Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2179 Sleeping and Eating

Its daybreak.

Cao Zhen slowly opened his eyes.

Outside the window, the blue sky and white clouds, no matter how you look at it, it is a rare good weather in winter.

Except that this "window" feels a little small, everything is very normal and beautiful.

Had a dreamless night and slept really well.

and many more.

Windows, blue sky, white clouds?

Cao Zhen was confused for a moment, and then remembered that he was not in the government office of Jingzhou, but in the camp of Huqi.The so-called windows are just "windows", that is, vents on the tent supported by wooden frames.

Because the brazier is set up in the tent, and it is in a relatively closed space, if the windows are not opened for ventilation, it is inevitable that there will be various complicated atmospheres entangled with each other...

Cao Zhen didn't sleep alone in the tent, there were guards resting in front of and behind the tent, plus the soldiers were outside, body odor and beriberi flew together, sweat and urine danced together, and there were inevitably fleas and bugs and the like The little goblins sleep together on the bed at night, so normally speaking, it is difficult to sleep as comfortably as at home in a wild camp.

However, Cao Zhen slept very peacefully that night.

How is this going?

Before Cao Zhen arrived here, he had deduced and simulated countless times in his heart, but what he never expected was that the feeling he brought on the first night in the Huqi camp turned out to be comfortable? !

This……

Three steps away, the guard who was supposed to be vigilant also tilted his head and fell asleep sideways on the dry grass. The saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth soaked a large piece of the dry grass under him...

"Wake up! 』

Cao Zhen stepped forward and kicked.

The guard jumped up reflexively, reached out to touch the knife, and then saw clearly that it was Cao Zhen, and hurriedly saluted.

"Why are you sleeping so deeply? 』

Cao Zhen was a little puzzled, could it be because the journey was too tiring?

Or did the hussar drugged last night?
Cao Zhen couldn't help but look at his armor.

There seems to be no problem.

"You don't feel anything wrong? ”Cao Zhen asked the guard.Although it can be seen by looking at it, Cao Zhen still feels that he needs to confirm it.

"Return to the general..." The guard lowered his head in embarrassment, "The little one failed to do his duty... please punish the general..."

Cao Zhen waved his hand, "It's not a punishment... A certain person is usually in the army and is always alert, why did he wake up in the sky last night?"This……"

"The same is true for the small ones..." The guard said a little hesitantly, "However, it seems that after entering Wuguan, I slept much better this night..."

Ok?
Wuguan?

Cao Zhen frowned, and then began to think back, trying to find out what caused him to become more and more lazy, and who was the culprit who made it dawn overnight.

Cao Zhen originally arrived at the hussars barracks, and he was secretly happy in his heart, because Guo Jia hadn't stayed in the hussars barracks for long before, and Guo Jia himself was just a counselor, and he didn't care about all kinds of miscellaneous and trivial matters in the army. It's not very clear, so even if they return to Xu County, they can't say some specific things about the hussar barracks, and this time they have the opportunity to go to the hussar barracks in person, which is a great opportunity to understand the reality!
Cao Zhen originally thought that he would definitely wake up in the middle of the night, and then even if he couldn't move around, he could still take a peek...

Of course, the guards can’t be blamed for this matter, because Cao Zhen didn’t tell the guards about his plan, and in order to prevent someone from listening, he didn’t even confess that the guards would wake him up in the middle of the night. It's okay to do it once, but I didn't expect that I fell asleep until dawn.

Cao Zhen suddenly thought of something, and immediately pulled the guard's robe...

"General!General! 』The guard didn’t know what to do, and struggled.

"Don't move!Let someone see! ’Cao Zhen tore off the guard’s robe three times, then looked around in circles, ‘Well, sure enough, it’s true...’

The guard's upper body was bare, his hands didn't know whether to protect the front or the back, his skin didn't know whether it was because of the cold or some other reason, layers of goosebumps appeared, "General..."

"What are you doing?"Just take a look, and you won’t die..." Cao Zhen frowned and said, "No wonder...don't you feel that there are not many insect bites on your body these days? 』

The erythema and red dots on the guard's body that had been bitten by insects were significantly less. Although there were still some marks, they all looked old.

"Uh? The guard was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a while, "It seems to be true... yes, it doesn't seem to be itchy these days..."

In an ordinary military camp, it is very difficult to isolate insects and fleas. Although it is winter, there are fewer mosquitoes and flies, but fleas and bugs are indispensable. Moreover, people and livestock are mixed and infect each other...

No wonder.

Without the entanglement of these little goblins who kept calling me for more from me day and night, I would naturally sleep soundly.

"Look for yourself..." Cao Zhen threw his robe to the guards, "Wuguan, Wuguan... the two methods of water and fire are so effective?Not only that... there was almost no noise last night...』

The hussar camp is a cavalry camp. Compared with the dense infantry camp, the distance between them is naturally wider and the area is also very large, but the people are relatively easy to control. After the curfew, noise is strictly prohibited, and the horses are hungry. He will bark, even if he is not hungry, if he sees that other war horses have something to eat, even if he does not have it, he will also get angry, so the noise in the cavalry camp is often caused by the war horses...

At the same time, because large animals excrete a lot, Cao Zhen has been to Cao Jun's own cavalry camp, which is always full of feces and urine smell, but in the hussar camp, it cannot be said that there is no such thing, but it is lighter than Cao Jun's cavalry camp. a lot of……

"This... maybe the hussars moved the horses farther away? 』The guard didn't think too much about it.

Cao Zhen shook his head, "More than that..."

Regarding matters in the military, even if you are not a member of the gentry and do not understand the important military strategies, as long as you stay in the army for a period of time, you can generally talk about it based on experience, but it is not easy to do it.

To know these things, everyone knows that if you want to control the sound of war horses, you need to take care of them in time, and if you want to control the smell of feces, you need to clean them up in time. These things are like using water and fire to repel insects in Wuguan. It sounds very simple, but if you insist on doing it, do it every day, do it well, and don’t be lazy, it’s hard to beat the sky.

Most people like to be lazy, and among all things, you don't need to be taught to be lazy, you can do it.What's more troublesome is that laziness is also contagious. As long as one or two laziness succeeds, there will be a large number of laziness soon.

Scolding, whipping, and various punishments can solve the problem for a while, but after a while, as long as you don't stare at it, it may recur at any time...

"Tut tsk..." Cao Zhen couldn't help sighing, "Hussars... really deserve their reputation..."

This is not Cao Zhen's flattery, but Cao Zhen himself knows that for most people of this age, being in the wild has never been an easy task.

Many peasants in the Han Dynasty fled to the mountains when they couldn’t survive. Although it seems that they can rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, open up wasteland in the mountains, pick fruits, dig roots, etc., if the problem of tigers and leopards is not considered, it seems to be good. There are no tax collectors to collect Taxes, and there is no outsider intrusion, but in fact, nature has never been gentle with humans.

The reason why human beings have lost their awe of nature is because they have lived in the circle of human beings since they were young. Once they leave this protective circle, nature will immediately give them a few slaps, and human beings want to fight against nature. Individual strength is very weak, but if gathered together, a joint force is formed...

Just like now.

Cao Zhen reached a corner of the tent, opened it a little and looked, "It really is so..."

The insect repellent powder was sprinkled in the corner of the tent, and it looked new and old, obviously it wasn't just sprayed once.

Although these are trivial matters, they ensure that the soldiers have relatively good sleep in the wild, and good sleep also ensures that these soldiers can have plenty of physical strength.You must know that soldiers are not in the wild for a day or two...

In the Cao camp, even Cao Zhen couldn't guarantee that his tent could be like the current hussars, let alone ordinary Cao soldiers.

Or, is this just a special case?
Cao Zhen frowned and thought.

"General Cao..." At this moment, a voice came from outside the tent, "But are you up?My lord invites General Cao to have a meal together...』

When Cao Zhen arrived yesterday, it was quite late, so this is Cao Zhen's first official meeting with the hussars...

Cao Zhen involuntarily tidied up his robes, then walked out of the tent, followed the guards of General Hussars, turned around the small camp, and walked towards the central tent area.

In the camp, there is smoke everywhere.

Under the leadership of the hussar guards, Cao Zhen finally set foot in the core area of ​​the barracks.

The sun was just right, and the golden light poured down, bringing a rare warmth in winter.

On the side of the winding silver light belt in the distance, there are soldiers fetching water in the upstream, and soldiers leading the horses in the downstream to wash, occasionally splashing broken jade light.

Farther away, I don't know if they are preparing to go out to patrol the camp, or the cavalry who have returned to the team are lining up to count...

Everything seems to be in order, but Cao Zhen doesn't know why, and always feels that there seems to be something wrong.

What's wrong?
Cao Zhen moved forward slowly.

The soldiers who can be near the core area of ​​the Chinese army's big account are naturally taller and more capable. This is the same whether it is here on the hussars or under Cao Cao's command.

only……

Although Cao Zhen was reluctant to admit it, in terms of overall complexion and behavior, these soldiers in the Hussar Army were obviously higher than Cao Jun's own...

The generals in Kansai, as expected, the ancients were sincere and did not deceive them.

When Cao really thought about it, the hussar guard who was leading the way turned around and said, "General Cao, you can bring two guards in. The rest are right here. Someone will arrange them..."

Cao Zhen nodded slightly.

This is common sense, there is nothing to say, and it is because of this trouble that they are all here, I am afraid it is not cerebral palsy.After all, Cao Cao is not willing to let the generals under the command of the hussars lead a dozen or twenty people directly into the main tent of the Chinese army...

Cao Zhen signaled for a moment, and asked two of his men to follow him forward, and the rest of them were temporarily led by another hussar guard, and went aside.

Whether it is human society or animal groups in nature, there is no doubt that when eating, it is an occasion that pays great attention to rules, or it is called etiquette.

An important form of etiquette is hierarchical treatment.It's like if there is a dog in the family who guards food in front of someone, growls, threatens, basically the dog thinks that it has a higher status in the family than this person...

Since the Qin Dynasty, the meritorious lords of the [-]th Army have stipulated detailed differences in food and treatment. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, so it is generally the same. This is also evident in the Hussar Army. Ordinary soldiers only have one bowl, which they hold casually. , or stand or squat.

And Shichang basically has two bowls, the big bowl is rice, and the small bowl is sauce, and they are usually eaten sitting down.

Further up the team rate is different, there are three bowls, add broth.

As for Marquis Qu, he has a separate seat...

These seem to be similar to those in Cao Jun, but Cao Zhen suddenly moved his nose twice as he walked, as if he smelled something unusual...

This is……

Cao Zhen's footsteps were confused.

The hussar guards in front noticed it, and immediately turned slightly to look at Cao Zhen, "General Cao, what's the matter?" 』

"No, no...haha, haha..." Cao Zhen said with a haha, "When I smell the aroma of this food, I can't help being hungry...Haha, haha..."

Although the hussar guards leading the way thought that Cao Zhen might be pretending to be crazy, it was not his turn to expose it, so he nodded his head without any other choice, then turned a corner, handed over to Xu Chu in front, and then unloaded. After finishing the errand, he bowed his hands and left.

Xu Chu glanced up and down at Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen suddenly felt that the hair on the back of his neck stood up in a "huh", and the smile on his face that was originally pretended suddenly burst, and scum fell down...

"Cao Zhen and Cao Zidan are here! 』

In the big tent, a calm voice came, "Please! 』

Xu Chu stretched out his hand and said, "Please! 』

Cao Zhen reluctantly put back the cracked smile, "Haha, thank you, thank you..." Even after entering the big tent, Cao Zhen still felt that there seemed to be a knife on his back, which was somewhat awkward.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Fei Qian watched with great interest the slowly approaching Zhen Zidan, uh, Cao Zhen Cao Zidan.

From a certain point of view, Cao Zhen is the second generation Ruotou of the Aman Group of the Cao Clan...

Probably this means, Cao Pi is the second generation, and then Cao Zhen is the most important second generation commander under him, from General Zhenxi all the way to the general, from fighting against Shu, to defeating Wu, and then facing the Qiang and Hu coalition forces , To pacify the border areas, almost omnipotent.

And when Cao Zhen was in power, he always suppressed the big and small thorns in the Ah Man group, especially Sima Yi. If it weren't for Cao Zhen's son, he wouldn't be in a good position, so Sima Yi wouldn't have had the chance to turn his back...

So this time Cao Cao sent Cao Zhen here, besides the superficial bureaucracy, what other purpose did he have?

"Greetings to Huqi..." In terms of etiquette, Cao Zhen behaved well, with a strict eye for advance and retreat.

Fei Qian waved his hands with a smile and said, "Excuse me, give me a seat." 』

Cao Zhen took out the official document from his pocket, forwarded it to Fei Qian, and said: "More than half of Jingzhou's refugees have been collected, this is a rough list, and there are some other compilations, which are specially dedicated to Hushi for inspection..."

Fei Qian glanced at it slightly, motioned Xu Chu to put it away first, and then said: "Someone called Zidan to come here, so we can eat some preserved meat together. We can talk about it after dinner." ...'

After finishing speaking, Fei Qian signaled to bring up the candied meat.

Before the food arrived, the smell wafted over first, which immediately attracted Cao Zhen to inhale fiercely...

This, this is the aroma of pepper!

And rosemary!
There are also some other aromas, even Cao Zhen can't tell them apart, mixed with the smell of the mutton itself, diffused from the food table!

"Gudu..."

Cao Zhen heard a loud swallowing of saliva, and then looked up to see Fei Qian's eyes, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "The foreign minister is hungry and loses his manners. I hope Huqi Haihan..."

Fei Qian smiled and said, "It's okay, let's use it." 』

The first thing served was a small dish of Yanjin plums.

This is a common appetizer in the Han Dynasty, and its function is just like its name, it is used to appetize, and then the main meal is served.

One with slightly raised ends, like a gondola-shaped dining table.

On the far right of the food table, there are sliced ​​barbecue meats leaning against each other.The roasted meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the ruby ​​red in the center has a faint luster of grease.The outer layer is covered with all kinds of spices. Although it is a little cold, it is still fragrant and mouth-watering.

On the left side of the barbecue, there is a small saucer with sauce and vinegar, and to the left is a plate with shredded ginger and green onions, and to the left is a large bowl of mutton risotto, steaming hot, The scent that Cao Zhen smelled just now was mostly emitted by it...

Then the waiter brought another bowl of soup.It is inconvenient to drink alcohol in the army, and a bowl of broth is replaced.The broth is obviously mutton soup, topped with green onion as a garnish, and a few pieces of tofu are floating in the soup.

"Please! 』Fei Qian first picked up a piece of barbecue with chopsticks as a gesture, and then put it into his mouth.It is also part of the etiquette that the host needs to eat first before the guests.

Cao Zhen couldn't hold back for a long time. After thanking him, he immediately raised his chopsticks and started to gobble it up.Eating is a biological instinct, coupled with the exquisite food displayed by Fei Qian, Cao Zhen forgot everything for a while, and only the food in front of him was left.

It's pitiful to say, since the Great Chaos of the Western Qiang, the spices in the Han Empire have lost their income, and they all rely on reserves to survive. Therefore, even if there are more reserves in the past, after such a long time, there are disputes and turmoil in various places. After that, how much is left?

Therefore, for Cao Zhen, it was reasonable to lose his composure for a while when he came into contact with so many spices all of a sudden, which aroused the taste in his deep memory...

(End of this chapter)