Rise From Eight Hundred

11 jeeps are fully armed!

There are three people in the car, a driver, a co-driver holding a submachine gun and responsible for observing the situation around the car, and a machine gunner standing in the back row with a steel plate shield installed. The long ammunition belt hangs from the machine gun. In case of emergency, aiming and shooting can be completed within 2 seconds.

The distance between each car is kept at 20 meters, which can not only ensure that the front car will not be affected by attacks such as mines and explosives, but also provide fire support to the attacked comrades in the shortest time.

Everyone is authorized by Tang Dao. If anyone shows hostility, they can shoot immediately without asking for permission. This is a standard wartime regulation.

On the road, except for refueling, eating, and necessary rest, there was almost no delay. As Xiao Handan expected, after entering the mountains of northern Sichuan from the plains, although there were many bandits, the 11 roaring armored vehicles and 11 heavy machine guns with their muzzles raised were enough to deter these bandits who relied on robbing ordinary people for a living.

The Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway had not been fully repaired when Tang Dao led the new troops through it last time. But at that time, the whole army relied on iron feet, so they didn't care about the road conditions. But this time they were traveling by car, so they still had certain requirements for the road conditions.

Fortunately, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway was fully opened at the end of 1939, and many people and materials in Sichuan entered Shaanxi Province and were transported to the North China front.

However, this road was not particularly peaceful. Although no one dared to provoke the regular army or the armed transport team composed of hundreds of people, if they were alone or a small caravan of only dozens of people, they would not dare to easily pass through this most important passage connecting Sichuan and Shaanxi. Even if they wanted to go, they would be several caravans together, with at least hundreds of guns and two hundred people.

There were too many bandits along this road.

For example, there is a group of bandits entrenched on a mountain called Heilong Mountain, which is about to leave Sichuan. The bandits have been around for more than 15 years. They even kidnapped the family members of the local county magistrate for ransom. After getting the money, they arrogantly only returned the bodies. The case alarmed the province. The king of Sichuan Province was furious and sent two regiments into the mountains to suppress the bandits. As a result, the bandits fled to the depths of Qinling Mountains and were not completely eliminated. Their stubbornness and ferocity made the local children stop crying when they heard their names!

As the Patriotic War began, the bandits continued to grow and colluded with illegal officials in Shaanxi Province. They used the money they robbed to buy rifles, Mauser pistols and even light and heavy machine guns. The number of people swelled to thousands, and even the local county government did not dare to talk about eliminating them lightly.

The bandits, who were already the largest group along the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, spread their secret posts along the nearly 20 kilometers of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, just to wait for the fat sheep to come on the road.

After discovering the convoy full of supplies galloping on the simple road, although they knew that there were heavy machine guns on the vehicles, they thought that they had a large number of people and geographical advantages, especially in the past few years, no one dared to provoke them. The bandit leader of the bandits had long been arrogant and sent out more than 600 bandits, more than 400 rifles and 5 24 heavy machine guns, directly at a mountain pass to stop the convoy and seize the vehicles and supplies.

The bandits thought that as long as these hundreds of people stood on the mountainside, in front of hundreds of people and hundreds of guns, wouldn’t the regular army and irregular army have to behave honestly?

However, this group of frogs in the well were really unlucky. They met Tang Tuanzuo, who was anxious to return to the base to see his wife and children. The scouts were even on wartime alert. They had even faced a Japanese division head-on, so they would not care about a few hundred chickens and dogs.

The bandits didn't even have time to roll down the boulders from the mountainside to block the road and show their presence. Lv Sanjiang, who was sitting in the first car, found a figure and a rifle 300 meters away through a telescope.

At this time, anyone who pointed a gun at them from a high position was an enemy.

Without hesitation for half a second, he directly ordered the machine gunner to cover the grass on the mountainside with fire, and he jumped off the car with a tiger pounce, using a semi-automatic rifle to cover the machine gunner with fire.

Most of the vehicles in the convoy did not stop at all. The driver pushed the throttle to the maximum and moved forward. The machine gunner who had turned on the machine gun safety did not hesitate to cover the bushes on both sides of the road.

The range of the Browning M2 heavy machine gun is as high as 1,500 meters, and the area of ​​only three or four hundred meters where the bandits were ambushing is all within its range.

The co-pilot in the car basically chose a suitable cover position to jump out of the car, and then fired at the hillside with a rifle or submachine gun. The last two cars stopped far away. The driver and the co-driver took out the 60 mortar from the back seat and found a hidden place to attack the heavy firepower exposed on the mountainside.

The bandits would never have thought that only a few dozen people would dare to attack them. The ambush sites were mostly bushes that could cover their bodies, and there were no trenches at all. There was a tree in front of them, which was a very good shelter.

Although the firing rate of 11 Browning M2 machine guns was far less than that of MG42, that thing was a 7mm caliber bullet. Only one shot could break a tree trunk as thick as an arm. A tree trunk as thick as a waist would directly become a hole the size of a cup. Except for rocks, there was no object that could be called a shelter in front of them.

To put it bluntly, these bandits who were used to being ferocious to ordinary people had almost no cover when facing the fierce 11 metal storms.

The bandits were stunned. In less than 30 seconds, hundreds of them were killed or maimed. Their screams were louder than the roar of the machine guns on the simple road.

The 5 Type 24 rifles mounted on the rocks did not fail to fire, but it was useless!

The bandits had no combat experience. The heavy machine gun firepower point was less than 300 meters away from the road. It was not only within the range of the heavy machine guns and mortars, but also within the range of the scouts' rifles. Together with the sharpshooters including Tang Dao and Pang Zilong, their tactics were to protect the machine gunners. They would shoot whoever shot at the vehicle.

The 5 heavy machine gun firepower points that had just fired for less than 5 seconds were quickly locked by a group of sharpshooters. In order to have a better range and vision, the machine gunners were lying on the rocks. If they didn't die, who would die?

Before the mortars could fire, Tang Tuanzuo and Pang Zilong had already killed 3 machine gunners. The other two were not smart enough to roll behind the rocks immediately and basically became corpses.

People can run, but a heavy machine gun weighing 54 kilograms is not so easy to move.

After two experienced gunners located the heavy machine gun firepower point exposed on the stone surface through telescopes, two mortars fired 6 shells each, and the 5 heavy machine guns that the bandits were most proud of were blown into flying parts.

And at that time, the war had only been less than 2 minutes!

This was the confidence that Tang Tuanzuo dared to promise his parents that even if there were 3 infantry squadrons of Japanese troops besieging their convoy, they would not be able to kill them. The bandits proved this with 200 lives.

At this point, the defeat of the bandits was determined.

The bandits were panicking, and at this moment, they no longer had the previous momentum. Many bandits just wanted to leave this hell on earth as soon as possible.

Their big boss with three scars on his face was brave. He waved a Mauser pistol and roared for his men to shoot back. His whole body was only less than 30 centimeters away from the bunker where he was hiding, and a bullet flew from the bottom of the mountain, passing through the dense forest and hitting his head.

I don't know what kind of bullet is so fierce. Half of his head was blown up by the bullet. From a distance, it looks like a red flower suddenly bloomed on his head.

Only people who are close can see how cruel it is.

The bandits collapsed directly and left their hiding place and ran to the mountain.

However, once the war started, they couldn't just end it as they wanted.

"Since we are here, let's help the local people get rid of this harm!" Tang Tuanzuo watched the bandits who were screaming and began to flee, and issued a killing order with a cold face.

11 machine gunners fired at the bandits fleeing all over the mountains like training targets, and the other 21 elite soldiers went up the mountain to chase them under the personal leadership of Tang Tuanzuo.

It was not until half an hour later that the gunfire stopped completely.

In this battle, the 11 heavy machine guns consumed an average of 1,500 bullets per gun, killing at least 300 bandits, and the number of bandits who could escape the pursuit of 22 elite Chinese officers and soldiers was even rarer to single digits.

593 people, including the top three bandit leaders of the Black Dragon Mountain bandits, were all killed on the hillsides on both sides of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway.

It was not until the next morning that the county government, which received a report from the mountain people alarmed by the gunshots, sent a security battalion to check the scene. The county magistrate's trusted advisor was almost scared to death by the scene full of corpses.

The Black Dragon Mountain bandits claimed to have a thousand people, but in fact there were only more than 600 real bandits. The remaining two or three hundred were women they had abducted from the foot of the mountain. They were basically killed in this battle.

It was the first time for hundreds of bandits in northern Sichuan to end up with a person dead and a village destroyed because of trying to rob someone they shouldn't have robbed.

It was not until later that the news came out that it turned out that they had provoked Tang Tuanzuo and his guards who had returned to the front line. The name of Tang Dao completely became a word that could silence the vicious bandits.

Many years later, although Tang Tuanzuo himself did not return to Sichuan Province, his troops entered northern Sichuan to carry out the task of suppressing bandits. When they heard that they were under Tang Tuanzuo's command, 80% of the bandits surrendered.

Basically, this battle left a shadow on the bandits!

Dozens of people can be killed cleanly when they meet at the right time, what about these thousands of people with a mission? Who are they waiting for to burn paper for themselves if they don't surrender? The bandits are fierce but not stupid!

A fierce battle actually wasted less than an hour of Tang Dao's group. Even the spoils were not collected. Everyone got back on the car and entered Qingmuchuan Town in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province along the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway.

In the small town that stored supplies for the Sichuan Army's new recruits, Tang Dao personally went to pay homage to the old mayor, and the convoy also took a 2-hour rest there, and then continued to head north.

It can be said that they marched all the way under the stars and moon. In less than 4 days, they arrived at the Yellow River ferry 1,100 kilometers away from their hometown. The average daily march speed was more than 300 kilometers, which was much faster than Tang Dao's departure for Shancheng that day.

It can also be seen how eager Tang Tuanzuo was to see his wife and children.

Because a telegram was sent to the Tenth War Zone in advance, at the Yellow River ferry behind the Fifth Army's defense zone, the Tenth War Zone specially prepared two wooden boats that could transport ten tons of cargo. The water level of the Yellow River in September was relatively calm. The two wooden boats went back and forth five times and finally transported Tang Tuanzuo's jeep team that made the soldiers on the scene jealous across the river.

However, this time Tang Dao did not directly set out on the road back to Dakouzidong Town, but continued to move forward and headed straight to the headquarters of the Second War Zone.

After leaving Sichuan Province, Tang Dao sent a telegram to the theater command: "Two days later, Tang Dao will bid farewell to Commander Yan in person!"

Even though Tang Dao's transfer order was issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs, he still had to come to the theater command. Not only did he have to say goodbye to his former superior, but Tang Dao also needed an explanation. In other words, his dissatisfaction could not be appeased by just an explanation.

LF City was forced to give up during the Japanese offensive in 1939. The stingy old man originally wanted to move the headquarters to Shaanxi Province, but firstly, that person was staring at him with burning eyes, and secondly, with the 80th Army and the Four-line Group stirring up the storm in southern Hebei, the reserve forces of the Japanese North China Front Army were firmly tied down in Hebei Province. The Japanese troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain front could not gain an absolute advantage in manpower and materials, and were unable to pose a threat to the defense line formed by more than 200,000 troops relying on the mountains. So he simply made up his mind and placed his theater headquarters in Zhongtiao Mountain, which also expressed his attitude that he, the commander of the theater, would live and die with the officers and soldiers on the defense line.

How to say it? Regardless of what the above thinks, this attitude has boosted the morale of the more than 200,000 troops of the five armies in Zhongtiao Mountain, and the overall combat effectiveness has increased by at least 10%.

But based on Tang Dao's understanding of this person, if the Japanese army really wants to launch a crazy attack on the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line, this person must cross the river first to ensure safety. However, there are also factors that need to be considered from the overall perspective. The Chinese military must not let the head of a theater-level general commander become a trophy of the Japanese army. That would be a heavy blow to the national anti-Japanese enthusiasm.

Although the theater headquarters is in the mountains, the conditions are really good. It is a house of a local rich man, which covers more than one acre of land. Tang Dao passed through three checkpoints in a row before entering the small courtyard that can only be entered by the stingy old man and a few people.

"Captain Tang, sit down!" The stingy old man saw Tang Dao striding in and saluting him in a proper manner, but he smiled bitterly.

With his understanding of this young commander, how could he not know that he allowed the Military and Political Department to transfer the Sihang Regiment to the Fifth Theater, and the young commander would definitely be unhappy, but Tang Dao did not even go back to the station and went directly to the headquarters to ask him for an explanation, which was beyond his expectation.

"Captain Tang, the Ministry of Military Affairs wants to transfer the Four-Line Regiment to the Fifth War Zone. It's not a whim. There must be someone behind it. I am a small commander of the war zone. I can't do anything. I hope you don't blame me." The stingy old man admitted his helplessness in a rare way.

"Commander Yan, it's hard work! My Four-Line Regiment is a small infantry regiment. It's not worth the big guys to go to such trouble." Tang Dao sat upright on the chair, his back straight, his tone respectful and calm.

He and the Four-Line Regiment are indeed just chess pieces, but this chess piece is strong enough. It's not something that these big guys can move around at will. The explanation Tang Dao asked for is actually to obtain the rights and interests that the Four-Line Regiment deserves.

It's impossible that the big guys get what they need after the game, and he and the thousands of soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment will run their legs off! Maybe it was possible before, but now the Four-Line Regiment also has the strength to obtain its own interests.

That is not self-conceit, but it was achieved through real swords and guns on the battlefield in North China, and it was built by more than 3,000 tombstones in the Four-Line Regiment Martyrs Cemetery.

"Captain Tang, don't be anxious. I know that the brothers have been hard-working in the thousand-mile march from north to south, so I have also fought for a lot of rights and interests for the brothers." Seeing that Tang Dao was not buying it, the stingy old man hurriedly said.

"All officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment will receive a one-month salary increase as compensation for their transfer from the war zone. The funds will be borne by the Fifth War Zone, and our Second War Zone will temporarily advance the payment. The funds will be allocated before the Four-Line Regiment departs.

In addition, in order to ensure the safety of millions of people in the southern Hebei region after the transfer of the Four-Line Regiment, the war zone will establish the Southern Hebei Garrison Brigade directly under the Southern Hebei Administrative Office. The brigade commander position is temporarily vacant, and there will be one deputy brigade commander, one chief of staff, and two regiment commanders. Their soldiers will all be recruited by the Southern Hebei Administrative Office, and their weapons and equipment will be supplemented by our Second War Zone, and the military pay will be raised exclusively by the Southern Hebei Administration.

As the commander of the war zone and the political department of the war zone, I am too far away from Southern Hebei and have no idea what is going on. As the deputy commissioner of the Southern Hebei Administrative Office, you are familiar with the local armed personnel. I have decided. Including the deputy brigade commander, all the candidates for the regiment, battalion, and company commanders are recommended by you, Captain Tang.

At the same time, all the 20 or so 150 howitzers in your regiment are inconvenient for long-distance transportation. At my strong request, they are all left in my Second War Zone. I agree to leave half of them in the location of the Ji'nan Administrative Office to continue to deter the Japanese army.

In addition, under my efforts, you, Captain Tang, will still be the deputy commissioner of the Ji'nan Administrative Office, and the positions of county magistrates including Deputy Commander Lei will also be retained. I may not have anything else as the commander of the war zone, but I will definitely not forget the exploits of the brothers of the Four-Line Regiment in my North China battlefield. "

Tang Dao narrowed his eyes, and he felt a new look at the stingy old man. In order to continue to win him over, this man was really willing to spend money.

A garrison brigade, although it belongs to the local troops, even the military pay has to be raised by the Ji'nan Administrative Office, which is so poor, but it is also a recorded army. This man actually resisted interfering and left it all to himself.

And he didn't ask for too much for the heavy artillery. As long as he took half of it, it would be considered to give himself enough face.

Of course, there is gain only when there is sacrifice. Tang Dao didn't know the mind of this shrewd and largest businessman in Shanxi Province. He could get a garrison brigade with sufficient combat power for free, and continue to involve the Japanese army in southern Hebei and reduce the pressure on Zhongtiao Mountain.

From the perspective of the entire war zone, this business is really not a loss at all.

In particular, this move calmed down the extremely unhappy Tang Dao's anger. The idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone is really amazing.

Moreover, the meaning behind the appointment of the deputy brigade commander, which was vacant, was almost written on this smiling face.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid he would be grateful!

However, Tang Dao just wanted to laugh. He didn't know when he could return to the northern battlefield after leading the main force of the Four Lines Corps away. No matter how good this position was, it was actually useless.

But there was no doubt that even if he knew that the stingy old man's move was suspected of being a pie in the sky, Tang Dao also accepted it with pleasure.

With this foundation, the old and the young got along well and chatted for half an hour before Tang Dao said goodbye and left.

Tang Dao's reason for refusing the stingy old man to stay for dinner was also very direct. His wife had given birth and he had to go back.

Well, Tang Dao said that at this point, even if the stingy old man was extremely reluctant and his eyes were twitching with pain, he had to give twenty taels of gold as a courtesy.

Tang Tuanzuo naturally accepted it with a smile. He had to give the boss this face.

"This kid is not a good person. My birthday is in two months. Fifth sister, remember to invite Tang Dao to have a drink for me then!" The stingy old man looked at Tang who was driving away with the gold bars that originally belonged to him, and his brain was desperately thinking about how to get this etiquette back.

"I'm afraid that Captain Tang had led his troops on a long journey at that time." Fifth sister smiled and stabbed her cousin in the heart.

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ps: I'm really not in good condition these days. Yesterday, I wrote 3,000 words all day and deleted them. I barely recovered today. Sorry!

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