Everyone fell silent for a moment. If they had not known the other side's strength at first, they knew much more now.
"Right, their supplies are clearly far more abundant than ours," General Deng suddenly said.
"Yes. You could tell from their meals. Not only did they have fresh vegetables, they had many varieties, and their food contained large amounts of meat. That meant they were not lacking in meat," General Wu said with a nod.
"The logistics department took over the meat they returned to us. Colonel Jiang killed five of our pigs, and they gave us at least five hundred pigs in return." General Wu gave a bitter smile.
"What? Why didn't you tell me about this?" Commander Lin asked in astonishment.
General Wu's Tiger Army was responsible for engineering and logistics. Since Jiang Yan Hai had insisted on repaying the pork, Commander Lin had naturally approved it and handed the matter to General Wu. Who could have expected them to return so much?
"They hauled it over directly, and their vehicles seemed capable of refrigeration. They weren't live pigs—all of it was slaughtered, frozen pork. I had wanted to report it to you, Commander, but other matters came up afterward, and I forgot for the moment," General Wu said.
"The main thing was that the officer in charge of transporting the supplies said with a smile that, if we needed more, we could ask them. We could also purchase grain, meat, and vegetables from them later. Their prices were extremely cheap, much cheaper than transporting the goods here ourselves. More importantly, they allowed us to exchange mineral resources and raw materials for them." General Wu took a deep breath.
"In other words, aside from their combat strength, which we still do not understand, their army is far