Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 1407: Expedition (Part 1)

  Morning of December 1, 1941!

The Fourth Army Regiment led the army and the Ministry of Military Affairs ordered to fight from the second war zone to the fifth war zone 2,000 miles away. The whole regiment went from the North China battlefield to the central China battlefield and swore to fight at the Dakouzidong Town station.

The location of the swearing-in meeting was chosen at the Sixings Regiment Martyrs Cemetery. Thousands of fully armed officers and soldiers stood quietly and solemnly, facing more than 4,000 tombstones on three sides of the hillside like a jungle.

A bright red military flag of the four-line regiment and the "death" flag regarded as a treasure by the Tang regiment were both placed in front of the tombstones. They gradually became wet in the continuous winter rain, just as they looked at themselves quietly. The eyes of the brothers lying quietly in the grave were gradually wet with tears.

The people lying there were all their comrades who were as close as brothers. They had made an appointment, and those who survived would take the time to come over and pour them a glass of wine and light a cigarette.

 But now, they are going to the distant Central China, 2,000 miles apart. This promise cannot be fulfilled, unfortunately.

The silky drizzle just sprinkled on their faces, in their eyes, and on the three top officers of the Four Lines Regiment standing on the temporary platform built with logs.

Tang Dao stood in the middle, Lei Xiong and Ye Chenghuan stood on both sides, and all the other school officers stood at the front of their troops. Whether they are going to fight or staying behind, they all stand there.

Even Guaguai and Shui Zi were sitting neatly in the queue of the guard company of Taihang No. 1 Hospital.

Tang Dao attaches great importance to the safety of Taihang Hospital. In order to prevent the Japanese army from using a small group of elite troops to sneak into the mountains for a sneak attack, not only did the entire **** company have more troops than a regular infantry battalion, but it also sent 20 additional military dogs with Hammer blood.

 And guys like Hammer and Guaguai, who have super high ability to distinguish Japanese people and like to roam in the wild mountains and forests, were asked by Erya to enrich the strength of the **** company.

Hammer was very smart. He had noticed something was wrong a long time ago and was unwilling to stay in the hospital guard company that had been established for more than two months. He spent more time with the reconnaissance company in training. But at this moment, it No matter how reluctant you are, you can only stay in your own queue.

 It is a dog, but it is also a soldier. As a soldier, it must obey orders, even if it is the only dog ​​in the Four Lines Regiment with the rank of Army Sergeant.

 Periphery, there are crowds of people.

After nearly three years of purges, Dakouzidong Town has been basically built like a railway. There may be people from the Intelligence and Investigation Bureau lurking, but those who have colluded with the Japanese have basically turned into corpses.

In this regard, Tang Tuanzuo is more ruthless than most people. There is a reason why you were forced to become a Japanese soldier for your family in the enemy-occupied area to survive, but in Dakouzidong Town, there are fields and jobs. It is simply unforgivable to betray the country and nation for money.

Once clues are revealed and are reported and verified, there is no need for a trial at all, and they will be dealt with directly according to wartime military law, and their family members will also be implicated and driven out of Dakouzidong Town.

The spies sent by the Japanese were even worse. There are still mummies of Japanese spies hanging from trees on the mountain road leading to Dakouzidong Town.

Aerial reconnaissance is even more nonsense. Under the air defense system carefully constructed by the Four Lines Regiment, fighter planes dare not enter the mid-to-low altitude of 2,500 meters. The photos taken at an altitude of 2,500 meters are not clear enough, coupled with the protection of mountains and forests and a large number of The artificial camouflage blinded the Japanese and they could not tell what secrets there were in those mountains.

In the words of the Japanese intelligence agency: Dakouzidong Town is a desert of imperial intelligence. They have no way of knowing what the Four Elements Group is doing in that mountain.

Therefore, Tang Dao gave the officers and soldiers who lived in Dakouzidong Town a holiday three days before the expedition, allowing them to go home to visit relatives and allowing them to tell their families that they were about to go to the battlefield.

Military secrecy is very important, but Tang Dao believes that compared to this, parents should know where their sons who have worked so hard to raise will go. Even after the death notice is sent, parents can know the direction of their son's death. .

Although the hatred between the country and the family is great, we must also consider the love of the small family!

There are at least 20,000 people living in the town of Dakouzidong, as well as military relatives and villagers who come spontaneously for dozens of miles around, as well as workers in various factories.

For the people of this hundred-mile radius, the Si Xing Regiment not only ensures the tranquility of the land and water here, but more importantly, the Si Xing Regiment has been here for more than two years and has recruited thousands of soldiers.

Almost every household has a son-in-law serving in the army, and the Si Xing Tuan is their son-in-law.

Those officers and soldiers standing together with backpacks, guns, puttees and helmets on their backs, as well as those tombstones standing quietly, I don’t know how many of them are their relatives.

Such soldiers will go on an expedition for thousands of miles. They don’t know when they will return, and they don’t know how many of them will return. How can they not come to see them off?

There are white-haired old men, women in green clothes, children with confused eyes tugging at the corners of their mother's clothes, and even babies who are waiting to be fed and don't understand the world.

 Because there stood the warriors who were about to go on a long journey, including their sons, their husbands, and their fathers.

 This farewell is the first time, and perhaps the last time.

Their eyes roamed over the faces of their relatives almost greedily, over and over again.

  The scene with more than 20,000 people was actually eerily quiet and solemn.

Looking at the faces of the officers and soldiers who were standing solemnly in the audience, they took a deep breath and Tang Dao's metallic voice echoed throughout the audience.

"Today, our four-line regiment has set out for 2,000 miles. The soldiers of our regiment are about to embark on a new journey. Here, I don't want to talk about any big principles. I just want to give you a list of names." Tang Dao didn't use the microphone either. He stepped to the edge of the wooden stage and scanned the whole place.

"This is the list of generals who have died in our army since the beginning of the war: General Tong Linge and Lieutenant General Zhao Dengyu were killed in Nanyuan, Beiping; General Hao Mengling was killed in the Battle of Xinkou at the Nanhuaihua position; General Feng Anbang was killed in the battle. In the Battle of Dabie Mountain, General Chen Anbao died in the battle at Poyang Lake; General Zheng Zuomin died in the battle in southern Guangxi. Since the war began, our Chinese army has lost more than a million officers and soldiers, and more than a hundred generals!

Although I, Tang Dao, am not a general, I will not let the generals focus on their beauty, and I will be ready to sacrifice my life to become a benevolent person. I will live up to the expectations of my hometown Sichuan Province, my second hometown North China, and the expectations of all the elders in North China. Entrusted by my parents. "

Tang Dao’s categorical oath made the entire audience fall into silence, and they even forgot to applaud. Especially when Tang Dao's parents' instructions were mentioned, all the officers and soldiers in the audience were silent.

Although they have the ambition to protect their home and country, their parents, wives and children are also the softest corners of their hearts. It is difficult not to feel sad when thinking about them.

"A few months ago, I went home on official business, and my father had a long talk with me the night before I returned to the army. I still remember what my father said. He said: When you first joined the army in Sichuan, my mother and I both No objection, because I miss you, I can do what I want to do, or be promoted to fame, wealth and glory, or carry a gun and ride a horse to enjoy life.

 The Songhu War began, and you fought **** battles on the front line. Your mother and I couldn't sleep at night. Even though your military achievements were becoming more and more prosperous, your mother and I were suffering for several years.

Because what I fear the most is that my only son will be killed by bullets before he can enjoy life!

However, my father also understands that when the country is broken, the family will be destroyed. When the mountains and rivers are broken, who can survive alone? How can we enjoy life? Now that you are gone, my father does not expect you to rise to prominence. I only hope that you can take care of yourself. I do not expect you to be able to live happily, but I do hope that you will be useful to wipe out the Japanese invaders and fulfill your wishes! "

After Tang Dao finished speaking about his father's instructions to him before leaving, the officers, soldiers and people in the audience became even more silent.

This is an old father's request for his son who is about to embark on a more dangerous battlefield again. Even whether his son can survive is a luxury. He only hopes that his son will work hard to live longer on the battlefield because of his own life choices.

 The regiment commander is already considered a very high official, but on the battlefield, he still has to live and die!

 This is war!

　　Many women covered their mouths in an effort to prevent themselves from bursting out in grief, while the men also had watery eyes, trying hard to hold back the tears from rolling down.

That parent doesn’t love his or her children? But when the country was ruined and the family was in ruins, they endured the pain in their hearts and sent their children to the battlefield. In fact, many parents refused to come because they were afraid that tears would damage the morale and the fate of the army, and even looked at their sons for the last time. Can not look.

Facing the soldiers and civilians who were in tears, their eyes were slightly moist. The sonorous and powerful voice of Tang Dao did not stop. He gently held the death flag in front of him with his hand: "My father and my mother fully understand my choice, and I send it to you with tears in my eyes." I went on an expedition, and this flag with the word "death" written by the old man of the Wang family that our regiment has always treasured as a gift to his son is also a representative of my Chinese parents.

 If we don’t defend such parents, who will? If we don’t protect such a home, who will? Here are the 5,000 heroes of our Si Xing Regiment who have sacrificed their lives for the country over the years. There are more than 10,000 people from our Taihang Regiment. The 5,600 officers and soldiers of our Regiment, led by Tang Dao, are about to go on an expedition. We hereby swear an oath that the Japanese pirates will never be destroyed and that we will never return home! "

"Until the Japanese pirates are exterminated, I swear not to return home." "The Japanese pirates are not exterminated, and I swear not to return home."

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Not only the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment and the garrison brigade who came to see him off were shouting with arms raised, but the surrounding people were also affected by the passionate officers and soldiers at the scene. Most of them burst into tears, waved their arms and shouted slogans.

The sound of the mountain roaring and the tsunami aroused waves of rumbling echoes in the mountains. Even if Tang Dao pressed down to indicate that it could stop, the rumbling echoes were still rippling in the mountains.

It seems that the majestic Taihang Mountains are also sending out a cry from the mountains for this army that is taking the oath.

As Tang Dao roared, "Let's go!".

The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment, who were fully armed, turned around collectively, and with people's attention and military salutes from their comrades who stayed behind, they suddenly stepped out for the expedition.

Most of the troops of the Jinan Guard Brigade have rushed to the front line of Jinan. Less than a thousand people are still at the garrison, but they are all lined up on one side of the road at this moment. With Lei Xiong's loud roar of "Salute", all the soldiers carried their guns on their backs. Behind him, he raised his right hand to salute his comrades who were about to go on a long journey.

 This is the only way for them to express their surging hearts.

 “Salute!” The officers and soldiers of the Sanxian Security Battalion a little further away raised their right hands in unison as their battalion commander Wei Donglai roared.

"Salute!" The officers and soldiers of the hospital guard company also raised their right hands at the order of Lieutenant Tu Yunsheng, who had only one leg but did not use a cane. They stubbornly stood on one leg for nearly half an hour.

The first to set off was the reconnaissance company directly under the regiment. Not only were they to be the vanguard and vanguard of the entire regiment, but also because in the past few years of combat, the reconnaissance company had made great achievements and was worthy of its reputation as the most elite of the Four Lines Regiment. They have the honor of being the vanguard of the entire regiment.

Gaiguai, who had always been obedient, suddenly began to hum as he watched the two or three hundred men from the reconnaissance company leave.

Guaiguai and Hammer are different. Hammer is not happy, but he has the consciousness of being a military dog. He just watches the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance company with whom he interacts the most leave with a dull look. However, Guaiguai doesn't care about so many things. He has the most contact with him on weekdays. The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance company wanted to leave but didn't take it with them. That was because of the boss's reluctance.

While humming, he rushed out of the farewell queue, opened his long pig's mouth, and grabbed Shen Laoliu's big backpack.

Guaiguai is an extremely smart wild boar. Although Shen Laoliu is cold-blooded and ruthless on the battlefield, one man killed dozens of Japanese soldiers with one shot in the battle of Shaiyue Valley. He is also a bit aloof on weekdays, but he has a very good heart. Shan is always very good to Guaiguai, a foodie, and often makes delicious food for him.

Although Shen Laoliu wanted to touch this silent comrade who did not make a living by being cute but was now acting cute, the commander of the regiment had issued a military order, so he dared to stop? I had to work hard to break away from Guaiguai's entanglement so that I could move on.

However, Guaguai is no longer the half-big pig boy he once was, but an adult wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms. With his large body and two sharp tusks that are over 15 centimeters, in terms of hand-to-hand combat alone, he can withstand four elements. Only a few people in the group can defeat it alone.

Especially with the wild boar’s bite force of over 300 kilograms, it can bite a large bone stick into two pieces in minutes, let alone a canvas rucksack without spitting it out.

Shen Laoliu's strength is spearmanship, but in terms of strength, he is far behind.

Moreover, Guaguai also used his own weight, holding the backpack tightly in his mouth, while other parts of his body were lying on the ground, and he was still shouting "humming" anxiously, like a man who was abandoned and about to travel far. Father's child.

How would you describe this scene? It's like a big man with a beard, dragging his father who is about to go on a long journey, and shouting, "Daddy is bad, he doesn't want me anymore!"

The comical scenes with great contrast amused the people who were seeing off the army with tears in their eyes.

The constant laughter invisibly eliminated the previous tragic feeling.

Well, this is a good time. The army had just taken a few steps when they were stopped by Guaguai, a foodie.

Faced with such a predicament, Shen Laoliu, who usually had many tricks, was at a loss to do anything.

 If it were someone else, who would dare to stop the marching army? Now the whole army is armed with live ammunition according to wartime standards. Anyone who blocks the way can be punished with military law. No one dares to touch the military law of Tang Tuanzuo, who is usually good-tempered in wartime. After all, he is a ruthless person who can even punish himself. A ruthless character with a whip.

But who is Guaiguai? It is not only the mascot of the Si Xing Regiment, but also a real comrade-in-arms. In the past two years, it has often served as a scout on the periphery of the regiment's position, and has discovered many Japanese soldiers who have touched the position.

He was shot because of this, and there are still three hairless areas on the pig's butt, which are permanent marks left by the 6.5mm Arisaka bullet.

The leader, Captain Lu Sanjiang, was also a bit paralyzed. He could only smile bitterly and wave his hand to order the troops to keep moving forward. He also ordered Second Lieutenant Cao Yingchong, who was transferred to the reconnaissance company from Zishan after the war, to assist Shen Laoliu, who had stepped aside, to kill this cute guy first. The big wild boar is dealt with first and then catches up with the team.

After receiving the military order, Cao Yingchong felt the pain in his heart and took out the good beef jerky that he was reluctant to eat on weekdays. He grabbed several pieces and put them to Guaiguai's mouth, which was already bright-eyed.

If it were normal times, Guaiguai would have happily slipped away to eat snacks, but at this moment, Guaiguai was so greedy that his saliva was dripping, and he still refused to let go.

That means, I really want to eat, but I want to go with you even more.

 The laughter of the people on the side became even louder, and even the soldiers with solemn faces raised the corners of their mouths and smiled knowingly.

 I’m sorry! Especially when they saw the regimental commander striding over there, Cao Yingchong and Shen Laoliu, two army second lieutenants who fought with the Japanese without even frowning, were really overwhelmed at that moment.

Then, Cao Yingchong saw Sister Zhuang, who was already the head nurse of the gunshot wound department at Taihang Hospital, looking over with a smile.

 Cao Yingchong lowered his head and exchanged a few words with Shen Laoliu, then rushed up the hillside and picked a bunch of wild chrysanthemums. They are flowers that can be seen everywhere in the Taihang Mountains. They bloom from September to December. They are not brilliant but are a good medicine.

　Many people have dried wild chrysanthemums soaked in their kettles.

The soldiers slowly passing by him and the melon-eating spectators who were laughing at the side were all as confused as Guaguai. Although wild boars are omnivores, there are meat and rice in the four-element group. Guaguai has long given up eating these things. OK?

 But obviously, Guaiguai is a principled pig. He never eats for free and does things when he is given food.

Then, I saw Cao Yingchong taking out a few more beef jerky sticks and using wild chrysanthemums to signal towards Sister Zhuang in the distance.

Gaiguai, who was still cheating, had clear eyes. He threw away Shen Laoliu's backpack, picked up a bouquet of wild chrysanthemums, and ran towards Sister Zhuang, who had been promoted to sergeant.

Sister Zhuang picked up the field chrysanthemums dozens of meters away sent by a wild boar, and looked at Cao Ying with a pair of crystal eyes on her pretty face.

After Cao Yingchong was snatched out by Long Yan that day, he was sent to the medical team in charge of Zhuang Damei for rescue. As the saying goes, physical injuries are easy to heal, but heart injuries are difficult to heal. Cao Yingchong's injury was not serious, but his heart was too painful, and he was not treated by the medical team for a full week. Anyone say a word.

Zhuang Sister knew what happened to Cao Yingchong, and felt pity for him. From time to time, she came to gently enlighten him, and even told him what happened in Xiaozhuang Village that day. It was under Zhuang Sister's careful care that Cao Yingchong recovered from the shadow of all his comrades dying in the battle. come over.

 But the two sides are not in the same combat unit, and there will be no holidays during the combat period. Even if the two are stationed not far apart, the two have not seen each other for more than three months.

Sister Zhuang knew that Cao Yingchong was about to go on an expedition, so she came here specifically to see him off today. Perhaps only a few nurses standing around her knew that. While waiting, Nurse Zhuang smoothed the hair that fell from her temples several times.