Rise from eight hundred.

"Okay, let's stop standing at this mountain pass for a long time. You are not hungry. After running for a day with the teacher and the soldiers, my chest will stick to my back." After the meaningful exchange with Tang Dao, let go Tang Dao's hand, the short chief glanced at the vigorous subordinates around him and the cavalry who followed behind, and said with a smile.

"Let's go, eat his Cheng Houzi's big fat!" The always serious teacher was obviously in a good mood today, and said loudly with a big move.

Then, he took the lead in throwing his hands away and striding towards the 683 brigade headquarters.

"I said Chief! The meat has long been stewed in the pot. If it rots, it will rot in the pot. I can't run away. It's dark and slippery, so slow down!" Brigadier Cheng waved to his subordinates with a smile. Just follow behind the burly division chief.

The head of the division paused, turned his head and glared at his number one general, and nodded his hand, which means that you don't treat the first chief of the division as solid food, just tell the truth.

The officers and the cavalry of the cavalry regiment directly under the 921st Division all laughed.

These more than 100 cavalry were all drawn from the newly formed divisional cavalry regiment not long ago. Many people have never seen the famous Brigadier Cheng, but only heard of his name. I heard that he is not only in the 921st division, That is, the entire [-]th Army Group and even higher ranks are well-known treasures, who dare to make jokes, and now it seems that their reputation is indeed well-deserved.

This also proves from the side that this is the position in the hearts of several division heads, but few people dare to make fun of the strict first military officer of the division.

Of course, this also shows how good the mood of the two division chiefs is at this time.

Tang Dao originally walked side by side with Wang Xiaoqiang at the back, but he didn't take a few steps, but saw the head of the division who didn't talk too much but was decisive enough to wave at him from afar, Tang Dao hurriedly followed.

The two walked at the forefront of the entire team, led by the division chief, and the two asked and answered the battle that had ended.

Tang Dao's answers were all about the battles that had already happened, so naturally there was no difficulty, but what made Tang Dao amazed was that without using any maps, the commander of the 921 Division seemed to have the entire map of Eastern Jin in his mind. The question seemed to be casual, but it hit the nail on the head.

For example, he asked Tang Dao that he led the main force of the Four Elements Regiment to attack the main battlefield of Beiganling, leaving an infantry battalion to guard Dongyang Pass, whether he had considered the problem of the Japanese army attacking if the main force was assembled.

"Half of the garrison of the Japanese army in the city has been wiped out. They have no such strength. Unless they assemble more than one infantry regiment from a farther direction, it will take time to assemble, and it will also take time to move in our direction. The ten or so hours during the day are far from enough use.

By the morning of the second day, the main force of our regiment can not only return to help, but I believe that many friendly troops around can't just sit back and watch. If he really comes, then my Jindong Division will dare to eat him up! " Tang Dao answered neatly.

Leaving Leixiong alone to guard Dongyang Pass was also the result of Tang Dao's careful consideration. He also took into account the possibility of a large-scale counterattack by the 108th Division. The seventy or eighty-mile-long mountain road is his biggest Reliance, if it was on the plains, Tang Dao would not dare to take two infantry battalions and most of the heavy artillery to attack Beiganling if he was killed. It would undoubtedly send one of his main battalions to the mouth of the Japanese. …

"What you think is quite beautiful, and the ministries in eastern Jin will not sit idly by!" The head of the division pushed the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and glanced at Tang Dao with a half-smile on his face: "I'm afraid, your ministries belong to your Sichuan army." The infantry division of the 22nd Group Army, and my 921st Division are distributed in other parts of the Taihang area! Good guy, for your Dongyangguan infantry battalion, the remaining troops of my 921st Division have to run over mountains and mountains. !"

"Hey, Chief, isn't this all for the purpose of beating devils! The meat delivered to the mouth is not for nothing!" Tang Dao scratched his head in embarrassment.

This guy is really not good, he just said this to each department, and people immediately understood his calculations, just like what this guy said, Tang Dao almost distributed the 921 Division to all the troops within a hundred miles It's all counted.

It's just that Tang Dao didn't expect that the 921st Division today is more ferocious than he imagined. On the surface, it took out 4 infantry regiments, which is almost half of its strength. Not the few main regiments on the table, but one guy can pull nearly 22 people out, and together with the division of the 108nd Army that has already agreed to send troops, more than [-] troops can really be pulled into the battlefield, and it can bring out the [-]th Division. The head of the division will be scared to pee.

"You're really good at calculating!" The head of the division smiled faintly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes covered by darkness. "But you underestimate the Japanese too! Jindong has more than just the 108th Division."

"What?" Tang Dao was slightly taken aback.

Before the war, countless intelligences showed that there were only 108 divisions along the Hanchang Highway.

"Instead of other Japanese divisions, a convoy of 180 trucks arrived in Eastern Jin.

This transport team that appeared unexpectedly may change the entire battlefield pattern. I only got the information at noon on the 16th. But at that time, you had already led the main force of the Four Elements Regiment to leave. Even if you are told to return with all your strength, it will not help. ! "The head of the division didn't speak loudly, but sweat dripped down Tang Dao's forehead.

180 trucks, limited to one transporting 40 fully armed soldiers, is enough to carry an infantry brigade. It seemed to be a mountain road that dragged down the Japanese army, but it was smooth, and the 80-mile mountain road could be reached in less than 4 hours.

At that time, even if the 921st Division and the 22nd Army attacked with all their might, it would be too late.The fall of Dongyang Pass means not only the end of Lei Xiong's first battalion, but also the unlucky Licheng, which is still desperately transporting supplies, and even implicates the army that is gathering all the main forces to fight fiercely in Beiganling.

In the end, even if the enemy in Beganling could be wiped out according to the original plan, I am afraid that this battle will only be a four or six split, not a complete victory.

"What about the Japanese army?" Tang Dao asked, licking his dry lips due to nervousness.

"Then you have to say that Tang Dao is lucky!" Seeing that Tang Dao was sweating on his forehead, the head of the division also put away his thoughts of beating the young commander of Lien Chan and Lianjie. "My department happened to have a regiment in the surrounding area. After receiving my order, it immediately dispatched a large number of troops to destroy the surrounding roads and make attacks. The Japanese army may be concerned about the bad luck that the county will encounter in Licheng, or it may be because of the The transportation team is not under the jurisdiction of the 108th Division, and procedures are required for transfer, and in the afternoon, when the battle situation at Beiganling has been settled, they will no longer do such futile actions.”…

In fact, due to problems such as intelligence delays, the identity of this Japanese army transport team composed of a large number of trucks was not confirmed until a few days later.

It turned out that it was the supply unit directly under the 14th Division, which was fighting fiercely with China's first theater hundreds of miles away, and was ordered to deliver supplies from hd to the 14th Division, but encountered an unexpected battle halfway.

Regardless of the fact that the 14th Division and the 108th Division are troops of the same level, the 14th Division is a permanent division, and the 108th Division is an ad hoc division. The 108th Division is inferior from its origin, because they want to directly recruit other people's "nobles" The trucks of the logistics alliance really need communication and coordination between high-level officials.

Do Feiyuan gave Xia Xiongyuan face and reluctantly agreed, but the time of going back and forth was delayed for nearly two hours, and the road was destroyed, and it would take another two hours to repair and pass. I don’t know how many Chinese people are in the surrounding mountains People were still eyeing him covetously, and in the end, Xia Xiong Yuan had no choice but to give up the treatment.

Losing Licheng, losing 3000 reinforcements, he was reprimanded at most, but if he lost this logistics unit and thousands of troops, he would commit suicide by cutting open his stomach to apologize.

The Japanese lieutenant general lacked the courage to fight to the death, which also became a reason for the Japanese North China Front Army Command to criticize him.

But no matter what the Japanese army did or whether there were mistakes, if it weren't for the 921st Division who made a decisive attack, Tang Dao knew that the chances of Lei Xiong and the first battalion's fate being changed were more than [-]%.

This kind of mistake that thought everything was under control but almost caused irreparable losses was caused by winning too many battles and getting used to going smoothly. Tang Dao's face became a little hot in a flash of thought.

"Don't think too much, I don't mean to criticize you, I'm just reviewing and discussing the battlefield.

There has never been a commander in this world who counts everything. As long as there is a winning rate of more than 50.00%, I will choose to give it a go, not to mention the extremely low possibility of such a probability.If it were me, I would have made the same choice as you, and even more radical than you. "Looking up at Tang Dao, whose face was slightly red under the light of the torch, the commander's eyes flashed admiringly behind his glasses.

What he wanted was not Tang Dao's gratitude, but Tang Dao's self-examination. Tang Dao did a good job.

"It's just that you and I are the generals of an army. Once the military order is issued, the lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers will be put into our hands. When making every decision, we must be cautious and cautious. Put it in our hands." What is in front of me is a small number, but each of those numbers was raised by my parents and mothers with a dozen or 20 years of painstaking efforts."

"Yes, Chief!" Tang Dao nodded.

Courage and prudence seem to be contradictory, but there is no conflict, because the commander in front of him may be the best general in China who has the best balance of these two qualities.

In fact, if it weren't for the serious eye disease and poor health after a long-term war, he would also be a strong candidate to command the Ice Field. It is enough to amaze the world.

Brigadier Cheng Da, who was beside the two of them, did not speak, but glanced at Tang Dao several times in a row with surprised eyes.

He knows himself best as the commander of the division. He seems to be gentle but is actually extremely strict. Including him, among the top officers of the 921 Division, who has not been named and approved by him?It is really rare to use this kind of gentle way to mention something under your command. …

This is to see how right Tang Dao is?

how to say?Even Brigadier Cheng, a genius-like character like Cheng Da, can only express his envy at this time.

Unlike the head of the division who was obsessed with tactics, the director of the political training department walked behind and talked and laughed happily with several regiment-level chief officers.

Tang Dao, who was reminded, couldn't help sighing in his heart. As described in the historical records, the two together can only be described as a perfect match. No wonder the 921 Division can develop into a behemoth during the continuous war.

This is the advantage of having a good partner, and both Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun pay more attention to the battlefield. As for the philistine and shrewd personality of Chief of Staff Zhuang Shisan, being a businessman is obviously more suitable for him. The idea that it is already mature enough is more firm.

While speaking, the crowd had already reached the station, and a strong smell of meat wafted over.

The celebration banquet prepared by the 683 Brigade for this great victory far exceeded the imagination of the soldiers.

如今在683旅驻地，不算得胜归来的所属3个步兵团以及旅部各直属部队7000人，留在这里修整的769团全团官兵就有1600余人；四行团留驻于此地的警卫连近200人再加上要来的辎重连200多号人合计近500人；
In addition, the two heads of the division headquarters had to bring at least 1000 people; 1300 people joined the army from Lucheng; although most of the people who came to help carry supplies left with two catties of food, there were still many village officials and militia companies. Both the captain and the platoon leader were invited to this celebration banquet, at least there were two or three hundred people.

In other words, there are more than 1.2 people who will participate in the celebration banquet tonight. Calculated by one catty of meat per person, it will cost more than 10,000 catties.

Originally, hundreds of Japanese war horses and pack horses were harvested on the Beiganling battlefield. If they ate horse meat, it would be enough for tens of thousands of people here to eat for several days.

But Brigadier Cheng Da waved his hand: "Since it's a celebration banquet, we have to make everyone happy. Horse meat is rough, and it's okay to eat too much cabbage to improve your life. How can such a big event get on the table?" ?”

Good meat is naturally respected by beef, but this year's festival, there are few farm cattle, so can the beef cattle be eaten?

The next only thing is mutton and pork!

Fortunately, there is a shortage of food in the mountains, but there is no shortage of this.

Since the announcement of the great victory on the night of the 16th, and from the 17th, villagers from the 683rd Brigade's various armies with a radius of tens of miles have been carrying their own sheep and wild boars and wild sheep hunted in the mountains to work in the army.

And the 683 Brigade with the current Oceania will not be stingy. After asking for instructions, the logistics department of the left-behind brigade headquarters just pulled out 20 carts and 30 pack horses from the limited transportation force, and did not hesitate to go at night. Linfen's subordinate county bought meat and vegetable liquor, and returned all of them this afternoon.

Mutton and pork, the 683 brigade prepared more than 3 catties!

Relying on this number alone, it will definitely be able to support every soldier and commoner who participated in the celebration banquet.

The meals in the army are not so particular about the dishes, and the most popular way in the north is used. Stewed meat in a big pot, cabbage and potatoes plus big fat meat that is so fat is the best dish.

Beginning in the morning, the 683 Brigade organized a large number of cooking soldiers and supply soldiers to busy divide, collect and cook meat.

China eats according to the rules, only wine is called a banquet! …

According to the arrangement, the celebration banquet tonight will be held in units of infantry platoons, with each platoon having a large iron pot, fifty catties of meat, one hundred catties of vegetables, fifty catties of white wine, and enough white flour buns.

Except for the three infantry companies on combat duty who are not allowed to drink alcohol, the rest of the officers and soldiers who are not on guard and combat duty are allowed to drink alcohol.

As for the imported liquor, except for a small amount purchased by the 683 brigade, more than 8000 catties were carried by the four-element regiment.

According to the wartime regulations, although this is not a battlefield, the Japanese army has begun to send troops on a small scale to the Dongyangguan, Licheng, and Lucheng areas that have been abandoned.

Although Brigadier Cheng is open-minded by nature, it is absolutely impossible for him to make such a mistake as a regular military academy graduate.

However, Tang Dao strongly advocated that officers and soldiers who are not on combat duty during the dinner can drink liquor and must independently bear the expenses of liquor.

Because Tang Dao knows what a soldier needs most when he returns from a bloody battle on the battlefield.

Rewards are not required.

They need to soothe their tense nerves.

The battlefield is cruel!

The blood of the enemy and the blood of comrades-in-arms are sprinkled on the soldiers. At the moment of life and death, they will deliberately ignore the cruelty, but it does not mean that those tragedies are not left in their hearts and in their minds.

If things go on like this, they will not trust anyone, as long as they are stimulated a little, they may regard it as a battlefield, and everyone will become their enemy.

Tang Dao has a deep understanding of this.

During the half year of his training in the military academy, he always kept a saber under his pillow. A group army captain and staff officer in the dormitory had a tactical-level argument with him, and Tang Dao broke out in an instant. The murderous eyes almost made him pee his pants.

This habitual mental behavior of thinking on the battlefield, in the future, this symptom is called war syndrome.

What can make these soldiers who have survived the battle relax is the tenderness of women and alcohol.

Women, cannot provide.

Then it could only be alcohol. Getting drunk can not only relax these soldiers who have been fighting for several days and have been in a tense state of nerves and body functions.

In particular, Tang Dao didn't know how many of these soldiers could wait until the next time they got drunk.

Many of them may not be able to wait in this lifetime.

With this last sentence, Brigadier Cheng was persuaded by Tang Dao that he couldn't let his young soldiers die like that without even having the right to get drunk.

For the first time, he violated his own principles, prepared a catty of liquor for everyone, and allowed every soldier here to get drunk once after the bloody battle!
Now the chiefs have arrived.

The whole valley, under the stars.

The meat and Gudugu are steaming and exuding a strong fragrance.

The wine jar has been opened, and the aroma of wine is overflowing.

This is the real taste of victory!