Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1799: Chapter 1673: Targeting Them One by One

”Don’t say such sad things, at least now we can still fight together and drink together.” Zhang Fei glanced at Xiahou Dun and said discontentedly.

”Don’t worry, we still have a chance.” Zhao Yun said heartily.

However, even so, the atmosphere among the crowd suddenly turned somber, as the swords and blades on the battlefield are unpredictable.

”By the way, where is Juan’er?” Zhang Fei suddenly cracked a joke, causing a blue vein to pop on Xiahou Yuan’s forehead.

To be honest, Xiahou Yuan always felt that Xiahou Juan was threatened by Zhang Fei, but he had no evidence, so whenever Zhang Fei mentioned this matter, Xiahou Yuan was filled with anger.

”I also heard about this before, Yide, are you sure you want to marry my niece?” Xiahou Dun suddenly leaned over to ask.

”Marry, not marrying is not an option.” Zhang Fei said gruffly.

”You haven’t even completed the three letters and six rites, and you still want to see my young girl?” Xiahou Yuan said coldly. He was anyway displeased with Zhang Fei, and after being provoked by Zhang Fei and threatened by Guan Yu’s Green Dragon Crescent Blade last time, Xiahou Yuan felt ashamed and became more determined, enhancing his combat power significantly.

”Three letters and six rites, this can be supplemented.” Xuu Chu, with a straightforward and honest face, picked up the conversation, ”No one said you can’t meet during that time.”

”You haven’t even finished reading the ’Rites’. How can you meet during the stage of the three letters and six rites?” Xiahou Yuan caught Xuu Chu’s mistake and mocked.

”I probably remembered it wrong.” Xuu Chu laughed honestly and scratched his head, ”Zilong, have you completed your three letters and six rites?”

”No, I haven’t.” Zhao Yun said casually, and Xiahou Yuan’s face immediately turned dark as a pot, realizing he had been led into a trap by a straightforward person.

Zhang Fei secretly gave Xuu Chu a thumbs up, ”It’s okay to meet first and supplement the three letters and six rites later, after all, the timing is just right for the process, saving time.”

”Absolutely not. At our level, how can we ignore etiquette like ordinary people?” Xiahou Yuan suppressed his anger and said, looking at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei thick-skinnedly ran over to Xiahou Yuan and started calling him father-in-law, which annoyed Xiahou Yuan, and even Guan Yu’s cool demeanor couldn’t hold up. As for Zhao Yun, he had already gone to talk with Ma Chao, realizing his future brother-in-law actually bullied his fiancée, affirming the need for patience.

Soon, the military generals who originally gathered in one group dispersed and formed new groups.

By the time the forces of Liu, Cao, and Sunx arrived at the camp Liu Bei had arranged, Zhuge Liang had already dismantled the front camp. Of course, the battlefield cattle had also been dealt with by Zhuge Liang; those few which could be saved were fitted with nose rings for treatment, while those that couldn’t were skinned for various beef products.

Several hundred dead cattle were carried to the rear camp, their hides removed, and then processed by the rear camp. Various spices were boiling as if they cost nothing, and large chunks of meat were being processed in the rear camp. Of the over 100,000 jin of beef, except for a small portion that was kept, the rest was either made into buns or served as meat dishes.

As for the other organs, being a part of the Gourmet Empire, they were all sorted and made into whatever was possible, and those that couldn’t be made were buried.

After all, since it wasn’t their own stuff, Zhuge Liang wasn’t distressed eating it. With several hundred cattle, every soldier could get half a jin.

Thus, when Liu Bei and others returned, the smell of meat could be detected from afar.

”It seems the front camp has been destroyed.” Chen Xi glanced at the land that had been covered with dirt yet still had signs of black scorch marks and smirked. At this time, both civil and military officials in the camp came to greet him.

”But, it seems that only the front camp was destroyed, and almost nothing else was lost. Moreover, the rear camp is sending out such a rich aroma of meat, indicating that our main camp hasn’t even been disturbed,” Xun Yu, having roughly surveyed the front camp, understood the situation.

”What a rich aroma.” Cao Cao twitched his nose and said with a smile, ”Xuande’s meals here seem more than ordinary.”

”Hahaha, it’s just because everyone came here together that I am willing to take it out.” Liu Bei said with a smile, though internally a bit puzzled, so he carefully used voice transmission to ask Zhuge Liang, ”Kongming, if I remember correctly, we were supposed to eat fish and poultry today, so what’s with this meat smell?”

”After you left, Lord, a war chariot attacked the camp. We abandoned the front camp, allowed the enemy to enter, and then attacked with bed crossbows and fire, successfully repelling them. After the enemy’s war chariot retreated, they left a lot of healthy cattle. However, due to our earlier harsh actions, many strong cattle and draft horses were killed, so we temporarily switched to eating beef for dinner,” Zhuge Liang explained in detail to Liu Bei.

”That’s fine, everyone works for the state affairs, don’t let them be neglected.” Liu Bei nodded, expressing his understanding.

After returning to the main camp, Liu, Cao, and Sunx immediately started adjusting their camps, then gathered their generals and civil officials to assign military duties, left a considerable number of patrolling soldiers, and the camp commander-in-chief to strengthen the camp, and then reunited again.

However, by this time, it was already mealtime. The cook soldiers from the rear camp had already brought carts of millet rice and buns with hot dishes, allowing the Cao Army, who had a terrible diet all the way north, to truly feel the difference in meals between the two sides.

”I didn’t expect it to be beef.” Sunx Ce said with emotion, ”In the Southern areas, even I was reluctant to eat beef, yet in the North, once we clash with a tribe, some cattle get killed, allowing us to enjoy some very tender beef.”