Although they were only eating potatoes, every officer present had a smile on their face, as if they were eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea.
Wait until everyone is full.
"Sir, do you think we are going to mess with the Japanese again tonight?" Lao Hei asked proactively.
As a guard platoon leader, two of his guard squads went on a mission together with the special operations team last night. It was impossible to count how many Japanese were killed, but under the light of the flares, it was clear that a Japanese infantry gun was blown up.
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That is to say, the battle achievements must be recorded on the heads of everyone, and the rewards will not be much if divided equally. Lao Hei especially hopes to do it again.
"What, Lao Hei, do you think your guard platoon's military exploits are not enough? Are you going to get some more for your brothers?" Lei Xiong, who had a strong desire to fight, replied angrily.
They are all old brothers who came out of the 524th Regiment. Who doesn’t know who is the other? Ever since Tang Dao clearly made his military achievements into the "Ocean" the day before yesterday, a group of officers have been very active in sneak attacks on the Japanese...
Do you think these four main infantry company commanders just come to the battalion headquarters to have a meal? They are all here to win military exploits. Even though it is freezing at night and the road conditions are rugged, it is the same for the Japanese. The safety
But it was much higher than during the day, and there was a special operations team responsible for reconnaissance and local guides leading the team, so the combat achievements were as if they were picked up for free.
"Hey, brothers came out to fight and worked hard, who doesn't want to send more money back home." Lao Hei did not hide his true intention.
Human beings are profit-oriented creatures. They can survive for a while only by relying on ideals and beliefs, but they cannot survive for a lifetime.
Tang Dao understands human nature very well, especially in this era. These soldiers and low-level officers, who are basically from poor backgrounds, have not read many books, and they do not have too specific concepts of country and nation in their minds.
Just using the principle of defending the home and country every day to persuade them to go to the battlefield and fight to the death may be somewhat effective when the war is urgent, but if the war slows down a little, if you use this term, I am afraid that their desire to fight will be much weaker.
To talk about this aspect, the army must be powerful. When new recruits join the army, they must first undergo a long period of ideological education to understand why they are fighting and strengthen their beliefs.
But now that they are constantly fighting, Tang Dao not only has no one under his command, but also has no time to do such publicity and education work to strengthen the fighting concept.
Tang Dao can only add material rewards on the basis of patriotic education, issue certificates of merit to meritorious officers and soldiers and combat troops based on their military exploits, and issue cash rewards based on their levels.
The only reason he dared to issue the Dayang reward was the ten large yellow croakers given by Lieutenant General Gu before he left. According to current prices, those ten large yellow croakers alone can be exchanged for about 14,000 cash Dayang.
In other words, as long as the entire army is not wiped out, even if they die in battle, the officers and soldiers don't have to worry about Battalion Commander Tang not being able to fulfill the rewards he promised.
Moreover, Camp Commander Tang's background is no secret now. His family is a wine maker. Not to mention his wealth, there is nothing wrong with spending ten to twenty thousand dollars.
What's more, there is a reporter from Taiwan National University!
There is a story circulating in the Independence Camp: The father of a reporter from Tantai University originally heard that his precious daughter fell in love with a young military officer. Regardless of the risk, he rode three thousand miles alone to bring his daughter home.
As a result, when I met Commander Tang Da, I was impressed by his young and promising demeanor. Not only did he not take my daughter home, but I also promised to sponsor military expenses for the Independence Battalion on the spot.
I don’t know the exact amount, but wouldn’t it be easy to give tens of thousands of dollars to a Jiangnan tycoon?
There was gold in the camp headquarters, and there were legends about the son of a wealthy local and the son-in-law of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, which gave the officers and soldiers a lot of confidence.
The desire to fight the Japanese and earn military honors in exchange for money is very strong.
Of course, all these prerequisites are based on the fact that under the command of Tang Dao, his subordinates will not let the Japanese take advantage of them if they confront the Japanese army at worst.
Without this, even if Tang Dao came up with tricks, there would not have been such a grand situation where everyone wanted to fight the Japanese army.
Seeing Lei Xiong speak, Guo Shouzhi, who was usually a man of few words, turned his attention to Pang Dahai, or to be precise, Pang Dahai's purse, with an expressionless expression on his face: "I heard that Captain Pang has been living a very happy life these past two days.
Just thinking about the consumption of artillery shells, our Chief of Staff Zhuang can't sleep well these days!"
Because the Japanese army expanded the reconnaissance distance into the mountains on both sides of the road to 800 meters, it was unrealistic to rely on guns in the hands of infantrymen. Pang Dahai, the artillery company commander in charge of a dozen mortars, became a popular target.
The infantry were mostly escorts, while the artillery was there to attack the main force of the Japanese army. After the battle, everyone ran away together, and the military merits were steadily awarded.
Who doesn’t want to do this job? Why don’t all the infantrymen rush to do it!
Naturally, Pang Panghai, the artillery company commander, had the right to make suggestions. If he felt that the infantry company was trustworthy, he would entrust his artillery squad to someone to protect him against the Japanese.
Li Jijin and other infantry company commanders who were familiar with him frequently ran towards him.
His pockets were bulging, and it was estimated that the cigarettes he received were from both young and old.
"Chief Guo, Commander Zhuang, I died unjustly. According to the quota stipulated by the battalion headquarters, I didn't fire even one more shell!" Pang Dahai called out to Tianqu. "Sincerely, I, old Pang, did it every time.
Counting on my fingers every time, if that class dares to fire one more round, I will beat them to death."
"Okay, okay, you old Pang, don't play Dou E's injustice in front of the brothers. I usually have to smoke a few cigarettes at night if I can't sleep. Now that I have no more cigarettes, you can figure out what to do." Master Zhuang pretended to be casual.
rummaging through pockets.
It was empty, not even a shred of tobacco.
"As the saying goes, a cigarette after a meal is better than a living god!" Tang Daoye swept Dahai's wallet with a smile and sighed with a smile.
"Why don't I smoke?" Pang Dahai's big face was trembling with pain and he took out a pack of cigarettes and took the initiative to disperse them for his colleagues around the campfire.
I couldn't blame Pang Dahai, his heart was shaking with pain. There were nearly ten people around the campfire, but half a pack of cigarettes was gone. In terms of losses, I'm afraid this person suffered the most today.
Li Jiujin, who was holding a cigarette, was laughing so hard that his mouth almost burst open. He was completely unaware of Pang Dahai's resentful look at him.
I asked this guy to 'blackmail' me for three cigarettes, and today I asked him to spit them all out, no, he also gave me several more cigarettes.
Several officers laughed happily.
I'm sorry, the person who attacked the local tyrants today was not Battalion Commander Tang, but the artillery company commander who had been the most popular in the past two days!
"Come on, don't worry about it, Pang Dahai. The battalion commander said that new equipment will be added to your artillery company tonight." Lei Xiong smoked a cigarette beautifully and curled his lips at the stingy Pang Dahai.
"Really?" As soon as Pang Dahai heard that he had equipment, the fat on his face stopped shaking, and his eyes wanted to shine.
"I'll tell you about the equipment of your artillery company later. First, let me tell you how to fight the Japanese tonight." Tang Dao said with a chuckle.
Gu Xishui and Lao Hei looked at each other with excitement on their faces.
If we want to continue sneak attacks at night, they must still be the main ones. The special operations team and the guard platoon have slept all day, and are waiting to steal again at night to earn some money.
"Sir, the brothers in the special operations team and the guard platoon didn't sleep last night. Their eyes are all red. It makes me feel bad to see them! Otherwise..." Li Jiujin said first, and then,
He also glanced at Qian Dazhu.
"Yes! The special operations team and the guard platoon are elite, but we can't let the brothers not rest!" Qian Dazhu could only agree with the big brother.
There was no way, among the four infantry company commanders, Leng Feng was the ruthless boss, and Zhao Daqiang turned out to be the guard platoon leader. Neither of them spoke properly. Only Li Jijin took the lead, and he, the youngest company commander, helped out.
Obviously, what these infantry company commanders mean is that all four of our infantry companies can work for the benefit of the soldiers of their own infantry companies.
You are so shameless, you guys have obviously slept all day, okay? Gu Xishui and Lao Hei looked at each other, wanting to sneeze at this old ruffian Li Jijin.
It's a pity that both of them are second lieutenants, but they can't compare with company commanders like Li Jijin, not to mention that there is a company commander like Leng Feng Leng over there!
Although he just sits by the campfire and smokes silently, with a cold and melancholy temperament, the title of the third warrior of the Independent Battalion is not given in vain. Even if they have grown from soldiers to officers, they dare not refute him.
face.
"What are you trying to grab? You guys really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, but you really think our artillery shells are rich!" Tang Dao glanced at the infantry company commanders who were full of fighting spirit.
"This..." Li Jijin obviously didn't react.
It seems that the commander of the Tang Dynasty just said this sentence about how to fight the Japanese.
