Yang Mingzhi is very different from ordinary Soviet generals, especially in his attitude towards the food issue. His many unique arrangements for the army are too unusual in the eyes of others, but in fact, they are done according to the standards of the PLA of later generations. Since it is impossible for the army to eat flour at a time, but the calorie intake must be sufficient, then the soldiers can only be asked to eat potatoes like crazy!

Seven kilograms of potatoes are very high in calories! Even if calculated according to the low value of 70 kcal per 100 grams, seven kilograms is 4900 kcal. What kind of concept is this? For a soldier who undertakes a heavy combat mission, logistics support must provide him with 4,500 kcal.

It is equivalent to saying that the soldiers of the war eat seven kilograms of potatoes a day, which can already make up for the regret of not being able to eat fat. Besides, potatoes also contain a small amount of fat, and eating seven kilograms is equivalent to eating fifty grams of fat.

Potatoes also have an inherent disadvantage!

If a person eats seven kilograms a day, a battalion will have to prepare a full four tons of potatoes for the entire battalion of officers and soldiers according to the calculation of 600 people! Due to the extensive use of chemical fertilizers, potato fields sprinkled with "black ammonia", ammonium nitrate powder and even human and animal manure began to grow wildly, and the tubers swelled rapidly under the warmth of June. The guerrilla republics did not need to worry about food at all, and one of the troublesome things that Yang Mingzhi faced was how to quickly deliver a huge number of potatoes to the front line when the fighting broke out.

Obviously, the captured Luo army carriage solved this big problem for the troops, but the carrying capacity of the carriage was also limited, and one carriage could carry a battalion of officers and soldiers for a day's food at most. If the soldiers of the battalion had eaten less, they would have been able to feed them for at least two days.

Yang Mingzhi knows these soldiers too well!

Their daily physical training far exceeded the provisions of the Soviet Army's "Infantry Drill Code". The fighters had to accept the command's paranoia about physical training, and when the training was over, the fighters had a need for food above all else. Nowadays, there are not enough flour reserves, and everyone can only eat potatoes in large quantities, so everyone's stomach is severely enlarged, and everyone can eat more potatoes.

At the end of the afternoon training, the stomachs of these soldiers were all swollen, especially after nightfall, and the public toilets in the camps were bound to be overcrowded!

In the future, the troops will carry out encirclement and reinforcement operations, and the Soviet army is not worried that its military rations will be less than the reserves of the Loyev defenders, and the most important thing to worry about is that the grain cannot be transported.

The Soviets could no longer be as extravagant as they had been in the military operation a month earlier, and it was actually possible to make extremely high-calorie biscuit powder from sugar, flour and milk powder. However, when preparing for the supply of biscuit powder for more than ten days for all the participating troops, the reserve of sugar will be consumed before the flour.

In desperation, logistics can only provide a day's worth for the troops participating in the battle, and these precious biscuit powders can only be used as emergency military rations. In ordinary marches and sieges, the only way to satisfy hunger is to cook potatoes in a variety of ways!

Of course, if the logistics and communication lines are smooth, the front-line soldiers can still eat fresh fish!

On the other hand, Womanski could only suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and within an hour of receiving the order, he selected the five hundred good horses needed by the command, and the candidates for the required horsesmen, and even a large amount of forage.

He didn't obey orders unconditionally, and he still had hope.

Womansky also gave his nephew an order: "Now you will escort these horses to the command, and when you arrive there and see the commander himself, ask him for his life." This time the combat cavalry battalion has a reason to participate, we can use our strong mobility to hit the enemy by surprise! ”

Little Volmansky immediately understood what his uncle meant, after all, the tactical essentials of this operation, and the garrison of the blacksmith village was also informed.

It was only ten o'clock in the morning, and more than a hundred people on tall horses, driving a larger herd of horses, carried cartloads of pasture, set off for the blacksmith village.

They arrived at one o'clock in the afternoon, and at this moment Yang Mingzhi had already had a simple lunch, and stayed in the headquarters to plan against the map.

There are not only those key personnel in the headquarters now, because it involves the use of a large number of horses, and Salinkikin can't help but come in person.

When there was a sudden neighing of horses outside, everyone in the headquarters looked up at the door.

"They should have arrived!" Salinchkin said solemnly, "Next, it's time for the horses to be delivered to the troops. ”

"Yes! In this operation, our army's logistics will also be transformed into mules and horses. Let's go, let's go see these horses! ”

The rider was none other than Little Volmansky himself, who was very familiar with the commander himself. After seeing all the high-ranking officers coming out of the house, especially a few people in blue hats, he realized that he would not dismount without slackening, and he was afraid that the Ministry of Internal Affairs would visit him personally!

Little Womansky skillfully dismounted, and ran quickly in front of Yang Mingzhi.

"That's it! There is no need to salute. It seems that Volmansky took this matter very seriously and actually sent you! As he spoke, Yang Mingzhi also noticed that he was wearing a Red Flag Medal on his chest, presumably this was the honor he received when he fought against the Luo army.

"Yes, Comrade Commander! I have brought you the 500 horses you need, and a professional husband, please instruct! ”

"Take us to find out!"

A large number of horses gathered on the boulevard outside the headquarters, Yang Mingzhi and the others quickly felt the serious noise, and then looked around, hundreds of horses gathered in one place, the scene was really amazing.

The whole road was noisy, and the presence of horses also attracted the attention of many soldiers, who gathered around. In the crowd of onlookers was a large group of young children, who were simply attracted by the neighing of the horses and their majestic posture.

Little Volmansky proudly introduced: "Commander, look, these are the horses you want!" They are very strong and docile, and they will not hesitate to hear the sound of gunshots! ”

"Really? If so, they are good horses! What is the total number of horses? ”

"No more, no less, exactly five hundred."

"Good. I see that you also brought a lot of people, they are Mio? ”

"It's not just the Mio, it's the breeder. Maybe you don't know much about horse breeding, but in short, horse breeding is a technical job......"

Seeing that this guy actually wanted to popularize the Book of Raising Horses, Yang Mingzhi decisively interrupted him.

"There's no need to say anything about raising horses. It seems that there are a large number of professional horse breeders in Heitu Village, and I am very happy. In terms of plan, the first echelon will march to Loyev tomorrow, and these horses should now do their duty, and now call all the husbands and breeders, and I will assign them work! ”

"Yes! Comrade Commander! ”

Soon, more than 100 people gathered in front of Yang Mingzhi and others. They were dressed in a variety of clothes, most of them wore suspenders, Leninist caps, many of them had big beards, and from the appearance of the youngest were forty years old!

These people were not real soldiers, so they could not line up and stand upright, so Yang Mingzhi would not be held accountable. It's just that this team, at first glance, they are really sloppy, is it necessary to raise horses with sloppiness?