Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

 January 17, 1942, Suiyuan City General Office.

This complex of buildings with a history of more than 200 years and covering an area of ​​40 acres was originally the office space and residence of the first-class feudal officials of the Qing Dynasty.

 After the fall of three of the four provinces outside the Great Wall, King De took a fancy to the feng shui of the place and specially established the administrative center of the puppet-Mongolian forces here.

Now, this is the command center of the Eighth Route Army's new military region, and it is also the temporary landing place for Huang He and his party.

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 Afternoon, main hall.

Since the new headquarters of the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau has not yet been completed, and even many large-scale equipment has not been put in place, the idle Huanghe was recruited by army reorganization experts.

 At this time, the two of them were sitting side by side at the desk, working on the day's work together.

“The mining areas suitable for current mining are basically the ones I just marked on the map.”

“I personally believe that the next most important task for our base is to expand the transportation network near industrial facilities as much as possible while maintaining public security.”

“The Pingsui Railway and three branch lines alone are no longer able to meet the industrial and economic development of the region.”

Suiyuan is very rich. It not only has Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall, but also contains abundant natural resources such as salt, coal, iron, asbestos, and graphite.

 However, due to factors such as inconvenient transportation, constraints on mineral processing and mining technology, and the current war situation. Many well-known mineral deposits were not discovered or mined in time at the current point in time.

The area just circled by the Yellow River on the map contains several coal and iron mines that are relatively difficult to develop.

To this end, he also specially used the scientific research slot in Awakening Yonghu to make sufficient preparations more than two months in advance.

“Construction Technology Type 2: Modernizing tools and equipment will help further improve construction efficiency”

“Mining Technology Type 2: New technologies can help us collect resources more efficiently. We avoid pollution as much as possible when mining, thereby increasing production per unit time.”

 As soon as these words came out, the army reorganization expert who was originally formulating a plan curled his lips. If he hadn't been good at cultivating qi, he would have been so angry by the Yellow River.

“I feel how Zhang Wanhe felt before. You really like to be the hands-off shopkeeper.”

"Building roads is not easy. Last year, our three main forces were busy for several months and barely completed 60% of the planned plan. With the manpower I have on hand, it is estimated that the road you planned will take three to five years to build."

“Hey, I finally got rid of the three divisions of the Mongolian Army, and now I’m coming to Suiyuan non-stop to carry out construction work. I’ve only had less than a month’s rest, I’m really working hard.”

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. There has always been a close push-pull relationship between regional transportation and regional economy.

 The transportation in Suiyuan area was extremely inconvenient during the Republic of China.

Although the Mother River passes through this area, due to its shallow water and high amount of silt, it can only carry sheepskin rafts and small wooden boats.

 Pingsui Railway and its branch lines and many roads have limited transportation capacity and cannot meet the current needs of TG.

The situation in Daqingshan and the southwest is even worse. There are either high mountains or desert areas, and transportation can only rely on animal power, which is very unfavorable for development.

Hearing the boss's "complaint", Huang He's expression became a little strange, as if he was remembering certain events in his previous life. After thinking for a moment, he comforted him:

 “Well, it’s not about hard work for those who are able.”

“Actually, the problems we are facing now are not too many. The 7th and 15th Route Army and the 35th Army, which are the most troublesome, have already voluntarily left the Hetao area.”

“If that doesn’t work, you can borrow some people from the north of Shanxi Province. The border area is very safe now, so Commander Huzi will definitely lend a helping hand.”

Compared with the original timeline, this trip to the army reorganization expert can be described as a wild start. If nothing else, at least he and his brother troops would not have to fight another major battle in the next few years.

However, compared with Shanxi and Hebei, the Eighth Route Army's mass base outside the Great Wall is slightly weaker.

After all, Suiyuan was originally the territory of the Seventh and a Half Roads. The management ability of the most powerful workers in the preserved fruit industry is not weak. The local people have always been generous to the Sui Clan.

Before the two came to Guisui, the army only had three guerrilla zones and small base areas developed based on Daqingshan.

In a sense, the difficulty of this mission is definitely not weaker than that of a large battle.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements, and I've already said hello over there."

“Based on the geographical location, my current job should have fallen on the northwest Shanxi/Jinsui base area. I helped Big Beard solve a problem, can he provide some manpower?”

 Although his tone was a bit "complaining", the boss's eyes were full of motivation.

Among the senior commanders of the three main forces, the army reorganization experts are not the most powerful in fighting, and their overall performance is not that dazzling. However, there is no doubt about his ability to build base areas, and he is definitely the strongest in this aspect.

 Isn’t it about developing the economy and industry, improving people’s lives, and mobilizing the enthusiasm of local people?

 Experts on army reorganization are familiar with this matter. The success of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is no accident. It can be replicated appropriately in the Suiyuan area.

Besides, outside the Great Wall, the support of our own troops is really higher than expected.

The feat of annihilating the Mongolian troops, coupled with the record of regaining lost territory many times, made the locals full of gratitude to the Eighth Route Army. As long as enough workers are recruited, completing the tasks assigned by superiors is just around the corner.

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 As dusk was approaching, the two of them temporarily put down the work at hand and prepared to go to the canteen to have dinner together. Before leaving, Huang He looked at the military map hanging on the wall and asked curiously:

"By the way, where are the remaining troops in the Eighth Theater? Baldhead is currently seeking military assistance from the Ugly Country, so he shouldn't have time to do anything wrong, right?"

Hearing this, the army reorganization expert returned to his desk and took out several pieces of intelligence and telegrams from the drawer.

“The Thirty-Fifth Army has become a thing of the past. According to the intelligence collected from the border area, they have now returned to the theater headquarters and are waiting for reorganization.”

"The situation of the Sixth Cavalry Corps is similar. Only a very small number of troops are left on standby in Suixi, and they will not be able to make any waves for a while."

"As for the three horses? Huh, those people are the fastest running group. There are people who are in the most dangerous place. They want to go back to their hometowns immediately and continue to dream of the earth emperor's dream."

 At this point, the army reorganization expert stopped. He deliberately pulled out a letter and files from the documents and handed them to Huang He, and then continued to add:

“The old horse from the advancing army stayed behind. This is a request for help sent by the enemy’s communication cavalry the day before yesterday.”

“This person hopes that our Eighth Route Army can assist three divisions and three temporary brigades with a total of 10,000 people’s equipment. We don’t want to pick any Japanese or magical weapons, just a complete quantity.”

“In return, they are willing to serve as the vanguard of the future Eastern Expedition and recover the lost territory together.”

Before Shigetaro Amakasu led the troops stationed in Mongolia, the number of combat-effective troops in the Eighth Theater was only more than 30,000. Now that I have suffered a heavy blow, I really can’t make up for it for a while.

  After all, Guozhou's sphere of influence is mainly in the south. The only one with the strength to take over Suiyuan's Holy Iron Wall has to stand still and watch the border areas whose strength has surged.

If you want to recruit troops in the northwest, you still need to look at other people's faces.

In North China, the bald head will really have no way to intervene.

 This means that the Eighth Route Army has sufficient time to develop. For at least the next two years, Army restructuring experts won't have to worry about anyone interrupting them.

 Hearing the two key words "Lao Ma" and "Ting Jinjun", Huang immediately became interested.

 After opening the document handed over by the boss, the first thing that caught my eye was an ID photo. The person in the photo looks a lot like his fellow countryman, but they have completely different temperaments.

After carefully reading the request for help, Huang He waved his hand and said:

“As long as you are serious about fighting the Japanese, it’s not impossible to give them some equipment. Anyway, we still have a lot of Japanese weapons captured from the Mongolian Army and the First Army in our warehouse.”

“It depends on how the headquarters arranges the specific matters. I’m not a person in the military industry who can get involved.”

"By the way, how far has the Lend-Lease Act been implemented? I heard that the pressure on Lao Maozi's side is a bit high. If there is no assistance, the whole thing may collapse."

 As soon as these words came out, the army reorganization expert once again became sad.

If the difficulty of building Suiyuan is one, then the work related to the Lend-Lease Act is ten. To the north of Guisui, no one has set foot since the warlord period.

It is definitely not easy to gain a foothold there. (End of chapter)