But this assessment of describing Tang Dao as a wolf is probably too early.
When the Shanxi old man invited Tang Dao for dinner and agreed, Tang Dao handed the suitcase in his hand to the middle-aged woman who was about to leave: "This time, there is a lack of supplies in the Taihang Mountains, so I can only bring some local specialties. I hope Sir Yan
Don’t dislike it!”
The Shanxi old man's eyes flickered, and he motioned for the middle-aged woman to accept it, but he chuckled and said: "I don't know if my guess is right, old man. If I don't let you, Captain Tang, have this dinner, I'm afraid you will have to bring this specialty again."
Let’s go back to Taihang Mountain!”
"Don't dare, don't dare. Sir Yan is so considerate to his subordinates, how can he let his subordinates go back to their residences hungry." Tang Dao made a look of sincerity and fear.
There was no mention of a gift, but every word said: "Sir Yan, there is nothing wrong with what you said."
Of course, there are a hundred taels of gold in the suitcase, which can be converted into oceans, which is a huge sum of more than 20,000 oceans. If the bosses in Jin Province didn't talk to Tang Dao in depth, Tang Dao would be crazy and give away this huge sum of money.
give him.
So what if the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone doesn't provide military pay or military supplies, and just wants to rely on his reputation to issue military orders to make Tang Dao obey, that's really overthinking.
"Haha! That's right. However, you are such a doll! In the past, it was impossible to sit in such a position." Tang Dao's almost frank answer did not disgust this big boss. Instead, he said
A true word.
A person like Tang Dao is still a bit upright in the face of right and wrong. In peacetime, he can be a strong soldier but it is impossible to become a strong general, because the complicated human relations will not give him this opportunity. Only in such troubled times
Among them, talents have suddenly emerged due to their outstanding abilities and personal charm.
His status in the military in his past life and this life has already revealed the truth.
But for Tang Dao himself, is the so-called status really that important?
I am afraid that only a few people who know Tang Tuanzuo very well know that Tang Tuanzuo's strategy has been basically deployed before the war, and tactical issues can only be slightly modified according to changes in the battlefield before the war.
The last thing Tuanzuo Tang wanted to do was to stay at the headquarters and listen to the casualty reports from each battalion and company, but Tuanzuo Tang loved nothing more than to go to the front line and stand in the same trench with his soldiers.
From his previous life to this life, Tang Dao has been a warrior. Even if he is commanding thousands of troops, he still hopes to be the one at the forefront, instead of staying behind the army and watching his brothers with cold eyes.
Turned into corpses one after another under ruthless military orders.
Death is not scary to Tang Dao. What he fears is facing the parents, wives and children of his brothers who died in battle.
Only by facing the enemy's bullets and bullets side by side with them, and having my own blood and the blood of my brothers spilled on that battlefield together, may I be able to slightly alleviate the guilt in my heart.
........
Dinner may have been prepared in advance and served quickly.
The famous Lao He from Jin Province is not extravagant at all. He has a plate of oily meat, a plate of peanuts, a plate of vegetables, a small pot of millet porridge and a plate of scallion pancakes. Lao He eats quite happily.
.
I was only half full.
It’s not about whether it’s rich or not, but the important thing is that the portion is not enough, especially for a frontline soldier like Tang Dao. Just a pot of millet porridge needs to be divided between two people. Tang Dao can finish twice as much food by himself.
Believe it or not?
"This is a good thing. If Peng Chong and Little Baldhead don't get enough money to get back, I'll be at a loss for the hundred taels of gold!" Tang Dao, who had barely filled his belly after eating half full, could only complain secretly in his heart.
Tang Dao knew that the portion of this meal was so small that it had to be a pot of one hundred taels of gold.
Originally, the meal of shaved noodles that the three of them had eaten at the century-old noodle shop in Linfen had already given Jin Province Lao Zha the idea of a food shortage in his four-line army. If Tang Dao hadn't been a wonderful man, he would have driven away long ago.
He was left to eat, and the steamed buns and cakes were prepared in advance.
As a result, when the middle-aged woman was carrying Tang Tuanzuo’s gift, she felt that something was wrong in her hand. The so-called ‘Taihang Mountain souvenir’ was really too heavy. If it was a piece of bacon, there was no need to put it in the suitcase, right?
When I walked out to take a look, even though this well-informed man was almost dazzled by the ten large yellow croakers.
In normal times, not to mention ten large yellow croakers, even hundreds of large yellow croakers would have been given away by wealthy businessmen, but now it is wartime, and Tang Dao is not a businessman, so these ten large yellow croakers may have taken a lot of effort. I am absolutely sincere.
Full.
But this, at least from the side, showed that they all underestimated Tang Dao and the Four Elements Group.
As a result, the food became more "exquisite".
The name of the old man in Jin Province is truly well-deserved.
Since this woman still adheres to the habit of "eating without speaking and sleeping without speaking", neither of them spoke during the meal. Only when they finished eating completely and waited for the middle-aged woman to collect the bowls and chopsticks in person did the two of them walk into the courtyard and eat again.
Let’s chat.
The effect of the hundred taels of gold was obviously not small. The expression on the face of the old Shanxi man who had been serious most of the time softened a lot.
"Captain Tang, just tell me! What do you need when you find me this time?
However, I have to tell you the truth. Now that the Japanese invaders are approaching the border, we have more than 300,000 troops stationed in southwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi. There are also people fleeing from the north. All the food and clothing expenses have to be paid by me, the commander of the war zone.
Find a solution.
Moreover, I might as well tell you something about the military order above. Our army in Jin Province basically has no chance to retreat. The superiors ordered our second theater to defend the southwest and southeast mountainous areas of Jin Province to prevent the Japanese invaders from attacking Shaanxi Province.
Outside, there are at least ten lieutenant generals, division commanders, major generals and brigade commanders queuing up to see me. I know what they want, but I am not a fairy. I have no military pay or food. Is it possible that I can turn a mountain of rocks into a mountain with just a few clicks?
Those things?" The Shanxi old man didn't play any word games with Tang Dao this time and went straight to the topic.
However, before letting Tang Dao reveal the theme, he first blocked Tang Dao's need for military supplies.
What the old man from Shanxi said was indeed true. With the continuous influx of hundreds of thousands of troops and refugees, even this man who was very good at people's livelihood was quite unable to withstand it at the moment.
As for asking him to use the private money he has accumulated for more than 20 years in Shanxi to subsidize it, that is really not in this person's world.
For the sake of a hundred taels of gold, he could be promoted to an official and receive a medal or something. The general commander could definitely do it, as long as he didn't need money but food.
"I came to see you this time, Commander Yan, because I really have something to ask for. In the battle of Shentou Ridge a month ago, our troops defeated the Japanese invaders and seized some gold. I would like to exchange it into cash for the payment of military pay and the purchase of ordnance and ammunition.
Use it." Seeing that this person spoke so straightforwardly, Tang Dao naturally didn't mince words.
"Oh! I said that Captain Tang was so generous. It turned out that he had seized supplies from the Japanese invaders. If you just want to exchange them, that's easy. I asked Fifth Sister to say hello to the Jin Provincial Bank. You can just bring the gold to exchange it.
, just press." The old Shanxi man suddenly realized.
But when talking about the price, I hesitate a little.
Gold is now a hard currency, and the exchange is linked to the U.S. dollar. It changes almost every day. A slight fluctuation may make the 100 taels of gold collected by the Shanxi old man today disappear. With the Shanxi old man's shrewdness, he would not think about it.
Weird.
"It's based on the market price. If the Jin Provincial Government takes an extra commission during the war, our group will act accordingly." Tang Dao said hurriedly.
The amount of this batch of gold is really too large. The 20,000 taels of gold he brought this time can be swallowed up by a large commercial bank like Jin Provincial Bank and can be exchanged with a private person. It is not known how long or how long the gold will be exchanged for.
It's okay to be chopped up by this person. Tang Dao is confident that when the Four Elements Group grows up, sooner or later, he will spit out as much as he eats.
Strength is the first rule of survival in this troubled world!
"Captain Tang, you are very good. You understand the difficulties of being a commander and fighting in a war zone. You are not like those guys who only know how to stretch out their hands to fight the Japanese and are afraid of death." The old man from Shanxi admired the wise Tang Dao more and more and nodded happily.
"Then as you said, the bank exchanges according to the market price, and the provincial government originally took 1% as a wartime financial tax. For the sake of the bravery of your four groups in the battle, I let them break bones, no,
It’s 50% off!”
"Good guy, what a good guy. The name of this financial tax has come out. Just exchange it, and tens of thousands of oceans will go into this guy's pocket again." Tang Dao secretly complained.
Didn't he know that the so-called Jin Provincial Bank was actually controlled by this person's family, and that the wartime taxes were also controlled by this person? This was a great insight.
There is still a hundred taels of gold to open the way. If it weren't for those yellow and white things, I'm afraid the so-called wartime tax would be even more outrageous.
In my heart, I am eager to give this greedy old politician a big blow, but on the surface, I still have to nod respectfully: "Thank you, Sir Yan!"
Of course, Tang Dao is not a good bird. He did not say how much gold he captured from the Japanese invaders this time. The hundred taels of gold he sent made the Shanxi old man preconceptions that at most it was only a few hundred taels or even a thousand taels of gold. If this was allowed
Everyone knows that Mr. Tang came to Fen with 20,000 taels of gold. Once his "fracture" was opened, he would be missing more than 20,000 taels of gold. It was heartbreaking!
Just accept this big gift of one hundred taels of gold! It seems like it has been confiscated again.
"This son of Tang Dao is both cunning and cunning. To say he is a wolf is really an underestimation. He is a jackal!" One day later, after receiving the notice from the bank, the old man from Shanxi was stunned for a while and gave it with gnashing teeth.
A latest definition of Tang Dao.
The middle-aged woman sitting beside her couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile. The only person who could make her stern cousin so angry that his head smoked, he had only made a Tang Dao recently.
The key is, even if he knew that Tang Dao, a wealthy man, was sitting on millions of dollars, there was no way he could rush in and get another piece of this wealth.
Not only was the huge wealth earned by the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment with their lives, but Tang Dao, a man who was comparable to a jackal, threw out a temptation that the Shanxi old man could not refuse on that night of the 'private meeting'.
After the request to exchange gold came to an end, the Shanxi old man originally planned to see the guest off with a few casual chats.
After all, no matter how capable Tang Dao is, he is only a small regiment leader with only a few thousand troops under his command. For an old man from Shanxi who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, he is really not worthy of his rank. If you can give him one hour, then
Mainly because it can cause trouble for that person.
Don't think that Jin Province is currently a place where water can't be poured into. As the war in Jin Province gradually worsens, although the Shanxi old man can still be a good man in Jin Province, it is much worse than before. Tang Dao and the Shanxi old man met.
It won't take long for this matter to reach that person's ears.
As long as that person is unhappy, the Shanxi old man will be happy.
To put it bluntly, even if Tang Dao gave him a big gift, in the eyes of these big shots, the young leader is just a tool.
But Tang Dao seemed unaware of his status, and was the first to drop a bombshell: "Sir Yan, Tang Dao still has some suggestions for the current war in Eastern Jin Dynasty. I wonder if Chief Yan can give Tang Dao some more time."
"Oh?" The old man from Shanxi frowned slightly at first. That means you are too ignorant. After the gifts were given and everything was done for you, you still didn't get out. A small regiment leader even started to discuss it with my dignified commander.
There's a war.
Then, he raised his brows again, and did not ask Tang Dao to sit down. Instead, he sat on the wicker chair under the tree, picked up the freshly brewed hot tea, and took a sip: "Then let me hear what you say, if
That makes sense. I won’t punish your child for wasting my time today. If you keep talking to those old people, your child will be punished."
The meaning of the Shanxi old man is also very obvious. I will give you some face, you can say whatever you want. I, a commander, have no business having a long conversation with you, a small regiment leader!
It's a pity that Tang Dao doesn't look like the little fox from before at this moment. Instead, he looks like a bit of a fool.
"Sir Yan, when do you think the Japanese invaders will launch an attack on our major defense lines in Shanxi Province?" Tang Dao actually asked first.
"It's hard to say. The senior staff of the theater staff basically judged that the war in Xuzhou was over and the Japanese North China Front had drawn out enough troops!" The Shanxi old man frowned and his head ached a little.
Tang Dao's one-on-one attack touched on his pain point. The Japanese North China Front Army had more than 300,000 troops. If it attacked Jin Province with all its strength, no, even if only 200,000 of them were killed in Jin Province, with what he currently has in hand
Can this small amount of troops be stopped?
He couldn't be beaten again and again, and he couldn't retreat yet. That guy was really trying to force him to death!
"The officers of the theater headquarters have rich combat experience, and their judgments will not be wrong, but I wonder if they have ever said where the Japanese invaders will focus their attacks?" Tang Dao continued to ask.
"If they could determine the focus of the Japanese invaders' attack, we wouldn't have lost half of Jin Province and be trapped in a corner like now! They are all a bunch of idiots!" When Tang Dao talked about this, the old man from Shanxi had a look on his face.
indignant.
He is a theater commander, but military matters are not what he is good at. He has been mastering people for decades, so he naturally entrusts these things to those he trusts. Little did he know that those idiots will lose in every battle. They lose first.
The original city, and then one city after another, gave way to each other, until now there is no retreat.
If he hadn't had some foresight before the war and transferred some of the equipment and raw materials from his family's core industry and the most important arsenal under his command, then now he would really be a polished commander who wants nothing.
Without money or property, who would follow him?
After getting angry, the old Shanxi man came back to his senses and looked up at the young colonel who was standing in front of him politely: "Those idiots can't figure it out. Could it be that you, a baby, already know it?"
"If the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen, they must use the southeastern part of Shanxi as a breakthrough!" Tang Dao's eyes were firm and his words were astonishing.
"It's interesting, what's the reason?" The Shanxi old man couldn't help but stand up and walked to the reception room. "Say in the room."
If you want to discuss war, of course you need a map.
On the wall of the reception room, there is a map of today's southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Shanxi. Many combat orders for the second theater were issued from this small room, not from the theater headquarters filled with lieutenant generals and major generals.
"The officers' judgment of the general trend is correct. The Xuzhou War involved at least 100,000 elite soldiers of the Japanese North China Front. They currently do not have the strength to defeat our second theater with one blow." Tang Dao stood in front of the map,
Pointing to the Taihang Mountains area in southeast Shanxi.
"But when they free up their hands from Xuzhou, they will have at least six divisions and three mixed brigades to march south. Then their first goal is to attack across the Yellow River, occupy our Guanzhong Plain and form a deterrent to the inland southwest. We
The second theater bore the brunt.
But if they want to attack Linfen, there are nearly 200,000 troops deployed in the southwestern mountainous area. If they attack all the way, even if the attack is successful, the Japanese invaders will definitely suffer huge losses. If they think about the Yellow River, the defenders of Shaanxi Province are not foolproof.
Therefore, they will inevitably attack from two directions, and our Taihang Mountains are the only way for them to pass.
The reason why I judged that the Japanese invaders must launch an attack on our Taihang Mountains first is because the previous two battles had humiliated them, and they would inevitably re-evaluate the combat capabilities of our troops in the Taihang Mountains.
Therefore, I dare to assert that if the Japanese invaders want to attack Linfen from two fronts, they must first attack our areas in the Taihang Mountains with heavy troops.
And if our theater moves the focus of defense to the southeast of Shanxi and deals a major blow to the Japanese invaders, they will be like a wounded snake, retreating to recover first, and the crisis in Linfen will be postponed for at least half a year."
There was no expression on the face of the old man from Shanxi, he was staring at the map, his gaze behind his glasses was dull!
But no one knew how much Tang Dao's words really shocked the heart of the deep-seated old man in his fifties.
It wasn't Tang Dao's analysis that was so precise and detailed, but his last sentence, which could solve Linfen's crisis for half a year, was really something he couldn't refuse.
