"Severely damaged the enemy's 21st Division, wiped out the enemy's 39th Infantry Brigade, and wiped out a total of 50,000 enemies in half a month!"
The series of headlines released in the "Jin Province Anti-Japanese War Briefing" were like heavy bombs exploding across the land of China.
When everyone focused their attention on the Central China Battle where China and Japan gathered millions of troops, good news once again came from the barren land of Jin Province.
The whole country is excited!
If the victory in the air battle in mid-September was a shot of stimulant for the entire Chinese nation's war of resistance, then this sudden victory in the Shanxi counterattack can completely make people suddenly have a feeling of "the rain has stopped and the sky is clear, our China"
It's OK again' illusion.
Because it was written very clearly in the news that this battle was an active attack by the Second Theater. China and Japan were 80,000 versus 80,000, with almost the same troop strength. Moreover, this time it was no longer a pure defense, but an attack.
There is defense in the middle, and attack in the middle of defense. The generals of China and Japan played a game in the Taihang Mountains with only a few chess pieces!
The troop strength was almost the same and there were no solid defenses, but they defeated the Japanese army, annihilating not only an infantry brigade, but also recaptured Niangziguan, Jingxing, Shimen and other important places. Although it only took half a month for them to evacuate again.
But that also means that the Chinese army is more confident and capable of conquering cities and fortresses.
This is the first time in the whole year of the Anti-Japanese War!
In particular, the special reporter of the "Jin Province Anti-Japanese War Briefing" conducted an exclusive interview with Brigadier Cheng of the 683 Brigade. The content was so explosive that Brigadier Cheng became famous abroad.
After quoting several of the sentences that firmly stated that all China and the Chinese nation would resist the war, Western newspapers commented at the end of the article: China, the sleeping lion, is about to wake up, and the iron-blooded war general that will cause headaches for the Japanese has already emerged.
Westerners are relatively reserved, but China and Japan started a war of words because of these remarks.
For example, this sentence: Our 683 brigade army plans to carry out football sports during the unit's rest period to commemorate the officers and soldiers who died in this battle. Major General Takagi Yoshito's fat head and big ears are so round! Just looking at it makes me want to roll over.
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Is this a sacrifice? Are we going to use the Army Major General's head as a ball?
Also, damn, how is football played? Now that we have a ball, there must be no shortage of pitches! Many people want to ask a certain brigade commander.
The Chinese don't care whether the Japanese army major general's head can really be kicked, but they are mainly interested in the new sport of football.
However, the Japanese made a fuss, believing that the Chinese generals did not respect international law. They severely condemned China for destroying the remains of its own soldiers who died in the war, and demanded that the Chinese military punish the people and newspapers who made such remarks, otherwise they would not rule out taking action.
What an extreme act.
The North China Front Army Headquarters was even furious and immediately published a statement in the occupied zone newspaper offering a reward of 100,000 yen for Brigadier Cheng Da's head.
"It's funny, when you massacred our captured soldiers and innocent people in Jinling, why didn't you respect international law? Excessive behavior? You did the first year of junior high school and I did the fifteenth. During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese nation could seal the wolf and live in Mount Xu to drink from Lake Baikal.
, the powerful Xiongnu nation has disappeared in the long river of history, either we will kill all 40 million Chinese people, otherwise, when our Chinese army sets foot on the Japanese island, the Japanese nation will be destroyed!"
These words were not spoken by Tang Dao, but the exact words said by Army Commander Xue, who was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot during the Battle of Central China, that he pointed at the nose of a pro-Japanese Western reporter at a press conference.
It is said that the scene was completely silent!
In the current Sino-Japanese war, it seems that the Japanese have the upper hand, but China is so big. The Japanese want to swallow this elephant. It is not known how long it will take. If the Japanese dare to carry out fierce retaliation now, then the Chinese will
When they turn over, I'm afraid the means of revenge will never be less than those of the Japanese.
Will the blood shed by the tens of millions of people on the Japanese mainland be enough to extinguish the anger in the hearts of the Chinese? No one knows.
Especially when thinking of the disappeared Xiongnu mentioned by General Xue, the Japanese themselves couldn't help but shudder.
Have there been many enemies in the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization? Guifang, Donghu, Xiongnu, Turks, Jurchens, Mongolia, which one is not so powerful that it makes Eurasia tremble, but now except for the Mongolians who live in a corner and live by raising cattle and sheep
Man, where are the other ethnic groups?
"It's only 100,000 yen? If Gou Ri's money was more generous and the bonus was raised to 2 million, I would have given away my head myself." After seeing this, Brigadier Cheng Da dismissed the Japanese soldiers with disdain.
He lit the newspaper with a match and lit a cigarette for himself. "Chief of Staff, Lao Wang, let's go and have a drink with that imposter Tang Dao."
Brigadier Cheng grabbed Tang's collar and insisted on eating big fish and meat. Of course, it was not because he was afraid that the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters had placed a reward of 100,000 yuan on his head, but because those words were not what he said at all.
They are all nonsense made by a fake person when trying to appease tens of thousands of people.
The real situation is that there was no general-level person present at the time. In order to appease the people, Commander Tang Da took the initiative to replace his military rank and took the name of the famous 683 Brigade Major General Brigade Commander. This was no problem at first, but I didn’t expect that Tang Dao had no clue.
Yes, that sentence was immediately written down by the reporters present. Afterwards, he accepted the interview without blushing or heartbeat, as if I was Brigadier Cheng Da. You can see whether I am handsome or not.
Fortunately, due to confidentiality reasons, the military does not allow any photos of soldiers above the rank of major general to appear in newspapers. Otherwise, the wife of Brigadier Cheng Da would be surprised to find that her husband is both young and handsome.
What, are you pretending to be old when you go home?
"Damn it, Commander Zhao is the supreme commander of Shimen. If you don't take his name, why would you take my name?" Brigadier Cheng Da took a big gulp of wine and asked Tang Dao.
Next to him, Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang, who also took a swig of wine, looked on happily and wanted to know how this little chicken thief managed to pull this off.
"Ahem, Brother Cheng, you should be younger. Otherwise, at my age, I would not be believed if I pretended to be Chief Zhao! Besides, you have a good personality. If it were someone else, it might be possible to solve the problem with just a drink? To be flattering.
If anything, you are my idol, brother." Tang Tuanzuo explained seriously.
Wang Xiaoqiang looked at Tang Dao's serious explanation, and could only express that he was impressed by someone who could flatter him to such an extent.
Tang Dao is not flattering, he is telling the truth, the truth.
Brigadier Cheng Da is only in his early 30s now. He can become one of the "Three Heroes of Huangpu" not only because of his talent, but also because of his upright appearance, which can be a tough guy or a refined person.
And this extremely cheerful personality is said to be having fun in the 80th Army. Even the two usually serious bosses are beaming when they see him. Even in the National Government, there are many old classmates.
When he was caught doing underground work, the principal didn't even say that he wanted to behead him! A group of generals jumped out and signed a letter begging him to spare his life. Looking at the entire Chinese military, I'm afraid there is no one who can be treated like this.
It's just him.
Not to mention he is a Tang Dao idol, I am afraid that many soldiers will follow his example in the future.
"Okay, although it's obvious that you're flattering me, I'm really comfortable with you! I won't embarrass you. I'll have a glass of wine. Can you give me a hundred captured Japanese rifles from the 683 brigade?" Brigadier Cheng took it.
A large wine cup costs eight yuan a glass.
Tang Dao glanced at the wine cup and was still assessing the elder brother's drinking capacity. He saw that Wang Xiaoqiang and the chief of staff of the 683 brigade were also eager to try. He smiled bitterly: "You three are here, so don't trade wine for guns. This time
All the Japanese weapons captured by our regiment in the battle of Jindong, except for the 105 howitzer, will all belong to your 683 brigade."
As soon as these words came out, the three generals who commanded thousands of troops and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army were stunned.
This time, the Four Lines Regiment defeated the 21st Division and captured approximately 4,000 rifles, 110 machine guns of various types, more than 80 grenades, 6 infantry guns, 14 mountain guns, and 3 105 howitzers, annihilating the 39th Infantry Brigade.
In the middle, all the seizures were given to the 17th Division, and the Fourth Line Regiment didn't even keep a pistol.
In the Battle of Shimen, all the seizures from the annihilation of 3,000 Japanese troops and more than 2,000 puppet troops were given to other units participating in the war, but this was the unit with the second largest number of seizures in the Shanxi East Counterattack.
The other divisions didn't know it, but Brigadier Cheng Da knew it very well, so he decided to drink 10 glasses of wine to get some autumn breeze from Tang Dao.
Who would have thought that Tang Dao would be straightforward and would not give anything except heavy artillery.
"Brother, I accept this love. I won't come home until I'm drunk today!" Brigadier Cheng has always been a straightforward person. In his excitement, he poured the wine in the small cup directly into the sea bowl, and drank three large bowls in a row.
In a man’s words, everything is in the wine!
That night, all three military officers of the 683rd Brigade were extremely drunk!
But it's all worth it. Starting today, the three main regiments of the 683rd Brigade, the 771st Regiment and the Independent Regiment will replace all Japanese weapons and equipment. The 772nd Regiment will eliminate all Japanese weapons and equipment and instead equip them according to the equipment list of the Four Brigades.
The obsolete weapons can be equipped with three reserve regiments. If coupled with the heavy fire support of mountain artillery and 150 heavy guns, the combat effectiveness of the 683 brigade with 6 infantry regiments will not be able to match one Japanese infantry brigade.
Even a mixed brigade or detachment with a strength of 10,000 people can fight hard in person, and it can really be called the "No. 1 Brigade in the World".
Of course, the purpose of Brigadier Cheng and his subordinates to return to Dakouzidong Town is not simply to "raise the army to punish the guilty" and fight the autumn wind, but to discuss with Tang Dao about the rewards after the war, the burial of the sacrificed soldiers, etc.
Important matters.
During the Jindong War, why the huge transport team took nearly 20 days to transport three times back and forth was not only because the batch of materials was too huge.
Among them are the remains of the officers and soldiers who died in the battle of the 5th Division and 1st Regiment. According to the past rules, those who died in battle were buried there. If the situation was urgent, they would often dig a big pit and bury the dead collectively.
But this time it was different. As the deputy director of the frontline staff, Tang Dao had suggested from the frontline headquarters before the Battle of Shimen that this time the remains of all the sacrificed officers and soldiers must be transported back to the division headquarters for burial.
And the burial place of the remains must be recorded and preserved in detail according to the place of origin and names of the officers and soldiers.
This has a lot to do with the fact that Tang Dao has seen too many "veterans" sent home on the Internet in the future. In China in the future, countless tombs of anti-Japanese martyrs will be discovered. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese invaders, many tombs are even connected
There is no tombstone, let alone any record of his name and place of birth.
Those skeletons have dried up over the years and look very ferocious, but they were once the beloved sons of their parents, the bedside men that their wives never forget, and the beloved fathers of their children. But throughout their lives, those who loved them did not expect to see them.
He comes home again, even if it's just a dry bone!
There were no conditions before, but now it was a great victory. The Japanese army did not dare to make any move at all. Tang Dao was determined not to let these soldiers who sacrificed for the country and the people no longer stay alone in those barren mountains and wild mountains, and recorded their names.
Their place of origin, so that their relatives can find them after the war is over.
Just as the blind old mother of Captain Jie Guji said: I raised you when I was young, and you stayed with me when I grew old. Son, although your body was blown to pieces by the Japanese cannons, the clothes you wear on weekdays are still there.
, Mom will know that you are still with Mom!
The 80th Group Army has a new plan. The 511th Division will continue to contain the Japanese invaders behind enemy lines in northwest Shanxi. The 921st Division will march to Ji Province to break up the Japanese invaders' southward advance. Only the group army headquarters will be left in southeastern Shanxi, and
A small number of security forces.
Therefore, what Brigadier Cheng meant was that in order to prevent the Japanese invaders from destroying large-scale martyrs' cemeteries in the future, he hoped that the dead officers and soldiers of the 683 Brigade would also be buried in the Dakouzidong Town area.
In the Battle of Qingshiyan, the 4th Battalion of the Fourth Battalion, with only a thousand officers and soldiers, blocked the attacks of an infantry brigade of the 108th Division in turn. After the reinforcements arrived, they also carried out a counterattack with precise beheadings of the artillery positions and headquarters of the 108th Division.
, the strength of the Four Lines Regiment has been recognized by both China and Japan.
Otherwise, the head of Brigadier Cheng Da, who claimed to use the head of the Japanese army major general as a ball, was worth 100,000 yen at the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters, while the price of Tang Tuanzao's head had already soared to 200,000 yen, becoming a Japanese
The top three on the internal must-kill list of the North China Front Army Headquarters.
And the person in front of him was not only the commander of the second theater, but also the commander of the group army!
"There is no need to find another place, just bury them in our Sixings Regiment Martyrs Cemetery. They are all soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. The Martyrs Cemetery Management Office will register and record the information of all buried martyrs!" Tang Dao naturally agreed without hesitation.
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This time, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment were killed in the battle, especially the newly established 4th Battalion. The casualties were particularly heavy. More than 1,400 officers and soldiers, together with more than a thousand militiamen, workers, and technicians called by Teacher Lao Tantai and Xiao He, totaled 809 people.
, the battle fatality rate reached an astonishing 25%. If the injured were added in, the casualty rate reached 50%!
Fortunately, about 4,000 young people who were transferred from Shimen this time asked to join the Four Lines Regiment by name. After a rough test, after 2,000 people were eliminated, 2,300 people still passed and became members of the Four Lines Regiment's recruit camp.
, which can basically complete the front-line troops!
Except for the 4th Battalion, which suffered heavy casualties among veterans because it was outnumbered and had to fight hard, the casualties of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions were mostly new recruits, and their combat effectiveness was basically not greatly reduced.
But if the more than 2,500 officers and soldiers of the 683rd Brigade who died in this battle are added, the Martyrs Cemetery will bury more than 4,500 people at one time, which is definitely a great test for the newly established Martyrs Cemetery Management Office with only 10 people.
The first was the excavation of the tomb. Tang Dao gave an order and the 2,000 recruits who had just joined the new barracks took on this task. This was also the first lesson for the recruits in the new barracks.
Before you even set foot on the battlefield, you have to face death!
Any victory is achieved through bloody sacrifice.
According to the rules of Taihang Mountain, a soul-calling flag must be placed in front of each tomb!
At that moment, the whole mountain was covered with plains!
According to Tang Dao's requirements, all remains buried in the martyrs' cemetery must have high-quality coffins, and no expense will be spared to purchase them.
The big trees in the Taihang Mountains have suffered. I don’t know how many big trees have been cut down! At this time, Tang Dao no longer cares about environmental protection. No matter how picturesque the rivers and mountains are, if they are robbed by the Japanese, no matter how beautiful they are, they will still belong to others.
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In addition to these aftermath matters, the most important thing is to celebrate!
Senior officials from the Military and Political Department arrived at the Second Theater Command as early as a week ago. It is said that various medals are packed in boxes, but the money is a little short. It is said that each division participating in the war will be rewarded with 20,000 oceans each.
The pension is not enough.
Fortunately, the seizure was huge this time. In addition to the proportion allocated to the theater headquarters, each division also handed over some extra food and ordnance, which made the stingy old man some blood. For example, the 921st Division got back 200,000 yuan, which basically can
The pension was paid in full, and the 101st Division, the direct descendant of the stingy old man, reportedly received 500,000, and the 12th Division, which was affiliated with the Yunnan Army, obtained an additional 100,000 from its boss. Basically, they would not treat their officers and soldiers badly.
That is to say, the Sichuan Army of the 22nd Group Army belongs to the grandma who does not love his uncle, but fortunately they still have the confidence of the Si Xing Regiment. They don’t have to wait for Master Li to come and cry with tears, Tang Dao takes the initiative to remove Shimen from inside.
The 3,000 taels of gold collected from the corpses of the puppet soldiers and Japanese soldiers were presented to them, which also filled a big hole for the miserable Sichuan army.
"Those medals have no use other than to look good. Why don't we hold a celebration party together as a brigade and a regiment, and give out the war merit medals made by your brother!" Wang Xiaoqiang drunkenly confided the truth after drinking five bowls of wine in a row.
Tang Dao is naturally very happy. Once this merit medal is issued, it will completely bind the Four Elements Group and the 921st Division to death, even if no one wants to admit it in the future.
But after this proposal was sent to the headquarters of the Eightyth Army, it was ultimately rejected by the well-thought-out bosses.
Of course, it's not that I want to push the Four Lines Group out, but that the Four Lines Group has become too popular this time, and the military commander's activities in southeastern Shanxi have suddenly become more frequent. In order not to further stimulate that person's nerves, the 80th Army decided to continue to maintain the status quo.
At least save some face for that person.
In order to prevent Tang Dao from having other ideas, he even sent the deputy chief of staff of the group army to Dakouzidong Town to attend the award ceremony of the Sixth Group. He was the architect of most of the tactics of the Eighty Group Army.
Tang Dao thought about the same reason. With the hat of the 22nd Army, it would be more convenient for him to go to other places at least, so he didn't force it anymore.
On October 9, the Four Corps held a meeting for the burial of martyrs and awarded honors to those with military merit at the Martyrs Cemetery.
This may be the largest awards ceremony held in the six months since the founding of the Fourth Army Regiment. Not only all the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment except those on combat duty participated, but also the lieutenant general-level staff room directors sent by the Second Theater Command, as well as
In this battle of Jindong, officers of the fifth division commander or deputy division commander level arrived, and the chief officers of the 921st Division, the 17th Division, and the 104th Division were personally present.
Both generals and soldiers are wearing white flowers on their chests and their faces are solemn!
Thousands of people in Dakouzidong Town not only wore mourning tributes to the families of the fallen officers and soldiers, but the rest of the people also wore hemp ropes and white cloth around their waists and wore white shoes to see off the fallen officers and soldiers as gifts from their relatives!
