Chapter 064 Grain Feed Wild Boar
"General Hui, the last general did carpentry work with his uncle for a few years when he was in his hometown......" Yu Qian scratched his head and smiled, "But to be honest, the coffin board has never been done alone." ”
"! Haven't done it, get out of the way. Gong Changyu said solemnly.
"General, just let me try." Yu Qian pleaded.
"No, Charlemagne is also the captain of the Eagle Strike mercenary, although he only has a team of about 100 people, but he is powerful enough. If it weren't for the mistake of entering the valley of death, the hundreds of us might not have been able to fight. Gong Changyu looked at the skull and was in awe.
"General, defeat is defeat, Charlemagne thinks that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, too self-confidence, equal to conceit." Yu Qian was very dissatisfied with Charlemagne, who died unexpectedly.
"Charlemagne, as a mercenary, is very remarkable to be able to study the species and geography of my Qinghe Kingdom in the gap between battles...... Captain Yu, Charlemagne's marksmanship was very fast, and he and I had a direct exchange of fire, and when he reached the top of the mountain, if I had shot him with one shot, it would have been two different endings. Zhu Shuiqiang covered the shroud, tied a knot, and shook his head.
"What will happen?" Yu Qian asked.
"We fought an ambush, and to kill Charlemagne was to expose our position. The blue wolf alliance is enraged, and they won't chase us and fight to the death! Zhu Shuiqiang stood up, "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”
"Oh, too. Anyway, Charlemagne is dead, and the coffin can be closed. Yu Qian pulled out a short knife, "To put it mildly, if it weren't for General Liu's elite reinforcement this time, Lenghu Mountain might be in the pocket of the Blue Wolf Army." ”
"Hey, Yu Qian, didn't you say that you want to make a coffin board?" Gong Chang met Yu Qian and pulled away again, kicking him, "General Liu is waiting." ”
"General, there are only axes in the mountains, and there are no carpentry tools, so the general will not be able to make a coffin board in an hour." Yu Qian cut a small hole in the shroud.
"What are you going to do?" Gong Changyu asked.
"Leave a small hole in the shroud so that it can breathe in, so it won't rot too quickly." Yu Qian smiled slightly.
"It doesn't matter if he rots or not, the eagle strikes the Li people as long as the bones are left." Liu Tianyou was a little impatient, "Captain Yu, hurry up and take a few people into the mountains to cut wood, make the coffin board, and I will take Charlemagne's bones back to Jingbei camp."
"My lord, there is not a single miscellaneous tree that can be used as a coffin board in this Lenghu Mountain, but it is cut down and the wooden strips are split, either big or small." Yu Qian replied.
"Don't grind around, the most important thing at the moment is to make a wooden box and put Charlemagne in it." Liu Tianyou glanced at the shroud, "You may not know that if this Charlemagne is delivered to the Eagle Strike Li Embassy in Jingbei on time, we will enjoy the lowest price and get three of the most advanced warships, not to mention that we can save millions of taels of silver for the imperial court." ”
"My lord, is Charlemagne really so good?" Yu Qian will be skeptical.
"General Ben has already written a contract with George Patton, the consul of the Eagle Strike Embassy, and exchanged papers." Liu Tianyou took out the Chinese copy of the contract from his sleeve and unfolded, "Charlemagne is the eldest son of the Duke of Windsor, the eldest grandson of the Queen, and the future crown prince. ”
"Oh, I see. Charlemagne is equivalent to the heir to the throne of our Seiwa Kingdom, the imperial grandson, right? "Yu Qian seems to understand whether he understands or not.
"Almost. Without further ado, General Ben gives you two hours to prepare. Outside of sunset, a coffin board must be completed, the simplest kind. After the matter is completed, another reward will be given. Liu Tianyou covered his nose and ordered the sergeants to move Charlemagne's bones under a big tree, because the camp was about to be opened, and the smell of corpses was so bad that it affected the sergeants' appetite.
"My lord, general, then I'll take someone and go first." Yu Qian said to Liu Tianyou and Gong Changyu, two generals.
"Go quickly, go back quickly, and stay safe." Gong Changyu told Yu Qian.
"Yes, General." Yu Qian took Zhu Shui and others, carrying axes, to a mountain forest with extremely lush trees seven or eight miles away from the camp......
When it was time for lunch in the camp, Gong Changyu entertained General Liu Tianyou in the Chinese military tent, and Feng Jiaoer placed pickles, steamed buns, porridge, steamed pumpkin, and roasted tofu on the table.
Liu Tianyou lost his appetite when he saw it, and asked Gong Changyu with chopsticks: "Brother Changyu, do you eat such meals every day?" ”
"Yes, sir." Gong Changyu smiled, "Grain and grass are tight, that's all." ”
"The autumn harvest is over, and it's time to cook some rice and get some meat dishes to reward the soldiers?" Liu Tianyou sandwiched a piece of roasted tofu.
"The military rations have to be sent to the Jingbei camp, we eat and drink, no." Gong Changyu grabbed a steamed bun and chewed it, "It's hard to get meat vegetables, and the wild boars we raised haven't grown up yet, so we are reluctant to slaughter them." ”
"You fed the wild boars, where?" Liu Tianyou was stunned.
"In the pigsty, two of them had babies twenty days ago." Gong Changyu responded.
"Brother, you are really good, even the wild boar has been tamed!" Liu Tianyou quipped, "It turns out that the grain is kept to feed wild boars." ”
"My lord, the wild boar eats all the leftovers that the soldiers can't eat, as well as the radish and cabbage we grow ourselves." Gong Changyu sandwiched a piece of steamed pumpkin for Liu Tianyou, "How about you taste this taste?" ”
"Okay." Liu Tianyou took a bite and couldn't help opening his mouth wide: "Sweet but not greasy, crispy, and fragrant." After saying that, he devoured it, and actually ate four large pieces of steamed pumpkin in a row.
"Adults, eating some pumpkin often has the effect of quenching thirst, which can expel toxins from the body, and eating some in summer will help relieve dampness......" Gong Changyu boasted of himself.
"Hmm." Liu Tianyou was about to say something, but he felt that his stomach was rumbling, and he couldn't help but let out four or five very loud farts in a row, feeling a lot more comfortable, and stood up and moved his legs and feet: "Brother Changyu, after farting, all the filth in the abdomen came out." ”
Gong Changyu smiled: "It's good to be smooth, it's good to be smooth." After eating this steamed pumpkin, everything will be smooth in the future. ”
"Brother Changyu, you are really amused. I hope that after General Ben buys the warship, he will defeat the blue wolf army in Jingbei and succeed in one fell swoop. Liu Tianyou sat down, "Do you have any wine?" ”
"Back to the general, you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the barracks during the emergency, sorry." Gong Changyu said with a smile.
"Hey, there's no wine and no feast, so why not have a little bit?" Liu Tianyou took a piece of roasted tofu with chopsticks, put it in a bowl, and knocked it lightly twice.
"General, the last general is incompetent, what kind of banquet is it to entertain you with such a meal." Gong Changyu hurriedly knelt down on one knee.
"Get up and speak." Liu Tianyou put down his chopsticks and got up to help Gong Changyu.
"The last will be guilty, don't dare." Gong Changyu lowered his head.
"General Ben tells you to get up, so you can get up." Liu Tianyou laughed, "What are you guilty of?" There is no wine, and it doesn't matter, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Let's replace wine with tea. ”
"Thank you, General." Gong Changyu stood up from the ground and said to Feng Jiao'er, "Be in charge, make tea." ”
"Okay." Feng Jiao'er left her seat, went to the coffee table to get a pot of herbal tea and three teacups, filled them for Liu Tianyou and Gong Changyu one by one, and then poured half a cup herself.
"My lord, we don't have any wine in the mountains, and we don't have big fish and meat, please forgive me." Feng Jiaoer raised her glass and apologized to Liu Tianyou.
"Military advisor, Brother Changyu is doing a good job, and he doesn't drink alcohol in the army. I have to obey it, and I can't make an exception. Liu Tianyou picked up the teacup, "Brother Changyu, come, drink tea." ”
"Thank you, sir." Feng Jiao'er sat down next to Gong Changyu, "Then I'll do it first as a respect." He drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.
"Dry-" Gong Changyu and Liu Tianyou's cups collided together.
Liu Tianyou put down the teacup and looked at Feng Jiao'er for a while before he said slowly: "Brother Changyu, General Ben heard that your daughter-in-law Ran is the sister of the lord of the Blue Wolf Country, is it true?" ”
Gong Changyu couldn't help but be stunned, and thought, few people know about Feng Jiao'er's hiding in Lenghu Mountain, why did Liu Tianyou ask about this, I have to deal with it carefully.
"My lord, that's a shadowless thing. How could Feng Jiao'er come to me? I'm coming, and I'm going to report it to you as soon as I can. Gong Changyu said as he carried the teapot to pour tea for Liu Tianyou, not flustered at all.
"Brother Changyu, if the pseudo-princess of the Blue Wolf Country is really your daughter-in-law, if you don't tell the truth, something happened in your private secret, and General Ben will not be able to protect you. A thousand households of the Blue Wolf Army, in a secret letter to Lord Yin Zongtang, mentioned that the pseudo-princess Feng Jiao'er was exiled to Lenghu Mountain for a while, and the specific details were not described, he suspected that the pseudo-princess was not dead, and was still on Lenghu Mountain...... "Liu Tianyou's tone became solemn.
"That Qianhu is a fool, I have never seen the princess of the Blue Wolf Country, how can I hide it privately." Gong Changyu took the case, "Changmao deliberately framed me, my lord, if this matter is known to Governor Jiang Changyi, I Gong Mou has a hard time arguing, you know, I have a holiday with him." ”
"Don't panic, I'm just verifying, it's better if you don't have one." Liu Tianyou motioned for Gong Changyu to sit down.
"My lord, planting military rations for the imperial court, I Gong Mou is loyal, a big living person runs to my territory, of course I will know......" Gong Changyu sandwiched a piece of pumpkin, "If I were to hide the pseudo-princess privately, the sergeants would have spread it a long time ago." ”
"Changyu, am I like the princess of the blue wolf country?" Feng Jiao'er rolled up her sleeves and said with a smile.
"I don't know. Anyway, General Ben didn't have anything to do with the Blue Wolf Country. Gong Changyu swallowed the steamed pumpkin in one bite.
"Brother Changyu, I have a portrait of a pseudo-princess here, take a look." Liu Tianyou unhurriedly took out a piece of paper from his arms.