On the morning of the next day, at the training playground of the Hainan base, Liang Jiajun's commendation meeting for the Vietnam War was held as scheduled.

Grand Commander Liang personally presided over the commendation meeting, and Liang Sihan, Liang Haowen, Huang Qiying, and Liang Kun, the only four battalion-level officers of Liang Jiajun, were seated on the rostrum.

Liang Jiajun, except for the officers and soldiers on duty, all attended the commendation meeting, and even the American instructor group was seated in the front row.

Grand Master Liang did not say much nonsense, and directly announced the first award: "We have won the war against Vietnam this time, and all the personnel will be given a bonus of 50 taels of silver each, including the dead and wounded brothers, and the officers and soldiers are the same."

The audience immediately burst into warm applause (this action was popularized in the Liang Jiajun), the soldiers were even happier, the officers and soldiers were unanimous, we get as many bonuses as the officers, what is there not to be satisfied with, not to mention fifty taels of silver, for ordinary people, it can be regarded as a big income.

Of course, in fact, it is impossible for officers and soldiers to be unanimous, the responsibility is greater, and the benefits are certainly more! The second sentence of Young Master Liang gave benefits to the officers: "In order to facilitate command in future operations, the regimental headquarters will distribute a pocket watch produced in Switzerland in Europe to each officer above the platoon commander, and each pocket watch is engraved with a number, and the regimental headquarters will register the officers and the number of the pocket watch that received the pocket watch, and the officers should pay attention to keeping it, and they must not lose it at will, let alone sell it as a pawn, and those who violate it will be punished."

The value of this pocket watch amounted to 100 taels of silver, which now sounds inexpensive, which was already a very expensive pocket watch on the market at that time, and in 1869, Swiss watches were not a luxury item in the international market.

Most of the officers of the Liang family army are from families whose economic conditions are not very good, and they are still very happy and excited to have such a valuable personal item as a pocket watch.

The third wave of commendations came: "The American instructor group was awarded a collective second-class merit, and each instructor was awarded a gold medal and a reward of five hundred taels of silver."

Grand Master Liang first spoke in Chinese and then in English, and the audience remembered an exclamation. The Chinese officers and soldiers are amazed at the generous bonuses, and the salaries of American instructors are about 200 Mexican eagles per month, so they do not attach much importance to the bonus of 500 taels of silver, and these foreigners value more to be able to get a gold medal; They all participated in the Civil War that the United States had just turned over, and they also won medals from the U.S. military, but because they were grassroots officers and soldiers, the medals they won did not contain any precious metals at all. This time I came to China as an instructor, and I actually won a gold medal with a high degree of honor, which made them feel inspired and faced!

In this operation against Vietnam, Liang Jiajun was a group of recruits, and these American instructors with rich combat experience undoubtedly played a very big role, especially the artillery instructors and machine gun instructors, which were even more like the existence of Dinghai Shenshen; Liang Jiajun's meritorious deeds were fair and just, and the American instructors felt more respected than they were in the United States, and these foreign devils had a sense of belonging to Liang Jiajun for the first time.

Liang Haowen, deputy head of the regiment, explained Liang Jiajun's military merit level and award standards at this time: "Third-class merit award criteria: excellent completion of the tasks assigned by superiors, and minimizing losses; The reward was a silver medal and two hundred taels of silver. Second-class merit standard: excellent completion of the important tasks assigned by the superior, to minimize losses, and made great contributions; The reward was a gold medal and five hundred taels of silver. First-class merit standard: In major wars, he has made great contributions and played a role in turning the tide; or has made great contributions to the industrial development of Liang Jiajun in important positions, and has made outstanding achievements; The reward was a gold medallion set with precious stones and a thousand taels of silver. In other words, Liang Jiajun's military merits are awarded to two different categories: soldiers and workers."

The fourth wave of commendations is here again: "Awarded the special combat team collective second-class merit".

The hard work of the special combat team in this war is obvious to all, and this is the honor they deserve.

The fifth wave of commendations: "Liang Kun, deputy commander of the first battalion, was awarded a personal second-class meritorious service".

As the commander of the southern defense line, Tieqiao San judged accurately, commanded decisively and correctly, and killed the enemy group alone and rescued two comrades-in-arms.

Grand Master Liang said a digression at this time: "At that time, the southern defense line was extremely critical, if the artillery instructor of the heavy artillery company or the commander of the heavy artillery company decisively ordered the Vietnamese troops who were rushing out of the city to carry out blocking bombing, then I would award him a personal first-class merit!" The battlefield situation is ever-changing, fighter planes may appear at any time, and they will be fleeting. ”

This time, Grand Master Liang did not repeat it in English, so the American instructor did not understand; But when Yang Guangjin, the commander of the heavy artillery company below, heard this, his face was immediately annoyed, and he couldn't wait to whip himself twice on the spot, such a good opportunity to make great contributions to his own person, Yang Fatzi absolutely could not forgive himself, and secretly made up his mind that in the future, he could no longer only care about whether the artillery was accurate or not, but also pay attention to the changes on the battlefield at any time.

Grand Master Liang said this sentence not only to point out Yang Fatzi, but also to let all the officers and soldiers of the Liang family know that they must see and think more on the battlefield, and they must not only care about their own one-third of an acre, but must have a broad field of vision, be flexible and changeable, and capture fighters in time.

Not only Yang Fatzi, but all the officers and men were deeply stimulated by missing such an opportunity to win a heavy prize, and it will surely leave a deep memory in their hearts, and the effect will be even better than studying and speaking dozens of times in ordinary classes.

The sixth wave of commendations continued: "The engineer battalion was awarded a third-class collective meritorious service of one company, one platoon and three squads, and all the ten soldiers of the three squads, including the sacrifices, were awarded a silver medal and a bonus of two hundred taels of silver; Their sacrifice attracted the attention of a large number of Vietnamese troops on the battlefield at that time, so that other comrades-in-arms could retreat safely; However, since they did not take the initiative to cover the retreat of other comrades-in-arms, they could only be awarded collective third-class merits. ”

Grand Master Liang explained the reasons for their award and objectively analyzed the specific situation, and everyone was convinced that Liang Jiajun was truly fair, just and open.

The seventh wave of commendations: "Awarded the third class personal merit to the platoon commander of the third company and one platoon of the second battalion to teach the third class."

The Taurus were the first to enter Vietnam, and with the responsibility of protecting two British coal exploration specialists, they successfully completed their mission with no losses; This third-class merit is also expected by all.

Commander Liang Da said another digression: "Huang Qiying, deputy commander of the 2nd Battalion, completed the combat mission of capturing Hongji City brilliantly, and also completed the task of leading the 2nd Battalion to pursue the coalition forces in northern Vietnam, but due to his improper command during the pursuit, he did not take advantage of our firepower advantage in time, resulting in casualties among the charging soldiers of the 2nd Battalion. Merits and demerits are offset, and there is no reward or punishment. The brothers who were killed or wounded in the second battalion did not make a concrete contribution to the battlefield and therefore could not be awarded."

Everyone knows that Huang Qiying is the master of Grand Master Liang, and his position is very high, but Grand Master Liang is impartial, meritorious service will be rewarded, and punishment will be imposed for mistakes, a bowl of water is even, and the brothers below are very convinced.

Compared with the engineer class, which won the collective third-class merit, the casualties of the second battalion did not receive the award, and the reason is clear, although the brothers of the second battalion felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing to disagree with.

Grand Master Liang also did this to show that there is absolutely no element of care or sympathy for meritorious service, and meritorious service must have real merit and be able to show it so that everyone can be convinced.

This concludes the commendation meeting.

Liang Jiajun's first commendation rally demonstrated the principle of fairness, openness, and justice, and the bonus for military merit exceeded the pension, and this was also aimed at stimulating officers and men to be positive, work hard, and strive for meritorious service. Of course, the cost of follow-up care for the wounded and injured brothers is much higher than the pension.

This first commendation conference has played a benchmarking role, and its impact on Liang Jiajun's future development will be far-reaching.