Chapter 80: Steamed Buns

"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”

In the morning, the deafening sound of drums echoes through the narrow valley. Guo Yi left more than 300 people to guard the camp, and he led his army to join Huangfu Song and others to prepare to attack the city.

An army of 40,000 surrounded the city of Shangguo, sappers were erecting ladders and arrow towers, cavalry were standing behind shield teams waiting for orders, and archers were mixed in with the infantry.

"General Guo, General Zuo is invited."

As soon as Guo Yi arrived, he was invited to Huangfu Song's big tent. Dong Zhuo and the others had already arrived, and the two glanced at each other and walked aside.

Huangfu Song said: "Shangguo City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and you need to think of a strategy to thwart its sharp spirit." ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hands and said proudly: "Just attack with trebuchets and rockets, but in three or two days, the city will be broken." ”

Huangfu Song shook his head, as long as Shangguo City has enough food and grass, this kind of long-range bombardment will not have much effect, and can only be used as a cover force during the siege. If you want to forcibly attack the city, you are afraid that you will lose most of your troops with the military strength of Guocheng, and you will not be able to continue to advance westward at that time.

Li Ru on the side proposed: "It's better to send a general to the front of the battle to scold, and let the horse free up to fight." ”

"He's not going to come out." Guo Yi explained: "The day before yesterday, he attacked the camp and was shot in the arm by me, and he should be recuperating at the moment. ”

"Oh." Li Ru nodded, glanced at Dong Zhuo, and stopped speaking.

When Huangfu Song heard this, he said happily: "In this case, start attacking the city." The kingdom is nothing but a rabble, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Dong Zhuo arched his hand, "No." ”

"No." Guo Yi didn't say much, just listen to the arrangement in everything.

The stone thrower and arrow tower were quickly built, and Huangfu Song ordered the siege of the city. The huge stone drew a parabola in the air and crashed into the city, countless rockets fell into the city, and the defenders suffered heavy losses for a while.

The bombardment lasted all morning, and by noon, the offensive had stalled a little, and the soldiers began to make fires.

Looking at the strange scenery in front of him, Guo Yi almost thought that he was hallucinating. The war was going on, and when the enemy's losses were unclear, he was so relieved and bold to start making fires and cooking? Although it is said that the people live on food, this is too weird, right?

Long Yi and others obviously can't understand that since following Guo Yinan's expedition to the north and the south, they have always been "as fast as the wind, as slow as a forest, as invading as fire, and as immobile as a mountain." "As soon as the enemy relaxes, immediately send troops to attack. When you are resting, you will also take turns to take precautions and never leave any flaws.

With 40,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 logistics troops, nearly 80,000 people actually lit a fire on the south bank of the Jinhe River to make food and eat! If this is an enemy of Guo Yi, the dragoon battalion has already rushed into the big tent of Huangfu Song at this time.

The defenders did not attack, and it seems that fires began to be made in the city, and everyone ate them.

"Lao Tzu is really convinced!" Guo Yi couldn't cry or laugh, what is this? Ordered: "Eat something and don't go hungry." ”

"No." The soldiers were given the order to take out the dry food and quickly fill their stomachs.

When the other soldiers caught a glimpse of their food, their eyes widened and they watched them eat with a blank eye, forgetting for a moment that they were also making a fire to cook.

Li Ru was inspecting, and saw that many soldiers were stunned and were about to scold, but he also saw Guo Yijun eating. A fist-sized mass of white flowers, you can see that it is very soft from afar, and although it can't smell it, it should be quite fragrant. Some of the soldiers bit down, and there was still some meat in that mass of things!

"Gollum." Li Ru couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, after many years of military career, how could he have eaten such wonderful food on the battlefield? I have heard that Guo Yi is known as "Guo Luban", and the witch doctor musician is proficient in all skills, could it be that this is his newly invented ingredient?

Li Ru trotted all the way back to the camp, and Dong Zhuo was eating mutton. The meat production process of the Han Dynasty was not good, and it was even more exquisite on the battlefield, so it could only be roasted with fire and eaten directly with a knife. Although it is a barbecued meat, there is no cumin, no seasonings such as salt and sauce, and it tastes quite fishy.

"Lord, if your subordinates find something, you can help your lord raise soldiers!"

Dong Zhuo was inexplicable when he heard this, picked up a piece of thigh meat, chewed it heavily, and asked vaguely: "What is it?" ”

"My lord, come with me." Li Ru pulled Dong Zhuo and left, Dong Zhuo still had meat in his mouth. When the others saw that the Lord was leaving, they went out with him.

saw that Huangfu Song had already brought people to Guo Yi's station, and the two were discussing something.

Dong Zhuo also discovered the food that Guo Yijun ate at this time, grabbed it and bit it, puffed out his cheeks, stared at Li Ru, and looked at Li Ru with an expression of disbelief.

Li Ru smiled slightly, and said proudly: "This is Guo Yijun's secret recipe, if you can get this thing, you can make the soldiers full of wine and food." ”

"Quick! Check it out. Dong Zhuo was much more active than Li Ru, finished eating in three or two, and pulled Li Ru forward. Hearing Guo Yi's introduction, he said that this thing is called "steamed buns", and the one wrapped in meat is called "steamed buns". It's scary to hear the name, but it's so delicious in your mouth!

Huangfu Song was also sitting and eating steamed buns at this time, the smile on his face was full of happiness, this thing is much better than the delicacies of the mountains and seas!

"General Guo, what is this steamed bun?" Dong Zhuo went straight to the point, and the contradiction between the two yesterday did not exist.

Eating a meal will get you into trouble. Guo Yi ran 10,000 alpacas in his heart, and said angrily: "It's just fermenting wheat, it's not worth mentioning." ”

Li Ru immediately asked, "How can the wheat be as white as snow?" There's no baff at all? ”

"Just put a lot of effort into cleaning up the chaff."

Li Ru also picked one up and took a bite, feeling that it was indeed wheat, but it was delicate and maddening. How much effort did it take to make this food?

"How long does it take to do these once?"

Guo Yi said: "At least two hours." ”

Huangfu Song said strangely: "Two hours? So how can you feed so many soldiers? ”

"There are few officers and soldiers, so naturally there is no need for too many. What's more, every time there is a war, it is only ten days and half a month, so it is necessary to prepare in advance. Guo Yi didn't lie about this, the production of steamed buns and steamed buns does take time, and the time-consuming process of kneading flour alone is enough to roast a sheep.

Everyone ate a steamed bun, which was indeed delicious. But if it is so delicate and time-consuming, it cannot be used for military supplies. The main feature of military rations is that they are quick to make and can fill their stomachs. Steamed buns don't meet this requirement!

"Let's go." Huangfu Song is the first to leave, the production method is about to arrive, you can try to do it when you go back.

"Hmph." Dong Zhuo reverted to a bad attitude, flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Long Yi snorted coldly and slammed a wine glass to shock Dong Zhuo. The latter glanced at it, his eyes flickering, and brushed his sleeves away.

After eating, I also rested for about half an hour, which is longer than the lunch break of modern office workers! The energetic soldiers took up their arms again and began to siege the city.

Guo Yi silently spit out two words, "Wonderful!" ”