Although the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region is in the rear and has not suffered direct war damage, it has only 1,500,000 inhabitants, a small population for so large an area, and the provision of such large quantities of grain is not easy.

• 陕甘宁边区虽然是没有直接遭受战争破坏的后方环境，但是地广人稀，只有一百五十万人口，供给这样多的粮食，是不容易的。