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Chapter 47, opening up bases behind enemy lines
I can only sigh: "Heroes are born in youth!"

Yuan Lang was praised by the brigade commander. If he had a tail, he would have raised it up.

When others praise him, he will have fun and try to be happy.

To be praised by such an outstanding person as the brigade commander, Yuan Lang was flattered and dizzy all over.

His push did not succeed, and Ren served as the captain of the tank detachment.

In order to get along well, Zhao Gang acted as the instructor to assist in the management.

The brigade commander discovered that Yuan Lang had so many excellent abilities, so he naturally became more curious about him.

After having a light meal at noon, I decided to stay a little longer to communicate with this mysterious "Xiao Yuan".

The brigade commander is one of the outstanding people who can see the world in this era, and Yuan Lang is a puppet military fan living in the era of information explosion.

The two had a great chat.

From the use of machine guns and cannons to the comparison of the national power of China and Japan, there is everything to talk about.

Yuan Lang's information is broad, and his vision is broad.

The brigade commander has a precise vision and often hits the point.

They talked about the comparison of national power between China and Japan.

The gap in national power between China and Japan can be traced back to 1868. The Meiji Restoration of Japan started the modernization process of this oriental island country, and it was the first in Asia to embark on the road of becoming an industrial power.

Before the full-scale outbreak of the Japanese invasion of China, the Republic of China did not even have a basic modern industrial system.

Especially after the melee between warlords, the common people were destitute, and there was no way to develop industries.

In 1937, Japan's total industrial output value was 60 billion US dollars, while the Republic of China was only 13.6 billion US dollars, and Japan was 4.4 times that of the Republic of China;
There are three kinds of materials that are important to war, steel, oil, and copper.

Steel production, Japan is 580 million tons, the Republic of China is 4 tons, Japan is 145 times that of the Republic of China;
Petroleum, Japan is 169 million tons, the Republic of China is only 1.31 tons, Japan is 129 times that of the Republic of China;
Copper, 8.7 tons in Japan, 700 tons in the Republic of China, a difference of 124 times.

The disparity in national strength between China and Japan was so great at the beginning of the war, but two opponents of different magnitudes were going to confront each other on the battlefield.

In the winter of 1937, the whole world was asking a question, what strength should the Chinese rely on to defeat this powerful invader?
How can a barren country gather people's hearts, gather strength, and fight bravely in times of crisis?

In the fourth year of the Anti-Japanese War, the brigade commander told Yuan Lang that the Eighth Route Army's answer was to open up anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines.

Opening up anti-Japanese base areas is like sticking sharp knives in the enemy's back, so that the Japanese army dare not go all out to fight on the frontal battlefield.

It can greatly contain the strength of the Japanese army.

However, it was extremely difficult to open up an anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines.

The first problem is that the anti-Japanese army is far behind the Japanese army invading China in terms of weapons and equipment.

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak was difficult to reverse for a while.

A division of the Japanese invaders was equipped with 24 tanks, but the anti-Japanese army did not have any.

In order to ensure the mobility of the army, each division of the Japanese army is equipped with 262 vehicles.

The anti-Japanese army, on the other hand, could only rely on two legs and march quickly to ensure the mobility of the troops.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the Eighth Route Army has less than one rifle for three people on average, and a gun has only a few rounds of bullets.

How can we fight against the little devil who is armed to the teeth?
Several people exchanged for the little devil, and they all risked their lives to gradually stop the little devil's progress.

Just as backward as weapons is the economy of the anti-Japanese base areas.

Since they wanted to avoid the enemy's edge and fight guerrilla warfare in the mountains, the anti-Japanese armed forces often chose remote areas with high mountains and dense forests to establish anti-Japanese base areas.

These places have always been economically backward, disaster-prone, and people's lives are very difficult.

The fields are barren, and the average yield per mu in many places is less than 100 jin.

On the one hand, there is a battlefield full of flames, and on the other hand, it is a difficult situation where there is not enough food to eat.

The Eighth Route Army took up guns to fight against Japan, wielded hoes with guns, opened up barren fields to grow food, and engaged in production.

Beginning in 1938, the anti-Japanese base areas established their own industrial enterprises such as textile factories, tanning factories, petroleum factories, coal mines, printing factories, paper mills, and flour mills.

In order to develop the economy, the base government also implemented tax reduction policies, issued low-interest loans, and encouraged overseas Chinese and businessmen to invest in the base areas to build factories and start industries.

Speaking of which, the brigade commander asked graciously if he had any idea of ​​setting up a factory in the base area?

As long as the machine is brought in, the land, factory buildings, personnel, and the base government will do their best to help.

"What's the matter, the brigade commander also wants to attract investment?"

Yuan Lang didn't expect that in this era, there is still foreign treatment.

He has no needs and no machines, otherwise he has to open several mines.

Not for anything else, just for fun.

When it is said that there is a mine at home, Bel has face.

Back to the topic.

The achievements of the anti-Japanese base areas in economic construction ensured sufficient financial resources, which also guaranteed the various military needs of the Eighth Route Army on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War.

The firearms produced by the arsenal, the hand grenades manufactured in the border area, the reloaded bullets, etc., have all played a positive role.

"Tell you some data that others don't know yet, and it may be announced after a while."

The brigade commander wanted to show Yuan Lang his muscles, saying that it was the statistics of the Eighth Route Army in recent years.

To 40 years, which is this year.

The regular troops of the Eighth Route Army grew from 4 at the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War to 50.

The Eighth Route Army recovered 150 counties, killed, wounded, and captured 40 enemies and puppets, and fought against the Japanese army up to 47.

From 1937 to 1940, on the land of China, there were 19 anti-Japanese base areas in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Shandong, Central China, Subei, and South China.

It sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and was firmly nailed to the rear of the Japanese invaders.

The brigade commander said earnestly: "The military victory in the front and the expansion of the army are based on the economic development of the base area.

Without economic development, life would be even harder now. "

This is no longer a hint, it is simply an explicit statement.

Can't you get tanks in too?

Investing in building factories and bringing in some machines can not only support the war of resistance, but also obtain some economic benefits.

The Eighth Route Army had long stopped confiscating land from landlords in base areas.Instead, it is agreed to lower the land rent and ease the contradiction.

After all, all internal contradictions are not so important in front of the external contradictions entered by the aggressors.

"Brigade Commander... this requires a plan, let me think about it!"

Yuan Lang gave an ambiguous answer, he really didn't know what to do.

The sign-in rewards are all materials, and I haven't seen them given to the machine yet.

When will you give it a try, let's talk about it when you have a machine.

"It's never too late for a good meal, we can afford to wait."

Of course, the brigade commander didn't expect to say anything, so he persuaded people. If he didn't refuse, it meant there was hope.

A list of machines was handed over to Yuan Lang, on which were the most scarce and most desired machines of the Eighth Route Army.

After realizing that Yuan Lang could bring in tanks from abroad, the Eighth Route Army headquarters had high expectations for him.

"This……"

Yuan Lang smiled wryly, when did I become the hope of the whole village?

(End of this chapter)