Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 330 Worry
More than 10,000 tons of canned luncheon meat, combined with homemade fried noodles, makes fried noodles with meat. If the US military were to eat these 10,000 tons of canned luncheon meat, they would definitely finish it in no time.

However, for the troops aiding Chaozhou, the eating time would definitely be extended by five or six times, or even ten times. After all, if the troops were to eat canned luncheon meat, they would definitely eat it as a side dish, with fried noodles as their staple food. Therefore, it was perfectly normal for them to eat slowly. On the other hand, the American troops used canned luncheon meat as their staple food.

In fact, even back in World War II, let alone now, only the US military could freely supply canned luncheon meat.

After all, during World War II, the whole world was in turmoil except for the United States. Every country was involved, more than a billion people lost their homes, and vast tracts of land were left barren. Moreover, the war lasted for a long time, so it is no exaggeration to say that every country was experiencing severe food shortages.

Take the Sumatra for example. It's the world's largest country by land area, so theoretically, it shouldn't have a food shortage. But what's the reality? Siberia is too cold, making it extremely difficult to grow crops. They have to rely on food from other places to feed the local population.

Furthermore, during World War II, the entire nation was fighting desperately against the enemy, resulting in the deaths of over 20 million people, and countless others suffering from disasters. With all that resources available, where would they find the manpower to grow food?
In this situation, what do the soldiers fighting on the front lines eat?
They ate a type of bread called "big bread," which was easy to make and wouldn't spoil for a long time, making it particularly suitable as military rations.

So what does it taste like? Simply put: when you're hungry, it can stave off hunger like military rations; when empty, it can be used as a helmet for emergencies; when you're out of weapons, it's a hard brick that can be put to use; when you don't have enough fortifications, you can stack them up to use as cover, so it's quite practical.

Ironically, back then, the food in the French was somewhat similar to that of the vegetarians. There was something called a long loaf of bread. If you put it together with Soviet rye bread, it would be a perfect match—one is as sharp as a spear, and the other as thick as a shield.

Similarly, when it comes to the long-established strongholds of Ouzhou, Yingguo is one of them, and the food supply there is also quite tight.

Previously, England had many colonies. To ensure that its interests in these places were not affected, it sent large numbers of troops to fight against fascism in various colonies.

Therefore, the British army had to fight in many places at that time, and logistics became a major problem. Many troops outside of the British army could not even get supplies from the British army and had to find their own ways to eat.

The British army fighting in Europe also faced logistical challenges. At that time, German influence had almost swept across the entire continent, with only the Soviet Union and England still holding out. Other countries had either surrendered or been occupied.

Most of the grain they grew was taken by the army, and they used it as rations for their troops.

The Kingdom of England itself was not large, and the land suitable for growing food was even smaller. Faced with a large and continuous demand for military rations, even this long-established capitalist country, England, felt it was difficult to sustain.

Their soldiers often go months without eating meat, let alone every meal. So, if they find luncheon meat left behind by the US military, they will pick it up and eat it.

It's clear that food was extremely scarce in the last century. Back then, soldiers would simply throw away luncheon meat because it didn't taste good—such behavior was incredibly extravagant and showed a complete lack of thrift.

However, the US cannot be blamed for this. After all, during World War II, the entire continent of Europe was affected, as was Asia. Apart from Pearl Harbor, the US military had not been attacked by the Japanese in any other place.

Especially in the United States, not a single shell fell, so they could produce without worry. In fact, because of the war between Europe and Asia, the grain produced by farmers and the meat from livestock farms sold even better. However, just as Wang Gensheng was thinking about how to mix their food in the future, Duan Peng said worriedly:
"Si Ling, we failed to stop the US Marine Corps' 1-Lion this time..."

However, Duan Peng was interrupted by Wang Gensheng before he could finish speaking:
"When I trained your special forces, I didn't train you to fight in a direct confrontation. You were all elites I carefully selected and trained over a long period of time. You weren't meant to be thrown at a rock. The US Marine Corps' 1-Lion has more than ten times the number of ours. How can we fight them head-on?"

"Can·····"

"No buts, this time we captured over 100,000 tons of combat supplies and sank more than ten US warships, don't worry! Now you better hide our Kaiten torpedoes well, they're our treasures. With these, we'll have a way to deal with US warships!"

After hearing Wang Gensheng's words, Duan Peng said nothing more, but followed Wang Gensheng's orders to hide the Huitian torpedo so that it would not be discovered by the US bombers.

After all, the Kaiten torpedoes were modified from the American MK14 torpedoes. Given the current industrial capabilities of the United States, it is naturally impossible for them to produce torpedo engines. Therefore, they must be treasured.

So when Wang Gensheng sent the battle report to the front-line commander, the commander was immediately delighted upon seeing it:
"My goodness, over 100,000 tons of supplies and tens of thousands of tons of canned meat—that's far more than the supplies we captured on the western front!"

Indeed, although it was regrettable that they could not stop Smith's Marines, the sheer amount of spoils was enough to offset those regrets. After all, the frontline commanders understood that given the current economic situation in China, after the war against Japan, the next thing to happen would be the civil war.

Just when the country had finally settled down, the United States started causing trouble again. While building up the country requires military strength, in the era of modern weaponry, it requires even more economic support.

Even in the era of cold weapons, there was a saying that "an army cannot move until its supplies are ready." In the era of firearms, it is not only supplies that are needed, but also a large amount of ammunition, which further increases the economic burden on the country.

However, the frontline commanders understood that this battle was unavoidable. If they didn't fight, the powerful Mi Guo would think that Hua Guo was still the same Hua Guo who could be easily manipulated. Therefore, it was not unreasonable to strike first to avoid a hundred blows.

Therefore, the command did not blame Wang Gensheng too much for failing to intercept the US Marine Corps 1L1. Instead, they affirmed Wang Gensheng's capture of supplies and gave him the position of deputy commander at the front.

There was no way to stop the US Marine Corps' 1st Lion. The main problem was that the 26th Army's march was not timely. After all, Wang Gensheng only had 800 Marines under his command, and even with the Seventh Company that infiltrated, there were still less than a thousand men.

Therefore, it is unreasonable to send a combat team of a thousand men to intercept a US Marine Corps 1 Lion with more than ten thousand men. Besides, Wang Gensheng successfully intercepted it for several days!

However, with the withdrawal of US troops from Xingnan Port, the second phase of the aid-to-Chaozhou war came to an end, which made Wang Gensheng begin to worry.

(End of this chapter)