Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 3

At around 05:30 in the afternoon, the soldiers in the third platoon finished their training and returned to the camp. They went outside the cooking shed, but found no one from the cooking class, which made them all stunned.

"No, usually at this time, isn't it time for dinner? Why is it so late today?" a soldier said.

Usually they can eat as soon as they finish training, and they are on time every day, but today they didn't see anyone.

"Could it be that there is no food?"

"The porridge has become thinner in the past two days, obviously there is not much food."

"No, you won't be hungry tonight, will you?"

All the soldiers were talking about it.

Xu Qingfeng also frowned, and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to the kitchen."

As he said that, he planned to go to the kitchen not far away. He wanted to see what the cooking team was doing. There was still enough food for a few days. Could it be that they were being lazy.

Before he could go to the kitchen, Li Jin walked out.

"Old Xu, the training is over." Li Jin glanced at the groups of soldiers not far away.

"Well, what's the situation now, isn't the food ready yet?" Xu Qingfeng nodded and asked.

"Tell the soldiers not to worry, there is meat to eat tonight, let them wait for half an hour." Li Jin said with a smile, he knew that the soldiers are very hungry now, but the pigs haven't been processed yet, and they haven't been stewed yet.

"Meat? Where did you get the meat?" Xu Qingfeng was stunned. Could it be that the platoon leader really got game?

"I was lucky today, and I killed a wild boar weighing more than a hundred catties," Li Jin said.

"Really?!" Xu Qingfeng was very skeptical, the platoon leader couldn't be lying to him.

"Really, I never lie." Li Jin replied, "Okay, let the soldiers wait, there will be meat soon."

"Yes!" When Xu Qingfeng heard it was true, he was a little bit tongue-tied, after all, he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so he hurried to tell the soldiers.

When the soldiers heard the news, they all burst into cheers.

"Great, I have meat tonight!"

"I thought I was going to be hungry!"

"........."

The soldiers were very happy to hear that there was meat to eat.

Li Jin looked sad. The Eighth Route Army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War was indeed very difficult, but in the later period, the Eighth Route Army can be self-sufficient, and it will not be as difficult as the early days, and it will not even have enough food.

The Eighth Route Army in the later period of the Anti-Japanese War grew its own food and raised its own meat, and the food was even better than that of the national army.

After all, within the national army, there are too many officials who drink the blood of soldiers, and corruption is serious. Except for direct line troops who can eat three meals a day, other troops can't get enough to eat.

Even the salaries of those soldiers were deducted by their superiors. The Eighth Route Army is different. The soldiers eat what the officers eat, and the blessings are shared.

Soon, the wild pork was stewed in the pot, and the liver and heart were also cooked with some vegetables. The smell of meat wafted in the air, and all the soldiers swallowed their saliva and stared at the kitchen from time to time.

They were all in a hurry and wanted to eat meat quickly.

After waiting anxiously for half an hour, the members of the cooking team came to the shed with broth and stewed pork, and all the soldiers immediately lined up.

A member of the cooking class stirred the pork liver soup with a spoon, and said in his mouth: "It's all thanks to the platoon leader that you can eat meat tonight. Only this meat is eaten!"

"The platoon leader is mighty!"

All the soldiers shouted.

"When the soup is finished, continue to make it. Tonight, the soup is enough and the meat is full." The cook began to make porridge for the soldiers, with stewed pork and a bowl of pork liver soup.

The soldiers were allotted food, and each of them devoured it like they hadn't eaten meat in a year.

After eating the meat and drinking the soup, they took the empty bowls to make soup again.

They really haven't felt this kind of fullness for a long time, especially meat. Except for the New Year, they basically haven't eaten it a few times.

Li Jin also went to eat. The cook wanted to give Li Jin a few more pieces of meat, but Li Jin refused. He would eat whatever the soldiers ate, or even eat less. This is the tradition of the Eighth Route Army.

Xu Qingfeng came to Li Jin with a bowl and squatted down to eat. Soon he finished the porridge and meat. He wanted to make a bowl of soup, but Xu Qingfeng held back.

In contrast, it is better to let these half-grown children eat more. When they come here to join the army, it’s okay if they don’t have enough food, and they haven’t drank the broth.

"Platoon leader, can we still get wild boars tomorrow?" Xu Qingfeng said.

"I raised you as a wild boar. If you want to have it, you can have it." Li Jin couldn't laugh or cry. It was very lucky to be able to catch the wild boar this time, but it was difficult to catch it.

"That's right." Xu Qingfeng nodded. If there were wild boar to eat every day, the training of the soldiers would be enhanced, and their combat effectiveness would also increase.

"I know you are annoying, and I am also annoying. I want to take the soldiers to fight the devils, but I am worried that they will suffer heavy casualties. The puppet army is hiding in the city and cannot come out. I have no chance to find it." Li Jin said.

He knew exactly what Xu Qingfeng was thinking.

"Actually, many villagers wanted to donate supplies to us, but they all refused. It's really impossible..." Xu Qingfeng fell silent after speaking.

"Absolutely not! The villagers are also having a hard time. They have helped us a lot by allowing us to establish a base in the village. If we want their things, it's hard to explain!" Li Jin said directly.

The villagers are also living a life without enough food, so he has the face to ask for things from the villagers.

Xu Qingfeng nodded.

"Are there any bandits around here? Or some kind of landlords who are fish and meat." Li Jin said, what he wanted was to rely on these people to support the third row.

"In Xiaowang Village, about fifteen miles away from us, there is a landlord who often oppresses the people." Xu Qingfeng said hastily.

"Okay, it's him!" Li Jin said, many landlords nowadays are not good people, they use their money to recruit ruffians and rogues to oppress the people, they deserve to die.

"Moreover, there is a group of bandits in the mountains about twenty miles away from Xiaowang Village, but there are a total of two to three hundred bandits there, and it is very difficult to take them down," Xu Qingfeng said.

"Keep the bandits first, and use them later to strengthen the courage of the soldiers," Li Jin said.

Using bandits to train troops can not only eliminate harm for the people, but also increase the courage of the soldiers and increase their combat effectiveness. It is an excellent whetstone, and it is useless.

"Well, when are we going to fight the landlord?" Xu Qingfeng said.

"Tomorrow, I will go to Xiaowang Village to see if the landlord is really oppressing the people. Once I am sure, I will kill him immediately!" Li Jin said.

Although most landlords are not good people, he still has to figure out that killing the wrong person is not good.

After all, there are still a small number of landlords who also support the War of Resistance. If they kill them by mistake, he will be very sorry.

"Yes." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

(End of this chapter)