The degree of emotion of the volunteer soldiers of the three companies of the sharp knife company was greatly beyond Sun Lei's expectations, and he originally thought that he would be able to deceive the food dropped by the US military plane without much effort after sending out the food dropped by the US military plane in less than two or three days.

When the volunteer soldiers in the entire company learned the news, most of them no longer had any worries, and took out all the fried noodles that they had left on their bodies less than two meals, and stuffed a large mouthful of fried noodles into their mouths, while gobbling up a large ball of snowballs.

In Sun Lei's opinion at this time, the forty or fifty volunteer soldiers sitting around him were all gobbling up their food, which shows that the big guy walked on two legs for two nights and a day, not only was his body very tired, but his stomach was also very hungry.

However, including the company commander Zhao Yifa and instructor Wang Wenju, as well as the first platoon commander Sun Lei, the second platoon commander Liu Yiming and the third platoon commander Feng Pengju, the five of them did not eat the fried noodles they carried with them, but watched the soldiers sitting around them eat them in large gulps.

Because the five of them knew that this method of boosting morale was more or less deceptive, and if the entire company ate all the fried noodles, if they couldn't wait for the US military plane to drop the food, they would probably starve to death in less than two days.

On the arduous Korean battlefield, whether it was freezing to death or starving to death, it had become a commonplace thing in the past month or so, and for many volunteer soldiers, it was already a strange thing.

Even so, in the opinion of the three of them, company commander Zhao Yifa and instructor Wang Wenju, as well as Sun Lei, they should try their best to avoid the situation of starving to death, after all, non-combat attrition will greatly dampen morale.

Therefore, they had to take out their saved rations, the only fried noodles, and give them to the soldiers who were in desperate need of food when there were soldiers in the company who were really hungry.

Although among the five of them, many of them are also hungry and shriveled, but as cadres in the company, they must do this, this is a kind of responsibility, but also a kind of responsibility, and it is also an obligation that needs to be consciously fulfilled.

Seeing Sun Lei sitting in place and not moving, Sun Shulin, who was sitting not far from him, after eating a few large mouthfuls of fried noodles and a few handfuls of snow, and swallowing them into his stomach, asked Sun Lei in a curious tone: "Platoon leader, everyone is eating fried noodles, why haven't you eaten a bite?" ”

After turning his head to look at Sun Shulin who was sitting next to him, Sun Lei replied with a smile on his face: "Comrade Sun Shulin, my stomach is not too hungry, and it is not too late to eat when my stomach is really good, I see that you are all quite hungry, so you should eat first." ”

After hearing this, Sun Shulin looked intently at Sun Lei, who was sitting next to him, and he found that Sun Lei was 1.75 meters tall, but his figure was a little thin, and his weight was estimated to be less than 120 pounds.

In Sun Shulin's opinion at this time, Sun Lei is so thin and weak, not as strong as him and other soldiers, it is estimated that Sun Lei is indeed as he said, he should not be very hungry.

So, Sun Shulin secretly thought of this in his heart, so he didn't care too much, but continued to eat all the fried noodles that you have enough for one meal in the next less than three minutes.

Moreover, while Sun Shulin was eating fried noodles in the snow on the side, he still had the illusion in his heart that after he finished eating the fried noodles, maybe after the battle started at 12 o'clock at midnight today, the US military planes would come and deliver the necessary food to them tomorrow.

You must know that in the Korean War at that time, the lack of food and clothing has become a regular phenomenon for the large army of volunteers marching south, and the logistics supply often cannot keep up.

The logistical supply lines of the US-South Korean coalition were unimpeded, and they could not only eat meat and vegetables, but also drink beverages, such as coffee and cola.

Since the beginning of World War I, there has been a saying in the U.S. Army, which says: the farther you run, the better you eat.

The meaning of this sentence is that the farther the US military Shi Hong goes to participate in the war in the US mainland, in order to maintain morale and combat effectiveness, the US military's logistics support department pays more attention to food supply, and the US soldiers fighting outside the US mainland will naturally eat better.

During the Korean War at that time, the soldiers on the front line of the U.S. Army mainly relied on C rations during World War II, and the most common three-person C ration package contained biscuits, luncheon meat, beans, dehydrated vegetables, fruit hard candy, coffee powder, juice, chewing gum, and even cigarettes, matches, sewing kits, and razor blades.

Most of the rations of the South Korean army are also provided by the US military, and compared with the US soldiers, the rations of the South Korean soldiers are lowered by a grade, but for the South Korean soldiers, it is quite good to be able to eat without being hungry.

The ROK Army Rations, which are eaten by ROK soldiers, are a substitute for C rations in harsh conditions, and each "ROK Army Ration" contains 1.75 pounds of rice, 0.6 pounds of canned sardines, 1/3 packet of biscuits, salt and chili, and a 500 won bill in a waterproof bag. (about 1/12 of the US dollar at the exchange rate at the time) and used to procure non-staple food in the combat area.

Of course, the 500 won note was no longer in our consideration of what could be bought during the Korean War, when there was a huge shortage of food at that time.

And if Sun Lei preached to the volunteer soldiers of the Third Company of the Sharp Knife Company that the food for the US planes was empty, if they pretended to be South Korean soldiers outside the military fortress in Xiajiayuli, they would naturally get the ROK army rations, not the C rations enjoyed by the US soldiers.

In less than 10 minutes, most of the soldiers of the Volunteer Army of the Third Company of the Sharp Knife Company who were resting on the spot had already eaten the fried noodles they had brought with them, and there was not even a single fried mein left, and they were all eagerly looking forward to the start of the battle and the empty food provided by the US planes.

However, for company commander Zhao Yifa, before the battle starts less than three and a half hours, it is the top priority to dig the simple trench on this hillside, and Sun Lei also thinks so.