Looking at Guan Qing's back as he turned to leave, Liu Wei felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.

This kind of loss comes from the feelings of his heart, and Liu Wei wants to suppress it, but the more he wants to suppress the expansion of the sense of loss, the stronger the feeling becomes.

When Guan Qing walked into a group of officers and soldiers burning with a bonfire, Liu Wei lowered his head and touched the short sword hanging from his waist, and felt inexplicably in his heart that he seemed to have lost something, empty, as if the whole person had been suddenly emptied.

The smell of corn and rice filled the barracks, and many hungry officers and soldiers were already eager to take their rice bowls, waiting to taste the sweet corn.

In Liu Wei's view, war rice is actually not delicious, generally speaking, there is very little meat, and some are just some coarse grain rice and a small amount of green vegetables.

The officers and men did not seem to care about these things at all, they ate meat in large pieces when they had meat, and they were able to settle down when they did not have meat, and as long as they could fill their stomachs, they would never complain at all.

"Your Highness, it's time to eat!" Standing in the place where he was talking to Guan Qing just now, Liu Wei pressed the short sword and looked in the direction of Guan Qing's departure, Tai Shici walked up to him and greeted him with a fist.

"Hmm!" Turning his head to look at Tai Shici, Liu Wei nodded in response, and walked towards the handsome tent that the officers and soldiers had already built for him.

On the way to Shuai Tent, Liu Wei would look at the food in the pot every time he walked by a pot stove. The food was not as bad as he imagined, except for yellow, orange and orange corn and some boiled vegetables, and there were boiled porridge next to every pot stove.

The hot porridge spews out a rich aroma that will make you very appetizing just by smelling it. But Liu Wei knows very well that this kind of meat porridge does smell very fragrant, but the taste is average, after all, the seasoning is only salt. Although it is not very delicious, and there is not a lot of minced meat, but with it, it can still make the officers and soldiers stained with some meat.

Liu Wei has always paid attention to the diet of officers and soldiers, especially meat, and he has even issued strict orders that officers and soldiers must not be allowed to lose meat at any time. In his words, officers and men are wolves that want to hunt and eat on the battlefield, and they have never heard of the truth that wolves can fill their stomachs by eating only vegetable leaves, and wolves need to eat meat, and soldiers who are more ferocious than wolves naturally need to eat meat.

It is precisely because of Liu Wei's concept that even if Luoyang is in dire need of grain and grass, the officers and soldiers will still have meat to eat every day. Compared with any army in the world, the army under Liu Wei is undoubtedly the best food.

led Tai Shi Ci all the way to the commander's tent, Tai Shi Ci was just about to retire to Liu Bian, and Liu Wei stopped him: "General Tai Shi, order someone to get two jars of wine, this king wants to eat two with you." ”

Hearing that Liu Wei was going to drink, Tai Shi Ci was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and beckoned to a soldier not far away. ”

"No!" After getting Tai Shi Ci's order, the soldier was also stunned for a moment, and then answered, and quickly ran to get wine for Liu Wei and Tai Shi Ci.

The reason why Tai Shici and the soldiers were stunned when they heard that Liu Wei was going to drink alcohol was because the wine was reserved in the army for the purpose of triumphant celebrations, and very few commanders and generals drank alcohol during the march. Liu Wei is like this, and it can be regarded as breaking some rules.

White candles had been lit in the tent, and since the tent was not very large, more than a dozen white candles were burning on the two candlesticks, reflecting the snow in the tent.

After entering the tent, Liu Wei walked straight to the back of the low table, and as soon as he sat down, he beckoned to Tai Shi Ci, who had already followed up in the tent but was standing aside, and said to Tai Shi Ci: "On the march, there should be little difference between the king's tent and the generals' tents, and there is only one small table. Today, you and I don't want to share a table, how about drinking at this table? ”

"The last general will not dare!" At the end of the Han Dynasty, scholars ate at separate tables, and people like Liu Wei who were born in the Han clan were almost impossible to eat at the same table with ordinary scholars, and he could propose to drink at the same table with Tai Shi Ci, in Tai Shi Ci's view, it was a great honor, and Tai Shi Ci did not dare to trespass, so he hurriedly bowed down and hugged his fists, and said a word of humility.

"General Taishi, just sit down!" Liu Wei lightly slapped the table twice, and said to Tai Shici: "There is no other one in the tent, this king just wants to talk with the general like a homely conversation today." ”

"No!" Liu Wei said this, Tai Shici couldn't make any more excuses, he hugged his fists and bowed in response, and then sat down opposite Liu Wei very humbly.

Tai Shi Ci sat down, and the soldier who went to get the wine brought two jars of wine, and entered the tent with the soldier, and another soldier holding a pottery urn full of meat in his hand.

When the two soldiers put the wine and meat on the table and retreated, Liu Wei reached out and took a jar of wine, patted open the mud and handed it to Tai Shici, and said to him: "You and I don't use wine bottles, just drink in front of the wine jar, how about it?" ”

"Your Highness's orders, the last general will not dare to disobey!" stood up, took the wine jar handed by Liu Wei with both hands, Tai Shici bowed in response, and then sat down again.

Holding another jar of wine on the table in his arms, Liu Wei opened the sealing mud, raised the wine jar, and said to Tai Shici: "General Taishi, this king respects you!" ”

Liu Wei toasted to Tai Shi Ci, how dare Tai Shi Ci? He hurriedly knelt up straight, raised the wine jar, lowered his head and said to Liu Wei: "The last general will not dare to be toasted by His Royal Highness, and the last general will salute His Highness." ”

"It doesn't matter who respects you or me." Liu Wei smiled slightly, threw such a sentence to Tai Shici, and then brought the wine jar to his lips and poured down a big sip of "Gu Dong Gu Dong".

Liu Wei drank heavily, but not a drop of wine in the wine jar was spilled. Looking at his moving Adam's apple when drinking, even Tai Shici, who was used to drinking in large gulps, was staring at him with round eyes and swallowing saliva in shock.

Poured down the small half jar of wine in one go, and Liu Wei, whose cheeks were red, put the wine jar on the low table, and said to Tai Shi Ci: "General Tai Shi, please!" ”

"No!" Holding the wine jar with both hands, Tai Shici looked at the mouth of the altar and swallowed two more mouthfuls of saliva, then he picked up the wine jar and drank it in a big gulp.

"Eat meat!" When Tai Shici also put down the wine jar, Liu Wei reached out and tore off a piece of meat from the urn full of meat and handed it to him.

Taking the meat handed over by Liu Wei with both hands, Tai Shici thanked him again, and took a bite on the meat fiercely, but he was no longer as restrained as before.

"General Taishi, do you know why this king wants you to lead the cavalry this time?" Tearing off another piece of meat, taking a hard bite, and when the meat was swallowed, Liu Wei asked Tai Shici a seemingly inconsequential word.

"I don't know!" Although Liu Bian's tone was very flat when he spoke, and he couldn't hear any unusual meaning, Tai Shici knew that since Liu Bian said such a thing, there must be something more important to say later, otherwise he would not have been summoned into the commander's tent and drank alone with him, so he bowed slightly and replied.

"In the area of Chang'an, there are more than 200,000 Xiliang troops!" Sure enough, after Tai Shici said that he didn't know Liu Bian's deep meaning, Liu Bian continued: "In this battle, the infantry is just a barrier, and only the cavalry really plays a decisive role!" Guan Hai is rude, although he is brave, he lacks strategy. Guan Qing is also a daughter's family, and her martial arts are not as good as the generals. Before this king sent out his troops, he thought about it, this cavalry commander was only done by General Taishi. ”

Having said this, Liu Wei raised the wine jar again, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, his eyes looked at Tai Shici without blinking, and asked him: "The general is burdened with the success or failure of the entire battle, can he deserve to be toasted by this king?" ”

"Your Highness!" This time, Tai Shici didn't shirk again, from Liu Wei's words, he already knew that this battle was a heavy responsibility, so he picked up the wine jar on the side and poured a big sip.

It wasn't until Tai Shici put down the wine jar that Liu Wei brought the wine jar to his mouth and drank it in a big gulp.

After taking a big sip of wine again, Liu Wei exhaled a long breath with a strong smell of wine, and said to Tai Shici a little drunk: "The general leads the cavalry, this time it can be described as dangerous. I also hope that the general will cherish it, and on the day of triumph, the king will celebrate the general's achievements again! ”

As soon as Liu Wei said this, Tai Shici hurriedly stood up, took two steps back, knelt down in front of Liu Wei, and said to him: "Your Royal Highness treats the last general's mother as a close relative, and my mother has explained to the last general countless times, even if she is broken in this life, she will definitely repay His Highness's kindness." Don't say that the future is dangerous, even if you know the sword mountain and the sea of fire, as long as you can win this battle, you will die without complaining! ”

Tai Shici's words also moved Liu Bian. He hurriedly stood up, walked to Tai Shi Ci, stretched out his hand to support Tai Shi Ci's forearm, helped him up, and said to him: "General Tai Shi is the son of this king, how can this king be willing to let you go deep into danger, but this time with the Xiliang army, the enemy is strong and I am weak, the general should use more scheming!" ”

"Remember!" The two little arms were supported by Liu Bian, Tai Shici stared at Liu Bian's eyes that contained trust and expectation, and said to Liu Bian in a very decisive tone: "Your Highness rest assured, if His Highness has an order, the general will do his best to complete it!" ”

"Good!" Liu Wei patted Tai Shici's big arm, first praised him, then pulled him, returned to the low table, and said to him: "You and I continue to eat and drink!" ”

One person and one jar of wine, and when the wine was drunk, Liu Wei and Tai Shici were both six or seven points drunk. When Tai Shici said goodbye and left the handsome tent, Liu Wei lay on the bed, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep well.

The alcohol in the army is stronger than the wine in ordinary wine shops, and when Liu Wei drinks, he drinks too violently. The wine was refreshing, but after drinking, the chest cavity was like boiling water, stirring up and down.

Lying on the bed and closing his eyes, Liu Wei only felt that the whole person seemed to be spinning, and when he opened his eyes, he would see the top of the tent, which seemed to be spinning incessantly.

With a thirst in his mouth, Liu Wei took a deep breath of cool air, and when he exhaled this breath, he seemed to be able to clearly feel a strong smell of wine spurting out of his mouth.

Lying on the bed cover was really uncomfortable, Liu Wei sat up, lowered his head and took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then pressed his hands on the bed cover and stood up.

The white candles in the tent were still burning, and the dancing candle flames were also spinning back and forth at the moment in Liu Wei's eyes.

Staggering to the outside of the tent, Liu Wei turned his head to look at the two soldiers standing outside the tent, raised his hand and pointed at one of the soldiers, and said to him with a big tongue: "This king is a little drunk, you lead the way in front and take this king to manage the tent of General Qing's camp." ”

It was getting late now, most of the officers and soldiers in the barracks had already slept, and Guan Qing must have rested at this time. After Liu Wei's order, the soldier did not dare to immediately lead the way for Liu Wei to Guan Qing's camp. He was a little stunned and cast a look for help at another soldier on the side, but this gaze was so helpless, even if the other soldier wanted to help him, how could he dare to stop Liu Wei, who was the king of Luoyang.

"What are you stunned about?" Seeing that the soldier did not move, Liu Wei frowned a little unhappily, muttered at him, and said to him: "Quickly lead the way for this king!" ”