I have to say that this trick of the middle-aged handsome guy is quite cool!
In the name of the regiment leader Tang Dao, the Sixings Regiment Headquarters responded to all the gentry and military and political officials who sent greetings and invited them to attend the New Year's Eve party of the Foureings Regiment.
Basically, no one would refuse an invitation from a hero group leader, and they all replied that they would definitely be there on New Year's Eve, saying that they must see the heroic appearance of the entire Four Elements Group with their own eyes.
These are beautiful words, and they may be the truth in their hearts, otherwise they wouldn’t know how to brag to others when they go back, right?
After final statistics, the number of families who expressed their intention to attend the New Year's Eve party of the Four Elements Group was as high as 266. Not to mention that all the prominent people in Zhengzhou, a big city, were wiped out! One third of them were there.
Seeing that the battle was becoming a bit big, and it was somewhat different from his original intention of spending the New Year with the officers and soldiers of his own regiment and instilling some patriotism, Tang Dao simply gritted his teeth and became cruel.
, decided that since this was already the case, it would be better to raise the momentum even more.
He called Lei Xiong, Gong Shaoxun, and Zhuang Shisan over and briefly expressed their thoughts.
The three lieutenant colonels collectively opened their mouths!
Tang Tuanzuo is going to shock Henan Province!
It turned out that Tang Dao wanted to hold a military parade belonging to the Si Xing Regiment before the party, so that all the officers and soldiers of the regiment could show their style in front of the people of Henan Province.
It not only allowed the people to see the grace of the Four Elements Regiment, but also calmed the hearts of the people on the edge of the war, explaining to them the Four Elements Regiment's firm attitude in resisting the war.
Of course there is no problem in doing so, but the Si Xing Regiment is just a small regiment-level unit. It came to the territory of the first war zone and held a military-civilian party and a military parade with great fanfare. There was still a disadvantage on the front line.
What would the First Theater Command, which was overwhelmed by the war, think?
Especially the general commander, who is one of the most important figures in the government.
This was what the three lieutenant colonels suddenly thought of.
"They will agree, and I will personally invite the commander of the first theater, regardless of whether he comes out to participate, but at this time, he will definitely agree." Tang Dao said very firmly.
Tang Dao understands human nature very well.
The First War Zone was at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Japanese troops along the Yellow River. It was about to lose its defensive line and lose the Ping-Han Line, a major transportation artery. It urgently needed to boost morale.
Allowing the Four Troops to hold military-civilian gatherings outside Zhengzhou City, in a sense, expresses the relatively relaxed attitude of the top management and conveys to the officers and soldiers on the front line that the command department is not in decline. It is a kind of anxiety derived from
an expression of confidence.
People are so strange. As long as you have enough confidence, you may be able to do something that is obviously difficult to do. On the contrary, you will not be able to do something that is obviously achievable once your self-confidence disappears.
Of course, the three lieutenant colonels didn't know that Tang Dao simply let go and adjusted it, which has another deeper meaning.
He did it for some people who were paying attention to him secretly.
Before the 89th Division threatened Tang Dao with trumped-up charges, Tang Dao actually sensed the crisis.
After the Four Elements Group arrived in Xuzhou, there were a lot of prying eyes around. Whether it was in the small town that had been repairing for several days, or in the blossoming Xuzhou City, Tang Dao's keen intuition reminded him that the Four Elements Group was surrounded by prying eyes.
A spy is indispensable.
With the current strength of the Four Elements Group, the Japanese would not go to great lengths to use spies to keep an eye on him, so there is only one possibility.
Keeping a low profile can only bring suspicion, so it is better to show your strength openly and openly. The bigger the noise you make, the more you prove that you have a clear conscience.
Thieves always keep to the side when walking, right?
After all, in the north now, both that army and Yan Laoxi'er are a thorn in that person's side.
"Then it's settled. Tell the brothers, on New Year's Eve, cheer me up. You guys will decide on the parade formation. I will personally go to the theater headquarters to ask for instructions. I must let the people of Henan Province take a look around me.
The style of the tour group." Tang Dao made the decision directly.
Tang Dao, who is the leader of a regiment, has said so, so who can object?
The three chief officers discussed the arrangements for the military parade before the party. Tang Dao rode on horseback and took Lu Sanjiang's cavalry class to the special squadron, and happily went to Zhengzhou City.
It stands to reason that Tang Dao is only an army colonel. Even if he is famous, it is already a great honor for the First Theater Command to have a major general-level senior counselor to receive him.
Even Tang Dao himself didn't expect to be able to do anything. Anyway, he only needed the First Theater Command to agree to do this.
Unexpectedly, when Tang Dao explained the situation, the Army Colonel in charge of receiving him from the First Theater Command Staff Department asked him to wait. After a while, he hurried back and told Tang Dao slightly surprised: "Commander Tang, the commander-in-chief will be here in May."
I’ll wait for you in the small living room in a few minutes.”
Don't blame the colonel's staff for being surprised, even Tang Dao himself was shocked.
The commander of the first theater is an army general, in charge of an army of nearly 200,000 people. An infantry commander like Tang Dao who commands two to three thousand people is a high-ranking official in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of such a big shot, he is nothing more than a senior official.
He is a cannon fodder-level subordinate.
Moreover, the current commander of the First War Zone and concurrently chairman of Henan Province is a big figure in the government who is no less important than Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone. His military and political status is extremely high and cannot be compared with ordinary second-level generals.
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"Hello, Chief Cheng! Tang Dao has been ordered to report here!" Tang Dao stepped into the elegant small room full of Chinese style and stood up to perform a military salute.
An old man who was nearly sixty years old, wearing a military uniform without a military cap, and his hairline had moved up a lot, was reading a newspaper with his head down. Hearing the noise, he raised his eyes and glanced at Tang Dao, who was standing upright, and smiled faintly.
Waving his hand: "Captain Tang, sit down, drink tea first, and let me read yesterday's news about your Four Elements Group!"
"Yes!" Tang Dao sat down on the stool opposite the old man, his back straight.
Obviously, the purpose of calling him here was probably because he was curious about the news that the Four Lines Group was going to hold a military-civilian party.
After a moment, the old man finished reading the newspaper and looked up at Tang Dao, with a gentle expression on his face, "They say that Commander Tang is a man of great power in the military. This is indeed a well-deserved reputation. As soon as you came to our first battle zone, you launched such a big battle!"
Tang Dao put his hands on his knees and listened calmly. He knew that the big man didn't want to hear his explanation, so he just had to listen.
Seeing Tang Dao's mature demeanor, the smile on the old man's face became even bigger: "I asked you to come because I originally planned to attend the military-civilian party of your four-line group. It's Chinese New Year! It has to be as lively as you guys.
of."
Tang Dao's face was filled with joy. If this leader of the military and political affairs of Henan Province was present, not only would the Four Elements Group be more powerful, but he would be able to sell tickets to anyone else who wanted to come to the Four Elements Group's party.
At that moment, Tang Dao's mind was filled with money flying.
According to Zhuang Shisan's estimation, even if each of the more than 200 local celebrities came with only 100 silver gift envelopes, the group of four groups could earn more than 20,000 yuan. After all expenses are taken into account, there is still a surplus.
However, before Tang Dao could speak, the old man sighed slightly: "But another battle report has just been sent from the front line. Now that I see you, I have to go to a battle meeting."
After saying that, he looked at Tang Dao, his face much more solemn than before: "I just heard that you are not only going to have a party, but also a military parade. I just want to ask you, why?"
"Sir, as long as the spirit of resistance of our soldiers remains alive, China will always be there! Therefore, I want to parade the troops of our regiment on the Chinese New Year!" Tang Dao stood up and answered at attention.
The old man didn't answer. He folded his hands on the bed and squinted at Tang Dao, who had an upright look on his face. The small hall was extremely quiet, and the two soldiers, one old and one young, just looked at each other.
After a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth: "Okay! You are right! I agree with your request, but the military parade is okay. Don't use live ammunition to blow up a mountain like you did in Mangshan Mountain.
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Tang Dao didn't give Tang Dao another chance to speak, and waved his hand, "You can go on your own! There will be staff from the theater headquarters to represent my first theater!"
"Yes!" Tang Dao gave a military salute and turned to leave.
After walking out of the door, the sweat finally flowed from Tang Dao's forehead.
These big shots were really inscrutable. When they called him over, they seemed to just ask him a question and said nothing. In fact, they hammered Tang Dao for a long time.
Mentioning Mangshang Mountain is a warning to Tang Dao. Your Four Elements Group is just passing through this place. Although he does not object to what you do is a good thing, you have to be more honest. In the line drawn by me in the first battle area, he
The First War Zone is not a bunch of cowards from the 20th Army Corps, who will soften after being frightened by the artillery shells of your Fourth Army Regiment.
It's even more interesting to say that he wants to attend and then immediately change his words and say that the military situation is urgent and he wants to attend the combat meeting. This is even more interesting. He not only shows his kindness to Tang Dao, a capable general who is favored by both the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army, but also maintains a safe enough distance.
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What does this mean? It means that the elder has sensed the vigilance of the Tang Dao Four Elements Group.
As for a person of his level who could completely turn a blind eye to a small group leader like Tang Dao, but he still met him for a few minutes and even nodded to Tang Dao with some words in his words. What does this mean?
Guess for yourself!
Smart people will naturally understand!
Judging from the decisiveness of this elder in the future to lead the army and civilians of the province to electrify the uprising, Tang Dao somewhat understood what he was thinking.
This person's political vision and structure are definitely superior to those of many important officials who appear to be in front of him.
What he means is, I don't care which side you Tang Dao joins in the future, as long as you are a Chinese soldier, serve this country and the nation, and when you reach my territory, I will protect you.
That's why Tang Dao didn't give a long explanation and just answered the question with "The spirit of resistance will never die!"
Otherwise, I'm afraid the outcome will be the opposite.
Maybe they won't seize Tang Dao, but the Four Elements Regiment doesn't even think about doing these things in the first battle zone.
If things don't go well, as soon as a military order is issued, his four-pronged regiment will have to march northwest overnight.
This should be the highest-ranking person Tang Dao has ever seen in this generation. The depth of his city is far beyond that of Wu, Guo, and Zhang who were purely soldiers.
Those three have also experienced a lot in the officialdom, but after all, they are all in the military. They are a little more upright, but a little less tact, otherwise Commander Zhang would not be firmly covered by a big black pot.
Then he finally proved himself by dying for his country.
However, if Tang Dao had the choice, he would naturally prefer to deal with soldiers.
Chatting with a boss of this level can really tire you to death.
Fortunately, his purpose of coming to the First Theater Command was achieved...
In the next two days, the Si Xing Group was like a machine running at full capacity.
There are rehearsal programs for those with programs, and venue arrangements for those without programs.
Students who have been entrusted with important tasks and have basically some artistic talent are sent out by Teacher Xiao He to provide guidance to each company. Even if they really want to perform a chest-breaking performance, they cannot just send a strong man to lie down in the center of the stage and then perform another performance.
If a strong man Bang Bang comes up and beats him up, how can he say some lines?
Because the scale of the Four Lines Group celebration has expanded, not only the five thousand soldiers and civilians in the town, but also those doing business, going to the market, and watching the excitement in the town. Everyone who comes is a guest and is eligible to sit at the table and eat. Finally, there are
Celebrities coming from Zhengzhou City.
The mayor of the town, Huang Siren, must be smart enough. It is the end of January, and most of the dry land around the town has been planted with wheat seedlings early. Food is the lifeblood of farmers, so that cannot be touched, but there are still many vegetable fields, right?
Anyway, the vegetables in the vegetable field have long been gone, so why not use the vegetable garden covering an area of more than ten acres in the west of the town, spread it with soil, and then use a stone roller to crush it, and there will be a place for the military parade. Watch the show
area is enough.
Not to mention, once these dozen acres of land are flattened and the area is larger than a regular football field, there will be no problem in seating five to six thousand people.
Seeing that the residents of the town were busy making money, the Fourth Army did not bother them. They dispatched an infantry battalion of hundreds of people to level the land and compact it, and then dispatched an infantry company of hundreds of people to build the stage.
Two infantrymen and professional carpenters went to cut down trees to build long tables and benches, and the remaining 500 people were sent to build simple wooden sheds along both sides of the rostrum under construction.
The simple wooden shed is of course prepared for those 'social celebrities'. It's not that Tang Dao wants to show the difference in class, but that they come with gifts after all, so how can they feel that it is worth their money.
Just like in future concerts, the price for the front row and the back row will be the same, right?
These wooden sheds that can block the wind are the VIP rooms prepared by Tang Dao for them. Tang Dao even thoughtfully asked for a charcoal basin to be prepared in each wooden shed. Although the conditions are still simple, as long as you let these
As long as the 'celebrities' feel different from the ordinary people sitting in the wilderness, that's fine.
These things may not seem easy, but for the veterans of the Four Elements Regiment who have become more and more accustomed to civil engineering work, they are all very familiar.
With the help of more than a thousand veterans, the trenches that stretched thousands of meters on Mouse Mountain, which was originally made of stones, were dug, let alone these purely civilian projects. From the time the plan was set on January 29, to the evening of January 30, a
The large-scale 'concert center' that is beginning to take shape has been completely built.
A stage made entirely of loess stands in front of an open space the size of a football field. There are 25 straw sheds that can accommodate more than 20 people each with three Eight Immortals tables. They are built in an arc along both sides of the open space.
If a big family comes here shamelessly, the straw shed that can accommodate at least 600 people to watch the show and dine should be enough to accommodate those 'celebrities' who have paid money.
On the other side of the empty space, 20 earthen stoves were set up on the ground, and 20 large iron pots were placed. Next to them were piles of firewood, which were all left over from making tables, chairs and benches.
Zhuang Shisanna was definitely a shrewd man and asked people to chop these waste materials into firewood and keep them for later use.
It's been so cold in Henan Province for the past nine months. When the north wind blows, the cold wind only penetrates into the bones. When the time comes, there will be a military parade, a program and a meal. It won't last for several hours. No matter how the soldiers resist the cold,
The long runny nose is a natural reaction that cannot be controlled by humans.
Don't let the reporters take pictures of someone with a long snot hanging above their lips when they enter the parade. That will not only show off their faces, but also make them look embarrassed.
Zhuang Shisan's plan was to light more than twenty bonfires around the open space before the military parade began to artificially heat up the venue. Even a little more heat would be good.
Of course, although this place is not a battlefield, security still needs to be maintained.
The vigilance of the Fourth Line Regiment started five miles away from the town. There were three levels of guard booths and mobile sentries. They even built three anti-aircraft machine gun positions 1,000 meters away in the north of the open space. They were set up in groups of two.
There are 4 groups on the air defense position, with a total of 24 heavy machine guns deployed, to guard against incoming Japanese aircraft.
After all, word has spread that the Si Xing Regiment is planning to hold a military-civilian get-together. There is a battlefield more than two hundred kilometers away. If the Japanese army has their thoughts, the Si Xing Regiment is not willing to be killed. How can it be said that they will eat a few pieces of meat.
In order to prevent this, Gong Shaoxun personally arranged the deployment and made preparations for the entire regiment's officers and soldiers to evacuate the venue as soon as possible for air defense operations.
However, in order to ensure safety, except for the three infantry platoons drawn from three infantry battalions who were on guard around the venue, all officers and soldiers entering the venue, only officers above second lieutenant were allowed to carry guns, and the rest were not allowed to carry guns. Once the military parade was over,
Just store the guns in a designated area and guard them by a dedicated person.
All preparations are in place, just waiting for New Year’s Eve, January 31st.
At seven or eight in the morning, there were already many rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages, cars, and even bicycles crowded on the simple road leading to the town. In order to grab the jackpot, celebrities from all walks of life did not even sleep.
Those who didn’t know the situation would have thought that these gentlemen and celebrities were going on a collective winter outing!
The gentlemen and ladies naturally sit comfortably in horse-drawn carriages, cars or rickshaws. Most of the people riding bicycles are family servants or bodyguards. Everyone wears similar clothes and moves, wearing a top hat, black bloomers and a pair of cloth shoes, pedaling the bicycle hard.
Following my master's car.
Watching such a group of convoys coming slowly and bustling from a distance, Tang Dao, who had gotten up early in the morning to wait for these God of Wealths, slightly arched his lips. It didn't matter whether the car was good or not. What was important was that the ticket money was paid.
Don't underestimate these "country bumpkins" riding horse-drawn carriages. If you pick any one of them out, you can easily buy a courtyard house in Yanjing City.
In the future, those who want to open a bag and run for a horse will have to stand at the door of the courtyard and gesture with their hands, say "yeah" and check in!
This chapter has been completed!