My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 66 Zhao Gang: It’s you, Captain Li, who is paying me back!
"Also provide some food subsidies to the militia soldiers, so that they can strengthen their training and improve their basic military quality, and even establish a brigade headquarters to send officers to conduct phased training of the militia troops as reserve soldiers?"

"Is this okay?"

"We only have [-] tons of grain."

At the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, upon hearing Li Yunlong's bold plan, Zhao Gang sounded worried:
"Our entire brigade, that is, the entire Taiyue Military Region, including the basic regiment, has approximately 5000 full-time combat soldiers."

"If you include grassroots political workers, county brigade, district brigade, etc., there are estimated to be 2 people."

"With so many people fed every day, we need at least [-] tons of food every day."

"Thirty-five hundred tons of grain and more than 200 tons of lard fat are not enough to last for a hundred days. Even if we include the grain produced in the base area, we can only feed ourselves for half a year at most."

"But do you know how many militiamen there are in the Taiyue Military Region who are not out of work?"

"5 people!"

Zhao Gang stretched out a palm and spread his fingers.

"A total of 5 people!"

Zhao Gang repeated the emphasis.

The five fingers that Zhao Gang stretched out represent the biggest achievement in the past two years since the troops entered the Taiyue area and established the Taiyue base area.

The stable and solid mass base that exists widely in hundreds of villages, towns, and even counties in the Taiyue base area is also the most fundamental source of strength for the Eighth Route Army.

And the huge militia forces derived from it.

But these five fingers also represent the Eighth Route Army's biggest helplessness at present.

The Taiyue Military Region has only more than 5000 regular combat troops, more than 5000 political workers, county brigades, district brigades and other local armed personnel, but it has more than 5 auxiliary militiamen.

In the initial plan,
The militia troops are usually engaged in production. When the Japanese launch raids, they assist the Eighth Route Army and act as transportation teams to help the people move, transport supplies, treat the wounded, and serve as a guard team.

Even, when necessary, fight the Japanese directly.

But the problem is that these more than 5 militiamen, not to mention weapons and equipment, military uniforms, military shoes, and even food, cannot be supplied to the base area. As a last resort, they must be engaged in production most of the time.

There is not enough time, so even the most basic military training cannot be satisfied.

Coupled with the lack of military cadres in the base areas, there is a general lack of discipline in the militia forces.

From Zhao Gang's perspective, in fact, they are ordinary farmers and ordinary people who were organized, lacking discipline, lack of training, and even lack of organizational ability.

The superiors naturally know this problem.

But firstly, without manpower, and secondly, without material resources, there is no way to solve this problem.

Relying on [-] tons of grain to solve this problem is a drop in the bucket.

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong smiled:
"Old Zhao, how much do you look down on our brother Lu?"

"Ok?"

Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong and narrowed his eyes:
"you mean··"

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong showed his signature sultry smile:
"The purpose of establishing the Yangcun Material Supply Center is to attract the Guizishan Island Alliance to attack by providing materials to our brigade and our base area."

"Just by providing food, military uniforms, and military shoes to the main regiments, we may not be able to attract the Shandao Regiment to come out in full force."

"It has to be a big move."

"hiss··"

Zhao Gang took a breath first. He really didn't expect this detail, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.

In another month and a half, the Independent Regiment will be able to defeat the Shandao Regiment in the mountainous area. After all, during the battle, Boss Lu will provide the location of the Japs Regiment Headquarters and the location of the flag guard team.

With [-] tons of grain alone, can we attract the Shandao Alliance in a month and a half?
Certainly not.

Moreover, once the 772 militiamen are organized and trained, and there are sufficient reserve soldiers, and when supplies become abundant in the future, then whether it is an independent regiment, a new regiment, the 771nd Regiment, or the [-]st Regiment, they will have the ability to directly fight the enemy in a war of attrition. Ability.

We must keep the Japanese out of the base area, avoid the enemy's destruction of the base area to the greatest extent, and develop and strengthen the base area.

Political Commissar Zhao started counting with his fingers:
"To provide food to [-] militiamen, if we calculate one kilogram of food per person per day, that is [-] kilograms, totaling [-] tons, which is [-] tons per month."

"Considering the transportation level of our base area, the lack of management level and other factors..."

Zhao Gang has been in the Independent Regiment for a little more than a month and is already well versed in the current problems in the base area.

Materials are severely lacking.

Severely understaffed.

And, the lack of system construction and management capabilities.

The three major problems cannot be ignored, and they are all serious.

The food is unloaded in Yangcun and transported from Yangcun to the military bases without any problems. Because of the severe shortage of materials before, the troops at all levels have strict material management systems and detailed statistics on the quantity and consumption of materials.

In order to receive Boss Lu's monthly reward, Li Yunlong also requested that each unit obtain food from the Yangcun material warehouse, record consumption in detail, and hand it over to the independent regiment.

Then hand it over to Boss Lu for review.

Although there is a possibility of leaking the food consumption data of the army's material supply capacity, troop strength, and mobilization ability, the opponent is Boss Lu, a wealthy man with powerful hands and eyes who has increased the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment and several other main regiments by five or six times.

I think the brigade headquarters will definitely agree to this request.

It can also improve troops, material management and statistical capabilities, improve utilization and avoid corruption and waste.

However, providing food to villagers and soldiers will inevitably lead to a lot of waste and corruption.

This is unavoidable under the current circumstances.

After all, the base area has only been built for more than a year, and the system construction and management level are still being explored. There is a huge gap between the management level of the militia and the main force, not to mention that there are traitors and Japanese saboteurs outside.

It can only be solved slowly.

"Three thousand tons per month are needed."

Zhao Gang stated the actual number.

"Three thousand tons..."

Li Yunlong drawled his voice.

The quantity was much less than he expected.

"Let's figure it out first, and then I'll call Brother Lu."

Li Yunlong touched the communicator on his wrist.

···
Brigade.

The brigade chief of staff looked at the document from the independent regiment in his hand.

"It can provide food for all combat troops of the [-]th Brigade, including county brigades, district brigades, and political workers."

"Including imported cornmeal, white flour, and lard suet."

"However, in order to avoid waste, it is specially recommended to the brigade headquarters that all units and departments that receive food need to make detailed statistics and records of food consumption and submit it to the brigade headquarters and independent groups for review."

"Statistical audits will increase the amount of lard suet if there is no waste."

"it is good."

"This is good!"

The brigade commander and brigade chief of staff applauded in unison:
"With food, we must save it and not waste it."

"Don't forget your roots."

As Zhao Gang expected, the brigade headquarters fully agreed with the independent regiment's proposal to conduct food consumption statistics, with almost no hesitation.

“It’s not just food.”

The brigade chief of staff said:
"While relaxing shooting discipline, we must also strengthen the statistics and management of ammunition to avoid excessive consumption of ammunition."

"Let's do this."

The brigade commander looked at the chief of staff:
“Regularly send people for statistics and audits, and formulate corresponding systems and regulations.”

"Okay." The chief of staff nodded.

···
That night.

Xiaoao Village.

Liao County County Brigade Station.

"team leader."

A team member walked into the room where Xu Huzhi was. He seemed to be ready to say something, but in the end he just sighed deeply:

"Hey··"

"What happened to Liao Town?"

Xu Hu asked directly.

This team member was sent out to monitor the Japanese in Liao Town today.

According to intelligence, a new Japs squad leader came to the Japs stronghold in Liao Town.

"In Liao Town, the Japanese and puppet troops are expropriating food from the people and asking every household to hand over military rations to the Japanese."

The team member sighed again:

"How can people still have food in their homes now? These pieces of shit will eventually even burn down their houses."

"I...hey!"

The team members tightened the shell guns in their hands, and finally could only sigh repeatedly.

He was present at the time and had a gun in his hand, but he was alone and there were more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops. If he rushed forward, the best result would be a one-for-one outcome.

"Put this grudge down."

Xu Huzhi was silent for a while and said murderously:

"One day, we will ask Kitai Minghe to settle the ledger."

According to his statistics, Liao Town's grain output this year is less than half of what it was before the Japs came, and its permanent population is only two-thirds of what it was before the Japs came.

As for Liao County, last year alone, more than [-] people died at the hands of the Japanese.

He remembered every blood feud.

"Eat some."

As he said that, Xu Hu found a piece of Shaoshao bun and handed it to the team members.

The county brigade is also very tight on supplies. Every household must have given the dry food they brought to some household.

"Thank you Captain."

The team members immediately took the fire-roasted buns and started to eat them. From the looks of it, it was obvious that they had not eaten anything all day.

At this time, a team member walked into the room where Xu Huzhi was and shouted:
"Captain, brigade headquarters orders."

"Brigade headquarters order?"

Xu Huzhi quickly followed the order and stood up, then he was stunned:
"The brigade headquarters wants us to go to the Independent Regiment to collect food supplies?"

"Receive food supplies?"

The team member who was chewing on the fire-roasted buns was stunned.

"The Brigade Headquarters said that each of the [-] people in our county can receive four kilograms of grain per day, for half a month at a time." Xu Hu said in a blunt tone, full of disbelief: "And it's all white flour or corn flour."

With guns and fame, the county brigade has now grown to 200 people.

"that is not··"

The team member did the math and his eyes widened:

"Twelve thousand pounds?!"

"so much!"

Twelve thousand kilograms of grain,

That’s one hundred stones of grain.

They are all staple foods such as cornmeal or white flour.

This is equivalent to the annual grain production of a village of more than 100 people!
"Can you eat four kilograms of grain a day?"

The team members suddenly noticed the numbers in the brigade headquarters order, and their eyes widened again:
"That's not it. Can you eat when you're full?"

···
at the same time.

Yang Village.

"Apply for another five thousand tons of food per month to provide to the militia forces to attract the Shandao Regiment to attack?"

"no problem."

Following the system prompts, Lu Renjia nodded happily.

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong looked at each other, and they saw surprise in each other's eyes - Brother Lu obviously had relatively large restrictions on arms and very few food restrictions, so the two of them probably increased the quota this time.

They thought it would be lower, but they didn't expect...
"Thank you so much, Brother Lu!"

Li Yunlong responded quickly and immediately thanked him profusely and said:
"We will strictly provide information on food consumption and eliminate waste."

In the contract, there are clear regulations prohibiting waste.

"Row."

Lu Renjia continues to be the system's telephone receiver:
"Brother Yunlong is so cooperative, so naturally I should express my gratitude."

"In order to avoid trouble, I will send an independent team of auditors to stay permanently. Under the supervision of Brother Yunlong, these data will be reviewed and then destroyed immediately."

"This is not..."

Just as Zhao said something to Xiang, he was interrupted by Li Yunlong:

"Then trouble Brother Lu!"

"It's best to send a few more people."

Li Yunlong rubbed his hands and said with a smile:

"Brother Lu must also know that our army has not been established for a long time and the cultural level is not high. Statistics will inevitably make errors. It is estimated that we need to check it repeatedly and the work intensity is high."

"And the personnel are relatively complex, so it is inevitable that some moths will get mixed in."

"Row!"

Lu Renjia nodded directly:
"I sent seven data analysts over."

"Please also ask Brother Yunlong to protect their safety. I will also provide them with the food and other materials they usually consume."

"It's simple. Unless I, Li Yunlong, die, no one can hurt them."

Li Yunlong's smile became even wider. He continued to rub his hands, and the picture showed:

"Um, brother Lu, can you usually ask these seven intelligence analysts to help teach me the cultural knowledge of the soldiers of the independent regiment?"

"no problem."

Lu Renjia continued to nod.

Good guy, it turns out that this is where... Zhao Gang's eyes suddenly widened!

"that··"

Li Yunlong continued rubbing his hands:
"Brother Lu, please help with pens, ink, and paper. To compile detailed data on material consumption, we need paper and pens, which we also lack in our base area."

"no problem."

Lu Renjia continued to nod.

Zhao Gang: “········”

(End of this chapter)