Early the next morning, two elderly drunkards who were still sleeping soundly were woken up.
The entire Si Xing Regiment is about to break camp and head toward Zhengzhou.
The various rewards and pensions that were originally scheduled to be distributed in the morning were due to many original troops being dispersed, and the calculation of collective rewards was extremely complicated. The Military Supplies Department calculated for most of the night and there were still some data errors. Tang Dao, who woke up early in the morning, decided on the money.
Wait until the calculation is clear before distributing it.
All this money was earned by the brothers with their lives and blood. Maybe most people are right, but as long as there are a few people who are wrong, it is a blasphemy against sacrifice and bravery. This is a situation that Tang Dao will never allow.
Knowing that the regiment headquarters has money, it is only because we respect everyone's efforts that we pay more attention to the reward data. It is only a matter of time before they are distributed. The soldiers who know this naturally understand, and there are only a few people who complain about this matter.
It passed very smoothly.
Without the important matter of issuing rewards, the scheduled march time of the Four Troops was moved forward. Tang Dao had an intuition that it was better to leave Xuzhou sooner rather than later.
Delay will lead to change,
Tang Dao's intuition is very accurate.
In the early morning, a message sent from the headquarters of the 20th Army Corps was already on the desk of the Military and Administrative Department.
However, its content was not a complaint against the Four Lines Regiment, but a great compliment, believing that letting such an elite army leave the war zone would be a huge loss to the upcoming battle.
Even at the end of the telegram, the Lieutenant General, based on his years of experience in the military, believed that the Four Lines Regiment could at least equal an infantry regiment of the Japanese army.
This rating is shockingly high.
Regarding the current comparison of the strength of the Chinese and Japanese armies, a Japanese infantry regiment is often compared with a Chinese infantry division. The two infantry corps of the 20th Army have more than 50,000 people, and there is no mention of using them to benchmark a Japanese integrated division.
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The Battle of Xuzhou, carefully planned by the Supreme Military Commission and executed by the Fifth War Zone, originally planned to invest 400,000 troops. However, after discovering that the number of troops mobilized by the Japanese army exceeded the original estimate of 150,000, an additional 200,000 troops were mobilized towards the theater.
To ensure victory in the battle, China must have a certain degree of confidence in a 3:1 force ratio. This has been the bottom-to-top consensus of the Chinese side, which has experienced nearly half a year of war.
And the commander of the regiment actually said that the newly expanded Four Lines Regiment could equal an infantry regiment even though the current strength was only over a thousand. If he didn't have an extremely deep understanding of the combat capabilities of this infantry regiment, he would have been praised as a legendary figure.
Obviously, the one who has never had much interaction with the Four Elements Group can only be the latter.
Originally, 600,000 troops had been invested, and it was nothing to throw more than a thousand people from a mere four-line regiment into the war zone. Moreover, it was the suggestion of a senior officer at the level of the head of the student corps who was directly related to a certain principal, so the second-ranking figure in the army was hardly used.
After approval, the military and political officials below can re-issue military orders for the Four Lines Regiment to be refitted and then put into the battlefield.
But the regiment commander obviously underestimated the influence of the Sichuan Army behind the Si Xing Regiment.
The Sichuan Army today is not the Sichuan Army before the war began.
Before the war started, the Sichuan Army only had guns but no cannons. They also had cigarettes in their waists. They were wearing straw sandals and carrying bamboo hats and looked like they were shabby at first sight. There were even troops who, because they could not receive military supplies, went to rich landowners along the way to forcibly requisition military supplies.
To say that they were beggar soldiers is simply the most realistic portrayal of the Sichuan Army at that time.
Not to mention that the people along the way who looked at their military appearance had little hope for them. Even those in power who summoned a nationwide army to resist Japan felt that it was a big mistake to bring them out from the mountains.
But this beggar army gave everyone a big mouth, whether it was the Chinese or the Japanese. Their equipment was unreliable, but Brother Pao's spirit of never slacking off was placed in the national army.
Second to none.
On the southeastern battlefield, from the Battle of Songhu to the Battle of Guangde, the Sichuan army was seen fighting hard everywhere. They defended their positions to the death and led to the defeat of the entire army. They killed as many Japanese as any warlord of any faction.
On the northern battlefield, the poorer 22nd Group Army, which set out from northern Sichuan, also fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders in the mountains of northwestern Shanxi. The commander of the group army even went to the front line several times carrying a shell gun.
The Sichuan Army almost proved itself with its life and flesh in this dimensionality reduction war initiated by the Japanese army.
They are no worse than any army. They can become one of the mainstays in protecting the country.
The Sichuan Army became famous in one battle
Even though their top commander had died of illness a few days ago and they were now leaderless, no one in the top command organization dared to ignore them.
If you want to change military orders and move them into the battlefield, you must obtain the approval of their generals.
Secondly, as the war progressed, the status of Sichuan Province, surrounded by the Qinling Mountains and Wushan Mountains, was also quietly changing.
China has three major plains, the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain.
These three plains are the most fertile areas in China, but now two of them have fallen, and the largest plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has also fallen into the flames of war.
If this great plain is lost again, the interior of China will actually be opened and there is no danger to defend. The Japanese army can go all the way from the southeast to the south to attack Central China and South China.
After the loss of Jinling, the top management had actually made the most pessimistic plan, that is, East China, Central China, and South China were all lost. What should we do?
Some Western countries have even suggested to the highest levels to establish a government-in-exile in their country. The Western world is not optimistic that China, which is industrially weak at this time, can win this war on its own.
Although some people condone the corruption of the four major families, they are at least considered to be one of the most important political figures in China at this time, and they still have some backbone. After drawing up the worst plan, he set his sights on southwest China.
There are the Yangtze River, the Qinling Mountains and Wushan Mountains, and the fertile Central Sichuan Basin. The Japanese cannot enter those places except for planes, tanks and artillery.
If you want to enter Sichuan Province, the support of the local snake generals in Sichuan Province is indispensable.
With such a strategy, Sichuan Province's status will no longer improve.
The Ministry of Military Affairs pressed the message and first consulted Commander Guo, who was accepting the security team sent from Sichuan Province to reorganize the 43rd Army, for his opinion. Naturally, he was angrily dismissed.
The 43rd Army was beaten down to only a thousand numbered men on the battlefield. Why, all the Chinese were dead, and the 43rd Army still had to fill the thousands of numbered men? This sentence made the high-ranking officials of the Military and Political Department stop.
No words can come out.
The long-planned conspiracy was aborted, and it didn't even reach the fifth theater. Otherwise, with Comrade Wu's violent temper, he would not be allowed to point at someone's nose and curse at the commander-level meeting of the theater headquarters.
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The Northeastern Army even captured that big boss back then. Even if they are squeezed out again now, it is because of the face of the Anti-Japanese United Front, but it does not mean that they are weak and dare not speak out even if they are kicked in the nose and face.
Egg.
At this time, there are nearly 100,000 Northeastern troops gathered in Xuzhou. The Northeastern people are so violent that I am afraid that the general named Tang will have a few bruises on his face.
The great disaster caused by Tang Dao in Xuzhou City was reported to his immediate superior, Commander Guo. Comrade Lao Guo, who was very capable and calculating, immediately sent a warning message to the Regiment Headquarters of the Fourth Army after receiving the inquiry telegram from the Military and Political Department.
There are only two words: leave quickly!
Fortunately, the group of four was already on its way out at that time.
According to Tang Dao's deployment, the cavalry platoon and guard company, as well as the cavalry company led by Gong Shaoxun who was waiting outside the arsenal, joined the baggage company with a strength of nearly 700 people to collect the arms, while the remaining four-line regiment units took a detour and left.
Lei Xiong sat at the regiment headquarters and left with the main force. Tang Dao took Zhuang Shisan and Gong Shaoxun to hand over weapons and equipment. The two armies would meet at Taojiaji, 40 kilometers away.
The entire Si Xing Regiment got up at about 5:30 in the morning, packed up all their luggage around 6:30, finished breakfast at 6:30, and the leading troops started to leave the station at 7:00.
When the regiment started to set off, it was already 8 o'clock, and then the two people who were still sleeping were woken up.
The two of them were still a little confused, so they were helped into the carriage by the guards. The other person stuffed two more steamed buns for breakfast and set off outside the town.
"Where's your regimental leader? I remember he was drunk too!" The middle-aged handsome guy obviously hadn't seen the situation clearly yet. He looked at the long horse marching on the simple road from a distance and asked in surprise.
"The regimental commander and the guard company set off an hour ago." A sergeant squad leader walking beside the carriage carrying a gun quickly replied.
"Tang Dao is not drunk?" An ominous thought suddenly flashed in Tantai Yunshu's heart.
The little cotton-padded jacket and the guy were already engaged, so they no longer had many worries. Then the guy was persuaded by himself and Artest to drink a lot of wine. The most important thing was that it was still late at night at this damn time.
The more he thought about it, the more panicked the old father became.
At that moment, the middle-aged handsome guy even began to hate himself for being so knowledgeable about human nature. Wouldn't it be better for him to be more confused?
"You're not drunk! Our regiment's drinking capacity is so high. I heard that Commanders Guo and Wu and several division commanders haven't even had a drink with our regiment! Seeing that our regiment's future father-in-law was so 'concerned', the sergeant squad leader hurriedly comforted him
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That means, don't worry, as long as you are like this, it will be no problem for everyone in the group to drink ten of you.
The handsome middle-aged man was alone and messy in the wind, and his heart was like ten thousand hippopotamuses rushing through it. It was not muddy, but a mess.
Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?
Perhaps only Artai, the old servant beside him, understood the old master's thoughts best. He quietly flirted with the middle-aged handsome man and said, "Master, just ask the young lady when she went back last night.
"Oh, yes, when did your captain Tantai leave?" Tantai Yunshu tried his best to keep his face calm and asked the sergeant squad leader.
"About eleven o'clock! Not long after I helped you to rest." The sergeant squad leader thought for a while and gave a fairly accurate time period.
Finally, in order to put this person's heart at ease.
"Don't worry, our delegation will personally escort the Tantai reporter back to his base."
Tantai Yunshu's face is a little dark.
It's that brat that I'm not worried about!
Fortunately, the handsome middle-aged man is a member of the society and knows that there is no way to prevent men from having sex with women. If you guard against it today, you will have tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
If you want people to stop gossiping and your daughter not to be the focus of gossip, the most important thing is to give her status.
A kind smile appeared on his face: "Brother, please don't shout in such a polite way that you are old and you are old. You shout in roundabout ways, which makes me feel uncomfortable. Moreover, my daughter and son-in-law are colleagues with you, and we are all a family.
, just call me Mr. Tantai from now on.
"What do you mean, Mr. Tantai?" Many of the guards who were marching around looked over in surprise.
The sergeant squad leader and several people on duty last night knew that the regimental commander had personally proposed to this man, and that the officer was a reporter from Tantai University. However, the guards did not dare to spread this news without the regimental commander's permission.
, this is the most basic code for security personnel, so most of the security team left responsible for Tantai Yunshu's safety actually don't know.
"What's the point of that? I made the decision last night. Tang Dao and my daughter have been engaged. We will wait for Tang Dao to notify his parents in a letter before choosing a date to get married!" The middle-aged handsome man smiled and released the explosive news.
"The regimental commander is engaged and will be getting married soon!" This news was really breaking, and spread like a gust of wind through the entire regiment through the guard squad.
The soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment had smiles on their faces when they heard the news!
"The regiment is mighty!" Soldiers on some sections even shouted the slogan loudly.
"Mr. Tantai, congratulations! Congratulations! I would like to thank you on behalf of the entire Si Xing Group. I can't thank you enough. Lei Xiong will give you a few cans of Japanese canned meat to try!" After hearing the news, Lei Xiong rode a horse from afar.
Come over and express your gratitude to Tantai Yunshu with a big grin.
"Old sir, you have a vision. Your son-in-law will definitely bring glory to your Tantai family! On behalf of the entire Third Battalion, I wish you a long life!" Leng Feng always kept his words concise and to the point, even when he was saying thank you.
"Old Mr. Tantai, you have to be discerning to choose such a good son-in-law from our group. From now on, if your Tantai family needs help with anything, just say hello and I, Li Jiujin, will give you two
The strips are all broken, so I can crawl over to help you." Li Jijin ran over panting, and gave a very rare and rare formal salute to the middle-aged handsome man.
"Thank you Mr. Tantai
In just half an hour, at least three school officers, six captains, and a dozen lieutenants came to thank the middle-aged handsome man.
There were even seven or eight student representatives from the student company who came to visit the teacher and asked the teacher to march with the student company. The entire student company wanted to celebrate the happy event that the teacher was about to marry his daughter.
Obviously, they also think that the marriage between the teacher and Tang Dao is an excellent thing.
Tang Dao's reputation among the army he commanded was extremely high. Tantai Yunshu could still understand that he was a comrade who had fought side by side after all, but how long had his 300 students marched with them?
And as a teacher, Tantai Yunshu knows the pride of his students. Apart from academics, it is difficult for anyone to convince them, but Tang Dao seems to have done it, which makes Tantai Yunshu feel more confident about his chosen son-in-law.
A deeper understanding.
It seems that his son-in-law is even better than he imagined!
On the side of the medical team, Tantai Mingyue, the betrothed party, received only a lot more congratulations than a thoughtful old father.
Almost all officers above the company commander level went out of their way to congratulate him, leaving behind almost two large boxes full of all kinds of strange gifts.
Among them, most of them were seized from Japanese military knives and gadgets made of bullet casings, which are full of military atmosphere.
There are very few red envelopes. The main reason is that these officers, like their superiors, eat from a big pot. Poverty is their common characteristic at present.
The wounded who were still being treated by the medical team cheered loudly and loudly: "I wish Captain Tantai and the chief to have a baby soon!"
"Captain Tantai is the most beautiful!"
Unlike the other officers and soldiers, these seriously injured soldiers who were still recovering from their injuries were rescued from the brink of death. Only they themselves knew best how grateful they were to Tantai Mingyue, who was running for them to find medicine and food supplies. Tantai
Mingyue's popularity in the medical team even surpassed that of Tang Dao, the supreme commander.
But everyone still has hidden worries. Knowing that Tantai Mingyue's true identity is a war reporter and not a soldier, she may have to leave sooner or later.
And when they found out that the two were getting married, Tantai Mingyue completely integrated into the Four Elements Group. No wonder they were so happy.
"To celebrate the engagement between the regimental commander and captain Tantai, today at noon, I, Lao Cai, will pay for a treat and treat all the brothers in the medical team to eat meat!" The shouts of Cai Yongguan, who can now walk slowly and is still recovering from his injuries in the medical team, can be heard far away.
"Then I, Wei Donglai, will invite you tonight!" Wei Donglai was also very generous.
The Military Supplies Department of the Fourth Army Regiment has regulations that each company can provide its own company with additional meals in addition to the prescribed meals, but the materials needed for the additional meals must be purchased from the Military Supplies Department.
To put it bluntly, you can reward your officers and soldiers if you want, but you have to pay for it. This is not something you can just say in vain when you are a company commander and battalion commander. In the end, the regiment headquarters will pay for it.
This also prevents companies from acting blindly and eventually bankrupting the regiment.
If any company-level unit wants to make money, it's very easy to exchange military honors for it! A Japanese soldier's salary is five dollars, and the quartermaster is responsible for statistics. If there is a false report, depending on the size of the corruption, the maximum punishment is to be shot.
Commander Tang Da had previously warned all the company commanders in such a cruel way that he even slapped himself. He would kill the Japanese without batting an eyelid, and kill his own subordinates who had seriously violated military law, perhaps with just a few more blinks of his eyelids.
That is food for two to three hundred people. If each person adds a bowl of meat, at the current price, it will cost more than ten yuan, not to mention too much.
A cliffhanger.
"Company commander, where did we get the money?" Perhaps only Tudou felt guilty. "The rewards issued by the regiment headquarters were not given, right?"
"It doesn't matter, take my Lao Cai's big knife and press it to the military supply department, tell them that the required funds will be deducted from my Lao Cai's bonus. I'll see if any of them dares not to pay it. When Cai Yongguan chops off the heads of several Japanese soldiers, their heads will turn gray."
It was chopped!" Cai Yongguan said with a big smile.
"Brothers don't need to spend any money. Today, if Mingyue is invited, I'll treat all the brothers in the group to eat meat." Tantai Mingyue faced the blessings that came in like a wave. Although she was a little shy, she was generous.
For Tantai Mingyue, these blessings are the greatest recognition for her, and it is also the first time she feels that, regardless of the Tang Dao factor, she has integrated into the Si Xing Tuan team.
Everyone here will be her comrades-in-arms, not just the heroes she writes to inspire the country.
"Long live Captain Tantai!'
The marching soldiers cheered
"Captain Tantai, where did you get the money? You didn't pay me, either!" Tudou, despite his young age, was born to worry about his life.
"It's okay, my father is not here! I have no money, but he has money!" Tantai Mingyue was very domineering.
Is it this old man who pays for Mao?
Seeing the young soldier running out of breath and asking for money, the middle-aged handsome man felt messy again!
ps: These chapters are a bit more routine, but I hope that apart from the brutal battles, I can feel a little more relaxed! Please vote for me every month!
