Because we are all nobles? Everyone present was puzzled as to what answer this was, except for Xiao Letian whose expression suddenly became serious.
"Find some chairs, untie them, let them rest... and find some food, just our individual soldier rations, and some wine..."
Xiao Letian treated each other with courtesy. No one understood why the head of state treated these prisoners so kindly. You must know that these people just wanted to annihilate everyone!
But with outsiders present, no one would be stupid enough to question their leader's reasoning in front of outsiders. Several soldiers piled up several empty ammunition boxes to form a simple dining table.
A table full of beer, red wine, and Chinese individual soldier rations!
It was already four o'clock in the morning. Alfred and others knew that there was no good feast. This might be the last meal in their lives. They were eating and drinking as if they were reincarnated by starving ghosts.
There were large barrels of tinplate canned beef, canned sweet tropical fruits, pieces of hard but uniquely fragrant compressed biscuits, and even the Dragon Guard boiled a pot of boiling water and brewed some for these hungry ghosts. Cup of Chinese black tea with sugar and milk.
At the end of the meal, there was actually a dessert, a pack of Ryukyu specialty brown rock candy, which was crunchy and sweet when chewed in your mouth!
The individual rations of Chinese soldiers are so simple and crude, high in calories, high in protein, and high in sugar... I don't care if you have diabetes or not. After eating this portion, you will have enough physical strength to fight for six or seven consecutive hours.
Alfred was really hungry, and it was probably the first time he had eaten this unique food. At that moment, he even thought the food was more delicious than the food he had eaten in the best restaurants in Paris!
Gudong, Gudong... Alfred raised his head and drank a large glass of beer. The alcohol relaxed his nerves a little.
"As expected, he is the head of state of the Chinese ethnic group. His salary is high enough. Can't you get used to European food? He even brought Ryukyu's special fruits... Haha, luxury, what a luxury!"
Xiao Letian was not angry even after hearing his sarcasm. He smiled faintly and raised his wine glass and gave a humbly salute, "These fruits are really a specialty of Ryukyu and Southeast Asia. We Chinese have four large-scale fruit canning factories..."
"But you guessed it wrong. These foods are not specially for me to enjoy. These are Chinese individual soldier rations! As long as there is a war, then I will eat the same as the soldiers!"
"What? Impossible!" Alfred and the noble officers jumped up immediately. "Individual soldier rations? When did the Chinese become so generous? Give this to the soldiers..."
"Nonsense! There's no need for us mortals to lie to us!"
"Sit down! Be honest..." Hyoutaro and his men pushed them back. "I've never seen these bumpkins in the market. These are the combat rations our soldiers eat. Believe it or not!"
Xiao Letian spread his hands, "Why should I lie to you...Since ancient times, wars have been about limited logistics. Food is a big deal. I will never be stingy with my soldiers!"
"Bring them a complete individual soldier ration..."
Alfred and others looked in disbelief at an oil paper bag ten centimeters wide and five centimeters high, with hemp thread neatly and tightly wrapped on it.
An individual soldier's ration looks like a brick. It is placed squarely on the table. When you open the package, there are two cans inside, one for meat, one for fruit, and three pieces of the same oilcloth. compressed biscuits.
This kind of compressed biscuit can be said to be the highest grade in the world at that time. The main ingredients are wheat flour, oil, sugar, salt, and some dairy products are added. Some compressed biscuits are even mixed with crushed peanuts, walnuts and other nuts. crumbs.
After these raw materials are fried, they are formed into hard lumps through the high pressure of the machine. To be honest, if they hit a person's head, they can make a big lump.
In addition to these, there is also a small pack of black rock sugar and even some tea leaves!
Alfred was a knowledgeable person. He knew at a glance the benefits of such individual soldier rations in wartime. There was no problem at all for a soldier to carry three or four days' worth of dry food with him.
Recalling the terrible and pathetic logistics of our own unit, the soldiers even ate bread made from moldy wheat. The chaos in the entire army kitchen was a disaster.
The devil is in the details! No wonder this group of Chinese people were haunting the jungles of the Lorraine area at that time. These supply capabilities were already at the forefront of the times.
Xiao Letian said with a smile, "Canned meat is divided into two types: beef and pork. Now in Ryukyu, this kind of canned meat has become an important commodity in our market trade. In addition to military use, civilian use also consumes a large part!"
"There are also these canned tropical fruits, which are purchased in large quantities in areas with high latitudes in autumn and winter..."
"Try the compressed biscuits. If our soldiers have enough time, they will use their own helmets to boil some hot water, and then use a file to boil the biscuit crumbs in. That pot of batter soup is also very nourishing to the stomach..."
Xiao Letian smiled faintly and said, "France will definitely fail in this war because you have never been prepared!"
"Of course, you think you are well prepared, but all your preparations are not even one-tenth of ours...how can you be invincible!"
"The war has reached this point. I can tell the person in charge that this war is not the fault of you grassroots officers and soldiers. On the contrary, you fought very well!"
"In this war, you have completely failed at the court. To put it bluntly, you French politicians have failed, and so many of your outstanding soldiers have died in vain!"
Xiao Letian is born to be a master of demagoguery. He can always pry open the opponent's spiritual defense with just a few words!
Alfred was about to shed tears after saying a few words. He wanted to refute anything, but when he thought back to the poor logistics on his side and looked at the simple individual rations of the Chinese, all his refutations could not be answered. Exported.
"It's useless to say anything now. I admit that my army has failed, but I don't believe that France will fail. My motherland will definitely fight until the last moment!"
Alfred was still as stubborn as he was about to die, but Xiao Letian looked up to the sky and smiled.
"Hahaha...will we really win? I don't think it's possible. I do think that your final fate in France will be just like what is sung in the Marseillaise. Sooner or later you will be betrayed by the traitor!"
"Don't you believe it? There's no point in glaring at me, I'm just telling the truth!"
"I just said that France will lose this battle because of politics, because Paris is still not united, and each faction has its own agenda!"
"Human beings are very ugly, especially politicians who are shameless. Do you think they will betray their country for the sake of their rights?"
"I think it will! And the possibility is very high, because..." At this point, Xiao Letian stared at Alfred and said every word.
"Because...because you, the only force that can compete with them, will be exhausted in this war!"
"Without restrictions, do you think they will become traitors to the country?"
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