Chapter 498 Changes in the situation - Frog and lotus root
Lieutenant Lin was in charge of sentinel inspection, and Jilong Mountain was not far from the Yangtze River, so he definitely had good eyesight. On the top of the mountain, the Jin soldiers and horses were all gathered towards the river, and many ships on the shore were attacked by the Jin soldiers using the wooden rolling method.
I pushed it upstream from Shiji, obviously because I wanted to
Hidden in the reeds in the upper reaches, they can flow down the river and occupy a geographical advantage when the war begins. This is extremely important military intelligence. If the Song army on the other side of the river cannot detect the enemy's whereabouts due to the different angles and heights, they should report it to the Song Dynasty through beacon smoke.
Army, prepare early.
The invasion of the Song Dynasty was personally led by the gold lord Wan Yanliang. He used almost all the strength of the Jin Kingdom to carry out the invasion, with a total force of 500,000 troops and multiple simultaneous attacks. He personally led a Chinese army of 200,000 people to attack from the Yangtze River.
He vowed to destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop and complete the great cause of unification. To this end, he once wrote a poem "Inscribed on the Landscape of Lin'an" and said: "Thousands of miles of carriages and letters are all mixed up, and there is no other frontier in the south of the Yangtze River. With millions of troops on the West Lake, I will mount the first peak of Mount Wu."
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The sentinel reported that there were 20,000 Song soldiers on Caishiji. He sneered and said to his subordinates: "The fighting capabilities of Jin soldiers and Song soldiers are not the same. Our Jin soldiers can fight one against three, and 20,000 Song soldiers.
It’s not enough for me to stuff 200,000 gold soldiers between my teeth.”
The generals also echoed. This is not an exaggeration, but the actual situation of the previous wars between the Song and Jin Dynasties. The Jin Dynasty mainly relied on cavalry and was flexible and mobile. The Song Dynasty mainly relied on infantry and was relatively at a disadvantage, and could only rely on numbers to make up for its lack of mobility.
What's more, the people of Song Dynasty valued culture over military affairs, which further weakened the combat effectiveness of the army.
This is the power of Mount Tai to suppress the eggs. It has nothing to do with the tactics of war. What we need to guard against is the Song Dynasty sending people to sneak attacks. Besides, the beacon fire is only used to send warnings. Now that the troops have been placed on the edge of the Yangtze River, how can we send warnings? That's right.
Because of this understanding, the Jin people did not pay much attention to the news about the beacon fire in Jilong Mountain. Unexpectedly, Lin Duwei and others had modified the beacon fire. Different smokes contained complex smoke language, and the beacon fire together was like writing a letter.
The main meal prepared by Zhao Kui and others is arrowroot starch soup. The method is very simple. Add diced bamboo shoots and water into the pot. After the water boils, stir the arrowroot starch in cold water until evenly mixed. Pour it into the boiling water slowly and stir continuously until the consistency is suitable.
, add salt to taste.
The dish is naturally cicada pupae, but there are just too few cicada pupae, so I wrap it in arrowroot starch and fry it to expand the volume several times. It is full of ingredients when you eat it. After frying, sprinkle some pepper and salt.
"Picking Mulberries and Arrowroot Fennel Soup"
Gently stir the hot water of arrowroot starch and slowly thicken, and the soup becomes thick. Add some minced meat and suet. Thinly diced winter bamboo shoots and a little salt. Lift the spoon and gently blow it into your mouth.
Arrowroot soup has a pleasant fragrance and excellent heat preservation effect. A bowl of it will not get cold for half an hour in your hand. This is the most stomach-warming delicacy for people who are hungry in winter, but it has two disadvantages.
He had so much energy, and he couldn't stand hunger, and it would be gone as soon as he peeed. The war was about to begin, Song Sheng would return to his hometown in honor, and Jin Sheng would bury his bones in a foreign land. These days, you must maintain your physical strength. But to do this, you must have
meat.
After Lieutenant Lin came back from observing the beacon fire on the top of the mountain, he was troubled by this matter. A soldier came over and said: "Report to Lieutenant, I remember that when I was scouting with Captain Lin, there was a quagmire more than a hundred feet away from the mountain stronghold. In summer,
Frogs are constantly chirping inside, and there is a small patch of lotus flowers on the edge. We can catch some hibernating frogs and dig some lotus roots to satisfy our hunger when the Jin soldiers are not prepared."
This is a good idea. The Jin soldiers surrounded but did not attack. The quagmire was far away from the intersection where the Jin soldiers were guarding. They only sent a few people to sneak past. Even if they were discovered, it would be too late to withdraw. Lin Duchu thought for a moment and sent seven people, three of them.
Catching frogs and digging lotus roots,
The four men were on guard to protect them. When they caught a large bag of hibernating frogs and dug lotus roots, they saw an arrow flying out of the woods. Fortunately, the soldier lowered his head to dig, and the one facing Jin Bing was only his buttocks. Although he was hit by the arrow,
But he was not seriously injured.
The soldier took out an arrow, thrust it into the water, and actually pulled up a big turtle, which weighed three kilograms. This was really dumbfounding. Afraid that the Jin soldiers would shoot arrows again, he ran back all the way under the cover of several other soldiers.
The stronghold, the Jin soldiers did not catch up. Shooting arrows
The Jin soldiers were only a small team of a few people, and they were also afraid of being ambushed. The reason why they were not discovered by their vigilant comrades was precisely because they had few people. On the way back, the soldiers also found wild shallots and used them to make seasoning.
Super awesome.
After the soldiers returned to the camp, when Lieutenant Lin bandaged his wounds, the soldiers laughed because they were only minor injuries and said: "It's worth using a pool of blood from my butt to buy everyone a full day's meal."
These words sounded strange. Lieutenant Lin tightened his hand and exerted force so hard that he screamed in pain.
The cooks took the frogs and counted them. There were more than a hundred of them, and they were all fat and fat. They were called Triangle Fat in their hometown dialect. That is, they had become triangular when they were fat. They acted quickly.
Wash the frogs separately, chop off their heads, and peel off their skins.
Frogs have a very strong vitality. After being chopped off and skinned, they can still run around and jump in the bucket. The scene is quite scary. The cooks don't care about this. They quickly slap the kitchen knife and stop jumping immediately. Use it again.
Use a cloth to absorb the moisture and add
Mix salt, sugar, white pepper and cooking wine and let it stand for a quarter of an hour; wash and drain the lotus root, slice and cut into strips for later use; cut dried chili into sections, flatten the garlic, and slice the ginger for later use; prepare arrowroot powder and roll it on the blue bird
Outside; heat the pan with a little too much oil
Put the floured frogs into the pot and fry them piece by piece until they are all golden, take them out and set aside until they are all fried; use a clean oil pan, and when the oil temperature is six to seven minutes, add garlic, ginger slices, and dried chili peppers.
Stir-fry the pepper until fragrant, add the lotus root and stir-fry, add
Continue to stir-fry the bay leaves and a little bean paste; when the lotus roots are almost cooked, pour in the bullfrog cubes, add a little light soy sauce and sugar and stir-fry evenly, add chopped green onion and mix well. A large pot of fragrant dry pot frog is ready.
After the pot is cooked, the aroma fills the air.
"Guanhe Ling·Griddle Frog"
Remove the head and skin of the frog, leaving the white carcass. Mix salt and wine evenly, and coat with kudzu powder. Heat and fry until golden brown, add lotus root cubes and stir-fry over high heat. Add seasonings, chopped shallots, and mix well!
It's been a long time since everyone had eaten real meat. The meat dishes we had eaten a few days ago were all kinds of bugs. When this frog meat was on the menu, everyone's mouths watered.
While they were eating, Lieutenant Lin put down his bowls and chopsticks, quickly picked up his bow and arrows, and shot arrows into the air continuously. Ke Daxiang and several soldiers also followed suit and shot arrows into the air continuously. In less than half a cup of tea,
More than ten wild pheasants fell from the sky.
In winter, wild pheasants usually nest in dense forests and don't like to come out to move around. How could there be such a large group flying through the air? They must have been frightened. Lin Duwei thought for a moment, ran to the beacon tower on the top of the mountain, and boarded the platform.
,Towards
Looking from a distance. As expected, Jin Bing pushed the boat from the land to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and pushed it into a shrub forest, causing the wild pheasants in the forest to be frightened and fly around. The group of wild pheasants just now was in this forest.