After the grievance meeting, there was a three-day holiday. The soldiers had just experienced the catharsis of their emotional trauma, and each of them was mentally depressed. It seemed that they had vented all the inhuman abuse and oppression they had suffered over the years by complaining and crying.
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Collective emotions can easily get out of control. In this environment of collective crying, many people are infected and cry too, and many people even faint from crying. These soldier grandmothers do not care for their uncles and do not love them. They usually live with a sigh of relief.
When war breaks out, send them to the battlefield to be cannon fodder.
They are like zombies when they are alive, and weeds when they are dead. No one in this world cares about them or cares about them. Resistance can only bring more harm. They either explode in silence or transfer their hatred to the common people who make them weaker.
On the body.
This is also the situation of officers at all levels. While they bully their subordinates, they are also bullied by their superiors.
Yang Fan's servants replaced the officers and temporarily managed the camp. The officers were all controlled. The various crimes exposed by the soldiers were enough to lose their heads or put them in jail.
Three days later, news came that they almost couldn't believe.
The money the emperor gave everyone for the expedition will be fully replenished. Not only Shanxi Town, but also the other three towns will do the same. The four generals are already scared and will use their own money to make up for the shortfall. They and the corrupt officers at all levels are forced to vomit
came out.
Subsequently, Zhang Shize's servants took over Shanxi Town and reorganized it. Five thousand combat-ready soldiers were organized into ten battalions. More than two thousand old and weak soldiers were organized into auxiliary troops.
At this time, a large number of camel teams came to the camp, bringing a large amount of supplies. Many businessmen came here because they had received news that Uncle Dingyuan was going to sell all the captured animals. It was said that there were tens of millions of livestock. Everyone
All crazy.
This is big business! There is a shortage of horses in the Ming Dynasty, and even more cattle. The mutton on the grassland has no smell and is the favorite of the rich. This is hard currency. As long as you bring it back, you will not worry about sales. I heard that there are still
A large number of skins obtained by Mongolian hunting will also be auctioned.
The weather has been cold in the past two years, and the price of fur has been rising every year.
When the officers and soldiers got up on the morning of the fifth day, they were actually called to have breakfast. This news made everyone puzzled. People in Ming Dynasty had two meals, so why did they start eating so early?
Hu Mingxiu, a team leader, walked out of the camp with nine brothers who had just been dispersed and reorganized, and ran towards the school grounds.
"Hu Touer, do you think we are going to start attacking the city today? Otherwise, why would we eat so early? Besides, the food we brought is not enough. Before there was no war, the food we ate was very thin." said the corps leader Chen Shitou.
"I don't know what happened. I didn't receive the military order to start the war."
The group of them walked to the school grounds and saw that the team coach who had previously managed them had set up twenty large pots here. There were porridge and pots of pickles in the pots.
Hu Mingxiu stepped forward and asked a servant who had taken care of him before: "Brother Zhao, how come you were notified to come for dinner this morning? Isn't it true that meals are served around noon every morning?"
Zhao Liancheng said with a smile: "From today on, all the soldiers in the four towns of the army will eat three meals, thin food in the morning and evening, and dry food at noon. You are considered lucky. The commander-in-chief saw that you are so thin that he specially approved it.
of."
He immediately understood that a large number of four-wheeled caravans had arrived here in the past few days, and they turned out to be hauling grain.
Suddenly, all ten people were happy. Nothing makes people happier this year than being full.
"Brother Zhao, what kind of food is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"This is corn crumbs stewed with kidney bean porridge. It is a new type of whole grain. It is cheap and filling. You will know it after eating it. From now on, you will no longer have to eat those moldy millet and sorghum. From now on, this
Corn is the staple food. In the morning and evening there is corn porridge, and at noon there is cornmeal cake.
"It's great. We never dreamed that we could eat three meals a day."
"There's another good thing. This time the commander is going to auction off all the captured captive livestock. Haven't you seen that there are a lot of caravans coming these days. Some are from Beijing, some are from Tianjin, and some are from Taiyuan.
There are also people from Baoding. These cattle and sheep were auctioned off. The commander-in-chief said that all the back pay for the past years will be repaid. Soldiers
It's not easy. You have to trade your life for money to support your family. No one can endure hardship like being a soldier."
As soon as he said this, the soldiers gathered around him immediately fell to their knees and cried loudly. For a moment, the sound of crying was loud.
"Uncle Dingyuan lives on me, Uncle Dingyuan lives on me."
"How can I repay Uncle Yuan's great kindness even though I'm so messed up?"
"My dear uncle, you may live a long life for generations. I will kowtow to you all the time."
Zhao Liancheng then said: "Don't cry, let's get food first. Each person will be given a stainless steel pork kidney lunch box. The lunch box and kettle are together. Come over quickly and line up."
The soldiers wiped away their tears and lined up automatically.
They have learned to line up in the past few days under the control of Yang Fan's servant. No one talked, made noise, or made noise. They lined up automatically and spontaneously according to the establishment.
Everyone took the pork kidney lunch box from the cooks and bowed respectfully to the cooks.
"Look at this thing. There is a kettle inside the shell. Pull out the kettle, and the remaining shell is a lunch box. Inserts on the side are metal chopsticks, knives and forks. This kettle has a capacity of two kilograms, and the lid can be screwed off.
"Watch it." A cook was demonstrating.
This kind of spray-painted matte stainless steel material is something that the soldiers have never seen before. They are all materials delivered by Yang Fan in large quantities from modern times.
Everyone was very curious. They took it in their hands and played with it.
The lunch box is saddle-shaped and fits the waist just right. The metal chopsticks, knives and forks inserted on the outside are all connected to the lunch box by small iron chains. They guessed that this is to prevent loss.
This thing doesn't look cheap at first glance. The commander-in-chief is actually willing to give it to everyone. Everyone is as happy as during the Chinese New Year.
"Don't be silly, come here and make some food. If it gets cold, you'll have to cook it again." Zhao Liancheng greeted.
Hu Mingxiu quickly pulled out the kettle and held his saddle-shaped lunch box in both hands. A cooking soldier told him to fill the rice and add pickles himself.
When he saw Hu Mingxiu scooping out a large scoop of crumbled kidney bean porridge from the basin, Zhao Liancheng patted him on the shoulder and said to him, "Old Hu, let me teach you a lesson. It's best to fill half the lunch box the first time.
I’ll fight again after I finish eating.”
She said and winked at him.
Hu Mingxiu didn't understand why, but Lao Zhao got along well with him, and he felt that Lao Zhao would definitely not harm him. So he decisively filled half the lunch box and simply added a lot of shredded pickles. Returning to the school field, he was sent to his sentry team
Territory. Squatting down and snoring while eating.
It's so delicious. This is a new type of whole grains and it's really fragrant. The polenta has a sweet taste. After being cooked for a long time, the kidney beans swell up and become soft and melt in the mouth. The fragrant, soft and waxy texture fills the mouth.
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He ate another shredded pickle and found that it was made from radish and was delicious. The key was adding a lot of salt. Salt was so expensive. The porridge in Shanxi Town had no vegetables at all. The soldiers dug the wild vegetables themselves and used clean water.
When cooking, there was no salt. Only a little vinegar cloth was added. The stuff was sour, smelly, and unspeakably unpalatable.
Soon he finished half the bowl of porridge.
At this time, he finally understood what Lao Zhao meant. Now everyone had finished eating in the first round, and they were all snoring and eating in Xili.
After eating, you can go and play the second round.
Now that half of the portion has been eaten, it’s time to get some food.
By the time these people finished their meals, those who had filled their portions in the first round came back and their meals were gone.
If you make a half portion the first time, you will have a second chance to make a full portion.佄
If you fill up the portion the first time, there will be no second chance. Because at this time, the meal has already been finished.
This chapter has been completed!