Regarding the issue of eating horse meat, the most difficult thing to accept was the young Warmansky and his cavalry.
And the majority of infantrymen don't need to take care of the feelings of cavalry. They have less opportunities to eat red meat. If so many horses are killed, and hundreds of kilograms of meat are killed, wouldn't it be a cheap vulture if people don't eat it?
On the issue of eating meat, Yang Mingzhi sided with ordinary soldiers without hesitation.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, he also received special care, such as the guards grilling him.
And the piece of meat he is about to feast on is exactly a horse calf! It turns out that on the way back to the army, some horses accidentally injured their legs. On the battlefield, the lameness of horses means that they have lost their value, and soldiers often directly attack them.
The horse's head was turned and shot. As for the horse's body, most of it was left on the roadside, unless horse meat was eaten when military rations were scarce.
Yang Mingzhi also knew that horse meat tasted a bit like beef, so horse meat was sold as beef, which became very common in Europe a few decades later.
During the war, soldiers did not care so much. Yang Mingzhi was full of expectations for the fresh horse legs that were about to be roasted.
He simply squatted by the campfire, looked at the horse meat and said to himself: "If there is cumin, this is the most delicious."
The whole ferry was filled with the sound of tempting barbecue. There were already soldiers biting into the meat regardless of whether it was cooked or not, like a pack of hungry wolves.
Therefore, as the "alpha wolf" Yang Mingzhi, he claims to maintain the etiquette of an officer and chew elegantly. But look at Natasha doing it, isn't this child a "hungry wolf"? She just
Staring at the horse meat that had been grilled on a wooden stick and had a scratchy look.
"Hey, you haven't eaten meat in a long time!" Yang Mingzhi shook his head with a smile, took out another cigarette, dipped it in the still-hot ashes, lit it, and smoked another one comfortably.
This kind of military camp is quite lively, and everything seems to be back in ancient times.
Kavitsky was honored to sit next to the commander. He was in a happy mood and joked: "Commander! We are like the Cossacks three hundred years ago! There are a lot of horses, carriages, and we people who are roasting fire and eating meat!"
"Cossack?" Yang Mingzhi only thought it was funny.
"Yes! Cossacks! Dnieper Cossacks! You may not believe it. Three hundred years ago, a large number of Cossacks settled in this area. However, they were expelled by the Tsar and moved to the Black Sea coast in large numbers! Oops! I forgot.
Well, this is the history of ancient Russia, you may not know it."
In fact, Yang Mingzhi knew something about Cossacks and the original meaning of the word Cossacks. He also knew that some Cossacks regarded Stalin as the new tsar who would continue to expel them. Therefore, after Germany invaded, they used the excuse of "opposing Stalin's tyranny" to "oppose Stalin's tyranny".
Stand on the same front as Germany.
The Cossacks pursue a free life. They do not want to be oppressed. Anyone who oppresses them is their enemy! If the Germans also change their policies and use high-pressure policies against the Cossacks, then they will immediately become anti-fascist fighters.
A large number of Cossacks have joined the Red Army and have demonstrated their resistance to the Axis forces in many places, especially the Cossacks living in the Crimean Peninsula! Stopol outside Sebastien can defend itself for many months, showing the Cossacks' fighting spirit to the death.
Indispensable contribution.
Kavitsky was interested in talking about the ancient history of Russia, and Yang Mingzhi was willing to listen.
Just when the "bonfire symposium" here was in high spirits, a burst of horses' neighing broke the excitement.
Yang Mingzhi stood up smartly, looked around for the neighing, and saw five warriors riding tall horses suddenly appearing.
"Hey! Kavitsky, this is the Cossack cavalry you are talking about! They are really here!"
"No! Comrade Commander, they are not from the cavalry battalion. They came from the forest road! They are someone else."
"Then let's go and have a look! Maybe they're from the Parachute Brigade." Yang Mingzhi snapped his fingers and called for a few guards to follow him.
He guessed correctly that these people were the messengers of the Parachute Brigade. They hurried to Missi Ferry with Tepunov's letter and wanted to quickly deliver it to the commander himself. They were in the bonfire camp
After shouting loudly, many officers pointed out the few intact buildings in Mixi Village, which were the headquarters.
However, Yang Mingzhi arrived in person, and his image in his big-brimmed hat was really unique.
The horsemen dismounted one after another. They easily recognized that the commander was the commander. The Mongolian face and the huge reflective gold star on his chest had proved everything.
"Report to Commander! We are the Signal Corps of the 233rd Parachute Brigade! Our brigade commander has brought you a letter, please read it!"
Yang Mingzhi looked at this sturdy soldier for a moment, and said with some displeasure: "Your brigade commander is too lazy! Did the paratrooper brigade carry too many trophies, and the entire army's actions were delayed because of this?" Seeing this soldier
With a troubled look on his face, I won’t elaborate further.
He opened the so-called letter, which was a folded piece of notebook paper, and took it to a campfire to read the words clearly by the light of the fire.
These are Tepunov's handwriting, and he wrote in the letters the reasons for their delay.
The paratrooper brigade never stopped, but the movement was still slow. The reason was extremely simple. It was a large amount of baggage and artillery. It was almost inevitable to get stuck in the soil when traveling on soft soil. The paratroopers simply marched in a hurry. They were marching in a hurry before six o'clock in the afternoon.
They will definitely get there. However, they escorted the most loot, and a large number of soldiers were helping the carriages that were stuck in the soil to get out of trouble. Especially when walking on the narrow forest path from Slavtich to Misi Ferry on soft soil, their actions were even more difficult.
It took a while.
In fact, the Third Regiment also encountered the same trouble when retreating. After all, their carriage was not like a paratrooper brigade. It carried thousands of artillery shells and was light in weight, so it did not encounter any big trouble along the way.
The situation of the paratroopers here is quite bad. The soldiers marched hard all the way and consumed a lot of energy. Moreover, the sky was getting darker and darker. Tepunov looked at the map and knew that he had no intention of reaching Missi Ferry before dark.
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The paratrooper brigade formed a long snake formation, and they spent the night on the forest path. These soldiers also lit a large number of bonfires, and they found clean water from the creeks marked on the map to cook sticky rice.
Thick biscuit paste, and then eat barbecue, spend this peaceful night.
Yang Mingzhi basically understood the truth, but he was still quite dissatisfied. He was in a particularly good mood today and had no intention of getting angry at the signal corps.
He was just very confused and asked: "Since your paratrooper brigade has set up camp, you can just send a telegram directly to the frontline headquarters at this time, or even communicate directly in plain language. It is very safe now, and there is no need to worry about the radio being monitored.
Possibility! Is your radio station broken? Do you need to use cavalry to deliver messages? "
The signal corpsman explained helplessly: "Comrade Commander! There is indeed a problem with our radio station. The batteries of several radio stations in the entire brigade have run out of power. The main reason is that the hand-operated generator is missing! We have actually been able to save power, but!"
"Ha! This reason is really amazing!" Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "I can't believe that the most powerful paratrooper brigade would make such a mistake! Anyway, since you are already on the road in the forest, you will definitely arrive tomorrow morning, right?
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"right!"
"Okay! Let me ask you, what are you going to eat tonight? Do you have enough military rations? If not, I will send someone to send some over. There are a lot of potato reserves here at the ferry!"
The signal soldier shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness! Our military rations are very abundant, and we even eat horse meat."
"Horse meat? Horses are precious, I don't think you should be so luxurious!"
"What you taught us is that we did not simply kill healthy horses! You know, horses pulling a lot of baggage will inevitably be injured. We killed horses that were suddenly lame and tired enough to vomit blood to have a good meal.
!We can’t just throw the bodies aside, it’s such a waste.”
"Okay!" Yang Mingzhi no longer wanted to talk about hurting the horse and eating its meat. Now that he knew that Tepunov was safe, his anxious heart felt relieved.
He took out a notebook from his pocket, scribbled some words, tore off the piece and handed it to the signal soldier. He ordered: "Now you should go back and resume your duties. This is my letter to your brigade commander. Send it back to me quickly."
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"Yes, Comrade Commander!" The five signal soldiers mounted their horses neatly. They came and went in a hurry, and soon turned into black shadows and disappeared on the dimly lit forest road.
Yang Mingzhi saw him off silently, and his figure finally disappeared. "Okay, now it's time for me to eat horse meat."