"Here we go!" Leng Feng stood out of the queue with his head held high.
"Major Leng Feng, a soldier of the 19th year of the Republic of China, with seven years of military service. Since April, he has entered the Songhu battlefield as a vanguard of our Chinese army. In two months, he has participated in eighteen battles. Later, he joined the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment and stationed at Sihang Warehouse to fight against the Japanese invaders.
After six days of fierce fighting, he was promoted to captain by two levels with outstanding achievements. He then defended Songjiang with the Four Lines Battalion and fought hard at Baihe Port. He attacked the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade at night, Major Jin!" Tang Dao stared at the number one warrior under his command in front of him, and his tone was cold.
Thinking about Leng Feng’s past achievements.
"Major Leng Feng, if I remember correctly, as a veteran with seven years of military service and a commander who has participated in more than 20 battles, large and small, even if you saw your younger brother fighting with stones during the battle at Sihang Warehouse,
Even if you died on the spot, you also obeyed the military orders of your superiors and did not blindly fight against the Japanese invaders. I would like to ask you, why did you disobey the orders this time?"
Leng Feng looked straight forward, tears flashing in his eyes, but he bit his lip and said nothing.
Tang Dao's question was like a sharp bayonet stabbing his heart.
In the queue standing straight, there were many veterans who were familiar with Leng Feng. They even lowered their heads, not daring to look at Leng Feng's slightly trembling back.
Of course they knew what Leng Feng's taboos were. His younger brother died in battle in front of him, but he, the elder brother, could do nothing. What a blow to this strong northern youth! This was an injury that he could not mention.
Many times at night, the officers and soldiers who were not on guard duty fell asleep. In such wartime, being able to guarantee four or five hours of sleep was a rare luxury.
But Leng Feng, the company commander, was always inspecting sentries outside the station or inside and outside the trenches over and over again.
Those who don't know his past would just think that this steel-like major company commander is so dedicated to his duties that he is almost harsh. In fact, only those who know him know that he can no longer sleep like a normal person unless he consumes all his energy.
Only then did Er Jing have the opportunity to sleep for two hours to replenish his strength. Otherwise, he was afraid that the pale face of his youngest brother would appear in front of him as soon as he closed his eyes.
He was so powerful that he could kill several Japanese invaders by himself, but he could not save his younger brother. This was the eternal inner demon of this powerful soldier.
But Tang Dao was so cruel, poking at his scars that never really healed in front of so many soldiers.
"He is not just cold, he is completely cruel! Cruel!" There were at least several female students in the student company, their almond-shaped eyes widened, and they upgraded the labels on Tang Dao.
Leng Feng, basically all the student soldiers have seen him. Although he is stern and unsmiling, under his command, the officers and soldiers of the company who have been assigned to follow the student company all the time have given the greatest sacrifice to this group of people who have never traveled such a long distance.
The proud ones help.
The soldiers and officers, who had already carried more than 20 kilograms of weight, tried their best to help the frail students carry the salute. They also sent precious canned beef to help light the fire when they camped at night. The icy cold wind and strong
In the night, there will be at least four groups of rotating sentries swimming outside the camp of the student company. In the early morning, white dew and frost are on the helmets and brows of the soldiers of the company.
Although the proud men of heaven are proud, they are not ignorant. They always keep this feeling in their hearts, and the cold-hearted Captain Leng opposite him is always grateful.
And only now did they know why Captain Leng kept a cold face and kept away from strangers. It turned out that his brother died in the battle in front of his eyes. What a painful thing it must have been! In the end, it turned out that
There are such callous people who poke scars into people's lives.
Especially for girls who are born with a maternal instinct, a few girls with a more impatient temper immediately opened their mouths and wanted to speak, but the calmer companions around them quickly stopped them.
They are young people, but they are not stupid. They know that this is the army and not a school. What kind of democracy comes under military law? In ancient times, weren’t there too many things where the commander killed the generals? And look at the ruthlessness of this supreme commander.
He looked like a kid. Killing a few outsiders to scare the whole army was just a joke? We couldn't give him this chance.
But this group of proud men who have not been beaten up by society is a little overthinking. If Tang Dao wants to chop off someone's head to shock the entire army, it must be of sufficient weight. These academic elites are just a figure in the eyes of ordinary people.
, but in front of these soldiers who wander around the edge of life and death every day, he is just a useless scholar.
Of course, the big soldiers can ignore the useless scholars, but Tang Dao cannot. He knows the importance of these elites in the future. As long as they survive and do not choose to leave, they will almost be the future Chinese scientific and academic circles.
In the entire sky of the world, Tang Dao would not do that stupid thing.
The proud men of heaven have endured their dissatisfaction with Tang Dao, but that does not mean that some people can endure it.
"Woo! The stone is not dead. You are not allowed to scold Uncle Leng! Uncle Tang, you are a bad person!" Following the example of the soldiers, a child standing upright on the mountain wiped his tears and cried.
That's a small stone.
However, it's not that the independent battalion is short of soldiers, it even accepts children as young as seven or eight years old.
That was when the Independence Camp was about to leave. Shitou's grandfather found Leng Feng and begged Leng Feng to take Shitou and the little girl who was no more than three years old away. The reason was also very simple. Tang Dao personally told all the villagers who evacuated from Qinglongling Village that now
Qinglongling Village has become a scorched earth, and in order to prevent the Japanese army from retaliating, no one can return to live in the village.
For this reason, Tang Dao gave 100 kilograms of rice and 30 pieces of silver to each household in Qinglongling Village, hoping that they would find another place. The villagers were extremely grateful and either went to see relatives and friends, or helped the old and the young to go deeper.
Heading into the mountains.
Tang Dao did not underestimate the Japanese army. According to the later report of Gu Xishui's special operations team, the Japanese army who went to the golden pit to collect the bodies and confirmed that the Chinese army had left stayed near the simple road for three days. Most of the Japanese infantry were moving rocks.
However, two infantry squadrons used infantry squads as units to conduct so-called terrain reconnaissance in the surrounding mountainous area ten kilometers away.
In fact, they were looking for local villages to vent their anger. Fortunately, Tang Dao had already ordered all nearby villagers not to go home within a month. The Japanese did not find anyone, but they set fire to them, burning all the villages they passed into a piece of white ground.
Qinglongling Village, which had appeared on the battlefield, was the focus of the search. It was not enough that the aerial bombs had been blown up, and gasoline was poured on it to burn the ruins and vegetation on the entire lonely ridge.
The old man secretly found Leng Feng and said that he was too old and weak to support two young children in the cold mountains. He was already over seventy years old and it didn't matter if he died, but the two children were still young. He hoped that Leng Feng could take the brothers and sisters away.
, went to a place where there was no war, and gave the brothers and sisters to kind people for adoption. They also insisted on giving the 30 silver yuan compensation from Tang Dao to Leng Feng, saying that it would be used as food expenses for the brothers and sisters.
What the old man said is the truth. In the past, we had a house and the help of the villagers, but the grandfather and grandson lived so hard. Now we have no house and no land, living in the mountains. Can the old man and the children survive this winter?
Leng Feng had no way to refuse, but there was no such precedent in the army, so he had to find Tantai Mingyue first. After hearing this, the kind-hearted Tantai Mingyue also promised to find a good family to adopt the brother and sister as soon as possible. With this assurance, he asked Tang Dao for instructions.
With permission, Leng Feng took the little Shitou brothers and sisters on the road, who cried so much that they could no longer find their grandfather.
The old man who wanted to find a way for his grandchildren to survive quietly left at night, taking only 10 kilograms of rice with him and leaving the rest behind, including the big black sheep that was only half a month old.
Thinking that the big black sheep might be able to produce some goat milk to replenish the body of the seriously injured, although he was a little dumbfounded, Tang Dao could only wave his hands and tacitly agreed to Xiao Shitou to take the spiritual black sheep with him. For this reason, Xiao Shitou
Shitou murmurs every day that Uncle Tang, whom he has only met once, is a good man.
Therefore, in the army of the Independence Battalion, there were not only a growing Chinese garden dog and two babies, but also a ewe that only gave birth to lambs. This configuration, looking at ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, even if it is not the first, it is
Extremely rare.
This is all the work that Leng Feng took on himself, so naturally he has to take responsibility for it.
For this reason, Leng Feng dedicated his manpower to take care of the two brothers, and the extra burden was shared among others. Even Captain Leng had at least five kilograms more weight on his shoulders.
However, not only did not one of the officers and soldiers of the first company complain about Leng Feng for having a few extra oil bottles, the rest of the company was also envious.
In that company, can there be a little loli with a sweet voice who, when they are tired from marching and taking a rest, walks with two short legs and holds a towel to wipe the sweat of the uncles and buddies? The moment the towel wipes the forehead, and then
Listening to the sound of breast milk and shouting uncle, exhaustion disappears.
Especially those soldiers who have children at home, when they see the little brother and sister, the love in their eyes is so strong that it almost overflows.
For example, there is a cheeky guy from the second company who will run to the first company whenever he can. He especially likes the three-year-old girl so much that the few candies in his pocket basically go to the girl. Even Dahei
The sheep all ate a lot of concentrated feed brought from the baggage company by a certain company commander because they loved the house and the crow.
To be honest, it wasn't just because of the stone and the little girl. The big-bellied black sheep was also a sheep. They didn't eat for free. They carried two bullet boxes on their backs for a long time. They walked very fast on the mountain road with their four little hooves. Sometimes,
Suddenly, they stood alert and looked around. There must be something going on. The soldiers discovered several mountain people hiding in the mountains, who could be used as sentries to pursue the 'Hammer'.
But now, because of Tang Dao's ruthlessness and in order to protect his Uncle Leng, Shitou bravely stood up and called Tang Dao a 'bad guy'.
Because the stone is not dead!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! My brother is not dead, you bad guy!" The little lolita with two braids on the side burst into tears.
"Well done!" Several female students who puffed up their cheeks in anger cheered the two little guys in their hearts.
No matter what the soldiers thought, Tang Dao had offended them.
However, the proud men underestimated Tang Dao's ruthlessness.
Frowning, Tang Dao's voice became even colder, "The subordinates of the first company are not strict and allow their subordinates to interrupt when they are lecturing. You four platoon leaders, go and lead the military law yourself, five whips!"
"Yes!" The four second lieutenant platoon leaders in the first company strode out and trotted to the guard platoon.
Crack, crack, just like a whip.
This time, not to mention all the proud ones were stunned, even Shitou didn't dare to cry anymore, and even reached out to cover the mouth of the little girl next to him.
Although Shi Shi is young, he is young and mature. Otherwise, he would not have the guts to fool the cruel Japanese soldiers. He knows that the reason why the four platoon commander uncles were whipped has something to do with the Uncle Tang whom he just accused. If
If he and his sister cry again, maybe all the uncles in the company will be whipped.
You bully even a three-year-old kid who doesn't understand the world, you devil!
Ruthless and ruthless is no longer enough to describe the "ferocious" displayed by Tang Dao at this time. The proud men of heaven have now upgraded and upgraded Tang Dao's evaluation. If Tang Dao had been any better, it is estimated that only the devil would be the next one.
The level has reached the top, right?
Anyway, Tang Dao is the kind of person who is "fierce and fierce" at this time. The fact that two children, one big and one small, stopped crying at the same time is the best proof.
Seeing Leng Feng tightly closing his mouth and not speaking, Tang Dao turned his attention to Qian Dazhu again.
"Lieutenant Qian Dazhu, a soldier in the 24th year of the Republic of China, accompanied the 26th Division of the 43rd Army into the Songhu battlefield. He first fought bloody battles in Dachang Town for seven days and nights, and then participated in the defense of Songjiang with the 43rd Army. During the Battle of Cangcheng, the former infantry platoon
Only two of them were almost wiped out. Because they held the position alone for nearly a quarter of an hour without letting the position fall into the enemy's hands, they were promoted to second lieutenant three levels in a row. They were promoted to lieutenant for their outstanding achievements in the night attack on the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade!
Let me ask you Qian Dazhu, your former 26th Division 2nd Regiment, 3rd Battalion and 2nd Platoon were completely wiped out even though they were all alone in their position, and no one resisted the order to retreat. Why is your Qian Dazhu now?"
Qian Dazhu stepped out and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
Tang Dao turned his attention to Zhao Daqiang again. Zhao Daqiang stepped forward and stepped out of the queue without waiting for Tang Dao to call his name.
"Lieutenant Zhao Daqiang, a soldier in the 19th year of the Republic of China, with seven years of military service. He entered the Songhu battlefield with the 26th Division of the 43rd Army. He fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders for seven days and nights in Dachang Town. Later, he participated in the Songjiang Defense War with the 43rd Army. He was promoted to second lieutenant for his bravery in combat.
He made outstanding achievements in the battle to destroy the 6th Artillery Brigade, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander!"...
Before Zhao Daqiang could speak, Tang Dao named the remaining lieutenants of the main battle faction one by one, and kept telling them their military years and their military exploits since joining the army.
Lieutenants stepped out one by one and faced Tang Dao's questions about disobeying orders, but no one could answer, even if they all held their heads high.
Because they all know very well that no matter what reasons they have, if they stop moving in violation of the order, it is a sure thing.
When he was still in the mountains of southern Anhui, Tang Dao held a military meeting of all officers of the battalion, including lieutenant and above, and clarified the future combat mission of the independent battalion: the military headquarters ordered that after the whole battalion arrived in Jiangbei, it would escort a group of Jinling University student teachers to the north.
, and then received a batch of ordnance in Xuzhou and escorted it to the 23rd Group Army of the Sichuan Army, which was fighting the Japanese invaders in the north!
Now that the military order has been issued, the entire army will act in accordance with the military order, unless the top military commander of the independent battalion receives another military order.
If Tang Dao is away, Lei Xiong, who temporarily takes over his command, will assume the responsibility.
But these people violated the order, which is undisputed.
"Sir!" Seeing this situation, Guo Shouzhi, who was standing beside Tang Dao, finally couldn't hold himself back and stood up to say something.
Unexpectedly, Tang Dao waved his hand: "I am now asking about the responsibilities of the lieutenant. The responsibilities of the school officer have not started yet. Deputy Battalion Commander Guo, please be patient!"
Since the establishment of the garrison battalion, Tang Dao has been very polite to Guo Shouzhi, his deputy from the 67th Army. This is the first time that he has blocked him with just one sentence like this.
Guo Shouzhi had no choice but to close his mouth again.
Tang Dao looked at the lieutenants headed by Leng Feng, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Why, you dare to disobey the military order, but you don't have the guts to tell me why? No one said it, so I'll just call them by name one by one."
"Sir, my younger brother died in the battle. It's just my heartache. But the Japanese invaders are wreaking havoc in our city of Jinling. There are millions of Chinese people there! I, Leng Feng, lost my younger brother and I am still heartbroken and unable to sleep. Those millions of innocent people were killed."
How many people will have their hearts cut by the knife of the Japanese invaders? How can I, Leng Feng, watch this tragedy in front of my eyes and ignore it?" Leng Feng finally spoke.
His face, as cold as an iceberg, was filled with two long lines of tears.
Hearing what Leng Feng said, the students in the company burst out in mourning, some with tears streaming down their faces, and some bursting into tears.
Many of their relatives and friends were lucky enough not to leave the city, but now they are all lost and trapped in the city. Thinking about this, there is no reason not to cry bitterly.
"Sir, I have not been in the army for a long time, but when we set off from the station, my squad leader told me that we went to the battlefield this time to protect the folks in my hometown. Therefore, my squad leader died, and my platoon leader died.
The company commander is dead, and the battalion commander is crippled! Since I followed you, sir, I have learned a truth. I am Chinese, and all Chinese people in the world are my father and fellow countrymen, Qian Dazhu. Now I see my father and fellow countrymen suffering.
If I just leave like this, how can I be worthy of my company commander, platoon commander, and squad leader who have already died in battle?" Qian Dazhu suddenly said loudly.
"Very good, you two have very good reasons." Tang Dao nodded, glanced at the other lieutenants, and sighed slightly. "Perhaps you think the same way!"
"Expelling the Japanese pirates, restoring China, and defending our people are the only goals of our Chinese army." Tang Dao's voice suddenly raised an octave. "But have you ever thought about it, even if our independent battalion has three heads and six arms?
, just like what you are going to do, how many Japanese invaders can you kill by ramming them head-on?
Is it three thousand, five thousand, or ten thousand?"
"With the whole battalion fighting to the death, we can destroy at least 4,000 Japanese invaders!" Young Qian Dazhu said with a frown.
"Then you, Qian Dazhu, are quite conservative." Tang Dao sneered. "If our independent battalion risked the lives of all 2,200 people in the battalion, together with the sick and wounded who could still pull off the grenade explosive packs, we would be able to kill at least 6,000 people.
Japanese."
The faces of the soldiers standing straight were sad and proud at the same time. The whole country dared to say that with 2,000 troops to replace three times the Japanese invaders, it might be their independent camp. But, so what? The Japanese inside and outside Jinling City
The number of bandits was hundreds of thousands.
Even if everyone fights to the death, the danger of Jinling still cannot be resolved. This is what is really sad.
"In today's battlefield, even if my independent battalion is completely dead, it can only rush into the battlefield 20 kilometers at most. I can't even see the shadow of Jinling City, and it will be swallowed up by the Japanese army that now has heavy troops.
There are none left. What's the use? Let the Japanese throw my corpses into the Yangtze River to feed the fish?" Tang Dao said coldly.
"But if I tell you, if you give me three years, no, two years, my Independent Battalion can fend off 10,000 Japanese invaders without falling behind. If you give me five years, my Independent Battalion can kill a total of 50,000 Japanese invaders."
, sooner or later one day you can even place the dead Japanese corpses in a circle around Jinling City, Qian Dazhu, will you choose the former or the latter?"
The muscles on Qian Dazhu's face twitched fiercely, but he couldn't say a word.
The whole place fell into silence, and even the cries of students there could not help but become much quieter.
The proud men of heaven looked at Tang Dao with more disbelief. They didn't know who gave this little battalion commander such courage to brag like this.
Twenty thousand Japanese invaders, that's more than half of the division. To stop such a large army, a hundred thousand troops are needed. Can't he be promoted to lieutenant general in two years?
‘Tang Da Zui!’ This is the label given to Tang Dao by the proud men here.
If Commander Tang Da was not tall enough, he would probably have so many labels that he could hardly put them on.
But completely different from the student soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion believed it. Not only the soldiers who had begun to admire him, but also the lieutenants who were being sprayed by Tang Dao.
Because Tang Dao never breaks his promise, no matter Si Xing, Song Jiang or Guang De.
They all believed that sooner or later, under the leadership of Tang Dao, they would pile the heads of the killed Japanese into a mountain.
"Sir, I was wrong, and I am willing to be punished!" Leng Feng lowered his gaze. "Leng Feng is willing to resign as commander of the first company and accept all military laws!"
"Qian Dazhu is willing to be punished!"
"Zhao Daqiang is willing to be punished!"
"Batalion Commander!" Lei Xiong couldn't help but become a little anxious when he saw this situation.
Although these lieutenants had argued with him, it was undisputed that they were currently the best company-level commanders in the Independent Battalion. If they all resigned because of this, the losses to the Independent Battalion would be too great.
Tang Dao raised his hand, stopped Lei Xiong's words, and looked coldly at a group of lieutenants who admitted their mistake, "Very good, originally according to wartime military law, disobeying orders was a death penalty. Seeing that the country still needs to employ people, what are you doing?
For the sake of your guilty plea, I will punish you all by removing your military rank from each company, temporarily becoming a first-class soldier, and deducting your pay for one year to see the results. In addition, you can escape the death penalty, but you cannot avoid the life penalty. You will each go to the Military Law Corps to lead the whip.
Thirty!" Tang Dao waved his hand.
"Yes!" The lieutenants headed by Leng Feng all raised their hands in salute.
After hearing this punishment, except for the proud men of the student company who showed dissatisfaction, most of the soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Battalion Commander Tang was not fooling people with some capital crime. The body of the dead captain of the Sichuan Army was not completely rotten, wasn't it? He didn't even have an excuse, he was destroyed with one shot!
Now he is just temporarily removed from his position. Didn’t you listen to what Commander Tang said? He is temporarily serving as a first-class soldier. He might be reinstated in the military in a month or two, right?
As for the 30 lashes, it sounds scary, but the executioner is my brother, isn’t it? Can the brothers in the security platoon kill him? Didn’t you see that Li Jijin and Battalion Commander Li Day are not even grunting at this moment?
That's right! Don't faint from the pain! I don't know how many soldiers subconsciously looked at Veteran Youzi, who was the industry benchmark, and being whipped was no exception.
Lao Li was standing upright now. When he saw the guys looking over him, he quickly bared his teeth and grinned!
The play must have a beginning and an end. We can't cheat our brothers.
Ma De, the stubborn old Li cheated on me. When he saw Tang Dao's cold face, Lao Hei was so frightened that he broke out in white hair.
There was a frightening crackling sound of whips in the field, which made Lao Hei and the soldiers in the guard platoon feel bitter. It was hard to tell whether the beatings were light or heavy. At most, they were only 80% powerful.
Even so, a group of lieutenants were beaten to pieces! Their backs were also stained with blood, which was shocking to see.
It is said that later in Xuzhou City, the veteran Youzi was blackmailed by the group of lieutenants who were beaten, and he spent ten yuan on his life.
As for the reason, it goes without saying that everyone knows that the whiplash injury was originally supposed to heal in four or five days, but suddenly because the scene was not performed well, it was extended to seven or eight days.
On the contrary, Lao Hei, who was responsible for the execution, was not blamed, which made Captain Li Dal very painful.
However, the lieutenants were subject to military law, and the matter was not completely settled.
Since Tang Dao decided to use this incident to rectify the situation, he must let everyone remember it.
"This is a ruthless person!" Battalion Commander Tang was labeled again...
ps: Today’s chapter is quite large, 6,400 words, and is not divided into chapters. It is posted together.
