The next day, Ouyang Antong entered the border region government for training.
Wang Ping's reform group is also progressing very smoothly, and everything is developing in a very favorable direction.
Suide Garrison District Headquarters, the logistics director stood outside the headquarters, frowning, and hesitated for a long time before walking in.
"Commander, I have something to report!"
"Say..." Commander Wang asked.
"Food...the troops are almost out of food..." the logistics director replied bravely.
"No..." Commander Wang quickly frowned and asked, staring at the logistics director.
"Didn't Commander Wang and his team pass through our military area a few months ago and leave behind hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain? Those grains were all fine grains, white flour and rice, and they were all eaten up so quickly?"
"Also, if I remember correctly, even without the supplies left by Commander Wang, the food we have hoarded can last until now. How could it be used up so quickly? Minister Zhang, this is related to the army
This is a big issue of life and death, you must give me an explanation..."
Minister Zhang immediately replied: "Commander, Commander Wang has left us more than 100,000 jins of grain. If we eat sparingly, we will definitely be able to survive for more than half a month, not to mention a month. However, these 100,000 jins of grain have been left for us.
In the end, only 80,000 kilograms of grain was left in our hands!"
"You have forgotten that two months ago, the remaining troops in the border area were short of food and had no choice but to ask us for help. You directly donated 50,000 kilograms of food to them!"
"Also, didn't Commander Wang leave behind a batch of weapons and equipment when he left?"
"At that time, considering that the logistics pressure on the army was too great, we did not use these weapons and equipment to expand the army separately... However, you required that all main forces in the military region should reach full strength, and all these weapons and the light and heavy weapons sent from Yan'an should be used
Get down!"
"But even so, there are still thousands more people in the entire military region!"
"It was the coldest time in the military region at that time. Many people in the base area couldn't open the fire at home, and they didn't even have cotton-padded clothes. When they heard that the military region was recruiting troops, they all rushed to sign up... After all, after signing up to join our Eighth Route Army, their families would get some compensation.
And there will be one less person in the family to eat and wear clothes, which will reduce their stress!”
"It was difficult for us to refuse. In addition, many troops were indeed not at full strength, so we accepted them all."
Commander Wang reacted immediately: "I understand... The army suddenly has more than a thousand mouths. Even if they live frugally, these people will eat 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of food a month... Almost three months have passed now.
40,000 to 50,000 kilograms of grain will definitely be eaten!"
After saying that, Commander Wang became more serious than ever before, staring at Minister Zhang and asked.
"How long can we last with the food we have left?"
"If we save some food, the frontline combat troops can still hold on for twenty days...the rear rotation training troops can only hold on for ten days..."
Commander Wang sighed and replied: "I originally planned to use this time to fight a dozen little Japs, but now it seems that the Japs can't be beaten. The urgent need to delay is to solve the food problem that the troops are short of!"
"Needless to say, Yan'an is still asking us to borrow food. They definitely don't have food themselves!"
"Chief of Staff, ask the intelligence department to find out where there is food, and it is in large quantities. If the quantity is too small, it will not be enough for more than 10,000 of us to even fill our teeth!"
The chief of staff looked solemn, glanced at the map in front of Commander Wang and answered.
"No need to check... Commander, it is the most difficult time everywhere now. There is a shortage of food everywhere. Coupled with the blockade imposed on us by the Japs and Chongqing, even if you have money, you can't buy it!"
"Not bad~" Commander Wang replied helplessly.
"Spring plowing is just around the corner, and this time of year is the most difficult time for the base area. The food at home is almost used during the winter. In the past, when there were few troops, they ate wild vegetables and whole grains to survive these months.
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"But it doesn't work now. There are more than 10,000 of us. If we all eat wild vegetables, it won't be enough to dig up all the wild vegetables in the entire military region!"
Minister Zhang frowned and replied: "Commander, if wild vegetables could solve the problem, I would have asked people to dig wild vegetables long ago... I don't know what happened this year. This winter has been cold and rainless, and in many places the wild vegetables have not sprouted at all.
Even if we want to dig wild vegetables, we can’t!”
"Drought...he really guessed it right!" Commander Wang replied with a frown, his face becoming more solemn than ever before!
The chief of staff next to him immediately asked: "Commander, what's the drought? You guessed it right..."
"Commander Wang passed by our military area a few months ago and stopped for a day. Do you still remember it?" Commander Wang took a deep breath and answered.
"Remember...he is the benefactor of our military region. Without him, our military region would never have had such a good winter!" the Chief of Staff and Minister Zhang immediately replied.
Commander Wang hesitated and continued: "Just remember!"
"When he left, he said to me that there will definitely be a drought this year, so we should prepare early. Now it seems that his judgment was right~"
"Chief of Staff, there is still more than a month before spring plowing. I will contact the county chiefs in the garrison area soon and ask them to prepare for drought!"
"I'm going to give the order now!" the chief of staff replied anxiously.
All the rations for the more than 10,000 troops in the military region come from the base area. If the land production in the base area is reduced due to drought and grain output is significantly reduced, then the more than 10,000 troops in the military region will definitely go hungry in the next year.
As soon as the chief of staff left, Commander Wang stared at Minister Zhang and asked: "Three months ago, I asked the troops to reclaim wasteland nearby during the training rotation. How much has been reclaimed now!"
"Ten thousand acres!" Minister Zhang replied.
"Many of the regiment commanders and brigade commanders below do not understand why combat troops are asked to reclaim land and grow food. Therefore, they are not very motivated. They only let the troops reclaim land to carry out orders!"
"These people are starting to raise their tails again. Immediately contact all regiment commanders, regiment political commissars, and brigade political commissars in the military region. Come to the headquarters for a meeting in two days!"
"There are still one and a half months before spring plowing. If a severe drought breaks out this year, the land we have reclaimed may be life-saving land."
"We must use the remaining one and a half months to cultivate as much land as possible. If a drought does break out, the amount of land will make up for the reduced yield caused by the drought and water shortage..."
"I'm going to give the order now~" Director Zhang of the Logistics Department replied immediately.
At this time, the chief of staff rushed over again: "Commander, the order has been issued. In two days at most, all county magistrates will receive the message!"
"Then let's get back to the point and see where we can get enough food to sustain more than 10,000 people until the autumn harvest!" Commander Wang ordered with a serious face.
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