Rise From Eight Hundred

Morning of March 29, 1938!

The Sixing Regiment held a medal-awarding ceremony in a valley called Wild Wolf Valley, four miles away from the regiment headquarters.

As the highest commander of the Sixing Regiment, Tang Dao will personally award medals to 10 officers and soldiers who have won first-class military merits.

As the host, the new director of the Political Training Department of the regiment, Ye Chenghuan, read out the list of meritorious service and awards, which can be regarded as pushing the head of the main regiment of the 80th Army to the officers and soldiers of the Sixing Regiment.

Moreover, Director Ye will award medals to 32 people who have won "second-class military merits" together with Deputy Regiment Commander Lei, Deputy Regiment Commander Gong and Chief of Staff Zhuang will award medals to those who have won "third-class military merits", and the two battalion commanders Guo Shouzhi and Leng Feng will award medals to those who have won "fourth-class military merits".

The rankings of several chief officers in the regiment were basically determined in the minds of the officers and soldiers.

This time, it was not all about shouting. The communication company that was being planned to be established had already pulled up the wires two days ago, used the diesel DC generator, and set up a loud speaker. The sound was enough for the thousands of soldiers sitting cross-legged on the flat ground of the Wild Wolf Valley to hear clearly.

Ye Chenghuan was from Henan Province. He read out the names of those who had won first-class military merits with a strong Henan accent, and attached the reasons for their military merits.

"In this battle in eastern Shanxi, the first-class merit winners of our Four-line Regiment!"

"Mingxin, step out!"

"Private First Class Mingxin, killed 15 Japanese invaders in the XC area of ​​Licheng, and effectively prevented the Japanese invaders from driving our Licheng people to the front line, and was awarded the first-class merit!"

"Lu Bu, step out!"

"Sergeant Luo Bu, killed 8 Japanese invaders in the northern city of Licheng, and led the team to seize more than ten mechanical equipment in Lucheng, and was awarded the first-class merit!"

In the end, the original special squadron became the biggest winner of the entire Four-line Regiment. Four people were selected for the first-class merit alone, and the other six were divided among the three infantry battalions and Cheng Tieshou's artillery 2 company.

The Lengfeng Third Battalion, which was the first to break through the South Gate, had two people selected, followed by Cheng Tieshou's artillery 2 company, which also had two people. Lei Xiong's First Battalion and Guo Shouzhi's Second Battalion only got one quota each.

But even the tyrannical Lei Xiong had nothing to refute. The special forces of the special squadron sneaked into the county town in small teams, groups, or even single soldiers. The eight-man team like Heizi had to complete the seemingly impossible task of conquering the fortress defended by at least one Japanese infantry squad.

But they completed it very well, successfully cutting off the connection between the Japanese army defending the four walls and the command center, resulting in the lack of a leader and being unable to organize a systematic defense, and eventually they could only be defeated one by one.

Breaking through a county town defended by a thousand people, and there were strong fortifications such as city walls, the number of casualties of the two infantry battalions of the Four-line Regiment did not exceed 30. This miraculous result was achieved, and the special forces played a role of 70%.

Moreover, the number of enemies they killed was beyond the reach of ordinary infantry. If it were not for Tang Dao's consideration of the mood of other troops, this first-class military exploit could even be added with several more.

As for Cheng Tieshou's 2nd Artillery Company, there was nothing to say. They shot down several Japanese planes, not only avenged the 769th Regiment of the friendly army, but also discouraged the Japanese Army Aviation from coming to the skies over eastern Shanxi easily, creating good conditions for the 4-line Regiment to dispatch manpower to transport supplies on a large scale.

For this reason, the young commander of the 769th Regiment asked Tang Dao to take a letter to Cheng Tieshou, saying that he owed Cheng Tieshou a favor, and if he had the chance to meet him in the future, he would definitely treat him to a big drink.

The officers and soldiers whose names were called walked up to the wooden rostrum that was built overnight one by one, and the soldiers sitting neatly below the stage were all envious of Tang Dao wearing the golden medals for them one by one.

Shen Laoliu, who did not get the first-class military merit but only the second-class military merit, was even more envious.

You can't help but be envious!

It seems that the superiors said that the base of the commemorative medal awarded for this first-class military merit is made of pure gold. The gold used alone weighs one or two taels. It is not a commemorative significance or honor. The value of this gold alone is more than 200 oceans.

"Captain Niu, if I do the task of the brainless boy, can I also get a medal to wear?" Shen Laoliu whispered to Niu Er's ear.

Originally Niu Er was the team leader, but the special squadron will soon be reorganized into a reconnaissance company. The three platoon leaders Heizi and Niu Er will definitely occupy two of them. The remaining one will depend on who Laohei and Gu Xishui, the two chief officers, will choose.

However, this has little to do with Shen Laoliu, who has performed very well on the battlefield. Shen Laoliu, who has been determined to win the second-class military merit, did not choose to be promoted in rank, but in the level of military pay.

As a second lieutenant, he has to manage dozens of people under him. Shen Laoliu's head hurts just thinking about it. It is better to be a sharpshooter in the firepower team.

But not wanting to get promoted doesn't mean Shen Laoliu doesn't want to make money. The gold of a medal alone is more than 200 yuan, which makes money faster than anything else. He is telling his future platoon leader to remember to send him to any good job in the future.

The fact that the brainless Rob can win the first-class military merit has made this Laoliu sure that choice is more important than hard work.

Just like he chose to be a soldier of Tang Dao, if he made a wrong step, he would not know where he would be standing on the battlefield! How can he think of making a lot of money now?

"Brother Shen, you are eyeing the medal made of gold! Otherwise, let's switch positions, you can arrange yourself, and you may get a first-class military merit." Facing the subtext of the old soldier, Niu Er smiled faintly.

"Then I won't change, I can't change, I definitely can't change!" Shen Laoliu shook his head repeatedly.

There is also a principle for the selection of military merits this time. If an officer is qualified to be awarded first-class military merits, unless there is no room for reduction for brilliant military merits, he will be automatically downgraded.

In Tang Dao's original words: "You are an officer. Commanding operations and winning victories is the duty of a commander. You cannot be an officer and also win military merits. All the benefits are taken by you alone!"

Heizi and Niu Er, who originally had outstanding military merits, were completely out of the first-class and second-class military merits for this reason, and were downgraded to third-class military merits.

Infantry company commanders like Li Jiujin, who led his infantry company to rush into Licheng first, were even worse off. The number of soldiers under his command who won first-class, second-class, and third-class military merits was too many to count on one hand, but he, the infantry company commander, barely got a fourth-class military merit consolation prize.

Especially in those days, when he heard that the first-class military merit medal was made of gold, the second-class military merit was half gold and half silver, the third-class military merit was mostly silver, and the fourth-class military merit was all bronze, Li Da, who was always stingy, was very upset.

It was inevitable that the officers were dissatisfied, but the soldiers who occupied the main body of the Four-Line Regiment were jubilant. As long as the officers did not compete with them for the credit, they would dare to fight for it with their lives, without worrying that they would die and the credit would go to others.

Of course, Tang Dao and several senior officers had set an example before. Officers above the level of colonel could not participate in the selection of military merits at all, but the lieutenants still had a chance. No one could say that.

Moreover, almost all the captain-level officers were promoted by Tang Dao. For example, the old soldier Li Jiujin felt that he would not have the chance to get this kind of gold medal in the future and was very sad, but he never said anything bad about Tang Tuanzuo on any occasion.

This is Tang Dao's current prestige in the Four-Line Regiment. If anyone else came, even if he wanted to stand on the side of the majority of officers and soldiers, he would not be able to suppress this group of tough backbone forces.

"Also, Brother Shen, do you think you only lost a gold medal!" Niu Er said, while looking back at the stage with envy.

"What else do you want to give?" Seeing Niu Er's attitude, Shen Laoliu immediately felt something was wrong.

It seemed that he had missed something important.

Just after Tang Dao personally put the ten medals on the chests of the ten soldiers, he smiled and stepped back, looking at the ten bravest soldiers under his command.

The soldiers led by Ming Xin stood at attention and were about to salute, but saw Tang Dao smiling and waving his hands: "Don't worry, this is the first time for my regiment to assess the level of military merit. The regiment commanders and I attach great importance to it. I have prepared a special gift for the ten of you! I didn't use the regiment's money, but my personal military pay."

After saying that, he clapped his hands, and ten soldiers from the communication company came up with a tray and stood at attention in front of the ten soldiers.

The ten soldiers led by Ming Xin on the stage were stunned at first, and then their eyes lit up and they were happy.

Soldiers like Shen Laoliu under the stage wished they could turn into giraffes immediately to see what gifts the regiment commander bought with his personal military pay.

Li Jiujin said sourly: "Fuck, where does the penniless regiment commander get the money? Isn't he afraid of being abused by reporter Tan Tai?"

As soon as these words were said, the soldiers around him collectively moved at least two meters away from the Dalian leader.

Because most of the soldiers had been bombarded on the battlefield, regardless of whether their hearing was damaged, the habit of speaking loudly was retained, even if it was the sour self-talk of the old soldier.

Not far from their seventh company was the medical team. Although Captain Tan Tai was not there, the hearing of those female nurses was very good.

If what Lao Li said reached Captain Tan Tai's ears, maybe he would not be injured and no one would care, but the possibility of a rough method was almost more than 99%, and the soldiers were not stupid.

But it didn't matter, it was already a little late, and Daya, who had been in the army for half a month, heard it seriously. Dare to tease her captain about domestic violence against the regiment leader? She had already put the seventh company on the blacklist in her heart.

If Li Jiujin, who was so jealous, knew that there was such a thing, he would really cry!

But in fact, when Tang Dao picked up one of them and introduced it to everyone in the audience, a group of soldiers including Shen Laoliu cried with envy.

It was nothing else but military knives, ten military knives designed by Tang Tuanzuo himself and forged with machine tools!

As a soldier, the most trusted person besides his comrades is undoubtedly the weapon in his hand, but for the primitive killing weapon such as the knife, it is undoubtedly also a weapon they trust and like.

The soldiers of the Four-line Regiment are not short of guns now, but they are short of knives that can kill people, knives that kill people happily.

Since the machine tools and generators were available, the first military factory in the Four-line Regiment that determined its own station had already started processing and production ten days ago.

The first one to be mass-produced is the three-edged military bayonet!

The power of the three-edged military bayonet has proved its brutality in the wars in the next few decades. As long as the torso is stabbed, the Japanese army will soon lose combat capability due to excessive blood loss caused by the huge wound.

However, the function of assassination alone is too single, especially in the increasingly complex battlefield environment in the future.

Tang Dao had long wanted to make a standard saber for soldiers on special missions.

Coincidentally, four of the first ten people who won first-class military merit were from special squadrons, and they also needed this.

So, Tang Dao found Teacher Xiao He and asked her to make a suitable saber according to his design and choose the best steel.

Of course, according to Tang Dao, this is his personal gift, and he paid for the labor and materials himself.

The military factory now is not like the other troops of the Four Lines Regiment. In addition to being affiliated with the Four Lines Regiment, it has its own independent system including personnel, property, etc. Tang Dao gave Mr. Xiao He and other proud children the greatest autonomy.

Mr. Xiao He is also a fair-minded person. Seeing that Tang Tuanzuo is willing to pay, he immediately arranged for people to process and add some to help him complete the military knife he designed.

Although everyone has different preferences for knives, some knives can instantly attract you.

The knife sent by Tang Tuanzuo is completely black, and the long blade is double-edged like a dagger, but it is slightly tightened at the handle, which makes people almost forget that it is a knife, a knife that can kill people, but it seems like a work of art.

Although every soldier knows that the whole body is black to prevent the sharp blade from reflecting light, this kind of knife is used to kill people.

However, the function of this knife is not just to kill people.

If you are a military enthusiast from the future, you may blurt out a name the moment you see this double-edged blade - European military obstacle clearing knife.

Yes, Tang Dao did not choose the standard military knife of the future Republic, nor did it choose the most famous American tactical assault knife, but chose this standard obstacle clearing knife.

Because the requirements of other military knives for machine tools and steel are too high, which cannot be achieved at the current level. Instead of making a military knife that is not as good as a tiger, it is better to use a military knife that can be fully achieved by current technology to imitate.

Like the European military obstacle clearing knife in memory, the new military knife blade blank also uses 6 mm thick steel bars, and then grinds the blade on a large diameter roller grindstone to form a slight hollow grinding edge. On this basis, it is then manually convexly polished to complete the final sharpening.

Its characteristics are very sharp while keeping the blade strong.

The steel used is the best steel that the Sihang Group has so far. The barrel steel of the Type 89 tank is refined into steel bars in a furnace and then specially heat-treated to give it amazing blade retention.

Only such a knife can cut through the barbed wire with one stroke, and can also dig up the ground and pry out the landmines buried in the ground.

When the sample knife was brought a few days ago, the Tang Dao had already been tested. This knife can not only pierce into an inch thick steel plate, but also cut through the steel bars as thick as a little finger. Although the hardness of the steel is slightly inferior to the future, after the efforts of a top student like Teacher Xiao He, it is definitely worthy of the reputation of the Tang Tuanzuo copycat expert, and it is definitely the best military obstacle clearing knife of this era.

However, due to the current conditions, some details still cannot meet the standards that the Tang Dao hopes to achieve.

For example, the line wrapped around the handle is now made of hemp rope commonly used in the mountains, which only plays a role in preventing slipping. If it is placed in the future, this winding line alone can make a big deal. It is not only sweat-absorbing and anti-slip, but also can bear the weight of an adult after being untied. It has a bearing capacity of at least 800 pounds.

However, this is already very remarkable.

Just listening to Tang Dao introduce the functions and uses of this knife has made the eyes of a group of "country bumpkins" on and off the stage spark.

The gold medal seems to be not so attractive after the appearance of this obstacle clearing knife that is still in the experimental stage.

Of course, they don’t know that Tang Tuanzuo paid a full 500 oceans for this. The cost of 50 oceans is almost close to a 20-shot Mauser pistol.

Of course, Tang Da Tuanzuo has no money now, but has written an IOU. If he has no money, he can use the design drawings to pay the debt. Teacher Xiao He is not worried that Tang Tuanzuo will default on the debt. She is only worried that Tang Tuanzuo has money.

For this reason, Xiao He secretly went to talk to Tan Tai Ming Yue, and reminded her implicitly that men become bad when they have money.

Tang Dao

Xiao He, who has gone astray, is a rhythm that he can never go back to! Will he be punished for this?

Tang Dao's intuition is very sharp, and he has to borrow money from Er Ya to buy cigarettes from now on.

Fortunately, Er Ya is generous, otherwise, Li Jiujin's Xia Jiba would be half right.

Tang Tuanzuo, who is destined to lose the financial power, also announced at the meeting that due to the problem of steel, only so much can be produced at present, and it will definitely be produced in the future, but the quantity will definitely be limited, and it will only be provided to those officers and soldiers with special military merits.

This completely ignited the venue, and many people were rubbing their hands, planning to make a first-class military merit in the next battle and get a saber to play with.

However, compared with the soldiers who focused on medals and sabers, a young nurse stared at a certain high-spirited and handsome man on the stage and gritted her teeth.

It turns out that the big liar is called Ming Xin! Finally, the real person was identified.

Mingxin had black ash on his face when he entered Daya's room, and it was dark. Daya looked for half a month, but couldn't find a person who looked like the one in her memory.

But Mingxin was holding a saber and smiling with white teeth, which was completely consistent with Daya's memory of that night.

Damn man, he also smiled like this after killing the devils.

Very happy!