He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

Two days later, the Leisure Troupe arrived at the front lines.

Upon receiving the order, preparations for the river-crossing operation immediately began.

At that moment, the bugle call to charge sounded continuously in my ears.

The densely packed soldiers charged desperately, but under the enemy's bombardment, the river water turned red.

The river was filled with floating limbs and severed bodies.

Through his binoculars, Leyou witnessed a female soldier being blown to pieces.

Clenching his hands, he shouted angrily:

"Jia Gui, coordinate with all the communications soldiers and set up the telephone lines. Have all the artillery assembled and concentrate their fire on the location I specified."

"Fatty, even if your entire logistics department is wiped out, you must carry all the ammunition up here."

"Commanders, I hereby order:"

After ten minutes of artillery bombardment, each side will send out a company to feign a river crossing. Once enemy artillery fire comes, they can retreat.

"The entire army will launch a charge only after our artillery has bombarded the area for thirty minutes,"

As the order was given, every soldier wore a resolute expression.

Then, one secret report after another arrived, and Leyou discovered that many of the officers fighting on the front lines were former Kuomintang members.

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As our artillery bombarded the enemy, their continuous barrage of fire eventually fell silent, with only occasional retaliatory attacks.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war; there's no time to wait those thirty minutes.

Leyou hurriedly drew his nine-ringed broadsword from his back and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, let's show these foreigners the bravery of the people of Great Xia!"

"Charge with me!"

Thousands more followed closely behind, braving danger and wading through the water.

Even the red-hot machine gun fire from the enemy couldn't stop the Leyou troops' charge.

Under the cover and support of our artillery fire, Leyou and his men quickly crossed the river and launched an attack on the enemy's positions.

Meanwhile, several people on the small hill behind us were constantly observing with binoculars.

"Trust me, I'm right. When Le Weiguo participated in the Yunnan-Burma Expedition, he had experience in crossing rivers."

"Hmph, according to you, wouldn't it be better to just release those people in the Merit Hall?"

"You're wrong. Le Weiguo has always been one of ours. Don't pretend you don't know."

"Yes, professional matters should be left to professionals. Pass down the information from Wei Guo's report and get everything mobilized for him."

"Hmph, let me make this clear from the start: Le Weiguo's rise to rank of at least general was inseparable from the help of others. Some of those people are dead, some have fled, and some are still imprisoned in the Merit Hall. If he harbors any resentment..."

"Alright, notify Le Weiguo and order his division to launch a full-scale attack. Our other units also need to move in, otherwise, those Americans will really look down on us."

……

As winter turned to spring, reinforcements continued to arrive from within the country. According to information obtained by Leyou himself, there were already over a million soldiers.

Due to a lack of ammunition, Leyou's operations failed multiple times, and sometimes even assaulting high ground required hand-to-hand combat and blade fighting.

However, the enemy's bayonet skills were clearly inferior to those of the Japanese soldiers.

Furthermore, while Leyou's artillery barrage followed by a full-scale charge could quickly secure victory, its ammunition supply couldn't keep up.

Sometimes even engineers and communications soldiers have to take up arms and go to the front lines.

"Boss, boss!"

Jia Gui excitedly ran over with a bloodstained letter in his hand.

Seeing that the white bandage on Jia Gui's abdomen had been stained red, Le You rubbed his dark face and said:

"What is it? Don't rush, tell me slowly."

After catching his breath, Jia Gui said happily:

"Boss, my wife wrote a letter. It was delivered by one of our brothers in Changsheng. She gave birth!"

"It's a big, healthy boy! I, Jia Gui, have an heir! From now on, I can openly call myself 'Father'!"

Leyou patted Jia Gui happily.

"Alright, when we get back, I'll set up a few tables for you. You can choose from the Ren family, the Duan family, the Wang family, or the Tan family."

Jia Gui chuckled and said:

"Boss, there's really no need to go to so much trouble. I have a younger brother who's a descendant of the Tan family's cuisine lineage, and he's also skilled in their family's Shandong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine."

Le You looked at his trusted and beloved general with mixed feelings of love and hate. You might think he was afraid of death, but he could single-handedly go to the enemy and spread false information.

You said he wasn't afraid of death, but during the charge, his hands and feet trembled so badly he collapsed on the ground and could only crawl forward.

Afraid that he might feel embarrassed about being frugal, I said:

"I don't need you to spend any money; I still need to reward you for these past few years."

Jia Gui shook his head and said:

"Boss, that's not what I meant. You might not know, but my little brother's name is He Daqing. Even the Japanese colonel said his cooking is delicious."

Leyou was also taken aback.

"What, He...He Daqing?"

Suddenly, he remembered the person his master had mentioned when Shan Chu fled to Ji'an Township.

Good grief, they're playing the "blind spot" game with him!

It's truly like searching for him a thousand times in the crowd. Suddenly, turning around, I found him there, in the dim light.

Back when we were at the Le Mansion, we sent people to look for He Daqing. They thought he had some skills, but after asking around at every restaurant, we still couldn't find him. So we just let it go.

If I can go back this time, I definitely have to try it. Food is the most important thing for people, and these are the only things I really enjoy.

At this moment, the chubby man, panting heavily, climbed up the slope and shouted:

"Sir, it's an urgent report from above. We must capture the enemy's high ground by midnight tonight and hold the entire defensive line. They've given a death order..."

Leyou gently took off his hat, dusted off the grass dust, put it back on, and said:

"What are you saying? Keep talking."

The chubby man hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Even if the entire division is wiped out, we must hold out for three days."

Leyou nodded, instructing Jia Gui to issue the order.

He took out his binoculars and began to examine the high ground opposite.

……

Meanwhile, He Daqing was in the canteen warehouse of the Baocheng Textile Factory, drinking and looking towards Beijing. He said to the head of the security department in front of him:

"Old Hou, I'm really not human. I heard from the neighbors that my son and daughter, who live in Beijing, came to my house looking for me a few days ago, but I was drunk at home and left them to suffer in the cold outside."

Old Hou drank a cup of liquor and said:

"Then why did you come to Baocheng? With your skills, you'd be a top-notch chef at Fengzeyuan Restaurant in Beijing."

He Daqing downed a glass of baijiu and said:

"Sigh, it's all tears when I talk about it. I hope my silly son and daughter won't blame me. I, as their father, have my reasons."

"Old Hou, you don't know, my son was born to be a chef. I left voluntarily before, and he became an apprentice at Fengzeyuan Restaurant. Later, after we returned from the war, I personally trained him and gave him the Tan family recipes as well."

Later, he was sent to Hongbinlou Restaurant in Tianjin to learn Sichuan cuisine from my senior apprentice. Later, he was taken back to Emei Restaurant to learn more.

"Haha, I think he'll definitely have a place in Beijing in the future."

Section Chief Hou looked at He Daqing, who was swaying his head and pointing erratically, clearly drunk. He shook his head, helped him to the bed, covered him with a blanket, closed the door, and left.

……