1942年春天,由于日寇的连续“大扫荡”,再加上罕见的大旱,晋、察、冀边区处于非常困难的时期。这年早春,青黄不接,边区发生了饥荒,老百姓断了粮,只得把杨树、榆树上的嫩叶摘下来,与野菜掺合在一起煮着吃。这时,有的部队粮食也非常紧张,也打算采集一些树叶掺着吃。聂荣臻司令员得知此事,即刻指示军区政治部发了训 In the spring of 1942, due to the continuous “big raids” by the Japanese invaders and the rare drought, the border areas of Jin, Zhai and Ji were at a very difficult time. In early spring of this year, there was a shortage of green and yellow, a famine occurred in the border area, and the people broke off the grain and had to pick off the young leaves on the poplar and elm trees and mix it with wild herbs for cooking. At this time, some troops are also very tense of food, and they also plan to collect some leaves and mix them with food. Commander Nie Rongzhen learned about the incident and immediately instructed the military affairs department of the military to issue a training course