Canteen System Assistance Notes

At the same time, the Eighth Route Army found the destroyed 117th Regiment Headquarters, the remains of the "eleventh" regiment commander, Kashiwazaki Nobujiro, and the surviving regimental flagpole and a small section of the flag's tassel. They also seized over 2000 rifles, over 300 light and heavy machine guns, and over 100 grenade launchers. These, like infantry guns and mortars, were targets targeted by our army's firepower, and few were left intact. As for prisoners, due to the Japanese army's usual behavior, only about forty or fifty were captured.

From this perspective, this already meets the standard of "annihilation of an organized unit."

Broadening the scope to encompass the entire southeastern Shanxi battlefield, the Eighth Route Army and the "Seventh and a Half Route" Nationalist Army killed and wounded over 9000 Japanese and puppet troops, seizing a significant amount of supplies. Our casualties totaled approximately 2500, while the Nationalist Army suffered around 500 casualties. In other words, the KMT and the Communist Party's combined anti-Japanese forces suffered approximately 7500 casualties throughout the entire campaign, killing and wounding nearly 1000 Japanese. Aside from engagements like the Changle Village Siege and the Dingdian Intercept, where over a thousand enemies were annihilated, these achievements were largely the result of numerous smaller victories.

In other words, apart from the Nationalist troops who suffered heavy casualties in positional blocking battles, our army achieved a casualty ratio of nearly one to three through this guerrilla warfare method that combined flexibility and ferocity; even if the casualties of the Nationalist troops were included, the casualty ratio could still exceed one.

What does this mean? This means that with one-fortieth of the troops of Songhu, and with less than one-thirtieth of the casualties, we achieved a quarter of the results of Songhu!

The Southeast Shanxi Anti-Nine-Route Siege Campaign not only successfully thwarted the Japanese army's attempts and prevented them from achieving their strategic goals, but also for the first time completely eliminated the Japanese army's regiment-level units. At the same time, it preserved the Shangdang Basin that had been lost in history and recovered more than 13 county towns, laying a good foundation for the further development of the base area.

April 1938 will likely be a month that will be recorded in history books. In this month, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression finally achieved two significant victories. Besides the victories in southeastern Shanxi, the Nationalist Army finally achieved its first frontal victory at the Battle of Pengcheng, at a tragic cost: the Victory at Taijiazhuangji.

In this battle, the Nationalist army, with approximately 290,000 troops, intercepted two Japanese divisions, totaling over 50,000, who were attempting to capture Taijiazhuang. Facing fierce attacks from the Japanese, the Nationalist army resisted relentlessly, fighting desperately and repeatedly retaking the same positions. At the cost of 50,000 casualties, the Nationalist army annihilated 20,000 Japanese troops, successfully thwarting the Japanese strategic intentions and forcing them to abandon their occupation of Taierzhuang.

In this battle, the Northwest Army, Sichuan Army and other units, represented by a group of national army generals such as Zhang Ruchen, Sun Fanglu, Pang Gengchen and Sun Mengseng, fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders with the equipment and supply level of the preserved ragtag army, and did not give up even when their troops were almost exhausted, composing a tragic epic.

So, which branch of the Nationalist army fought with all its might, fought the main battle without reproach, shed blood and sacrificed its lives, and ultimately defeated the Japanese army in this great victory? Of course, it was our great Central Army! (Guopu Media Caliber)

Didn't you see that it was my 20th Corps, led by Commander Tang, that pursued the Japanese army, seized their supplies, and drove them out of the battlefield and defeated them?

As for the fact that Tang led the 2nd Corps to watch the show on the outskirts of the battlefield for a long time, until the theater commander Li Delin, furious with a pistol in hand, sent a telegram ordering them to enter the battlefield to provide support, Commander Tang reluctantly entered the battlefield to attack the Japanese army, and pursued them all the way and "gradually gained a lot", Guoju will not report it.

After all, when needed, these ragtag armies are "national troops," sacrificing themselves for the country and killing the enemy; when not needed, they are "warlords," daring to surrender to the Communist Party and sabotage.

Even Guo Dingtang, the director of the fruit preserves promotion department, couldn't stand this kind of propaganda tendency. Update *New* Book* Group QQ 49643*1898

After he went there, he had to write the article himself and report the context of the battle in a relatively comprehensive and fair manner to stop this unhealthy trend and prevent the farce from continuing to develop.

"So, so far, our influence isn't significant enough! This little historical girl is still dressing up like she always did."

In the cafeteria meeting room, after reading the battle report summary, the chairman leaned back in his chair and said: "No matter what, victories like Fanzhi Pass, Changle Village, and Taijiazhuangji,

Doing it once or twice regularly can greatly inspire the people in the war of resistance.

Heart-morale!"

"Although this battle took place in one place, its significance could impact the overall situation, the entire country, the enemy, and even the world. However..." Zhou Gong fiddled with a small bag of vacuum-dried radish, which was to be distributed as a side dish to the troops. "According to the information Comrade Xiao Liu provided, Chiang Kai-shek and his men were defeated in the Battle of Jiangcheng."

Haha, thank goodness General Peng isn't here! If he were here, he'd definitely explode again after hearing what you said. "The Chairman laughed," The Japs still think we'll surrender after we capture Jiangcheng and Yangcheng!

It will rain, and we can't care less about what they do as long as we fulfill our responsibilities. But no matter how the Guofu fights in Jiangcheng, we can't relax in building our base in Hubei Province. They fight their battles, and we fight ours. The main form of fighting in the anti-Japanese war has changed. We have new weapons and equipment, so we can't relax our efforts.

"Should we provide some support? After all, no matter how much the border region has, there's only so much it can do. If we could use these resources for a wider range of purposes," said Chen Daguan, a key figure in the border region's economy. "Honestly, with so much fiat currency sitting around... it's better to use it up quickly and support our own Guanghua Voucher system."

"The mass base in Hubei Province isn't that strong right now. In my opinion, we should first build up the foundation in R2, R6, and R5, and then make plans. Furthermore, the Central Committee previously issued a resolution regarding North China: to establish anti-Japanese bases in the vast region and to initiate struggles behind enemy lines. Our current focus should still be on areas like Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan."

"This will also help maintain confidentiality. I agree." Elder Kang raised his hand, expressing his opinion. "We have quite a lot of things that need to be kept secret right now. Until we have a good foundation among the masses, it's not convenient to publicize them too much."

"Speaking of publicity, some of our comrades are always worried that we're being too flamboyant." The Chairman put down his cigarette. "Our Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region is about to be established, and some comrades are still worried that we'll be too flamboyant and upset Guosu." He shook his head and joked, "Even Old West Yan knows to send us funds, but some of our comrades, on the other hand, only talk about unity and not struggle."

"Comrades, I have a question."

The speaker was Political Commissar Wang Da. Since returning from the Soviet Union, his health has improved, and he's able to resume his duties normally. Now, in addition to overseeing the entire canteen system, he also oversees some of the work of the Central Military Commission. "As previously reported, the canteen system brought in by Comrade Xiao Liu can be deployed to two branches, in addition to the headquarters in Fushe. From the beginning of 38 to the present, the conditions for deploying the branches have been met, and the operation has been confirmed and rehearsed with Comrade Xiao Liu."

“The canteen branch is more than just a logistics center that provides food, drink, and clothing. Wherever it exists, it can provide great support, whether it is for establishing a base or building a base for war.

"I suggest that we discuss this issue at the next Politburo meeting."

Chapter 91: Huinong Branch

Canteens can establish branches. Any "headquarters"-level canteen organization can have two branches. The difference between a branch and a headquarters, according to the documents in the canteen's main computer, is that its supply volume and building size are half of the headquarters', which in turn reduces its radiation range by half.

Any independent branch can be upgraded to a "headquarters" after meeting a certain transaction volume requirement. This upgrades supply capacity and allows the ability to expand further branches. For example, the Fushi cafeteria headquarters can complete the construction of two branches, wait for one to be upgraded, and then expand to a new branch. Meanwhile, the newly upgraded headquarters can also separate two new cafeteria buildings.

The cost of setting up a branch is not very expensive, only 300 crystals...pfft, 300 million RMB is enough, which is far lower than the construction cost of a building. Even for the current Eighth Route Army, it is not too difficult.

The only problem was that any branch deployment required the Eighth Route Army to control at least a county-level area, and this required absolute dominance. The Fushi Canteen's main control system displayed a detailed map of every county in the country, displaying the Communist Party's control index there. Areas controlled by Red forces like the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were colored red, those controlled by the Japanese army were blue, those controlled by the Guofei, warlords, and local armed forces were black, and areas where multiple forces intertwined were marked with diagonal lines, resembling zebra stripes.

Once the strength of our army in the controlled area drops to a certain level, the function of the canteen will gradually be restricted and eventually turn back into an ordinary building. Since the canteen cannot take off and fly again after landing, the layout of each canteen branch is something worthy of discussion at the Politburo meeting.

Because of the time difference, when Liu Helian was far away in the UK, more than a dozen bigwigs of the Politburo occupied the conference room in the cafeteria office area. After consuming several sheets of printing paper, ink cartridges, tea and cigarettes, they issued a "Resolution of the Central Committee on Overseas Work in 1938 on the Current International Situation."

Based on the current situation in 38 and the forecast for work in 39, the resolution listed a plan for Comrade Xiao Liu, informing him of guiding suggestions on canteen layout, making money, contacting overseas Chinese and purchasing property, and encouraging him to continue working overseas for a period of time to complete the contents of the plan. At the same time, he was informed of the recent domestic war situation and the development of the base area, as well as the development direction of the Central Committee.

At the same meeting, documents like the "Central Committee Resolution on Recruiting Party Members," the "Central Committee Directive on Launching Guerrilla Warfare on the Plains," and the "Directive on Work in Central China after the Fall of Xuzhou" were also produced. These documents were printed out on a laser printer and filed away. Then, a typist, newly trained in the Sou* Pinyin input method, compressed the documents into a single compressed file and sent it to Liu Helian via a small, user-friendly software. Finally, the documents were handed over to the struggling secretarial department, where a "genuine ghostwriter" was asked to hand-copy them, a measure to address the pressure on the confidentiality department.

Of course, if this document is determined to be a historical document by the recycling system, it can be purchased by the museum based on the number of words, and these ghostwriters will have to copy an extra copy.

So, how exactly will this branch be set up?

Political Commissar Wang Da, Staff Officer Zuo, and Minister Deng, who had seen the canteen's layout, were accustomed to or perhaps numb to such bizarre things, but the idea of ​​a "dividing mine" in the canteen was new to them. One evening in early May, after confirming martial law had been established around the canteen, everyone gathered again on the Liujiatan riverbank—a hardened earth-cement pavement, equipped with streetlights and connected to the canteen's surveillance cameras. The extra small hill before them was Canteen No. 1, the place that had brought about such a huge transformation in the border area.

"If you want to change the pear, you have to see it and taste it to know the truth!"

Although it was late at night, the Chairman had arrived, and it was his working hours. "I've seen the canteen go to the ground, but I've never seen the canteen Shenghui. Comrade Xiao Liu said that this thing can fly over by itself. Ha! I want to see how this big house flies."

"Have you contacted Huinong yet?"

"No problem!" Li Qiang was squatting in the back holding a radio, maintaining contact between Fushe and the Huinong base. After considering many factors, the Central Committee decided to deploy the first branch to the Huinong base, which was undergoing large-scale construction, as a test: first "practice internal skills", improve the system construction within the base, and provide sufficient support for subsequent development.

"The comrades over there are already in their positions, waiting for us to pass by." "Okay!"

Everyone exchanged glances, and Director Deng, who was operating the computer, clicked the Enter button on the confirmation screen. As the money was debited from the cafeteria's account, the ground around them began to shake, just like when the supermarket started up, as if a small earthquake had occurred.

"Look! Over there!"

The Fushi Canteen's optical camouflage was temporarily removed, and the small hilltop transformed into a four-story man-made structure. Simultaneously, a vast mosaic appeared on one side. Under the dim light, large workers with drills and pliers bustled back and forth. Soon, a wall had grown around the mosaic, topped with water mist sprinklers. A couplet hung on the single gate.

Building high-quality projects to showcase the style of the Iron Army

Create excellent performance to repay the people of northern Shaanxi

Centennial plan

On the other side of the gate, a "public notice board" was erected, with various schematics, floor plans, and information forms hung on it, but they were quickly blacked out, leaving only the word "Construction" (two) and a warning sign asking people to wear hard hats when entering the construction site.

Um?

Just as everyone was stunned, in less than 2 minutes, the color steel tile wall retracted, the mosaic-covered construction site disappeared, and even the public notice board disappeared. A miniature canteen building suddenly appeared in Liujiatan, with all the lights on and the door open.

Unlike the landing cafeteria, it had massive metal legs and a towering parabolic antenna, resembling a square iron bun. "Please select your flight deployment destination."

Before the Chairman, Political Commissar Wang Da and others could recover from their surprise, Minister Deng discovered that the small black notebook in his hand had also changed: the map software originally used to display the map of 133 years popped up, and a selection interface popped up. A dotted line extended from the red dot representing the Fu She Canteen, tracking the mouse arrow controlled by Minister Deng.

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The establishment of a canteen branch is a big deal, and the border area has already made a lot of preparations for this moment.

The infrastructure soldiers led by Xiao Wuyi have already selected a location, on a hill locally called "Huangbai Ci" in Huinong District, near the renovated Eighth Route Coal Mine, and not far from the steel plant, lead-zinc mine and magnetite mine, making it a very good location for a "logistics supply station".

The 165th Division, stationed there, also arrived to assist. Together, the soldiers and construction workers repaired the road and established martial law around the area. Almost 500 kilometers away in Fushe, they suppressed their curiosity, turned their backs to the hillock, and vigilantly observed any movements around them.

One hour, two hours, five hours, until late at night, when no one was paying attention, a large square transparent block stopped right above the yellow and white mountain, untied its optical camouflage, and then stopped steadily above the mountain.

"Request completed, Enable streaming."

"Language selection."

"CC_Mod_1938_02 begins deployment."

"New service providers are being added, including Tower Company, Postal Express, UnionPay..." A rumbling sound was heard, startling the soldiers present.

"Huh? An earthquake?"

Chapter 92 Canteen Network

The new canteen branch "Huinong 02" was officially completed.

This canteen branch was located on the top of Huangbaici Mountain. With the assistance of Liu Helian, the entire canteen building was restructured, reducing the original four-story structure to a single one. The additional three floors and the original two underground floors were buried deep within the mountain. This transformed the small hill, less than 50 meters above sea level, into a hollowed-out "mountain fortress."

The scene that just happened in Fushe happened again.

The diligent, overtime-intensive future civil engineers completed the changes to the blueprints and designs almost instantly, then adapted the construction methods: massive amounts of earth and rock were ejected, steel and concrete structures were poured in, and interior materials appeared like a cascade. They completed every aspect of the building, from pouring to partitioning, from insulation to waterproofing, from decoration to fire protection. Finally, they signed the formalities for the Eighth Route Army's completion acceptance and product delivery. Not a single person ran away with their buckets—truly a hero among workers.

When the project was completed, all the construction equipment hidden by the mosaics were put into the recycling aperture. "A gilded stone tablet was buried at the entrance of Huinong O2: "Special Construction Project Completion Identification Plate" The survey, design, release, supervision and drawing review units are all (blackened) China Railway Construction Bureau 11th Bureau

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When the cafeteria door opened, Xiao Wuyi, who was bewildered, saw Minister Deng and Staff Officer Zuo, who also looked bewildered. They and a group of soldiers flew over in this big iron house that could fly at 100 kilometers per hour, along with a bunch of supplies that were destined to be transported to Huinong.

"Um... Minister Deng, Staff Officer Zuo, what exactly happened?"

Minister Deng and Staff Officer Zuo shook their heads, looking helpless.

"Don't ask me. The manual says this thing can't attack the ground, but who knows it can actually carry anything? After we were loaded onto it, it flew straight towards us and we couldn't get off."

Like Liu Helian's eMule, the cafeteria branch was also restricted by a mysterious rule prohibiting ground attacks, preventing it from launching any effective ground attacks. However, unlike the eMule with its 100-ton empty weight limit, this thing was a legitimate "flying base." Although shrunk by half, the building still had ample space, capable of simultaneously accommodating 3,000 people for meals.

"At the time, we thought, with such a large thing, it could hold at least a battalion, if not a regiment, right?"

So, the Eighth Route Army began to stuff things into the canteen branch waiting to take off, from the goods scheduled to be sent from Fushe to Huinong District, to some old weapons that were exchanged and ready for recycling, and finally it became a barracks for new recruits of the border garrison troops responsible for guarding the nearby area. Finally, seeing that the building was already full of people, but there was still some space, Minister Deng originally said that he wanted to squeeze in some food.

"Comrade Xiao Liu advised us not to imitate India. I don't understand what this has to do with India."

Minister Deng and Staff Officer Zuo sat on a rock and chatted with Wang Hongxin, who was stationed in Huinong from the 165th Division.

After a busy period, the second cafeteria branch was finally set up. Within this building, half the size of Fushi headquarters, was a cafeteria and supermarket system, also half the size. Almost everything was buried underground. The only exposed surface, the fourth floor of the "original" cafeteria, was covered in optical camouflage, disguising it as a landowner's earthen enclosure. The cafeteria entrance was constructed as a tunnel winding through the mountain, leading directly to a dirt road at the foot of the mountain.

Behind them, soldiers formed a human conveyor belt, passing supplies stacked on each floor of the cafeteria one by one. Looking at the nearly packed cafeteria, Wang Hongxin felt a sense of absurd surprise. "That's a good idea! If we had this thing with us on our marches and battles in the future, wouldn't we even need the logistics team?"

"I'm afraid it won't work. This thing won't be able to move once it falls. It can't work in the air, and it has to land in an area we control. It definitely can't reach the front lines." Minister Deng shook his head. After the cafeteria branch was packed with people, he and Staff Officer Zuo were operating computers in the building, controlling the entire building to fly towards Huinong. They were actually brought here by this giant thing.

Compared with their caution, the battalion commander and instructor of the recruit camp were a bit easy-going. They held a democratic life meeting for the party members present, calmed the soldiers' emotions, and even talked about the local precautions and work points of Huinong.

"It would be good to be closer to the front line!" Wang Hongxin had been in charge of logistics and was very familiar with this aspect. "The troops can only bring food for 7 days at most. Any more will depend on the logistics team to deliver it forward.

If the manpower is used to transport the goods, the consumption will increase exponentially after 200 miles.

Plus, the level of organizational complexity is very high.”

He counted on his fingers. "We have to organize a road crew, work with the civilian workers, and calculate the rations for the transporters. Minister Deng, Staff Officer Zuo, you must know that food transportation is prone to loss. Over long distances, the workers accompanying the team will consume more food than what is delivered."

"If we can use this thing to shorten the logistics distance, even if it's just to shorten the transportation distance of food, it would be a good thing!"

Minister Deng and Staff Officer Zuo pondered over it. The Eighth Route Army had never been a place where their thoughts would be bound. They had no idea of ​​the reality that could be perceived, verified, and validated.

Fully exploring its laws and utilizing its laws is the only rule -

At present, there is a fourth user in the "chat group" of the Eighth Route Army, in addition to "Fu Shi 01", "Comrade Xiao Liu's computer" and "Comrade Xiao Liu's mobile phone".

At least it was known that there was an "information network" between the various canteen branches, as Liu Helian called it. Strategic information could be transmitted between the branches in an absolutely confidential manner. As for food, another form of "communication" could be achieved by selling it in Branch A and converting it into RMB, with Branch B using the RMB to purchase other food.

So, is it possible to exchange other materials between the two cafeteria branches in some way?

Is it really possible to make more money by using the canteen, a future gadget, in a more radical way?

Minister Deng opened the operating interface on the computer and entered the canteen's management menu. He searched through the various service menus. Previously, when chatting with Comrade Xiao Liu,

He has learned that many years from now, people from all over the country will

The delivery of packages between two places is usually done by specialized courier companies. As long as you pay a certain courier fee, you can have the goods delivered from one place to another.

While setting up the cafeteria branch, the interface showed newly added service providers, including a courier company. Scrolling through the pages, he finally found a brand new interface: a logo with blue English letters and a yellow block, with a string of information to be filled in:

"Online Shipping Information Form" - EMS

Chapter 93 Growth and Steel

"Listen! Wife, you just gave birth not long ago. They said you can't go out, can't touch cold water, can't be exposed to the wind..."

"Alright, alright, mistress, go ahead. I'm not a child anymore," the woman replied, not looking at her husband but at the child in her arms lovingly. "Take Shengxi to the factory banquet. That way, there'll be one less mouth to feed at home. The women in the Women's Association will help out during the confinement period. They don't have time to wash dishes for a grown man like you. Go ahead."

"Yo! Du Dagong!"

The door of the small room was pushed open, and a tall woman walked in hurriedly. "Master, why don't you go to the iron factory? If you're any later, the delicious dishes will be eaten up." "Secretary Zhao! Hey!"

Du Youlin quickly turned around. The woman before him, Sister Zhao, was the secretary of the Women's Federation for the entire workers' dormitory area. She oversaw women's affairs for the entire area. They provided a lot of support to the wives of the factory workers during their postpartum confinement. Du Youlin had great respect for this woman.

Although he had never heard of this "confinement" custom before, he wondered if it was a unique feature of areas under the rule of the Communist Party. There was no such thing in Shanxi Province. At most, pregnant women were asked to eat more good food.

"I'll go right away. I'll leave my wife in your care! Sorry for the trouble, sorry for the trouble."

"We are all revolutionary comrades, what's the trouble?"

Sister Zhao had a loud voice that always reminded Du Youlin of his friend the fireman. "It's more than two miles from here to the factory! It takes at least ten minutes to walk there," she said, pulling out an alarm clock from her pocket. "Oh my god! It's already 5:10! Go, go, go! Hurry up! Don't be late! We don't need a man like you to get involved in things that our daughters have to take care of!"

After saying that, she kicked Du Youlin and his eldest son out of the house.

Damn it, she's my wife, why can't I watch her?

Du Youlin dragged his boy out angrily. The steel plant's celebration banquet tonight would start at 5:30. If he went now, he wouldn't be late by walking.