Rise From Eight Hundred

"Leng Feng, step out!"

"Here!" Leng Feng stood out with his head held high.

"Major Leng Feng, a soldier in the 19th year of the Republic of China, with seven years of military service, entered the Songhu battlefield as the vanguard of our Chinese army four months ago, participated in 18 battles in two months, and then followed the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment to enter the Sihang Warehouse and fought against the Japanese invaders for six days. He was promoted to captain twice for his outstanding military exploits, and then followed the Sihang Battalion to defend Songjiang and fight hard at Baihe Port, and attacked the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade at night, and was promoted to major!" Tang Dao stared at the first brave general under his command in front of him, and read Leng Feng's past achievements in a cold tone.

"Major Leng Feng, if I remember correctly, you are a veteran with seven years of military service, a commander who has participated in more than 20 battles of all sizes. Even though you saw your younger brother Shitou die in the battle of Sihang Warehouse, you still followed the military orders of your superiors and did not blindly fight the Japanese invaders. I want to ask you, why did you disobey the order this time?"

Leng Feng looked forward with tears flashing in his eyes, but he bit his lips tightly and said nothing.

Tang Dao's questioning was like a sharp bayonet, stabbing his heart fiercely.

In the upright queue, there were many veterans who were familiar with Leng Feng, and they lowered their heads, not daring to look at Leng Feng's slightly trembling back.

Of course, they knew what Leng Feng's taboo was. His younger brother died in front of him, but he, as an elder brother, was powerless. What a blow it was for this strong young man from the north! This was a wound he could not mention.

Many times at night, officers and soldiers who were not on guard duty all slept. In such a wartime, being able to guarantee four or five hours of sleep was a rare luxury.

But Leng Feng, the company commander, always patrolled the outskirts of the garrison or inside and outside the trenches again and again.

Those who didn't know his past only thought that this major company commander made of steel was conscientious and almost harsh. In fact, only those who knew him knew that he could no longer sleep like a normal person, unless he had exhausted all his energy and had the opportunity to sleep for two hours to replenish his physical strength. Otherwise, he was afraid that his younger brother's pale face would appear in front of him as soon as he closed his eyes.

He was so strong that he could kill several Japanese invaders alone, but he couldn't save his younger brother. That was the eternal demon of this strong soldier.

But Tang Dao was so cruel that he poked his scars that had never really healed in front of so many soldiers.

"He is not only cold, but also cruel! Cruel!" At least several female students in the student company stared with almond eyes and upgraded the label on Tang Dao.

Leng Feng, the student soldiers had basically seen him. Although he was serious, the officers and soldiers assigned to follow the student company all the time under his command helped the proud students who had never traveled such a long distance to the maximum extent.

The soldiers and officers who were already carrying more than 20 kilograms did their best to help the weak students carry their salutes. When they camped at night, they also sent precious canned beef and helped to make a fire. In the cold wind and the thick night, there would be at least four groups of rotating sentries swimming outside the student company's camp. In the early morning, the white dew and frost were on the helmets and eyebrows of the soldiers of the company.

Although the proud children of heaven were proud, they were not ungrateful. They kept this feeling in their hearts, and the cold-hearted Leng Lianchang was grateful.

And they only knew now why Lianchang Leng had a cold face and kept strangers away. It turned out that his brother died in the battle and was still in front of him. How painful it must be! As a result, there are still such cold-blooded people who poke scars.

Especially for the girls who are born with maternal instincts, a few girls with a quick temper puffed their lips and wanted to speak, but their calmer companions quickly pulled them back.

They are young, but not stupid. They know that this is the army, not the school. There is no democracy under the military law. In ancient times, there were many cases of commanders beheading their generals. And looking at the cold look of the supreme commander, killing a few outsiders to shock the whole army is not like playing? Don't give him this opportunity.

That's because these proud children who have not been beaten by society are thinking too much. If the Tang Dao wants to chop off someone's head to shock the whole army, it must be heavy enough. These academic elites are important in the eyes of ordinary people, but in front of these soldiers who walk on the edge of life and death every day, they are just useless scholars.

Of course, the soldiers can ignore the useless scholars, but Tang Dao will not. He knows the importance of these elites in the future. As long as they survive and do not choose to leave, they will almost be the entire sky of China's scientific and academic circles in the future. Tang Dao will not do that stupid thing.

The proud sons of heaven held back their dissatisfaction with Tang Dao, but it does not mean that anyone can hold back.

"Woo woo! Shitou is not dead, you are not allowed to scold Uncle Leng! Uncle Tang, you are a bad guy!" Imitating the soldiers, a child standing upright on the mountain wiped his tears and cried.

That was little Shitou.

However, it was not that the independent battalion was short of soldiers, even children of seven or eight years old were accepted.

When the independent battalion was about to leave, Shitou's grandfather found Leng Feng and begged Leng Feng to take Shitou and the little girl who was only three years old away. The reason was also very simple. Tang Dao personally told all the villagers evacuated from Qinglongling Village that Qinglongling Village had now become a scorched earth, and in order to prevent the Japanese army from retaliating, no one could return to live in the village.

To this end, Tang Dao gave each household in Qinglongling Village 100 kilograms of rice and 30 silver dollars, hoping that they would find another place to live. The villagers were grateful and either went to rely on relatives and friends, or took their elderly and children and moved deeper into the mountains.

Tang Dao did not underestimate the Japanese army. According to the later report of Gu Xishui's special operations team, the Japanese army who went to the golden pit to collect the bodies and confirmed that the Chinese army had left stayed near the simple road for three days. Most of the Japanese infantry were moving rocks. However, two infantry squadrons used infantry squads as units to conduct so-called terrain reconnaissance on the surrounding mountainous area ten kilometers away.

In fact, they are looking for local villages to vent their anger. Fortunately, Tang Dao had already ordered all nearby villagers not to go home within a month. The Japanese did not find anyone, but they set fire to them, burning all the villages they passed into a piece of white ground.

Qinglongling Village, which had appeared on the battlefield, was the focus of the search. It was not enough that the aerial bombs had been blown up, and gasoline was specially poured on it to burn the ruins and vegetation on the entire lonely ridge.

The old man secretly found Leng Feng and said that he was too old and weak to support his two young children in the cold mountains. He was already over seventy years old and it didn't matter if he died, but the two children were still young. He hoped that Leng Feng could take the brothers and sisters away. , went to a place where there was no war, and gave the brothers and sisters to kind people for adoption. They also insisted on giving the 30 silver yuan compensation from Tang Dao to Leng Feng, saying that it would be used as food expenses for the brothers and sisters.

The old man told the truth. In the past, we had a house and the help of the villagers, but the grandfather and grandson lived so hard. Now they have no house and no land, living in the mountains. Can the old man and the children survive this winter?

Leng Feng had no way to refuse, but there was no such precedent in the army, so he had to find Tantai Mingyue first. After hearing this, the kind-hearted Tantai Mingyue also promised to find a good family to adopt the brother and sister as soon as possible. With this guarantee, he asked Tang Dao for instructions. With permission, Leng Feng took the little Shitou brothers and sisters on the road, who cried so much that they could no longer find their grandfather.

The old man who wanted to find a way for his grandchildren to survive quietly left at night, taking only 10 kilograms of rice with him and leaving the rest behind, including the big black sheep that was only half a month old.

Thinking that the big black sheep might be able to produce some goat milk to replenish the body of the seriously injured, although he was a little dumbfounded, Tang Dao could only wave his hands and tacitly agreed to Xiao Shitou to bring the spiritual black sheep. For this reason, Xiao Shitou Shitou murmurs every day that Uncle Tang, whom he has only met once, is a good man.

Therefore, in the army of the independent camp, there were not only a Chinese pastoral dog that was growing in body and two babies, but also a ewe that only gave birth to lambs. This configuration, looking at ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, even if it is not the first, it is Extremely rare.

This is all the work that Leng Feng took on himself, so naturally he has to take responsibility for it.

For this reason, Leng Feng dedicated his manpower to take care of the two brothers, and the extra burden was shared among others. Even Captain Leng had at least five kilograms more weight on his shoulders.

However, not only did not one of the officers and soldiers of the first company complain about Leng Feng for having a few extra oil bottles, the rest of the company was also envious.

In that company, can there be a little girl with a sweet voice who, when they are tired from marching, takes a rest with two short legs and a towel to wipe the sweat of the uncles and buddies? The moment I wiped my forehead with the towel, and listened to the milky voice and the milky cry of uncle, I was completely exhausted.

Especially those soldiers who have children at home, when they see the little brother and sister, the love in their eyes is so strong that they almost overflow.

For example, there is a cheeky guy from the second company who will run to the first company whenever he can. He especially likes the three-year-old girl so much that the few candies in his pocket basically go to the girl. Even Dahei Because the sheep all loved the house and the crow, they ate a lot of concentrated feed obtained by a certain company commander from the baggage company.

To be honest, it wasn't just because of the stone and the little girl. The big-bellied black sheep was also a sheep. People don't eat for free. They had two bullet boxes on their backs for a long time. They walked very fast on the mountain road with their four little hooves. Sometimes, Suddenly, they stood alert and looked around. There must be something going on. The soldiers discovered several mountain people hiding in the mountains, who could be used as sentries to pursue the 'Hammer'.

But now, because of Tang Dao's ruthlessness, in order to protect his Uncle Leng, Shi Shi bravely stood up and called Tang Dao a 'bad guy'.

Because the stone is not dead!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! My brother is not dead, you bad guy!" The little Lolita with two braids on the side burst into tears.

‘Well done! ’ Several female students who were so angry that they puffed up their cheeks cheered the two little guys in their hearts.

No matter what the soldiers thought, Tang Dao caused public outrage among them anyway.

However, the proud men underestimated Tang Dao's ruthlessness.

Frowning, Tang Dao's voice became even colder, "The subordinates of the first company are not strict and allow their subordinate officers to interrupt when they are lecturing. You four platoon leaders, go and lead the military law yourself, five whips!"

"Yes!" The four second lieutenant platoon leaders in the first company strode out and trotted to the guard platoon.

Crack, crack, just a whip.

This time, not to mention all the proud ones were stunned, even Shitou didn't dare to cry anymore, and even reached out to cover the mouth of the little girl next to him.

Although Shi Shi is young, he is young and mature. Otherwise, he would not have the guts to fool the cruel Japanese soldiers. He knows that the reason why the four platoon commander uncles were whipped has something to do with the Uncle Tang whom he just accused. If If he and his sister cry again, maybe all the uncles in the company will be whipped.

You bully even a three-year-old kid who doesn't understand the world, you devil!

Ruthless and ruthless is no longer enough to describe the "ferocious" displayed by Tang Dao at this time. The proud men of heaven have already upgraded and upgraded Tang Dao's evaluation. If Tang Dao had been any better, it is estimated that only the devil would be the next one. The level has reached the top, right?

Anyway, Tang Dao is the kind of person with "fierce flames" at this time. The fact that two children, one big and one small, stopped crying at the same time is the best proof.

Seeing Leng Feng's mouth tightly shut, Tang Dao turned his gaze to Qian Dazhu.

"Lieutenant Qian Dazhu, a soldier in the 24th year of the Republic of China, entered the Songhu battlefield with the 26th Division of the 43rd Army. He first fought for seven days and nights in Dachang Town, and then participated in the Songjiang Defense War with the 43rd Army Headquarters. In the battle of Cangcheng, the original infantry platoon was almost wiped out with only two people left. Because he defended the position alone for nearly a quarter of an hour and did not let the position fall into the hands of the enemy, he was promoted three levels to second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant for his outstanding achievements in the night attack on the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade!

I ask you Qian Dazhu, your former 2nd Platoon of the 3rd Battalion of the 26th Division, even if you were alone in defending the position and almost annihilated, no one resisted the order to retreat, what is the reason for you now, Qian Dazhu?"

Qian Dazhu stepped out and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Tang Dao cast his eyes on Zhao Daqiang again. Zhao Daqiang did not wait for Tang Dao to call his name and stepped forward.

"Lieutenant Zhao Daqiang, a soldier in the 19th year of the Republic of China, with seven years of military service, entered the Songhu battlefield with the 26th Division of the 43rd Army, fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders for seven days and nights in the Battle of Dachang Town, and then participated in the Songjiang Defense War with the 43rd Army Headquarters. He fought bravely and was promoted to second lieutenant. He made outstanding contributions in the battle to destroy the Sixth Artillery Brigade and was promoted to lieutenant!"...

Without waiting for Zhao Daqiang to speak, Tang Dao named the remaining pro-war lieutenants one by one, constantly talking about their military service and their military exploits since joining the army.

One by one, the lieutenants stepped out, but no one could answer Tang Dao's question about disobeying orders, even though they all held their heads high.

Because they all knew very well that no matter what their reasons were, disobeying orders and stopping forward was a foregone conclusion.

When they were still in the mountains of southern Anhui, Tang Dao convened a military meeting for all lieutenant officers and above in the battalion, and clarified the future combat mission of the independent battalion: the military headquarters ordered that after the entire battalion arrived in Jiangbei, it would escort a group of Jinling University students and teachers to the north, and then receive a batch of weapons in Xuzhou and escort them to the 23rd Army of the Sichuan Army, which was fighting the Japanese invaders in the north!

Since the military order has been issued, the entire army will act according to the military order, unless the highest military commander of the independent battalion receives another military order.

If Tang Dao is not there, Lei Xiong, who temporarily took over his command, will take charge.

But they violated the order, which is indisputable.

"Sir!" Seeing this, Guo Shouzhi, who was standing next to Tang Dao, finally couldn't hold back and took the initiative to stand up and say something.

Unexpectedly, Tang Dao waved his hand and said, "The lieutenant's duty is not yet started. Deputy Battalion Commander Guo, please be patient!"

Since the establishment of the Security Battalion, Tang Dao has always been very polite to Guo Shouzhi, the deputy from the 67th Army. This is the first time that he has been directly shut up with one sentence.

Guo Shouzhi had to shut his mouth again.

Tang Dao looked at the lieutenants headed by Leng Feng, with a cold light in his eyes: "Why, you dare to disobey military orders, but you don't have the courage to tell me the reason? No one said, then I'll call out the names one by one."

"Commander, my younger brother Shitou died in the battle, which only hurts me, but the Japanese invaders are rampant in my Jinling City, where there are millions of Chinese people! I, Leng Feng, am so heartbroken that I can't sleep because of the loss of my younger brother. How many people will feel heartbroken when millions of innocent people fall into the hands of the Japanese invaders? How can I, Leng Feng, watch this tragedy in front of my eyes and ignore it?" Leng Feng finally spoke.

On his face, which was as cold as an iceberg, there were already two lines of tears.

Hearing Leng Feng's words, the students in the company were already in mourning, some were in tears, and some were crying loudly.

Many of their relatives and friends had luckily not left the city, but now they were all trapped in the city. Thinking of this, how could they not cry bitterly?

"Sir, I have not been in the army for a long time, but when I set out from the garrison, my squad leader told me that we went to the battlefield this time to protect my hometown. So, my squad leader died, my platoon leader died, the company commander died, and the battalion commander was disabled! Since I followed you, sir, I have learned a truth. I am a Chinese, and all the Chinese in the world are my fathers and fellow countrymen, Qian Dazhu. Now I see my fathers and fellow countrymen suffer, and I just leave like this. How can I be worthy of my company commander, platoon leader, and squad leader who have died in the battle?" Qian Dazhu suddenly said loudly.

"Very good, your reasons are very sufficient." Tang Dao nodded, glanced at the other lieutenants, and sighed slightly. "You, maybe, think the same way!"

"It is true that the only goal of the Chinese army is to drive out the Japanese invaders, restore China, and protect our people." Tang Dao's voice suddenly rose eight degrees. "But have you ever thought about how many Japanese invaders can be killed even if my independent battalion has three heads and six arms and rushes in like you want to do?

Is it three thousand, five thousand, or ten thousand?"

"If my entire battalion fights to the death, we can kill at least 4,000 Japanese invaders!" The young Qian Dazhu stiffened his neck.

"Then you, Qian Dazhu, are conservative." Tang Dao sneered. "If my independent battalion sacrifices the lives of all 2,200 people in the battalion, together with the wounded and sick who can still pull the grenade explosive packs, we can kill at least 6,000 Japanese."

The faces of the soldiers standing upright were sad and proud. The only army in the country that dared to say that it could replace three times the number of Japanese invaders with 2,000 troops was probably their independent battalion. But, so what? There were as many as hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders in and outside Jinling City.

Even though everyone fought to the death, they still couldn't resolve the crisis in Nanjing. This is what makes people sad.

"In today's battlefield, even if my independent battalion is completely wiped out, it can only rush into the battlefield for 20 kilometers at most, and can't even see the shadow of Jinling City. It will be swallowed up by the Japanese army with heavy troops. There is no residue left. What's the use? Let the Japanese throw our bodies into the Yangtze River to feed the fish?" Tang Dao said coldly.

"But if I tell you that if I give my independent battalion three years, no, two years, my independent battalion can stand alone against 10,000 Japanese invaders without losing the upper hand, and if I give me five years, my independent battalion can kill 50,000 Japanese invaders in total, and sooner or later there will be a day when the bodies of the Japanese invaders that have been killed can be placed around Jinling City, will you choose the former or the latter?"

Qian Dazhu's facial muscles twitched fiercely, but he couldn't say a word.

The whole audience was silent, and even the students' chaotic crying over there couldn't help but become much smaller.

The eyes of the proud children of heaven looking at Tang Dao were more disbelief. They didn't know who gave this young battalion commander so much courage to brag like this.

Twenty thousand Japanese invaders, that's half of a division. To stop such a large army, one must have a hundred thousand troops. Can he be promoted to lieutenant general and admiral in two years?

'Tang Dazui! ' This is the label that the proud sons of heaven put on Tang Dao.

If Captain Tang was not big enough, there would be so many labels that he could not fit.

But in stark contrast to the student soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion believed it. Not only the soldiers who had begun to look forward to it, but also the lieutenants who were being scolded by Tang Dao.

Because Tang Dao never broke his promise, whether it was Sihang, Songjiang or Guangde.

They all believed that sooner or later, under the leadership of Tang Dao, they would pile up the heads of the Japanese invaders they killed.

"Sir, I was wrong, and I am willing to be punished!" Leng Feng's eyes, which were originally level, drooped. "Leng Feng is willing to resign from the position of company commander and accept all military laws!"

"Qian Dazhu is willing to be punished!"

"Zhao Daqiang is willing to be punished!"

"Battalion commander!" Lei Xiong couldn't help but get a little anxious when he saw this.

Although these lieutenants had argued with him, it was indisputable that they were the best company commanders of the independent battalion at present. If they all resigned because of this, the loss of the independent battalion would be too great.

Tang Dao raised his hand to stop Lei Xiong from talking, and looked coldly at the lieutenants who admitted their mistakes, "Very good, according to the wartime military law, disobeying orders is a capital crime. Considering that the country still needs people and your attitude of admitting guilt is acceptable, I will punish you all to remove your military positions in each company, and your military rank will be temporarily reduced to private, and your salary will be deducted for one year to see the effect. In addition, you can escape the death penalty, but you can't avoid the living crime. You will go to the military law team to receive 30 whips!" Tang Dao waved his hand.

"Yes!" The lieutenants headed by Leng Feng raised their hands and saluted.

Hearing this punishment, except for the proud students of the student company who were indignant, most of the soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Captain Tang was not using the death penalty to fool people. The body of the dead commander of the Sichuan Army was not rotten yet, right? He was shot dead without even an excuse!

Now it is just a temporary removal from office. Didn’t you hear what Commander Tang said! He will be temporarily promoted to a private first class. Maybe he will be reinstated in a month or two, right?

As for the 30 lashes, it sounds terrible, but the executioners are not his own brothers! Can the brothers of the guard platoon still kill him? Didn’t you see that Captain Li Jiujin didn’t even groan at this moment?

Yes! Don’t let him faint from the pain! I don’t know how many soldiers subconsciously looked at the old soldier. He is the benchmark of the industry, and being whipped is no exception.

Old Li stood straight at this moment. When he saw everyone’s eyes sweeping over, he immediately bared his teeth and grinned!

The play must have a beginning and an end, we can't let our brothers down.

Damn, the damn old Li let me down. When Lao Hei saw Tang Dao's cold face, he was scared and broke out in a sweat.

There was a crackling sound of whips in the field, which made Lao Hei and the soldiers of the guard platoon feel bitter. It was hard to explain whether they were beaten lightly or heavily, and they used 80% of their strength at most.

Even so, a group of lieutenants were beaten to pieces! There was also a bloodstain on their backs, which was shocking.

It is said that later in Xuzhou City, the old soldier was blackmailed by the group of lieutenants who were beaten, and spent ten dollars.

As for the reason, it goes without saying that everyone knows that the whip injury that could have healed in four or five days was extended to seven or eight days because this guy didn't play the play well.

On the contrary, no one blamed Lao Hei, who was responsible for the execution, which made Li Dalianzhang very painful.

However, the lieutenants were punished by military law, and the matter has not been completely resolved.

Since Tang Dao has decided to use this incident to rectify the style of work, he must make everyone remember it.

"This is a ruthless person!" Captain Tang was labeled again...

PS: Today's chapter is big enough, 6400 words, no chapters, published together.