"Maybe it's because the Japanese and puppet troops are insufficient?" Hong Linfeng thought for a moment and answered.
"Intelligence shows that the total number of Japanese and puppet troops on the edge of the base area is less than 10,000. Even if we want to retaliate, we are unable to do so."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "There is still something wrong."
"Insufficient military strength is indeed the reason, but it does not affect their retaliation against us in other aspects, such as intelligence secret warfare, economic blockade, etc."
"But so far, there has been no movement in these aspects."
Hong Linfeng's frown deepened, and he replied thoughtfully: "It's really..."
"Captain, I will contact the intelligence department in a moment and ask them to strengthen intelligence collection on the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops."
"By the way, order the reconnaissance company to go to the Japanese-occupied areas to see up close what conspiracy they are brewing."
Li Hao nodded and ordered: "Okay, tell the investigation company commander Chen Wei and the intelligence director He Wenlin to be cautious when acting and not to alert the enemy."
"Regardless of whether the little devil has a conspiracy or not, the longer this peaceful time is for us, the better. We must not break this peace in advance because of our caution."
As soon as Hong Linfeng left, deputy captain Luo Yun rushed in with his back legs. When he saw Li Hao, he reported excitedly.
"Captain, the method you mentioned works!"
"Within less than half a month of feeding earthworms, the egg production of one hundred chickens increased significantly, and the chickens became fatter than before."
"Is there any specific comparison data?" Li Hao asked immediately.
Fishing and hunting can only alleviate the temporary needs of the main army's food shortage, but will not last long.
Increase the egg production of chicken farms and shorten the growth and egg production cycles of chicken farms. If these two things are done well, the main force will have a steady supply of meat and eggs.
Luo Yun quickly replied: "There is a comparison!"
"After five days of feeding earthworms, egg production begins to increase."
"It used to take three to five days for each chicken to lay an egg, and some have even stopped laying eggs."
"After half a month of feeding earthworms, most hens have reached the standard of laying one egg in two days."
"The hens that weren't laying started laying eggs again."
"One hundred hens participating in the experiment laid forty-five eggs in one day yesterday."
"If this trend continues, it will be no problem to break through 70 or even 80."
"I suggest that earthworms should be bred on a large scale immediately and used to feed chickens to increase egg production in chicken farms."
"Let's go to the horse pen..." Luo Yun's answer made Li Hao relax completely and ordered decisively.
At this time, political commissar Wang Hong also rushed over after hearing the news.
In the wooden box where earthworms are cultivated, it is obvious that the soil inside is very loose, and there is almost a whole layer of earthworm excrement on it.
"Reporting to the captain, as per your request, we rummaged through the soil in the box every two days and found no large-scale death of earthworms." When the soldier who took care of these earthworms saw the group leader approaching, he quickly saluted and reported.
"Have the number of earthworms in the box increased, and have they grown in size?" Li Hao asked with satisfaction.
"Yes!" The soldier came back quickly.
"There are so many little earthworms in there, so densely packed!"
"The first hundred earthworms have grown a lot and are as thick as chopsticks."
"Open it and let me take a look!" The smile on Li Hao's face became wider and he answered immediately.
Soon, densely packed earthworms appeared in front of Li Hao. If you are a person with trypophobia, you will definitely be shocked after seeing them.
"Captain, I suggest large-scale breeding of earthworms, and then use them to feed chickens!" Luo Yun seemed to have seen the picture of chicken farms feeding earthworms on a large scale, and the egg production doubled, and there was a smile on his face when he spoke!
"How do you plan to raise it?" Li Hao asked.
"Set up an earthworm breeding farm specifically to breed earthworms." Luo Yun blurted out without thinking.
"It's too troublesome and a waste of resources!" Li Hao shook his head in denial.
"Cultivation of earthworms requires a lot of rotten thatch and leaves, as well as a lot of livestock manure. If the cultivation is centralized, just collecting and fermenting these things will require a lot of manpower and material resources."
"And raising earthworms is the same as raising chickens. You are most afraid of getting sick."
"If one earthworm gets sick, it is very likely that all the earthworms in the entire farm will die, so the gain outweighs the loss."
"In addition, vermicompost is a good fertilizer and is more effective than fermented livestock manure."
"Concentrated farming will definitely produce a lot of vermicompost."
"At that time, we will have to find a way to transport these vermicomposts out and distribute them to the people, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources."
"I have an idea. It doesn't require a single person from the regiment and a piece of ocean. The chicken farm can get a steady supply of earthworms."
It would definitely be best if we could spend no money and not build a breeding farm.
Luo Yun's eyes lit up, he stared at Li Hao and asked.
"what idea!"
Li Hao expressed his thoughts bit by bit: "Distribute the breeding tasks to each company."
"Cultivation of earthworms is not complicated. Each main company is capable of the task. We take turns taking care of them as a squad."
"The main force of the regiment and the independent battalion are scattered in every location in the base area. It is easier for them to obtain the materials for cultivating earthworms. The feces produced by the earthworms can also be returned to the villagers nearby, which increases the fertility of the land and increases food production, thus saving a lot of manpower.
and transportation costs.”
"The most important point is that if there is a problem with earthworms, it will only be a problem with the earthworms in one company. The earthworms cultured in other companies can continue to supply the farms."
"This is a good idea, I agree!" Wang Hong agreed.
Luo Yun also had a smile on his face, and then asked: "Then should we set a standard for each company, such as how many kilograms of earthworms should be turned in every month?"
"No!" Li Hao shook his head and refused.
"They can raise as many as they want without affecting the training and combat effectiveness of the troops."
"Sending one pound of earthworms to the regiment headquarters can be exchanged for one pound of eggs, and giving three pounds of earthworms can be exchanged for one pound of chicken."
"In addition, Deputy Captain Luo, you can also study how to feed pigs with earthworms."
"Earthworms are rich in protein and can be fed to chickens to shorten the growth cycle of chickens. They can also be used to feed pigs to shorten the growth cycle of pigs."
Seeing Luo Yun's frown, Li Hao thought for a moment and reminded: "The way you feed earthworms to chickens is to chop them into pieces after cooking, which is too troublesome."
"Let's see if it's possible to cook earthworms and dry them in the sun, then grind them into powder and mix them into the food of pigs and chickens."
"This is definitely more hygienic and easier for pigs and chickens to absorb."
"Of course, this is just an idea of mine. You have to study how to do it specifically."
"In a word, we must make good use of these earthworms."
The words woke up the man in his dream. Luo Yun's frown obviously relaxed and he quickly replied: "Don't worry, captain. I will make sure to have someone study it carefully when I get back."
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