Chapter 256

"If the food problem can be solved, our base area will not be afraid of any sweeping!" Secretary Yang of the Northern Bureau nodded.

Deputy Commander Peng also agreed with Secretary Yang's view and echoed: "Whoever controls the food at present can win the battle."

Commander-in-Chief Zhu, who sat on the conference venue, said: "So we must be prepared! The grain and anti-sweeping work must be carried out at the same time. At present, the base area is in a grain shortage and locust plague, and everyone is not having a good life. For a long time, the people in the base area have been tightening their belts to support the anti-Japanese war. It is necessary to remind everyone that they should not compete with the people for grain, wild vegetables and elm leaves, and try to give priority to the masses. The masses are the foundation of the army. This must not be forgotten at any time. The logistics department pays attention to the supply and distribution of grain, and does not allow more food or occupation, nor does it mean that there is no corruption. If anyone deducts it privately, the military law will deal with it."

After weighing the documents in his hand, Chief of Staff said: "From the information summarized by the General Staff, the next military action of the Japanese army is not clear, and they don't know how to adopt offensive strategies, and the focus of the offensive is not known. The Japanese have strengthened confidentiality work since this year, but there are signs that the base area is about to face a major war, and each sub-district needs to pay full attention, and send additional personnel to closely monitor the enemy's troops mobilization, and at the same time issue an anti-mopping-up mobilization order to actively respond to the upcoming major sweep."

Since the last time the Japanese North China Command had an intelligence theft, the captain of the special service team responsible for pursuing spies, Masao Sato, who was responsible for pursuing spies, returned. In a furious manner, Okamura Yasuji carried out a large-scale cleanup of the interior, and a considerable number of officers and soldiers were secretly arrested and executed. The Japanese Command and command departments at all levels not only strengthened confidentiality work, but also strengthened the infiltration of the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese revolutionary base.

Everyone present at the conference table took notes carefully and prepared to return to their district to publish the task.

His fingers were lightly pressed against the table, but his mind was running very quickly. Commander-in-Chief Zhu gently spit out a smoke ring and said, "Since Okamura Nishi took office as Commander-in-Chief of the North China Front Army, the Japanese army's combat methods have become very strange and unpredictable. Judging from the Spring Festival sweep in February this year, the Japanese army has learned how to seize the weak opportunity of our army to launch an attack. This requires informing all troops and keeping alert at any time."

Commander-in-Chief Zhu cleared his throat and said seriously: "Our Taihang Mountain base is not American Hawaii. Since the enemy intends to launch a sudden attack, we will also make a plan. The locust plague and food shortage are inherently unfavorable. This determines that we cannot fight with the enemy head-on like the Hundred Regiments War and the Autumn Anti-Sweeping Circle. Therefore, we must make full use of the advantages of home field combat, set up a maze array, and make the same situation as usual to paralyze the enemy. On the surface, we will continue to respond to changes in the same situation, and quietly in private

We will carry out preparations quietly. Isn’t the art troupe to welcome the cultural and artistic activities of the May Day International Labor Day? Let them continue to rehearse and perform according to the original schedule. Please do not stimulate the enemy to launch attacks in advance in each district. Now we need time. As long as we survive this period and persist until the crops are harvested, we can give the enemy a fierce fight. In the upcoming anti-sweeping battle, I hope that all troops must effectively eliminate the enemy, firmly protect our anti-Japanese achievements, and show their own style."

"Yes!" All the cadres present responded in unison.

The theme and spirit of the meeting were determined by the two commanders and deputy commanders. The Chief of Staff left took out the prepared meeting documents and said: "Below, our General Staff Department listed the tasks listed for combat preparations in each district, as well as the relevant key points and suggestions to pay attention to. We hope that all troops can implement them and pay attention to confidentiality work at the same time..."

Because there is no food, the soldiers cannot eat enough, and their physical strength and spirit are inevitably weakened, which has caused the combat effectiveness of troops in various war zones in Taihang Mountain to decline. The Japanese army was sneering and sharpening their knives. Faced with the high-level officials of the base areas that were coming soon, they felt helpless. They fought hard and could only use more hidden actions to hope to survive this difficult situation, survive until the first batch of grain harvest this year, and try to preserve their strength and deal with the Japanese army.

After the meeting, senior cadres from each district immediately rushed back to the station and issued task arrangements.

In order to enable the masses in various places to actively respond to the Japanese offensive, the anti-mopping-up mobilization order was issued one by one, and at the same time, the troops were ordered to step by step to step up the work of locust destruction and replanting.

Watching the Japanese army secretly prepare for the sweeping, the troops were so anxious that they gritted their teeth, but the army of locusts that fell from the sky could not be ignored. Without food, the troops could not survive at all, let alone war. Moreover, if the locusts could not be completely eliminated, leaving even a little bit of insect eggs and locusts, it could cause the base to fall into endless natural disasters of locusts.

During the locust-killing operation day and night, some troops including the Third Regiment and the Second Battalion of the First Division, the Third Regiment and other units summarized a number of locust-killing experiences, submitted them to their superiors, printed leaflets for locust-killing and distributed them everywhere. The anti-Japanese revolutionary base area was launched in full swing.

In order to effectively use manpower to eliminate locusts, the base area even learned the big sweeping tactics from the Japanese army, such as iron wall surround, combing the cast, cross-sweeping, and setting up the formation in a very good manner to kill all the locusts you can see.

There are always more ways than difficulties. The collective wisdom of the base area cannot be underestimated. Not long after the locust plague broke out, locust smoke bombs, locust-killing potions, and medicine sprayers were launched one after another. Many objects that people have never seen or even thought of before have emerged, bringing great convenience to the work of locust-killing.

Forces at all levels also rewarded many soldiers who provided valuable experience in locust killing experience. The reward was ten bullets. Although not many, they could kill at least a few more enemies on the battlefield and have more chances of survival. In the eyes of soldiers in the army, ten bullets were more realistic than military merit.

"God! Save me!" Li Wei looked at the locusts running wildly all over the sky and the ground rushed towards the fire. From time to time, insects hit people's faces and crawled onto people. This scene was really scary. If it weren't for the shock of the God Refining Art and the true energy surrounding the surroundings continued to bounce and fall on the locusts, Li Wei would have really had the urge to escape in panic.

At night, several large fires with flames soaring into the sky were lit in the wild. The extremely conspicuous firelight attracted a large number of light-taking insects in early spring and rushed into the fire regardless of everything. Of course, there were also swarms of locusts driven away by the Eighth Route Army soldiers around.

The vigorous fire swallowed up many locusts, and the air was filled with a pungent burnt smell. However, many soldiers from the countryside were excited to pick up one or two of them roasted from time to time. The browned locusts were stuffed into their mouths and chewed with smiles. Li Wei was almost vomiting out overnight meals. Such disgusting things could even be stuffed into his mouth. Li Wei never accepted eating those strange things.

But sometimes it was not as good as he wanted. The kitchen was specially supplied with iron plate locusts, and it was unlimited. It could be eaten with open stomachs, which made Li Weiyi lose his appetite when he saw the locusts piled up in hilly shapes. He often ran to the kitchen to threaten the kitchen soldiers, not to mix locusts into big cakes or other foods, otherwise he would rather die than eat them, making the kitchen team laugh. For soldiers who grew up in the countryside, eating some roasted locusts is simply normal.

The base area has many people and strong forces, and it has achieved some results in killing locusts with all their might. In just one week, the overwhelming locust plague was effectively stopped. Although the army of locusts was countless, it could not resist the three shifts of the base area's military and civilians' rotation of killings day and night. In a week, they didn't know how many chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry were fed.

It should be noted that although the cycle of heaven and natural disasters is caused by an imbalance, even if the natural disasters last for too long, the nemesis will be corrected. The flocks of migratory birds returning north are like magic weapons falling from the sky. Countless birds of various sizes and big and small join the army of locusts to hunt for locusts. All the military and civilians on the ground cheered the sky. The large-scale gathering of locusts was also subject to the macro-control of nature, which directly attracted the gathering of locust natural enemies. Even the Japanese devils could only stare at this strange natural creature phenomenon in a daze. They could stop the Eighth Route Army and the Revolutionary masses, but the iron blockade line could not stop the sky and let the birds fly.

After just returning from the late shift to kill locusts, Li Wei rubbed his eyes that were a little uncomfortable with smoke. He saw a large number of birds suddenly appearing in the sky after dawn. After a while, Li Wei suddenly wanted to sing "Serfs turn over and sing" happily, but considering the copyright issue, he could only sing in his heart.

The emergence of a black flock of birds means that the military and civilians in the base area finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the so-called locust plague and heavenly punishment was defeated without any attack, and the false heavenly punishment was instead punished by the real heavenly punishment.

"The way of heaven will damage the excess and make up for the deficiency, which will damage the food, and the locusts and the locusts. If there are birds, then the birds will damage the birds and replenish my Five Insect Temple. After turning the grain around, it will return to our stomachs."

Locusts eat food, birds eat locusts, Li Wei eats birds, Li Wei's eyes seemed like a complete food chain, his saliva almost flowed down, and the food shortage in the base area also made Li Wei, who was growing up, often missed the daydream of a big bowl of white rice in modern society before the Anti-Japanese era. Oh my God, this modern society is so bad that it is so bad that it can always make people eat a full meal. Long-term malnutrition also makes Li Wei extremely eager for food. Now it is a very energy-consuming combat life. It is not a practice to avoid the world and cultivate one's nature. Fasting is simply impossible.
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