Until Li Xiuning led the Youwu Army to go north to quell the rebellion, he had been thinking about Luoyang. During the Battle of Yuncheng, he used Xia County as bait and asked Wang Bodang to lead the army north, surround the Youwu Army, gather together and annihilate them, and then lead the army back to Luoyang.

The army went south and attacked Luoyang.

However, he did not expect that the Youwu Army retreated in time and jumped out of the encirclement, causing him to lose the opportunity to completely annihilate the Youwu Army. Wang Bodang believed the rumors again and launched an attack on Yuncheng in an attempt to seize Yuncheng. Cheng Yaojin saw through this and divided his troops outside the city.

Let him have a chance to breathe. Li Mi led his army to surrender and made a false promise to him. He also secretly ordered Zhu Yuanzhang to destroy Li Mi's troops, seize Changzhi, and kill Li Mi. However, Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to attack Jincheng directly, cutting off his retreat, and was angry.

He had to vomit three liters of blood. He regretted not listening to Cheng Yaojin's advice and killed Zhu Yuanzhang.

The triangle area was destroyed, and Linfen and Yuncheng became isolated cities one after another. He had to make new plans. It happened that the Youwu Army was moving north. He wanted to join forces with Li Xiuning to attack Jincheng southward, but was unable to stop him. He had to hit the stragglers in the central towns to follow the Youwu Army.

Later, I looked for an opportunity to discuss it, but it was ruined by Ding Yanping. For a while, there was nothing I could do.

The Youwu Army left Hongdong from the north. He breathed a sigh of relief. After receiving Li Xiuning's letter that night, he considered her suggestion: while the troops and horses are still intact, abandon the lonely city of Linfen and leave Hebei east. There is still room for survival. Tomorrow you will

The army will withdraw its defenses and our army will take over. Don't play any tricks. Our 100,000-strong army will be able to break through your city gate. By then, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!

So the two armies reached an agreement, and then the peaceful takeover of Linfen City took place. Luo Yu followed Li Xiuning to the North City Gate. It was already noon, and the sun was in the middle. He looked at the bluestone barrier stacked with rammed earth, sealed with no gaps, about two feet high.

, the city gate was two feet deep. Luo Yu had to admire the superb technology of the ancients. The top of the city wall was full of enemy-killing bows and crossbows. There was really no good way to attack the city.

After passing the city gate, there is a square of 100 square meters. Even if the enemy breaks through the city gate, this square will not be easy to pass, because the inner city gate is 20 feet away in front, and the two-foot-high bluestone wall is densely packed.

There are hundreds of small holes scattered around, which should be archery holes. The square is surrounded by city walls, with military towers built on both sides. The three thousand old and weak people relied on such a city wall to block it for an hour, but the other city gate was broken.

Then he had to put down his weapons.

This is a military city, all designed for killing, like Chang'an, let alone Luoyang. No wonder Li Shimin in Luo Yu's time and space was unable to break through Luoyang City. If Dou Jiande hadn't taken risks to break the formation, I really don't know how he could have defeated Wang Shichong.

Unify the country.

The inner city wall was already full of sergeants. Pei Yuanqing took over quickly. Li Xiuning looked at Linfen in front of him and was very satisfied. The two dismounted and entered the inner city holding hands.

Linfen North City is a horse market and an iron market. As soon as he entered the gate, Luo Yu was so smoked that he couldn't open his eyes. He smelled the smell of horse urine and manure in his nose. Normally, he wouldn't feel anything like it outside, but in this half

In a closed space, you are going to die. Thousands of horses are lined up on both sides. There are horse stalls as far as the eye can see. Plus people selling horses and buying horses, the smell is terrible. If the army is changed to defend the city, they will

It didn't seem to have any impact, and business was booming.

Li Xiuning seemed to have never encountered such a situation. It could be seen from her frowning brows that the two of them walked forward quickly. The gorgeous Li Xiuning turned around at an alarming rate. Some people even came to ask her if she wanted to

When selling horses, we guarantee a fair price and no deception.

They were all men from the north, and they spoke straightforwardly. It was not until Pei Yuanqing led his troops that they could pass without any obstruction. The smell of the blacksmith shop in front was not much better. Pei Yuanqing explained: "This is Mo Dao's skill. The knife is made the second time."

Afterwards, the entire blade of the knife must be immersed in horse urine, and then calcined again. Do this three times to complete the second process, and there are still seven or eight more processes to follow!"

Luo Yu has seen records of Tang Mo's knife skills, but they are all unclear. Because the process was too complicated, it was lost by the end of the Tang Dynasty. If you have time, you must learn about it and see if you can improve it with a blast furnace and let the Tang Dynasty use it.

Mo Dao has been passed down. Forget it now, it’s useless to cover your nose with your hands. Those indescribable smells penetrate the nasal cavity like silk, and I almost suffocate.

After finally crossing the Blacksmith Street, there is a one-foot-thick but very high city wall on the way across the inner city. I think it must be a separation wall to prevent the smell from coming to the inner city.

When they arrived at the Prefect's Mansion, which was Dou Jiande's office, after Pei Yuanqing said goodbye, the two of them rushed in immediately. Luo Yu ordered Zhang Chang to boil water immediately and take a bath. After walking from Beicheng, his clothes all smelled bad.

If you mix the smells, if you don't take a shower and change clothes, you will fume yourself to death.

Li Xiuning has arranged for two maids to take care of her, so she doesn't have to worry about it. Now, taking a comfortable hot bath and changing into dry clothes is more important than anything else.

When he came to the kitchen, he saw several special forces members washing meat and cutting vegetables. A wild boar had already been decomposed. After Luo Yu put on his kitchen clothes, he went to the iron pot that had been heated and cooked braised pork ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, pork belly, and pork belly.

The tripe-stuffed chicken is cooked in the same way. In order to prevent the dish from getting cold, one dish is put into the large steamer next to it to heat it up. It is not until the twelve dishes are finished that they are brought to the table together. They are called Li Xiuning, Niu Jinda, and Li Xiaogong.

By the time several military leaders came to have dinner together, the special forces members had already started playing with the stove by themselves, and there was still half a fan of pork left, which was enough for them to toss around.

Many seasonings and spices were not available, so I had to find some substitutes to make up for it. Fortunately, star anise, cinnamon, sesame oil, pepper, etc. were all available. The chicken essence was replaced with chicken broth, so you didn’t have to worry about how the taste of the dish would be changed.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the meat came from livestock such as sheep and chickens. Beef was something that few people could eat because cattle were used for farming. Even if they died of illness or old age, they would be reported to the government. Those who killed cattle without authorization would be prosecuted.

Yes, as for pork, which was common in later generations, it was eaten by the lower classes and rarely appeared in formal occasions.

In Luo Yu's time and space, in fact, white pigs did not appear in China until the end of the 20th century. In the past, all pigs in China were black.

Twelve dishes, almost 80 kilograms of meat and offal, plus a few chickens, were all eaten away, not even the soup was left. Although Luo Yu was a little dissatisfied with the taste of the dishes because of the incomplete seasoning and ingredients.

But for the military leaders, it is already delicious, that is, drinking is not allowed under special circumstances, otherwise they would have finished their work long ago.

Niu Jinda touched his round belly and said with a smile: "This is the most delicious dish I have ever eaten. I didn't expect pork to be so delicious. I only ate a few bites of steamed buns and all the vegetables. Xiuning, you are lucky...

..." Everyone laughed.

Li Xiuning smiled and said: "Uncle Niu, if you praise him again, he will go to heaven..." Everyone laughed again. Luo Yu said: "It doesn't matter, I will teach these methods to the cooks in the army after the situation is stable. There are many wild boars, I think.

Just eat it and shoot a few heads. However, if you eat it a few times, it won’t be so fresh. You have eaten it today, so now I have something to do and I would like to trouble you to give your opinions."

Luo Yu looked at everyone's puzzled looks and smiled: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to move the business in Beicheng outside the city. The smell there is really unpleasant..."

Everyone was a little confused when they heard this. Xu Shiji first said: "Beicheng is neither big nor small. It used to be outside the city. But then there were more and more people and the city was getting bigger and bigger. I had no choice but to put it there."

This area has also been fenced off and turned into Beicheng. Where are you going to move to now?"

Li Xiaogong continued: "Our army is temporarily stationed in Linfen. I don't know when we will break out of camp and go out for the expedition. If the relocation here is not completed by then, won't it harm the people?"

Wu Yunzhao said: "I think the suggestion of joining the army can be considered. There is a large piece of flat land to the west, about five miles away from the west city gate. There is still room for building a horse market there."

Luo Yu said: "This is a systematic project. Horse urine is needed to make Mo Dao. If the horse market is moved out, the Blacksmith Street will also have to be moved there. Is it such a big location?"

Wu Yunzhao said: "It should be possible, but a few ponds and ravines need to be filled in. I will tell you tomorrow when I take the army to have a look."

Li Xiuning said: "Since our army has taken over Linfen, we have to do something for Linfen. I plan to rest and recuperate in Linfen for a period of time. I will never leave here unless called by the Holy One. As the army said, I will see the terrain tomorrow.

Let’s make a decision again.” After a pause, he added: “Military discipline will not be violated. I hope you will restrain your subordinates and don’t make it difficult for me!”
Chapter completed!