"Don't mess around! Get in line! One bowl per person, all of them! The bearded cooker whispered.

Zhao Dang was in the middle of the line, his back was covered with sweat, and he was so cold that he was blown by the north wind. He also learned to jump in place like the soldiers in line in front and back to keep warm.

Zhao Kang surrendered to the Runing Army in Xuzhou this time, and this time he was also incorporated into the temporary auxiliary corps, acting with the main force of the Runing Army. But when it was in Yingzhou, the auxiliary corps was disbanded, the cavalry was assigned to the cavalry corps, and the remaining auxiliaries were also dispersed to the various units of the Runing Army.

After not staying in Yingzhou for a few days, the Runing army moved in the direction of Huainan. On the first day, it was okay, the whole army marched more than thirty miles at a normal pace during the day. However, on the second day of today, in addition to the daytime march, the Runing army suddenly marched at night after nightfall and rushed to the Huainan Huai River section.

And now is the rest time of the rapid march, and every soldier of the Runing Army can drink a bowl of hot ginger soup.

While jumping, Zhao Dang looked curiously at the cart behind the cook. The cart was covered by wooden planks on three sides, and there was a long flue sticking out next to it, which looked strange.

"What are you looking at?" Cheng Niu behind him poked Zhao Dang with his elbow, "Are you looking at this big-tailed car?" ”

Cheng Niu is a veteran of the Runing Army, and this time his company commander asked him to take these auxiliaries. No, Cheng Niu's temper is also quite hearty, and in the past few days, he has become familiar with Zhao Kang and them.

Zhao Dang nodded and asked with a smile: "Brother Cheng, the appearance of this car is quite unusual, what is it for?" ”

"What other use can it be? Following those cooks, of course, it is used to boil water for cooking. Cheng Niu was a little proud when he mentioned the equipment of the Runing Army, "Don't underestimate this car." The amount of money to build such a car is worth ten ordinary cars. ”

"It's so expensive!" Zhao Dang's eyes widened suddenly.

"Of course!" Seeing Zhao Kang's reaction, Cheng Niu also opened the conversation proudly, "When I first joined the Runing Army, I didn't dare to have a good life for you. In peacetime, when training for night marches, you can only eat some cold food and cold water. Later, our adults cared about me and asked the workshop to build us a batch of cooking cars. ”

"But the cooking cart is not easy to build, and it is not possible for the enemy troops in the distance to find out that we are making a fire, and it is necessary for the cooking soldiers to boil water and cook on the cooking cart on the march. So it was a lot of jokes at the beginning! ”

"Look at the big throat of ginger soup today, his hair burned out a few times at that time. At one point, I didn't even keep my eyebrows. His face was smoked like Bao Gong. Even this cooking cart has been burned several times. ”

"Later, the masters on the other side of the workshop all went down to our troops, and lived with our soldiers for several months, constantly changing and building, and finally became like this."

Seeing that Zhao Dang couldn't close his mouth when he heard it, Cheng Niu pushed him and said, "It's your turn!" ”

Zhao Dang hurriedly turned around and took a bowl of ginger soup. Wait until Cheng Niu wants to take it. The bearded cook said, "Big cowhide! What are you saying bad things about me again? I don't have your share of this ginger soup today! This provoked hahadaxiao in the team.

The company commander who maintained order hurriedly reprimanded: "Be quiet!" Want to be scolded? ”

A group of people shrunk their heads and hid to the side to drink ginger soup. Zhao Dang held the bowl with both hands. While taking small sips of ginger soup. At this time he saw several soldiers pushing forage and bean cakes and black beans to feed the horses. Zhao dared to think of the days before his rebellion, when he couldn't even eat bean cakes. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "It's so rich here!" "When I think about it. Zhao Kang's stomach couldn't help but scream.

Cheng Niu on the side heard the movement of Zhao Dang's stomach and said with a smile: "That's for horses." We can't get too much food on the march. When the march is over, we will have something to eat. They are actually quite tired with their big throats, and they still have to be busy all the way. Don't drink like a little daughter-in-law. Hurry up, there is still some pot bottom in the big throat, we will be robbed by others when we go late. ”

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When the march began again, Zhao Dang did find that the cooking soldiers were busy on the cooking cart. And it's amazing that if you don't look closely, even the people nearby can't see the light of the cooking car.

"How are you feeling these days?" Cheng Niu on the side asked.

"Not bad. It's just that I'm tired of hurrying! Zhao Dang also told the truth. The fat on Zhao Kang's body, who had just joined the Runing Army, had not yet accumulated, so the forced march for several days in a row was indeed a bit unbearable.

"It's okay! It's all strong guys. It's no problem to keep it for a month. Cheng Niu explained with a smile, "Actually, our Runing Army is not the most tired in fighting, and it is only bitter when we train!" Craving hot soup and hot food? No way at all! Every night there are also the cubs of the horse team who are disgusting to us, and we don't want to sleep well all night. That morning, I had to march and practice tactics in a hurry, and I was so tired that my eyelids drooped! ”

"Really?" Zhao Dang asked in disbelief.

"Of course it's true!" Cheng Niu nodded and said, "We adults said, what sweats more in peacetime and sheds less blood in wartime." But when it's time to train, I'd really like to go through those bloody days. Don't say this to my company commander! Did you hear that? ”

Zhao Dang nodded hurriedly and said, "Brother Cheng! I'm not afraid of hardship! ”

"It's best not to be afraid of hardship! You're sure to be a good soldier. Remember! Hide behind me during this battle, you haven't trained, it's easy to get hurt, so it's better to be clever and dodge! ”

"Hmm!"

In the middle of the night, the Runing army marched for more than 30 miles and camped on the spot. Under the orders of the officers, the soldiers immediately formed a large and small car formation on the periphery, and then dug a trench outside the car formation, and set up tents inside the car formation.

When the camp was set up, the cooks brought each soldier a hot bun, a strip of meat, and a bowl of broth. After they had eaten, each person received a clean set of underwear.

As a unit, the soldiers went to the cooking cart in turn to fetch hot water. After wiping his body clean, he changed into clean underwear to prevent typhoid fever.

Then it's time to wash your feet. Cheng Niu and other veterans checked the soles of the soldiers' feet when washing their feet, and if there were blisters on their feet, they immediately picked off the blisters with horsehair to prevent anyone from walking because of foot blisters the next day.

When all this was done, the soldiers who did not have a sentry mission went to sleep in their tents. Zhao Dang thought in a daze before falling asleep: "I've finally lived a good life!" (To be continued......)