Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 732 Four Elements Group!
"Decree of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs: The original 43rd Army was directly under the Independent Battalion. It made outstanding achievements in the First World War in Guangde. In order to make persistent efforts in future battles to demonstrate the bravery of our revolutionary army in fighting Japanese pirates, it is specially expanded into a regiment to commemorate its previous The heroes who died in the battle of the Great War are specially allowed to be named as the Four Elements, and because the war has not stopped, they are temporarily included in the 43rd Army."

The text of the call from the 43rd Army made everyone in the Independent Battalion happy, and even Tang Dao, who had always had a bad face, smiled for the first time.

He was already a colonel in the army, and the expansion from a battalion to a regiment has no effect on his military position, but such an expansion of the army means that he can command a stronger force and contribute more to this war. big power.

With Tang Dao's approval, this expanded military order quickly spread throughout the entire camp, and the whole camp burst into cheers.

Compared with several chief officers such as Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, the expansion into regiments has a greater impact on the company platoon leaders, which means that each of them can take an extremely firm step forward. When you grow up to be a battalion commander, although you only have one level, many people will be stuck at this level for several years.

Unexpectedly, under Tang Dao's command, they completed the journey that most officers would take years to complete in just over a month.

Of course, apart from Tang Dao's credit, this is also the result of their own hard work.

From the formation of the independent battalion to the present, they have wiped out at least several times the Japanese army's strength. This is the reward they deserve, and they deserve it.

This can be regarded as the second good news that the Independent Battalion has received in the past half month. Although the main force of the Independent Battalion left first, they still slowed down their marching speed. As a result, nearly 50 recruits and a monthly Yiman's mother and son, for this reason, Tang Dao specially stayed in the mountains for a day for these exhausted people to refresh the whole army, so it is only now that the independent battalion has arrived in Lingbi County, which is far from Xuzhou.

The two troops of Gu Xishui and Lu Sanjiang also caught up with the main force and merged with the main force the day before. If there is no accident, the whole battalion will enter Xuzhou City in 3 days.

Not only the independent battalion was rewarded, but perhaps the Jinling tragedy deeply stimulated the upper echelon. In order to boost the morale of the army, all the miscellaneous troops who fought well in the Songhu battle this time were all rewarded.

Tang Dao knew that they also received military orders from the Military and Political Department on this day in the telegram exchanges with several familiar military divisions.

Although the 67th Army, the unpopular Northeast Army, suffered heavy losses in a series of wars, because it preserved the complete establishment of one army and two divisions, it not only did not reduce the army to divisions as it used to in time and space, but added additional troops. The establishment of an independent brigade is a full 5000 more than the original strength establishment.

It's just that it looks quite generous, and the 67th Army still has to find a way to make up for all the personnel and equipment. As for the military expenses, I don't say I won't give it, but it is true that I can't give it now.To put it bluntly, it still has the meaning of painting a big cake.

However, for Army Commander Wu, who is dedicated to fighting the war, this is nothing more than a trivial matter. He has already negotiated with Commander Guo and the Sichuan Army Group on the number of soldiers. One infantry regiment is equipped with two Sichuan Army security regiments, and one more independent brigade and two infantry Corps, nothing more than to equip one more infantry regiment.

As for the military expenses, maybe this one didn't even think about how much he would get from that one!
The 128th Division of the Hunan Army did not expand, but all the officers at the division, brigade and regiment level received Baoding Medals of different grades, and soldiers at the battalion, company, platoon level, and brave soldiers were awarded the Yunhui Medal, which is considered to be a good deal in the miscellaneous army. one.

The other one who got acquainted with Tang Dao and got a lot of benefits was the 145th Division. In this Battle of Guangde, the "beggar army" who rushed into the battlefield can be regarded as a face for the Sichuan Army in front of the national army.

Whether it was the Battle of Sihong, the Battle of Jiepai Village, or the Battle of Laojinkeng in cooperation with the Independent Battalion, the menacing Jing'an Army and Guoqi Detachment's tens of thousands of troops were blocked in the mountainous area of ​​southern Anhui for half a month, and Jinling was overfulfilled. Not to mention the deployment of the City Defense Command, it also wiped out thousands of Japanese troops, which is better than the dozen or so elite infantry divisions deployed inside and outside Jinling.

They received a reward from all members of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs for replenishing ordnance, which is an infantry division equipped with pure German weapons. If the soldiers of the Sichuan Army Security Regiment who have already set off from the mountain city are replenished, this infantry division that was completely crippled in time and space will be destroyed. Possess at least double the previous strength.

In comparison, perhaps the 43rd Army, to which the Four Elements Regiment belongs now, only received some innocuous rewards except for the honor and the addition of the Four Elements Regiment, which was temporarily organized under his command.

At the highest-level military meeting, the 43th Division of the 26rd Army was recognized as one of the five best infantry divisions in the Songhu Battle. This recognition should also be the determination of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to expand the independent battalion into a regiment-level force Determination.

However, after giving the 43rd Army a troop expansion and promising to supplement the 43rd Army with an infantry regiment's equipment, the 43rd Army will be rewarded with [-] oceans. Accident.

In the past time and space, because of the heroic fighting of the 43th Division of the 26rd Army, that person ordered to replenish the 26th Division with a whole division of equipment, in order to build an elite infantry division and use it to inspire the entire army.

As a result, now, it has become a regiment, and the equipment has been replaced by Ocean.

In the end, it was Zhuang Shisan, a former official bastard, who woke up Tang Dao, and Tang Dao suddenly realized that all this was due to the fact that the 43rd Army and the 67th Army were too close.

The strength of the 67th Army is increasing instead of decreasing. If the 43rd Army is provided with a full set of German equipment, the strength of the two elite infantry armies will be as high as 50,000 people. The mutiny in Chang'an City has only passed for more than a year. With that political savvy, he would not put such a huge potential threat under his nose and pretend not to know it.

Even the so-called temporary numbering of the Four Elements Regiment's military order means that the Four Elements Regiment can be transferred away at any time. This does not mean to beat Commander Guo. It is necessary for the two armies to fight side by side on the battlefield. If you leave the battlefield and still maintain such an intimate relationship, you will not be pleased by the superiors.

Tang Dao, who wanted to understand the key point, could only sigh slightly for the one who took such painstaking efforts.

The political skills of carrot and stick are really top-notch in the world. If it is in a peaceful and prosperous age, it is speechless for the superiors to consolidate their power and interests so much. People are always selfish. No one is a saint, but it is worth it. When the nation is in peril, since it has already taken the highest position in the country, it is still too small to do so.

I can't blame him for having military assistance from the world's largest industrial power in the future, but in the end he can only retreat to an isolated island. This is not only determined by the general trend of history, but also inseparable from his vision and pattern.

Of course, those are the decisions made by big shots. Tang Dao is just a small wave in this historical torrent. He can't change so much, he can only do the immediate thing first.

At the moment, first order the entire battalion to garrison in a small town on the outskirts of Lingbi County to rest, and then call the 43rd Army to inquire about the expansion.

The telegram from Comrade Guo is also very simple: "The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs ordered Colonel Tang Dao, the former commander of the Independent Battalion of the 43rd Army, to be the commander of the Fourth Regiment of the 43rd Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiong, the former deputy battalion commander of the Independent Battalion of the 43rd Army, to serve as the commander of the 43rd Army's Independent Battalion. The deputy head of the Four-row Regiment; in addition, the regiment headquarters has a lieutenant colonel second regiment deputy, a lieutenant colonel chief of staff, a lieutenant colonel political training director, and 2500 soldiers under its jurisdiction. Each battalion, company and platoon are configured according to the standard regiment. Except for the position of director of the Political Training Department, which will be appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the promotion and position arrangement of its personnel will be reported to the military headquarters by the Four-Hand Regiment Headquarters for approval; in addition, the soldiers and ordnance will be resolved by the Four-Hand Regiment Headquarters on its own."

The telegram from the military department made it very clear that except for the two chief officers Tang Dao and Lei Xiong who were directly appointed by the military and political department, the other school-level officer positions should have been decided by the military department of the 43rd Army, but the military department chose to trust Tang Dao and will This authority is also given to him.

However, this also comes at a price, and Tang Dao has to find a solution for the lack of personnel and equipment.

It's just that, for the few bosses of the 43rd Army, don't they know the current personnel and equipment of the Four Elements Regiment?

Using Jiepai against Mouse Mountain and Laojinkeng for three battles, Tang Dao swallowed up half of the regiment of the 145th Division in one go, but miraculously did not arouse the resentment of the 145th Division. The military department of the 145rd Army sent a call to express its gratitude.

A battalion of thousands of people fought hard for a month, and turned into more than two thousand people under the name of fighting. Tang Dao's coquettish operation simply blinded Comrade Guo's eyes.

As for the equipment, the 43rd Army and a bunch of bigwigs are even more thinking about it.

The Independent Battalion had already robbed the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade and severely wounded the 36th Infantry Brigade in the battle, which caused the two army commanders to drink and chat with him, just trying to get some from him The advantage: Guangde's bitter look when he divided the troops made Wu Dajun feel sad, and he left him a large number of light and heavy weapons without hesitation.

More importantly, in the Battle of Laojinkeng, his independent battalion slaughtered most of the infantry regiment. He heard from Brigadier Tong of the 145th Division that the captured [-] rifles were bundled like firewood piles, and light and heavy machine guns were randomly placed like garbage. , in addition to infantry artillery and mountain artillery.

With the capture of this battle alone, his independent battalion can change all the equipment into an all-Japanese-style, German-style, and Japanese-style troops that can switch back and forth at will. Who else can there be besides them?
Shortage?Lack of equipment?Who are you kidding!
Comrade Lao Guo said so, just to let the chief officers of the brigades and regiments under his command balance a little bit.

It is said that it was decided by the regiment headquarters of the Four Elements Regiment, but Tang Dao and Lei Xiong are the only ones whose positions have been clarified in the regiment headquarters. These two guys have fought side by side since the Sixing Warehouse and even defied military orders with their heads. The relationship is comparable. Wearing a pair of underpants is still iron, what is the disagreement?
To put it bluntly, it means that the selection of a regiment, including the position of the deputy regiment, is left to Tang Dao alone, and the military department has no intention of interfering.

This level of trust is unprecedented!

(End of this chapter)