"Alas, don't say these sad words, the more you say it, the more sad it becomes. ”

Yang Si waved his hand, signaling that he would skip this slightly heart-wrenching topic.

Smacking his lips, Yang Si felt a little thirsty, and asked the general, "Is there any alcohol in the cabin?"

The general said with a smile, "Where can I drink wine before the battle, even if the last general faces the military division, the last general can't know the law and break the law, right?" I put a few baskets of lychees, saying that they were just picked yesterday, and I heard that they were late-ripening, with a small core and a lot of flesh, do you want to try it?"

Lychee is a rare item, and although it is produced in large quantities, it is rarely eaten by people living in the north because it is not easy to preserve.

Even if you can eat it, the value of that litchi is worth thousands of gold, for example, digging up the whole lychee tree and then using a boat to go north along the waterway. The manpower and material resources consumed are not small, and ordinary people can't afford to eat at all. Of course, lychees are not expensive in the lychee production area.

Yang Si smiled, "You clever ghost, why haven't I heard that a lychee has been delivered?"

The general will have the basket of lychees brought in, and the skin of this basket of lychees is bright red, and there are scaly protrusions, which are in excellent condition.

"There are a lot of lychees in Mojiang's hometown, and his parents have also planted them for local wealthy families. The general smiled, "Since the last general followed the lord, the life of parents, wives and children has also been better, relying on the money sent back by the last general to buy more than a dozen acres of lychee trees, this year is said to be a bumper harvest." Coincidentally, this place is not far from Mojiang's hometown, and it takes three or four days to travel by land, but it only takes more than a day to go down the river by water. ”

General Pi is a sincere person, and he also knows that his military division is powerful, and concealing it is looking for death, and he may be disgusted if he fails to please him.

He said, "I heard that the military advisor likes these things, so the last general asked his parents to pick some and send them over. ”

Yang Si traveled around to study when he was young, and naturally he also went to the lychee producing area to eat, and this thing is indeed delicious.

"How many baskets are in the cabin?"

Yang Si looked at these lychees, they were full and attractive, they were obviously carefully selected, and they were also chilled and kept fresh by special means.

He twisted one, his fingertips showing a bit of coolness.

As a very literate foodie, Yang Si peels lychees differently from others.

The relict will be to peel off the shell little by little with your fingernails, not to mention that it is easy to get dirty hands, and the lychee water will stick to your hands and be unclean.

He twisted the tip of the lychee directly with his index finger and thumb, and worked a little hard along the line of the lychee's shell.

With a very slight sound, the lychee shell cracked along the thread, revealing a crystalline, translucent clotted flesh.

The general was still peeling, and Yang Si had eaten two.

"Fifteen baskets were sent, but the military advisor wants one basket?"

Seeing that Yang Si was peeled clean and fast, he learned his movements, and it was really much easier.

A cultural person is a cultural person, and peeling a lychee is more particular than ordinary people, and it is clean to look at.

"So much?" Yang thought about the lychees he ate during his study tour, the yield of lychees in the producing areas was indeed not low, and he smiled, "Leave a basket for Feng Langzi and General Fu, and distribute the rest to the soldiers." Lychee is worth a lot of money, and I will pay for it. ”

The general said, "Home-grown ones aren't worth a few dollars." ”

"That's not possible, there are no rules, there is no circle. Yang Si said, "If the lord knows, she doesn't approve of it." ”

Although it is home-grown, it doesn't take time and energy to serve the lychee tree, and he can't take advantage of his own soldiers as a military advisor.

The generals in the troubled times are all professions with their heads pinned to the waistband of their trousers, and they can't be treated harshly.

The general couldn't resist Yang Si, so he could only accept his kindness.

Yang Si sent soldiers to distribute the baskets of lychees to each boat and share them, and each person was only one piece.

He was worried that Xie Ze's kid was also there, so he made a special trip to send Xie Ze a small half.

"If this battle is over and there are still lychees, let's go and eat enough. ”

The general smiled, "If that's the case, then it's really a thank you for the local people." ”

Lychee is indeed a rare item, but not many people can afford to eat it, and the annual output is relatively high, resulting in little local sales of lychee. The price of selling it to other places is higher, but this thing is not easy to preserve, and the cost of storage and transportation is terrible.

Yang Si looked a little thin, but he had a lot of appetite.

If it weren't for the lychee temperament, he would have caught fire if he ate too much, and he really wanted to eat the buttress.

In a few moments, a small pile of lychee shells and pits had piled up on the deck.

Time passed quickly, as if passing quickly through the fingers, and the river slowly began to gather a little mist.

Yang Sidao, "It's really a good idea for Feng Langzi to be right, and when he talks about the fog, he will get foggy, and order the whole army to be vigilant to prevent the enemy from attacking." ”

The general immediately passed on the message.

"Strategist, everything is ready. ”

Xie Ze was not in the same boat as Yang Si, but it was not far away, and the sound could be heard louder.

Yang Sidao, "Well, tell General Xie to be ready to defend against the enemy at any time." ”

He doesn't have a neutral voice like Xie Ze, so he can only let General Pi convey it on his behalf.

If Yan Lin and the others stayed here, they would find that these ships transporting grain and grass were very wrong.

Let's talk about the appearance of the ships first, ordinary warships are the color of the wood itself, but the appearance of Yang Si's warships has been painted ink.

Speaking of boats and boats, there is a thick and long hemp rope tied between each boat!

You must know that in order to ensure the mobility of water warfare and prevent it from being burned clean by the enemy, the ships are generally not connected to each other.

Yang Si: Did this make a fundamental mistake?

Not really!

Yang Si's arrangement is also very meaningful.

Today is a very dark moonlit night, the night is extremely dark, and there is a heavy fog from time to time, which can easily interfere with the vision of friends and enemies.

In order to ensure that the formation of the fleet is not scattered, it is temporarily connected with thick hemp rope, and if there is an enemy situation that needs to change the formation, it can be cut at any time.

In addition, they painted the exterior of the ship in ink, almost blending in with the night and the river, and if there was another fog, the enemy would not be able to find themselves, they would not even be able to find themselves. It is always more convenient to have a rope attached.

The "grain and baggage fleet" is in accordance with the original route situation.

As time passed, everyone's nerves tightened into a line, and they were always worried that an enemy would suddenly come out.

The general said, "Strategist, the hour is not early, you go into the cabin to rest first." ”

If the enemy comes out, he will definitely attack with a rain of arrows, and Yang Si will be easily injured by mistake when he stays on the deck.

Yang Siwei narrowed his eyes, put his index finger to his lips, and motioned for the general to be silenced.

"Tell General Xie that if the expectation is good, the enemy will be ambushed there in the waters ahead—"

The general couldn't shout loudly this time, and directly waved the flag.

Because the two ships were not too far apart, they could barely see the message conveyed by the flag.

At the same time, Yan Lin and others were also waiting for them.

Half an hour had passed, and the fog was already very thick.

Yan Lin pressed the hilt of the saber with his left hand, and his brows were tightly wrinkled.

"Not here yet?"

At this time, he faintly saw something floating on the water.

Yan Lin immediately ordered someone to use a pole with a net to salvage, and fished it up to take a look-

Lychee shells!

The general said, "How can there be such a thing on the river?"

Yan Lin said, "The enemy is coming, order the soldiers to prepare for battle!"

Oh, I really have time to spare, and I actually ate lychees, and I sprinkled them all over the river.