Rise From Eight Hundred

Looking at the tears flashing in Tang Dao's eyes, who has always been tough and rarely reveals his inner emotions, Lieutenant General Wu and Lieutenant General Guo looked at each other, obviously very satisfied with their decision.

You know, 20 minutes ago, Lieutenant General Wu, who received the news that the officers and soldiers on the front line of Cangcheng had returned smoothly, asked the generals who were holding a military meeting: "Tang Dao and the soldiers on the front line of Cangcheng are back. How do you think we should reward them?"

As soon as this was said, the generals were in a good mood.

Lieutenant General Jin Shaobi, the commander of the 107th Division of the 67th Army, took the lead in proposing: "The soldiers on the front line of Cangcheng fought hard in this battle, but the annihilation of the Japanese army was beyond imagination. In my opinion, it is better to increase the rank of the dead and the living one level, just like the Songjiang Security Corps?"

On the other side, Lieutenant General Zhang Wenqing, the commander of the 108th Division, did not change his face, but his eyes were full of gratitude.

Because the main force participating in the Cangcheng battle this time was the 644th Regiment under his 108th Division, if this reward method could be achieved, it would be regarded as compensation for his subordinates as a division commander.

The first-level military rank represents not only personal honor, but also an increase in pension.

The four major general brigade commanders sitting next to the two lieutenant general division commanders of the 67th Army all nodded in support, and the two brigade commanders of the 43rd Army were no exception.

The idea of ​​promoting military ranks as an encouragement received almost unanimous support.

"No, the Songjiang Security Corps is an irregular army, and the local government is responsible for the pension. We can promote their ranks at will, and we only need to report to the war zone headquarters for record. However, our Cangcheng garrison is under the jurisdiction of the Military Affairs Department, especially Lieutenant Colonel Tang Dao and the other two major battalion commanders are school officers. Even if our army wants to promote their ranks, we must first report to the war zone headquarters and obtain permission.

Besides, once the precedent of promoting military ranks to motivate morale is set, the commanders of each regiment and brigade will ask our Songjiang headquarters to promote their ranks because of their bravery. Should we propose it or not?

Even if we are willing to propose it, what about the war zone headquarters? Or even the Military Affairs Department? Will they think that our army is using the defense of the key points to threaten us?

Whether it is to the superiors or the subordinates, I personally think that this reward method is beneficial to the upcoming decisive battle with the Japanese army in Songjiang." Major General Wu Tong, the chief of staff of the 67th Army, raised an objection.

This powerful major general chief of staff did not deliberately contradict the two lieutenant generals who commanded a large number of troops.

Because he looked at the problem from a higher level. The 67th Army was a thorn in the eyes of the top leader. Suddenly, a large number of military ranks were required to be promoted during such a big battle. With his tolerance, he might temporarily tolerate it for the sake of the battle in the west of Shanghai. Whether he would settle the score later or even simply wipe his face and deny it was unknown.

In other words, he did not represent his own opinion, but the opinion of the highest commander of the Songjiang Command, but he was just not convenient to say it.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was stagnant for a while.

The generals also knew that this possibility was not a conjecture, on the contrary, it would be so in nine out of ten.

However, the generals, who were usually quite flexible, were a little confused. They really couldn't think of any other suitable reward methods for the front-line soldiers who had fought hard with the Japanese except for promotion of military ranks.

Just giving cash rewards? That's really useless. After this battle, it is still unknown how many people will survive, and the money on the bodies of the dead will most likely not be sent back to their hometowns.

On the battlefield, the most useless thing may be money.

After a long time, Lieutenant General Wu clapped his hands and said, "You can't think of a suitable solution, so why not do it as I say!

The promotion of military ranks is done this way. The promotion of colonels requires the approval of the Military Affairs Department, so we will not promote colonels, and all officers and soldiers below the rank of captain will be promoted by one level. For those who have not been promoted, I don't need to tell you, you division commanders and brigade commanders also know what to do.

But I think that just promoting military ranks is not enough. Nearly 600 people died on the front line of Cangcheng, but more than 2,000 enemies were killed. Such a great victory cannot be offset by a mere promotion of military ranks.

I propose that everyone here give a military salute to the troops on the front line of Cangcheng! On behalf of all the officers and soldiers in Songjiang, what do you think?"

All the generals were shocked. This treatment was not ordinary high.

However, since this extraordinary courtesy was proposed by the supreme commander, the deputy commander-in-chief also nodded in agreement, and naturally no one was ignorant enough to object.

Therefore, there was the scene where Tang Dao saluted but no one returned the salute.

Because the generals present did not return the salute, but saluted.

In the way of soldiers, salute the army of Cangcheng who returned from a hard battle.

Several colonels and lieutenants waiting in front of the command department were also waiting anxiously. A few minutes later, they received the shocking news that all the generals in Songjiang City saluted their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Tang Dao.

I am going to heaven! When Peng Chong followed Tang Dao to the temporary station of the Cangcheng garrison, he was floating all the time.

Not to mention him, even the other two majors and battalion commanders did not close their mouths all the way.

It doesn’t matter if the military rank is not mentioned! All the generals in Songjiang City saluted me. This old man can brag for a lifetime.

Tang Dao and a group of officers returned to the temporary base assigned to them. The kitchen staff of the 644th Regiment had done their best to deliver food to them. Although it was not very good, each person was given half a pound of fat meat and half a pound of white flour buns, accompanied by two taels of white wine. It was definitely a sumptuous meal at this time of great war.

The security team that returned to Songjiang City before them also received the same treatment. After experiencing life and death, the security team, which was used to eating and drinking, was full of oil and enjoyed the food that they could not eat before.

However, including the wounded, all the soldiers were waiting for their commander, waiting for Tang Dao and several officers to return from the headquarters.

They were not waiting for new military orders, but after a day and a night of fighting, they had completely integrated into one. How could they leave their brothers and eat alone?

"Wait for us, you are not hungry, but I am very hungry." Tang Dao, who stepped into the air-raid shelter, reached out and picked up a steamed bun and the meat soup, and ate it himself.

The so-called feeling of not being hungry after being too hungry means that you have not spent much energy. Let him fight for a day and a night and then eat two cold pancakes? Tang Dao, who had spent a lot of physical energy, energy and mental energy, felt that he could swallow a cow now.

After eating a large portion of food in one go, Tang Dao saw that the soldiers who were also wolfing down the food in front of them had almost finished their food. Then he waved his hand and asked Peng Chong to read out the military order of the headquarters.

"Order of the Songjiang headquarters: All the officers on the front line of Cangcheng will be temporarily suspended from promotion except for captains, majors, and lieutenant colonels. All the others will be promoted by one level; the pensions for the disabled and the dead will be paid according to the new rank!"

The whole audience cheered!

"In addition, in view of the heroic fighting of the entire army in Cangcheng position and the countless enemy casualties, the command headquarters discussed and decided that the entire army in Cangcheng position will not return to the base for the time being, and a security battalion directly under the Songjiang command headquarters will be established on the spot. The security battalion has a staff of 800 people. In addition to the remaining combat soldiers in Cangcheng position, the rest of the supplementary personnel are lieutenant colonels and below. The battalion commander of the security battalion, Tang Dao, will select them by himself. The divisions, brigades, regiments, and Songjiang Security Regiment of the 67th Army and the 43rd Army must fully cooperate and must not shirk or hinder. Order of the Songjiang Command Headquarters!"

After a moment of silence, the cheers were even louder than before.

The Cangcheng defenders were originally composed of the 67th Army and the 43rd Army. They were supposed to return to the base after completing the Cangcheng combat mission.

The 200 people who are still alive, after experiencing this bloody battlefield, have gone from strangers to familiarity and then to fighting side by side, and they are reluctant to part.

Although Songjiang City is not big, everyone knows that the war is imminent, and life and death depend on fate. After returning to the base, it may be a farewell forever.

Now, everyone can actually fight together, which is of course the best.

Moreover, the security battalion directly under the command of the headquarters, with a commander who is a lieutenant colonel, is much higher in terms of specifications than ordinary infantry battalions, which means that the equipment standards will also be higher. With good equipment, the chance of survival will naturally be greater.

Soldiers who have been in the army for a long time are also familiar with these tricks.

Perhaps this military order is more exciting than the previous promotion order for people who have experienced life and death.

But what makes them happy is far more than that.

The radios placed in various air-raid shelters began to rustle, which means that the headquarters has some important news to announce.

The defenders of Songjiang are now accustomed to this very "advanced" battlefield live broadcast format, especially the soft but heroic voice of the great reporter Tan Tai, which is what many defenders of Songjiang look forward to.

Although many people have not really seen the great reporter, the voice is like the person, which does not prevent them from sketching Tan Tai Mingyue in their minds as they want.

To put it bluntly, Tan Tai Ming Yue is the goddess in the hearts of more than 30,000 defenders in Songjiang.

The goddess' voice is about to appear. Whoever is still cheering foolishly at this moment is a big fool.

There are a few such big fools, such as the only surviving signalman under the young deputy squad leader Qian Dazhu. Since he heard that he was promoted to a corporal, his teeth have been showing.

At this moment, Qian Dazhu naturally imitated his old squad leader Dong Guo and slapped him on the back of his head: "You idiot, what are you doing!"

The little signalman was quiet.

It was not because he was scolded by the squad leader, but because he saw the tears suddenly flashing in the eyes of the squad leader who was only one or two years older than him.

He knew that the squad leader was thinking of the squad leader again.

His infantry squad only had a newly promoted sergeant squad leader and a corporal.

To be more precise, it was his infantry platoon.