Zuo Zongtang is old, old, and has seen a lot of the world, and when he dared to ask to see Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing alone, and politely refused the offer to solicit, it can be seen that his courage is extraordinary.

Whether it's pretending or really not caring, at this moment, at least he looks calm on the surface.

But the others are different, sitting with Wang Feng is not much different from getting along with Xianfeng, and his face is very unnatural, Tao Wei asked without words: "Commander Wang, is Brother Shiquan here?" ”

"You mean Yang Changjun." Wang Feng said with a smile: "Not long ago, I just merged Wuchang, Hanyang and Hankou into Wuhan City, and he served as the mayor of Wuhan City. ”

Wang Feng took a few cans from his side and handed them over.

The canned food is tinplate canned, with a circle of paper on the side, printed with a piece of meat and luncheon meat, and below is the manufacturer and the expiration date, as well as the production date of the code.

A few people took it in their hands, looking at each other, holding the tight iron sheet, they didn't know how to use it, and they couldn't imagine that it was food?

Wang Feng confessed again: "I forgot, just take a knife and pry it open from the side." As he spoke, he took out a dagger, stabbed it at the side, pried it again, and then tore the top piece of iron, and suddenly, a can of pink flesh appeared.

During World War II, American GIs had a rave of bad comments about luncheon meat day after day, and all kinds of demonized claims emerged one after another, and luncheon meat and enemy bullets were juxtaposed with gonorrhea. Voted by millions of American GIs as one of the top three most hated enemies.

However, in the eyes of first-time eaters, luncheon meat is a precious food gifted by God. Countless luncheon meats were aided by the United States to the Allied forces, including Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and the Soviet Union. As popular as American tanks and jeeps, even the powerful can of luncheon meat in the European theater of World War II was very exciting.

For example, Margaret Thatcher and Khrushchev both spoke highly of luncheon meat when they recalled that period of history, and for example, in South Korea in the Far East, when American GIs brought luncheon meat, Koreans threw away Japanese sushi that they had eaten for more than 30 years overnight, and in China, luncheon meat was also very popular.

A smell of meat that had never been touched before wafted out of the jar. Zuo Zongtang and the others couldn't help but stretch their noses and sniff, they went out in the morning and marched thirty kilometers, and their bellies were already drumming.

"Commander Wang, this is" Zuo Zongtang couldn't help asking.

Wang Feng smiled slightly: "This is the standard food in our army, which is specially used for soldiers to eat during expeditions, don't look at him smelling incense, in fact, it has no nutritional value, and the taste is not good." The only benefit is to maintain the physical strength of the soldiers, hehe~~ The conditions are poor, everyone can bear it. ”

This time. No one thinks about the taste and nutrition, and the aroma is enough to make people feel good, and everyone eats it. Soon, a few tin cans bottomed out.

Although Wang Feng had already affirmed that the taste of luncheon meat was not good. However, when I eat it, I feel that it is unusually smooth. The taste is quite good, smacking his lips, Tao Wei couldn't help asking: "Commander Wang, do the Democratic Alliance soldiers eat this every day?" ”

Wang Feng shook his head and said: "It's not that you eat every day, if you eat too much, the soldiers will make trouble, usually each company controls the food supply, and the luncheon meat is only equipped with the combat troops when they go out on the battlefield, because in the ever-changing battlefield, it is difficult for the logistics department to ensure the supply of enough meat, and if you only eat rice and flour dry food, it is not only large and difficult to carry, but also does not care if you eat it in your stomach, don't underestimate this luncheon meat, the net weight of each can is two hundred grams, which is enough to ensure the food needs of the soldiers for half a day."

Moreover, his shelf life can reach half a year in hot conditions, and even longer in cold environments, which greatly relieves the huge pressure on logistics supply during long-distance marches, and I can say without exaggeration that the advent of luncheon meat is a milestone in the history of military development in the world. ”

Zuo Zongtang felt the same way, and said with emotion: "What Commander Wang said is that a small can of meat looks inconspicuous, but in fact its significance is extremely extraordinary.

Take the Hunan army as an example, if you can't get supplies along the way for a long-distance march, and you don't have the conditions to make a fire to cook, you can only rely on your own fried dry noodles and dried meat to fill your stomach, hehe~~ Commander Wang should know that this thing is not only difficult to transport, it can only be carried by the soldiers themselves, and it is difficult to keep it for too long in the humid environment of the south, alas, it has been like this for hundreds of years, and this canned luncheon meat made by Commander Wang is to solve this problem, and it can indeed change the situation of the war! ”

Wang Feng waved his hand and said: "This is not what I did, it is a product made up by some restaurant owners and small family workshops in the south of the Yangtze River, I just provide them with a direction at most, in fact, the creativity of the people is very strong, encourage a lot, do not restrict, it will inevitably promote the development of the country in the direction of health in the long run." ”

Wang Feng has something to say, Zuo Zongtang and Tao Wei actually understand and agree with this truth, but this set is not good in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty is dominated by foreign races in the Central Plains, and a minority rules the majority, if you let or even encourage the people to innovate and change, I am afraid that the country will not even be able to sit down and overthrow the Kangxi Dynasty, he can only fool the people and confuse the people, for the benefit of one family and one surname, and do not hesitate to harm the world.

And Wang Feng himself is of Han Chinese descent, as long as he does not practice tyranny, the people will only support him and cannot overthrow him, so he can rest assured that he can boldly innovate and implement new ideas.

Shaking his head secretly, Tao Wei asked, "Commander Wang, the quantity of this canned food is very large, how much does it cost to go on an expedition?" ”

Wang Feng calculated: "The whole army is 50,000 people, according to the calculation of two per person per day, it is 100,000 a day, but in fact, it is more than that, this time in order to encircle and suppress the Russian army, the whole army is equipped with a total of 3 million canned food of various types." ”

"So much?" One of Zuo Zongtang's entourages opened his mouth wide.

Wang Feng nodded and said: "At present, our production capacity is sufficient, more than a dozen canning factories of all sizes, and the total output last year was about 150 million. ”

Tao Wei shook his head and said in disbelief: "How much meat do you have to use up every year?" Do you have an adequate supply of meat? ”

Wang Feng smiled strangely: "It's not what you think, luncheon meat looks like meat, but it's not all meat, it's made of pig leftovers and chicken and shelf bones ground into minced meat and mixed with enough starch, by the way, and endless horse meat is also the raw material of luncheon meat, so I said that he has no nutrition, and can only provide enough energy for soldiers on the battlefield."

Come, there are also canned bamboo shoots and canned fruits, the ingredients are genuine, open it and taste it. ”

Wang Feng enthusiastically handed over a lot of canned food, while eating and drinking, several people talked casually from all over the world, Zuo Zongtang's embarrassment gradually disappeared, and they could talk and laugh with Wang Feng, when this unique dinner was swept away, and Wang Feng was like an old friend for many years, there was no sense of life, which made people have to be surprised.

It's just that Zuo Zongtang seems to have something on his mind, and sighs slightly.

Wang Feng can also understand his feelings, after all, Zuo Zongtang is still an official of the Qing Dynasty, and they have not made it clear to each other, at this time, it always seems abrupt to vote, and even if he forcibly defects, at this time the war has not started, will it affect the whole body and bring collapse consequences to the Qing court, standing in Wang Feng's position, he naturally hopes for this, and standing in Zuo Zongtang's position, it is likely to feel guilty and uncomfortable.

But let's continue to return to Xiangyang, the Democratic Alliance Army obviously has the ability to capture Xiangyang, but if they don't take it, it is easy for people to feel that they are under the fence, maybe they are being chared, which is really uncomfortable.

After a little hesitation, Wang Feng asked, "Mr. Zuo is confused about the road ahead?" ”

Zuo Zongtang nodded and said, "Yes, may I ask Commander Wang what suggestions do you have?" ”

Wang Feng pondered: "The reason why Mr. Zuo is in a dilemma is because he helped us encircle and annihilate the Russian army."

"Eh~~" Zuo Zongtang immediately interrupted: "Zuo is also Chinese, and I will never allow the Russians to abuse my people in the Central Plains. ”

"Well, what a clear conscience!" Wang Feng clapped his legs and applauded: "In that case, why don't Mr. Zuo jump out of the whirlpool and sit back and watch the situation change?" ”

Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but glance at Tao Huan, and then asked, "Please Commander Wang make it clear." ”

Wang Feng pointed to the northwest: "Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo are the birthplace of our Chinese civilization, and the Yellow Emperor and Fuxi were both born in this area, but since the Song and Yuan dynasties, under the continuous spread and erosion of the Baibai Sect, the number of followers in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo has reached millions.

Taking advantage of the war in the Central Plains and the decline of the Qing court, led by He Mingtang, Ma Shengyan, Ma Zhenhe and Bai Yanhu, in the name of believing in religion, secretly formed a secret society, oppressed and bullied the Han people, secretly accumulated strength, and tried in vain to split Northwest China with the sect, this matter must not be tolerated! However, "

As he was talking, Wang Feng showed a look of embarrassment, glanced at Zuo Zongtang, and said: "However, our army is temporarily lacking in skills, and we can't spare manpower to go to the northwest to quell the chaos for the time being. (To be continued......)