Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 579: The devils may run away, but if there is a problem with food, it will be a big problem.

"College student, this is the news I just got from below. The land in the harvested wheat fields has become dry and cracked. If we don't irrigate it, we won't be able to grow corn and soybeans. This doesn't involve just one or two plots of land, but all the harvested wheat fields are in this situation."

"Even the spring sweet potatoes we planted before have experienced large-scale drought. There has been no rain for 20 days since the last rainfall. Moreover, our summer harvest has just begun, and there are not many fields to be harvested. However, according to reports from the militia stationed in the village, all the land has experienced large-scale drought. If it were not for the summer harvest, the crops would no longer need watering, and the base would have to carry out large-scale drought relief operations." Zhao Gang said solemnly, holding a thick document in his hand.

Lin Zhenhua took the document marked by Zhao Gang, looked at it carefully, and his face was full of shock. He had just asked Zhao Gang to understand the drought situation in various places and then draw a map specifically for the next base to fight drought.

But according to the reports from various villages, the drought is not just in one or two places, but has appeared in many places. The entire base is in a state of moderate drought. This shocked Lin Zhenhua. If the drought continues, let alone irrigating crops, there will probably be a drinking water crisis.

"Old Zhao, immediately give orders to all villages to speed up the wheat harvest. We need to harvest the wheat in advance. This drought is not limited to a small area, but the entire base has experienced this situation. We have to harvest as quickly as possible, and then we can start large-scale irrigation and plant the seeds as quickly as possible."

"In addition, we need to dig more wells in the base. I will immediately have the arsenal start producing water pumps specifically for irrigation. The water pumps produced before cannot meet the needs of our base at all, and the failure rate is extremely high. If necessary, they may need to be abandoned."

"In order to improve the irrigation efficiency of the base, we must complete the installation of power lines. We must install the power lines to the water source to ensure the irrigation of crops. In the next half month, except for the normal production of fighter planes, the production of other weapons and ammunition will be suspended. We will switch to the production of civilian irrigation equipment, power lines and other materials to fully cope with the ongoing drought!"

As soon as Lin Zhenhua finished speaking, an urgent telegram from Chu Yunfei was translated. After seeing the content, the telegraph operator Ma Wenkai was sweating profusely. He rushed into the headquarters without even knocking on the door, and reported breathlessly: "College student, I just received a call from the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei. A small-scale locust plague has occurred in the southeastern part of Shanxi. The scale of the plague is gradually spreading. Commander Chu reminded us to harvest the crops as soon as possible, otherwise a large number of locusts will pass through and not a single blade of grass will be left!"

Lin Zhenhua was so shocked that he stood up from his chair. He snatched the telegram from Ma Wenkai's hand, read it carefully three times from beginning to end, word by word, and pinched his thigh hard with his hand. After confirming that he was not dreaming, his face became extremely ugly.

"Wen Kai, call Captain Chu back immediately to express our gratitude. At the same time, inform the 358th Regiment of the battle situation at Xiaosongling and Heiyunling in a timely manner so that the 358th Regiment can be prepared to evacuate at any time!"

"Lao Zhao, inform Lao Li and his men of this news immediately and ask them to speed up the attack. We must eliminate the Aoki Division within three days. We simply don't have time to waste with the Aoki Division. If we really can't continue this battle, then let Lao Li and his men terminate the encirclement and annihilation plan immediately and withdraw to the base as soon as possible. We should harvest the crops in the base first. Otherwise, once the locusts pass through, we may really lose everything. By then, we will have no food to eat and we will really starve to death!"

"Hey, Huang Wensheng, I order you to increase the production of transport planes immediately. Don't tell me about any difficulties. The soldiers on the front line have a harder time fighting the Japanese than we do. You must produce hundreds of transport planes for me within the next month, otherwise I will chop off your head!"

"Liu Haishan, your air force battalion has a heavy task ahead. In addition to supporting the frontline operations, another important task is to ensure the safety of our base's airspace. The base will be rushing to harvest and plant crops, which is related to the food rations of all the soldiers and civilians in the base. There must not be any problems. Liu Haishan, you must guarantee me with your life that not a single bomb of the devils will fall into the crops!"

"Old Li, don't tell me those nonsense. The Japanese can attack at any time. If we miss this opportunity, there will be another one. But if we have no food to eat, not only will people starve to death, but the base we have spent a huge amount of money to build will also collapse in an instant. You must distinguish the priorities for me!"

Lin Zhenhua made more than a dozen phone calls in a row and arranged all the matters. In order to truly understand the real situation of the drought in the base, he asked Duan Peng to mobilize a company of troops. The group drove three-wheeled motorcycles and began to visit all the fields in the entire base. The visit was very careful and no corner of the land was spared. The purpose was to find out the situation of the fields in the entire base in order to respond to the large-scale drought that was gradually breaking out in the base.

As for the impending locust plague, he really didn't have any good solutions. He could only try to buy more chickens, ducks and geese from outside to see if that could have any effect.

Junichi Aoki, who was running with sweat all over his forehead, turned back to check the situation of the soldiers behind him. His face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. He really didn't expect that he would foolishly jump into the trap and put himself in a desperate situation.

"Damn it! If we knew this would be the result, we might as well have retreated directly from the mountain behind the Xiaosongling position. Now we are being chased by Li Yunlong like a stray dog. It will take another hour to reach Heiyunling, but our rearguard troops have lost contact one after another. If this continues, it is very likely that Li Yunlong will catch up with us before we even reach Heiyunling." Jun'ichi Aoki cursed angrily with a frustrated look on his face.

Ichiro Tada opened the canteen on his back and took a big gulp of water. Only then did he feel his dry throat was better. He replied hoarsely, "Your Excellency, we have no way out now. We can only go down this path. The only way out is Black Cloud Ridge. As long as we can successfully break out of Black Cloud Ridge, we can completely get rid of the current crisis."

"I have just sent an urgent telegram to Commander Yoshiwara, asking him to capture Heiyun Ridge as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the situation of the Yoshiwara Brigade is not good, so I can only lower the requirements. As long as Commander Yoshiwara can help us open a safe breakout channel and let us withdraw smoothly, we will have completed the mission!"

"During this breakout, we made a huge mistake. We didn't take the enemy's armored forces into consideration. We thought our breakout could defeat the enemy's armored forces, but it turned out that this was just wishful thinking. Facing the enemy's steel behemoth, we don't have much ability to resist. Fortunately, we don't have to fear the enemy's bombing anymore. It's a mixed blessing!"

"The most important thing is that we can't continue to defend the Xiaosongling position. The weather today is too hot and our water supply will soon be exhausted. Fortunately, there is a mountain spring ahead where we can replenish drinking water. Otherwise, we will be dried into fish."

Junichi Aoki, who was a little regretful at first, was completely enlightened by Ichiro Tada. The Aoki Division had no way to retreat, and the chance of survival was greater if they broke out from the front. As for breaking out from the Komatsu Ridge position, Ichiro Tada had really thought about it, but after walking a rugged mountain road, he completely gave up the idea.

Facts have proved that Jun'ichi Aoki's choice was correct. After the Japanese troops in Xiaosongling began to evacuate, Kong Jie and Ding Wei quickly captured the Xiaosongling position and captured thousands of puppet troops.

"Lao Kong, those damn Japanese devils have already escaped from the back mountain. We have to lead our troops there quickly. We must not let these damn Japanese devils and puppet troops escape successfully." Ding Wei reminded anxiously.

Kong Jie did not show any sign of anxiety. He said confidently, "I have been to Xiaosongling many times before. We just need to occupy the commanding heights, set up the machine guns and artillery we brought, and aim them at the fleeing devils. We will definitely beat the devils and puppet troops to tears!"

Under the leadership of Kong Jie, thousands of soldiers quickly occupied the commanding heights of the hills behind Xiaoshanling, set up all the light and heavy weapons in their hands, and fired and bombarded the Japanese and puppet troops who were coming down the mountain. Then screams kept coming. The fleeing Japanese and puppet troops never dreamed that if they continued to hold on to the Xiaosongling position, Kong Jie and Ding Wei would really have no way to deal with them in a short time, but as soon as they gave up their positions, they completely lost the ability to resist.

The strike lasted for an hour and a half, and only 200 Japanese soldiers and 300 puppet soldiers managed to escape, while the rest were killed on the way. From this, it can be seen that Jun'ichi Aoki's choice was not wrong. If he had really escaped from behind the mountain, he might not have survived!