Wang Laohu led the Second and Third Special Operations Battalions into Anqiu County without any trouble because of the Japanese squad leader.

The road from Xiaoguanzhuang to Anqiu County is not far, but Wang Dongqiang, the captain of the Second Special War Squadron, was not afraid of choking his throat with the smoke and dust stirred up by the motorcycle. He talked to the Japanese squad leader about the magnificent scenery of Xuzhou and the richness of the land of fish and rice in northern Jiangsu.

Jianghuai's daughter's enchanting charm made the Japanese team leader's heart tremble. He felt that the people in the central area of ​​Shandong were reduced to poverty by the Eighth Route Army. Like Anqiu City, most of the residents were old, weak, sick and disabled.

Finding a flower girl is even harder than reaching heaven. Moreover, the people in Shandong Province were deeply poisoned by the Eighth Route Army and extremely hated the imperial army. As long as the imperial soldiers were left alone, they would die at the hands of guerrillas and militiamen wearing ordinary people's clothes.

Or die under the common people's hoes, guillotines, or shotguns. It's too dangerous!

While listening to Wang Dongqiang's vernacular, the Japanese team leader recalled the happy days when he first arrived in Shandong. How happy it was at that time. The Chinese army was frightened when they heard the name of the imperial army. When they entered a deep compound, there was gold, silver, and food.

, women, robbing, killing, and raping with all their might, that’s called aggression! That’s called building the paradise of the Emperor’s Road! It’s a pity that those days are gone forever.

Wang Dongqiang was so obsessed with the Japanese team leader's nonsense that he didn't even realize that his clothes were wet with saliva. His mind was full of thoughts of being transferred from the 108th Division to the Xuzhou garrison so that he could taste Jianghuai's stunning food.

Flavor.

It wasn't until Wang Dongqiang poked the Japanese squad leader's ribs with his hand that he woke up from his reverie. When he opened his eyes, he saw that he had arrived at the watchtower at Anqiu Nanguan.

At this time, when the Japanese team leader saw the sentries standing guard on the watchtower, he thought they were all idiots. He got off the motorcycle directly, answered the command, stepped forward, rounded his hands, and slapped the two sentries while working.

While he was beating, he was yelling insulting words such as "idiot", "idiot", "low-class", etc. Wang Dongqiang was laughing on the side, and felt that this Japanese team leader was indeed a talented person, and he must be treated as such.

Train Japanese Eighth Route Army special forces members like Ichiro Kimura and Masami Kato, otherwise it will be a waste of talent.

After finishing the fight, the Japanese team leader returned to his motorcycle, waved his hand in a cool manner, and drove into the city with the convoy and the cavalry behind him.

The little devils in Anqiu City originally only had a small team, plus a company of puppet soldiers, and some pseudo policemen, so the strength was very empty. The Major General brought more than 800 guards, and this time

City, His Majesty the Major General's guards took over the city gates and other sentry posts, and the Major General paid great attention to etiquette and asked the Japanese squad leader to lead the way and visited the remaining Imperial Army squads, guards, and police stations.

When the Major General sat down at the brigade headquarters, the Japanese squad leader was surprised to find that he was the luckiest among the Japanese and puppet troops in the city, because the Major General personally told him that he would report to the commander of the 108th Division, Yuan Xiongmi.

The lieutenant general proposed that Second Lieutenant Yoshio Arakura be transferred to the Xuzhou Garrison to serve as a lieutenant officer at the Xuzhou Garrison Headquarters.

At this time, the Japanese squad leader (that is, Lieutenant Arakura Yoshio, who had already told Wang Dongqiang his name along the way) was so grateful that his chest was much higher than usual when he saluted.

Next, Lieutenant Arakura Yoshio behaved better and was busy arranging dinner for the Major General's bodyguards. In the end, Wang Dongqiang patted him on the shoulder and told him that he didn't have to worry about it and just found the kitchen. They were accompanied by cooking soldiers.

They are responsible for dinner. Now we need Second Lieutenant Aramura Yoshio, no, Lieutenant Arakura Yoshio, we need Lieutenant Arakura Yoshio to call the strongholds along the line and tell them that the Commander of the Xuzhou Garrison will go to Weicheng through their defense lines.

I pay a visit to His Excellency Lieutenant General Yuan Xiongmi.

Arakura Yoshio now regarded himself as a follower of His Excellency the Commander of the Xuzhou Guard Force. Naturally, he regarded the tasks assigned by Wang Dongqiang as his own job. He immediately ran to grab the phone and shouted "Moxi, Moxi"

Already.

When Wang Laohu successfully attacked Anqiu County and Wang Dahu completely annihilated a brigade of Japanese Anqiu defenders and a battalion of puppet troops at Zhoujia Village on the Daling River, Liu Yimin led the division to the ancient town of Jingzhi.

Jingzhi Town is located at the junction of Zhucheng, Gaomi, Anqiu and Changyi counties. It is adjacent to Wuhe River in the west and Weishui River in the east. It is the thoroughfare of the four counties. The location is very advantageous.

Jingzhi Town was named Jingzhi Town after many discoveries of Ganoderma lucidum during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The name is indeed good, and it fits the fact that Jingzhi Town is located in the alluvial plain of the Weihe River, with flat and fertile land, rich products, and a natural granary.

, the reality of accessible trade routes.

Historically, Jingzhi Town was one of the three ancient towns in Shandong together with Lanling Town and Yanshen Town. It was famous for the production of liquor and was one of the birthplaces of Chinese sorghum shochu. According to the records of "Shandong General Chronicles" in the fourth year of the Republic of China

, Qilu Shaojiu "is the most prosperous in Anqiu Jingzhi, with a mellow aroma like wine, and is famous far and wide." The sorghum sorghum here has a sesame flavor and is generally called Jingzhi Gaoshao. There are two poems describing the prosperity of sorghum sorghum in Jingzhi Ancient Town: "Shili Xing

Rain of flowers, wine and flag wind along the way", "A true treasure land of Ganoderma lucidum, a three-producing Ganoderma lucidum, a Wuhe River is a Jiuquan".

This is really not a lie. It is said that Jingzhi Town’s brewing skills had matured during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. When Su Dongpo was the magistrate of Mizhou (now Zhucheng County), he drank Jingzhi Town’s Jingzhi Gaofu and wrote an eternal masterpiece

"Shui Tiao Ge Tou": "When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky with my wine. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back, but I'm afraid that the towers and jade buildings are too cold at high places. How can I dance to clear the shadows?

In the human world, I turn to the Zhuge Pavilion and arrive at Qihu, taking care of sleepless people. There should be no hatred, and nothing should be done when we are apart. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This matter has never been completed in ancient times. I hope that people will live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart.

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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Jingzhi Town was "bundled with wine shops, with waving wine flags, 72 wine-making workshops throughout the town, large and small vehicles on the road, prosperous commerce, and a good production of liquor. The annual liquor tax was 100 ingots and four dollars."

"Guan", even the wine vendors outside Zhangjiakou rode camels to sell wine.

In the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, in view of the excessive scale of Jingzhi Town Shaojiu, Emperor Qianlong thought it was a waste of food and issued an order to limit the number and scale of Shaojiu.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the brewing industry in Jingzhi Town once again reached its peak. Only the hotpots include Hengtai, Jingdong, Songshudi, Nanteng, Yitaichang, Guangtaichang, Xiaya, Miaojiaozi, Nanweiwan and Xigaochang.

, in the alley, South Tower, Minglou, Jiamiao East, behind Minglou, Xicao City, Haojiawan, Yuanlongchang, Houniu City, Yitai City, Yuanlong, Xiehe, Yili, Deyuan, Demao

, Deshun, Hongtai, Yitai, Yilong, Yisheng, Yichangtai, Guangmao, Yimao, Deyuanfu, Taihelou, Taiheshun, Taihexin, Sanshun, Fengshun, Shenyuan, Ruiyuan,

Tianhe Tai, Shunhe, Rishengxiang, Yongyuan, Huifeng, Zhonghe, Deju, Yuan Shengyong, Guangshengyong, Yuan Henry, Yiyuan, Huachanghe, Yushun, Hengtai, Hengju, Hengfeng, Hengxiangxiang

, Zhongdesheng, Nandesheng, Jufeng, Fufeng, Sanhecheng, Yixingheng, Yongju, Sanhexiang, Xintai, Yuande, Maode, Quanxiang, Yiju, Jingchang, Yuxing

There are more than 70 restaurants in Jingzhi Town, which wrap the ancient town in the dream of prosperity with the fragrance of fine wine and gathering of merchants. Before the Anti-Japanese War, there were 72 famous Shaoguo restaurants in Jingzhi Town and more than 200 merchants operating shochu business. Jingzhi Gaoshao

We also participated in the Panama International Expo together with Moutai and Fenjiu.

Of course, this was during the war, and the brewing industry in Jingzhi Town had suffered a heavy blow. Many pot roasters had stopped working and fled. Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army carried out a cold-blooded campaign in the previous stage and drove away the Japanese and puppet troops who occupied Jingzhi Town.

, the lives of ordinary people began to return to normal.

Liu Yimin fell in love with the place as soon as he arrived at Jingzhi Ancient Town. He took Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong from the barrier gate to the Matsushita Ancient Well, which is specially used for wine making by Jingzhi people. They admired it all the way and felt that it was better than a big store. It was simple and elegant, and the wine

The fragrance is overflowing and makes people unable to move forward.

Luo Ronghuan said with a smile that this place is good, but it is too close to Jiaoji Road and Jiqing Highway, and it is a plain area, making it difficult to defend. It is not suitable as a headquarters location.

Cai Zhong said that after we finish the battle of Jiaoji Road, the mountainous areas of central Shandong, Shandong, Jiaodong, southeastern Shandong and Taiyi will be connected together. The wineries here can resume production immediately, and maybe they will also become a base for finance.

One of the main sources of income!

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "When I got here, I was reminded of Maotai Ancient Town. Although there is no misty microclimate like Maotai Ancient Town here, the water quality of Panasonic Ancient Well is so good, the sorghum wine brewed should also be good."

Cai Zhong glanced at Liu Yimin and saw the fascination on his face when he talked about Maotai Town. He knew that this old guy was greedy. He smiled and joked: "What's going on? It turns out that the alcohol bug in the teacher's belly is there."

Move. Come, find a place, and I'll treat you to a drink."

Liu Yimin laughed loudly and walked towards a wine shop named Heng Xiangxiang.

At first glance, this wine shop looks like the kind of hot pot shop with a front shop and a workshop behind. On one side of the shop, there is a bright red wooden bottle-shaped wine bottle. There are two red ribbons under the bottle. The breeze blows and brings a burst of wine.

The fragrance of wine bursts, and the mask sways and flutters in the fragrant wind, flying up and down like purple swallows circling the beams.

As soon as the Eighth Route Army came to the wine shop, the boss hurriedly greeted him, bowed and bowed, and kept saying thank you to the Eighth Route Army for driving away the Japanese ghosts, otherwise the whole family would have been dead.

At this time, it was already getting dark, and lanterns had been hung up in the wine shop, illuminating the shop. However, there were no people drinking inside yet.

Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, and Cai Zhong sat down at a table near the window. Cai Zhong told the boss to get some wine and serve some food. However, they had to be quick.

The boss said okay and asked the backyard kitchen to serve the food quickly. He walked to the counter, scooped out the wine from a small wine jar with a wine grapevine, poured it into three tall porcelain cups, and brought it to Liu Yimin.

Then a plate of vinegar-soaked peanuts, a plate of pickled river shrimp, a plate of Weixian green radish shreds, and a plate of green onion shreds were brought.

Liu Yimin said doubtfully: "Boss, if you put your wine in the jar for a long time, wouldn't it mean that all the flavor has gone away?"

The boss was surprised when he heard Liu Yimin call him "boss". It took him a long time to realize that this was the name of the Eighth Route Army, so he hesitantly told Liu Yimin that the custom in Jingzhi Town is to call the place where grain is sold "fangzi".

The people in the workshop are called "Fangzhu", and the assistants in the workshop are called "Douzi". The place where wine is brewed is called "shaoguo", also called "changzi". The host of the "changzi" is called "guozhu", who both makes wine and sells wine.

The brewer is commonly known as "Shaobaozi", and the leader is called "Botou". Therefore, he should be called "Opening the Shaoguo" instead of the boss. After that, he told Liu Yimin that the lid of his wine jar was very particular.

It is a hemispherical lid made of sorghum soaked in pig urine. Use it to plug the wine jar so that the wine does not lose its flavor. If a comrade in the Eighth Route Army wants to bring wine, he will plug the mouth of the wine jar with sorghum straw and then cover it with a layer of sorghum.

The mixture of flour and bean flour ensures that the wine will not spill, run out of gas, or have any odor.

Liu Yimin was dubious, so he picked up the wine glass and smelled it. A scent of sesame came to his nostrils. He couldn't help but say "good wine", raised his neck and took a big sip. Luo Ronghuan said that he drank too much and got drunk easily.

As soon as Liu Yimin praised his wine, he became interested in cooking the pot. He said that his Hengxiangxiang pot has a long history and uses ancestral methods such as stone mill crushing, artificial treading, sky pot distillation, and pottery urn fermentation.

There are 100 cellars alone. When making liquor, the sorghum is first crushed with a stone mill and steamed with water, then put into an earthen pond or a large vat for fermentation. When it matures, it becomes fermented wine. Use a wooden shovel to put the fermented grains into a wooden

The steamer barrel is equipped with a wine spoon at the bottom. Under the steamer is a large pot filled with water. Under the pot is a floor stove for heating. A tin pot is placed in the steamer barrel to hold cold water for cooling. It is commonly known as a "floating pot". After heating,

The hot wine vapor rises and cools into wine when it encounters the "floating pot". The wine liquid flows out along the groove under the "floating pot". Cold water must be constantly replaced in the "floating pot". When it is changed to the second pot, the wine that flows out first will

Neither strong nor light, it is the best wine, which is commonly known as "Erguotou". The last one flowing out is called "Shaozi water", which can only be used to make vinegar. The new wine is made, and the workers rush to deliver the wine to the hotel while it is hot. The two

Lifting a basket, each basket weighs 200 kilograms, the wine seller stores the new wine well. The longer the time, the more mellow the taste. This is what is commonly called "aging".

While drinking and eating, Liu Yimin smiled and said after hearing the detailed introduction of Kai Shao Guo: "Kai Shao Guo, you explained it in such detail, aren't you afraid that I will secretly learn your soju technique?"

He opened the pot and sighed: "Comrade of the Eighth Route Army, I'm not afraid of you stealing lessons. I'm afraid that one day when you leave, the little devils will turn this Jingzhi town into rubble. Our unique skill of sesame and fragrant Jingzhi with high fever will be lost. I'm sorry to our ancestors."

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Seeing the sincerity of Kai Shaoguo's words, Liu Yimin told him to do business with peace of mind, and the Eighth Route Army would provide a safe production and living environment for the fellow villagers in the base area.

Although Kai Shaoguo didn't know the identities of Liu Yimin and the other three, he saw the sentry stationed at the door and knew that this must be the commander of the Eighth Route Army. When he heard what Liu Yimin said, he ran over excitedly and drank another shot of wine, pouring it on Liu Yimin.

, Luo Ronghuan, in Cai Zhong's wine glass, he repeatedly said that this wine was a tribute to the Eighth Route Army on behalf of all the pots in Jingzhi Town. When the Eighth Route Army won the battle, he would unite all the pots to carry the wine to the labor force.

While talking, the rice was served. Liu Yimin took a look and saw that the noodles were light yellow in color, as thin as gold threads, moderately soft and hard. The soup was chicken soup, with shrimp skin and chopped green onion floating on it. He took a sip. It was spicy and sour. He knew that it was added with...

I mixed some pepper noodles, vinegar, and finely ground sesame oil. Then I looked at the pancakes that were served. They were as thin as cicada wings, as soft as brocade silk, with a perfect balance of burnt and soft. When I picked up one pancake with my chopsticks, and moved it a little, one pancake looked like three pancakes.

After taking a bite, it is not only chewy but also full of flavor.

When Liu Yimin opened the pot and saw that the food was delicious, he introduced that the cake was called "Three Pages Cake". It was made from wheat flour, fine salt, and raw soybean oil, rolled out, and fried. It was known as "Three Pages as One,"

The leaves are as thin as paper and can be opened three times when shaken. It is a famous delicacy in Jingzhi Town that is as famous as Jingzhi High Fever. If it is cool and stored in a stack, it will be as soft as when it was first made after a few days. It is best to take it with you on the way.

This noodle is called Golden Silk Noodle. It is made from white wheat flour, fine salt, and eggs. Roll it into a transparent pancake, cut it into thin strips with a knife, and put it into the chicken soup. Unfortunately, there is no toon and coriander now, so you can only use chopped green onion instead, otherwise it tastes bad.
To be continued...