Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 732

Chapter 732 Four Troops!

"Order of the Ministry of Military Affairs: The original 43rd Army was directly under the independent battalion. It made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Guangde. In order to continue to demonstrate the courage of our revolutionary army in fighting against Japanese pirates in future battles, this unit is specially expanded into a regiment. In commemoration of the previous The heroes who died in the battle were specially allowed to bear the name of Si Xing. Because the war has not stopped, they were temporarily assigned to the 43rd Army. "

The message from the 43rd Army Military Headquarters made everyone in the Independent Battalion Headquarters happy. Even Tang Dao, who had never looked very good-looking, smiled for the first time.

He was already a colonel in the army, and the expansion from a battalion to a regiment had no impact on his military position. However, such an expansion of the army meant that he could command stronger troops and contribute more in this war. Big power.

With Tang Dao's approval, this expanded military order quickly spread throughout the camp, and the whole camp burst into cheers.

Compared with several chief officers such as Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, the expansion of the regiment has a greater impact on the company and platoon leaders, which means that each of them can take an extremely determined step forward, with the company Even though you only have one level when you grow up to be a battalion commander, many people will be stuck at this level for several years.

Unexpectedly, under Tang Dao's command, they completed the journey that most officers took years to complete in just over a month.

Of course, in addition to Tang Dao's contribution, this is also the result of their own efforts.

From the time the Independent Battalion was formed to the present, they have annihilated at least several Japanese troops that were several times their own strength. This is the reward they deserve and they deserve it.

This can be regarded as the second good news that the Independent Battalion has received in the past half month. Although the main force of the Independent Battalion left first, it still slowed down its marching speed. As a result, nearly 50 new soldiers recruited from local villagers in Pukou and a month Yiman mother and son, for this reason Tang Dao specially stayed in the mountains for a day for these exhausted people to recuperate, so it was not until now that the independent battalion arrived in Lingbi County, just outside Xuzhou.

The two troops of Gu Xishui and Lu Sanjiang also caught up with the main force and merged with the main force the day before. If nothing unexpected happens, the entire battalion will enter Xuzhou City in 3 days.

Not only did the independent battalion receive rewards, but perhaps the Jinling tragedy deeply stimulated the upper echelons. In order to boost the morale of the army, all the miscellaneous armies that performed well in the Battle of Songhu were rewarded.

Tang Dao was exchanging telegrams with several familiar military divisions and learned that they also received military orders from the Military and Political Department on this day.

Although the 67th Army, the unpopular Northeastern Army, suffered heavy losses in a series of major battles, due to the preservation of the complete establishment of one army and two divisions, not only was it not reduced from an army to a division as it had been in time and space, but additional troops were added. An independent brigade was established, with a total of 5,000 more troops than the original strength.

It just seems quite generous. The 67th Army still has to find a way to make up for all the personnel and equipment. As for military expenses, I won't pay them if I don't say, but it really can't be paid now. To put it bluntly, it still has the intention of painting a bigger picture.

However, for Commander Wu, who is dedicated to fighting the war, this is nothing more than a trivial matter. He has already negotiated the soldiers with Commander Guo and the Sichuan Army Group. One infantry regiment equipment is replaced by two Sichuan Army Security Corps soldiers, and an independent brigade with two infantry soldiers is added. The corps is nothing more than equipping one more infantry regiment.

As for military expenses, maybe this person has never thought about asking that person to get how much!

The 128th Division of the Hunan Army has not been expanded, but all the officers at the division, brigade and regiment level have been awarded the Baoding Medal of different levels, and soldiers at the battalion, company, platoon level and for their heroic performance have been awarded the Yunhui Medal, which is considered to be a benefit among the miscellaneous army. one.

Another person who was familiar with Tang Dao and reaped benefits was the 145th Division. In the Battle of Guangde, the "beggar army" that rushed into the battlefield could be regarded as a face for the Sichuan army in front of the national army.

Whether it was the Battle of Sihong, the Battle of Jiepai Village, or the Battle of Laojin Pit in cooperation with the Independent Battalion, we held off the aggressive Jinling Army and the tens of thousands of Guoqi Detachment troops in the mountains of southern Anhui for half a month, and over-fulfilled the Jinling mission. Not to mention the deployment of the city defense headquarters, thousands of Japanese troops were annihilated, which was better than the dozen elite infantry divisions deployed inside and outside Jinling.

They received a reward from all members of the Military and Political Department to replenish ordnance, which is an infantry division with pure German equipment. If the Sichuan Army Security Corps soldiers who have set off from the mountain city are replenished, this infantry division that was once completely crippled in time and space will be Have at least twice the previous strength.

In comparison, perhaps the 43rd Army, to which the Si Xing Tuan now belongs, only received some insignificant rewards in addition to honors and the addition of the Si Xing Tuan, a temporary regiment under his command.

At the highest-level military meeting, the 26th Division of the 43rd Army was recognized as one of the five infantry divisions that fought best in the Battle of Songhu. This recognition should also be the reason why the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs made up its mind to expand the independent battalion into a regiment-level unit. Determination.

However, after giving the 43rd Army a regiment to expand its strength and promising to replenish the 43rd Army with the equipment of an infantry regiment, the entire 43rd Army was rewarded with 100,000 yuan. Even if it was sent away, this was still somewhat beyond Tang Dao's expectations. Accident.

In the past, because of the heroic fighting of the 26th Division of the 43rd Army, that person ordered the 26th Division to be replenished with an entire division's equipment with a stroke of his pen, in order to create an elite infantry division and inspire the entire army.

As a result, now, it has become a regiment, and its equipment has been replaced by Ocean. In the end, it was Zhuang Shisan, a former official gangster, who gave Tang Dao a wake-up call, and Tang Dao suddenly realized that all this was due to the fact that the 43rd Army and the 67th Army were too close.

Today, the strength of the 67th Army has not decreased but has increased. If the 43rd Army is given a full set of German weapons and equipment, the two elite infantry armies that are helping each other will control as many as 40,000 to 50,000 troops. The mutiny in Chang'an City has only been more than a year ago. , with that person's political acumen, he would not put such a huge potential threat under his nose and pretend not to know.

Even the so-called temporary assignment in the military order for the Four Corps simply means that the Four Corps can be transferred out at any time. This does not mean to knock Commander Guo. It is necessary for the two armies to fight side by side on the battlefield. Leaving the battlefield and maintaining such a close relationship would not be popular with the superiors.

Tang Dao, who wants to understand the key, can only sigh for the person who took such painstaking efforts.

The political skills of carrot and stick are really the best in the world. If it were placed in a peaceful and prosperous time, the people in power would consolidate their power and interests in such a way that it would be speechless. People are always selfish. No one is a saint, but it is worth it. At this time of national crisis, since we have already occupied the highest position in the country, still doing this is too small a pattern.

I can't blame him for having the military assistance of the world's largest industrial power in the future, but in the end he can only retreat to an isolated island. This is not only determined by the general trend of history, but also inseparable from his vision and structure.

Of course, those are the decisions made by the big shots. Tang Dao is just a small wave in this historical torrent. He is unable to change so much and can only do the immediate things first.

At the moment, the entire battalion was ordered to garrison in a small town on the outskirts of Lingbi County for rest and recuperation, and then called the 43rd Army Headquarters to inquire about the expansion.

The message from Comrade Lao Guo is also very simple: "By order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Colonel Tang Dao, the former commander of the independent battalion of the 43rd Army, is appointed as the commander of the Fourth Army Regiment of the 43rd Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiong, the former deputy battalion commander of the 43rd Army Independent Battalion, is appointed as the commander of the 43rd Army's Independent Battalion. The deputy commander of the Fourth Regiment; in addition, the regiment headquarters has a lieutenant colonel, a deputy of the second regiment, a lieutenant colonel, a chief of staff, and a lieutenant colonel, director of the political training office, with 2,500 soldiers under his jurisdiction. Each battalion, company, platoon is configured according to the standard regiment. Except for the position of director of the Political Training Department, which will be appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the promotion and position arrangements of the personnel will be reported to the Military Department for approval by the Regiment Headquarters of the Fourth Army. In addition, the soldiers and ordnance are handled by the Regiment Headquarters of the Fourth Army. "

The military message clearly stated that except for the two chief officers Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, who were directly appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the other school-level officer positions should have been decided by the 43rd Army Military Headquarters. However, the Military Headquarters chose to trust Tang Dao. All this authority is also given to him.

However, this also comes at a price. Tang Dao has to find a solution for the shortage of personnel and equipment.

It's just that, for the big bosses of the 43rd Army, don't they know the current personnel and equipment of the Sixth Army?

Using boundary cards to fight Mouse Mountain and Laojin Pit, Tang Dao swallowed up half the regiment of the 145th Division in one go, but miraculously did not arouse the resentment of the 145th Division. The 145th Division's headquarters also deliberately gave them to the enemy after leaving the battlefield. The 43rd Army Headquarters called to express its gratitude.

A battalion of a thousand soldiers fought hard for a month, and after a month of fighting, the number turned into more than 2,000. Comrade Lao Guo was blinded by Tang Dao's cunning operation.

As for equipment, a group of big guys from the 43rd Army are even more interested.

The Independent Battalion originally robbed a lot of money in the battle that annihilated the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade and severely damaged the 36th Infantry Brigade, causing the two commanders to drink and chat with him, just to get some from him. Benefits: The bitter look on Guangde's face when he divided his troops made Wu Dajun feel sad, and he left a large number of light and heavy weapons to him without hesitation.

More importantly, in the battle of Laojinkeng, he independently killed most of the infantry regiment. I heard from Brigadier Tong of the 145th Division that the captured 38 rifles were bundled like firewood piles, and the light and heavy machine guns were randomly placed like garbage. , in addition to infantry artillery and mountain artillery.

With the capture of this battle alone, his independent battalion was able to replace all its equipment with Japanese-style equipment, and the troops could switch back and forth between German weapons and Japanese-style weapons at will. Who else could be there besides them?

Short of people? Lack of equipment? Who are you kidding!

Comrade Lao Guo said this just to let the chief officers of the brigades and regiments under his command have a little balance.

It is said that the decision is made by the Sixings Regiment Headquarters, but the only two people who have clearly defined their positions at the Regiment Headquarters are Tang Dao and Lei Xiong. These two guys have fought side by side since the Sihang Warehouse and even disobeyed military orders with their heads in hand. Their relationship is comparable. Wearing a pair of underpants is still tough, what else can't we agree on?

To put it bluntly, the selection of a regiment, including the positions of deputy regimental positions, is all decided by Tang Dao alone, and the military department has no intention of intervening.

This level of trust is unprecedented!

(End of this chapter)

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