After hearing Yang Zhen’s thoughts, Guo Bingxun pondered for a long time before saying, “Old Yang, I understand your thoughts. With our current strength, let alone fighting against the elite Japanese Kwantung Army, even under the same force, there is probably no chance of defeating the puppet Manchukuo Army.”

"Not to mention those workers who have almost never received any training, we are our original brothers, and to be honest, the combat effectiveness cannot be said to be high in any way. It is not enough to fight against Japan and save the country alone by relying on one's passion. In addition to the strength of the country, the most fundamental thing is the combat effectiveness of the army."

"The national army itself has poor training foundation, poor tactical coordination ability, and extremely poor firepower than the Japanese army. For us, we need to add a disadvantage of being unfamiliar with Japanese weapons. Although we have been fighting with the Japanese army for a whole year, for most Sichuan Army, which are not good at using Japanese weapons, it still takes time to use this weapon easily."

"The various weapons we used were incomparable to the equipment of the Japanese. The rifle still said that the structure was similar. However, many of our brothers were not used to the Japanese's strange light machine gun. Brothers who were used to using French light machine guns can perform less than five or six in the original performance. Especially the ammunition supply system that had to use oil pots to continuously oil the bullets when using it, the brothers were really not adapted."

"After retreating into the deep mountains and forests to rest and recuperate, and after training for a period of time, this is what we urgently need now. Cultivating a troops based on well-trained officers and non-commissioned officers will not only add a lot of chance of victory to us in the battle when we go out to fight the Japanese, but also lay a good foundation for the expansion of the troops in the future."

"But Lao Yang, have you ever thought about it? This northeast is especially the north-man mountain, with many mountains and rivers, including Xing'an Mountains in the north, and Changbai Mountains in the east, Wanda Mountains, Zhang Guangcai Mountains, Laoye Mountains and other mountains, and they are all high and densely forested. It can be said that it provides us with a natural place to hide and rest."

"But this terrain means four words, the land is vast and sparsely populated. Although we can retreat into the deep mountains and forests, we can avoid the Japanese's clearance, but we also face some problems such as no supplies, no supplementary soldiers, etc. The most fatal thing is that we hide in the deep mountains and forests and cannot reach the people. Where does our supplies come from?"

"We now have nearly a thousand mouths to eat. Even if we consume nearly one and a half pounds of grain per person a day, we still need more than a thousand pounds of grain every day, which is not included in the side food. And if we need to speed up the progress and strive to form combat power as soon as possible, we will inevitably increase the amount of training. In order to maintain the physical strength of the brothers, the demand for this food will increase by at least 30% on the basis of lack of meat. In other words, we need nearly two thousand pounds of grain a day alone."

"According to the three-month rest period, we would have to stockpile nearly 200,000 kilograms of grain per unit before entering the mountain. According to the calculation that a carriage can transport 1,000 kilograms of grain, in order to transport these grains into the mountain, we need to mobilize 200 ches. With such a big deal, the Japanese are not fools. They cannot let us complete the raising of grain and transport it away smoothly under their noses. Three months is the shortest time we need to train troops."

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun said to Yang Zhen with a wry smile: "Old Yang, you don't know yet. The food we seized from the Wudaoling Iron Mine has already bottomed out in just a few days. If Lao Peng had not had rich experience and had control over it without fighting, and had found a way to collect some wild vegetables, mushrooms and other things, we might have been hungry now.

"This is just a matter of food. It's August now, and the North Manchuria region is entering autumn. This is just a matter of plains, and the winter time in the mountains is earlier than in the plains."

"According to the climate of North Manchuria, it is normal for snow in the mountains in October. That is to say, we have to raise a set of cotton coats and a pair of cotton shoes for each of our brothers within at least one month, and even prepare cotton hats and cotton gloves, as well as quilts that they lack. If possible, it is best to prepare some cotton coats. Without these things, we cannot survive in the cold North Manchuria, and even if the troops are frozen, they will be frozen."

"Plus the weapons and ammunition required. Our current weapons are only enough for the old brothers. Those newly joined the army cannot even find a training rifle. Our current weapons are at least 60%. How to train without weapons? You always make the new soldiers at least know how to use guns."

After Guo Bingxun finished speaking, Peng Dingjie, who had not spoken, also said: "Old Yang, what Lao Guo said makes sense. If we want to go into the mountains and forests that are rarely visited, and train and rest, these are problems we must solve."

"Brothers, you can't have food in your stomach. It's about to fall. The autumn is coming. The autumn neck of the North Manchuria has a short neck. When autumn comes, it's winter. This is not within the pass. In the mountainous areas of North Manchuria, it's normal to get minus 30 to 40 degrees below zero. If you don't get ready and enter the mountain, then the troops will not be able to hold on in the mountainous areas at all."

"I have told you that many of our Anti-Japanese United troops were not defeated by the Japanese, but were hungry and frozen. Last winter, I saw two soldiers with their own eyes because of hunger and cold. When the wolf ran to the front, they had no strength to pull out the security and pull the trigger. When they were swallowed by the wolf, each of them was carrying more than a hundred bullets on their backs."

"If there is something in their stomach that can give them the strength to pull the trigger, they will not be swallowed by the wolf pack by more than 100 bullets and several grenades per person. However, this Guangcai Ridge is not as vast as the Xing'an Ridge and Changbai Mountain, but there are tigers and leopards in the mountains that are more fierce than wolves."

After hearing the two of them, Yang Zhen nodded but shook his head and said, "Old Guo, Lao Peng, what you are telling the truth is undeniable. But we need a stable environment to rectify and train the troops now. Without a period of training, we are now in a mess and have no combat power at all."

"We were lucky in the first few times, but then? God will not always take care of us like this forever. At the base of the Japanese, we can say that we have an absolute advantage in military strength, but you have seen the result of a bayonet fighting. How many casualties are we? How many casualties are we? If we keep fighting like this, we will have to fight for nothing in a few battles. How many threats can a group of mobs bring to the Japanese?"

"If you have difficulties, we will find a way to solve them. Isn't there a saying that three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang? As long as we use our brains more, we will definitely come up with a solution. But it is definitely not possible to not practice soldiers. Just as Lao Guo said, we need at least three months of rest now."

"It's easy to say that there is a lack of weapons. We can temporarily adjust the weapons to use them. Let the new recruits learn to operate at least first, so that they will not be able to use weapons if they seize them in the future. We cannot reserve food for three months at once, but we can temporarily get one month. I think we can still get these 40,000 to 50,000 kilograms of food."

"I can't buy it. Let's not talk about whether the people will sell it to us at the risk of being beheaded by the Japanese, and whether we have the money to buy it. Just say that the Japanese control over food, buying food is too dangerous for us. Instead of risking their lives to buy it, it's better to rob it."

"Ratch? Who will rob? Now we don't have the strength to rob the Japanese. Doing so is tantamount to pulling teeth. Lao Yang, you won't want to rob the people, right? Then what's the difference between us and the Japanese and traitors?"

When Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie looked at each other and couldn't guess what he was thinking about.

Looking at the two of them looking at themselves with a puzzled look, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Robbering the people, isn't that pushing the people to the Japanese? I just said that the people are water, we are fish, and fish that don't live long without water. How could I do that stupid thing?"

"But it is not correct to say that the people who robbed were not ordinary people at all. Although the people I want to rob were not soldiers and could be considered civilians, they are not ordinary people in China."

"Are you talking about the idea of ​​fighting the Japanese pioneer regiment? This is a solution. However, the Japanese pioneer regiments are equipped with weapons and have received certain formal military training. There are even many so-called soldiers in the village, that is, retired soldiers of the Kwantung Army. These pioneer regiments still have certain combat effectiveness. When fighting, we may not be opponents of these pioneer regiments. Our Anti-Japanese United Army has also fought the pioneer regiment several times, but although there are many casualties, the results are not great."

After all, Yang Zhen revealed a little, and Peng Dingjie immediately thought about what he was planning to make.

Hearing that Peng Dingjie guessed his thoughts, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, it's the Japanese pioneering group. These pioneering groups are really coming to reclaim land, but where did their reclaim land come from? They rely on force to occupy the good cultivated land that our Chinese people have already reclaimed. Also, in addition to those traitors who recognize thieves as their fathers, is there another Chinese who invites them to explore?"

"Since these Japanese devils have used all means to implement the use of the law in order to occupy the Northeast, don't blame us for being too irritated. Since they have forced the Chinese people to rob the arable land, we will use their food to supplement us."

"Also, not only them, but also those traitors who are determined to act as the Japanese lackeys. Since they are determined to work hard for the Japanese, we do not have to show mercy. We not only need to supplement ourselves with their food, but also kill one to warn us."

"Besides, although these pioneering groups appeared in the situation of immigration, they were half-army and half-civilian, and even directly participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Confrontation League. Allowing these pioneering groups to develop will have great restrictions on our future activities. So they were eliminated not only to raise food."

After saying that, Yang Zhen took out a map that escaped from the Wudaoling Iron Mine from the Wudaoling Iron Mine and said, "This is a so-called economic map seized from the Japanese. You can see that the location of the so-called Binjiang Province Development Group is clearly marked. Acheng, Wuchang, Zhuhe, Weihe, Binxian, Yanshou, all have the Japanese Development Group distribution. Zhuhe, Weihe, and Wuchang around us have them."

Guo Bingxun looked at the locations pointed out by Yang Zhen on the map, pondered for a while before saying: "Old Yang, look at the locations of these pioneering groups except the one in Weihe, the rest are near the railway line. And there are a few that have to cross the north-south railway line."

"Old Peng just said that many of these pioneering regiments are Japanese soldiers who have been discharged from the local army, and most of the others have received military training. Moreover, they are basically in convenient transportation and have a large number of Japanese and puppet military and police stationed around them. From the map, as long as these pioneering regiments can hold on for an hour under our attack, the surrounding puppet Manchukuo military and police can arrive. This is very unfavorable for our current situation."

"According to Huang Dali's report, the Japanese are now blocking the railway line very strictly. With our current strength, there is basically no possibility of crossing the railway. If you want to follow your wishes, we can only choose one of the development regiments such as Zhuhe and Weihe. We do not have the ability to divide the troops and attack two at the same time."

"But it is hard to say whether these Japanese pioneer regiments in Zhuhe and Weihe can meet our most basic needs. Also, Lao Yang, do you think that when we are in this situation, is this suitable? I am worried that there is no need to do more. A long-distance marching may disperse the new recruits who have not received any training."

"There is another thing that I am most worried about. Since we have decided to rest in secret, will our development teams in these two counties expose our goals and whereabouts? You must know that Weihe and Zhuhe are both in Zhang Guangcai Ridge, the rest area we have planned, and Weihe is in the arms of Zhang Guangcai Ridge. Once the target is exposed, the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely mobilize a large number of military and police to clear the area, and it is difficult for us to obtain a stable rest."

Hearing Guo Bingxun's concerns, Yang Zhen also fell silent and looked at the map and thought carefully. The troops are now without combat effectiveness and need rest and training, which is certain. But the issue of food and supplies is imminent. How to do it, not only to expose the target and obtain the materials they need is a big problem facing him now.

If you fight, you may expose yourself. If you don’t fight, you will have nowhere to raise the supplies, especially the urgently needed food. In the face of survival and exposure, Yang Zhen could only choose to survive. Without food, no gathering troops, and without the most basic food to maintain human survival, there is no way to talk about everything else. As for the others, I will talk about it after the battle is over. The most important thing at the moment is how to make this army survive.

Yang Zhen, who made up his mind, looked up at Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie standing in front of him and said, "My solution is still the same. Food and winter clothes are imminent things in front of us. We cannot be willing to starve to death and freeze to death in the mountains and forests in order to hide our whereabouts. In the face of survival and exposure of ourselves, we can only choose to survive now. We have no choice but to do that."

Seeing that Yang Zhen had made up his mind, Guo Bingxun did not say anything, but picked up the map and observed the place where Yang Zhen had marked the Chinese characters and thought about the combat plan carefully. After a long time, Guo Bingxun looked at Yang Zhen and said, "Old Yang, look at this so-called economic map of Binjiang Province, which marked the construction of more than 30 Japanese pioneer groups in Zhuhe and Weihe counties since last year."

"Now the closest thing to us are several pioneering groups in Sanyang and Laojieji, located in Sanyang, Daqingchuan and Liudaohe. The distance between them is not far away, and the farthest distance to Liudaohe, the Liudaohe, is only 20 kilometers away. Our fight is very likely to involve our whole body with one move. So for us, we can only fight quickly."

Yang Zhen looked at the locations of several pioneer groups drawn by Guo Bingxun on the map, and pondered for a moment: "The small development group cannot solve the materials we need. If you want to fight, you can fight the big ones. Since the distance between Daqingchuan and Liudaohe is close, fight these two places."

After saying that, Yang Zhen raised his head to Guo Bingxun, and Peng Dingjie said, "Old Guo, Lao Peng, we will divide the troops into two groups. Lao Guo and I will lead the team to implement this plan. Lao Peng, you will take the newly joined the army and all the remaining grain to set out first and continue to go west. At this point, the old Heiding in Ning'an is waiting for us. I will leave you a hundred brothers to escort and cover you."

"There should be anti-Japanese war activities there, so you are asked to go. After you get there, you should hurry up and build a secret camp according to the anti-Japanese war model. Be more careful along the way and try not to conflict with the Japanese and puppet troops. Lao Guo and I will rush over in three days at the latest."

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen said hesitantly: "Old Peng, I know that you have a deep relationship with the Confederation Alliance, but now it is better to try to avoid contacting them as much as possible. Once you encounter them, don't act emotionally and be cautious."

Peng Dingjie, who was following Guo Bingxunxue to look at the map, heard Yang Zhen's words, raised his head and looked at him in surprise. He was just surprised, but Peng Dingjie did not ask why Yang Zhen made this decision, but just nodded silently.
Chapter completed!