Wang Xuexin's idea is actually very simple. If so many people cannot be fed by farming, then industry should be developed.
Agriculture depends on the right time and place, and the number of people who can feed it is extremely limited.
But industry is different, especially in China, a land with extremely backward industry. As long as there is a little industrialization, the handicrafts of the stubborn army will be crushed... In fact, the stubborn army is not without industry. They also made certain efforts in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
degree of industrialization.
However, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, all the coastal cities where the recalcitrant army had a certain degree of industrialization fell into the hands of the Japanese. The recalcitrant army only had time to move its main military industry and related industries to Chongqing.
Later, with the help of Yingjiang and Mao Xiong, Chongqing also restored a certain industrial scale, such as textile factories and so on.
However, the good times did not last long. As China's external highways were blocked, the stubborn army fell into an era of extreme energy shortage. Even the cars driven by the rich were fueled by firewood.
Without energy, industry would be impossible, so factories ceased production one after another, almost returning to the era of handicrafts.
However, the stubborn army does not have the energy, but the Eighth Route Army does!
Not to mention that there are two oil fields in the Eighth Route Army base area. Among them, the Yanchang Oilfield produced more than 3,000 tons of gasoline during the Anti-Japanese War. This was the output of the Eighth Route Army when there was no oil demand and the production was actively reduced.
This gasoline can be used for industrial production, which is different from the aviation fuel at Wanxian Airport... Industrial oil certainly does not have such high requirements.
In addition, even if the oil production of the oil fields is not enough, coal mines can be found everywhere in Shanxi. There are several ready-made coal caves in Zhongtiao Mountain. However, the demand for coal for the Eighth Route Army was not large, so it was left vacant for a time.
These are all treasures, especially oil, which is called "black gold". However, the Eighth Route Army reduced production because there was no industrialization and no demand... This is a veritable "like entering a treasure mountain and returning empty-handed."
But the Eighth Route Army was actually very embarrassed.
Sell this energy to the stubborn soldiers and Japanese soldiers?
Isn’t that staking the enemy?
What if the Japanese and stubborn troops use this oil and coal to produce tanks and artillery to attack the Eighth Route Army?
So selling energy is definitely not an option.
But if...the energy is converted into commodities, such as clothes, candles, etc. that are also needed by the Eighth Route Army, there will be no big problem in trading these things with the stubborn army.
The items traded were, of course, the food urgently needed by the Eighth Route Army and the victims.
After hearing Wang Xuexin's idea, the chief couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and said to himself: This little Northeast is really far-sighted. When he bought grain from Yingjiang, it was just for today, right?
But when I thought about it, I felt it was wrong.
Unless Xiaodongbei had some clever calculations and could predict that there would be a famine in Henan this year, how could he possibly plan ahead?
But no matter what, I really made the right bet on Xiaodongbei!
First, purchasing a large amount of food can solve the immediate needs of the victims, and then use the energy of the Eighth Route Army to combine with the victims to carry out industrialization. When European and American countries are industrializing, they will engage in land enclosure movements. We can just accept the victims directly.
not simple!
If the machines are not enough for the victims, they can also mine oil and coal! In addition, there are also energy transportation, commodity transportation, commodity sales, etc.
What has been established is an entire industrial system, which requires many people.
There are many people in need, which means we can feed them all!
Good idea!
In the long run, it also solved the problem of insufficient troop resources of the Eighth Route Army.
In addition, as the degree of industrialization increases, the technological level and living standards of the base areas can also be raised to a new level. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Have brains!
The chief praised Wang several times and almost offered Wang Xuexin.
However, after thinking about it, the chief was still a little worried. He said to Wang Xuexin in the telegram: "But even if we know the location of the Japanese factories, it will not be easy to capture these factories and seize so many machines!"
The chief is right, the main reason is that these machines usually have considerable weight and huge size.
Although they can all be dismantled and are located near traffic arteries...the goods produced in the factory need to be shipped out and the raw materials need to be transported in, of course they must be near traffic arteries.
But with such a huge size and weight, and a considerable number of them, it is almost impossible for the Eighth Route Army to capture them in a short time and then quickly move them back...
Wang Xuexin had already thought about this.
He said to the chief in the telegram: "Chief, with our current conditions, can we fight another Hundred Regiment War?"
The commander looked at the telegram and couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's right, it's time to fight another Hundred Regiment Campaign!"
The current situation is indeed very suitable for another hundred-regiment battle.
The first is strategic necessity.
The stubborn army was fighting happily with the Japanese on the southern line of the Yellow River. At this time, the main force of the Japanese was on the southern line of the Yellow River. The force facing the Eighth Route Army north of the Yellow River was very empty.
The Eighth Route Army took the initiative to attack at this time, which could not only attack the enemy but also support the stubborn troops. At the same time, it could prevent the Japanese from turning their troops to Yuncheng and buy more time for Wang Xuexin to develop missiles.
Secondly, the equipment of the Eighth Route Army at this time was no longer the same as when it fought the Hundred Regiment War.
In the previous Eighth Route Army, even the main force had more than half of its guns seriously "overage" and seriously insufficient ammunition.
Although the current Eighth Route Army is still short of ammunition, it has changed from the previous dilemma of ten bullets per capita to fifty rounds per capita, and these are pointed bullets with higher accuracy and more precise processing.
In addition, there are Springfield rifles, 50 cannons, rocket launchers, etc., so we are fully qualified to fight another hundred-regiment battle.
Again, this time the Hundred Regiment War was planned, prepared, and step-by-step.
The last Hundred Regiment War was not intended to be that big at first. It was more because the Eighth Route Army's communication equipment was lagging behind and each unit started to fight on their own. As a result, the fighting became more and more lively. Many battles were beyond the control of the headquarters.
But this time, although the communication equipment has still not improved, if the tasks are assigned before the war and each unit tries to achieve certain goals, the fight will definitely be more lethal than before.
Plus…
Both the commander and Wang Xuexin knew in their hearts that the purpose of this Hundred Regiment Battle was not to break the Japanese traffic routes.
The Japanese will definitely think that the Eighth Route Army has this purpose at the first time, so they will attack everywhere to protect railways, highways, military depots, warehouses, coal mines, etc.
The Japanese would have never imagined that the Eighth Route Army's target this time would be their secret factory.
By the time they reacted, the Eighth Route Army would have dismantled and reassembled the machines, and then transported them back to the base area using cars, mule carts, horse-drawn carriages, etc. in an ant-moving manner.