Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 991 Leaking the Heavenly Secret (Second Change)

At this time, Minister Li next to him also reacted from the shock, looked at the list and continued to ask: "The problem of weapons is solved, what about these supplies?"

"[-] catties of white flour, [-] catties of rice, [-] boxes of canned food, and two whole meals of other good things...these are all good things. Wang Ping, don't tell me that these things are in your new batch. Can't finish it..."

"If the troops eat coarse grain pancakes and drink wild vegetable soup every day, and you send all these refined grains and canned food to Yan'an, even if we accept them, we won't be able to eat them!"

The smile on the commander-in-chief's face suddenly disappeared, and then he looked at Wang Ping with a serious face.

"Please don't worry, chief, if it's not because the conditions don't allow it, I really want to bring 100 million catties of grain over here..." Wang Ping didn't explain, but gave an amazing answer.

"Since the autumn harvest this year, I have ordered the troops to stockpile grain in the mountains. Up to now, we have stockpiled nearly 3000 million catties of grain and dozens of tons of canned food by grabbing grain from the little devils and buying it!"

"What do you want to do with so much food?" the commander-in-chief asked immediately.

"Prevent accidents!" Wang Ping simply explained.

"No!" The commander-in-chief immediately retorted.

"Even if it is to prevent accidents, there is no need to hoard so much food. With 3000 million catties of food, even if you have 5000 troops in your hand, it is enough for your new regiment to eat for three years. There must be other reasons!"

"The chief is wise!" Wang Ping didn't expect the commander-in-chief to be so wise, and he could see his own thoughts at a glance!
He hesitated for a long time before answering: "There are indeed other reasons!"

"During the autumn harvest this year, when I was inspecting the base area, I met a wandering Taoist. He told me that there would be a severe drought in North China in the next few years. At that time, the old man also raised his concerns about severe drought, and then I paid attention to it!"

"In my opinion, regardless of whether there will be a severe drought in the next few years, it will definitely not be a problem to stockpile food for a rainy day during the harvest year, and then order the troops to stockpile food in various ways..."

"Looking at it now, my original decision seems to be correct."

"Before I came here, I visited some people with rich experience in growing grain in the base area. Based on their past experience, they all judged that there is a [-]% to [-]% certainty that the sky will be dry next year...Of course, this is just their inference and guess, and there is nothing direct. evidence!"

"However, I trust them. They are all common people who have been growing grain for decades, and they have rich experience. They will definitely not make a wrong judgment!"

The expressions of the Commander-in-Chief and Minister Li suddenly became serious.

The inference of the severe drought shocked the two of them too much.

Once this inference becomes a reality, the grain production in North China will definitely drop sharply.

If the common people have no food in their hands, the army will not receive public food, and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line will be hungry.

As the old saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first.Without food, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Eighth Route Army would collapse without the little devils attacking.

Both of them realized the seriousness of the matter. If Wang Ping's judgment was correct, then this judgment would definitely bring a devastating blow to the Eighth Route Army.

The commander-in-chief stared at Wang Ping and asked back: "So you brought these food and supplies here... If the drought really occurs, these food and supplies can be used urgently!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." Wang Ping didn't hide anything.

"If a large-scale drought really breaks out, the commander-in-chief who is already in poor conditions is unlikely to be able to eat a full meal every day. The safety of the heads of the command headquarters is related to the future of our Eighth Route Army. There must be no accidents. These The supplies and food are mainly life-saving food to ensure that the headquarters will use it at critical moments!"

No one is more aware of the difficulties of the High Command than Minister Li of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Regardless of whether the drought that Wang Ping judged will happen or not, these food and supplies are very important to the High Command.Make a decision after nodding to the Commander-in-Chief!

"In this case, we will accept these food and supplies~"

"Vice Minister Li, hoard all these grains and materials as the war preparation food of the High Command. No one can use them without the orders of me and the top leaders of the High Command!"

"Yes... Chief~"

The commander-in-chief next to him followed up and added: "Also, after arriving at the headquarters, immediately send a telegram to all the military regions, military divisions, and bases below, asking them to conduct on-the-spot inspection and assessment to confirm the possibility of severe drought next year!"

"As long as the possibility exceeds [-]%, we must prepare in advance."

"Otherwise, there will be problems with the rations of the hundreds of thousands of main forces of the Eighth Route Army next year, and the rations of the tens of millions of people in the base areas may all have problems!"

"Minister Li, you should also be prepared and consider a solution. I will report this matter to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief soon!"

Minister Li immediately replied: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, there is already a solution, which is the self-sufficiency and rotation system that Commander Wang proposed to Commander Wang in the Suide Garrison Area..."

"Drought will lead to a large area of ​​land loss, or even no harvest!"

"And the grain needed in North China is fixed every year. In order to ensure the production, the only way is to increase the age of the land!"

"The number of people in the base area is limited, and the land they can cultivate has reached the limit, and it will be very difficult to increase it. The only solution is to let the troops go to the army, and the whole army is self-sufficient. During the rotation, each soldier cultivates two acres of land, the whole of North China adds up to more than 100 million acres of land.”

"Even if the sky is dry and the grain production is reduced, it should be no problem to harvest 100 catties of grain per mu of land. The total of more than 5000 million mu of land will add up to more than [-] million catties of grain, which is enough for our troops to eat for several months..."

The Commander-in-Chief looked at Wang Ping again, and said with admiration, "Wang Ping, you have made another great contribution~"

"If things are as you deduce, you, Wang Ping, are the benefactor of our entire Eighth Route Army. In addition, you also came up with the solution. I will report it to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief personally, and reward you with a red star medal!"

"Now I finally know, Commander Nie, Commander Chen, and the boss, the deputy chief of staff...why do they like you so much and rush to let you work under them!"

"You are indeed a talent, and you are a problem-solving talent... If it is not needed by the front line, I really want to keep you in the high command!"

"In addition, Commander Nie and Commander Chen specially sent a telegram to make a suggestion about your matter. Considering that your wife, Comrade Ouyang, is also in Yan'an, and you separated after you just got married, the headquarters specially approved the logistics department where Comrade Ouyang works for you. A cave dwelling has been arranged, allowing you to leave school for two days a week to spend time with your wife during your studies. Go there tonight, give you two days off, and go to school to report in two days later!"

Minister Li next to him interjected: "Commander Wang, don't be too happy too early. In addition to staying with your wife for two days after leaving school every day, you have to report to the Ministry of Economics. I heard that Commander Nie and the Deputy Commander mentioned you. It is very powerful, it is impossible to transfer you to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, so you come to the Ministry of Economic Affairs to help me..."

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