Life in the barracks could not be too good, nor could it be too bad, and food and clothing were necessary to keep the soldiers fighting. The soldiers of the Great Zhou are okay, they have long been accustomed to such winters, as long as they can eat enough, it is not too cold to move occasionally.

Few soldiers in the Southern Tang Dynasty were accustomed to such weather, the heavy snow made people unable to lift their whole body, their hands were red from the cold, many soldiers had frostbite on their hands and feet, and they did not escape such a fate on their faces and ears. Frostbite was itchy and painful, which naturally greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Southern Tang soldiers.

Although Liu Renzhen had already ordered people to prepare enough snake oil ointment for the soldiers to wipe on their hands and feet that were prone to chilblains, the medicine only played an auxiliary role and could not completely eliminate this situation.

The soldiers stationed in Shouzhou all the year round naturally do not have much of a problem, the problem is that the kind of soldiers who are accustomed to the warm climate of the Southern Tang Dynasty, their combat effectiveness is less than half of usual, which is also one of the reasons why Da Zhou chose to attack Shouzhou in winter.

It was the coldest time of the day, and the snow covered the entire battlefield in heavy snow. The soldiers also knew that this battle could not be fought, so they did not pay too much attention to what they did, and several groups gathered around the fire to keep warm, some took out steamed buns or some food to roast and eat, and some took out some wine they bought and drank a few glasses.

War is cruel, but what is left over from war is the most sincere, such as comradeship. In such a situation, the joy and comfort of gathering around a fire to warm up and chatting with each other about homely or indecent jokes cannot be experienced by those who have not been on the battlefield.

There was no prohibition on alcohol in the Great Zhou military camp, but every once in a while, soldiers would be given some soju to ward off the cold, and the amount given was also carefully calculated to ensure that the soldiers would not get drunk after drinking, and it had the effect of improving combat effectiveness.

Compared with the Great Zhou military camp, the situation in Shouzhou City is slightly worse. The soldiers of Shouzhou must carefully look at the equipment guarding the city and dare not relax.

This is also what Liu Renzhen meant, because the Great Zhou military camp was not afraid of Shouzhou sending troops to sneak attack, but they hoped that in this way, if they could not attack the city, they would directly start fighting and win without losing. But Shouzhou was afraid of the sneak attack of the Zhou army, although Shouzhou had extremely strong defenses, someone had to operate these equipment, otherwise these so-called defenses were worthless.

This is the biggest difference between Zhou Jun and Shouzhou, Zhou Jun can relax at any time, but Shouzhou must be vigilant at all times.

In contrast, the most comfortable person was Zong Xin and his party.

The five of them live in the treehouse built by Zongxin, which is equipped with a stove and quilts, even mahjong and hot pot, and of course, chess, which Zongxin likes the most but is also the least proficient.

The weather was indeed very cold, and a group of five people gathered around a hot pot, stretching out their heads to look at the battlefield while shabu the meat. Today is peaceful again, and there is nothing between the Zhou army camp and Shouzhou except for snow.

"Xianggong really had a clever plan, and he had long expected that they would not be able to fight, so they could only besiege the city. However, the defense of Shouzhou is really scary, and many people go in vain, and they can't rush under the city wall at all. Ayumi said: "Fortunately, we came late, if we came earlier, we would have been bored to death." ”

"It doesn't matter if you come early or late, what I appreciate the most is this table of hot pot, Xianggong is really good, you can catch so many prey on such a cold day, and ...... This hot pot is very well improved, half of it is chili and butter, and the other half is chicken soup and mushrooms, so that people who don't like spicy food can also eat hot pot. "The demon doesn't like spicy food, she is a northerner, in fact, the taste of the demon prefers to eat sour.

"Actually, the spicy taste is delicious~ I really don't understand why you don't like spicy food. Bai Yu said depressedly: "I can understand that you like to eat salty and sweet, you actually like to eat sour." Although the taste is different from place to place, I really can't accept the sourness. ”

"I'm okay with anything, even if it's spicy or sour, I like it. Ayumi said, "I don't like sweetness." Ning An, you like to eat sweet things, be careful to gain weight. Now it's not that the former Tang Dynasty was fat as beautiful, if you look as fat as your father-in-law, your father-in-law will definitely not touch you. ”

"I'm also a martial arts practitioner now, and I'm not so easy to get fat. ”

Zong Xin said: "I'm the same as Ayumi, I can accept any taste, I like any taste, I just prefer spicy." But I just thought about something...... Bai Yu likes spicy, and demons like sour, otherwise I will make a sour and spicy thing, by the way, you haven't eaten hot and sour noodles, you must like to eat them. ”

"Hot and sour noodles? ”

"I'll make it for you when I have the chance. After Zongxin ate a piece of beef, he took another sip of wine, it was very cold outside, and he felt comfortable eating hot pot and drinking soju.

When the weather is cold, it feels best to eat hot pot together as a family, and in this situation, even though it is in a tree house, there is still a cold wind blowing in, and it does not feel stuffy. Every bite is a good medicine to warm the whole body, and when you eat it, you feel a stream of heat bubbling outside, and you sweat profusely in winter, not to mention how refreshing it feels.

Not only Zongxin and Bai Yu, but other people will also eat some spicy food occasionally. However, only Zongxin was present who drank soju, and the others drank rice wine.

Add some sugar cubes, wolfberries, and sour plums to the rice wine and cook it slowly on low heat, keep it at a constant temperature and not boiling, pour some into your own wine glass when you want to drink, and add some rice wine and condiments when you see that there is no one in it.

The rice wine boiled in this way is sweet and sour, and it also has the green aroma of plums, plus the nourishment of wolfberries, which is actually more valuable than soju to drink. Soshin also drinks some boiled sake occasionally, but prefers to drink soju because soju is enjoyable to drink, and he doesn't get drunk anyway, so he drinks everything the same.

"Xianggong, you said that this battle can be fought after the beginning of spring, what is going on? Could it be that Zhou Jun's target this time is not Shouzhou, but other targets?" The demon has always been very curious about this matter, and it was not until Shouzhou that she understood Zong Xin's words, Shouzhou's defensive ability is indeed not suitable for a strong attack, if this is the case, then why can it be fought after the beginning of spring? Obviously, the goal of Zhou Jun is not Shouzhou.

"Of course it's not Shouzhou, today's Shouzhou can only be through the means of besieging the city, and the defense is indeed too amazing. But the stronger Shouzhou is, the greater the cost of losing Shouzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty. But since there is only one trick to besiege the city, where is the key to stopping the Zhou army from besieging the city?"

"Southern Tang Water Division, Big Brother's target is Southern Tang Water Division, how is it possible?" Ning An was surprised: "No matter how many troops Big Brother has, it is impossible for them to compete with the Water Division, do they want to sink the ship with a bow and arrow?"

Ning An was still very worried about the Great Zhou army, Chai Rong was her eldest brother, and when she thought that Chai Rong was going to take such a dangerous step, she felt bottomless in her heart. However, what Zong Xin said was right, Shouzhou at this time must not be attacked, only besieged.

If the siege of the city takes a long time, if the Southern Tang Navy maintains a state of being able to dispatch from the beginning of spring to the autumn harvest, there will not be enough time for Shouzhou to run out of ammunition. Therefore, the Southern Tang Navy must be killed, otherwise the Great Zhou Army will never be able to cross the key point of Shouzhou.

If it succeeds, the Great Zhou army will be able to enter Shouzhou for many years, which is a sharp sword in the throat for the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Great Zhou army can send troops to attack at any time, and they dare not seize Shouzhou, because the defense of Shouzhou is too strong.

Of course, as long as Shouzhou is lost, the Great Zhou army will be able to drive straight into the river and flatten the river, and there is no need to waste time by stationing Shouzhou at all. Indeed, as Zong Xin said, Shouzhou's solidity is Nantang's advantage, and it is also Nantang's biggest mistake, so Chai Rong hopes to get Shouzhou, even at all costs.

"You don't have to worry too much about this, since they dare to do this, there will definitely be a complete plan. How boring it would be if I knew everything, and I also wanted to see how they defeated the Southern Tang Navy. Zong Xin said excitedly: "This battle can almost lay the foundation for the victory of Da Zhou, so I can't miss it." ”

"Win the game, why do you say you've won yet?" the demon poured Zong Xin a glass of wine and asked curiously.

"Zhao Kuangyin has been with me for so long, he has some ability, how can he come up with a way to deal with the Southern Tang Army. If he can't even do this little thing, he will be considered a fool all these years. ”

Zong Xin didn't know that this method was from Tianya, he thought that Zhao Kuangyin himself could figure out that the Southern Tang Navy was the key to whether they could capture Shouzhou, and at the same time, he could also come up with a way to deal with the Southern Tang Army.

Of course, Zong Xin overestimated Zhao Kuangyin's ability in this regard, but Zong Xin saw the current situation, he must be preparing to deal with the Southern Tang Naval Army, otherwise they would not have besieged the city so stupidly.

"Whatever, we're here to see the excitement anyway, and it doesn't matter to us which side wins, right? Bu Mei said: "Xianggong, I don't care about the battle between Nantang and Da Zhou, I'm thinking about a question now, Da Zhou has Zhao Kuangyin here, and Nantang has Tianya on the side, if it really fights...... Zhao Kuangyin can't fight the end of the world. Tianya turned Li Hongji from a straw bag into a very talented person, and also asked Li Hongji to go to the king to strengthen the defense of Shouzhou, so if Tianya learns from you to support a powerful emperor to come out, Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong will definitely be very troublesome. ”

"Are you stupid, did Tianya go to Nantang to help? He is His Royal Highness the Third King of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could he help Nantang beat his own people?" Zong Xin said with a smile: "In the past, when Li Hongji had no ability, although he was very hasty, but at least he was a normal person, he knew that he was not capable, so he would listen to Li Congjia's suggestions." Although Li Hongji was the emperor, the person who gave advice was definitely Li Congjia. But now that Li Hongji thinks that he can do it and feels that he has the ability, he may not listen to Li Congjia's suggestions, but he will listen to some of them, which is definitely not a good thing for Nantang. The reinforcement of Shouzhou's defense was not to make the Southern Tang Dynasty profitable, but to make it convenient for the Great Zhou. As long as Chai Rong captures Shouzhou, then the Southern Tang Dynasty will be completely finished, and this tactic is called fattening and killing. ”

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