Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 177
At that moment Huang Laifu ordered to set up camp next to the Xuanfu army, and immediately the entire Wuzhaibao army moved into action. The Chinese battalion officer saw that his mission was completed, so he wanted to turn back, Huang Laifu gave Jiang Dazhong a wink.

Jiang Dazhong understood, and took out a large ingot of silver from his pocket, about ten taels, and handed it to the Chinese military battalion officer. Yinzi went back with a smile on his face.

Li Ruzhang and Li Rubai looked at each other, and a thought flashed in their minds: "This Huang is so generous."

Li Rubai stretched out his hand and said, "General Huang, please come inside."

Huang Laifu said: "Please, two generals."

Not to mention that Huang Laifu went into the camp to talk to the Li brothers. The Wuzhaibao army here, after taking off their armor, set up a large camp next to the Crescent Canal and fetched water one after another. Rest, next to the canal, a group of people called horses neighing.

Seeing that the sun was moving westward, it was almost evening, and the baggage handlers in the Wuzhaibao army fetched water one after another to prepare dinner.

They were busy on this side, while the Xuanfu army on the other side looked at this friendly army curiously.

Even if the armor is taken off, it can be seen that this army is rich and sturdy, not to mention all the red faces, and the mandarin duck jackets on their bodies are also brand new, made of an indescribably luxurious material.If it is said that in the nearby Xuanfu army, the servants of the Li brothers and some officers, their equipment and physical fitness can catch up with the nearby Wuzhaibao army, most of the ordinary soldiers are far behind. Not as good.This inevitably caused a feeling of envy and jealousy in the Xuanfu army.

Moreover, it can be seen that the Wuzhaibao army from Shanxi Town is well-trained, and it didn't take long for the camp with thousands of people to set up camp.Moreover, the camp is well-regulated and has both offense and defense.

This surprised the generals in the Xuanfu army, and asked them to set up camp. It took less than half a day for a camp of thousands of people. Don't try to finish it, and it is far from perfect.It can be seen from here that this is the elite of the Shanxi Town Army.

The sun was slowly setting in the west, whether it was the camp of the Shanxi town army or the Xuanfu town army camp, smoke slowly rose from the fire.There was no fighting today, so the thousands of officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu army had less food rations today, only a few bowls of porridge, some dried vegetables, and some salt.

Although the Li Ruzhang brothers said that they brought some grain and grass, it was not easy to transport grain for thousands of miles. From Xuanfu Town to Ningxia Town, the distance was more than a thousand miles, and they could only escort a small part of the grain and grass. follow.

Most of the food and grass after that will depend on the local allocation of Ningxia Town.However, the army under the city of Ningxia was generally short of food, and there was not much food and grass allocated to the Xuanfu army by Wei Xuezeng, the governor of the three sides, so he could only save food and drink.

The officers and servants of the Xuanfu army may still be able to eat some dry rice, while the ordinary soldiers can only cope with gruel.All the soldiers cursed and gulped down the porridge in their bowls, but they still felt hungry.

What's more terrible is that at this moment, a very tempting smell of food came from nowhere, which made all the soldiers of the Xuan Mansion salivate when they smelled it.All the soldiers clearly distinguished that among the aroma of the food, there were several aromas, among which there was a strong smell of meat. When they came out, the Li brothers and other officers over there would eat some meat sometimes, but they would definitely not have such a strong meaty smell.

All the troops were grumbling, and even some low-ranking officers were twitching their noses.

Everyone said one after another: "Where is the smell of food coming from?"

"The smell of meat is so strong, how many pigs and sheep should be killed?"

"Not this barracks..."

"Could it be those from the Shanxi army?"

The barracks of the Shanxi Town Army and the Xuanfu Army were stationed next to each other, and on one side, the two barracks were separated by only a fence.At present, some Xuanfu town troops rushed to the fence one after another, holding on to the fence to watch.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, but after looking at it, everyone is even more jealous.You see, they are all soldiers, so why is there such a big difference?
They are all soldiers, so they can only drink some porridge and eat some dried vegetables. The Shanxi Zhenjun over there has big vats of rice soup and noodles, which seems to be casually full.Not to mention, what is even more eye-catching is that the big pot and vat of meat over there are protruding, and the oil is so rich that it makes people salivate.Not to mention, there are vats and vats of other vegetables over there, all of which are equally oily, so just let the soldiers eat and drink casually.

On my side, even the officers such as Chief Qian can't eat such meals, but there is a small soldier on the other side, who just eats and drinks casually.People are more than people, it's maddening.

Smelling all kinds of scents that kept coming, all the soldiers in Xuanfu Town crowded around the fence, talking a lot, with fire in their eyes.

The chief general Huang Laifu and his relative Jiang Dazhong have already entered the military camp of Xuanfu Town. Now the ones left behind are General Qian Xu You and others. If the caravan arrives later, Xu You and others can invite those Xuanfu Town troops to come together. To eat, but at this time the food and grass in his army is less than seven days, he dare not invite casually, if the caravan will not arrive in time, then there will be a shortage of food in his army?
But the officers and soldiers of Xuanfu Town over there have their own way, a few people who look like officers discussed in a low voice, and then outside the Wuzhaibao barracks, their figures full of smiles appeared, all of them pretending to be visiting friendly troops An excuse, hoping to enter the Wuzhai Fort barracks to have a party with the brother troops.

Xu You saw that only some officers came, accompanied by their own soldiers, about a few hundred people in total, and the camp was not enough, so he immediately ordered the camp to open and let these people come in...

In the military camp of Xuanfu Town over there, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, there were also laughter and laughter. The two brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang were preparing a banquet for Huang Laifu, thinking that the wind would wash away the dust.Li Rubai also asked someone to bring out a large pot of boiled mutton and several jars of fine wine like a treasure.

We are all warriors, so we don't pay too much attention. We eat meat and drink in big bowls at the same time.Especially Li Ruzhang, who grabbed the meat and stuffed it into his mouth, making his mouth full of greasy food.Not to mention him, but some of the generals of the Li brothers, all of them were full of food and drink, and everyone was very satisfied.

Huang Laifu just smiled and ate slowly. The mutton cooked with plain water and light ingredients had a strong mutton smell, and Huang Laifu was not very interested.Jiang Dazhong sat behind Huang Laifu, although he looked down on such meals, he still ate a lot.

Just now Li Rubai introduced the generals under his two brothers to Huang Laifu. The rest, Huang Laifu, didn't pay attention. He just glanced at He Shien, the follower behind Li Ruzhang. People who leave their names.

At this time, Huang Laifu saw that he was covered with miserable stubble, and he was thick and thick. He was in his thirties, and he really was a tough guy.This old man seemed to be used to being wild. While eating meat and gulping wine, he wiped his clothes with his greasy hands.He seemed to see Jiang Dazhong quite rightly, toasting Jiang Dazhong from time to time.Jiang Dazhong is also a rough and tyrannical person, after a few bowls of wine, the two of them tended to call each other brothers.

After eating and drinking for a while, Li Rubai was about to ask Huang Laifu about fighting the Mongols in Wuzhaibao last year, and why he made so much money by farming.At this moment, a tempting smell of food came, and there was also a tempting smell of meat, which spread into the tent.Smelling the smell of meat, Huang Laifu and Jiang Dazhong were fine, but Li Rubai and the others suddenly felt that the mutton they ate at this time was tasteless.

Li Ruzhang's nose twitched even more, and he shouted after a while, "Where does the food smell so strong?"

Huang Laifu said: "Oh, it must be that the soldiers in my camp are preparing meals."

Li Rubai and the others all stopped, their noses just kept sniffing, and Li Ruzhang's eyes turned around even more.

Jiang Dazhong's face was rather smug, Huang Laifu smiled and said: "You two generals, why don't you come to my camp for a talk, how about eating, drinking and chatting?"

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Li Ruzhang said first: "Okay, okay, General Huang said so, then we will not be polite."

Li Rubai also had a happy face, and said: "Then I will trouble General Huang."

At present, brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang, with some relatives and followers around them, followed Huang Laifu and others to the barracks of Wuzhai Fort. On the other side of the Zhaibao army barracks, the two looked at each other.

When they entered the military barracks of Wuzhai Fort, they saw that the camp was tightly packed and the soldiers' barracks were arranged in an orderly manner, the two couldn't help but sigh in admiration.Looking at it again, I saw that there was a lot of people inside. The soldiers seemed to gather together in one round, and in another round they sat in groups of three or four eating and drinking, which was very orderly.There were some officers and soldiers grumbling loudly among them. Upon closer inspection, these people turned out to be officers and soldiers from their own barracks, and they came here to eat and drink.

Brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang didn't have time to say anything. After entering the barracks, the smell of the food became stronger.Not to mention that their relatives were salivating, even the two brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.

Li Rubai could see it clearly. He saw that in the Wuzhaibao barracks, when there were more than 100 people in each round, there was a big room for meals. Under the big open-air cowhide tent that was erected on the big room, there were large buckets of hot rice dishes. The soup can be taken by the sergeant at will, and there are large pots of dried tofu, tofu skin, stewed vegetables, meat pieces, etc. beside it, which are also steaming hot from the oil, very attractive.

These dishes are the same as rice, and they are taken at random by the sergeants. Watching some ordinary soldiers talking and laughing, they are holding huge rice plates bowls, and bowls of oily meat dishes. , Li Rubo couldn't help feeling distressed.Li Rubai couldn't help being speechless when he thought that he ate some mutton soup just now, and it was like offering a treasure in front of Huang Laifu.

He thought to himself, people say that Huang Laifu in Shanxi Town is a God of Wealth. He didn't believe it at first, but now he believes it. Even in the town of Xuanfu, some servants under him and his elder brother are reluctant to spend this kind of food. I can't afford this money, let alone the town of Ningxia thousands of miles away.It's just strange, I didn't hear the sound of slaughtering pigs and sheep just now, where did the fresh meat in the Wuzhaibao army come from?
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