ebookland Chapter 1001: Canned Food
Chapter 1001: Canned Food
"154th Company of the 32nd Regiment?"
This night on the Pujiang position was more lively than any other night. The logistics personnel responsible for supply of the 72nd Army drove trucks and other means of transportation to distribute canned food on the Pujiang battlefield, and were shouting out the unit numbers loudly.
Everyone was very excited when they received the news, but according to the Nationalist government's way of doing things, it would definitely take several days or even weeks to implement it. However, they didn't expect that they would just hear the news in the morning, it would be broadcast on the radio in the afternoon, and the canned food would be distributed in the evening. If all the armies had the speed of the 72nd Army, the Japanese would be nothing.
"Hey brother, I'm Guan Dongqiang, the deputy commander of the 154th Company."
A group of brothers in tattered clothes stopped in front of the truck.
"Hello, sir. I'm Ma Baosheng, the little pony from the 72nd Army's logistics department. Is this written on it your company commander, Commander Wei?"
Xiao Ma held the list in his hand and said that the canned food should be distributed to the soldiers in companies, so as to prevent someone from taking more than they deserve.
"Our company commander died two hours ago!"
Deputy Company Commander Guan's eyes were no longer bright. Aside from their company commander, the entire company had 180 men, and now only 115 remained. The rest had all died for their country. Yet, they had held off an entire squadron of Japanese invaders for six days.
"I'm sorry, Commander Guan, I don't know the situation on our front. Please sign."
Xiao Ma quickly marked the number of officers killed in action. Several officers had already suffered the same fate along the way. Only those who had actually participated in the battle could understand how brutal the Pujiang battlefield was. A large number of military commanders of various units were already missing.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. There are always casualties on the battlefield. The Japs want to ride on our heads and shit, but they don't have that ability. Before, we were hungry, and when we fought the Japs with bayonets, we were no match for them. Now that we have your canned food, if we can't win in a bayonet fight, it would be a shame to Commander Li's canned food."
While talking, Deputy Company Commander Guan helped the brothers in the car put down the cans. The previous broadcast made it very clear that the commanders of each unit should assist the logistics personnel in distributing the cans, one per person per meal.
If any unit riots or robs, then this unit will never be able to eat canned food again.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese retreated, the brothers lined up to get their own cans of food.
After they opened the can from the side with an iron key according to Xiao Ma's method, they all smelled the aroma of meat and their faces were filled with intoxicated expressions.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Come finish your meal with us before you leave. We're still relatively safe here right now. The Japanese haven't attacked yet. It's hard to say about other places."
After seeing Xiao Ma and his men distribute the canned food, they immediately prepared to get on the bus. Deputy Company Commander Guan saw that it was time for dinner.
"Sir, your company has eaten, but I still have two companies that haven't had their food delivered yet, and they're still eagerly waiting. If it's not delivered before dinner time, won't people say our Commander Li is just boasting? I can't take that responsibility. I'll deliver it on time before 6pm, but I can't guarantee it'll taste the same."
Xiao Ma said with some guilt, after all, he was from the 72nd Army, and the soldiers had eaten all kinds of canned food before. If he was asked to eat canned food now, he would probably vomit out last night's meal. There were several cans of food a day on the battlefield. This guy took two steamed buns from Deputy Company Commander Guan before leaving.
"I guarantee the taste is shit, and anyone would choose this?"
Xiao Ma didn't answer this question. He quickly jumped onto the truck and asked the driver to drive away.
When I think about the changes in myself and other colleagues in the 72nd Army in the past six months, I feel a little guilty. When I was just checking in as a new recruit, I was so excited to see these cans that I could eat two in one meal.
But now when faced with this stuff, it is really hard to eat it. Even if it is dragon meat, if you have been eating it for several months, I am afraid you will not be able to eat it. Now after the brothers of the 72nd Army have distributed the canned food, they can either exchange it with the surrounding civilians or with the surrounding armies.
We are not picky about anything here. Even white rice and pickles are better than this canned meat. If you can make a stir-fry, you will immediately fill your pockets with the canned meat.
"Are these guys from the 72nd Army tired of eating canned meat?"
A brother next to me was eating so much that he could hardly fit anything in his mouth. If he hadn't drunk some water in time, he would have choked.
"I really hope that one day I will get tired of eating canned food. Isn't one a little too little for one meal?"
A soldier next to him who had a bigger appetite finished the can in just a few bites, and even stuck out his tongue to lick up some of the meat crumbs inside. It was not the brothers' fault as they hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
"That's a small amount! Think about it carefully. For the entire Pujiang battlefield, with 500,000 brothers, each meal would require 400,000 to 500,000 cans of food. Do you know what kind of supply that is? Even if Commander Li has his own channels, this is enough to make him suffer."
It was obvious that Deputy Company Commander Guan's worries were unnecessary. After Li Shaoyi arrived in Pujiang, only half of the originally built warehouses were moved out, and now they are full again.
Wu Zhenlei didn't know what was going on, but after Li Shaoyi's more than a thousand men took over the warehouse, the warehouse became full. With these things on the battlefield, as long as the brothers gave their all, there would be no war that could not be won.
More than 5,000 people on the entire battlefield were responsible for distributing canned food, most of whom were security guards transferred from the rear. Anyway, Li Shaoyi was now the commander of the war zone and could mobilize troops however he wanted.
The main function of the Songhu Garrison Command was to mediate some matters on the train for Li Shaoyi, help Li Shaoyi get the carriages he deserved, and release him quickly along the way.
"Old Hu, you're not slow. You came just after I arrived in Pujiang."
Standing in front of Li Shaoyi was Hu Dezhuo, the head of the logistics department of the 72nd Army.
The Pujiang battlefield needs Li Shaoyi to supply all supplies and equipment. If we rely solely on Wu Zhenlei, it will probably cause a lot of trouble.
So with a transfer order from Li Shaoyi, Hu Dezhu is now the Major General Director of the Logistics Department of the Pujiang War Zone.
"General, I'm afraid I'm running too slow to get promoted and make money. What if someone comes to you and recommends themselves? How can I, a major general, lose?"
Hu Dezhu specially changed into a Central Army uniform. Although it was not as handsome as the 72nd Army's uniform, he always felt that the one given by Jinling was the orthodox one...