Only Yang Mingzhiwai knows a little about nutrition. Agaricus bisporus, the most common mushroom in the forest, is so high-yielding that after a heavy rain, there are many growing around the big trees, but it does not contain high energy.
It is normal for soldiers to consume four thousand calories a day. Even if these German prisoners of war became miners, their daily caloric needs would only be much more. The energy provided by three hundred grams of black bread is very limited, and it seems that they can only consume a large amount of it.
The mushrooms filled their stomachs, and the daily energy consumption was greater than the intake. The bodies of the prisoners of war naturally became weaker and weaker, and it became more difficult to resist the corrosion of toxic substances.
If this continues, more than 200 prisoners of war will eventually die of weakness! This cannot continue!
Henschel continued to describe his experiences over the past month, with special emphasis on his previous daily life as a "farmer."
"We reclaimed land to grow potatoes, and our daily work was not very tiring. At that time, we could eat enough potatoes every day, and we didn't have to worry about being corroded by sulfur.
I know very well what you want sulfur for! But we are getting weaker and weaker, how can we mine more sulfur? You obviously lack men, and a large number of the so-called tens of thousands of soldiers must be female soldiers! I know what you think about these
Female soldiers are very confident, but you should know that the best soldier must be a man! The best worker must also be that man!"
Henschel's words are inherently flawed, and Yang Mingzhi doesn't want to refute anything. What he said makes sense. If Novgomel has enough soldiers, why do women need to go to the battlefield? The current situation is that female soldiers and middle-aged and elderly soldiers
Supervisors composed of men supervised the work of these prisoners of war. It is not surprising that Henschel inferred the status of the entire 284th Division from this detail.
Henschel continued: "Maybe you, the senior officer, are the only one who is reasonable! If I were to think about it from your perspective, I would definitely not let the prisoners of war suffer any more. This is not only out of humanitarian sympathy, but also
For the sake of economic interests.
You obviously lack a strong labor force, and our more than 200 prisoners of war are the best labor force! As long as you ensure that everyone has enough food every day and ensures that they breathe clean air, no one will die from injury or illness, and you will also
It’s a constant supply of sulfur and lime! Isn’t that a good thing?”
Yang Mingzhi's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that these thoughts of his would come together with this guy's. The Germans were not idiots in the first place. Although this Henschel was in a difficult situation, he actually started bargaining with him.
"It's true that he is smart when he does this. If he tells other officers, he will probably be rejected, but for me, he has determined that I am also a smart person." Yang Mingzhi muttered in his heart, and his opinion of Henschel went to a new level.
However, the food provided by the army to prisoners of war was insufficient. One reason was that it was the "spring famine" before the potato harvest, and another reason was very bad.
Judging from the behavior of the mine garrison, Yelentina used her own power and privately persuaded the division commander Yevlov to put special pressure on Joshua and others, that is, she was deliberately harsh on the prisoners of war.
Randomly cursing the prisoners of war was too low-level, but the method the woman came up with was really powerful, that is, she ordered to intentionally reduce the food intake of the prisoners of war.
Doesn’t that woman know that workers with heavy manual labor require extremely high amounts of energy every day? Of course she knows it very well!
Yang Mingzhi could only estimate that the woman was trying to repay the other person in her own way.
Therefore, Henschel's demand for improved treatment is not only not exaggerated, but must be done, otherwise these more than 200 people will die! Suddenly there are 200 less slaves, which is a huge loss of labor force!
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After dealing with the prisoners of war, Joshua returned exhausted.
The army's management of prisoners of war follows the principle of sunrise and sunset. Under supervision, they return to their respective barracks after dinner. Only after each room is locked can the garrison troops truly rest.
She knew that the commander was entertaining prisoners of war, which she had always been shameless about, but there was nothing she could do about it. In Joshua's opinion, if she had enough power, she would order these prisoners to work to death!
However, the actual situation was completely opposite to what she thought. She never expected that the commander would actually talk about the treatment of prisoners of war.
With a hint of sympathy, Yang Mingzhi said: "I heard a lot from this prisoner of war. The prisoner of war camp treated prisoners of war too harshly! They worked in a dangerous environment, and many of them suffered from chronic diseases! Furthermore, what we provide is
Although the weight of food is sufficient, it contains too little energy! Prisoners of war will be exhausted from long-term work! So what I mean is that since you are also the supervisor of the prisoner of war camp, you should provide them with more food!"
Joshua was stunned for a moment, what is the order from the commander?! Her mood suddenly rose, and she shook out the resentment she was holding in her heart, and said righteously: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander! Do we still want to
Give them more food? Don’t you know how the Germans treated our captured soldiers? Although we forced them to go mining, we still gave them food! Did anyone starve to death in the prison camp? It’s impossible!
Just now, I saw with my own eyes that after every prisoner of war finished their dinner, their bellies were swollen, like a pregnant woman!"
The woman's eyes were sharp, and her words were directed toward Henschel like a knife. She knew that the German had learned some Russian, so he could probably understand her roar.
Joshua told the bloody reality. After all, she learned about the misery of the soldiers after being captured from the rescued Soviet prisoners of war.
"The Germans gave the captured Red Army soldiers almost no food. They were all like sheep in a sheepfold, sitting stupidly. You used the leftover cans and boxes to tease and tease the prisoners of war, and watched the prisoners scratch them with your hands.
Food scraps on cans! You intentionally starved Red Army prisoners of war to death!
And what about us to you? I think, maybe I can learn from your practice, and everyone will continue to mine tomorrow without providing any food! You will starve to death and die of exhaustion!"
Joshua was so excited that he wanted to eat people. She was so rude in front of the superior, and Yang Mingzhi simply turned a blind eye. This woman needs to vent her anger, and Henschel should also be able to understand that he is still very happy in his current situation.
When Joshua had a chance to breathe, Yang Mingzhi stood up slowly, waved his hands to keep her quiet, and said to Henschel: "Because the Soviet Union did not sign the Geneva Treaty, the Germans were not condemned for abusing prisoners. Therefore, the Soviets
I am also learning from you, look at this woman, she joined the army just to avenge her family. All you Germans are her enemies. This idea of revenge is spreading throughout the swamp. If it weren’t for senior officers like me
Use discipline to suppress them, and you would have been beaten to death long ago!"
There is no point in continuing to ask. Yang Mingzhi has basically understood the current situation of the prisoner of war camp.
In short, the order ensured that they would not starve to death, but in fact all of them were injured on the job. The prisoners of war would not die of starvation, but of continued weakness, and eventually died of lung infections.
Yang Mingzhi finally said: "Henshel, you can go back. I already understand the problems you responded to. Some things need to change. But one thing is absolutely unchanged, that is, the force of justice will win. Your head of state will
Death, war criminals will be tried. I advise you to explain this to your friends when you go back. If you still want to live until the end of the war and return to Germany, then work hard for me! Only by unconditional obedience will you have a chance.
Stay alive, if you resist even a little, even a woman can kill you!"