In the autumn of the fourth year of Jian'an, winter is approaching.
After the Taishi Bureau was established, the first solar term measured was "Lidong".
For the troops on the expedition, it is almost time to stop fighting...
Throughout the four years of Jian'an, wars were everywhere in the Han Dynasty.
Cao Liu fought against Yuan Shao in the north, the general's army in the south conquered Jing, and Hanzhong and Yizhou in the west clashed on a daily basis...
However, as the weather turned colder, all battlefields also cooled down.
The cold meant that it was difficult to march, so one had to add more clothes, camp or return to the city to keep warm. In the entire Han Dynasty, even the army of the General's Mansion, only the elite could be equipped with thin cotton-padded clothes.
Not only will the marching efficiency be reduced, but the consumption of transporting food will also be greater, and the cost of war will increase dramatically.
Among all the battlefields, even in the southernmost Jingnan area, during the historic period of increasing cold current in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a thin layer of floating ice could be seen in the middle of winter, which could reach temperatures below zero, and even from time to time. See snow.
As for the fierce battle between Cao Liu and Yuan Shao in the north, it seems to have ceased now.
Not to mention things in the north, Nanyang Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun joined forces from north to south in Fuyang. However, for more than a month, Yuan Yao and Qu Yi took advantage of the natural dangers of Tongbai Dafu Mountain to form camps along Dafu Mountain. It seems that it will be difficult this year. What breakthrough results will be achieved?
In the Miaokou area of Xiakou, after Sun Ce returned from paying homage to his father, he led his army north to Xiling and had a tentative battle with Cai Mao.
Because he wanted to wait for Yuan Shu's remaining troops in Fuyang to be annihilated, and then attack from both sides, he did not fight to the death. However, from the test, Sun Ce judged that the opponent's navy, from soldiers to generals, could still be called "elite".
For Sun Ce, who has always set his sights high, this is already a high praise.
It seems that Liu Biao in Jingzhou, although he has no enterprising spirit, has actually trained a group of good troops. As for Cai Mao... In Sun Ce's view, his martial arts skills are only ordinary and difficult to appreciate, but for the command of the navy, With training, he has already gained some enthusiasm, and he is not an ordinary son of aristocratic family.
In addition, Sun Ce also found a good seedling under Cai Mao - he was very young, not yet in his prime, eighteen or nineteen years old, but his strength was as strong as that of Sun Ce when he was fifteen or sixteen... Of course, when Sun Ce was fifteen or sixteen, The main reason is that the armor drags down the strength. It was much more difficult to advance to the armor at that time than it is now.
Even so, it is already a great thing to be able to reluctantly use the young Sun Ce as a comparison target. Moreover, although the young general is only a partial general, when commanding the battle, he is cautious, well-founded in advance and retreat, and has the style of a general. !
Unfortunately, this young general named Wenpin was obviously not from a noble family, but he was quite loyal to Jingzhou Prefecture and refused Sun Ce's attempts to win over him.
Over and over again, Jiangxia came to winter amid mutual tentative military use.
As for the Jingnan area on the South Road, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun only crossed Qitian Ridge when Mohu was willing to give way. When the Jingnan defenders were not prepared to defend themselves against the enemy, they marched silently in the trapped camp until midnight. The ants joined the battle and successfully attacked Linwu County. By dawn, they had occupied this unimportant county and had a place to stay.
However, this was already early winter, and the weather in Jingnan gradually turned cooler. As for Chencheng guarded by Huang Zhong, which is also the seat of Guilin County, it can also be called Guilin City. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were unable to repair the city in a short time. Although Huang Zhong used intimidation, inducements and other means to persuade him to surrender, Huang Zhong ignored him.
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At the beginning of winter, the people of Yangzhou received solar terms reminders from the General’s Mansion for the first time.
It even comes with a gift of the miracle doctor Zhang Zhongjing’s recipe - dumplings.
Yes, later generations of dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing "a few years ago" and were inspired by wontons. Until the Tang Dynasty, they were called "Yanyue Wontons", in the Song Dynasty they were called "jiaozi", and after the Qing Dynasty they began to use "dumplings"
name.
Doctor Zhang invented dumplings not just for eating, but more importantly to keep out the cold...
Early dumplings were made of dough that contained food and medicine that helped to dispel cold. Eating them in winter can avoid internal and external diseases such as chilblains caused by the cold.
Therefore, eating dumplings, eating wontons, eating mutton, eating dog meat during the Winter Solstice...are essentially the evolution of the same custom, and they all come from the purpose of keeping the cold away.
Of course, under Bai Tu's guidance and instructions, the chefs of the General's Mansion worked tirelessly on the front line of tackling the problem, and finally...carried forward Doctor Zhang's "dumplings".
The name "dumpling" also appeared more than a thousand years in advance.
To a certain extent, dumplings are more successful than braised pork and white meat, because... the vinegar of the Han Dynasty had a much more positive flavor than the "Mistake soy sauce" of the same period, and was closer to later generations, and it had already begun to be cultivated
"garlic".
Therefore, dumplings have more soul than braised pork...
And in terms of food habits, both garlic and vinegar have the effect of repelling cold, and Dr. Zhang said it is good to eat them!
Bai Tu and Zhang Zhongjing each accounted for half of the "original author" of the dumplings, which quickly spread in Yangzhou, even Central Plains, Jingzhou and other places.
Originally, it was a good thing for every household to be able to think of white pictures while eating delicious dumplings, but there are some "beasts" who change the black and white pictures day by day.
For example, according to the Fengwei report, because some people privately called dumplings "Baigong Dumplings", after "dumplings" were introduced to the Central Plains, they became "jiazi". Therefore, some people swore that Baigong had horns on his head.
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Well, it matches up with the previous "The Reincarnation of Shennong". After all, many statues of Shennong have a pair of horns on their heads.
Even this kind of rumor is being exported and sold domestically, and people are gradually starting to say this in Yangzhou...
It's just that in Yangzhou, Bai Gong's horns are also Shennong's horns, which are sacred horns and the horns of sages. In Zhongguo, there is a rumor that Bai Tu's horns are proof that he is no longer human or animal.
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Of course, the biggest news at the beginning of winter is not the appearance of dumplings, but...
Lü Meng of the Northern Route Army led 3,000 men and traveled lightly. With each person carrying dry food and water bags, and supplementing roots and wild vegetables along the way, it took him half a month to cross Dafu Mountain and surprise attack on Fuyang.
county seat!
Originally, both the defenders of Fuyang City, the defenders camped along Dafu Mountain, and even the soldiers of the General's Mansion, who were the attackers, were already ready for a truce.
After all, winter is about to begin. Judging from the current situation, it is difficult to achieve any results before the temperature drops.
Even Zhang Xiu had no hope for Lu Meng. However, when Lu Meng persuaded him, he deliberately emphasized the closeness between himself and Bai Tu in a pretentious manner, with a posture of "I call him Uncle Bai in private", which made Zhang
Xiu had to allocate his three thousand soldiers and horses to "make mischief".
After all, in Zhang Xiu's view, the fact that Lu Meng was able to stay in Wancheng was proof that he was deeply trusted by the general's government. However, he never expected that Lu Meng only met Bai Tu for the first time half a month before coming to Wancheng...
Lu Meng is also a "tiger" - if the surprise attack fails, Zhang Xiu will not let him carry it. Once it is exposed that he lied about his relationship with the general, I am afraid he will have to bear the blame!
However, no matter how dangerous it was, the final result was that Lu Meng succeeded...