Rise From Eight Hundred

"Lei Xiong, former major deputy battalion commander of the 4th Battalion of the 88th Division, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as the first deputy battalion commander of the 43rd Army's independent battalion;

Guo Shouzhi, former major battalion commander of the 664th Regiment of the 67th Army, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as the second deputy battalion commander of the 43rd Army's independent battalion;

Liu Zhenshan, former major battalion commander of the 43rd Army, was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Due to his injury, he will not be assigned a position for the time being. When he recovers from his injury, he will be appointed by the 43rd Army Headquarters;

Zhuang Shisan, former major battalion commander of the Songjiang Security Corps, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as the chief of staff of the 43rd Army's independent battalion;"

Tang Dao finished reading the military order in his hand and paused slightly.

The two rows of officers standing in awe did not change their faces, but their eyes were a little confused.

Liu Zhenshan, the second deputy battalion commander of the security battalion, was injured in the brutal street fighting with the Japanese army in Songjiang. The Sichuan Army major who was afraid of women was not a henpecked man when fighting. He led the second company, which was mainly composed of Sichuan Army, to achieve the most brilliant record of the entire security battalion.

However, the price paid was huge. The Second Company was reduced by 30% in that battle. Even he, the deputy battalion commander and the commander of the Second Company, lost his good luck of only having his buttocks burned by the bombardment. A melon-shaped grenade from the Japanese army knocked him down.

A melon-shaped grenade was thrown at the feet of his guard. The "fearful" deputy battalion commander kicked him without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, the delayed-explosion grenade exploded in mid-air, and the flying shrapnel tore his lower abdomen and legs into a bloody mess.

At that time, everyone thought he was dead, but he was surprisingly tough. Not only did the terrible shrapnel not injure the aorta, but he also survived on the simple operating table. However, it is estimated that he would definitely not be able to go to the battlefield without two or three months of recuperation.

It is also a reality that he no longer serves in the independent battalion, which is not surprising.

Although Zhuang Shisan's position as battalion-level chief of staff is unprecedented in the military, the chief officer of the independent battalion is a colonel, and the deputy officers are all lieutenant colonels. The rank is two levels higher than that of an ordinary infantry battalion, and the number of troops is close to two ordinary infantry battalions. It is reasonable to add a chief of staff, which is not particularly strange.

What surprised the officers standing in awe was why the highest commander of the Jiashan Front Command did not issue the appointment of Tang Dao as the chief officer.

"Order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Songhu War Zone!" Tang Dao took out another military order and roared softly!

"Tang Dao, the former lieutenant colonel battalion commander of the Fourth Battalion of the 88th Division, was promoted to colonel and appointed as the first deputy director of the staff of the Jiashan Front Command, the battalion commander of the independent battalion directly under the headquarters of the 43rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the supervisor of the entire army on the Jiashan defense line! The independent battalion under his command is the supervisor of the entire army!"

Hearing the final appointment of the chief officer, the officers' faces all relaxed, and only a few people such as Lei Xiong and Guo Shouzhi had strange colors in their eyes.

It turned out that Tang Dao was already a colonel, and the appointment required the personal order of the war zone commander, and he also served as the first deputy director of the headquarters staff. This authority was far greater than that of a battalion commander, even if he was the commander of an independent battalion directly under the military headquarters.

As for the supervisor, most officers took the initiative to ignore it. In their view, it was more of a nominal position.

During the Songjiang Defense War, Tang Dao was also appointed as a supervisor by the two big guys of the headquarters. As a result, Tang Dao rushed directly to the front line of Cangcheng, and his supervisor played no role at all.

However, perhaps because the Japanese were forced to the point of desperation, the Songjiang defenders were desperate. Very few of them disobeyed military orders and took the initiative to retreat. Even if there were, they were personally executed by the chief officers of the brigades and regiments who supervised the battle on the spot.

However, Lei Xiong, who had been in the Imperial Guard for a long time, and Guo Shouzhi of the 67th Army's ace infantry regiment did not think so.

In Songjiang, Tang Dao, the war supervisor, was appointed by Wu and Guo. Tang Dao could decide on his own whether to execute deserters of lieutenant-level officers or below, but he did not have the power to execute officers above the colonel level.

But now, this war supervisor was actually appointed by the Songhu War Zone Command, which means something very different.

There is no doubt that Tang Dao's authority is already very great. As long as there is enough evidence to prove that he has left his position and become a deserter, even if he is a colonel, lieutenant colonel or major, Tang Dao will execute him in accordance with wartime military law.

Of course, with this power, Tang Dao cannot act recklessly, because the colonels above him are all protected by major generals and lieutenant generals.

But with this title, Tang Dao will definitely become the top of the colonels, and the colonels of the main infantry regiments will have to give him enough face.

However, none of this is important. What is important is what the war zone command wants to do by giving Tang Dao such a "Shangfang Sword"?

Is there any other intention in this?

Tang Dao certainly knew it.

From the moment he received the military order, he knew that this seemed like a dessert, but in fact it was just a dose of poison.

This appointment was just an artificial gap created by the theater command between him and Wu and Guo.

The supervisory team seemed to be powerful and could directly execute deserters, which made people terrified, but in fact it was just an offensive job. Even if he made a mistake, who would be happy if you killed someone else's subordinates?

Moreover, without the permission of the boss, such an important supervisor was arranged for Tang Dao. Isn't it just telling those people that Tang Dao is from our 88th Division and we trust him very much.

Even if Wu and Guo trusted him, they would be a little wary of Tang Dao because of this disgusting military order!

As long as this is done, the purpose of the theater command will be achieved.

To put it bluntly, this is also some people's dissatisfaction with the three lieutenant generals of the Jiashan Defense Line Command. They are dissatisfied with them forcibly snatching the Four Camps from the Imperial Guards, which is also a response from them.

Fortunately, they underestimated the Tang Dao.

"Please ask the two commanders to call back and ask the theater headquarters if I, Tang Dao, will be the battlefield supervisor wherever our army is on the battlefield. If so, I will take the responsibility. If not, please ask them to send someone else." This is how Tang Dao replied to Lieutenant General Wu who was testing him with the military order.

"Haha, why bother asking again? Where our army is is the battlefield. Since they have given you such a big hat, you can just wear it with peace of mind." Lieutenant General Wu is such a smart man. He understood Tang Dao's meaning after a little brain twist, and laughed at the moment.

Tang Dao meant that he would supervise not only the three infantry divisions on the Jiashan front, but all the Chinese troops on this route.

Because the Jiashan defense line is destined to not be able to be defended for a long time, it must be retreated. There will inevitably be other troops on the way of retreat. If Tang Dao still has the power to supervise the battle, it will naturally form a deterrent force against them.

How many people dare to say that they don't care about the supervisor appointed by the theater commander himself? Including those major generals and lieutenant generals, even if you can't be dealt with at the time, Tang Dao sent a telegram to the theater headquarters, and few people can bear the retribution later.

Since Tang Dao said this, it is nothing more than telling this lieutenant general that I am the "knife" issued by the headquarters, but the knife is in your hand. Lieutenant General Wu certainly laughed at the extra help.

This may be the most typical "stealing a chicken but losing a rice" in the legend!

These deep-seated reasons naturally could not be explained to his two deputies at such a meeting, and he took out another piece of paper: "Order of the commander of the 43rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army!"

The officers looked solemn.

The independent battalion was directly under the 43rd Army Headquarters. Tang Dao and several deputy battalion-level officers were of high rank, and the appointment was issued by the theater headquarters and the front-line headquarters to show their importance. Then the appointment of these middle-level officers must be personally appointed by the military commander Guo.

"Appointments: Major Peng Chong is appointed as the commander of the special forces company of the independent battalion; Major Leng Feng is appointed as the commander of the first infantry company of the independent battalion; Lieutenant Qian Dazhu is appointed as the commander of the second infantry company of the independent battalion; Captain Li Jiujin is appointed as the commander of the third infantry company of the independent battalion; Lieutenant Zhao Daqiang is appointed as the commander of the fourth infantry company of the independent battalion; Captain Cheng Tieshou is appointed as the commander of the air defense fire support company of the independent battalion; Major Pang Dahai is appointed as the commander of the artillery company of the independent battalion; Captain Zhao Chengxi is appointed as the commander of the baggage company; Captain Zhu Heicheng is appointed as the deputy commander of the baggage company; Second Lieutenant Lu Sanjiang is appointed as the deputy commander of the special forces company and the platoon leader of the cavalry platoon; Second Lieutenant Gu Xishui is appointed as the captain of the special operations team of the independent battalion; Second Lieutenant Niu Er is appointed as the deputy captain of the special operations team of the independent battalion"

A long list of appointments of lieutenants was read out by Tang Dao.

Many officers cast envious eyes on Qian Dazhu, Lu Sanjiang and Gu Xishui.

They thought they would be promoted and reused, but no one expected that Tang Dao would reuse these three people to this extent.