A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 233 Gathering the Ruined Troops

(German Lieutenant's Sabre)

When Abao and seven or eight other people arrived, Lu Cheng was already waiting outside the forest with two wild boars placed in front of him.

Seeing that there were really two wild boars, everyone rushed over to help. They found some sticks, and worked in groups of four to lift the two wild boars and walked towards Zenda.

Among the soldiers who came, there was Li Sifu from the Sichuan Army, nicknamed "Yao Ma". There was Gu Xiaomai from Baoding, nicknamed "Dou Bing". There was Deng Bao, who spoke with a southern Hunan accent, and whose name was only one character different from A Bao, nicknamed "Bu La".

Except for these three, who are the main members of the cannon fodder group with names, the others are characters who have never appeared in the original drama.

At this time, there is still more than a month before the plot begins, and some of the main members of the cannon fodder group have not escaped here yet.

As they carried the two wild boars forward, Doubing, the youngest, smiled ingratiatingly and asked, "Sir, can you give us a bite of the meat if we help you carry the things?"

"Of course. When we get back, I'll treat you to pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you."

Hearing Lu Cheng's words, the defeated soldiers immediately became energetic. Although they came to help and also wanted to get a bite to eat, Lu Cheng was the superior, and if he really asked them to work for nothing, they would have no way to deal with it.

"If you all follow me in the future, I will give you three meals a day to ensure you are well fed. How about it? Do you want to follow me?"

"Sir, are you serious?"

"These two wild boars are placed here. Doesn't that make the point clear?"

"Sir, I am willing to follow you."

"I would like that too."

These defeated soldiers had been in the shelter for some time and had been starving every day. When they heard that they could have enough food and even meat, they were of course willing to follow Lu Cheng.

"But let me be frank with you. If you want to follow me, you have to behave like a soldier. Don't just sit there and wait for death. I can train you later, build up your physical fitness, and practice shooting. Nothing can be missed."

"Sir, these are all fine. As long as we have enough food to eat, we are certainly not afraid of training. It's just...it's that we have lost our guns."

"If you don't have your gun, just go get another one. If you're willing to follow me, how can you be without your guns?"

When these defeated soldiers heard that Lu Cheng would also provide them with guns, they became even more excited.

A Bao at the side also added: "Our battalion commander is very good to us. He never lets us fight on an empty stomach, and he never lets us die. Even at the end of the battle, he lets us go first. You are lucky to be able to fight with our battalion commander."

When a group of people carried two wild boars into Zenda City, they immediately attracted a lot of onlookers, and the defeated soldiers along the street were even more envious.

Some of the defeated soldiers even wanted to follow to see if they could get some benefits or something, but when they saw the major's collar badge on Lu Cheng and the box gun in his hand, those defeated soldiers gave up the idea.

When everyone returned to the shelter where they lived, all the defeated soldiers in the shelter immediately surrounded them.

"Wow, two big wild boars, they must weigh about 500 kilograms, right?"

"Sir, sir, I can cook a pig-killing dish, can you let me have some of the meat?"

"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. My family is a butcher, and this is a skill passed down from our ancestors. Do you want me to kill the pig and skin it?"

"Sir, I'm the company's cook, and I'm a very good cook."

"Sir, I have a kitchen knife here."

A group of people gathered here, even Milong, the richest man from Northeast China in the shelter, came over and said, "Oh, two wild boars, two bullets, this officer is not simple."

Seeing everyone gathered around, Lu Cheng clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, be quiet for a moment. I'll say a few words. These two wild boars weigh about 500 kilograms in total. Even if we remove some of the inedible offal and bones, it will be enough to eat for a while.

From now on, if you are willing to follow me and serve under me, I will provide you with enough food and meat to eat. Raise your hand if you are willing to sign up. "

Almost everyone immediately raised their hands, except for Milong from the Northeast, who looked down on them: "They are just two wild boars. You'd be a fool to expect people to follow you and risk their lives for you."

Milong was originally a quartermaster. The unit he was in suffered a defeat. The battalion commander and regiment commander above him were all killed. All the supplies in the regiment fell into the hands of him, the quartermaster. Milong took the opportunity to start a reselling business and accumulated a batch of supplies.

In the west wing of this courtyard, there is a room filled with all kinds of supplies, including military uniforms, canned meat, bacon, etc., all of which belong to Milong.

Milong is a tall and strong guy, very good at fighting. Most people can't beat him, and no one dares to steal his things.

While everyone else was hungry, Milong was still enjoying his watermelon, so naturally he looked down on this little bit of pork.

Lu Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to him. He took out a notebook and pen he carried with him and handed them to A Bao beside him, asking him and Meng Fanle to start registering everyone's name, age, place of origin, unit they belonged to, as well as their original military rank, branch of the military and other basic information.

Soon, more than thirty defeated soldiers in this small courtyard signed up and were willing to follow Lu Cheng into the army.

Of course, most of these defeated soldiers just signed up to make a living, and had no intention of really following Lu Cheng to join the army and work for him.

Lu Cheng didn't care about these. These defeated soldiers had long been beaten to a pulp. It would take time to get them back on their feet.

A full meal and a bite of meat are just the beginning.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng took out some French currency and gave it to A Bao, asking him to take two people to buy some cabbage, vermicelli, salt and various seasonings, as well as some food, iron pots, bowls and chopsticks and so on.

Several people who claimed to be butchers and cooks were busy slaughtering pigs and cooking, and it seemed that they were not lying.

It will take some time to turn the two wild boars into dishes and serve them on the table.

Lu Cheng picked up the notebook where Meng Fanle had made his records and took a look at it. Including Meng Fanle and A Bao, Lu Cheng now had 34 soldiers under his command.

While everyone was busy, Lu Cheng walked out of the courtyard and prepared to walk around the city of Zenda.

The sun was setting and wisps of smoke were rising everywhere. The regular garrisons had finished their day's training and returned to their camps. The entire Zenda had become much quieter.

Some defeated soldiers in a nearby shelter also received some cabbage and food from the quartermaster department and began to cook dinner.

Just as Lu Cheng was passing by a small alley, he suddenly heard a voice not far away: "Let me go, I want to go home."

"Xiaozui, just follow me. I promise to keep you well fed and clothed, and you won't be bullied. We don't know when your brother will be back. When you run out of money, how will you survive?"

"I don't want it. My brother will come back. He will definitely come back! Let me go!"

"I won't let go unless you let me..."

"Unless you are my uncle!"

A stone flew out accurately and hit the wrist of the guy who was stopping Xiaozui.

The guy felt a pain and immediately turned around. Seeing that it was a major officer, he immediately became a little scared: "Sir, I..."

Without saying a word, Lu Cheng walked up to him and kicked the guy to the ground.

If Lu Cheng hadn't held back some strength, this kick would have killed the person.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you bully a soldier's family here?"