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Volume One: Living in Troubled Times Chapter Three: Drinking

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    1943 was not only the year when the Japanese forces were greatly weakened, but also the year when the counterattack began. It was also an extremely difficult year for the military and civilians to survive.

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    Anyone who has had that experience knows that every time a meal is served, a large bowl of vegetable soup is served, with only a few vegetable leaves floating on it; if someone's hand is a little faster and gains the advantage, the rest of the stars will  The little bits of vegetable scraps are difficult to salvage and capture.

    The food shortage is becoming more and more serious. Millet used as military ration has been in short supply. The standard of military ration has been reduced from one and a half catties to one catty, and then from one catty to eighty taels. Combat troops and local cadres have distributed it differently.  In the end, they had to use horse feed as army rations. Black beans are naturally the best thing to use as horse feed, which can make a good horse gallop thousands of miles. However, as human food, it is acceptable for three days and two days, but it is difficult to eat for many years.  Swallowed.

    The destruction of the war and the plunder of the enemy have depleted the social savings of the people in the base areas, thus completely losing their ability to compete in the face of natural disasters.  Jizhong and Jinan were once the granaries of the Taihang Mountain base area. Now, not only are Jizhong and Jinan unable to supply food, they also need support from other base areas.

    Now, people only know the story of Nanniwan land reclamation. In fact, under the circumstances at that time, each base area had its own "Nanniwan".  The main forces have also established production departments and vigorously carried out production self-rescue.

    It is a matter of course that soldiers must eat food, but now they are required to farm and harvest food.  Although Meng Youtian knew about history, when he heard Qin Lianfang and Xiaoquan's story with his own ears, it still caused waves in his heart.  In such a harsh environment, people's morale can still be maintained. There are still so many people who have not changed their original intentions and maintained an optimistic and fighting spirit. It has to be said that it is admirable.  Even scary things.

    "There is no oil or water in my stomach. I drink two bowls of porridge every day and it will be digested in a short time." Qin Lianfang shook her head as she spoke.

    "I heard that many troops in base areas have temporarily canceled their drills. Everyone is lying around, so that the soup in their stomachs can be stored for a while." Xiao Quan sighed with a wry smile, "We are still here.  Okay, we pushed back the enemy in time. A lot of land was cultivated, and there are water conservancy facilities in Tumen Village and Shili Village. But compared with previous years, it is still much, much worse."

    "Can you recover after the autumn harvest?" Meng Youtian asked uncertainly: "What do you mean by counterattack? How many villages have been recovered?"

    "Haha, I only talked about sad things. But I forgot to tell you the good news." Qin Lianfang's cat eyes flashed with excitement, "The main force has returned to the base again. While the enemy has not adjusted its deployment,  A major operation was launched, three villages were liberated, and four strongholds were taken out. Even the main force said that the flying thunder cannon was very good. It was better than sending explosive packages by force. It just cost too much explosives."

    "The enemy is going downhill." Xiao Quan's mental state also cheered up and he said: "We can feel it when we move in enemy-occupied areas. More and more Imperial Association troops are wavering, and more officers and Japanese soldiers are shaking.  The pseudo-personnel sent the message secretly, trying to leave a way out for himself!"

    "Our place here is useless to the enemy." Meng Youtian said with a smile: "When the troops are not enough, the enemy may give up voluntarily in order to secure the plain areas and transportation points. Let us regain the lost ground without bloodshed!"

    "Analyzing the intelligence coming from inside the enemy, it seems that this is really possible." Xiao Quan nodded and said: "The Imperial Alliance Army is unreliable, and the Japanese also know it, but now we have to rely on them. Continue to hold on.  If we go down, the Japanese will also be afraid of being deceived by these guys who take advantage of the situation and are greedy for life and fear of death."

    "There are not many traps?" Qin Lianfang smiled and added: "When we took out the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold, there was no internal response from the Imperial Alliance Army. I'm afraid it will take some time! By the way, Brother Meng, there is another one  Good news, Captain Zhang avenged you. The spy who conspired with Hu Jiaying and others to murder you was caught and shot after a public trial."

    Seeing that Meng Youtian was a little confused, Xiaoquan smiled and explained: "It's that salesman. He is responsible for contacting Hu Jiaying, Cai San and other traitors, and also spying on the intelligence of the base area. It was him who heard Xiaoman chatting about returning to the village.  Then I worked with Hu Jiaying and Cai San to plan the bad ideas."

    "That's it." Meng Youtian suddenly realized, raised his glass to Xiao Quan, and said with a smile: "Thank you very much. Please drink less. When the injury is healed, we can get drunk again. Speaking of which, we are lucky.  , these old brothers are living well and living well, no matter what, they have to watch the Japanese surrender."

    "Brother Arita, you brought all this up." Xiaoquan took a sip of wine and said with emotion: "Think about the past, if you hadn't been the leaderHey, we guys might have been killed by the Japanese a long time ago, or we might still be struggling with all our strength!  "

    "Maybe I won't be able to marry a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law like Taozi!" Meng Youtian smiled and raised his glass to Xiaotao, and joked: "Brothers and sisters, right? I didn't make it to the wedding, but I have to drink three glasses today, so that's it.  By the way, you have to give your eldest uncle this face!"

    "Brother Meng, I will definitely drink the wine you propose." Although Xiao Tao was still a bit shy as a first-time wife, her aggressive and quick temper was not lost. She took this opportunity to grab the wine glass from Xiao Quan's hand and held it in both hands.  Meng Youtian raised his hand and drank it in one gulp. His face immediately turned red and he almost choked when he covered his mouth.

    "Okay, brothers and sisters, please feel free." Meng Youtian stepped forward and filled it up again, smiling: "From now on, Xiaoquan will be left to you. Brother Youtian's words are useless!"

    "What's the big deal." Xiaoquan chuckled, "Brother Youtian is still Brother Youtian. If you marry a daughter-in-law, you don't recognize your brother?"

    Xiao Tao finally coughed twice, slowly calmed down, and picked up the wine glass again. Her expression was as tragic as drinking a guillotine at the execution ground.

    "Stop bullying others, come here, I'll drink with you." Qin Lianfang was infected by the cheerful and lively atmosphere, and simply indulged, taking a wine glass to demonstrate to Meng Youtian.

    "Young man, let's see if I don't drink you under the table." Meng Youtian liked to see Qin Lianfang like this. This is how a young woman should be flamboyant and lively, "Come on, do it - Hey, don't be shameless.  Ah, what¡¯s left in your cup? You want to raise fish!¡±

    After a few glasses of wine, Meng Youtian and Xiao Quan were already arming themselves and chatting animatedly; Qin Lianfang and Xiao Tao were also close to each other, laughing non-stop.

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