"No, I can't be the master" Zhang Lan returned the paper in her hand to Sun Jin, and said calmly, "Company Commander Sun, it's true that I'm the county magistrate, but how did I come to be the county magistrate, I think you should know." There are still tens of thousands of people outside Zhangwu County who are about to run out of food, and now you ask me to collect grain from the big households in the city, I'm afraid I can't do it, the food in the hands of those big families is Zhao Zhi's military food, I don't think he will agree."

Sun Jin was also embarrassed by Zhang Lan, last year's crops in Shanxi were not harvested, and the northern part of Shaanxi could not raise so much food supply to the Eighth Route Army at once, and now the Eighth Route Army is about to be cut off, and if this continues, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army will be weakened due to the lack of food. According to the past practice, the Eighth Route Army sent a lot of troops into the Japanese theater to collect food, but the Japanese blockade was too tight, and the troops of the Eighth Route Army were pushed back several times.

"Comrade Zhang Lan, you have to remember that you are still a party member, our troops are now facing a food crisis, if we don't help the troops find food, the soldiers will be hungry and fight with the Japanese bayonets, can you bear to watch the soldiers die of starvation at the hands of the Japanese?" Sun Jin has been following the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and his kung fu is a little better than last year, and when it comes to the big truth, he has chosen the wrong object, Zhang Lan is a political cadre, and people don't eat him at all.

"I can't do it, I don't know what the situation is at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, but you have seen the situation outside the city, and I, the county magistrate, still can't move those big families in the city, they all listen to Zhao Zhi, you should go to Zhao Zhi to discuss this matter" Zhang Lan is not a vegetarian, and directly kicked Sun Jin's ball to Zhao Zhi.

Sun Jin naturally wouldn't go to Zhao Zhi to discuss the matter of raising food, Zhao Zhi not only equipped his infantry company with weapons and ammunition, but also undertook their material supplies and daily training, he was too late to hide from Zhao Zhi now, and he dared to go to Zhao Zhi to borrow food, not to mention that Zhang Lan said that the grain in the hands of the big households had been booked by Zhao Zhi in advance as his military rations, and Sun Jin did not dare to grab food from Zhao Zhi.

Sun Jin also had private contact with the big families in the city, but the big families only recognized money, and if there was money, there was food, and if there was no money, there was no need to talk about it. He asked Zhang Lan to come forward to collect grain, just to fight the white strip first, and then find a way to deal with those big households after the food on the side of the Eighth Route Army was abundant. But Shanxi people are the world's famous iron roosters, they not only pick on themselves but also on others, Sun Jin wants to empty gloves white wolf, it won't work in front of them at all.

"Company Commander Sun, my sister told you, she can't help you get food, it's useless for you to sit here all day. You have time to grind with us, it's really better to go directly to the barracks to find Mr. Zhao to try" Sun Jin stayed at Zhang Lian's office and didn't leave, Zhang Lian didn't want to, this spicy mountain village girl has been pounced on Zhang Lan wholeheartedly since she was recognized by Zhang Lan as her sister, as long as it is not good for Zhang Lan, Zhang Lian will come forward to deal with it.

"Sister Xiaolian, I'm not a bad person, can't I sit here for a while?" Sun Jin smiled at Zhang Lian, he really couldn't raise his interest in arguing with a little girl, besides, this sharp-toothed little girl is still Zhang Lan's sister, if one accidentally provokes Zhang Lan, in Zhangwu County, he doesn't know who else will take care of them.

Zhang Lan's heart is also uncomfortable, she knows that Sun Jin is not a cheeky person, Zhang Lian's words are so ugly, Sun Jin will not leave, it seems that the situation on the side of the Eighth Route Army is really to the point of exhaustion, otherwise Sun Jin would not grind himself like this. "Let's go, I'll take you to Mr. Zhao, I can't guarantee it" Zhang Lan decided to take Sun Jin to Zhao Zhi to try, and now the only person who can help Sun Jin is Zhao Zhi.

"No, I still have two troops that are about to arrive in Zhangwu, all the food in the city must be used as my military food, I don't have extra food in my hands to help you" Just like Zhang Lan said, Zhao Zhi directly rejected Sun Jin's request, just kidding, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are people, aren't the soldiers under him Zhao Zhi people? Zhao Zhi's plan has been implemented to a critical juncture, if the two Jewish legions from Kunming delay the march to Shanxi because of food problems, then Zhao Zhi's entire plan will be disjointed, and Zhao Zhi will never allow such a thing to happen.

"Mr. Zhao, you have always had a good relationship with our Eighth Route Army, but now the Japanese blockade is very severe, the grain harvest in the base area last year was poor, and the grain in northern Shaanxi is only enough to supply Yan'an and local troops, if the Eighth Route Army does not get food supplies before the end of the month, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be affected. If the Japanese army takes the opportunity to launch an attack on the base area, the people in the base area will suffer huge losses, and I don't think you want to see such a thing happen, Mr. Zhao, right? ”

"Company Commander Sun, you know who we are, so don't use the hat of national righteousness to press me" Zhao Zhi lit a cigar and sandwiched it between his fingers, "I not only have 100,000 soldiers under my command, but also millions of Jews to feed in Kunming, if my Jewish army can't open up the situation in Shanxi, do you think Chiang Kai-shek and the Chongqing government can still let my people stay in China?" What about my men? What about their families? If your Eighth Route Army is defeated, you can still withdraw to northern Shaanxi, where can my people withdraw? ”

Facing Sun Jin, the calmer Zhao Zhi was, the more nervous Zhang Lan who was sitting on the side, Tang Lei once told him that Zhao Zhi would only be calm in two situations. One is when facing things and people that are not interested, and the other is when there is a fire in the heart, the current situation will never be the first situation, so Zhang Lan began to worry about Sun Jin, she was worried that Zhao Zhi would directly drive Sun Jin and them back to the Eighth Route Army, after all, there is no alliance between Zhao Zhi and the Eighth Route Army now, let alone who commands whom, even if it is related, it may only be a reciprocal relationship.

"I really don't have food, I can't help you, but if your Eighth Route Army is really in urgent need of food, I can provide you with information here, if you operate well, you may be able to get a lot of food" Zhao Zhi didn't want to turn his face with the Eighth Route Army now, so he changed his tone and took out a piece of information from the drawer and threw it to Sun Jin. "This is a Japanese army's food hoarding point, according to the information found by the military commander's intelligence officer, there is enough food for a division of the Japanese army to eat for three months, and there is also a batch of ammunition there, if your Eighth Route Army can take it, I think your trouble will be reduced a lot."

The place Zhao Zhi said was a town called Gaodian, which was only more than 200 miles away from the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army, and according to the Eighth Route Army's consistent mobile combat capability, it should not be a problem for them to take Gaodian. "According to the reconnaissance of the military commander, there is currently an infantry wing of the Japanese army stationed in the Gaodian area, and at the same time, on the periphery of Gaodian, there is also an 800-person infantry regiment of the Imperial Association Army to assist in the defense, plus some people from the secret service, the total strength of Gaodian should be about 4,000 people" Zhao Zhi turned out the map and found the place of Gaodian, and pointed it out to Sun Jin.

"It is said that 4,000 people are stationed in Gaodian, in fact, their troop deployment is also very scattered, if your Eighth Route Army really intends to attack Gaodian, I can provide you with more detailed information, I believe that the reason why the Japanese army will hoard a large amount of food, weapons and ammunition in Gaodian is also to prepare for the elimination of your base area" Zhao Zhi's words broke through Sun Jin's worries, a total of 4,000 Japanese puppet troops is not a small number, and it is really a huge test for the Eighth Route Army to attack such a target.

"Aren't your Eighth Route Army the best at sports warfare and ambushes? The south of Gaodian is a mountain range, which is the most suitable for you to ambush the Japanese, and according to the military commander's investigation, the nearest Japanese garrison point from Gaodian is 80 kilometers, which means that Gaodian is the largest garrison point within a radius of 100 miles, before the follow-up troops of the Japanese army enter here, the 4000-day puppet army is the largest military force controlled by the Japanese army within a radius of 100 miles.

Zhao Zhi said so much about the situation of Gaodian, which made Zhang Lan can't help but muttering in her heart, if you can get so many benefits by winning this Gaodian, according to Zhao Zhi's character, how can you give such a delicious piece of cake to others to eat, this is too abnormal. But in front of Sun Jin, Zhang Lan hid her suspicions in her heart, she knew that Zhao Zhi naturally had his reasons for doing this, and she also believed that Zhao Zhi would not harm the Eighth Route Army, and Zhao Zhi disdained to do what relatives and enemies were happy about.

Zhang Lan guessed well, Zhao Zhi did have his plans, Gaodian's information was only transferred by the military commander in the past few days, Zhao Zhi was originally going to keep Gaodian for the Jewish Legion to practice, but now that Sun Jin has come to the door to ask for food, Zhao Zhi is really sorry not to make a point, as for whether the Eighth Route Army can take Gaodian, that is not something Zhao Zhi is worried about.

"If your Eighth Route Army decides to attack Gaodian, I will send a Bazooka team to help you, and the Japanese army's strongholds and heavy firepower points can be handed over to them to deal with, and other matters will be solved by your Eighth Route Army itself" Sending a small team to participate in the Eighth Route Army's offensive battle was Zhao Zhi's temporary decision. On the one hand, Zhao Zhi wanted to test the power of the armor-piercing rockets that had just been developed in the laboratory, and on the other hand, Zhao Zhi needed to observe the combat power of the Eighth Route Army on the spot.