Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 1011 No Food (First Update!)

On the second day, Ouyang Antong entered the Border Region Government for training.

The progress of Wang Ping's reform team is also very smooth, and everything is moving in a very favorable direction.

Suide Garrison Command Headquarters, the logistics chief stood outside the headquarters, frowning, and hesitated for a long time before walking in.

"Commander, I have something to report!"

"Say..." Commander Wang asked.

"Food...the troops are running out of food..." the head of logistics answered bravely.

"No..." Commander Wang frowned quickly, staring at the logistics minister and asked back.

"Didn't Commander Wang lead a team passing by our military area a few months ago and left behind 10,000+ catties of grain? Those grains are all fine grains, white flour and rice, and they were eaten up so quickly?"

"Also, if I remember correctly, even without the batch of supplies left by Captain Wang, the food we have hoarded in our hands can last until now. How could it be used up so quickly? Minister Zhang, this is related to the troops The big issue of life and death, you have to give me an explanation..."

Minister Zhang immediately replied: "Commander, Commander Wang has left us 10,000+ catties of grain. If we save some food, we will definitely be able to persist for more than half a month, not to mention a month. However, the 10,000+ catties of grain will last We only have [-] catties left in our hands!"

"You forgot that two months ago, the troops left behind in the border region asked us for help because they were short of food. You gave them [-] catties of food directly!"

"Also, didn't Commander Wang leave behind a batch of weapons and equipment when he left?"

"At that time, considering the heavy logistical pressure on the troops, we did not use these weapons and equipment to expand the troops alone...However, you requested that all the main forces of the military region be at full strength, and that all of these weapons and the light and heavy weapons sent over from Yan'an should be used. go down!"

"But even so, there are still thousands of people in the entire military region!"

"It was the coldest time in the military region. Many people in the base area couldn't open their homes, and they didn't even have cotton clothes. When they heard that the military region was recruiting soldiers, they rushed to sign up... After all, after signing up for our Eighth Route Army, the family will get some compensation. And there will be one less person in the family to eat, wear clothes, and reduce their stress!"

"It's not easy for us to refuse. In addition, many troops are indeed not full, so we accept them all."

Commander Wang reacted immediately: "I understand...the army has more than 1000 more mouths at once. Even if they save food and expenses, these people still have to eat [-] to [-] catties of food a month... Now almost three months have passed , [-] to [-] catties of grain must be eaten!"

After finishing speaking, Commander Wang became more serious than ever, staring at Minister Zhang and asking back.

"How long will our remaining food last?"

"If you save some food, the frontline combat troops can last for 20 days... The rear rotation training troops can only last for ten days..."

Commander Wang sighed and replied: "At first, I planned to use this time to beat up a dozen little devils, but now it seems that the devils will not be able to fight. The most urgent thing to delay is to solve the food shortage problem of the troops!"

"Needless to say, Yan'an is still asking us to borrow food. They must have no food themselves!"

"Chief of Staff, ask the intelligence department to check. Where is there still food, and it is in large quantities. If the quantity is too small, more than 1 of us will not even have enough food!"

The chief of staff looked solemn, glanced at the map in front of Commander Wang, and answered.

"You don't need to check... Commander, it's the most difficult time everywhere, and there is a shortage of food everywhere. In addition to the blockade of us by the little devil and Chongqing, even if you have money, you can't buy it!"

"Not bad~" Commander Wang replied helplessly.

"Spring plowing is just around the corner, and this time of year is the most difficult time in the base areas. The food in the people's homes is almost used up during the winter. In the past, there were few troops in the army, and they ate wild vegetables and coarse grains. They insisted on getting through these months. of!"

"But it doesn't work now. We have more than 1 people. If we eat all wild vegetables, digging up all the wild vegetables in the entire military area is not enough!"

Minister Zhang frowned and replied: "Commander, if wild vegetables could solve the problem, I would have asked someone to dig wild vegetables...I don't know what happened this year. This winter is cold and it doesn't rain. In many places, wild vegetables didn't sprout at all. Even if we want to dig wild vegetables, we can’t dig them!”

"Drought... He really guessed it right!" Commander Wang frowned and replied, his face became more dignified than ever!

The chief of staff next to him immediately asked: "Commander~ what is the drought, why did you guess right..."

"Commander Wang passed by our military region a few months ago and stopped for a day, remember?" Commander Wang took a deep breath and replied.

"Remember... he is the benefactor of our military region~ Without him, our military region would definitely not have such a good winter!" The chief of staff and Minister Zhang immediately replied.

Commander Wang hesitated for a moment and continued, "Just remember it!"

"Before he left, he said to me that there will definitely be a drought this year, so let us prepare early. Now it seems that his judgment is correct~"

"Chief of Staff, there is still more than a month before spring plowing. I will contact the county chiefs in the garrison area in a while and let them prepare for the drought!"

"I'm going to give the order now!" The chief of staff replied anxiously.

The rations of the more than 1 troops in the military region all come from the base areas. If the land production in the base areas is reduced due to drought, and the food production is greatly reduced, then the more than 1 troops in the military region will definitely be hungry in the next year.

As soon as the chief of staff left, Commander Wang stared at Minister Zhang and asked, "Three months ago, I asked the troops to reclaim wasteland nearby during the rotation training process. How much has been reclaimed now!"

"It looks like [-] mu!" Minister Zhang replied.

"Many regiment and brigade commanders below don't understand how to let the combat troops reclaim the land and grow food. Therefore, they are not very motivated. They only let the troops reclaim the land to carry out orders!"

"These people are starting to cock their tails again. Immediately contact all the commanders of the military region, the political commissar of the regiment, and the political commissar of the brigade. Come to the headquarters for a meeting in two days!"

"There is still one and a half months before spring plowing. If there is a severe drought this year, the land we have reclaimed may be life-saving land."

"We must use the remaining one and a half months to reclaim as much land as possible. If there is a drought, the amount of land will be used to make up for the reduced production caused by the drought and lack of water..."

"I'm going to give the order now~" Director Zhang of the Logistics Department replied immediately.

At this time, the chief of staff rushed over again: "Commander, the order has been issued, and all the county chiefs will receive the news within two days at most!"

"Then let's get back to the topic and see where we can get food, so that more than 1 people can hold on until the autumn harvest!" Commander Wang ordered with a serious face.

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