Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 104 Food Issues
On the same day, Zhang Dabiao also received news from the regiment headquarters at the base of the new regiment and battalion.

Sun Desheng saluted Zhang Dabiao, and then said: "Captain Zhang, according to the order of the regiment commander, the first company will rotate back to the shooting range for training. The seventh company will replace the first company in combat missions and will be temporarily under your command."

"In addition, as per your request, we have brought a large amount of ammunition and food. However, the transportation capacity is still limited. There should be no shortage of ammunition, but the food is a little short, so you still need to find a way."

Zhang Dabiao nodded to express his understanding.

The transportation capacity of the troops was just that. They basically relied on hand-carrying on shoulders or hauling by mules and horses. Most of the troops traveled on mountainous and dirt roads, which was no better than the Japanese.The mobility is high mainly because there are fewer things to carry.

For example, when it comes to carrying ammunition, Japanese riflemen have to carry at least dozens of rounds of ammunition; if they are grenade shooters, they have to carry two bags of grenades or two boxes of grenade grenades; as for artillery, the shells are even heavier.Positional warfare is okay on the plains, but how can it be faster in the mountains?

As for the Eighth Route Army...the main force had an average of ten rounds of ammunition, and a few grenades, but almost no artillery shells.It would be even worse for the local group, and the repeated attacks were not necessarily a joke.As for the county brigade and district teams, if the whole team together has an old gun with a few rounds of bullets, it will be good, but they are not willing to fight.Compared with the Japanese, there is no weight at all.

Another example is the carrying of food. Individual Japanese soldiers would carry a certain amount of dry food and use the allotted stockings to hold the rice.Sometimes a certain amount of cans is also carried.The Eighth Route Army does not need to carry so much, it only needs to bring emergency dry food.

Thanks to the clever food policy, the Eighth Route Army did not need to carry food when marching.As long as they are within the base area, troops can exchange food stamps for public grain.So just bring food stamps.The troops also benefited from this, reducing the weight on the soldiers and greatly improving their mobility.

As for finding out that there is no public food in a place, that is basically impossible.Almost every household in the base area stores public grain, so whether there is a fire or a Japanese raid, the losses can be controlled.As for whether you will finish the food, don’t worry about it. The headquarters will arrange the transfer according to the food consumption.

However, Yushe’s current situation is rather special.The county government had just moved back under the protection of the Third Company, and the restoration work in the base area had not yet been completed. It was not possible to exchange food stamps for food everywhere, so the First Battalion had to have some food reserves to deal with special circumstances.

It's good that the regiment headquarters can support some food. Food stamps are already quota-based, and Consultant Meng's food assistance is mainly canned meat. The purpose is to provide more nutrition and does not take staple food into consideration.

"I will find a way to solve the food problem. You can take the comrades of the Seventh Company to rest first. When everything is settled, I will tell you about the current situation in Yushe County."

"Yes." Sun Desheng turned and left.

Seeing Sun Desheng leave, Zhang Dabiao rubbed his eyebrows.The food issue is both difficult and simple.There are only a few people around who have food, so they just need to implement the big policy.

"People have food, but they should try not to take advantage of it. After the work of the county government was interrupted by the Japanese, there was already some chaos, and we can't add any more chaos to our comrades."

"The Japs and puppet troops can be robbed, and we are strong enough. But now the intelligence network in Yushe has not been reconnected, and we have no idea about the movements of the Japs transport team. Just relying on notifications from nearby villagers, there is no time to ambush. We can't lose the troops. Just wait on the highway for a few days and nights."

"The bandits can't do it either. Those losers rarely have any food reserves. They spend all their efforts to build a fortress, but the harvest may not be enough to cover the consumption. I can't do this kind of losing business."

"Then there are only landlords, but this requires the cooperation of comrades in the county government. Find enlightened landlords and ask them if they are willing to donate a little and do some ideological work. As for those who surrender to the Japanese, they can be ruthless and make a small fortune. …”

Now the Eighth Route Army has changed its policy. Under the slogan of the united front, it has put aside secondary contradictions and united all forces that can be united with the goal of defending the country and expelling the Japanese invaders.

Landowners are no exception.However, due to some historical reasons and class factors, many landlords do not trust the Eighth Route Army.Whether it can obtain the support of landowners still depends on the level of the local county government.Wuxiang County, for example, has done extremely well, often receiving tens of thousands of catties of grain support from landlords.

As for those landowners who were hanging out with the Japanese, some people would contact them and persuade them.Many of them will eventually choose to support the Japanese openly and secretly support the anti-Japanese armed forces.Their existence has increased the cost of governance for the Japs a lot, and even those who want to leave an extra escape route can be regarded as making a contribution.

As for those who are determined to become the enemy, they must show their guns and let them have a taste of the iron fist.This kind of ununitable force is completely on the side of the enemy and must be resolutely eliminated.

"Wang Wanchun from Wangjiazhuang is pretty good. This guy is a hard-core traitor and has quite a reputation. His son has been recruiting people for the security force for the past two days and he is working hard. It's just right to attack the Wang family."

Zhang Dabiao pinched his chin: "But I still have to talk to the comrades of the county government about this matter. It is easy to eliminate Wang Wanchun, but if you have to make the best use of it, it is best to hold a public trial. The greater the impact, the better."

At the same time, Wangjiazhuang.

"Ah!"

Wang Wanchun wiped his nose, feeling increasingly uneasy.Ever since Battalion Commander Zhang came here once, he had never had a good night's sleep and often dreamed of some very bad things for him.

Sometimes I dreamed that I was dragged out of bed and beaten by the Eighth Route Army who rushed in while I was sleeping. Sometimes I dreamed that my stored grain was taken away by the Eighth Route Army. Sometimes I dreamed that my land was divided by the Eighth Route Army.

How could he, an old man, endure such mental torture?Within a few days, his energy and energy were visibly weakened, and his temper became violent.After a few inexplicable outbursts, the servants in the family subconsciously avoided him.

"No, I still don't worry, don't worry..." Wang Wanchun murmured to himself, looking as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

Soon, he started shouting: "De Shui, De Shui! Have you arranged all the people you asked to arrange? Be sure to watch the doors and windows, don't let anyone sneak in."

Several servants were listening not far away, shaking their heads silently.

"What a fool...he even forgot that his son is in the county seat."

"He did something bad because he was afraid that the Eighth Route Army would come to visit him. Didn't you see that he dragged all the belongings out of the warehouse? There were more than a dozen long guns, a machine gun, and a cannon. It looked really majestic."

"I've seen that cannon too. I heard there aren't many of them in the Eighth Route Army. Will they use it?"

"I don't know, but in my opinion, the Eighth Route Army will not come. I don't know why last time, the Eighth Route Army didn't take action. This time, I am on guard. It will definitely be more difficult to do what I want to do."

(End of this chapter)