Chapter 48: A New Banner, a New Institution
On April 18, Pang Yue led his army back to Ganzhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The war came to an end temporarily, and in the next few days, Pang Yue began to deal with various aftermath matters after the war, such as comforting the wounded, commending meritorious personnel, and so on.
At the same time, samples of the military flags of Ganzhou Town and the flags of various battalions designed by Pang Yue himself were also made. The military flag of Ganzhou town is based on fiery red, and there is a tiger symbol in the middle, and the flags of each battalion are also based on fiery red, which is slightly smaller than the military flag of Ganzhou town in size. Among them, the symbol of the Flying Tiger Camp flag is a tiger with wings; The emblem of the Gangfeng Battalion is two crossed steel knives; The trap is marked by two spears crossed and a heavy shield on top of them; The symbol of the Taishan camp is the outline of the main peak of Mount Tai.
After the appearance of these samples of military flags, they immediately attracted a burst of amazement from the officers and soldiers, including Zhang Yunli and other senior generals, who were also full of praise, and did not hesitate to give Pang Yue's praises such as atmosphere, chic, and morale-boosting to these works. These compliments made Pang Yue a little embarrassed, but seeing that everyone had no opinions, he ordered to make more samples according to these samples.
But there was one thing Pang Yue's decision that met with different opinions, and that was the issue of giving pensions to the families of the fallen soldiers. On this occasion, more than 1,100 officers and soldiers in Ganzhou Town sacrificed their lives for the country, including more than 400 people who died in the raid on Jishui County. Pang Yue's idea was that each ordinary soldier who died in battle would be given ten taels of silver at home, and the officers and those who had won medals would be appropriately increased. Although ten taels per person is not too much, the total amount is more than 10,000 taels after the statistics are out. In this regard, Zhang Yunli and Tian Shizun both raised objections.
"Your Excellency, your compassion for the fallen officers and soldiers is a good deed! But my town's money and food are limited after all, and if I pay the pension like this every time, I am afraid that I will not be able to make ends meet! Zhang Yunli said.
Tian Shizun also said: "The compassion of the adults for the soldiers really touched the students. However, as Master Zhang said, there are still many places where the army spends money, and it is still not appropriate to rush the matter of allocating pensions. What's more, there is almost no such practice in other military towns, and even if the adults postpone this matter, the soldiers will not have any complaints. ā
Pang Yue also knew that Tian Shizun and Zhang Yunli were well-intentioned to persuade each other, and the current financial situation of Ganzhou Town did not allow him to squander too much, but he had his own plans, and after a moment of silence, he said: "What the two of you said is not unreasonable, other military towns may not be able to treat the fallen soldiers like my Ganzhou Town, but I also do this for the sake of the morale and morale of the army in the future." It must be known that the morale and high morale of an army cannot be exchanged only by shouting slogans, and in most cases, the soldiers will not care about what the superior says, but will care about what the superior has done for them. Only by letting them understand that their blood and sweat will not be shed in vain and eliminating their worries can we let them truly settle down to fight. At this time, treating the fallen officers and soldiers well is an incentive for all officers and soldiers, and this money will not be spent in vain after all! ā
Pang Yue's words touched Zhang Yunli and Tian Shizun, and seeing that Pang Yue had made up his mind, they didn't say anything anymore.
Two days later, the post-war commendation meeting in Ganzhou Town was held as scheduled. All the soldiers who went out were awarded the commemorative medal of "Defending Ji'an" or "Surprise Attack on Jishui", and those who made meritorious contributions were also awarded the corresponding Warrior Medal or Command Medal. This time, considering that Zhang Yunli stayed in Ganzhou to do his duty, Pang Yue also awarded him a second-class command medal.
After the commendation meeting, the ashes of the fallen officers and soldiers whose families were in southern Gan were sent back to their hometowns together with the pensions they deserved, and those who died in the north could only be temporarily buried in Ganzhou due to the limitations of the situation. Pang Yue specially built a cemetery outside the city of Ganzhou, so that these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country could rest in peace. ā¦,
In addition, Pang Yue also organized a special ceremony to commemorate the fallen soldiers.
On that day, all the officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Town gathered in the school field and lined up in two large squares. Urns covered with small versions of the Ganzhou town military flag were carried by some soldiers through the passage between the two phalanxes before being sent back to their hometowns or to the cemetery for burial. As they passed, the rest of the soldiers, under the command of the officers, bowed and silently saw off the dead robes for the last time.
When the procession holding the martyr's urn passed by Pang Yue and other generals, Pang Yue took the lead in making an amazing move, kneeling on the ground with a hem, and Zhang Yunli, Shi Youliang and others also knelt down.
Suddenly, everyone present temporarily forgot the sadness of Paoze's departure, and was replaced by incomparable shock, and tears welled up in the eyes of many people.
I finally know how a huge man can train a strong army in such a short period of time! Looking at the scene in front of him, Tian Shizun was also greatly touched, and said silently in his heart.
After dealing with the aftermath, Pang Yue began to prepare for the establishment of a new organization, the staff office and the training camp. One night, after the army returned to the camp, Pang Yue summoned Zhang Yunli, Tian Shizun, Shi Youliang and others to the Yamen of the General Army to discuss the matter.
"My lord, what is this staff office and teaching camp for?" After hearing Pang Yue put forward these two fresh words, Shi Youliang couldn't wait to ask.
Pang Yue had long been accustomed to Shi Youliang's impatience, and patiently explained: "In my opinion, the staff office of our Ganzhou Town will be the body that assists the commander, that is, the chief military officer, in making various decisions. In wartime, he is responsible for screening and calculating all kinds of collected information, sorting out the most direct and effective things for the commander's reference, and in peacetime, he is responsible for managing all kinds of copywriting materials, money and food, etc., and reporting the problems found in a timely manner, so that the boss can know what to do. ā
"Huh?" Shi Youliang seemed to have more questions, glared at the bull's eye, and pointed at Zhang Yunli and Tian Shizun, "My lord, aren't there deputy marshals and military advisors doing these things for you?" Why do you take off your pants like this......"
Fortunately, Shi Youliang realized his gaffe in time and stopped his mouth.
At this time, Zhang Yunli and Tian Shizun couldn't help but sigh secretly, they had told Shi Youliang several times that he should stop calling him "deputy marshal" and "military advisor", but Shi Youliang always agreed to it in person, and then went his own way.
Seeing that Shi Youliang was a little embarrassed, Lu Qiwu took over the conversation and said with a smile: "My lord, although Shi Da's words are a little rough, the questions he raised are exactly what his subordinates think. Isn't the staff office you mentioned already doing what Brother Zibin and Mr. Tian are doing? What does it matter if it is established or not? ā
There is, of course, a difference between the staff of the modern army and the staff of the feudal army! Pang Yue said in his heart, and then slowly said with some information he had read in his previous life and combined with his own opinions: "This is naturally different. Although Mr. Zibin and Mr. Tian are also doing things such as sorting out copywriting materials and analyzing intelligence, these things are not done by them on their own initiative, but I think they will do it when they need to. However, people always make mistakes, and it is impossible for me to always distinguish the priorities of things so clearly, so that many important matters may not be dealt with in a timely manner, and a lot of information that seems to be ordinary but actually implies an urgent military situation will not be taken seriously. This is not enough in peacetime, once it is on the battlefield, it will inevitably bring immeasurable losses to the entire army, and even a catastrophic blow! ā
Seeing that everyone present was listening carefully, Pang Yue cleared his throat and continued: "Moreover, because people are not sages, it is inevitable that Mr. Zibin and Mr. Tian will sometimes make mistakes. What to do? Then use the wisdom of the crowd to compensate for the shortcomings of the individual. Therefore, in the future, the staff office of Ganzhou Town will be a collective composed of many people, with a clear internal division of labor and can supervise each other, and can take the initiative to complete various tasks such as intelligence sorting, battle situation deduction, and sorting out the internal situation of the army, and can make suggestions when the commander is undecided. āā¦,
After listening to Pang Yue's words, Tian Shizun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shook his head repeatedly, with his many years of experience as a staff member, if this idea of the "staff office" can really be realized, it will not only greatly improve efficiency, but also make up for many deficiencies caused by subjective assumptions.
Zhang Yunli, Shi Lang and the others soon showed expressions of sudden realization on their faces.
"My lord! Students admire! Tian Shizun said sincerely.
"Your Excellency is wise!" Zhang Yunli and others echoed one after another.
Pang Yue smiled and shook his head: "Don't mention these vain tricks again!" Zibin, Mr. Tian, for the preparation of this staff office, you two should worry more about it and select suitable personnel as soon as possible. Well, the members of this staff office are called staff officers, and the first batch of twenty people will be recruited first!
"Yes!"
Seeing that the matter of the staff office had been preliminarily finalized, Cui Shoucheng, who had not spoken, spoke: "My lord, what does the teaching camp say?" ā
Pang Yue said: "The training camp is an institution for training officers, teaching subjects such as battle formation command, intelligence analysis, and logistics support, aiming to improve the quality of officers so that they can better fulfill the orders issued by the commander. In the future, the non-commissioned officers and promoted officers in Ganzhou Town had to go to the training camp for some time. ā
Oh? Hearing Pang Yue say this, all the generals present showed curious looks on their faces.
(PS: I'm sorry, I came back very late, so I gave myself a death order: don't go to bed before 12 o'clock.) Hehe, it's finally done! ļ¼