Tang Dao had already drank three or four kilograms of white wine at this time, and apart from the sweat on his forehead, he had not noticed any abnormalities.
All the officers present knew that the drinking fight was basically over. Even if the seven of them worked together to pour Tang Dao down, they would probably have to pour at least half of them down, which would take a while.
Go to the grassroots officers and soldiers of each regiment and battalion to toast the important event.
This battle was masterfully directed by the commander, but to really fight it so resolutely and brilliantly, and to fully achieve the tactical objectives, it was up to the front-line officers and soldiers to fight for their lives.
Everyone here is an experienced veteran and would never make such a stupid mistake.
Seeing Brigadier Cheng Da's dumbfounded look, Tantai Mingyue looked at Tang Dao who drank five bowls of wine in a row. She felt sorry for him for not caring about his body, but also blamed him for being too sharp. This exposed his base.
, In the future, when I go to various departments of the 921 Division, I am not allowed to bring out a bunch of people to accompany the guests!
Then, he smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, chiefs, my future husband's family is a wine-maker. Tang Dao has been drinking wine as water since he was a child, but he is by no means a drinker!"
"I'm telling you!" Brigadier Cheng sighed, slapping his thigh. "At first, I thought it was a tactical error, which resulted in a division and a regiment being indecisive. But now that I heard what the Tantai reporter said, I realized that
It turned out to be a strategic mistake. With this wine-tank-level drinking capacity, we can’t win, we can’t win!”
"Ha ha!"
A hearty laughter flashed under the night sky.
Undoubtedly, this is a night of celebration and a joyful night, a night that belongs to all the soldiers on the eastern Shanxi front line.
No matter how much wine you taste, it’s a night where you can sing and sing loudly.
"Come on, Commander Tang, keep going. We are still waiting for you to talk about the reorganization and establishment!" Compared to Brigadier Cheng who is still struggling with the gains and losses of the wine shop, the young commander is more concerned about the 'three things' that Tang Dao said before.
Four' system preparation.
"I know that your army has newly established a cavalry regiment, but there are only four cavalry companies in the whole regiment. This number of soldiers is too few. The cavalry should be selected from the whole army. Even if there are no horses, the personnel should be allocated first and trained at the same time.
While waiting for the war horses, they should be able to form enough combat effectiveness by autumn.
The cavalry regiment should preferably have 9 cavalry companies, and the total strength of the cavalry should be about 1,000, so as to become a mobile combat force that can compete with the Japanese army that is at least more than half of the infantry brigade." Tang Dao did not talk about it for now.
The "March and Fourth" organized the core and turned to the cavalry.
That's because he knew the huge role of cavalry in mountainous battles!
If the historical trajectory of the past time and space is followed, the 921st Division will still be fighting the Japanese army in this mountain for at least a year and a half.
The roads in the mountainous areas are narrow and steep, and the infantry marches extremely slowly. If you have a cavalry unit with sufficient mobility and combat effectiveness, it will provide extremely effective support for a battlefield with thousands of people.
After the Japanese army encountered constant ambushes from the 921st Division in the mountainous areas, they immediately equipped cavalry on a large scale. Their cavalry could arrive within two or three hours on dozens of miles of mountain roads to support their colleagues who were trapped in an encirclement and were still fighting hard.
Although the 921st Division headquarters, which had been well prepared, was also vigorously developing cavalry, it ultimately lacked financial resources and a late start. Hundreds of cavalrymen were completely at a disadvantage when fighting against thousands of Japanese cavalrymen.
Of course, the cavalry of the two countries in this era has basically been transformed into "dragoons". War horses are basically small carts with four legs. They can transport personnel and equipment to the battlefield. Most of the cavalry dismount and fight, perhaps only when necessary.
When the cavalry attacks the enemy's small infantry defense line at high speed, and when the cavalry encounters a battle, regular cavalry will charge into the formation at high speed.
Undoubtedly, developing cavalry earlier and more will have obvious benefits for future mountain warfare.
"Cavalry is too expensive!" Brigadier Cheng looked up to the sky and sighed. "One cavalry can support five infantry!"
"Didn't tens of thousands of kilograms of corn be seized in Lucheng this time? The grain production in our Taihang Mountains is a little weak, but the corn and soybean grain production is not low! And there is no shortage of grass and hay in the mountainous areas. We need to raise more than a thousand war horses.
Consider it a difficult task!" Tang Dao was slightly startled.
"The grain captured in Lucheng was agreed to be half for you and my army. The spoils of the Battle of Beiganling have been taken advantage of by our troops. I, Old Cheng, will never hit you again for this grain."
The idea of a group tour!" Brigadier Cheng Da said firmly and shook his head slightly. "Moreover, each of these war horses costs hundreds of silver dollars. If you have several hundred more horses, you can get tens of thousands, which is enough to pay my entire division for a month.
Already."
Tang Dao felt a slight warmth in his heart, feeling Brigadier Cheng's thoughts.
As the saying goes, "There are things a man does and things he doesn't do!" Although Brigadier Cheng is not merciless at all when he beats a certain local tycoon on equipment from time to time, that is because he knows that the Four Elements Regiment already has its own standard weapons, and Japanese weapons are useless to them.
Basically it has no effect.
But food is different. The Si Xing Regiment also has a population of more than 10,000. Staying in the Taihang Mountains without authorization will cause dissatisfaction there. Military salary supplies are obviously not available in a short time. Food is also sufficient for the Si Xing Regiment.
Precious, he will never take advantage of Tang Dao in this regard!
Moreover, he expressed his attitude in front of the two division chiefs. Even the two chiefs must give him face as the number one general of the 921 Division.
Of these hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain, no one will miss a penny from Si Xing Tuan!
"Haha! Brigadier Cheng misunderstood me. If you want to feed a horse, you must have a horse first! It's not too late to worry about the feed problem after you have a horse!" Tang Dao said with a smile.
These words made all the regiment-level officers of the 921 Division look blank, and even the relaxed brows of the two division leaders quietly frowned.
What Tang Dao said was very practical. If you have a headache to feed a horse, you have to have a horse first, but the money to buy a war horse gives them a headache just thinking about it.
Don't look at the total cash seized in Lucheng this time, which is no less than 100,000 yuan. But first, half of it must be divided. The remaining 50,000 does not mean that the whole force will be lost. Not to mention the 20,000 yuan must be paid to the headquarters, and the sacrifice of more than 700 officers and soldiers will be compensated.
Come on! The seriously injured soldiers must buy medicine for treatment! The meritorious officials should be rewarded!
Thirty thousand silver dollars might not even be enough, and the division headquarters would have to pour money inward!
Brigadier Cheng said that the military salary was tens of thousands. In fact, this was distributed by the whole division after saving to the bone. However, the average was only less than two legal coins per person. Division-level cadres like them also
He only received five yuan, which was not as much as a superior soldier in other armies received.
"I don't know if the two chiefs and Brigadier Cheng believe me, but I guarantee that within a month, your department will have enough funds to purchase horses!" Tang Dao said with a mysterious face. "But I can declare in advance that this money does not belong to me, Tang Dao."
Come on, I still have to give the Germans money to carry arms!"
"This..." The officers of the 921st Division looked at each other.
At this time, Tang Dao looked very much like a charlatan. If only he had a few strands of beard attached to his chin!
"Brother, please try your best to comfort me! Is it possible that pie in the sky can still fall from the sky?" Chief Cheng Lu shook his head in disbelief.
"If you don't believe it, let's make a bet! If your department can't get the funds within a month, I lose. If our arsenal goes into production, we will provide 500 guns of various types to the 683 Brigade for free!" Tang Dao said with great confidence. "
Of course, if I win, let me think about it..."
"Then I'll get a big jackpot at the headquarters of your four-line regiment, Deputy Commander Wang will crush a big stone on his chest, and Commander Xu will beat the gong on the side!" Brigadier Cheng immediately caught Tang Dao's words. "The two division leaders can do it.
testify!"
So cruel!
Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang was stunned and stared at his brigade commander with his mouth open.
The thoughts that keep shouting in my mind are: Mao Laoxu just beats the gong, but I want to smash the chest of the magic horse with big rocks. Brigadier, aren't you afraid of smashing me into a seriously injured person? That will cost money to treat!
Unfortunately, due to the power of a certain brigade commander, the normally incompetent Deputy Commander Wang could only reply weakly: "Then who will hit the sledgehammer?"
"Don't worry, let Captain Tang come in person. With the relationship between the two of you, he will never be cruel. I know this!" Brigadier Cheng Da said with a smile.
"Pfft!" Tantai Mingyue couldn't help it and burst out laughing.
"Haha!" Tang Dao and the two division leaders also laughed collectively.
500 guns in exchange for a brigade commander and two regiment commanders playing a circus, this is what this guy can think of. Tang Dao even thought about it. When this guy gets the big top, he must sign it.
In the future, if you try to find some backdoor access to this person, Tang Dao will dare to go to various major agencies with the signature of a "traveler" to publicize his "heroic deeds" back then!
Tang Dao remembered that this person had been the president of a famous engineering university in the north. This was a way out for those naughty boys of his comrades. If you don't want to be good at fighting, then go and learn technology. If you have a skill, what?
There is food.
As for why Tang Dao was so sure, it was because he heard from his division commander about the huge transport team of the 14th Division, which brought back his memories.
That transportation team is not just for one trip!
In the past time and space, there was still this transport team, but the 683 brigade, which had been targeting them for a month, caught them and completely wiped them out.
As for the transport team, isn’t it all transporting materials? This huge transport team composed of 180 trucks, what about beer, cigarettes, melon seeds and eight-treasure porridge? No, it’s liquor, cigarettes, canned rice and meat. In addition, there are also the 14th Division’s these few months
military pay!
Naturally, the Japanese do not pay their troops in silver. They pay them in Japanese yen, several hundred kilograms of Japanese yen banknotes, a total of 2 million yen.
Don't look at the Japanese yen at this time from a future perspective. The purchasing power of the Japanese yen at this time is still very strong. If compared with the future, the purchasing power of 1 yen at this time is approximately equal to 5,000 yen 90 years from now.
The monthly salary of a Japanese private is 6 yen, and that of a corps commander is about 15 yen. The salary increases as you go up, and the overall salary level is slightly higher than that of Chinese soldiers.
2 million yen is a huge amount of wealth.
There is no detailed explanation of this batch of seized Japanese yen in historical records, but Tang Dao can guarantee that with the wisdom of these generals, they will never say that it is necessary to shelve this batch of wealth and go to the Japanese-occupied area to secretly purchase some important supplies.
of.
Even if there will be some deviations in this time and space due to his unexpected arrival, Tang Dao is not a fool. If he just sits and waits, he will find ways to make this happen.
You know, in addition to Japanese yen, those trucks also contain sugar, refined salt, tobacco leaves and other scarce supplies. Those are in-demand goods that cannot be bought with money in war zones.
If you don’t rob, it’s a crime!
"Okay, Commander Tang, your prediction can come true. Our division can solve the cavalry problem, but what about the rest?" The division commander spoke with a smile and motioned for Tang Dao to continue.
"I won't talk about the other units directly under the division headquarters, but I will just talk about the configuration of this infantry regiment.
Each infantry regiment has a regiment headquarters, which is staffed by regimental headquarters personnel and communications personnel, and a security agent platoon of about 60 people;
It also has 3 infantry battalions under its jurisdiction. The infantry battalion is organized according to the three-four system and has 4 infantry companies under its jurisdiction, with each company having 154 people;
One battalion belongs to a machine gun company, equipped with 3 82 mortars, 6 mine cannons, 12 heavy machine guns, and a personnel of about 150 people;
An infantry company has 3 infantry platoons, and each infantry platoon has 4 infantry squads. Each infantry squad has 12 people and is equipped with 10 Type 38 rifles, Czech light machine guns or Type 96 light machine guns or 10
One type 1 light machine gun and one 50mm grenade launcher." Tang Dao continued.
His three-four system was not his own idea. In the next ten years or so, the infantry regiments of the Chinese army will be organized in this way. The only difference is that he did not include the machine gun battalion directly under the regiment headquarters. Then
Obtaining a sufficient number of infantry artillery and 37mm rapid-fire artillery is obviously something that the current 921st Division cannot achieve.
"The flying thunder cannon is the earthen cannon that you told me about using oil barrels to throw explosive packets?" Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang asked.
"Yes, this kind of gun is simple and easy to operate. The only drawback is that the range is insufficient and the accuracy is lacking. However, it is very suitable for fighting in narrow areas. I will let professionals guide the installation when the time comes!" Tang Dao nodded.
"That's great! Brother, don't worry. When the time comes for the brigade commander to take the big shot, I promise to cheer for him!" Wang Xiaoqiang laughed so hard that his teeth popped out.
Unknowingly, a certain brigade commander’s eyes were murderous!
I guess he is really determined to be the battalion commander.
"I somewhat understand your third and fourth formation. It is based on an infantry battalion. Three infantry companies are divided into left, center and right sides during defensive operations. When attacking, one infantry company is also used as the arrow, and the other two infantry companies are used as arrows.
Lian Ze and Xiaojiazi's tactics were similar to detouring the left and right wings, that is, the two wings that dispersed the firepower of the enemy's frontal position and protected the main attack point.
The remaining infantry company is in the hands of the battalion-level commander as a reserve force. However, why do I think this does not mean concentrating troops to fight against the Japs, but rather using an infantry battalion as an independent combat unit?
"Brigadier Cheng Da, who was teased by his subordinates but ignored the curse, lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his own question.
Amazing, no wonder after the war, the 683 brigade led by this man was called "the best brigade in China". He just mentioned the organization, but this man actually saw the profound meaning contained in his organization. The Three Heroes of Huangpu
It’s really not a waste of fame! Tang Dao can only sigh in admiration.
Don't look at him opening and closing here now, talking about the three-three system, the three-four system, like a master tactician, but that is based on the fact that he has almost a hundred years more experience than the ones in front of him.
However, he was eventually fooled by God.
As a little butterfly from the future, I know that the 921st Division has been mainly engaged in guerrilla operations behind enemy lines since 1938.
Since it was a guerrilla war, where would the large-scale war come from? Tang Dao knew very well that even the Hundred Regiment War three years later would not be the mass concentration of troops to fight the Japanese invaders as people imagined;
On a thousand-kilometer front, 300,000 troops were dispatched to attack the Japanese and puppet troops.
The future 921st Division will use infantry battalions as units to fight behind enemy lines and develop and strengthen itself.
The infantry battalion he organized based on this three-four system can at least compete with a Japanese infantry brigade without suffering any loss in terms of numbers or firepower.
Even in terms of light weapons equipment for squads and platoons, it is even worse. An infantry squad of the Japanese army, which is equivalent to an infantry platoon, only has 2 light machine guns and 2 grenade launchers, while Tang Dao is equipped with 4 light machine guns.
and 4 grenades, twice as many as the Japanese.
Even if the weapons and equipment are not up to par for the time being, then equip one or two regiments first, and when the four-row regiment arsenal can run at full capacity to build guns and cannons, then not to mention 9 regiments, maybe dozens of regiments will be enough.
Or maybe he can get the arms of the two German weapon divisions as early as possible, and in addition to the use of the four-line regiment, he can equip at least five regiments of the 921st Division.
There were six or seven infantry regiments fully equipped with German weapons, as well as a lot of artillery and heavy firepower. The scene was very beautiful just thinking about it.
Tang Dao was looking forward to seeing that after the Japanese army occupied the northern lands of Shanxi, Hebei and other places, they sent troops with infantry squadrons or infantry brigade as the backbone into the mountains to sweep up, but what they encountered were all kinds of firepower superior to them.
The 921st Division Infantry Company or Infantry Battalion, that cliff screamed in pain!
According to Tang Dao's estimation, if the 921st Division, which continues to expand its troops, accepts his opinion and reorganizes the infantry regiments like this, it will be able to hold back at least two Japanese divisions in North China.
However, compared to the overflowing surprise of Brigadier Cheng and several regiment commanders, no one noticed the horror of the two division leaders who were talking to each other and lowered their eyelids.
Because the design of Tang Dao, an infantry battalion that can completely operate independently, is exactly in line with the vision of several bosses at the headquarters for the future war against Japan.
In the future, the 921st Division will scatter its troops like sparks of fire, and then grow like a prairie fire. The headquarters does not only want to trap eastern Shanxi, southern Shanxi, and northern Shanxi, but to go to a wider world and let all the troops in North China
The Japanese invaders could not sleep at night!
Could it be that someone leaked the secret? This is absolutely impossible. There are less than ten people who know these ideas, and they are all senior officials of the 80th Group Army. They have gone through various tests.
If the secret was not leaked, it could only be an unintentional coincidence caused by Tang Dao's own observation and judgment of the battle situation and his keen sense of battlefield.
Perhaps, there really is a kind of creature in this world called a ‘genius’?
As the two looked at each other and nodded slightly, they already understood what their old partner was thinking.
If before coming here, Tang Dao was regarded as a friendly force that could be united and recruited, now, it is no longer a possibility, but a must.
Such a young military genius and a patriotic heart, if you miss him, it will be a waste of money!
The importance that the two division leaders attach to Tang Dao is no longer the same as before they came here!
