Rise From Eight Hundred

Tang Dao's eyes were finally attracted by the list of spoils in his hand.

Although he had expected it, he was still a little surprised.

It can only be said that he underestimated the 108th Division, a second-line division. This special division that could not be on the big stage was so rich.

The spoils seized from the more than 1,500 Japanese troops in the Battle of Beiganling alone could arm an infantry regiment.

List of spoils seized in the Battle of Beiganling: 1. 960 Type 38 rifles; 2. 480 Type 14 pistols in the Southern Region; 3. 34 Type 96 light machine guns; 4. 34 Type 89 grenade launchers; 5. 9 Type 92 heavy machine guns; 6. 37mm Type 94 anti-tank guns; 7. 2 Type 94 mortars; 8. 6 Type 92 70mm infantry guns; 9. 3 Type 41 75mm mountain guns; 10. 2 Type 89 medium tanks ( Scrapped wreckage); 11. 10 Type 94 light tanks (scrapped wreckage); 12. 3,593 melon grenades; 13. 3 five-watt battery field radios; 14. 2 telephone exchanges; 15. 6 telephones; 16. 39 war horses; 17. 144 pack horses; 18. 103 carts; 19. 1,600 steel helmets; 20. More than 800 artillery shells of various types; 20. More than 160,000 rounds of various machine rifle bullets.

Seized in Lucheng County: 1. Silver and silver dollars totaling more than 100,000; 2. Various types of grain seized from the homes of traitors, minus the loss, and transported to the garrison, totaling 690,000 jin; 3. Seized some medicines and medical equipment from the 108th Division Field Hospital; 4. Seized various machine tools and equipment from the 108th Division Repair Shop; 5. Seized some horse gear, medicines and equipment from the 108th Division Sick Horse Factory; 6. Recruited 1,268 reserve recruits;

Just saying that the seizures were large was not what surprised Tang Dao. What surprised Tang Dao the most was that they even moved away the wreckage of the tanks, which were tons of big guys. How could they do it with manpower alone?

"How did you do it?" Tang Dao asked sincerely after reading the list in his hand.

"Haha, it turns out that there are times when you, Commander Tang, can't figure it out!" Brigadier General Cheng laughed when he saw Tang Dao's surprised face.

It was definitely something that made Brigadier General Cheng extremely happy to be able to make Tang Dao open his eyes in surprise.

In fact, Tang Dao has performed impeccably these days, and his excellence is almost dazzling.

How to say it? Just like the top student in the key class of a key middle school, if he only has good grades, even if he is the first, the students who rank lower do not necessarily have to look up to him all the time, but if this top student also has all kinds of talents, the most amazing thing is that people will not be jealous and just want to be friends with him. What kind of experience do you think this is?

Tang Dao is definitely the most "weird" person this person has met in all these years of military service, and it can even be said that there is no one else.

Brigadier General Cheng was born in Huangpu and has seen too many so-called military geniuses, and he himself is among them. Otherwise, do you really think that the title of the Three Heroes of Huangpu is for nothing?

It goes without saying how great Brigadier General Cheng's future achievements will be. The other two who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him, one has long served as his principal's attendant secretary and died in the Northern Expedition; the other is one of the four pillars of the Renaissance Society and has long been in charge of the intelligence system. They are all extremely outstanding figures in this chaotic period.

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But Brigade Commander Cheng has never seen a person like Tang Dao, who is very good at using elite teams to scout the enemy and launch a fatal attack. This is just a strange tactic. Such military talents are not rare in the Whampoa Military Academy, which is known as the cradle of Chinese generals.

What is incredible is his control of the entire battlefield. His meticulous thinking and large pattern are completely unlike a young man in his early 20s.

Just like the Battle of Shentouling this time, Tang Dao had predicted before the war: the Japanese army would inevitably send 1,500 to 2,000 troops to support, and would inevitably ignore the danger of seemingly impossible ambush areas in order to speed up the march under the constant urging of its division headquarters. Most of the Japanese air forces support the direction of Xuzhou, and even if there are fighters in the eastern part of Shanxi, they will not send a large number of fighters.

It is also possible that the Japanese division headquarters sent a second wave of reinforcements after receiving the telegram that the reinforcements were ambushed, but due to the continuous attacks, the Japanese division headquarters would never easily gather troops on a large scale to prolong the battle and form a campaign-level battlefield.

This judgment is consistent with the judgment of the military chief of the division headquarters. The only thing is that the general who has a very high reputation in China does not think that the Japanese division headquarters will give in so easily. He has secretly mobilized all his troops except the Eastward Column and has agreed with the headquarters of the 80th Army Group that if the Japanese army really wants to fight, they will fight to the end. The main force of the 511th Division, which is hundreds of miles away, is also ready to fight.

Once the war really starts, it will not be the Shentouling Battle fought by the 683rd Brigade. It may be the 80th Army against the 108th Division, a war that sweeps the entire southeastern Shanxi.

The final outcome is obviously that Tang Dao is right. Xia Xiongyuan and the 108th Division are not without the strength to fight the 80th Army Group, but they lack the courage to start a full-scale war after being hit by a stick.

In a sense, Tang Dao actually won strategically over the military commander of the 921st Division.

Of course, after all, it was just the back-up prepared by the 921 Division, and it was only once. It is too arbitrary to say that Tang Dao's strategic vision is higher than that of the famous military officer, but Tang Dao's His military talents are undoubtedly on full display, and he is worthy of being an iron-blooded army fighting all the way from the Songhu battlefield.

If Tang Dao is just a man of great military talent, Tang Dao's personal charm is also very strong. Not to mention that Wang Xiaoqiang, who has repeatedly accepted his kindness, is full of praise for him, and not to mention that the young leader of the 769th regiment has high praise for him. , even the well-informed Brigadier Cheng himself, who has been in contact with him these days, feels that it is a blessing to be a comrade and friend with a soldier like Tang Dao.

If such a person can really be in the same camp in the future, it will be great. But if he becomes an enemy, think about the fact that there are two big Xiong Yuans in Changzhi City. Brigadier Cheng doesn't want to be so miserable one day. .

Brigadier Cheng had obviously forgotten that Tang Dao's opponents were obviously not limited to Xiong Yuan, a Japanese army lieutenant general. He could at least prove that he was alive. The guy who died in front of Songjiang City was Gushoufu. The children have all turned into flying ashes and I don’t even know where Tianling Gai is!

Anyway, at this moment, Brigadier Cheng was very satisfied to see Tang Dao, a 'wonder', being shocked by his men's tricks. Facing Tang Dao's surprised inquiry, his face was blank but his eyes were full of pride: "Without him, Weiren Dole!”

"However, these things are still on the way, and it is estimated that they will be delivered in the evening." Brigadier Cheng added.

Tang Dao then remembered that this man had mobilized nearly 20,000 people to carry food. He probably found that the Japanese had not made any big moves, so he simply organized a large number of people to dismantle the remains of the tanks that had been abandoned on the battlefield. Move back.

According to the telegrams received in the morning from the reconnaissance teams around Licheng and Lucheng, the Japanese troops in Shecheng and Changzhi began to send a small number of troops to the battlefield. They were probably afraid of being beaten. They first tested whether there were still soldiers in the mountains and fields. There are large numbers of Chinese troops.

After this battle, for at least a week, Japanese troops will basically not be seen in the mountainous areas except the county seat.

However, that is more than fifty tons of steel! Even if there is no threat from the Japanese, transporting it here with pure manpower is no easier than transporting hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain.

More importantly, with the mechanical processing capabilities of the 683rd Brigade, which does not even have a blacksmithing workshop at this time, what is the use of transporting these steel materials back?

"Brother, can you use these steels when they are brought back..." Tang Dao asked subconsciously.

Before he finished speaking, Tang Dao felt a little regretful because Brigadier Cheng had a slightly satisfied but warm smile on his face.

The 683rd Brigade is not of use, but the Four Troops Group is of use, right?

Don’t mistake bean bags for dry food. What’s wrong with the remains of the tank? In this era of scarce materials, it’s hard to find even a sheet of iron, let alone dozens of tons of high-quality refined steel. If this batch of scrap steel could be put to good use, it would be easy to produce thousands of guns and dozens of mortars.

Of course, compared to the guns and cannons Tang Dao had given before, this gift was not a big one, but the favor was really quite big.

Putting aside Brigadier Cheng's sincerity towards people, he knew that Tang Dao wanted to vigorously develop the military industry and that these raw materials were indispensable, so he took such a big risk to produce these steels.

Beiganling is dozens of miles away from the base, so the soldiers who return to the base almost don't even have a long rest before they have to trek back to the battlefield immediately for transportation.

Brigadier Cheng would naturally not tell Tang Dao that for these dozens of tons of steel, he personally asked Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang to lead the team yesterday evening, using two infantry battalions and 3,000 villagers, as well as all the captured packhorses and carts, and 200 kilograms of explosives.

The wreckage of the tank is too big, so use explosives to blow it up and bring it back. The noise is not small, and thousands of people may not have to pay much for it, but for this trip alone, the people will eat horse food, which is thousands of kilograms of food at least. consumption.

This is no small favor!

"Little brother Tang, don't take it too seriously. In our army, you have always respected me a foot, and I will give you a foot in return! What's more, this is Xiong Yuan's treasure. Our army is just borrowing flowers to offer sacrifices to Buddha, and it's all a matter of manpower. ! In addition, you don’t have to worry about the several Type 94 tanks that were burned down at Shentou Ridge. There is also a repair shop at the division headquarters. The deputy division commander specially sent me a telegram and asked me to collect some raw materials for them. Send it to them." Brigadier Cheng waved his hand, obviously not wanting Tang Dao to take this matter too seriously.

"If you think there is nothing wrong with this list, then Staff Zhang will ask you to sign the documents later. According to the rules we have agreed on before, all the seizures in the Battle of Beiganling, except for the tank wreckage, will belong to you. The rest of the artillery, guns and ammunition will be ours. Divide it into three, our brigade and your four-line regiment of the 769 regiment will each have one share, and the Lucheng side will be our division and your four-line regiment, each with half!"

Tang Dao did not reply immediately, but seemed to be deep in thought.

"Give me all the captured 75-meter mountain artillery!" Tang Dao suddenly said this without any clue.

"This..." Brigadier Cheng frowned immediately.

Tang Dao made this request. Considering that the Four Lines Regiment provided hundreds of artillery shells for this battle and made a decisive contribution to the battlefield, this was not too much.

But artillery is also a rarity for the 921st Division! Not to mention that the 683 brigade does not have 75 mountain artillery, even the artillery battalion that the 921 division has already set up has only 4. These 3 75 mountain artillery captured from the battlefield will definitely make the two uninformed division commanders drink more tonight. Three bowls of wine.

"Don't get me wrong, brother!" Tang Dao, who had just woken up from his contemplation, saw that Brigade Commander Cheng was in a dilemma, and hurriedly explained.

"The reason why I want these three mountain guns is that after this battle, I still feel that my regiment's heavy firepower is a bit weak, and I plan to merge the two artillery companies of my regiment into a regimental artillery battalion, which will be under the jurisdiction of heavy mortar company, mountain artillery company, and cannon company! The three artillery companies will form the core firepower for infantry support with 150 heavy mortars, 75 caliber mountain guns, and 70 mm infantry guns, and will take out machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns that can fire against the air to form an air defense brigade directly under the regiment headquarters!"

"Regimental artillery battalion?" Brigade Commander Cheng couldn't help but take a breath.

Good guy, his entire 921st Division artillery battalion has only 4 mountain guns, several 82 mortars, and two 20 mm Suloton machine guns so far, but Tang Dao is going to have a heavy mortar company and a mountain artillery company. It's really annoying.

The key is that Tang Dao is not just daydreaming. He has a 150-caliber heavy mortar, and the shells alone weigh more than ten kilograms. Within a range of more than 2,000 meters, one shot can destroy people and guns within a radius of 100 meters...

"Because there are not many mountain artillery in our army at present, it would be best if we could have 8 guns. If these 3 guns are given to my regiment, it will just make up for this deficiency." Tang Dao said. "Please rest assured, brother, I don't want this gun for nothing. I don't want any rifles, light and heavy machine guns and ammunition obtained on the Beiganling battlefield. In addition, all the pack horses and carts will belong to your department. I only want the 39 war horses! What do you think?"

"This, that's not worth it for you, brother!" Brigade Commander Cheng's eyes suddenly widened.

Although artillery is good, what is the most lacking for the 921st Division today? It's guns and ammunition!

Three artillery pieces and hundreds of shells were handed over to the division headquarters. The firepower of the division's artillery battalion is much stronger, but what does the artillery do? It is to provide fire support for the infantry.

If the infantry has no guns and bullets, what is the use of the artillery?

If any military commander of the 921st Division were to choose, he would choose guns and ammunition without hesitation instead of three 75 mountain cannons. This is not because of a lack of vision, but because of reality.

It's like a poor man facing a table worth 100,000 yuan and a meal card that can eat ordinary food for a year. Which one do you think he would choose?

As for the choice of war horses and packhorse carts, in fact, there is no need for Tang Dao to say that Brigade Commander Cheng has the idea of ​​​​exchange, but he has not been embarrassed to say it.

Everyone knows that war horses are good, but the key is that this thing is precious! Green grass and hay alone cannot guarantee that it will not lose weight, and it must be supplemented with concentrated feed such as soybeans and corn. It is said that in order to ensure the hundreds of Mongolian war horses of the direct cavalry regiment, the hair of several commanders is almost white. Brigade Commander Cheng is such a smart person that he will not easily step on that big pit when he does not have the conditions.

Doing things within the scope of one's own ability has always been the excellent quality of this military genius general.

In the past, the 683rd Brigade did not start to form a large-scale cavalry until the second half of this year because it defeated a Japanese cavalry brigade and obtained a large number of war horses and equipment.

"Okay, as long as you don't feel it's a loss, then do as you say!" Brigade Commander Cheng nodded in agreement.

"There's no problem with the seizure in Lucheng! The mechanical equipment belongs to your regiment. We will enjoy preferential rights in future production. The others will be half each." Fearing that Tang Dao would do something weird, Brigade Commander Cheng decided to confirm it again.

"Those! I think we should wait for the two leaders to come and say it after they agree. There's no rush." ​​Tang Dao shook his head.

"I say, brother, if you are dissatisfied with anything, just say it directly. We brothers can talk and discuss it. Don't wait for the leader to come. Our director of the political training department of the division is a famous shrewd man. When he comes, he will calculate and make you stunned!" Seeing that Tang Dao seemed to have some objections, Brigade Commander Cheng couldn't help but get a little anxious.

He is a family man who knows his own business. It is not that the 80th Army is unreasonable, but sometimes it is too rule-abiding. Under normal circumstances, when cooperating with friendly forces, the spoils are distributed according to the proportion of troops sent by both parties.

If the extremely shrewd director of the Political Training Department of the division headquarters uses this, the entire 921st Division sent 7,000 troops in the Battle of Beiganling, and the Four-Line Regiment only had more than 1,000 people, accounting for less than one-sixth, but considering the contribution to the entire battlefield, such a distribution is definitely unfair.

That's why he found Tang Dao just after all the spoils were counted, hoping to make it a done deal. The Four-Line Regiment's baggage company has loaded the trucks, and no one can let them unload it again, right?

This is because Brigade Commander Cheng has enough reputation in the 921st Division and even the 80th Army. If someone else does this, it will be purely to make himself uncomfortable.

"Hehe, brother, don't worry, the two leaders are highly respected, and they will not bully me, a junior!" Tang Dao still politely declined this person's kindness.

"What's up with you, kid?" Brigade Commander Cheng glanced at Tang Dao suspiciously.

Based on his understanding of Tang Dao, Tang Dao is generous, but he is definitely not a fool who only cares for others. He puts himself in a disadvantageous situation. He must have some purpose, but he can't guess what Tang Dao is up to.

"Haha! Don't worry, brother. You will know in the evening." Tang Dao laughed meanly.

"Go fight with the leaders, don't think about my 683rd Brigade. I have nothing here." Tang Dao's smile seems very hearty, but it always makes people feel that the evil plan is about to succeed, which makes Brigade Commander Cheng feel that he will be calculated by Tang Dao.

Sometimes! This man's intuition is also very sharp.