The problem with the victims is that they are not united, or have no reason to unite.
If we are in a state of disunity, it will be like a flock of sheep driven by wolves. A few wolves will open their mouths and show their fangs to scare the sheep away for a while.
But if we are united, how can hundreds of thousands of victims be scared away by the stubborn soldiers on the border with just a few guns and bayonets?
Wang Xuexin’s move actually gives the victims a reason to unite...
The chief of staff immediately followed Wang Xuexin's suggestion and released the news through the intelligence network.
When the victims heard this, they thought this was still happening? Is this still a big deal?
First, the Eighth Route Army was willing to accept it.
This is a great thing!
The victims of the disaster left their homes and fled for one thing only: to survive.
Everyone has heard of the reputation of the Eighth Route Army. Especially recently, it has defended the Japanese head-on again and again and won battles. This means that the base area of the Eighth Route Army is very safe... Although it is not as safe as the mountain city of Chongqing, it is definitely better than the Yellow River.
Safety on the Southern Line.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army has always treated the people well and is a team from the people, which means that it is a way of survival for everyone!
But now...
However, the stubborn army abruptly cut off this way of survival. The reason was simply that they would consume food during the passage!
So immediately some victims went to reason with the recalcitrant soldiers:
"Sir, we don't want your food, so we'll borrow a road!"
"That's right, we won't eat anything, just let's go to the base area!"
"We still have something to eat ourselves..."
As he spoke, the victims took out the few dry rations they had left to prove it.
But the stubborn soldiers paid no attention to these victims and drove them away without thinking.
However, as soon as one group was finished, another group came, and then more and more people gathered.
The victims also seemed to understand that the so-called "food consumption" by the stubborn army was just an excuse. They just wanted to use this to extort a batch of food from the Eighth Route Army.
The victims became extremely angry when they thought that the stubborn army, as "one of their own", did not take the lives of the victims seriously, and actually added insult to injury when the victims were in dire straits.
So at first it was easy to make a request, but after the stubborn army fired a warning shot, the scene quickly became chaotic... I don’t know who took the lead. The victims shouted and rushed towards the defensive line of the stubborn army like a tide. The several guns of the stubborn army
How could it withstand the impact of tens of thousands of people, so the victims poured into the defense line like a flood that burst a dike.
This is just one of them, and the victims often dispersed to various places after flooding into the defense line and could not be found... At this time, the stubborn army did not have a strict household registration system, and it was impossible to tell whether these victims were locals or those who had fled from other places.
The army does not have many manpower to search for the victims, and there is no need. What will happen if they are caught? What are the benefits?
As soon as the situation of this batch came out, the victims in other directions were also ready to move. In addition, the Japanese were secretly preparing, hoping to follow the attack of the victims to break through the stubborn defense line, so they made the corrupt general look like an ant on a hot pot.
Seems to be restless.
He may not care about the life and death of the victims, but it is none of his business if he commits public outrage and causes the defense line to collapse... If the Japanese break through the defense line and point their troops towards Xi'an, he will not be the commander of the first theater.
The corrupt general wanted to make a last ditch effort, so he immediately contacted the Eighth Route Army... The dialogue channel between the stubborn army and the Eighth Route Army had been broken before, but was established again when the chief of staff negotiated with the stubborn army. Gu Wei
The corrupt general asked: "Chief of Staff, I talked about the problem of the victims before. I wonder how your army is discussing it? I reported this matter a few days ago. The superior believes that this matter is related to the people's livelihood issues in Henan and needs to be considered as appropriate. Your army
Each person only needs to contribute five kilograms of grain..."
"Commander!" The chief of staff interrupted the corrupt general without hesitation: "We are still discussing and will contact the commander when we have the results!"
After saying that, the chief of staff "cannot read" the telegram sent to the corrupt general.
The chief of staff also laughed "hehe" with the chief, Wang Xuexin and others, and said: "This corrupt general, even at this time, is still thinking about dying!"
"It's a good idea to deceive him a little bit!" The chief said: "Anyway, there is no loss to him. If you really can't deceive him, there is nothing you can do! Let's see how long he can hold on!"
Sure enough, in less than half a day, the corrupt general compromised and sent a telegram: "Chief of Staff, our army attaches great importance to the overall situation and is willing to open borders and routes to allow victims to go to the base area. Please accept it!"
The chief of staff called back without thinking: "Our army is true to its word!"
Another meaning of this statement is actually to satirize the corrupt general's double-dealing.
Corrupt generals pretend not to know even if they know it in their hearts.
There is no other way. The victims, who were originally a group of sheep, have now turned into a group of wolves. They may tear the stubborn army's defense line into pieces at any time.
To solve this problem, the best way is to open the passage to let the victims pass.
Soon, the victims were walking in groups on the way to the base area.
The chief was not idle here, and immediately sent out logistics personnel and guerrillas in disguise to bring dry food to meet him... The reason for the disguise was because although the stubborn army was cooperating with the Eighth Route Army to fight the war, they were still secretly willing to die.
hand.
This problem is temporarily solved.
As soon as this opening is opened, disaster victims will continue to pour into the base area from Henan.
What the Eighth Route Army has to do is to receive and resettle them.
But of course, the most important thing is to get the victims into production as soon as possible, otherwise no matter how much food they have, it will be in vain.
The leader looked at the map and said: "Petroleum, coal, iron ore, copper ore and salt...these can all expand production! We can't just wait for the factories to be snatched up before arranging them. We will arrange them for a batch of victims when they arrive.
You won’t mess up your hands and feet! We can also allow the victims to support themselves and live and work in peace and contentment!”
Wang Xuexin nodded in agreement. What the chief said was not only energy and minerals that were urgently needed by the military industry, but also things that were necessary for the development of industry. They would definitely be used in the future. There would certainly be no problem in arranging production for the victims first.
Then the leader turned his attention to the map Wang Xuexin brought, pointed at a point with a pencil, and said: "In my opinion, the focus of our operation should be here! Jiangyang Fu!"
Wang Xuexin looked along the position pointed by the pencil and couldn't help but nodded.
Jiangyangfu is a good place because it has convenient transportation and coal mines nearby. The Japanese have located more than a dozen factories here.
Among them were textile factories, compressed biscuit factories and canneries that were very attractive to the Eighth Route Army.
The problem is...
The chief frowned and said, "This place is a bit far away from us. It's not easy to transport so many machines back!"