, tied them with bandages, and finally put on tight leather shorts, and finally got on the horse.
Along the way, from time to time, the baggage soldiers would stop to fetch water, and then distribute it to the various soldiers. According to Wang Yong's meaning, a little salt is sprinkled in the water, otherwise it is not possible to only replenish water with such a sweating method. The point is that the price of salt in this world is really not expensive.
In this way, at the end of the day, before dark, the army marched for more than 70 miles, which can be regarded as out of the jurisdiction of Zhencheng.
"Stay put!" The herald cavalry came all the way and passed the order down. Hearing this order, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, after a day's march, it was really not easy.
"The Huotou army buries the pot to cook, and the baggage soldiers set up tents!" The second order came down, and it was just given according to custom.
"Prepare immediately, set aside a part of the people to get water, and eat a meal of vermicelli tonight!" Wang Yong shouted, everyone sweats a lot today, fans can be soup and rice, it's good to add it.
Soak the dried vermicelli directly, then boil it in water, add the marinated meat and dried vegetables, and the salt can be left out.
"The officers are a little more extravagant...... Wang Yong personally led people to cook, the dish is made of good pork belly and vermicelli, cooked pork stewed vermicelli, and then steamed on a pot of rice, fried with a small plate of vegetables, is the dinner of the officers.
"Pork belly...... This thing looks very tired......" After the food went up, Cao Ren suddenly felt a little disgusted, this thing looked shiny, and he knew that he would be tired without looking at it.
"The march is so tiring, the battle is even more tiring, it's good to replenish some oil and water!" Cao Cao didn't care, he went straight to the chopsticks.
"Huh?" She just ate a piece of pork belly, but she found that the pork belly was fat but not greasy, and it was delicious when she ate it, so she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"How?" Cao Cao looked at Wang Yong curiously.
"The meat is good pork, this thing is cheap, and some of it is purchased. I used some spices to get rid of the greasy, and at the same time took a little time to boil to make sure that the fat areas were as smooth and soft as the pudding, but not greasy. Wang Yong replied.
The recipe is a bit similar to braised pork, soy sauce is the key, but spices can't be ignored either. The main ingredients are bay leaves, star anise and peppercorns, and of course green onions and ginger should also be counted.
"It's good for cooking, everyone can taste it!" Cao Cao signaled to everyone and continued to eat.
Since Cao Cao took the lead, everyone naturally began to play chopsticks. When I really ate it, I found that it was indeed fat but not greasy, the taste of pork stewed vermicelli was fragrant and delicious, and the green vegetables just adsorbed the excess fat into it, which was very good for cleaning the mouth or finishing.
The noodles absorb the flavor of spices and lard, and become slippery and delicious, and you don't feel like you're eating noodles anymore, but eating a different form of pork. It feels good to eat a bite of pork stewed vermicelli and then a bite of rice.
"Very well, it seems that you are well aware of the concept of a marching meal." Cao Cao wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then looked at Wang Yong.
"I learned a little from my colleagues, Xiaoxian knows a lot, and without his help, it is estimated that my subordinates are also in a hurry." Wang Yong is not good at taking all the credit on himself, after all, Mao Jue has indeed made a lot of efforts in this.
"Well, Mao Jue......" Cao Cao nodded, Mao Jie originally went to Jingzhou to take refuge in Liu Biao, but later knew that Liu Biao's decree was not strict, so he turned his head halfway and turned to himself.
He has good political ability, and he has intermediate chef qualifications, but he doesn't like his personality a little, so he was appointed as the head chef of the march first, intending to boil his temperament. It's been a long time, and I can't remember this person a little. However, with his ability, serving as the head chef of the march is indeed condescending.
Perhaps, after a while, transfer him out to a more suitable position! Cao Cao couldn't help but think.
At night, the army camped, and generally marched in the sphere of influence of their own army, and there was no need to camp at all. At least under normal circumstances. But who made this world special, and had to spend half an hour to set up the tent. However, in your own sphere of influence, you don't need to build additional fences or anything.
"Hurry up and wash up, and have a good rest tonight......" Wang Yong took the basin filled with hot water, one in each hand, and handed it directly to Wen Ming and Liu Li.
In the end, it is to move along the river, close to the water source, and take water directly when needed, but the direction of this river is not the same as the terrain of Dongjun in memory.
"Okay!" I have to get up at five o'clock tomorrow, and I should go to bed early tonight, of course Wen Ming has no objection.
"Hmm...... Good. Liu Li was directly embarrassed, after all, she couldn't wash here. She just wanted to find a place where no one was around, where she could change her clothes with peace of mind.
For the first time, I felt that it was so troublesome for a woman to dress up as a man, and how to continue to hide it, Liu Li was also making troubles. In the army, there was a special washing ground for women, which was specially fenced with a cloth curtain, and men were not allowed to approach it. But the question is, now her apparent gender is still 'male', and hasn't it become 'voyeurism' in the past?
was embarrassed, but didn't want Xu Huang to come over, and when she saw the wooden basin in her hand, she suddenly understood, so she stepped forward: "Brother, I have something to talk to you about, why don't you find a place to talk and wash up by the way?" ”
"Well, okay!" Liu Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly agreed.
After a while, the two found a remote place, Xu Huang gave her the wind, and the latter took off his clothes and began to wash.
"Sister Yi, it's not okay to go on like this......" Xu Huang reminded.
"Find a suitable opportunity, let's talk about it......" Liu Li quickly cleaned the key parts and replied in a low voice.
"Is the shopkeeper really a man who can be trusted for life? It seems that he is a little wooden, so many beautiful women surround him, but he has no action at all, or is he a Longyang man? Xu Huang hesitated for a moment, but then said it anyway.
He only seemed to care about Cao Tingshi...... Let's take a look at it......" Liu Li frowned slightly, and then sighed.