When they arrived at Chenjiayu again, a few platoon leaders of Regiment 344 immediately started beating gongs and drums.
"The 344th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is here to recruit soldiers…"
"The 344th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is here to recruit soldiers…"
The response this time was far less enthusiastic than yesterday. Yesterday, the villagers of Chenjiayu heard about the recruitment of the Jinsui Army for the first time and came to take a look.
The next day, there was nothing new about it.
Therefore, in the end, only a few dozen people came to watch the show, far less than the hundreds of people yesterday.
Upon seeing this, Wang Xing An's expression turned awkward. He wished he could suggest to Li Tiancheng to capture all the villagers of the Chen Clan Valley.
Li Tiancheng smiled and said to Zhu Hongguang and the others,""Isn't it lunchtime? He asked the soldiers to set up the pots and pans to cook lunch.”
"Yes."
Zhu Hongguang went down to convey the order.
After a while, a thick smell of meat and food appeared in the sky above the small square. It spread to the noses of every household in the Chen family valley along with the breeze.
Soon, the villagers of the Chen Clan Valley gathered in front of the small square. Almost everyone had come.
Smelling the aroma of the food and looking at the large pieces of fat in Li Tiancheng and the others 'bowls, everyone kept swallowing their saliva.
Li Tiancheng ignored them.
While chatting and laughing with Zhu Hong Guang and the others, they enjoyed the delicious food.
As for Zhu Hongguang and the others, they secretly gave Li Tiancheng a thumbs up and praised him endlessly when they saw the Chen Clan Valley's people gathered in the small square.
They waited for the meal to finish.
Wang Xing An once again reiterated the purpose of coming to Chen Clan Valley to recruit soldiers.
As expected, after watching Li Tiancheng and the others eat big mouthfuls of meat, many people in the Chen Clan Valley were tempted. They were not as determined as they were yesterday and became uncertain.
Seeing this, Li Tiancheng began to add firewood to the fire!
Li Tiancheng stood up and said loudly,""I am the commander of the 344th regiment of the Jinsui Army, Li Tiancheng!”
Hearing him introduce himself, the villagers of the Chen Family Valley instantly started discussing in low voices.
"He is the commander of the 344th regiment of the Jinsui army?”
"The commander of the Jinsui Army has personally come to recruit soldiers?”
" As expected of the Guild Leader. His aura is really extraordinary…"
……
Li Tiancheng ignored their discussion and continued,""Everyone should know the purpose of my visit. I am recruiting soldiers to fight the Japanese on the battlefield!”
"The Japanese invaded our country and did a lot of evil things in our country. It can be said that their crimes are monstrous.”
"Right now, we're living a hard and miserable life. Many of us can't even afford to eat.”
"But villagers, let me tell you, this is even worse!”
"If we don't take up our weapons to defend our land and chase the Japanese out, the consequences will be even worse…"
"Right now, everyone can still eat some food and barely survive, but not long after, they won't be able to eat and survive.”
After Li Tiancheng's heartfelt words, the villagers of the Chen Family Valley were even more shaken.
At this moment, Li Tiancheng directly took out his trump card!
Li Tiancheng clapped his hands. Immediately, a team of 100 soldiers from Regiment 344 pushed wheelbarrows over.
Each wheelbarrow was filled with millet and pork!
The villagers of the Chen Clan Valley saw this scene.
They instantly sucked in a breath of cold air and stood rooted to the ground in shock. Everyone's expressions were filled with excitement!
The Anti-Japanese War was not like now. Elder Yuan had discovered hybrid rice, which was rich in resources. He could eat whatever he wanted and even waste it casually.
At that time, both the army and the villagers were worried about food.
Food prices were unstable and there was a shortage of cultivated land.
This was not only because of the lack of food production in the fields, but also because the Japanese had occupied a large area of territory.
As for Li Tiancheng, when he had just become the commander of the 344th regiment of the Jinsui army.
Every time it was time to eat, they would consider the issue of discipline.
Don't worry about scarcity, worry about uneven distribution!
Due to the lack of food, every time it was time to eat, Li Tiancheng had to personally distribute the food. Otherwise, the soldiers would fight over the food.
It was only after Li Tiancheng led the 344th Regiment to rob the Japanese and replenish their food supply that the situation became much better.
His daily meals had increased from two to three.
Because of this, the soldiers of Regiment 344 trusted Li Tiancheng very much.
It was also one of the reasons why Yan Hongzhi helped Li Tiancheng disobey orders without thinking when he seized power with the written document from the Senior Officer Department!
If the Jinsui Army was like this, then the people everywhere were even more so.
Two meals per person was considered good, and some people only ate one meal a day.
One of the dishes they ate was called the new Eight Treasures Rice.
This "Eight Treasures Rice" was far from the current desserts like glutinous rice and bean paste.
Instead, it referred to rice that was mixed with moldy rice, sand, stones, coarse chaff, rice husks, and rat droppings.
Although it was black and did not look good or smell good, it could barely fill his stomach and satisfy his hunger.
Li Tiancheng sighed in his heart as he looked at the villagers of the Chen Clan Valley who were staring at the millet and pork without blinking.
The Chen Family Valley's villagers were in dire straits. They were living on this piece of land, living during the period of the Japanese invasion. This was a typical example…
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