Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Xiongnu Front

Li Shaoyi was like a fire captain. He would rush over to wherever the fighting was going on.

Now we have arrived at Tang Guoping's front line, which is less than 120 kilometers away from Ulaanbaatar.

"You've made quite a bit of money this time, kid. I see there are quite a few more carriages in the group. I remember there weren't as many when we set out from Inner Xiongnu, right?"

When Li Shaoyi got off the plane and saw the horse-drawn convoy in the distance, he knew that a lot of things must have been looted along the way. Many places here were difficult to drive to, so they could only rely on these horse-drawn convoys.

"Well, I have no choice. These people were originally slaves of those princes. They had nothing to eat. When I wanted to leave, they knelt outside and insisted that we give them food. We can't support idle people. So I asked them who had a carriage and who could pull their own weight to the front line with me. In addition to three meals a day, there are also three pounds of white flour. Isn't that why so many people came?"

Tang Guoping said speechlessly that originally a lot of carriages had been gathered from some areas in the Central Plains. If they had known the situation here, there would be no need for those fellow villagers to travel such a long way.

The coachmen coming from the inland all used to get five catties of white flour a day, but now they only get three catties. Anyway, there is plenty of white flour in Li Shaoyi's space, and it is piled up like a mountain. We don't need to pay with money, which is very convenient for us. For these coachmen, it is even more desirable. After all, once a war breaks out, food from the inland cannot be brought in, and they cannot buy it even if they have money.

Eating only beef and mutton, not to mention how much beef and mutton there is on the grassland, my stomach can't handle it.

"We need to prevent these people from causing trouble. Most of them are just like you said, they just want to fill their stomachs, but it's hard to say for a small number of them."

Looking at the densely packed carriages and tents in front of him, Li Shaoyi felt a bit of a headache. There were too many people, at least 10,000 or 20,000.

"Don't worry, big brother. I understand this. Our military camp is ten miles away from them. Aside from a few people stationed nearby, we won't go inside. We'll let them manage it themselves. If anything happens, we can immediately isolate them."

After Tang Guoping's explanation, Li Shaoyi realized that there were no troops stationed here, only some Inner Xiongnu managers, and he could understand what they said anyway.

We did some research before setting off and found out that most of the people had to have families. We didn't want bachelors at all. If one person is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry. If they really give you trouble on the road, they are not afraid of anything.

It’s different for those who have families. They think that they have committed crimes and are suffering even at home, so after they are released, they have to endure what they should and shouldn’t.

"We don't distribute food to them individually. Before they leave, they all get a letter of introduction from the local security group. Every week, we send someone to write their salary on a slip, add their signature, and then send it to the security group in the rear. Only those who perform well can get food, and those who don't will be expelled."

Hearing Tang Guoping's idea, Li Shaoyi nodded with a smile, linking these people with the stomachs of their family members. Some of the unruly Hun men have now become our porters.

"Look, they're working even harder than us. A few days ago, I singled out over 200 lazy people and told them to clean up irregularly. But now they're working like calves."

While the two were talking, a transport plane landed in the distance, carrying several tons of various supplies. The people sitting on the edge of the airport immediately rushed over. They must not let the superiors see them being lazy. Those who run slowly might be sent home in two days. Where can they find such a job that pays three pounds of flour a day?

"Very good, very good. You've definitely learned the lesson about carrying the heavy bags at the train station. If there are any outstanding performers here, we can let the Inner Xiongnu soldiers train them and promote them to management positions. This will free up our soldiers and allow them to manage themselves. We still have to ensure our soldiers' combat effectiveness."

Although it has been simplified to the extreme, such a large labor force still requires one or two thousand soldiers to do this job every day.

"Okay, I'll get to it later. What should we do here? If we continue to fight forward, the pressure on logistics is really huge. Right now, a plane lands almost every three minutes. After we get it repaired, that's two planes landing. The consumption on the front line is too high, especially for some tank parts. There's no way to transport them by plane."

Tang Guoping said with some concern. He never worried about the fighting ability of his brothers, but was worried about the lack of logistical supply. Even with so many carriages, it would take several days to get here from Erdaohekou. And it had to be when there was no wind or rain. If the evil wind on the grassland blew up, it would really make it difficult for you to move.

"Don't worry. The Luosha people should come to negotiate with us in the next two days. People from the Jinling Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already contacted them and are asking for my opinion. Haven't I hidden myself away?"

Li Shaoyi said with a smile that negotiations must be carried out now. After fighting to this point, the Russians have also realized that they cannot win on the Xiongnu grassland.

And we did have problems with logistics. Li Shaoyi originally wanted to occupy the Xiongnu grassland in one go, but he underestimated the grassland. The area is really too large. Even with nearly a thousand transport planes, it is still a bit stretched in some aspects.

The most important thing is that flying at night is not possible in this era. Most pilots do not have this ability, and it is too dangerous. All the airports on the grassland are simple airports, and there are not so many lights for guidance at night. Li Shaoyi will not joke with the lives of pilots.

What's more, it would be too difficult to rely solely on air transport for such a large army, so we should first sign a ceasefire agreement, get some benefits that we did not get on the battlefield, and then hurry up to build roads.

Li Shaoyi remembered the slogan of the 21st century, which is that if you want to get rich, build roads first.

Li Shaoyi now thinks that if he wants to fight, he must first build roads.

"What a shame! We were just one step away from taking Ulaanbaatar."

Tang Guoping jumped up and looked ahead. Although Ulaanbaatar was still out of sight, it wasn't far away. However, this was also where we were fighting. If we continued forward, it wouldn't be impossible, but there would be more problems...