The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 863 The Rural Areas Are the Foundation and Treasure - Supply and Marketing Cooperative

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In Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi.

News from the direction of Yangquan, Shouyang and Tan County came.

According to the plan of forced military rations launched by the Devils Command, it did not go as smoothly as expected, and sufficient food and supplies as planned were not collected to supply the defenders.

The news reported by the headquarters of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan counties:
Through this forced food requisition plan covering almost the entire city, the food collected in the end was only small enough for the defenders to last for half a month.

Most of the food was collected from the homes of some pro-Japanese big households, wealthy businessmen, and squires in the county.

In this way, the little devil completely offended the only remaining pro-Japanese faction in the three main counties of Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan County.

"General, this food requisition operation is so unsuccessful, there must be something tricky in it.

Perhaps those unscrupulous people have long colluded with the Eighth Route Army and deliberately hid the food at home, unwilling to hand it over to the imperial army! "

Bei Chuan, the devil's chief of staff, was naturally not so easy to fool, he directly put forward his own speculation.

Yoshio Shinozuka said, "It's obvious.

However, Mr. Beichuan, if our army wants to maintain the stability of law and order in the entire North China and even more occupied areas, the Huairou policy cannot be neglected.

For the sake of the safety of the three cities of Yangquan, we can't destroy our empire's image of being close to the people in one fell swoop.

The forced military rations this time is already a forced method. You can't kill the chickens and take the eggs, and directly force the obedient citizens of the three cities of Yangquan to our Great Japanese Empire to leave the city and push them to the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, I heard that after a notice was issued in the Three Cities of Yangquan, all crimes were blamed on the Eighth Route Army.

Those eight channels were quite rampant, and they directly publicized:

It is said that the food and supplies in the three cities of Yangquan were burned to deal with our Japanese army.

As for the innocent people affected by the disaster, they can leave the county and rush to the base area of ​​a detachment of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army will provide the people with shelter, food, and even jobs! "

Bei Chuan scolded rather disdainfully: "General, this Kong Jie has such a big tone.

In the three cities of Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan County, there are no less than one million people. If they were all sent out, would his team be able to eat them all? "

"Confused! This is Kong Jie's aggressive method!"

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "If all the people in the three cities of Yangquan run away, wouldn't people panic?
What is the use of my empire occupying three empty cities without people?
It is said that after the Eighth Road notice came out, many people in Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan counties tended to leave the county.

This matter needs to be solemn. Although those Chinese people are mostly troublemakers, they are still in the occupied area of ​​our Great Japanese Empire and belong to our Great Japanese Empire's property.

They must not be allowed to leave the county easily and go to the territory of the Eighth Route Army! "

The reason why Shinozuka Yoshio said that was helpless.

By the end of the year, many places in the area originally occupied by the Japanese army were affected by the drought, and almost no crops were harvested. A considerable number of people became victims of famine because they could not eat.

However, the Japanese army's financial system was already on the verge of collapse, and it had to support a huge army, so it didn't pay attention to ordinary people at all.

For the large number of disaster victims, the little devil would naturally not be kind enough to help and resettle them, so he simply pushed them directly to the Eighth Route Army.

The devils even forcibly drove a large number of victims directly to the Eighth Route Army base area.

Originally, the idea was to use the large number of victims to drag down the Eighth Route Army troops.

Especially the Eighth Route Army Northwest Shanxi Anti-Japanese First Detachment.

According to the investigation by the relevant intelligence agencies of the Japanese army, there may be no less than tens of thousands of victims who flocked from the Japanese-occupied areas one after another.

But what happened next was something Shinozuka Yoshio never expected.

I thought that with so many victims, they had to eat, live, and consume supplies, which might drag down a team.

His Japanese army could destroy a base area without bloodshed.

As a result, Kong Jie managed to settle down a large number of victims in the base area of ​​the first team, and according to the blueprint of the demographic dividend, all the labor force of the tens of thousands of victims was used for the development and construction of the base area of ​​the first team. .

On the contrary, it has further promoted the growth of the entire team with each passing day.

At this point, Shinozuka Yoshio was completely dumbfounded.

Only then did he realize that once a large number of people were transported to the bases of the Eighth Route Army, the bases of the Eighth Route Army would become densely populated.

It's not necessarily a bad thing for the Eighth Route Army. For example, a team of the Eighth Route Army quickly developed its economy with the help of a large population.

This will even cause the overall economy of the Eighth Route Army's base areas to crush the counties and towns in the imperial-occupied areas.

That's not a joke.

Isn't this an act of capitalism?

Since then, Shinozuka Yoshio never dared to push the people to the base of a brigade casually.

In order to keep the people in the occupied area, this little devil even actively promoted many policies to encourage the people to live and work in peace and contentment in the Japanese-occupied area.

I'm afraid that Kong Jie will take away all the foundation of the people.

"Hi! Please rest assured, General, the three cities of Yangquan, Shouyang and Tan County have issued a military order to close the city gates all day long and will not reopen until early spring next year.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the people in the county from secretly relocating to the bases of the Eighth Route Army. "

Beichuan, who also understands the situation of a team growing with the help of victims, responded.

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The Eighth Route Army Shanxi Northwest Anti-Japanese Independent First Detachment Detachment Headquarters.

"The notice can be sent directly, the content is very simple, just one sentence:

As long as the people in Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tanxian who cannot afford food and do not have a place to live, are willing to come to the base of a detachment of our Eighth Route Army.

I, Kong Jie, take care of everyone's food and drink, and I can also provide you with jobs if you want to live for a long time! "

The captain of the Kongda Branch said quite proudly.

why?
In Kong Jie's words, "Our team now has the confidence!"

"These days, in Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan County, the little devils forcibly confiscated military rations, exploited our common people, and even poured dirty water on the heads of our Eighth Route Army.

Although we people are simple, no one is a fool, and we will believe the lies of the little devil.

Having said that, our Eighth Route Army should also show its attitude.

The above-mentioned words are the attitude of me, Kong Jie, representing all the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army in our detachment!

Didn't the little devil say that our Eighth Route Army has harmed the common people?

Then you just open the gates of the city and release the common people.

We want as many people as there are disaster-stricken people! "

Xu Guoan, the chief of staff at the side, couldn't help laughing and said: "Old Kong, what you said is really domineering. A few years ago, with the conditions of our Eighth Route Army base area, I really didn't even dare to think about it.

Aren't you afraid that that old devil, Yoshio Shinozuka, will really push all the victims of disasters in major counties to our team? "

Kong Jie said with a smile: "The devil is not an idiot, if he really dares to do that, believe it or not, our old Kong can make all the counties in the devil-occupied area completely empty cities?

See what other little devils he uses to support the troops, and what he uses to fight our Eighth Route Army! "

"That's the truth!" Xu Guoan echoed with a smile, and then he changed the subject: "It's just old Kong, since our notice was posted, even though the little devil has closed the city gate and strengthened the blockade.

But there are still some people who took the opportunity to escape from the county town through some hidden mountain roads, and they really rushed to our base area.

And the number is still quite a lot, and there is even a growing trend.

Are you not afraid that too many people will come and overwhelm our base? "

Regarding this, Kong Jie smiled confidently: "Old Xu, you are overthinking this.

First, these victims came in waves, not all at once, otherwise we really couldn't bear it.

In addition, I also asked Wen Jie and Xu Qingnian, regarding the current material situation of our first team, there is no problem at all to take in another [-] victims.

When the receiving time comes, we can continue to accept more disaster victims after we have rationally allocated the labor force in the entire base area and put it into operation, so we are not afraid of being dragged down by the people.

Second, with the development of our winter counter-offensive, the territory we occupy is getting bigger and bigger.

This is really a vast land and sparsely populated, with so much wasteland and fertile land, there are not enough manpower.

We are short of manpower right now, so his little devil is here to give us benefits!
When the common people came, they just put all of them into farming and economic production, and continued to invest in the construction of the entire base area according to our plan of demographic dividend. "

After such an analysis, what else can Xu Guoan say?

Filled with admiration, he smiled and said, "Old Kong, old Kong, I understand why the brigade commander had such an evaluation of you as early as a year ago!"

"What evaluation?"

"The brigade commander said that when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the troops and the commanding ability of the commanders, Kong Jie and the combat troops led by Kong Jie should not be overestimated.

But when it comes to the rapid development of the army and the economic construction of the base area, the team led by Kong Jie can really be regarded as the first regiment of our Eighth Route Army in North China! "

Xu Guoan said with a smile.

"And this thing?"

Kong Jie was overjoyed. Such a high evaluation from the old brigade commander is not a cover for the gold content.

Then, the captain of Kongda detachment was quite "brazen" and said to himself: "The old brigade commander's eyes are vicious. There is really nothing wrong with what he said!
Not to mention the entire North China, our entire Eighth Route Army, and the entire New Fourth Army, if we really talk about the rapid development of the army and the construction of the economy.

I, Kong Jie, take the second place, who dares to take the first place? "

The voice just fell...

"Kong Jie, Kong Jie, I haven't seen you for a while, you honest man have learned to brag?"

Suddenly hearty laughter came from outside the yard, and the words that followed were all too familiar to Xu Guoan and Kong Jie.

Kong Jie and Xu Guoan looked at each other, did not dare to stay, rushed to the door immediately, and warmly entertained the visitors.

Kong Jiele said: "No wonder there are always two magpies chirping on the sycamore tree at the gate of the courtyard early this morning. Let me just say, there must be some big happy event, and then you will come, old brigade commander." Already!"

But he said, holding a horsewhip and storming into the courtyard at this time, it wasn't the old brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade, who else could it be?

The brigade commander said with a smile: "Why, it's hard for me to come to your team, and that's how you treat me?

In this cold weather, you still have to stand in the yard and talk to your Captain Kong? "

Kong Jie hurriedly said: "Old Brigadier, look at what you said. If you come, of course the meat and vegetables will be served to you. Brigadier hurry up and invite you to the room!"

The three entered the house together.

Kong Jie closed the door, and entered the heated kang room from the freezing weather outside. As the temperature soared, it immediately warmed up.

The brigade commander was envious again, looking at the spacious, bright, and warm environment in the headquarters of the detachment, he said with emotion: "Kong Jie, Kong Jie, you will enjoy it, and you can live in such a comfortable place while fighting on the front line." The house, it's so cold, it won't be able to freeze you a bit!"

Kong Jie immediately replied: "Hey, I'm not the old squad leader of the cooking class, I'm afraid I'll be frozen, and I'll burn this kang hot.

Brigadier, if you like it, I will arrange for someone to build your brigade headquarters for you according to the layout of my room! "

"Hey, you've got a heart, kid, so my trip wasn't in vain!"

While joking, Kong Jie invited the brigade commander to the main seat of Kang.

The three of them sat on the kang and began to study the battle with the battle map of Yangquan, Shouyang and Tan counties unfolded on the wooden table.

Chief of Staff Xu Guoan reported the situation to the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, so far, it has been more than half a month since our winter counterattack officially started.

The first phase of the operation went quite smoothly, and the second phase of the operation is now drawing to a close.

The third phase of the battle is about to start.

Target some small and medium-sized mines and private enterprises of the devils, so as to completely destroy the economic construction of the Japanese-occupied areas, and bring the little devils' economic system closer to collapse. "

The brigade commander said clearly: "Okay, everyone has been trained, and they can really be independent.

The big winter counter-offensive launched by your team this time was indeed well played, and it reversed the inherent defensive situation of our Eighth Route Army troops in one round.

It can even be called a large-scale partial counterattack by our Eighth Route Army troops since the War of Resistance..."

Then, the topic turned to the direction of the development and construction of the base area after the end of the winter counteroffensive of a team.

The brigade commander said: "This heavy snow has completely melted. After the winter is over, the little devils with a strong sense of revenge will definitely attack your team.

The four townships and three towns occupied by your team will also become the primary targets of the Japanese army's attack.

Kong Jie, what do you think about the follow-up construction of a team and the economic development of the base area? "

This is also the situation that the brigade commander personally rushed to the headquarters of a team this time and wanted to find out thoroughly.

Kong Jie replied truthfully: "Old brigade commander, what you said is right.

This time, our team took advantage of the heavy snow to launch a major winter counterattack, and whether the four townships and three towns that were captured in one fell swoop can be firmly controlled in our hands. It depends on whether we can fight this defensive battle after next spring.

But please rest assured, there is still some time before this winter is completely over, and all the soldiers of our team have already devoted themselves to the defense construction of the bases in various towns.

For the follow-up defensive operations, I am still very confident. "

The brigade commander smiled and said, "I'm relieved that Kong Jie can say that."

At this time, Kong Jie suddenly remembered something again, and said, "Old brigade commander, I have an idea about the construction of our base area. I originally wanted to report it to you. You just came here. I want to take advantage of it." I will take this opportunity to have a good discussion with you.”

"Oh, tell me!" The brigade commander became interested.

After three days, I should look at each other with admiration.

Today's Kong Jie is not the honest general who can only order and prohibit, and fight bravely in his previous impression.

Kong Jie said: "Brigade Commander, Old Xu, we all know that the foundation of our Eighth Route Army is the vast mountainous area, the vast suburbs, and the vast remote rural base.

Surrounding the cities with the countryside and finally seizing national power by force is also our consistent grand strategy.

From a local analysis, those important counties and towns are often an area, the center of economic construction, and also the center of military construction, so they are firmly controlled by the little devils.

Although our Eighth Route Army has a very vast rural base, the vast rural areas are too scattered.

There is a lack of close contact and cooperation between villages.

This is equivalent to completely distributing the little power.

It is always a big disadvantage that we cannot concentrate our forces on dealing with the Japanese army.

So I was thinking, if we can integrate all of our huge number of rural areas, the total amount of resources we have may not lose to his little devil.

Take our team as an example. With the gradual expansion of the base area, the number of rural areas under the jurisdiction of the base area is also increasing.

How can these thousands of scattered villages integrate their strengths and become our strongest backing and cornerstone against the Japanese army? "

This question is really subtle.

Xu Guoan's eyeballs widened when he heard it.

The brigade commander said thoughtfully: "Keep talking!"

Kong Jie said: "Brigade Commander, I have an idea.

Led by our Eighth Route Army, we will gather the resources of the vast rural areas to form a multi-functional organization jointly composed of farmers, the army, and local governments.

And what is this organization for?

Mainly two functions.

[-]. Concentrate on the supply of the vast number of rural production materials, daily necessities, etc.

For example, the vegetable seeds and various crop seeds that the villagers need for farming, as well as the oil and salt they usually eat, and the fabrics they use, etc.

It can be provided by this joint organization in a unified way, and find ways to raise and purchase.

Second, purchase and sell agricultural and sideline products produced by the common people.

Make sure that the folks have planted the land and have surplus food, which can be sold through convenient and stable channels and converted into other means of production.

This will be much more convenient for us ordinary people. Otherwise, every household has saved a small amount of food and has to rush to a county town dozens of miles away to sell it, which will be much more difficult.

Naturally, the individual sales channels of the people are not as good as the joint organization.

In summary, it is an economical organization that supplies production materials and daily necessities, purchases grain from farmers, and helps farmers sell agricultural and sideline products.

I think we can also give it a fairly vivid name. "

"what?"

"Supply and Marketing Cooperative!" Kong Jie said loudly.

(End of this chapter)