The local tycoon from Xiangxi really explained with facts what it means to be "local" and rich at the same time.
There were ten large yellow croakers packed neatly in the ordinary little broken suitcase. There was no need to take them out and weigh them. The weight of the five grenades in his hand already told Tang Dao that one grenade weighed about 300 grams.
If we use the gold-to-yin-yang exchange rate of this period, a gold bar of this weight can be exchanged for 400 silver-yang. This small suitcase is almost worth 4,000 silver-yang. However, if you take into account the soaring price of war, gold is more of a hard currency than silver-yang.
Because of this, these ten large yellow croakers can be counted as five or six thousand silver oceans at least.
This gift is really not a small one.
Not to mention Tang Dao, a 'bumpkin' from the future who had seen gold rings and gold bracelets, was stunned. Even Tantai Mingyue, who had seen the big world, was slightly shocked by the lieutenant general's generous move.
No wonder, the adjutant was in so much pain that Tang Dao could treat him to a feast with the entire 128th Division. The entire 128th Division currently only has about 4,000 people. According to the standard of one person sharing an ocean, it is estimated that the Australian lobsters are worth the meal.
It's ready to go.
"Sir Gu, you are so polite!" Tang Dao felt shy for a moment, quickly buttoned up the suitcase and handed it to Tantai Mingyue. "If I see you again, Ming Yue, you must cook for me personally."
He makes a few side dishes and bakes some potatoes, so that he can relive the feeling of fighting side by side in the past!"
"Bah! It's a gift for you, why don't you cook it yourself!" Tantai Mingyue spat softly, but took the suitcase with her hand.
Of course she knew why Tang Dao was so concerned about the Lieutenant General's gift. Really, the independent battalion was short of money!
Don't look at the independent battalion's heavy company dragging boxes with money worth tens of thousands of silver dollars, but that is not actually the money of the independent battalion headquarters. Most of it has already been distributed by Tang Dao in the form of rewards. The battalion headquarters
Now it's just for safekeeping.
Next, the independent battalion will rush to Jiangbei to join the hundreds of students and head north. There are 1,200 people in the entire battalion, plus hundreds of students, and nearly 2,000 mouths can't rely on drinking the northwest wind along the way!
As for the military expenses of the independent battalion, the bosses have written a lot of empty promises, but in this chaotic situation, the 43rd Army Military Headquarters and the 67th Army Military Headquarters have not received any replenishment. Not only is the military salary not available, but the military rations are also being consumed.
Most of the time, the two lieutenant generals lost countless gray hairs because of this.
By the time the military headquarters of the two armies were able to find ways to raise money and food, the independent battalions had even fled thousands of miles away.
This 'congratulatory gift' delivered in advance is definitely a timely help for Tang Dao and the Independent Battalion at this time.
"Look at how stingy you are. Why, I'm worried that I'm worried about your money!" Lieutenant General Wu was almost offended by Tang Dao's "wretched" appearance.
He quickly handed the suitcase to Tantai Mingyue, which exposed Tang Dao's little thoughts.
He is a soldier. The whole army is short of money and food. With a military order, all his personal money must be confiscated. But Tantai Mingyue is not the case. The military order is invalid for her. Besides, because of the relationship between her father and Lieutenant General Wu, even if he is an uncle,
You can't steal your eldest niece's money even if your eyes are glowing green because of hunger, right?
That is to say, Lieutenant General Wu is now getting to know Tang Dao better and better. If it had been someone else, he might have written down Tang Dao in his notebook as a shady thing that "judges the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain".
"Okay, okay, you kid, get out of here quickly, or my head will hurt even if I look at you." Lieutenant General Guo waved his hands away angrily.
"It's already noon." Tang Dao couldn't just say so stupidly and just leave.
They've already arrived, and the two of them can't afford to miss lunch! Now they're on the way to retreat, spending as little as possible on their own. Tang Dao doesn't want to lose face.
"You bastard" Lieutenant General Guo's chest felt tight.
"A call from the theater headquarters!" At this moment, a major communications officer ran quickly from a distance and handed a message to Lieutenant General Wu.
Lieutenant General Wu unfolded it, frowned for a moment, glanced at Tang Dao, directly handed the message to his colleagues, and started walking in the woods with his hands behind his back.
Lieutenant General Guo glanced at the message, and his face could not help but darken.
Then, he turned his attention to Tang Dao and handed the message to Tang Dao with a bitter look on his face: "This is good, you bastard can't leave even if you want to."
"The First Division of the 23rd Group Army and the First Division of the Ninth Group Army are stationed at the Guangde defense line to defend our Jinling rear flank. The 67th and 43rd armies continue to retreat for repairs. In addition, the theater war supervisor Colonel Tang Dao and his subordinates are supervising the battle in Guangde.
The whole army of Germany, including the generals and below, who are afraid of battle and can't move forward can be killed! Those who retreat without military orders can be killed!"
It turns out that the position of war supervisor given by the theater headquarters last time was not a false position, but was waiting for him here!
Sure enough, they are all old foxes. On the surface, it seems that the elite Sixing Battalion is placed under the direct control of the 43rd Army Headquarters, which has suffered heavy losses. In fact, it can be separated from the 43rd Army Headquarters at any time in the name of the War Supervisor, and along with it,
In addition, more than a thousand elite soldiers were taken away. No wonder the one who can easily agree to split the Si Xing Battalion from the 88th Division.
Tang Dao once again experienced the "no-bloody" method of those old foxes in the officialdom. His ability to resist foreign invaders was average, but his ability to fight in the nest was so proficient that no one could surpass him!
However, this is nothing, it is just another battle with the Japanese army before leaving.
"It's really unreasonable. They are burning bridges across the river. Brother Guo, you and I jointly sent a message to the theater headquarters, saying that the 43rd Army Independent Battalion suffered more than half of its losses in the night attack in Jiashan and cannot afford to fight anymore. I think
What's the use of leaving a half-broken camp!" Lieutenant General Wu said with an angry look on his face as he paced back and forth a little anxiously.
"Guo accepted the commander-in-chief's kindness, but there are so many military orders, and the people stationed on the front line in Guangde are all Sichuan troops. I'm afraid this telegram also has the approval of the commander of the 23rd Group Army." Lieutenant General Guo said.
He shook his head with a bitter look on his face.
He knew very well that since this telegram had been sent out, it was definitely the result that the theater headquarters had reached an agreement on, and it would never be changed easily just because the two of them had different opinions. If the two of them signed the order together, I'm afraid they would have to suffer the consequences of that.
Ji, when did the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army get so close?
"Two officers, there is no need to be embarrassed. I and the Independent Battalion will stay and have another fight with the little devil!" Tang Dao strode forward and took the order with great enthusiasm.
Tang Dao knew that in the past, more than 60,000 men of the 23rd Sichuan Army Group Army, which was ordered to station on the Guangde front line, had a fierce battle with the 18th Division at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.
It's just that the Sichuan Army's equipment was too crude and they rushed into battle. Although they were brave enough, they ended up suffering more than 30,000 battle losses and were forced to retreat. Among them, a Sichuan Army Lieutenant General was killed in the battle and another Lieutenant General was seriously injured.
After the Battle of Songhu, it was one of the most painful battlefields for the 200,000 Sichuan troops who left Sichuan.
But this time, the 18th Division has been severely punished by Songjiang's army, and without the support of the heavy artillery brigade. There are many mountains in the Guangde area. I think the situation is much better than last time. If it is because of this new force,
It would be best if his participation could change the fate of the famous anti-Japanese general who washed his mother's feet before leaving and visited his ancestors' tombs without any thought of survival.
"You guy!" Lieutenant General Wu looked at Tang Dao with a determined look on his face, and his eyes couldn't help but get slightly moist.
Tang Dao is stingy and wants to grab all supplies from his hands; Tang Dao is cunning and plays tricks on one another, and if he is not careful, middle-aged people like them who have passed their forties will be fooled by him; in this way,
Logically speaking, a different kind of subordinate who never seems to be under control will never be loved by the superior.
But like his name, he is a sharp sword. In times of danger, all the philistinism and cunning are gone. The sword is unsheathed and moves forward, leaving only its edge.
From a military perspective, he is the purest soldier.
"Whatever your request is, I will satisfy it!" Lieutenant General Wu looked at Tang Dao, who stood as tall as a green pine and showed no fear, pressed down the excitement in his chest, and answered with the same determination.
"Please leave 6 82 mortars for our battalion!"
"allow!"
"10 heavy machine guns!"
"allow!"
"20 light machine guns!"
"allow!"
"40 submachine guns! 80 shell guns!"
"allow!"
"Ammunition for five days!"
"allow!"
"Is it okay to leave one more cavalry company?" Tang Dao lowered his eyebrows.
"Get out!"
"Everything you said is satisfactory!" Tang Dao felt very unhappy.
The words are still in my ears, even if they are bragging, since I am the one who brags, I have to continue to brag with tears in my eyes, right?
"Go, go, go! Say one more thing, and the promise you just promised will be halved!" Lieutenant General Wu's face was even more angry than before.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people. The emotion that he just felt was definitely fed to the dog.
The sword of Tang Dynasty was pulled up to Tantai and the bright moon slipped away.
Is this a fall out? He hasn’t even said yet whether he can keep a heavy mortar battalion!…
Under the watchful eyes of the two lieutenant generals, the two men on one horse drove away.
After a long time, Lieutenant General Wu looked at Lieutenant General Guo who looked calm and sighed: "This guy is afraid that you and I will be sentimental, so he talks so freely!"
"Haha! Commander-in-Chief, you drove the two of them away without even leaving lunch, so why not!" Lieutenant General Guo replied with a chuckle.
"Brother Guo, believe it or not, the most fortunate thing about Wu's trip to the southeast is that he met you, Brother Guo, and all the Sichuan Army colleagues!" Lieutenant General Wu looked at his colleagues seriously.
"Same feeling!" Lieutenant General Guo took the initiative to extend his hand. "Although the rivers and mountains are broken now, there are so many troops with comrades like you and me. It will only be a matter of time for the rivers and mountains to be restored. Look at Tang Dao, Lei Xiong and the others, aren't they outstanding among them?
What a generation!"
"Haha, Brother Guo is right!" Lieutenant General Wu held his colleague's hand tightly. "Fight late, fight early, it's all a war. The independent battalion is just one step ahead of me. We are waiting for them in Jiangbei.
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Both of them are heroes among men. After saying this, the depression of leaving Tang Dao and the independent camp alone on the battlefield disappeared.
Moreover, the two of them knew that the Independent Battalion was the elite among the elite, and as a supervising force, they were not allowed to go to the front line easily. Even if this battle ended badly, it shouldn't be a big problem for them to escape.
Otherwise, they would not be able to fulfill their promise to Tantai Yunshu.
It's a pity that they are not Tang Dao.
When fighting the Japanese army, when will Tang Dao stay behind?
The equipment and supplies promised to Tang Dao were delivered to the independent camp in the afternoon, which made Zhuang Shisan, the chief of staff in charge of logistics, both excited and troubled.
What is exciting is that the Independent Battalion suddenly has so much equipment. These light and heavy weapons alone are enough to equip an infantry regiment. What is distressing is how to distribute these equipment. The original equipment of the Independent Battalion is already pretty good. Now,
The sudden increase of so many people will undoubtedly require more manpower, but the existing manpower cannot be allocated.
"Why are you so anxious? There are not enough people now, and when the war starts there will be some." Tang Dao said this meaningfully to the somewhat angry battalion chief of staff.
Except for Tang Dao himself, no one knew that except for submachine guns and shell guns, the heavy weapons he requested were not specifically intended to strengthen the independent battalion's firepower.
The independent battalion packed up its gear without saying goodbye to anyone. At seven o'clock in the evening, taking advantage of the darkness, the entire army entered the mountainous area with torches and marched towards Guangde County.
There is the headquarters of the Ninth Army there. Since Tang Dao and the Independent Battalion are the supervising team, they naturally have to report to the headquarters first.
The deployment of troops in the Battle of Guangde was chaotic for the re-established Jinling City Defense Headquarters a hundred kilometers away.
The main force of the infantry is the 144th Division, the 145th Division, the 146th Division, the 147th Division, the 148th Division, the 13th Independent Brigade, and the 14th Independent Brigade under the 23rd Group Army of the Sichuan Army that has entered Guangde County.
There are five divisions and two brigades in total, but the group army headquarters is still hundreds of kilometers away. The group army commander is still recuperating in Xiakou, and the deputy commander has not arrived on the battlefield. The newly established Jinling City Defense Command responsible for the defense of Jinling simply
The headquarters of the Ninth Army, which had just retreated to the vicinity of Guangde, was dispatched with its subordinate units to coordinate and participate in the command.
This command organization and the main infantry force are not subordinate to each other, and the telegram secrets have to be re-coordinated, which shows the efficiency of its command.
But Tang Dao, a small battalion commander, could not control these things. He could only report to his superiors according to military orders before he could be qualified to exercise his functions as war zone war supervisor.
However, with the golden sign of the Supervisory Team, Tang Dao will hardly be constrained by the army-level headquarters on the Guangde battlefield. As long as he does not surrender to the enemy and does not leave the battlefield, he can basically press
Your own will determines when to engage in battle.
Guangde County, located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, is not an endless plain like Jiaxing and Jiashan. The county is located in the transition zone between the mountains of southern Anhui and the plains along the river, and the landform pattern is relatively complex.
The south is dominated by low mountains, with canyons developing in the mountains, and the central part is intertwined with hills and plains; the north is covered with hills, with the highest point being Ma'anshan in the south, with an altitude of 863.3 meters, and the lowest point being Shizikou on the northwest edge, with an altitude of 14.5 meters.
To put it bluntly, this place can be used to build a defense line based on the hills and mountains. Otherwise, the Jinling City Defense Headquarters would not choose this place to set up defenses. Unless the Japanese army does not hesitate to waste their energy and make a detour of more than a hundred kilometers, this is the place they must attack.
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Of course the Japanese troops are coming.
Especially the Guoqi detachment, which was chasing the entire Jiaxing army, was only twenty kilometers away from Guangde by evening.
However, Kunisaki was not as strong as he appeared on the surface. After chasing away the main force of the 18th Division and the 36th Infantry Brigade for more than 20 kilometers, he gradually came to his senses.
No matter Ushijima Sadao or Ushijima Mitsuru, they are all well-known figures in the army. Nowadays, one resigned sadly and the other was a coward. That all happened after fighting that army.
Thinking about his opponent's performance in Matsue Castle, he himself was also severely slapped in the mouth! Kunisaki, who did not hesitate to expose his own scars, couldn't help but hesitate.
Naturally, the Guoqi detachment did not run as resolutely as before. In other words, they ran a little slower. Otherwise, the entire Jiaxing army 40 kilometers away would not mind taking advantage of Guangde's mountainous geographical environment to bite them to death.
The Japanese army refused to let go and responded with a carbine.
When the Independent Battalion accepted new military orders and marched towards Guangde County, Guo Qizheng also received an order from the military headquarters, requiring him to turn to attack the Chinese army that was deploying defenses in Guangde County, and together with the 18th Division,
Open this passage as quickly as possible and form an encirclement of Jinling together with the army that has already attacked Jinling's frontal defense line.
Just when he was worried about how to get down the steps, the military headquarters gave him a ladder. Kunizaki was so stunned that he could not refuse. The whole army turned right and headed straight for the central and southern part of Guangde.
The Japanese Army Major General would never have thought that the terrible Chinese army had left, but the sharpest knife was left behind.
The knife is a very dangerous weapon. When you take it out of its sheath, you will see blood!
Relatively speaking, if he had pursued the 20,000-strong army resolutely, his injuries might have been lighter.
After all, in order to defeat Ushijima Sadao with one blow, all the artillery battalions of the 67th Army fired 80% of their artillery shells...
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