On June 12, twenty hours after the large-scale military exercise code-named "Peace Mission" officially began.

In the early morning, dawn began to appear, the earth was hazy, Diankou Village on the northeast foot of Lianhua Mountain.

The man who woke up in the middle of the night couldn't sleep, carried a basket on his back, returned from the mountains behind the house, pushed open the empty door, put the pig grasses such as Ziyunying, rice and vegetables into the pigpen on the right side of the patio, hung the dew on it, and waited for it to be cooked and fed to the two little piglets who were sleeping soundly after dawn.

The man came to the main hall in front, took out a match from his pocket and lit the kerosene lamp placed on the Eight Immortals table.

Soon, the lights of fluorescent lights dispelled the darkness and exuded the warmth of becoming a monk. The man patted the soil on his body and turned around to close the door. Suddenly, he heard a loud footsteps outside the door. The man ran to the door in horror and closed the door panel. He was about to push it back from the inside when he heard a crisp scream.

"Dad——"

When the man heard that it was his own child's voice, he quickly opened the door and opened his mouth and scolded: "You are going out before dawn? Why don't you come back quickly..."

When the figure was clearly seen, the man was shocked. The three military masters were walking towards the door of the house with their ten-year-old son. The son was walking in the middle, jumping and looking very happy.

A few years ago, Yushan, northeast of Jiangxi Province, either suppressed the Communist Party or caused bandits or bandits. The people's lives were very difficult. However, since the rise of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce and started cooperation with the Gandong Chamber of Commerce, people often sent people to purchase various herbs and mountain goods. The livelihoods of men at home have improved significantly. In addition to using matches and kerosene lamps, they also had spare money to buy two piglets, and they only waited for fattening and sold them to Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce during the Chinese New Year, and brought new clothes to their mothers and children.

In the early morning, the man heard noisy footsteps outside the house. He didn't dare to light the lights at that time. He just glanced in the crack of the door and saw a silent army moving forward. The man thought that the war was about to go to war again and the people had no good days, so he was worried all night.

Now seeing men in military uniforms, men are a little scared. Judging from the style of military uniforms, they should be the Central Army... However, these days, soldiers are similar to bandits, and they can rob them if they can. So the man did not relax his vigilance at all. He hurriedly came forward, grabbed his son's hand, and taught him a lesson:

"What's wrong with you, a child? Why don't you sleep well and go out for a walk? You even bothered several military officials...

While speaking, the man pulled his son behind him and was about to walk towards his doorstep, but the way was blocked by an officer.

"Membersman, wait a moment," the officer greeted with a smile.

The man hesitated a little and quietly pulled the child to his armpit. The officer blocking the road looked very friendly, saying something about Quzhou in western Zhejiang. The man plucked up his courage and asked: "Are you from the New Second Division?"

"yes"

The officer grinned, took out a piece of cake from his pocket and handed it to the man: "My fellow villager, I'll ask you something, don't be afraid."

When he heard that it was the officers and soldiers of the New Second Division stationed in western Zhejiang, the man finally let go of his heart.

The New Second Division was the unit pulled by Wu Ming, son of Shangrao. It was originally called the Fifth Regiment of Zhejiang Security, and later it was called the Second Brigade of Zhejiang Army. A small half of the troops came from eastern Gandong, and it can be said that they were their own family.

From the words of the chamber of commerce and local militia officers and soldiers, men have heard a lot about the New Second Division. They not only know that they were the soldiers of the people in eastern Gandong, but also understand that the officers and soldiers from that unit never take the people one by one. Even if they are flawed, they will buy them with the people in a good manner. They will definitely be fair in their business. Not only will the people not suffer any losses, but they can also make a fortune. Therefore, the people in eastern Gandong feel at ease with them, and even hope that they will come more in their hearts.

Men also heard about the big cakes eaten during the marching of the New Second Division.

Generally speaking, flour made from wheat, barley and rye is used to bake it into a cake. A kind of cake is called "dead noodles cake", which is a cake that is cooked directly in the pot without fermentation. This cake will feel uncomfortable when eaten. You must add some vegetables or meat and cook it. There is also a "bake noodles cake", which is a big cake that is baked by fermented dough. This big cake is mainly for grain during the current marching and combat of the New Second Division.

When the flour is mixed with water, add "starved head" and let the dough ferment naturally. After kneading the flour, put it in the pot and bake it directly. After a while, it will be cooked. People in Shaanxi and Sichuan call this kind of dough "Guokui", which means the hat of the pot, because the pot is actually a piece of iron slice, and as long as the bottom is a little heat, you can cook the dough.

After eating the fermented pancake, your stomach will not swell and your digestion will be normal. Moreover, after making this pancake, it will not get moldy for ten days and half a month, and will not deteriorate. It is easy to carry and can be eaten anytime and anywhere.

The New Second Division marches with this kind of marches on the back of the grain. Once the battle begins, it will feed on it during the long-distance marches. It only takes some water to eat, and can start meals at any time and stop at any time. If you are camping in a battlefield, you can do it for a few days without cooking and only eat food.

Another advantage of this kind of big cake is that it can take several days without having to cook in the camp and not raise fire, so camping is not cumbersome, but the army still maintains a high level of combat effectiveness because the big cake is nutritious enough. When the commander gives the command, all the officers and soldiers can gather together immediately and eat while walking. For long-distance raids, raids and long-term lurking of the troops, this kind of food is the most suitable.

However, as the food factories of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce have been put into production one after another, convenience foods such as cakes, instant noodles, canned food, ham sausages have begun to be supplied to the military department. By then, the logistics support of the New Second Division will be further improved. But in general, this convenient and fast cake will still serve as the main military ration for a long time.

Facing the big cake handed over by the officer, the man was a little hesitant and did not dare to reach out to pick it up, but the child under his armpit was quite clever. He jumped out and took the big cake to his hand, then returned it and put it carefully in his pocket. Then he asked with his tender face:

"Uncle, what do you want to know, just ask my dad... My dad is the most famous hunter in this area. He has gone up the mountain to hunt wild boars and leopards."

Although it was just dawn and the sight was not good, the man still saw a big cake in his son's pocket. He hurried forward and snatched the big cake back and taught his son:

"Shan Yazi, don't you already have a cake? Why do you still need someone else's? I really don't know what's wrong?"

As he said that, the man was going to return the big cake to the officer. The officer waved his hand with a smile, then stuffed the big cake back into the child's hand, and smiled kindly: "Take it, little guy, thank you for giving us the way... This is what my uncle gave you, hurry up and go home to eat it."

The boy broke away from his father's control like a slippery loach. He ran to the house and came to the door and shouted loudly in the room: "Sister, get up quickly, otherwise the fragrant big cakes will not be given to you.

Poor children are already in their family, and ten-year-old children always think of their brothers and sisters when they have good things. This is common in this era. The officer smiled when he saw this, and took out a big cake from the bag of the guard standing next to him and handed it to the man. The man shook his hand repeatedly and refused. The officer forced the cake to his hand and asked the man for help.

It turned out that in the early morning, after the vanguard of the New Second Division arrived at Huangchaojiao, the main peak of Lianhua Mountain, it immediately spread along the ridge to Taling and Wuying Ridge in the north, digging and building fortifications. More than four hours have passed. After more than ten hours of forced marching, the troops immediately entered the repair of trenches, and now they are trapped in the crowd.

The officer's request was to ask the man to organize the villagers immediately and boil some hot water to the position.

When the man heard that it was this matter, he immediately turned home without saying a word, and gave instructions to the wife who had just gotten up, and then went to every household in the village to inform him. Soon the quiet village became riot.

The officer ate some big cakes in the marching kettle, then pulled the boy to sit down on a big rock at the entrance of the village, asking about the terrain of Lianhua Mountain and some situations in the surrounding villages.

At this time, a large group of people rushed down from the mountain. The officer frowned and stood up to stop the officers and soldiers. Soon, a man walked out of the team and said hello with a little embarrassedly:

"Chief of Staff, why are you here?"

The officer blocking the road was Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Ying, the chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the New Second Division. He patted the morning dew on his body, glanced at the person who came forward to say hello, and asked directly: "Captain Han, has the fortifications been repaired?"

The first regiment commander Han Tiecheng was Wu Ming's first guard commander and adjutant. He was also very familiar with the former deputy section chief of the Phoenix Mountain Base, who was from Quzhou. The tactical instructor Zhang Ying was very familiar with him. He smiled and said proudly:

"Of course, although in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the four new recruits who went to northeast Zhejiang to build the Jiangsu-Zhejiang national defense fortifications, many veterans were drawn from our troops, but the recruits who were supplemented were led by non-commissioned officers and veterans. Yu Qihuo was quite neat. After a night of hard work, the position has been basically repaired."

"At present, half of the troops have begun to retreat to the bunker on the back slope of the main peak to rest, while the other half is building an anti-aircraft cover under the guidance of the direct engineer company of the regiment. I am afraid that the Imperial Guards under the Chairman's command will not come, so they will be safe without returning."

After hearing this, Zhang Ying raised her eyebrows and pointed at the two companies behind Han Tiecheng, and asked: "Since that's the case, if you don't have a good rest, what are you going to do now?"

Han Tiecheng grinned and smiled again: "I see that the brothers are lazy and have no energy at all. This is not our style... I gathered the brothers who can still persist and prepared to take the initiative to go forward to welcome the soft boys of the Imperial Guards."

Zhang Ying snorted coldly, pointed at Han Tiecheng and scolded him unhappily: "Have you released your sharp knife company? Why do you still have to take people out? Are you not afraid of misleading the division commander? You are the regiment commander. As the military chief, you should stay in your command center now, rather than leading the team to attack and steal the limelight."

Han Tiecheng was scolded for being so terrible, but Zhang Ying had a deep experience in the military. Han Tiecheng had systematically studied tactical courses under Zhang Ying. With this era of respecting teachers and respecting the Tao, Han Tiecheng could only pinch his nose and lower his head in shame.
Chapter completed!