It seemed that Li Rusong had chosen the woman for Xiao Ruxun to enjoy.
Thus, Xiao Ruxun smiled and nodded.
"Very good, very obedient. I was ecstatic last night as well. However, I've already sent someone to dispose of that woman."
Li Rusong was taken aback. Thinking that Xiao Ruxun was dissatisfied, he hurriedly asked, "Governor-General … why is that? Did that woman have the guts? "
"No, no. What I mean is that this kind of woman needs to be nurtured properly. If we have one, it'll be a big problem. As generals of the empire, we have at least tens of thousands of troops under our command. Our every move is seen by others. We must not be muddle-headed when it comes to women.
Especially the Northern Barbarians and the Jurchen women. They are our enemies, and we must be even more careful when commanding our troops. Furthermore … Brother Zimao, do you know why this woman is different from other women? "
Li Rusong was taken aback.
"Why?"
"Because that woman's father might be the chief of some large tribe. That woman is already eighteen years old, but she's still unmarried. She's still a virgin, and her skin isn't as rough as that of ordinary Northern Barbarians. She can even speak Han. How can she be like this if she's not of high status?"
Li Rusong turned pale with fright.
Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Rusong and said in a subtle tone, "It's not a big deal right now. However, if we're not careful and someone gets hold of our weakness, then it'll be a big problem. As generals, we must not forget about Lan Yu!"
Li Rusong hadn't thought of this and was shocked. He hurriedly said to Xiao Ruxun, "Governor-General, at this moment, I really don't know!"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Rusong and was silent for a while. Then, he smiled.
"Hahaha! Don't worry, I know Brother Zimao's intentions. It's fine. Furthermore, I'm very comfortable. This is good. "
Seeing that Xiao Ruxun wasn't lying, Li Rusong heaved a sigh of relief and continued to ask, "Then why not leave it for tomorrow? Tonight, I'll accompany the governor again. I've spent a lot of time choosing this woman, and I'm afraid there's no better one. "
"If I leave it until tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."
Xiao Ruxun smiled and said, "That's enough. One night of ecstasy is enough. We'll have to break camp tomorrow, so let's have a good sleep tonight. If the soldiers want to have fun, let's have fun. However, it's best to end it before midnight so that the soldiers have enough time to sleep."
Li Rusong nodded.
"Yes, I understand."
Xiao Ruxun patted Li Rusong on the shoulder and left the camp of the Liaodong Army with his bodyguards.
Standing at the gate of the camp, Li Rusong looked at Xiao Ruxun's back for a while before he turned back into the camp.
Xiao Ruxun's progress was so fast that he had left him far behind. He couldn't even see what path Xiao Ruxun would take in the future.
He thought of what Li Chengliang had said to him again, but obviously, he wouldn't do that now.
After leaving the camp of the Liaodong Army, Xiao Ruxun went to the Cooks' Barracks. Among the things he cared about most in the war, the first was intelligence, the second was logistics, and the third was other things.
If the logistics were not good and the soldiers went hungry, the war would be over no matter how good it was. The Cooks' Army in the Zhennan Army was specially trained. All of them were veterans with strong psychological quality. They were proficient in all kinds of cooking skills, especially cooking on the frontline.
The fierce war was still going on in the front. When it was mealtime, they still cooked steadily, using local materials and burying pots to cook. When the army came back, tired and hungry, they could immediately eat a mouthful of hot food. This was the Cooks' Army in the Zhennan Army.
At present, in view of the fact that the professional skills of the Cooks' Army were far inferior to those of the old cooks of the Zhennan Army, Xiao Ruxun ordered all the Cooks' Army in the army to be gathered together and handed over to the old cooks of the Zhennan Army for training. When they were in Shanxi, they never missed mealtime.
When Xiao Ruxun came to the camp of the Cooks' Army with his bodyguards, the camp looked like a steamer from afar, giving off a lot of steam. It felt like the whole camp was a steamer, which was steaming delicious food. In a sense, it was true.
In ancient times, military food was the military food that paid the least attention to taste. It was convenient to store and easy to carry. Different from modern times, where material production was extremely abundant, ancient military food was purely for filling the stomach. It had nothing to do with the word "delicious".
Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, the main food of the Chinese army was thick vegetable porridge. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the army began to use rice as its staple food. The well-known military food, such as sesame seed cake, was updated and developed in the Ming Dynasty.
In order to pursue the enemy for a long distance in the mountains and forests, the Ming Army baked round cakes with charcoal fire to make them crispy and salty. There were small holes in the middle and they were strung together with ropes. This was the compressed biscuit of the Ming Dynasty.
Another method of the Ming Army was to use a stone of rice to make dry rice for transportation. When eating, the rice could be soaked in hot water. This was the soaked rice, which could also be called the instant noodles of the Ming Dynasty. The non-staple food of the Ming Army in the field was to mix three liters of soy sauce with five liters of salt and mash it into mud. Then, it was twisted into a cake shape and dried in the sun. When it was time to eat, a piece of date stone was peeled off to replace the pickled vegetables.
But even so, the military food of the Ming Army was still monotonous. It could only fill the stomach and barely make the fighting capacity of the army keep up with the demand. If they wanted to go further, it would be even more difficult. Not only was there a financial problem, but sometimes it was really difficult to achieve.
In today's era, rape flowers and the like were not planted in China at all. It was not until the 1950s that they were introduced into China. Peanuts had been introduced into China, but it was only in recent years. One could imagine the time needed for a crop to be widely planted.
Plants that could be used to obtain edible oil in large quantities had not yet taken root in China. So, China's method of obtaining edible oil was very limited. It was either animal oil, not to mention how precious it was. In this era, 99% of the people in China basically could not eat animal oil.
Or it was sesame oil, a small amount of vegetable oil such as rape oil and soybean oil. Limited by the lack of oil extraction technology, oil was always an enjoyment of the upper class. Even in a few famous prosperous times in China, oil could never become a daily necessities for the common people.
The status of the army was quite low in the Song and Ming Dynasties. So, of course, their life was much worse than that of the common people. There were very few opportunities to eat oil.
Sometimes, after a great victory, the imperial court would show mercy and hold a banquet to eat meat with oil. After eating meat with oil, it was very common for soldiers to line up to go to the toilet and look for a place to go. It was very common for soldiers to have diarrhea. It was because they had not eaten oil for a long time and suddenly ate oil.
However, there was no doubt that food with oil was more resistant to hunger than food without oil. Eating a meal with oil, one would not feel hungry from the morning until noon. Eating a meal with oil would make one's stomach growl at noon after eating three or four bowls of rice without oil.
Now that the weather was cold, the soldiers needed enough heat to support high-intensity exercises and long-distance raids. So, Xiao Ruxun specially told the cooks of the army to not be stingy with the oil and meat in their hands and to give the soldiers something good to eat.
If there was not enough meat, they could cut some shredded meat and add some pickled vegetables to the rice. Then, they could stir-fry the rice with oil. It would be very delicious for the soldiers to eat like this. In any case, they were short of everything except rice.
But during this time, although Xiao Ruxun was at war, there was no need to use all the soldiers. Under Xiao Ruxun's orders, there was a group of people who entered Datong to hunt for wild animals in the mountains.
It was the beginning of spring. The hibernating animals woke up and came out to look for food. However, the weather was abnormally cold. There was no time for plants to grow, and the herbivores could not find enough food. They were so anxious that they ran all over the mountains. The carnivores, who had food to eat, were very active.
But they did not expect the cruel humans to be the oriole behind them. They rushed forward with swords, spears, and halberds. As a result, the hunting army caught all the wild animals in the mountains. There was even one day when the hunting army came back with a dozen big wild boars, which gave Xiao Ruxun a fright.
With these wild animals, coupled with the large number of dead horses they had obtained from the numerous battles with the Northern Invaders, the meat and bones of the horses were well preserved. It would not be a problem to feed the army for a few meals. Now was the time to use them.
When Xiao Ruxun entered the cooks' army camp, he was greeted by the smell of meat. It made Xiao Ruxun's mouth twitch. He immediately rushed forward and came to a large stove. When he looked at it, he was immediately delighted.
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