78_78650e: Today's first shift, there will be ...... in the evening

Some readers of E2 suggested that the hydrogen-oxygen engine was too high-end and not suitable for the initial rocket. Because I'm military blind, I really don't know much about this. Now change the rocket to a liquid oxygen kerosene engine.

Listening to Rommel's words, Captain Manstein also smiled and said: "We can't do it if we don't retreat." The protagonist of this battle is the chariot, and the ground between the positions of the two armies has long been broken, and the advantage of our chariot is speed, but in that kind of terrain, it is difficult to give full play to the advantage of speed. It's a fool to fight them in that rotten field......"

Captain Guderian also said: "That's right, this area between Downp and Turi is the most suitable for us to play, and it is advantageous for us to use this as a battlefield."

"Well, I'll talk about these things later, Major Long sent a few canned mutton soup today, haven't you tasted it. Captain Rommel dragged a box from under the camp bed and took out a rectangular can from it. The can was half the size of a pillow.

Guderian's eyes lit up: "Canned mutton soup? I really haven't tasted it, hurry up and open it and taste it, it's for lunch today."

Manstein smiled: "I have eaten mutton soup." A few years ago, when I was in China, I ate several kinds of mutton soup, and they all tasted very good, but I really haven't eaten canned food......"

"This is a Sichuan-style mutton soup made with mutton, mutton bones, pork bones, chicken and ...... The word is, oh, crucian carp, and chicken and crucian carp soup, and the seasoning is pepper, peppercorns...... The word is ginger, and orange peel, salt and sugar......" Rommel looked at the Chinese instructions on the can, and said: "Oh, this is a can, it is a medium ** can, and each can is a ...... for four people"

This box of canned food was originally for the squadron's own use, and naturally there was no German on the manual. Although the China Observer Mission provided them with chefs and catering groups, and also provided them with fresh ingredients by sea and air, the country also provided them with a lot of canned food and convenience food according to regulations. However, as a member of the big foodie empire, I don't want to eat canned food when there is fresh food. The Chinese observer groups on both sides of the war stockpiled a lot of canned food and various convenience foods, which could not be eaten, so the Chinese used them as favors and gave them to the officers and soldiers of both sides to pull relations.

They quickly opened the can with a canning knife. By the way, this canning knife is also a patented product in China, and both warring sides buy it without killing it, and with this little thing, it is much more convenient to open a can.

The cans weren't the soup they expected, but several cardboard boxes of different sizes, each with the name of the contents written on them. Rommel opened a carton with "mutton" written on it, and inside were four sealed tin foil packets, and then took out a tin foil packet and opened it, with a layer of oiled paper inside.

"This can is also too well packaged......" Rommel froze for a moment and continued to unwrap the oiled paper, finally revealing the contents of which was a stack of sliced lamb

"This is the soup, and it looks like white chocolate. Guderian said with a strange expression. He also opened a carton with "Yu dry soup stock" written on it, and the packaging inside was also four tin foil packets, and after opening one, he found that it was a gray-yellow thing.

Rommel snorted and said, "Well, the good taste is indeed the soup stock, probably Chinese deliberately boiled it to make the ......" He was right, this kind of "dry soup stock" is to separate the boiled soup into fat, and then after vacuum drying, press it into a cake in the size of the block, and the separated fat is packaged separately for easy preservation and transportation.

"There's also a grease packet here, and there's oil in it. Manstein also opened a grease packet with a fragrant piece of animal fat. In addition to these, there is also a box of vegetable packets in the can, which are dehydrated green onions and coriander. Finally, there is a box of spices for four people, which contains a special seasoning mixed with chili noodles, Sichuan pepper noodles, seasoning salt and monosodium glutamate.

The instructions say that this can be used as a pot, add one liter of boiling water to each serving of mutton soup, and you can eat it after five minutes. It tastes better if you cook it. Oh, I've got an alcohol stove here, let's cook it and try it......" Rommel looked at the manual, and several of them immediately went into action.

The three guys quickly unpacked all the packages and threw the lamb slices, soup, fat, and dehydrated vegetables into the canned box, and then added water according to the carved lines in the can. Rommel dragged out an alcohol stove and a box of solid alcohol from under the bed, added a piece of jelly-like solid alcohol to the stove, lit it with a match, put the can box on it, and began to cook.

By the way, this set of alcohol stoves is also Chinese, including the stove and solid alcohol are both patented products. Solid alcohol is actually very simple, that is, the alcohol, stearic acid and paraffin are mixed in a certain proportion, heated after adding sodium hydroxide solution, and then poured into the mold while it is hot, and after cooling, it is the finished product. This set of stoves is very easy to carry and use, which can ensure that the front-line officers and soldiers can eat hot food at any time, and because there is no smoke from alcohol burning, it is also very hidden. You won't be caught by the enemy because of the fire, and you won't be able to summon unlucky things like shells and bullets. Therefore, it was very popular with the officers and soldiers on both sides of the front, and both sides purchased large quantities of finished products from China, as well as licenses for the production of solid alcohol, and distributed them to the front line in large quantities.

After a while, the water boiled, and an alluring fragrance suddenly wafted out.

"Oh, it's so fragrant, it's worthy of Chinese food. To tell you the truth, I don't know if I don't go abroad, but when I go out, I know that our German food is simply unpalatable, it's really a food hell God, I actually lived in hell for more than 20 years......"

"Yes, it took me a long time to get used to German food after I came back from China in 1913. ”

"Not to mention Chinese food, French food and Italian food are better than our German food. When it comes to food, there are probably only the British in the world who are more unfortunate than us......"

"When I become a general, I must hire a chef from China"

"I can't wait that long, and when this war is over, I'm ready to learn Chinese cuisine. By the way, what is the New Oriental Chef School, which can provide correspondence services, so I am ready to learn it myself. ”

"Okay, when you learn well, I will definitely come to your house for dinner often......"

The three Germans sighed as they stared at the boiling mutton soup with green eyes.

"Rommel, okay, no. I can't help it......"

Rommel looked at his watch: "Wait, the instructions say that after the water is boiled, it tastes best when boiled for fifteen minutes......"

At this time, the tent door was suddenly opened, and a stern voice sounded: "What are you guys in?"

As soon as the three guys saw the people, they hurriedly jumped up and saluted. "Ahh......h Major Rundstedt"

Standing at the door with his hands behind his back, Rundstedt glanced at the fragrant soup pot, and said with a stern expression: "What are you guys doing here?"

"Well, Major Long from China has sent a box of canned mutton soup, and we're experimenting, yes, it's testing its taste," Rommel said quickly. The other two nodded vigorously.

Rundstedt sniffled and said sternly: "Okay, count me in, I will also participate in this experiment." No problem, right?"

Rommel nodded hurriedly: "No, of course there is no problem, this kind of canned food is exactly for four people...... Oh, it's just the right time, Guderian, get some cutlery for Mr. Major......"

"Well, I just came back from the China Observation Mission, and I happened to bring some Chinese bread, so let's try it together......" Rundstedt took out a large paper bag from behind him, and just now he had his hands behind his back, and no one saw it. He also went to the observation group to eat, and brought some oriental bread back by the way.

At that moment, the four of them sat down and feasted.

After the meal, Rundstedt touched his stomach comfortably and said to the three captains: "I have received news that, according to air force reconnaissance, the armored units of the British and French forces have begun to move and are marching towards us. The bosses decided to attack this afternoon and engage them in an armored battle. Prepare yourself......"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the sky south of Down, several medium-sized airships with pure white livery and red cross markings appeared, and they circled in the air.

It was the airship in which the observer missions of various countries were traveling, and they also came to be the spectators when Britain, France and Germany were about to fight. This was the world's first tank battle, and this is an opportunity not to be missed. This kind of battle is not convenient to watch on the ground, and airships are the best choice.

On one of the airships, Wei Dabao, who was lying in front of the observation window, suddenly shouted excitedly: "The German chariot has set off, and it is about to start ......."

The crowd immediately got busy.

"Quick, turn on the camera immediately, there is an order from the superior, this battle must be filmed......"

"Damn, you haven't even opened the lens cover, will you kid play?"

"Camera, give me a camera ......"

"You laymen, get out of the way and let the professionals come"

"There are so many people, I should have flown in to see ......"

A group of young officers with photographic equipment are vying for the best shooting position.

General Wang, who led the team, became angry and immediately reprimanded: "Don't squeeze, what does this look like? Except for the photographers, they all lined up for me and took turns."

Not only were Chinese observers preparing to take pictures, but military officers from the United States, Italy, and other countries also took out their photographic equipment and began to record this unprecedented tank showdown.

Some time ago, it rained heavily in most parts of France, and it did not clear until yesterday. But it was summer, and after a day of sunshine, the water on the ground was almost gone. Although the weather is cloudy again today, for the armored troops on both sides, it is hopeful. If you fight in the sun, it's choking. The chariots of this era were not air-conditioned, and the heat transfer of steel was relatively good, and if you moved in the sun, the inside would become similar to an oven. That's not called war, it's making human meat barbecue.

Smoke and dust billowed from the direction of the Entente side on the ground, thousands of tanks rushed towards Down, and a few kilometers behind the tank queue were large groups of cars and armored vehicles loaded with infantry, as well as a small number of cavalry and motorcycles. The noise they all made was so loud that even the airship could hear it.

The Germans in the direction of Downp also responded, and more than 600 tanks drove out of the barracks everywhere, assembled in three groups, and waited in the direction of the Entente forces. At the same time, the German artillery positions also began to move, hundreds of heavy guns were unveiled as cannon fodder, and the thick barrels were pointed to the south......

This clash of steel is coming