Chapter 997 Never go home again (Its New Year, I wish everyone a Happy New Year
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Including Tang Dao himself, who was walking under the moonlight, most people didn't know the reason why the Shanxi old man strongly recommended Tang Dao.
Even the middle-aged woman who knew the old man from Shanxi best did not know that according to her understanding of the old man, Tang Dao's operation in Linfen was not so pleasing to him.
You can know this by acting as a security guard at the entrance of the courtyard.
Perhaps there is a saying that makes sense. People who love you may not completely understand you. The person who understands you best in the world can only be your enemy.
When someone passed this news to the principal who was sitting on a wicker chair and reading a newspaper, and expressed the same doubts, the principal put down the newspaper in his hand and slowly told his confidant: "Although Baichuan is stingy and cunning, he is also extremely
There is no integrity at all when it comes to selfishness, but how can it be a fluke that he has been the number one person in Jin Province for more than 20 years?
Perhaps, he does not have the talent to govern and secure the country, but there is one thing that very few people today can match."
"The principal is saying." The disciple of Emperor, who was wearing the uniform of a major general, was slightly startled.
He has followed this person since the military academy, and he is indeed a die-hard confidant. He rarely hears this person praise him after he tries to belittle someone.
Yan Baichuan liked to move among many forces during the War of the Central Plains, and often played the trick of "just signed a contract today, turned around and refused to acknowledge it". However, Jin Province was located in the northwest.
It was an important gateway to the North, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack due to the terrain. The guys were so angry that they couldn't kill him. This was probably the reason why he dared to paddle in front of them.
However, this review is quite bad!
Whenever this person was mentioned, the principal would remain calm, but as a confidant, he knew that the principal could not help but grit his teeth.
"His personal characteristics are more inclined to make a living in civil affairs. For example, if you ask him to become the president of the Executive Yuan, he will definitely do a good job, but as a landowner responsible for all aspects, there are still some shortcomings.
However, the reason why he has been able to develop Jin Province quite well is mainly due to the fact that he has many talented people, has a keen eye for recognizing people, and dares to employ people. This is Yan Baichuan's greatest characteristic." The principal's face remained unchanged and he responded.
A fair assessment from this old rival.
"Principal, what do you mean, Tang Dao?" The disciple of Tianzi had just finished speaking, but he swallowed the words hard.
Although Tang Dao is just a small regiment leader, the last time the Four Elements Corps was stranded in southeastern Shanxi and could not return to the army, when this man found out, his brows furrowed and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Based on his understanding of this man, he must have felt something in his heart.
Angry.
"Although Tang Dao is unruly, he is indeed a rare military talent." The principal frowned slightly again. "I have read the battle reports of the several battles he participated in after the Songhu War. He has a strong and tenacious personality.
He was also witty and changeable, and he did not stick to any pattern in blocking or ambush. The Japanese suffered a lot of heavy losses under his hands."
"If it weren't for such a talent, how could Yan Baichuan like him? He would even offend the Military and Political Department to promote Tang Dao." The principal turned his back and looked out the window, not letting his confidants see the cold gleam in his eyes.
move.
Obviously, his heart was not as calm as when he just heard the news.
In fact, compared to the Shanxi old man's blatant poaching, he regrets it more.
If nothing unexpected happened, Tang Dao and the Sixing Battalion should be his direct subordinates. However, in order to appease the 67th Army and the 43rd Army that were defending Songjiang, he assigned Tang Dao and the Sixing Battalion to the Sichuan Army. At this time, he actually still had
A chance to regain this elite team.
As a result, the Fourth Line Regiment was appointed as a baggage team to deliver equipment to friendly forces thousands of miles away. This delivery, however, entered the northern theater, not to mention completely out of his sight, but even he could not fully stretch his hand.
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What made him even more annoyed was that in order to appease the huge Sichuan Army Group, he was unable to recall this elite soldier through military orders. He could only watch as Yan Baichuan, a speculator, unscrupulously co-opted and 'corrupted' them.
Yes, when the Shanxi old man issued the county magistrate's appointment as the military and political commander of the Second War Zone, he knew that the damn speculator had started investing again.
However, what he uses is not money, but power!
‘Lie down drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, wake up and take over the world!’ is almost every man’s dream, and few can resist this temptation.
A man cannot live without power for a day! Then I will give it to you. The Shanxi old man used this almost naked method to summon the Tang Dao, including this time using the power of the commander of the theater to forcefully insert the Tang Dao.
He serves as the deputy chairman of the General Staff Department, alongside other generals.
Of course, the principal has long been accustomed to the Shanxi old man's routine operations, and this is also one of his methods.
However, from a certain point of view, the old man from Shanxi has a sharp enough vision that he can find the pearl of Tang Dao among thousands of sands. Moreover, once he sees it correctly, he will invest a lot of money, just like his four diamonds.
All of them are outstanding, especially the general named Fu, who is a rare general. This is what the principal has to admire about this guy.
No one knew that in the headmaster's heart, Tang Dao, who fought and won consecutively, was on the same level as the talented student who was willing to abandon the friendship between teacher and student to leave him.
It is a pity that the famous genius of Whampoa Military Academy has died in the battle, which is also a point of great sadness for the principal.
It was difficult for him to understand why he could give generous salaries to high-ranking officials, but only a so-called ideal was given there, and why the talented protégé made such a stupid choice.
This may not have much to do with one's origin, but rather with human nature.
Some people, deep down in their hearts, care most about themselves, some people, they care about the people they love, and there are still some people who care about the world.
For this belief, they are willing to sacrifice themselves.
Therefore, those who love themselves and those who love what they love will disappear in the long river of time, but those who pretend to be the world will remain famous throughout the ages!
Hot-blooded young man, hot-blooded young man!
The Tang Dao on the battlefield was so similar to the proud man who publicly announced his separation from the principal.
Thinking of the resolute figure of Tang Dao holding a steel gun against four Japanese soldiers in the newspaper, the principal's eyes were even more complicated and difficult to understand.
He couldn't figure out why the Sichuan Army was so poor that talented people would choose them instead of himself.
Could it be that he has not given enough? A 21-year-old army colonel, what else does he want?
However, instead of feeling unhappy about Tang Dao's choice, it was more about another indescribable emotion.
In fact, even the confidant next to the principal didn't know that the reason why the principal used his back to hide his eyes was because he didn't want anyone to know the real worries in his heart.
The old man from Shanxi is troublesome, but as an old rival, the principal is very aware of his "foolish" personality. He wants everything but is unwilling to believe anyone, and his nature is extremely selfish and profit-seeking. Perhaps by chance, such a person can
He may be a local hero, but he is definitely not a hero. No matter how the situation changes, he will never be his real opponent.
What the principal is really worried about is always the little teacher, with whom he has been at war for nearly ten years. The army under his command has grown from small to large, and then from large to small. All changes are related to whether he rises to a high position.
Especially in the accident two years ago, the man who didn't know what method he used actually persuaded his little brother to directly bring him a Wanjun to take the general's head, and then stepped forward to act as a peacemaker, so that
He had to sign the peace agreement.
Afterwards, he remembered that even if he was cruel to him, he could not help but admire the subtlety and long-term plan of his plan. He was actually the first person he had ever seen in his life.
Such a person is already very powerful in his own right, and he is also surrounded by a group of elites. Those elites are not simple people. Even the genius student who carried him for more than ten kilometers was ranked outside the fifties.
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If he were on his side, he would be a lieutenant general now.
This was what he was really worried about. Tang Dao and the Four Elements Regiment, who were in the southeastern part of Shanxi, would inevitably come into contact with the extremely 'provocative' guys from the 80th Army. Although Tang Dao was of innocent origin, he was a young man with a hot-blooded temperament.
Don't be fooled.
It was still necessary to move the Four Troops away from the north as soon as possible. Many images flashed through the principal's mind as he stared into the distance, and he silently made a decision.
However, he couldn't help but feel a little headache when he thought about the 'Tu Emperor' of Jin Province. He was also a difficult guy with a large number of soldiers under his command. Even if he was sitting in the highest position, he couldn't make him obey with just a piece of paper.
The room became a little quiet for a while.
Until a few minutes later.
"Principal!" Tianzi's disciple couldn't help but say.
"Oh! Let's do this! Let the Ministry of Military Affairs inform the Second Theater Command that if the Japanese army is strong, for safety reasons, its theater headquarters and logistics and military supplies and other important departments can choose the opportunity to cross the Yellow River, but all front-line troops,
We must fight for every inch of ground and never retreat even half a step." The principal still did not look back and said in a slightly soft voice.
"Yes!" A trace of horror flashed in the eyes of the Emperor's disciple who bowed his head to accept the order.
He knew the importance of this military order, and Neng Neng, who was still in Jin Province, must have gone crazy with joy.
You know, half a month ago, this man issued a fatal order. The army of Jin Province, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the commander on down, must defend the current defense line. Jin Province is the gateway to the north, and tens of millions of people need our protection.
, don’t throw them away. Anyone who says to retreat will be killed!
No one, including the commander, dared to disobey this fatal military order.
First of all, this is a big label for the country and the nation. If you don't obey the order, you will be the enemy of the whole nation. Who dares to take such risks?
Secondly, the killing he mentioned was not just talk. Just like the big boss of Lu Province half a year ago, he was also a big shot in one side. Because he fled without a fight, just when everyone thought his influence was too great.
Big, if handled seriously, the army of Lu Province would rebel, but this man really raised the knife in his hand and slashed it down. The head of the famous boss fell to the ground, and he was infamous. The whole country despised him.
With this sword swing, many big bosses were frightened. There were still those who were fighting for power and profit, and there were also those who had ulterior motives. However, those who did not listen to military orders and retreated without authorization disappeared.
As a result, today there was a huge reversal, and important departments such as its headquarters and military supplies were allowed to evacuate Jin Province when the war was critical. This undoubtedly gave the boss a glimmer of hope.
In fact, almost no one is optimistic about the war in Jin Province, including the high command. Privately, they all believe that losing Jin Province will happen sooner or later. The Yellow River Gorge is considered the most important and last line of defense in the north.
There must be some reason for this. It is difficult for Emperor's disciples not to think of Tang Dao's name in their minds, even if his principal did not mention Tang Dao's name even after pondering for a long time.
If it was because of Tang Dao that this man actually changed his mind and let the old man go, that would be really incredible!
If you want to take something, you must give it first! This political figure who stands at the highest position in China can actually turn his hands into clouds and rain, and he has mastered this trick very well.
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Naturally, Tang Dao didn't know that an appointment that would not bring him much actual benefit would cause a group of big shots to think so much and make corresponding countermeasures.
Tang Dao, who was walking under the moonlit night, was looking forward to the evening meeting.
He was not familiar with Commander Li of the 104th Division of the 22nd Army. Whether it was reality or historical records, the most famous person of the 22nd Army was probably General Li Jiayu who was later promoted to the commander of the 36th Army, a general who died in battle.
The last time he delivered supplies to the 104th Division, Tang Dao was busy meeting with Brigadier Cheng Da and did not personally lead the team, so this was the first time he met the fellow from the same province.
Although Brigadier Cheng is well-known, Tang Dao is already an old acquaintance with him. He is already familiar with his bottomless "eating and taking cards" routine, especially since his general is still in the Four Elements Group.
As the director of the Political Department, Tang Dao could even guess that when he came to the Si Xing Regiment this time, he might not only be bringing security troops, but also transport troops.
Otherwise, the distance from his brigade headquarters to Dakouzi Cave is only 40 kilometers, and it would take him 10 hours to walk there.
Nowadays, the Japanese are much more honest than before. They don't dare to enter the mountainous areas during the day. At most, they conduct regular patrols along the Handan-Changchun Highway. Even then, they have to guard against being shot coldly.
I heard that the reconnaissance company affiliated to the special agent battalion recently trained the selected veterans. Their favorite training method is for a former special forces squadron veteran to take two candidate soldiers into the mountains to lurk, and use the geographical advantage to carry out cold shooting on small-scale Japanese troops on the road.
attack.
On the one hand, it trains candidate soldiers' latent ability, and on the other hand, it trains soldiers' long-range shooting and psychological stress resistance.
After all, no matter how big the mountain is, there are only three of them, and the Japanese are not vegetarians. Not only do they have more people, they also have super shooting skills, and they also have long-range heavy firepower such as grenades.
Fortunately, Tang Dao hasn't heard the casualty report from the reconnaissance company yet. It is estimated that Shen Laoliu and his gang are using Tang Dao's teachings of "Killing one is not too little, killing two is enough". Let's go to the next chapter.
The tickets just slipped away and there was no head-on confrontation with the Japanese army.
The Japanese army, which was constantly being harassed, was probably buzzing. Without an infantry squadron, they simply did not dare to conduct regular patrols, let alone the mountainous areas five kilometers beyond the county seat. They did not dare to come at all.
If this is not the case, I guess the commander-in-chief of the Eightyth Army would not convene such a high-level military meeting easily.
Although every general marches with at least one guard company, if they are surrounded by the Japanese army, even a guard battalion will be destroyed.
The Japanese army could not pose a threat, given Brigadier Cheng's temperament, and I heard that Tang Dao was going on a shopping spree in Linfen. If they did not arrive at Dakouzi Cave within five hours, Tang Dao would lose.
If Brigadier Cheng Da, who was less than five kilometers away from Tang Dao, knew that Tang Dao missed him so much, he would definitely
"Damn it! You predicted my prediction!"
Because there was a full company of pack horses behind him. Judging from the fact that one pack horse could carry 100 kilograms, Brigadier Cheng Da thought that he could at least fight the autumn wind of 20 tons of military supplies on Tang Dao's side.
Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang, who personally escorted his brigade commander out, looked at the 200 strongest packhorses from the four major infantry regiments gathered in the brigade and blinked, indicating that he had learned something again.
His trick of crying in front of the brigade commander is really too low. Look at our brigade commander, he goes to a meeting and brings his baggage team with him.
It doesn’t matter how the meeting is held, the important thing is to be prepared to pull things and leave at any time.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
Brigadier Cheng Da's sincere and thoughtful teachings made Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang feel like he was enlightened and he was about to evolve.
Tang Dao really wanted to say something to these two people: The situation is too small. With the equipment I bought this time, you and your pack horse company can only bring back some dregs.
On the contrary, what Tang Dao wanted to see most was Zhao Shoushan, the commander of the 17th Division of the Northwest Army.
The reason is very simple. In the Battle of Niangziguan half a year ago, the Shaanxi Province Lengwa soldiers of the 17th Division lost 8,000 lives and turned Fululing into a crematorium for the Japanese army.
How tragic were the casualties of the 17th Division? There are records in the county annals where Niangziguan is located. In the spring of the second year after the Battle of Fululing, villagers who went to farm in the mountains could dig out white bones wearing blue military uniforms.
Zhao Shoushan, who was only 43 years old at the time, turned gray overnight after that battle and never had black hair again.
'Where the soldiers charge to kill the enemy, the moon outside Niangzi Pass is like frost!'
This is a famous sentence written by a general who grew old overnight in tears and sent it to the 8,000 soldiers under his command who have fallen asleep.
On the Qingming Festival after that war, in a county in Shaanxi Province, white flags were hung in front of every house!
The population of a county does not exceed 100,000, but 8,000 young people have died and never returned to their hometown.
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PS: Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, so I wish you all a Happy New Year in advance and wish all my book friends a Happy New Year.
