Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2338 - 2314: Generous Reward

The next day, after Gao Yang got up, he began waiting for someone to deliver weapons and personnel to him, but the living supplies arrived promptly, while the weapons and personnel were delayed.

In Yemen, the noon summer sun can roast you alive, so nobody’s willing to move at noon. If you want weapons and equipment, you’d have to wait until afternoon or even evening.

There’s no other way; this is the lifestyle in the Middle East in general, no matter how anxious you are, you have to wait.

The house’s insulation is good, but Gao Yang was still frustrated with the heat inside, and there’s nothing he could do; although the place he lived in had air conditioning, it had no electricity.

By noon, at twelve o’clock, you couldn’t stand outside in the sun anymore, and it was unbearable indoors. For locals, this temperature was actually quite normal, but Gao Yang and his men found it somewhat hard to tolerate.

Having been on the Sudanese Grasslands for three years and spending considerable time in Syria, Gao Yang’s tolerance for high temperatures was pretty strong. Even if it was a bit hot, he was only mildly annoyed and far from being unable to bear it. But as Gao Yang sat in his room fanning himself while studying maps, he suddenly remembered something.

Those new artillerymen were Ukrainian; they had never experienced such heat in their lives. They arrived yesterday and immediately had to endure such a high-temperature day, and there were seven or eight people squeezed into one room; something might go wrong.

Even if nobody falls ill from the heat, the combat effectiveness of those Ukrainians would absolutely be greatly affected. If you needed to take them out at this time, no doubt they wouldn’t perform well.

Gao Yang stood up abruptly, opened the door, and hurried to the room where the Ukrainians were staying. When he pushed the door open, he saw eight strong men stripped naked, each using any available means to fan themselves.

Rebrov and his men were in one room, and seeing Gao Yang come in, Rebrov stood up, reached out to wipe his sweat, and said, "Boss, anything we should do?"

Gao Yang looked at the miserable scene in the room and chuckled bitterly, saying to Rebrov, "Can you handle it?"

Rebrov also chuckled bitterly and said, "No way, just endure it. I was thinking this morning about getting them training to adapt to high temperatures, but I’ve completely given up now."

Gao Yang frowned and said, "Have them drink more water and make sure no one gets dehydrated or suffers from heatstroke. I’ll think of a plan."

This was a big issue that needed a solution. Gao Yang first thought of air conditioning, and estimated that he could get it from Salim along with a generator.

Gao Yang went to find Glolov, pushed the door, and said, "We need to come up with a plan; otherwise, our Ukrainians will definitely suffer from the heat and fall ill."

Glolov had spent many years in Africa, long accustomed to high temperatures. Hearing Gao Yang’s words, he chuckled bitterly and said, "What plan? Are you planning to install air conditioning for them? Don’t joke around. What we need is not a bunch of pampered soldiers. If they can’t stand the sun now, how will they fight? Endure it."

After speaking, Glolov confidently pointed with a finger, "One month, they need at least a month to adapt to the climate here. Before that, if you dare to let them fight under the sun, they really might get heatstroke on you."

Gao Yang said helplessly, "It’s affecting combat effectiveness. F**k, I completely ignored the climate’s impact on people. I shouldn’t have gotten artillerymen from Ukraine."

Just then, Gao Yang heard Liang Dong shouting in the courtyard, "Food’s ready, everyone come and eat! Hurry up!"

Gao Yang looked out, then checked his watch, and said, "Eating now? Who can even eat in this heat?"

Saying this, Gao Yang walked out and shouted to Liang Dong in the courtyard, "What kind of meal is it? It’s too hot, nobody wants to eat. Next time, change the mealtime."

Liang Dong smiled and said, "No, it’s better to eat when it’s hot. Hurry, eat while it’s cool. Once it gets hot, it won’t taste good."

Hearing that it was cool, Gao Yang instantly perked up and shouted, "Everyone hurry up and come eat, this is an order! What’s tasty?"

Liang Dong chuckled and said, "Cool noodles; here, we have sesame sauce, so I made some sesame sauce cold noodles."

After speaking, Liang Dong turned toward the kitchen and shouted, "Rabbit, take the noodles to the old man."

Rabbit came out carrying a bowl of noodles and smiled as he passed by Gao Yang, "Don’t worry, the old man’s noodles aren’t super cold."

Gao Yang noticed Cui Bo carrying a pot of soup, and exclaimed in shock, "What kind of soup is this? I see, is that green bean soup?"

Li Jinfang also came out from the kitchen, smiling, "Yes indeed, Liang Dong started simmering green bean soup early before dawn and kept it chilled with cold water all along. Come, have a bowl first, it’s refreshing and delightful."

Liang Dong was also smiling, "It’s hot here, and I knew they’d be suffering in the heat, so I prepared it early; if it’s simmered just at noon, it’d be too hot for everyone to drink."

After taking the bowl of green bean soup from Li Jinfang, Gao Yang drank it all at once and exclaimed in delight, "Fantastic! Liang Dong, I’m awarding you a merit!"

Liang Dong solved a major problem for Gao Yang, definitely merit-worthy.

Liang Dong chuckled and said, "It’s no big deal; this is how we used to do it in the military."

Gao Yang exclaimed in delight, "There’s green beans in the Middle East? I truly didn’t know; this is excellent stuff!"

Liang Dong said solemnly, "I plan to supply green bean soup every day without interruption, so the warriors... no, the brothers can treat it as drinking water. This will help increase their activity level properly without worrying about heatstroke from the sun, otherwise, I think these guys truly can’t handle it; they’ve never seen such hot days."

As they spoke, everyone finally came out to eat, and as the exhausted people found the lunch different from what they imagined, they immediately became excited.

With a sip of the sweet green bean soup, they were utterly delighted.

The ones ahead grabbed their meals and walked while drinking; after finishing one box of green bean soup, they went to the end of the queue to line up again, busy drinking without caring to eat their meals.

Gao Yang whispered to Liang Dong, "Is there enough with this lineup?"

Liang Dong laughed, "Come inside and see."

Gao Yang followed Liang Dong into the kitchen and saw that in all the vats, large pots, and basins filled entirely with green bean soup; some were steaming, some already completely cooled.

Li Jinfang was beside, smiling, "Liang Dong has been simmering since four o’clock, not stopping all morning, exhausting himself immensely, Brother Yang, we shouldn’t just praise with words; there should be a substantive reward."

Now Gao Yang was truly satisfied with Liang Dong, extremely satisfied.

The kitchen was hot, and Liang Dong was drenched in sweat, dripping down. Gao Yang strongly patted Liang Dong’s back and said loudly, "If I had a service medal, I’d immediately give you one; you solved a huge problem for me today, that’s a great merit! A reward is needed, yes, I’ll reward you with one hundred thousand US dollars!"