"Alright, everyone, don't look at me. Just eat!”
Sensing the gazes of the soldiers, a smile appeared on Iron Bull's face.
With Iron Bull's words, the soldiers picked up their bowls and started eating.
Ordinary bone soup was not considered delicious in the future.
However, every soldier in the artillery company was satisfied when they drank the bone soup. They liked the taste of the bone soup very much.
It would be even better if they could drink bone soup every day, but the soldiers knew that this was impossible.
No matter how capable Iron Bull was, he couldn't get pig bones every day.
Pig bones were quite popular in this chaotic world.
Unless they were butchers, ordinary people might not see any meat for a whole year.
The soldiers were very satisfied with today's lunch. Everyone ate two bowls of rice, and there was nothing more.
The soldiers were already very satisfied to be able to eat two bowls of rice. Moreover, there was still cornbread in the bone soup, so it was still possible to fill their stomachs.
Iron Bull didn't eat too much. He controlled his appetite and stopped after eating one and a half bowls.
The three squad leaders of the Artillery Company also quietly chose to do so. No one told them this, but the three squad leaders still wanted the soldiers to eat more.
The three squad leaders of the artillery company were all veterans, so they knew the situation of their soldiers.
Without enough physical training, soldiers could easily die on the battlefield.
Noticing this, Iron Bull felt a little sad.
The soldiers should have been able to eat their fill, but due to various factors, the New Regiment did not have that much material reserves, so they were unable to feed the soldiers.
It was only during battle that every warrior could be fed. This made people feel very helpless.
It was very common for the Eighth Route Army to not have enough food.
Eating grass roots and tree bark was even more common.
All the troops were trying their best to solve the problem of supplies. Most of the troops relied on the spoils to maintain the supplies that the soldiers should have.
However, the Japanese were not weak. Not all the troops were as strong as the New Regiment. This led to more losses than victories in the battle with the Japanese.
Iron Bull shook his head and stopped thinking about this.
He could not help the other troops. The only thing he could do was to let his soldiers eat as much as possible.
After the meal, Iron Bull asked the first squad leader to lead the soldiers for training while he found a map of the surrounding area.
The forces around the new group were a little complicated. There were enemies, us, fake, and stubborn.
They could not attack the Japanese. With the combat power of the artillery company, they could not attack the Japanese.
Moreover, Ding Wei, the new regiment commander, had just arrived. It was necessary to ensure that the new regiment was stable enough.
Even if the new regiment had good combat strength, it would be easy to attract a large group of Japanese to come over if they started a war with them. They could not do something like killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of them.
In the end, Iron Bull set his sights on the puppet army.
Not far away from the new regiment, there was a battalion of puppet soldiers stationed there. They would rotate every week, and it was likely that the puppet soldiers would have a lot of supplies.
Today was Friday. On Monday, the puppet troops would rotate and bring a certain amount of supplies.
Iron Bull couldn't send troops rashly. Moreover, with the current combat strength of the artillery company, it was somewhat difficult.
A battalion of puppet soldiers was not something an artillery company could deal with.
The puppet army's combat strength was not strong, but they were not pushovers that could be kneaded at will.
Iron Bull wanted to ask Ding Wei if he could let the soldiers take the initiative to attack and get more resources for the soldiers to train.
There were many new recruits in the new regiment. Taking the initiative to attack could also train the combat strength of the new recruits.
Only recruits who had seen blood could become qualified warriors.
Putting away the map, Iron Bull pondered.
He was thinking about what kind of benefits his artillery company could get.
If they seized some resources, the artillery company would definitely be able to get a portion of it. It would more or less relieve the pressure on the artillery company, allowing the soldiers to have more physical strength to train.
However, Iron Bull didn't know if he could make a move against the puppet army. He needed to ask Ding Wei and the other commanders.
Just as Iron Bull was debating whether he should go and find Ding Wei, the regiment commander, he saw Ding Wei bring the guards to the artillery company, which surprised him.
"Regiment commander, why are you here in our artillery company?”
Iron Bull hurriedly stood up with a puzzled expression.
Ding Wei smiled. He was not in a hurry to answer Iron Bull's question. Instead, he carefully looked at the soldiers in training before choosing to speak.
"I went to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions this morning and saw them all. The 1st battalion is indeed worthy of being the elites of our regiment. They were quite hardworking and serious during training, and the soldiers were also very motivated.”
"It's the 2nd and 3rd battalions. These two battalions have some problems. In terms of training intensity, the 2nd and 3rd battalions are slightly weaker.”
"When I came to your artillery company for training, I found that the soldiers of your artillery company are also very hardworking. Their spirit and vigor can be compared to that of the 1st Battalion.”
"Niu Zi, you are decisive and capable. Old Li placed you in the position of the artillery company commander because he had good foresight.”
Iron Bull was a little confused. He didn't understand why Ding Wei would say this to him.
"We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare. Our artillery company doesn't dare to compare with Battalion Commander Zhang's 1st Battalion. Battalion Commander Zhang's ability is much stronger, but our artillery company still has many shortcomings.”
"Alright, don't be so humble. I've seen your training. From the intensity of training, your Artillery Company's training intensity is almost the same as the 1st Battalion.”Ding Wei said with a smile.
Ding Wei looked around and could see the land that had been reclaimed by the soldiers.
"Did you encounter any difficulties in cultivating the wasteland? If you have any, you can mention it. The regiment headquarters will try their best to help you.”
"It's a pity that I'm letting your artillery company do this kind of thing. It's because I'm useless that the soldiers have to do this kind of thing and can't put all their energy into training.”
Ding Wei did not look too good. The guard behind him glanced at Iron Bull, wanting him to persuade Ding Wei.
Ding Wei had just arrived at the new regiment, so this problem had nothing to do with him.
Besides, the situation of the new regiment was already quite good. It was considered one of the wealthiest in Division 129.
"Regiment Commander, don't say that. This isn't your fault.”
"The soldiers are all very satisfied. They don't have any dissatisfaction with you, Regiment Commander. Everyone wants to train hard and kill the Japanese on the battlefield.”Iron Bull hurriedly said.
Ding Wei waved his hand and sighed.
After carefully watching the training of the soldiers, he realized that there were many problems with the new regiment.
As the regiment commander, Ding Wei also knew why the training intensity of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions could not compare to the 1st Battalion.
It was actually very simple. The soldiers of the 1st Battalion could eat until they were full, while the soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions could only eat until they were 80% full.
The reason for this wasn't because the regiment headquarters treated the 1st Battalion differently, but because the 1st Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao was very capable.
He had already prepared enough supplies for the 1st Battalion, and from time to time, he would bring the soldiers to hunt some wild game.
The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were slightly worse off. They didn't prepare many resources. If they wanted to survive, the soldiers naturally didn't have much food.
"Buff, where do you think we can get enough supplies?”
Looking at Iron Bull, Ding Wei's eyes were filled with anticipation.
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