Chapter 940: Ma Yins intuition!
Tang Dao's eyes were finally attracted by the list of spoils in his hands.
Although he had already made some predictions, he was still surprised.
I can only say that he underestimated the second-line division of the 108th Division, and this special division that could not be used as a big platform was so wealthy.
The battle of Beiganling alone captured the spoils of these more than 1,500 Japanese troops, and they could arm an infantry regiment.
List of seizures in the Battle of Beiganling: 1. 960 Type 38 rifles; 2. 480 Southern Type 14 pistols; 34 Type 96 light machine guns; 4. 34 Type 89 grenade launchers; 5. 92 heavy machine guns; 3 6. 3 Type 94 37mm war defense guns; 7. 2 Type 94 90mm mortars; 8. 6 Type 92 70mm infantry guns; 9. 3 Type 41 75mm mountain guns; 10. 2 Type 89 medium tanks
(Scrapped wreck); 11. 10 Type 94 light tanks (scrapped wreck); 12. 3,593 melon grenades; 13. 3 five-watt battery field radio stations; 14. 2 telephone switches; 15. 6 telephones; 16. 39 war horses; 17. 144 pack horses; 18. 103 large carts; 19. 1,600 helmets; 20. More than 800 shells of various types; 20. More than 160,000 bullets of various types of machine rifles.
Lucheng County seized: 1. The silver equivalent to Yinyang and totaled more than 100,000 yuan; 2. Suppressed the traitor's home and found various types of grain and lost to the garrison 690,000 kilograms; 3. Seize some medicines and medical equipment in the field hospital of the 108th Division; 4. Seize all kinds of machine tools and equipment in the 108th Division; 5. Seize some horse harnesses, medicines and equipment in the 108th Division's sick horse factory; 6. Capture 1,268 reserve recruits; just say that they have seized too much, that really doesn't surprise Tang Dao. What surprised Tang Dao the most is that they even moved the wreckage of the tank. That's a big guy in terms of tons, how can he do it with manpower?
"How did you do it?" Tang Dao sincerely asked questions after reading the list in his hand.
"Haha, it turns out that there are times when you Commander Tang Dao can't figure it out!" Captain Cheng looked surprised at Tang Dao, and couldn't help but laugh.
It is definitely something that makes Captain Cheng extremely happy to be able to open his eyes in surprise.
It is really these days that Tang Dao has performed impeccably, so outstanding that he is almost brilliant.
How to say it? Just like the top student in key classes in key middle schools, if you only have good grades, even if you are the first, the students with low rankings may not always look up to you. But if this top student is still talented, the most amazing thing is that it can make people not feel jealous and just want to be friends with him. What kind of experience do you think this is?
Tang Dao is definitely the most "weird" person he has met in the army for so many years, and it can even be said to be one of them.
Captain Cheng was born in Huangpu and had seen too many so-called military geniuses, and he himself was even more involved. Otherwise, would he really think the title of the three heroes of Huangpu have been in vain?
It is not necessary to mention how great the future achievements of Captain Cheng will be. In addition, the two who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him, one of whom served as his principal, died in the Northern Expedition; the other is the four pillars of the Fuxing Society and has been in charge of the intelligence system for a long time. They are all extremely outstanding figures in this chaotic period.
But Brigade Commander Cheng had never seen a person like Tang Dao. He was very good at using elite squads to reconnaise the enemy and launch a fatal blow. This was just a weird tactic. Such a talented military talent is not very rare in the Whampoa Military Academy, which is known as the cradle of Chinese generals.
What is incredible is his control over the entire battlefield. His meticulous thinking and large structure are completely different from a young man in his early 20s.
Just like this battle at Shentouling, Tang Dao had already made a prediction before the war: the Japanese army would inevitably dispatch 1,500 to 2,000 troops to aid, and would inevitably, under the continuous urging of its division headquarters to speed up the march to ignore its dangers in areas that seemed impossible to ambush, most of the Japanese air forces supported the direction of Xuzhou, and even if there were in the east of Jin, they would not dispatch large numbers of fighter jets.
It is also not ruled out that the Japanese division headquarters sent a second reinforcement after receiving a telegram of reinforcements being ambushed. However, due to the continuous attacks, the Japanese division headquarters would never easily gather troops on a large scale to extend the battle to form a battle-level battlefield.
This judgment was consistent with the military chief of the division headquarters. There was only one thing that the general who had a very high reputation in China did not think that the Japanese division headquarters would admit defeat so easily. He had secretly mobilized all troops except the eastward column and had agreed with the headquarters of the 80th Army that if the Japanese army really wanted to fight, he would stay with him to the end. The main force of the 511th Division, which was hundreds of miles away, was waiting for the battle.
Once the war really starts, it will not be the Battle of Shentouling that the 683rd Brigade fought. If it is not done well, it will be the 80th Army facing the 108th Division, which will be a battle that swept across the entire southeast of Shanxi.
The final outcome was obviously Tang Dao. It was not that Xiong Yuan and the 108th Division did not have the ability to fight against the 80th Army, but that they lacked the courage to start a full war after being stunned by a stick.
In a way, Tang Dao actually beat the military chief of the 921st Division in strategic terms.
Of course, that was only the backup plan for the 921st Division, and it was only once. It was too arbitrary to say that Tang Dao's strategic vision was higher than that of the famous military chief, but Tang Dao's military talent was undoubtedly fully demonstrated, and he deserved to be the Iron-blooded army that fought all the way from the Songhu battlefield.
It would be fine if Tang Dao was just a high military talent, Tang Dao's personal charm was also very strong. Not to mention that Wang Xiaoqiang, who repeatedly accepted his kindness, nor did he say that the young leader of the 769th Regiment highly praised him. Even the knowledgeable Commander Cheng himself has come into contact with him these days and feels that it is a blessing to be a comrade-in-arms and friends with a soldier like Tang Dao.
If such a person is really in the same camp in the future, it would be great, but if he becomes an enemy, think about the first two big Xia Xiong Yuan in Changzhi City, and Commander Cheng would not want to be so miserable one day.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Commander Cheng obviously forgot that Tang Dao's opponents were obviously not the only Japanese lieutenant general, Xiong Yuan, who could be one and two big, at least prove that he was alive. The guy who died in front of Songjiang City had turned into ashes and didn't even know where the sky spirit was covered!
Anyway, when he saw Tang Dao, a "weird" being shocked by his slutty operation, Commander Cheng was very satisfied. When facing Tang Dao's surprised question, his face was calm but his eyes were full of pride: "There is nothing else, only the man Doer!"
"However, these things are still on the way and they will probably be delivered to you at night." Captain Cheng added.
Tang Dao then remembered that this man had mobilized nearly 20,000 people to transport food. He probably found that the Japanese had no big moves, so he simply made up his mind and organized a large number of people to dismantle the wreckage of the tank vehicle that had been abandoned on the battlefield and brought back the wreckage of the tank vehicle that had been abandoned on the battlefield.
According to the telegram sent by the reconnaissance team around Lucheng that I received in the morning, the Japanese troops located in Shecheng and Changzhi began to send a small number of troops to the battlefield. I guess they were afraid of being beaten. First, test whether there are still a large number of Chinese troops in the mountains and fields.
After this battle, the Japanese army will basically not be seen in the mountainous areas except for the county town for at least one week.
However, it weighs more than fifty tons of steel! Even if there is no threat from the Japanese, it is not easier to transport it with pure manpower than transporting hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain.
More importantly, with the mechanical processing strength that the 683 Brigade did not even have an ironworking workshop at this time, what is the use of transporting these steel materials back?
"These steels are transported back, man, you can't get it..." Tang Dao asked subconsciously.
Before he finished speaking, Tang Dao regretted it because Captain Cheng looked a little proud but warm smile on his face.
The 683 Brigade cannot be used, but is it not enough for his four-line team?
Don’t use bean buns as dry food. What’s wrong with the wreckage of tanks? In this era of scarcity of materials, it’s hard to find a tin sheet, let alone a dozen tons of refined steel. If this batch of scrap steel can be used well, it’s no problem to produce thousands of guns and dozens of mortars.
Of course, compared to the guns and cannons that Tang Dao gave before, this gift is not a big deal, but this favor is really not small.
Not to mention the sincerity of Commander Cheng’s thoughts towards others, he knew that Tang Dao wanted to vigorously develop military industry, and these raw materials were indispensable, so he took such a great risk to build these steel.
Beiganling is dozens of miles away from the base, which is almost the soldiers returning to the base have not rested for a long time, and then they have to travel a long distance back to the battlefield for transportation.
Brigade Commander Cheng naturally would not tell Tang Dao that for the sake of these dozens of tons of steel, he personally asked Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang to lead the team yesterday evening, mobilizing two infantry battalions, 3,000 villagers, all the pack horses and carts seized, and two hundred kilograms of explosives.
The tank wreckage is too big, so I will use explosives to bring it back. The noise is quite different, and it may not be necessary to pay much money to use thousands of people, but this trip alone is at least thousands of kilograms of food consumed.
This is a great favor!
"Brother Tang, don't take it too seriously. Our army has always been for you to respect me, and I will give you back one foot! Besides, this is Xiong Yuan's treasure. Our army is just offering Buddhas with flowers and giving out some manpower to the sky! In addition, you don't have to worry about the several Type 94 tanks burned in Shentouling. There is also a repair shop in the division headquarters. The deputy division commander sent me a telegram to collect some raw materials for them, and they have to send them over." Commander Cheng waved his hand, obviously not thinking that Tang Dao took this matter too important.
"If you think this list is fine, then Commander Zhang will sign it later. According to the rules we set before, all the captured battles in Beiganling will be taken. Except for the wreckage of the tanks, all of which belong to you, we will divide the remaining artillery, guns and ammunition into three parts. The 769th Regiment and our brigade and your quasi-corps will each occupy half of the units. In Lucheng, our division and your quasi-corps will be used as units!"
Tang Dao did not reply immediately, but seemed to be in deep thought.
"Give me all the 75 mountain cannons seized!" Tang Dao suddenly said this with no clue.
"This..." Captain Cheng's brow frowned suddenly.
Tang Dao made this request, and it was not an exaggeration to see that the Four Lines Regiment provided hundreds of shells in this battle to make a decisive contribution to the battlefield.
But artillery is also rare for the 921st Division! Not to mention the 683rd Brigade, there is no artillery battalion of the 921st Division that has already built has only 4. These 3 75 mountain cannons seized from the battlefield will definitely allow the two uninformed division commanders to drink three more bowls of wine tonight.
"Brother, don't get me wrong!" Tang Dao, who woke up from his thoughts, saw that Commander Cheng was a little embarrassed, and quickly explained.
"The reason I want these three mountain cannons is because after this battle, I still feel that the heavy firepower of my regiment is a bit weak. I plan to merge the two artillery companies of our regiment into a regiment-owned artillery battalion, which is under its jurisdiction. The three artillery companies use 150 heavy mortars, 75-caliber mountain cannons, and 70mm infantry cannons to form a core firepower to support infantry, and draw out machine guns, such as air-firing, to form an air-fired air defense brigade directly under the regiment headquarters!"
"The regiment-owned artillery battalion?" Brigade Commander Cheng couldn't help but take a breath.
Good guy, he has only 4 mountain cannons, several 82 mortars and two 20mm Surotong machine cannons, as a result, Tang Dao has to build a heavy mortar company and a mountain cannon company, which is simply more popular than others.
The key is that Tang Dao is really not a fantasy. He has a 150-caliber heavy mortar under his command. The shells alone weigh more than ten kilograms, and within a range of more than 2,000 meters, the guns of a hundred meters were broken in one shot...
"Because there are not many mountain cannons in our army at present, if there are 8, it is the best. If these three cannons are given to our regiment, it will make up for this shortcoming." Tang Dao said. "Please rest assured, brother, I will not want this cannon. I don't want any rifles, light and heavy machine guns and ammunition obtained on the Beiganling battlefield. In addition, all the pack horses and carts are included in your army. I only want those 39 war horses! What do you think?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This, you are not worth it!" Captain Cheng's eyes suddenly widened.
Although artillery is good, what is the most lacking for the 921st Division today? It is guns and ammunition!
Three artillery pieces and hundreds of shells were handed over to the division headquarters. The firepower of the division's artillery battalion was much stronger, but what did the artillery do? It provided firepower support to the infantry.
If the infantry has no bullets in their hands, then should the artillery have a ball?
If any military chief officer of the 921st Division came to choose, he would not hesitate to choose guns and ammunition instead of three 75 mountain cannons. This is not to say that the vision is not enough, but is forced by reality.
Just like a poor man facing a meal worth 100,000 yuan and a dining card that can eat ordinary food for a year, do you think he would choose that?
As for the choice of war horses and pack horse carts, there is actually no need to say it. Commander Cheng has the idea of exchanging this, but he is not embarrassed to say it out.
Everyone knows that war horses are good, but the key is that this thing is precious! Grass and hay alone cannot guarantee that it will not lose weight, and it must be supplemented with soybeans, corn and other concentrated feed. It is said that in order to ensure the hundreds of Mongolian war horses directly under the cavalry regiment, the hair of several chief officers was almost white. A brigade commander Cheng Da is such a smart person who will not easily step on that big pit when he has no conditions.
Doing things within your own abilities has always been the excellent quality of this military genius general.
In the past, in the space and time, the 683rd Brigade began to form a large-scale cavalry until the second half of this year because it defeated a cavalry brigade of the Japanese army and obtained a large amount of war horse equipment and seized it.
"Okay, as long as you think you are not losing money, then do what you said!" Captain Cheng nodded in agreement.
"The seizure from Lucheng is no problem! All the machinery and equipment belong to your group. In the future, we will enjoy preferential rights. Half of the others." I was afraid that Tang Dao would make trouble, Commander Cheng decided to make another decision.
"Those! I think I'd better wait for the two leaders to come and wait until they agree. There's no hurry." Tang Dao shook his head.
"I said, "I'm saying anything you are dissatisfied with. We brothers have a good discussion, but don't wait for the leader to come. Our Director of the Department of Teachers and Political Training is a famous smart person. When he comes, he can make you count in a daze!" Seeing that Tang Dao seemed to have some objections, Commander Cheng couldn't help but feel anxious.
However, his family knows his own affairs. It is not that the Eighty Army is unreasonable, but that sometimes he is too ruling. Generally, he cooperates with friendly forces and the distribution of spoils is distributed according to the proportion of troops sent by both parties in cooperation.
If the extremely smart director of the Political Training Department of the Division uses this, the entire 921st Division sent 7,000 troops in the Battle of Beiganling, and the Four Corps has only more than 1,000 people, accounting for less than one-sixth of them. However, depending on the contribution to the entire battlefield, such distribution will definitely be unfair.
So he found Tang Dao just after all the spoils were counted, hoping to cook the raw rice and cook the rice. The four-row regiment supplies were loaded with the truck, so no one could let them unload them again, right?
This means that Brigade Commander Cheng has enough reputation in the 921st Division and even the 80th Army. If someone else did this, it was just to make himself uncomfortable.
"Hehe, brother, don't worry, the two leaders are respectful, and they will bully me, the junior!" Tang Dao still politely declined this person's kindness.
"You boy, what are you selling in this gourd?" Captain Cheng glanced at Tang Dao with some suspicion.
Based on his understanding of Tang Dao, Tang Dao is so grand, but it is definitely not a fool who only works for everyone. This kind of initiative to put himself in an unfavorable situation, if he doesn't make it right, he will have some plans, but he can't guess what Tang Dao is going to do.
"Haha! Brother, don't worry, you'll know tonight." Tang Dao smiled humbly.
"You fight with the leaders, don't beat me the 683rd Brigade. I don't want anything here." Tang Dao smiled, which seemed to be very cheerful, but it always made people feel that they were about to succeed in their plans. It made the intuition of Commander Cheng's unreasonable intuition that he would be plotted by Tang Dao.
Chapter completed!