On the issue of eating horse meat, the most difficult to accept was still the little Volmansky and his cavalry.

And the vast number of infantry do not need to take care of the feelings of the cavalry, there are fewer opportunities to eat red meat, and then so many horses are killed, and those hundreds of kilograms of meat, people don't eat cheap vultures?

On the issue of eating meat, Yang Mingzhi stood with ordinary soldiers without hesitation.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he was also taken care of, for example, the guards were roasting meat.

Let's say that the lump of meat he is about to feast on is completely a horse calf! It turned out that on the way back from the troops, some horses accidentally injured their legs. On the battlefield, a horse's lameness meant that it was worthless, and soldiers would often shoot directly at the horse's head. As for the horse's body, most of it rests on the side of the road, unless it is eaten when the military rations are scarce.

Yang Mingzhi also knew that horse meat tasted a little like beef, so the use of horse meat to sell as beef was once very common in Europe a few decades later.

During the war years, the soldiers didn't care so much, and Yang Mingzhi was full of anticipation for the fresh horse legs that were about to be baked.

He simply squatted down by the campfire, looked at the horse meat, and said to himself: "If there is cumin, this is the most delicious." ”

The whole ferry was filled with the sound of tempting barbecue, and there were already warriors who tore at it like a pack of hungry wolves, regardless of whether the meat was cooked thoroughly or not.

Therefore, as the "head wolf" Yang Mingzhi, he boasts that he still has to maintain the etiquette of an officer, and he still chews elegantly. But look at Natasha on the side, isn't this kid a "hungry wolf"? She stared at the horse meat, which had been roasted on a stick.

"Hehe, you haven't eaten meat in a long time!" Yang Mingzhi shook his head with a smile, took out another cigarette, dipped it in the still hot ashes and lit it, and smoked another one comfortably.

Such a military camp is quite lively, and everything seems to go back to ancient times.

Kavitzky was honored to sit next to the commander, he was in a good mood and joked: "Commander! We are like the Cossacks of three hundred years ago! Lots of horses, wagons, and those of us who eat meat! ”

"Cossacks?" Yang Mingzhi only thought it was funny.

"That's right! Cossack! Dnepr Cossacks! You may not believe it, but three hundred years ago, a large number of Cossacks settled in this area. However, they were expelled by the Tsar, and only then did they migrate to the shores of the Black Sea in large numbers! Ah! I forgot, these are the histories of ancient Russia, which you probably don't know. ”

In fact, Yang Mingzhi knew some about the Cossacks, and he knew the original meaning of the word Cossack, and he also knew that some Cossacks regarded Stalin as the new tsar who continued to expel them, so after Germany entered the army, they stood on the same front with Germany on the grounds of "opposing Stalin's tyranny".

The Cossacks pursued a free life, they did not want to be oppressed, and whoever oppressed them was their enemy! If the Germans had also changed their policy and dealt with the Cossacks with a high-handed policy, they would have immediately become anti-fascist fighters.

Already a large number of Cossacks have joined the Red Army, in several demonstrations against the Axis armies, especially the Cossacks living on the Crimean peninsula! The fact that Sevistopol was able to hold out on the defensive for many months was due to the Cossacks' spirit of fighting to the death.

Kavitzki was interested in talking about the ancient history of Russia, and Yang Mingzhi was willing to listen to it.

Just as the "bonfire forum" was in full swing, the neighing of horses broke the excitement.

Yang Mingzhi stood up smartly, looked for a neigh, and saw five warriors riding tall horses suddenly appeared.

"Hey, hey! Kavitsky, this is what you call the Cossack cavalry! They're really there! ”

"Nope! Comrade commander, they are not from the cavalry battalion, they are from the forest road! They have other people. ”

"Then go check it out! Maybe someone from the paratrooper brigade. Yang Mingzhi snapped his fingers and beckoned a few guards to follow.

He had guessed correctly, these men were the heralds of the paratrooper brigade, and they hurried to the Missy crossing, bringing with them a letter from Tapunov, which was to be quickly handed over to the commander himself. They shouted loudly in the campfire camp, and many of the officers pointed out that one of the few intact buildings in the village of Missy was the headquarters.

However, Yang Mingzhi arrived in person, and his image of wearing a big-brimmed hat is really unique.

The riders dismounted, and they easily recognized it as the commander, and the Mongolian face and the huge reflective Venus on his chest had proved it all.

"Report to the Commander! We are the 233rd Paratrooper Brigade Signal Corps! Our Brigadier has brought you a letter, please take a look! ”

Yang Mingzhi looked at this sturdy soldier for a moment, and said with some displeasure: "Your brigade commander is really too grinding!" Did the paratrooper brigade carry too much booty, and the movement of the whole army dragged on as a result? Seeing that the soldier had a sad face, he didn't say anything more.

He opened the so-called letter, a folded piece of notebook paper, and read the words by the light of a campfire.

These were the handwritings of Tepunov, and he wrote down in his letters the reasons for their friction.

The paratrooper brigade has not stopped, but it is still moving slowly, and the reason is very simple, that is, a large number of baggage and artillery, driving on soft ground, sinking into the soil is almost inevitable. The paratroopers were simply marching in a hurry, and they were bound to arrive before six o'clock in the afternoon. However, they carried the most booty, and a large number of soldiers were helping the wagons out of the mud, especially on the narrow forest path from Slavdzich to the Missy ferry crossing on the soft soil.

In fact, the 3rd Regiment had the same trouble when it retreated, their wagons did not look like a paratrooper brigade after all, they carried thousands of shells, and they were light and did not encounter major problems along the way.

The situation here for the paratroopers was quite bad, and the difficult march of the majority of the soldiers consumed a lot of physical strength. Besides, the sky was getting darker, and Tepnov looked at the map, knowing that he was thinking of arriving at the Missy Ferry before dark.

The paratrooper brigade formed a long line of snakes, and they spent the night in the forest path. The warriors also lit a large number of bonfires, and they found clean water from the few creeks marked on the map, which they used to boil a sticky cookie paste and eat barbecue meat for the peaceful night.

Yang Mingzhi basically understood the truth, he was still quite dissatisfied, he was in a particularly good mood today, and he had no intention of being angry with the signal soldiers.

He was just very puzzled, and asked here: "Since your paratrooper brigade has already set up camp, at this time, it is enough to send a telegram directly to the front command, or even directly communicate in plain language." It's now very safe and you don't have to worry about the possibility of the radio being listened to! Is your radio station down? Is it possible to deliver the message by means of cavalry? ”

The signal soldier helplessly explained: "Comrade Commander! There was indeed a problem with our radio station, and the batteries of several radio stations in the brigade were out of power, and the main reason was the loss of the hand-cranked generator! We have been able to save power, however! ”

"Huh! This reason is amazing! Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "I really can't imagine that the paratrooper brigade with the strongest combat effectiveness will also make this kind of mistake!" Well, since you're already on the middle of the woods, you'll be there tomorrow morning, right? ”

"Yes!"

"That's good! I ask you, what are you eating tonight? Is the military rations brought with you enough? If there is a shortage, I will send some. There's a lot of potato stock here at the ferry! ”

The signal soldier shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness!" We have a lot of rations, and we even eat horse meat. ”

"Horse meat? Horses are precious, and I don't think you should be so extravagant! ”

"You've taught you that we don't simply kill healthy horses! You know, horses will inevitably get injured when they pull a lot of baggage, so we killed the horses that suddenly became lame and tired and vomited blood, so we had a good meal! We can't just throw the body aside, it's a waste. ”

"Okay!" Yang Mingzhi no longer wanted to hurt the horse and eat meat, and now that he knew that Taipunov was safe, his hanging heart was also comfortable.

He took out a notebook from his coat pocket, wrote down the words, tore it off and handed it to the signal soldier, and ordered: "Now you should go back to your life, this is my letter to your brigade commander, send it back to me quickly." ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander!" The five signal soldiers mounted their horses neatly, and they came and went in a hurry, and soon turned into black shadows and disappeared into the dimly lit forest road.

Yang Mingzhi silently saw him off, and his figure finally disappeared. "Well, now, it's time for me to nibble on horse meat."