Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"It's okay if you didn't bring any. We haven't finished the rice they brought me the last few times!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu chuckled and said, "Especially last time, there was a full 306 tons of rice, which is 612000 jin (34,000 catties), enough to feed 80000 troops for seven or eight days."

"I only asked you for some cotton boots, how come you ended up buying the whole outfit?"

Deputy Division Commander Xiao was somewhat amused and exasperated; they had never fought such a rich battle before.

They had already seen the cotton overcoats, leather boots, and cotton military caps piled up here; the fabric and materials were simply superb.

Because it has a fluffy wool lining, it is quite warm and cozy to wear.

Unexpectedly, this time, the other party brought even more cotton-padded coats, leather boots, and cotton military caps.

These are enough to equip almost all regular troops.

Those discarded Kuomintang uniforms and cotton military uniforms given by Yan Xishan can be given to the guerrillas and peasant Red Guards.

"Commander, I was worried that our Eighth Route Army wouldn't have enough winter uniforms, so I had another batch made. We've already paid for them, we can't just throw them away, can we?"

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "From now on, all you leaders just need to focus on fighting. If you need any supplies, just come to me. If I'm not here, you can also look for Weiwei."

"It's always more satisfying to have our own people!"

Political Commissar Luo beamed with delight and said, "He's nothing like that old Yan from the west! He's practically a scoundrel!"

"Old Luo, you're mistaken. Yan Laoxi doesn't charge 99 cents; he'd even give you a 1 cent discount on 99 cents!"

Commander Liu complained, "He's clearly a miser—he's incredibly stingy!"

"Back when our Eighth Route Army came to participate in the War of Resistance against Japan, what did Yan Xishan say when we asked him for weapons and ammunition?"

"He said, 'Last year, your Red Army was quite formidable during the Eastern Expedition. You even inflicted heavy losses on me. Didn't you win battles even without any support in terms of weapons and ammunition? I hope you can continue to carry forward this spirit when you fight against the Japanese!'"

"When the Japanese army began to attack Datong and Baoding, preparing to attack Taiyuan from both the north and south, he changed his tune again, saying that we should go to the battlefield first and that ammunition would be allocated later when it became available."

"In the end, only the troops who participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan received some ammunition replenishment, but there was absolutely no guns or artillery. Even military funds were told we would have to wait a while longer. It was simply outrageous. In the end, it was General Wei Lihuang who gave us a batch!"

"Why!"

Upon hearing Commander Liu's words, the other leaders all sighed.

Before Xia Weiwei traveled to the future, their lives were quite difficult.

They had to fight the Japanese invaders, and they were also targeted by the Kuomintang and Yan Xishan.

Despite the agreement that was clearly made in the first place, the Nationalist government never abided by it. Not only did it delay the payment of guns and ammunition, but it also delayed the payment of various supplies and military pay as long as possible, and only provided a little bit when it could no longer delay.

Unless it requires them to fight, they will not be generous with bullets; otherwise, they will not be given a single extra bullet, for fear of strengthening their power.

After Xia Weiwei and Ma Hongwei made contact, they not only delivered a large amount of canned food and various supplies to them, but also brought a lot of guns and ammunition.

Now, the Eighth Route Army can finally fight a few productive battles.

We no longer need to rely solely on guerrilla warfare to win, as we did before.

"Oh, right!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu suddenly asked, "Comrade Hongwei, what is that 100 million fever patches that Comrade Xia mentioned earlier?"

"Is it 100 million heat patches and 100 million foot heat patches?"

Ma Hongwei explained, "That's for the soldiers to increase their heat and keep them warm."

As he spoke, he casually waved his hand, and a box appeared out of thin air.

Ma Hongwei opened the box, took out a heating patch, and tore open the outer packaging.

Then, he looked at Deputy Division Commander Xu and said, "Commander, unbutton your shirt, and I'll stick it on for you."

"Why do I need to unbutton this?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu was somewhat puzzled.

"This is for keeping warm, so it definitely needs to be worn inside your clothes!"

Ma Hongwei said, "However, because the temperature will rise after it takes effect, it cannot be applied directly to the skin; it must be placed through a layer of clothing."

"Otherwise, it will cause low-temperature burns. Although the pain is not intense, it is still quite harmful to the body, so you can't wear it while sleeping."

As he was making his introduction, Deputy Division Commander Xu had already taken off his outer cotton-padded coat.

Ma Hongwei stepped forward and attached the patch to the other person's inner clothing.

Ma Hongwei said, "Okay, you can button it up now."

"Is that all?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu buttoned up his cotton-padded coat again.

Since Ma Hongwei had already opened the packaging, the heating patch was exposed to the air.

The reason why the heating patch generates heat is due to the oxidation of iron powder; it will naturally generate heat when it encounters enough oxygen.

Soon, Deputy Division Commander Xu felt a warm sensation.

At first it was only slightly warm, but the temperature quickly started to rise.

The heating patch is placed inside the cotton clothing, causing the heat to dissipate very slowly, as it is trapped by the cotton clothing.

"Huh?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu let out a soft exclamation and said, "These heating patches really work! They warmed up as soon as I put them on. If I put on a few more, they'll definitely keep me warm."

"This is really good stuff!"

These leaders immediately realized the importance of heating patches.

The Eighth Route Army needed to frequently ambush the Japanese army.

When the weather was warm, it was fine, but after the temperature dropped, lying on the ground early in the morning was quite cold.

With these heating patches, the cold air can be expelled, making them warmer.

Otherwise, if it gets too cold, your hands won't obey your commands when it's time to fight.

Ma Hongwei said, "This is also a flammable item, so it must not be placed in high-temperature areas, and it should not be piled up with flammable items. I'll write down some precautions later!"

"right!"

Deputy Division Commander Xiao nodded and said, "We should write down some precautions to prevent those brats from leaving things lying around."

Commander Liu then asked, "Comrade Hongwei, do you have any ideas or clues about cracking the Japanese codes?"

"some!"

Ma Hongwei immediately nodded and said, "I brought four computers with me this time."

"computer?"

Some of the leaders were hearing about it for the first time, so they were a little confused.

Commander Liu explained, "All you need to know is that this is something the US developed 46 years ago; it's specifically used to calculate artillery shell trajectories."

"Moreover, computers decades later are far superior to the first generation of computers in the United States."

He had inquired about various future products with Xia Weiwei in the past, so he had some understanding of computers, at least knowing their function.