Not long after returning to the military headquarters, the brigades and regiments quickly reported the battle damage statistics. Director Xiong then summarized the data of each department and made a detailed list.

Chief of Staff Zhou saw that he had finished recording, and hurriedly said, "It's all finished?" How's it going? ”

Director Xiong drooped his head and said depressedly: "Senza, the loss is much greater than we imagined!" It's so hard to fight the directors of Hecun, if Tufeiyuan is bent on crossing north, we really won't be able to stop it! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou picked up the battle damage table and looked at it for a while, trembling in distress. Judging from this data, except for the 35th Brigade of the 97th Army, which was not damaged in Xinxiang, at least one-third of the combat units of the eastward advance units lost their combat effectiveness. Of course, this loss of combat effectiveness is not entirely a sacrifice, but also includes injuries, illnesses, and psychological disorders.

Deputy Commander Wang Qifeng also took it and looked at it for a while, then suddenly pointed to a column on the table and said, "Hey, Director Xiong, what kind of thing is this psychological disorder?" ”

Director Xiong explained: "The psychological pressure of these soldiers is too great, and their will to fight has collapsed, so they cannot participate in the battle for a short time, and they need to be pacified. ”

To put it bluntly, psychological disorders are stupid. The cruelty of war is unimaginable to people in peacetime, and it is also difficult for all human beings to bear. Not to mention the eggs of recruits who have just entered the battlefield, even veterans have times when they can't bear it. No one is born a hero, and heroes are also tempered and grown up in the flames of war.

Wang Qifeng said angrily: "What is there to appease here, I think Lao Tzu fought for the first time and was not so scared that he almost peed his pants." I was so panicked that I couldn't even grab the gun, and I didn't see the commander to appease me. ”

Director Xiong asked curiously, "What about later?" ”

Zhang Dongkai, deputy commander of the Fourth Cavalry Division, said with a smile: "I got used to it later!" In those years, there were wars every day. People die every day, where can they be afraid! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou had a similar experience and shook his head with a wry smile.

Zheng Weiguo looked at the map intently on the side, and did not make a sound. Talking to old-school soldiers about these things can only be in vain, and no matter how much they say, they don't understand. It's better to implement it first, and then let them see the effect after the results are made.

After finishing the roster, Director Xiong said: "Military seat, now several battalions and companies have been beaten into empty shells, why don't you move them to the rear in advance to rest?" The remains of wounded soldiers and martyrs can also be brought back with them, so as not to affect the mobility of the troops. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "The way back to the base area is too far. It's also not safe. They cannot be left alone. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Yes, there are too many wounded, and the action remains the same, once the bandits or puppet army surround it, it will be bad." ”

Don't look at the fact that the Japanese army is now strained. However, there are still a large number of bandits and bully landlords who have defected to the Japanese army in northern Henan, southeastern Shanxi, and northwestern Shandong. Although they are all rabble. But they are familiar with geography. There are also a lot of eyeliner, and even Balu often suffers from them.

Deputy Army Commander Wang said: "Junzao, do you want to transfer a cavalry regiment from our division back?" Don't look at the crowd of people. In fact, they are all rabble, and they have no combat effectiveness. I've dealt with them in Shexian before, if it weren't for the little devils occupying the railway line, I would have killed them long ago! ”

Zheng Weiguo stood up and walked around a few times and said, "No! Now is the time to use troops, how can a main force be transferred? If there is a shortage in the battalion or company, we should find ways to make up for it by drawing from the baggage and logistics troops. If the difference is too much, if there is no way to make up for it, merge some battalions and companies! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was taken aback a little and said, "Merger? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, if you look at the second and sixth battalions of the 33rd Brigade, as well as the first and second battalions of the 34th Brigade, the casualties are too great." The battalion and company officers alone suffered seven or eight casualties. If these battalions are not combined, they will not be able to regain their combat effectiveness for a short time. ”

Director Xiong said hatefully: "The little devil has killed so many of us, sooner or later he will have to settle the account for them!" ”

Deputy Commander Wang smiled bitterly: "If you want me to say, we have already picked up the cheap in the previous battle." If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese army's radio station and password in Xinxiang were obtained by us, how easy would it be to eliminate an independent mixed brigade? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "What Deputy Commander Wang said is right! Although we won this battle, there are many things that need to be reviewed, and I, the commander, also have ......."

As he was talking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside. Everyone looked out of the tent strangely, and Zheng Weiguo smiled: "It must be the night owl who came back from buying sheep!" ”

As he spoke, he opened the big tent, and as expected, the night owl rushed back in a hurry, and he also brought out a little fat sheep in his hand. He was followed by a large group of cavalry, each carrying a sheep, both goats and sheep. Some of the sheep were too big to carry, so they had to tie their hooves and lay them on horseback.

Duan Shuanghu had just returned from inspecting the troops, and when he saw so many sheep, he almost jumped up with joy. He reached out and touched the head of a lamb and said happily, "Night owl, where did you get so many sheep?" ”

The night owl said, "Buy it!" This is not a base area, but there are no fellows to treat us! ”

Everyone was a little uncomfortable with this. In the past, when I was in Shanxi and Hebei, as long as I heard that it was a fight against devils, the villagers were all people who contributed and made a strong contribution. Now as soon as I come out, I know that people are warm and cold, not to mention helping to fight devils, if you don't shoot a black gun, you can be considered to have given face to the chairman.

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Don't complain, it's not that the villagers here are bad, but they don't understand us." When they know how hateful the devils are, they will understand us and support us. ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "Cough, don't talk about this, it's serious to roast the sheep early, my stomach is growling with hunger!" ”

The night owl was a little embarrassed and said, "We have a tiger head here to roast whole sheep, how can he roast so many sheep?" Why don't you just roast one and chop the rest into soup? ”

The tiger head hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, as long as the charcoal is enough, you can roast three at a time!" ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this. The night owl said with annoyance, "That's not enough! ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said: "It's actually not difficult to roast whole sheep, the key is the ingredients and heat." Let's select more than 100 soldiers from the whole army who can cook, and learn to cook now. Let the tiger head brothers prepare the ingredients first, and then we will roast them ourselves. ”

When Duan Shuanghu heard this, he felt unconfident, and said, "Junzuo, why don't you chop the soup!" If they are baked, they will be blind. ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's okay to have me and the tiger head to check it!" ”

Guo Hutou said strangely: "You can also roast whole sheep?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "The whole sheep has never been roasted, and there is a lot of other meat!" "I think when they were engaged in wilderness survival training in the army, they did a lot of this.

Because Zheng Huzi insisted on it. Everyone had no choice but to do so. According to Guo Hutou. The production requirements of roasted whole sheep are very strict, selecting sheep, slaughtering, scalding, boiling, pickling, seasoning, each step has its own uniqueness, and the most reckless is barbecue. It's not easy to learn every step. It's too late in time.

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Don't make it too complicated. You demonstrate in front. Let's just draw a scoop according to the gourd. ”

Duan Shuanghu hurriedly said: "That's also me, but I'm afraid that the taste is not as authentic as the tiger head." ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's authentic or not, what we enjoy is the fun of doing it ourselves." ”

The night owl pouted. I thought I would just roast a sheep, and have the fun of a fart.

Soon, the logistics department sent more than 100 soldiers from the whole army to participate in the roast whole sheep feast. There are more than 20,000 people in the 97th Army here, what kind of talent is not? More than 100 of them cooked well, some of them worked as cooks in big restaurants in the city before enlisting in the army, and some were in charge of the cooking classes of each company.

There are many people, and everyone follows the tiger's head, and more than 100 lambs are slaughtered by dividing them by two. Another group of warriors scalded the sheep with boiling water that had been boiled in advance, and then took out the internal organs, and the rest was a smooth and smooth sheep blank.

Duan Shuanghu took a lot of effort to get it right, and patted the blank a little embarrassedly, saying, "Uh, tiger head, how to get it next?" ”

Deputy Commander Wang said with a smile: "Next, you should use a knife to cut a hole in the abdominal cavity of the sheep and the thickest part of the meat on the inside of the hind legs, so that you can brush the material." However, you still have to pick up this blank again, and the wool has not been cleaned yet! ”

Duan Shuanghu said in surprise: "Vice-seater, you will do this too!" ”

Deputy Commander Wang sighed and said, "A few years ago, I fought with Lao Maozi in Manchuria, and I saw what the Mongolian herdsmen there did. As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and helped Duan Shuanghu clean up the sheep blank, and then used a knife to make a cut under the guidance of the tiger's head. This process has to be tested for knife work, but fortunately, the soldiers can do some cooking, and they can do it after dividing five by two.

Then it is pickled, seasoned, and the ingredients are all used in Guo Hutou's unique secret recipe. After the ingredients are good, start the fire and grill. Chief of Staff Zhou looked in the direction of Guantai and said with some concern: "Military seat, will it attract the attention of the Japanese army?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "This is the place chosen by Director Xiong, little bear?" ”

Director Xiong was holding a sheep billet in one hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, even if the devil knows that we are here, don't think about hitting us!" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked behind him and immediately understood, it turned out that this place was located on the anticline of a slope for the Japanese artillery, and only the mountain artillery could make such an arc, but the mountain artillery did not have such a range.

Not long after it was roasted, the hillside soon filled with an enticing aroma. The warriors drooled and their stomachs began to growl. Duan Shuanghu asked every few tens of seconds: "Tiger head, when is the time good?" ”

The tiger head waved his hand and said, "Sir, don't be in a hurry, this one can't be in a hurry!" ”

Said that there was no hurry, but the fighters were already in a hurry. The night owl waited for a while, but he couldn't hold back and roasted himself.

After a while, the lamb was roasted to a golden brown, and now it was finally done. The warriors cheered happily as they watched one roasted whole sheep after another put them on a large plate.

Chief of Staff Zhou laughed in a low voice: "I didn't expect that letting the brothers roast a sheep together can also enhance the cohesion of the troops. ”

Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. In fact, he just wanted everyone to move before, and he didn't think about it so much. It is no wonder that some companies in later generations often organize employees to have some barbecues or something, and it turns out that there are such benefits. However, for the army, it is of little significance, after all, comrades-in-arms are lifelong friendships, which can be compared with some team activities?

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Military seat, how can you divide so many sheep?" "There are less than two hundred sheep in all, and if they were distributed among the whole army, they would not have even one or two pieces of meat per man. The ancients said that if someone eats and someone can't eat, there will be contradictions.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said: "Each company and each unit directly under the military department will divide a sheep, and the company with a large number of people will try to distribute a larger sheep. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was embarrassed and said, "That's still not enough to eat!" ”

Director Xiong smiled: "I have an idea!" ”

Zheng Weiguo and the others hurriedly said: "Speak quickly!" ”

Director Xiong said: "According to me, each person can't eat a bite, so it's better to let the soldiers of each company select the ten bravest soldiers in the whole company in this battle, and the ten of them will eat a sheep on behalf of the whole company!" ”

Someone asked, "What about the rest?" ”

Director Xiong pointed to the sheep's internal organs and smiled: "Isn't there still haggis soup?" ”

Deputy Commander Wang Qifeng clapped his hands and said, "Okay! We soldiers should not engage in absolute egalitarianism. It has been a rule since ancient times that those who have a large merit eat meat and those who have a small merit drink soup. ”

When everyone heard this, they had no opinion, and they all agreed.

Duan Shuanghu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said nervously: "Military seat, deputy seat, then my performance is enough to eat meat?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "I don't count this, I have to ask the soldiers!" After saying that, he turned around and asked everyone: "Do you say that Deputy Division Commander Duan is qualified to eat meat?" ”

The warriors laughed in unison: "Enough, enough, enough!" ”

Duan Shuanghu slipped under his feet happily, thinking that he could finally eat roasted whole sheep, I am happy, I am happy, I am happy! (To be continued......)

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