The bloody battle at Taierzhuang ended with an infantry division of the Northwest Army suffering more than 65% battle losses and two Japanese detachment-level troops being completely annihilated.
If we include the battle losses of the Chinese troops from the beginning of the battle, including the outlying Teng County and other areas, the battle losses of the Chinese troops in this battle alone exceeded 15,000.
However, the Japanese North China Front suffered more than 20,000 battle losses. For the first time on the Sino-Japanese battlefield, it appeared on a battle-level battlefield with a battle loss ratio of nearly 1:1.
Not to mention that the top and bottom ranks of the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters were in mourning, even the Japanese Army Base Camp was furious, and several consecutive accountability messages scolded indoor shrouds, Shiro Itagaki, Ren Isotani and other senior army generals.
The Asahi Shimbun, the newspaper with the largest circulation on the Japanese mainland, lamented on its front page: "The Imperial Army suffered its biggest defeat since the Great War on the battlefield in Northern Jiangsu, China, casting a shadow on its desire to win the entire territory of China!"
It's not that the battle losses of 20,000 people are so great. The army that has entered China now has nearly one million, and the Japanese army can afford the battle losses of 20,000 people.
But no one is a fool. They know that the reason why the Imperial Army is advancing so rapidly is not only because of its strong national strength and well-equipped equipment, but also because of the increase in morale brought by victory. However, under the circumstances, the morale of the Chinese military and civilians is low and their confidence is low.
Absolutely nothing. If the victory of this battle has boosted China's confidence, it is a big country with a population of nearly 500 million. Just thinking about this number can make people shudder.
The Japanese are very smart, and they have thought of the consequences of this war, but in fact, it is indeed the case.
In World War I, 20,000 Japanese aggressors were wiped out. China spared no effort to publicize the results of this battle. From central China to southern China, from Jin Province to northwest China, Xiakou, Shancheng, Rongcheng, Yangcheng, Chang'an and other major core cities in various regions broke out.
Student parade.
But this time, it was not a protest against the government's ineffectiveness in fighting, but an expression of support for frontline soldiers.
Snowflake-like telegrams flew to the Fifth Theater Command to congratulate them on such a great victory!
The Fifth War Zone held a special press conference for this purpose and praised a certain principal who personally flew to Xuzhou to supervise the war. The focus was to display the two generals' sabers and a row of junior officer-level sabers captured in this battle, to the nation's military and civilians.
It confirmed that there was absolutely no falsehood in this battle, and expressed the intention that the meritorious generals on the front line would definitely be awarded medals.
The reputation of a certain principal who was highly praised has fallen to the bottom and is about to rise again. How can he be stingy?
It is said that nearly ten medals of the rare Sunny Sky Medal alone have been prepared, setting a record since the creation of this medal.
The Medal of Sunny Sky was the second-highest medal among the medals issued by China at this time. It was awarded to military personnel who had made meritorious service in defending the country and resisting foreign aggression. In the nine years before this, only a few dozen medals had been issued. As a result,
In one battle, there were nearly ten.
There are so many such precious medals, not to mention the lower-level Baoding Medal, Yunhui Medal and Loyal and Brave Medal, it’s just like a lot of cabbage.
It is said that just to transport these medals to the fifth theater, a transport plane was used.
Of course, there were also boxes arriving in the ocean with the plane. In order to cheer up the 600,000 troops participating in the Battle of Xuzhou, that man, stimulated by the victory in World War I, also spent a lot of money.
From the theater commander who led the battle to the commanders of the various armies who participated in the battle, basically everyone has a share of the Medal of Sunny Days.
"The victory in this battle is really due to my brother! We will work hard for my brother!" The telegram sent by Commander Zhang to Tang Dao not only expressed his gratitude, but also expressed his intention to earn merit for Tang Dao.
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It's just that Tang Dao didn't take it too seriously. All he wanted was to fight more Japanese soldiers so that the people would suffer less harm. Moreover, he really didn't lack military exploits or anything like that!
What's more, from the bottom of his heart, he just asks everyone not to pay attention to him. He is just a small infantry leader.
‘Don’t waste your wretched development!’ This is a golden saying in future games, and it is perfect to apply it to Tang Dao at this time.
But when luck comes, no one can stop it. In other words, it is impossible for this person and that person to live according to their own ideas.
You don’t want it, but someone wants to give it to you.
I don’t know what that person was thinking, but Tang Dao, who was thousands of miles away, received a telegram forwarded from the 2nd Theater Headquarters by the 22nd Army Headquarters, and Tang Dao was awarded a medal.
Although it is not the Sunny Day Medal, it is also the fourth-class Baoding Medal. This is the highest level of the Baoding Medal that a school officer can obtain. Even the several regimental commanders and battalion commanders who died in the bloody battle at Taierzhuang only received this level.
It can be said that this is the limit of medals that Tang Dao, who did not participate in the war, could win. Even several senior officials in the fifth theater knew that the battle was successful, and Tang Dao, who made the decisive suggestions later, took the greatest credit.
Although there are factors involved in this, the two army commanders and the commander tried their best to fight for Tang Dao, but the initiative lies in the hands of the Military and Political Department or simply that person.
Logically speaking, Tang Dao and his four-department delegation arrived in Eastern Jin Dynasty and had already completed the transportation mission. However, they were detained for various reasons and were already suspected of disobeying orders. Even though the man would not take any action on the surface, he was almost annoyed.
It is inevitable.
A person who is unhappy with you behaves uncharacteristically. The profound meaning contained in this is very thought-provoking.
Not only that, the Ministry of Military Affairs even called the Second War Zone Headquarters to report that Tang Dao had won the medal. Because Tang Dao was not in Xuzhou and could not attend the medal ceremony at the Fifth War Zone Headquarters, the Second War Zone Headquarters was asked to do it for him.
Distribute it and let Tang Dao collect it during this time.
Otherwise, Tang Dao would not have received the news that he had received the medal from the Second War Zone.
Tang Dao held the telegram in his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the distant mountains, his mouth slightly curved!
These big shots are very thoughtful and have deep intentions in everything they do. It is really a waste of brain cells. No wonder they have lost their hair.
His unexpected move has three purposes. One is to appease the Sichuan Army Group. Tang Dao is still the rising star in the army that he relies on. You see, he just had some ideas. I can even get him one.
The Medal of Baoding, second only to the Medal of Clear Sky;
The second is to tell Tang Dao that the higher-ups care about you, and as long as you are honest and obedient, everything will be easy.
The third, but also the most important, thing is to tell the 80th Group Army that Commander Xiao Tang is a direct descendant of my direct lineage. When dealing with him, you must exercise caution.
A medal that was not worth mentioning to that person was played out by him. No wonder that person was able to surpass all the elders in his own party and ascend to a high position in just ten years. This is playing political tricks.
The method is really clever!
It's a pity that that person has calculated everything about people's hearts, but failed to figure out that Tang Dao is not from this world. His purpose of joining the army has never been to become a powerful man and rise to the top. This kind of wooing him from afar is useless.
He would never have guessed that Tang Dao would successfully become comrades with the 80th Group Army in a substantial sense thanks to the battle in Jindong.
Tang Dao laughed, not because he did useless work and got a medal in vain.
That thing not only represents the glory of the military, but is also a talisman to a certain extent. Unless Tang Dao surrenders to the enemy in front of the formation, almost no one can remove him from his position as the commander of the Four Elements Regiment.
Even that person would not slap himself in the face in front of the entire country's military and civilians.
Tang Dao's smile came from the bottom of his heart, because his comrades also had their own reactions.
Half an hour before receiving the telegram from the 22nd Army Headquarters, Tang Dao also received a telegram from the 683rd Journey Brigade Commander.
"The night director of the Political Training Department of the Fourth Army Regiment has recovered and will report to the Youth League Headquarters of the Fourth Army Regiment soon!"
Not to mention, Director Ye, who is about to take office, also brought a big meeting gift to the Four Elements Group.
Of the 1,200 recruits who were originally recruited in Lucheng, Tang Dao originally thought that the 769th Regiment had suffered heavy losses in this battle, and he should give priority to replenishing their troops, so he did not mention the recruits at all.
Unexpectedly, Director Ye actually brought 800 of them, all of whom were strictly selected recruits, to report to the Sixth Army.
This must be a big gift!
According to Tang Dao's plan, in order to cope with a possible large-scale attack by the Japanese army, the Si Xing Regiment will complete a new reorganization task within the next three months.
To put it bluntly, we need to expand the army. The current three infantry battalions alone can no longer meet the needs of larger-scale operations.
If the current Si Xing Regiment is a defensive battle, it will be no problem to resist the Japanese infantry brigade, but what if the Japanese come as a division?
The current situation in Jindong has not changed, but in the Battle of Xuzhou, Little Butterfly secretly came up with an idea and gave the Japanese North China Front a sap. In addition, there are still more than 500,000 troops in Xuzhou. The Japanese army
There is almost no hope of quick victory.
If the Japanese North China Front Army wants to save face, it is very likely that it will make a fuss in the east of Shanxi. It will either quickly occupy the entire major cities in Shanxi Province and extend the front to the west;
The Chinese army on the line of communication and the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters will definitely not feel at ease, especially after the inevitable attack next month.
Although there are also the 921st Division and an infantry division of the 22nd Group Army in the Taihang Mountains, the total strength of the Chinese side is nearly 40,000. If the Japanese army wants to enter the mountains to fight, it will take at least two or three divisions. They may not have such determination, but Tang
The safety of the entire Dakouzi Cave cannot be pinned on the decisions of friendly forces and the Japanese army themselves.
If you want to protect yourself, you must be strong enough.
The current three thousand people are too few, so expand it to five thousand people.
China has no industry and little financial and material resources, but what it lacks most is its land area and population. Tang Dao originally thought that as long as he provided enough military pay, he won a great victory. This was a rallying cry, but no followers gathered.
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Facts have proved that he still lacks some understanding of this era after all.
First of all, China has a large population, but it also has its own place. Jin Province is not a province with a large population to begin with. Most of the population is concentrated in southern Shanxi and northwest Shanxi. In mountainous areas like eastern Shanxi, the population is really not large.
The entire population of Dakouzi Cave, where the Si Xing Tuan is located, is only 10,000, and it is spread across the vast mountains.
Secondly, the Si Xing Regiment is not the 80th Army. They are still wearing the skin of the principal. The people in this mountain have long been frightened by the original group of guys wearing the same military uniforms. No matter how much military pay they want to give,
, if you don’t honor it then it will be in vain, right? How dare you join such an army so easily?
The 400 new soldiers that the Four Lines Regiment spent nearly a week recruiting after their arrival were all young men who were paid to help the army transport supplies and stretchers. They had a certain understanding of the Four Lines Regiment, while the rest were still waiting and watching.
At least, the Si Xing Regiment's desire to recruit more than 2,000 local recruits will not be achieved in the short term.
This means that after all, the people who had retreated from Licheng needed to eat, so hundreds of young people joined the army. Otherwise, not even half of the Si Xing Regiment's plan to recruit new soldiers would be completed.
Speaking of this, Tang Dao really admired the 921st Division. How did they manage to expand their troops from less than 10,000 to 25,000 in less than half a year?
Tang Dao was not born in this dark age. He was not born in the countryside even in his two lifetimes. He could not deeply understand the farmers' desire for land.
Land represents food, and food means that the whole family can have enough to eat.
The fear of hunger among Chinese farmers of that era was deeply rooted in their bones.
It can be said that the 800 selected recruits brought by Director Night, who is about to report, are very important to the Si Xing Regiment, which is already imperative to expand its army.
Tang Dao understood what the 683 brigade meant by selection. It was not about physical fitness. It was about checking the origins of the recruits. That was their strength. It could almost eliminate the possibility of spies among the recruits, but this greatly reduced it.
reduced the workload of the Four-Hong Kong Group.
For Tang Dao, what made him even more happy was the attitude of the Eightyth Army Group towards him receiving the Baoding Medal.
Director Ye and the 800 recruits who quickly set off to report without any message from the chief showed their attitude.
Continuing to trust is one thing, but more importantly, they believe that Tang Dao also trusts them.
If Tang Dao doesn't trust them, he will reject 800 recruits.
The new recruits who have stayed in the 683 brigade for ten days have obviously had their minds cleansed, and would be wary of joining any other faction's army.
But Brigadier Cheng did not consult with Tang Dao in advance, but directly gave the result, that is, he believed that Tang Dao would never use such eyes to doubt his already extremely close friendly forces.
Naturally, Tang Dao will not disappoint them and will directly call them back to express their welcome and thanks!
The spirit of the Four Elements Regiment has long been condensed and formed in various cruel battles. All the soldiers in the regiment are fighting for the country, which does not conflict with or contradict those dreams.
Moreover, in order to welcome his upcoming partner, Tang Dao also specially prepared a big gift for him.
"To be honest, I personally have some thoughts about my secondment to the Fourth Army Regiment as the director of the Political Training Department, because I have been a military officer for a long time and am good at commanding troops in combat. Ideological and political work is not my strong point, but military orders
Like a mountain, as a soldier, I can only execute.
As for Captain Tang, who I had never met but asked for me by name, I was a little dissatisfied and a little curious at the same time.
I imagined several meetings with my soon-to-be partner, but I never imagined that I would receive such courtesy, which even made me feel a little ashamed of my dissatisfaction."
This is a passage written by General Ye Chenghuan in his war memoirs.
In order to welcome his partner, Tang Dao, who was busy with his busy schedule, personally took Lei Xiong, Gong Shaoxun, Zhuang Shisan and Guo Shouzhi, Leng Feng, two infantry battalion commanders and the guard company to the mountain pass 20 miles away from the regiment headquarters to greet him.
That is currently the highest level of the Four Elements Group, and no one has fallen behind.
You know, even if Tang Dao returns, these officers will only go out to meet him for a few miles.
But this is just a courtesy. At the welcome meeting held by the regiment headquarters, which all company commander-level officers must attend, Tang Dao announced for the first time the responsibilities of the newly established Political Training Office. The Political Training Office will be responsible for personnel, training, security and other work of the entire army.
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As the director of the Political Training Department, Director Ye also serves as the battalion commander and battalion leader of the soon-to-be-established special agent battalion and teaching brigade.
As soon as this appointment was announced, there was an uproar.
Whether it is training or security, it is already the top priority of the Four Lines Regiment, but there is also a personnel, which means that anyone in the regiment who wants to be promoted, whether it is position, military rank or military pay grade, must have this person
Director Ye, who had just arrived, signed and agreed.
It's not a big deal just to hold a lot of power, but in the end, they were still planning to build an upgraded special agent camp and training brigade, so they simply made this man the chief officer.
The secret service battalion sounds like it was promoted from the secret service company, but these days, through meetings held at the regiment headquarters, many company commanders know that today's secret service battalion is in great shape.
The special squadron will be changed into a reconnaissance company and placed under the special agent battalion; the original medical team will also be changed into a field hospital, a company-level establishment with two enhanced guard platoons under its jurisdiction; the engineering platoon will be changed into an engineer company; the communications platoon will be changed into
A communications company; a resident security company will also be established.
There is no need to announce the strength of the battalion, the number of people in the battalion will never be less than 800.
The teaching brigade is responsible for teaching junior officers. The regimental military regulations have basically been released. Those who want to be promoted from sergeant squad leader to lieutenant in the future must train in the teaching brigade for a month. This basically shows that all grassroots backbones will be
Accept the guidance of this future captain.
Now he had the power and soldiers, and his status in the regiment was directly behind Lei Xiong, who had been following Tang Dao, and higher than Gong Shaoxun and Master Zhuang.
However, neither of the two lieutenant colonels whose status was reduced by one looked unhappy. It can be seen that Tang Dao had done all the work before this and paved the way for the army colonel who became the third-in-command upon arrival.
the way.
Not to mention this, Tang Dao announced at this welcome meeting that tomorrow he will award medals to all officers and soldiers who have made military exploits.
That's something the whole group has been waiting for for a long time.
As for the medals, they had all been prepared in several days, and the meritorious service personnel had already reviewed them, but they were only awarded at this time, obviously waiting for the arrival of Director Ye.
This kind of courtesy is the best!
Compared to the shocked eyes of the officers of the Four Elements Regiment, Ye Chenghuan, who was originally a little dissatisfied or worried about coming to the Four Elements Regiment, was also stunned.
If it weren't for the extremely different looks between him and Tang Dao, he even suspected for a moment that they were separated brothers.
Otherwise, why would Tang Dao treat him like this? Just to get closer to the 80th Army? That was really unnecessary.
Perhaps only Tang Dao himself knows.
This general star who has never risen deserves to be treated like this!
