Rise From Eight Hundred

Although they were just eating potatoes, the faces of all the officers present were full of smiles, as if they were eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

Wait until everyone had filled their stomachs.

"Sir, do you think we should deal with the Japanese again tonight?" Lao Hei asked proactively.

As the leader of the guard platoon, his two guard squads went on a mission with the special operations team last night. It was impossible to count how many Japanese were killed, but under the light of the flares, it was clear that a Japanese infantry gun was blown up.

In other words, the merits of the war had to be credited to everyone, and the rewards were not much after being divided equally, so Lao Hei especially wanted to do another job.

"What's the matter, Lao Hei, do you still think that your guard platoon's merits are not enough, and give your brothers some more?" Lei Xiong slanted Lao Hei, who had a strong desire for war, replied unhappily.

They were all old brothers who came out of the 524th Regiment, who didn't know who? Since Tang Dao clearly made the merits of the war "foreign" the day before yesterday, a group of officers were very active in the work of attacking the Japanese. .

Do you think these four main infantry company commanders came to the battalion headquarters just to eat for free? They all came to strive for military merits. Although they had to endure the cold and rugged road conditions at night, it was the same for the Japanese. The safety was much higher than during the day. There was also a special operations team responsible for reconnaissance and local guides leading the team. Military merits were just like picking up for free.

"Hehe, brothers come out to fight, fight to death, who doesn't want to send more money back home." Lao Hei did not hide his true intentions.

People are profit-oriented creatures. They can only rely on ideals and beliefs for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Tang Dao understands human nature very well, especially in this era. These soldiers and low-level officers who are basically born in poverty have not read much, and they don't have a very specific concept of the country and nation in their minds.

Just using the great principles of defending the country every day to persuade them to fight on the battlefield may have some effect when the war is urgent, but if the war slows down a little, I am afraid that their desire to fight will be much weaker.

In this regard, it is still the strength of that unit. When new soldiers join the army, they first receive a long period of ideological education, so that they understand why they are fighting and strengthen their beliefs.

But now they are constantly fighting, and Tang Dao not only has no one under his command, but also has no time to do this kind of propaganda and education work to strengthen the concept of fighting.

Then Tang Dao can only add material rewards on the basis of patriotic education, issue certificates of merit to meritorious officers and soldiers and combat troops according to their military exploits, and issue cash rewards according to their ranks.

The confidence to issue cash rewards is the ten large yellow croakers given by Lieutenant General Gu before he left. According to the current price, the ten large yellow croakers alone can be exchanged for about 14,000 cash.

In other words, as long as the whole army is not annihilated, even if they die in battle, the officers and soldiers don’t have to worry about the fact that Commander Tang will not be able to fulfill his promised rewards.

Moreover, Commander Tang’s origin is no secret now. His family is a winemaker. Not to mention the wealth, it is no problem to take out 10,000 or 20,000 dollars.

What’s more, there is the reporter Tan Tai!

There is a story circulating in the independent battalion: the father of the reporter Tan Tai heard that his precious daughter fell in love with a junior officer, so he rode alone for 3,000 miles to bring his daughter home regardless of the risk.

As soon as he saw the battalion commander Tang, he was impressed by his young and promising style. Not only did he not take his daughter home, but he also promised to sponsor the military expenses for the independent battalion on the spot.

The exact amount is unknown, but with the wealth of a Jiangnan tycoon, it would be easy for him to give a few thousand or tens of thousands of dollars.

The battalion had gold, plus the legend of the son of a local rich man and the son-in-law of a Jiangnan tycoon, which made the officers and soldiers feel confident.

The desire to earn military merits and money by fighting the devils was so strong.

Of course, all these premises were based on the fact that under the command of Tang Dao, his subordinates would not let the Japanese army take advantage of him at worst.

Without this, even if Tang Dao said a lot, there would not be such a grand occasion where everyone wanted to fight the Japanese army.

Seeing Lei Xiong speak, Guo Shouzhi, who was always ruthless and taciturn, cast his eyes on Pang Dahai, or more precisely, Pang Dahai's wallet, with a blank expression on his face: "I heard that Captain Pang has been living a comfortable life these days, but when I think of the shell consumption, our Chief of Staff Zhuang has not been able to sleep well these days!"

Because the Japanese army expanded the reconnaissance distance to the mountains on both sides of the road to 800 meters, it was unrealistic to rely on the guns in the hands of the infantry, and Pang Dahai, the artillery company commander who was in charge of more than ten mortars, became a hot commodity.

The infantry were mostly guards, and the artillerymen were to attack the main force of the Japanese army. After the battle, everyone ran away together, and the military merits were steadily divided.

Who doesn't want to do this job? The infantrymen all rushed to do it!

Naturally, Pang Dahai, the artillery company commander, had the right to make suggestions. If he thought that the infantry company he trusted, he would give his artillery squad to whoever protected him to fight the Japanese.

Li Jiujin and other infantry company commanders who were familiar with him often came to him.

His pockets were bulging, and he probably received a lot of cigarettes.

"Captain Guo, Commander Zhuang, I am so wronged. I followed the quota stipulated by the battalion headquarters and didn't fire a single extra shell!" Pang Dahai cried out in injustice. "Really, I counted on my fingers every time. If that squad dared to fire one more shell, I would beat them to death."

"Okay, okay, don't play Dou E's injustice in front of the brothers. I usually have to smoke a few cigarettes when I can't sleep at night. Now there are no cigarettes. You can do whatever you want." Master Zhuangsan pretended to look through his pockets.

Empty, not even a shred of tobacco.

"As the saying goes, a cigarette after a meal is better than a living god!" Tang Dao also smiled and glanced at Pang Dahai's purse, and sighed with a smile.

"Isn't it okay for me to pass out cigarettes!" Pang Dahai's big face trembled and took out a pack of cigarettes with a painful look on his face, and took the initiative to distribute them to his colleagues around the bonfire.

It's no wonder that Pang Dahai's heart was shaking. There were nearly ten people around the bonfire, and half a pack of cigarettes was gone. If we really talk about losses, I'm afraid this person is the one who suffered the most today.

Li Jiujin, holding a cigarette, smiled so hard that his mouth was about to split, and he didn't notice the resentful look Pang Dahai was looking at him.

This guy came to me and "extorted" me for three cigarettes. Today, he made him spit out all of them, no, he also took several more.

Several officers laughed.

It turned out that the local tyrants were not attacked by the battalion commander Tang, but the artillery company commander who was the most popular in the past two days!

"Come on, don't feel bad, you Pang Dahai. The battalion commander said that new equipment will be added to your artillery company tonight." Lei Xiong smoked a cigarette and curled his lips at the stingy Pang Dahai.

"Really?" When Pang Dahai heard about the equipment, the fat on his face stopped shaking, and his eyes were shining.

"I'll tell you about the equipment of your artillery company later. Let's tell everyone how to fight the devils tonight." Tang Dao chuckled.

Gu Xishui and Lao Hei looked at each other, and excitement surged on their faces.

If they were to continue the sneak attack at night, they would definitely be the main ones. The special operations team and the guard platoon slept enough during the day, just waiting to steal again at night to make some money.

"Sir, the brothers of the special operations team and the guard platoon didn't sleep all night last night. Their eyes are all red. I feel so distressed when I see them! Otherwise..." Li Jiujin said first, and then glanced at Qian Dazhu.

"Yes! The special operations team and the guard platoon are elite, but we can't let the brothers not rest!" Qian Dazhu could only echo the elder brother.

There was no way. Among the four infantry company commanders, Leng Feng was a cold boss, and Zhao Daqiang was originally the guard platoon leader. Neither of them spoke properly. Only Li Jiujin took the lead, and he, the youngest company commander, came to help.

Obviously, what these infantry company commanders meant was that our four infantry companies were all right, and they were seeking benefits for the soldiers of their own infantry companies.

Shameless, we obviously slept all day! Gu Xishui and Lao Hei looked at each other, and wanted to spit on Li Jiujin, the old rogue.

Unfortunately, they are both second lieutenants, but they can't compare with Li Jiujin, a company commander, not to mention that there is also Leng Feng, the company commander standing there!

Don't look at him sitting by the campfire and smoking silently, with a cold and melancholy temperament, but the title of the third fiercest general of the independent battalion is not given for nothing. Even if they have grown from soldiers to officers, they dare not refuse his face.

"What are you robbing! You guys really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and you really think we have plenty of artillery shells!" Tang Dao glanced at the several infantry company commanders who were full of fighting spirit.

"This..." Li Jiujin obviously didn't react.

It seems that the battalion commander Tang just said how to fight the devils.