jdhmnovel Chapter 394 Huns
Chapter 394 Huns
Mrs. Bai sprinkled in a handful of brightly colored Sichuan peppercorns, which rolled in the water, emitting a unique aroma.
Then, she added onion segments and ginger slices. In an instant, the aroma of onion and ginger spread, blending with the fragrance of peppercorns.
When processing silver carp, Mrs. Bai knew that silver carp had a strong earthy smell, so she cut a few cuts on the fish.
Then carefully apply cooking wine inside and outside the fish body, let it sit for a while to allow the cooking wine to fully penetrate and remove the fishy smell.
Then, fry the silver carp in hot oil until both sides are golden brown, and then pour it into the soup pot where the grass carp was just cooked.
As dusk fell, tents were scattered around, smoke curled up from cooking fires, and the camp was bustling with activity.
Mrs. Bai and more than twenty cooks were busy moving around.
Dozens of pots were lined up in a row, with blazing flames licking the bottom of the pots. The fish soup in the pots was boiling, and the milky soup was bubbling. The fragrance of fish was mixed with the freshness of wild vegetables and mushrooms, wafting in the air.
The soldiers gathered around the pot with bowls and chopsticks in their hands. They filled a bowl with fish soup and wolfed it down with white rice.
The delicious fish soup slides down the throat, warms the stomach and touches the heart.
Some people's eyes turned red after eating, and tears as big as beans rolled down and dripped into the soup.
"I thought the fish soup would be bland and fishy, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious!" someone sighed, his voice trembling slightly.
The others nodded in agreement, their faces filled with satisfaction and surprise.
Suddenly, an exciting military bugle call sounded in the military camp, breaking the original tranquility.
This bugle call was an urgent signal that the Huns were invading.
In an instant, the entire camp was in an uproar. The soldiers were well-trained and acted quickly. They put on their armor, picked up their swords and guns, and moved in one go. They gathered in front of the camp at the fastest speed and headed towards the scene of the incident in an orderly manner.
Lin Wanwan was so excited, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. She sat on the pacifier's back and excitedly suggested, "Why don't we go and take a look? I really want to know what the Huns look like."
The pacifier growled softly, and its men rushed down the hill.
Mrs. Bai stood aside, frowning slightly. Originally, she didn't want to take these guys to Bian Jing.
But they were able to shuttle through the complex mountains and forests and accurately find the marching team.
Now that everyone is halfway there, it is obviously too late to send them back.
Madam Bai shouted loudly: "Please pay more attention to Wanwan and don't take her to dangerous places."
Milk candy, custard buns, milk cap, milk tea, and cheese all followed the pacifier and soon they entered the mountains.
The pacifier squeaked and gave orders in front, and soon they arrived at a place not far from the Huns.
This land is closely adjacent to the territory of the Xiongnu, and there is a vital trading area at the border, which is astonishingly prosperous.
The stalls were filled with a wide variety of goods. Silk, tea, porcelain and other Central Plains specialties were piled up like mountains, and there were also spices and jewelry from as far away as the Western Regions, sparkling with an alluring luster in the sun.
People come and go, and the sounds of shouting and bargaining are intertwined, making it very lively.
The distance from here to Bianjing is very long. Even if we ride at full speed, it will take about two months.
The Huns often coveted the wealth of this trading area.
This time, they brought a group of well-trained soldiers and broke into the town aggressively.
The Hun soldiers rode on tall and strong horses and rushed into the town, and began to loot the goods on the stalls.
The panicked vendors screamed in fear and tried to protect their property, but were roughly pushed away by the Hun soldiers.
An old man selling silk was holding on to a piece of precious Shu brocade tightly, not wanting it to be snatched away, but was kicked to the ground by a Xiongnu soldier.
The soldier laughed, carried the Shu brocade on his shoulders, and went to grab other items.
Not far away, several Hun soldiers rushed into a shop, took out all the porcelain and tea inside, and smashed the shop to pieces. The owner collapsed on the ground, unable to cry.
The town was in chaos, people were running around, crying, shouting and cursing could be heard everywhere.
The stall owners whose goods were stolen were filled with despair as they watched helplessly as their hard work was looted by the Huns.
Pedestrians who didn't have time to dodge were knocked to the ground and trampled.
The Huns burned, killed, and looted in this trading area without any scruples.
When Huo Jun arrived, the place was in shambles. The people were crying and wailing. With a thud, they all knelt on the ground, their cries and shouts intertwined:
"General Huo, please make the decision for us!
Those people are just a bunch of bandits. We were just running a small business honestly, but they destroyed everything we had saved!"
Huo Jun's thick brows furrowed, his eyes blazing with anger as he shouted, "Outrageous! Arrest all these troublemakers! Don't let any of them go!"
Just then, a burst of crazy laughter was heard.
A Hun general rode a tall horse and slowly came over. He was wearing animal skin armor, with a gleaming scimitar hanging from his waist, and his messy hair flying wildly.
He looked down at Huo Jun with a mocking look on his face:
"Hey, look who this is? Isn't this Huo Jun from the Han Dynasty? Why is he so lively again?
I heard you had a hard time this winter, with food and fodder in short supply, and the soldiers must be starving, right? Haha!"
Huo Jun raised his eyes and looked at the Xiongnu general coldly, without any fear in his eyes, and said in a cold voice:
"Don't be complacent, you barbarians, you have done something so harmful to the world today, I will not let you off easily.
Even if winter is tough, it's not your turn to be arrogant."
The Xiongnu general Wule looked at Huo Jun and said:
"General Huo, I heard that General Shen exiled you to this godforsaken place. Don't you feel any resentment in your heart?
"Why would you still fight for General Shen when he treated you like that? Do you really want to go against us Xiongnu? Just relying on these defeated soldiers under your command?"
Huo Jun looked stern and fearlessly stared at Wule, saying word by word:
"It is not your place as a Xiongnu barbarian to interfere in the affairs between General Shen and me.
Immediately withdrawing from Da Qi territory is your only way out."
The Xiongnu general Wule laughed heartily and said:
"General Huo, to tell you the truth, do you know why we are here?
That's because General Shen has given his permission."
Huo Jun sneered:
"Nonsense, General Shen hates you Huns the most.
How could we allow you to set foot here? This is our Da Qi territory. Get out immediately."
The general laughed and said, "Do you see what I have in my hand? This is what your General Shen gave me."
Wule stretched out his hand, and in his palm was a mottled temporary military token, shining coldly and hard in the sunlight.
This was originally a certificate that allowed unimpeded travel within the territory of Da Qi, but at this moment, Huo Jun's gaze froze instantly, and he stared at the sign intently.
"How could you have this thing?" Huo Jun's voice was tense, full of disbelief and vigilance.