Chapter 21: Soup Cakes

An hour has come.

Zheng Fan, who was about to give an order, suddenly thought of a question,

It's a critical question, and it's a terrible one.

That is, Jingnanhou has arranged everything, but when arranging himself, will there be some deviations?

Like what

The reason why he gave himself the task of directly penetrating the palace of the Jin Kingdom was that he took a fancy to his record of leading the army to raid Mianzhou City twice, but the problem was that Liang Cheng was the one who commanded the troops both times.

As soon as I thought of this,

Zheng Fan's hand suddenly trembled,

Anyone who relies on cheating or going through the back door to get to the top is fine on weekdays, but when something really happens, he starts to panic.

Take a deep breath,

Don't panic when you encounter everything,

I really can't do it, I stuffed my head, raised my knife, and shouted "Ula" and it was over.

Because now, there is no choice anyway.

"Jin Kingdom Palace, rush!"

Zheng Fan instigated his war horse, and the three hundred knights of the Jingnan Army followed closely behind him, like a sharp blade, straight into the heart of the Jinggi land of the Jin Kingdom, which was already completely in a panic at this time.

On the way back, Situ Jiangong took away thousands of Situ family elite horses, first, it was unnecessary to keep them, and secondly, the land of Gyeonggi was originally the land reserved by Dacheng for the Yu family, and it was not very convenient for him to lead his troops to station.

It is precisely because of this that it directly leads to the emptiness of Gyeonggi at this time.

At the beginning, a few of the defeated soldiers, after returning to the camp, they bought drunk directly, venting their bird anger, these defeated soldiers still have the courage to fight on the battlefield, and the level of Yu Huacheng's training of soldiers and horses is also okay, but the problem is that the psychological state and mental outlook of the defeated soldiers are not changed overnight, for them who have only experienced defeat not long ago, once they are idle, drinking and visiting the kiln, this is the best way to numb themselves.

Because of this, almost half of the soldiers in the camp on the school field have dispersed, and although the remaining half is in the camp, they are also drinking and gambling.

The pro-army was even more unbearable, after coming back, except for a thousand horsemen patrolling the periphery, Yu Huacheng personally led a thousand armor soldiers into the palace, and the rest of the people and horses all went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers.

Originally, the number of Jin troops in the land of Gyeonggi was the same as when they were outside the Wubao during the day, even if the soldiers and horses of the Situ family were eliminated, they were several times as many as the five thousand Yan army.

However, now, in contrast to the establishment system, the Yan people actually occupy an absolute advantage.

In the final analysis, it is not because Yu Huacheng's level is not good, he can achieve the position of the commander of the Gyeonggi pro-army, not only by virtue of his friendship with Emperor Jin, but also because he has good ability.

But the real reason is that the land of Gyeonggi is so small, and it is more like the royal court of the barbarians than a country within a country.

However, even though the royal court has declined, it still maintains a certain influence on the desert and still has its own large pastures, while the land of Gyeonggi in the Jin Kingdom is only a simple "city-state" form.

It is possible that after returning to Daesung, as the frontline of the Yan, this place in Gyeonggi can become a new "Beifeng County" with the funding of Daesung in the future, but now, it is not possible.

The cavalry of the Yan army was divided into many units, attacking their respective targets, setting fires and killing people, and for a time, creating a terrifying momentum that was not inferior to that of tens of thousands of iron cavalry.

In this case, the Jin army collapsed directly, and it was impossible not to collapse, because after they returned from the expedition, there was no longer any such thing as an establishment or a non-establishment.

The enemy has all been killed at your doorstep, and then you will call out the soldiers from house to house to form a formation?

Then shout those drunken soldiers from the school camp to meet the enemy?

Or go to a place like the Red Tent and drag those Qiu Ba off Sister Yao's body one by one,

Even if you really drag it down,

If you give him a knife, will he still have the strength to lift it?

Zheng Fan's part didn't do anything else, but just focused on marching towards the Jin Palace, because of the deliberate delay of an hour, so when Zheng Fan came in, the chaos in Gyeonggi had already appeared.

This is enough to show that the Marquis of Jingnan has long grasped the current situation in this area, and five thousand iron horsemen are indeed enough to directly set foot here.

This is the art of war.

………

There is a street on the east side of the Jin Imperial Palace, which was rested in the unknown years of a hundred years ago, and it used to be extremely noisy and lively.

Before the courtiers of the early dynasty waited for the palace gate to open, those with high official ranks should pay attention to their image, so they sent their subordinates to buy breakfast and sit in a sedan chair to eat; Those with low official ranks, and those who are at the end of the court, have no worries, and sit in the store generously to get some food.

Lord Sword Saint was still dressed in a white shirt, sitting in this old soup and cake shop.

In front of him, there was a large bowl of soup made from large bones, and two pieces of bread.

An old man walked slowly on crutches, holding a large handful of green onions in his hand, and threw them into the soup bowl in a dashing manner.

"In the early years, officials who were all sesame mung beans liked to eat this bite in the soup cake shop before the court, and the green onions had to be added vigorously, without this, the soup would not taste good, and it would not be fragrant.

If you are in a good mood, warm half a pot of wine, which is not as good as the wine of Wuchuan in Qianguo, but the taste is enough for the top, half a pot of wine, two bowls of soup, two cakes, and the food can be called a comfort.

Anyway, at the end of the row, I am not afraid that the breath in my mouth will smoke His Majesty and the big guys, hehe. ”

The old man sat down in front of the Sword Master as he spoke.

What he said was already sixty years ago, and at that time, the pattern of the three major families had been established, but the heads of the families were still serving in Gyeonggi, and the Jin court was still a court, not like now.

Lord Sword Saint took chopsticks and stirred the green onions, blew them, but was not in a hurry to drink, but looked at the old man and said:

"Every time I go out, after a long time, I think about this bite."

"That's it."

The old man grinned triumphantly, revealing his big yellow teeth.

This street has been deserted for many years, but the old man has always guarded this shop.

"I don't know how long I can drink this soup."

When the old man heard this, he immediately said:

"No matter how things change outside, as long as there is still a palace in the courtyard opposite our wall, and Your Majesty still lives, our soup cake shop will always be open."

The old man subconsciously wanted to tell the story of his ancestors who were selling soup cakes on the street a hundred years ago, and His Majesty who was visited by Weifu tasted and admired the deeds.

But suddenly remembered that he had told this story to the person in front of him no less than twenty times, so he immediately stopped his mouth and showed a reserved smile instead.

The sword saint nodded, and did not tell the old man, it will not be long before there will be no more His Majesty in this palace, and this palace will most likely be changed to a palace, although the people who live in it are also surnamed Yu, but it is not the original one.

"The sons and daughters are back today, how long has it been, and we haven't really done it under the feet of the Son of Heaven this day."

The old man let out his own sigh.

Lord Sword Saint drank the soup and didn't reply.

The people of the capital of the Jin Kingdom are different from the people near the capital of other countries, and the people of the rest of the countries, the people of Gyeonggi are often the people with the most favorable living conditions, and at the same time, they also have the arrogance of the people of the imperial city.

However, the pattern of the three families of the Jin State has appeared for too long and too long, and it has reached the waist pole of the people of Gyeonggi, and it is not straight, so many times it is not so much that the Gyeonggi pro-army is still loyal to the Jin Emperor, but that the Gyeonggi people instinctively huddle together with the Jin Emperor to keep warm.

The old man has boiled a lifetime of soup and made a lifetime of cakes, and his whole life has been firmly bound to this soup cake shop, he has seen its prosperity, and he is also tasting its trough at this time.

Asked:

"The Yan people in the west won't call again, will they?"

Master Sword Master put down the soup bowl, picked up the cake and took two bites, shook his head, and said:

"Who knows."

"Ugh." The old man sighed, got up silently, and said, "Two more big bones?" ”

"No, that's enough."

"You are also getting older, and before that, you can drink three bowls of broth and five big cakes for a meal, and then gnaw three or four big bones."

"That's, it's not a lad anymore."

"When are you going to start a family?"

"There's no hurry."

"Gotta hurry."

"Okay, I'll be in a hurry first."

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the street outside the soup cake shop.

The old man turned his head suspiciously to look out, and the Sword Master stood up, walked to the door panel, removed a piece of the door panel, and found that a group of Jin knights was heading east.

What followed was a sudden burst of fighting and cries throughout Gyeonggi.

Juggernaut's eyes narrowed.

"But something happened outside, so lively?"

The sword master did not deceive the old man, and said:

"Something's wrong."

"But the Yan people called?"

"Seems like so."

"Alas, in the end, it's still coming, tell me, for no reason, what are you going to tease the Yan people to do?"

The Juggernaut turned around and said:

"You can't say that."

"An An lives a life, if you can't do it, you have to toss right and wrong." The old man didn't know the identity of the Sword Master, he only knew that it was a son-in-law who had fallen at the beginning and was now making a fortune.

In the early years, when the person in front of him was young, he often brought his younger brother to eat soup cakes, and later, their clothes got better and better, and the saber looked more and more expensive, and then later, the younger brother didn't come much, but the person in front of him would come over from time to time.

Juggernaut said:

"It's always a different way of living."

"Alas, the big guys always want to toss, and we, the little people, just want to live our little life in peace.

Guarding the capital, guarding the palace, guarding Your Majesty, this day can always go on. ”

"So how boring is this day?"

When the old man heard this,

Laughed,

seems to be completely indifferent to the chaos outside,

Pointing to the big bone broth that Lord Sword Saint had just drunk half,

Road:

"Most people in the world think about how to eat enough, and there are only those noble people who eat and drink without worry, and they always think about making their food more flavorful all day long."

(End of chapter)