Matthew Wen came to Zhao Zhiguo. He didn't know what tasks Zhao Zhiguo had arranged for Gao Cang.

But their troops faced a big problem. The soldiers had only enough rations to last three days.

Zhao Zhiguo came with his troops to support Gao Cang and the others. He originally thought that the battle would be over in one day, and then the battlefield would be cleaned. With two or three days of rations left, they would be able to return to their base without starving.

By spending one more day here, the soldiers would not have to go hungry to fight the Japanese army, but they would still have to go hungry to walk through the mountains.

If the battle does not end quickly, they will not have the capital to waste it with the Japanese army.

"Captain, I must remind you at this point, we cannot delay like this!" Matthew said.

As an instructor, he had the responsibility to tell Zhao Zhiguo that their supplies could not keep up.

Zhao Zhiguo tilted his head and thought for a while: "It is time-consuming and labor-intensive to transport food from our stronghold here, and the mountain road is not easy to walk."

Food supply is indeed a big problem, even Zhuge Liang sometimes had to be stumped by the food problem.

If the troops were hungry for one day, they could hold on, but if they were starved for two days, the soles of the soldiers' feet would become weak, and walking on mountainous roads would become a problem.

"How about I take two people back, no matter how hard it is or not, I can bring them as much as they can."

Matthew Wen knew that he could not help Zhao Zhiguo much on the frontal battlefield. Zhao Zhiguo and Gao Cang were the ones commanding the battle.

But in terms of logistics, Matthew Wen must think ahead of Zhao Zhiguo.

"Old Ma, what do you think the little devils eat? They are not monkeys. They just jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. They don't eat or drink, right?"

In fact, Zhao Zhiguo has already thought about this issue.

The Japanese army built a stronghold here, but the stronghold was still under construction and there was nowhere to store food and grass.

The number of Japanese and puppet soldiers and workers was quite large, and they consumed more food every day than Zhao Zhiguo and others ate.

"You mean, let's go grab the little devil's food?" Ma Xiuwen's eyes shone.

"It's not like I haven't snatched it before, it's not like this time or twice."

Zhao Zhiguo was familiar with robbing the Japs of supplies.

"This is a bit exciting, but will the Japanese army reinforce us? Will it disrupt our next plan?" Matthew said.

"The plan... may be affected. On the battlefield, just adapt to changes!"

It is impossible for the war to be fought according to Zhao Zhiguo's arrangements, otherwise the little Japanese would not be able to break into Shanhaiguan.

"Why do I feel that you are so unreliable on the battlefield?"

Matthew Wen followed Zhao Zhiguo into a battle for the first time. He thought the battle would go very smoothly, but he increasingly felt that Zhao Zhiguo was not going to fight well.

"On the battlefield, apart from the skills you learned on the training ground, there is nothing reliable. For example, the gun in your hand may jam sometimes."

Zhao Zhiguo said with a smile.

"Give me the bottom line, is this battle easy to fight? If not, let's withdraw immediately. Don't fight this battle just to save face."

Matthew Wen thought that Zhao Zhiguo wanted to fight this battle because he was provoked by Gao Cang, and he deliberately established prestige in front of his subordinates, especially in front of the new recruits.

But they are instructors and are responsible for the troops they lead.

The army they lead is a force formed to protect the country. Soldiers cannot be made to make unnecessary sacrifices just because of a commander's anger.

"Instructor, do you think I would let my brothers die in vain just to save face? Take Gao Cang as an example. We have known each other for two years. We don't share weal and woe, but on the battlefield, we fight side by side, as well as Qin Dongsheng and Yao Pengju.

They, I will not let them risk their lives just for the sake of my little face."

"But you have to tell me the truth. What are your chances of winning this battle?"

"There is no 100% winning rate on the battlefield, but I can tell you that there is at least a 70% chance of winning."

The fun has not yet begun. If the puppet army reacts as Zhao Zhiguo expected, then the battle will still continue.

After Matthew Wen got the answer he wanted, he stopped questioning Zhao Zhiguo.

"Qin Dongsheng!"

Zhao Zhiguo called Qin Dongsheng to his side.

He didn't believe that Qin Dongsheng had been monitoring the puppet troops here for so long, and he didn't even detect the problem of the little devil eating.

"Captain, are you looking for me?"

Qin Dongsheng was pestering Gao Cang just now to ask what tasks Zhao Zhiguo had arranged for him.

When he heard Zhao Zhiguo calling him, Qin Dongsheng ran over quickly.

"Have you reconnoitred the Japanese army's supplies?"

"Hey, hey, captain, I knew you were going to ask this question. The little devil's supplies are delivered at noon every other day."

Qin Dongsheng had already sent people to scout the area covering dozens of miles.

"You didn't have any ideas about them?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"I'm not afraid of alerting others."

"Tell me more about how many trucks there are and whether they are protected by troops."

"Five trucks, a small group of Japanese troops are responsible for protecting the grain truck, and there is a machine gun in the front and rear vehicles."

The little devil's convoy almost always shows up at a fixed time, and there is never any delay.

Qin Dongsheng continued: "Of these five trucks, two trucks transport raw grain, and the other three trucks carry steamed buns!"

Little devils and strong men naturally eat different things.

Rice was delivered to the little devils, and the little devils could make fires to cook, but the strong men who built the fortifications did not receive such good treatment.

The little devil thinks that the strong men of China are untouchables and animals. They are not worthy of eating rice, so feeding them steamed buns is already treating them preferentially.

"The reconnaissance is so clear, have you already thought about where to lay an ambush?"

Qin Dongsheng figured out the little devil so clearly that Zhao Zhiguo would definitely think he was lying if he had no idea.

"Captain, the kid's grain truck won't arrive until noon tomorrow. Aren't we going to take action tonight?"

"Just in case, the instructor is afraid that our battle will turn into a war of attrition, and the food supplies are high in the mountains and far away. I have to think of a way to solve the problem. Even if I can deal with the little devil tonight, I have to let the instructor feel at ease.

In the belly."

"Captain, do you want to use me as a shield?"

Qin Dongsheng understood what Zhao Zhiguo meant.

"The boy is teachable!"

"Captain, you are becoming more and more scheming. Why don't you just tell the instructor the truth? Our instructors are not unreasonable people."

Qin Dongsheng and the others have been getting along with Matthew Wen for a while, and they feel that Matthew Wen is not the kind of person who is unreasonable and fights for power and gain.

"The instructor's experience is different from ours, and it's his first time fighting with us. We have to make him feel at ease, right?"

Zhao Zhiguo understood the path that Matthew and the others took. On that stretch of road, there were ambushes in front of them and pursuers behind them. There was no food on the road and they were eating leather, grass and roots.
Chapter completed!