126 Malnutrition
Chronic hunger and cold are unbearable not only for children, but also for adults, and especially for those who are infirm and old. The supplies that Yelena brought in www.biquge.info were not just for those young children, but for those who had malnutrition complications, these things could be life-saving. At this time, it is enough to feed them, enough black bread can no longer make them healthy, because anemia caused by hunger, weakness of the spleen and stomach, and damage to organ function are all important factors that are critical to life, so Yelena asked these people to ask for medicines, fine grains, beans, liver, etc., as well as eggs, duck eggs, and vegetables that are difficult to transport at this time, but Yelena knows that among the materials shipped from the United States, there are vegetables, in addition, there are fruits, juices, dairy products, etc. These are all transported by her brother Victor, not only for the military and civilians, but also for her own special food, Yelena didn't say it last time, so she gave it directly to the hospital, but this time, Yelena decided to leave her brother's things for herself.
All the supplies had already been transported to several airports and storage sites on the other side of Lake Ladoga, so Yelena came to the airport again, and continued to wait here, on the first night, the entire flight transport team was trembling, and the police, soldiers, and government officials on the ground who were responsible for organizing the evacuation were all like this, and they had already planned in advance, and they couldn't wait for the planes to come, and they were waiting in line at the airport to unload the goods, right? With such an evacuation, someone must maintain order, right? More importantly, it is necessary to keep it secret and be vigilant! Fortunately, these are not difficult for them. However, although the transportation distance was not far and relatively safe, the long night lasted more than 16 hours from dark to dawn in one night! More than 100 planes and supplies could be eaten by the soldiers and civilians of the whole city for seven or eight days. This is really a world different from the ice transport team on Lake Ladoga! However, tonight, everyone is absolutely, yesterday was too cautious and careful, you must know how far a ton of supplies can save thousands of people! Therefore, compared with yesterday, the airport today is more chaotic and there are more people, but everyone is quiet, extremely cautious and vigilant, they are too difficult, and the days of siege are really indescribable, miserable!
Today, the original materials are much more weapons, ammunition, clothing, fuel, cables, generators, machine tools, metals, gunpowder, rubber and other important materials. Food and medicine accounted for a third, which is already very good, that is, the people above also understand that now Leningrad is not able to launch a large-scale counteroffensive and lift the siege, then it is especially important to transport away the inhabitants of the city and ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. Of course, stockpiling supplies and ammunition for the counteroffensive is also one of the tasks.
But in any case, all the planes flew at least three times in one night, and 5,000 tons of grain came in. 200 tons of various meats, butter, cheese, sausages, fruits and vegetables, vegetables are mainly white radish, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, shallots, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, mushrooms, beans, in fact, these vegetables are airlifted from Southeast Asia, a special plane transported, but yesterday everyone thought that rice, white flour, black flour, oats and other grains are the most important.
It wasn't until five o'clock in the morning that a colonel of the army finally came to inform Yelena that all the supplies she wanted had arrived, and gave Yelena a handwritten list, which Yelena saw read:
The United States imported 5 tons of refined flour
Imported rice flour (rice flour) 5 tons
5 tons of imported milk powder
Cheese (variety of flavors) 6 tons
Milk (multiple flavors) 6 tons
Imported 2 tons of canned salad
5 tons of oranges
10 tons of apples
Sydney 1 ton
3 tons of bananas
Mango 2 tons
25 tons of greens (spinach, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, shiitake mushrooms, etc.).
1 ton of eggs
2 tons of chicken
5 tons of potatoes, onions, and sweet potatoes
Fish (carp, sturgeon, herring, giving, blackfish, etc.) 15 tons
Liver puree** and offal **1 ton
A total of 1 ton of various medicines and medical devices
Doing the math, it was exactly 100 tons, and Yelena didn't say much, just let the people she brought bring to transport all these supplies to the basement of the hospital. In addition, they brought ten large boxes, all of which had been shipped from the United States and designated for Yelena. This one is to be transported to his own home. Yelena asked for a truck, pulling ten large boxes, and eight soldiers and a driver with her, and they went home with Yelena. Most of the boxes were one meter square, and the largest was the size of an adult's coffin, Yelena naturally had no way to get it back by herself, she needed help.
Even though it was early in the morning, it was still dark, and the curfew had not yet been lifted, so there was no one to be seen, Yelena opened the door and asked the soldiers to put their boxes in the warehouse, taking advantage of this opportunity, Yelena went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of coffee, because it was instant coffee, so it was also very fast, and also took out some black bread, and heated the potatoes and roast beef left from the previous day.
When the soldiers smelled the fragrance, they couldn't help but look in a trance, you know, they were hungry too! Not to mention that they had done heavy work all night last night. At this time, the hot food prepared by Yelena was extremely intimate. They were covered in oil and dust, and their exposed skin was dirty, and Yelena told them to wash their hands and faces, and then invited them to the table for a rare breakfast.
The black bread was bought according to the allotment, Yelena was not used to eating it, but for several men, it was very rare. For three days, four of their family received a total of nearly three kilograms of bread, and then Yelena took out the large bread purchased in Harbin from the space, such a large bread is called Da Leba in Harbin, which is the transliteration of Chinese, it is a traditional Russian food, due to the previous Russian countryside, in each village generally only one bread stove, each family to this bread oven regularly bakes a batch of bread, usually only eat stored bread at home, so the size of the bread is very large, to eat a slice, the aroma of the large bread is more intense than the small bread, but the taste is slightly sour, but also harder, matter storageใ But it tastes different, but this baked bread is very laborious, and it is also very laborious, and it takes nearly two days for the flour to ferment, and the bottom of the baked bread is hard, and it can knock out the sound, but after cutting, it is soft and delicious, and it does not fall off the slag. Yelena didn't like black bread very much, and she didn't like it even more because there were a lot of messy things in it now, but she liked it very much, and she was very fond of this big leba, which weighed five pounds! That is, two thousand five hundred grams! Yelena took out two and cut them into slices, and took out butter. There are also two large plates of sliced sausages, and there are also a lot of potato roast beef, for these big men, the bread is definitely not enough to eat, but with so many sausages, potato roast beef, and fragrant coffee, there are two large pots, enough for them to eat. This is probably the fullest meal the nine have had since July. Although it is not the kind of food that can be eaten, Yelena told them that people must not eat too much after being hungry for a long time, otherwise, they will die. A few people got it.
The driver, Ivanov, plucked up his courage and asked, "Doctor Terekina, why do you have so much refined flour and milk and vegetables?
Yelena felt that this was a good opportunity to explain, so she said, "When I came back, I saw many patients on the streets, in the hospital, with yellow hair, loose teeth, mouth ulcers, and delirium, respiratory infections, colds, pneumonia, etc. These conditions are not treatable by antibiotics and must start with the key causes. The nutrients that the human body generally needs account for a large part of the food, but the nutrients provided by vegetables, fruits and other foods are equally important and indispensable, such as spinach and oranges, spinach and other green vegetables have vitamin B, oranges have a large amount of vitamin C, if people lack vitamin B, they will have mouth ulcers, lack of vitamin C, resistance will decline, and they will get sick. Especially for those children, they only have a fine grain at this time, eat some vegetables and fruits to supplement nutrients, and you soldiers are the same, when I ask them to transport food, bring more vegetables and fruits, even if it is canned, just for your health. Think about it! Children are the hope for the future of our country, and when such a big war passes, how many children will we lose, and in ten years, I am afraid that there will not be enough young people in our country to serve in the army. โ
One of the soldiers, who was an older man, was a father, and at this time he said, "You are right, there are thousands of soldiers who died on the battlefield, and those who are left behind are old and weak women and children, and I am afraid that in the future there will not be enough labor force to work." โ
The topic was obviously a bit heavy, and Yelena said with a smile, "Yes, and there will be many girls who can't get married, because there aren't so many young men." I hope that by that time, the state will not allow a man to marry two or even more wives. โ
The other soldiers laughed, apparently thinking that it would be the happiness of the men if there was such a policy. How wonderful that would be!
When these people left, their relationship with Yelena became a lot closer, who is Yelena, three or two sentences will show a person's origin, and after a meal, the basic situation and family situation of these nine people are already very well understood.
Looking at her watch, it was already past seven o'clock in the morning, Yelena turned on the radio, and while listening, she began to unpack the large boxes, which were all nailed with wooden boards, and there were cardboard boxes, tin boxes, and safes on the inside. The elder brother brought Yelena special pistols, grenades, rifles, sniper rifles, mines, explosives, and bazookas, etc., in addition to the first infrared night vision equipment and night vision goggles, and the electronic equipment is the most, including radio listening equipment, electronic jamming equipment, as well as eavesdroppers, anti-reconnaissance instruments, all of which are miniature. In addition, there are some latest scientific and technological materials, some of the latest discoveries in the field of science, including information obtained by Victor by illegal means, as well as papers published by some scientists, and some scientific journals, which are very many.
In addition, Yelena needs medicinal materials, antibiotics, vitamins, antibacterial drugs, oral medicines, injection drugs, as well as many surgical instruments and primary equipment, and even gauze and disposable gloves have been brought a lot.
Even for true friends, you can't have unrealistic illusions. It must be known that every country has its own independent strategic interests, and it decides its issues from the perspective of its own nation, state, and interests, and no one will set himself on fire for the sake of others. Axioms and justices have different contents in different countries and nations, and each country and nation always proceeds from its own interests to understand and interpret axioms and justice. We should not expect too much from our friends, even if they are true friends, and still less should we bet the "treasure" of the fate of our own army and people on others. Use other people's likes and dislikes to determine or change your own battle plan. Only oneself can save oneself in the world, others can never replace oneself, others are always unreliable, and relying on others is also doomed to suffer. History has proved that the idea of independence is glorious and unbreakable.
This is true for "friends," let alone enemies, and even more so for enemies, we must not have unrealistic illusions about our enemies and opponents, still less can we have a mentality of taking chances. The fundamental reason why Chiang Kai-shek was passive everywhere in commanding Japan and clinging to the idea of "seeking peace through war" was a fundamental reason. The fundamental reason for such a major misunderstanding is that there is a lack of understanding of the ambitions and appetites of the Japanese warlords. As a matter of fact, Japan not only no longer regarded the Nanjing government as an object of goodwill, but also wanted to annex all of China. Not only to annex all of China, but also to seize Asia and the Pacific from Britain and the United States, the appetite is astonishing, and the ambition is inflated to the point beyond imagination.
It was precisely because of the lack of sufficient understanding of Japan's ambitions that Chiang Kai-shek still tried to force Japan to make peace with a campaign counterattack after Japan had set up its strategic plan to capture Nanking and cut off China along the Yangtze River, and even until the Japanese army had landed in Hangzhou Bay, he made the ridiculous judgment that it was a small detachment and no more than one and a half brigades. The root cause of all this political and military wishful thinking is an illusion about the ambitions of Japanese imperialism against China. Experience has proven that against one's main opponent and enemy, it is necessary to throw away illusions and prepare for a struggle. Only by discarding illusions can the mind be opened, the mind can be emancipated, and the initiative in war can be gained.