Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 276 Winter is coming
In the autumn of the fourth year of Jian'an, winter is approaching.

After the Taishi Bureau was established, the first solar term measured was "Lidong".

For the troops on the expedition, it is almost time to stop fighting...

Throughout the four years of Jian'an, wars were everywhere in the Han Dynasty.

In the north, Cao Liu fought against Yuan Shao, in the south the general's army attacked Jing, and in the west Hanzhong and Yizhou clashed on a daily basis...

However, as the weather turned colder, each battlefield also cooled down.

The cold meant that it was difficult to march, and they had to either add more clothes, set up camp, or return to the city to keep warm. In the entire Han Dynasty, even the army of the General's Mansion, only the elite could be equipped with thin cotton-padded clothes.

Not only will the marching efficiency be reduced, but the consumption of transporting food will also be greater, and the cost of war will increase sharply.

Among all the battlefields, even in the southernmost Jingnan area, during the historic period of increasing cold current in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a thin layer of floating ice could be seen in the middle of winter, which could reach below zero, and even from time to time. See snow.

As for the fierce battle between Cao Liu and Yuan Shao in the north, it seems to have ceased now.

Not to mention things in the north, Nanyang Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun joined forces from north to south in Fuyang. However, for more than a month, Yuan Yao and Qu Yi took advantage of the natural dangers of Tongbai Dafu Mountain to form camps along Dafu Mountain. It seems that it will be difficult this year. What breakthrough results will be achieved?

In the Miaokou area of ​​Xiakou, after Sun Ce returned from paying homage to his father, he led his army north to Xiling to engage in a tentative battle with Cai Mao.

Because he wanted to wait for Yuan Shu's remaining troops in Fuyang to be annihilated before attacking from both sides, he did not fight to the death. However, from the test, Sun Ce judged that the opponent's navy, from soldiers to generals, could still be called "elite".

For Sun Ce, who has always set his sights high, this is already a high praise.

It seems that although Liu Biao has no enterprising spirit in Jingzhou, he has actually trained a group of good troops. As for Cai Mao... In Sun Ce's view, his martial arts skills are only ordinary and difficult to appreciate, but for the command of the navy With training, he has already gained some enthusiasm, and he is not an ordinary son of aristocratic family.

In addition, Sun Ce also discovered a good seedling under Cai Mao - he was very young, not yet in his prime, eighteen or nineteen years old, but his strength was as strong as that of Sun Ce when he was fifteen or sixteen... Of course, when Sun Ce was fifteen or sixteen, The main reason is that the armor drags down the strength. It was much more difficult to advance to the armor at that time than it is now.

Even so, it is already a great thing to be able to reluctantly use the young Sun Ce as a comparison target. Moreover, although the young general is only a partial general, when commanding the battle, he is cautious, well-founded in advance and retreat, and has the style of a general. !
Unfortunately, this young general named Wenpin was obviously not from a noble family, but he was quite loyal to Jingzhou Prefecture and refused Sun Ce's attempts to win over him.

One after another, Jiang Xia came to winter in the mutual tentative use of troops.

As for the Jingnan area on the South Road, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun only crossed Qitian Ridge when Mohu was willing to give way. When the Jingnan defenders were not prepared to defend themselves against the enemy, they relied on the silent march of the trapped camp. The ants joined the battle and successfully attacked Linwu County. By dawn, they had occupied this unimportant county and had a place to stay.

However, this was already early winter, and the weather in Jingnan gradually turned cooler. As for Chencheng guarded by Huang Zhong, which is the seat of Guilin County, it can also be called Guilin City. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were unable to repair it in a short time. Although Huang Zhong used intimidation and inducements to persuade him to surrender, Huang Zhong ignored him.

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At the beginning of winter, the people of Yangzhou received solar terms reminders from the General’s Mansion for the first time.

It even comes with the magic recipe of miracle doctor Zhang Zhongjing - dumplings.

That's right, the dumplings of later generations were invented by Zhang Zhongjing "a few years ago" and were inspired by wontons. Until the Tang Dynasty, they were called "Yanyue Wontons", in the Song Dynasty they were called "jiaozi", and after the Qing Dynasty they began to use "dumplings" name.

Doctor Zhang invented dumplings not just for eating, but more importantly to keep out the cold...

Early dumplings were made of dough that contained food and medicine that helped to dispel the cold. Eating them in winter can avoid internal and external diseases such as chilblains caused by the cold.

Therefore, eating dumplings, eating wontons, eating mutton, and eating dog meat during the Winter Solstice... are essentially the evolution of the same custom, and they all come from warding off the cold.

Of course, under Bai Tu's guidance and instructions, the chefs of the General's Mansion worked tirelessly on the front line of tackling the problem, and finally...carried forward Doctor Zhang's "dumplings".

The name "dumpling" also appeared more than 1000 years in advance.

To a certain extent, dumplings are more successful than braised pork and white pork, because... the vinegar of the Han Dynasty had a much more positive flavor than the "mysterious soy sauce" of the same period, and was closer to later generations, and it had already begun to be cultivated "garlic".

Therefore, dumplings have more soul than braised pork...

And in terms of food habits, both garlic and vinegar have the effect of repelling cold. Doctor Zhang said it is good to eat them!
Bai Tu and Zhang Zhongjing each accounted for half of the "original author" dumplings, which quickly became popular in Yangzhou, and even in Central Plains, Jingzhou and other places.

Originally, it was a good thing for every household to be able to think of white pictures while eating delicious dumplings, but there are some "beasts" who change the black and white pictures day by day.

For example, according to the Fengwei report, because some people privately called dumplings "Baigong Dumplings", after "dumplings" were introduced to the Central Plains, they became "jiazi". Therefore, some people swore that Baigong had horns on his head. …

Well, it matches up with the previous "The Reincarnation of Shennong". After all, many statues of Shennong have a pair of horns on their heads.

Even this kind of rumor is being exported and sold domestically, and people are gradually starting to say this in Yangzhou...

It's just that in Yangzhou, Bai Gong's horns are also Shennong's horns, which are sacred horns and the horns of sages. In Zhongyuan, there are rumors that Bai Tu's horns are proof that he is more than a human being and an animal. .

Of course, the biggest news at the beginning of winter is not the appearance of dumplings, but...

Lü Meng of the Northern Route Army led 3000 people, traveling lightly, relying on each person to bring dry food and water bags, and supplementing roots and wild vegetables along the way. It took him half a month to cross the Dafu Mountain through the rugged mountain road. A surprise attack on Fuyang County!
Originally, both the defenders of Fuyang City, the defenders camped along Dafu Mountain, and even the soldiers of the General's Mansion, who were the attackers, were already ready for a truce.

After all, winter is about to begin. Judging from the current situation, it will be difficult to achieve any results before the temperature drops.

Even Zhang Xiu had no hope for Lu Meng, but when Lu Meng persuaded him, he deliberately emphasized the closeness between himself and Bai Tu in a pretentious manner, with a posture of "I call him Uncle Bai in private", which made Zhang Xiu had to allocate his three thousand soldiers and horses to "make mischief".

After all, in Zhang Xiu's view, the fact that Lu Meng was able to stay in Wancheng was proof that he was deeply trusted by the general's government. However, he never expected that Lu Meng only met Bai Tu for the first time half a month before coming to Wancheng...

Lu Meng is also a "tiger" - if the surprise attack fails, Zhang Xiu will not let him carry it. Once it is exposed that he lied about his relationship with the general, I am afraid he will have to bear the blame!

However, no matter how dangerous it was, the final result was that Lu Meng succeeded...

　Dongdong: There is another chapter in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)