Wanli 1592

Chapter 341 Heavy Rain and Pepper

In the past few decades, Mang Yingli has no hesitation in the battles he has to fight. He doesn't believe that he will be defeated, he doesn't believe that he will be defeated by others, he only believes that he is invincible The rise of his nation and country is in accordance with the destiny, and the destiny is on his side, so even if it is a giant Ming, he dares to attack, even though he has not even attacked a province of Daming.

Maybe in his consciousness, Daming is only as big as Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi combined?
So when Xiao Ruxun, a wolf from the north, went south, he obviously couldn't get used to it. He began to panic, began to doubt, began to question himself, and finally decided to pass a battle and leave the outcome and future to the heavens, and let the heavens judge. Decide who should rise and who is destined to be a stepping stone.

Xiao Ruxun has always believed that intelligence is the key to determining the outcome of a war. Before starting a war, he will definitely obtain a certain degree of intelligence. After in-depth research and exploration, he will decide on tactics. With sufficient time, Xiao Ruxun believes that it can be done Only this point is a qualified commander, because this battle is related to Xiao Ruxun's future strategy, he must ensure that this war can be won at a very low cost.

Therefore, he searched for local information about climate, terrain, harmful species, and common diseases, trying to ensure the safety of the army. He also sent people to follow Siamese intelligence personnel to the border of Myanmar to search for relevant information. Regarding intelligence, Nari King Xuan also cared a lot, so the two hit it off and sent a considerable number of people and translators to search for information on the Burmese.

Since it takes time to adjust and start a war, then search for information, polish tactics, and adapt to the climate. Xiao Ruxun gave the [-] Ming troops enough time to adapt to the local climate, especially when it rains. In summer, the rain in Siam was heavy and lasted for a long time. Fortunately, Xiao Ruxun had prepared a large amount of oiled paper to preserve the gunpowder, otherwise the gunpowder would be wet.

Xiao Ruxun was sure that if it rained suddenly during the battle, it would deal a severe blow to the firearms troops, so while the firearms troops were training firearms, Xiao Ruxun would also give each of them a saber or saber. Become a swordsman to participate in hand-to-hand combat, but the gunner cannot retreat in time because of the heavy artillery, so the gunner is required to protect the gunner from retreating.

Once it rains, Xiao Ruxun feels that not only the air and the house, but even the bed he used are damp. The place will be flooded, and the barracks will be infiltrated by water. In this regard, King Naresuan said that he can't help it. When it rains heavily, Siamese soldiers, including Europeans, suffer the same.

Unless you live in the city, that's better.

Xiao Ruxun still refused, and chose to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers in the barracks, which was very popular among the sergeants. Considering the physical needs of the soldiers, Xiao Ruxun put a large amount of Sichuan pepper and pepper that he had prepared before into the soldiers' meals, and let the soldiers pass through Eat spicy food to get rid of accumulated moisture in the body to avoid illness.

Speaking of this, Xiao Ruxun still finds it a bit funny. In the Yuan Dynasty, high-ranking officials and dignitaries imported peppers from overseas as ornamental flowers. In the Ming Dynasty, peppers were still ornamental plants and were not considered food. No one has tried it, but the taste is too pungent. Some people dare not eat it because they suspect that the chili is poisonous. At this moment in China, if you want to taste the spiciness, you mainly rely on Shu pepper, which is also known as Sichuan pepper.

Xiao Ruxun found that in the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, some people grow peppers as ornamental flowers. The price is not high, because there are not many people who like them, so they just plant them for fun. They didn't find many, so they bought all the peppers in their hands, and bought a large amount of Shu peppers along the way, just to give the soldiers spicy food to get rid of moisture.

At the beginning, when the soldiers smelled quite pungent and spicy dishes and soups, they were not used to it and did not dare to eat the food here. Some people who had eaten Sichuan pepper said that it was spicy, which was normal, and then they took the lead to try it. I ate it, but I was so irritated by the smell that it was hotter and more pungent than Sichuan pepper, I quickly asked what it was, and why it was so spicy and so pungent.

As a result, these Ningxia soldiers were ridiculed by Xiao Ruxun, and then everyone was stunned to watch Admiral Xiao Ruxun eat spicy food and drink spicy soup, and then sweated wildly, wiped his forehead, and sucked his lips after eating and drinking. , Seeing his red ears under the sweat like rain, it seems to be really enjoyable!
The soldiers stared hotly, regardless of whether it was spicy or not, they learned from Xiao Ruxun one after another. After the initial stimulation, they felt like a fire was burning in their bodies. Humidity and depression are all burned out, sweat is pouring down, face is flushed, the whole person is just like Xiao Ruxun, sucking his lips while exhaling, eating and drinking wildly, as if enjoying something particularly delicious Same.

With Ningxia soldiers taking the lead, the other soldiers were unwilling to lag behind. Both Nanbing and Langbing began to try spicy food. Some people had tasted the spicy taste of Sichuan pepper and felt that this spicy taste was more exciting, but it was not unacceptable. People have never eaten spicy food since they were born, and the elders who stick out their tongues with the spicy feeling behind their backs say that they are about to breathe fire, and then laugh at each other.

In the end, eating and eating became fierce. Compared with eating and eating, eating and eating tasted again. Ningxia soldiers first fell in love with this feeling, and then the ferocious wolf soldiers loved it even more. This kind of taste is not to be missed. In the end, the southern soldiers in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong accepted this spicy taste. In a short period of time, [-] main force began to accept this spicy diet.

However, Xiao Ruxun did not have much chili in reserve, and there were not many sold in the market. After eating it in a few days, it was gone. The soldiers were a little dissatisfied. King Naresuan was taken aback and slapped his thigh to see if there were any chili peppers for sale in Siam!
Tianbing likes spicy food?Very good!We in Siam produce this kind of pepper, but not many people like it, because it is too spicy, so it is often not sold, but those foreigners buy more, Tianbing likes it?good!Lots of giveaways at a discounted price!

That's how Xiao Ruxun found out that the Siamese pepper that King Narexuan was talking about was the ancestor of the legendary Thai Chaotian pepper, and its spiciness far surpassed that of the Shu pepper produced in Ming Dynasty.

Under the double torment of rain and pepper, the Ming army spent the last period of non-combat time happily and painfully.

When the rain stopped and the sky cleared again, the spies who had been sent out returned in panic and brought back a shocking news.

The Burmese took the initiative to attack, and the crown prince of Burma led 30 troops to kill Siam.

(End of this chapter)