Tang Dao's eyes were finally attracted by the list of trophies in his hand.
Although he had already predicted it, he was still a little surprised.
It can only be said that he underestimated the 108th Division, a second-line division. This ad hoc division, which could not achieve much success, was so wealthy.
Just the trophies captured in the Battle of Beiganling from these more than 1,500 Japanese troops were enough to arm an infantry regiment.
List of seizures in the Battle of Beiganling: 1. 960 Type 38 rifles; 2. 480 Southern Type 14 pistols; 3. 34 Type 96 light machine guns; 4. 34 Type 89 grenades; 5.
9 Type 92 heavy machine guns; 6. 3 Type 94 37mm anti-tank guns; 7. 2 Type 94 90mm mortars; 8. 6 Type 92 70mm infantry guns; 9. 41
3 Type 75mm mountain guns; 10. 2 Type 89 medium tanks (scrapped wreckage); 11. 10 Type 94 light tanks (scrapped wreckage); 12. 3593 melon grenades; 13. 3 five-watt battery field radios
14. 2 telephone exchanges; 15. 6 telephones; 16. 39 war horses; 17. 144 pack horses; 18. 103 carts; 19. 1,600 steel helmets; 20. More than 800 rounds of various artillery shells;
20.More than 160,000 rounds of various machine rifle bullets.
Seized in Lucheng County: 1. A total of more than 100,000 yuan in silver and silver; 2. All kinds of food seized from the traitor’s home during the suppression of traitors, 690,000 kilograms of wasted food was transported to the station; 3. Several drugs and medical equipment were seized from the 108th Division Field Hospital
; 4. Seized various machine tools and equipment from the 108th Division's repair shop; 5. Seized some harnesses, medicines and equipment from the 108th Division's Sick Horse Factory; 6. Recruited 1,268 reserve recruits;
Just saying that there were a lot of seizures, that really didn’t surprise Tang Dao. What surprised Tang Dao the most was that they even moved away the wreckage of the tanks. They were big guys weighing tons. How could they do it just by manpower?
Arrived?
"How did you do it?" Tang Dao asked sincerely after reading the list in his hand.
"Haha, there are times when you, Commander Tang Da, can't figure it out!" Brigadier Cheng saw Tang Dao's surprised look on his face and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
To make Tang Dao open his eyes in surprise is definitely something that makes Brigadier Cheng extremely happy.
In fact, these days, Tang Dao's performance is impeccable, so excellent that it is almost brilliant.
How do I put it? It's like a top student in a key class in a key middle school. If he only has good grades, even if he is first, the students at the bottom will not necessarily always look up to him. But if this top student also has all kinds of
He has all the talents, and the most amazing thing is that he can make people not jealous but just want to be friends with him. What kind of experience would you say this is?
Tang Dao is definitely the most "weird" person he has encountered in all his years in the army, and it can even be said that there is no other person.
Brigadier Cheng was born in Huangpu and had seen too many so-called military geniuses, and he himself was one of them. Otherwise, would he really be called the Three Heroes of Huangpu for nothing?
It goes without saying how great Brigadier Cheng’s future achievements will be. There are two other people who can stand alongside him. One is his principal’s assistant secretary who has been serving as his principal for a long time and died in the Northern Expedition. The other is one of the four pillars of the Fuxing Society.
Those who have been in charge of the intelligence system for a long time are all extremely outstanding figures in this chaotic period.
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But Brigadier Cheng has never seen a figure like Tang Dao. He is very good at using elite teams to reconnaissance the enemy and launch a fatal blow. This is just a strange tactic. Such a military talent, in the Whampoa Military Academy, known as the cradle of Chinese generals,
It's not that rare.
What is unbelievable is his control over the entire battlefield, his meticulous thinking and grand layout, completely unlike a young man in his early 20s.
Just like this battle at Shentou Ridge, Tang Dao had already predicted before the war: The Japanese army would definitely dispatch 1,500 to 2,000 troops to assist, and it would also inevitably speed up the march under the constant urging of its division headquarters to attack the seemingly unfavorable enemy.
Perhaps the dangers in the ambush area were ignored. The Japanese air force mostly supported the Xuzhou direction, and even if there were any, there would not be a large number of fighter planes dispatched to the east of Shanxi.
It is also not ruled out that the Japanese division headquarters will send a second wave of reinforcements after receiving the telegram that the reinforcements have been ambushed. However, due to the repeated attacks, the Japanese division headquarters will never easily gather forces on a large scale and prolong the battle to form a battle-level battlefield.
This judgment is mostly consistent with that of the military chief of the division. The only thing is that the general, who has a very high reputation in China, does not think that the Japanese division headquarters will give in so easily, and has secretly mobilized his subordinates to eliminate the East.
All troops outside the advancing column have already agreed with the headquarters of the 80th Army that if the Japanese army really wants to fight, they will accompany them to the end. The main force of the 511th Division, which is hundreds of miles away, is also ready to fight.
Once the war really starts, it will not be the battle of Shentou Ridge fought by the 683 brigade, but it will be the 80th Army Group vs. the 108th Division, and it will be a battle sweeping the entire southeastern Shanxi.
The final outcome was obviously that Tang Dao was right. It was not that Xiong Yuan and the 108th Division did not have the strength to fight the 80th Army, but that they lacked the courage to start a full-scale war after being stunned by a stick.
In a way, Tang Dao actually strategically defeated the military commander of the 921st Division.
Of course, after all, it was just the back-up prepared by the 921 Division, and it was only once. It is too arbitrary to say that Tang Dao's strategic vision is higher than that of the famous military officer, but Tang Dao's
His military talent has been clearly demonstrated, and he is worthy of being an iron-blooded army fighting all the way from the Songhu battlefield.
If Tang Dao is just a man of great military talent, Tang Dao's personal charm is also very strong. Not to mention that Wang Xiaoqiang, who has repeatedly accepted his kindness, is full of praise for him, and not to mention that the young leader of the 769th regiment has high praise for him.
, even the well-informed Brigadier Cheng himself, who has been in contact with him these days, feels that it is a blessing to be a comrade and friend with a soldier like Tang Dao.
If such a person can really be in the same camp in the future, it will be great. But if he becomes an enemy, think about the fact that there are two big Xiong Yuans in Changzhi City. Brigadier Cheng doesn't want to be so miserable one day.
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Brigadier Cheng obviously forgot that among Tang Dao's opponents, Xiong Yuan was not the only Japanese army lieutenant general. He could at least prove that he was alive. The guy who died in front of Songjiang City was Gushoufu.
The child has turned into flying ashes and I don’t even know where the Tianling Gai is!
Anyway, at this moment, Brigadier Cheng was very satisfied to see Tang Dao, a 'wonder', being shocked by his men's tricks. Faced with Tang Dao's surprised inquiry, his face was blank but his eyes were full of pride: "Without him,
Yui Ren Dole!”
"However, these things are still on the way and will probably arrive in the evening." Brigadier Cheng added.
Tang Dao then remembered that this man had mobilized nearly 20,000 people to carry food. He probably found that the Japanese had not made any big moves, so he simply organized a large number of people to dismantle the remains of the tanks that had been abandoned on the battlefield.
Move back.
According to the telegrams received in the morning from the reconnaissance teams around Licheng and Lucheng, the Japanese troops in Shecheng and Changzhi have just begun to send a small number of troops to the battlefield. They are probably afraid of being beaten. First, they will test whether there are still soldiers in the mountains and fields.
There are large numbers of Chinese troops.
After this battle, for at least a week, Japanese troops will basically no longer be seen in the mountainous areas, except for the county seat.
However, that is more than fifty tons of steel! Even if there is no threat from the Japanese, transporting it by pure manpower is no easier than transporting hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain.
More importantly, with the mechanical processing capabilities of the 683rd Brigade, which does not even have a blacksmithing workshop at this time, what is the use of transporting these steel materials back?
"Brother, can you use these steels when they are brought back..." Tang Dao asked subconsciously.
Before he finished speaking, Tang Dao felt a little regretful because Brigadier Cheng had a slightly satisfied but warm smile on his face.
The 683rd Brigade cannot be used, but the Four Troops can be used, right?
Don’t mistake bean bags as dry food. What’s wrong with the remains of the tanks? In this era of scarce supplies, it’s hard to find a sheet of iron, let alone tens of tons of high-quality refined steel. If this batch of scrap steel can be put to good use,
Producing thousands of guns and dozens of mortars is no problem.
Of course, compared to the guns and cannons Tang Dao had given him before, this gift was not a big one, but it was a big favor.
Putting aside Brigadier Cheng's sincerity towards people, he knew that Tang Dao wanted to vigorously develop the military industry and that these raw materials were indispensable, so he took such a big risk to produce these steels.
Beiganling is dozens of miles away from the base, so the soldiers who return to the base almost don't even have a long rest before they have to trek back to the battlefield immediately for transportation.
Brigadier Cheng would naturally not tell Tang Dao that for these dozens of tons of steel, he personally asked Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang to lead the team yesterday evening, using two infantry battalions and 3,000 villagers, as well as all the captured packhorses and carts, and 200 kilograms of explosives.
The wreckage of the tank is too big, so use explosives to blow it up and bring it back. The noise will be huge, and thousands of people may not have to pay much for it, but for this trip alone, people will eat horse food, which is thousands of kilograms of food at least.
Consumption.
This is no small favor!
"Little brother Tang, don't take it too seriously. Our army has always treated you with a foot of respect and I will give you a foot of respect! What's more, this is Xiong Yuan's treasure. Our army is just borrowing flowers to offer sacrifices to Buddha, and it's all a matter of manpower.
! In addition, you don’t have to worry about the several Type 94 tanks that were burned down at Shentou Ridge. There is also a repair shop at the division headquarters. The deputy division commander specially sent me a telegram and asked me to collect some raw materials for them.
Send it to them." Brigadier Cheng waved his hand, obviously not wanting Tang Dao to take this matter too seriously.
"If you think there is nothing wrong with this list, then Staff Zhang will ask you to sign the documents later. According to the rules we have agreed on before, all the seizures in the Battle of Beiganling, except for the tank wreckage, will belong to you. The rest of the artillery, guns and ammunition will be ours.
Divide it into three, the 769 regiment, our brigade and your four-line regiment will each have one share, and the Lucheng side will be our division and your four-line regiment, each occupying half!"
Tang Dao did not reply immediately, but seemed to be deep in thought.
"Give me all the captured 75-meter mountain artillery!" Tang Dao suddenly said this without any clue.
"This..." Brigadier Cheng frowned immediately.
Tang Dao made this request. Considering that the Four Lines Regiment provided hundreds of artillery shells for this battle and made a decisive contribution to the battlefield, this was not too much.
But artillery is also a rarity for the 921 Division! Not to mention that the 683 Brigade does not have 75 mountain guns. Even the artillery battalion that the 921 Division has already set up has only 4. These 3 75 mountain guns captured from the battlefield are absolutely
It will make the two division commanders who don't know yet drink three more bowls of wine tonight.
"Brother, don't get me wrong!" Tang Dao, who had woken up from his deep thoughts, saw that Brigadier Cheng was in a dilemma and quickly explained.
"The reason why I want these three mountain cannons is because after this battle, I still feel that the firepower of our regiment's heavy artillery is a bit weak, so I plan to merge the two artillery companies of our regiment into a regimental artillery battalion with a heavy mortar company under its jurisdiction.
Mountain artillery company, cannon company! The three artillery companies use 150-heavy mortars, 75-caliber mountain cannons, and 70-mm infantry guns to form the core firepower for infantry support. They also use machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns that can shoot in the air to form a regiment.
Air defense brigade directly under the Ministry!"
"The regiment belongs to the artillery battalion?" Brigadier Cheng couldn't help but take a breath.
Good guy, the entire artillery battalion of the 921st Division only has 4 mountain cannons, a few 82 mortars, and two 20mm Sulotong machine guns so far. As a result, Tang Dao will have to build a heavy mortar battery and mountain cannons.
Even so, it’s so irritating to see people compare to each other.
The key is that Tang Dao is really not just dreaming. He has that kind of 150-caliber heavy mortar. The shells alone weigh more than ten kilograms. Within a range of more than 2,000 meters, one shot will shatter all the people and guns in a radius of 100 meters.
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"Because our army currently does not have many mountain artillery pieces, it would be best if we could have eight. If these three artillery pieces are given to our regiment, they will just make up for this shortcoming." Tang Dao said. "Please rest assured, brother, this cannon
I don’t want it for nothing. I don’t want any of the rifles, light or heavy machine guns, or ammunition that I got on the Beiganling battlefield. In addition, all the pack horses and carts belong to your department. I only want the 39 horses! What do you think?”
"This, that's not a good deal for you, little brother!" Brigadier Cheng's eyes widened suddenly.
Although artillery is good, what is the most lacking thing for today’s 921st Division? Guns and ammunition!
Three artillery pieces and hundreds of rounds of artillery shells were handed over to the division headquarters. The firepower of the division artillery battalion was much stronger, but what does the artillery do? It provides fire support to the infantry.
If the infantry has no ammunition, how about the artillery having a ball?
If any military officer of the 921 Division were to choose, they would not hesitate to choose guns and ammunition instead of three 75mm mountain guns. This does not mean that the vision and pattern are not enough, but that reality forces it.
Just like a poor man faced with a dinner table worth 100,000 yuan and a dining card that can eat ordinary food for a year, which one do you think he will choose?
As for the choice of war horses and packhorses and carts, Tang Dao actually didn't need to talk about it. Brigadier Cheng had this idea of exchange, but he was not embarrassed to say it yet.
Everyone knows about war horses, but the most important thing is that these things are expensive! Grass and hay alone cannot guarantee that they will not lose fat. They must also be supplemented with soybeans, corn and other concentrated feeds. It is said that the division headquarters is in order to ensure that the hundreds of dollars of the directly affiliated cavalry regiments are available.
A Mongolian war horse, the hair of several chief officers is about to turn gray. Brigadier Cheng is such a smart person, he will not step into that big trap easily when he does not have the conditions.
Doing things within the scope of one's abilities has always been an excellent quality of this military genius general.
In the past, the 683rd Brigade did not begin to form a large-scale cavalry until the second half of the year when it defeated a Japanese cavalry brigade and captured a large number of war horses and equipment.
"Okay, as long as you feel it's not a loss, little brother Tang, then I'll do as you say!" Brigadier Cheng nodded in agreement.
"There's nothing wrong with the seizure in Lucheng! All the machinery and equipment belong to your group. We will have the preferential rights to produce them in the future. The other person will get half." Fearing that something might happen to Tang Dao, Brigadier Cheng decided to make sure again.
"Those! I think it's better to wait until the two chiefs arrive and give their approval. There's no rush." Tang Dao shook his head.
"I said, little brother, if you have any dissatisfaction, just say it. We brothers can talk and discuss it easily. Don't wait for the chief to come. Our director of the Political Training Department is a famously shrewd person. When he comes, he can do the math.
You will be stunned!" Seeing that Tang Dao seemed to have some objections, Brigadier Cheng couldn't help but become a little anxious.
He knows his own family affairs. It's not that the 80th Army is unreasonable, but sometimes it's too strict. Under normal circumstances, when cooperating with friendly forces, the spoils are distributed according to the proportion of troops sent by both parties.
If the extremely shrewd director of the political training department at the division headquarters used this, the entire 921st Division sent 7,000 troops in the Battle of Beiganling, and the Fourth Line Regiment only had more than 1,000 troops, accounting for less than one-sixth.
Considering the contribution to the entire battlefield, this distribution is definitely unfair.
That's why he found Tang Dao just after all the loot was tallied, hoping to cook the raw rice into cooked rice. The four-line regiment's baggage company had already been loaded onto the truck, and no one could let them unload it back, right?
This means that Brigadier Cheng has enough reputation in the 921st Division and even the 80th Army. If anyone else did this, he would simply make himself uncomfortable.
"Hey, brother, don't worry. The two leaders are highly respected, so they would bully a junior like me!" Tang Dao politely declined this offer.
"You kid, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" Brigadier Cheng glanced at Tang Dao with some suspicion.
Based on his understanding of Tang Dao, Tang Dao is very generous, but he is definitely not the kind of fool who only cares for everyone. This kind of initiative to put himself in an unfavorable situation may mean that he has an agenda, but he cannot guess it.
What is the picture of Tang Dao?
"Haha! Don't worry, brother, you'll find out in the evening." Tang Dao smiled mischievously.
"You go and fight with the chiefs, but don't take advantage of my 683 brigade. I don't have anything I want here." Tang Dao's smile seemed very hearty, but it always made people feel like he was about to succeed.
Brigadier Cheng Da's unfounded intuition meant that he would be plotted by Tang Dao.
Sometimes! This man's intuition is also very good.
This chapter has been completed!