Rise From Eight Hundred

"This is definitely not a Tuba, it's the Sihang Regiment in Taihang Mountain in southeastern Shanxi!" Shinozuka Yoshio, who rushed to Handan in person, took Kuroda Saburo's battle report, his eyes full of murderous light.

The Sihang Regiment is also not unfamiliar to the 10th Division, and it can even be said that the old hatred has not been avenged and new hatred has arisen.

In the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the two elite infantry battalions of his 10th Division that bypassed the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line suffered heavy losses and one was completely wiped out. At first, they aimed their revenge at the 4th Army, but with the intelligence sent back by senior spies lurking in the Second War Zone of China.

Those who stabbed the 10th Division hard were not only the 38th Army of the 4th Army, but also the 12th Division of the 5th Army and the Sihang Regiment that made the North China Front Army fear like a tiger.

This time, the 10th Division was ordered to come to southern Hebei. Shinozuka Yoshio may have planned to completely control southern Hebei first, and then use the 10th Division as the vanguard to attack southeastern Shanxi with the cooperation of the 108th and 109th scum.

The newly appointed Duo Tianjun also drew one big pie after another. Itagaki Shiro is about to take up the post of Chief of Staff of the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters. As long as Shinozuka Yoshio completely eliminates the Chinese resistance forces in southern Hebei and the villages that dare to support the resistance forces according to the plan, the vacant commander of the Third Army will be Shinozuka Yoshio's pocket.

Although the current Third Army directly under the headquarters is also a mess after the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the 3rd and 5th Divisions suffered heavy losses and could not recover for half a year, it is still a position to command more than 100,000 troops after all. How can Shinozuka Yoshio not be tempted?

As a result, before the blueprint was unfolded, it was hit hard by the Sihang Regiment that sneaked into southern Hebei. How could Shinozuka Yoshio bear it?

"How dare the main force of the Four-Line Regiment sneak out of the Taihang Mountains in southeastern Shanxi to the plains?" Duo Tianjun, who was almost injured by anger in Pingbei City, was not surprised but happy after receiving the telegram from Shinozuka Yoshio. "Yoshi! Send a message to Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, asking him to suspend the "burning war" against southern Hebei and return to the front army headquarters to discuss matters immediately. I have a new tactic that needs his cooperation."

The Four-Line Regiment was a big worry in the minds of the two previous imperial army generals, but in Duo Tianjun's view, it was purely because those two guys were too stupid. The Imperial North China Front Army had more than 300,000 soldiers. Let alone a small infantry regiment, even a group army was just a slightly larger dish.

In the vast Taihang Mountains, the Four-Line Regiment, a small Karami, could still rely on the mountains to block and hide from the imperial army's front, but more than 60% of southern Hebei was plains and hills. What could they use to block the imperial army's front?

Under Duo Tianjun's careful arrangement, the Japanese North China Front Army, unwilling to accept defeat, was preparing a tactical operation against the Four-Line Regiment.

The Four-Line Regiment and the Ji'nan Military Division of the 80th Army also did not celebrate this small victory.

Instead, with the help of this victory, the people in the base area were enthusiastic about resisting Japan and began to develop militias and arm them.

Many people have finally woken up from their so-called luck. A Japanese bomber group went to attack Panzhai. It was not to attack the 80th Army. It was to massacre the village and wipe out the families.

If you don't resist, you can only wait for death.

In Guangping County alone, in less than a week, 1,000 people signed up for the army, and more than 6,000 people joined the militias of various villages. On average, each village had a 50-man militia platoon.

If we look at the whole southern Hebei, the Four-line Regiment alone recruited 2,000 soldiers, and that was the result of six company commanders being strictly selected. The 80th Army recruited 9,000 soldiers, and almost formed a new recruit division.

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen was so happy that his glasses narrowed into a slit, and he sent a telegram to Tang Dao saying that he would come to Zishan to drink with him.

Anyone would be happy. Last year, Deputy Brigade Commander Chen brought an independent regiment of 2,500 people to southern Hebei, and it took half a year to develop a scale of 10,000 people. As soon as the Four-line Regiment came and beat the Japanese hard, the scale immediately doubled, and the troops only caught up with the main force of the 683rd Brigade.

It is estimated that it will not take long for Deputy Brigade Commander Chen to move up again, and he will become the chief officer of another main force of the 921st Division.

Tang Dao certainly knew the real meaning of Deputy Brigade Commander Chen coming to drink. Soldiers alone are not enough, and weapons are also needed. Otherwise, how can we deal with the upcoming surging counterattack of the Japanese army?

But if you only want to rely on the 921st Division Headquarters, you are thinking too much. I guess the two division commanders Liu are also worried about the guns!

As the 921st Division extends its tentacles from southeastern Shanxi to southern Hebei and northwest Shanxi, the troops are expanding rapidly. The 683rd Brigade Independent Regiment is not the only unit that has changed from 3,000 to 20,000. The division commander is not a god, how can he change guns and ammunition?

There are many troops like Chuanzi where an infantry squad has only one gun.

At first glance, the captured items of the Panzhai victory were quite a lot. 1,100 Type 38 rifles, 310 other types of rifles, 18 Japanese light machine guns, 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 16 grenade launchers, 2 damaged infantry guns, and 150,000 rounds of various bullets were seized.

But these are not enough to equip the 9,000 newly enlisted soldiers, and they can't even make up for the previous weapon gap.

"Brother Tang! If you don't think of a solution, these good men of Jizhou will have to carry red tasseled spears and broadswords to fight the fully armed Japanese devils. Just thinking about it will make us feel sorry for the fathers and folks of Jizhou!" Deputy Brigade Commander Chen, who is actually only 30 years old, had obvious traces of tears on the souvenirs brought by Tuochuanzi.

Tang Dao could understand the old soldier's feelings.

A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. As a commander, being soft-hearted on the battlefield, even to one's own people, could lead to the failure of the entire battle.

They had to become ruthless manipulators, even if they had to watch their own chess pieces being devoured by the other side.

But on the battlefield, it was difficult for a good cook to cook without rice. Seeing his soldiers stepping onto the battlefield without a single gun in their hands, they could only rely on primitive cold weapons and well-equipped enemies to fight for the one-in-a-million victory and life, and his heart was undoubtedly extremely painful.

"Tell your leaders at all levels, guns, I'll find a way!" Tang Dao patted the shoulder of the little friend who would meet again a year later, and took on this arduous task.

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"What? The flag of the 63rd Infantry Regiment of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army?" The stingy old man was startled by the telegram sent to him by Tang Dao, which the fifth sister ran all the way to bring.

"Is it true?"

"Captain Tang used his military rank as the commander of the Four-Line Regiment as a guarantee in the telegram!"

"Haha! Good boy, I didn't misjudge him. Tell him that as long as this captured Japanese regiment flag is sent to the theater headquarters, the Four-Line Regiment will be rewarded with 50,000 yuan, and the administrative expenses of the Ji'nan Office will be increased by 10,000 yuan!" The stingy old man was so excited that his heart was shaking, and he directly reported a sky-high reward.

The veterans of the Four-Line Regiment understood the truth, so how could he, the commander of the theater, not understand it? After almost two years of fighting, if Tang Dao was not lying, then his Second Theater would become the first theater in the entire Chinese battlefield to capture the Japanese infantry regiment flag. This honor is almost comparable to the 100,000 troops of Commander Xue who surrounded the 106th Division and annihilated it.

In the ranking of famous generals on the Chinese battlefield, he, who was criticized for being better at business than fighting, must be in the top five!

He has his own strength, and with this reputation, even if the many big guys in the alliance want to move him, it will be difficult.

"Captain Tang also said that the colonel's sword will not appear in the trophy catalog. This telegram was not sent to the theater headquarters, but directly to the commander's residence." The fifth sister continued.

"Hehe! This kid is a capable person. He knows that I like to collect this. Tell him that I accept this gift. If there is a chance in the future, I will do my best to ensure his promotion." The stingy old man smiled.

"This is his second telegram sent to the commander's residence. It is specially noted that it can only be opened by the commander in person!" The fifth sister carefully took out another folded telegram.

"Oh? Is there any secret?" The stingy old man in a very good mood took the telegram and opened it with a smile.

Then, his eyes suddenly bulged, and his expression was extremely weird. It didn't seem like he was angry, but he was definitely not happy.

"Brother, what did he say?" The fifth sister asked carefully.

The middle-aged woman has been following the stingy old man for many years and knows her brother's cunning too well. If the cunning brother doesn't want her to know the content of the telegram, no matter how excited he is, he will act as if nothing has happened. Such inappropriate expression management is rare.

"You bastard, you are really bold, greedy, and wanton." The stingy old man suddenly cursed and uttered several idioms in a row.

This is really rare for the stingy old man who likes to pretend to be a bumpkin, at least the middle-aged woman has never seen it.

And that anger is definitely not fake, the few hairs on the top of the head feel all upright, like a hedgehog threatened by a wolf.

The so-called hedgehog head is probably named after this!

"Brother, calm down, there must be some misunderstanding!" The fifth sister hurriedly brought a cup of tea to calm the stingy old man who was angry and blushing.

"He misunderstood Tang Dao's whole family. I was so sincere to him, but he thought I was just a rich kid that he always talked about?" The stingy old man slammed the teacup on the small table viciously, forgetting that it was his favorite Chenghua blue and white porcelain.

The middle-aged woman felt distressed. The pair of small teacups cost 70,000 or 80,000 yuan to buy from Southeast Asia. What if they were broken?

But when she heard the stingy old man say "rich kid", the middle-aged woman couldn't help laughing. Tang Dao, the little guy, was brave and heroic on the battlefield, but he was very interesting in private. A rich kid really portrayed the image of "stupid and rich" vividly.

"Sister, look at it, look at what he said!" The stingy old man looked at his cousin's strange expression, pointed at the telegram, and told her to read it herself in a bad mood.

"Commander Yan, to your honor: Although the Four-Line Regiment has gained something from the bitter battle with the Japanese invaders, the losses are also extremely huge. Therefore, we have to replenish our troops on the spot, and the whole army will be ready to fight the enemy again in the morning!

Yes, Commander, you read it right. Due to the lack of guns and ammunition, the 2,000 new recruits of our Four-Line Regiment and the militia developed by the Ji'nan Office are all equipped with red tasseled spears of more than ten feet. Although the blacksmith furnace made the spear heads overnight, it could not meet the needs. Therefore, I specially asked the commander for 10,000 guns. If each gun can be equipped with 100 rounds of bullets, all the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment will be grateful!

Thinking for a long time in the quiet night, thinking of the commander's kind face and treating me like a son or nephew, although the night is long and dark, looking to the southeast, it seems that there is a flame jumping, and I am also in tears!

With emotion, I took the captured Japanese military flag to wipe my feet!"

"Puff!" After reading it, the fifth sister couldn't help laughing.

This Tang Dao wants a gun! Why make it so flowery, even bringing out things like 'waiting for dawn on wooden sleepers' and 'eyes full of tears'.

"Thanks to Grandma's kind face, I think he thinks I'm a great guy. He can take whatever he wants from me. He might as well grab ten thousand rifles!" the stingy old man complained angrily.

"Brother, Tang Dao led the Four Elements Regiment in southern Hebei, which is far more dangerous than southeastern Shanxi. He may have had no choice but to vigorously develop the local villagers' armed forces to fight against the Japanese invaders." Wu Meizi could only advise.

How could a middle-aged woman not know her brother's temperament? Taking 10,000 guns from him, let alone 1,000 guns, would be like poaching his flesh.

The scale of the arsenal that has been evacuated to Guanzhong is only one-tenth of its former size. The output of these 10,000 guns is two to three months, and the price is more than ten times the 60,000 yuan.

"That grandma can't threaten me. She just needs to tell me clearly that if I don't give it to him, he would rather use the Japanese flag as a wiping cloth than give it to me." The stingy old man felt that the breath in his nostrils was hot.

"Commander Tang is wrong to do this. This guy's personality is like a wild wolf, unruly, but it is precisely because of this that he has such military exploits. At this time of the war between the two countries, what you want, brother, is not a dog. You really have it." That's the kind of wolf.

There are very few people in this world who can tame it! "Fifth sister said.

"Yes! This guy is like a sword. If you use it well, it can hurt your opponent, but if you use it poorly, it can also cut yourself." The stingy old man sighed. "That's why I am even more unwilling. I am the king of Jin Province, how can I be controlled by such a little kid?"

This is probably the true feeling of the stingy old man. He may not care about ten thousand rifles, but if he is threatened by Tang Dao like this, where can he find the face?

"Brother, if you didn't stand in your own position, what would you think about this matter?"

"This is an exchange! I took the flag of the Japanese infantry regiment and announced to the whole world that my second theater is the nemesis of the Japanese. As long as I am here, the Yellow River defense line will be worry-free! He Tang Dao took away 10,000 rifles, If you manage southern Hebei, you will become an important general sooner or later!"

"That's it. We each get what we need. Captain Tang's request is not excessive." The fifth sister's face gradually became serious.

"Brother, because you are the commander, you are not satisfied that Tang Dao and the Four Lines Regiment have not completely fallen to your side, but have you ever thought about a problem? Tang Dao has close relations with the 80th Army and the Northwest Army. If If he falls to either side of the two armies, it may not end well.

Especially the one who is most on guard against the 80th Army. If he knew that the 80th Army received help from the Four Lines Regiment, I'm afraid."

"Hiss~~~" The stingy old man's eyes narrowed slightly.

That person was his old rival. How could he not know what that person was thinking? The Eightyth Army could resist Japan, but it could never become too powerful. If it became too powerful, he would tear his face even at the threat of the Japanese.

At that time, how should he, the commander of the second theater, deal with himself? The 80th Army and the Fourth Army held up almost half of the sky in his second theater. After two years of fighting on the battlefield, the various units also forged a friendship to fight the powerful enemy side by side, which was much more difficult than dealing with the Japanese.

"We must never let this happen. No matter what, his four-line regiment is an infantry regiment directly under our theater." A cold light flashed in the eyes of the stingy old man.

"Call back and tell Tang Dao to deliver what he promised. Within a month, the war zone will transport 10,000 Jin-made rifles and 1 million rounds of bullets to southern Hebei. The office funds of the southern Hebei office will be withheld for 6 months. This will not happen next time! "The stingy old man finally made a decision.

"In addition, Jin-made rifles can only be used by militiamen fighting against the enemy, and cannot be used by other ministries. If found, they will be punished according to military regulations!"

Wang Gongyu

What did Tang Dao do? Was Mao Jinan's office taking the blame? Without funding for half a year, dozens of people in the office are suffering from the northwest wind?

Obviously, this is not within the scope of the stingy old man's consideration.

The stingy old man only knew that he was pinching his nose and being stabbed by Tang Tuanzuo, but there was nothing he could do about it. The Japanese infantry regiment flag was really too tempting. As long as he won this first place, his reputation as Commander Yan would be destroyed. can be spread overseas.

This is really not the unrealistic ambition of a stingy old man. In the past, during the entire Anti-Japanese War, Japan only had a record of burning its military flag three times.

In 1941, the Japanese 13th Division attacked Yiling, but was counterattacked and the headquarters was almost destroyed. In desperation, the Japanese army was forced to organize the burning of the military flag.

In 1944, the Japanese 113th Regiment and 148th Regiment stationed in Yunnan Province were completely wiped out, and each burned their military flags in despair.

After Japan challenged the United States, the United States defeated Japan in the Pacific theater and was in a state of disarray. In the later period, it pushed evenly but failed to capture a single military flag.

In the Northeast Theater, Mao Xiong defeated Japan, but did not capture a military flag.

This first record will really make someone's reputation. Although some people may criticize that it is the military exploits of his subordinates, but why don't you have such subordinates? I do!

Faced with such sour words about sour grapes, the stingy old man couldn't help but blush, and I even gave him 10,000 rifles in exchange! Which of you has it?

Having strong subordinates and money, this is strength! Of course, those who are thick-skinned are also part of the powerful group.

Before the Jin-made rifles from the second theater were shipped, more than 3,000 rifles of various types in stock at the Sixings Regiment's headquarters arsenal also arrived in southern Hebei half a month later.

Gong Shaoxun also placed huge orders with Rostav and Krupp companies for a complete German weapon master's equipment.

Mr. Rostav’s shaking little hands almost made him lose control of the pen he was signing. The Far East is definitely his lucky place. Less than a year after arriving in China, he has already opened up a new sales pattern.

Who says that Chinese people are poor and have no money? They all use Citibank’s US dollar checks to pay, which is a more popular currency than the Mark. ()