Tang Dao’s visit to Xuzhou has been full of achievements.
Using his connections, he received 100,000 military pay and rewards from the Fifth Theater Command. In addition, he exchanged all the large yellow croakers in his hands for more than 14,000 silver dollars. The total funds held by the military quarters office at the regiment headquarters amounted to 114,000 silver dollars to purchase grain, pack horses, war horses, sugar,
A total of 42,000 silver dollars were spent on salt and other supplies, leaving 72,000 silver dollars left.
Spending a large amount of money made the dealer in charge of logistics feel distracted, but Tang Dao believed that it was worth the money.
One hundred thousand kilograms of refined grains and a large amount of cured meat are enough to ensure that the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment are fed for the past two months. If they save a little bit, they can even last for three months without any need for logistical supplies. This is enough to allow the Fourth Army Regiment to get rid of many artificial problems.
constraints.
Necessary supplies such as sugar and salt can fully maintain the nutrition of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment.
Tang Dao is well aware of the importance of the physical fitness of officers and soldiers. The so-called elites are not only invincible because of their strong mental will, but they must also have a strong body as the foundation.
The real reason why only a few Chinese soldiers could compete with the Japanese in hand-to-hand combat was that the level of swordsmanship training was not as good as that of the Japanese infantry who were well-nourished and physically fit.
Therefore, Tang Dao took advantage of the long-distance march without fighting to supplement the nutrition of the officers and soldiers with rich supplies, no matter how much money they spent, they would not hesitate.
After all, the people are gone, the money is still there, but there is still a ball to use?
And the last big deal made Tang Dao even more satisfied.
Horse Literature, who had an investment idea, provided 90 fat and strong Mongolian war horses from the grasslands. In addition, he also gave 15 half-sized foals. The price of 10 silver dollars was almost free, and it didn’t cost two
Years later, the foal will grow into a qualified war horse.
Moreover, Tang Dao and Ma Wenxue also agreed with each other that when Tang Dao is in need in the future, they will continue to purchase war horses from them and entrust them to purchase other supplies.
Tang Dao is well aware of the capabilities of businessmen. As long as the profits are considerable enough, businessmen who are committed to pursuing profits can deliver supplies even if there is a knife from the sky, not to mention the blockade of the Japanese and traitors.
This fact has been proven in countless wars.
Tang Dao even knew that not to mention that the traitors would get out of the way under the magic of money, even the Japanese themselves had done this. They even exchanged arms for wheat and then turned it into money, even though they knew that the arms would
Kill them.
This is human nature. Not many people can resist the devil of money. This is also the reason why Tang Dao is confident in transporting the batch of imported arms provided by Comrade Lao Wu out of Jincheng.
The biggest difficulty is how to collect the remaining $1.5 million.
Those Western arms dealers are all about money and delivery. They will never have a big sale at a loss just because China is in dire straits. If the Japanese can afford the price, the transferred arms will be placed on the opposite side.
Chinese soldiers on the front line.
The Sino-Japanese War at this time is simply a gift from God to those arms dealers. The beautiful country on the other side of the ocean is now going full steam ahead to manufacture arms, gearing up to lay the foundation for them to become the world's most powerful country in the future.
The agreement made with this courageous businessman can ensure that Tang Dao will have a source of large numbers of cavalry and war horses.
Otherwise, no matter how Tang Dao unearths treasures in that mountain, only a donkey can ride on it.
Donkeys are an essential domestic animal in northern rural areas. They are hard-working and alert, but they are so stubborn! If they disagree, they will either kick them or bite them with their mouths.
This is still secondary, the key is when Tang Dao thinks about his carefully trained soldiers riding a donkey over the mountains. Why, he wants to become the legendary donkey cavalry!
High-quality war horses are the foundation for cavalry to form strong combat effectiveness. It is not about losing face.
These 90 horses can provide enough war horses for the existing 21 cavalrymen of the Four Lines Regiment and the 100 cavalrymen who are about to join the Four Lines Regiment, forming immediate combat effectiveness.
At the same time, it also provided ready-made mounts for Tang Dao to train new cavalry. In less than half a year, Tang Dao would have more than 200 cavalrymen under his command, and he would be qualified to fight against two Japanese cavalry squadrons.
Ma's Trading Company indeed had strong financial resources. It took only one day to deliver 300 draft horses and 100 carts, and the carts were accompanied by an experienced groom.
Assuming that each of 100 packhorses alone can carry 80 kilograms, and a cart with two packhorses can carry 700 kilograms, the total load can be nearly 160,000 kilograms, or nearly 80 tons of materials.
Relatively speaking, Tang Dao seemed to have purchased a lot of supplies, but in fact it was only over 50 tons, with less than half still empty.
This is not even when the cart is fully loaded. If it is loaded with more, 100 tons of materials can also be loaded.
If the previous transportation capacity of the Four Lines Regiment is added to it, the baggage force of the Four Lines Regiment can currently have a maximum transportation capacity of 130 tons.
If you don't look at its equipment and combat effectiveness, the Four Lines Regiment at this time is comparable to a pure baggage regiment.
Of course, compared to the materials obtained, Tang Dao was more pleased to discover talents.
The little Taoist Ming Xin is definitely the best among talents.
Because of Lu Zhongda's recommendation, everyone in the cavalry platoon who followed Tang Dao to Xuzhou knew that this green-faced young Taoist priest was a master of cold weapons.
However, his youthful appearance has nothing to do with the term master.
Many officers and soldiers of the cavalry platoon headed by Lu Sanjiang took the initiative to invite Ming Xin to fight. However, seeing that Ming Xin's seven-kilogram double-edged sword was so powerful, it was very likely that the saber would be cut off if they were struck.
, and in order to prevent accidental injuries, the cavalry wisely gave up using sabers to fight the enemy. Both sides cut wood into swords and guns, wrapped the tips of the swords and the heads of the guns with thick cotton cloth, and dipped them in white lime.
The ending shocked the officers and soldiers of the cavalry platoon.
Mingxin, who was holding a wooden sword, was already keeping a low profile. First, he used several moves to chop down two cavalrymen who invited the battle alone, and then used almost the same moves to leave two white marks on the chest and abdomen of the brave Lu Sanjiang.
That means that if the two sides fight with real swords and guns, the three of them, including Lu Sanjiang, will be dead. Some people do not believe in evil, so they form a group of three people, with one person holding a gun and two holding knives.
Tang Dao taught the three-three tactics to fight against the enemy.
The two knife-wielders on the flanks are the main defenders, and the gun-wielders in the middle are the main attackers. This formation, and the officers and soldiers of the cavalry platoon are all people who have fought with the Japanese cavalry several times with real swords and guns. Both their courage and reaction speed are four.
Among all the officers and soldiers of the regiment, even strong men like Lei Xiong and Leng Feng need to be treated with all their strength.
But what made Lu Sanjiang and others stunned was that it took three moves to 'kill' one person and three moves to 'kill' three people, but this one actually only used three moves.
The wooden spear was stabbed at the chest, and he did not dodge or avoid it, but when the spear was about to hit his chest, his upper body suddenly fell backwards as if it was broken. However, the spearman had already used his moves and his body leaned forward involuntarily, like
It is to actively send the body to the tip of the opponent's knife.
That's all. Even if Mingxin, whose upper body is almost parallel to the ground, kills the enemy with this dangerous move, there are two swordsmen on the flanks. Each one attacks him from left to right with a sword. Even if he is not killed, scars will still be left on his body.
It can be done.
Unfortunately, we can't!
After Mingxin killed the enemy with one strike, he twisted his body strangely and moved forward with a ghostly figure. He used the spearman's body as a shield to block the strike from the left wing. As long as the strike was strong, the strike hit his comrade.
This time, not to mention on the battlefield, even on the training ground, no one would slash his comrades with a knife. They could only use their wrists slightly to swing the blade into the air.
The sword on the left wing was in vain, but it left the swordsman on the right wing to face Mingxin alone. Facing such a terrifying opponent, his sword must be cut down no matter what.
Unfortunately, just like how Ming Xin 'killed' Lu Sanjiang and others alone before, before his knife hit Ming Xin, Ming Xin's unpredictable wooden knife had already stabbed him hard in the ribs.
The knife struck with all his strength did not hit Ming Xin's body. His strong body staggered back, and his dark and red face suddenly turned white.
That hurt!
If the tip of the sword had not been wrapped in thick cotton, even if it was a wooden sword, the sergeant and cavalryman would have been at risk of fractured bones.
But what if it’s Ming Xin’s double-edged sword? It will definitely end with one sword piercing it.
With only two moves to deal with the two opponents, Mingxin no longer concealed her strength and went straight towards the other cavalryman whose eyes were full of despair.
Originally there was no suspense at this point, but for a soldier, whether on the battlefield or in the training ground, there is never the possibility of surrendering.
"Kill!" The last cavalryman rose up and swung his sword to attack the cold weapon master who was younger than himself but extremely terrifying.
The result is obvious. After Mingxin ‘killed’ two comrades in two consecutive moves, the cavalry soldiers lost their will to win and their combat power was not even 80% of the previous level.
Killing three people with three moves, this almost exaggerated strength really shocked Lu Sanjiang and others.
Perhaps, only Lu Zhongda, who was watching the battle, was happy
He expected that Mingxin would win, but he never thought that Mingxin would be so strong. No wonder Mingxin dared to face dozens of guns by himself without making any compromises and retreating. That was not because of youth and frivolity, but because of absolute determination.
Strength as support.
This proved something, not only that his vision was correct, but also that he did not deceive his superior.
For such a master, it is worth it for the Four Elements Regiment to take such a big risk and offend the 20th Regiment!
Moreover, if Ming Xin's hidden sword is not used, if paired with his double-edged sword that is twice as heavy as the Huanshou sword equipped by the Northwest Army, it will definitely be a cold weapon on the battlefield.
When Tang Dao, who came to the temporary camp for the transport team on the evening of the second day, heard about this, he was so happy that he couldn't help but compete with Ming Xin.
However, both of them were masters, and even wooden swords were lethal enough, so they fought with their bare hands.
Mingxin, who had lost his weapon, was not as good at boxing and kicking. He retreated continuously under Tang Dao's fierce Bajiquan attacks. It was quite difficult to block the left and right attacks. But the miracle was that even if he wanted to take him down with Tang Dao's power, it was impossible.
Don't even think about it.
Its internal strength is long, its reaction is quick, and its muscles and bones are tough, far exceeding the Tang Dao.
You know, even when faced with masters of Chinese martial arts like Mr. Han, if it were not on the training ground, Tang Dao would be confident enough that he would be the one alive in the end.
But at such a young age, Ming Xin and Tang Dao had an intuition that even in a life-and-death fight, his chance of winning would not exceed 50%.
Ming Xin turned out to be the only opponent he came to this era who could match him in actual combat.
The most effective way to kill him is probably with a sniper rifle.
Happy Tang Dao!
This is simply a gift from God to the Four Elements Group
This is a natural born special soldier.
Skills such as firearms, stealth, tenacity, observation, etc. can all be developed through acquired training, but personal combat power cannot be easily trained to reach ten enemies or even stronger.
That requires enough time and even enough talent.
The seven special teams Tang Dao has formed now all have their own characteristics, but they all have a common weakness: their personal combat power is too weak.
If there were no guns, from Gu Xishui to Niu Er to Heizi, Lu Zhongda, Heizi could deal with two or three people with his strength, and the others were not much stronger than ordinary soldiers, so it would not be considered that they were
Being a special soldier will make you stronger.
But it would be different if Ming Xin, a little Taoist priest, joins in. When there is no need to use firearms, this person is simply a king bomb, and can almost replace the role of Tang Dao.
He wanted to become the most terrifying killing machine on the dark battlefield. He needed almost no additional training. He only needed Tang Dao to teach him some hidden and richer killing techniques.
Tang Dao could feel that although Ming Xin was strong, he had never actually killed anyone. But through that confrontation, Tang Dao also knew that there was a fundamental difference between this outsider and the group of students who had never seen actual combat.
different.
He has never killed anyone, but he will not be stingy with killing evil people.
Killing demons and demons is the way to understand the heart!
And for Mingxin, it was also a big surprise
The master said when he was 17 years old that he was extremely talented and was a genius that had never been born in the master's school for thousands of years. With that heavy sword in his hand that had cut through chain mail, his combat prowess was not only the best in the world, but also the top three.
Mingxin's master is certainly not an ordinary person. He is a super strong man who once slaughtered villages and wiped out households because of evil bandits. In a rage, he single-handedly attacked a mountain village with a single sword and killed 60 evil bandits. If he said yes, he must be
.
But Mingxin didn't expect that as soon as he entered the world, he would meet a strong man who was equal to him in boxing and kicking skills and could even suppress him.
The warrior's intuition told him that even if he took advantage of the heavy sword, he was not sure of defeating Tang Dao, not to mention that the opponent was still a soldier and he would have a gun in his hand.
If they were to fight on the battlefield, he would most likely die.
The pride suddenly goes away
While agreeing to Tang Dao's recruitment to join the newly established special operations squadron of the Four Elements Regiment, Mingxin made a request to Tang Dao. But it was not about him personally.
But the refugees he had helped, Mingxin couldn't bear to watch them starve to death after all.
Although there is a supply of porridge now, if the war breaks out and no one cares about them, the number of people who will die will be countless.
Tang Dao thought for a long time, but it was difficult to refuse the little Taoist priest who was about to become his comrade-in-arms.
It was not that he wanted to enlighten his Taoist heart, but that Tang Dao also felt pity, although he also knew that his abilities were limited.
However, Tang Dao's help is not a simple charity, but a recruitment order to the refugees. Those who are willing to join the army will be given 10 yuan of military pay. These 10 yuan are enough to allow his wife and children to leave Xuzhou and reach a more distant place.
Jiangxia.
Alternatively, instead of fleeing towards Jiangxia, we can organize a few leaders to go to Zhengzhou together first, and then notify the group when they arrive at their destination.
That's because Tang Dao considered that after arriving in the mountainous area, the military factory or other factories he needed to open would need enough people. I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough to just rely on the mountain people in the mountainous area. It would kill two birds with one stone.
Being able to join the army to feed myself, and earn 10 yuan for my family. The most important thing is that my family may have the opportunity to join me in a foreign land. This is a great thing that I can't even imagine.
After the dozen or so refugees who were familiar with Ming went to look for the refugee groups they were familiar with, within two days, nearly 500 young men signed up to join the army, and there were as many as two to three thousand family members behind them.
Tang Dao first organized all the 500 recruits into the baggage unit. The long-distance march in the next more than a month will be their first recruit training period. Building physical fitness and learning to line up and obey military orders are the first things they must learn. Only those who meet the standards can
Qualified to enter the front-line army in the future.
If they fail to meet the requirements of military personnel in both physical and mental standards, they will eventually either be dismissed or become auxiliary personnel such as grooms and sweepers.
Zhuang Shisan, on the other hand, selected some capable people among the refugees to take the lead, divided them into groups of nearly ten people, and left in advance toward Zhengzhou with the food purchased by their family members who had advanced military pay in advance.
The people can't walk as fast as the army. It's good to cover twenty or thirty kilometers a day.
As for those who would rather starve to death than join the army, Tang Dao really can't control that much. He is not a saint. He can disperse the military resources of the entire Si Xing Regiment to rescue them for free. As the chief officer, he must also
You have to be responsible for your subordinates.
If he wants to save the entire nation, he must first ensure that he is alive.
What's more, he, a wealthy local man, doesn't have much food left.
According to the rewards promised to the officers and soldiers before the war, each person will receive 5 pieces of silver for killing a Japanese invader based on their military merits. If the squad and platoon kill Japanese invaders in front of the defensive position, the reward will be based on the average number, and there will also be a subsidy for the seriously injured. 30 silver dollars, the standard of 50 silver dollars for war dead subsidy, according to Zhuang Shisan's calculation, it is at least 100,000 silver dollars.
If you add in the military pay that should be paid, on average each person will receive at least 12 silver dollars, and the total will be about 26,000 silver dollars.
Of course, the Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters is not empty at this time, there is still 10,000 yuan left, but for the next more than a month of long-distance march, there are still more places that need to spend money, plus for those reserve recruits who are undernourished and can barely accept it. We advanced 5,000 silver dollars in advance. Calculated in this way, the overall shortfall exceeds 60,000 silver dollars.
To put it bluntly, Tang Dao, despite holding tens of thousands of dollars in his hands at this time, is actually poorer than those refugees who don't even have enough to eat.
At least, they didn't owe any debts, while Tang Dao, an army colonel, owed as much as 60,000 yuan.
It is said that the uncle owes money, but it also depends on whose money it is. The soldiers paid for it with their lives and blood. Tang Dao cannot owe money, and he does not dare to owe it.
Just when Tang Dao was scratching his head, he was planning to pay half of the regiment's military pay and rewards first, and then distribute the rest with interest after they arrive to make money.
The God of Wealth arrives riding on colorful auspicious clouds.
Choosing a wife is really important to a man.
But perhaps, for a certain father-in-law, the truth is the same. It doesn't matter if the son-in-law is poor, the important thing is that he has the ability. Anyway, he belongs to a wealthy family, and the rich don't want it.
What we don't lack most is money.
PS: I didn’t update yesterday, but I updated it in advance today, a 5,000-word chapter!
