When it comes to marching and fighting, the most important thing is not that the weapons and equipment are good and the ammunition is sufficient, but that the military food supplies are in place. Military food is the thing that can stabilize the morale of the army, as long as it is equipped enough, it will not worry about the lack of morale of the soldiers. As early as ancient times, China had the saying that "soldiers and horses do not move, grain and grass go first", which is enough to see the importance of grain and grass in combat.
The same applies in modern warfare. Throughout the entire Period of World War II, the combat capabilities of those troops who ate well were basically not bad. The most typical example is the US military. Their diet was the best of any world war-participating country, and not only did every soldier get plenty of eggs, meat, and vegetables every day. There are even desserts after meals, usually chocolate. Moreover, cigarettes will be provided for free, after all, a cigarette after a meal, happy like a god.
The same good food is Germany. In the early days of World War II, The German diet was called a sumptuous meal. Ton ton jam, fried fish and desserts, and more exaggeratedly, the soldiers can also drink beer. In the eyes of the Germans, drinking before the war not only strengthens the courage, but also gives yourself good luck. Because of such abundant food, the German army swept through the European battlefields at the beginning of World War II, and almost no one could stop them.
So, what will our country eat in World War II? It is not difficult to see from many film and television dramas that the soldiers often eat porridge, pickles, and porridge. Only when you have won a battle or a New Year's Day, you will slightly improve your food, eat pork or dumplings or something. The best food in our army was the Chinese Expeditionary Force that entered Burma at that time, and their food was fully responsible for by the US military, which was naturally much more abundant.
But even with such a general meal, our army still exerted amazing combat effectiveness. Of course, this is not unrelated to the resolute fighting spirit of the officers and men of our army in resisting foreign enemies and the strong resilience of the Chinese nation since ancient times. And what was the food of Japan, which was our sworn enemy at that time?
In 2014, the Japanese people found a box of Japanese military cans produced in 1944 in a warehouse in Hiroshima where Japanese naval supplies were stored, and from this 70-year-old can, they can get a glimpse of the food of the Japanese army.
This box of military cans was produced by Hiroshima City Canning Co., Ltd. and is intended exclusively for the Japanese Naval Special Forces. After unboxing, everyone present was dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, 70 years later, the food in the can has not yet deteriorated.
There are many kinds of canned food in the box, and there are even canned meat and seafood in it, and this perishable can, after so many years, can still be eaten, not to mention the canned fruits and vegetables that are not easy to decay. Especially the canned red bean glutinous rice, the red beans inside have not even changed their color, and they are still quite bright red. It can be seen that the Japanese military cans have achieved the ultimate in terms of sealing and choice of ingredients. With such care, how can the Food of the Japanese Army be bad.
It is worth mentioning that Hiroshima was also bombed by atomic bombs in the past, and these military cans have been preserved until today. It can also be seen that its shelf life is long.
However, even if the Japanese army ate such a good military can, it still lost to our millet plus rifle. Now it seems ironic. It can be seen that eating well does not guarantee invincibility. However, any unjust war of aggression will ultimately have only one end, and it will be a complete defeat.