Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 989

Chapter 989 The old man is determined not to be a villain!

It is now April of the 27th year of the Republic of China. If Linfen can be relieved of the half-year crisis, it will be September or October in the second half of the year.

Winter comes early in the north, and the temperature drops sharply in October, especially in mountainous areas.

For the Japanese army, marching and logistical support are even more difficult. Unless they mobilize a large number of troops to launch a large-scale battle like last year, the Japanese army will definitely delay it until the weather gets warmer in spring, which can almost last another year.

For the old man in Shanxi, what he lacks most now is not the army or materials, but time.

With this year, he can do a lot of things. For example, if he is transferred to the arsenal in Chang'an and Guangyuan, he will have more weapons and equipment. Another example is that the war situation in northern Jiangsu and central China has changed, and military orders from above may have been relaxed. , retreat to Shaanxi Province or even Sichuan Province; or, he can negotiate with the Japanese side whose offensive has slowed down.

Who says war must be fought on the battlefield? Sometimes lip service is okay, as long as it satisfies the interests of both parties, both parties can accept it.

Shanxi old man has long been mature in this kind of tightrope balancing act surrounded by multiple interest groups, and the Japanese secretly sent personnel to contact him a long time ago.

However, under the current general premise of nationwide resistance, the Shanxi old man would not dare to touch this high-voltage line no matter how brave he was. It would very likely nail him to the pillar of shame for the entire nation.

The old man from Shanxi is a very selfish person, but he is also a smart man. Unless he is in a desperate situation, he will never put himself on the opposite side of a country or a nation.

He was born and raised in this country, and he knows his nation very well. Maybe he will not be remembered for a long time for his hard work for the country and the people throughout his life, but if he betrayed him, it would be true that he would be infamous for thousands of years.

Have you not seen the Yue Fei Temple by the West Lake? The bronze statues of Qin and his wife have been kneeling there for others to spit on!

But with this one year as a buffer period, maybe many things will change.

Tell me, is the temptation thrown by Tang Dao big enough for this person?

"You mean, if the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen, they will have to defeat the defense line in the Taihang Mountains in southeastern Shanxi. Do you think the theater should focus its strategic defense on the Taihang Mountains?" After a long time, the old Shanxi man looked away from the map, with an expression on his face. It seems like a smile but not a smile.

“Should we secretly mobilize troops to the Taihang Mountains, or should we increase military equipment and supplies to our theater units in the Taihang Mountains area?”

"No need. Now the Taihang Mountain defense line has one division and one regiment of our 22nd Army, one division of the Eightyth Army, plus one division each of the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Northwest Army. The total strength has reached 60,000, which is enough to fight the Japanese invaders. It may be insufficient, but just relying on defense will be fine. Although the ordnance and supplies are slightly insufficient, it can still last until the war." Tang Dao shook his head.

"If you don't want soldiers or equipment and supplies, then you risk going beyond the level to talk to me, the commander of the theater, about this. Commander Tang, you are making me a little confused!" The old man from Shanxi was very straightforward this time. .

Don't have any benefits, just to talk about the situation with the chief, Tang Dao's unwilling move is a bit uncomfortable in this world.

"Sir Yan, putting aside the safety of Linfen, what will happen if our second theater in the Southeast Shanxi Defense Campaign can annihilate more than 20,000 Japanese invaders?" Tang Dao did not answer the question directly, but asked again.

“Twenty thousand?” The old Shanxi man took a breath and stared at Tang Dao for a long time.

Finally resisted the urge to throw this ignorant boy out the door.

How powerful the Japanese army is, he, the commander of the Second Theater District who fought with the Japanese army for 7 months, probably knows better than 99% of the Chinese people.

In the Battle of Xinkou, the Japanese army, with the Fifth Division as the core, dispatched less than 80,000 people in total, while the Chinese army participating in the battle, including the 80th Group Army, totaled nearly 300,000 people. The number of troops was more than three times that of the opponent. You have to say With heavy firepower, the Shanxi old man took out ten artillery regiments at the bottom of the box, no less than the Japanese army!

If the Japanese army is stronger, it mainly relies on air supremacy. Japanese fighter planes are constantly roaring in the sky. China's air power is pitiful, but the advantage on the ground lies entirely with China.

But even so, China was still defeated.

This kind of large-scale battle involved a total of more than 300,000 troops from both sides. The Chinese side suffered 100,000 casualties. How many Japanese troops were there? However, around 20,000, the battle loss ratio between the attacker and defender reached a chilling 1:5.

The old Shanxi man knew that the defeat was not due to the lack of hard work of his Jinsui Army and other friendly forces. During the entire Xinkou Battle, one corps commander, one division commander, two brigade commanders, and company, division, and brigade commanders were killed. Officers of all levels have gone to the front line and sacrificed their lives, so maybe they are not working hard? That's really unbeatable.

Just like that, a small regiment leader told him that he wanted to annihilate more than 20,000 Japanese invaders.

“That's right, it's 20,000!” Tang Dao puffed up his chest and reiterated the number in the eyes of the old Shanxi man in disbelief. "It's not like I, Tang Dao, have never seen the corpses of 20,000 Japanese people."

The old Shanxi man suddenly remembered that Tang Dao was the regiment commander, but he was the infantry regiment commander with the name of Four Elements.

This guy has fought so many Japanese troops, perhaps not much less than him, the commander of the theater.

In the First Battle of Sihang Warehouse, I survived a Japanese infantry regiment. In the Battle of Songjiang, I fought against the 100,000-strong Japanese Tenth Army. In the Battle of Jiaxing, I defeated the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade. In the Battle of Guangde, I defeated them. The fifth division that showed off its power in front of him defeated the 14th division in the Battle of Bihe, and then defeated the 108th and 109th divisions in southeastern Shanxi.

As he had thought before, Tang Dao was not just a young man who rested on his laurels and took advantage of the battle at Sihang Warehouse, but a general who had fought a hundred battles.

How could such a person just rely on bragging?

"You have also seen the results of the Battle of Taierzhuang. From top to bottom in the Fifth War Zone, medals were issued for free, and almost everyone in the army received military ranks. In the newspaper, he, Old Li, was even more radiant. In my second battle District, don't talk about 20,000 or less, even 10,000, that old man, I can guarantee that the treatment of all the officers and soldiers participating in the war will not be worse than that of the fifth war zone," the old man from Shanxi said with envy in his eyes. .

"As long as you support me, Chief Yan, then I, Tang Dao, will give you my guarantee with my head. As long as the Japanese invaders invade southeastern Shanxi Province, I will start with ten thousand, and if I pass twenty thousand, there will be no upper limit." Tang Dao raised his head. He puffed out his chest and replied forcefully.

"It's good to have confidence. There's no need to take your head. You still have a clear sky and a bright sun here. I, the commander of the war zone, don't have the ability to chop off your baby's head." The old Shanxi man pointed to Tang Dao hanging on his chest. Medal, a rare joke.

No matter whether Tang Dao is talking big words or not, his extremely strong self-confidence is always good. If it had been anyone else, it would probably have been more about arrogance, but for an infantry commander like Tang Dao who had annihilated thousands of Japanese invaders, it could only be about confidence.

The two medals on Tang Dao's chest were piled up with **** Japanese corpses.

"You said, apart from troops and equipment, how can I support you if you need me?" The Shanxi old man finally realized that Tang Dao was finally going to play his cards.

“The Japanese aggressors were attacked continuously by our troops in the Taihang Mountains in March and April and suffered huge losses. They must have been wary of our troops. If they invaded, their strength would be no less than three divisions.

As the roads in mountainous areas are dangerous, the Japanese army will definitely not invest heavy troops in just one area. They will definitely divide their troops into multiple routes. Firstly, they hope to defeat them all. Secondly, they want to use division techniques to separate the defenders in various areas of our mountainous area. , As a result, our defenders in various places can only fight alone, without external aid, and without supplies internally, it is bound to collapse.

Therefore, as a member of our defense line in southeastern Shanxi, I hope that Commander Yan will unify the command authority and use one person as the general to command all the armies in southeastern Shanxi. He can effectively clench his ten fingers into one body to form an iron fist, so that the blow will hurt. . "Tang Dao continued.

Tang Dao's ventilation analysis was not based on imagination. Not long after the Battle of Xiangtangpu in the past, the angry Japanese North China Front entangled one unit from each of the three major infantry divisions, with a total strength of 30,000. people, launched a mad attack on the southeastern Shanxi region. At that time, the Japanese army was divided into nine routes, including Handan-Chang Highway in the south, Zhengtai Road in the north, Tongpu Road in the west, and Pinghan Road in the east, consisting of Boai, HD, Xingtai, Shimen, Yangquan, Yuci, and Changzhi. Marching in the direction of the town, a large square encirclement was formed, and a centripetal encirclement was implemented.

The tactical concept of the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters is "divide and attack together", and the operational principle is "expand in a vast and vast way, and annihilate in a compressed and compressed manner!" '.

Fortunately, this principle was not widely publicized on the radio, otherwise the Japanese in various anti-Japanese dramas would say in Chinese, "Great!" ' I really found the source.

But it can also be seen that it is not the Chinese who are black against the Japanese. The Japanese are really so rigid in learning Chinese. If there is a Chinese language level 6 or level 8, the Japanese will basically not be able to get a diploma. kind.

And this time and space, because Tang Dao, a little butterfly that came through the sky, waved its wings, has changed slightly from the previous time and space. Tang Dao expected that the Japanese North China Front Army, which had suffered heavy losses, would never despise China hiding deep in the Taihang Mountains. In the army, it is very likely that the three divisions will no longer be just one of them, but more than 80% may be the main force of the three divisions. That will be an army of more than 70,000 people, and the total strength even exceeds that of the Taihang Mountains. The total number of Chinese troops in the area.

The final reason for the failure of the Japanese army's crazy attack in the past time and space, apart from the tenacious resistance of the Chinese army, was inseparable from the final wise choice of this Shanxi old man.

It was not until the Japanese army set off that if southeastern Shanxi was lost, Linfen would not be safe. The commander in charge of the second theater finally made up his mind to let the boss of the 80th Group Army serve as the commander-in-chief of this battle and be responsible for unified command of the southeastern Shanxi region. All Chinese troops and additional troops were sent to the battle of southeastern Shanxi.

With unified command, the Eightyth Army's growing strength in half a year has exceeded the Japanese army's pre-war projections. Knowing one's own enemy does not know the enemy. The location is favorable and the people are on the Chinese side. If they are not defeated, who will be defeated?

Tang Dao was afraid that if he had something to think about, he would not delegate the command, causing the nearly 100,000 troops in southeastern Shanxi to fight on their own, which would be what the Japanese army wanted.

“It is feasible to be commanded by the general who is located in Southeast Shanxi!” The old Shanxi man paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back and asked seemingly casually. "Then who do you think is qualified?"

"The commander-in-chief of the Eightyth Group Army, he is a famous general in the Second War Zone, and his military rank is the highest in the southeastern Shanxi region. Military orders are issued by the war zone and commanded by him. No one refuses to obey!" Tang Dao did not hide his secrets. With.

The old fox in front of him is an old fox. If Tang Dao hesitates or speaks insincerely, he will probably let this small-minded person think about it for a long time. It is better to speak frankly, not to mention that what Tang Dao said is all the truth.

The commander of the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army has a sufficient rank, but that commander is currently leading the first part of the 22nd Army to fight in Xuzhou. Who else is qualified to compare with the commander of the 80th Army?

Is it possible to use a lieutenant general to command a general in combat?

Of course, this situation has happened before, but you must first prove that you have the ability. Not to mention the second theater, but also across the country, are there any such famous generals?

"Hmm! What you said is exactly what I thought!" The Shanxi old man was very satisfied with Tang Dao's frankness and nodded. "It just so happens that I was thinking just now that the garrison in southeastern Shanxi is still too small. If the generals are appointed as the commander-in-chief, they can completely let him transfer the other main force of the 80th Group Army back to southeastern Shanxi to participate in this battle."

　　　Okay, this guy is acting like a monster again. He kills two birds with one stone and kills three eagles with one stone whenever he disagrees.

Of course Tang Dao knew what this man wanted to do. Northwest Shanxi was now basically occupied by the Japanese army. Another main force of the Eighty Group Army, the 511th Division, was fighting behind enemy lines in that area. It was inevitable that he would pass by his top general, the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Route Army of Shanxi Province. A little denser.

This man felt unhappy.

As a 'victim', the Shanxi old man has experienced how powerful the ideals and propaganda methods of the 80th Army are. The only person he fears in the whole of China is the principal who has sophisticated political skills and turns his hands into clouds and rain. Apart from that, I'm afraid they are second.

No, I am taking this opportunity to play tricks again.

However, these Tang Daos have nothing to do with it. This is all a game between upper-class people.

Whether to shoot the invading Japanese soldiers through the heart, hit them hard with a hammer, or hide on the street corner and put a sack on them and then wait on them with bricks covering their heads and faces, is what middle-level people like Tang Dao should do.

"Okay, Captain Tang, your suggestion is really good. If you have any other requests, please tell me. Old man, I can satisfy them and try my best to satisfy them." The old man from Shanxi must be in a good mood at the moment, and he made a rare promise.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Tang Dao basically only talking about things and not making too many demands. Otherwise, if you expect Lao Xi, who only drinks millet porridge for dinner, to say this, then it's really the Chinese New Year tomorrow!

"Sir Yan, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot. This is the munitions list given to me by the director of the munitions department of our regiment before leaving." Tang Dao was a master who climbed up the ladder. Take out a piece of paper and send it to the old man from Shanxi.

The old Shanxi man's eyes twitched.

The old and cunning Lao Jie, if no one else is present at this moment, Jubi slaps him in the mouth. How could he forget that the guy in front of him is a jackal, cunning and ferocious.

It's not good, he must have been waiting for my words all night! He is really a ruthless person to lay out such a long foreshadowing for this sentence!

"Oh! Let me see what your Four Elements Group needs!" Suppressing the urge in his heart to kick Tang Dao out, the old Shanxi man snorted slightly and took the paper and glanced at it with his peripheral vision.

The dignified commander is as dumb as a chicken.

"4,000 German Mauser 7.9mm caliber rifles; 400 twenty-shot rifles; 1,000 imitation Thompson submachine guns, 600 imitation Czech light machine guns; 90 Hotchkiss heavy machine guns; and 82mm Brand mortars. 100 guns; 24 Oerlikon 20mm machine guns, 24 Jin-made 17th-year-old 75mm mountain cannons; 12,000 mountain cannon shells, 24,000 machine gun shells, 10,000 mortar shells; Jin-made hand grenades 100,000 pieces, 20,000 infantry mines of various types; 2 million rounds of various bullets; 30 tons of explosives.”

Just this list of weapons, not to mention the mortars, machine guns, and mountain cannons at the back, the number of 4,000 rifles in the front almost made the old Shanxi man go berserk.

　　This bad guy is no longer blackmailing people, he is here to rob.

Why, we still think that he is the king of Jin Province before the Central Plains War, sitting in the Yuancheng arsenal that is one of the best in Asia!

At that time, the monthly output of the Yuancheng Arsenal could produce 35 artillery pieces, 100 mortars, 3,000 rifles, 900 imitation Thompson submachine guns, 15 machine guns, 15,000 artillery shells, and mortar shells. 9,000 rounds, 4.2 million rounds of bullets. With a scale of 15,000 workers, if there are sufficient raw materials, they can produce equipment for a standard division in almost a month.

But after the Central Plains War, under the control of that man, the production capacity of the Yuancheng Arsenal shrank significantly, and now it has been robbed by the Japanese. Can the remaining equipment and manpower be able to catch up to one-tenth of the previous one? Not necessarily.

It's been so miserable, and this **** Tang Dao still wants to use him as a villain. Do you think the old Shanxi man can't be angry?

The Shanxi old man's face had turned from black to red, and he was about to muster up enough energy to roar: "Get out!"

“Our regiment intends to invest in purchasing the equipment on this list, and we need Chief Yan's approval!” Tang Dao said with a low eyebrow.

This sentence, for the Shanxi old man whose anger level has reached its peak, is like iced sour plum soup in hot summer and a warm stove in winter.

In less than a second, he turned from anger to joy, and smiled happily: "So you have to spend money to buy it! That's right!"

(End of this chapter)

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