20demayo Chapter 13 Eating Meat in Large Mouths
Chapter 13 Eating Meat in Large Mouths
Yang Zheng walked out of the blacksmith shop. Now that he understood how gold resources were obtained, he had a clear idea of what to do next, and his mood naturally improved.
At this moment, in Changning Village, the villagers were busily washing away the remaining bloodstains and small pieces of flesh.
Meanwhile, the cooks of the Eighth Company were cooking that big, fat pig, and the aroma of the meat filled the entire village.
Yang Zheng's stomach growled, and he was a little hungry. He couldn't help but smile faintly and walked outside.
Upon reaching the center of the village, Chen Xiaoquan saw him and ran over, exclaiming, "Company Commander, the meat will be cooked almost right away!"
"Alright, give each villager a bowl. The rest are for the soldiers to enjoy; they deserve it," Yang Zheng ordered loudly.
Upon hearing this, everyone present instantly beamed with joy.
This fat pig has a lot of meat. Although a lot was set aside to supplement the daily nutrition of the seriously injured, the cooked meat still weighed nearly 70 jin (35 catties). After deducting the portion distributed to the villagers, each of them could eat about 1 jin (500g) of meat.
"Yes, Company Commander!" Chen Xiaoquan responded loudly, then turned around and shouted with a smile, "What are you waiting for? Ring the gong and tell the villagers to come and collect the meat!"
"Clang clang clang!!"
"Fellow villagers, fellow villagers..."
The gongs rang out, the soldiers shouted, the people cheered, and the children ran around, creating a lively and extraordinary scene.
Before long, the villagers lined up in an orderly fashion, took their meat, and happily went home.
As Yang Zheng watched, he couldn't help but smile. Wasn't this what they risked their lives for?
The road ahead is still long, but he has seen the finish line and understands even more clearly that victory is inevitable.
As darkness fell, the villagers slowly departed, and Yang Zheng found himself with a large bowl of meat soup in his hands. It was pure pork stew with cabbage, glistening with oil, and looked incredibly appetizing.
Yang Zheng didn't stand on ceremony and started eating voraciously; he had been craving this for a long time.
After satisfying his appetite, Yang Zheng called Chen Xiaoquan and Zhao Dahu to his side and began to instruct them: "Xiaoquan, tomorrow you will set up a recruitment point at the village entrance, and at the same time organize a recruitment team to go to the surrounding areas to conduct recruitment propaganda. Be careful to conduct thorough checks!"
Yang Zheng had no choice; Li Yunlong hadn't assigned him an instructor, so he could only burden Chen Xiaoquan with extra work.
Chen Xiaoquan………
He then added, "Da Hu, you need to take charge of the comrades' training, and also appoint Luo Dashan as the swordsmanship instructor!"
"Yes, Company Commander, I promise to train them well!" Zhao Dahu patted his chest and smiled, but then his smile vanished.
"We should also start nighttime literacy programs; villagers who are willing can learn together!"
As soon as Yang Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Dahu shrank back, silently chanting in his mind, "You can't see me, you can't see me."
Yang Zheng's eyes lingered on him for a long time before he sighed and looked away, turning to Chen Xiaoquan. "Xiaoquan, you'll take responsibility!"
Chen Xiaoquan...
There's a shortage of talent, so we can only put Chen Xiaoquan through the wringer.
After recounting these events, Chen Xiaoquan asked with a hint of doubt, "Company Commander, the Japanese have suffered such a heavy loss, won't they have any other reaction?"
"Of course it will!" Yang Zheng said decisively, "but not so soon."
"The disappearance of an entire infantry squad at once is enough to make them take it seriously, but at the same time, they will no longer rashly send troops out. Instead, they will first send people to scout out the situation before making a decision."
During this time, we can completely divert the Japanese troops to other locations, such as by directly attacking their strongholds, or by using some means to divert their attention from this area.
Chen Xiaoquan seemed lost in thought, while Zhao Dahu became excited and said, "Then Changning Village is safe!"
"No, it's only temporary, but it's enough to buy some time for development." Yang Zheng shook his head.
What he didn't say was that this period of time was enough for their Eighth Company to grow stronger, thus opening up new battlefields and completely drawing the Japanese attention away.
Changning Village will gradually become a rear logistics base.
The next day, a recruitment stall was set up at the village entrance. Chen Xiaoquan was in charge of it. After working for an hour, the Eighth Company gained seven new recruits, while about ten were eliminated.
After handing the new recruits over to Zhao Dahu for training, Chen Xiaoquan quickly rushed off to the next recruitment battlefield.
Yang Zheng personally organized the burial of the fallen comrades, erected a stone tablet, and recorded their deeds.
After finishing his work, he quickly returned to the company headquarters and compiled yesterday's battle report into a document, including the list of casualties, and arranged for the communications officer to report it to the regimental headquarters.
He then met with Ono, who had just returned from the Japanese stronghold, and listened to the intelligence from there. After confirming that the Japanese had no intention of sending troops and had instead increased their vigilance, he ordered Ono to continue monitoring.
Then, he hurriedly visited the seriously injured to observe their condition.
Without anti-inflammatory drugs, the condition of some soldiers is not optimistic, but Yang Zheng is currently at a loss.
He has a cheat code, but he can't make the medicine, so the soldiers have to rely on themselves to get through it.
It was heartbreaking, but it only strengthened Yang Zheng's resolve to pursue rapid development.
With increased strength, even if we can't manufacture it ourselves, we can still steal it from the Japanese.
As evening approached, Chen Xiaoquan returned with seventeen new recruits. He excitedly recounted how the local villagers were very enthusiastic and believed that following the Eighth Route Army would enable them to fight the Japanese invaders.
Yang Zheng smiled with satisfaction, said a few words of thanks for his hard work, and then immediately sent him off to prepare for the nighttime literacy campaign.
Chen Xiaoquan...
He left full of enthusiasm, and Yang Zheng didn't rest either. He went to the blacksmith shop and watched Li Dachui swing his hammer and forge a large knife.
After trying it out, I found that Li Dachui's craftsmanship was really good. Although it was still a bit inferior to the broadswords that Luo Dashan and the others brought, it was much better than their original ones.
He immediately told Li Dachui to keep going while he went to plan how to secure the raw materials.
By tomorrow at the latest, four more blacksmiths will arrive. Even if we melt down all the dull swords in the company, they won't last more than a few days. So we'll have to ask the Japanese for them.
Perfect timing, since he was planning to attack the stronghold anyway, he figured he might as well take advantage of the obstacle and pry back a few sections of steel rails.
After leaving the blacksmith's shop, I hurriedly went to see Chen Xiaoquan's nighttime literacy campaign, where some villagers were listening intently, nodding their heads.
After observing for a while and finding no problems, he left and returned to the company headquarters.
Then, without stopping, they began to study the various houses in Changning Village and the surrounding terrain, thinking about how to set up firing points when the Japanese attacked, and where in the village needed to be reinforced.
When he heard the nighttime literacy campaign crowd disperse, he realized with a start that it was already late at night, and the 40 people he had summoned had not yet arrived.
Then, it will undoubtedly be tomorrow.
P.S.: The next chapter will be posted this afternoon. I had a fight with my wife yesterday and couldn't write it. Sorry everyone.