Starting from 1950

Chapter 98 Preparing for the New Year's Hunt

Midnight.

Su Yang suddenly opened his eyes.

He didn't turn on the light, and he didn't even stick his arm out of the covers.

Listening to Wu Xinxue's even breathing on the small bed, he had a sudden thought and shifted his gaze to Xiaoyu.

"Old Luo! With you back, we have someone to rely on!"

Inside the large tent at the 352nd Regiment's encampment, Political Commissar Sun held Luo Pojun's hand tightly.

Luo Pojun looked travel-worn and tired, but he didn't bother with pleasantries. He strode to the table with the map, waved his hand, and said, "Old Sun, enough with the small talk. Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

He said goodbye to Su Yang and Zhou Zheng half a month ago, first taking the train back to his hometown in Hubei Province to visit relatives for a few days, and then, according to the arrangement of his superiors, going to Nanjing for a short period of military knowledge study.

Little did I expect that after only a few days of classes, orders from higher authorities would be issued to the school.

These commanders of various units must return to the battlefield immediately.

Although the emergency recall was somewhat abrupt, it didn't surprise Luo Pojun too much, since no one can predict how the situation on the battlefield will change.

However, when they returned from Nanjing, they traveled by special train, only stopping briefly in Shenzhou for an hour. This was because they needed to pick up some radios along the way; otherwise, he wouldn't have even had a chance to deliver bullets to Su Yang.

After crossing the river, instead of following procedure and having them report to the headquarters first, they were sent directly back to their own units.

Luo Pojun knew that something big was about to happen!

Seeing this, Political Commissar Sun stopped talking nonsense, picked up a lantern and brought it closer to the map, gesturing with one hand to indicate the names on it;

"Old Luo, after you left, our army has been resting and reorganizing in the rear, while the frontline defense has been taken over by the People's Army."

However, just a few days after you left, the 2nd and 5th Corps of the People's Army launched a sudden attack. Ultimately, due to being isolated deep in enemy territory, you were encircled and counterattacked by several enemy divisions. Although you eventually managed to retreat, you suffered heavy losses...

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"Bang!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Pojun slammed his fist on the table and began to curse, "Are they pigs? Can't they see the situation? We clearly told them beforehand that our troops were extremely fatigued from continuous combat, suffered heavy casualties, and lacked logistical support, which is why they were resting. How dare they engage the enemy on their own? Try to recapture lost territory? Drive the enemy back into the sea in one fell swoop? Do they even have the capability?"

"Who says otherwise? I even heard that Battalion Commander Jin was trying to seize command from our commander-in-chief..."

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The two of them angrily complained.

Luo Pojun finally spotted Xiaoyu standing on the makeshift coat rack and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What's Xiaoyu doing here?"

He wondered to himself, could it be that Su Yang has arrived?

That's not right!

He then recalled that when he delivered the bullets to Su Yang, Yu Feng, the security captain of Limin Flour Factory, said that Su Yang was at the factory.

"Old Luo, it's like this..." Political Commissar Sun smiled and explained to Su Yang that Xiao Yu had been sent there.

"Here you go!"

Luo Pojun slapped his thigh and exclaimed joyfully, "Now our 352nd Regiment can open our Heavenly Eye again!"

"Li Yan! Go get the beef jerky I brought and give it to Xiaoyu!"

"yes!"

The next day.

Su Yang arrived at the flour factory's security department and immediately noticed something was amiss upon entering the duty room.

All thirty-odd security guards were crammed into the room, half of them beaming with pride, while the other half looked dejected.

Before he could ask, Yu Feng spoke up: "Su Yang, you know about the trip to Xifeng Hunting Ground, right? Do you want to go?"

"Is Brother Yu going too?" Su Yang asked him in return.

"Ahem! For this hunt, I'll be leading the security team," Yu Feng suddenly said in a serious tone.

"That's right! This time, our Deputy Section Chief Yu will lead the team!" the second team leader chimed in with a smile.

"Go away! Don't talk nonsense, it's not even close to happening yet!" Yu Feng waved his hand at him.

"Isn't this just a matter of time?" the third captain echoed.

Su Yang watched with a smile.

Today, Limin Flour Factory has twice as many employees as when he first arrived, and all administrative departments have also increased their staff.

Section chiefs like Zhang Zhenguo, Liu Mancang, and Xu Hongyan have truly earned their titles.

However, due to the fighting on the front lines, the security personnel in Shenzhou are also stretched thin, and no additional staff have been added to the security department yet.

However, Zhou Zheng has already submitted a report, and the security department will soon have an additional deputy head.

It's almost a certainty that Yu Feng will take the position of deputy section chief.

"Ahem! Putting everything else aside, Su Yang, are you going or not?" Yu Feng interrupted the teasing and brought the topic back on track.

Su Yang hesitated. He actually wanted to go, but he hadn't made up his mind yet.

"Um... we still need to kill the rats in the factory," he said hesitantly.

"Doesn't the mouse have Xiaoyu? Oh right! Why isn't Xiaoyu here today?" Yu Feng asked in surprise.

"Xiaoyu has gone out to play and will probably be back in a few days."

Su Yang gave a casual explanation, but in his heart he was already considering it again.

Xiaoyu is now with the 352nd Regiment on the battlefield. Last night, Luo Pojun convened a meeting of all the regiment's officers.

According to the message Xiaoyu overheard and passed on to Su Yang, the situation on the battlefield is indeed not good.

After the enemy changed commanders, they completely changed their style. Their mobile forces formed a tight-knit, continuous front line, advancing ten or twenty kilometers in unison every day, and setting up camp in the afternoon, even retreating into a defensive formation.

Although no attack has been launched yet, judging from the current situation, it's only a matter of time before the next battle begins.

I definitely can't go to the battlefield myself, but with Xiaoyu around, I can still provide assistance to the 352nd Regiment.

It is indeed necessary to improve the family's living conditions before the Lunar New Year.

Money isn't a problem.

Although he donated 1200 million when he first returned, he received his salary not long after, and now the amount in his savings account has returned to more than 150 million.

He will receive another salary before the end of the year, and he has hunted down a lot of rats this month. By then, his family's savings are expected to approach 300 million yuan!

Three million is a considerable sum these days; probably nine out of ten flour factory workers don't even have that much savings at home.

The main reason is that Shenzhou bears the responsibility of being the rear area, while the number of soldiers on the front line and in Andong is almost equal to the population of Shenzhou.

The people of Shenzhou had to tighten their belts. Not only did they not have meat to eat, but grain stores also strictly controlled the proportion of refined grains sold, and there were even restrictions on the quantity of coarse grains that could be purchased.

When Xiaoyu is at home, she can catch a rabbit or something and bring it back to add some oil to the dinner table.

Now, Xiaoyu doesn't know how long she'll have to stay in the 352nd Regiment.

It's important to know that Wu Xinxue and Su Yang are at the age where they are growing rapidly, and Su Yang, with his modern mindset, understands all too well the importance of adequate nutrition during this period.

"Brother Yu, when are we leaving?" Su Yang asked.

"Are you planning to go?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Feng's eyes lit up, and he even forgot to ask Xiao Yu where she had gone to play.

Back when he was in the army, the troops often lacked food and organized large-scale hunting expeditions like this.

According to the old rules, when units jointly hunted, half of the game would be handed over, and the other half would be disposed of by each unit.

Of course, "self-processing" doesn't mean distributing it to everyone; rather, it means each unit pays to purchase O at market price.

Yu Feng hadn't had any meat in a long time, and his children had both lost weight in the past two months.

He insisted on having Su Yang go with him because he admired Su Yang's marksmanship. With Su Yang there, their harvest this time would definitely be substantial!

"The schedule is to depart at 8 p.m., which means we'll arrive in Xifeng early tomorrow morning!" Yu Feng replied happily.

"Okay! I got it! Let's go together tonight!"

Su Yang responded and got up to leave the duty room.

Going to participate in the hunt will probably take at least four or five days. Since he will be away from the factory for four or five days, he needs to do a thorough "plowing the courtyard and sweeping the holes" in advance to clean up the rats in the factory.

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