In order to ensure the success of this operation, Yang Zhen also specially selected dozens of cadres who were familiar with the terrain and people's conditions of South Manchuria from among the cadres of the former First Route Army who were originally active in South Manchuria to conduct secret training. Even the 1st Airborne Division, which is still training, is on the list of implementing this plan.

At the same time that Yang Zhen arrived in Suide by plane and crossed the Yellow River to Xingxian. The troops participating in this operation had already taken advantage of the fact that the main forces of the Kwantung Army were now being drawn to the line between Xinjing and Rehe, and that there was only one Japanese division in the entire Nanman hinterland, and secretly marched along the Changbai Mountains and the Fenghai Railway towards Fushun and Mukden.

Several detachments of the vanguard units of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region secretly infiltrated between Mukden and Fushun along the Changbai Mountains soon after the battle began. Judging by the time, at this time, the troops were already fighting around Mukden and Fushun. Compared with the big action and big investment in South Manchuria, the battle of Taiyuan is just a scratch of the surface.

For this group of workers, Yang Zhen can be said to have made a bloody investment. And on his list, it's not just Chinese workers. Even Japanese skilled workers are included. Manchuria Medical University, Mukden University of Technology, and Mukden Agricultural University, which were established by the Mukden Manchurian Railway, including Japanese teachers and students, are on this list.

Yang Zhen did this not only to strengthen the self-industrial development capacity of the base areas, but also to weaken the Japanese military hematopoiesis in disguise. The Mukden Arsenal undertook 60 percent of the ammunition production of the Japanese army invading China, and without the Mukden Arsenal, the ammunition needed by the Japanese army could only be shipped from the Japanese mainland. This not only increased the cost of the Japanese to wage war, but also undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the Japanese in combat.

Along with the attack, there were also some technicians, whose job was to disassemble all the light equipment that could be disassembled in the major factories in Mukden. The equipment used to build the cannon was too cumbersome, and it took too long to disassemble it. Well, it's not that bulky to make bullets. I'll dismantle all the bullets, and I'll shut down all your small arms.

If the acid refining furnace in the chemical factory is too bulky, then I will not dismantle it. I'll take all the parts I can take away, and I'll make it impossible for you to use it in a short time. Yang Zhen's idea is simple, blow up these factories, and the loss can only be the future Chinese themselves. But I'm going to find a way to make it impossible for you to resume production in a short period of time, to greatly weaken your ability to feed the war by war, and to increase the cost of maintaining the war as much as possible.

Moreover, the equipment and conditions of the Fengtian Arsenal are much better than those in Taiyuan. For all the large factories, the train can go directly to the factory. This is also a relative convenience for some lightweight equipment shipments. In order to complete the rush in a short period of time, Yang Zhen even gave an order to Lee Myung-bak, who was in charge of the command, to secretly mobilize him.

However, Yang Zhen did not dare to report this matter to the central government. Hundreds of thousands of workers, laborers, and even their families have migrated in large numbers. Or in Nanman, where the transportation is extremely developed and has always been the core area of the Kwantung Army's rule, this crazy plan is probably only Yang Zhen can make it. Taking this risk with a large number of elites, the central government will definitely not agree.

The boss's criticism, Yang Zhen just smiled and did not refute. And since things have developed to this point, the boss can only adopt a default attitude. criticized Yang Zhen a few words, just because this guy's actions are always so scary, and he has to say a few words.

The boss, who didn't know some things, didn't give Yang Zhen too much criticism on this matter. Since Yang Zhen insisted on the Taiyuan direction for a while, the boss didn't say anything more. After all, in this Taiyuan operation, it was the troops of the Anti-United Nations who undertook the main combat mission. Although the number of troops is not large, Yang Zhen, the supreme military leader of the Anti-Japanese Federation, still knows in his heart how long he can hold out.

After talking about Taiyuan's shape, the boss turned the topic back to the current overall battle situation. Although there is a lively battle in Taiyuan, it is only a local battle for this war. Compared with the war in Taiyuan, the boss is more concerned about the war situation in northern Shanxi and the northeast.

As for Yang Zhen's question of raising some food and animal power from the northwest of Shanxi Province for the anti-Japanese troops participating in the war in northern Shanxi, the boss hesitated again and again, but handed over this issue to the Jinsui Border District Government for overall arrangements. How much grain can be taken out, these landlords know best.

But the boss also told Yang Zhen that he was originally in the northwest of Shanxi, where the people were barren and poor. After the Japanese army's successive sweeps in autumn and winter last year, the grain that can be raised in the northwestern base areas of Shanxi, which is now even worse, may be very limited. Not to mention fine grains such as flour, even millet, sorghum and corn, I am afraid that the amount that can be provided will not be very large.

Originally, in addition to the grain output in the northwest of Shanxi Province, except for the three counties of Baode, Hequ, and Biguan, the rest of the counties still had spare capacity for export in addition to meeting their own needs. However, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, after many rounds of sweeps and repeated see-saws by the Japanese army, grain production has declined rapidly.

Despite the painstaking efforts made last year and certain policy adjustments, grain output in the Jinsui border region has begun to pick up. But last year, the Japanese army swept up, and the amount of food that was looted and burned was huge. In particular, the sweep of the Japanese army in the autumn caused great losses in several counties of major grain producing areas.

Since the beginning of spring, many peasants in the base area have not even been able to eat sorghum and millet, let alone some traditional fine grains in the northwest of Shanxi Province, such as wheat noodles. In daily life, you can only eat black beans as a staple food. Even the Jinsui Military Region and the government of the border region are also short of food, and even a considerable part of the organs and troops can only use black beans as their staple food.

Hearing the boss's words, Yang Zhen was silent for a long time. After a long time, he said: "Boss, if the food problem is not solved, this combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed." We fought twice in Guisui and Jining, and indeed captured a large amount of grain. However, the grain captured in Guisui has been allocated to the troops of the Jinsui Military Region who have left the customs. ”

"And the grain seized in Jining can last for a week now. A little longer, it's hard to afford. And with the progress of the war, the entire northern Jin battlefield will continue to invest troops. With the increase in troops, the duration of the grain captured in Jining became shorter and shorter. ”

"I also know that it is very difficult in the northwest of Shanxi now, but the current situation is that we can only ensure the transportation of ammunition, and we are really unable to take care of the security of food. We don't ask for much, a thousand tons of coarse grains will do. It's really not good, and 500 tons is okay. As for the rest, we are trying to find a way to transfer it from the northeast. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's request, the boss frowned, turned his head and looked at the chairman of the Jinsui Border District Government who was also frowning beside him, but the two of them shook their heads in unison. One stone is one hundred and twenty catties, and one thousand tons of grain is equal to nearly twenty thousand stone of grain. Although this number is not much, it is indeed a little unattainable in the current northwest of Jinxi.

One hundred and twenty catties is one stone, and this thousand tons of grain is more than 17,000 stones. If it was placed before the Anti-Japanese War, these grains would not be a problem. Even in the year before last, not to mention more than 17,000 stone of grain, it was not a big problem for the northwest of Shanxi. Even if it doubles again, it's not too much of a burden.

But at the moment, there have been many sweeps last year. In addition, the troops of the Jizhong Military Region, which were evacuated to the northwest of Shanxi Province last winter for rest and recuperation, were not evacuated until before this operation, and the food supply for the party, government, and military forces of the border region government was really unaffordable.

It's just that what Yang Zhen said is indeed the truth, and this operation is thousands of miles away from Beiman. After meeting the transportation of ammunition, it is indeed quite difficult to move large quantities of food to meet the needs of a large number of troops. What's more, not only the food needed by the Anti-Japanese Federation on the battlefield in northern Shanxi, but also the food needed by the advance army that is fighting in southern Chanan, also needs to be transported from the northeast.

The Japanese North China Front did far better than the Kwantung Army, advancing into the occupied areas with almost no food reserves. Under the circumstance that the grain output in Chanan itself is not large, the grain raised locally can only meet part of the needs, and most of the grain still needs support from the northeast.

Coupled with the huge consumption of ammunition required by the two armies for combat, the transportation capacity of the entire Anti-Japanese Union has been extremely tight. There is also a lack of railway lines to use along the way, so the burden of relying on automobile transportation is too heavy. At present, the entire battlefield in northern Shanxi Province relies entirely on the Anti-Japanese Federation to transport grain from the northeast, which is somewhat unrealistic.

If there is no food, no troops will be gathered, and the emperor will not be short of hungry soldiers, so the troops of the Anti-Japanese Federation must not be allowed to undertake the main combat tasks on the one hand, and on the other hand, they will have to go to war hungry. But where to transport the grain from is a real headache for the boss. Last winter, the predicament of the entire North China base area has not yet been completely extricated.

Because of the lack of food and clothing for the winter, the non-combat attrition of the troops far exceeded the combat attrition, which is still fresh in the mind of the boss. At present, both the Beiyue District and the Northwest Shanxi District, which are close to the battlefield, can hardly afford a large amount of food supply.

Looking at Yang Zhen with an expectant face, the boss gritted his teeth after thinking for a long time and said: "In this way, I will ask the northwest of Shanxi to take out 5,000 stone of grain, and I will ask northern Shaanxi to transfer 1,000 stone of grain to you." As for the remaining insufficiency, I will let the Jinsui Military Region send troops out of the customs and transfer some of them to you from Guisui. ”

"They have completed the capture of Baotou there, and the whole line has been transferred to defensive operations, so they can save some food to support you. Moreover, they also seized some grain in Baotou, which could support them for a while. Although Suixi is not as rich as the northwest of Shanxi, after all, it has not been destroyed by the Great War, and the local area can also raise a part. ”

"This time, more than 100,000 stone of grain was rushed out of Taiyuan, and I asked the Jinsui Border District Government to draw 5,000 stone of grain from this batch of grain. As for the long-term food supply, both the central government and the Jinsui border region are really powerless. ”

"Comrade Yang Zhen, since the beginning of spring this year, there has not been a drop of rain in the entire southeast of Shanxi, the drought has been initially revealed, and spring sowing has been greatly affected. The Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions have been experiencing drought since last year. In addition to the many brutal sweeps carried out by the Japanese army last year, hunger has already appeared in some areas of the base areas behind enemy lines in North China. ”

"I can't give you all the hundreds of thousands of stone grain rushed out of Taiyuan. Taihang, Taiyue, and Jiluyu all need to reserve some grain in case of disaster. To be able to come up with so much food, it is already exhaustive. As you know, the grain production in northern Shaanxi itself is not high. It is also necessary to transfer transportation from the northwest of Shanxi Province on a daily basis, and it was only last winter that the whole army tightened its belts to get through. ”

"Now not only in the entire Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions, the drought has been initially shown. Even in Henan, which is under the control of the People's Republic of China, the rain has been greatly reduced since the beginning of spring. If there is no more rain, I am afraid that the whole Henan will be affected this year's spring ploughing. The southern Hebei region and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan are the first to bear the brunt. ”

"We have a saying in Sichuan that there is a meal, and there is no knocking on the rice bucket. To live a long life, you have to be a long stream. If the drought continues this year, we must start making some preparations. I can't help but panic when the catastrophe really comes. A part of the grain rushed out of Taiyuan should be left as a reserve. ”