This is the military ration for the Volunteer Army , but the US commander MacArthur believes that this is not something that people can eat at all!
But in fact, this is just one of the military rations of the Volunteer Army, and there are three other types, which makes people cry after watching it.
Before learning about the military rations of the Volunteer Army, let’s take a look at what the American soldiers eat on the battlefield.
It can be said that no country's logistics supply is comparable to that of the US military. In Korean War , in addition to the military base built, which could provide food to the US military, Japan was also the US military's chef at that time.
In three years, various luxurious and rich foods were continuously sent from Japan to the Korean Peninsula. It can be said that the US military was not fighting a war, but was simply vacationing abroad.
The US military at that time mostly consisted of various canned foods, and was divided into three different sets: A, B, and C.
Among them, the C set is the most commonly eaten ration for US front-line combatants, packing 6 cans, including lunch meat , stewed soybeans and other different dishes to choose from, each canned food has a full half a pound.
In addition to canned food, the C set also contains dehydrated vegetables, sugar, fruits, coffee powder, juice, tea and other foods.
At the same time, these ration sets even come with daily necessities, such as matches, cigarettes, needle and thread box and even blades of shaver, which are all available.
C set, the total weight is about 6 kilograms of . This is just a soldier's daily quantity, and it is the worst suit among the old American military rations.
Most of the front-line US military officers and senior soldiers use the B suit. Compared with the C suit, the canned food in the B suit looks more luxurious, such as cooked sausage, stewed meat, fish stew, etc., which only need a little heat to eat.
This set does not implement the rationing system like the C set. Since the number of people supplied is small, you can take it if you want and eat it if you want, and there are no restrictions.
and A set can be regarded as a great delicacy. It can only be seen at the base and command center, making people salivate.
A rations are made from the freshest ingredients, including steak, lamb chops, salads, eggs, etc. On major American festivals such as Thanksgiving, banquets will even be held in the US military base, and the luxury of the food will be further further.
You may not believe it. During the Korean War, each division of the US military equipped at least one ice cream truck to provide dessert for frontline combatants. Coke even drank nearly 1 billion bottles, which was shocking.
Later, because the US military officers ate meat every day, they wanted to vomit when they saw canned meat for lunch. They often threw away the canned meat collectively. They were picked up by the Korean army and made it into a national delicacy in South Korea. They are so proud that they are still here.
Except for the US military, the food in the other 16 countries is not bad. French soldiers can get 1.5 liters of wine every week, Turkish soldiers often barbecue in the military camps, and even the Korean army who picked up leftovers relied on the charity of the US and lived a pretty good life.
However, in comparison, the military rations of the volunteer army are simply jaw-dropping.
The first type is the famous fried noodles.
Some people who don’t know about it may even think that fried noodles are not bad at first glance. They occasionally eat fried noodles, which are oily, water and carbohydrates. Isn’t it a good time to eat it in winter?
But in fact, this fried noodles are not the same as the fried noodles. This kind of thing is completely different from what we commonly see. Most people don’t even have the appetite to see it, and they can’t swallow it at all.
So, how is this fried noodles made?
Generally, wheat flour, sorghum flour, etc. are fried in a pot. If the conditions are good, some chili flour and salt will be mixed so that the taste will not be so dry, just like eating wall ash.
On the Korean battlefield, the soldiers of the volunteer army often raided long distances, operated at night, and interspersed and detoured. In order to avoid exposing their locations, they rarely made fires to cook, and convenient fried noodles became the main food for the soldiers.
Although it is very monotonous, the volunteers who are making fun of the bitterness have figured out many ways to eat fried noodles. The most "high-end" one is to use hot water to clear the fried noodles, plus lard, sugar and the wild vegetables dug up. Such a hearty meal is enough to make the soldiers happy for a long time.
Because most of the time, the volunteers did not have the conditions to make such a "delicious dish". They basically could only eat a bite of dry fried noodles, then grabbed a handful of ice and snow from the ground and stuffed it into their mouths, mixed and swallowed it.
Due to the long-term single food, many soldiers have developed night blindness and malnutrition. They can only rely on wild vegetables to supplement vitamins, but it is still a drop in the bucket.
And even fried noodles, the soldiers could not eat with their stomachs open. Gao Jinnian, a veteran of the volunteer army, recalled: because the logistics supply line was bombed by the US military, he once worked with five soldiers to hold on for 3 days with 1 kilogram of fried noodles. On average, each person could only get 25 grams per day, which was far from reaching the daily consumption.
Gao Jinnian was still lucky. Many soldiers lost supplies because of their loss of contact with the troops. They could only eat willow catkins and chew tree bark. They wore thin clothes to fight against the US military that had no worries about food and clothing in the snow. It was a miracle.
There are many American soldiers who have compared the soldiers of the Volunteer Army to iron men, and admired the strong willpower of our army.
In fact, fried noodles are the best supply for our army compared to the other three types of military rations. In many cases, fried noodles with snow cannot be eaten every meal.
Next is the second military ration for the Volunteer Army: potatoes.
At this time, many people may ask questions, aren’t potatoes also a very normal food? I even feel that this is much better than fried noodles, so why do I say it is even harder to swallow?
Of course, the potatoes we understand are indeed a relatively delicious food, and can even be used as staple food and vegetables at the same time.
But most people dare not talk to the potatoes consumed by the volunteers, let alone swallow them into their stomachs.
As mentioned earlier, the volunteer army's night attacks, guerrilla tactics such as the volunteers cannot make fire and cook, and there are even no seasonings or side dishes, just simple potatoes.
is just in the extreme cold of several dozen degrees below zero. These potatoes are often as hard as stones. If you pick them up, you will bite them and will definitely knock off your teeth.
Many veteran volunteer soldiers recalled that if they wanted to eat this hard frozen potato, they had to take it out dozens of minutes or even an hour in advance, put it in their arms and under their armpits and thaw it, and use their body temperature to soften it to the point where they can swallow.
Potatoes were originally a food ration that could provide a lot of carbohydrate and nutrition, which could provide enough calories for soldiers in the snow and ice.
However, this kind of potato that has been frozen for a long time has long been lost in large quantities of nutrition, and it tastes even more bitter and hard to swallow. Moreover, because the frozen is too hard, it often scratches the throat and causes serious damage to the stomach and intestines.
Even so, the soldiers still had no complaints. They ate potatoes that were as hard as stones and defeated the powerful US army again and again.
And you also need to know that potatoes are the same as fried noodles, not every meal. The veterans who survived the Changjin Lake Battle once sighed that if they had two hot potatoes on their hands at that time, it would not be a problem to wipe out the American ace troops.
The third type is horse manure bean sprouts.
literally means it is bean sprouts grown in horse manure.
So, many people are asking again, who has nothing to do to eat what grows in horse manure? Is it necessary to do this?
Yes, because there are no conditions, the volunteers can only be forced to eat this kind of thing.
During the most difficult period of the Korean War, the US military sent a large number of bombers to bomb the key transportation routes of our country, and the materials could not be transported in at all, which directly led to our army not even eating fried noodles and potatoes.
It was at that time that the volunteers transport soldiers discovered a special food, bean sprouts growing in horse manure.
It turns out that horses that pull supplies will be excreted from their bodies after eating unground soybeans, and soybean seeds sprout at sufficient nutrients and appropriate temperatures, and horse manure will emerge.
At that time, even if they were responsible for truckloads of food, they were often hungry because these supplies were sent to the front line and they were reluctant to eat them. Although these bean sprouts grow from feces, they are still precious food after washing. The transport soldiers collect them tirelessly as life-saving rations on the road.
This discovery soon spread throughout the army. The soldiers were having fun in pain. Before going down, they spontaneously went to horse manure to find bean sprouts. They also often competed to compare who found more. With this kind of food, our army spent the difficult years.
Of course, no matter how horse manure bean sprouts are, they can be regarded as food, but the fourth type of military ration of the Volunteer Army can be said to have nothing to do with food.
This is the last type, stone.
In October 1950, after the Volunteer Army won its first battle, General Peng seized the tactical loopholes of the coalition forces and decided to lure the enemy into the depths.
In this plan, whether to hold the strategy of Feihushan firmly in your hands is the top priority in determining success or failure.
The 335th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army received the order and marched to Feihushan day and night, successfully captured the enemy's position, defeated the Korean army here and fled in panic, occupied Feihushan, and then prepared to block the enemy here.
In order to get here as soon as possible, the 335th Regiment discarded excess ammunition and food and accelerated the speed by reducing the baggage, which led to a shortage of food in the entire regiment soon.
leaked and rained all night. The American air force and artillery troops began to bombard our positions. Faced with the fierce firepower of hundreds of aircraft and dozens of artillery, the soldiers of the 335th Regiment could only launch a counterattack on their stomachs.
There is no ammunition, the volunteers can search the enemy's corpses, but how can they solve the problem if they don't eat it? Many soldiers were starving, but refused to put down their guns.
At this moment, a soldier had a sudden inspiration and picked up a stone and threw it into his mouth. He was so scared that his comrades next to him quickly stopped him, thinking that he was so hungry that he was mentally ill.
The warrior who "eats" the stone explained. It turned out that the stone had a little salty taste and could secrete more saliva. If you swallow more saliva, you won't be so hungry.
This method quickly spread throughout the army, and a strange scene appeared on Feihu Mountain: relied on the volunteer army that "eat" stones to "fulfill" the hunger, and beat the US military that was driving the plane, tank, and eating canned meat to run away.
In the battle of Feihu Mountain, our army repelled 57 enemy attacks, annihilated more than 2,000 enemies, and completed the blocking mission excellently.
And stones are used as military rations and have been circulated throughout the army since then. If there is really nothing to eat in the most difficult moments, then eat stones to satisfy your hunger.
Fortunately, in the middle and late stages of Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, with the successive victory of our army, the food rations of the volunteers began to improve continuously. Occasionally, I could have a hot meal, and it was also good to seize the canned meat from the US military.
. The US military was even less of an opponent in the face of the volunteer army who was getting better and better. In the end, they were defeated step by step and were forced to sign the armistice agreement.
It can be seen from this that the core reason for the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is the strength of the will of our soldiers. They used their extraordinary steel will to create miracles in the world. Even if they can only eat stones, they can defeat powerful enemies!
