After hearing his order, a staff officer next to him saw that Wang Guangyu's face was not as gloomy as before, so he smiled and said: "Commander, when Hongdal's front line is resting, why don't you let the troops get some hot food to eat?"
?It’s been a whole day since we set out, and our troops haven’t eaten much yet. Most of them just ate a little dry food along the way.”
"The Mongolian lieutenant colonel we captured in Chaotole did not confess. There is a so-called state-owned ranch in Hongdal, where there are a large number of cattle and sheep. Can we get some and get some meat to supplement the physical strength of the troops?
?I heard that the mutton here is much more delicious than the ones in China. And the fresh beef and mutton are more delicious than the canned ones we distributed."
In response to this staff officer's request, Wang Guangyu, who was in a much better mood when he saw the guy's salivating look, waved his hand and said: "Want to eat authentic Mongolian mutton and beef? So that I can satisfy your small request. However,
, tell the troops to pay according to the price. If anyone violates discipline and dares to rob openly, I will shoot him."
Wang Guangyu's words made the staff officer scratch his head and said: "Commander, there is no problem in giving money. But the question is what money should we give? Is it the RMB used in our base area, or the fake currency issued by superiors for this roundabout operation?"
Full of coins? I don’t know if the Mongolians recognize this money. I heard that if they hold any foreign currency in Mongolia, they will be shot if their superiors find out."
After saying this, Wang Guangyu said nonchalantly: "All supplies replenished in Mongolia will be paid in RMB. As for whether they will accept it or not, and what will happen if they do, it has nothing to do with us.
As long as we don’t violate mass discipline, don’t worry about anything else.”
Yi Jianping, the political commissar over there, was very dissatisfied with Wang Guangyu's decision. He was not dissatisfied with Wang Guangyu's decision to take a three-hour rest and get some meat, but was somewhat dissatisfied with his decision to pay in RMB.
RMB is only circulated in the base area. No one recognizes it outside the base area, let alone be used as a means of international payment.
How is using RMB as a means of payment to buy Mongolian cattle and sheep different from the Japanese army in Guanhai issuing military bills to buy and sell by force? However, after watching several staff officers around him cheering after hearing Wang Guangyu's decision, he was about to arrive
The objections on his lips were swallowed back.
The whole army has been gathering since Hyrule. In order to conceal their whereabouts and the preparation work is too heavy, they have been eating dry food. Whether it is compressed dry food, instant noodles, or even canned food, it is okay to eat it once in a while. If you eat it all day long, it is really hard to eat.
pharynx.
After the whole army enters the border, the whole army will face another bloody battle. If they can eat a normal hot meal, it will not be the year of the monkey. Before the whole army attacks, there is no doubt that it will be hot and fresh for the troops to eat.
It will be a great encouragement to the morale of the entire army.
Mongolia is a pastoral country, producing cattle and sheep. Moreover, the cattle here have not been driven or farmed, so the meat tastes more delicious. It is not difficult to get some meat for the entire army. What he does not agree with is Wang Guangyu's preparation
He used RMB to buy cattle and sheep. But he had no choice. The entire army did not have a penny of Mongolian currency.
Before setting off, the Logistics Department of the headquarters allocated 600,000 yuan to the entire army to purchase necessary supplies in enemy-occupied areas. However, half of the 600,000 yuan was used in the base area, including RMB and pseudo-Manchu currency.
In addition, there are one thousand taels of gold, but not a penny of Mongolian currency.
Unless we follow the example of the Japanese and collect on the spot, we can only use counterfeit Manchu coins or RMB. As for the one thousand taels of gold, not to mention Wang Guangyu, even Yi Jianping himself would not be able to part with it. These golds were allocated by the headquarters to the outflanking troops.
Used for emergency purposes when necessary.
When No. 1 signed to allocate this batch of gold, he repeatedly emphasized that it must be used with caution. This batch of gold was accumulated by the headquarters under extremely difficult financial circumstances and went through great hardships. It was for
It was specially granted to ensure the needs of this roundabout troop operation. This gold cannot be used easily.
There is no Mongolian currency, and there is no Jiangbei ruble that can also be used as a means of circulation in Mongolia. If you want to buy some living necessities, apart from robbing, you have to use pseudo-Manchu coins or RMB. But pseudo-Manchu coins are used by the troops during the Japanese occupation.
When they arrived in Rehe, the entire army was still counting on these fake Manchu coins to buy fresh vegetables and other daily necessities. Therefore, Yi Jianping hesitated for Wang Guangyu’s decision to use RMB to buy cattle and sheep, but finally acquiesced.
.
With Wang Guangyu's order, why aren't the troops who have already become nauseated from eating dry food during this period still cheering? Now they are not far from the resting place designated by Wang Guangyu, and they can have a decent meal when they get there.
This was undoubtedly a good morale booster. The fatigue from riding in the car for nearly a day seemed to be gone.
After arriving in Hongor, Wang Guangyu did not break his promise. The Logistics Department of the Nenjiang Military Region, which was accompanying the army, immediately sent people to purchase a large number of cattle and sheep, and hired local Mongolian state-owned ranch workers to help slaughter and stew the meat so that the troops could eat well.
Have a meal to regain your energy and prepare for the next combat action.
At this time, Mongolia, like the Soviet Union, implemented a complete planned economy. Moreover, all its economic plans were based on the Soviet unified economic plan. Although the local pastures were not small in size, they did not process the cattle themselves.
The rights of sheep. What’s more, the money paid by the roundabout troops to purchase these cattle and sheep was a currency they had never seen before.
It was just that the local ranch leaders who originally wanted to refuse immediately agreed unconditionally after the outflanking troops neatly disarmed a local company of Mongolian cavalry. They even took the initiative to send some of them to help the outflanking troops deal with the cattle and sheep. Even
The pots were all ready to help.
Although there are not many seasonings, only some salt, pepper, and aniseed, this beef and mutton feast still makes the troops smile with joy. Although the taste of this thing is a bit lighter, it is still more delicious than compressed dry food. As for the staple food
, in a storage depot of the Mongolian army or the Soviet army in Hongdal, there were tens of thousands of bags of flour alone. With this flour, it was enough for the troops to have a good meal of fine grains.
Although the current conditions of the Anti-Japanese War are better than those of the troops within the customs. Although the food is sufficient, the daily meals are mainly based on the traditional Northeastern staple food cornmeal and a small amount of sorghum rice and other coarse grains. Fine grains are still rare. Although meat is not available,
It is guaranteed to be available every day, but the average quantity is not large. It is the first time that there are enough large pieces of beef and mutton and enough white flour steamed buns like today.
Today's large pieces of beef and mutton, steamed buns and flatbreads made from all fine grains are equivalent to a banquet for the troops. The Japanese lunch boxes in everyone's hands are filled with large pieces of beef and mutton, and the white noodles in their hands are
There are enough steamed buns or big cakes made. These meals, which are rarely seen in the base area, make the cadres and soldiers eat happily. Some companies that can even turn their heads fast enough even come from a small lake north of Hundal.
and caught a lot of fish.
Compared with the troops who were happily eating a big meal, Wang Guangyu and Yi Jianping, as well as several operational staff at the headquarters, did not have time to eat at the moment. The telegram sent to the troops within the customs had been answered, and then
After confirming each other's identities, the battle situation in Rehe when the Guan Nei troops were transferred was that Wang Guangyu no longer had time to eat.
The rapid changes in the civil war situation in the Guan Dynasty somewhat surprised Wang Guangyu. After learning that the Japanese puppet troops were deployed in full force in Rehe, although he admitted that he agreed with Yang Jicai's analysis to a certain extent, the changes in the civil war situation in the Guan Dynasty still made him a little surprised.
It made Wang Guangyu's heart skip a beat.
Just this morning, after the fiasco of the first so-called advance campaign, it was discovered that the Tubal Group that came out of the border was no longer what it used to be. It was no longer the same Tubal Group that was short of guns and ammunition, and the number far exceeded those in the original activities.
After the so-called anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements in Renan, they thought it was the main force of the Eighteenth Group Army in Guan Nei that had escaped from the border. The Kwantung Army garrisoned in Rehe, which was extremely shocked, dispatched its entire force to launch a general campaign against Rexi, trying to kill the people who had escaped from the border.
Rush back to the pass.
This time, in order to ensure the security of Rehe, a geographical area that is crucial for the connection between the Kwantung Army, the Mongolian garrison and the North China Front Army, the Japanese army in Rehe did not hesitate to pay any price. Not only did they dispatch three infantry brigades in one go, but also this time
Before the battle was launched, two infantry brigades transferred from the Fengtian First Independent Guards by the Kwantung Army were also involved.
At the same time, an independent mixed brigade and two regiments of the Puppet Manchukuo Army stationed in Rehe were dispatched, as well as the so-called Rehe Military Police Regiment and three mountain forest police brigades, as well as an armored convoy and three artillery squadrons belonging to the Puppet Manchu Army.
The tactics of dividing the troops and encircling them were adopted on the front lines of Ning, Longhua, Luanping and Weichang.
Dozens of planes were dispatched to conduct reconnaissance and bombing of the troops leaving the customs. When they found out the movements of the troops leaving the customs, they tried to reduce the damage to the so-called security of Rehe by the troops leaving the customs. At the same time, in order to cooperate with the Japanese army's suppression outside the customs.
During the operation, a regiment of the puppet Manchukuo army stationed in Zunhua, south of the Great Wall, also moved north to try to cut off the retreat of the troops leaving the customs.
In order to wipe out the troops leaving the customs, almost all the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe were mobilized this time. 80% of all the Japanese troops on hand were used, while the puppet Manchukuo army was basically mobilized in full. Even in the so-called Chengde, the capital of Rehe Province, there was only
Only two squadrons of the Ninth Independent Guard Corps and two battalions of the Puppet Manchukuo Army were left standing guard.
The Puppet Manchukuo Army and the Mountain Forest Police Brigade participating in this campaign are all what the Kwantung Army calls the iron and stone troops, and they are also the most elite troops in the Puppet Manchukuo Army. It turns out that the Kwantung Army was specially designed to carry out crusade against the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the east coast of Northeast China and Jiandao.
The puppet Manchu army that was formed to serve the Japanese army most wholeheartedly. Although it was mainly composed of so-called Manchus, they were all hardcore traitors.
Different from those Puppet Manchukuo troops who had not participated in the anti-Union crusade and were almost defeated when fighting against the current Anti-Alliance. These Puppet Manchukuo troops were not only stained with the blood debt of the Anti-Union in the Northeast, but also after being transferred to Rehe.
He also participated in the Jidong Military Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Pingbei Military Division's activities in Renan, and carried out raids on troops inside and outside the Great Wall. It caused heavy losses to the guerrilla base area established by the Guan Nei troops in the south of Rehe.