Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 885

Chapter 885 is about to begin!

The military meeting of the Fourth Army Regiment had a big agenda: sending troops to Licheng!

Except for Li Jijin and a few other infantry company commanders who had already heard the news, they were still calm. When most people heard the topic announced by Tang Dao, their faces involuntarily became serious. They smoked cigarettes faster and drank water. There are more.

This is a normal phenomenon.

After all, the Four Elements Group has just arrived in the Taihang Mountains and they still understand everything! Even the station has just been settled, and they are starting to fight such a big battle, and it is a tough battle that the Four Elements Regiment has never faced before. Everyone would be worried.

The only person who can attend the meeting is at least a company-level cadre. There are hundreds of people under his command, unlike in the past when there were only a few brothers. The leader would shout and risk his life as soon as the blood got to his head. Now if they were in charge, it would be a hundred. Multiple lives, right?

Soon, however, they no longer have to worry.

"You don't have to look so heavy. The regiment headquarters called you here not to discuss whether we should attack Licheng County, but how to attack it!" Tang Tuanzuo looked around and calmly decided on the meeting. keynote.

This is good. People drinking water and smoking cigarettes are not as frequent as before. After the short period of silence just now, more officers raised their hands to speak.

This is the temperament of the current soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment. Maybe not all of them are ambitious. They will be afraid and frightened in the face of sudden battles, but when their commander has set a goal, they will abandon it. Drop the baggage and work hard to complete it!

Of course, Tang Dao was not entirely consistent. Before holding this military meeting, he had already communicated with his three deputies.

Lei Xiong, as always, choose to support!

This warrior-type army lieutenant colonel gave unreserved support to Tang Dao, who came from behind, just like when he was trapped in the Sihang Warehouse alone.

Tang Dao even knew from his eyes that he was more eager to fight this battle than himself!

In fact, Shanxi Province is only one step away from his hometown of Shaanxi Province.

Half of Shanxi Province has been lost. If the huge barrier of Taihang Mountain is lost and the Japanese army frees up its troops, relying solely on the natural moat of the Yellow River cannot guarantee the safety of Shaanxi Province.

Having walked through the battlefields of half of China, Lei Xiong has seen too much misery. Under the flames of war, life is as cheap as an ant. Those who were slaughtered by the Japanese army, those who starved to death on the road because of fleeing, and those who froze to death in the wilderness without enough clothing. No matter how strong the warrior is, I can't bear to look directly at my heart!

How could Lei Xiong accept that his elders in his hometown and his closest blood relatives also suffered such a tragic fate?

"If I lose Jindong, I will return to my hometown and stay with my wife and children!" This is what Lei Xiong said sincerely one night after arriving at the station while chatting with Tang Dao on night patrol.

Fighters are also human beings. If they really want to destroy their country and family, and are as strong as thunder, they will choose to die with their wives and children!

"Don't worry, you won't have this chance." Tang Dao remembered how he answered him with a smile at that time.

In the past, the Eightyth Army did not lose eastern Shanxi. Instead, it developed hundreds of thousands of troops based on this mountainous area and marched into Shanxi, Cha, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and other provinces. The anti-Japanese base areas covered one million square kilometers and had a population of over 100 million. Japan never occupied these lands in a real sense until its defeat. The so-called Japanese-occupied areas actually only had cities, and they were basically over at the town level.

Shaanxi Province, the most important grain-producing and cotton-producing area in northwest China, the Japanese did not even touch a hair until they were defeated.

Gong Shaoxun, after listening to Tang Dao's description of the background and prospects of this battle, readily expressed his support.

He is a very smart soldier. Even if he knows that he is only a lonely existence among the four members of the regiment, whenever Tang Dao makes a decision, even if he opposes it, it is still a three-on-one situation, but he still chooses to listen to his heart and support him. He believed it was the right decision, which was what Tang Dao admired most about him.

What Tang Dao needs is not a tool man who obeys his orders. What he needs is a comrade-in-arms who can not only fight to the death under his military orders, but also put forward his own opinions at certain times to make up for his shortcomings.

Tang Dao has never looked down on the people of this era just because he comes from the future and can grasp the pulse of history. On the contrary, the more contact he has with them, the more Tang Dao knows how outstanding these people are. If he himself was born in this era, he would probably still be If you don't grow up, you'll be GG.

Compared to Gong Shaoxun, Zhuang Shisan was much more direct. He said with a wry smile: "You also know that I, the chief of staff, took advantage of the Songjiang Security Group and your non-disdain. I can't say that." It sounds good. At my level, even if I were asked to lead an infantry company, it would be difficult! I can't give you any more suggestions for the attack on Licheng you mentioned, but I can guarantee that I will have all the materials needed by the various units involved in the war. We will do our best to provide supplies, and also ensure the treatment of the wounded, so that the brothers in each battalion and company will have no worries!”

“That's what I want from you!” Tang Dao smiled and patted Zhuang Shisan on the shoulder.

Zhuang Shisan probably doesn't even know how satisfied Tang Dao is with the officers under his command. His regiment chief of staff ranks at least among the top five!

In terms of fighting, as Zhuang Shisan himself said, Tang Dao would rather use Bai Sheng, the engineer company commander, than let him lead an infantry company to fight, even if his performance in the peripheral battle in the Songjiang Defense Battle was Not bad, but that only shows that his will is still strong and that the Japanese army was too big and unexpected and he was lucky enough.

But Zhuang Shisan is self-aware enough to know his own strengths and weaknesses, and maximizes his strengths.

Just like the five-day construction of the station, this person was responsible for the deployment of all materials and personnel. The 3,000 people in the Four Lines Group plus more than 4,000 people who came to help were fed and accommodated. It was definitely an extremely complicated job, but in the hands of this person, everything became It was so organized that almost no friendly troops came to Tang Dao to report the problem of food and accommodation. Tang Dao was able to step aside and lead a cavalry squad and three geography college students to inspect the surrounding terrain of the station, which covers an area of dozens of square kilometers. One lap.

Putting his past and present lives together, this is Tang Dao's first time coming to this place. As a commander, if he is not even familiar with the terrain and geographical environment of the area he is in, then Jubi is not qualified!

Three college students from the Department of Geography spent the whole night drawing a detailed map of the residence of the Si Xing Group based on the map of Licheng County copied from the 683 Brigade Headquarters and combined with the terrain visited.

In addition, the 300-person student company was also separated before entering the station. About 40 people chose to join the 921 Division without forgetting their original aspirations. More than 90% were liberal arts students, while the remaining 250 people Under the leadership of Teacher Xiao He, he expressed his willingness to stay in the Four Elements Group.

However, this is not because of the charisma of a certain person, but because the prospects described by Tang are too good. Why build a thermal power plant? Build a military factory to develop rifles, machine guns and even artillery! We also need to develop iron ore, smelt steel and so on. Anyway, as long as those who stay, no matter how bad they are, they are still engineers. They don't need to carry a gun to the front line, but they can still contribute to the fight against the Japanese.

The reason why the proud men of heaven want to join the army is more because they are passionate after seeing the misery of war. When they gradually calm down, they will find that Tang Dao's words are not only reasonable but also speak to their hearts.

In the Great Patriotic War, if victory could only be achieved by sacrifice, then China would almost certainly win!

The population recorded by the government alone amounts to 40 million. Including those destined to be missed, it may be as high as 55,000. With such a huge population base, even if only 1% is willing to sacrifice, what kind of war cannot be won?

It's a pity that war is not an examination room, and it does not depend entirely on data. Otherwise, the Japanese would not take a gamble like this.

War requires soldiers who dare to die, as well as support from the economy, industry, and mineral resources. It is an extremely complex and huge system.

And what they are most proud of is the knowledge they learned at China's highest university that can change everything. If they can create stronger weapons and more bullets, they can easily kill a hundred Japs, and if they As a soldier, even if you die, you may not be able to kill ten Japanese soldiers!

Tang Dao used such simple principles to change the extremely stubborn ideas of these once passionate and proud men.

Of course, what the Four Elements Group has done these days has given Tang Dao enough confidence to tell them that you are responsible for making guns and cannons to kill the Japanese, and we will do it!

However, Tang Dao does not stop liberal arts students from choosing to go to the 921st Division. Although these guys are scholars, their passionate and passionate writings are still quite motivating, and will also be of great help in promoting the 921st Division. , which can be regarded as being placed in the appropriate position.

As for the Four Troops Regiment, it is enough to have the big thick leg of the 921 Division calling from the front. The Fourth Troops Regiment must keep a low profile.

It would be terrible if the size of the army was expanded too fast and equipped with new weapons, which completely attracted the attention of the Japanese base camp. Seven or eight divisions would surround them with great fanfare. Not to mention the four marches, all the four marches would be paralyzed!

Tang Dao and Si Xing Tuan only need to develop slowly. When the military factory comes out with decent finished weapons, even if there are not many soldiers, they can still hit the Japanese heart, liver and lungs.

If the entire Patriotic War can be compared to a patient, and the Japanese who have the upper hand are the main body of this patient, then Tang Dao, who knows the pulse of the war, is determined to turn himself and the Four Elements Group into influenza viruses. What role does it play? It just makes the human body feel uncomfortable, but without attracting too much attention, it quietly erodes the body. In the end, all the virus cells work together to directly kill the patient and completely end this war.

And if it turns into a "cancer cell" from the beginning, the "patient" will naturally launch a desperate counterattack, willing to lose both sides to destroy this terrible guy. Isn't this what Western medicine will do when dealing with this disease in the future? It is very common to kill one thousand enemies and lose two thousand five to oneself. Going a step further, Chief of Staff Zhuang Da is extremely efficient in his work. Not only did he do a good job in building the station, he even found time during such a busy five days to recruit two hundred young people from the surrounding mountain villages to form a transportation team. and stretcher team, and these two hundred people were all assigned to Tantai Mingyue's medical team, which completely solved Tantai Mingyue's worries.

You know, Tantai Mingyue went to Tang Dao five or six times to tell Tang Dao about the shortage of stretcher personnel in the medical team, especially during the last ambush of the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Mi River. The medical team was divided into four parts to follow the frontline officers and soldiers.

Usually the medical team with more than 100 people is quite large, but with such a small number, the manpower is stretched thin. If the Japanese army had not been pressed to the ground and rubbed against each other from the beginning, resulting in a low casualty rate, and if the two sides fell into a bitter and decisive battle, then It is unknown how many wounded people will die due to insufficient treatment.

Of course Tang Dao knew that what Tantai Mingyue said was reasonable, but the Si Xing Regiment was not yet fully equipped with combat troops. Where could he draw manpower to replenish the medical team?

Not to mention that there were more than 400 recruits left after the battle. Each company was eyeing this piece of fat, waiting for someone to recruit from these more than 400 recruits to replenish its own company to a full establishment. If Tang Dao said that the recruits should be sent to medical treatment. The team carried the stretcher, so those company commanders were not allowed to say that Tang Dao, the commander of the regiment, was partial to his fiancée?

Although this is a normal situation, as the leader of the group, Tang Dao still has to maintain balance even if he has complete control.

The human heart and human nature are always complicated! Maybe a very small thing can lead to a breakup.

Tantai Mingyue understands Tang Dao's difficulties, but this does not mean that she will not pinch someone with Jiuyin White Bones when someone takes advantage of her but does not do anything practical. 'Claw marks' left on man's body!

Perhaps this is the difference in thinking between women and men!

A certain man has been in such pain and happiness for a long time, and he insists on not doing "real things"!

In future terms, it's extremely shameless!

As for Zhuang Shisan, a guy with enough wisdom, as soon as he arrived at the station, he helped the medical team solve this big problem with his original intention of relieving the leaders' worries.

The medical team, which swelled to more than 300 people, immediately had more than a dozen doctors, more than 30 professional nurses and a large number of auxiliary personnel, and could at least receive more than 100 wounded people at the same time.

Of course, the sudden increase in doctors and nurses was also the result of the talented people from the Department of Medicine of Jinling University actively joining after the Battle of Bihe. Without them, the number of casualties in the Battle of Bihe would have increased by at least one-half.

How can Tang Dao not appreciate Zhuang Shisan who is considerate in doing practical things for his superiors and also knows his own position?

Therefore, Tang Tuanzuo, who reached an agreement with his three deputies, set the tone from the beginning of the meeting and turned the meeting into a tactical discussion.

The battalion commanders still put forward a lot of opinions that Tang Dao personally recorded.

For example, Lao Hei and Gu Xishui of the Special Operations Squadron put forward: "Although our unit has various types of artillery such as infantry artillery, rapid-fire artillery, mountain artillery, and large-caliber mortars, it is fully capable of destroying the enemy on the city wall. A large amount of artillery shells will be consumed. Secondly, the infantry attack will still cause a large number of casualties after the artillery bombardment. Therefore, the role of the special operations squadron should be used. If we can enter the city in advance and use the cover of night to kill the defenders, this siege will be more effective!"

The two commanders of the special operations squadron are now becoming more and more clear about the concept of special operations, and at the same time they are becoming more and more confident. This is what Tang Dao wants to see most.

The battlefield is indeed the best training ground. Even if these officers and soldiers have not received any formal special training, their progress is far faster than in peacetime. It has only been a few months. The special squadron has gone from officers to soldiers. They already have some temperament and technical and tactical levels of special forces.

Infantry company commanders like Li Jijin and Zhao Daqiang are more concerned about the distribution of combat tasks. Of course, the sharp knife company responsible for the main attack should be the strongest one. Since they are going to fight, they should be the strongest ones. Few want to be auxiliary.

　　If you play too many auxiliary roles, you won't have the confidence to speak in meetings. This is also the consensus of infantry company commanders!

However, these disputes have all been extinguished by Tang Dao one by one. It is a good thing to be the vanguard, but this must also be arranged according to the actual situation on the battlefield.

Taking a target as big as Li City does not mean that the Four Lines Regiment can capture it by sending all its main forces to surround it.

The Japanese army has a total of two strongholds near Licheng. The larger stronghold is in Lucheng, where there are two Japanese infantry brigades. After receiving the message from Licheng asking for help, they will naturally become the main force of the Japanese reinforcements, but that is also what Brigadier Cheng wants. If necessary, he has already set up a huge formation. If the Japanese army in Lucheng does not send more than a thousand troops, he will not be able to eat enough!

The other stronghold is in Shecheng, 26 kilometers east of Licheng. Its strength is about the same as that of Licheng. It is an infantry brigade. They will definitely send reinforcements.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will use cars and motorcycles, carrying about two infantry squadrons and an infantry artillery squad to quickly reinforce Li City, just like they did in the past.

The main force of the 683rd Brigade is in the cloth pocket formation in the Shentou Ridge area. The Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Shecheng can only be dealt with by the Four Troops themselves. This also means that there must be troops to stop the Japanese aggressors or even annihilate them. .

However, if there are no accidents, there will be accidents. The arrival of Tang Dao has slightly changed history. Tang Dao does not dare to leave his fate to what he thinks he knows. What if the Japanese invaders are different this time and an infantry brigade descends on them? Out?

Therefore, Tang Dao would rather have fewer troops besieging Licheng than reduce the number of troops to block the attack.

After all, the strength of the Japanese army in Li City, the 683rd brigade, has been determined several times. It is the strength of an infantry brigade, and it will not change much.

In the end, Lei Xiong decided that there was no need to fight. He was responsible for leading the first battalion to fight this blockade. If the Japanese army had few troops, the first battalion would eat all the skin and bones for him. If the Japanese army had more troops, then block them and dare to stand up. Just wait for the main force of the Four Lines Regiment to finish dealing with the enemies in Licheng, then turn around and kill them with one blow.

However, before that, Tang Dao had to complete the infantry company from Wei Donglai. Otherwise, one battalion would only have two infantry companies and one fire support company, with a total strength of only more than 400 people, which was really short.

Tang Dao agreed, and he also intended to organize the new recruits into the company. After the last battle at Bihe, the performance of the new recruits was quite acceptable. This battle will be a test for them to become real soldiers.

It just so happens that we can take this opportunity to completely solve the problem of recruiting new soldiers, so that every battalion and company will not look at this big fat man and complain to him every day.

That guy Li Jiujin even made seven trips a week. His temperament was already comparable to that of Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang. If the two of them had a drink, Tang Dao felt that they could become lifelong enemies!

In terms of being shameless, they really don't allow anyone stronger than themselves to appear in this world.

At the meeting, Tang Dao announced that there are currently more than 400 recruits, and the 260 with the best performance have been assigned to the first and second battalions. As for the deployment of infantry company soldiers in each battalion, it is decided by the commanders of each battalion. The remaining ones are close to 200 people, 70 people will be added to the third battalion, and the rest will be added to the 1st artillery company and 2nd artillery company.

The First Battalion and the Second Battalion were originally one company short each, and more than half of the best-performing recruits were added to them. Naturally, the Third Battalion and the two artillery companies had nothing to say. Besides, there were also the same people who were even more unlucky than them. Dissatisfied with the secret service company and baggage company, these two companies waited eagerly for more than a month, but they didn't get a single person!

The first battalion took the initiative to jump out of the whirlpool of fighting to be the main attacker. The commanders of the other two infantry battalions also had trouble asking their company commanders to jump out and fight on their behalf. One was mainly attacking the east gate and the other was mainly attacking the south gate. They also had to send some troops from each. Pretending to attract Japanese invaders in other areas can be regarded as the main attack.

As for who is the first to break into the city wall, it depends on everyone's ability, and they also need to be lucky. Whether the special operations squadron can open the city gate will have to go into the city to conduct reconnaissance.

The 1st and 2nd artillery companies, as well as the guard company, cavalry company, and engineer company were all dispatched. In addition to the two artillery companies dedicating part of their artillery to support the first battalion, most of the artillery was still placed on the Licheng side, and the engineer company was responsible. Assist the first battalion and the main siege force in building field positions, while the guard company and cavalry company serve as reserve teams in Tang Dao's hands to deal with emergencies.

As for the secret service company and the baggage company, they each have half of them, and the other part is responsible for staying at the garrison to ensure the safety of the garrison. Don't let the fighting there be lively, because the city here has been stolen.

After more than four hours of discussion, the high-level military meeting of the Four Corps, which was full of disputes but also united and harmonious, basically determined the tactical plan!

The rest is for each battalion to go back and prepare for mobilization, waiting for the time determined by the 683 Brigade.

If nothing else happens, the time should be around mid-March!

The first battle of the Four Lines Regiment in Eastern Jin Dynasty is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)

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