Rise From Eight Hundred

But this assessment of describing Tang Dao as a wolf is probably too early.

When the Shanxi old man invited Tang Dao for dinner and agreed, Tang Dao handed the suitcase in his hand to the middle-aged woman who was about to leave: "This time, there is a lack of supplies in the Taihang Mountains, so I can only bring some local specialties. I hope Sir Yan Don’t dislike it!”

The Shanxi old man's eyes flickered, and he motioned for the middle-aged woman to accept it, but he chuckled and said: "I don't know if my guess is right, old man. If I don't let you, Captain Tang, have this dinner, I'm afraid you will have to bring this specialty again." Let’s go back to Taihang Mountain!”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Sir Yan is so considerate to his subordinates, how can he let his subordinates return to their residences hungry." Tang Dao made a look of sincerity and fear.

There was no mention of a gift, but every word said: "Sir Yan, there is nothing wrong with what you said."

Of course, there is a hundred taels of gold in the suitcase, which can be converted into oceans, which is a huge sum of more than 20,000 oceans. If the old men in Jin Province did not talk to Tang Dao in depth, Tang Dao would be crazy and give away this huge sum of money. give him.

So what if the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone does not provide military pay or military supplies, and just wants to rely on his reputation to issue military orders to make Tang Dao obey, that is really overthinking.

"Haha! That's right. But you are such a doll! In the past, it was impossible to sit in such a position." Tang Dao's almost frank answer did not disgust this big boss. Instead, he said A true message.

A person like Tang Dao is still a bit upright in the face of right and wrong. In peacetime, he can be a strong soldier but it is impossible to become a strong general, because the complicated human relations will not give him this opportunity. Only in such troubled times can he become a strong general. Among them, talents have suddenly emerged due to their outstanding abilities and personal charm.

His status in the military in his past life and this life has already told the truth.

But for Tang Dao himself, is the so-called status really that important?

I am afraid that only a few people who know Tang Tuanzuo very well know that Tang Tuanzuo's strategy has been basically deployed before the war, and tactical issues will only be slightly modified according to changes in the battlefield during the war.

The last thing Tang Tuanzuo wanted to do was to stay at the headquarters and listen to the casualty reports from each battalion and company, but the thing Tang Tuanzuo loved most was to go to the front line and stand in the same trench with his soldiers.

From his previous life to this life, Tang Dao has been a warrior. Even if he is commanding thousands of troops, he still hopes to be the one at the forefront, instead of staying behind the army and watching his brothers with cold eyes. Turned into corpses one after another under ruthless military orders.

Death is not scary to Tang Dao. What he is afraid of is facing the parents, wives and children of his brothers who died in the battle.

Only by facing the enemy's bullets and bullets side by side with them, and having my own blood and the blood of my brothers spilled on that battlefield, might I be able to slightly alleviate the guilt in my heart.

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Dinner may have been prepared in advance and served quickly.

The famous Lao He from Jin Province is not extravagant at all. He has a plate of oily meat, a plate of peanuts, a plate of vegetables, a small pot of millet porridge and a plate of scallion pancakes. .

I was only half full.

It’s not about whether it’s rich or not, but the important thing is that the portion is not enough, especially for a frontline soldier like Tang Dao. Just a pot of millet porridge needs to be shared by two people. Tang Dao can finish twice as much food by himself. Believe it or not?

‘This is a very good thing. If Peng Chong and Little Baldy don’t make enough money to come back, I’ll be at a loss for the hundred taels of gold! ’ Tang Dao, who had barely filled his belly after eating half full, could only complain secretly in his heart.

Tang Dao knew that the portion of this meal was so small that it had to be a pot of one hundred taels of gold.

Originally, the meal of shaved noodles that the three of them had eaten at the century-old noodle restaurant in Linfen had already given Jin Province Lao Zha the idea of ​​a food shortage in his four-line army. If Tang Dao hadn't been a wonderful man, he would have driven away long ago. He was left to eat, and the steamed buns and cakes were prepared in advance.

As a result, the middle-aged woman felt that the gift from Tang Tuanzuo felt wrong in her hand. The so-called "Taihang Mountain local specialty" was really a bit too heavy. If it was a piece of bacon, there was no need to put it in the suitcase, right?

When I walked out to take a look, I saw that even this well-informed man was almost dazzled by the ten large yellow croakers.

Normally, not to mention ten large yellow croakers, even hundreds of large yellow croakers would have been given away by wealthy businessmen, but now it is wartime, and Tang Dao is not a businessman, so these ten large yellow croakers may have taken a lot of effort, absolutely sincerity Full.

But this, at least from the side, shows that they all underestimated Tang Dao and the Four Elements Group.

As a result, the food became more ‘exquisite’.

The reputation of the old man in Jin Province is truly well-deserved.

Since this woman still adheres to the habit of "eating without speaking and sleeping without speaking", neither of them spoke during the meal. Only when they finished eating completely and waited for the middle-aged woman to collect the bowls and chopsticks in person did the two of them walk into the courtyard and eat again. Let’s chat.

The effect of one hundred taels of gold was obviously not small. The expression on the face of the old Shanxi man who had been serious most of the time softened a lot.

"Captain Tang, just tell me! What do you need when you find me this time?

However, I have to tell you the truth. Now that the Japanese invaders are approaching, we have more than 300,000 troops stationed in southwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi. There are also people fleeing from the north. All the food and clothing expenses have to be paid by me, the commander of the war zone. Find a solution.

Moreover, I might as well tell you something about the military order above. Our army in Jin Province basically has no chance to retreat. The superiors ordered our second theater to defend the southwest and southeast mountainous areas of Jin Province to prevent the Japanese invaders from attacking Shaanxi Province.

Outside, there are at least ten lieutenant generals, division commanders, major generals and brigade commanders queuing up to see me. I know what they want, but I am not a god. I have no military pay or food. Is it possible that I can turn a mountain of rocks into something with just a little bit of my hand? Into those things? "The Shanxi old man didn't play any word games with Tang Dao this time and went straight to the point.

However, before letting Tang Dao reveal the theme, he first blocked Tang Dao's path to military supplies.

What the old man from Shanxi said was indeed true. With the continuous influx of hundreds of thousands of troops and refugees, even this man who was very good at people's livelihood was quite unable to withstand it at the moment.

As for asking him to use the private money he has spent more than 20 years in Shanxi to subsidize, that is really not in this world.

For the sake of a hundred taels of gold, he could be promoted to an official and receive a medal or something. The general commander could do it, as long as he didn't need money but food.

"I came to see you this time, Commander Yan, because I really have something to ask for. In the battle of Shentou Ridge a month ago, our troops defeated the Japanese invaders and seized some gold. I would like to exchange it into cash for the payment of military pay and the purchase of ordnance and ammunition. Use it." Seeing that this person said it so straightforwardly, Tang Dao naturally didn't mince words.

"Oh! I said that Captain Tang was so generous. It turned out that he had seized supplies from the Japanese invaders. If you just want to exchange them, that's easy. I asked Fifth Sister to say hello to the Jin Provincial Bank. You can just bring the gold to exchange it. , just press." The old Shanxi man suddenly realized.

But when it comes to the price, I hesitate a little.

Gold is now a hard currency, and the exchange is linked to the U.S. dollar. It changes almost every day. A slight fluctuation may make the 100 taels of gold collected by the Shanxi old man today disappear. With the Shanxi old man's shrewdness, he would not think about it. Weird.

"It's based on the market price. If the Jin Provincial Government takes an extra commission during the war, our regiment will also act according to the rules." Tang Dao said hurriedly.

The amount of gold in this batch is really too large. The 20,000 taels of gold he brought this time can be swallowed up by a large commercial bank like Jin Provincial Bank and exchanged with a private person. It is not known when the gold will be exchanged.

It's okay to be chopped up by this person. Tang Dao is confident that when the Four Elements Group grows up, sooner or later, he will spit out as much as he eats.

Strength is the first rule of survival in this troubled world!

"Captain Tang, you are very good. You understand the difficulties of being a commander and a war zone. You are not like those guys who only know how to reach out and fight the Japanese but are afraid of death." The old man from Shanxi admired the wise Tang Dao more and more and nodded happily.

"Then as you said, the bank exchanges according to the market price, and the provincial government originally took 1% as a wartime financial tax. For the sake of the bravery of your four groups in the battle, I let them break the bones, no, It’s 50% off!”

"Good guy, what a good guy. The name of this financial tax has come out. Just exchange it, and tens of thousands of oceans will go into this guy's pocket again." Tang Dao secretly complained.

Didn't he know that the so-called Jin Provincial Bank was actually controlled by this family, and that the wartime taxes were also controlled by this person? It can be considered a long experience.

There is still a hundred taels of gold to open the way. If it weren't for those yellow and white things, I'm afraid the so-called wartime tax would be even more outrageous.

In my heart, I am eager to give this greedy old politician a big blow, but on the surface, I still have to nod respectfully: "Thank you, Sir Yan!"

Of course, Tang Dao is not a good bird. He did not say how much gold he captured from the Japanese invaders this time. The hundred taels of gold he sent made the Shanxi old man preconceptions that at most it was only a few hundred taels or even a thousand taels of gold. If this was allowed Everyone knows that Mr. Tang came to Fen this time with 20,000 taels of gold. Once his 'fracture' was opened, he would be short of 20,000 taels of gold. It was heartbreaking!

Receive this great gift of one hundred taels of gold! It seems to have been confiscated again.

"This son of Tang Dao is both cunning and cunning. To say he is a wolf is really an underestimation. He is a jackal!" One day later, after receiving the notice from the bank, the old Shanxi man was stunned for a while and gnashed his teeth. A latest definition of Tang Dao.

The middle-aged woman sitting beside him couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile. The only thing that could make her sullen cousin so angry was that he had only one Tang Dao recently.

The key point is that even if he knew that Tang Dao, a wealthy man, was sitting on millions of dollars, there was no way he could rush in and get another piece of this wealth.

Not only was the huge wealth earned by the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment with their lives, but Tang Dao, a man who was comparable to a jackal, threw out a temptation that the Shanxi old man could not refuse on that night of the 'private meeting'.

After the request to exchange gold came to an end, the Shanxi old man originally planned to see the guest off with a few casual chats.

After all, no matter how capable Tang Dao is, he is only a small regiment leader with only a few thousand troops under his command. For an old man from Shanxi who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, he is really not worthy of his rank. If he can be given just one hour, then Mainly because it can cause trouble for that person.

Don't think that Jin Province is currently a place where water can't be poured into. As the war in Jin Province gradually worsens, although the Shanxi old man can still be a good man in Jin Province, it is much worse than before. Tang Dao and the Shanxi old man met. It won't take long for this matter to reach that person's ears.

As long as that person is unhappy, the Shanxi old man will be happy.

To put it bluntly, even if Tang Dao gave him a big gift, in the eyes of these big shots, the young leader was just a tool man.

But Tang Dao seemed unaware of his status, and was the first to drop a bombshell: "Sir Yan, Tang Dao still has some suggestions for the current war in Eastern Jin Dynasty. I wonder if Chief Yan can give Tang Dao some more time."

"Oh?" The old man from Shanxi frowned slightly at first, which meant that your kid was too ignorant of the world. After the gift was given and the job was done for you, you still didn't leave. A small regiment commander actually discussed the war with me, the commander.

Then, his brows relaxed again, and he didn't ask Tang Dao to sit down. Instead, he sat on the rattan chair under the tree, picked up the freshly brewed hot tea, and took a sip: "Then tell me what you say. If it makes sense, I won't punish you for wasting my time today. If you still talk about the same old things, you will be punished."

The old man from Shanxi meant very clearly, I'll give you some face, you can just say what time it is, I, a commander, don't need to have a long talk with you, a small regiment commander!

Unfortunately, Tang Dao was not like the little fox before, but looked a little stupid.

"Commander Yan, when do you think the Japanese invaders will launch an attack on the major defense lines of my Shanxi Province?" Tang Dao actually asked first.

"It's hard to say. The senior advisers of the theater staff basically determined that it was after the end of the Xuzhou War and the Japanese North China Front Army had withdrawn enough troops!" The old man from Shanxi frowned and felt a slight headache.

Tang Dao's direct question hit his pain point. The Japanese North China Front Army has more than 300,000 troops. If they rush to Shanxi Province with all their strength, no, even if only 200,000 of them go to Shanxi Province, can he stop them with the troops he has now?

He can't fight and can't retreat. That person is almost forcing him to death!

"The commanders of the theater headquarters have rich combat experience. Their judgment will not be wrong, but I don't know if they have said where the Japanese invaders will focus their attacks?" Tang Dao continued to ask.

"If they can judge the focus of the Japanese invaders' attacks, we won't lose most of Shanxi Province and be trapped in a corner like now! They are all a bunch of idiots!" Hearing Tang Dao talk about this, the old man from Shanxi was furious.

He was the commander of the theater, but he was not good at military affairs. He had been good at controlling people for decades, so he naturally handed these things over to people he trusted. But those idiots would lose every battle. First, they lost the original city, and then they gave up one city after another. Now they have no way to retreat.

If he had not had some foresight before the war and transferred some equipment and raw materials of the family's core industry and the most important arsenal under his command, he would really be a commander without anything.

Without money and things, who would follow him?

After the anger, the old man from Shanxi came to his senses and looked up at the young colonel standing in front of him in an orderly manner: "Those idiots can't figure it out, can you kid know it?"

"If the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen, they must use our southeastern Shanxi as a breakthrough point!" Tang Dao's eyes were firm and his words were shocking.

"It's interesting. What's the reason!" The old man from Shanxi stood up and walked towards the reception room. "Let's talk inside."

To discuss the war, of course we need a map.

On the wall of the reception room, there are maps of southeastern and southwestern Shanxi. Many combat orders of the Second War Zone were issued from this small room, rather than from the war zone headquarters filled with lieutenant generals and major generals.

"The officers' judgment of the general situation is correct. The Battle of Xuzhou involved at least 100,000 elite soldiers of the Japanese North China Front. They currently do not have the strength to defeat our Second War Zone in one blow." Tang Dao stood in front of the map and pointed to the Taihang Mountain area in southeastern Shanxi.

"But when they are free from Xuzhou, they will have at least six divisions and three mixed brigades heading south. Their primary goal is to cross the Yellow River, occupy our Guanzhong Plain and threaten the inland southwest. Our Second War Zone will bear the brunt.

But if they want to attack Linfen, there are nearly 200,000 troops deployed in the southwestern mountainous area. Even if they succeed in attacking, the Japanese will suffer huge losses. If they want to cross the Yellow River, the defenders of Shaanxi Province are not made of clay.

So, they will definitely attack from two directions, and our Taihang Mountains are the only way they can pass.

And the reason why I judge that the Japanese will definitely First, they launched an attack on my Taihang Mountain area. That was because they were humiliated by the previous two battles. They will definitely re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of my troops in the Taihang Mountain area.

Therefore, I dare to assert that if the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen from two directions, they must first attack my Taihang Mountain area with heavy troops.

And if my theater of operations moves the focus of defense to southeastern Shanxi and deals a major blow to the Japanese invaders, they will be like a wounded venomous snake, retreating to heal their wounds first, and the crisis in Linfen will be delayed for at least half a year. "

The old man from Shanxi had no expression on his face, staring at the map, his eyes behind the glasses were dim!

But no one knew how much the 50-year-old man with deep scheming was shocked by Tang Dao's words.

It was not how accurate and detailed Tang Dao's analysis was, but his last sentence, which could save Linfen from danger for half a year, was really something he could not refuse.