The reason why textile factories, compressed biscuit factories, and canneries were very attractive to the Eighth Route Army was because these factories were related to people's livelihood issues.
People’s livelihood, to put it bluntly, means “food, clothing, housing and transportation”.
There is a reason why "eating" and "clothing" are placed at the forefront. Those who do not eat will starve to death, and those who do not wear clothes will freeze to death. If these two items do not meet the basic requirements, there will be big problems.
As for "living" and "traveling", it would be better to have them. You can survive without just having to make do with them.
The textile factory solves the problem of clothing... Although Wang Xuexin has built a textile factory, there are only a few machines, which is a drop in the bucket for the entire Eighth Route Army, let alone benefiting the people and even doing business with the stubborn army.
Needless to say, compressed biscuit factories and canneries, although they do not directly produce grain, are related to the storage of grain: during the peak production season, if the wheat is not eaten up, it can be made into compressed biscuits, and the vegetables can be made into cans.
Whether it is storage or transportation, it is easier to carry and much safer.
Among them, especially compressed biscuits...this stuff can be regarded as a strategic material that is urgently needed by the troops.
The Eighth Route Army has suffered a lot from this.
Sometimes the troops clearly have food, but what if they can't make a fire because they are worried about being discovered by the enemy on the battlefield? What if they don't have time to bury a pot for cooking during the march? What should they do under special circumstances, such as no water source and no conditions for cooking?
In this regard, the Eighth Route Army also had its own solutions, such as making pancakes, fried noodles and other dry food to carry.
But these things still have shortcomings, such as they must be moisture-proof, it is very difficult to produce in large quantities, they will deteriorate over time, etc.
Compressed biscuits are different. They are compressed into long strips and tightly wrapped in waterproof paper. They are small in size, easy to carry and can resist hunger. It can almost be said to be an artifact for marching and fighting... I have never been hungry several times during marching and fighting.
It is difficult for people to understand the hardships involved. Sometimes a small piece of compressed biscuit is handed out to the soldiers, which can effectively improve the morale of the troops.
But Jiangyangfu is really not easy to fight as the chief said.
The chief of staff used a ruler to measure the straight-line distance, then looked at the road route on the map, and said: "It is estimated to be more than two hundred miles, with so many factories, and there is only one road from Longtoukou into Luliang Mountain! It is 100 meters away from the Japanese.
The airport is close...”
Then the chief of staff turned his attention to Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin understood the meaning of the chief of staff's gaze.
We are all smart people here, and we all know what we are talking about without having to speak too clearly.
For example, what the Chief of Staff just said seems ordinary but there are many hidden truths behind it.
"The distance is more than two hundred miles" is a difficulty.
If the Eighth Route Army can transport the enemy's factories in time, it should operate at night... The target is too obvious during the day. The Japanese plane can smash the cars on the road to pieces as soon as they take off. Let alone luck, the cars
I'm afraid there is no return.
One of the points of concern is the Japanese night fighters.
Although the Japanese night fighter is called a "night" fighter, it only has machine guns and rear-firing gunners on both sides. It is usually anti-aircraft and is used to deal with enemy fighters at night. It does not have the ability to attack the ground.
, so it can be ignored.
But for more than two hundred miles, the car traveled at night, so it was almost impossible to return to the base and hide in one night.
"So many factories" is another difficulty.
It is a good thing that the enemy has more factories, but more factories means that more cars, mule carts, and horse-drawn carriages will be needed. When the time comes, they will be lined up in a long line on the road and it will not cause traffic jams. I still want to avoid enemy planes.
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"There is only one road entering Luliang Mountain from Longtoukou" is also a difficulty.
For this reason, the Japanese had little need for reconnaissance. They only needed to fly the plane along the road and then bomb the Longtou Pass. The Eighth Route Army's transport team would not be able to return.
"Close to Guizi Airport" is still a problem.
After the Japanese plane dropped its bombs, it immediately went back to reload, bombing back and forth. How many casualties would it take for the Eighth Route Army convoy to transport how many machines?
I'm afraid that many more people and materials will be sacrificed than captured.
The chief of staff turned his attention to Wang Xuexin. The obvious meaning was to ask Wanxian Airport whether it had the ability to provide air cover for the transport team.
Before Wang Xuexin could answer, the commander frowned and said: "It is unrealistic to use the air force to cover us! It is more than 250 kilometers away from Wanxian Airport. Although it is within the combat radius of our aircraft, whether the Japanese attack our army or defend it, it will not matter whether the enemy attacks or defends us.
There are too many planes to defend it!"
When Wang Xuexin heard the commander's words, he knew that the commander had also conducted in-depth research on air combat.
The commander is right. The combat radius is more than 300 kilometers, which does not mean that all battles within 300 kilometers can be fought.
Air combat is mainly divided into two modes:
The first is to protect our ground targets and prevent enemy aircraft from approaching as much as possible. In short, it is "defending".
The second is to cover our bombers' entry into enemy airspace to bomb enemy targets, which can be said to be "attacking".
There is always the principle of "offense is greater than defense" in strategy, and this is especially true in air combat.
Because the sky is three-dimensional, there are no trenches, no barbed wire, and it is impossible to build bunkers. The enemy may enter the battlefield from any direction, and the reaction time is often only a few minutes. If you are not careful, enemy planes will have dropped bombs on the ground.
The troops were slapped on the head and left.
What's more, there is another more serious problem...
If we want to defend a highway more than 200 kilometers away, the plane will be on the verge of running out of fuel when it reaches its destination. How long can it continue to cruise over the highway?
What's the point if you only have enough fuel left to cruise for ten minutes before you have to return?
Can it also have a protective effect?
If we cruise to the destination in batches and there are only single-digit fighters at a time, can this number be comparable to the enemy aircraft and the powerful "zero combat"?
So this definitely won't work.
For a moment, the headquarters fell into silence. Several people stared at Jiangyangfu on the map with a frown, even Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin was just thinking about launching another "Hundred Regiments War" in general and waiting for the opportunity to hand over a batch of machines, but he did not expect such a detailed issue.
After a long while, the chief of staff said: "If Jiangyangfu is in trouble, let's think about other places. We can make up for this loss by grabbing a few more places in other places!"
The leader shook his head and said, "I have sorted out the locations of these factories. There are two textile factories that are suitable to start with, but these two textile factories combined are not as big as Jiangyang Fu. In addition, the compressed biscuit factory