The bitter cold at the border is first reflected in the food.

Even though the empire has lived smoothly for twenty-eight years, in the border forts far away from the capital, the border soldiers who silently guard the peace of the empire in the wind and snow can still only eat the simplest foods.

, as dinner on this New Year’s Eve.

Several large pots are lined up.

There are many pots, but the contents in them are all the same.

Half the pot comes from the clean snow outside the fort.

There is always an endless supply of frozen beef and mutton at the border.

The old tofu made by the soldiers themselves from soybeans.

Bean sprouts sprouted from soybeans soaked in water.

Pair it with a few green vegetables dug out from the bottom of the snow, which are in short supply at the border.

Add as much condiments as you need.

The large iron spoon was turned and stirred vigorously in the pot, until the aroma filled the entire fort.

That’s it for New Year’s Eve dinner.

In view of the fact that the new flag officer is a man of noble birth.

In the garrison, an extra fat lamb was specially roasted this year, and there were enough oil and water pipes to fry a basket full of egg pancakes.

"Commander Qi, these are the eggs that the boss has fried for you. Please try them while they are still hot."

A small flag officer brought a bowl to Zhu Yunwen with a smile on his face.

In the bowl, there is a fried golden egg.

No matter how hard the court worked, border officials were still short of food and clothing.

Those egg noodle pancakes are dyed a light yellow color by the egg liquid.

Originally, these eggs were slowly accumulated a month or two ago.

What I saved is just for today’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

Zhu Yunwen took the bowl and chopsticks and looked at the soldiers gathered around him.

He reached out and placed the bowl on the iron pot in front of him, slowly tilting the bowl in his hand.

The fried egg slipped from the bowl into the steaming pot.

"Give it to Xiaosi. He went out on patrol a few days ago and injured his tailbone. He needs to take some to replenish his body."

Among the crowd not far away, there was a young border officer and soldier who was the shortest in stature. His face, already flushed by the heat in the fort, immediately turned redder.

Others, on the other hand, burst out laughing.

The red-faced Xiaosi roared: "When spring comes next year, I, Xiaosi, will be the one who kills the most wolf cubs in our fort!"

The old man in charge of the food at the fort held a big iron spoon in his hand, turned it around in the pot, and put the fried egg and a spoon full of meat into Xiaosi's bowl.

"Eat it! After eating the fried eggs that the commander-in-chief gave you, you will be in good health. Let's see how many wolf cubs you can kill next year."

There was another burst of laughter all around.

Xiaosi only came to the garrison this year.

As a military householder, after his father died in the war last year, he received the call-up order from the border army and rushed to the garrison to replace his father and guard the border for the empire.

As the youngest in the garrison, Xiaosi would always be teased by these uncles.

Xiao Si fiercely stuffed the fried egg filled with soup into his mouth.

He blushed and hummed: "I must be the one who kills the most wolf cubs!"

These are the fearless men and women who guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunwen clapped his hands: "If you really kill the most enemies next year, I will take credit for you! Then this knife will also be given to you!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen patted the saber on his waist.

That knife from the General Flag!

Xiaosi's face showed anticipation.

The sword on Zhu Yunwen's waist is not a military standard, but a hundred-refined steel sword sent from Taiyuan City a few days ago.

There is no decoration or carving on the whole body, but it is the sharpest.

Xiao Sizhong nodded: "General Qi, please don't lie to me."

Zhu Yunwen glared: "I keep what I say!"

Xiaosi's eyes widened: "Then it's agreed that if I kill the most enemies next year, I don't want the general to ask for credit for me, I just want this knife."

"good!"

Zhu Yunwen was not stingy and agreed generously.

The old man holding the big iron spoon twisted the iron spoon and knocked Xiao Si on the back.

"You bastard thing, I want the commander-in-chief's sword too!"

Xiaosi chuckled and hid aside.

Zhu Yunwen looked around: "The first team is still patrolling outside. You guys eat first. As usual, each person is given a pot of wine. You are not allowed to drink it all at once tonight. You must stay until the seventh day of the lunar month. After eating, the second team will go out to take over.

The first team continues patrolling."

After saying that, Zhu Yunwen sat on a bench next to the iron pot.

He sat like a golden sword, reached for the big iron spoon beside the pot, and filled a bowl of broth for himself.

After a few mouthfuls of meat and soup, Zhu Yunwen took another big mouthful of egg pancake, and finally stuffed a piece of peeled garlic into it.

After chewing for a few times, before everything in his mouth was swallowed, he raised his head and took a sip of wine.

"tasty!"

“Delicious!”

Zhu Yunwen acted boldly, and his face turned a little red because of the sip of wine.

Sun Cheng had been staying in a corner, looking at Zhu Yunwen who was mingling with the border soldiers, and the worries of the previous days gradually disappeared from his eyes.

After three sips of wine.

The festive atmosphere in the fort was also completely evoked.

There are military regulations, and you can't drink any more wine.

But the boys at the border took advantage of the smell of wine and began to sing loudly.

The soldiers gathered together to eat meat and sing songs, and the lyrics were full of expectations for the future.

Zhu Yunwen gathered together with the four small banner officers under his command.

"General Banner, when spring comes, will the imperial court really use troops at the border?"

A small flag officer glanced at the bustling fort with a complicated expression, and then looked at Zhu Yunwen in confusion.

Another small flag officer on the side immediately said: "Yes, Chief Flag, some brothers were supposed to be rotated back according to the rules, but the imperial court issued an order last month to temporarily postpone the rotation. This is to prepare for next year's war.

Bar?"

Among the four small flag officers, the one who spent the most time in the fort looked at Zhu Yunwen solemnly: "If someone like the chief flag officer can come here, the imperial court may have decided to have a big war.

.”

They didn't know why Zhu Yunwen came here, but the surname and middle character of the new flag officer caught people's attention.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And the man with the embroidered spring knife staying in the fort accompanied by the flag officer further proves this point.

Zhu Yunwen smiled.

Only he and Sun Cheng understand why he is here.

only.

"Your guess is probably correct." Zhu Yunwen pressed his finger and said softly: "If my guess is also correct, when spring comes, the snow on the grasslands melts and the roads become hard, the imperial court will probably mobilize troops.

Already."

"Why……"

One of the four flag officers let out a deep sigh.

Zhu Yunwen looked over immediately.

The little flag officer's eyes suddenly shrank and he quickly lowered his head: "The imperial court is going to fight, so of course we will rush forward with our swords in hand. But... I don't know how many of us will be able to come back after the battle next year...

…”

"People always die in wars... If we don't go to war, do we want our wives and children at home? We in the Ming Dynasty can't do such a thing!"

The other person had a firm gaze and spoke in a deep voice.
To be continued...