The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 563 Logistics Support!!!

Since ancient times, "food and fodder must be sent ahead before troops move out", and logistics support plays an extremely important role in the marching and fighting of troops.

In numerous battle examples from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, we can see that logistics support often determines the life and death of a unit.

At that time, the volunteer army could withstand the tanks, planes and artillery of the M Army on the battlefield full of artillery fire, but they could not withstand the erosion of the body by the extreme cold weather of minus 40 degrees Celsius.

In the process of fighting the enemy, we learned how to establish a modern logistics support system.

On the North Korean battlefield, the logistics support of the Volunteer Army was once in trouble.

Severe cold, shortage of supplies, and cut off transportation lines, each problem is like a sharp blade, pointing directly at the lifeline of the troops' survival.

However, it is in such desperate situations that the importance of logistical support has been pushed to an unprecedented level.

The Volunteer Army began to learn war from war and draw lessons from failure.

They quickly adjusted their strategies and established a logistics support system tailored to local conditions.

From domestic factories working day and night to produce cotton clothes and shoes, to frontline soldiers using simple tools to repair bombed bridges and roads;

From the people in the rear spontaneously organizing transport teams to the soldiers digging air-raid shelters with their own hands, every detail embodies wisdom and tenacity.

As time went by, the Volunteer Army's logistics support capabilities gradually improved.

They no longer passively take the blame, but instead take the initiative and use limited resources to create miracles.

In the Battle of Changjin Lake, the Volunteer Army successfully resisted the fierce offensive of the M Army with its tenacious will and efficient logistical support, and even gained tactical advantages in some areas.

This war made the volunteer army deeply realize that logistics support is not just the transportation and distribution of materials, but also a strategic resource and an "invisible combat power" on the battlefield.

Through continuous practice and innovation, they gradually explored a logistics support model suitable for their own characteristics, laying a solid foundation for subsequent wars.

Historical experience tells us that the strength of logistical support often determines the outcome of a war.

And in modern warfare, this truth still applies.

During the self-defense counterattack, Liu Zhiye attached great importance to logistics support.

He knew very well that the combat effectiveness of an army was not only reflected in the heroic fighting on the front line, but also depended on the continuous supply of materials and medical support in the rear.

To this end, Liu Zhiye organized an efficient logistics team before the war and formulated a detailed material allocation plan.

From food, ammunition to medical drugs, the storage and transportation of every item of material are strictly planned and supervised.

He even set up temporary supply stations along the troops' route to ensure that the soldiers could get supplies in time during the long journey.

During the battle, Liu Zhiye's logistics support system demonstrated amazing efficiency.

Whether it is a shortage of ammunition or treating the wounded, the logistics team can always respond quickly to ensure that the soldiers on the front line have no worries.

Especially in a crucial battle, the enemy tried to weaken our army's combat effectiveness by cutting off the supply line.
But Liu Zhiye had already anticipated this and deployed several mobile supply teams in advance, successfully bypassing the enemy's blockade and ensuring the smooth delivery of supplies.

After the war, Liu Zhiye's logistics support system became a model for the entire army to learn from.

He not only paid attention to the adequate supply of materials, but also placed special emphasis on the training and emergency response capabilities of logistics personnel.

Liu Zhiye often said: "Logistics is the lifeline of the army. Only by ensuring the unimpeded flow of this lifeline can we be invincible on the battlefield."

It was this profound understanding and high attention to logistical support that enabled Liu Zhiye to maintain strong combat effectiveness in many battles and ultimately win the war.

The headquarters transferred Liu Zhiye to work in the General Logistics Department because of his outstanding performance in logistics support.

After being transferred to the General Logistics Department, Liu Zhiye did not relax, but instead paid more attention to overall coordination and innovation.

Liu Zhiye realized that as the war situation became more complicated, the difficulty of logistics support was also increasing.

To this end, he quickly embarked on a comprehensive reform of the entire military's logistics system.

Liu Zhiye introduced an advanced material management system, using data-based means to monitor the storage, allocation and consumption of materials in real time, greatly improving the transparency and efficiency of logistics work.

At the same time, Liu Zhiye also promoted a cross-service collaborative support mechanism, breaking the previous situation of independent logistics operations of each service and realizing resource sharing and optimal allocation.

Liu Zhiye also attaches great importance to the application of new technologies.

He organized a research and development team composed of engineers and military experts, focusing on the improvement and innovation of logistics equipment.

Under the leadership of Liu Zhiye, the work of the General Logistics Department took on a new look.

His foresight and pragmatic style not only won praise from his superiors, but also inspired the morale and creativity of all logistics personnel.

Liu Zhiye often said: "Logistics support is not only to support the front line, but also the key to winning or losing a war. We must use the highest standards, the fastest speed, and the most accurate decision-making to ensure that every piece of material and every wounded soldier can arrive in time."

In order to understand the actual logistical support situation of grassroots troops, Liu Zhiye’s favorite job is to go to the grassroots.

Once, Liu Zhiye took the destroyer "Yanzhou" to inspect a place.

When the battleship was preparing to dock at the dock, it received a notice that "destroyers are not allowed to dock at this port."

At the same time, a naval brigade stationed there quickly dispatched a transport boat to pick up Liu Zhiye and others.

After a while, a certain army garrison division stationed there learned that Liu Zhiye had arrived and sent someone to pick him up and take him to a guesthouse.

After simply packing up and settling everything down, Liu Zhiye led his men to the grassroots company.

Listen to everyone's ideas.

Many people told Liu Zhiye that the troops were facing difficulties in getting and using water.

After listening to this, Liu Zhiye took notes in his notebook very seriously.

The next day, Liu Zhiye asked the local leader to take him to Dongshan Reservoir to check out the water source.

After a careful investigation, Liu Zhiye agreed on the spot to lay a 3-mile-long water pipeline and build a 50-ton water filling station.

With this, the army’s long-standing water shortage problem was completely solved!
That day, Liu Zhiye led the Minister of Logistics Engineering (in charge of construction) to the dock to inspect.

The island's infrastructure is poor.

Just at this moment, a ship happened to return from sea.

Since there was no place to take a shower in the navy brigade, the soldiers could only take a washbasin and take a shower at the dock.

When the sailors saw Liu Zhiye coming, they were so scared that they looked around for clothes.

Those who couldn't find clothes could only stand there naked.

When Liu Zhiye saw the situation, he immediately gave the two cadres a look.

The two of them understood immediately and nodded together.

Liu Zhiye said: "As early as the Jinggangshan period, the three major disciplines and eight points of attention had the rule of "avoiding women when bathing".

This cannot be blamed on the soldiers, it is because we did not create the necessary conditions for them!"

Not long after Liu Zhiye left, a shower room was built on the island, and a clothes drying area was built outside.

Not only that, when Liu Zhiye heard that the families of the temporary garrison troops on the island had no place to live, he immediately approved the troops to build a guesthouse.

Knowing that the troops had difficulty in supply and their living conditions were not easy, Liu Zhiye ordered that two old gunboats be renovated and used for fishing.

Another time, Liu Zhiye accompanied several leaders from the headquarters to inspect work in a certain place.

Next, I went to Shacheng to check it out.

There is no road here, only a shallow ditch connecting the two.

Therefore, several leaders from the headquarters planned to take a small landing ship.

Because there are reeds on both sides of the ditch, that is where the wild ducks live.

For these veterans, this is truly a great place to hunt birds!

Lao Xu took out his pistol first and fired two shots in succession.

He is a veteran indeed. He hit the target every time. Two wild ducks fell to the ground immediately.

Lao Luo laughed and complained, "Look, there were so many of them, but you scared them all away."

After he finished speaking, Lao Luo also picked up his gun and started shooting.

Along the way, the leaders talked and laughed and gained a lot.

When Liu Zhiye was a child, he grew up playing in the reed marshes. With a few tricks, he easily caught more than a dozen reeds.

When they arrived at Shacheng, the local garrison saw that several heads of the headquarters had arrived and immediately sent someone to invite them, saying that they would hold a banquet to entertain them.

Liu Zhiye and his colleagues said: "We are not going anywhere. We will just eat the game we hunted." At this time, Liu Zhiye said that he planned to go and see the comrades on the "Xx Hero Boat".

After boarding the boat, Liu Zhiye inquired about the troops' training and living conditions and also gave a lot of instructions.

After returning, Liu Zhiye ordered the guards to pick out four larger wild ducks and send them to the "Hero Boat"!

His guard was unhappy and said, "You shot this, didn't you? It was originally intended for you to eat, how can you give it to them?"

Liu Zhiye said, "Little devil, stop talking nonsense! I told you to deliver it, so just deliver it quickly!"

In the eyes of the guards, Liu Zhiye was very kind and easy to get along with in his daily life. Sometimes when he was free, he would play with the soldiers. When he was happy, he did not have the style and posture of a leader at all.

Once, Liu Zhiye was playing cards with two soldiers from the guard squad in the guesthouse.

I don’t know if it’s because of bad luck or for some other reason, but Liu Zhiye always gets bad cards and has lost several games.

In order to win the game, Liu Zhiye quickly changed a card while no one was paying attention.

But the guard with good eyesight saw it immediately and said, "Commander, you are playing tricks!"

When Liu Zhiye saw that he was exposed, he deliberately said seriously: "What did you say? How can a leader like me cheat? Young comrade, you should be careful with your words!"

The two guards looked at each other and said confidently: "Even if you cheat on one card, you can't win!"

As expected, Liu Zhiye lost.

Let’s put it this way, Liu Zhiye not only has a passionate love for the soldiers, but also has deep feelings for the people.

Once, Liu Zhiye was inspecting a place.

At this time, a rural woman brought a little girl to the military base and wanted the military doctor to treat the child.

The woman said that she came to the army because she couldn't get good treatment locally.

However, the military doctor was not there that day, so an officer rejected her.

After Liu Zhiye found out, he asked the woman about the whole incident.

We learned that she was not from this place, but had come to the city from a distant rural area because her child had a serious sore and was seeking medical treatment.

Liu Zhiye personally called his health doctor to see the child and also wrote down the woman's address.

After that, she asked the health care doctor to send her medicine several times until the sore healed.

Liu Zhiye was particularly concerned about improving relations between the military and civilians, and between the military and the government.

Every time he went to inspect a place, he would call the township cadres where the troops were stationed and ask them about the relevant situation.

Once when I went to a certain place, I learned that before the Spring Festival, the local government killed two pigs and sent them to the troops as a token of comfort, which made the soldiers very happy.

Liu Zhiye solemnly told the cadres around him: "...we must always take root among the masses and rely on the masses, otherwise we will not be able to move forward."

As a leader, Liu Zhiye pays special attention to grassroots soldiers.

He always said: "Soldiers are led by cadres. If soldiers have problems or mistakes, they should look for the leaders."

After assuming the leadership position in the Logistics Department, Liu Zhiye made field research his top priority.

He was clearly aware that being away from his actual post for a long time had resulted in his insufficient understanding of the current status of the logistics system. If he could not understand the real situation, it would be difficult to accurately implement the important tasks assigned by the headquarters leaders.

To this end, he quickly launched a comprehensive survey, obtained first-hand information through multi-dimensional investigations, and laid a solid foundation for subsequent decision-making.

Liu Zhiye, along with several key cadres from the Logistics Department, spent several months traveling around the country conducting research.

During this period, they stayed at the grassroots level all day long, either conducting on-site inspections or holding on-site meetings.

As the leader in charge of logistics work, Liu Zhiye would personally inquire about the material storage and transportation situation wherever he went, and sometimes he would conduct surprise inspections.

Lao Luo and Lao Xu, two deputies in charge of different areas, followed the whole process and answered professional questions at any time.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the special inspection, Liu Zhiye took the initiative to adjust the established work arrangements.

Regarding the foreign visit mission originally scheduled to be led by him, he specifically explained to his superiors: Since he had just taken over the logistics position and was still in the work transition stage, it was recommended that a comrade who was familiar with the situation be assigned to be responsible for this foreign exchange.

Liu Zhiye set the first stop of the inspection at a comprehensive warehouse in the suburbs and personally led the team to inspect it.

He led the working group straight to the material storage base outside the city, and the first order of business was to conduct a comprehensive inspection of this strategic storage facility.

It took a while to drive to the end of the field.

Liu Zhiye just opened the car door and stood on the side of the road, twisting his waist and shaking his arms.

He walked slowly around the warehouse with his hands behind his back, carefully looking at the soldiers' dining areas, sleeping rooms, and work workshops.

Liu Zhiye, who had been smiling at first, looked more and more gloomy. Finally, he called the warehouse director and the political commissar to his side and listened to their detailed report of the situation.

Liu Zhiye listened carefully to the report, and as soon as it was over, he said, "The mission was accomplished very well. I don't come here often, so I'll take this opportunity to meet with you all. Let the soldiers gather here."

As he spoke, he looked around the conference room and tapped his fingers twice on the table.

The soldiers had been waiting outside for a long time, and they could not wait to see this nationally famous military genius with their own eyes.

As soon as the warehouse manager called out to them, the whole group of people rushed in.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye cheerfully reminded everyone: "Don't worry, take your time, safety is the most important thing!"

As soon as the soldiers stood in the house, Liu Zhiye shouted, "Everyone, move over here."

He casually grabbed an enamel pot and took a sip of boiled water, resting his elbows on the mottled wooden table. "I called you here today for no other reason than to talk about the old barrels we have."

“I have been transferred to a logistics position for some time, and some situations are not clear to me now.

This time I came back mainly to hear everyone’s work feedback.

Our warehouse is the core link of the entire logistics system. If you have any practical difficulties or suggestions for improvement, we can communicate directly on site.

This will allow us to provide better logistical support in the future.”

As soon as Liu Zhiye finished speaking, the soldiers started talking.

One said that the firewood of the kitchen team was always damp, another said that the transport team did not have enough vehicles, and still others complained that it was too troublesome to tie up the ammunition boxes.

Liu Zhiye held an enamel pot in his hand, and while listening, he scribbled on his notebook with a pencil, occasionally looking up at the young soldier who was speaking.

When everyone had finished talking, he screwed the cap on his pen and said with a smile, "If you want to speak from the heart, you have to say it this way. Can you win the battle by hiding things? I think this is a good idea. Let's continue chatting."

Material management is the lifeline of operations.

Warehouse work directly determines the efficiency of front-line support. Only when items are properly stored and quickly allocated can they support battlefield needs.

If there are management loopholes, causing equipment to become damaged by moisture or food to spoil, and material supplies to be jammed at the moment of war, the entire war situation may be affected.

Warehousing positions carry great responsibilities. This job is not only highly professional, but also a strategic task that affects the overall situation. Every link cannot be sloppy.

After the investigation, Liu Zhiye walked around the camp a few more times.

When he came to the vegetable garden cultivated by the officers and soldiers, he stopped and looked carefully, with a gratified smile on his face: "This vegetable garden is planted in good shape. We soldiers should maintain this spirit of hard work."

He bent down to check the growth of the seedlings and specifically reminded the accompanying personnel to cherish the fruits of the officers and soldiers' labor.

It was lunch time when the grassroots inspection work was completed, and the accompanying staff asked Liu Zhiye if he wanted to stay for lunch.

Facing repeated invitations from soldiers and local government officials, Liu Zhiye readily responded: "Eat in the cafeteria! But I have a rule - the rice, flour, vegetables and meat on the table must be self-sufficient. If you use food bought outside, I won't serve you." Then he patted the shoulder of the soldier next to him and said: "I heard that the radishes on our farm are growing well. Today is a good time to try some."

The local cadres immediately expressed their willingness to do so. Everyone was familiar with Liu Zhiye's style - he hated special treatment when he arrived at the garrison, and he would always visit the mess during the march, squatting against the wall with ordinary soldiers, eating food with an enamel bowl in hand.

His guard squad leader often said in private: "Our leader's stomach is made of iron. Eating coarse grains and pickles every day tastes better than eating delicacies from land and sea."

It was time for dinner. As soon as the cook put the dishes on the table, Liu Zhiye leaned over to smell it.

He used chopsticks to stir the food in the bowl, looked up and asked the head cook: "Is this the food we prepared for everyone today?"

After receiving a positive answer, Liu Zhiye held the bowl and walked around the tables of each soldier. He found that the dishes on each table were exactly the same as his own, so he sat down and started eating.

After a short rest after lunch, Liu Zhiye and his entourage went to a military hospital for a work inspection.

He first walked around each department and carefully checked the medical facilities and sanitary conditions.

He then convened a meeting of hospital leaders and listened carefully to the reports from the president and political commissar on the overall operation of the hospital.

During the exchange, Liu Zhiye was particularly concerned about the development history of the hospital, and focused on understanding the patient admission data and service guarantee capabilities since the hospital was founded.

(End of this chapter)