Chapter 717 Improving Food Lu Qingyang, 께 Zhang and the 꺲 soldiers stayed in a relatively safe place to keep on guard.
About a few minutes later, intensive gunfire and explosions suddenly broke out in the valley at one o'clock. Wang Lei and his men were the first to engage in the fire.
Almost at the same time, there was a fierce exchange of gunfire and the enemy's screams of agony from the left rear.
The battle broke out suddenly and ended quickly.
The ambushing enemy had no idea that their whereabouts had already been exposed, let alone that they would fall into an encirclement.
Under the fierce attack of the elite reconnaissance company, most of them were quickly wiped out, and the few who tried to escape were also knocked down by precise shooting.
After more than 20 minutes, the gunfire gradually subsided.
Wang Lei returned excitedly with his soldiers, escorting two prisoners and dragging the captured weapons.
"Expert Lu, it's amazing, it's really amazing." Wang Lei patted Lu Qingyang's shoulder excitedly as soon as he came back.
"That's right, the damn guys were lying in ambush right there. If you hadn't discovered it in advance, we would have suffered a great loss this time."
The way the soldiers looked at Lu Qingyang had completely changed. Before, they admired him as an expert, but now they looked at him as if he were a god.
Not only does he employ unprecedented high-tech mine-clearing techniques, but he can also accurately identify ambushes by observing subtle clues in the jungle? He's a true Zhuge Liang on the battlefield!
Lu Qingyang smiled modestly: "I just happened to notice some details. It's your decisive command, platoon leader."
He knew in his heart that this risk of using space creatures was worth it.
Not only did it avoid casualties among comrades and crush the enemy's conspiracy, but it also further won their absolute trust.
The trust of this elite force may play a key role in greater crises in the future.
The rainforest was still hot and humid, but the atmosphere in the team was extremely high-spirited and full of confidence because of this clean and neat counter-ambush battle and the unfathomable young expert beside them.
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After winning the battle, destroying the enemy's ambush, capturing prisoners and seizing their guns, the team returned triumphantly, and the headquarters was filled with an exciting atmosphere.
Although the soldiers were tired, they all had the joy of victory on their faces.
However, this high spirit cooled down a little when the meal started.
The supply lines in the rear were under tremendous pressure, and supplies at the front, especially fresh food, were extremely scarce.
Even the sharp knife squad and Lu Qingyang, the "expert in ministering" who were taken care of by Li, were only given an extra spoonful of canned meat, compressed biscuits as hard as bricks, and a bowl of porridge with a few dried vegetable leaves floating in it, so thin that you could almost see your reflection in it.
This was all they had to replenish the energy they had consumed after the intense battle.
When the head cook brought the food to Lu Qingyang, he looked apologetic: "Expert Lu, I'm sorry, this is the condition we have. This is the best we can offer. Please bear with me."
Lu Qingyang looked at the food in his hand that barely filled his stomach, and glanced at the expressions of the soldiers around him who were wolfing down the food but were obviously not satisfied. This was especially true for the young soldiers who were still growing up, and this amount of calories was not enough.
Veterans like Wang Lei and Da Liu ate silently, apparently already used to it.
"Squad leader, this is very good, thank you." Lu Qingyang took it calmly without showing any dissatisfaction.
He knew that this was indeed the limit of what the logistics staff could provide.
He sat on the ammunition box, slowly eating the hard biscuits and drinking the clear porridge, but he felt very unhappy.
The soldiers shed blood and sacrificed their lives on the front lines, but they could not even guarantee a full meal.
He thought of the fertile land and breeding area in his own space, which was filled with piles of food, fresh vegetables, and even farmed livestock...
However, he couldn't produce a large amount of supplies out of thin air in front of everyone.
That would be too shocking, and the origin could not be explained, which would cause huge trouble.
At night, when it was Lu Qingyang's turn to be on guard in the area, he took the initiative to take on the second half of the night shift.
The moonlight was fragmented by the dense treetops. The forest was silent, with only the chirping of unknown insects and the occasional sporadic gunshot in the distance.
While his comrades around him were resting and he was the only one at the sentry post, Lu Qingyang quietly sank his consciousness into space.
I can't take out the finished food, but maybe I can change it.
He carefully selected several common but particularly plump rabbits and chickens in the area, and used clever techniques to make them look like they were startled at night and "bumped" into the cordon in a panic.
At the same time, he also used the space, soil and water in several inconspicuous corners near the edge of the camp to promote the growth of several clumps of fresh and tender wild vegetables and fungi, making them look like they grew naturally.
The next morning, just as the soldiers who were changing shifts arrived, they heard Lu Qingyang's slightly surprised voice: "Look, it seems that some wild animals ran around here last night. And here, there are a lot of edible wild vegetables and mushrooms growing!"
The news spread quickly, and the soldiers who got up early to exercise immediately became excited.
Wang Lei took a few people to take a look and found traces of running rabbits, scattered feathers, and a few clumps of juicy wild vegetables.
"Hey, God is really opening his eyes!" Da Liu rubbed his hands and said excitedly, "Now I can add more food for my brothers!"
Several agile warriors immediately organized a large-scale "hunt" and soon brought back two fat rabbits and a big chicken.
The kitchen staff was overjoyed and quickly started to prepare the broth. Together with the wild vegetables and mushrooms, they cooked several large pots of broth, which had a simple but fragrant flavor.
When the hot, oily broth was in the hands of each soldier, the atmosphere in the camp changed completely.
Although each person could only eat a piece of meat and a few mouthfuls of soup, this unexpected wild game greatly soothed the soldiers' tired bodies and minds and their empty stomachs. The tension and fatigue of the past few days seemed to dissipate a lot with this mouthful of hot soup.
A young soldier sipped his soup and said to Lu Qingyang contentedly, "Expert Lu, you're truly our lucky star. Not only can you get good guns, find mines, and detect ambushes, but you can even attract game just by standing guard."
Wang Lei also came over with a bowl in hand, looked at Lu Qingyang meaningfully, and whispered: "Qingyang 땢zhi, thank you."
He might have guessed that this "luck" was a bit too coincidental, but he chose not to ask.
As long as it was good for the soldiers and beneficial to the battle, he could pretend not to know some secrets.
Lu Qingyang smiled and took a sip of the soup in his bowl.
It feels good to help your comrades.
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