There is an old saying: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass have gone first." It can be seen that grain is of vital importance to a war, soldiers do not have enough to eat, they do not have the strength to go into battle to kill the enemy, and all capable commanders attach great importance to this piece of grain and grass.
On July 7, 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing. At that time, China was still in a period of extreme chaos and poverty, and even the people could not eat enough, let alone soldiers.
At that time, the Japanese army was very strategic, occupying all the fertile land and letting the soldiers eat first. Since the good place was occupied by the Japanese army, the Chinese soldiers were bound to be hungry, so do you know what our army ate at that time?
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Americans were on the same front as China, so American experts specially formulated a minimum dietary standard for the physique of Chinese.
The standard is roughly as follows: 850 grams of rice, 340 grams of vegetables, 70 grams of soybeans, 35 grams of peanuts, 35 grams of meat, 30 grams of vegetable oil, and 10 grams of salt.
In other words, if the Chinese soldiers cannot meet this standard, this battle will certainly not be fought. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek also got the report, and when he read the above figures, he could only smile bitterly.
In fact, this standard is not excessive, if this food is given to the British and American troops, I think the chef will definitely be shot. But even our opponent, Japan, the standard of this meal is too different.
But even this low standard of food can not be lower, China can not meet. At that time, the food standard of our army was three meals a day, but this standard did not apply to everyone, and generally soldiers on the front line could only eat two meals a day, and it would be good if they could eat one meal a day when there was a war.
And it's all brown rice, vegetables basically have what to eat, meat dishes don't have to think about it. World War II nutrition experts calculated that an ordinary soldier had to eat at least 1.5 kg of rice a day to maintain physical fitness. However, the best conditions for our soldiers are only 9 meals a day, that is, 0.45 kg, not even a third of the standard.
It is no wonder that the soldiers of our army are basically skinny and rugged, while the Japanese soldiers, although short, are very strong. Because they can not only eat rice, but also eat fresh meat, biscuits, cigarettes and other side foods. This is basically a luxury for the soldiers of our army.
If you are lucky, the Chinese soldiers can still eat a meal of meat, but basically it is big fat meat, a piece of meat is divided, many people can only drink some broth, let their stomachs a little oily, think it is also strange and sad.