Chapter 142: Tough Battle
"Wang Junkuo has entered the city of water. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Li Shimin sandwiched a piece of fish fillet, snorted and ate, and couldn't stop nodding. The martial artist has a good appetite, but he has been fighting for many years, and he eats a lot of all kinds of things when he marches and fights, and his taste is relatively heavy. The spicy taste of the boiled fish fillet is very suitable for his taste.
This boiled fish Zhang Chao chose is a fresh and live black fish that has just come from the river net, the meat is extremely fresh, Zhang Chao's knife work is also good, and the slices are butterfly fish fillets.
It's numb, it's spicy, and I definitely want to eat it once and want to go a second time.
Li Shimin chopsticks after chopsticks, although they are numb and spicy, he likes this taste. In winter, eating spicy and hot boiled fish is really a beautiful enjoyment.
Zhang Chao could only sit on the side, and the fish Li Shimin dominated.
"Your way of cooking fish is good, the meat quality of the cooking has not toughened at all, the taste is smooth and tender, oily but not greasy, which not only removes the fishy smell of the fish, but also keeps the fish fresh and tender. Especially this spicy soup full of red eyes, which is both red and eye-catching, spicy but not dry, numb but not unwilling, can be called a must, can be compared with Tang monk meat and Dongpo elbow. ”
Li Shimin gave Zhang Chao a thumbs up.
Zhang Chao said in his heart, this is natural. The fish does not smell fishy because he has marinated it in cooking wine, ginger shreds, and red salt. The fillet is not tough, and that's because the fish is a butterfly flake. The fillet is smooth and tender because it has been processed with egg whites and starch.
Coupled with the special boiled fish base he made with dogwood, peppercorns, etc., with the chili oil processed by dogwood, this dish is naturally beautiful and delicious.
Then fry the freshly cooked soybean sprouts quickly and put them at the bottom of the pot, how can they not be delicious.
I think at the beginning, Zhang Chao was hooked on this dish for the first time, and later ate a lot of Sichuan cuisine and Chongqing restaurants, and ate more, Zhang Chao also pondered and studied it himself, and finally succeeded in adding this dish to his own cooking recipes, although it is not as delicious as those big restaurants, but it is definitely a rare craft.
Li Shimin has never eaten such an explosive dish, especially this spicy, which is even more unstoppable.
"Liu Heimin heard that someone in Zhaozhou had sacrificed our army in the city, so he didn't jump in a hurry?" Zhang Chao swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, he has never had any resistance to boiled fish, but it is a pity that the fresh black fish that is more than two catties old.
"Of course Liu Heimin is in a hurry, Wang Junkuo has just led a light horse into the water city, and Liu Heimin has been killed." Li Shimin picked a chopstick bean sprout again, and found that it was unexpectedly delicious after paying for it, so he immediately picked up a clip of bean sprouts from the bottom and ate it.
"I thought this big pot was full of fish fillets, but it turned out that there were bean sprouts underneath."
Zhang Chao laughed, he also thought the same way when he first ate boiled fish. At that time, he still thought, I damn it, how can I finish eating such a big plate of fish fillets, doesn't the boss lose money?
Then when he found out that the fish fillet was only one layer on the surface, and the bottom was full of bean sprouts and cucumbers, he was shocked. Later, when he ate at a restaurant in Guilin, he found that there was always half a bowl of taro chips under each dish, and he was not shocked.
Cooking is the same as doing business, it is not enough to be able to cook, but also to be able to put on the plate, just like a business has a good product and can be marketed.
"Guess what happened to Liu Heimin." Li Shimin picked a grain of pepper aside and asked with a smile.
Zhang Chao thinks that this is still a matter of asking, seeing that you have the leisure to come to me to grab fish and eat, it must be whether the Tang Army won the battle or a big victory.
"Of course, His Royal Highness expects the enemy to be like a god, and the early temple calculated that Liu Heimin would fight for the water. His Royal Highness had already arranged for my father-in-law and other six commanders to lead the elite to ambush in the middle of the road, and then sent a large army to outflank him. If his subordinates guessed correctly, Liu Heimin must have been intercepted by my stepfather and others on the way, killing him by surprise, and then the army arrived, surrounded Liu Heimin's rebels for a while, chopping melons and vegetables, and killing the rebels! ”
These compliments made Li Shimin very comfortable.
"Liu Heimin still has some skills, this king dug such a big pit and laid such a big net, but he still let this guy escape."
"Shi Li, you come to tell Wen Yuan about the battle."
One of the guards standing behind Li Shimin immediately stepped forward, the battle ahead had ended, and the good news had already reached Li Shimin. It was only after Li Shimin heard the news of the great victory that he thought of Zhang Chao's previous advice and advice, and came over deliberately, but unexpectedly Zhang Chao was opening a small stove, so he directly grabbed the pot of fish.
According to Liu Shili's account, the situation on the battlefield at that time was still quite intense.
Wang Junkuo led 1,500 light cavalry to gallop into the city first, while Qin Qiongwei Chi Gong and other six commanders led 6,000 cavalry to ambush outside the city, on the road that Liu Heimin must pass.
Qin Wangfu generals Yin Kaishan, Liu Hongji and others led two corps to reinforce rapidly, and Li Shiji led the headquarters to outflank them.
A large net pounced on Liu Heimin.
Liu Heimin asked the general to lead some of his troops and horses to stay in the city of Zhaozhou, and then personally led the elite rebels to gallop to Lishui, hoping to recapture this important town before the Tang army reacted.
As a result, he was eager to seize the city, and he was still one step late in his desperate hurry.
In a place not far from the city of Zhushui, he encountered six thousand elites led by Qin Qiong and other six commanders, and this battle, especially when Qin Qiong brought the most elite Xuanjia iron cavalry under Li Shimin's command.
A full 1,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry, plus 5,000 light cavalry in the pass.
They lay in ambush on the side, and when Liu Heimin's troops were halfway through, they suddenly struck out, cut off the rebels, and slashed them everywhere.
Although Liu Heimin had more than 20,000 people, he was also stunned all of a sudden.
However, Liu Heimin and the rebels were indeed fierce, so they reorganized his troops and horses for him, and then counterattacked.
The two armies were brutally killed on the battlefield, with heavy casualties, and the cavalry of the Tang Army actually fell behind in the end, if it weren't for Qin Qiong and the Xuanjia cavalry to attack Liu Heimin's handsome banner several times, forcing his elite to come back several times, otherwise it was really dangerous at that time, and he might not be able to wait for the arrival of the large army.
Shan Xiongxin and Luo Shixin, these two letters, even shot Liu Heimin's side several times.
After a long fierce battle, the two generals, Yin Kaishan and Liu Hongji, finally arrived with a large group of foot soldiers, and they could be encircled. Liu Heimin retreated decisively, without the slightest love fight.
Although in the end, Liu Heimin retreated into the city of Yuzhou with more than 10,000 remnants.
But on the battlefield near the water, Liu Heimin left behind more than a thousand corpses and nearly 3,000 prisoners.
These are all elite rebels led by Liu Heimin, who lost 4,000 in the first battle, which can be said to have greatly injured Liu Heimin's vitality, especially the failure of his plan to recapture the city of Zhushui, so that the Tang army had a strong stronghold near the city of Zhaozhou.
The casualties of the Tang army were also quite heavy.
"How many casualties did our army have?"
"More than 1,300 were killed in battle, hundreds were seriously wounded, and minor injuries were not counted."
Li Shimin personally said the casualty figure, and his tone was a little heavy.
Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 yourself. Liu Heimin is definitely a fierce general, the most elite cavalry of the 6,000 Tang Army ambushed Liu Heimin more than 20,000 men and horses, but in the end it was only by relying on reinforcements to kill Liu Heimin, killing less than 4,000 prisoners, and the Tang Army itself lost nearly 2,000, and the battle loss was almost 1 to 2, and even the death rate was higher than that of the other party.
"My stepfather, are they alright?"
"Don't worry, Uncle Bao, they all have the courage of ten thousand enemies, how can anything happen."
Zhang Chao breathed a sigh of relief, above the battle array, there were no eyes for swords and guns, especially in such a vicious battle, no one dared to guarantee it.
Li Shimin looked at Zhang Chao and said, "I can see through you kid, you are smart and clever, but there is a little bit of fear of death." ”
Zhang Chao is not ashamed, "Since ancient times, no one has died, and people will eventually die, but I just don't want to die as light as a feather." Even if you want to die, you have to die vigorously and valuablely, and you have to die more than Mount Tai. ”
Li Shimin laughed, he picked up the basin with chopsticks, looking for fish fillets, "I found that you kid has another advantage, that is, he has a thick skin, really thick skin." ”
"Your Highness, I'm telling the truth."
"What you said is indeed good, and if it comes from someone else's mouth, such as Shubao's mouth, I will absolutely believe it. But from your mouth, I don't believe it, you're just afraid of death. ”
You have a high status, you are reasonable, and Zhang Chao doesn't tell the difference.
never caught any more fish fillets, Li Shimin put down his chopsticks with some regret.
"But no matter what, the amount is applicable, and even if you kid is afraid of death, it still has a lot of effect. You've been very good at your bold advice before, and I've already given you a credit. ”
"His Royal Highness King Xie Qin."
"That's what you deserve, just like if you did a great job in presiding over the medical camp, Duke Mao gave you a great credit."
Li Shimin stood up, and Zhang Chao hurriedly got up to send him off.
"Okay, I've eaten the fish too, and it's time to go back. You also clean up, and after a while, the logistics and heavy auxiliaries will be moved to the city, and your medical battalion will also be moved over. There are still hundreds of wounded soldiers waiting for you to receive medical care, these people are my good sons and daughters, you must cure them, and when the time comes, this king wants them to triumph with me!"
Zhang Chao hurriedly stood upright.
"Subordinates take orders!"
The city of water was won, and it hit Liu Heimin for a while, and now Liu Heimin has retreated to the city of Zhuzhou to lick his wounds, and Li Shimin is very satisfied with this situation.
There were two lines of soldiers and horses from Youzhou Li Yi and Li Shiji of Liyang to sweep away small groups of rebels in Hebei, and Li Shimin led a large army to besiege Liu Heimin in the city of Zhaozhou, and this rebellion seemed to be about to be quelled.
Zhang Chao was also very happy, although the hard-earned boiled fish was robbed by Li Shimin, his father-in-law Qin Qiong was not injured, and Luo Shixin, who would have died in Zhushui City, was still alive and well.
He's alive and well himself.
This is the greatest luck.
Break the city of Zhaozhou early, return to the court early, and there is a beautiful girl waiting for him at home.
There were less than 30,000 rebels in the city of Zhaozhou, but the Tang army had nearly 100,000 at this time, even if the two local troops of Li Yi in Youzhou and Li Shiji in Liyang were not counted, Li Shimin also had more than 60,000 people under his command. Excluding the auxiliaries, there were more than 40,000 soldiers.
The number of soldiers of the Tang army outside the city of Zhaozhou alone exceeded the number of rebels in the city, and Zhang Chao believed that there would be no more accidents in this battle.
"Lay down the city of Zhaozhou and go home for the New Year!"
Such words are circulating everywhere in the army. (To be continued.) )