Rise From Eight Hundred

Because Tang Dao and his party arrived at around 10 a.m., the Four-Line Regiment also had regulations that drinking was not allowed during military affairs and combat readiness.

Therefore, the welcome banquet for Shangguan Yun and his party was held in the evening. Even if they could not drink alcohol, they still had plenty of meat.

"Everyone will have a simple meal in the regiment cafeteria at noon. In the afternoon, Deputy Commander Lei and Director Ye will accompany you to visit the special service battalion, artillery battalion, baggage battalion, and cavalry battalion to understand the situation. In the evening, all the captain-level officers and the original officers and soldiers of the 542nd Regiment will accompany you to hold a welcome dinner!" Tang Dao made a summary statement at the morning military meeting.

As the group walked out of the regiment gate with laughter, they saw the big wild boar following Hammer and running to greet them. Tang Dao realized that Gu Xishui, who talked about "good boy" with him on the way, was really not exaggerating.

It was only two months since they last met. The wild boar, which originally weighed only 60 to 70 kilograms and was not enough for an infantry squad to eat when made into bacon, suddenly became better because of life. It swelled like a fat sea thrown into the water.

Let alone saying it is a wild boar, even if it is said that it is a meat pig that will eat hormones in the future, Tang Dao will believe it.

Guaiguai: Are you polite? Why do you think of making bacon, which is not a pig-like behavior, when you talk about weight?

The little wild boar, which was only half a meter tall and 80 centimeters long, has expanded at least three times, reaching 80 centimeters in height and more than 1.5 meters in length. In other words, the two fangs in its mouth have not grown rapidly, and at most only one or two centimeters longer than before, which makes Tang Dao think that this thing has not been replaced.

Otherwise, Tang Dao will definitely think that the wild boar that had made military achievements was eaten, and this was temporarily pulled together.

"Guaiguai, what did this good thing eat?" Tang Dao was amazed.

Hearing Tang Dao calling his name, Guaiguai desperately swung his little tail, just like his big brother Hammer.

In other words, humans don't understand the expressions of pig faces very well, otherwise they will definitely see the flattery on the pig faces.

As a pig raised by humans, Guaiguai is very good at observing people's expressions. It knows that it can eat well and grow meat by lying down these days, but it all depends on the face of the man in front of it.

Because this man is the elder brother of Hammer Brother. Didn't you see that Hammer Brother's big tail almost broke when he shook it! And that dog mouth is grinning, it looks so flattering.

Usually, it is not like this. It looks cold and arrogant when it sees anyone, and it is full of domineering CEO style.

So, Guaiguai followed suit, and its long wild boar mouth was also grinning, just short of sticking out its tongue like Hammer.

"Tang... Commander, are you running a zoo!" Shangguan Yun, who has been appointed as the battalion commander of the fourth battalion of the Four Lines Regiment, was a little confused.

Military dogs are common in the army, but military pigs are the first time in his military career.

The reason why he called Tang Dao by his real name just now was because before arriving at the Four Lines Regiment, Tang Dao always asked the old brothers of the 542nd Regiment to call him by his name. If anyone called him Commander Tang, he would basically not agree.

However, Shangguan Yun was very smart. As soon as he called out, he realized that he was stupid. Before this military meeting, no matter how he called Tang Dao, it was just the affection between old comrades, and there was no subordinate relationship between them.

But half an hour ago, Tang Dao personally appointed him as the battalion commander of the 4th Battalion of the Four-Line Regiment, Deng Ying, Shi Hao, and Tang Li were each the commander of the infantry company, and Qin Ruoyu was the commander of the fire support company. That also meant that from that time on, they were not only old comrades, but also superiors and subordinates. If he called Tang Dao again, Tang Dao might not care, but others would have to say in their hearts that he didn't know the rules.

Tang Dao naturally understood the thoughts of his old company commander, and smiled slightly: "Old company commander, don't underestimate this guy. On the battlefield, it saved the lives of several people in Lao Suanpan and bit off the roots of the Japanese devils. Moreover, it also has a military rank, like a second-class private, with a monthly salary of 10 yuan. Looking at its current size, it is estimated that it has eaten all the food!"

"This..." Shangguan Yun and several officers of the 4th Battalion looked at each other with extremely strange expressions.

Originally, they were full of confidence on the sea, thinking that they were all from the Imperial Guards, had received rigorous training, and had experienced war on the Songhu battlefield. The battle of Sihang Warehouse was like tempering fine steel back into the furnace. Whether in terms of mental will or technical and tactical level, they were the elite among the elite.

This time, they went to the Sixing Regiment, which had been established for less than a year. They were considered first-class strong soldiers. Not to mention the organization of the first infantry battalion, they had to get a guard battalion. Even the previous number of the Sixing Regiment, the Sixing Battalion, was not impossible to give them.

As a result, they had not even arrived at the Sixing Regiment’s base! In HD, the three companies of the Sixing Regiment who came to greet them shocked them.

The reconnaissance company and the guard company were fine. One was to walk on the edge of death to provide tactical intelligence, and the other was to protect the regiment headquarters and serve as the last assault force of the regiment headquarters. Equipped with a large number of submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles, there was an explanation.

But how could the second-line soldiers like the baggage company have both Czech-style light machine guns and Japanese-style grenade launchers? The sergeants and officers above the squad leader level were still equipped with the Nambu 14 pistol.

They had all seen the world. The baggage soldiers might have more recruits, but from their spirit, it can be seen that if the Japanese really came, the baggage soldiers composed of recruits and disabled veterans would definitely be ready to fight the Japanese.

No wonder Gu Xishui said that even if they only had three companies, the Japanese would not be able to defeat them without an infantry regiment.

The self-confidence engraved in their bones was brought by victory, not just excellent equipment.

After arriving at the Four-Line Regiment and hearing the list of weapons that Tang Dao listed for each unit, Shangguan Yun and others realized what it meant to sit in a well and look at the sky.

Tang Dao arranged for them to visit the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion in the afternoon, which was actually to let them have a deeper understanding of the current strength of the Four-Line Regiment, so that they could also make various battalion-level tactical arrangements according to their own strength.

With the enhancement of the independent combat capabilities of each infantry battalion, Tang Dao has actually learned to delegate power like Brigade Commander Cheng. At that time, the regiment will only formulate the general combat direction. As for how to fight and how to fight, the commanders of the front-line battalions will formulate it according to the situation on the scene, and other units under the regiment will provide firepower, medical care, engineers, military supplies and other support according to their requirements.

But when they heard Tang Dao say that this wild boar enjoyed the treatment of a second-class soldier and a monthly salary of 10 yuan, Shangguan Yun and others realized that the pattern was small.

As the saying goes: a glimpse of the leopard reveals a glimpse of the leopard. Even a pig in the Sixing Regiment can get a monthly salary of 10 yuan, which means that the Sixing Regiment is not short of equipment, let alone money.

"Haha, Commander Shangguan, now you know that it must be the commander! Pigs are willing to follow him! Look how happy it is." Li Jiujin was amazed.

If it were usual, Li Jiujin's brainless jokes would usually be laughed at, but today was obviously different.

Not only was there no laughter, Li Jiujin looked over in confusion, and there were white eyes all around, and a group of old comrades headed by Shangguan Yun had a "black question mark face" expression.

This guy had a sentence exactly like this when he was summarizing the speech on behalf of the company commanders 10 minutes ago, but he turned us into "pigs".

At this time, he said this sentence again, but it feels a little wrong!

"Ahem, what Old Li meant was that you should be obedient and like us, and be willing to follow the regiment commander. Hey, you are all either battalion commanders or company commanders, why are you arguing with pigs!" Li Jiujin reacted and hurriedly explained with an awkward smile.

Well, can you not explain? It was nothing at first, but now it has become an argument with pigs.

"Old company commander, I'm sorry to make you laugh. So, the reception banquet specially arranged by the regiment for you will be arranged in the evening. At noon, I, an old subordinate, will invite all the brothers from the 542nd Regiment who have come from afar on behalf of my third battalion and the seventh company. If you are willing, please go together. Our third battalion and the seventh company have nothing else, but plenty of meat!"

The Four-line Regiment has a rule that no matter the regiment, battalion, or company is entertaining, even if it is official business, it will be self-funded from the previously determined funds. If it is a personal relationship, you have to pay for it yourself.

Why did Leng Feng specifically mention the seventh company? That means that everyone should go to eat at the seventh company's food. Who let the outspoken Li Jiujin flatter them?

Of course, Tang Dao had no objection to eating Li Jiujin's Seventh Company. The Four-Line Regiment had a rule that after the war, each company would hand over 80% of all the captured items to the battalion headquarters, the battalion headquarters would keep 10% as funds, and the rest would be handed over to the regiment headquarters.

The company headquarters would distribute the captured items according to their own situation. Li Jiujin was the oldest and most cunning among all the infantry company commanders. The Seventh Company had captured the most in several consecutive battles, and was a veritable local tyrant company.

Leng Feng was thinking about the limited funds of the regiment headquarters, so why wouldn't Tang Dao and several other chief officers do it? After hearing what Leng Feng said, several chief officers headed by Tang Dao nodded in tacit understanding.

"Lao Li is the main company of our regiment. It's just right for the brothers who have just returned to taste the cooking skills of the main company's cook squad leader. If you eat well, you can fight well!" Tang Dao set the tone at once.

He was desperately winking at his own battalion commander, meaning that the battalion commander was confused! My Seventh Company is your subordinate, and the Seventh Company is also in the battalion! The face of a certain infantry company commander instantly turned bitterer than coptis.

Although there were not many people at this simple lunch, there were still 300 people, and at least 15 yuan of his budget would be spent. Li Da, who usually loves money, must be heartbroken!

But obviously, the old soldier overestimated the bottom line of some people.

"Haha! Captain Leng is still generous. Today I am taking advantage of Captain Shangguan." Cai Yongguan smiled with his teeth half exposed. "Old Li, I heard that Captain Yang in your kitchen squad is good at cooking pork belly. I'll take the liberty to order a dish for your old boss, Sichuan-style twice-cooked pork, you hurry up and arrange it first."

"Then I'll order a mapo tofu for Shangguan!" Qian Dazhu said.

"I remember that Captain Li also has a cured pork leg, add potatoes, and make a cured meat hot pot! I believe the brothers of the fourth battalion who have returned will like it." Zhao Daqiang, who has always been taciturn, rarely smiled and spoke.

"Fuck! Brothers, please spare me. I only have this little stock. It's gone. It's gone." Li Jiujin bowed to the people around him with a sad face. "Also, our battalion commander Shangguan is from Shunde, and he doesn't like the Sichuan cuisine ordered by you bastards."

"It's rare that Jiujin still remembers my hometown, so I'll order our Shunde hometown cuisine! I guess you don't have goose here, and it's too troublesome to roast pig, so let's order Xiashi Songpi Chicken!" Shangguan Yun, an old subordinate who had been smiling at himself being besieged by a group of Sichuan people, suddenly sighed and spoke.

If they hadn't seen these two people hugging each other warmly like a long-lost "couple" when they met in the morning, I'm afraid everyone would think that Shangguan Yun was deliberately making things difficult for his former subordinates.

Chicken is chicken, and he also ordered Songpi Chicken. The old soldier is going crazy!

"Old company commander, as the saying goes, the chicken is not brought! This person must be educated. You are such an educated person, how can you rub salt into my wounds! Anyway, there is no chicken, but there is still a cured pork leg. For the rest, I can only try to buy as much as possible!" Li Jiujin probably knew that he couldn't make it at this time, so he spread his hands and lay down like a bachelor, letting it go.

When he said this, everyone was quiet at first, and then they all laughed.

Especially Shangguan Yun, Deng Ying and others who rarely experienced such jokes, they laughed so hard that tears almost came out. In the past, the old soldiers were not only famous for their ability to save lives on the battlefield, but they also had such talent, and they could even speak swear words in a rhyming way.

In other words, the company commander of the medical company, Tan Tai Mingyue, rolled his eyes at Tang Dao from a distance. This kind of dirty talk was originally only good at a certain regiment commander, but now, the old shameless Li Jiujin is also catching up, and there is a faint posture of surpassing.

No wonder the nurses would be amused whenever the wounded soldiers of the Seventh Company were around. It turned out that even if they were shot, they couldn't stop the bad behavior they learned from their own company commander.

Facing the big white eyes of his fiancée, a certain regiment commander felt a little guilty, but he spread his hands honestly, saying that it had nothing to do with him, and it was purely Li Jiujin's free play.

Shangguan Yun, who was laughing, keenly observed that the internal atmosphere of the Four Lines Regiment was slightly different from what he imagined.

Before arriving, he had talked with Lao Hei and Gu Xishui about the composition of the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment, and had a general understanding of the internal world of the Four Lines Regiment.

The Four-Line Regiment has four major forces. The former 542nd Regiment is the most powerful. Not only are the two highest officers in the regiment from the 542nd Regiment, but the remaining 40-odd people also hold important positions; the other part is the former 67th Army of the Northeast Army, represented by Chief of Staff Gong Shaoxun and Second Battalion Commander Guo Shouzhi; another part is the Sichuan Army. Although there is no battalion-level cadre, there are many company commanders and soldiers; the last one is the Songjiang Security Regiment represented by the Quartermaster General Zhuang Shisan. They are basically in the baggage unit and are the weakest.

Originally, Shangguan Yun thought that he and others would join and build a fourth battalion to expand the voice of the original 542nd Regiment. In any case, he would cause resistance from the other three forces. Even if there was no resistance, he would never like it.

However, through this joke of the officers collectively "encircling and suppressing" Li Jiujin, Shangguan Yun, who was accustomed to the so-called factional struggles in the army, found that it was not as he imagined. The Four-Line Regiment was actually very harmonious, and the relationship between the chief officers of each department was very good.

Yes, Tang Dao never deliberately suppressed the so-called factions and wanted to earn merit and promotion for his subordinates. This is human nature and completely understandable, but there is a premise that the interests of the entire Four-Line Group and the interests of the War of Resistance must not be damaged.

Now the Four-Line Group looks strong, but it depends on who it is compared with. If it is compared with the Japanese army with hundreds of thousands of troops, it is just a small ant. It is still in danger, and it starts to think about sitting in a row and sharing the fruits. Isn't that stupid?

Therefore, Tang Dao's bottom line has always been very honest. To use the words he often says: Whoever wants to smash our pot, we will smash his bowl!

Some things can be fought for, such as fighting for the lead and fighting hard battles; some things cannot be fought for, such as for the private interests of oneself or a small group.

The Four-Line Group is a whole, and no one can damage the collective interests because of personal relationships. Even if Tang Dao himself wants to get close to the 80th Army, he will communicate with several chief officers including the company commanders below until he convinces most of them.

It is undeniable that there is his personal charm in managing the entire regiment and constantly leading everyone to win battles, but that is also his ability.

Without putting on airs as a superior, and fully respecting every individual, Tang Dao's military management philosophy is different from the old warlords in the past, but it has won the recognition of all officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment.

Tang Dao's strong enough personal charm and leadership have made it possible for the various factions of the Four-Line Regiment to have their own little tricks, but there has been no scandal of recommending useless people against their conscience.

Or it may be said that this is also related to the great strength of the Japanese army. Under the huge pressure of survival, the Four-Line Regiment must be united like a piece of iron, only in this way can it survive in this cruel war.

Fortresses are often first broken from the inside, and the officers who can survive the war are not fools.

Even the 80th Army, which is still weak now, is also the same. They are still very united now.

Unity is strength!

The atmosphere in the regiment is harmonious, and Shangguan Yun and others had a simple meal and ate it very comfortably.

If we can't drink alcohol, we can drink tea instead. Since there are so many people, we didn't eat much meat, but we drank a lot of tea.

Only Comrade Lao Li, apart from symbolically toasting a few school-level officers, spent the rest of the time eating.

In his words: If I don't eat more of the money in my company, God won't agree!

This is true. Several company commanders who are familiar with Lao Li eat meat more vigorously. If they eat more, Lao Li will take less back. That's the truth.

Several company commanders eat like hungry ghosts, which makes Tang Dao so angry that he points at them with his kuaizi, indicating that you guys should pay attention to your image.

Amidst a burst of laughter, several company commanders stopped kuaizi embarrassedly.

However, amid the laughter, there was a discordant factor.

As a signalman ran to report to Ye Chenghuan, Ye Chenghuan whispered a few words in Tang Dao's ear while he was eating, and Tang Dao's face suddenly became solemn.