The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 96 Rice Noodles
Just as Hu Biao and the other seven were staring blankly at the battlefield ahead, feeling extremely heavy-hearted, a voice with the same Guiliu accent came to their ears:
"Captain Hu, stop looking and go to bed early.

We cooks can't help much in the fighting, so we'd better go to bed early, get enough rest, and get up early to prepare a good breakfast for the suicide squad brothers who have been fighting all night.

After hearing this, Hu Biao and others turned their heads and saw a man in his forties smiling at them with a mouth full of yellow teeth.

This man's name was Huang Sanxi, and he was the squad leader of the regiment's cooking squad.

However, the squad leader is now Hu Biao, and he was automatically demoted to deputy squad leader; and because there are more people in the regiment headquarters, the cooking squad has more people, as many as 16 people.

Now with Hu Biao and the other seven people, there are 23 people in total.

Like most Cantonese people these days, Huang Sanxi was not tall, only about 1.5 or 1.6 meters; he was dark and thin, and it was hard to say whether he weighed less than 100 kilograms.

Before Hu Biao could say anything about Huang Sanxi's suggestion, Chaozi beside him immediately asked:
"It would be nice to prepare a better breakfast. At least we should reward these brothers in the Death Squad. But what kind of breakfast did you originally plan to make? Do you have enough ingredients?"

AT knew Hu Biao's occupation in the modern dimension, and planned to go to the restaurant for a meal if he had the chance.

He even suggested directly: "Squad Leader Huang, although Hu Biao is unreliable, he is very good at making oil-splashed noodles. Why don't we make this tomorrow morning?"

To put it bluntly, the reason they acted so enthusiastic was because of a huge sense of guilt in their hearts.

Although we also know that if they survive and join our party, they can play a greater role in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

However, as they watched their fellow Gui army brothers launch the charge, they stayed in the relatively safe rear, feeling inexplicably like deserters.

Therefore, out of a sense of compensation, I always wanted to do something for these Gui army brothers, even if it was just a breakfast.

Facing the crowd's questions, Huang Sanxi answered confidently: "Let me tell you, officers, that for us in Guangxi, a bowl of rice noodles is definitely the best breakfast.

So I’ll try Chief Hu’s oil-splashed noodles next time I have the chance.

In terms of the ingredients for making rice noodles, snail noodles and Laoyou noodles cannot be made due to lack of some ingredients, but Guilin rice noodles can be made without any problem.

Dried noodles, pickled beans, pickled bamboo shoots, peanuts, and ingredients for the braising liquid were all picked up by us after traveling thousands of miles all the way from Guangxi Province.

It was so that when fighting the Japanese, the brothers could have a bite of rice noodles from their hometown.

For this matter, Captain Huang also got us 100 kilograms of pork and some pork bones today; now we can use the pork bones to make soup and brine, and the pork can be used for deep-frying or roasting. Only with roasted Guilin rice noodles can we have authentic taste.

Good boy! After hearing Huang Sanxi's statement, Hu Biao and the others finally understood something:
Why did the transaction that Captain Huang agreed to help them include such strange things as a hundred kilograms of pork and a pile of meat bones?

While saying the above, there seemed to be a beam of light on Huang Sanxi's face.

They didn't seem to realize how ridiculous and difficult it was for them to spend two months carrying jars of sauerkraut across thousands of miles.

On the contrary, I am indescribably relieved that I can use it now.

So much so that Hu Biao and the others saw it and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing this, Huang Sanxi urged again: "Commanders, there is a battalion of brothers in the suicide squad, and the brothers in the regiment headquarters will also want to eat a bowl. In total, we need to make at least 600 to 700 bowls.

Each bowl is a big bowl with 500 grams of flour.

We'll need to soak rice noodles, boil brine, and stir-fry, but there's so much to do that we'll probably have to get up at two in the morning, so why don't we all go to bed early?"

Although Hu Biao knew that after a night of fierce fighting, only half of the brothers in a battalion of suicide squads might be able to return.

They didn't need to make so much rice noodles to ensure that everyone was well fed, but they were also a little cautious and didn't say anything that would make Huang Sanxi and others sad.

Nodding, Hu Biao agreed solemnly: "Okay, then go to bed early.

Although we don't know how to make rice noodles, we still want to do our part for the brothers. When the time comes, just let us know what we can do. We must make sure the brothers have a good bowl of Guilin rice noodles..."

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After hearing this, the 23 people in the regiment's kitchen team went to sleep.

In fact, they found a sheltered place in a temple that was almost demolished, covered themselves with some Japanese military uniforms, and began to sleep.

That’s right! It’s the Japanese military uniform.

For the brothers of the Sichuan Army and the Guangxi Army, the dead Japanese soldiers were full of treasures.

Their Type 38 rifles are more user-friendly than the Hanyang rifles, and their carrying accessories such as water bottles and bullet boxes are also rare and valuable treasures.

As for shoes, they are almost always taken off and put on immediately, even if they don’t fit well.

Even the mouths of every Japanese soldier were pried open and carefully examined, because many of these guys had one or two gold teeth embedded in their mouths, and each one could be worth a lot of money after being pried open.

No one even planned to let go of the Japanese military uniforms.

No one put it on because they were worried about getting hurt accidentally after putting it on; but when you spend the night on the battlefield, you can use it as a cover to sleep, so it won't be that cold.

But after Hu Biao and the others lay down, they knew clearly that it was best not to think about anything now, and even if they did, it would be useless; the best option was to get a good night's sleep to refresh themselves so that they could prepare a meal of rice noodles.

I tossed and turned, but couldn't fall asleep.

The clear explosion sounds and faint shouts of killing that kept coming to their ears made them involuntarily imagine the following picture in their minds:
The brave Gui army brothers, each holding their bayonets, launched a fearless charge.

They were knocked to the ground one by one under the dense firepower net of the Japanese; after each shell fell near them, not even a complete body was left.

Finally, when it was a little after noon, Hu Biao, who had never slept at all, got up from the ground in indescribable irritability.

Just as he was about to light a cigarette to refresh himself, he was surprised to find that his six fellow time travelers, AT, Black Star, Uncle Bo, Chaozi, Huang A'di, and Dachui, all got up at the same time.

It turned out that they were just like him, and they were not asleep.

In the silence of everyone looking at each other, Chaozi suddenly said, "Why not..."

Before Chaozi finished speaking, Hu Biao already knew what the other party wanted to say and what he wanted to do, although he also wanted to do as Chaozi was about to propose.

But his last bit of rationality made him interrupt Chaozi.

She started yelling, "Forget it, if you can't sleep, don't force yourself to sleep. Let's just go to the kitchen and finish some work that can be done in advance."

Black Star and the other people also heard what Chaozi was going to say, and were also very tempted by Chaozi's proposal, but faced with Hu Biao's statement.

After hesitating for a moment, they all agreed: "Okay."

So this group of seven time travelers began to prepare the tasks of fetching water, chopping wood, and making fire; after Huang Sanxi and the others got up, the process of preparing rice noodles would also be faster.

What Hu Biao and the others called beds were actually in the main hall of the temple.

With the roof, walls, and even the incense table all stripped down, a statue of Buddha, which they could not even recognize, was placed behind them.

It's amazing to say that three shells fell here during the fighting in the past few days.

There were two calibers, 70mm and 105mm, but not a single one exploded after falling, all of them were duds.

At this moment, when Hu Biao and the others were taking action, they did not notice the Buddha statue behind them, whose expression seemed to be so compassionate...

(End of this chapter)