The Emperor is Above

Chapter 485: We are blind (340+ additional chapters)

The sun is scorching hot in July.

Even in the northern border area, the heat is stifling and sultry.

The leaves of the tall trees and shrubs drooped listlessly under the scorching sun.

The two hours at noon every day are the hottest, and the Dragon City Guards and the Emperor's coalition forces have to take a break.

Fortunately, the scouts and sentinels riding on exotic horses advanced dozens of miles forward, spying on the enemy along the way while also looking for good woodland for the follow-up army to rest, so that the morale of the army would not be too low.

"The Lizhi Yueling says: 'The fire flows in July, and clothes are given in September.' It says that in July the big fire flows to the west, and the weather starts to get cooler. But I just feel like my whole body is on fire, and I don't feel any coolness at all!"

After entering the woods, Daniu unfastened the buckles of his armor and fanned himself desperately in an attempt to get some cool air, but unfortunately, large amounts of sweat still rolled out.

"The temperature in the wilderness outside is indeed much higher than in the Yunling Mountains!" Xiong Xin said with a depressed look, "In our Feixiong tribe, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and there is a cool breeze even in the hot summer.

There is a natural cave in the back mountain of the tribe. It is extremely cold inside and white cold air often comes out of it. It is simply a natural freezer.

I picked a bunch of fresh fruits from the forest and put them in there. After a quarter of an hour, I took them out and they were refreshing. Now it seems that I won’t be able to eat them for a while.”

"Huh? Big Xiong, what you said really reminded me!"

Daniu immediately looked back at the convoy not far away, glanced left and right, and revealed a hint of joy, "Our convoy has some good stuff."

When Xiong Xin was about to ask, Daniu ran away impatiently. He had no choice but to turn to Xiong Zhong next to him and ask, "Xiong Er, what is the good thing Daniu mentioned?"

"Hehe, the lord is over there, Xiong Da, come with me quickly, I'm afraid there won't be enough things to share!" Xiong Zhong also ran over with a smirk on his face.

Xiong Xin followed the convoy curiously to the edge of the woods. Next to the baggage cart towed behind the armored vehicle, Qing Yi was scolding Da Niu in a bad mood:
"Military discipline is the most important thing during a march or a battle. If everyone is fighting like this, won't it just be chaos? I won't punish you physically this time. I'll just punish you to distribute drinks to everyone. Only after everyone has had a drink can it be your turn!"

"Ah - Master, why don't you just beat me up? It won't hurt anyway!" Daniu's eyes were full of grievance, "It's just that the weather is too hot."

However, seeing Qing Yi's firm attitude, Daniu was unhappy, but he had to yell honestly: "Line up, line up, come one by one."

"Click——"

Several young men in the supply cart smiled as they forcefully opened several huge cabinets inside. Immediately, steam filled the air and a cool breeze blew towards them.

Xiong Xin looked at the huge crystal clear solid blocks in the cabinet and was immediately shocked: "Huh? Ice cubes? They are actually ice cubes?
In such a hot summer, how come the ice cubes are not melted after being transported from the Dragon City Mound? Is it the ice cubes collected from the snowy peaks of Yunling Mountains? "

"Who has the patience to collect ice from the snowy peaks and transport it here?" Qing Yi casually broke the solid ice into pieces, threw the broken ice into the prepared water cup, and handed it to Xiong Xin with a smile.

"Here, add ice cubes to the herbal tea and sour plum soup I prepared yesterday. Drink them while they're still cold. This will help you get rid of the heat that's been blowing for most of the day!"

Seeing Xiong Xin holding a large glass of cold drink and still in a daze, Gongsun Wu smiled and explained: "Don't guess, Xiong Da, this is a refrigeration cabinet invented by the gentlemen of the research institute.

As long as you put clean water in for about a quarter of an hour, it will quickly turn into ice. Fortunately, we have this thing, otherwise the army would have suffered a lot during the march."

Qing Yi distributed the food for a while and then handed it over to Daniu. Even with cold drinks to cool off, it was still hot and stuffy in this awful weather, which made him very depressed. However, Yang Hu, Zhu Zhiwu, Liu Xu and others hid in the war puppets, which were kept cool by the formation and were very comfortable.

In the woods not far away, Yang Lezi, Shen Buhai, Shen Bumie and others also received the cold drinks sent by Qing Yi. They all looked extremely surprised:

"Longcheng Yi Shaoqing seems to live a simple life, but I didn't expect him to be so extravagant. When the army goes out to fight in the summer, he actually has to carry a lot of ice."

“I find it a bit strange. The army needs to carry a lot of baggage when going on an expedition. If Longcheng Yi Shaoqing brings ice cubes, it can only satisfy his own use.

You see, besides us, there are hundreds of coalition generals, hundreds of wizards, and Shaoqing's private soldiers. No matter how much ice you bring, it won't be enough to sustain such consumption, right?"

In fact, including Shen Buhai, Shen Bushing and Shen Bumie, almost all the princes and generals had their own luxury items, and some even brought chefs with them.

However, these luxuries can only be used by each individual, and at most can be shared with a few close people around them. Ordinary soldiers are not qualified to enjoy them at all.

However, Shen Buhai and others were surprised to find that the amount of ice taken out from the Longcheng Guards' convoy was unimaginable. Every soldier in the entire army of 50,000 people got a share.

This kind of shock from the bottom of the heart is incomparable. The generals of the Zhongzhou coalition army enjoy a life completely different from that of the soldiers, but the Longcheng Guards can ensure that every soldier has good treatment.

"Oh, this is unbelievable, this is unbelievable!"

Zhao Wensheng came over with a glass of iced sour plum soup in his hand, looking surprised. "I just asked Longcheng Yi Shaoqing, they directly use water to make ice cubes.

Just a low-grade crystal the size of a mung bean is enough to keep a refrigerator running for more than half a month, and a few refrigerators can meet the needs of tens of thousands of troops."

Shen Buhai couldn't help but sigh in admiration, "Longcheng Fengtu is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I didn't expect there would be so many wonderful ideas.

The various countries in Zhongzhou compete with each other for extravagance and novelty, but they only create flashy things for the sake of the princes' face, but never think of using the formation in their lives. "

"What a great place with outstanding people!"

Zhao Wensheng smiled bitterly and said, "This refrigeration formation is a derivative of the war puppets that my cousin and his men developed with Shen Huan 20 or 30 years ago.

As a result, we have been treating these stories as jokes for decades, but we never expected that the real joke is that we are blind. "

After hearing what Zhao Wensheng said, Shen Buhai and others suddenly felt embarrassed. They didn't expect that there were so many stories behind just a small refrigerator.

Qing Yi originally brought the refrigerator with the army simply to help the soldiers of Longcheng Guards cool down, and it was also convenient to distribute cold drinks to the 40,000 soldiers of the coalition forces.

However, having a cold drink on a hot summer day is something only the rich and powerful can enjoy, even in Emperor Qiu of Zhongzhou and among the princes of various countries. Ordinary people are not qualified at all.

Nowadays, when marching and fighting in the remote area of ​​the northern border of Xing State, a cup of cold drink is worth a fortune. However, Qing Yi made a good impression on tens of thousands of allied soldiers just by this small detail.

Of course, not everyone appreciated Qing Yi's kindness. Shen Bubing felt more and more uncomfortable holding the cold drink in his hand. If this thing was in his hands, wouldn't it be easy to win over tens of thousands of soldiers?
At his signal, a general of the feudal lords stood up with dissatisfaction.

Two chapters will be added today, and the last two chapters will be written in the evening
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