Rise from eight hundred.

"This is definitely not Tuba, it is the Four Elements Group from the Taihang Mountains in southeastern Shanxi!" Yoshio Shinozuka, who rushed to Handan in person, took the battle report of Saburo Kuroda, his eyes full of evil.

The name Si Xing Regiment is not unfamiliar to the 10th Division. It can even be called the rebirth of old grudges and new grudges.

During the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, one of the two elite infantry brigades of his 10th Division that detoured into the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line returned with heavy losses, while the other had its entire army wiped out. At first, they aimed their revenge at the 4th Group Army, but as time went by, Intelligence sent back by senior spies lurking in China's second theater.

给第10师团狠狠刺了一刀的，可不止有第4集团军的第38军，还有第5集团军的第12师以及那个让华北方面军诸部畏之如虎的四行团。

This time the 10th Division was ordered to come to southern Hebei. Yoshio Shinozuka first took full control of southern Hebei, and then used the 10th Division as the vanguard to attack southeastern Shanxi with the cooperation of the 108th and 109th scum.

Duo Tianjun, who just took office, is also painting one piece of cake after another. Shiro Itagaki is about to serve as the chief of staff of the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters. As long as Yoshio Shinozuka follows the plan, he will bring the Chinese rebels in southern Hebei and those who dare to support the rebels. The village was completely wiped out, and the vacant commander of the Third Army was the one in Yoshio Shinozuka's pocket.

Although the current Third Army directly under the headquarters is in a mess after the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. The 3rd Division and the 5th Division suffered heavy losses and could not recover for half a year, but after all, it is still the position of commanding an army of more than 10 people. , how could Yoshio Shinozuka not be moved.

As a result, before the blueprint was even launched, the Four Elements Group who secretly sneaked into Jinan gave a blow to the head. How could Yoshio Shinozuka endure this?

"How dare the main force of the Four Elements Regiment sneak out of the Taihang Mountains in southeastern Shanxi and reach the plains?" Duo Tianjun, who was almost internally injured from anger in Pingbei City, was not surprised but overjoyed after receiving the telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka. "Yo Xi! Send an order to Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, asking him to suspend the 'Ember War' against Jinan and immediately return to the front army headquarters for discussion. I have a new tactic that requires his cooperation."

The Four Lines Regiment was a serious problem in the hearts of the two former imperial army generals, but in Duo Tianjun's view, it was simply because those two idiots were too stupid. The Imperial North China Front had more than 30 troops, let alone a small one. A small infantry regiment, even an army group, is just a slightly larger dish.

In the vast Taihang Mountains, the little Kalami of the Four Elements Regiment can still rely on the mountains to block and hide from the imperial army. But more than 60% of southern Hebei is plains and hills. What can they do to block the empire? The vanguard of the army?

Under Duo Tianjun's careful arrangements, the Japanese North China Front Army, unwilling to fail, was intensively preparing for a tactical-level operation against the Si Xing Regiment.

The Fourth Army Regiment and the Jinan Military Division of the Eighty Group Army also did not start celebrating because of this small victory.

Instead, taking advantage of this victory and the rising anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people in the area, they began to significantly develop and arm the militia.

Many ordinary people have now woken up from their so-called luck. When a Japanese bomber group attacked Panzhai, it was not to attack the 80th Army, but to massacre villages and households.

If you don't resist, the whole family will have to wait for death.

In Guangping County alone, 1000 people signed up to join the army in less than a week, and more than 6000 people joined the militia in each village. On average, each village has a militia platoon of 50 people.

And if we look at the whole of southern Hebei, the Fourth Army Regiment alone recruited 2000 soldiers, which was the result of strict selection by six company commanders. The Eighty Group Army recruited 6 soldiers, barely able to recruit a new division.

Deputy Brigadier Chen Xi narrowed his glasses to a slit and sent a message to Tang Dao saying that he would come to Zishan to have a drink with him.

Everyone would be happy. Last year, Deputy Brigadier Chen brought an independent group of 2500 people to southern Hebei. It took half a year to develop into a group of 683 people. These four groups gave the Japanese a good beating when they arrived. , the scale immediately doubled, and the force only caught up with the main force of the brigade.

It is estimated that it won't be long before Deputy Brigadier Chen's position will be moved up again, and he will have no choice but to become the chief officer of another main force of the 921 Division.

Of course Tang Dao knew what Deputy Brigadier Chen really meant when he came to drink. Soldiers alone were not enough. We also had to have weapons. Otherwise, how could we deal with the impending Japanese counterattack?

But if you just want to count on the 921 Division Headquarters, then you are thinking too much. I guess Commander Liu is also worried about guns!

As the 921st Division extended its tentacles from southeastern Shanxi to southern Hebei and northwestern Shanxi, the number of troops expanded rapidly. They were not the only troops like the 683rd Brigade Independent Regiment that changed from 3000 to 20000. The division commander was not a fairy, he could also transform into a gun. What's the ammo like?

There are many troops like Kawako with one rifle per infantry squad.

At first glance, the seizures of this Panzhai victory were quite large. 1100 310-type rifles, 18 other rifles, 3 Japanese light machine guns, 16 2 heavy machine guns, and 15 grenade launchers were seized. damaged infantry guns and rounds of various ammunition.

But these, not to mention equipping the 9000 newly recruited soldiers, cannot even fill the previous weapon gap.

"Brother Tang! If you don't think of a way, these good men from Jizhou will have to carry red tassel guns and swords to fight against the heavily armed little devils. Think about it, you will be sorry for the fellow villagers in Jizhou!" In fact, he is no longer talented now. There were obvious tears on the souvenir brought by 30-year-old Deputy Brigadier Chen from Chuanzi.

Tang Dao could understand the veteran's mood.

As a commander, if you are soft-hearted on the battlefield, even if you are soft-hearted toward your own people, it may cause the entire battle to fail.

They must become ruthless operators, even if they watch their own chess pieces being swallowed up by the opponent.

But on the battlefield, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw. When she sees her soldiers stepping onto the battlefield without looking back, they don’t even have a gun in their hands. They can only rely on primitive cold weapons and well-equipped enemies to fight for those ten thousand people. There is no victory or vitality in the world, and my heart is undoubtedly extremely painful.

"Tell your leaders at all levels, Qiang, I will find a way!" Tang Dao patted the shoulder of the child who met again after a year and took over this arduous task.

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"What? The flag of the 10rd Infantry Regiment of the 63th Division of the Japanese Army?" The stingy old man was startled by the telegram sent to him by the Tang Dao that Wu Meizi had brought with him at a trot.

"Is it absolutely true?"

"Captain Tang used his military position as the commander of the Si Xing Regiment as a guarantee in the message!"

"Haha! Good boy, I really saw him right. Tell him that as long as this captured Japanese regiment flag is delivered to the theater headquarters, the Four Lines Regiment will be rewarded with a reward of 50,000 yuan, and the administrative funds of the Jinan Office will be increased by 10,000 yuan!" The stingy old man's hands were trembling with excitement as he directly reported a sky-high price for the reward.

All the veterans of the Four Lines Regiment understand this, why doesn't he, the commander of the theater, not understand it? He has been fighting for almost two years. If Tang Dao is not lying, then his second theater will become the first theater in the entire Chinese battlefield to capture the flag of the Japanese infantry regiment. This honor is almost as good as that of Commander Xue. A hundred thousand troops surrounded the 106th Division and wiped them out.

Ranking of China's famous battlefield generals, he, a commander who is criticized for being better at doing business than fighting, has to be ranked among the top five!

With his own strength, and with this reputation, even if he unites many big guys to try to touch him, it will be difficult.

"Captain Tang also said that the Colonel's saber will not appear in the trophy catalog. This telegram was not sent to the theater headquarters, but was sent directly to the commander's residence." Wu Meizi continued.

"Hehe! This kid is a capable man. He knows that I like to collect this. Tell him that I will accept this gift. If there is a chance in the future, I will try my best to ensure his promotion." The stingy old man smiled.

"This is his second telegram sent to the commander's residence. It is specially noted that it can only be opened by the commander himself!" Wu Meizi carefully took out another folded telegram.

"Oh? What's the secret here?" The stingy old man in a very good mood took the telegram and opened it with a smile.

Then, his eyes suddenly popped up, and the expression on his face was extremely weird. It didn't look like he was angry, but it was definitely not happy.

"Brother, what did he say?" Wu Meizi asked carefully.

The middle-aged woman has followed the stingy old man for many years, and she knows her brother's affairs very well. If his extremely wealthy brother does not want her to know the contents of the message, no matter how excited he is, he will behave as if nothing has happened, and manage his expressions like this. Very rarely.

"Shu Zi, Shu Zi, you are really audacious, greedy and wanton." The stingy old man suddenly cursed and used several idioms in succession. For a stingy old man who always likes to act like a country bumpkin, this is really rare, at least he has never seen a middle-aged woman.

And the anger was definitely not fake, the few hairs on the top of his head felt like they were standing on end, like a hedgehog threatened by a wolf.

The so-called hedgehog head probably got its name from this!

"Brother, calm down, there must be some misunderstanding!" The fifth sister quickly brought a cup of tea to the stingy old man who was blushing with anger.

"I misunderstood his Tang Dao family. Old man, I am so sincere to him, but who does he think of me, old man? Is this the Kaizi he has been talking about?" The stingy old man fiercely smashed the teacup on the small table. , completely forgetting that it was his favorite Chenghua blue and white porcelain.

It made the middle-aged woman feel distressed. The pair of small teacups cost 70,000 to 80,000 yuan to buy from Nanyang. How could they survive if they were broken?

But when she heard the stingy old man say "Kaizi", the middle-aged woman couldn't help but want to laugh. That little guy Tang Dao had great achievements in killing bravely on the battlefield, but in private he was very interesting. A Kaizi really The image of 'people who are stupid and have too much money' is vividly depicted.

"Sister, look at it, do you mean what he said?" The stingy old man looked at his cousin's strange expression, pointed at the telegram, and let her read it by herself angrily.

"Commander Yan Junjian: The Fourth Army Regiment fought hard against the Japanese invaders this time. Although they gained some gains, they also suffered huge losses. So they replenished their troops on the spot and waited for the whole army to fight the enemy invaders again!"

Yes, Commander, you read that right. Due to the lack of guns and ammunition, the 2000 new soldiers recruited by our Fourth Army Regiment and the militia developed by the Jinan Office are all equipped with more than ten feet of red tassel guns. Even though the blacksmith furnace worked overnight to hammer out the gun heads, they were still not satisfied. In order to meet the needs, I am specifically asking the Commander for reinforcements with tens of thousands of guns. If each gun can be issued with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, all the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment will be greatly impressed!

I spent a long quiet night thinking about the commander's kind face and how he treated me like a nephew. Even though the night was long and it was hard to see clearly, looking to the southeast, it seemed like there was fire dancing, and my subordinates were also filled with tears!

Feeling moved, he seized the Japanese military flag and washed his hands! "

"Pfft!" After the fifth girl finished reading, she couldn't help laughing.

This Tang Dao needs a gun if it wants a gun! Why is it so formal? It even includes things like "waiting for the day with a sleeper" and "full of tears".

"Thanks to Grandma's kind face, I think he thinks I'm a great guy. He can take whatever he wants from me. He might as well grab ten thousand rifles!" the stingy old man complained angrily.

"Brother, Tang Dao led the Four Elements Regiment in southern Hebei, which is far more dangerous than southeastern Shanxi. He may have had no choice but to vigorously develop the local villagers' armed forces to fight against the Japanese invaders." Wu Meizi could only advise.

How could a middle-aged woman not know her brother's temperament? Taking 10,000 guns from him, let alone 1,000 guns, would be like poaching his flesh.

The scale of the arsenal that has been evacuated to Guanzhong is only one-tenth of its former size. The output of these 6 guns is two to three months, and the price is more than ten times the yuan.

"That grandma can't threaten me. She just needs to tell me clearly that if I don't give it to him, he would rather use the Japanese flag as a wiping cloth than give it to me." The stingy old man felt that the breath in his nostrils was hot.

"Commander Tang is wrong to do this. This guy's personality is like a wild wolf, unruly, but it is precisely because of this that he has such military exploits. At this time of the war between the two countries, what you want, brother, is not a dog. You really have it." That's the kind of wolf.

There are very few people in this world who can tame it! "Fifth sister said.

"Yes! This guy is like a sword. If you use it well, it can hurt your opponent, but if you use it poorly, it can also cut yourself." The stingy old man sighed. "That's why I am even more unwilling. I am the king of Jin Province, how can I be controlled by such a little kid?"

This is probably the true feeling of the stingy old man. He may not care about ten thousand rifles, but if he is threatened by Tang Dao like this, where can he find the face?

"Brother, if you didn't stand in your own position, what would you think about this matter?"

"This is an exchange! I took the flag of the Japanese infantry regiment and announced to the whole world that my second theater is the nemesis of the Japanese. As long as I am here, the Yellow River defense line will be worry-free! He Tang Dao took away 10,000 rifles, If you manage southern Hebei, you will become an important general sooner or later!"

"That's it. We each get what we need. Captain Tang's request is not excessive." The fifth girl's face gradually became serious.

"Brother, because you are the commander, you are not satisfied that Tang Dao and the Four Lines Regiment have not completely fallen to your side, but have you ever thought about a problem? Tang Dao has close relations with the 80th Army and the Northwest Army. If If he falls to either side of the two armies, it may not end well.

Especially that person, who is most on guard against the 80th Group Army. If he knew that the 80th Group Army received help from the Four Lines Group, I'm afraid..."

"Hiss~~~" The stingy old man's eyes narrowed slightly.

That person was his old rival. How could he not know what that person was thinking? The Eightyth Army could resist Japan, but it could never become too powerful. If it became too powerful, he would tear his face even at the threat of the Japanese.

At that time, how should he, the commander of the second theater, deal with himself? The 80th Army and the Fourth Army held up almost half of the sky in his second theater. After two years of fighting on the battlefield, the various units also forged a friendship to fight the powerful enemy side by side, which was much more difficult than dealing with the Japanese.

"We must never let this happen. No matter what, his four-line regiment is an infantry regiment directly under our theater." A cold light flashed in the eyes of the stingy old man.

"Call back and tell Tang Dao to deliver what he promised. Within a month, the war zone will transport 100 Jin-made rifles and 6 million rounds of bullets to southern Hebei. The office funds of the southern Hebei office will be withheld for months. This will not happen next time! "The stingy old man finally made a decision.

"In addition, Jin-made rifles can only be used by the militia fighting against the enemy, and cannot be used by other ministries. If found, they will be punished according to military regulations!"

Prince Yu.

What did Tang Dao do? Was Mao Jinan's office taking the blame? Without funding for half a year, dozens of people in the office are drinking from the northwest?

Obviously, this is not within the scope of the stingy old man's consideration.

The stingy old man only knew that he was pinching his nose and being stabbed by Tang Tuanzuo, but there was nothing he could do about it. The Japanese infantry regiment flag was really too tempting. As long as he won this first place, his reputation as Commander Yan would be destroyed. can be spread overseas.

This is really not the unrealistic ambition of a stingy old man. In the past, during the entire Anti-Japanese War, Japan only had a record of burning its military flag three times.

In 1941, the Japanese 13th Division attacked Yiling, but was counterattacked and the headquarters was almost destroyed. The Japanese army had no choice but to organize the burning of the military flag.

In 1944, the Japanese 113th Regiment and 148th Regiment stationed in Yunnan Province were completely wiped out, and each burned their military flags in despair.

After Japan challenged the United States, the United States defeated Japan in the Pacific theater. In the later period, the United States pushed Japan evenly, but did not capture a single military flag.

In the Northeast Theater, Mao Xiong defeated Japan, but did not capture a military flag.

This first record will really make someone's reputation. Although some people may criticize that it is the military exploits of his subordinates, but why don't you have such subordinates? I do!

Faced with this kind of sour talk about sour grapes, the stingy old man couldn't help but blush. I even gave him 10,000 rifles in exchange! Which of you has it?

Having strong subordinates and money is strength! Of course, those who are thick-skinned are also part of the powerful group.

Before the Jin-made rifles from the second theater were shipped, more than 3000 rifles of various types in stock at the Sixings Regiment's headquarters arsenal also arrived in southern Hebei half a month later.

Gong Shaoxun also placed huge orders with Rostav and Krupp, a complete German weapon master's equipment.

Mr. Rostav's trembling little hand almost failed to hold the pen that he was signing with. The Far East is definitely his blessed land. Within a year after arriving in China, he opened up a new sales pattern.

Who says Chinese people are poor and have no money? They all pay with Citibank U.S. dollar checks, which is a harder currency than the Mark. (End of chapter)