Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 1307 Chapter 1307 Bluffing and deception

The person coming is none other than Wang Gongyu, the former Songjiang commissioner and security commander!

From the first moment he saw this person, Tang Dao knew that the person in Shancheng was deliberately planning. In order to make him obedient, he specially sent Lao Wang, who had dealt with him in Songjiang, to be the director of the major general-level office.

That man was truly a master of power, even taking into account Tang Dao's personality.

Indeed, just because Lao Wang gave Tang Dao the incense of a security camp in Songjiang, Tang Dao would not give it any face and turn it into a mascot from above.

That's not what Tang Dao thought before setting off.

Nowadays, thousands of people who come to southern Hebei are under his command. The one who heard about it brought a security squad. Except for the printed letter of appointment stamped in the mountain city, its force value is not as good as that of the militia platoon of a township of the 80th Army.

If you are obedient, you will be treated as a mascot, but if you are disobedient? In war years, even the commander of a group army may die in battle, let alone a mere civilian official.

But now, it is obviously impossible for Tang Dao to do that.

However, perhaps the only thing he failed to reckon with was that Lao Wang was a bit sophisticated and slippery, but during the Anti-Japanese War in Songjiang, he took the lead in demolishing his own Wang family ancestral hall to use as fortification materials. At least he was not the kind of person who would betray himself just for official status. A despicable person of soul and bottom line.

In Tang Dao's heart, this man could also be regarded as a comrade-in-arms. Otherwise, even if he was an old friend, Tang Dao would not smile so brightly.

"Brother Tang, I was looking forward to the stars and the moon, but you are finally here!" Lao Wang, who looked disheveled, held Tang Dao's hand tightly and said aggrievedly.

"You don't know how I have been living for the past half month. In order not to be discovered by the traitors under the Japanese, I have not eaten much cooked food. The people of the Eightyth Army did not even give me any face, and the cold quilts they sent me were all gone. It’s too thin to block the wind.”

"Haha! Brother Wang, you can't blame anyone else. If you had said you were going to come here, I would have arranged for you to come with me, right?" Tang Dao laughed and called Xia Dayu: "Go, Prepare food for Commissioner Wang and the brothers."

Xia Dayu also met Commissioner Wang. Until this man had some personal relationship with Tang Tuanzuo, he naturally did not waste time.

Soon, hot white flour steamed buns and a pot of mutton soup were prepared and brought over by the regimental cooking team.

Wang Gongyu, who had complained to Tang Dao for a long time, didn't care about the beeping anymore, and hurriedly started eating around the lit fire with a guard squad he had brought over.

In such a cold weather, I haven't eaten hot food for more than half a month. No wonder Commissioner Wang had tears streaming from the corners of his mouth.

"No, don't let the Japanese find out about making a fire in broad daylight."

It wasn't until he burped several times after eating that this man seemed to remember the warning from the Eightyth Army. This mountainous area was the focus of surveillance by the Japanese army. Once a fire and smoke were discovered by the Japanese army or traitors, it was very likely that the Japanese army stationed in Handan City would be destroyed. Was mobilized.

Then let alone him, the chief director of the Jinan Office, he wants to establish himself here. Whether he can go back alive remains to be seen.

Seeing this nervous look, Tang Dao secretly laughed in his heart.

If he remembered correctly, the 863rd Brigade Independent Regiment operating in southern Hebei was led by the 863rd Brigade Independent Regiment. The chief officer leading this regiment was Deputy Brigadier Chen of the rd Brigade. He was a ruthless man and had instructions from the th Army Headquarters. , where will the traitor lackeys from the countryside have room to survive?

Even if there are sporadic fish that slip through the net, it may be that the comprehensive monitoring of mountainous areas like Zishan is just a matter of bullying Commissioner Wang who is new to the country and deliberately scaring him.

This is actually very benevolent and righteous. The 38th Army came to southern Hebei to develop in the middle of . In half a year, it sacrificed at least hundreds of talents to develop to its current scale. As a result, the people in the mountain city were ordered to leave without any disguise. The bandits killed Commissioner Wang and his party directly, probably because Tang Dao was the deputy director.

"It's not like the kid is so idle every day. He just rushes here because there's smoke in the mountains. That saves his worries. We don't have to do anything to get him to do the splits." Tang Dao said to this man with a smile. Bit handed him a cigarette.

"Those bastards from the 20th Army bullied me for not being familiar with the public sentiment and military sentiment!" Commissioner Wang was not an idiot. He instantly realized that he had been deceived and that the past days of being offended by eating cold food was in vain, and he cursed angrily.

Tang Dao didn't answer, just smiled and smoked.

This man is not a novice in officialdom. Tang Daobu knew that he was coming, but he knew that Tang Dao would definitely come. The joy and grievance on his face when they first met may be half sincere, but the other half is ! There are mostly performance elements.

In particular, he didn't seem to hate the 80th Army Group as much as he showed for teasing him.

This is worth thinking about.

Sure enough, Tang Dao smiled and said nothing. He hesitated for a long time, and finally said tactfully: "Shangfeng appointed you and me as the parents of Jinan. I hope that you and I can contact local patriots here to carry out activities behind enemy lines." Fight in order to support the frontal battlefield. Although the Eightyth Army belongs to our army, its name is not right after all, so..."

"So, we should just ask people to leave in the name of justice?" Tang Dao's smile gradually faded, with only a hint of sarcasm showing at the corner of his mouth.

"Have you ever thought about it, Sir Wang, with just a dozen of you and a dozen guns, how can you contact the patriots here and how can you contain the Japanese invaders?"

Prince Yu's face turned red slightly, but he said: "Although I was appointed as the commissioner by Shangfeng this time, and Brother Tang, you are the deputy commissioner, but I have seen your power in Songjiang, and I know that you and the Si Xing Tuan brothers How important they are to this battle.

I promise you that I will never interfere with any of your decisions, brother. I will be the steward of all the Jinan Army. If you need any money or materials, I will go to the summit to negotiate! But my only request is that you negotiate with the commander-in-chief of the Eightyth Army to let them leave this place.

And before I left, the person close to him had already promised that if the trip to southern Hebei turned out to be successful, you have been sitting in the position of colonel in the army for a year, and it is time to make a move.

Brother, although there seems to be only a slight difference between generals and schools, in fact they are worlds apart. With that general star, you can become a general in charge of the army at any time. Wouldn't it be more able to realize your ambition in the past? "

This gesture was indeed very low. I think someone had given him some advice when he took up his post. Otherwise, how could a major general be so willing to compromise?

"Sir Wang, I don't mean what you think. The official position and status are far less important to me than those people imagine. I came to Taihang Mountain and this place just to do something for myself. I want to make my contribution to the country and nation." Tang Dao sighed slightly and pointed his finger at Xia Dayu, who was standing straight to one side.

"Da Yu is a native of Songjiang, and he can be regarded as a fellow countryman of yours, Commander Wang. You can ask him why he is willing to go into battle with a knife and armor at such a young age!"

"Why?"

"Sir, I just want my brothers and sisters to have a place to eat. The Japanese are here, and it's hard to be a beggar!" Xia Dayu saluted Prince Yu with a military salute and replied firmly.

Wang Gongyu's eyes twitched fiercely. The tenacity of the Songjiang fellow reminded him of the extremely bloody four days and nights.

The mutilated corpses without heads and upper bodies lying on the street were all people who were unwilling to leave their homes and had no experience in avoiding artillery fire. The shells ruthlessly cut them into two pieces!

Indeed, what the Japanese want to grab is not only the chassis, but also the people who have lived on this land for generations. Otherwise, how can they conquer this land?

"As a soldier, I just want to protect my country and people, but some people still want to guard against this and that at this time, and do such intrigues. I am deeply ashamed of myself!" Tang Dao was deeply ashamed! He looked at Commissioner Wang.

"Sir Wang, if you want to be like them, I won't stop you. I will arrange for you to have an office here. You can also exercise all your powers as the Commissioner of the Office, but I'm sorry, I am affiliated with the Army of the Four Lines Regiment. The Second War Zone is directly under the jurisdiction of the Jinan Administrative Office."

Prince Yu stood stunned on the spot!

He didn't expect that Tang Dao would be so ruthless when they met!

What office, how to exercise the powers of a commissioner? He has no soldiers or staff under his command. At most, he only has a radio station and two communication corps. Tang Dao ignores him and takes the radio station around the mountains every day to see the scenery?

This is not some conspiracy, it is just complete ignorance, like air!

Thinking again of the conversation that the think tank surnamed Chen had with him before leaving: "Although Tang Dao is unruly, he values ​​friendship very much. You and he had a comradeship in fighting side by side in Songjiang. I heard that the cooperation It's very pleasant. We should make full use of this friendship to win him over, and coupled with the superior's kindness in promoting him and rewarding him, he will become the young talent the superior needs!"

Now it seems like that was a joke!

Those high-ranking and powerful people like to hold high positions and have a few words to make hundreds of thousands of people bow their heads and obey their orders. They always think that everyone is like them.

From the beginning to the end, Tang Dao was still the passionate young man he met in Songjiang, and he did not change due to his improvement in military rank and status.

"Don't, don't, brother, that's not what I meant! In terms of military matters, you can decide with your words. I will check the civil affairs for you, that is, the 80th Army," Prince Yu said repeatedly, with a look of pleading in his eyes.

It was difficult enough for Major General Yijie to be forced into such a state by Tang Dao. Tang Dao's heart was hard and ruthless, but he still missed his old feelings for his enemies and his old friends. His heart softened slightly and his expression became calm. He waved to Xia Dayu and spread the map of southern Hebei on the ground.

"Let's not talk about the 80th Army for the moment. Does Mr. Wang know how many Japanese troops and security forces there are in southern Hebei now?"

"When I came here, I also read the information about southern Hebei. There were about two infantry regiments stationed in Handan and Xingtai cities years ago, and the security army had three regiments, totaling about 1.4 people." Wang Gongyu thought for a while and said something data.

"Sir Wang, you also said that that was information from a year ago. It's been a month now. How many do you think the Japanese army will be now?"

"How many?"

“The information I have received shows that the commander who was replaced by the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters already intends to mobilize the first unit of Shinozuka Kazuo’s 10th Division to come to Jizhong.

By then, the Japanese army in southern Hebei will probably have at least three infantry regiments. If the security forces are added, the number of enemy troops will exceed 3. "

"Isn't the focus of the Japanese North China Front's attack on the Yellow River defense line in the southeast of Shanxi, Zhongtiao Mountain and Tongguan? How could the Type A division be transferred to southern Hebei?" Wang Gongyu is obviously not an ignorant person. Although Tang Dao said He took a breath of cold air, but more of his eyes were full of suspicion.

That just means: I read a lot, but I was also a commander of a security regiment. Don’t fool me into thinking I’m a military idiot!

"That's because you don't know Duo Tianjun well enough. This evil-minded guy wants to use a two-pronged approach. The front line is responsible for suppression, and the rear side will first calm down all future troubles, and then concentrate all its efforts on attacking our defensive line." Tang Dao explained patiently.

"You just said that more than 20,000 little and two devils come together. No matter how brave our four-line regiment is, can our two fists be used as four hands?"

"That's really annoying!" Wang Gongyu's face turned ugly again. "I wonder how many people you have brought with you this time, Brother Tang?"

"More than 4000!" Tang Dao didn't hide much from this person, lest he would be frightened when he heard that the Japanese army was powerful, but at least it gave him some confidence.

As Lao Wang said, he, the administrative director, can't do anything else, but he can go to Shangfeng to ask for money and things.

When the war breaks out against the Japanese army, even if the village can be defended, can the sorghum and wheat planted outside be defended?

There are hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Jinan base area. When hundreds of thousands of people want to eat, won't they all fall on him and the Four Elements Group? No matter how small a sparrow is, it's still meat, and Tang Tuanzuo doesn't mind it.

"It's okay, it's okay! Then I'm relieved." Wang Gongyu, who patted his chest to calm himself down, behaved a little bit beyond Tang Dao's expectations.

"Back in Songjiang, with you, Brother Tang, weren't we thirty thousand against one hundred thousand, and we killed the Japanese invaders in rivers of blood?" Wang Gongyu's confidence all came from his blind confidence in Tang Dao. "This time the little devils dare to come to the mountains. I believe that Brother Tang and the Four Elements Group can kill them and make them lose their armor!"

"Then what if they don't come to the mountains to fight us and just kill the common people?" Tang Dao asked.

"This" Wang Gongyu was speechless for a while.

He wanted to say that this was impossible, but remembering what Tang Dao had said before, 'stabilize the rear first', a cold sweat broke out on his back.

If all the people in the rural areas of the occupied area are killed, who will resist? Wouldn’t that be a once and for all thing?

But if you want to protect tens of thousands of square kilometers and hundreds of thousands of people with just 4000 people, then you have to have 4000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

"So, without the assistance of the 80th Army, we cannot protect this land and the people. Are you, the director of the Jinan Administration, willing to watch your compatriots be slaughtered by the Japanese army like this?" Tang Dao said earnestly. .

Prince Yu remained silent.

"If I am really like this, you and I will definitely leave our names in history, but it has nothing to do with Liu Fang. It is certain that we will be infamy for thousands of years."

What scholars care about most is integrity and reputation. Tang Dao saw that he was already interested and added another fire.

"Brother, not only has your military rank increased, but your eloquence has also improved." Wang Gongyu said with a wry smile.

"But, when Shangfeng asks, how should I reply to them?"

"Then tell them that the 80th Army Group has been ordered to evacuate. You and I spent several months contacting nearly 10,000 local anti-Japanese comrades to engage in a resolute guerrilla struggle behind enemy lines with the Japanese aggressors. We dedicated our lives to the country and the people and died!"

"This" Prince Yu was dumbfounded.

Tang Dao changed and became even more shameless.

The key is, can Shangfeng believe this kind of nonsense?

"Anyone who doesn't believe it can send someone to Jinan to check on the spot!" Tang Dao smiled and patted the ashes on Commissioner Wang's shoulder and said very gently.

"This is behind enemy lines. If you die here, I don't know if there will be a state funeral, but you will definitely be named a martyr."

Cold sweat broke out on Lao Wang's forehead!

At this moment, he was almost certain that if anyone dared to come, they would be full of those three-eight-piece pointed bullets. As for whether the Japanese did it, I'm afraid only God knows.

"Then what should we do now?" Commissioner Wang, who was startled by Tang Dao, changed his mentality quickly and determined to play his due role.

Since you are the 'boss', you should be responsible for contacting the superiors to ask for money and fooling the superiors, and leave other trivial matters to the 'deputies' like Tang Dao.

"Let's do this! Sir, you can go to a few nearby villages, communicate with some famous local people, convey the meaning above, see what they think, and then formulate some work plans for our office. Do you think it's okay? ?" Seeing that Lao Wang had already taken the road, Tang Dao decided to give him some respect and let Lao Wang check the public sentiment and prepare his own psychological position.

Otherwise, if you are coaxed and frightened by yourself, you will always feel bad afterwards.

Tang Dao really did the right thing with this move.

Lao Wang is considered a diligent official, and he actually spent more than half a month visiting ten villages and eight townships, and brought Tang Dao a survey and statistics on the mentality of the famous local landowners and gentry.

However, what made Lao Wang almost desperate was that the landowners and gentry had no interest in him at all, as a well-appointed parent official of the government. Instead, they saw the officers and soldiers of the Guard Platoon of the Fourth Army Regiment wearing the uniforms of the Eightyth Army escorting him respectfully.

In such troubled times, whoever has the gun in his hand is the boss. This is human nature!

From then on, Lao Wang never mentioned the matter of driving away the 80th Army!

But no one expected that Commissioner Wang would not find a sense of accomplishment in his position as commissioner. Instead, he would become addicted to digging tunnels and laying landmines.

This man actually didn't want to sit idle at the Zishan Four Elements Regiment Headquarters. Instead, he devoted his energy extremely actively to digging tunnels and burying landmines in villages and villages led by Tang Dao and the 80th Army.

For two months, as winter turned to spring, this man walked in the village fields every day with a pen and design drawings under his arm. He was tanned and thin, and he could not get along with the director of the administrative office. He really looked like a teacher in the village. .

Soon, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

In early May, Duo Tianjun, who had completely straightened out the affairs of the North China Front, finally took the first step of his plan very slowly.

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