Half a month later, Liu Gen and Xue Bing returned to the headquarters of the 120th Division, and during this half a month, Liu Gen and Xue Bing have been running around the troops of the 120th Division, and in order to save time as much as possible, the two of them did not even have time to take a bath.

"Staff Officer Liu, we have finally returned to the division headquarters, and we can finally get a good night's sleep." Xue Bing looked at the 120th Division not far away, his face full of yearning.

Liu Gen laughed, compared to Xue Bing, his mental state looked much better, Xue Bing had not experienced half a month of being so busy, while Liu Gen was different. When he was in the 120th Division, he spent a lot of time looking for a suitable place to build an arsenal.

Of course, compared with the 129th Division, the half month of running in the 120th Division is undoubtedly more hard, and it can be seen from Xue Bing's body shape change that he has lost a lot of weight compared to when he set off.

"I'll let you sleep well when I go back, I still need to go to see the division commander and them, so you can go back and rest directly." Liu Gen said.

Liu Gen is different from Xue Bing, he is the staff officer of the division headquarters, and Division Commander He has been waiting for him to return to the division headquarters. Even if Liu Gen was very tired, he still needed to go to Master He's place, and as for Xue Bing, it didn't make much difference whether he went or not.

"That's great, with my state, I'm afraid I'll sleep directly when I return to the station, and I won't be able to support the division commander."

"Besides, it doesn't help me to go, so I'd better go back early and take a shower and get a good night's sleep." Xue Bing's face was full of tiredness, he was too tired in the past half a month, and he was able to hold on until now because of Liu Genzai. Otherwise, if Xue Bing was alone, then he would probably not be able to hold on for a long time.

Being able to persist until now, Xue Bing is already very good, at least Liu Gen is very satisfied with Xue Bingshi.

"Hold on, wait until you get back to your room before you sleep." Seeing that Xue Bing was already a little confused, Liu Gen hurriedly patted Xue Bing's shoulder hard to cheer Xue Bing up.

Liu Gen didn't want to see that Xue Bing fell asleep directly before he returned to the station, it was nothing to fall asleep, but once he fell off the horse, he was still easily injured. With such a little distance, can't you do it with a little spirit?

Ten minutes later, Liu Gen and the others returned to the headquarters of the 120th Division, and in this short ten minutes, Liu Gen woke up Xue Bing three times. Xue Bing was so tired, less than two minutes after being woken up every time, Xue Bing would fall asleep again, he was too tired.

In the past half a month, Xue Bing has become more and more aware of the gap between himself and Liu Gen, he is so tired, and what about Liu Gen? Judging from his face, Liu Gen's face was not very tired, as if he could continue to persevere. In this regard, Xue Bing was a little envious and at the same time admired Liu Gen more and more.

Xue Bing can be sure that even if Liu Gen's physical fitness is stronger than his own, he will not be much stronger than himself mentally, but Liu Gen has successfully persevered. And what about himself? Compared with Liu Gen, he is too much worse.

"Okay, Xue Bing, go back and rest directly." After handing over the horses to the corresponding warriors, Liu Gen instructed Xue Bing.

Xue Bing nodded a little weakly, he was too tired, it wasn't that he didn't have the strength to speak, but he didn't have the slightest idea of wanting to rest. Some soldiers saw that Xue Bing's state was a little bad, and hurriedly helped Xue Bing towards his room, and let Xue Bing return to the room in such a state, maybe Xue Bing would not be able to return to the room safely.

After seeing that a soldier sent Xue Bing back to the room, Liu Gen was also a lot relieved, if Xue Bing was really allowed to go back alone, it would be difficult for Xue Bing to fall asleep directly on the way.

After bidding farewell to the soldiers, Liu Gen walked quickly towards the depths of the division headquarters, and he needed to tell Division Commander He what he had learned as soon as possible. In fact, with the situation of the 120th Division, Liu Gen could have waited for himself to rest before reporting to Commander He, but considering that Commander He was also very concerned about this matter, Liu Gen felt that it was better for him to report and then rest.

When he came to the depths of the division headquarters, Xiao Li, who was guarding outside, saw Liu Gen coming back, his eyes suddenly lit up, he knew that Liu Gen and Xue Bing would go back during this time, but he didn't expect Liu Gen's speed to be so fast. According to the news obtained from Xiao Li, Liu Gen and Xue Bing were still in other units of the 120th Division yesterday, and there was still a certain distance from the division headquarters.

Who would have thought that in just one night, Liu Gen would successfully return to the division headquarters, Xiao Li could imagine how much suffering Liu Gen and Xue Bing had suffered in order to rush back to the division headquarters as soon as possible.

"Brother Li, please inform Senior He, I'm back." Liu Gen said directly.

Xiao Li smiled, "Staff Officer Liu, you go in directly with me, the division commander knows that you are going back to the division headquarters during this time, so he specially asked me to wait for you at the door, and told me that as long as you come back, then I will take you in directly, without informing." ”

Liu Gen's eyes lit up suddenly, he didn't expect Master He to have such an arrangement, it's too good.

"Then let's go straight in." Liu Gen said.

As far as Liu Gen is concerned, he doesn't want to waste any time outside, he just wants to see Master He as soon as possible, so that he can tell Master He what he has learned, and then let Master He make corresponding judgments. In the past half a month, Liu Gen and Xue Bing have traveled to various units of the 120th Division.

It can be said that in the entire 120th Division, Liu Gen is the person who knows the specific situation of the 120th Division best. And the relevant information that Liu Gen was able to come up with is undoubtedly of great reference value to Master He.

Xiao Li didn't hesitate, he clearly knew how important it was for Liu Gen to see Master He for the first time, so he decisively took Liu Gen and walked directly to the command room where Master He was. In the past half a month, Senior Commander He has spent most of his time in the command room, as if he was studying something.

"Report!" Xiao Li shouted loudly.

In the command room, Senior Commander He raised his head and looked out of the door with some confusion, he asked Xiao Li to wait for Liu Gen outside for a long time, why did Xiao Li come in again? Could it be that Liu Gen is back? It shouldn't be that fast.

Soon, Master He saw Liu Gen's figure, which made his eyes suddenly light up, and Liu Gen actually came back.

"Come on in!"

"Xiao Li, you go and make a cup of tea for Comrade Liu Gen, Comrade Liu Gen has worked hard to come back, and he must need a cup of tea to refresh himself." Master He commanded with some excitement. Division Commander He was a little excited about Liu Gen's direct return to the division headquarters today, and he was also eager to learn more about the specific situation of each unit from Liu Gen.

Because Division Commander He held several positions, he wanted to go to various units to inspect the specific situation, and he did not have much time, which made Division Commander He very helpless. However, Liu Gen's arrival gave Division Commander He an extra comprehensive understanding of the specific situation of each unit of the 120th Division, and he also hoped to get some useful information from Liu Gen.

"Division Commander He, I still directly report the results of the investigation in each unit, the situation I have seen at all, the problem of material shortage in each unit cannot be solved, so it is necessary to streamline the army again, so as to reduce the pressure on materials."

"According to the protection of all units of the 120th Division in all aspects of Yan'an, even if the army is streamlined again, it will not affect the defensive strength of the troops. Of course, if you want to find the right strength to streamline the administration, you still need to consider Division Commander He and everyone in the division headquarters. Liu Gen said with an extremely solemn expression.

When he did not inspect the units of the 120th Division, Liu Gen still had some optimism in his heart, and he felt that no matter how bad the situation of the troops was, it would not be extremely bad. But after careful investigation of the specific situation of the units of the 120 Division. Liu Gen found that the problem of the 120th Division was even more serious than he imagined, and it was really that the materials of the various units were too scarce.

With the exception of the cavalry detachments, all units cultivated wasteland in the defensive areas in order to achieve as much self-sufficiency as possible. But in fact, there is still a big gap in the materials that can be harvested by the troops, and a lot of materials are consumed to maintain the daily training of the soldiers, which makes the materials of the troops need to be solved as soon as possible.

There is no problem with streamlining the administration of the army, but for the 120th Division, the implementation of the streamlining of the army again will definitely increase the defensive pressure of the various units a lot. On the premise of being able to solve their own problems, maintaining sufficient troops can make the pressure on the defense of the troops not so great. What's more, even if the 120th Division rarely fights too large a scale with the devils, it still needs to have enough troops.

Sufficient troops are the guarantee of sufficient security in Yan'an, and the combat effectiveness of the 120th Division is not weak, but everyone clearly knows that once the devils gather a large number of troops to attack Yan'an, it will be more difficult for the 120th Division to resist the attack of the devil's troops. When the time comes, the help of the 129th and 115th divisions will inevitably be needed.

And if the combat effectiveness and strength of the 120th Division are sufficient, then it will be able to block the attack of the devil's troops, and even drag the devil's troops, so that the 129th and 115th Divisions will take advantage of the lack of devil's strength and take the opportunity to stir up trouble in the devil's occupied area.

"It's good to streamline the administration, but doing so will only weaken the strength of our 120th Division, and the security of Yan'an will be endangered. Even if we continue to maintain the current strength of the 120th Division, I don't think it is enough. In order to prevent the devil's troops from suddenly launching a large-scale attack on Yan'an, the 120th Division needed more troops. Master He said with a serious expression.

Division Commander He knew that it was a good choice to streamline the administration of the army, but the 120th Division was a barrier to protect Yan'an, and the streamlining of the army would reduce the demand for materials for the troops of the 120th Division, but it would also weaken the barrier to protect Yan'an. Unless there is really nothing to do, Division Commander He is unwilling to reduce his troops.

"If you want to solve the problem of material supply for the 120th Division, there are only two ways, one way is to ask for it from Yan'an, or buy it from the people in the base area." Liu Gen said.

Division Commander He shook his head directly, he also knew this method, but unfortunately this method could not be implemented, and it was also difficult for Yan'an, and there was no extra material to support the 120th Division. As for buying from the masses of the people in the base areas, it is not desirable, first, the 120th Division does not have so much money, and second, the masses do not have too much surplus grain in their hands, and it is simply impossible to buy enough supplies.

Liu Gen saw that Master He shook his head directly, his face was calm, and he knew that this method would not be adopted by Master He.

"Then there is only one way left, do it to the devil, the devil has a lot of materials in his hands, as long as we plan properly, then we will definitely be able to get enough materials from the devils. Of course, this method is dangerous and uncertain, and casualties among the fighters are inevitable. Liu Gen opened his mouth and said in a deep voice.

Master He laughed, "Have you ever thought about that, if you fight, where are you going to fight the devil?" In addition, once we do something to the devils, will the devils fight back? ”

If you don't want to reduce the number of troops, then you can only fight, but it is not so simple to fight, because the 120th Division is tasked with protecting Yan'an, so that the 120th Division wants to have military action, and there are many aspects that need to be considered. In addition, even if Senior Commander He and Liu Gen reach an agreement, they still need to get permission from Yan'an.

In addition, most of the troops of the 120th Division need to protect Yan'an, which means that even if it is a devil, it is impossible for the 120th Division to mobilize too many troops. Only attacking the small towns occupied by the devils, then it will be difficult for the 120th Division to obtain enough supplies, but to attack the county towns occupied by the devils, the 120th Division can draw insufficient troops.

In other words, if you want to solve the problem of material shortage of the 120th Division, the easiest way is to grab one from the county town occupied by the devils, so as to solve the predicament of the 120th Division at one time, and even allow the 120th Division to further develop. But it is not easy to take down a county seat of devils, unless the 120th Division can touch most of the troops, it will be too difficult to take the county seat occupied by devils.

"Since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 42, the Pacific War broke out, and the devils did not achieve a big enough advantage in the Pacific theater, which made the devils have to invest more troops in the Pacific theater. The devil's stalemate in the Pacific theater seems to me to be the best opportunity for us to attack the devil, as long as the movement is not too big, then the devil will not easily mobilize large-scale troops to attack. ”

"What's more, we can be completely prepared in advance to deal with the attack of the devil's troops, and I believe that with the combat effectiveness of the 120th Division, it will not be difficult to block the attack of the devils." Liu Gen's face was full of confidence, and he replied confidently.

Division Commander He nodded with satisfaction, Liu Gen's analysis is correct, from the perspective of the domestic battlefield, the devil is still aggressive, and he has organized several large-scale battles on the frontal battlefield. It's a pity that these several large-scale battles failed to allow the devils to achieve enough results, but instead made them sink deeper and deeper into the Chinese battlefield.

People of insight in the country have realized that the moment the United States announced its entry into the war and the Pacific War broke out, the time for the devil's defeat began to count down.

"Then Comrade Liu Gen, where do you think the most suitable place for us to launch an attack?" Master He asked again.

Liu Gen turned his head to look at the military map hanging on the wall, thinking seriously, his eyes kept moving, and soon his eyes lit up, and he found a place that he thought was the most suitable.

"Lishi County!" Liu Gen said categorically.