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Chapter 97 The Grim Situation

"Su Yang, what do you want to eat tonight?"

When Su Yang opened his eyes, he was met with a pair of eyes as beautiful as peach blossoms. It was Wu Xinxue. He didn't know how long she had been sitting by the bed watching him.

He laughed and said, "Anything is fine."

"Um!"

Wu Xinxue smiled and agreed, then got up to cook.

On the day Su Yang returned from the battlefield, he told her about his and Xiao Yu's telepathic connection.

After all, even Chief Lan and many other chiefs knew about this, so there was no reason to keep it from Wu Xinxue.

So when Wu Xinxue got home from get off work and saw him talking intently with Xiaoyu, she didn't disturb him.

Turning his gaze away from Wu Xinxue, Su Yang began to ponder.

Before Xiaoyu arrived at the 352nd Regiment's garrison, Su Yang ordered her to take a stroll around the front line.

Almost all of our troops are resting in place.

At the forefront of the western front, the local People's Army was facing the enemy from afar, while our main force was tucked behind the People's Army.

Two People's Army units on the eastern front are being pursued and attacked by the enemy's coalition forces.

Su Yang also discovered that the enemy was different!

Instead of splitting up their forces, they banded together and laid out their battle lines in a single line.

The soldiers are still the same soldiers, but their style has completely changed!

Previously, the enemy was afraid of being ambushed by our troops and never entered the mountains and forests. However, what Su Yang saw through Xiao Yu's eyes was that the enemy was searching the mountains and forests inch by inch.

Most importantly, Su Yang discovered that the enemy had even more transport vehicles!

Officers rode in jeeps, soldiers rode in trucks, and almost no one walked!

Helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft are being deployed more frequently than before.

Su Yang tried hard to recall the contents of a military documentary he had only glanced at briefly in his previous life.

"Magnetic tactics?"

"A worship offensive?"

He kept repeating those two words to himself.

In his past life, he was like most netizens, watching videos with an attitude of entertainment, and it was common for him to forget what he was watching after he finished.

All I can recall are some information related to "memes" and "famous scenes".

For example, he learned the recipe for fried noodles by watching netizens argue.

For example, "Sansuoli" and "Gunyuri" refer to places where people went to the cinema to watch related movies.

For example, the unfortunate general who died in a car accident on the enemy side was because of his nickname "General of Chariots and Cavalry".

The "magnetic tactics" and "worship offensive" were images he saw in the video comment section, in which the enemy general always had a grenade hanging on his chest.

Only then did he learn the story of "General Iron Egg" and also learn about the things that Yi Lin Ban Zhuan had done.

This is precisely why he sent Xiaoyu back to the battlefield.

Even if Su Yang were an expert marksman and killed hundreds or thousands of enemies in a battle involving a million-strong army, it wouldn't affect the overall situation.

As for the last time, it was either that he misled Luo Pojun, or that Luo Pojun had already seen through his lie but pretended not to know because he felt that Su Yang was of great importance to the 352nd Regiment, and let him stay by making the best of a bad situation.

Now that his age is on the table—he's actually 12, but his official records say he's 15—it's no longer acceptable for him to openly go to war.

On the contrary, Xiaoyu's reconnaissance role, acting as the eyes of the 352nd Regiment on the battlefield, has "soul connection" and "shared vision". With Su Yang's command, it can play a role comparable to drones in later generations.

"Su Yang! Dinner's ready!"

Before anyone knew it, Wu Xinxue had already prepared the meal.

"Coming right away!" Su Yang snapped out of his thoughts and replied.

"The five-starred red flag flutters in the wind, the victory song is so loud, singing of our beloved motherland marching towards prosperity and strength. We are hardworking, we are brave, five thousand years of glorious history, we have overcome all hardships..."

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Wu Xinxue hummed a song, her voice clear and melodious.

She placed two bowls of porridge, a dish of pickled vegetables, and three steamed buns made from mixed flour on the table, her bright eyes looking at Su Yang.

"This is a new song I learned today, what do you think? Is it good?"

Su Yang was somewhat dazed, wondering if this song had already come about at this time?

He remembered that in his previous life, when he was in junior high school, he lived at school and was woken up by the school's loudspeaker every morning.

To be honest, he hated this song throughout his three years of junior high school because it was the song that woke him from his sweet dreams countless times.

Now that time and space have changed, when he hears this song again, he doesn't feel annoyed at all; instead, he feels warm inside.

"It sounds nice!" Su Yang replied with a smile as he took the steamed bun Wu Xinxue handed him.

Having received the answer she wanted to hear, Wu Xinxue gave him a sweet smile.

As the two ate, Wu Xinxue frequently glanced at Su Yang.

She noticed that Su Yang's brows were constantly furrowed, and he wasn't very interested in chatting with her.

The quick-witted girl easily guessed that Su Yang was worried about the battlefield. She thought for a moment and started a conversation, saying, "Su Yang, you came back early today. This afternoon, the higher-ups gave us some news about the flour mill."

"What news?" Su Yang's curiosity was piqued.

Wu Xinxue smiled and said, "It's already past the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and the end of the year is just around the corner. In order to ensure the supply of meat for the people and the front lines during the New Year, the higher authorities have ordered all units across the country to actively organize hunting."

"A hunt?"

Su Yang seemed to be deep in thought.

He had been in this world for a whole year, and had even worked at a slaughterhouse, so he was quite familiar with the situation in this era.

Nowadays, there are almost no large-scale pig farms in the modern sense across the country, and pigs are almost entirely raised by individual farmers.

Fast-growing white pigs have not yet been introduced to China. Farmers are still raising local native pigs, which grow slowly without feed and only weigh about 100-200 jin (50-100 kg) when they are ready for slaughter.

Therefore, in this era, if ordinary people wanted to eat meat, they mostly had to rely on wild game.

In the past two years, due to the rampant banditry, many hunters have been afraid to go into the deep mountains and forests to hunt.

After the outbreak of the Korean War, meat supplies were reduced across the country, with the six northeastern provinces being the most affected.

Su Yang had heard Yue Jinlong say that pork supplies in various parts of Northeast China had been reduced by 30% to 70% to supply the front lines.

The people can feel it firsthand. For example, two months ago, the "Consumer Cooperative" in Building No. 1 was renamed "Supply and Marketing Cooperative".

For two whole months after that, the supply and marketing cooperative stopped selling pork.

Faced with a powerful foreign enemy, the people, united as one, could naturally understand the temporary difficulties.

But no matter how poor or miserable we are, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, we should at least make a meal of meat dumplings, right?

Su Yang instantly understood the crux of the matter and couldn't help but laugh, "Where should we hunt? We can't go to Qipan Mountain, can we? We probably won't catch much game there, will we?"

Qipanshan is located northeast of Shenzhou, at most 60 or 70 li away from Limin Flour Factory.

Being adjacent to Shenzhou, a megacity with a population of one million, it's clear there aren't many prey to be found.

Seeing Su Yang's brows relax, Wu Xinxue smiled and said, "Of course it's not Qipanshan. I heard that all the units in our Tiexi District are going to Xifeng Weichang together!"

Xifeng Weichang?

Su Yang instantly recalled what he had overheard while chatting with Old Man Xie.

The "Xifeng Hunting Ground" that ordinary people talk about is part of the "Shengjing Hunting Ground" of the Qing Dynasty.

It was once banned from use for royal hunting, Eight Banners military training, and as a tribute base.

In the late Qing Dynasty, it was even more famous as the "Royal Deer Park," where the deer antlers produced were renowned throughout the country.

During the Republic of China era, the hunting ground system collapsed, and Xifeng Hunting Ground was converted into farmland and forest area.

However, due to continuous warfare in recent years, that place is probably no different from a desolate wilderness now.

"I heard from Grandpa Xie that there are many wild animals there, including deer, jackals, wolves, and even bears and tigers!" Su Yang's eyes lit up.

"A tiger? That's too dangerous." Wu Xinxue frowned.

"What's there to be afraid of about a tiger? Can it be more powerful than the US's planes and tanks? Besides, with so many people hunting, a mere tiger is nothing. Maybe I can even bring you back a tiger-skin coat!" Su Yang laughed.

"I don't want the tiger-skin coat, I just want you to be okay... Anyway, be careful."

"Hey! I never said I was definitely going!"