My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 71 The deal between the brigade commander and the boss!

"OK!"

The brigade commander is not at the brigade headquarters.

The brigade chief of staff laughed heartily when he heard the news of the victory in the ambush battle.

With more than 30 casualties, of which only 12 soldiers died, more than 140 Japanese were killed. This record was a great victory no matter where it was.

"Come on."

The chief of staff called for a staff officer.

"Have."

"Using this result, draft a press release and send it to the Northern Bureau."

"Yes!"

The brigade staff immediately began to draft a press release excitedly.

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Taiyuan.

"idiot!"

Yoshio Shinozuka was playing chess when he heard the news that the Taihe Squadron had been wiped out.

Chief of Staff Miyano likes to play chess.

General Shun Tada likes to play chess.

General Okamura Neiji, who had a good relationship with him and was rumored to be taking over as the commander of the North China Front, also liked to play chess.

Therefore, Yoshio Shinozuka must also like to play chess.

When he heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then took the telegram from the staff with a face full of disbelief. When the reality was before his eyes, Shinozuka Yoshio's whole body exploded.

He kicked over the chessboard in front of him, and then slapped the staff officer who was reporting away.

In the end, I was still upset.

Draw out your samurai sword and start hacking away at the headquarters every day.

"I want the details of the battle."

After venting his anger, Yoshio Shinozuka immediately asked to find out the details.

The first infantry squadron was completely wiped out. It can be said that the Locust Army was careless, and it can be said that the Eighth Route Army concentrated its troops and firepower.

Not copyable.

But the second squadron was wiped out.

Although ten Japs escaped, the entire squad including the squad leader was wiped out. Each squad officer was left with only one squad leader, which was no different from total annihilation.

This shows that there are really some unexpected changes in the Eighth Route Army.

Could it be that they really obtained a large amount of weapons and ammunition?

He had to find out.

This is much more serious than one or two squadrons being wiped out.

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Northern Bureau
Xinhua News Agency.

"Did you get rich recently?"

"Eating white flour buns every day actually smells like pork suet."

A newspaper editor started talking after finishing the press release.

"It is said that it was sent here by Brigadier Chen of the [-]th Brigade."

An old editor also joined the conversation.

Everyone is very interested in the food that suddenly got better during this period.

A week ago, the newspaper office still had to eat millet, sorghum, and occasionally black beans. Just like this, it was still not full. After eating three meals a day, my stomach was empty.

Under the leadership of the editor-in-chief, the newspaper has increased revenue and reduced expenditure, not only saving part of the food to supply the soldiers fighting on the front line, but also spending their free time to open up wasteland and grow vegetables and food.

Because newspaper editors not only have newspaper work, but also participate in Anti-Japanese War propaganda, and help militia troops and main forces teach soldiers cultural studies and are busy with work, so the land reclamation work is not going smoothly.

But three days ago, the food in the newspaper office suddenly became better. The portions of white flour steamed buns were much larger. I can’t say that I was full, but I definitely didn’t feel empty in my stomach.

"The [-]th Brigade?"

The editors immediately started chatting.Someone asked in confusion:

"Where did they get the food?"

The Japanese blockade and raids were carried out, Guo Preserved stopped providing funds and supplies, and frictions were caused from time to time.

These days, not to mention the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, even the Yan'an border area is suffering from serious material shortages. As far as he knows, the treatment of young educated students at the Anti-Japanese University has dropped a lot recently.

no way.

Insufficient funds meant that there was no way to purchase enough supplies, let alone face the blockade of preserved fruits and Japanese soldiers, which caused prices to double in the base areas and border areas.

At this time, Brigadier Chen could actually get a lot of supplies?
"do not know."

The old editor shook his head:
"I only know that the editor-in-chief made a deal with Brigadier Chen."

"The [-]th Brigade gave us a batch of food"

"Our newspaper office and the Northern Bureau sent fifty people to support the [-]th Brigade. They are responsible for providing cultural education and publicizing the army's policies to the militia troops in the Taiyue Military Region."

"what?"

Upon hearing the news, the newspaper staff were stunned.

Carrying out cultural education and publicizing army policies are their daily tasks.

Still need to do business?

Exchange for food?

"These fifty comrades will always work in the [-]th Brigade from now on."

The old editor said.

"Always?"

Everyone immediately understood.

This is giving fifty comrades directly to the [-]th Brigade. No wonder they have to exchange them for food.

No wonder, many comrades have been transferred recently.

"How much food was exchanged?"

Some editors are curious.

Fifty staff.

Those who can work in the Northern Bureau and Xinhua Newspaper for a long time are not only intellectuals, but also comrades who have a high understanding of the spirit of the army. They are all elites.

The price tag is not low.

"Twenty tons of white flour and cornmeal, plus a ton of suet."

The old editor held out two fingers.

"Twenty tons?"

"so much!"

"No wonder the food has gotten better recently."

The newspaper staff were immediately shocked.

Twenty tons of white flour and cornmeal, and one ton of pork suet.

This price is very high.

An average person has eight hundred kilograms of grain, including priceless white flour buns and even very precious pork suet - the price of which in the base area is higher than that of pork.

"Twenty tons is a lot, and we can't help but eat it every time!"

But some people sighed.

"really."

"Our base area is very short of food."

Everyone sighed.

Not to mention the entire Northern Bureau, even the relevant staff of their news agency, including the young people who have just come to study, there are hundreds of people in total, and [-] tons of food are not enough to eat.

"Not twenty tons in total."

At this time, the old editor emphasized:
"But twenty tons per person."

"Twenty tons per person?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Correct."

The old editor emphasized:
"Fifty comrades, each of us has twenty tons of staple food, plus one ton of suet."

"that is not··"

An editor was stunned and said in disbelief:
"One thousand tons of grain and twenty tons of lard?"

"Correct."

The old editor nodded:
"This batch of grain has just been transported by the transportation team of the General Logistics Department and has just been put into storage."

Inside the newspaper office, there was silence for a moment.

This price is a bit too high!
Twenty tons.

An ordinary person can only eat so much food in a lifetime! "One thousand tons of grain, twenty tons of suet, where did they get so much grain!"

Some people can't believe it.

But some people think differently:

"I think even one thousand tons of grain is probably not enough for us to eat."

"So, do they still lack people?"

"Haha, I'll ask next time."

Amidst the laughter, someone noticed the form in the old comrade's hand.

The statistical system, which is systematic, scientific and suitable for the army, has been gradually extended to the headquarters.

"Is this a food statistics table?"

"Correct."

"Hey, this form is very scientifically made, clear and practical, and it is very suitable for our army. The paper quality is also very good."

"Hey, it would be nice to have newsprint."

"Our troops have just wiped out another squadron of Japs. Unfortunately, we can only publish it next week."

One thousand tons of food alleviated the food problem of newspaper staff, but the shortage of newsprint and even ink was still very serious, affecting the army's propaganda capabilities.

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at the same time.

Headquarters.

The brigade commander is discussing business with the boss.

Yes, talk business.

"Need the old Red Army?"

The boss sounded alert:
"What do you want Old Red Army for?"

People who can be called old Red Army soldiers not only have excellent military qualities, but also have high cultural standards and firm revolutionary beliefs.

It is the most elite part of the army.

With the fighting against the Japanese, these people have become fewer and fewer, and each one of them is the absolute backbone of the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, Wucheng, Cheng Shifa, and Zhang Wan and this group of people are all old Red Army members. Of course, they are the backbone of the old Red Army.

"We are short of officers!"

"There is a shortage of talent!"

The brigade commander chuckled.

Old Red Army soldiers, those with this title basically have the ability to serve as battalion commanders.

With the further expansion of the [-]th Brigade and the launch of the training of [-] militia troops, he can complete the training of grassroots company and platoon cadres by himself, but the battalion commander cannot.

The [-] militiamen need a lot of battalion-level officers. There are other positions that also require these old Red Army personnel, especially the logistics warehouse purchased by Li Yunlong.

According to Li Yunlong's hint, there may be bigger moves in the future.

In short, the independent group needs talents, reliable and trustworthy talents.

He can only think of a solution from the headquarters.

Although the headquarters usually cries and shouts that there are not enough talents and people, in fact, the headquarters and the Yan'an Border Area are definitely full of talents.

There have been a large number of educated young people defecting to the army.

Especially after the incident in December last year, Baldhead and Yan Laoxi thought they had attacked the troops and put them in difficulties, but in fact, they made many intellectuals realize the nature of preserved fruits and defected to the troops in large numbers.

Are we short of talent now?
Do not,
What is lacking is the material resources to unleash these talents.

Most troubling are severe financial difficulties.

As for the so-called preserved fruit, the brigade commander would laugh to death if he did not allow a single grain of grain or a single troop to enter the base area.

If it weren't for the lack of money in the base area, the troops blocking the blockade would all be material transport teams.

"No."

The boss refused directly.

The Old Red Army and the Eighth Route Army still have many, but they are all talented people. Now the Eighth Route Army as a whole is short of officers, and it is impossible to give one more to the [-]th Brigade.

"Five hundred tons of grain each."

The brigade commander directly quoted the price.

Xu Ping's price is [-] tons. It has been so long and it is time for the price to increase. So these old Red Army soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles and have been trained by the headquarters will naturally have to start at [-] tons.

"Five hundred tons of grain!"

"One?"

The boss swallowed his throat.

"It's the white noodles I brought to the last meeting."

The brigadier's tone was harsh:

"Five hundred tons per person, plus 25 tons of suet."

"How much do you want?"

It seems that Li Yunlong, the God of Wealth, allocated a large amount of food... The boss's eyes immediately lit up.

Food is a good thing.

There is an urgent shortage of base areas.

The more the better, the more the better.

"Fifty."

The brigade commander held out five fingers.

The boss thought about it in his mind.

Fifty, that is, 1000 tons, and more than [-] tons of suet, which is a lot for the Taiyue Military Region, but for the entire Eighth Route Army headquarters, it is actually very little.

The boss naturally knows that after three years of development, the total size of the Eighth Route Army has exceeded 20. Counting the border areas, the number of civilians in the base areas exceeds 700 million.

Moreover, the weather this year has been bad, and the grain harvest has failed in many places. Coupled with the blockade of preserved fruits, the economy is difficult. According to estimates by Yan'an Border District staff, taking into account the difficult transportation conditions in the base area, at least 500 million tons of grain are needed to ensure that the base area will not A large number of people starved to death.

Twenty-five thousand tons is not enough to fill the gap between teeth.

On the Yan'an side, the [-]th Brigade is ready to open up wasteland and become self-sufficient.

First try how strong this God of Wealth is!

"Fifty, this is the old Red Army, you kid thought it was Chinese cabbage!"

The boss frowned and then said:

"I only have a hundred here in total, which is not even enough for the headquarters."

"a hundred?"

The brigade commander's eyes also lit up.

The brigade commander understood.

With this attitude, this tone, and the price of [-] tons each, he was obviously tempted, but he still wanted more.

That’s why I estimated there were a hundred.

Let him continue to make bids.

"Then you make a price?"

"If you can give me a thousand tons each, I will give you a hundred old Red Army soldiers."

The boss opens his mouth first so that he can make a counter-offer later.

"make a deal."

The brigade commander was immediately overjoyed.

Just spent all the budget!
Boss: "?"

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Back in time a few days ago.

Independence Corps.

"Apply for a batch of food and buy manpower?"

Upon hearing this application, Lu Renjia (system) seemed stunned for a moment.

"Yes, there is no shortage of talents."

Li Yunlong rubbed his hands and said:
"Hold Xu Ping, commander of the artillery company, and say [-] tons of grain, bought from the brigade commander."

"There is no way, our army is short of talents!"

After two months of pondering and research, Commander Li realized that Brother Lu was very tight on weapons and ammunition, but he was very relaxed about food.

"How much?"

"About 20 tons! I estimate that the price of this talent must have increased. Prices have skyrocketed these days!"

After saying this, Commander Li didn't blush at all.

"Row!"

"20 tons of grain, plus [-] tons of lard fat."

"Ready for delivery."

(End of this chapter)