The Dali army marched straight in and fought all the way to Yicheng. The Dali army mostly consisted of light cavalry and infantry, which were not strong in attacking the city. When they arrived in Yicheng, Prince Duan of Dali stationed the general outside Yicheng. Then he sent troops to sweep the city.
The Shu troops were on the mountains on both sides. However, the Shu troops were defending the mountains and the Dali troops had been clearing them for several days without making any progress.
Whenever Tang Jinhu saw the Dali army attacking the Shu army on both sides, he led the defenders in the city to fight out. The Dali army fought with the Shu army, and each had its own victory or defeat. The Dali army led by Prince Duan totaled 30,000 people, and Tang Jinhu's
There are also more than 10,000 garrison troops in Yicheng. Although the Dali army has the advantage of men and horses, it lacks the sharp arrows and crossbows like the Qi army, and they have not built the chariots and towers. They can only besiege the city and cannot attack Yicheng for a while.
Although Tang Jinhu had few men and horses, he defended the city. In addition, his Shu troops stationed on the mountains on both sides involved the Dali army, and a stalemate formed between the two sides for a while.
King Wuyou ignored the fighting outside the city and preferred to be with Yinger. Now whenever King Wuyou wants to go back to the room with Yinger to talk, **, Mingliang and Xunuo will run out giggling, while Yinger blushes.
He covered his face, covered his mouth and just smiled.
The Dali army and the Shu army fought for several days. Since they never attacked the city, the people in the city continued to live as usual. The shops were still open as usual. Although there were fewer people on the street, there were still people coming out to buy and sell, and the neighbors were also open.
Move around sometimes.
In addition to strengthening the city defense, Tang Jinhu's defenders also strengthened patrols in the city to prevent Dali's subtle forces from taking advantage of the situation and causing chaos.
Whenever King Wuyou saw soldiers walking by on the street who looked on guard, he felt funny in his heart. They kept patrolling and were on guard day and night, but they didn't know that the biggest danger was in Yicheng, and they would go to the general every day.
Stay at the house for a while.
Tang Jinhu didn't pay much attention to the Dali army outside the city. In his opinion, although the Dali army was more than twice as many as his own defenders, there were 8,000 defenders in his city and more than 1,000 soldiers on the mountains on both sides.
They supported each other. Wherever the Dali army wanted to attack, they would send troops to harass the other two points. Moreover, Tang Jinhu had already seen clearly on the city tower that the Dali army had no weapons for attacking the city, so he did not panic. Prince Duan of Dali had many brave men.
War general, but when Tang Jinhu went to war, he would fight if he won the battle, and if he didn't win, he would retreat to the city. The Dali army wanted to cover up the attack, but the Shu army on the city was like a shower of arrows. The Shu land is rich in bamboo, and Dali was well prepared with arrows.
The army did not dare to advance rashly.
King Wuyou felt very free that day, so he invited ** and a few others to go outside to see what delicious food there was. ** dressed the baby up like a scholar and a young man, and he, Meili, and Xu Nuo also dressed up as servants.
Lu Zheng still carried his cloth bag, and the group walked outside the inn.
The waiter at the inn was already familiar with everyone. Seeing that he was going out to eat, the waiter smiled and asked, "Mr. Qi, are you going out?"
King Wuyou also liked this all-around friendly guy, so he smiled and said to him: "I was thinking of looking for a snack again. We have been to the place you mentioned last time." The guy then asked: "What about Qi?
Young Master, are you satisfied with your meal?" King Wuyou nodded and said, "The food here is tasty enough, but it is too spicy. My younger brother, they are not used to it. I want to find a restaurant with lighter taste.
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After hearing this, the waiter pondered for a moment, and then said: "If Mr. Qi is not too far away, just walk a few more steps, leave the inn, turn around the corner, and keep walking forward. There is a restaurant on the street in the south of the city.
The restaurant owner used to be our chef here and he makes good dishes. He is from the Wusu area and his taste is much lighter."
King Wuyou said "Oh", nodded and said: "Then I should try it. I can taste Wu Su's taste in your Shu land."
Seeing that King Wuyou really wanted to go, the waiter said again: "It's quite a distance from here. Mr. Qi, why don't you call a carriage to go there, so that the other gentlemen won't feel tired." King Wuyou knew that he wanted to take a job, and
When he made a little money, he smiled and asked the waiter to give him a piece of silver, and then said: "Go and call us a car. If the money is not enough, I will give it to you again." The boy took the silver and said with a smile on his face.
: "Master Qi is joking. Such a large piece of silver is enough. I also have change. I'll give it to you."
King Wuyou waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll reward you!"
The waiter thanked him and hurried out of the store to find a carriage. After a while, he came back and called King Ashoka and the others to get on the carriage.
The driver of the car was a middle-aged man. When he saw the guests coming out, he put down the step stool. He helped Ying'er get up, and then several people also got into the car together. King Wuyou and Lu Zheng had already been brought by their attendants.
After getting the horse, the two got on. The man had told the carriage owner where to go, and the carriage was leading the way, followed by King Wuyou and Lu Zheng. After walking less than a stick of incense, the carriage stopped, and the carriage boss
Pointing to a nearby Yunlai shop, he said, "Young gentlemen, that's where it is."
King Wuyou saw it from a distance. It looked like this small shop was just a few houses. There was a small courtyard behind it, which was surrounded by a fence. There were a few chickens in it. It looked like there was a vegetable garden, but the vegetables probably hadn't grown yet.
How many.
Several people got out of the car and dismounted. When they walked into the store, the driver himself sat in the car and took out some dry food to eat. When King Wuyou saw it, he smiled and said to him: "Let's sit in the store together."
Eat." The owner of the car smiled naively and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I've been like this all year round and I'm used to it. Just eat well, sir."
King Wuyou didn't say much, and stepped into the room. Ying'er and everyone came in together. They saw two tables inside with some bowls and chopsticks. An old man with gray hair had already turned out from the counter and looked at them.
King Wuyou and others were in front of him. King Wuyou clasped his fists and said: "Old man, we are business travelers who came to Yicheng from other places to do business. We heard about the food you do here and the food from Wusu area, so we followed here. I don't know, old man.
You can still entertain guests today!"
After hearing this, the old man hurriedly returned the favor and said: "Young Master came just in time. I just went outside to pick up two fishes. The old woman also went to pull wild vegetables. I will prepare for the young masters right now." As he said this, he was busy.
I shouted to the back and asked my wife to come out and get some water.
King Wuyou saw that although the store was simple, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and there were several wine jars on the counter, perhaps home-brewed wine. ** and Meiliang had already set up the tables and stools, and took out a cushion to put on.
, then asked Ying'er to sit down. Xu Nuo quickly sat next to Ying'er, reached for the bowls and chopsticks, and rushed to put them in front of Ying'er. ** smiled at her, and Xu Nuo felt proud to see ** smiling at him.
Hehehe laughed.
After the shopkeeper finished shouting, as soon as he entered the backyard, an old woman came over with a copper kettle and said hello to everyone with a smile. King Wuyou also raised his hands and called her "old man". The old woman drank water from the copper kettle.
He poured water for everyone and said, "Look at all these young men with good looks. They must be brothers from wealthy families. It's hard to come to our small shop."
** then asked: "Old man, are you and the old man the only ones taking care of this store? Why are there no waiters?"
The old woman smiled at her and said, "This guy is making fun of us. We are such a small shop, and my husband and I are the only ones here. We cook a small dish, and usually the neighbors come over. Sometimes there are no customers yet, so what do you want?
Man, I'm afraid I don't think I can serve you well enough. Although I am old, I am still strong and strong, so I will definitely serve you well."
** said: "Old man, you have worked hard."
The old woman invited everyone to sit down, poured water for everyone, and then asked: "Young gentlemen, do you want some wine? There is good wine brewed by my family here."
King Wuyou nodded and asked the old woman to bring a pot first.
The old woman picked up the wine from the wine jar below with a straw and poured it into the pot. As soon as the lid of the wine jar was removed, a scent of wine wafted out. King Wuyou smelled it and kept saying:
:Good wine! Good wine!
When the old woman heard King Wuyou's praise, she smiled even more happily and said, "Young Master is a frequent drinker! This wine in my house smells delicious. Drink first, Young Master. If you like it, I will bring it to you."
superior."
After saying that, he put the wine on the table. ** took it and poured a glass for King Wuyou. King Wuyou asked everyone if they wanted to try it too. Lu Zheng shook his head, ** and Mingliang naturally didn't drink, and Ying'er even more
I don’t like drinking these strong aged wines. But Xu Nuo looked at the jug and seemed eager to try it. Seeing her appearance, he smiled and poured her a glass and said: "You look like you are greedy for wine, then...
Let you have a drink with the young master!"
Xu Nuo was not polite. He raised his eyes and looked at King Wuyou. Seeing that King Wuyou was not displeased, he smiled. He picked up the wine glass and said to King Wuyou: "Young Master, then I'll give you a toast!"
King Wuyou looked at her, nodded, picked up the wine glass, smelled the aroma of the wine first, then took a sip, tasted it carefully, and said: "It is a good wine, better than the wine of our Qi country.
It's different again, this wine is more fragrant!" After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. When Xu Nuo saw King Wuyou drinking, he also drank it. Unexpectedly, the wine was extremely mellow. Xu Nuo choked and hurriedly turned his head to the side.
She started coughing, causing everyone to burst into laughter. ** also quickly patted her on the back and teased her: "No one is competing with you, so what are you in a hurry for?"
Ying'er sat next to King Wuyou, smiling at the sight of Xu Nuo. Her big eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled. She looked at Xu Nuo and then at King Wuyou. King Wuyou just shook his head gently. Xu Nuo was about to cough.
If it's not serious, he would blame ** for making fun of himself, and ** would talk back to her.
They laughed like this for a while. The old woman came from the backyard, carrying two plates. One plate was some green vegetables, which looked like wild vegetables from the field; the other plate was scrambled eggs. The old woman put the vegetables down.
, said to King Wuyou and others: "The young gentlemen will eat first, while my old man will fry two more meat dishes, and then he will cook the fish for you to try."
Although it was noon, there was only one table of customers in the small shop. The old man at the back cooked the vegetables in time, followed by the lion's head, chicken, tofu in clear sauce, stir-fried dried shreds, and a few famous dishes in Wusu area.
Made it up.
The old woman put the vegetables away and said to everyone: "If you can still bear the hunger, sir, I will go and make some noodles and make some steamed dumplings for you to try."
After hearing this, Ying'er clapped her hands and said, "Okay! She almost eats rice these days and rarely eats pasta. It sounds like she likes Xiao Long Bao." The old woman looked at Ying
Son, she had already seen that these quiet gentlemen were all girls. Seeing how cute Yinger was, she smiled and said: "Master, if you like to eat, I will make you some more stuffings. Okay."