Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 799 Difficulty heading north!

With Tantai Mingyue, the big killer of the news media industry, except for the bruised nose and swollen face of Tuan Zhang and the beating of an infantry squad, the Four Elements Regiment did not suffer any big losses from the big guy of the 20th Division.

However, for the infantry squad that almost dragged the entire Four Elements Regiment into the abyss, several regiment officers were still extremely annoyed. Became a prisoner of the 20th Division.

As a result, the 89th Division should have received the information that the Four Elements Regiment was marching here, and had already ambushed elite soldiers in the mountains, and did not show up until the infantry squad had completely entered the mountains.

4 light machine guns and more than 100 rifles faced them from all directions, and there was even a heavy machine gun on a hill. In addition, the other party was wearing the same military uniform, and they were only asked to put down their weapons for inspection.

Faced with such a situation where the strength of the two sides differed by more than ten times, the army sergeant who was the squad leader of the infantry squad weighed it over and over again, and finally chose to put down his weapon and accept the so-called inspection.

What he thinks is that even if the name of the Four Elements Regiment is not easy to use, as a friendly army, they will not take them lightly. At most, they need to trouble the officers to come and negotiate. Strong in this mountain.

It turns out that this is what the 89th Division wants. That Master Zhang is an old fox. He has carefully studied Tang Dao's battle report and knows that he will not give up his soldiers easily. Bow your head and give in.

It was a conspiracy that had been planned for a long time, and they were successful in the early stage!

The only thing he probably didn't expect was that Tang Dao was much harder than he imagined, and it frightened him by showing off his muscles when he came up.

Soldiers who, deception also!
If Tang Dao comes up and starts to contact the 89th Division, there is a high probability that he will be led by the nose by the 89th Division.

That's why Tang Dao made a dangerous move, using firepower to show his strength and determination, and successfully turned the completely unfavorable situation back a little bit. At least, it completely shattered the 89th Division's previous situation that they could get what they needed without bloodshed. delusion.

After asking clearly, Lei Xiong knew that these ordinary soldiers really couldn't be blamed for this. They did their calculations mentally or unintentionally. After all, he still underestimated the energy and courage of the 20th Legion.

This blame should not be carried by these soldiers, but by him.

However, given that seven of the soldiers were tortured but signed the materials against Tang Dao, this stain made Lei Xiong, Gong Shaoxun, and Zhuang Shisan a little embarrassed, so let's deal with it according to military law!To be honest, it is estimated that if the whole army of the Four Elements Regiment was dragged there, less than half of them could survive the torture.

In the end, Tang Dao could only leave the decision to Tang Dao. After waking up early in the morning, Tang Dao first negotiated the terms tacitly with Mr. Zhang, who came from Pidianpidian, and then dealt with the matter.

It is impossible not to punish, after all, they made a mistake, and it is not good to punish severely. The command made a mistake because they underestimated the enemy, and these bottom-level soldiers cannot bear all the responsibility.

Tang Dao finally gave a punishment decision: Lei Xiong and the second battalion commander Guo Shouzhi were fined for two months of military pay, and the infantry squad had 15 people below the sergeant squad leader for one month of military salary. , Responsible for training recruits at night!
Faced with this punishment, the soldiers of the infantry squad were very grateful. They made such a big mistake, and the regimental commander involved was bruised and swollen. They thought that they would be demoted or even whipped for the lightest. Just pay for one month.

As for going to the supply company to report and train new recruits, it is really not a big deal for these soldiers from hard backgrounds, and when training new recruits, they can find good seedlings and pull them into their own battalion companies. The company commander has to reward them!

Only two lieutenant colonels, Lei Xiong and Guo Shouzhi, showed bitter faces. Last time they were fined for half a year of military pay, and this time they came for another two months. They have no money for more than half a year. They are not like Tang Dao, who eat alone The bachelors who feed the whole family and are not hungry all have a family and a mouth, and the family is waiting for them to send their military salary back to live!
"Look at the futile looks of you two. This time, our regiment will distribute the rewards in full. One of you has made great achievements in Cangcheng, and the other has killed several Japanese fighter planes in Baihe Port. It is necessary to give each of you a reward." Seven or eighty oceans! What’s the matter, both of you are big families, and you have to eat roasted whole lamb every two days?” Tang Dao looked at the two colleagues and angrily yelled at them.

"Then I don't care, anyway, I will have no money in the next half a year, so I will eat with you!" Lei Xiong heard that the family has enough money, and his voice became louder.

"Follow me!" Guo Shouzhi gave a rare humor.

Several people in the regiment headquarters laughed, even Leng Feng, who is usually cold, laughed.

That was finally no longer worrying about the obstacle of the 20th Legion, and everyone felt a lot easier.

However, the heart of defense is indispensable. Under the arrangement of Tang Dao, the Four Elements Regiment rested in front of Mangshang Mountain for half a day. The whole regiment took the first battalion as the vanguard, and the second artillery company was the first to enter under the protection of the second battalion. In the mountainous area, the regiment headquarters brought the secret service company, the guard company, the cavalry company, and the student company as the second group to enter, and finally the third battalion, the supply company, and the artillery company.

After all, the 89th Division fulfilled its promise, opened the line of defense, and let the whole army of the Four Lines pass through.

After spending four hours, the entire army of the Four Elements Regiment finally crossed the complex mountainous area at the junction of several provinces and continued to advance north.

Tang Dao, whose body was extremely weak due to loss of strength, recovered faster than many people imagined. On the third day, he was basically no doubt like ordinary people, and his walking was no problem.

That also means that Tang Dao no longer needs to lie on the cart, freeing up the capacity of a cart.

Immediately, Chief of Staff Zhuang allocated the cart to the medical team for the use of the eight wounded who could not walk on their own, which could be regarded as a breather for the guards of the medical team.

It is estimated that the middle-aged handsome guy is a little dissatisfied. From this moment on, he has no car to ride, and has to rely on his feet to march with the big troops of the Four Elements Regiment.

The regiment headquarters of the Four Elements Regiment issued a military order yesterday, except for those with broken legs who are unable to walk, no one in the regiment can occupy the resources of vehicles and horses, even the expensive Tantai Yunshu is no exception.

This made Tantai Yunshu, who was rubbing his son-in-law's big car, very dissatisfied for a while, and took advantage of the time when he was sitting in a car, he caught Tang Dao, the instigator who issued the military order, and said that Tang Dao's behavior of picking one hundred and five was a traitor. Stupid, almost made his little cotton-padded jacket a widow, and let the little cotton-padded jacket and Tang Dao, a stunned young man, get engaged for a while.

At that moment, Tang Dao really felt that he was a big fool. He knew that single-handedly picking a guard company would cause such a chain reaction. Even if he was killed, he had to maintain his health, at least make sure that his legs were good!

Want to escape, but unable to escape!This was the tragic situation of Head Tang that day.

Tantai Mingyue, who took time to visit Tang Dao, could only silently express her helplessness. Who told you to issue a military order so that the handsome middle-aged man will use his legs to measure the earth from now on?

More importantly, it was just a few days after getting married, isn't this a bit of a bridge?What's wrong with the old father-in-law who is used to being pampered and pampered you?
Looking at the fiancée who ran away after losing a self-righteous wink, and Teacher Xiao He who was smiling and teasing, Li Jiujin and his gang who were full of smiles but didn't even smoke, Tang Dao Gritting his teeth, he chatted with the handsome middle-aged man.

If you bypass the military, use the little knowledge in Tang Dao's stomach, besides knowing "Why do I often have tears in my eyes, because I love this land so deeply!" and other familiar poems and future trends, his future Little Butterfly really can't compare with his father-in-law who has read poetry and books since childhood and traveled thousands of miles.

But fortunately, Tang Dao is a little fresh meat. Compared with this era nearly a hundred years ago, Tang Dao is very fresh.

"My friend is here, and there is good wine. If the jackal comes, there will be a shotgun to greet it!" The song Tang Dao hummed casually made Tantai Yunshu's eyes shine.

The whole afternoon, the handsome middle-aged man was learning to sing the song "My Motherland". Not to mention, the melancholy temperament of the handsome middle-aged man coupled with his mature and vicissitudes of voice, sang the line "This is my beautiful country". The motherland is the place where I grew up!", it really tasted a little bit, although the soldiers walking beside were sweating, they couldn't help humming softly to his rhythm!

Relying on his 'talent', Tang Dao survived the catastrophe and persisted until the next day. Tang Dao, who had regained some physical strength, escaped from the cart and could not go with the whole army. Son-in-law, Tantai Yunshu also stopped complaining.

Anyway, the future son-in-law didn't let him be a porter, so he just carried a small bag, which was already taken care of.

It is true that the transportation capacity of the Four Elements Regiment has become saturated. Starting from the secret warehouse of the Northeast Army, the equipment of the two infantry regiments has actually overwhelmed the heavy troops of the Four Elements Regiment.

Not to mention that the equipment carried by pack horses and carts has reached its limit, and the load of an individual soldier alone can reach 30 catties or more. It may be okay to walk with such a load for a day, two days or three days, but if you want to march long distances, it will cost your life. Life is exhausting.

But as the saying goes: When God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you!

The unexpected appearance of the 89th Division, which blocked the Four Elements Regiment on the marching road for several days, also consumed 2000 rounds of various shells and [-] rounds of machine rifle bullets, which seemed to have caused a lot of damage to the Four Elements Regiment. The loss, but unexpectedly helped the Four Elements Group save a lot of transportation capacity.

At least the capacity of ten carts and 20 pack horses was freed up, which made the company commander of the supply company, who was still in the agent period, finally heave a sigh of relief.

It is a good thing to have a lot of supplies and equipment, but if you exhaust your life on the march, it will not be worth the loss.

So from the very beginning, Tang Dao squeezed out the transport capacity of the logistics troop with the method of almost drying up the lake. Zhuang Shisan and the company commander of the logistics company expressed different opinions, but they were all rejected by Tang Dao, preferring him as the head of the regiment. They had to carry dozens of kilograms of equipment on their backs, and their mounts were transformed into pack horses. The majestic cavalry company that was formed with great difficulty also dismounted and became a transport team.

That's because they don't know the extent of the shortage of materials in the north now, especially equipment.

But Tang Dao knew that the army that swore to send troops in northern Shaanxi had a desire for equipment.

According to the battle history records of the 129th Division stored in the Military Museum, as one of the three main divisions of the No.18 Army, on September 9, the 30th Division set off in Zhuangli Town, Fuping County.

为保卫边区，129师留下一个主力步兵团外加385旅旅部约4000人，开赴华北抗日前线的129师主力共9367人。

And what about the equipment of more than 18 people who almost represent the highest combat power of the No.9000 Army?Tang Dao, who watched the war history records with his own eyes, was extremely sad at the time.

At that time, the 129th Division had a total of 3412 rifles, 724 carbine guns, and 43012 rounds of rifle carbine bullets. On average, each rifle had only ten rounds of bullets; Each gun has only 539 bullets; 2872 pistols and 5 Bergman submachine guns, with a total of 93 bullets, an average of 3 bullets per gun;
93 light machine guns with 27361 bullets, an average of 294 bullets per machine gun; 29 heavy machine guns with 23222 bullets, an average of 801 bullets per heavy machine gun; 6 mortars with 67 shells, an average of 11 bullets per gun send;
All the teachers are cloth caps, no steel helmets, and also have hundreds of grenades and dozens of bayonets, which are only qualified to be equipped by elite soldiers.

Tang Dao still remembers that there was also a major staff officer in the headquarters of a certain group army who went with him. He obviously had never been in the front-line army, and asked the commentator: "There is no bayonet. Japanese hand-to-hand combat?"

Facing the incomprehensible and contemptuous eyes of the narrator, the old professor who led the team flew into a rage and told the nerd to go back to the military academy and be confined for two days on the spot.

Who said that you can't fight hand-to-hand without a bayonet? More than 9000 people have less than 5000 guns in total, and the remaining 4000 people are unarmed?The army built from scratch may be poorly equipped, but it never lacks the determination to defend its ideals.

Broadswords and spears, as well as the red-tasseled guns developed from natural materials after arriving in the mountains, are the standard equipment for every soldier!

Whether it's an ambush or a tough battle, after three shots, the infantry has to charge. For hand-to-hand combat, they prefer it to the Japanese army who likes to use hand-to-hand combat to show their bravery. It's not to show how high their force value is, but because there are no bullets for them. They consume.

The only thing that can be consumed is human life!

Just like the 115th Division, which became famous in World War I, with its superior strength and superior terrain, it formed an effective encirclement of more than a thousand people in a heavy brigade of the Itagaki Division, and on the periphery, two infantry regiments blocked the reinforcements of the Japanese army. Logically speaking, these thousands of Japanese soldiers were not only turtles in a urn, but they could also devour them like a beast eating slowly, but the real battle situation was not like this.

Firstly, although the Japanese army is only a second-line soldier of the Itagaki Division, its real combat power is not weak; secondly, the core reason is that the ammunition of the 115th Division is not enough for them to be like the four-row regiment. Like the war, he covered the remnants of the Japanese army with firepower little by little.

They had to rush over and solve this extremely successful ambush with hand-to-hand combat. Judging from the outcome, they wiped out more than a thousand Japanese invaders, which was extremely successful.

But the battle damage made the faces of the 115th Division heavy generals who had experienced countless winds and rains look dignified, and the battle damage ratio turned out to be a jaw-dropping 1:1.

This is the status quo of the northern battlefield. There is no such thing as the southeastern battlefield, where there are large-scale battles with 100,000 people at every turn, but the degree of tragedy is not lost at all.

Tang Dao knew that with every extra bullet he brought, he might be able to live an extra soldier, and those veterans were all elites who broke through the gate of hell.

Therefore, Tang Dao would rather be exhausted, and he had to transport as much equipment as possible to the north. Not to mention the official and [-]-style rifles replaced by the Four Elements Regiment, the old-fashioned rifles that were eliminated by the Sichuan Army Canisters, bird guns, singles, and Tang swords are all reluctant to lose, so I bring them all.

Therefore, after negotiating with the 89th Division to pass through their defense zone, the officers and soldiers of the 89th Division on the mountain were surprised to find that the elite infantry regiment who had blasted the mountain a few inches away with cannons, various machine guns, and grenade grenades the day before, and they Imagine something different.

What they imagined was that the officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment were all in high spirits, lined up with guns on their backs and sang military songs neatly and majesticly.

They guessed a lot right, and they were indeed lined up neatly with their guns on their backs, but it was indeed too difficult for them to sing military songs.

Every soldier in the Four Elements Regiment carried at least two rifles on their backs, and their belts were full of bullets, not to mention bullet bags and at least six grenades. There is also a cap tied to it.

Just looking at this weight makes my teeth ache!
Because they know that the army in front of them is not going to participate in the upcoming battle of Xuzhou, but to go to the northern battlefield across a long journey of two thousand miles. It takes at least 33 days to march sixty miles a day, carrying such a heavy burden every day. It is unimaginable that the equipment will march at a speed of eight miles per hour for nearly eight hours.

Moreover, the troops equipped in this way are not 100 taels, nor 1000 taels, but the whole regiment!
Until seeing the four-row team column similar to the supply team disappearing from his eyes, a major of the army sighed solemnly: "Fortunately, we didn't start a war with them!"

The lieutenants around him didn't ask questions curiously, because only veterans like them knew why their major and battalion commander made such an exclamation.

The scary thing about the Four Elements Group is not how good the equipment is and the abundance of ammunition reserves, but the scary thing is its spiritual will,

Those who dare to march long distances with such a heavy load will not be able to reach their destination without sufficient mental will and strong body.

But in fact, the Four Elements Regiment is not as strong as they thought. In addition to 2000 soldiers who can fight, there are 500 new recruits in Xuzhou, and another 300 students. These 800 people are the biggest shortcoming of the Four Elements Regiment. If you really want to fight When the battle started, they were able to obey the military orders and not run around, thank God.

Therefore, this difficult long-distance march of the entire army with a load of more than 20 catties is not only a test of will for the elite soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment, but also a training subject arranged by Tang Dao for these recruits.

When recruits join the army, the first test of them is not the queue of obeying orders, but the indomitable spiritual will!
Even Tang Dao himself didn't know how many people could pass the assessment, especially those student soldiers!

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PS: I recommend a new urban book "Portable Museum" by an author friend. Today it is still a 5000-word chapter, two chapters combined into one!
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