Rise From Eight Hundred

Tang Dao is a human being, not a god, so naturally he will not be pure to the so-called extreme.

Ever since he woke up from the battlefield in Songhu and stepped into the warehouse called Sixings, he had parents and brothers, and now he has a lover and children.

Tang Dao has big love and small love in his heart, but he does not have the word fame and fortune that most people in this world pursue. Everything he does in this era is just to win for his nation and the people he loves. Peace, that's all.

"Sir, congratulations. Dean Tantai has given birth to a baby boy for you. Haha, our Four Elements Group has a successor." As soon as he entered the room, Pang Zilong came up to him happily and congratulated Tang Dao.

"Son!" Tang Dao's footsteps suddenly stopped. "Mingyue will tell you if everything is safe!"

"The mother and child are safe. The child was born an hour ago. Dean Tantai specifically asked you to come back after finishing your work. Don't worry about her." Pang Zilong replied quickly.

"Okay, very good! I'm not here, it's so painful for Mingyue." Like many men who are new fathers, even though they are thousands of miles apart, Tang Dao is a little at a loss, pacing back and forth in the room muttering to himself, as usual. Being calm and decisive makes a big difference.

He was happy about the smooth birth of his son, but regretful that he could not be with his wife. This may be Tang Dao's mentality at this time.

"Sir, how does it feel to have a son? If sir doesn't dislike my three-legged cat skills, I will apply to be his martial arts teacher." Ming Xin, who had always been taciturn, saw that Tang Dao was so excited that he stepped forward and smiled. Just join in the fun.

"Then it's settled. From now on, my son Tang Shanhe will be your wise and wise disciple. If anyone dares to bully him, you, the master, will do it." Tang Dao wanted nothing more.

They all say that they can’t teach their children well, but a master of martial arts who is ranked among the top in China like You Mingxin comes to his door and does not charge for lessons. The father is overjoyed.

Moreover, Mingxin is not an ordinary soldier. He also belongs to the Taoist sect, and there is a power behind him that is not bound by the world. The couple of Tang Dao may be bound by worldly treaties while wallowing in the mortal world, but they only enter the world to kill demons. Ming Xin doesn't know how to slay demons.

With such a master protecting him, there were not many people who could bully Xiaotang Shanhe openly or secretly.

"Then I'll apply to be his marksmanship instructor!" Pang Zilong also joined in the fun, and as soon as he finished speaking, frustration welled up on his face. "Oh no, Instructor Niu Er will definitely fight for it with me. My marksmanship is not as good as his."

"Haha! That's not easy. You give my son more red envelopes during the holidays. He likes you more, so he will naturally call you teacher." Tang Dao laughed.

"Let's go home!" Tang Dao, who gradually calmed down from the great joy, directly carried his big bag that he had already packed.

"Sir, has the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs given permission?" Mingxin and Pang Zilong looked at each other with joy.

Although they had good food and accommodation in the mountain city, they still felt at ease without being in the group. More importantly, they missed those brothers who were full of foul language.

"Tell me on the way!" Tang Dao waved his hand.

The three of them got into the special car left at the door by the Ministry of Military Affairs and went straight to the embassy area.

There, Rockefeller's Far East Branch had already prepared a jeep for Tang Dao and the others.

As early as more than a year ago, at Tang Dao's suggestion, the American automobile company called Wesley was fully acquired by Rockefeller Company, and began to develop a multi-purpose off-road vehicle based on Tang Dao's design and needs. car.

It passed the US military acceptance at the end of 1939. The vehicle has 60 horsepower, a dead weight of 590KG and a payload of 300KG. It is also equipped with a four-wheel drive system, which is three times the driving force of similar vehicles at that time.

This kind of vehicle is fast, light in weight, easy to transport and has strong passability. It is mainly used to transport light weapons equipped by infantry battalions, and can be used as a communication, reconnaissance and command vehicle.

The U.S. military, which has not yet joined the war, has no large-scale demand at this time, so the sales volume of this off-road jeep is extremely low in the U.S. market. As Laura, who led the acquisition and advocated the development of this car product, she inherited the responsibility in the Rockefeller family. Extreme pressure.

It was naturally impossible for Tang Dao to tell them that when the Japanese and Mao Xiong signed a neutrality treaty and prepared to move south into Southeast Asia, the U.S. military would start large-scale procurement, so while asking Rockefeller to place its customer target group in Europe at war, Hugely publicize hiking trips within the United States.

Glacier National Park, a merger of Montana and Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park, covers an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers. It has charming scenery, especially rich in plant and mammal species, and also has landforms such as grasslands, forests, mountains and glaciers. ;Miami's beaches, with shallow water, small waves and white sandy beaches, are unforgettable; the Colorado Grand Canyon, known as the "geological textbook", has a total length of 446 kilometers and a depth of 1,800 meters.

The magnificent scenery that is constantly placed in newspapers and the advertising slogan that resonates with countless young people, "Life is not only about the present, but also poetry and distance", have set off a tourism boom in the United States.

And what do young people need most if they want to travel by car? In addition to the beloved girl, it is naturally a small off-road vehicle that can travel through jungles and mountains.

In less than half a year, this Jeep named ‘JEEP’ entered a crazy sales mode in the United States, with sales of more than 5,000 units in a month, and follow-up orders were queued until the end of the year.

The civilian series is enough to support all the initial investment. Even if the military series has not yet been launched, the factory and project have already started the profit model. If the military starts large-scale procurement, it will definitely become a cash cow. Laura's vision, ability and courage have been unanimously recognized by the family elders.

The European market has been in a mess because of the British Empire and the Gallic Rooster, and has not yet opened up the situation, but good news has come from the Far East market. The Chinese military, which has just obtained a loan from Citibank, is also interested in this small jeep.

Rockefeller Company will naturally not miss this opportunity. As early as July, it shipped 20 military-version jeeps to China through military channels, providing 10 for Chinese customers to try for free, and the other 10 are naturally private customizations by Tang Tuanzuo.

The original version of the JEEP military jeep was used for battlefield reconnaissance, patrol, communication, first aid, command, and transportation. There were almost no parts unrelated to driving in the whole vehicle. The front windshield could be folded forward. The whole vehicle had no doors, only an arc-shaped gap, which was convenient for getting on and off the vehicle and reduced its own weight. However, while focusing on mobility, armor was abandoned, and personnel were too exposed in the vehicle, which also led to many casualties during the war.

Tang Dao made a lot of modifications to the jeep. For example, the body of the vehicle was made of 8mm steel plate, which may not be able to prevent the 7mm large-caliber machine gun from shooting, but it can still prevent the Japanese army's 7mm heavy machine gun;

For example, after the front windshield was removed, it could be replaced with a 12mm thick armored plate with a small observation window to protect the driver. This special armored plate is usually only used in assault operations.

In addition, the rear seat was completely removed and a detachable multi-purpose machine gun bracket was installed. The machine gun bracket can fix six types of machine guns including MG34, MG42, and Browning, and 4 12mm thick fine steel shields can be manually installed around the rear seat.

Special armor protection is also made on the bottom of the jeep, and the tires are thickened low-pressure tires that are puncture-proof, explosion-proof, and anti-skid.

The engine is also replaced by a more powerful 90-horsepower engine from the ordinary military type of 60 horsepower, which can fully drive the vehicle with a self-weight increase of at least 260 kilograms. The speed and passability are almost the same as the ordinary jeep of only 680 kilograms before, and the traction is much stronger.

A transport and reconnaissance vehicle can be transformed into a fire assault and support vehicle that can withstand 7mm heavy machine gun shooting at any time.

Although the cost of a single vehicle has increased by 80% on the original basis, it is really nothing in front of a local tyrant like Tang Tuanzuo.

The 20 jeeps had already arrived in India when the US C-47 helped transport the 40mm anti-aircraft guns. They were also transported to Jiulongpo Airport as a side job, and Rockefeller Far East Branch was responsible for receiving them.

From the appearance alone, the 20 jeeps actually did not have much difference. Rockefeller Far East Company also readily delivered 8 of them to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs for trial use, and also gave away machine gun brackets and Browning machine guns for free, thus obtaining the right to use another 12 jeeps in China.

Among them, Rockefeller Far East Branch also reported 10 of them to the Chinese Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. They were purchased by the Chinese company in the United States and designated for the use of the Four-Line Regiment. If Rockefeller Company and China did not deliver this batch of equipment to the Four-Line Regiment, they would stop all donation activities.

Although this made many senior officials of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs both jealous and dissatisfied, why did such a good thing let a small infantry regiment of the Four-Line Regiment take it?

But because the Chinese company donated airplanes and anti-aircraft guns worth tens of millions of US dollars to the National Government, the National Government was very grateful and sent a deputy envoy to the United States to visit the company and invited the founder of the company to return to the country for a meeting in the hope of obtaining more assistance. At this time, if they wanted to intercept the ten jeeps, it would undoubtedly be a loss.

Tang Dao already had a car, and Minister He, who knew the inside story, simply didn't bother to arrange a special plane to send Tang Dao back to Chang'an.

Before the bombing, Laura arranged for people to send the 10 jeeps to Tang Dao's hometown. On July 20, two squads of the reconnaissance company of the Four-Line Regiment were led by Lu Sanjiang himself. They set out from the Four-Line Regiment's base, crossed the Yellow River from the Zhongtiao Mountain Defense Line, and exchanged 30 war horses for 30 submachine guns in the Tongguan War Zone. The horse team crossed Shaanxi Province and entered Sichuan from northern Sichuan. The daily marching mileage was not less than 100 kilometers, and arrived at Tang Dao's hometown in early August.

Tang Dao's behavior of sending his subordinates to protect and take him back to the base with great fanfare from thousands of miles away undoubtedly caused dissatisfaction among many people, but the pass in Lv Sanjiang's hand with the seals of the Second War Zone Command and the Tenth War Zone Command said it all.

The commanders of the two war zone commands facing the Japanese invaders agreed, so what else could these small shrimps say? That was enough to show Tang Dao's weight in the minds of the commanders of the two war zones. Then the Fifth War Zone used the influence of the faction of the general surnamed Li to snatch people from the Second War Zone, which made many people understand that the unruly behind represents extraordinary ability, and no matter how dissatisfied they were, they had to endure it.

Tang Dao's return communication certificate was even more awesome, it was stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs and the personal signature of Minister He.

Besides, even if we don't look at the pass, plus the jeep that Tang Dao drove back to his hometown himself, a total of 11 convoys with Browning machine guns driving on the simple road, who dared to provoke?

"When you have time, you must ask Mingyue to bring my grandson home to visit. His grandmother is in Rongcheng. You are also a father now. Don't just focus on leading troops to fight. You should also spend more time with your wife and children. Mingyue and my grandson want to eat something. Remember to write to me. Your husband and I will ask someone to bring it to you." On the side of the road, Xiao Handan, who came to send her son back, held Tang Dao's hand and asked with tears in her eyes.

"Mom! You have packed a lot of things." Tang Dao looked at the almost full back seat of the jeep with a helpless look.

Not only Pang Zilong could only sit on a smoked pig leg, but at least 5 machine gunners were like this. Not counting other specialties, the old couple got a full 1,000 kilograms of the special bacon and sausages from their hometown alone!

The good news brought by Tang Dao, who came home yesterday, made the old couple excited and couldn't sleep all night. The old couple got up at three in the morning because they had a grandson but couldn't see him for the time being, and quietly went to the village to collect bacon.

Over the past two years, as the Tang family recruited guards and expanded the scale of the winery, life in Tangjia Village and the surrounding villages has become much better than before. The smoked bacon and sausages before the New Year are more than a few years ago. The best parts are given to the old couple. Otherwise, let alone 1,000 kilograms, 5,000 kilograms can be collected.

But the most valuable thing is the 500 kilograms of millet, which can only be produced by the 3 mu of land in the valley of Tangjia Village. The large amount of wood ash burned once a year has accumulated over the years, making the few mu of land reclaimed by the ancestors of Tangjia Village extremely fertile, and the irrigation water all comes from a small mountain stream.

The annual output is only 2,800 kilograms, 1,000 kilograms are usually used for brewing, and 1,300 kilograms are handed over. Only 500 kilograms are in the hands of a few villagers. When they heard that the old couple of the Tang family prepared it for their daughter-in-law and grandchildren, those villagers packed almost all of them for the old couple without leaving a single grain.

This was the result of Tang Dao's desperate efforts to stop and coax and scare the old couple in the morning. Otherwise, two old hens would be tied to the back of each jeep. Those who didn't know would think that it was Tang Tuanzu who robbed the village!

There were no chickens but eggs. Lv Sanjiang and others had a flowered cloth bag on each of them, which was stuffed with 10 boiled eggs, 10 flatbreads and a large piece of braised meat. It was the hot weather at the end of August, otherwise every soldier's backpack would be full of boiled eggs.

Because, knowing that Tang Dao was going to return to the station, the villagers around Tangjia Village had nothing else to send, so they had to gather eggs from your family and my family, and asked the village chief to send them to Tangjia Village on behalf of each village. What is called "many hands make light work"? Lv Sanjiang and others have seen it. If those eggs can be hatched into chicks, it will be enough to open a medium-sized chicken farm.

The most important thing for the troops to maintain their combat effectiveness is the problem of food. The breeding industry is now a sunrise industry in Taihang Mountains.

There are now several pig farms and chicken farms around Dakouzidong Town alone, all of which were opened by boss Qian and other bosses under the guidance of Tang Dao.

At first, the Sihang Group was their main customer group, and they needed to purchase more than 1,000 pigs and 30,000 chickens every year. Later, with the 80th Army, whose economy had improved significantly, and the 4th and 5th Army, which were famous for purchasing, placed orders, and several farms made a lot of money every year.

By the middle of 1940, there were more than 10 farms of various types in the entire Chinese-controlled areas such as Taihang Mountain, Zhongtiao Mountain, and Zishan.

There is also the credit of Guaiguai. Now Guaiguai is an adult wild boar, 2 meters long, more than one meter high, and weighing nearly 400 kilograms. With a black and hard bristle, anyone who sees it will be scared.

But for the pig farm owners, this is simply the best breeding pig. The piglets with its genes are strong and not easy to get sick, so they all paid a lot of money to the party A father to have a child.

Lu Sanjiang, who was "blinded by greed", generously gave away pigs, and even sent someone to send Guaiguai to the warm pig nest that had been prepared in the pig farm in Dakouzidong Town. Guaiguai was also a person who couldn't stand alcohol. With a bottle of old wine and a few eggs, he was very pig-like, and his continuous fighting time was no less than that of his big brother Hammer.

"What's more? I'm not giving it to you, but to my daughter-in-law and grandchildren!" Xiao Handan looked at the various things that couldn't be loaded on the car, and glanced at her son with dissatisfaction.

What about loading too many things to affect the combat? In her opinion, it was all her son's excuse. There were still bandits in Sichuan Province, but what bandits dared to touch her son's tiger whiskers? The 11 heavy machine guns with long belts hanging down would kill him.

Although Xiao Handan is a housewife, she was a well-read lady before marrying Tang Dao's father Tang Jili. Because her son had been fighting outside for a long time, she also learned some military tactics at home and asked the old soldiers about some firearms knowledge.

Just this Browning M2 heavy machine gun, the 7mm caliber bullet is enough to penetrate 10mm armor within a distance of 300 meters. Although the firing rate of 500 per minute is not high, as long as it is fired, even a small bunker can be smashed into pieces.

Besides, the 30 scouts on the car are not vegetarians. They are not only equipped with submachine guns and rifles, but also with two 60mm mortars.

Because of the concern for his son's safety on the way back, Tang Dao confidently told the old couple that even if they used three infantry squadrons, they would not be able to surround and kill him, let alone the bandits.

If safety is not a problem, the old couple would like to turn Tang Dao's convoy into a transport team! However, Tang Dao's "influence on combat" caused a large number of supplies to be unable to be loaded on the car, and only 1,000 kilograms of bacon, sausage, millet and other essences were loaded. This of course made Xiao Handan quite dissatisfied with her son.

"Old man, mother! I'm leaving. I will convey your words to Mingyue. When Shanhe is bigger, I will definitely let Mingyue bring him to see you and his grandmother." Tang Dao suddenly hugged his mother and his father who had been taciturn beside him, turned around and jumped into the car, waved his hand and ordered to set off.

"This kid! He is the head of the group and a father, why is he still like a child." Tang Jili was a little overwhelmed by his son's fierce hug, and muttered to himself as he watched the convoy going away in the smoke and dust.

The Chinese way of expressing love between parents and children is generally very implicit. After children become adults, they rarely express it in an outward way such as hugging. This is the case even in the next few decades, let alone this era.

"It means the kids can't bear to leave you, an old man. Why are you still complaining?" Xiao Handan glanced at her husband, and suddenly a teasing flashed in her eyes.

"Huh? Old Tang, why are you crying again?"

"No, I was blinded by the dust, and so were these little guys. Why are you running so fast? The dust on the road is very heavy." Tang Jili wiped his red eyes and refused to recognize them.

"Then I'll blow it for you, don't let your eyes get muddy and you won't recognize our mountains and rivers and your dear grandchildren." Xiao Handan smiled with her lips pursed, and didn't expose her husband's little trick.

Tang Xiaojiu covered his mouth and laughed, and Agen grinned.