After listening to Yang Zhen's thoughts, Guo Bingxun pondered for a long time before saying, "Old Yang, I understand your thoughts. With our current strength, let alone fighting with the elite of the Devil Kwantung Army, even with the same strength, I am afraid that there is little chance of winning the battle with the puppet Manchu Army. ”

"Not to mention the laborers who have almost no training, even our own former brothers, to be honest, the combat effectiveness is not high in any way. In addition to the strength of the country, the most fundamental thing is the combat effectiveness of the army. ”

"Compared with the Japanese army, the national army itself has a poor training foundation, poor tactical coordination ability, and extremely poor equipment and firepower. And for us, there is a disadvantage of being unfamiliar with the use of Japanese-style weapons. Although we have been fighting with the Japanese army for a whole year, for the vast majority of the Sichuan army, which is not good at using Japanese-style weapons, it will take time for this weapon to be used handily. ”

"There is no way to compare the various weapons we used with the devil's equipment. The rifle also said that the structure was much the same. But the devil's strange-looking light machine gun, many of our brothers are not used to it. The brethren, who were accustomed to using French-made light machine guns, could exert less than five or six tenths of the original performance with this kind of machine gun. Especially his bomb supply system, which has to use an oil pot to constantly refuel the bullets, the brothers are really a little uncomfortable. ”

"After retreating into the mountains and forests to rest and train for a while, this is what we need most urgently now. Cultivating a unit based on well-trained officers and non-commissioned officers not only adds a lot of chances to us in battle when we go out of the mountains to fight devils, but also lays a good foundation for the expansion of the unit in the future. ”

"But Lao Yang has you thought about it. There are many mountains in the northeast, especially in the north, there are large and small Xing'an Mountains in the north, Changbai Mountain in the east, Wanda Mountain, Zhang Guangcai Mountain, Lao Ye Ridge and many other mountains, and they are all high mountains and dense forests, which can be said to provide us with a natural hiding place and rest. ”

But this kind of terrain means four words, the land is vast and sparsely populated. Although we can evade the crackdown of the devils by retreating into the deep mountains and old forests, we are also facing a series of problems such as no supplies, no supplementary soldiers, and so on. And the most lethal thing is that we are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, unable to reach the people, where do our supplies come from? ”

"We now have nearly 1,000 mouths to eat, even if we consume nearly one and a half catties of grain per person a day, this will cost more than 1,000 catties of grain every day, not counting non-staple food. However, if we want to speed up the progress and strive to build combat effectiveness at an early date, we are bound to increase the amount of training. Then, in order to maintain the body of the brothers, on the basis of the lack of meat, the demand for this grain will increase by at least thirty percent. In other words, we need nearly 2,000 catties of food a day. ”

"According to the calculation of a three-month rest, we will have to hoard nearly 200,000 catties of grain alone before we enter the mountain, or even more. According to the calculation that a horse-drawn cart can carry 1,000 catties of grain, in order to transport this grain into the mountains, we need to mobilize 200 horse-drawn carts. With such a big movement, the devils are not stupid, they can't let us smoothly finish raising food and transport it away right under their noses. And three months is the shortest time we need to train our troops. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun said to Yang Zhen with a wry smile: "Old Yang, you don't know yet. The grain we seized from the Wudaoling Iron Mine has bottomed out in just a few days. If it weren't for Lao Peng's rich experience, he was able to control zhì without fighting, and he thought of collecting some wild vegetables, mushrooms and other things to match, and if it wasn't good, we would be starving now.

"It's just about food. It's already August, and it's autumn in the North Manchurian region. And that's just for the plains, where winter begins earlier than in the plains. ”

"According to the climate of North Manchuria, it is normal for snow to fall in the mountains in October. That is to say, we have to raise a set of cotton clothes, a pair of cotton shoes, and even cotton hats and gloves for each of our brothers within a month, as well as a quilt that is lacking in itself. If possible, it's a good idea to also have some cotton coats. Without these things, we would not be able to survive in the bitter cold of North Manchuria, and even if we froze, the troops would be frozen. ”

"Plus the weapons and ammunition that are needed. We now have only enough weapons for the old brothers, and the new brothers can't even find a training rifle. We now have a shortfall of at least 60 percent. How do you train without weapons? You're going to have to make the new fighters at least know how to use guns. ”

Guo Bingxun's voice fell, and Peng Dingjie, who had not spoken, also said: "Lao Yang, what Lao Guo said makes sense. If we want to go into the inaccessible mountains and old forests to train and rest, these are all problems that we must solve. ”

"Brothers, you can't eat without food. Seeing that autumn is about to enter, this autumn neck in the north is short, and as soon as autumn arrives, it will enter winter. This is not Kannai, in the mountainous areas of Beiman, it is normal to have minus thirty or forty degrees. If they entered the mountains without being fully prepared, the troops would not be able to hold out in the mountains at all. ”

"I told you that many of our troops were not defeated by devils, but were starved and frozen. Last winter, I saw with my own eyes that two fighters, hungry and cold, lost the strength to pull out the safety and pull the trigger when the wolf ran in front of them. And when they were swallowed alive by wolves, each of them still carried more than a hundred bullets on their backs. ”

"If they have a little thing in their stomachs that gives them the strength to pull the trigger, they will not be swallowed alive by the wolves with more than a hundred bullets and several grenades per person. And this Guangcai Ridge is not as vast as Xing'an Mountains and Changbai Mountain, but there are tigers and leopards in the mountains that are more ferocious than wolves. ”

After listening to the words of the two, Yang Zhen nodded and shook his head again: "Lao Guo, Lao Peng, you are telling the truth, this is undeniable. But we now need a stable environment to reorganize and train our troops. Without a period of training, we are now a mess and have no combat effectiveness at all. ”

"The first few times we were lucky, but then that? God won't always take care of us like this. In the devil's base, we can be said to have an absolute advantage in terms of troops, but you have also seen the results of a bayonet fight. How many casualties are we had, and what are the casualties of the devils? If we keep fighting like this, we won't have to fight out in a few battles. How much of a rabble can pose a threat to the devil? ”

"If there is a difficulty, we are not afraid, we think of ways to solve it. Isn't there a saying that the three stinkers are Zhuge Liang? As long as we use our brains more, we will definitely come up with a solution. But it will definitely not work if the soldiers do not train. Just like you said, we need at least three months of rest now. ”

"It's easy to say that the lack of weapons is good, and we can use the weapons for the time being. Let those recruits at least learn how to operate first, so that they will not be able to use weapons when they are captured in the future. We can't reserve three months' worth of grain at once, but we can get a month's worth of food for the time being. I think we can still get these 40,000 or 50,000 catties of grain. ”

"We can't buy it, not to mention whether the common people will risk being killed by devils and sell it to us, do we have the money to buy it. In terms of the devil's control over food, buying food is too dangerous for us. Instead of risking your life to buy it, you should grab it. ”

"Rob? Who to rob? Now to rob the little devils, we don't have that strength. Then doing it is tantamount to extracting a tooth from the mouth of a tiger. Lao Yang, you're not going to rob the people, are you? So what is the difference between us and devils and traitors? ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen actually proposed to grab grain, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie glanced at each other, and couldn't guess what his idea was for a while.

Looking at the two of them who looked at him with a puzzled face, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Robbing the people, isn't that pushing the people to the devil's side?" As I just said, the common people are water, we are fish, and fish that leave the water do not live long. How could I do such a stupid thing? ”

"However, it is also not correct to say that it is not the common people who are robbing at all. Although the people I want to rob are not soldiers, they can be regarded as civilians, but they are not ordinary people in China. ”

"Are you talking about the idea of beating the little devil pioneer group? That's one way to do it. However, the Devil's pioneer regiments are all equipped with weapons and have received a certain amount of formal military training. There are even many so-called soldiers in the countryside, that is, retired soldiers of the Kwantung Army. These pioneering regiments still have a certain combat effectiveness. In the event of a war, we are not necessarily the opponents of these pioneer regiments. Our Anti-Japanese Federation also fought the pioneer regiment several times, and although the casualties were not small, the results were not large. ”

In the end, it was the head snake, Yang Zhen revealed a little, and Peng Dingjie immediately thought of what he had in mind.

Hearing that Peng Dingjie guessed his thoughts, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, it is the devil's pioneering group." These pioneer groups actually came to reclaim the wasteland, but where did their reclamation land come from? It is to rely on force to occupy the best farmland that the Chinese people have already cultivated. Also, in addition to those traitors who recognize thieves as their fathers, what Chinese invited them to pioneer? ”

"Since these little devils are unscrupulous in order to occupy the Northeast, and practice the doctrine of taking it, then don't blame us for a tooth for a tooth. Since they have robbed the Chinese people of their arable land, then we will go and supplement us with their grain. ”

"Also, not only them, but also those traitorous landlords who are determined to act as lackeys of devils. Since they are determined to work for the devil, we don't have to show mercy. We must not only replenish ourselves with their food, but also make an example of them. ”

Moreover, although these pioneer regiments appeared in the form of immigrants, they belonged to the half-military and half-civilian nature, and even directly participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Anti-Japanese Federation. Allowing these pioneer groups to develop will be very limited in our future activities. So it's not just about raising food to get rid of them. ”

After that, Yang Zhen took out a map that escaped from the Wudaoling Iron Mine and escaped from the Wudaoling Iron Mine Devil's Director's Office and said: "This is a so-called economic map seized from the devil, and you can see the location of their so-called Binjiang Province Pioneer Group is clearly marked. Acheng, Wuchang, Zhuhe, Weihe, Binxian, and Yanshou all have the distribution of devils' pioneering groups. We have the Pearl River, the Reed River, and the Wuchang River around us. ”

Guo Bingxun looked at the locations pointed out by Yang Zhen on the map, and pondered for a while before saying: "Old Yang, you see that the locations of these pioneer regiments are all near the railway line except for the one in the Weihe. And a few have to cross the north-south railway line. ”

"As Lao Peng said just now, many of these pioneer regiments are Japanese soldiers who have been discharged on the spot, and even most of the others have received military training. And they are basically located in a place with convenient transportation and a large number of Japanese puppet military and police stationed around. Judging from the map, as long as these pioneer regiments can hold out for an hour under our attack, the surrounding puppet Manchu military and police can arrive. This is very bad for our current situation. ”

"According to Huang Dali's report, the devils are now blockaded very strictly along the railway, and with our current strength, there is basically no possibility of crossing the railway. If you want to do it, we can only choose one of the Pearl River and the Weihe River Pioneer Group. We don't have the strength to divide our forces and attack two places at the same time. ”

"It is difficult to say whether these Japanese army pioneer regiments in Zhuhe and Weihe can meet our most basic needs. Also, Lao Yang, you said that now we are rashly going to play the pioneer group in this situation, is this suitable? I fear that a long march may break up the recruits who have not yet received any training. ”

"There's one more thing that worries me the most. Now that we have decided to take a break in secrecy, will we be exposed to our goals and whereabouts when we go to fight the pioneer groups in these two counties? You must know that the Weihe River and the Pearl River are both in the Zhangguangcai Ridge where we predetermined to rest, especially the Weihe River is in the embrace of Zhangguangcailing. Once the target is exposed, the Japanese puppet army will definitely mobilize a large number of military and police to clear this area, and it will be difficult for us to get a stable rest. ”

Hearing Guo Bingxun's concern, Yang Zhen also fell silent, looking at the map and thinking carefully. It is certain that the troops are now incapable of fighting and are in urgent need of rest and training. But the issue of food and supplies is imminent. How to do it, not only to be able to get the materials you need without exposing the target, but now it is a big problem in front of you.

hit, it is likely to expose yourself. If we don't fight, there will be nowhere to raise these supplies, especially the much-needed food. In the face of survival and exposure, Yang Zhen can only choose to survive. Without food, there is no army, there is no food to maintain the most basic survival of people, and nothing else can be talked about. As for the rest, I'll wait until it's down. The most important thing at the moment is how to keep this force alive.

Yang Zhen, who had made up his mind, raised his head and looked at Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie standing in front of him: "My method is still to type one word." Food and winter clothes are all urgent things in front of us. We cannot be willing to starve to death or freeze to death in the mountains and forests in order to conceal our whereabouts. In the face of survival and exposing ourselves, we can only choose to survive now. Other than that, we have no choice. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen had made up his mind, Guo Bingxun didn't say anything, but picked up the map, observed the place where Yang Zhen had already marked the Chinese characters, and carefully thought about the battle plan. After a long time, Guo Bingxun looked at Yang Zhen and said: "Old Yang, you see that this so-called economic map of Binjiang Province shows that more than 30 Japanese pioneer groups have been built in Zhuhe and Weihe counties since last year. ”

"Now the closest to us are several pioneer groups in the area of Sanyang and Laojieji, which are located in Sanyang, Daqingchuan and Liudaohe. They are not far from each other, and they are only 20 kilometers away from the six rivers that are the farthest part of the railway line. It's very likely that our fight will involve the whole body. So for us, it's just a quick fix. ”

Yang Zhen glanced at the locations of several pioneer groups drawn by Guo Bingxun on the map, pondered for a moment, and said: "The small pioneer group can't solve the materials we need, and if you want to fight, you can fight big." Since the distance between Daqingchuan and Liudaohe is close, these two places will be hit. ”

After that, Yang Zhen raised his head and said to Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie: "Old Guo, old Peng, so we are still divided into two ways." Lao Guo and I led the team to implement this plan. And Lao Peng, you take the new laborers and all the remaining food to set off first, and continue westward. At this point, Ning'an's old black top line is waiting for us. I leave you a hundred brothers to escort and cover you. ”

"There should be anti-union activities there, that's why you were allowed to go. After you get there, you have to hurry up and set up a secret camp according to the model of the Anti-United Nations. Be careful along the way and try not to clash with the Japanese puppet army. Lao Guo and I will rush over in three days at the latest. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen said with some hesitation: "Old Peng, I know that you have a deep affection for the confrontation union, but for the time being, it is better to avoid contact with them as much as possible." Once you encounter them, don't be emotional, and be cautious. ”

Peng Dingjie, who was learning to read the map with Guo Bingxun, heard Yang Zhen's words, raised his head and looked at him in surprise. was just surprised, but Peng Dingjie didn't ask Yang Zhen why he made this decision, but just nodded silently.