Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Xinxiang, Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The new military district’s combat conference room is located in the southwest corner of the entire building complex.

This was originally the confidential place where the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese Army used to secretly summon puppet army leaders and local agents. It is now being transformed and used by a staff working group of infantry experts.

After entering the room, Li Yunlong and others found that there were not many people in the room. Looking up, there were only Cheng Shifa, Ding Wei and other regimental commanders.

Looking at the slightly empty room, Lao Li immediately asked with a puzzled look on his face:
"Hey, where are Old Ding, Blind Cheng, and General Manager Xu? Why don't we see any other comrades? Why are you the only ones at the meeting?"

Hearing the old comrade's muttering, Cheng and Ding stood up from their seats without saying anything. They pulled the three and seven and a half from the Marine Brigade to sit down, and then explained:

"Except for your airborne troops, all other brigade commanders have been called away by General Xu himself. Everyone should be in the staff headquarters now, accepting their respective tasks for the new phase."

"It is estimated that after the general strategic goals are determined, it will be the turn of the regiment-level combat units."

"Wait a little longer, there's no rush."

Upon hearing this, the commanders of the 1st Marine Brigade all nodded in agreement, confirming their old comrade's guess.

In this operation, the Eighth Route Army took over most of Henan Province in one go, which was more than 80,000 square kilometers of land including more than 50 county towns.

Even if an infantry expert leads his own staff to personally take action, it will still take a lot of time and effort to gradually restore the administrative and security management systems in each county.

In addition, disaster relief issues must also be considered.

There's no way, sometimes the vast territory is also a kind of trouble.

Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army summed up a lot of work experience in Shanxi Province and Suiyuan. Otherwise, it would have been an absolutely daunting and difficult task to take over at one time a land area equivalent to the total land area of ​​Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the three low-lying countries of Europe.

While waiting, Li Yunlong, with the mentality of having nothing to do, took out a military map of South China from his briefcase.

While he was working on the map skillfully, he praised his old comrades:
"Old Ding, Blind Cheng, the commotion you two caused in northern Henan this time was not small, and it almost attracted the attention of all the major forces in the country. In theory, even Baldy would have to hold his nose and issue a commendation order to the troops."

"Now that you have gained fame and reputation, if nothing unexpected happens, your next focus should be on making arrangements for the advisory group."

"After two years since the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the three of us are going to fight side by side again."

At this point, Li Yunlong had already completed his mapping work. After his operation, a simple combat map for airborne landing on the island appeared in front of everyone.

Ding and Cheng are both old comrades who have served in the army for several years. Looking at the map of Qiongya whose outline resembles a pineapple, they understand the strategic thinking of their superiors.

Both of them were full of fighting spirit and they couldn't wait to board a transport plane and go to South China to save the people from the dire situation.

"According to the headquarters' current plan, our future actions can not only recover lost territory, but also establish a military springboard with a massive reserve of supplies."

"Once we have a stable rear base, the advisory group will naturally be in an invincible position where they can attack or defend, and there will even be unlimited room for subsequent operations!"

"Okay, okay, that's brilliant. Why didn't I think of this strategy before?"

Seeing his old comrades, he could hardly contain his joy and excitement. The mean Li Yunlong took decisive action and added fuel to the fire again.

"Hey, look at how little you have accomplished. Don't just think about your allies and the devils in Southeast Asia. Why don't you take a longer-term view?"

"As long as our Eighth Route Army can successfully capture the entire Qiongya, the bald guy and the incompetent person he mentioned will probably be in trouble."

"After all, from a long-term strategic and tactical perspective, that is one of their few escape routes."

As soon as these words came out, Ding Wei and Cheng Xiazi understood them immediately. They rubbed their hands excitedly, with evil smiles on their faces, as if they were trying to cut off the enemy's retreat and force him to surrender.

Judging from the current battlefield situation, it is only a matter of time before the troops drive out the Japanese and even launch a full-scale counterattack.

On the basis of the above, it is not too much to plan for the future in advance. After all, sooner or later, there will be a final battle with those who have different ideals and beliefs.

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Just when everyone was gearing up to make a big move in South China.

The infantry expert suddenly brought a dozen comrades, pushed open the door and walked into the combat meeting room.

At this time, Li Yunlong was very keenly aware that his teacher's mental state did not seem to be very good, and he even looked a little listless.

"Time is limited. Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Everyone, please take a seat."

The infantry expert skipped the greetings, looked around briefly and counted the number of people present, then conveniently pulled out a chair and sat down first, and began his speech straight to the point:

"The focus of this meeting is very simple and clear, that is, how to successfully rebuild the administrative and public security systems of Henan Province under the interference of the First and Fifth War Zones and the Twelfth Army of the Japanese."

"Liu, please distribute the plan you just compiled to everyone so that all the regiment leaders and cadres can have a clear idea of ​​it."

After he finished speaking, a young staff officer immediately stepped out. He quickly placed the documents in front of everyone and indicated that they could open them and read them at any time.

In fact, in a sense, the Fourth Master and the Eighth Master can definitely be regarded as the most experienced large forces in dealing with disasters in the entire country.

After all, before the reorganization or 1939, the bases in various regions were all located in remote areas with relatively harsh climatic conditions and relatively underdeveloped economic levels.

There is no other way. Only in these impoverished places will the enemy's military strength be weaker, and the troops can take the opportunity to establish bases.

Of course, there are exceptions to the above situation.

Just like dried fruit that does not think about making progress, they are not only incapable of governing the controlled areas, but also make the famine worse and worse. They even fail to draw lessons from their experiences, causing the people to suffer from natural disasters.

Seeing that the regimental-level cadres had finished reading the document that had just been issued, the infantry expert cleared his throat and said:

"In the coming days, you will lead your respective troops to be stationed in the designated county area. After you are completely settled, everyone must pay attention to publicity work." "Without the support of the people, all plans will be in vain."

"You don't have to worry about the high-level game. The eight offices in various regions and Xinhua Daily will definitely firmly occupy the public opinion position."

In the days when the army had not yet been reorganized, Guofu used many tricks to reduce the influence of TG.

These people often spread rumors within the base area, attempting to use information limitations to incite the people to fight against each other.

Whenever a natural disaster occurred, they would organize food-grabbing teams and food-eating teams, and steal food from each village according to the strategy of eating from one village to another.

Although there has been no official battle with the First Guosu War Zone yet, infantry experts have already anticipated that the other side will use slogans similar to "The Eighth Route Army has stored grain" to drive the disaster-stricken people to the liberated areas for persecution.

Hearing his teacher's instructions, Li Yunlong stood up from his seat without saying a word and added in a concerned tone:
“Natural disasters are the easiest to destroy people’s confidence.”

"We need to go down to the grassroots level, visit and comfort the victims, listen to their opinions, and respond to their needs. Under appropriate conditions, we can even explain various disaster relief plans to the masses and help them overcome their pessimism and despair."

“At the same time, we must let the soldiers explain to the victims the root cause of the drought, so that everyone knows who their real enemy is!”

"If we don't occupy the position of public opinion, the enemy will. We must not lose it!"

As soon as these words came out, thunderous applause broke out in the audience. All the commanders stood up and applauded, expressing their approval of their comrades with their actual actions.

Infantry specialists are no exception.

Looking at Li Yunlong who was full of confidence, the fatigue on his face was involuntarily replaced by pride.

This is the student I taught. Not only is he among the top three in the world in his military field, he is also quite knowledgeable in administration.

In time, maybe he will become a polygonal warrior.

After a moment of sighing, the infantryman knocked on the table first. When everyone's eyes were on him, he continued:
"What Li Yunlong said makes sense, but in addition to the public opinion front, troops at all levels also need to personally participate in the subsequent disaster relief operations."

"The Eighth Route Army has very limited human and material resources. If we rely on ourselves, it will certainly be a drop in the bucket. Therefore, you must mobilize the victims to save themselves, and organizing production is also the top priority."

"In short, we must not let the people become lazy people who passively wait for rescue, but change the status quo through our own labor!"

After saying this, the infantry expert turned his gaze to the Seventh Route Army and a Half who were listening attentively.

In his plan, in order to formulate practical disaster relief policies, after the troops are stationed, they need to give priority to counting the disaster situation in the counties under their jurisdiction, and group the people according to the production skills they possess.

If conditions permit, a series of tasks to develop water conservancy projects must be completed, including digging canals, building dikes, and repairing dams.

At that time, it will be the stage for the Seven and a Half Roads to show their talents.

Adhering to the idea of ​​trusting people when employing them and not employing people if you don't trust them, the infantry expert directly assigned tasks to them by name.

"Yisheng, the relevant matters of Henan Province's water conservancy are now handed over to you. In order to avoid any stress reaction from the preserved fruits, the headquarters can only give you a deputy position for the time being. I hope you understand."

"But don't worry, the organization will never treat meritorious officials unfairly."

"After taking office, you can mobilize troops at all levels at will as long as the purpose is reasonable to cooperate with your water conservancy department to complete the work."

Hearing this, Qiluban's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement. He had volunteered to come to Henan Province just for this moment.

As for the deputy position, he didn't care at all. After all, the current situation was special and he needed a tall person with enough weight to take the lead.

Otherwise, given Baldy's personality, if people knew that he had publicly changed sides, wouldn't he be so shocked?

After making up his mind, Qiluban stood up and replied righteously and passionately: "Thank you for the trust of the organization. I promise to complete the task!"

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In the following period of time, the infantry expert and his staff almost provided hands-on guidance to the regimental commanders.

The reason why the new military region went to so much trouble was not because they did not trust these old comrades who had walked through the grasslands and climbed the snow-capped mountains. It was mainly because the disaster in the province was extremely serious and no mistakes could be made.

Of course, the commanders also have a very positive attitude towards learning. After all, it is rare to be personally guided by superiors, and no one wants to give up the opportunity to improve.

Two and a half hours later, the infantry expert sat back in his chair. He first drank a sip of water to moisten his throat, then circled a few counties on the map and emphasized:

"These areas are the worst hit. Even if the border areas and the headquarters try their best to rescue, it will be difficult to save all the people."

"So, we need to implement a migration plan to transport interested people to Suiyuan through roads and railways to work in exchange for relief."

"Once Henan Province has successfully overcome the disaster, we will bring people in from outside the Great Wall."

Using infrastructure to drive economic growth or to guide the people through certain disasters is actually a policy that has been used by most countries in the world.

Take Achou for example, the reason why they became the first generation of infrastructure maniacs was because Master Luo launched a series of public works during the economic crisis.

At present, the Eighth Route Army controls the Daoqing Railway, the entire Tongpu Railway and half of the Pingsui Railway, as well as many roads in Zhongtiao Mountain, and is fully capable of sending some of the victims to Suiyuan.

It just takes a little longer, but it's better than starving to death in your hometown.

The area outside the Great Wall is in a period of rapid development. Almost all major light and heavy industrial factories are recruiting workers, and tens of thousands of jobs can be provided in the future.

It is definitely more than enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people.

"Yes! I promise to complete the task!" (End of this chapter)