After the drinking party that night, Commander Zhang Da never mentioned drinking with Tang Dao again.
After experiencing thousands of sails, he is still a boy, but only after he has experienced thousands of sails, he is definitely a boy who is no longer stupid.
Even if Tang Dao stayed in Xuzhou City for three full days, with meat and company, he would never drink again.
Of course, Tang Dao is not just playing in Xuzhou City.
First, he has to wait to get the military pay and rewards that the Four Troops Regiment should receive from the Fifth War Zone Headquarters; second, he needs to purchase enough pack horses and carts, otherwise, how can he just rely on the current 2,000 troops of the Four Troops Regiment?
Can he transport the equipment of an infantry regiment given to him by Comrade Lao Wu to the far north?
Of course, it was Tang Dao's wish to spend a few days with Commander Zhang, an interesting friend.
Feeling the same as Tang Dao, Commander Zhang also valued Tang Dao, a like-minded younger brother, very much. On the afternoon of the second day after he sobered up, he went to the theater headquarters in person to ask for military pay and rewards for the Four Lines Regiment.
Sure enough, the commander did not refute Commander Zhang's face, but verbally agreed. After listening to Commander Zhang's explanation of his views on the battle situation in Xuzhou, he was very happy and immediately appointed Commander Zhang to lead the 59th Army and several other infantry corps.
They jointly formed the Imperial Guard along the Huaihe River and invested more than 150,000 troops. Five days later, the entire army rushed to the Huaihe River to resist the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force from the south.
This was also the trajectory of the 59th Army in the early stage of the Battle of Xuzhou in time and space. After fighting hard along the Huaihe River to block the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army to the south of the Huaihe River, the 59th Army was transferred to the Ly and Part One Itagaki Division due to its outstanding performance.
Fight to death.
Only this time, the trajectory of history has changed slightly due to the arrival of the little butterfly Tang Dao.
The person responsible for garrisoning Ly will no longer be the main force of the 59th Army, which was exhausted when blocking the enemy along the Huaihe River, but will be replaced by the 67th Army, which has been equipped with new equipment and supplemented the Sichuan Army Security Group. Its combat strength is better than that of Songjiang.
, it is also only strong but not weak.
Tang Dao could almost foresee that the so-called Steel Army coming from the north would end up in a bloody encounter with the 67th Army.
You know, the 59th Army in the past time and space was on the Ly defense line, with more than 10,000 casualties in exchange for thousands of Japanese casualties. Although the battle loss ratio of three to one was weak, it was also an extremely outstanding fight among the current Chinese army.
Achievements.
The Japanese North China Expeditionary Force will inevitably feel proud because of their successive victories on the northern battlefield. Whether it is Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division or Isotani Rensuke's 10th Division, facing Xuzhou, a battle-level battlefield that China attaches great importance to,
, actually only dispatched one detachment-level troops each.
In order to achieve its strategy of "denying the south and attacking the north," China deployed more than 300,000 troops around Xuzhou, nearly ten times the strength of the Japanese army.
It would be unforgivable for the Japanese not to fail here.
That is to say, the general surnamed Tang defied the law, just like the reincarnation of Li Jing. He dragged King Tang to wander around the battlefield with tens of thousands of troops and refused to join the battle. If his principal hadn't personally given the order, I'm afraid he wouldn't have even finished the battle.
Participating in the war, the best opportunity was lost, allowing the defeated Japanese army to hide in Zexian County and wait for reinforcements.
But this time, because of the new force of the 67th Army, Commander Li no longer pinned all his hopes on the direct lineage of the principal. He had a secret conversation with Commander Zhang for three full days in the small conference room at the theater headquarters.
Hours.
No one can know the content of the meeting. Even to Tang Dao, Commander Zhang, who accompanied Tang Dao to visit Xuzhou City for a whole day on the third day, did not say a word.
, but Tang Dao could clearly feel his extremely passionate fighting spirit in the face of the upcoming war.
Sure enough, before Tang Dao left Xuzhou, the Fifth Theater Command issued a military order appointing Commander Zhang as deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Southern Front Army.
This has nothing to do with military rank promotion, nor does it mean that Commander Zhang can have command authority over several infantry corps on the southern front. The real command power naturally lies in the hands of the theater commander, but this position gives Commander Zhang a little more autonomy.
The right to choose the battlefield.
Or, to some extent, this shows the attitude of Commander Li. Commander Zhang was reused in this battle.
It is said that when the military order was passed to the army gathered in Xuzhou, the general named Tang turned pale and dropped the cup in his hand.
Of course he's not jealous!
As a student of that principal, he didn't even bother to hug the thigh of the one who was in charge of Xuzhou. He was angry because Tang Dao was so 'good at sneaking around'.
For this master, the conflict between Tang Dao and his subordinates in the past two days caused his trusted lieutenant to throw out a shopkeeper who had served for many years as a scapegoat. What angered him most was not the grain store opened by his brother.
Loss, but face.
If a shopkeeper dies, there are at least hundreds of people who want to be this shopkeeper, so that means nothing.
But face is something that cannot be lost.
If a person comes up and slaps you in the face, if you don't fight back sufficiently, the end result will only be that more people come up and slap you in the face.
This is human nature and a cruel law of survival!
As early as two days ago, the seemingly calm man had actually launched an investigation into Tang Dao's background and a plan to counterattack Tang Dao.
But what he didn't expect was that Tang Dao's background was far more complicated than he imagined.
An ordinary boy from a small businessman's family who made his fortune by making wine, but he shined in the Battle of Sihang Warehouse and won the hearts of the elite battalion of the 88th Division.
In the Battle of Songjiang, he became integrated with the 67th Army and the 43rd Army, and truly stepped onto the stage of war. His military rank was rocket-rising from a second lieutenant to a colonel, and his troops also changed from an infantry battalion to an independent regiment directly under the military headquarters.
That's all. Even if he is protected by the commander of the 43rd Army and the 67th Army, they are just two miscellaneous troops who are destined not to be taken seriously by that general. As a direct lineage general named Tang, he has no
Take them into consideration.
But in the past two days, Tang Dao and this army commander were traveling together in Xuzhou City, so it is hard not to think about their relationship.
Then, the army commander was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the southern front by the theater headquarters, and his military power even surpassed that of his army commander, who had two infantry corps.
When he wanted to use the Tang Dao, he originally had some scruples, but now, it has become a fear. The difficulty increased exponentially, and how could he not be so angry that he dropped the cup in his hand.
Of course, the drama that made the 'enemies' fearful because of Commander Zhang's rise in military power can only be regarded as an unexpected joy for Tang Dao. Since he has caused trouble, he is naturally not afraid of it.
Not to mention the fact that there were two great army commanders behind them, and the man did what he did and what he didn't do. The reason why Tang Dao offended that powerful man who was destined to be infamous was not just because of Ming Xin, a future elite soldier, but more...
It is the insistence on justice.
Tang Dao is very witty, and can even be called cunning. Whether he is facing the experienced commanders of the Japanese army or old foxes like Lao Wu and Lao Guo, he can use his wisdom from two lifetimes to deal with them and win.
But at his core, he is still a young man whose blood is not yet cold. He is not yet able to do what Commander Li did and let those disgusting darkness suck away the people's wealth like a vampire for the sake of the so-called overall situation.
In the face of darkness, if you retreat because of the strong forces behind it, it may seem wise at first glance, but in fact you have lost the courage to seek the light. Just like this Sino-Japanese war, if you retreat once, you can retreat again and again, but in the end there is no way to retreat.
retreat.
After Tang Dao congratulated his new eldest brother, he intentionally or unintentionally talked about another important portal in Xuzhou - Teng County.
In the past, although there was an infantry division stationed in Teng County, it was actually just an incomplete Sichuan Army infantry division. The entire division, including the security team and police, had only 3,000 people. Excluding the wounded, there were only more than 2,000 who could participate in the war.
, less than an infantry regiment.
Although the Japanese army was only an infantry brigade attacking Teng County, it was assisted by aircraft and artillery. The Sichuan army, which had almost no heavy weapons, could only fight with their lives. They held on for several days and failed to wait for the legendary reinforcements. From the heroic division commander on down, all the Japanese troops
Ninety-five percent of the division was killed in the battle. The division commander, brigade commander, regiment commander, and battalion commander all died in the city. Only more than 200 people broke out, making it one of the most tragic battlefields in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
The number of troops invested by the Japanese army at that time did not have an absolute advantage. If there were troops that could go to the rescue, such tragic pain would certainly not have occurred.
It is a pity that the commander of the theater at that time ordered the rescue, and it was still the general surnamed Tang who had a large number of troops.
Not only did he suck the blood of the people under his rule, but he also ignored his comrades on the battlefield. Such a rotten man, Tang Dao, was already very restrained without even mentioning killing him with one shot.
Tang Dao hoped that Commander Zhang, who already had enough decision-making power, could change this outcome. It didn't take more than one infantry brigade to go, not to mention holding Teng County, but it could still be done to rescue the city that was destined to be unable to hold.
Commander Zhang looked at Tang Dao thoughtfully, but nodded and agreed that he would pay more attention to this place.
Tang Dao's mission to come to Xuzhou City was finally completed. The Fifth War Zone Headquarters was very powerful. The day after Commander Zhang finished telling Commander Li, the Fourth Army Regiment had a monthly salary of 60,000 silver and the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade was destroyed on the Jiashan front line.
The group reward of 40,000 silver dollars was distributed.
Originally, according to the usual practice, the Munitions Department responsible for distributing military pay would deduct 10% of it as labor expenses for each officer. Tang Dao, who learned about this unspoken rule from Comrade Lao Wu, was also prepared to lose 10,000 silver dollars.
.
Tang Dao is very brave. He can attack with force against vampires like Tang's Grain Company, but there is nothing he can do about this kind of ugliness that has almost been exposed in the old army. Of course, he can oppose it with extreme force, but such a challenge
It is the superstructure of the entire old army.
This even includes people like Comrade Lao Wu and Comrade Lao Guo.
The bad habit of drinking soldiers' blood was not formed overnight. It was determined by an old social system and a decayed superstructure, which is the so-called taste of power.
This kind of darkness caused by power is disgusting, but compared to the invaders who want to subjugate the country and exterminate the species, the harm is much lighter after all.
Tang Dao could only promise not to do that, even if he was regarded as an alternative.
Who knew that when he and Zhuang Shisan went to receive the baggage train from the camp outside the city, they were extremely surprised that they were not deducted.
This shocked Zhuang Shisan, the regimental staff officer who had long been accustomed to all this, and he even paid ten dollars to invite a lieutenant colonel from the Military Supplies Department of the Fifth Theater to drink tea and learn the secrets.
The lieutenant colonel was dumbfounded. He took a ten-dollar envelope and looked at a certain country bumpkin chief of staff several times before revealing the mystery.
"It wasn't Commander Zhang of the 59th Army who called the top officer of our Munitions Department and told him that it was not easy for you as a four-pronged regiment. The entire regiment lost thousands of people in the battle of Guangde and is waiting for this money to be used as compensation. Do you think that your small four-pronged regiment can make an exception?"
To put it bluntly, someone still has to stand up, and it has to be a person of sufficient importance.
At that moment, Tang Dao suddenly realized that no wonder Commander Zhang, who was busy with military affairs, took time out to accompany him on a tour of the ancient city of Xuzhou. This was not only to talk about brotherhood with him, but more importantly, to tell the entire war zone that his relationship with Tang Dao was extraordinary.
By simply tying oneself to Tang Dao, the little leader of the group, one would be both prosperous and one would suffer, but that was the next best thing.
Tang Dao could completely imagine the struggle before making this decision for a veteran soldier who had already been betrayed once by his comrades.
No one is willing to fall into the same pit again. Just like a person who has been hurt in marriage, he (she) must be extremely afraid before he (she) enters a second marriage.
Of course, if you don’t have a heart, that’s a different story!
Faced with this deep friendship that was almost gambling, Tang Dao could only remember it in his mind, and did not even mention it in front of Commander Zhang.
And Tang Dao knew even more that if he didn't mention it, that person would be truly happy.
What he wants is a comrade who can block the gun in his back, not gratitude.
Some people can become friends after just one meeting, while there are many people who spend their entire lives together without ever having a single intimate word. That's it!
With these 100,000 silver dollars, Tang Dao suddenly transformed into a famous prodigal son in Xuzhou City.
Buy! Buy! Buy! This became the only tactical act of Commander Tang Dao Tang in Xuzhou City.
Food, buy it!
Tang Dao ordered 100,000 kilograms of polished rice and white flour from the other three major grain stores in Xuzhou City in one go, except Tang's Grain Store. The order price amounted to 7 kilograms of polished rice per piece, and the centralized purchase price was even higher than the market price.
However, Tang Dao's requirements for polished rice are extremely high, requiring that there should be no more than 3% impurities in it, which is much higher than the common standard of more than 10% impurities at this time.
If you can do it, sell it, if you can't, get out. Tang Dao is extremely domineering when faced with the shopkeepers sent by the three major grain stores.
That's not the arrogance of an army colonel's military rank, but the foreign arrogance in his hands.
What's more, Tang Dao had the feat of leading a cavalry platoon to attack the guard platoon of the 20th Army a few days ago. Several major grain stores with the same profound background did not dare to offend such a hob meat easily.
If you want to make money, you can only earn what you should earn honestly and don't dare to play any tricks.
One hundred thousand jins of polished rice and white flour would cost more than 13,000 Tang Dao.
But that's not all. Tang Dao also issued a notice to the cloth shops that they needed to order all kinds of cloth, especially cotton cloth used to make military uniforms. They wanted to buy it in large quantities. Because the major cloth shops were in short supply of cotton cloth, the price of rice grains was very stuck.
The damn Tang Dao was very relaxed about cloth prices this time, and even allowed cloth shops to increase prices to more than 20% of the usual price.
In addition, Zhuang Shisan took the baggage and went around to buy other supplies that were in short supply, such as sugar, liquor, meat, salt, oil, and spices.
The news that the Tang Dao Si Xing Regiment had received 100,000 ocean military pay from the Fifth War Zone Headquarters had already been released through a caring person. The big commercial bank did not know that the current Commander Tang was shopping in cash, so naturally he felt relieved.
In particular, Captain Tang showed up at a bank in Xuzhou City and exchanged ten large yellow croakers for more than 14,000 oceans. The funds were even more abundant, and his local tyranny made the entire Xuzhou City wait and see what happened to this heroic captain.
Transport the supplies he had spent a lot of silver money on out of the city.
Just relying on the cavalry platoon and baggage platoon he led, I'm afraid it would be good to leave with a fraction.
But Tang Dao seemed to have no worries about this. The only thing he did was to wave the big oceans in his hands to buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy with the ocean. He went out without blinking an eye, and his energy seemed to be unbearable.
I vowed not to give up after buying out the city of Xuzhou.
Even Comrade Lao Wu couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded Tang Dao tactfully that the money was the military salary and rewards of the entire Si Xing Regiment, not Tang Dao himself. No matter how well he fed the soldiers and how warm they were,
If money is not put into individual pockets, officers and soldiers will always complain.
Only then did Tang Dao stop his shopping spree.
Then, a middle-aged man wearing a long mandarin went directly to the liaison office of the 67th Army. After receiving the notice from the guard, Tang Dao strode out and received the businessman who came to the door in the courtyard.
Tang Dao smiled when he heard the visitor introduce himself as the owner of the largest horse market outside Xuzhou.
When Ma Wenxu saw the rumored unparalleled domineering Captain Tang smiling so brightly, his heart skipped a beat.
It seemed that he had made a huge mistake by taking the initiative to visit me this time.
Yes, although those supplies were included in the purchase list for this trip to Xuzhou, he could complete these transactions quietly without making such a big fanfare that even the common people knew that Captain Tang was doing it like a fool.
So being so blatant is mainly just fishing.
Catch a big fish!
It is also the biggest expense on his shopping list during his trip to Xuzhou!
horse!
Not only are there war horses, but there are also pack horses!
These are much more expensive than any kind of food and cloth. If Tang Dao comes to buy it, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be ripped off.
But if the other party comes to visit, it will be different.
To put it bluntly, it is a matter of who takes the initiative.
Now, Tang Dao, who had spent more than 20,000 yuan like crazy, finally waited for Boss Ma to throw himself into the trap.
"I have heard about Captain Tang for a long time, but when I actually met him, I realized that what is truly famous is not as good as meeting him!" Ma Wenxue, who was slightly stunned, is indeed a businessman who has been traveling around for decades, and he knew that something was wrong.
He could quickly calm down and talk to Tang Dao.
"Why? Boss Ma doesn't like Tang Dao?" Tang Dao smiled. "If this is the case, Boss Ma can leave a quotation and decide whether to buy it or not. It will be decided according to the needs of the various horses in our group."
"It is true that Captain Tang himself is much more heroic than the rumors say, otherwise Ma would not have been unable to sit still and take the initiative to be fooled." A wry smile appeared on Ma Wenxue's face.
If it was just suspicion before, Tang Dao's attitude now told him that, yes, Tang Dao was waiting for him, waiting for him to take the initiative to make an offer.
It's just that he has completely lost the initiative to make quotations. It is better not to show the quotations for various horses in his wallet and make him look embarrassed.
If this person turns against him, he, the person in charge of the largest horse market, will most likely be kicked out and be humiliated.
It's easy to say that it's embarrassing, but the key is that Tang Dao is the only one who can buy the horses available for trading in other horse markets on a large scale at this time. If he misses Tang Dao, it is more likely that he will lose everything.
Indeed, war is imminent!
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