"I cannot just stand by and watch these fine young men starve and freeze to death, can I?"
The second and third regiment commanders chimed in, implying that the number of soldiers under their command had also increased.
Tang Jin smoked, his brow furrowed. Political Commissar Ma Runan said, "The brigade commander and I went to see the military district leaders. Do you know what they told us? They said, 'Look at my head and tell me how much it's worth; take it and trade it for cotton-padded clothes and weapons from the Japanese.'"
Chapter 42