The airship arrived at nine o'clock in the evening, more than five hours before it took off.

The two brothers found a tavern next to the airship landing site and prepared to spend the five long hours.

Although it is an island, the food is divided into water and land.

All kinds of crabs, all kinds of shrimps, and fish that I have seen or never seen before.

On land, there are beef, mutton and pork. Even if you want a big pork knuckle, it’s not difficult.

"The two brothers looked like heroes of the Liao Army and wanted to eat seafood. There are things here that we don't have in the Ming Dynasty. Look at these crabs. They are as big as a washbasin, which is really rare in the Bohai Bay.

Look at these shrimps again, they are almost interesting. They are not as good as the prawns in Bohai Bay, but we don’t have this kind of lobsters there.

To tell you the truth, a lobster like this would cost you a month's military allowance in the capital!"

The chef with a big belly is also a wonderful person. He pointed to a large row of seafood and introduced it to the brothers.

"Young...! My brother has good eyesight and can tell that we are from Liaodong. I am from Liaodong and his family is from Shandong.

I ate a lot of this seafood when I was at home, but I didn’t eat this crab much. So let’s have one for each person!

Lobster is not that delicious. I just ate it a few days ago. The taste is just the same. I don’t know why the adults in Beijing like it so much.

Speaking of Liaodong, it has snowed in many places this season. It’s freezing cold, so I like to eat Liaodong’s food the most.”

The old monkey liked this talkative guy very much and ordered two big crabs with a smile.

"Hahaha! He is indeed a hero from Liaodong. Look here. Authentic Liaodong sauerkraut. Look, sauerkraut and pork stewed with vermicelli.

Let's serve food and wine. This is our authentic Liaodong food!" The cook pointed to a big iron pot at the back with a smile.

A large pot of sauerkraut is simmering inside! The smell of it makes people want to have two bowls.

"Young man! I know how to do business, but I can actually make pickled cabbage and pork vermicelli noodles here. This is rare. Get a big portion, with more meat, and the three-layered one is best."

"That's it! That's it! It must be three-layered, with a strip of fat on top of the lean meat. It tastes like a satiating thing.

If you want to eat some beef and mutton, look, there is a hot pot over there. The sesame sauce made from Daming Dynasty is so authentic.

What does the big copper hot pot in Donglaishun, Beijing, taste like? This is what it tastes like. If it’s bad, you can smash my sign.”

"Forget it about the hot pot, I can't eat it." The old monkey waved his hand quickly.

He just saw that the bowl containing sauerkraut and pork stewed vermicelli should be described as a basin.

If the bowl is empty, it's no problem to wash your face.

Unable to resist the boss's persuasion, I ordered two more vegetarian dishes, plus a plate of pork and sauerkraut dumplings.

"Are these two guys here to take the airship? It doesn't look like they are heroes of the navy. I'm a senior, and I used to work as an errand in the Marine Corps.

I injured my leg, so I retired. But I didn't want to leave the brothers yet, so Shangfeng thought that I had merit, so he placed me here to start a small business.

If nothing else, Hukou is still fine."

It turned out to be an injured Marine, which made Ding San and Old Monkey feel a sense of respect. When they looked at his legs again, they found nothing wrong.

Looking further down, it turns out that half of the foot is missing.

The two of them knew immediately that this kind of injury was caused by a landmine.

Ever since the Ming Dynasty invented micro landmines, they have been everywhere on the battlefield.

It's not very powerful. If you step on it, half of your foot will explode. Not only will you lose your fighting ability, but it will also involve others taking care of you.

The Ming army's artillery fire was powerful, and there were planes and tanks on the ground during the battle. It was quite difficult for the enemy to cause casualties to the Ming army.

Various large, medium and small landmines became the main weapons causing casualties to the Ming army.

His condition is pretty good. Someone had his back heel blown off. As a last resort, his entire foot was amputated, and he can only use crutches or a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

But I heard that some kind of prosthetic limb has been tinkered with recently. I don’t know what it is made of, but it looks very similar to a real foot.

Mounted on the legs, you can walk normally without delay.

“He turned out to be a good man from the Marine Corps, so disrespectful! Disrespectful!

If you have nothing to do, you might as well sit down and have a drink." The old monkey looked around and saw that there were no diners in the stall, so he immediately greeted Gao Jiu warmly.

Ding San followed and nodded without saying a word.

Ding San is such a dull person and rarely talks much. Perhaps this is a common problem among snipers.

If you drink with him, these five hours will become very difficult.

It would be much more interesting to talk to this talkative boss. To be honest, the two brothers, who are from the Army, have never had any experience with the Marine Corps.

"Okay, I'll have a drink with you two brothers. As we agreed, the money for the drink will be mine."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm asking you to drink and asking you to pay for the drink. It's nothing to make you laugh at. Come on, come on!" The old monkey pulled the boss enthusiastically, as if he was the owner of the place.

Gao Jiu limped to the table and sat down holding on to the table.

"I heard that the hospital now has something called a prosthetic foot, which is made to look like a real foot. After it is installed, you can walk like a normal person. What? You didn't get one?"

The old monkey looked at Gao Jiu's feet and said with regret.

"It's been done on the top of the mountain. I just cast it the day before yesterday. It's said that it needs to be obtained from the mainland of Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid it will take three to five months to climb up.

It's no different now than during the war. During the war two years ago, transport ships came every day. The various supplies piled up there were as big as a hill.

Not only our Marine Corps' stuff, but also a lot of your Army's stuff comes ashore here, and then is loaded into small boats and shipped north.

Now...! Haha...!"

The old monkey took a look at the ships on the dock. The so-called small ships were also freighters of several thousand tons.

The freighters coming from the Ming Dynasty obviously refer to large freighters with tens of thousands of tons or hundreds of thousands of tons.

The Ming Dynasty's navy is unique in the world, and the number of new warships added every year is pitiful.

The naval shipyard's production capacity has increased and it specializes in manufacturing cargo ships. And the largest number of cargo ships built are cargo ships of 10,000 to 20,000 tons.

This kind of freighter can carry no more than no amount of cargo, and can travel across both oceans and inland seas.

There are many river ports with deeper water, and it is not a problem for this kind of cargo ship to enter. Gradually, this thing became the main force of the Ming Dynasty's navy.

As for cargo ships that weigh 100,000 tons or even hundreds of thousands of tons, not many are built!

These things have too high requirements on sea conditions. Many ports simply do not have the ability to berth these large ships.

The crabs were served, as were the steaming noodles stewed with sauerkraut and pork. The dumplings stuffed with pork and sauerkraut had to wait a while.

These dumplings are freshly made and wrapped. And you can watch the dumplings!

The cook looked like she was from the north. She had a thick waist and thick arms, and the word "strong" was evident all over her body.

Now he is holding two kitchen knives and flying up and down to deal with the pork on the table.

"Two dishes are enough to drink. Come on, let's have a drink." The old monkey saw that the wine was actually Lao Longkou, which made him very excited.

It is impossible for middle- and lower-level officers to afford the high-end liquors of Maotai Wuliangye. They can only drink liquors similar to Erguotou or Laolongkou.

Especially this kind of Laolongkou produced in Shenyang, imported from pure cotton, and the most important thing is that the price is not high. It is definitely the favorite of frontline officers and soldiers.

"Are you two brothers from the Army?"

"My surname is Hou, and everyone calls me Old Monkey. This is my brother Ding San!

We are all from the Ninth Division, and we took advantage of our vacation to go to the Middle East to earn some extra money."

The old monkey filled a bowl of pickled cabbage and took a sip. Not to mention, the taste was really pure.

"Jiu Ninth Division, oh, I heard that you have a very famous Mongolian camp there.

I really envy you for having such straightforward men, unlike us, who have either Indian soldiers or fucking Burmese or Cochin Java soldiers.

They all look like monkeys, and some snipers are not as tall as their guns.

Fighting with the French is like holding your breath.

If there is no support from the navy veterans, haha...!" Gao Jiu sneered, feeling sorry for himself at the same time.

"First Evolution"

Why do they have the descendants of Genghis Khan who are brave and powerful, but here there are only Indians who like to eat curry?

“It’s hard to say that the Mongols are really fierce in fighting!

Starting from the first battle of Kharkov and Omur, the Mongolian battalion was crippled three or four times, but it survived each time.

The worst time was when only six people were left in the entire battalion. They couldn't even form a squad and were almost wiped out." The old monkey shook his head.

The reputation of the army is built up, and the brave are respected in the army. Sometimes, they don't care who you are.

In other words, which ethnic group are you from?

The reputation of the Mongolian camp is built on life. To be honest, the old monkey is not envious at all!

He envied Hugjiril and his old friend Batu.

These two guys have experienced such fierce battles. They crawled out of the pile of dead people several times, and they were dragged out by old monkeys.

But these two guys suffered a lot of minor injuries every time, and they never had any injuries.
To be continued...