Looking at Yang Zhen's frowning brows after hearing his words, he thought that he was a little dissatisfied with this number of bosses, and said after being silent for a while: "Comrade Yang Zhen, it is not our policy to kill people and raise soldiers, let alone our style. What kind of army we are, you should be clear. ”

"In a year of great calamity, not only the army has to eat, but also the common people. The army is not well fed and has no combat effectiveness, and the common people cannot survive without food. We cannot only satisfy the lives of cadres and troops at all levels of the party, government, and army, and do not care about the lives of the common people. ”

"Now the whole of North China, except for Shandong, is better. Compared with the beginning of last year, the area has been reduced by one-third, and the population of the entire North China base area has been reduced by nearly half. This is not only you, but also the rest of the troops in North China. ”

"The scale of last year's sweep was unprecedented, and the losses suffered by the various base areas were also unprecedented. Now spring sowing has just begun, and there is not much grain left over from last year in various base areas, and now there is not much left. As long as it can barely be maintained, the central government will not transfer some troops of the Taihang Military Region back to Yan'an for rest and recuperation last winter. Isn't it because the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved, so the troops are transferred back? ”

"The northwest region of Shanxi Province can take out this 5,000 stone of grain, and it has already exhausted everything. This year's spring planting has just begun, and it will be a few months before they can regain their food supply. The organs and troops in the northwest of Shanxi Province may only rely on black beans to maintain themselves before the autumn harvest this year. ”

"The key is that the drought that has occurred in the southeast, south of Hebei, and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions will not affect the northwest of Shanxi, Shanxi, Chahar, and Hebei, and now none of us dare to guarantee. If the area of drought increases by a large margin, then the already barren Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and northwestern Shanxi-Shanxi regions will have even worse ability to bear them. So for now, they still have to leave some food behind to prepare for the drought. In addition to allocating a part of the grain rushed out of Taiyuan, the rest should be used as reserve grain. ”

"Last winter and this spring, although the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region launched a large-scale production campaign, we will have to wait until this autumn to see the results. You must know that the original Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo may have been relying on the support of grain transfer in the northwest of Shanxi. Now the northwest of Shanxi is not only unable to provide support to northern Shaanxi, but also needs to be supplemented by northern Shaanxi. ”

"What I am talking to you about today is not to complain about the comrades in Guannai. I'm just going to give you a mental preparation, even if this campaign fully achieves our goals. But at least until the autumn harvest this year, the various base areas in the Guannai will not be able to afford the supply of your troops in northern Jin. Even if the disaster does spread, you will probably have to spare some food to support the customs. ”

Regarding the boss's answer, Yang Zhen pondered for a while and said, "Boss, I'm not dissatisfied. With more than one million catties of grain, I already feel very content. I originally thought that there would be some difficulties, but I didn't expect the various base areas in the Kannai to be so difficult now. ”

"I've been thinking about some countermeasures just now, after all, the drought is only now showing itself in most areas. What this year's natural disasters will look like is still unpredictable, and we have to make some preparations. Once the drought in southern Hebei, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, and Henan spreads to the southeastern region of Shanxi, coupled with the blockade and sweep by the Japanese puppet army, I am afraid that the base areas will be even more difficult than last year. ”

"The boss thinks it's good. Our military vehicles transported ammunition and supplies from the rear, and when they returned, most of them were empty, except for the wounded and prisoners of war, which was undoubtedly a kind of Lang fee. I want local governments and sub-districts to find ways to transfer the affected residents in areas that have already suffered from disasters and are unable to provide relief to the northwest of Shanxi. ”

"We can also accept orphans left behind by last year's anti-sweep campaign, where their parents were killed or looted. As long as these people are sent to the northwest or northeast of Shanxi, we will use trucks to return to the base area and transport them back to the northeast. In a word, we can place as much as we can. ”

"This will not only reduce the burden on the base areas, but also increase the most urgently needed human resources in the Northeast. This year's spring drought is likely to be the beginning of this year's drought. I think we should be prepared in advance to deal with this huge natural disaster. ”

"In addition, I would like to transfer a batch of sweet potato seedlings and potato seedlings from the northeast to various base areas. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are eaten for a long time, and they really can't stand it. But not to mention that thing is drought-tolerant, and the yield is also huge. Although the nutritional value is not high, it is high in calories. In a year of great drought, it is possible to ensure that the common people are not starved to death. ”

"In addition, I built various base areas to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes in time, and immediately started sowing seeds. If it is too late, immediately start planting vegetables such as radishes, pumpkins, which are fast-producing, high-yielding, and drought-tolerant, as well as some crops such as peanuts. Adopt the method of replacing melons and vegetables to solve a number of grain substitutes. ”

"Since the boss has leaked signs of drought this year, it is better for us to take measures to deal with it in advance. By preparing early, we can minimize losses. We can't grow food because of the drought, so can we grow some high-yielding, drought-tolerant potatoes? ”

"We can also get the local government to organize people to rush to repair water conservancy projects and dig some deep wells. The troops were withdrawn to fight, but the local power was still there, and the masses could still be organized to save themselves. Even if the war is sweet, we cannot watch the drought spread and ignore it. As long as we try to find a solution, there will always be a solution. ”

Yang Zhen's consideration, the boss nodded slightly and said, "I am very happy that you can have this consideration." I think we can try to do this, so that you can start preparing right away. On the other hand, I immediately drafted a telegram to the major strategic regions, asking them to hurry up and arrange it, and strive to make a pilot project in southern Hebei and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, which were already affected by disasters last year and have not yet rained this spring. ”

"If we succeed, it can be regarded as some preparation for the future. If it fails, it's not a big deal, are we trying to figure it out. You're right, as long as we try to find a solution, there is still some way to deal with the disaster. We can't afford to ignore this drought. ”

"But Comrade Yang Zhen, this issue will be here for the time being. We are still engaged in a large-scale campaign, and as a military commander, I think we should focus on the main focus of the operation. You can urge the Northeast Bureau and the local government to do this. The central government has equipped you with such a strong local government, you should let them play it. ”

"We soldiers, the first thing we need to do well is to fight a good war. In times of war, victory or defeat on the battlefield is the key to solving all problems. If we win the battle, we have everything. If we lose, we don't have to think about anything. The situation of the war is changing, and so is the situation of the enemy, so those of us who are senior commanders must keep our heads cool at all times. ”

"Now you have to be mentally prepared. The two divisions of the Japanese army, which had been transferred back from the Southeast Asian battlefield, had already landed in Tianjin and Tanggu one after another. A brigade drawn from the mainland has already arrived in Beiping. The reinforcements drawn from Central China have arrived at the front line of Shimen. Part of the troops has already arrived in the Pingjin area. ”

"We don't know exactly what battlefield these Japanese reinforcements are going to throw into now. But the shape you face will be even more difficult. Including the 32nd Division, which has now appeared on the Shanxi battlefield, there are three complete formed divisions and regiments that the Japanese army has reinforced to the Jijin battlefield this time. ”

"These Japanese soldiers are not here to visit, let alone to demonstrate militantly. At this time, Tokyo was able to transfer two divisions from the Southeast Asian and Pacific theaters back to the Chinese battlefield, which showed that the Japanese army attached great importance to the Chinese battlefield. Judging from the development of the war situation in the entire North China and Northeast China, I am afraid that most of these Japanese reinforcements will be thrown into the North China battlefield. ”

"Judging from the current changes in the entire front, I am not very worried if the Japanese army launches a counterattack purely from the front. What I'm most worried about now is the junction of your Northern Jin Battlefield and the Advance Army, as well as the junction of the Chanan and Renan Battlefields. Once the Japanese army breaks through here, it will have a fatal impact on our entire war situation in North China. ”

"You are a veteran of fighting the Japanese army for many years, and you should know very well the tactics used by the Japanese army. Frontal assault and flank interspersed detours are tactics that they often use in combat. In this regard, Chongqing has suffered heavy losses on the battlefield many times. The front had already withstood the Japanese offensive, but the flanks were often broken through by the Japanese troops in a roundabout way, and the whole line was shaken. This is a living example before us, and we cannot afford to repeat their mistakes. ”

Facing the boss's worries, Yang Zhen pondered for a while and said, "Boss, the Japanese reinforcements, I have already started to prepare. After I had already captured Chifeng and Chengde, I had now moved along the line of Nuruer Tiger Mountain and the whole line to the Rehe battlefield of defensive operations, and I had already drawn out a division of troops and was urgently rushing to the aid of the northern Shanxi battlefield. Two brigades were transferred from the Chengde battlefield, plus one rocket artillery regiment directly under it, and transferred to the advance army. ”

"And in the Northern Jin Battlefield, Wang Minggui's department, which is currently on the front line from Luping to Chenjiabao, in addition to fighting with the Japanese army that has been reinforced to the Datong battlefield with a force. In addition, part of the troops were withdrawn and Yang Jicai was used to fight this battle in Taiyuan to attract the attention of the Japanese army to the front line of Taiyuan, and its reinforcements were delayed in rushing to the battlefield in northern Shanxi. ”

"The deployment of Japanese troops on the battlefields around Datong, there were a large number of vacant opportunities, and they seized Shuoxian to the south. The troops on the front line of Yanggao and Tianzhen, with the cooperation of the troops of the three regiments in Beiyue District, have seized Hunyuan, Yingxian, and Guangling, and completed the complete closure of the battlefield in northern Shanxi. ”

On the battlefield of Datong, Chen Hanzhang's department is also stepping up its offensive against Datong. It turned out that the troops were insufficient, and although they broke through the defense of the Datong city wall, they were slow to make progress. But now, after the arrival of new reinforcements, they have begun to advance from east to west, changing the situation of the battle that could only be pushed on the front line and the progress was slow. ”

According to Chen Hanzhang's report, in two days at the latest, they can win Datong cleanly and thoroughly. As long as Datong is taken and defended by relying on the first-line natural danger of the Inner Great Wall, the entire battlefield in northern Jin has been firmly controlled in our hands. Boss, in order to enhance the firepower of this battle in northern Shanxi, I have transferred two Soviet-made 122 howitzer regiments from the northeast. ”

He has also ordered Chen Hanzhang to transfer part of his troops from Wang Minggui's department to strengthen some tanks and cavalry to form a mobile cluster. The focus is on the roundabout troops that the Japanese army may dispatch. And he has already been given an order to be on the front line of the Inner Great Wall and immediately launch the operation of clearing the wilderness. ”

"All the places that the Japanese would have chosen as a flank breach, all the wells were filled in. All the people and food were forcibly relocated. Even if the Japanese army broke through the weak part of our army's defense, it could not find a mouthful of water and a grain of food, and trapped and starved to death in the mountains of northern Shanxi. ”