Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 988

But this assessment of describing Tang Dao as a wolf is probably too early.

When the Shanxi old man invited Tang Dao for dinner and agreed, Tang Dao handed the suitcase in his hand to the middle-aged woman who was about to leave: "This time, there is a lack of supplies in the Taihang Mountains, so I can only bring some local specialties. I hope Mr. Yan Don't dislike it!”

The Shanxi old man's eyes flickered, and he motioned for the middle-aged woman to accept it, but he chuckled and said: "I don't know if my guess is right, old man. If I don't let you, Captain Tang, have this dinner, I'm afraid you will have to bring this specialty again." Let's go back to Taihang Mountain!”

"I don't dare, I don't dare. Sir Yan is so considerate to his subordinates, so there is no chance that he will return to his residence hungry." Tang Dao made a look of fear.

There is not a single word about gift, but every word is: Sir Yan, there is nothing wrong with what you said.

Of course, there is a hundred taels of gold in the suitcase, which can be converted into oceans, which is a huge sum of more than 20,000 oceans. If the old men in Jin Province did not talk to Tang Dao in depth, Tang Dao would be crazy and give away this huge sum of money. give him.

So what about the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone? He doesn't provide military pay or military supplies. He just wants to rely on his reputation and wants to issue military orders to make Tang Dao obey. That's really overthinking.

"Haha! That's right. But you are such a doll! In the past, it was impossible to sit in such a position." Tang Dao's almost frank answer did not disgust this big boss. Instead, he said A true message.

A person like Tang Dao is still a bit upright in the face of right and wrong. In peacetime, he can be a strong soldier but it is impossible to become a strong general, because the complicated human relations will not give him this opportunity. Only in such troubled times can he become a strong general. Among them, talents have suddenly emerged due to their outstanding abilities and personal charm.

His status in the military in his past life and this life has already revealed the truth.

But for Tang Dao himself, is the so-called status really that important?

I'm afraid that only a few people who know Tang Tuanzuo very well know that Tang Tuanzuo's strategy has been basically deployed before the war, and tactical issues can only be slightly modified according to changes in the battlefield before the war.

The last thing Tang Tuanzuo wants to do is to stay at the headquarters and listen to the casualty reports from each battalion and company, but Tang Tuanzuo's favorite thing is to go to the front line and stand in the same trench with his soldiers.

From his previous life to this life, Tang Dao has been a warrior. Even if he is commanding thousands of troops, he still hopes to be the one at the forefront, instead of staying behind the army and watching his brothers with cold eyes. Turned into corpses one after another under ruthless military orders.

Death is not scary to Tang Dao. What he is afraid of is facing the parents, wives and children of his brothers who died in the battle.

Only by facing the enemy's bullets and bullets side by side with them, and your own blood and the blood of your brothers being spilled on that battlefield, may you be able to slightly alleviate the guilt in your heart.

Dinner may have been prepared in advance and served quickly.

The famous Lao He from Jin Province is not extravagant at all. He has a plate of oily meat, a plate of peanuts, a plate of vegetables, a small pot of millet porridge and a plate of scallion pancakes. .

Only half full after eating.

It's not about whether it's rich or not, but the important thing is that the portion is not enough, especially for a frontline soldier like Tang Dao. Just a pot of millet porridge needs to be shared by two people. Tang Dao can finish twice as much food by himself. Believe it or not?

　　'If Peng Chong and Little Baldhead don't make enough money to get back this good guy, I'll be at a loss for the hundred taels of gold! ' Tang Dao, who had barely filled his belly after eating half full, could only complain secretly in his heart.

Tang Dao knew that the portion of this meal was so small that it had to be a pot of one hundred taels of gold.

Originally, the meal of shaved noodles that the three of them had eaten at the century-old noodle restaurant in Linfen had already given Jin Province Lao Zha the idea of a food shortage in his four-line army. If Tang Dao hadn't been a wonderful man, he would have driven away long ago. He was left to eat, and the steamed buns and cakes were prepared in advance.

As a result, the middle-aged woman felt that something was not right when she was carrying Tang Tuanzuo's gift. The so-called 'Taihang Mountain souvenir' was really a bit too heavy. If it was a piece of bacon, there was no need to put it in the suitcase, right?

Going outside to take a look, even this well-informed man was almost dazzled by ten large yellow croakers.

Normally, not to mention ten large yellow croakers, even hundreds of large yellow croakers would have been given away by wealthy businessmen, but now it is wartime, and Tang Dao is not a businessman, so these ten large yellow croakers must have taken a lot of effort, absolutely sincere Full.

But this, at least from the side, shows that they all underestimated Tang Dao and Si Xing Tuan.

As a result, the food became more "exquisite".

The name of the old man in Jin Province is truly well-deserved.

Since this woman still adheres to the habit of "eating without speaking and sleeping without speaking", neither of them spoke during the meal. Only when they finished eating completely and waited for the middle-aged woman to collect the bowls and chopsticks in person did the two of them walk into the courtyard and eat again. Let's chat.

The effect of one hundred taels of gold was obviously not small. The expression on the face of the old Shanxi man who had been serious most of the time softened a lot.

“Commander Tang, just tell me! What do you need when you find me this time?

However, I have to tell you the truth. Now that the Japanese invaders are approaching, we have more than 300,000 troops stationed in southwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi. There are also people fleeing from the north. All the food and clothing expenses have to be paid by me, the commander of the war zone. Find a solution.

Moreover, I might as well tell you something about the military order above. Our army in Jin Province basically has no chance to retreat. The superiors ordered our second theater to defend the southwest and southeast mountainous areas of Jin Province to prevent the Japanese invaders from attacking Shaanxi Province.

Outside, there are at least ten lieutenant generals, division commanders, major generals and brigade commanders queuing up to see me. I know what they want, but I am not a god. I have no military pay or food. Is it possible that I can turn a mountain of rocks into something with just a little bit of my hand? Into those things? "The Shanxi old man didn't play any word games with Tang Dao this time and went straight to the point.

It's just that before Tang Dao could reveal the theme, he first blocked Tang Dao's need for military supplies.

What the old Shanxi man said is indeed true. With the continuous influx of hundreds of thousands of troops and refugees, even this person who is extremely good at people's livelihood is quite unable to withstand it at the moment.

As for asking him to use the private money he has accumulated for more than 20 years in Shanxi to subsidize it, that is really not in this world.

"I came to see you this time, Commander Yan, because I really have something to ask for. In the battle of Shentou Ridge a month ago, our troops defeated the Japanese invaders and seized some gold. I would like to exchange it into cash for the payment of military pay and the purchase of ordnance and ammunition. Use it." Seeing that this person said it so straightforwardly, Tang Dao naturally didn't mince words.

"Oh! I said that Captain Tang was so generous. It turned out that he had seized supplies from the Japanese invaders. If you just want to exchange them, that's easy. I asked Fifth Sister to say hello to the Jin Provincial Bank. You can just bring the gold to exchange it. , just press." The old Shanxi man suddenly realized.

But when talking about the price, he hesitated a little.

Gold is now a hard currency, and the exchange is linked to the U.S. dollar. It changes almost every day. A slight fluctuation may make the 100 taels of gold collected by the Shanxi old man today disappear. With the Shanxi old man's shrewdness, he would not think about it. Weird.

"It's based on the market price. If the Jin Provincial Government has an extra commission during the war, our regiment will also act according to the rules." Tang Dao said hurriedly.

This batch of gold is really too large. The 20,000 taels of gold he brought this time can be swallowed up by a large commercial bank like Jin Provincial Bank and can be exchanged by a private person. It is not known how long or how long the gold will be exchanged.

It won't be a big deal if he chops him into pieces. Tang Dao is confident that when Si Xing Tuan grows up, he will vomit as much as he eats sooner or later.

Strength is the first rule of survival in this troubled world!

“Captain Tang, you are very good. You understand the difficulties of being a commander and a war zone. You are not like those guys who only know how to reach out and beat the Japanese but are afraid of death.” The old Shanxi man admired the discerning Tang Dao more and more and nodded happily. "Then as you said, the bank exchanges according to the market price, and the provincial government originally took 1% as a wartime financial tax. For the sake of the bravery of your four groups in the battle, I let them break the bones, no, It's 50% off!”

“Good guy, what a good guy, the name of this financial tax has come out. Just exchange it, tens of thousands of oceans will go into this person's pocket again.” Tang Dao secretly complained.

Didn't he know that the so-called Jin Provincial Bank was actually controlled by this person's family, and that the wartime taxes were also controlled by this person? It can be considered a long experience.

There is still a hundred taels of gold to open the way. If it were not for those yellow and white things, I am afraid that the so-called wartime tax would be even more outrageous.

In my heart, I am eager to give this greedy old politician a big blow, but on the surface, I still have to nod respectfully: "Thank you, Sir Yan!"

Of course, Tang Dao is not a good bird. He did not say how much gold he captured from the Japanese invaders this time. The hundred taels of gold he sent made the Shanxi old man preconceptions that it was only a few hundred taels or even a thousand taels of gold at most. If this was allowed Everyone knows that Mr. Tang came to Fen this time with 20,000 taels of gold. Once his 'fracture' was opened, he would be short of 20,000 taels of gold. It was heartbreaking!

Take this big gift of one hundred taels of gold! It seems to have been confiscated again.

"This son of Tang Dao is both cunning and cunning. To say he is a wolf is really an underestimation. He is a jackal!" One day later, after receiving the notice from the bank, the old Shanxi man was stunned for a while and gnashed his teeth. A latest definition of Tang Dao.

The middle-aged woman sitting beside him couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile. The only person who could make her brooding cousin so angry that his head smoked, he had only made a Tang Dao recently.

The key point is that even if he knew that Tang Dao, a wealthy man, was sitting on millions of dollars, there was no way he could rush in and get another piece of this wealth.

Not only was the huge wealth earned by the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment with their lives, but Tang Dao, a man who was comparable to a jackal, threw out a temptation that the Shanxi old man could not refuse on the night of the 'private meeting'.

After the request to exchange gold came to an end, the Shanxi old man originally planned to see the guest off with a few casual chats.

After all, no matter how capable Tang Dao is, he is only a small regiment leader with only a few thousand troops under his command. For an old man from Shanxi who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, he is really not worthy of his rank. If he can be given just one hour, then Mainly because it can cause trouble for that person.

Don't think that Jin Province is currently a place where water can't be poured into. As the war in Jin Province gradually worsens, although the Shanxi old man can still be a good man in Jin Province, it is much worse than before. Tang Dao and the Shanxi old man met. It won't take long for this matter to reach that person's ears.

As long as that person is unhappy, the old Shanxi man will be happy.

To put it bluntly, even if Tang Dao gave him a big gift, in the eyes of these big shots, the young leader is currently more of a tool man.

But Tang Dao seemed unaware of his status, and was the first to drop a bombshell: "Sir Yan, Tang Dao still has some suggestions for the current war in Eastern Jin Dynasty. I wonder if Chief Yan can give Tang Dao some more time."

"Oh?" The old man from Shanxi frowned slightly at first. That means that your son is too ignorant. After the gifts were given and the things were taken care of for you, you still didn't get out. A small regiment leader even started to discuss it with my dignified commander. There's a war.

Then, he raised his brows again, and did not ask Tang Dao to sit down. Instead, he sat on the wicker chair under the tree, picked up the freshly brewed hot tea, and took a sip: "Then let me listen to you. If That makes sense. I won't punish your child for wasting my time today. If you still talk to those old people, your child will be punished. "

The meaning of the Shanxi old man is also very obvious. I will give you some face, you can say whatever you want. I, a commander, have no business having a long conversation with you, a small regiment leader!

It's a pity that Tang Dao doesn't look like the little fox before at this moment. Instead, he looks a bit stupid.

"Sir Yan, when do you think the Japanese invaders will launch an attack on our major defense lines in Shanxi Province?" Tang Dao actually asked first.

"It's hard to say. The senior advisers of the theater staff basically judged that the war in Xuzhou was over and the Japanese North China Front had mobilized enough troops!" The old Shanxi man frowned and his head ached a little.

Tang Dao's one-on-one attack touched upon his pain point. Japan's North China Front Army had more than 300,000 troops. If they attacked Jin Province with all their strength, no, even if only 200,000 of them were killed in Jin Province, with what he currently has in hand Can this small amount of troops be able to stop it?

He couldn't fight again and again, and he couldn't retreat yet. That person was simply trying to force him to death!

“The commanders of the theater headquarters all have rich combat experience, and their judgment will not be wrong, but I wonder if they have ever said where the Japanese invaders will focus their attacks?” Tang Dao continued to ask.

"If they could determine the focus of the Japanese invaders' attack, we wouldn't have lost half of Jin Province and be trapped in a corner like now! They are all a bunch of idiots!" When Tang Dao talked about this, the old man from Shanxi had a look on his face. indignant.

He is a theater commander, but military matters are not what he is good at. He has been mastering people for decades, so he naturally entrusts these things to those he trusts. Little did he know that those idiots will lose in every battle. They lose first. The original city, and then one city after another, gave way to each other, until now there is no retreat.

If he hadn't had some foresight before the war and transferred some of the equipment and raw materials from the family's core industry and the most important arsenal under his command, then now he would really be a polished commander who wants nothing.

With no money and no goods, who would follow him?

After getting angry, the old Shanxi man came back to his senses and looked up at the young colonel who was standing in front of him politely: "Those idiots can't figure it out. Could it be that you, a baby, already know it?"

“If the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen, they must use southeastern Shanxi as a breakthrough point!” Tang Dao's eyes were firm and his words were shocking.

“That's interesting, what's the reason?” The Shanxi old man couldn't help but stood up and walked towards the reception room. "Said in the house."

If you want to discuss war, of course you need a map.

On the wall of the reception room, there is a map of today's southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Shanxi. Many combat orders for the second theater were issued from this small room, rather than the theater headquarters filled with lieutenant generals and major generals.

"The officers' judgment of the general trend is correct. The Xuzhou War involved at least one hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Japanese North China Front. They currently do not have the strength to defeat our second theater with one blow." Tang Dao stood in front of the map, Pointing to the Taihang Mountains area in southeastern Shanxi.

"But when they free up their hands from Xuzhou, they will have at least six divisions and three mixed brigades to march south. Then their first goal is to attack the Yellow River, occupy our Guanzhong Plain and form a deterrent to the inland southwest. We The second theater bore the brunt.

But if they want to attack Linfen, there are nearly 200,000 troops deployed in the southwestern mountainous area. If they attack all the way, even if the attack is successful, the Japanese invaders will definitely suffer huge losses. If they cross the Yellow River, the defenders of Shaanxi Province will not be fooled.

Therefore, they will inevitably attack from two directions, and our Taihang Mountain is the only way for them to pass.

The reason why I judge that the Japanese invaders must attack our Taihang Mountains first is because the previous two battles have humiliated them, and they will inevitably re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of our troops in the Taihang Mountains.

Therefore, I dare to assert that if the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen from two fronts, they must first attack our areas in the Taihang Mountains with heavy troops.

And if our theater moves the focus of defense to the southeast of Shanxi and deals a major blow to the Japanese invaders, they will be like a wounded snake, retreating to recover first, and the crisis in Linfen will be postponed for at least half a year. "

The old man from Shanxi showed no expression on his face. He was staring at the map with a dull look behind his glasses!

But no one knew how much trouble Tang Dao's words had stirred up in the heart of the deep-seated old man in his fifties.

It wasn't Tang Dao's analysis that was so precise and detailed, but his last sentence, which could solve Linfen's crisis for half a year, was really something he couldn't refuse.

Chapter end

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