Tang Dao waited until a week later for the Japanese army to transport the last batch of equipment for each infantry regiment to the war zone before leaving Linfen City.
There is also an episode. When Tang Dao accompanied Brigadier Geng and the infantry battalion to receive equipment, he was surprised to find that the Japanese army's baggage convoy contained not only firearms, but even mortars.
Artillery shells and various machine rifle bullets.
Tang Danzai was so moved by this on the spot that he almost had tears in his eyes and said to Shimizu Hidejou Shaozuo, who came with the car to see with his own eyes how the Fujiwara Seng-o was doing: "Chief of Staff Okabe is too polite.
Please express my sincere greetings to him for me, and wish him to stay in the position of chief of staff. We will negotiate again if we have the opportunity in the future. I promise to prepare high-quality green tea for him."
Qingshui Xiucheng almost fainted from anger at Tang Dao's face. In the past, he would have screamed "Baga! Baga!", but this time he endured it forcefully.
It’s typical that you can’t say anything, you can’t win in a fight, what else can you do if you can’t bear it?
Qingshui Xiucheng, who was so angry that his head was dizzy, finally waited until Tang Dao left before hurriedly running to find trouble with Captain Zuo, the captain of the baggage team.
After all, the Japanese are not idiots. The agreement signed by Saburo Okabe contained equipment for infantry brigades and infantry regiments, but it was never mentioned that they also brought ammunition. Who brought the firearms over was not enough, and even brought the ammunition.
Did they move here together?
This is indeed a subjective mistake made by the Japanese military staff. They ignored a characteristic of their own nation.
Almost all the individual tactics of the Japanese army are basically based on the same mold. That's because they all have the same thing. The Japanese infantry drill code even stipulates how many centimeters a roll needs to be turned. When fighting with a bayonet, the safety needs to be turned off.
extremely small movements.
Although it also reflects the subtleties of the Japanese nation, it also reflects the rigidity of its nation. Everything is done strictly in accordance with the regulations and will never exceed the scope of the regulations. Everyone is like a mechanical part, absolutely
Follow instructions.
Including their tactics in the Battle of Southeast Shanxi, the reason why the 772th Regiment was able to withstand the violent attack of the Second Mixed Brigade who was eager to escape was also because of the rather rigid infantry tactics of the front-line Japanese army. After the artillery bombardment of the infantry attack, the infantry
If you can't get in, you'll be bombarded with artillery. If you can't get in, you'll start to move sideways. There are almost no other options.
If placed on the plains, this tactic would be no problem. The Japanese army repeatedly defeated the Chinese army without artillery cover.
However, if they still use this tactic in a mountainous area with a waist-deep river crossing the battlefield, especially when the 772nd Regiment has built enough trenches and anti-blast holes, then they are the first to fight.
Isn’t it?
When Yamashita arrived later, he redesigned new tactics, and the Four Troops Regiment followed closely behind. Under attack from both sides, the Second Mixed Brigade completely lost its vitality.
It can be said that the reason why Changle Village was so victorious was that, first, the Chinese commanders were united and determined and used tactics skillfully, and secondly, the Japanese front-line commanders used rigid tactics.
And this rigidity was not only applied on the battlefield, but also in the execution of military orders from the Japanese Army Staff.
The military order issued by the Japanese North China Front Army Staff Headquarters was to load all the light and heavy weapons and equipment captured from the Pingbeicheng Independent 39th Brigade, except mountain artillery, into trucks and then transport them to Yuancheng.
The Japanese army has its own independent military industry and uses its own Japanese-style equipment from top to bottom. No matter how advanced the weapons and equipment captured from China are, they are basically kept in warehouses or distributed to the Imperial Association who have completely surrendered to them.
military'.
The Japanese baggage soldiers who received the military order did not know what the weapons above were used for. The staff officers who were aggrieved by the Chinese threats to exchange weapons and equipment naturally had no obligation to explain the purpose to the warehouse.
The baggage soldiers didn't even have the guts to ask if the transported equipment contained ammunition.
Therefore, the Japanese baggage soldiers loaded ammunition into their vehicles as equipment.
Of course, the senior officials of the Japanese military staff would not go and check them one by one. In this way, not only the equipment, but also the supporting ammunition were delivered in such a hurry.
A group of Shabao, Qingshui Xiucheng was almost driven crazy by his compatriots.
Because weapons and equipment are dead objects, they are the simplest cargo to transport, but prisoners of war are human beings. Not only does it take time for the Japanese army to transport them, but the receiving personnel sent by the Chinese side also need to screen and check the prisoners of war.
If you think about it, you know that the Japanese will definitely play tricks in it, and there may be Japanese hidden in it besides traitors.
Originally, soldiers had their own set of logic for checking this. They stripped me naked and weighed each one. The scars on the body and the skinny bones due to long-term hunger, plus the weight on the scale, can basically judge 95%.
of authenticity.
The cruelty of the Japanese has long been known to the world, and the treatment of prisoners of war can be imagined. One vegetable leaf every two meters per day is a normal operation. Many soldiers who were originally strong and came from the North are so thin that they only weigh less than a hundred kilograms.
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But the Japanese were really generous. Perhaps they had already prepared a response strategy. The Chinese only identified less than 100 suspects in several temporary prisoner-of-war camps on the outskirts of Yuancheng, where more than 30,000 people gathered.
This is definitely not the Japanese style. The proportion of sand mixed in is definitely more than this. Then other methods can only be used, such as hometown accent verification, etc. These are all must be done, otherwise this prisoner exchange is very likely to happen.
It evolved into shooting oneself in the foot.
You know, the Second Theater is currently guarding the last line of defense in North China. If the line of defense is breached due to the intrusion of more than a small number of spies, then this large-scale exchange of prisoners of war will become a big joke in the history of war, Commander Yan
No matter how ignorant you are of military affairs, you will never let this happen to you.
So, this all takes time.
But Tang Dao couldn't wait any longer. Lou Dehua and the others could return to the original city by airplane, but he had to sneak into HD first and then take a special coal train with a speed of no more than 30 miles per hour to Jincheng. What's more, there were
Dr. Grunov is still waiting for him!
That was a little hen that could lay golden eggs. No matter what, Tang Tuanzu wanted to trick this person into getting into the car first. As for whether Lou Dehua would pick up a knife to chop him in the future, that was a matter for the future.
And this week, Tang Dao was not wasting his time, he was also waiting for Gong Shaoxun's arrival.
It turned out that when Tang Dao went to Jincheng this time, naturally he could not have more than 20 special forces to protect him like before, and the number of people could not exceed 4 people. Tang Dao thought about it carefully and chose Ming Xin and Shen Laoliu.
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In his words, Ming Xin seemed harmless to humans and animals at first glance, but Shen Laoliu, with his bitter and resentful face and small stature, looked harmful at first glance, so what?
To put it bluntly, the most eye-catching one among the three people is the 1.8-meter-tall member.
However, Tang Dao had painstakingly studied how to use makeup when his body shape could not be concealed. The so-called makeup is not to disguise oneself so that no one can detect it, but to find a suitable identity according to the body shape and appearance, and to make it lifelike.
Therefore, the handsome Ming Xin became the son of a wealthy family, Tang Dao turned into a personal bodyguard, Shen Laoliu, who had more wrinkles on his face, naturally became a porter carrying salutes, and Gong Shaoxun, who came from the Sixings Regiment's station,
Then he became a housekeeper, which was typical of wealthy young men traveling during this period.
Shen Laoliu: Who is Lao Liu?
As for why Gong Shaoxun insisted on rushing over to go to Jincheng with Tang Dao and his entourage, the telegram could not explain clearly, but with Lei Xiong and Ye Chenghuan in charge of the Four Lines Regiment, Tang Dao had nothing to worry about. Since Gong Shaoxun had such a request,
He must have his own reasons.
When Gong Shaoxun arrived in Linfen and met Tang Dao, his first words during the meeting, "I have a deposit in Citibank! I'm going to withdraw it," confused Tang Dao and others.
Based on his understanding of his colleague Gong Shaoxun, although he can be quite stubborn at times, he is definitely not a person who abandons public service for personal reasons. He would lose his troops just to get his own money?
You must know that Gong Shaoxun served as the chief of staff of the regiment and also served as the commander of the cavalry battalion. The cavalry battalion did not play a big role in this war. That was not because the Four Lines Regiment was fighting an encirclement and annihilation war, but
The cavalry battalion is currently far from reaching the combat power that a cavalry battalion should have. The combat power of a cavalry company is only as high as that of a cavalry company. It is currently the most unreal battalion-level combat unit in the entire Si Xing Regiment.
Purchasing, training horses, recruiting and training new cavalry and reserve cavalry are all the battalion commander Gong Shaoxun has to worry about. Coupled with the work of the chief of staff of his own regiment, the intensity of the work is no less than that of Ye Chenghuan, the director of the political department.
Ye Chenghuan was recognized by the whole regiment as the busiest commander before the war. Political propaganda and various officers, and non-commissioned officer training often meant that his working hours often exceeded fifteen hours, and it was obviously not necessary during the rest period after the war.
Having said that, others can take a little leisure time, but he can't stop.
Otherwise, without these deputies working hard, would Tang Dao, the chief officer, dare to openly and openly ask for leave from the theater headquarters to recuperate, but secretly sneak into an enemy-occupied area thousands of miles away?
"I have 800,000 taels of gold in Citibank. I have thought about it. Instead of keeping it in foreign banks and waiting for my Northeast Army's so-called comeback, I might as well take it all out and give it to my Northeast Army in the Chinese nation's war of resistance.
The power." Gong Shaoxun continued.
"How much? Chief Gong, you didn't drink before you came here!" Tang Dao was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Gong Shaoxun's face with some confusion. The veteran cavalry's face was really dark, so dark that he couldn't even see it.
Red stained by alcohol.
Then, Tang Dao saw that Gong Shaoxun's dark face turned a little rosy, and quickly said to comfort: "Of course, eighty taels of gold is not a lot, worth thousands of oceans! I didn't expect you, Chief of Staff Gong.
Our private wealth is quite generous. However, our group has not reached the point where we need to contribute our family wealth to live a life. You can withdraw this money, but you can keep it first. We have really reached that point that day, you Gong Da
The chief of staff can contribute even more."
This was a rare 'tender' moment for the steely straight man Tang Dao, who was afraid of hurting the heart of the cavalry lieutenant colonel whom he poached from the Northeast Army.
"Tour members, it's 800,000, not 80!" After receiving the warm comfort from a certain group member, Gong Shaoxun didn't appreciate it. Instead, he seriously confirmed the data he had mentioned before.
"Eight hundred thousand taels...gold?" Tang Da Tuanzuo, who has even seen time travel, has seen countless strange things, but in front of this exaggerated and almost terrifying golden number, his mouth suddenly turned into the mouth of a hippopotamus.
Mingxin, who had been influenced by the concept of "inaction and indifference" since childhood in the Taoist temple, suddenly widened his slender eyes to round eyes.
Shen Laoliu, the sixth son, not only turned into a hippopotamus mouth like one of his superiors, but also had unsatisfactory liquid flowing from the corners of his mouth.
What is the concept of 800,000 taels of gold? If converted into kilograms, it is 80,000 kilograms. If measured in tons, it is 40 tons. If you use a Japanese army truck with a load of 1.5 tons to pull it, it will be 30 trucks smaller if it is not overloaded.
Not to mention gold, even copper, it's worth money, and you can make millions of bullets.
The Si Xing Regiment fought to the death in the battle at Shentou Ridge, killing 1,500 Japanese troops in Licheng, and robbed the 108th Division of the property they had worked hard to save for several months, which amounted to less than 20,000 taels of gold.
Just like that, the entire Si Xing Regiment felt as if they had made a fortune, generously handing out rewards to the officers and soldiers who died, were wounded, and had meritorious service under their command.
As a result, Chief of Staff Gong actually said lightly at this moment: We have 800,000 taels of gold deposited in Citibank!
Moreover, looking at that expression, he is very serious.
There are only three results: either he is crazy! Or, the three people collectively hallucinated! Or, what he said is true.
He probably also realized that the amount he said was too huge to be believed. Gong Shaoxun quickly explained: "To be precise, this money is not mine, it belongs to the young marshal. It's just that he doesn't want it anymore, so he can only put it here."
It’s for safekeeping temporarily.”
This statement made Tang Dao somewhat believe that he had this money.
After all, in terms of wealth, who in the whole of China can compare with the Zhang family, a large farming family that has been operating in Northeast China for more than ten years?
Even though the stingy old man is also an expert in farming and stingy with thrift, how can a place like Shanxi Province, with its poor mountains and rivers, compare with the black soil that can produce oil just by pinching it?
In fact, the Jinsui Army has developed very well. During the Battle of Xiangguchi, it dragged out ten artillery regiments and 300 cannons and blasted Shiro Itagaki to pieces. If the Japanese army did not have air supremacy, the 70,000-strong army would never even think of entering Jin Province.
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But what was the equipment of the Northeastern Army like at its peak? As of the September 18th Incident, the Northeastern Army had more than 200 fighter jets of various types, 150 of which could take off for combat, and 30 Renault tanks; the Navy was under the jurisdiction of Jiang Defense,
The three major fleets of Haiphong and Bohai have a total strength of 400,000; the three arsenals located in Yangcheng, Fengtian, and Chuncheng can produce more than 60,000 rifles, more than 1,000 light and heavy machine guns, 150 artillery pieces of various types, and guns and shells annually.
Yifa;
Sometimes this person and that person! No matter how hard they work, in the end they find that the ceiling of their own efforts is actually just the starting point of others. This is life, it is such a reality. If you compare the stingy old man with the old Zhang family, it is the most typical
example.
In fact, the deposit certificate with the Citibank seal that Gong Shaoxun kept close to him was enough to prove its authenticity.
But if it is said that the 'prodigal son' who inherited all the inheritance after his father's death has 800,000 taels of gold, Tang Dao Juebi has no doubt, but it is a bit too much to throw such a huge sum of money to others without saying anything.
It's too unbelievable.
"It's like this. Before 1934, I was the deputy captain of the young marshal's bodyguard. When that big event happened in 1936, I was leading the troops in the cavalry battalion under Commander Wu under the command of the young marshal...
"Facing the doubtful looks of Tang Dao and the others, Gong Shaoxun smiled bitterly and told the secret that he rarely told others.
It turns out that Gong Shaoxun was an orphan since he was a child and was accidentally met by Lao Zhang. Because his age was not much different from his own son, he took him into the house and became his son's book boy and playmate. When he reached adulthood, he naturally became his son's personal bodyguard.
In 1935, Marshal Zhang, who was stationed in Chang'an, deliberately sent his deputy captain to serve as the commander of the cavalry company in order to promote him. If it hadn't happened like that, he, the person closest to the Marshal, would have been a bad person at this time.
A colonel, not just a lieutenant colonel and chief of staff of the Fourth Army Regiment.
As for the 800,000 taels of gold that was "disliked" by a certain young marshal, it was even more incredible, but as Gong Shaoxun told it, it seemed to fit that young marshal's personality.
It turns out that the September 18th Incident was not the original intention of the Japanese Army Base Camp, but was initiated by some young officers on their own initiative. The Northeast Army's strength at that period was at its peak. The strength of the 400,000-strong army was completely overwhelming compared to the Kwantung Army's mere tens of thousands.
Advantage, let alone just a few months, the Kwantung Army may not be able to occupy the three eastern provinces even if it takes a few years to fight.
But a scene that astonished even the Japanese base camp unexpectedly occurred. Hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops fled without a fight, and the rich three northeastern provinces were handed over to others.
But not long before this incident, in order to stabilize the border situation, the young marshal personally visited Japan and had a pleasant conversation with the Japanese emperor who was not yet ready for war.
One moment he swore that he had no intention of invading, and the next second he occupied someone else's territory, and it was also the territory of an old man with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. This somewhat embarrassed someone, maybe to win over, or maybe not to avoid it.
The one who had some dignity in existence ordered the Kwantung Army to return all the family property that had occupied the Marshal's Mansion, including the eight hundred thousand taels of gold.
After receiving the property from the young marshal's house sent by the Japanese army, the young marshal who had lost the territory that his fathers had managed for more than ten years was ashamed and angry. He thought this was a humiliation to him by the Japanese, so he ordered his confidant General Wang Yi to break up the group.
Gold is thrown into the Bohai Sea.
"This is a very good thing. You are really a young man. If you don't want it, don't throw it into the sea! You can just cut it into small pieces and give it to the people!" Shen Laoliu smashed his mouth, his eyes full of hatred that iron could not be transformed into steel.
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If Tang Dao hadn't given him a dirty look, this guy might have rubbed salt into Chief of Staff Gong's wounds.
Losing the Northeast without firing a single shot is a shame that hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops will never be able to erase in their lifetime. There is no reason to cover it up.
Gong Shaoxun was also in a low mood when he talked about this past event, but he would not argue with the heartless Shen Laoliu. As he continued to tell, Tang Dao finally knew why this batch of gold ended up in his hands.
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Wang Yizhe was reluctant to throw such a huge amount of money into the sea, so he asked Gong Shaoxun, his personal bodyguard, to discuss it. In the end, the two decided to deposit the gold in the Western Bank in the Jincheng Concession in Gong Shaoxun's private name for future use.
The Northeastern Army set aside a certain amount of funds for its comeback.
The reason why Citibank, which belongs to the United States, is simply because the interest rate offered by HSBC is too low. Citibank let the two choose them with an annual interest rate of 2.4%. After five years, the eight hundred thousand taels of gold are no longer the same amount.
, at least it is eighty to tens of thousands, if converted into U.S. dollars...
Shen Laoliu quietly asked about the exchange ratio of Tang Dao. The current market price is about 35 US dollars for one ounce of gold. Even if one tael of gold is about the same as one ounce, Shen Laoliu calculated it on his fingers for a long time and couldn't figure it out.
For a specific answer, I only know that if it can be exchanged, the Four Lines Group will be prosperous.
"Are you really planning to leave this fund to our Four Elements Regiment? Commander Wu and the others won't blame you?" Tang Dao was still stunned by the gold pie falling from the sky, so he asked Gong Shaoxun seriously.
"Commander Wu and the others don't know that there is such a huge sum of money, and based on his love for you, sir, even if he knew it, he would never blame me, because even if he enters Jincheng and is unable to take out this amount of money,
It's just a bunch of numbers on the account, what's the use of it?" Gong Shaoxun, who had obviously gone through a long ideological struggle, shook his head and answered.
"It's better to use it first for our Fourth Army Regiment to purchase more arms, causing greater damage to the Japanese army, and also washing away the shame of our Northeastern Army losing the three Northeastern provinces."
At this point, Gong Shaoxun's dark face showed a rare cunning: "Besides, based on my understanding of you, sir, as long as this fund can be raised, the 67th Army and other Northeastern Army affiliates will definitely not sit idly by."
"Haha! Okay, I promise you that if your brothers from the Northeast Army are in danger in the future, our four-line regiment will do our best to help. This batch of gold has really helped a lot." Tang Dao said with a smile.
"No, Shaoxun has already left the Northeastern Army and is now a member of our Four Lines Regiment. Even if he meets those old brothers from the Northeastern Army, they can only be regarded as friendly troops." Gong Shaoxun smiled and shook his head to deny Tang Dao's words of 'Brothers from the Northeastern Army'.
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"I won't say much else. On behalf of all my brothers in the Four Lines Regiment, I would like to thank you, Chief of Staff, for your trust!" Tang Dao solemnly gave Gong Shaoxun a military salute.
"You are serious!" After Gong Shaoxun hurriedly returned the salute, the two held their hands tightly together.
The fact that the chief of staff is not preceded by his surname already illustrates Tang Dao's attitude.
Chief of Staff Gong is no longer just an officer of the 67th Army who came to the Si Xing Tuan for promotion, but as he just stated, he truly belongs to the Si Xing Tuan.
For Tang Dao, it is as precious as gold!
Of course, the 800,000 gold deposit gave Tang Dao and Krupp Company more confidence in their investment plans.
But the premise is, how to withdraw such a large amount of funds from Citibank in the United States? Who can say that it can be mobilized? Neither can banks.
