At dusk, Ma Sanbao and the others finally returned to Shiping City and reported to Sanniang Li.
The battle to defend Wugong County was indeed extremely difficult, but under the attack of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, the Sui army could only retreat and hide in Yu County.
What a joke. An army of 30,000 besieged Shi Ping City, but only 5,000 or so people returned in thin clothes. Even their armor and weapons were gone. This was a great humiliation.
Then, the 60,000-strong army attacked Wugong County and fought five battles in a row. After five defeats, the 60,000 strong army was left with only 30,000 men. They still could not take down Wugong County.
Especially when they saw the archer unit on the other side, which could release a wall of arrows in a short period of time and directly kill the Sui army, the soldiers of the Sui army were really afraid.
The commander of the Sui army did not dare to launch another attack. It was already a sin not to capture Sanniang Li alive. If all 60,000 soldiers were buried, it would be a death sentence when they returned to Chang 'an. It was better to preserve their strength and report the matter here truthfully.
This way, he would still have a way to live. He might still be able to guard Yu County and not lose his life.
Ma Sanbao knew about Yun Yi and was the clearest person. However, the other generals did not know that there was such a person beside Third Aunt Li. The last time they met, they had only met in a hurry and were just curious about the little Langjun.
Yun Yi followed Third Aunt Li's instructions and began to take charge of the kitchen. First, he bought the ingredients. This was a banquet, and it was a celebration banquet. Naturally, there had to be something new.
Therefore, Yun Yi thought that ordinary meals were not suitable for tonight's celebration party, but they could not be too advanced.
He asked the chefs what they needed to cook for the celebration party, and then added his own specialties.
Yun Yi had basically decided on some of the main dishes and dishes for tonight's celebration banquet. After that, he started to light a fire to cook.
As for the generals, they were very happy when they heard that Li Sanniang was going to hold a banquet to celebrate. They followed Li Sanniang because they wanted to make contributions and gain a good background.
After successfully defending Wugong County and resisting the Sui army's attack, they were more or less exhausted.
However, after hearing that Li Sanniang was holding a banquet to celebrate, the fatigue and haggardness were gone. They turned their fatigue into gratitude and gratitude into motivation.
However, after experiencing a war, the soldiers felt a little sad. Those soldiers who died in the war were not only recorded in the merit book, but their families were also compensated handsomely.
Li Sanniang was very good at commanding her subordinates. The treatment of the soldiers was also very good. First of all, the subsidies for each battle, and their food was also very good. It was much better than the Sui army. For those soldiers who died in the war, the subsidies were also very generous.
The soldiers joined the army because they wanted to earn a living. They wanted to support their families. Sanniang Li's actions made the soldiers feel grateful. On the battlefield, they were all willing to risk their lives.
At the same time, Sanniang Li treated the generals well. She rewarded them if they had merits and punished them if they had faults. As for those generals with bad moral character who liked to act according to the wind, Sanniang Li naturally wouldn't put them in an important position. Such generals had no talent.
The sun was setting in the west, and night had fallen. However, the government office in Shiping City was very lively. The eight generals knelt down in order, and there were some fruits, tea, and of course, wine on the table.
Li Sanniang was still dressed in white tonight. She looked like a young master who was moving around. Her entire body carried some dignity. As soon as she appeared, the generals no longer made a commotion. They all stood up and bowed together.
Sanniang Li waved her hand and sat at the head of the table. She said to the generals,"Everyone, please rise."
"Yes, my lord!"
In front of Li Sanniang, they naturally didn't have the slightest lack of etiquette like before. This was like a gathering in the future. With their superiors present, they always felt very awkward.
Sanniang Li looked at the current eight generals. On the left were Ma Sanbao, Zhang Yi, and the others, while on the right were He Panren, Qiu Shili, and the others. These eight generals would be her assets in the future.
Although none of them were brave generals, they could still defend a city with a few people. Some of them had leadership skills.
" We have summoned you here tonight because we have already established ourselves in this pass and successfully resisted the Sui army's large-scale attack. You have contributed greatly to this achievement. I have recorded your contributions and reported them to the Duke of Tang. When the Duke of Tang takes Chang 'an, you will naturally be rewarded. Tonight, let us have a good drink. It is also to let you feel at ease for the past few months of hard work."”
Those generals immediately bowed and cupped their fists."Thank you, Lord!"
Li Sanniang nodded and said,"Yes, someone, bring wine, bring good wine!"”
Other than Li Sanniang and Li Yuan, who was far away in the east of the river, no other aristocratic families or taverns knew about the method of brewing alcohol. Other than Ma Sanbao and Li Sanniang, who had tasted the strong alcohol brewed by Yun Yi, the other generals did not know that such strong alcohol existed in this world.
When Ma Sanbao heard Li Sanniang say that it was time to serve the good wine, his eyes lit up as he stared at the wine jar brought over by the servant girl.
Back then, when Yun Yi brewed alcohol, he had drunk a bowl. He had missed that taste for a long time.
They were all men from the Central Plains, and some of them were men from the North. They were very envious of things like wine.
In this era where there were no other beverages, alcohol was the only thing they could drink.
When the servant girl opened the wine jar and began to pour the wine, those generals smelled the fragrance of the wine. It was strong and pure.
"Good wine, this is really good wine!"
He impatiently picked up the wine bowl and took a big gulp. He felt a burning sensation in his mouth, all the way to his throat, and then his esophagus.
In the past, the way to judge good wine was to look at it at first glance. Only turbid wine was good wine. When they first saw the servant girl pour it out, it was incomparably clear and they thought it was water. However, after smelling the fragrance of the wine, they were a little impatient.
After all, the military camp generally had a prohibition on alcohol. Naturally, they did not dare to drink. They had long become greedy cats. Now that they smelled the fragrance of alcohol, they immediately could not control themselves.
Sanniang Li looked at the expressions of the soldiers and nodded in relief. Now, the method of brewing this kind of strong wine was in her own hands. When the Guanzhong was pacified, it was time to sell this kind of strong wine. At that time, she would definitely make a fortune.
After Chang 'an was conquered and the situation stabilized, the brewing method of this liquor would be the biggest pillar for the Li family to obtain a large amount of funds. It was like a treasury. When they thought of the brewing method, they thought of Yun Yi. Tonight, he was the protagonist.
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