Rise From Eight Hundred

The next morning, two elderly drunkards who were still sleeping soundly were awakened.

The entire Four-Line Regiment was about to move out of camp and head towards Zhengzhou.

The various rewards and pensions that were originally scheduled to be distributed in the morning were extremely complicated because many of the original troops were disbanded. The military supply department calculated for most of the night and still had a few data errors. Tang Dao, who woke up in the morning, decided to distribute the money after the calculation was clear.

These money were all earned by the brothers with their lives and blood. Perhaps most people were right, but as long as a few people were wrong, it would be a blasphemy against sacrifice and bravery, which was a situation that Tang Dao would never allow to happen.

Knowing that the regiment had money, it was only because they respected everyone's efforts more that they paid more attention to the reward data. Distribution was a matter of sooner or later. The soldiers who knew the situation naturally understood it, and only a few people complained, and the matter passed smoothly.

Without the major event of issuing rewards, the scheduled marching time of the Four-Line Regiment was advanced. Tang Dao had a hunch that leaving Xuzhou should be done sooner rather than later.

Delays lead to changes.

Tang Dao's intuition is very accurate.

In the early morning, a telegram sent from the 20th Corps was already on the desk of the Military and Political Department.

The content of the telegram was not a complaint to the Four-Line Regiment, but a great praise, believing that such an elite army was allowed to leave the war zone, which would be an extremely huge loss to the upcoming battle.

Even at the end of the telegram, the lieutenant general corps commander believed that the Four-Line Regiment could at least match the Japanese infantry regiment based on his many years of military experience.

This evaluation is frighteningly high.

For the current comparison of the strength of the Chinese and Japanese armies, a Japanese infantry regiment is often matched with a Chinese infantry division. The entire 20th Corps has two infantry armies with more than 50,000 people, and it is not said that they are used to match a reorganized division of the Japanese army.

The Battle of Xuzhou, which was carefully planned by the Supreme Military Committee and executed by the Fifth War Zone, originally planned to deploy 400,000 troops. However, after discovering that the Japanese army had mobilized more than the originally estimated 150,000 troops, another 200,000 troops were mobilized to gather in the direction of the war zone.

In order to ensure the victory of the battle, China must ensure a 3:1 force ratio to have a certain degree of confidence. This is a consensus from the bottom up among the Chinese side who have experienced nearly half a year of war.

And the corps commander actually said that the current force is only more than 1,000, and the newly expanded Four-Line Regiment can be equivalent to an infantry regiment. If he did not have a very deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of this infantry regiment, it would be the legendary flattery.

Obviously, the one who has never had much dealings with the Four-Line Regiment can only be the latter.

Originally, 600,000 troops were deployed, and it was nothing to send a mere 1,000 people from the Four-Line Regiment to the war zone. Moreover, it was the suggestion of a senior officer at the level of the head of a certain principal's direct student corps. The second-in-command in the army almost didn't need to approve it. The military and political officials below could re-issue military orders to let the Four-Line Regiment go into the battlefield after repair.

But the corps commander obviously underestimated the influence of the Sichuan Army behind the Four-Line Regiment.

Today's Sichuan Army is not the Sichuan Army before the war.

Before the war, the Sichuan Army had only guns but no cannons, and they had pipes on their waists, wore straw sandals and carried bamboo hats. They looked scumbags at first glance. There were even troops who could not get military supplies and forcibly requisitioned military rations from rich landlords along the way. Saying that they were beggars was simply the most realistic portrayal of the Sichuan Army at that time.

Not to mention that the people along the way who saw their military appearance had no hope for them, even the authorities who summoned the army of the whole country to fight against Japan felt that it was a big mistake to get them out of the mountains.

But it was this beggar army that gave everyone a slap in the face, whether they were Chinese or Japanese. Their equipment was not good, but their spirit of never being lax was second to none among all the armies in the country.

On the southeast battlefield, from the Battle of Songhu to the Battle of Guangde, the Sichuan Army fought everywhere, and there were not just one or two positions where they defended their positions to the death, causing the entire army to be defeated. They killed no fewer Japanese than any faction of warlords.

On the northern battlefield, the poorer 22nd Army, which started from northern Sichuan, also fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders in the mountains of northwestern Shanxi. The commander of the army even went to the front line several times with a Mauser pistol.

The Sichuan Army proved itself in this dimensionality reduction war initiated by the Japanese army with almost life and flesh and blood.

They are no worse than any other army, and they can become one of the mainstays of defending the country.

The Sichuan Army became famous in one battle.

Even though their highest commander had died of illness a few days ago and was now leaderless, no one dared to ignore them in the highest command organization.

If they want to change the military order and transfer them to the battlefield, they must get the approval of their generals.

Second, as the war progresses, the status of Sichuan Province, which is surrounded by Qinling and Wushan Mountains, is also quietly changing.

China has three major plains, the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain, and the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Plain.

These three plains are the richest regions in China, but now two of them have fallen, and the largest Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Plain has also fallen into the flames of war.

If this large plain is lost again, the Chinese inland is actually open to the outside world, and there is no place to defend. The Japanese army can attack Central and South China from the southeast all the way south.

After losing Nanjing, the top leaders have actually made the most pessimistic plan, that is, East China, Central China, and South China are all lost, what should they do?

Some Western countries have even suggested to the top leaders to establish a government in exile in their countries. The Western world is not optimistic that China, which is weak in industry at this time, can win this war on its own.

Although some people condone the corruption of the four major families, they are at least considered to be one of the most important political figures in China at this time, and they still have some backbone. After drawing up the worst plan, he set his sights on southwest China.

There is the Yangtze River in the sky, the Qinling Mountains and Wushan Mountains with thousands of blades, and the fertile Sichuan Basin. The Japanese cannot enter those places except for aircraft, tanks and artillery.

In order to enter Sichuan Province, the support of the local snake generals in Sichuan Province is indispensable.

With such a strategy, Sichuan Province's status will never improve.

The Ministry of Military Affairs pressed the message and first consulted Commander Guo, who was accepting the security team sent from Sichuan Province to reorganize the 43rd Army. The result was naturally rejected angrily.

The 43rd Army was beaten down to only a thousand numbered men on the battlefield. Why, all the Chinese were dead, and the 43rd Army still had to fill the thousands of numbered men? This sentence made the high-ranking officials of the Military and Political Department stop. No words can come out.

The long-planned conspiracy was aborted, and it hadn't even reached the fifth theater. Otherwise, with Comrade Wu's violent temper, he would not be allowed to point his nose at someone at the commander-level meeting of the theater headquarters. .

The Northeastern Army even captured that big boss back then. Even if they are squeezed out again now, it is because of the face of the Anti-Japanese United Front, but it does not mean that they are weak and dare not speak out even if they are kicked in the nose and face. Egg.

At this moment, there are nearly 100,000 Northeastern troops gathered in Xuzhou. The Northeastern people are so violent that I am afraid that the general named Tang will have a few bruises on his face.

The catastrophe caused by Tang Dao in Xuzhou City was reported to his immediate superior, Commander Guo. Comrade Lao Guo, who was very proficient and calculating, immediately sent a warning message to the Regiment Headquarters of the Fourth Army after receiving the inquiry telegram from the Military and Political Department. There are only two words: leave quickly!

Fortunately, the four-troupe group was already on its way out at that time.

According to Tang Dao's deployment, the cavalry platoon and guard company, as well as the cavalry company led by Gong Shaoxun who was waiting outside the arsenal, joined the baggage company with a strength of nearly 700 people to receive the arms, while the remaining four-line regiments took a detour and left first.

Lei Xiong sat at the regiment headquarters and left with the main force. Tang Dao took Zhuang Shisan and Gong Shaoxun to hand over weapons and equipment. The two armies would meet at Taojiaji, 40 kilometers away.

The entire Si Xing Regiment got up at about 5:30 in the morning, packed up all their luggage around 6:30, had breakfast at 6:30, and the leading troops began to leave the station at 7:00.

When the regiment started to set off, it was already 8 o'clock, and then the two people who were still sleeping were woken up.

The two of them were still a little confused, so they were helped into the carriage by the guards. The other person stuffed two more steamed buns for breakfast and set off outside the town.

"Where's your captain? I remember he was drunk too!" The middle-aged handsome guy obviously hadn't seen the situation clearly yet. He looked at the long horse marching on the simple road from a distance and asked in surprise.

"The regimental commander and the guard company set off an hour ago." A sergeant squad leader walking beside the carriage with a gun on his back quickly replied.

"Tang Dao is not drunk?" An ominous thought suddenly flashed in Tantai Yunshu's heart.

The little cotton-padded jacket and the guy were already engaged, so they no longer had many worries. Then the guy was persuaded by himself and Artest to drink a lot of wine. The most important thing was that it was still late at night at this damn time.

The more he thought about it, the more panicked the old father became.

At that moment, the middle-aged handsome guy even began to hate himself for being so knowledgeable about human nature. Wouldn't it be better for him to be more confused?

"You're not drunk! Our regiment's drinking capacity is so high. I heard that Commanders Guo and Wu and several division commanders have never had a drink with our regiment! Seeing that our regiment's future father-in-law was so 'concerned', the sergeant squad leader hurriedly comforted him he.

That means, don't worry, as long as you are like this, it will be no problem for everyone in the group to drink ten of you.

The handsome middle-aged man was alone and messy in the wind, and his heart felt like ten thousand hippopotamuses stampeding through it. It was not muddy, but a mess.

Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?

Perhaps only Artai, the old servant beside him, understood the old master’s thoughts best, and quietly flirted with the middle-aged handsome man, “Master, just ask the young lady when she went back last night.

"Oh, yes, when did your captain Tantai leave?" Tantai Yunshu tried his best to keep his face calm and asked the sergeant squad leader.

"About eleven o'clock! Not long after I helped you to rest." The sergeant squad leader thought for a while and gave a fairly accurate time period.

Finally, in order to put this person’s heart at ease.

"Don't worry, our delegation will personally escort the Tantai reporter back to his base."

Tantai Yunshu's face was a little dark.

It's that brat that I'm not worried about!

Fortunately, the handsome middle-aged man is a member of society and knows that it is impossible to prevent the love between a man and a woman. If you guard against it today, there will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

If you want people to stop gossiping and your daughter not to be the focus of gossip, the most important thing is to give her status.

A kind smile appeared on his face: "Brother, please don't shout in such a polite way that you are old and you are old. You are shouting in a roundabout way, which makes me feel uncomfortable. Besides, my daughter and son-in-law are also colleagues with you. We are all a family. , just call me Mr. Tantai from now on.

"What do you mean, Mr. Tantai?" Many of the guards who were marching around looked over in surprise.

The sergeant squad leader and several people on duty last night knew that the regimental commander personally proposed to this man, and that the officer and the Tantai University reporter were confirmed, but the guards did not dare to spread this news without the regimental commander's permission. , this is the most basic code for security personnel, so most of the security team left responsible for Tantai Yunshu's safety actually don't know.

"What's the point? Last night, I made the decision. Tang Dao and my daughter are engaged. We'll wait for Tang Dao to inform his parents in a letter and choose a date for the wedding!" The middle-aged handsome man smiled and spread the explosive news.

"The regiment commander is engaged and will get married soon!" This news is really explosive, and it spread through the guard squad like a gust of wind throughout the regiment.

The soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment smiled when they heard the news!

"The regiment commander is mighty!" Some soldiers on the road even shouted slogans loudly,

"Mr. Tan Tai, congratulations! Congratulations! I thank you on behalf of the entire Four Lines Regiment. I can't thank you enough. Lei Xiong will give you a few cans of Japanese meat cans to taste!" Lei Xiong, who heard the news, rode his horse from a distance and thanked Tan Tai Yunshu with a big mouth.

"The old man has a good vision. Your son-in-law will definitely bring honor to your Tan Tai family! On behalf of the entire Third Battalion, I wish you a long life!" Leng Feng has always been concise, even when he said thank you.

"Mr. Tan Tai, you have the foresight to choose such a good son-in-law as our Tuan Zuo. From now on, if your Tan Tai family needs any help, just give me a call. Even if my legs are broken, I will crawl over to help you." Li Jiujin ran over breathlessly and saluted the handsome middle-aged man in a very rare and formal way.

"Thank you, Mr. Tan Tai.

In just half an hour, at least three colonels, six captains, and more than a dozen lieutenants came to thank the handsome middle-aged man.

Even, seven or eight student representatives from the student company came to visit the teacher and asked the teacher to march with the student company. The entire student company hoped to celebrate the teacher's upcoming daughter's wedding.

Obviously, they also thought that the marriage between the teacher and Tang Dao was a very good thing.

Tang Dao's reputation in the army he led was extremely high. Tan Tai Yunshu could understand that, after all, he was a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side, but how long had his 300 students followed them to march?

And as a teacher, Tan Tai Yunshu knew the pride of his students. Apart from academics, it was difficult for anyone to convince them, but Tang Dao seemed to have done it, which made Tan Tai Yunshu feel very proud of the son-in-law he had chosen. He had a deeper understanding.

It seemed that his son-in-law was even better than he had imagined!

On the other side of the medical team, Tan Tai Mingyue, the engaged party, received no less congratulations than an old father who had thought about it over and over again.

Almost all officers above the company commander level went to congratulate him without any hesitation, and the various strange gifts they left almost filled two large boxes.

Among them, the swords seized from the Japanese army and the gadgets made of shells accounted for the majority, full of military atmosphere.

There were very few red envelopes, mainly because these officers, like their superiors, ate from the same big pot, and poverty was their common feature at present.

And those wounded who were still recovering in the medical team cheered loudly: "I wish Captain Tan Tai and the superior a son soon!"

"Captain Tan Tai is the most beautiful!"

Unlike the other officers and soldiers , these seriously injured soldiers who are still recovering from their injuries were rescued from the brink of death. Only they themselves know how grateful they are to Tan Tai Mingyue who ran around looking for medicines and food supplies for them. Tan Tai Mingyue's popularity in the medical team even exceeds that of Tang Dao, the supreme commander.

But everyone still has hidden worries. Knowing that Tan Tai Mingyue's real identity is a war correspondent rather than a soldier, she may have to leave sooner or later.

When they knew that the two were going to get married, Tan Tai Mingyue was completely integrated into the Four Lines Group. No wonder they were so happy.

"To celebrate the engagement of the group commander and Captain Tan Tai, I, Old Cai, will pay for a meal at noon today. I will treat all the brothers in the medical team to meat!" Cai Yongguan, who can already walk slowly and is still recovering in the medical team, shouted from a distance.

"Then I, Weidong, will treat you in the evening!" Weidong They came in a generous manner.

The Quartermaster Department of the Sihang Regiment has a regulation that each company can provide additional meals to its company in addition to the prescribed meals, but the materials needed for the additional meals must be purchased from the Quartermaster Department.

To put it bluntly, you can reward your officers and soldiers, but you have to pay for it. This is not something you can just say when you are the company commander or battalion commander. In the end, the regiment will have to pay for it.

This is also to prevent each company from doing things blindly and eventually bankrupting the regiment.

If the company-level units want to have money, it is very simple, just exchange it for military merit! Five dollars for a Japanese head, and the quartermaster is responsible for statistics. If there is a false report, the maximum penalty is execution according to the size of the embezzlement.

Commander Tang had previously warned all the company commanders by whipping himself when he was so cruel that he killed the Japanese without blinking an eyelid, and killing his own subordinates who seriously violated military law might be just a few more blinks of the eyelids.

That's food for two or three hundred people. If each person adds a bowl of meat, at the current price, it will cost more than ten dollars, not to mention more.

It's definitely a big deal.

"Company commander, where do we get the money?" Perhaps only Potato feels guilty. "The rewards issued by the regiment have not been paid, right?"

"It doesn't matter. Take my old Cai's big knife to the military supply department and tell them that the required funds will be deducted from my old Cai's bonus. I don't think anyone dares not to pay. They think that the heads of the Japanese soldiers chopped off by me, Cai Yongguan, were in vain!" Cai Yongguan laughed carelessly.

"No need to spend money, brothers. Mingyue will treat you today. I will treat all the brothers in the regiment to meat." Tan Tai Mingyue was a little shy in the face of the blessings that came like a tide, but she was generous.

For Tan Tai Ming Yue, these blessings are the greatest recognition of her, and it is also the first time that she feels that, apart from the Tang Dao, she has integrated into the team of the Four Lines Group.

Everyone here will be her comrades and brothers, not just the heroes she wrote to inspire the whole country.

"Long live Captain Tan Tai!'

The marching soldiers cheered

"Captain Tan Tai, where did you get the money? You didn't get paid!" Although Potato is young, he is born to worry.

"It's okay, my father is not here! I don't have money, he has money!" Tan Tai Ming Yue is very domineering.

Why is it that the old man is the one who pays?

Looking at the young soldier who ran out of breath to ask for money from him, the middle-aged handsome guy was messy again!

ps: These chapters are a bit routine, but I also hope that it will be a little easier outside of the cruel battle! Please vote for the monthly ticket!