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"Good seed! It's so good to plant! Wang Mazi sighed: "There is no winter here, no matter what time the temperature is the same, it rains for half a month, and the soil is black and oily...... Can it not be planted? ”

In fact, there is no need to ask this question at all, Zhang Chi has also lived in Rabaul for a period of time, and knows that the four seasons are like spring here...... This is the actual meaning of the four seasons, because the temperature from spring to winter is 24 to 31 degrees, and the land is full of volcanic ash...... That's a ready-made fertilizer, so if you grow crops, you can really grow them as you go.

"So......" Zhang Chi said, "why don't we organize troops to open up wasteland on a large scale?" ”

"Cultivating wasteland?" Hearing this, Wang Mazi couldn't help but be stunned, he looked at Zhang Chi with some incredulity, and asked, "I said you...... Is it a fever or what's wrong? It's not like we don't have food, what are we doing in the wasteland? ”

"Aren't we tired of eating canned beef for so many of our soldiers?" Zhang Chi replied: "Then the Yankees toss some grain over there as if it's a holiday, isn't it better for us to grow ourselves?" After the harvest, you can eat as much as you want, first, it is better to ask for others than for yourself, and second, those who become soldiers in the future can also eat grain and vegetables, so it will not be said that we are engaged in 'specialization' as officials. ”

Wang Mazi thought about it and replied: "It's reasonable for you to say that, it's just ...... If we do this, will it affect the training of the brothers? ”

"Hey!" Zhang Chi replied: "Just take this as a task, maybe it will not only not affect their training, but also temper their spirit of unity and cooperation by the way!" Besides, farming is not physical work for our troops! ”

Zhang Chi is right, which of the soldiers of this era in China did not grow up in the crops, and it can be said that all of them are good at it. What's more, at this time, the soldiers still have a large number of tanks, bulldozers, etc., and plowing the fields is a matter of minutes.

Wang Mazi asked again: "It's good to be like this, but what will the Americans think?" Will they agree?! ”

"Don't worry!" Zhang Chi patted his chest and said, "This matter is on me!" ”

Zhang Chi was so excited that he didn't even have a hurry to eat, got up to say goodbye, and Wang Mazi rushed back to the headquarters to call Halsey.

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "First of all, I regret the accident that appeared in the port! ”

Halsey on the other end of the phone sighed and said, "These bastards, they always think that they are very good and don't take the battlefield seriously, this is also a lesson for them!" ”

"It's a logistical problem, isn't it?" Zhang Chi said: "The logistical pressure is too heavy! ”

"Yes!" Halsey heard what Zhang Chi was saying, so he asked, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied, "I mean...... You know, our Chinese troops are good at growing crops, and we're an agricultural country, aren't we? Moreover, it can be expected that the war against the Japanese will not end so quickly. Rabaul, on the other hand, is a great place to grow food. So, why not let the Chinese army grow grain in Rabaul? This will undoubtedly reduce the pressure on logistics to a great extent! ”

"What a great idea!" Before Zhang Chi could finish speaking, Halsey replied excitedly: "You're right, Colonel! , how come we didn't think of this idea earlier...... God, that's a supply for tens of thousands. No, if you count the 'people' and the garrison of Rabaul, it would probably be 100,000 men. If Rabaul can solve the food problem of these people, it will be a generous gift to our logistics and transportation troops! It's wonderful......"

"General!" Zhang Chi interrupted Halsey's words and said, "I am affirming that in order to increase the enthusiasm of the troops and the 'people', I hope that we will have a considerable degree of autonomy in this regard. ”

"Autonomy?" Halsey couldn't help but wonder.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "You know, if the grain grown belongs to the United States and is distributed by the United States, then they must be unwilling to farm, but if the crops grown are their own, then it is different, isn't it?" ”

"Of course, of course!" At this time, Halsey only thought that the Chinese army and the "people" on Rabaul could solve their own supply problems, and where would they want to compete with Zhang Chi for these grains, so he replied without thinking about it: "Of course I agree, you can dispose of this grain at will, and we have no right to interfere!" ”

"General, it's not that I don't trust you!" Zhang Chi continued: "But there is a saying in the United States, called 'business is business', and I hope that there is a clear written document on this point, and I also hope that there is a presidential authorization!" ”

"Presidential mandate?" This made Halsey a little embarrassed: "Do you think...... Is it necessary to alarm the president about this? ”

"What do you think?" Zhang Chi asked rhetorically: "This is a matter of supply for more than 100,000 people, and it may even affect the entire battle situation, the general thinks this is just a trivial matter?" ”

As soon as Zhang Chi said this, Halsey felt that it was right. To put it mildly, it is a matter of allowing Chinese troops to farm in Rabaul, and it is indeed not a big deal if you look at it this way. But if you talk about it in a big way, it is to solve the supply of more than 100,000 people...... This is not a trivial matter in times of war, especially when the logistical pressure of the United States is intense.

"No problem!" Halsey replied, "I'll report this to Washington, but I can't guarantee that the president will give you the authority!" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied.

Zhang Chi believes that Roosevelt will agree, because this is beneficial and harmless for the United States, and it is only a mandate to get so much benefit, so why not?

Even this matter Zhang Chi did not come up out of thin air...... Historically, after the surrender of Japan, the Japanese troops stationed in Rabaul were reluctant to return to Japan, so the Allies gave these Japanese soldiers a few years, and the Japanese army worked hard in Rabaul for several years, and returned home with a large pile of stored crops and made agricultural tools.

Don't underestimate these crops and farm tools, Japan that was bombed by the atomic bomb was poor and white, and countless people died of starvation and disease, so the most precious thing for the Japanese at this time was food. And these Japanese soldiers in Rabaul returned home with a large number of crops and farm implements, which instantly made them rich.

Of course, nothing will happen in the near future, because the Japanese army in Rabaul has become a prisoner of the Sino-American coalition forces, and the power to grow grain in Rabaul...... It also came into the hands of the Chinese troops.

(To be continued.) )