Chapter 215: One Mountain Is Higher Than One Mountain

May is when Sophora japonica blooms. These small, white flowers fall to the ground under the breeze blowing Buddha, and the fragrance is overflowing.

Madam Bai said to Yuxi: "Madam, I learned how to make Sophora japonica rice with Mama Yu. Madam, would you like to try it?" If there are always a few dishes on this table, it is easy to get bored. So in the past two years, Mama Bai not only learned from Master Man and Master Yu, but also learned from other people. Try to make Yuxi's dining table more colorful.

Yu Xi said with a smile: "At noon, let's fry a plate and try it."

This Sophora japonica rice is a special snack in Shanxi and other areas, but I don't know how Granny Yu learned it. However, the method of Sophora japonica rice is also simple, that is, first mix Sophora japonica with flour, add salt and chili powder, etc., and steam it in a pot after it is done. After steaming, take out and mix with cooked oil, add some sesame oil, sprinkle with chopped green onion, soy sauce and other seasonings, then mix well, and you can eat.

At noon, Yuxi ate a few mouthfuls and stopped eating. She didn't like the taste very much. On the other hand, Yunqing ate the whole plate, and still seemed to be unsatisfied.

Yu Xi smiled and said: "If you like it, let them make Sophora japonica dumplings at night?" If you eat too much, even the most delicious food will not taste good, so it is better to eat differently.

It's good to work at home, but there's nothing to say about the food. If he didn't insist on practicing sword every morning and evening, he would definitely gain weight: "Forget about the dumplings, and fried Sophora japonica rice at night. Xu Wu and Xu Daniu both like to eat it. point."

Yu Xi nodded and said: "Okay." Xu Wu, Xu Daniu and the others, Yu Xi didn't know what they liked to eat. Anyway, no matter what they do in the big kitchen, they all eat deliciously.

In the evening, Ermao, the bodyguard next to Feng Dajun, came back and said to Yunqing: "General, most of the robbed food has been recovered." Not only the food was recovered, but also the ill-gotten gains obtained by the bandits In the hands of Feng Dajun.

Yun Qing was not surprised by this result, because he told Feng Dajun to play by ear. The so-called playing by ear means that there are too many bandits and they are strong in fighting power, so they will coerce and lure them to return the food, otherwise, they will be wiped out directly. Yun Qing asked, "Are there any casualties?"

Ermao said: "There were no serious injuries, but more than 60 minor injuries. We only killed those who resisted, and released those who did not resist." At this point, Ermao quickly explained: "Master Qianhu said that those who dare not resist The bandits are all the people in the vicinity. They were all forced by the government to go up the mountain to become bandits. This time they robbed us of food, because they would starve to death without food, so they took the risk." If they can survive, where Dare to grab the food and grass of the Northwest Army, it is purely looking for death.

Yun Qing frowned, and only said: "Then when can I get to Yucheng?" I have always heard Yuxi say that officials govern FǔBài before, but this time I have an intuitive feeling. Last year, the weather was good and the weather was good. Under normal circumstances, it is no problem for ordinary people to survive. But now they are robbing the Northwest Army of food, which shows how bad the situation is.

Ermao said: "It will take half a month at most." Six hundred elite soldiers went to Long County to be fully armed, riding horses day and night, and it only took eight days to arrive in Long County. When I went there, I took a light car, but when I came back, I brought hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, so the speed naturally slowed down.

Yun Qing nodded and waved Er Mao down. After thinking for a while, he went to the backyard and told Yu Xi about it: "Three hundred and forty thousand shi of grain, 16 thousand shi of loss."

Yuxi was not very interested in the damaged grain, so she asked: "I heard that the gang of bandits in Long County has nearly 2,000 people, and Feng Dajun dared to invade the stronghold with 600 people?" , It's really not that big.

Yun Qing smiled, with a look of pride on his face, and said: "This group of bandits is just a mob, and the army brought the elite of the Dingbei Army. It is no problem to block ten with one, let alone when the army leads troops to attack They haven't prepared yet." Feng Dajun led his troops to attack,

These people are still eating hot and spicy food, and they are extremely happy.

Yuxi said: "The Northwest Army still has a strong fighting power. If Chen Yu led the Northwest Army that day, even if there were twice as many bandits in Maro Mountain, they would still be able to wipe them out." Such a strong fighting power is not that group at all. Robbers are comparable.

Yun Qing said: "If I lead troops, I can wipe out all the bandits in Maro Mountain with only three thousand." not a problem.

Yu Xi shook her head lightly. The Northwest Army was always at a disadvantage when fighting the Beicap people, which made her think that the Northwest Army's combat capability was only average. But only now did he know that it wasn't that the Northwest Army couldn't do it, but that the Beiyao people were too tough. However, Yu Xi didn't intend to tell Yun Qing about this, lest Yun Qing think that she was destroying her own prestige and arrogating people's ambitions: "Did Feng Dajun disturb the people along the way?"

Yun Qing said: "Our army has strict discipline and will not do anything to disturb the people." It was Yu Xi who also said this, and it would be a shame to ask other people. The Northwest Army has strict military discipline, so it will not disturb the people. In fact, Yuxi didn't underestimate the meaning of the Northwest Army, but just asked one more question.

Yuxi nodded and said: "This matter is worth publicizing." It is beneficial and harmless for them to let people know that the Northwest Army has strict discipline.

Yun Qing didn't quite understand the significance of Yu Xi's actions.

Yu Xi didn't explain, but said: "You will know in the future. But this matter must be done without leaving any traces."

Yun Qing's curiosity has never been strong. Seeing that Yu Xi didn't say anything, he didn't ask, but said: "I just don't know if the grain purchased by Han Ji from Jiangnan will reach Yucheng safely?" The one in Taiyuan is Xiaotou.

Yuxi said with a smile: "Since you are worried, then send people to help. Don't need too many, just send three to five hundred people." Local officials cannibalize people without spit out their bones. The barracks and guards in that place are definitely not much better. If the local army fails to suppress the bandits, Yuxi feels that when these Northwest troops appear, they will definitely be requisitioned. If it is really necessary to be requisitioned, just let the Northwest Army go out and make a show, so that people can see the gap between the local army and the Northwest Army. You can't get benefits, but you can also earn a good reputation.

Yun Qing thought about it and said, "Five hundred is too conspicuous, let's just have three hundred!" Three hundred people is not too many, but it is not too small.

When Yunqing returned to the front yard, Yuxi asked someone to summon Yunshan, which was the former Yingshanhong. Yingshanhong was later renamed Yunshan by Yuxi. Giving him the surname Yun also gave him a sense of belonging.

Seeing Yunshan, Yuxi asked, "You often go back and forth to Beiyao, do you know why the Beiyao people are so much stronger than the Northwest Army?" Any confrontation has to be at a disadvantage. There is also the natural barrier of Yucheng, otherwise there is no way to stop the iron cavalry of the Beiyao people.

Yun Shan said: "The Beiyao people have lived on horseback since they were young, and they also made a living as nomads and hunters, so their horse riding skills are incomparable to us."

Yuxi thought for a while and asked, "Then what is the difference between what they eat and what we eat?" The Beiyao people are not only better than the Northwest Army in riding and shooting, but also in terms of physical fitness.

Yunshan said: "What they eat is beef, sheep, and horse meat, and what they drink is horse milk, sheep milk, beef milk, etc." They mainly eat meat.

Yuxi understood, no wonder these people's physical fitness is better than that of Central Plains people. I have been drinking goat milk since I was a child, and my body has naturally recovered. Just like her, she has been drinking mutton since she was a child, and her health is better than ordinary people.

Yun Shan suddenly thought of something, and said: "Bei captives are used to drinking horse milk and other things, and they have nothing to drink during the war, so they steamed horse milk and sheep milk into powder. Steaming and drying into powder can be used when marching and fighting. It is easy to carry, put it in the skin bag when you want to drink, pour water and drink it.”

Yu Xi blurted out: "You mean milk powder?" She had heard of this word in her previous life, but she didn't know much about the others.

Yun Shan thought that Yu Xi had heard about this before, so he nodded and said, "The word 'nǎi powder' is quite appropriate. But our people are not used to drinking this stuff, the taste is too strong." He felt like throwing up when he smelled it , where can I drink it.

Yuxi said: "Drinking mutton milk is good for your health, and I have been drinking it all the time." However, the mutton milk that Yuxi drank was boiled with almonds and chrysanthemums, and sugar was added after the smell was removed. It's just that almonds and sugar are precious things, and it's impossible to supply them to the army in large quantities. However, chrysanthemums are not expensive.

Thinking of this, Yuxi asked: "You said you want to order the Northwest Army to drink sheep milk and horse milk, can it be done?" Eating meat every day is impossible, but Yuxi thinks it shouldn't be too difficult to provide milk products . But Yu Xi was worried that these people would not want to drink.

Yun Shan said: "There are 100,000 people in the Northwest Army. If everyone has enough to drink every day, this amount is quite a lot."

Yuxi said: "We can't provide all of them, so we can let some people drink first. I'm just worried that they won't want to drink."

Yun Shan smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry about this. As long as they know that drinking this thing is good for their health, they will drink it. If it doesn't work, let the general give an order, and they have to drink it if they don't drink it." , nor drink.

Yuxi said: "Take your time, don't worry." Raising sheep is not difficult. Many people in Yucheng know how to raise sheep. The only trouble is that there is no vast grassland here than outside the Great Wall. It is not realistic to want to breed in large quantities. However, as long as there is a direction, we will work hard in this direction. One day, everyone will have milk every day.

Looking at Yuxi, Yunshan said sincerely, "Madam is the lucky star of the common people in Yucheng." Not only did she take care of the orphans, but she also tried her best to help improve the lives of the soldiers. Having such a general's wife is really a blessing for the hundred thousand soldiers in Yucheng.

Everyone loves to hear good things, and Yuxi is a layman, so naturally she cannot be exempt from it. However, Yuxi still said very modestly: "It's also doing what I can."

Yun Shan said: "Madam is too humble. Now the generals and soldiers in Yucheng don't miss the kindness of the general and his wife. If the marshal sees what happened today, he will be very pleased." It's a pity that the major general married a shallow-sighted Mrs. Xu, if he also married a good wife like his wife, how could he end up in such a situation? Therefore, it is true to say what the elders said, marrying a wife is like marrying a good person. (to be continued)