Chapter 583 Tuntian System

Tuntian system

A few days later, after several days of rest and recuperation, and after continuous fighting in the entire base area, all the commanders and fighters finally had a confident smile on their faces again....Of course, the soldiers at this moment, no matter where they came from, what they did before the war. At this moment, from their bodies, you can see a kind of unruly, strong combat effectiveness, and the shadow of a jīng soldier after a hundred battles....

The training of the soldiers, with the physical strength, slowly recovered, and began to get on the right track. As a result, the issue of the reorganization of the army and the handling of tens of thousands of prisoners was slowly raised. At Liu Hua's suggestion, Liu Hua himself, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu, Commander of the Fifth Field Column Zhou Baozhong, and Deputy Captain of the Advance Detachment Liu Xiǎo Gang gathered together....

Before the start of the meeting, under Liu Hua's order, the former Anti-Japanese Union Logistics Department mén, in accordance with Liu Hua's request. All the family resources of the entire Anti-Japanese Federation, including all the captures in this battle, together with the tens of thousands of soldiers who captured the Manchurian Army, were all clearly counted and formed into a list of materials, and Jiāo was in the hands of Liu Hua...

At this moment, several people are holding a list on the table, from beginning to end, almost word for word, looking seriously at this time, the real family background owned by the Anti-Japanese Federation....

Looking at the list of seized materials full of various data written in his hand after this great victory. Commander Liu Hua and deputy captain of the advance detachment Liu Xiǎo Gang, because they came from the original Shanxi base area, they could be said to be rare and strange for the amount of these materials, and they did not take it to heart.

However, as deputy commanders Yang Jingyu and Zhou Baozhong, they were shocked by the data of various materials in front of them....Although the two of them led the Anti-Japanese Federation and fought a ten-year-long bloody battle with the Japanese army in the three northeastern provinces....However, in this ten-year combat career, no matter what kind of peak or trough the Anti-Japanese Federation has developed. , all the commanders and fighters are living a life of shortage of materials... It can be said that in the past ten years of combat life, including himself, the commander-in-chief, he has been counting bullets to live, and even often eating this meal without the next meal...

And in such a situation of shortage of materials, after being encircled and suppressed by the Japanese army for half a year. In the past few years, the little money that the troops have worked hard to accumulate can be said to have been completely wiped out long ago....It can be said that if it had not been the timely appearance of the advance detachment in the bloody battle of Shimén Ridge, the whole defeat would have been saved. At this moment, the entire Anti-Japanese Federation may have been quietly wiped out in this world by the Japanese army....

Under such conditions, looking at the list in my hand and looking at the eye-catching data on it. Two people, for the first time, felt it, what it was like to suddenly go from poor to rich ....

Look at the list: 56,584 rifles, 328 tǐng light machine guns, 114 tǐng 92-type heavy machine guns, 189 mén Japanese-style 81mm mortars, 427 mén grenadiers... 92 infantry gun 46mén, 75mm mountain gun 36mén, 75mm field gun 24mén, 105mm heavy howitzer 12mén, 105mm heavy mountain gun 12mén, 150mm heavy howitzer 4mén... Various rifle bullets...... One by one, the unbelievable data, the hands of the two people, couldn't help but start to tremble...

At the same time, in front of himself, he commanded himself to achieve the final victory in the battle under the condition of absolute weakness. And a large number of material ammunition was captured, so that the troops felt for the first time that the weapons in their hands were good, and the commander Liu Hua, who had enough ammunition, felt sincere admiration and reverence....

However, just when the two of them were still immersed in shock, they had not yet come to their senses. Liu Hua, who was looking at the list of materials in his hand, frowned unexpectedly... And the momentary change in the expression on Liu Hua's face did not escape Liu Xiǎo's pairs of extremely sharp eyes...

"Commander, what's wrong, is there something wrong with the data on the list?" Looking at the commander in front of him who was suddenly frowning his brows, Liu Xiǎo just hurriedly asked rhetorically...

Just as Liu Xiǎogang's words were finished, Yang Jingyu and Zhou Baozhong also reacted from shock because of Liu Xiǎogang's sudden Fan Wen. A pair of eyes, staring tightly in front of him, the commander Liu Hua, who was frowning tightly and falling into thought, slowly changed from shock to incomprehension on his face...

"Commander, is there something wrong..."Yang Jingyu, who reacted, followed closely behind, also frowned himself, and asked rhetorically with a suspicious expression....

"Lao Yang, you see, according to the data on the list. In this battle, we captured all kinds of weapons and ammunition, which was enough for us to consume for a while. That is to say, in a short period of time, with the weapons in our hands, we are enough to launch several big battles...."Seeing that the three of them nodded disapprovingly, Liu Hua changed his words and continued. ,

"However, in terms of food, there is a very disproportionate amount between the existing food and the current number of our troops. At present, the total strength of the entire army has reached more than 20,000 people. Plus 40,000 Manchurian prisoners. The grain we seized in Baishan County was able to hold out for less than a month... According to what we know, the various grains and grasses hoarded in Baishan County are enough for the Japanese puppet army of 100,000 to consume for several months...."Liu Hua raised the question in his heart...

"Commander, here's the situation ... When we first transported the supplies, we mobilized a large number of people in the base areas to help us deliver the supplies. Because, the Japanese army carried out an encirclement and suppression operation against the base area for half a year, and the people in the base area had already run out of food and relied on leaves and grass roots to survive... Therefore, after completing the transportation task, I will give 50 catties of grain to each ordinary person who participates in the transportation in accordance with the regulations. Because the number of ordinary people participating in the transportation is too much. Therefore, we have taken most of the captured grain...."Seeing Liu Hua, who was frowning, Yang Jingyu, the deputy commander who was familiar with the situation, hurriedly explained....

"The people are our food and clothing parents, it is right to help the people, this matter, Lao Yang, you did the right thing....it's just that now our food reserves have reached the warning line, if we can't solve this problem in time, the army will fall into a crisis of food shortage. Therefore, the time of our delay now is to solve the problem of food for the troops... Otherwise, in a month's time, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the whole army will fall into a crisis of food shortage..."Liu Hua said with certainty...

"Can it be like this, Commander... The 40,000 Manchurian troops in the base area were captured and educated for a period of time. If you are willing to participate in our Eighth Route Army's fight against devils, we will stay. As for those who are unwilling to join our Eighth Route Army, they will be released in accordance with the regulations of our Eighth Route Army... When the time comes, with the decrease in the number of people eating grain, the existing grain in the base area will definitely be able to last for a longer time..."As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, Commander Zhou Baozhong opened his mouth and said his thoughts...

Just when Commander Zhou Baozhong looked at Liu Hua in front of him expectantly, waiting for Commander Liu Hua to answer affirmatively. Liu Hua frowned, and there was no stretch, still shaking his head helplessly and said....

"No, Lao Zhou's method can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and it can't solve any substantive problems at all.0....Besides, these Manchurian prisoners, if we release them on the spot. I dare to guarantee that those released captives will once again join the Manchurian army at the first time, acting as lackeys of xiǎo devils, and acting as a prestige in front of ordinary people... And even one day, once again, take up arms and kill our fighters on the battlefield ...

The suggestion was rejected, and several people once again fell into thought, and began to think about possible countermeasures... After a short silence, Liu Xiǎo just spoke...

"Commander, do you want to, let's still use the method we did when we were in Shanxi, and find a way from the xiǎo devil...."

"Hehe, although this method is feasible, it can't solve the most fundamental problem....don't forget, now we are facing a full 60,000 troops, and in the entire base area, I don't know how many ordinary people are looking at us, waiting for us to send relief food...."

And just as Liu Hua's words were finished, Liu Hua's eyes suddenly appeared on the edge of the base area, that is, the edge of Changbai Mountain. What I saw was patches and patches overgrown with thatch, and a large area of the fertile plain that had long been barren....In an instant, Liu Hua's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked Yang Jingyu in front of him....

"Old Yang, in a few days of fighting. I seem to remember that around the county town of Baishan and around our base area, the large northeast plain of Féi Fert is now deserted, and there is no trace of what was once cultivated... Could it be that beyond the mountains, in the vast plains, no one has been cultivating the plains? ”

"The plains beyond the mountains?" Hearing the question of the commander in front of him, Yang Jingyu asked with a puzzled expression. Because he couldn't imagine the connection between the deserted plains outside the mountains and the increasingly scarce food for the troops...

"Yes, it's the uninhabited plain outside the mountain..."Liu Hua said affirmatively...

"Alas, when it comes to the plains outside the mountains, it's all the fault of the xiǎo devils... Before the Xiǎo devil came, the plains outside the mountains, including the current Baishan County, were the most prosperous areas in this area. As for the plains, they are very féi fertile fields... However, since the arrival of the Japanese army, the common people have been killed, caught, and fled, and in the end, it has become what it is now..."Commander Yang Jingyu said helplessly...,

"Well, as long as those plains don't belong, that's fine... Comrades, I would like to ask you a question now, which, of course, is a historical one... I think at the beginning, Cao Cào of the Three Kingdoms, when faced with natural disasters and the shortage of food for the troops, what kind of method did he use, in the end, not only solved the army's military rations, but at the same time, allowed him to accumulate enough capital to launch the southern expedition against Shu Han and Eastern Wu..."Liu Hua asked with a smile on his face...

"It's... I see, Commander, you mean to follow the example of Cao Cào of the Three Kingdoms and carry out Tuntian on the base area...."Yang Jingyu suddenly said...

"Yes, it's Tuntian... It just so happened that the large area of féi fertile land outside the mountain was not cultivated... Then we'll do it... As long as we can reclaim all those wasted land, I believe that the various kinds of grain produced by these fertile fields can not only guarantee the military rations of the troops. At the same time, we can also sell the surplus grain as a commodity to increase the economic and trade activity of the base area..."Liu Hua nodded affirmatively and said...

"Tuntian system....tuntian system... Okay, Commander, as long as this system can really be implemented, we only need to get through the current difficulties, and from now on, we will no longer need to worry about the problem of food....However, if the tuntian system is to be implemented, a large number of young and middle-aged people must be used, can we also follow the example of Cao Cào at that time, let our combat troops temporarily put down the weapons in their hands and pick up hoes to grow food..."Yang Jingyu once again raised a very serious question while moving...

"Of course not, our combat troops will face the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army at any time. At the same time, it is also necessary to take on the task of attacking the entire base area, mobile operations, and even attacking the Japanese army, and absolutely not to lay down their arms and all kinds of military training in peacetime... However, let's not forget that in our hands, there are still tens of thousands of Manchurian prisoners... There are not many of these captives who have not done bad things before they were captured... Today, since they have been captured by us, we must let them make their own contributions to the fight against Japan...."

As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, several people immediately fell into thinking and began to think about the various gains and losses. After all, this is the first time that such an idea has been put forward for the team. At the same time, forcing xìng to demand prisoners and participate in the cantonment was also a violation of some of the policies of the Eighth Route Army towards prisoners.

However, what Commander Liu Hua said is not unreasonable. These dogs, who have been in the Japanese army for several years, do not think that there is anything wrong with being a Han jiān in the hearts of some people. If you release those who are unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army and are determined to be the lackeys of the devils, unconditionally. One day, they will surely pick up their weapons again and open fire on the Eighth Route Army. If that's the case, then it's really a return to the mountains....

And Commander Liu Hua's idea was to let these people carry out tuntian in the base area. Not only can they make their own contributions to the fight against Japan. At the same time, through these labors, it is also possible to alleviate the idea of their usual crimes,,, so that these senior officers, who have always been unhappy with the policy of unconditional release of prisoners, feel unusually comfortable in their hearts....

Thinking of this, Commander Zhou Baozhong, who was straightforward in his heart, was the first to speak:

"Commander, I completely agree with your idea, let these prisoners help us to settle the fields, and make their own contributions to our war of resistance... These captives should have done this a long time ago, and if we let them all go according to our usual prisoner policy, it would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain... So, I completely agree with the commander's advice ...

"Yes, I agree with Commander Zhou's words. When dealing with these Han jiāns who have forgotten their ancestors, they cannot be soft. It is already merciful enough to leave their lives and let them plant the fields..."Liu Xiǎo just followed and spoke...

"Lao Yang, what do you think, how about this suggestion, all the Manchurian soldiers who are unwilling to join our Eighth Route Army will be left behind, pulled to the edge of the base area, carried out farming, and provided a steady stream of food for our base area...."For the suggestion of the two people, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to look at the deputy commander Yang Jingyu beside him and asked....

"Commander, both of them agreed, and according to the opinion of the minority obeying the majority, of course I have no doubts... I agree with your suggestion to implement the cantonment system in the base area, so that those prisoners who are unwilling to join our army will all be assigned to the logistics department, go to the base area to grow grain, and contribute their own strength to the anti-Japanese resistance..."Seeing the three people who had reached an opinion, Yang Jingyu smiled and said affirmatively..., "Okay, since several of us have agreed, then this matter is decided." However, when we implement the tuntian system, we must first solve the food problem in front of us....Liu Xiǎo Gang..."As he spoke, Liu Hua's eyes looked at Liu Xiǎo Gang, who was sitting on the other side of him...

"Commander, if there is any task, you can give it, our advance detachment, to ensure the completion of the task...."

"Now all the troops in the entire base area, that is, your first brigade, still maintain a complete formation. The remaining troops urgently need to be reorganized and trained. Therefore, this important task of raising military rations is well deserved to be in the hands of your first brigade....Of course, in the process of raising military rations, if you need the cooperation of the main forces, don't be polite, send me a telegram immediately, and I will chōu transfer all the main forces to cooperate with you... In a word, within a month, that is, before the troops launch a counteroffensive and expand the existing base areas, raise at least one month's rations for the troops..."

"Yes, the special operations team guarantees the completion of the mission. Commander, just look at it ... This time, there is a xiǎo devil Kwantung Army who is more comfortable..."The corners of Liu Xiǎogang's mouth lù a hint of a smile appeared in the eyes of the people, and he replied confidently

"Well, I'm still relieved that you're doing something. However, you, the deputy captain, don't put all your thoughts on the issue of raising military rations for the first brigade. The reorganization of the second and third brigades should also be taken into account. If the second and third brigades can complete the reorganization task in time, they can also join the battle at any time and participate in the task of raising military rations..."Liu Hua nodded, and ordered with a serious face...

"Commander, you can rest assured, you are guaranteed to complete the task..."