332 A different kind of pride

These are the elites of Datang.

Liu Yuan didn't have time to feel heartache, so he had to comfort the eldest Sun Chong on the side, his five hundred people, after this battle, there were only more than fifty people left, two of the four elite private soldiers were also killed, and the remaining two were wounded, which can almost be described as the annihilation of the whole army.

"Brother Eldest Sun, you're fine, right?" Liu Yuan comforted him and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and there is no need to be limited to temporary gains and losses. ”

"However, those are the elites of more than 400 Datang, and I still want to take them to the streets of Chang'an to receive the heroic cheers of the people, but now I am ashamed." The eldest grandson said as he pounded the snow.

Although he is the son of a noble family, but the eldest grandson Chong does not have much of a gentleman's color, he has been born and died with soldiers for so long, and he has some feelings, and now he has died so much at once, it is false to say that he is not sad, after all, people's hearts are flesh and blood.

Liu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "Killing the enemy on the battlefield, horse leather shroud, this is the glory of the soldiers, and it is also the best destination, you can't be sad, you have to be proud of them, if you want to compensate, then after you go back, ask for merit for your soldiers, take care of their families more, that's it, by the way, these days, I see that your weapons have been killed, eldest grandson, you have made a lot of meritorious contributions, right?" ”

Speaking of meritorious service, Changsun Chong's mood was much better, he nodded and said: "Killed nearly 10,000 enemies, killed six enemies in close range, and destroyed more than 30 tribes." ”

"Amazing, with this credit, it's not a problem for the eldest grandson to be promoted to the next level." Liu Yuan couldn't bear to hit him, and clapped his hands in agreement.

Sure enough, Eldest Sun Chong's face was much better.

Nearly 10,000 enemies were killed, that is, 500 people were all broken, and it was also a 1 to 20 record, which is very good, of course. All the people of Tubo are soldiers, and the civilians killed will also be counted, not the regular army of Tubo, Changsun Chong has this achievement, which is also excellent, if hundreds of people want to kill nearly 10,000 enemies, then Li Er's Xuanjia army may be possible, or General Yue Da also took his Beiwei army to cross to this plateau collectively There may be hope.

The eldest grandson Chongyou said helplessly: "Brother Liu, you have also seen my situation, there are only dozens of people left. Most of them are still injured, and it seems that I have to take refuge in you these days. ”

"Welcome, there are a lot of people. You and I brothers work together, and their profits are gold. "It's just that the eldest grandson Chong can't speak. Liu Yuan will also invite him to be together. His little people, and so many wounded, even the smaller Tubo tribe can eat them, so they can't die without help.

Now the eldest grandson is not strong, not dazzling, that is not bad.

Clean up the battlefield. The sky had begun to darken, and night began to fall, Liu Yuan and Changsun Chong's two teams joined together and found a leeward place. After setting up camp, Liu Yuan arranged for the scouts to be on guard, so he asked his subordinates to build a bonfire, and then arranged for someone to have a big food party to take out all the good ones as a celebration.

Although there are many casualties, sometimes, these things can only be buried in the bottom of the heart, and some other methods should be used to cover up the sadness and boost morale, and the celebration party is one of the effective means.

The all-natural sauce beef tastes first-class, the mutton sprinkled with cumin is tender and delicious, the roasted whole sheep on the shelf is golden and fragrant, the Hu cake is crispy, the wheat cake is fragrant, the best sausage looks greedy, the mutton soup tumbling in the pot tempts the mouth, those unknown wild vegetables, fried sweet and oily, the most rare, and the mellow liquor and wine wine, see Changsun Chong is dumbfounded, or the utensils that hold things are a little simple, and I thought that there was a feast in the Eight Immortal Towers in Chang'an.

Isn't this a battlefield? How did you get a lot of good stuff? Is this a war or a picnic in the countryside?

Liu Yuan said a little embarrassedly: "Eldest grandson brother Haihan, I should have celebrated well, but I haven't met any rich tribes or lords' mansions recently, and many things are out of stock. ”

"This, this will be enough?" Looking at so many delicious foods, Changsun Chong stammered a little.

"Well, a few days ago, we still have fish, venison, macaroons, melon seeds or something, eat and use everything, I thought this place was very poor, and then I learned that the Tubo people are very fond of the culture of the Tang Dynasty, like the items of the Tang Dynasty, and the rich people will prepare some, just take the wine as an example, a few days ago we also drank Tianfu Xiang, Xingyang's Soil Cave Spring, Fuping's Stone Frozen Spring, these famous wines, but only a few jars, after drinking, now only drink these ordinary liquor." Jin Yong said depressedly.

What the? In this place where birds don't, there are fish and meat, and they also enjoy the famous wine, listening to Jin Yong's complaints, the eldest grandson suddenly has an urge to cry.

"General Changsun, come and taste this, while it's hot, it's fragrant." Zhao Fu flatteringly handed the skewered beef to Changsun Chong.

Changsun Chong took it, took a bite, and immediately his eyes lit up, and his spirit was also lifted: the heat of this beef roast is just right, fragrant and tender, and it tastes very refreshing, and Changsun Chong is not polite, immediately three times five divided by two, a few bites of the beef skewers are all eaten, and after eating, he still can't finish saying: "Well, fragrant, really fragrant, why is this meat so tender?" ”

Liu Yuan explained with a smile: "This is called spine meat, which is the small piece of meat hidden behind the spine of the cow, not much, a cow is a little more than a catty, the meat is particularly smooth and delicate, marinated with salt and small grinding sesame oil two hours in advance, and it is particularly fragrant and tender when roasted." ”

"Then, isn't there very little meat in this backbone?"

"Quite a bit" Zhao Fu said with a smile: "This cow is in the Tang Dynasty, that is a baby, it is used for farming, it can't be killed casually, otherwise it will have to eat lawsuits, so there is very little beef, but it is different here, it is not rare, cattle and sheep are everywhere, a few days ago we met a group of herdsmen grazing, good guys, more than 200 cows, a fat and strong, this can be taken away, so I have to take their spine meat, fortunately, this ice and snow, can be put for a longer time." ”

Just after eating the roast beef, I was served a roasted whole lamb that was roasted fragrantly, which was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was very beautiful to eat.

Changsun Chong was unceremoniously, pulled out a short horizontal knife, cut a leg of mutton by himself, and devoured it when he picked it up, like that, it seemed to be similar to a refugee, and he couldn't care about rubbing it when he ate a mouthful of oil, as if he hadn't eaten for a few days, he ate too quickly, and the big piece of meat was stuck in his throat and couldn't be swallowed, and his little face was swollen and red. was so frightened that Liu Yuan and his two guards were filming and pouring soup, and finally helped him swallow the meat.

This guy didn't hang on the battlefield, and he almost ate meat and hung up.

Liu Yuan patted him on the back and whispered, "Brother Eldest Sun, have you suffered a lot?" ”

In fact, not only Changsun Chong, but also his two guards and their appearance are also scary, needless to say, these days are not very good.

"Brother Liu, you are living this life. I've been a refugee these days. Eldest Sun Chong said with a pitiful face.

"No, what's going on?"

After Changsun Chongyi's explanation, Liu Yuan understood that it turned out. Changsun Chong has no experience in leading troops, while Lu Guang is just a general. Experienced in killing enemies. Lacking experience in logistics, every place captured, one by one they were happily and vigorously looting gold, silver, goods, and other things, and they did not care about the use of food, and missed a lot, which was equal to the later time. Like those salt or something, I thought of supplementing, the refined salt of white flowers, precious cumin and other condiments, I was too lazy to take it when I saw it before, and then I didn't even let go of the black salt eaten by the poor people in Tibet. But it's the black salt, which was lost in an encounter, and now you can't even eat the salt.

There is no salt and other condiments, no matter how good the beef and mutton taste, I want to vomit, if someone exchanges a bag of salt with Changsun Chong for a bag of gold, silver and jewelry, Changsun Chong is willing to change it without saying a word, plus these days they are entangled with the tooth, they don't eat well, they don't sleep well, and now I see Liu Yuan's life so delicious, and say that the standard of living has dropped or something, Changsun Chong has a kind of want to cry, and he is also here to kill the enemy, Liu Yuan They live happily and moisturizing, eat well and live well, just like traveling.

Compared with them, he is like a begging for food.

No wonder they eat so badly, so they can't live, no wonder they mix so badly.

Liu Yuan was a little sympathetic to Changsun Chong, you said that this meat has no condiments, can you eat it? The eldest grandson Chong looked like he had eaten it for a few days, admiring.

"Come on, come on, eldest grandson, how about making up for all the things you didn't eat a few days ago today, and another skewer of roast beef?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, come, drink a bowl of wine first."

"Quick, cut the fattest piece of meat for General Changsun"

Liu Yuan saw Changsun Chong's anxious appearance, toasted him again, and added meat to him, when he ate to the back, Changsun Chong was a little embarrassed to loosen the trouser belt to be comfortable, and his stomach was round, and he smiled very contentedly, as if he had earned ten thousand taels of gold.

"Brother Liu, seriously" The eldest grandson Chong touched his stomach, lay on the snow covered with several layers of sheepskin, and said with satisfaction: "There are not many people who admire you, you are one of them." ”

Liu Yuan also accompanied him to lie on the snow, smelling the fresh air on the plateau, looking at the endless starry sky, feeling heroic, and said with a smile while feeling the general: "It's over, Liu is just a guerrilla general, but this guerrilla general has not yet issued an order, what is there to admire." ”

"Writing poems and sentences, talented, with a small apprentice, self-made, full of applause, especially the craft, it is a must in the Tang Dynasty, that is, to the battlefield, repeatedly made military exploits, that is, compared with those famous generals, with the foolish opinion of the eldest grandson, it is not much to concede, it can be described as both civil and military, business wizards, craftsman elites, battlefield eagles, these things add up, it is definitely a rare strange person in the Tang Dynasty, no wonder there are so many stunning confidants around you." Changsun Chong said a little jealously.

I'm X, it turns out that my brother is so good, don't you say it, I don't know what to do, listening to what Changsun Chong said, Liu Yuan was a little fluttering.

"Where, where" Liu Yuan said "modestly": "Brother Eldest Sun is noble, good at literature and martial arts, and has an excellent reputation in Chang'an, Liu still has to learn from you." ”

The eldest grandson Chong said a little lonely: "The two of us, don't say polite and hypocritical words, the people of the Tang Dynasty, who only know my father, where can I see my efforts?" It's a pity that no matter how hard I try, I can't reach one-tenth of my father's wings, and I will always grow up under his wings, so this trip to Tibet, I can't say anything back, I want to prove to those people that my eldest grandson Chong is not a loser who eats dry rice. ”

Liu Yuan listened, he didn't know what to say, the eldest grandson Wuji is extremely smart, but the eldest grandson Chong is like a dou who can't be supported, if he can't do anything, even if he has some achievements, he is definitely not as good as the eldest grandson Wuji, because the eldest grandson Wuji is the founder of the country, and he has the merit of the dragon, and now it can be said that he is a very human minister, and if the eldest grandson Chong wants to surpass his father, unless he rebels, he becomes the emperor.

Perhaps, this is the truth that wealth cannot be achieved for three generations, the extremes of things must be reversed, and the extremes of prosperity must decline.

I just wanted to comfort him, but I didn't expect the eldest grandson to suddenly laugh twice, and said happily: "Brother Liu, regardless of the family background, the eldest grandson is almost completely defeated by you, and there is only one thing that you can't reach and is better than yours." ”

"Oh, what is it?"

The eldest grandson Chong said proudly: "Woman! ”

"Ah, woman?" Liu Yuanleng paused.

"Princess Changle, my cousin is beautiful, she is really born beautiful, with a respectful background and elegant temperament, like a fairy in the clouds, but she is my fiancΓ©e, and you can't compare to her even if you have a hundred beauties" Changsun Chong said a little drunk: "That's it, I'm happier than you, hahaha" (to be continued......

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