Trojan County.

The spring breeze blew over the hills and blew the fields green.

The grass broke through the soil, the trees on the hill sprouted, and the seedlings in the fields were growing vigorously under the moisture of the spring rains.

It's just that in the spring of the recovery of all things, the mood of the people of Trojan County is heavy, like a big stone pressing on their hearts.

In the mountains outside the county seat, there are many more simple houses, and the people who have been evacuated from the border areas temporarily live in such houses, and the number of them exceeds 5,000.

Almost all of their belongings were looted in the sweep of the Japanese army, and they had nothing, and every time it was time to eat, they would gather in front of the canteen in the county with dishes and chopsticks, waiting for the bowl of thin porridge, which was their hope for life.

Lu Yuan was eating in the regiment headquarters, looking at the black lump in the bowl, frowning and swallowing, as if swallowing a large lump of wood slag.

In fact, that food is tree slag.

A small amount of sorghum or cornmeal, with a very small amount of wild vegetables and edible leaves, soaked and ground to soften and boil, when swallowed, I feel that my throat will be scratched, and those leaves, which were originally collected by the people to be prepared for manure or feeding pigs, are now sorted by a large number of people, and all edible elm leaves and the like have become part of the ration.

Last year was a bumper year, and the regiment had long been prepared for a possible food crisis, collecting most of the grain harvested by the county residents and storing it in a centralized manner, and purchasing a large amount of grain in the peripheral counties.

However, there were more than 5,000 people all of a sudden, and now there were still a few months before the grain harvest was assembled, which suddenly made the food extremely tight, not to mention that the surrounding Eighth Route Army and counties and towns were suffering from famine everywhere, and they had to be ready to distribute a part of the grain at any time, so as not to starve to death.

Every day, in addition to the necessary work training, almost all the prefecture is dispatched, carrying small bags and baskets, and going out to collect food, wild vegetables, edible tree shoots, and so on.

Elm shoots are the most delicious thing at this time, and almost every tree is swept several times a day, but every bud that grows is picked up.

Xiaohua sat next to Lu Yuan, her brows furrowed tightly, swallowing the food in the bowl as if she was taking medicine, and didn't say a word.

"Is it delicious?"

Lu Yuan patted Xiaohua's head, his eyes were full of pity, this is a very sensible child, there are often children in the county who cry during meals, but Xiaohua will definitely not.

"It's not delicious, I want to eat meat......"

Xiaohua raised her little face and said, "It's a pity that there is no meat ......"

"Okay, okay, let's play while I'm done eating, don't bother it!"

Long Yun said angrily, Lin Shiwen looked at Xiaohua and her eyes were full of tears, in their eyes, Xiaohua was just like their daughter, the more sensible Xiaohua became, the more heartbroken they became.

Lu Yuan sighed lightly and patted Long Yun and Lin Shiwen on the shoulders, silently comforting, he couldn't think of a good solution to the current situation.

Although there is still a lot of grain in the warehouse, there are still a few months before the summer harvest, and the harvest depends on whether God is willing to eat or not.

"Over there on the Eighth Road, I'm here to borrow grain again, I didn't dare to agree......"

Su Yan raised his head with difficulty and said: "Those eight roads feel that they can't walk anymore, it is estimated that the situation in their base is even worse, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that people will really starve to death......

Everyone sighed for a long time, now in their bowls, there is still a little corn and sorghum noodles, and they can still eat rice every few days to supplement it, but in terms of eight roads, wild vegetable paste can drink a few more sips, I'm afraid it's the New Year.

"Commander, it's not a way to go on like this......"

Mao Ying said: "Although our county can still hold on now, but the people in the surrounding counties and towns can't hold it, if we don't want to find a way to break through the blockade of the little devils, transport food from the outside, and wait until we are hungry and the little devils come in, and they can pinch us to death......

"Doesn't the head of the regiment know this?"

Xu Yun said angrily: "But now at this time, there is no surplus grain outside the encirclement, yesterday Sun Liang sent a telegram back from Chongqing, saying that the price of rice in Chongqing has been more than three times that of last year, each bucket of rice costs three or four hundred yuan, and sometimes there is no place to buy rice if there is money......"

"Dogs. Day. Yes, there is rice to eat and complain, Lao Tzu didn't say anything about eating the scum of leaves here! ”

Wang Ma Pole big dog bear cow pimple drooled all over the ground, complaining that they hadn't seen the taste of rice for several days, although they also knew that the little allowance given to Sun Liang and others in the group, it was impossible for the other party to eat rice every day.

"Commander, what do you mean?"

Just when everyone was sad, Chen Tianmin rushed into the regiment headquarters with a few pilots angrily, slapped the rice bowl on the table, and said angrily: "Everyone is from the independent regiment of the Sichuan Army, why do you make us special?" No, when our flying team is our own people! ”

Everyone couldn't help but sniff and swallow their saliva, Chen Tianmin fell into the bowl on the table, it was rice and salted meat fried wild vegetables, it was not a very good thing, but for the people who had eaten leaf sorghum corn paste for more than a month, those foods were as tempting as the Manchu and Han full banquets.

"If it weren't for the soldiers who delivered the food looking at us drooling, I wouldn't have noticed that if there is a difficulty in the county, everyone will boil it together, there is no need to do anything special - I, Chen Tianmin, am not afraid of death, am I still afraid of hardship?" Chen Tianmin roared angrily.

"Captain Chen, the county treats you preferentially, and it is also a kind ......"

Niu Pimple got up and said: "Just a dozen planes, and I am still looking forward to your mission to support the brothers, and you don't want to wait for your hungry head to get dizzy while driving a fighter plane, and fall headlong, right?" ”

"Don't tell me this, if it goes on like this, Lao Tzu really can't eat it......"

Chen Tianmin pushed the cow lump away, and roared at Lu Yuan: "The pilot's high-altitude flight consumes a lot, I know this, but there is no need to make a special meal for us - this way, this kind of food, our flight team supplements nutrition once every three days, and how much of the savings is given to the people and brothers to eat, what do you think?" ”

Lu Yuan sighed for a long time, unable to say a word, and panicked in his heart.

"Captain Chen, I know that you are kind and do not bear it, but you must know that everyone is doing this from the overall consideration, and it is a decision made by everyone after discussion......"

Mao Ying, Xu Yun, Su Yan and others all got up and persuaded them, bargained, and dragged Chen Tianmin out, anyone can be hungry, even if Lu Yuan is as hungry as them, but the air brigade is too important, they must not be hungry.

With air support, there is still hope for breaking the cage policy, if there is no air support left, they will not have any chance in the face of the strength of a whole few divisions and regiments in the encirclement.