Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 859 Happiness after the war!

The 14th Division was beaten to the ground by the Sixing Regiment. It began to gather the main force of the division in Xinxiang, and did not dare to rush into the direction of Zhengzhou.

The Four Elements Group had a great time counting all kinds of trophies, not to mention, and bought themselves another two full days.

Or, to be more precise, they bought the last rare 48 hours for Xinxiang refugees who were retreating towards Zhengzhou.

The huge wave of refugees finally arrived near the Yellow River Railway Bridge on the evening of February 2. The iron bridge, which has not yet been blasted, has become a lifeline for thousands of people.

This time, there was no broken bridge blocking their way, and thousands of people did not become victims of the Japanese aggressors venting their anger. Tang Dao, standing in the outpost on the bridge, was silently relieved.

Zhuang Shisan, who was standing beside him, looked at Tang Dao in surprise. Just now he had an intuition that this group seat, who had been standing on the bridge and looking into the distance since the afternoon, didn't seem to be waiting two hours ago. The military column that had already carried the last 4000 men of the First Army across the railway bridge was waiting for these ragged ordinary people.

What are these people waiting for? Without this bridge, they would naturally go upstream and downstream. If they all flooded into Zhengzhou, it would put even more burden on that Commander Cheng.

"Chief of Staff Zhuang, before you came, you must have asked in your heart, who am I waiting for? But now, you should have an answer, right?" Tang Dao looked at the people passing by on the bridge, without turning his head.

"Yes, Tuan Zuo, you are waiting for these ordinary people who retreated from Xinxiang!" Zhuang Shisan said cautiously under a slight astonishment.

"Chief of Staff Zhuang, do you know why I use you as the Chief of Staff who many people don't think has much military ability?" Tang Dao asked again.

"It's because I am the person with the highest rank in our regiment in the Songjiang security regiment. Let's stabilize the emotions of the officers and soldiers of the former security regiment who joined our regiment's four-element regiment! Please let the commander of the regiment express it clearly, otherwise I can't think of other reasons." Zhuang Shisan replied straightforwardly.

"Hehe! If I said you were the chief of staff of the Independent Battalion before, it was natural to appease the brothers of the security regiment, and I also used this to show Commander Wang that my independent battalion will never treat him badly for the brothers of the Songjiang Security Regiment. After several battles, although there are still factions in the army, they have almost been kneaded into a whole, especially after the battalion was expanded into a regiment, the so-called appeasement is not so important anymore." Tang Dao turned around and smiled faintly Shake your head slightly.

"That's it." Master Zhuang San's heart beat a little faster.

In fact, what Tang Dao just asked has always been the source of his doubts. No matter his qualifications or ability, he is under Guo Shouzhi, but Tang Dao chose him as the chief of staff, but let Guo Shouzhi become the battalion commander. Chief officer, but in terms of status in the regiment, he is under the former security battalion commander.

"That's because you, Chief of Staff Zhuang, have goodwill towards China and the Chinese nation!" Tang Dao's eyes burst out with appreciation.

"Although I knew you were not a qualified soldier the first time I saw you, you had greed in your eyes, and you were shrewd to save your life, but you were extremely determined to donate your sister and brother-in-law's house as the Songjiang headquarters, I knew that , you bastard, you don’t want to lose Songjiang, even for it, you can give up everything except your life, which is very rare for you who have been in the rivers and lakes for many years.”

"Tuan Zuo, this subordinate is really ashamed when you say that!" Master Zhuang San couldn't help but blushed suddenly.

Because, Tang Dao was talking about his heart. He wanted to keep Songjiang, but he really didn't want to die.

"Not wanting to die is the most normal psychology. Don't talk about you and me, just talk about those brothers who have died in the battle. How do they want to die? But, there is no way, the little devil's bayonet is almost poked in the face If they don't die, more people will die!" Tang Dao sighed slightly.

"You have the shrewdness of Jiangnan people, but you also have the courage to resist in the bones of Jiangnan people. Otherwise, you would not have withstood the pressure and fought with little devils all day and night on the battlefield outside Songjiang. You know it yourself. In fact, you and In the eyes of the commander, your soldiers are already abandoned! What you have done far exceeds the imagination of everyone, including me. The two army commanders, Wu and Guo, speak highly of you."

"At that time, the subordinates were also forced. If they didn't fight the Japanese, they might die." Zhuang Shisan recalled the scene outside Songjiang West City, his face paled slightly, and he still had lingering fear.

You know, after being a security battalion commander for several years, he didn't have the chance to shoot a few times with a gun, but he fought head-to-head with thousands of Japanese soldiers when he first came up.

"You are telling the truth, but desperately, no one can fight until the end and survive if they want to." Tang Dao smiled faintly. "But it wasn't this that made me actually choose you as chief of staff over Guo Shouzhi.

It was on the way to retreat from the Jiaxing front line to Guangde. Do you still remember how many candies you stuffed a crying child?And toss a sack of grain to his dying mother? "

Zhuang Shisan recalled it carefully for a long time before he remembered such a thing, and shook his head in embarrassment, "As soon as I heard the cry of the doll, I knew it was a fellow from Songjiang. I really can't bear it! By the way , Regiment, what I took was not the supplies of the regiment, but my own rations. Later, the old black company commander of the guard company stuffed me with a few cakes! But, what does this necessarily have to do with me being the chief of staff? "

"At that time, our vanguard troops had already passed the pair of mother and child. They might be eager to march, or they might know that the people behind would not ignore the poor pair of mother and son, but after all, they didn't care. If we didn't care, the pair from the direction of Songjiang The mother and child who fled will definitely starve to death in the wilderness!
I know that we are soldiers, not philanthropists. It is our job as soldiers to kill the devils and regain our homes. But why do we protect our homes? Isn’t it just that we want our children and grandchildren to have a place and let them Don't you need to struggle with life and death every day with a knife and gun?After all, what we should protect are people, not just land. "Tang Dao took out a cigarette and distributed one to Master Zhuang.

"So, those of us who are soldiers must treat these ordinary people well. When we arrive at that mountain in the future, we may know more clearly that we are responsible for fighting the Japanese on the front line, and they need to provide us with food, clothing, etc. Guaranteed, and will continue to provide fresh blood for our Chinese soldiers. Veterans die in battle, recruits become veterans, and we will never die with the Japanese!
In this regard, you have done a very good job. I need a chief of staff who is as enlightened as you. Otherwise, what is the use of being able to fight? "

"Tuan Zuo, I'm not as good at reasoning as you. I just think that the mother and child are too pitiful. I used to be a prostitute, but I didn't bully the poor. The main reason is that they really don't have much money!" Zhuang Shisan Being praised by Tang Dao made her blush.

"Haha! You are sincere enough to speak out of your heart, but people change. In the past, you, a bastard, squeezed rich people. In the future, let me deal with Japanese people. They are very rich, aren't they?" Tang Dao laughed.

It has to be said that he has become more and more appreciative of the former security battalion commander in front of him, and with his shrewdness, he can take on greater responsibilities.

Of course, what's more important is this shrewd but not slippery head.

"According to Tuan Zuo, you already knew that these refugees would arrive here. If we were ordered to blow up the iron bridge early, or if we didn't fight that battle, then they." Zhuang Shisan understood Tang Dao's words. Meaning, asked tentatively.

"If we hadn't fought that battle, the Japanese army's soldiers would have pointed at this place long ago and had been forced to blow up the iron bridge in advance. What do you think will happen to the Japanese army who can't cross the river?" Tang Dao didn't directly answer the subordinate's question.

"They must search upstream and downstream, and they will inevitably find these refugees." Zhuang Shisan swallowed with some difficulty. "Damn the Japanese invaders wouldn't be so mad!"

"The matter of Jinling is ahead, what can't such beasts as the Japanese invaders do?" Tang Dao's eyes flashed coldly.

"Understood, it's no wonder that Commander Cheng ordered the blasting of the bridge continuously in the afternoon, and you just didn't give the order, Tuan Zuo!" Zhuang Shisan nodded with cold sweat on his forehead.

If the iron bridge was blown up in advance because the Four Elements Regiment did not fight this battle, and eventually thousands of people were massacred by the Japanese invaders on the north bank of the Yellow River, that tragic scene would definitely become a nightmare for most officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment.

And Zhuang Shisan just mentioned the continuous telegrams from the commander of the first theater. Naturally, the Four Elements Regiment did not report the annihilation of the Second Infantry Regiment to the theater. There was also such a battle, and an infantry regiment of more than 2 people just disappeared.

Not only did Tang Dao hold back his monstrous military exploits, he naturally had his reasons.

First of all, he didn't want the fighting spirit of the first theater to surge because of this. He thought that the 14th Division lost an infantry regiment and lost a powerful minion, so he dispatched troops to fight again in the wilderness with the old devil Dohi Yuan.

The Japanese North China Front Army Command is not sitting on a few pigs. Although it has focused on Xuzhou hundreds of kilometers away at this time, it will never give up the 14th Division easily. It is inevitable that a large number of bombers will be dispatched to the battlefield.

Because Zhengzhou has enough anti-aircraft artillery, it is okay to say for the time being, but if it is a decisive battle with the 14th Division on the plain, it will give the Japanese bombers a chance to show their power. After the iron bridge was blown up, the 14th Division could not cross the Yellow River and could only head towards Kaifeng. Another battle of Lanfeng would happen. Even if it still ended in China's failure, Zhengzhou would never fall.

Of course, Tang Dao was even more worried that because of this exploit, the commander of the first war zone would leave him and the Four Elements Group behind in agitation.

That is a theater-level commander. He doesn't need to report to the higher authorities at all. Once a military order is issued, Comrade Guo has to stand at attention and listen to the order, let alone him, a colonel and a small regiment leader?

It's better to wait until the Four Elements Group leaves here in great strides, and then report this matter to him. As for who he is willing to put this exploit on, that is his freedom. Anyway, Tang Dao and the Four Elements Group are currently not I really want to top this 'pot'!
Moreover, Tang Dao knew better that the commander was an extremely smart person, he didn't need to say it clearly, that person knew what he meant, it was a big gift he gave to that person, and it was also a condition for letting his four-element group continue to travel north .

"Come on, your staff department has also finished counting the battle damage and the spoils captured by our department. Let me listen to it and make me happy!" Tang Dao pointed to the chair, and then sat down first.

"Tuan Zuo, do you want to listen to the happy ones first, or the unhappy ones first?" Zhuang Shisan took out two pieces of paper from his pocket.

This guy is good everywhere, but it's not good to like to talk about heartbreak, Tang Dao couldn't help frowning.

"Let's talk about the casualties first! But I can start with my ugly words. This time, the preparations are so full, the ammunition is so much consumed, and the casualties of the infantry company are too high. The infantry company commander should stop doing it and go to give me the luggage. The team will be a horseman for half a month first! This is your staff department’s responsibility, and your chief of staff, Zhuang Da, can’t do favoritism. If Li Jiujin is as shameless as that, you can just ask him to come to Lao Tzu all the time. The devil got into a fight, and my hand is itching all the time!" Tang Dao's face was still calm.

However, that evil fire was ready to burst out.

I haven't even started to hear the happy ones, but I have to listen to the casualty figures. It is estimated that anyone will be unhappy, and Tang Dao is no exception.

"In this attack, the staff of our regiment made a prediction, and believed that if our regiment attacked with all its strength and defeated the Japanese army and the Japanese aircraft participated in the battle, the casualty ratio of all the personnel of our regiment participating in the battle should be about one-fifth. It also includes the 300 recruits who were asked to join the battle!" Zhuang Shisan also looked serious.

Tang Dao's eyelids twitched when he said that, except for the supply company and the student company, the rest of the Four Elements Regiment fought with all their strength, and the strength was at least 2300. If it was one-fifth, it would be more than 400 people. Not sure how many veterans there are.

"However, the trick you used to ambush under the noses of the Japanese army was really wonderful. The Japanese fighter planes had no chance to drop bombs on our infantry. In addition, they did not hesitate to consume ammunition, and their firepower far surpassed that of the Japanese army, causing the Japanese army to collapse faster than the general staff. Based on our estimates, the casualty rate of our infantry is extremely low!" Zhuang Shisan tried his best to suppress his excitement.

"All the ministries of our regiment participated in the battle. After the battle, we counted the number of wounded and sacrificed officers and soldiers with the medical team to determine the number of remains. This time, our four-element regiment wiped out an infantry regiment of the Japanese invaders, but we only killed or injured more than 160 people. 43 people were seriously injured, 72 people were slightly injured, and 51 people died in battle, of which 300 recruits died in battle, 32 people were killed, and 27 people were injured! In addition, 6 people were killed and 7 people were injured in the engineering company of the New Eighth Division. In comparison, our regiment's battle loss ratio is about 1 to 20, and it is still in a field battle, not a defensive battle!"

"Okay!" Tang Dao couldn't help showing his gloomy eyebrows.

There has never been zero casualties in this world. Whether it is victory or defeat, the number of casualties of officers and soldiers will always be the heaviest concern of the commander.

The number of 51 people killed in battle is heartbreaking, but it also exceeded Tang Dao's expectations. Originally, the casualties were around 300, and the Japanese army maintained a 1:10 battle loss ratio, which he could accept.

After all, in this encounter, he exchanged ammunition for casualties. Just all kinds of shells consumed nearly 2500 rounds in this battle, and machine rifle bullets were calculated at 20 rounds. Can finish a battle.

51 lives were lost, and more than 40 people were seriously injured. At least one third of them could not be rescued. The two Chinese commanders were still excited. It was not that they were cold-blooded, but that the numbers of daily casualties were reversed. of.

Just like the defense of Fuji County in time and space, a division of the Sichuan Army and more than 3000 division commanders all died in the city. The Japanese army with the power of artillery was no more than an infantry squadron.

Compared with the figure of killing 3000 Japanese troops, these casualties are almost negligible.

As for Tang Dao, he began to grow up on this extremely cruel battlefield. He is no longer just a special forces squadron leader who leads more than a dozen people, but a colonel commander who leads more than 2000 people, an excellent commander, You must learn to choose and choose, and you must be more hard-hearted, otherwise, it would be irresponsible to thousands of people.

"The staff department must formulate rewards and pensions as soon as possible. After arriving at the destination, the people in the chamber of commerce will send the pensions to the family members of the sacrificed brothers as soon as possible. The recruits and the brothers of the engineering company of the new eighth division will be treated as official officers and soldiers of our regiment. Handle it!" Tang Dao said. "Let's talk about the capture!"

"Okay, but you have to be tight, Tuan Zuo!" Speaking of the capture, the smile on Zhuang Shisan's face was like a stone dropped into a pool, swinging layer after layer.

"The equipment seized in this ambush: 1418 Type 832 rifles that can be used; 703 Type 48 rifles that can be repaired after damage; 12 Type 56 pistols that can be used in the South; 18 Taisho Ten Young machine guns that can be used ;Damage can still be repaired Taisho ten young machine guns, 10 pieces; Type 37 grenade grenade can be used, 4 pieces; Can still repair 8 mm rapid-fire guns, 4; can use [-]-type infantry guns, [-]; can use [-]-type mountain guns, [-];
In addition, there are more than 5200 Japanese-style grenades, 3 field radio stations, 3 telephone exchanges, 9 telephones, 180 pack horses, 130 carts, more than 2000 steel helmets, and more than 16 bullets for various machine rifles!More than 1300 shells of various types!

In addition, there are still personal belongings seized by Japanese soldiers. Because there are too many and the value is difficult to estimate, the staff department is still counting. "

"Good guy, this is really a horse without night grass without fat, and a man without windfall without wealth!" Tang Dao, who was used to seeing big scenes, was also stimulated by these numbers of firearms.

This special one is just an infantry regiment. If you go to rob a division, a regiment of the Four Elements Regiment will not be able to move back even if they vomit blood!

"Okay, with these things, I will have more confidence in being a dignitary." Tang Dao slapped his thigh. "Come on, Chief of Staff Zhuang, accompany me across the river!"

"Where are you going, who do you want?" Zhuang Shisan was confused.

As the leader of the regiment, he is always so unexpected that people can't figure out his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)