"Is it easy to grow vegetables here?" Zhang Chi asked.

"Good seed! So easy to seed!" Wang Mazi sighed: "There is no winter here. The temperature is the same no matter when. It rains for half a month, and the soil is covered with black oil... Can it be difficult to plant?"

In fact, there is no need to ask about this question at all. Zhang Chi also lived in Rabaul for a while and knew that all seasons here were like spring... This is the actual seasons like spring, because the temperature from spring to winter is 24 degrees to 31 degrees, and the land is full of volcanic ash... that is ready-made fertilizer, so if you plant crops, you really live as you plant them.

"Then..." Zhang Chi said: "Why don't we organize troops to open up land and farm on a large scale?"

"Reading the land and farming?" Wang Mazi was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Zhang Chi in disbelief and asked, "I said, you guy... have a fever or something? We don't have food, why are you doing farming?"

"Are we tired of eating canned beef?" Zhang Chi replied: "Then the Americans are trying to make some food and it's like a holiday. Isn't it better for us to grow it by ourselves? After the harvest, we can eat as much as we want. First, it's better to begging for others than to ask for others. Second, after the exchange, the soldiers can also eat food and vegetables. Then we won't say that we officials are 'specialized'."

Wang Mazi thought about it and replied: "You are right to say this, but... will it affect the training of the brothers?"

"Hi!" Zhang Chi replied: "Just treat this as a task. Perhaps it will not only not affect their training, but also cultivate their spirit of unity and cooperation! Besides, farming is not considered a physical job for our army!"

Zhang Chi is right. All the soldiers in China did not grow up in the fields. They can be said to be very good. What's more, at this time, the soldiers still had a large number of tanks, bulldozers, etc., and plowing the fields in minutes.

Wang Mazi asked again: "It's good to do this, but what will the Americans think? Will they agree?!"

"Don't worry!" Zhang Chi slapped his chest and said, "This matter is for me!"

Zhang Chi was so excited that he didn't even have to eat. He got up and said goodbye. Wang Mazi rushed back to the command center to call Halsey.

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "First of all, I regret the accident that appeared in the port!"

Halsey on the other end of the phone sighed and said, "These bastards, they always think they are good and don't take the battlefield seriously. This is also a lesson for them!"

"It should be said that this is a logistical supply problem, right?" Zhang Chi said: "The logistics pressure is too heavy!"

"Yes!" Halsey heard Zhang Chi's words and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "I mean... you know, our Chinese troops are good at growing crops, we are an agricultural country, aren't we? And, it can be expected that the battle against the Japanese will not end so quickly. On the other hand, Rabaul is a good place to grow food. So, why not let the Chinese army grow food in Rabaul? This can undoubtedly greatly reduce the logistics pressure!"

"This idea is great!" Before Zhang Chi finished speaking, Halsey replied excitedly: "You are right, Colonel! *******, why didn't we think of this idea earlier... God, that's the supply of tens of thousands of people. No, if Rabaul's 'people' and garrison were included, it might have reached 100,000 people. If Rabaul could solve the food problem of these people, it would be a generous gift to our logistics and transportation forces! This is really great..."

"General!" Zhang Chi interrupted Halsey and said, "I am announcing that in order to increase the enthusiasm of the troops and the 'people', I hope we have a considerable degree of autonomy in this regard."

"Autism?" Halsey couldn't help but wonder.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "You know, if the food grown belongs to the United States and is distributed by the United States, then they will definitely not be willing to farm, but if the crops grown are their own, it will be different, right?"

"Of course, of course!" At this time, Halsey only thought that the Chinese army and the "people" in Rabaul could solve their own supply problems. He would not even want to fight for these foods with Zhang Chi, so he replied without thinking: "Of course I agree that you can control these foods at will, and we have no right to interfere!"

"General, I don't trust you!" Zhang Chi continued: "But there is a saying in the United States, "Business is business." I hope there is a clear written document on this point, and I also hope to have the authorization of the president!"

"President authorization?" This made Halsey a little embarrassed: "Do you think...is it necessary to alarm the president?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Chi asked back: "This is related to the supply issue of more than 100,000 people, and it may even affect the entire battle situation. The general thinks this is just a trivial matter?"

Halsey felt that it was right after Zhang Chi said this. To put it in small things, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, that is, to put it in large things, that is, to put it in large things, that is, to put it in large things, that is, to solve the supply of more than 100,000 people... This is not a trivial matter in any case, especially when the logistics pressure in the United States is tense.

"No problem!" Halsey replied: "I will report this to Washington, but I can't guarantee that the President can give you permission!"

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied.

Zhang Chi believes Roosevelt will agree, because this is beneficial or disadvantageous to the United States. Just a single authorization can get such great benefits. Why not do it?

Even Zhang Chi did not think of this matter out of thin air... After Japan surrendered in history, the Japanese troops stationed in Rabaul were unwilling to return to Japan, so the Allied forces gave these Japanese troops several years. The Japanese troops worked hard to farm in Rabaul in recent years, and when they returned home, they brought a large pile of stored crops and made good farm tools.

Don’t underestimate these crops and farm tools. Japan, which was bombed by the atomic bomb, was poor and starved to death. Innumerable deaths were starved to death, so the most precious thing for the Japanese was food. And the Japanese troops in Rabaul returned to China with a large number of crops and farm tools, which instantly made them rich.

Of course, nothing will happen soon, because Rabaul's Japanese army has become a prisoner of the Sino-US coalition forces, and the power to grow food in Rabaul... has also been in the hands of the Chinese troops.

(To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!