56: Chapter 56 No Way Back, Facing Death to Live

Wang Ye returned to the dormitory at the camp.

The once lively dormitory was now empty.

The Chinese Soldiers he could still see a few days ago were no longer there.

The Netizens in the livestream room could also tell.

Baoshan City could no longer be held.

Some people wanted to persuade Wang Ye to find a chance to leave.

After all, it was impossible to defend; the Devils were already using poison gas, and tomorrow's offensive would surely be even more ferocious.

"Leave? Where could I go?"

"I, Wang Ye, am still a man with a backbone."

"Do we stop fighting just because we can't win? If our Huaxia is ever invaded, are we supposed to flee just because we can't win the fight?"

"Where could we possibly flee to?"

Seeing those trying to persuade him, a surge of anger rose in Wang Ye's heart.

Why were there always so many spineless people?

"Even if I die, I will not flee."

"I can die on the battlefield protecting my home and country, but I absolutely cannot die on the road of flight."

After Wang Ye finished speaking, he ignored the Netizens in the livestream room.

Now he needed to conserve his strength properly.

There would be a fierce battle tomorrow.

At this moment, in the livestream room, the Netizens were deeply moved by Wang Ye's words.

They hadn't expected Wang Ye to be able to say something like that.

"Well said! This is a war to protect our home and country. How can one speak so lightly of fleeing?"

"If everyone thought that way, what hope would there be for this country?"

"Our current peace and stability are earned by soldiers silently guarding the borders in places we cannot see, so we respect them."

"But deserters are the most shameful; I'd rather die than flee."

"If Brother Wang becomes a deserter, I'll be the first to disagree."

Wang Ye was unaware of the excitement in the livestream room; he had already closed his eyes to rest.

He hadn't eaten all day; although it was inside a game, it felt incredibly realistic.

He was now so hungry he had almost no strength left.

Just as Wang Ye was about to fall asleep, someone suddenly nudged his shoulder.

He snapped his eyes open and saw it was Old Liu, immediately letting out a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Old Liu held out a small cloth bundle and handed it over.

"Wang Ye, come eat."

He opened the cloth bundle, and inside were several handfuls of coarse rice.

Old Liu grabbed a handful of coarse rice, tossed it into his mouth, and chewed.

Wang Ye was stunned to see Old Liu chewing raw rice directly.

"Old Liu, why are you eating it raw? Aren't you going to stir-fry it?"

"Under what conditions? We're lucky just to have a handful of rice. Now even the firewood that could be burned in the camp is gone, so just make do with it." Old Liu shook his head.

Hearing this, Wang Ye grabbed a handful of rice and put it in his mouth to chew.

As soon as it entered his mouth, he could taste a musty, moldy flavor in the coarse rice.

Furthermore, the rice was rock-hard; he had to exert a great deal of effort to chew it into pieces.

The rice powder mixed with saliva to form a paste, which he then swallowed into his stomach.

He ate with a deep frown on his face.

The Netizens in the livestream room were all very shocked upon seeing this.

If eating stir-fried rice and chewing soybeans earlier was considered hardship...

Now they were directly chewing dry, raw rice; this was simply too grueling.

They didn't even have the conditions to eat cooked food anymore.

"No matter what, it should be cooked before eating, right? Aren't they afraid of diarrhea from eating it raw?"

"Exactly, this rice looks a bit moldy. I'm really afraid the streamer will get sick."

"And can they even swallow it when it's so dry? Is this battlefield survival?"

"There's no other way. After all, this isn't like our modern army where there are all kinds of convenient foods during wartime. Even weapons are so scarce and backward, let alone food."

Chewing the coarse rice, Wang Ye swallowed with difficulty.

There was no choice; to be able to continue fighting tomorrow, he had to eat this.

After finishing the coarse rice, Old Liu pulled out a canned food tin from somewhere.

"Old Liu, what are you doing? What good stuff are you hiding?"

Seeing the tin, Wang Ye immediately leaned in.

"Hey, Wang Ye, don't you try to snatch it from me. There isn't much here; if you want to eat, go scavenge for some yourself."

Old Liu covered the tin with his hands, not letting Wang Ye see the contents.

"Wait, where did you get a can?" Wang Ye asked suspiciously.

He remembered very clearly that there were no canned goods in the camp at all.

Usually, only the Devils had canned food.

"Isn't it obvious? Stripped it off a Devil's corpse," Old Liu said, curling his lip.

Hearing this, Wang Ye's eyes lit up; this was food.

No matter what, it would taste much better than the coarse rice in his hand.

"Hey, Old Liu, share some with me."

Wang Ye looked at Old Liu with burning eyes.

Seeing this, Old Liu hesitated for a moment.

Then he brought out the tin in his hand.

Only then did Wang Ye see clearly what the can in his hand was.

Inside was canned meat, but the amount was pitifully small; it was clearly leftovers.

But even so, Wang Ye couldn't help but swallow his saliva twice.

Because he was truly famished right now.

The coarse rice he just swallowed wasn't filling at all.

Yeah, there was no fat and no salt.

Now, smelling the aroma wafting from the canned meat...

He didn't care if it was leftovers; he wanted to snatch it and have a few bites.

"Wang Ye, I'm telling you, don't think about snatching it; I haven't even eaten yet myself."

Old Liu looked at Wang Ye with a face full of vigilance.

Then he scooped out a small piece of meat from the tin, put it in his mouth, and savored it slowly.

Seeing Old Liu eating so happily, Wang Ye couldn't help but step forward.

Old Liu didn't stop him.

Wang Ye also scooped out a small piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

Feeling the saltiness in his mouth, Wang Ye felt an urge to cry.

After being hungry for days, he finally ate something decent.

Subsequently, the two of them took turns sharing the bit of canned meat.

The Netizens in the livestream room were all stunned by this scene.

"Why do I feel an urge to cry watching this?"

"Me too. Such grueling conditions, scavenging leftover cans from the Devils just for a bite to eat."

"The Devils throw away unfinished cans at will, but our Huaxia soldiers only have coarse rice to eat."

"Even if it's something others discarded, it's treated like a treasure."

"If this is our history, I can't imagine how much suffering our ancestors endured to get through it."

"I really hope Huaxia wins in the end; so much suffering shouldn't be for nothing."

"They will definitely win."

...

The next day, Battalion Commander Yao Ziqing gathered the remaining Chinese Soldiers.

With their current strength, it was basically impossible to stop the Devils from entering the city.

Additionally, their ammunition was about to run out.

They could only choose to let the Devils into the city and then engage in street fighting and hand-to-hand combat.

Wang Ye held a light machine gun in his hands and carried a Replica Mauser Rifle on his back.

The machine gun still had some bullets, but not many.

He stood guard at the largest breach.

They waited for the Devils to enter the city.

Perhaps today would be the day they died, but they were not afraid.

Wang Ye similarly felt no fear in his heart.

As the dung-yellow figures of the Devil infantry appeared at the breach in the city wall...

The Chinese Soldiers were all ready.

"Fire!"

With the command, the fiery tongue of the machine gun continuously sprayed onto the Devils.

Hand grenades were continuously thrown toward the breach.

The Devils, likewise, were fighting back.

After their initial confusion, they quickly regained their composure and organized a counterattack.