Rise From Eight Hundred

The Taoist priest is Mingxin!

He played the role completely as he is, without any trace of disguise. The only difference from the four-line group is that his sword was transported into the city two days later, and there was an additional fortune-telling banner.

Calculating the future and destiny is the basic subject of being a Taoist priest. In the words of the future, it belongs to the field of psychology.

It is not specifically for fooling people, but there are also a large number of pilgrims who need to be appeased, right? Do you really think that Buddhism and Taoism are easy? If you want to make a name for yourself in this field, you will definitely learn as much as those celebrities and scholars.

Although Mingxin is obsessed with martial arts, he has not lost his professional expertise. He can talk and treat illnesses. During this period of time, he has basically dealt with the injuries, headaches and fevers of the officers and soldiers of the special squadron, and has never bothered the medical team.

It made Tan Tai Mingyue want to transfer Mingxin to the medical team. He can be a doctor and a guard, which is more useful than the donkey in the production team.

Fortunately, Mingxin, who had conquered the world with a big sword, proved with practical actions on the south bank of the Bi River that his talent for killing was far greater than saving people. Tan Tai Mingyue knew that the special squadron would not let him go, and Tang Dao would not agree, so this idea only stayed in her mind and was not implemented.

Mingxin did not have the so-called good citizen certificate, but the Taoist robe became his best cover.

His fortune-telling stall was usually set up on the street less than 100 meters away from the Wang family mansion. The little Taoist priest was handsome and didn't talk much. He only told fortunes three times a day, and each time he charged only the price of a meal. Regardless of whether it was accurate or not, it was very unique, but what really made the people in the small town know that there was this little Taoist priest was that Mingxin also had a unique skill of taking the pulse.

He could tell whether the human body was normal or weak by just touching it on the hand, without charging a penny, and only asked about poverty instead of wealth. Many poor people who were reluctant to seek medical treatment and medicine due to their poor family background but felt slightly unwell had visited him. Mingxin did not prescribe medicine, but only suggested recuperation.

In just three days, the famous Youfang Xiaodao was known to Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo, the highest commander of the Japanese army stationed in Licheng County. After finding Wang Changshou and asking about Mingxin's origins, he secretly observed Mingxin for two days, and then asked Wang Changshou to bring people to invite Mingxin to the Wang family mansion.

The reason is simple. Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo is over 40 years old and his body is still strong after experiencing the battlefield. But since he came to Licheng, the Wang family took the initiative to surrender and sent several beauties for Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo to enjoy. After half a month of partying every night, Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo felt dizzy every morning when he got up, and he would sweat after walking for a while.

If he were in China, Qiliang Zhongzuo's first choice would naturally be Western medicine, but Licheng is a small county town, where there are no hospitals, only two or three Chinese medicine shops, and the key is that Qiliang Zhongzuo is still very suspicious, fearing that he will be poisoned by the Chinese with ulterior motives.

Chinese medicine is all herbal medicine. Changing the medicine or increasing the dosage may kill people. This has happened in the Northeast.

A left-handed officer of the Kwantung Army went to a pharmacy to get medicine. He died of vomiting blood within three days of taking it. It was later found that the shop assistant who took medicine secretly increased the dosage of a medicine by ten times because the left-handed officer bullied his sister.

Although the pharmacy was raided and the boss and the shop assistant were shot, the left-handed officer returned home with a box of medicine.

When he first arrived in Licheng, Qiliang Zhongzuo dared not trust the doctors in the small town. In comparison, he would rather believe in Mingxin, a wandering Taoist priest.

It's not that he didn't doubt Mingxin's origin, but Mingxin's way of making a big fuss and wanting everyone to know about it is completely different from the spy agents walking in the dark. If all Chinese people come to sabotage in this way, Qiliang Zhongzuo should not be too welcome.

First of all, it was determined that the wandering Taoist priest was just a practitioner who was trying to make a living. Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo, who wanted to trample on the dignity of Chinese practitioners, finally invited Mingxin to the Wang family mansion through Wang Changshou on the fourth day after Mingxin entered the city.

The 200 silver dollars given by the Wang family did not shake Mingxin's original intention of not treating the rich, but Qiliang Zhongzuo, who personally took action, threatened to execute 50 Chinese to force Mingxin to bow his head.

Looking at the Chinese practitioners who could refuse wealth but were forced to treat him and prescribe medicine under the coercion of taking the lives of Chinese people, Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo had an indescribable pleasure.

This may be the legendary feeling of "I am here, I conquer!"

Qiliang Zhongyu was not afraid of the little Taoist priest's tricks at all. He held the power of life and death of tens of thousands of Chinese in the entire Licheng County. If anything happened to him, his subordinates would not only slaughter the entire county, but also kill one-tenth of it.

For the young Chinese ascetic in front of him, this should be an easy choice!

Unfortunately, the cunning Qiliang Zhongyu never expected that this thin little Taoist priest in front of him, with one sword, had killed more than 30 fully armed Japanese infantrymen.

If he started now, even though the Japanese garrison in the Wang's mansion was a small infantry squad, Mingxin could not kill them all, but Qiliang Zhongyu would definitely not have to worry about his physical deficiency in the future, and his wish of "returning home in one box" would be realized.

Qiliang Zhongyu Zhongzuo got his satisfaction from trampling on dignity, and by the way, he also got a good medicine for curing diseases. For Mingxin, he finally entered the interior of the Wang's mansion and got a glimpse of its full picture.

The Wang family is indeed a big family that has been entrenched in Licheng County for nearly a hundred years. This mansion located in the center of Licheng County covers an area of ​​more than five acres. The surrounding bluestone brick walls are more than three meters high and more than half a meter thick. Even infantry guns may not be able to deal with such thick brick walls.

In order to strengthen the protection of their own battalion headquarters, searchlights were installed on all four corners of the walls of the Wang family mansion, which covers an area of ​​several acres. Wooden sentry towers were built in each corner, with 2 people per shift. Two fortifications were piled up with sandbags at the gate. There were at least ten Japanese soldiers on duty, and there were also two light machine guns.

But this is only what can be seen on the surface. Only when Mingxin entered it, he knew how much Qiliang Zhongyu, the middle left-level infantry battalion captain, cherished his life.

Fortifications can be seen everywhere in the mansion. There are more than 30 Japanese soldiers on duty with live ammunition. If you add those on the walls and at the gate, there is at least one infantry squad in the mansion. It is almost impossible to kill him by sneak attack. More than 40 Japanese soldiers retreated into the mansion, which can completely turn it into a military fortress. If they retreated into an infantry squadron, it would be impossible to conquer it without spending a price unless there were large-caliber heavy artillery.

Tang Dao, who received Mingxin's intelligence, grinned. The Japanese army had such a life-loving commander and such a last line of defense, which was beneficial and harmless to the Four-Line Regiment.

The more urgent the telegram he sent, the easier it would be for the Japanese troops to get into the pocket formation deployed by Brigade Commander Cheng and others. The goal of the Four-Line Regiment was not the head of the so-called Japanese infantry battalion commander from the beginning.

The heads of the Japanese big left in the two battles of Laojinkeng and the south bank of the Bihe River were not new. How could the Four-Line Regiment still care about a small middle left?

Tang Dao's target was the baggage warehouse in the city. Because the Japanese army had a strong confidentiality mechanism, no Chinese were allowed to approach it. The spies in the city could not tell what the Japanese army had transported into it by trucks and carriages for several consecutive days.

But the quantity was huge, even if it was just food, this battle was worth it!

At dusk on March 14, the Sihang Regiment received a telegram from the 683 Brigade, which contained six words: Operation Liaoyuan, start!

Before nightfall, the 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, Artillery Company 1, Artillery Company 2, Guard Company directly under the Regiment, Cavalry Company, Special Service Company, and Baggage Company of the Sihang Regiment lined up at the foot of the mountain under the "Dakouzi Cave" where the regiment headquarters was located.

"All battalions and companies, according to the previous plan, will set off tonight, arrive at the ambush site, and start the radio at the designated time, waiting for the attack order! When our army wins, I will drink a celebratory wine with my brothers!" Tang Dao, dressed in military uniform, stood on a big rock, looked around, and issued a military order to the entire regiment. "All troops, set off!"

Then, they saluted solemnly!

"Shua!" Whether going to war or staying behind, all the officers and soldiers of the Four-line Regiment raised their right hands and saluted their supreme commander.

Whether the commander or the second-class soldier, there was no slogan of thunder and tsunami, just with the simplest military salute, the Chinese soldiers expressed their determination.

Under the guidance of the guides sent by the 772nd Regiment, the battalions and companies marched towards Licheng County, which was dozens of kilometers away, with torches and flashlights.

Tonight, it was not a time for fighting, but a pure march. They would spend a night to reach the mountainous area fifteen kilometers away from Licheng County.

The real battle will break out at 4 am on the 16th!

That was the most sleepy time of the day for people, and it was enough for the Japanese reinforcements to have enough time to react. Otherwise, if the Japanese troops in Licheng were killed in one breath, what would happen if the Japanese reinforcements did not come? This time, the 683rd Brigade spent a lot of money, just like in the past time and space, and gathered nearly three infantry regiments.

In addition to the main 772nd and 771st Regiments, their own supplementary regiments were also used.

What is a supplementary regiment? Literally, it means a reserve regiment that can supplement the two main regiments at any time.

But we must not underestimate this infantry regiment with a majority of new recruits just because it is a reserve regiment and the weapons it uses are slightly old.

In the past, the main force that Brigadier General Cheng ambushed the Japanese army was this supplementary regiment. The 771st Regiment was responsible for auxiliary, and the 772nd Regiment was responsible for blocking another wave of Japanese invaders on the periphery and finishing.

Many people may not understand the deep meaning at first, why not use the two main regiments to ambush the main force but use the supplementary regiment with slightly weaker combat effectiveness. Some people may even maliciously speculate that Brigadier General Cheng was reluctant to sacrifice the main regiment and would rather choose to sacrifice the supplementary regiment.

"The Foreign Land of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"

But the final facts proved that whether the main force or the non-main force, whether the combat effectiveness is strong or weak, depends on the battlefield environment, which is the so-called looking at people to serve dishes.

The special terrain of Shentouling meant that the firepower was not important, because the road was not in the valley but on the ridge. If you wanted to ambush, you had to be on both sides of the road instead of on the high mountain.

So, when the future Tang Dao saw that the nearest ambush point to the Japanese army was only ten meters away, the hairs on his body almost stood up.

What kind of big heart could make this genius commander make such a decision? If the Japanese army was more cautious, the lives of 2,000 people would be completely under the firepower of the Japanese machine rifles!

Moreover, there was no cover! The bushes could not be a shelter!

But the fact is that because they were eager to rush to reinforce the scared Licheng compatriots, and the special terrain of Shentouling that could not be ambushed made the Japanese army completely ignore the threat from the bushes on both sides.

After a round of bullets and a wave of grenades, they were greeted by hand-to-hand combat!

The supplementary regiment that lacks sufficient firepower mainly uses the red tassel gun! That’s nearly 2,000 red-tasseled guns! Even a strong man like Tang Dao breaks into a cold sweat just thinking about it!

Even though he killed four Japanese infantrymen with a single bayonet, and even defeated an infantry company of the 89th Division by himself, to be honest, on such a battlefield, let him lead 1,000 Japanese troops and face such a forest of spears. , also a death! If you can't run fast enough.

If nothing unexpected happens, even if Tang Dao sends so much Japanese-style equipment to the 683rd Brigade, the wise Brigadier Cheng will still adopt the same tactical arrangement. Comrade "Wang Xiaoqiang"'s dream of becoming the main ambush force will eventually be shattered.

However, no one knows why after sending so much Japanese equipment, Tang Dao also added a large number of German long-handled grenades. Perhaps, by the end of the battle, the genius general will vaguely know the reason.

Because the supplementary regiment will definitely be equipped with a large number of this type of grenades. At that time, because of the extra batch of long-handled grenades, it may not be one wave of grenades, but three or four waves. The Japanese army in the encirclement may live longer than before. The time and space are much more miserable.

Regarding the 683rd Brigade, Tang Dao had nothing to worry about. What he had to worry about was the battle to conquer Licheng, which was an unprecedented battle for the Four Lines Regiment!

What's more terrible is that the intensity must be controlled carefully, so as not to let the Japanese army feel that they are hopeless!

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The night of March 15th!

Except for the first battalion and part of the artillery of the Fourth Line Regiment, the two infantry battalions and all other troops, including 500 militiamen temporarily transferred from the 772 Regiment, totaling more than 2,000 people, all rushed to the Wuming Mountain area outside Licheng County before 12 o'clock. Rally.

The officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion accompanying the infantry did not use pack horses this time. Instead, they carried the disassembled mountain artillery pieces and mortars manually. The artillery shells were handed over to the militiamen who served as their ammunition handlers and part-time guards.

In the battle to conquer the county seat, this time the Si Xing Regiment deployed all its elite troops except for the infantry battalion. There was no infantry to guard them anymore.

There are two infantry battalions, the second battalion is responsible for the east gate, the third battalion is responsible for the south gate, and the two northwest gates send small groups of troops from the two battalions to attack. The regiment headquarters is centered with the artillery battalion, responsible for commanding the overall situation and attacking the four gates. Provide artillery support.

Almost all small mountain towns that never cross more than 1.5 kilometers from east to west are within the range of the artillery battalion stationed on the hill 800 meters away from the city gate, whether it is a mountain cannon with a range of six kilometers or an 82 mortar with a range of 2,500 meters, or It is a daunting 150-caliber heavy mortar!

Gong Shaoxun, who was once again left with a wry smile on his face, sat at the regiment headquarters. Tang Dao took Erya and the guard platoon to follow the third battalion heading to the south gate and arrived at the woods 500 meters away from the south gate.

The Japanese army is very wealthy. On the 600-meter-wide city wall, they set up two large searchlights, one on the left and one on the right of the city gate. They staggered with huge light beams to sweep the ground hundreds of meters away, from the city wall to the woods. Although it is not clear in detail, it is extremely difficult to quietly sneak into the effective range of the rifle and shoot at the Japanese troops in the fortifications on the city wall.

Xu squinted his eyes, and Leng Feng, who was lying in the grass with a telescope camouflaged with a camouflage net, adapted to the high intensity of the searchlight and looked at the city wall, his face as grim as ever.

The intelligence sent back by the special forces about Licheng County has long been familiar, but the well-preserved city walls of Licheng and the Japanese army's extremely mature defense system still give Leng Feng, an experienced soldier, a headache.

The firepower points made of sandbags on the not-so-wide city wall and at the city gate were clearly visible. Although it was unclear how many troops were defending on the city wall, it was definitely not less than an infantry squad.

Some people may think that by using mortars to blast these firepower points into the sky, the soldiers can invade the city through this open space, but as an increasingly mature commander, Leng Feng would never think so.

The defense on the city wall will never be less than one infantry squad, which means that the defense in the south gate area will never be less than one infantry squadron.

No commander would be stupid enough to put all his troops on a city wall with little defensive capabilities. Most of the Japanese troops must have built a complete position relying on the residential buildings behind the south gate. Once a strong attack begins, not only It was a matter of how many casualties it would take for his third battalion to pass through this 400-meter-wide open space, and how long it would take for him to eliminate the enemies at the south gate.

The combat mission of his third battalion was not only to break through Nancheng as quickly as possible and clear out the enemy defenders, but also to provide cover for the remaining personnel of the guard company and special forces squadron, allowing them to enter the city and prevent the eager Japanese troops from massacring civilians or even killing civilians. for the possibility of quality.

The special forces and informants in the city have already explained the situation. Although the Japanese troops entering the city did not implement a high-pressure policy against civilians, the areas with the highest concentration of civilians were blocked by Japanese troops with fortifications. Once anyone dared to attack the city, they would immediately use military police to attack them. Implement repression in civilian areas to prevent people from causing chaos from within. The possibility of using civilians as hostages cannot be ruled out.

In order to deal with this part of the Japanese army as soon as possible, he had to attack the city wall before they could react, and engage in street fighting with the Japanese army as an infantry squad or even an infantry platoon, so that the special forces and the guard company could advance into the city along the alleys.

Before coming, Leng Feng, who had studied the map of Licheng County many times, had thought of many plans, such as using some elite special forces such as Mingxin, Shen Laoliu, Niu Er, and Han Dashu to sneak into the city wall to attack the defenders, or using infantry squads to carry out large-scale blasting with explosive packs...

But now, under the two large searchlights of the Japanese army, everything has become a fantasy.

As early as two days ago, Tang Dao gave up the plan of using special forces to sneak attack the Japanese troops participating in the defense of the city wall to open the city gate. The special forces entering the city were more to disrupt and contain the Japanese invaders.

The five or six black shadows walking back and forth on the top of the city with Type 38 rifles were not blind. It was simple to solve them at the same time, but the gunshots would also alarm all the enemies, and Leng Feng frowned.

But Tang Tuanzuo on the side looked at his watch leisurely.

The hour hand had already pointed to 3:30 in the morning.

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