With the experience of preventing the Jinsui Army from transporting grain for the first time, Li Hao was sure that it would be good if they could deliver 15,000 kilograms of grain to Hunyuan City the second time.
"Captain, the Second Company just sent news that on the way back from the Jinsui Army, they cooperated with the commando team, reconnaissance platoon, and guard platoon and captured another company of the Jinsui Army." Battalion Commander Huang Shengxing hurried in to report.
The smile on Li Hao's face grew wider: "Old Huang, I originally thought that the Jinsui Army could send 15,000 kilograms of grain to Hunyuan City for the second time. Looking at this situation, the food sent in can exceed 10,000 kilograms.
A pound is pretty good.”
"Tell the troops below to keep up their efforts. As long as they don't use their guns and don't engage in direct confrontation with the Jinsui Army, they can fight however they want. Create more non-combat attrition for the Jinsui Army and give me all the food they transported.
Grab it and completely cut off Hunyuan’s food supply line."
Huang Sheng replied happily: "Captain, don't worry, the comrades have already reaped the benefits of this style of fighting. We don't need to give orders at all, they are all rushing to think of tricks to deal with the Jinsui Army."
Speaking of this, Huang Sheng suddenly thought of the materials, weapons and ammunition seized by the troops in the past two days, and asked with anticipation: "Captain, the grain we have seized in the base area in the past few days has exceeded 100,000 kilograms, and nearly 200 horses have been seized."
The mules and horses that were killed would be at least 60,000 kilograms of mule and horse meat!"
"Local troops and the main force also captured many Jinsui troops: nearly 500 wounded and nearly 300 intact soldiers. We also captured all the equipment and ammunition in their hands, including 16 light machine guns.
quite."
"The last big head is all the horses and supporting equipment of an entire cavalry company."
"I don't know what the regiment plans to do with these treasures."
Li Hao saw Huang Sheng's little thoughts at a glance and asked directly: "Tell me, what do you fancy?"
Huang Sheng was embarrassed to answer: "Captain, to be honest, I have taken a fancy to the captured grain, mules and horses meat, light machine guns, war horses, and the captured Jinsui Army soldiers."
"Everything is a good thing. Once you take it, you won't want to let go."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "It's definitely impossible to give it all to you."
"I remember that the chief of staff gave you the regiment's best weapons and captured soldiers before we sent out the troops, so don't think about the captured equipment, war horses, and captured Jinsui troops, otherwise the other battalions will definitely say something about the regiment."
Prefer one over the other."
"There are now nearly three months until the autumn harvest. It is a time of drought, and the folks and troops in the base area are having a very difficult time."
"I will give you all the 100,000 kilograms of grain seized and the subsequent grain seizures. I will keep half of the mules and horses that were killed, and the other half will be sent to other troops, so that other comrades in the regiment will also be exposed to meat."
After hearing from the group leader that the weapons and ammunition were not his own, Huang Sheng's face clearly flashed with disappointment.
But it soon disappeared because of Li Hao’s next words.
The current situation of the army is indeed very difficult.
Although the regiment headquarters has stored a lot of food through various means, they can only ensure that there is no shortage of food in the base area and people will not starve to death due to food shortage.
It is far from meeting the standard of having a full meal every time.
The troops have already seized 100,000 jins of grain. According to investigation, there are still 100,000 jins of grain waiting to be transported into Hunyuan City. According to the current strategy, most of this grain will fall into their own hands.
The total amount is more than 200,000 kilograms. Taking into account the food sent by the regiment headquarters, all the soldiers of the Datong Independent Battalion can eat enough white flour steamed buns for several months.
The soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are moved.
Only when the soldiers are full can they have the strength to train and fight.
Therefore, the benefits brought by these more than 200,000 kilograms of grain are far more than just filling the soldiers' bellies, and also increasing the overall combat effectiveness of the Datong Independent Battalion...
The more he thought about it, the bigger the smile on Huang Sheng's face became. He quickly answered as if he was afraid that Li Hao would regret it.
"Don't worry, commander, I will order the troops to hand over all the captured equipment and ammunition."
"Food is no longer concentrated and is directly dispersed and stored in various places. Not only does it save transportation, but it is also safe. Even if it is attacked, it will not be picked up by the enemy."
Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of those grains."
"But there is one request: I don't care how much grain you can seize from the Jinsui Army, but you must provide at least 50,000 kilograms of grain to compensate the villagers who have been moved from the base area due to the invasion of the Jinsui Army."
"If the Jinsui Army is unwilling to withdraw from our base area, it will definitely start with the villagers, try every means to find the people who have been moved to the mountains by us, and then follow the clues to get food."
"The population around the county is the most dense. If we are targeted by the Shanxi-Sui Army, we will have to relocate tens of thousands of people in a short period of time."
"In order to get the villagers to cooperate with us, in addition to doing a good job in ideological work for everyone, we also need to give everyone some compensation to make up for everyone's losses during the transfer."
"In this way, our strong walls and clear wilderness will not cause trouble, and the Jinsui Army will have no opportunity to take advantage of it."
Huang Sheng understood immediately: "The leader is right. I plan to compensate each of the villagers who cooperated with our transfer with two kilograms of grain."
"As long as you follow us into the mountains and hide, and rush on when you encounter the Jinsui Army, you can get two kilograms of food for free."
"The local troops will do their ideological work well and tell everyone that the Jinsui Army is short of food. Once they find someone, they will definitely force them to hand over the rations they depend on for survival. In order to keep the food, the villagers will definitely cooperate with us unconditionally."
Early the next morning, nearly 2,000 Jinsui troops took their troops out of the city with dry food and attacked the villages outside the city.
In a large village nearly ten kilometers away from the county seat, more than 500 Jinsui troops were rummaging through boxes and cabinets, looking for people and food.
The leader of the group led more than a hundred people to meet him at the entrance of the village, and he looked into the village with dazzling eyes.
"Captain, there is no one in the village, and no food has been found!" A company commander ran to the entrance of the village and reported to the regiment leader.
"Keep looking!" the leader ordered reluctantly.
This was already the third village he found after leaving the city today. If he couldn't find anything again, he would have to return without success.
A few minutes later, another company commander rushed out of the village, with a clear smile on his face.
"Tuanzuo, good news, we found the traces left by the people when they retreated outside the village."
"This village is very large, with a population of more than five hundred people, including old people and young people. I thought that if so many people retreated, something would be left behind. So I took the initiative and asked my brothers to search around the village, and we found it."
"Rut marks, horse hoof prints, and footprints are everywhere! They should be heading toward the mountains northeast of us!"
This is definitely the best news that the regiment commander received after sending troops today. A smile finally appeared on his solemn face, and he was very happy to order: "Well done, if we can really find the people who have moved into the mountains, your company will be the first to do it. I will go back and
I must ask the teacher for credit and reward you two hundred yuan."
"Thank you, crew!" the company commander replied excitedly.
The regiment leader immediately ordered: "Since we have found the whereabouts of the people, we will not waste time here."
"Your second company leads the way from the front, and other troops follow closely behind. We will go into the mountains to find people now."
"After working outside for so long, we must not return without success. We must find the people and get food."
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