A few days later, after several days of rest and recuperation, in the entire base area, after continuous fighting, the faces of all the commanders and fighters finally showed confident smiles again... Of course, at this moment, the soldiers, no matter where they come from,
What did they do before the war? At this moment, from their bodies, we can see the shadow of an elite soldier who is unruly, powerful in combat, and who will fight for the rest of his life...
The soldiers' training gradually recovered as their physical strength increased, and they began to get on the right track. As a result, issues regarding the reorganization of the troops and the handling of tens of thousands of prisoners were slowly raised. At Liu Hua's suggestion
, Liu Hua himself, deputy commander Yang Jingyu, commander of the fifth field column Zhou Baozhong and deputy captain of the advance detachment Liu Xiaogang gathered together...
Before the meeting began, under Liu Hua's orders, the former Anti-Japanese Alliance logistics department, in accordance with Liu Hua's request, transferred all the property of the entire Anti-Japanese Alliance, including all the seizures from this battle, as well as the tens of thousands of captured Manchurian soldiers.
They were clearly counted, formed into a material list, and handed over to Liu Hua...
At this moment, several people were holding a list on the table, almost word for word from beginning to end, and carefully looking at the real wealth owned by the Anti-Japanese Alliance...
Looking at the list of seized supplies filled with various data in their hands after this great victory. Commander Liu Hua and deputy captain of the advance detachment Liu Xiaogang, because they came from the original Shanxi base area, the quantity of these supplies can be said to be rare and strange.
Keep it in mind.
However, as deputy commanders Yang Jingyu and Zhou Baozhong, they were shocked by the data of various supplies in front of them... Although these two people led the anti-alliance alliance, they fought against the Japanese army in the three northeastern provinces for ten years.
Bloody battle... However, in these ten years of combat life, no matter what peak or trough the Anti-Japanese Alliance has developed, all commanders and fighters have lived a life of shortage of supplies... It can be said that in these ten years of combat life,
In the military, including myself as the commander-in-chief, we live by counting bullets, and there are even situations where one meal is eaten without the next meal...
And under such a shortage of supplies, after being encircled and suppressed by the Japanese army for half a year, the little wealth that the troops had worked hard to accumulate over the past few years had been completely wiped out... so to speak.
, if the advance detachment had not appeared in time during the bloody battle at Shimenling and saved the entire defeat. At this moment, the entire Anti-Japanese Alliance might have been quietly wiped out by the Japanese army...
Under such conditions, looking at the list in their hands and the eye-catching data on it, the two of them felt for the first time what it felt like to suddenly change from poor to rich...
Looking at the list: 56,584 rifles, 328 crooked light machine guns, 114 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 189 Japanese 81 mm mortars, 427 grenades... nine
There are 46 second infantry guns, 36 75mm mountain guns, 24 75mm field guns, 12 105mm heavy howitzers, 12 105mm heavy mountain guns, 4 150mm heavy howitzers...all kinds of rifle bullets...each one is amazing
Unbelievable data, the two people's hands couldn't help but started to tremble...
At the same time, I also felt sincere in my heart about Commander Liu Hua, who commanded him to achieve the final victory in the battle in an absolutely weak situation. He also seized a large amount of supplies and ammunition, making the troops feel for the first time that they had sophisticated weapons and sufficient ammunition.
Admiration and reverence….
However, just when the two of them were still immersed in shock and had not yet woken up, Liu Hua, who was looking at the list of supplies in his hands, unexpectedly frowned... And for a moment, Liu Hua's face
The change in expression did not escape Liu Xiaogang's extremely sharp eyes...
"Commander, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the data on the list?" Looking at the commander who suddenly frowned in front of him, Liu Xiaogang quickly asked...
Just when Liu Xiaogang finished speaking, Yang Jingyu and Zhou Baozhong reacted from shock because of Liu Xiaogang's sudden essay. A pair of eyes stared closely at the commander in front of them, who was frowning and lost in thought.
Member Liu Hua's face slowly changed from shock to confusion now...
"Commander, is there something wrong..." Yang Jingyu, who had reacted, followed closely, also frowning, and asked with a confused look on his face...
"Lao Yang, you see, according to the data on the list, the various weapons and ammunition we seized in this battle are enough for us to consume for a while. In other words, in a short period of time, with the weapons and ammunition in our hands, we
Enough to launch several major battles..." Seeing that the three people nodded in agreement, Liu Hua changed the topic and continued.
"However, in terms of food, the existing food is very disproportionate to the number of people in our army. Now the total strength of the entire army has reached more than 20,000 people. Plus 40,000 Manchurian prisoners. We are here
The grain seized in Baishan County can last less than a month... and according to what we know, the various grains and grasses hoarded in Baishan County are enough to consume the 100,000 Japanese and puppet troops for several months..."
Liu Hua raised the questions in his heart...
"Commander, the situation is like this... When we first transported supplies, we mobilized a large number of people in the base area to help us transport the supplies. Because the Japanese army carried out a half-year-long encirclement and suppression campaign against the base area, the people in the base area had already run out of food.
, relying on leaves and grass roots to survive... Therefore, after completing the transportation task, I followed the regulations and gave each of the people who participated in the transportation fifty kilograms of grain. Because the number of people participating in the transportation was too many. So, we
Most of the grain seized was just a small account..." Seeing the frowning Liu Hua, deputy commander Yang Jingyu, who was familiar with the situation, quickly explained...
"The common people are our food and clothing parents, and we should help the common people. Lao Yang, you have done the right thing... But now our food reserves have reached the warning line. If this problem cannot be solved in time, the troops will
We will fall into a crisis of running out of food. Therefore, our current delay is to solve the food problem of the army... Otherwise, in a month, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the entire army will fall into a crisis of running out of food..." Liu Hua said with certainty...
"Can we do this, Commander... take the 40,000 Manchurian Army prisoners in the base area and conduct a period of education. Those who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese will be kept. As for those who are not willing to join our Eighth Route Army, we will follow the instructions of our Eighth Route Army."
Release according to the regulations... By then, as the number of people eating food decreases, the existing food in the base area will definitely be able to last longer..." As soon as Liu Hua finished speaking, Commander Zhou Baozhong spoke out his thoughts...
Just as Commander Zhou Baozhong looked at Liu Hua in front of him expectantly, waiting for Commander Liu Hua's affirmative answer. Liu Hua's frowning brows did not relax in any way, and he still shook his head helplessly.
The head said….
"No, Lao Zhou's method can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause. It cannot solve any substantive problems at all. 0... Besides, if we release these Manchurian prisoners on the spot, I can guarantee that those who were released will
The prisoners will definitely join the Manchurian Army again as soon as possible, act as lackeys of the little devils, and dominate in front of ordinary people... and one day, they may even take up arms again and kill our soldiers on the battlefield...
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The suggestion was rejected, and several people once again fell into thinking and began to think about possible countermeasures... After a brief silence, Liu Xiaogang spoke...
"Commander, how about we use the method we used in Shanxi and find a solution from the little devil..."
"Haha, although this method is feasible, it cannot solve the most fundamental problem... Don't forget, we are facing a total of 60,000 troops now, and in the entire base area, there are still an unknown number of ordinary people looking at us
, waiting for us to distribute relief food..."
And just when Liu Hua finished speaking, the edge of the base area, that is, the edge of Changbai Mountain, suddenly appeared in Liu Hua's eyes. What he saw were vast stretches of fertile plains covered with thatch, which had long been deserted.
...In an instant, Liu Hua's eyes lit up and he quickly asked Yang Jingyu in front of him...
"Lao Yang, during the few days of fighting, I seem to remember that the fertile northeastern plains around Baishan County and around our base area are now deserted, and there is no trace of past cultivation... Could it be that, outside the mountains,
Isn’t there no one cultivating the vast plains all this time?”
"The plains outside the mountains?" Yang Jingyu asked with a puzzled look on his face when he heard the commander in front of him. Because he had no idea what was going on between the uninhabited plains outside the mountains and the increasingly scarce food for the troops.
contact…
"Yes, it's the uninhabited plain outside the mountains..." Liu Hua said with certainty...
"Well, speaking of the plains outside the mountains, it's all the trouble caused by the little devils... Before the little devils came, the plains outside the mountains, including the current Baishan County, were the most prosperous areas in this area. As for those plains, they were all
Very fertile fields... However, since the arrival of the Japanese army, the common people have been killed, caught, and fled. In the end, it became what it is now..." Commander Yang Jingyu said with a helpless look...
"Okay, as long as those plains are not owned, that's fine... Comrades, I want to ask you a question now. Of course, this is a historical question... I think back then, Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms faced natural disasters and food shortages for his troops.
At that time, what kind of method did he use? In the end, not only did he solve the problem of rations for the army, but at the same time, he accumulated enough capital to launch a southern expedition against Shu Han and Soochow..." Liu Hua asked with a smile on his face.
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"This... I understand, Commander, you mean to imitate Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms and carry out farming in the base area..." Yang Jingyu suddenly realized...
"Yes, it is farming... It just so happens that no one is cultivating the large fertile land outside the mountains... Then let's do it... As long as we can reclaim all those abandoned lands, I believe that the various foods produced by these fertile fields will not only be
It can guarantee the military rations for the troops. At the same time, we can also sell the remaining food as commodities to increase the economic and trade activity in the base area..." Liu Hua nodded affirmatively and said...
"The farming system... The farming system... Okay, Commander, as long as this system can really be implemented, we only need to get through the current difficulty. From now on, we no longer need to worry about food problems... However, the farming system
If the system is to be implemented, a large number of young and middle-aged people must be needed. Should we also follow the example of Cao Cao at that time and let our combat troops temporarily put down their weapons and pick up hoes to grow food..." Yang Jingyu, while excited, once again proposed
A very serious problem…
"Of course not. Our combat troops must face heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army at any time. At the same time, they must also be responsible for mobile operations against the entire base area and even attack the Japanese army. They must not lay down their weapons and carry out various military training... However,
, everyone, please don’t forget that we still have tens of thousands of Manchurian prisoners in our hands... Few of these prisoners had done bad things before they were captured... Today, since we have captured them, we must let them go.
They will do their best to fight against Japan..."
As soon as Liu Hua finished speaking, several people immediately fell into thinking and began to think about the various gains and losses. After all, this is the first time that this idea has been raised for the *** team. With this,
At the same time, forcing prisoners to participate in farming also violated some of the Eighth Route Army's policies on prisoners.
However, what Commander Liu Hua said is not unreasonable. In the hearts of some people, these scoundrels who have been in the Japanese army for several years do not think there is anything wrong with being traitors. If those who are unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army are determined,
They must be held prisoner by the Japs' lackeys and be released unconditionally. One day in the future, they will definitely pick up their weapons again and fire at the Eighth Route Army. If this is the case, it will really be like letting the tiger go back to the mountains...
Commander Liu Hua’s idea was to allow these people to farm in the base area. This would not only allow them to make their own contribution to the fight against Japan. At the same time, through these labors, their usual crimes could also be alleviated. Such an idea,
This made these senior officers, who had been unhappy with the policy of unconditional release of prisoners, feel unusually comfortable...
Thinking of this, the straightforward Commander Zhou Baozhong was the first to speak:
"Commander, I completely agree with your idea to let these prisoners help us farm and make their own contribution to our war of resistance... These prisoners should have done this long ago. If we follow our usual prisoner policy, they will
If all these people are released, it will be like letting the tiger go back to the mountains... Therefore, I completely agree with the commander's suggestion..."
"Yes, I agree with what Commander Zhou said. We must not be merciful when dealing with these traitors who have forgotten their ancestors. It is kind enough to leave their lives and let them farm..." Liu Xiaogang followed closely and said...
"Lao Yang, what do you think? What do you think of this suggestion? Keep all the Manchurian Army soldiers who are unwilling to join our Eighth Route Army and bring them to the edge of the base area to carry out farming and provide our base area with a steady stream of food..." Regarding
Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction at the two people's suggestions, turned to look at the deputy commander Yang Jingyu beside him and asked...
"Commander, they both agreed. According to the opinion of the minority obeying the majority, of course I have no doubts...I agree with your suggestion to implement the farmland system in the base area so that all prisoners who are unwilling to join our army can
They were incorporated into the logistics department, went to the base area to farm and grow food, and contributed their own strength to the anti-Japanese war..." Seeing the three people who had reached an agreement, Yang Jingyu smiled and said affirmatively...
"Okay, since several of us have agreed, then this matter is settled. However, when we implement the farming system, we must first solve the food shortage problem in front of us...Liu Xiaogang..."
While talking, Liu Hua's eyes looked at Liu Xiaogang, who was sitting on the other side of him...
"Commander, if you have any tasks, please give them. We will send the advance detachment to ensure that the tasks are completed..."
"Now among all the troops in the entire base area, that is, your first brigade still maintains a complete establishment. The remaining troops are in urgent need of reorganization and training. Therefore, the important task of raising military rations is well deserved and entrusted to you.
The First Brigade has it... Of course, in the process of raising military rations, if you need the cooperation of the main force, don't be polite, send me a telegram immediately, and I will mobilize all the main force to cooperate with you... In a word, within a month
, that is, before the troops launch a counterattack and expand the existing base area, they must raise at least one month's worth of military rations for the troops..."
"Yes, the special operations brigade promises to complete the mission. Commander, just wait and see... This time, the Kwantung Army will have a better time with the little devil..." A sinister smile appeared on the corner of Liu Xiaogang's mouth, and he replied confidently...
"Well, I can rest assured about your work. However, you, the deputy captain, should not put all your thoughts on the issue of raising military rations for the First Brigade. You should also take the reorganization of the Second and Third Brigades into your mind.
"If the second and third brigades can complete their reorganization tasks in time, they can join the battle at any time and participate in the task of raising military rations..." Liu Hua nodded and ordered with a serious face...
"Commander, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission..."