Rise From Eight Hundred

Obviously, the burly man who had just met for only an hour did not regard the famous Lieutenant Colonel Battalion Commander of the Four-Line Battalion as a treasure like Lieutenant General Guo.

Even when Lieutenant General Guo handed over three infantry guns, three rapid-fire guns, and ten heavy machine guns to this big man on behalf of Tang Dao, he only showed joy in his eyes and nodded to thank Tang Dao, but never mentioned the name of the Four-Line Battalion.

It seemed that the Four-Line Battalion, which had once become famous in the battle of the Four-Line Warehouse, had been completely forgotten by this man.

Finally, Lieutenant General Wu shouted in a low voice to the full room of lieutenant generals and major generals: "Are you all clear about the tasks of each department? If there are still unclear or doubtful questions, there is still time to ask. In wartime, no matter who it is, they must act according to military orders. Those who act without authorization will be subject to military law!"

"Yes!" The full room of generals stood up and responded loudly.

"Then, the whole army will be engaged in the construction of fortifications! If you are tired, you will take turns to rest. We must complete 70% of the progress before tomorrow morning." Lieutenant General Wu looked at his current deputy, Lieutenant General Guo, and seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he waved his hand to signal the end of the meeting.

The first and perhaps the last combat meeting of senior generals of the whole army before the war only took an hour. There was not much hypocrisy and courtesy, and there was very little wrangling. Most of the time, Lieutenant General Wu made the final decision. This may also be related to the fact that most of the people present were direct subordinates of the supreme commander.

As for the other two who played auxiliary roles, the 43rd Army had only five infantry companies, and although the Songjiang Security Corps had more than 2,000 people, Wang Gongyu's military rank was only major general, so naturally they just listened.

Not to mention Tang Dao, who was at the bottom of the table in such a high-level combat meeting, except for standing up and saluting the officers when introducing him to the generals of the 67th Army, he was not given the opportunity to speak.

But what Tang Dao didn't expect was that when the meeting ended and everyone was leaving, the first commander who didn't seem to take him seriously kept him alone.

Lieutenant General Guo quietly gave Tang Dao a look, indicating that Tang Dao should just keep calm and find out any difficulties and then ask him to solve them.

The two sat across the conference table until the iron door of the small building used as the headquarters meeting room slammed shut.

Tang Dao could hear the footsteps outside the door moving away one after another, and then another one moving away. It was clearly the sentry guarding the door, at least expanding the alert range to 30 meters.

Obviously, the swift and decisive boss in front of him wanted to talk to him alone, not on impulse, but had thought about it long ago.

However, Tang Dao couldn't think of what he wanted to talk about.

Tang Dao could find the general context of the development of the war based on the historical trajectory of the past, but it did not mean that he could figure out the twists and turns in the minds of these big men.

Moreover, because the man in front of him died early in the battle, there is not much introduction to him in history. Even many people in the future don’t know that such a tragic blocking battle broke out in the small city of Songjiang, let alone a general who died like him.

"Captain Tang, you are very good!" Lieutenant General Wu suddenly spoke.

"On the train to Songhu, I read the newspaper reporting on your Four-Line Camp. Commander Xie Jinyuan led you and your brothers to fight very well.

But I said you are very good, but it is not because of the Four-Line Camp. Can you guess why I praise you?"

"Please tell me clearly, sir!" Tang Dao smiled bitterly.

Although he had a vague movement in his heart, as if he had guessed something, these are irrelevant questions! It is better to let these superiors answer them themselves.

If he guessed wrong, it was "two insects with a spring on top", and if he guessed right, Yang Xiu, the smart egg, didn't seem to have a good ending.

"You little guy, it's really like what she said, young but smart." Lieutenant General Wu pointed at Tang Dao with his hand. "I see you have guessed it all."

Who is he (she)? Tang Dao really couldn't guess it this time, but Lieutenant General Wu obviously didn't mean to explain it to him, but sighed slightly: "Yes, I said you are very good. Although you are passionate and sincere, you are not the kind of person who sticks to the rules. Knowing that entering the concession is just a dead end, you will never abide by the so-called military duty like Xie Jinyuan and lead a group of elite troops into a dead end.

I appreciate your words, stupid orders, I don't respect! Very good, this is a real soldier fighting for the country. This is a national war, and my Chinese sons and daughters are fighting for the country, not for a certain person or a certain political force."

Seeing that Tang Dao didn't know how to respond to his praise, Lieutenant General Wu smiled on his rather honest round face: "I have a secret mission that can only be completed by you and the Four Camps."

"Sir, please give instructions. Killing the enemy and serving the country is the duty of our soldiers, but if there is an order, our Four Camps will do their best." Tang Dao's heart moved slightly, but he stood up to express his attitude.

"Well, I won't beat around the bush." ​​Lieutenant General Wu also stood up, his eyes moving across the Songhu map on the table.

From Songjiang, heading north, until it stopped on a river.

Tang Dao's face showed surprise.

Because he was sure of this person's idea.

Although, even if this person didn't say it, Tang Dao would definitely use his role as deputy director of the staff to make this suggestion tonight.

"I want you and the Four-line Camp to defend this bridge for my soldiers on the front line of Songjiang, and defend our last way out." Lieutenant General Wu looked at Tang Dao with a sharp gaze.

"I believe Captain Tang knows that since I, Wu Keren, and the 67th Army can come south to Songhu, we are not afraid of death. But not fearing death is one thing. As a general of an army, I must consider the 30,000 soldiers under my command..."

"Sir, the Fourth Battalion guarantees to complete the mission. As long as the entire Songjiang Army does not cross the Wusong River, the Fourth Battalion will always defend the Baihegang Bridge and will never let it fall into the control of the Japanese invaders or be blown up." Tang Dao accepted the order generously.

This military order actually coincides with Tang Dao's plan.

In the past, the 67th Army, which had suffered heavy damage, had to abandon all heavy equipment and cross the river because the Baihegang Bridge was blown up by Japanese planes. Countless people drowned because they could not swim. The military headquarters was ambushed by the Japanese plainclothes team that detoured dozens of kilometers, resulting in several generals dying on the spot.

The bloody battle did not make the 67th Army, the elite of the Northeast Army, surrender, but it was severely damaged during the retreat, resulting in several years of inability to recover. As a result, the elite of the Northeast Army, which was reduced to the 108th Division, no longer performed well in the Patriotic War.

The criticality of the Baihegang Bridge is self-evident.

As for why this lieutenant general did not make such a deployment in the past, but now he has such an idea.

I am afraid it has something to do with the fact that the little butterfly of Tang Dao has disturbed the original trajectory of history.

The reason is very simple. It is a combat mission that no one can complete without the determination to die to hold Songjiang for three days and nights under the threat of 100,000 Japanese troops. Therefore, whether it is Lieutenant General Guo or this person, they resolutely adopted the advice of Tang Dao and put on a tactical intention of fighting to the death.

But what about after completing the military order above? These two are naturally unwilling to let the whole army die here because of the military order of that person, so of course they still have to run away.

But whether it is sending any unit of the 43rd Army or the 67th Army, there is a risk of leaking secrets.

Think about it! As long as a little news gets out, the officers and soldiers who are fighting the Japanese will lose half of their courage when they hear that we can still leave.

The chain reaction caused by that will be serious.

Only the Four-line Camp does not belong to the organizational sequence of these two armies, and the possibility of leaking secrets is greatly reduced. Moreover, with the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Four-line Camp, it is also the best among the more than 30,000 troops.

Naturally, the Four-line Camp is the must-choice for this person.

"Have you figured it out?" Lieutenant General Wu looked at the change in Tang Dao's eyes, knowing that he had figured out the reason, and his tone became relaxed.

"In fact, I have already placed a company of my guard battalion at the bridge, but the troops are still not enough. I will write a handwritten order later, and they will all be under your control. If you have any other requirements, just let me know."

"I need 12 anti-aircraft machine guns!"

"Yes!"

"An infantry company and more than 200 wounded soldiers left behind by the 43rd Army will move with the Fourth Battalion!"

"Yes!"

"Major Lei Xiong, the deputy battalion commander of my Fourth Battalion, will serve as the supreme commander of the Baihegang Bridge this time."

"Hmm?"

Obviously, Tang Dao's request was quite unexpected by the big guy.

Because, if the deputy battalion commander is the supreme commander, what does the battalion commander of Tang Dao do?

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ps: It's noon now, let me report the results to everyone. The first order in 24 hours is 1,300, which is exactly 300 more than the base of 1,000 first orders. You are really too cunning. Actually, for a collection of 22,000, the first order of 1,300 is not good, it can only be considered average, a standard shelf performance! Feng Yue thanks all the book friends who paid to subscribe to this book, thank you very much, and strive to write more exciting stories later. As for the brothers who are still keen on freeloading, you can just pretend you didn't see this paragraph. There will be another chapter later, which can be regarded as an additional update.