In mid-August, the Sino-North Korea border ushered in another heavy rain for several days. However, for soldiers from both sides of China and Japan, the heavy rain came at the right time. The continuous high temperatures some time ago made the battlefield like a fire, rotten corpses, rotten food, rotten wounds, and all kinds of worrying things followed one after another. Heat stroke is only the mildest symptom. If you are not lucky, you will suffer from heat and poisonous diseases, vomiting and diarrhea, and you don’t even have the strength to open your mouth to take medicine.

The heavy rain extinguished the hot earth, and the soldiers could finally take this opportunity to take a cool bath. The only unpleasant thing is that the rain spreads in the trenches, which is very inconvenient for both combat and walking.

In a forested area southeast of Changbai Mountain, the 38th Division, which had almost no news for almost a month, has established a military camp deep in the forest. Perhaps for those bureaucrats sitting high in the headquarters, Wu Peifu was simply neglecting his duties and made no achievements, but only the soldiers from the 38th Division knew that in the past two and a half months, they had done a major event that shocked the world, that is, they opened up a rugged and winding mountain transportation line along Changbai Mountain on the Sino-North Korea border.

In order to open up this traffic line, Wu Peifu divided the 38th Division into three groups, one by one, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, bluffing in Baiyan, deliberately pretending to be the main force of the 38th Division, ready to attack the 7th Division in Huishan at any time. As for the third line, the troops were responsible for building traffic lines in the rear and laying a solid transportation foundation.

From Yanbian to Maoshan, and from Maoshan to Baiyan, the entire transportation line almost crosses the northwest of the Gaima Plateau. On the way, you have to cross the Xudingling Ridge of the Changbai Mountains, Guanmao Peak and other mountains. Many places can only detour because of the high terrain. Therefore, it can be said that this transportation line is very severe and even difficult.

Of course, relying solely on the soldiers of the 38th Division to open this transportation line, even if the entire division is put into the project, it is impossible to make the current progress. Wu Peifu ignored the orders of the head of Sujiatun to create a peaceful and friendly situation in the occupied areas in North Korea, and ordered his subordinates to forcibly recruit the North Korean people to participate in the road construction. The total number of civilian wives recruited more than 50,000. In high-intensity work in high temperature weather, hundreds of people have died during the work period, and thousands of people have suffered varying degrees of illness.

During the entire project, Wu Peifu did not give these North Korean men wages, nor did he provide corresponding pensions for the victims. The only thing that maintains humane spirit is to provide three meals and medical treatment within his capacity. In his opinion, as long as this war can be won and the restoration of the North Koreans will eventually win the restoration of the country, Chinese soldiers have already made sacrifices on the battlefield, and the North Koreans have no reason to just sit and enjoy their fruits.

Now, although this transportation line that crosses the forest area has not been fully completed, the foundation of the whole process has basically been laid, and horse-drawn carriages can be provided, and the ox carriages can be directly arrived at Baiyan from Yanbian. Wu Peifu's next step is to set up a communication system and a logistics squad station along this transportation line. It will take two months to complete under ideal conditions. Of course, if you encounter a war with the Japanese army, the progress will be delayed.

Wu Peifu's base camp is located 30 miles northeast of Baiyan, about twenty miles away from the nearest Japanese position. The Sakamoto Brigade of the 7th Division set up a defense line in the south of Huishan. From the geographical perspective, the Japanese position occupies a higher position than the base position. Fortunately, there are large hills between the positions of the two sides to avoid suppression of artillery wars.

At this time, Wu Peifu was studying the map in the Central Military Barracks built by wood. Heavy rain penetrated many places in the wooden barracks. The guards of the division headquarters could only take out the basins filled with rainwater every once in a while and pour them out.

Li Shaoyang, the logistics minister of the division headquarters, lifted the curtain of the barracks and walked into the barracks with wet bodies. He took the semi-wet towel handed over by a guard and wiped the water stains on his face, then strode towards Wu Peifu.

"Seat, something happened." Li Shaoyang couldn't wait to say impatiently when approaching the map table.

"What happened?" Wu Peifu raised his head and looked at Li Shaoyang with a majestic expression.

"Warehouse No. 3 has a serious leak, and almost all the military rations inside are soaked in water. The flour has turned into batter, sand and mud flow everywhere, so I can't save it." Li Shaoyang said anxiously.

"What are you doing? As the Minister of Logistics, you don't know that the maintenance is in a hurry. We are now alone and it is not easy to deliver the supplies behind. Warehouse No. 3 is the food for our division headquarters for more than half a month. You are simply a bastard!" Wu Peifu threw the magnifying glass in his hand on the table, and Thunder angrily said in anger.

The China-North Korea border transportation line has just laid the foundation. Due to the long journey, the subsequent transportation of materials has been difficult. Since early July, the entire 38th Division divided the two meals into three meals for consumption, saving food and grass as much as possible. In addition, the labor force of North Korean migrant workers was requisitioned, and a part of the food and grass were also divided to take care of these migrant workers. The food and grass of the entire 38th Division were often short of food and grass. Now that the food and grass of a warehouse were affected at once, how could Wu Peifu be able to breathe this!

"Saturday, this is indeed an accident. I have put all the useful raincoats on the warehouse, but this morning a strong wind not only blew over the raincoat, but also blew a corner of the warehouse. It was raining continuously and the ground was wet. Our tools are limited now and we cannot bury the foundation of the house." Li Shaoyang said helplessly.

"I don't want to listen to reasons. You are the Minister of Logistics. You must manage your logistics affairs in this position. Now that you have lost this batch of military rations, it is not an exaggeration to punish you for your death. I will give you a chance. You can do it yourself. We have been shaking under the eyes of the *** people for so long, and the war may start at any time. No matter what method you use, you must solve the problem of eating for the brothers on the front line!" Wu Peifu said sternly.

"Yes, I know, thank you for giving me the chance to make up for it." Li Shaoyang's face was ugly. Faced with Wu Peifu's furious anger, he certainly knew how serious his fault was. Losing military rations has been a taboo in military strategists since ancient times. No matter what dynasties have been inseparable from death, they will never escape death. Although this is a natural disaster, improper management is still unshirkable.

"You go and do it now. If you can't bring back the food, please bring your head to see me!" Wu Peifu roared.

"Yes, yes!" Li Shaoyang finished speaking and left the barracks as if he was running away.

After leaving the Zhongjun barracks, Li Shaoyang braved the rain and ran back to the logistics department barracks. At this time, he was in a bad mood and didn't care about the heavy rain and slapped himself. Fortunately, before going to report the accident in Warehouse No. 3, he had already made some plans with his subordinates and barely found a way out for himself. To make up for the loss of military rations in Warehouse No. 3 in a short period of time, if some illegal means were not used, it would be impossible to use such weather.

The camp is only thirty miles away from Baiyan City, and there are several small counties and townships along the way. Although the people of North Korea are not rich, Baiyan is at least the only transportation hub connecting Huishan to Pyongyang. After years of accumulation, he has more or less saved. After the 38th Division entered North Korea, there was no other bad behavior of disturbing the people. In addition to forcibly recruiting civilians, the daily discipline is still guaranteed.

If he hadn't been desperate now, Li Shaoyang would never have chosen to take this path in order to ensure the smooth flow of the battlefield. At present, his only way is to lead his team to nearby towns and counties and towns and forcibly ask the North Korean people for food. The collected food may not be able to fill the losses in Warehouse No. 3. However, as long as he can overcome the temporary difficulties, once the Sino-North Korea transportation route is connected, the supply of food and supplies at the rear will inevitably be easy.

An hour later, Li Shaoyang gathered some soldiers from the Logistics Department and the Guard Corps and braved the heavy rain to Baiyan City. Whenever he encountered a household along the way, he would ask for food to be handed over. Unless the family really couldn't get rid of the blame, there would be no mercy. From the afternoon to the evening, the Zhong*** team almost caused panic in the entire Baiyan area. However, facing soldiers with guns and swords, the Korean people could only swallow their anger and cry silently.

Basically, after robbing the granaries of several wealthy families in Baiyan, the logistics army had already obtained a large batch of materials and also seized some livestock. Naturally, these livestock would not be killed directly as food. For the logistics department, it also needed to make plans for a protracted war over the years. Any livestock that can be raised and bred will be sent to military enclosures for breeding.

For the North Koreans, it makes them feel thankful in their grief that Chinese soldiers restrained their destruction operations, such as scouting houses, beating people, destroying houses, trampling on fields, etc. Unless they encounter strong resistance, Chinese soldiers will only use weapons and language to coerce. Not only that, given that autumn is coming soon and agriculture and forestry will usher in the harvest season, Li Shaoyang issued a death order to force soldiers to strictly prohibit the destruction of crops, including some seeds and seedlings, and will not snatch agricultural products such as crops.
Chapter completed!