Outside the city of Dawei, banners were unfurled, artillery was rumbling, more than 4,000 southern troops were arranged in camps, and in addition, nearly 5,000 new troops also formed a huge phalanx, each wearing a filial piety hat on his head and standing awe-inspiring in plain clothes. On their periphery, tens of thousands of people gathered together in an orderly manner, and today, the owners of the workshop collectively gave them a holiday to watch the ceremony.

Zhu Jun stood at the front wearing a crown and a snow-white plain shirt on the outside of the crown of beads, looking at the lingering coffin from a distance, his palms were already raised high, and the thirty flag-holding soldiers behind him saw this, and wrote on the thirty faces 'Comfort the Heroic Soul' and 'Immortal' The white banner of 'Mighty Forever' was raised in the air, fifty trumpeters had whined their low horns, and the soldiers in the column had straight chests, and their eyes looked into the distance in unison, and they saw the brothers they had fought side by side, and even more so the bodies of them who rushed into the enemy line at the time of battle.

"All the soldiers salute the Heroic Spirit!" Yang Side unfolded a yellow silk, he also led the post of secretary of the military department, and was the nominal commander of the army.

The commotion sounded like a tidal wave, tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down and arched their hands, and the onlookers stopped the hustle and bustle, they felt this solemn atmosphere.

"By Divine Order!" Yang Sidee raised his voice and lengthened the end of the note: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Recently, in a battle with the thief king Mangbai, our army killed thousands of thieves and captured .........."

"One hundred and nine people died in this battle, including Zhang Wannian, one hundred households of the Shenyong Battalion, Li Sanli, the general banner of the Shenyong Battalion, and Wang An, a soldier of the Shenyong Battalion, ......"

"Shenji Battalion Xiaoqi Zhao Yu, Shenji Battalion ......"

"Mountain Battalion Soldier ......"

After the names and positions of the war dead were read out by Yang Side one by one: "Soldiers, people who defend the family and defend the country, are also the cornerstone of my Ming Dynasty Zhongxing, but all military households can hang a small flag of the sun and moon in front of the door, and the family members enjoy the right not to pay taxes and not to accept conscription. The local government must properly appease the family members, and all food, clothing, housing and transportation are provided by the government, and the highest monthly case is two taels of silver, and the martyrs' families enjoy the right to see the official and not worship. ”

A will came down, preached for half an hour, and when Yang Side's melodious and loud words just fell, everyone present couldn't help but be shocked, since ancient times, being a soldier is a lowly profession, in the Song Dynasty, most criminals will be sent to the army, that is, being a soldier is a punishment. Although the status of the military household in the Ming Dynasty was relatively higher than that of the Song Dynasty, it still did not get rid of the category of untouchables, and Zhu Jun took advantage of the whole opportunity to improve the status of the army a lot in one fell swoop, overthrowing the military system of various dynasties for thousands of years, and it is not surprising that everyone was surprised.

The army that Zhu Jun wants is a collective of honor, and a group of untouchables have no morale to fight, so it is urgent to raise the treatment and status of the army.

The coffin of the fallen soldier has been embraced into the new capital, in the center of the city, on the open square in front of Zhu Jun's palace, a spire of tens of meters high stands awe-inspiringly, the cement of the tower body is still not dry, the scene of the conquest of Wang Mangbai is carved below the tower, it is densely recorded the life of the war dead, the bottom of the tower, is an ancestral hall built by relying on the minaret, majestic and open, the door is carved with two majestic Ming soldiers, the left and right sides are respectively written 'loyalty'' On the plaque is the three words of the martyr's shrine. In the sound of the majestic and low horn, the bodies of one hundred and seven fallen soldiers were carried into the main hall, Zhu Jun entered first, followed by the officials and generals of various ministries to pay respects, then the families of the martyrs, the soldiers of each battalion, until finally, a pair of childish teenagers rushed in, they were orphans bought by Zhu Jun.

As the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, the people who were originally watching the excitement could not help but be infected, and the wails and low sobs of the family members were connected, making the whole new city reverberate with a heavy sadness.

"I remember the loyalty of the martyrs, and build this martyr's shrine to commemorate the soldiers who did not return the expedition, and the soldiers and civilians must inherit the remaining aspirations of the martyrs, work hard, and make meritorious contributions."

"From then on, every year today, at this time of year, all the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty came here to worship the martyrs, comfort the ancestors, and make my Ming soldiers die with peace of mind."

A eunuch recited the holy decree loudly, and in the low trumpet and low sobbing, countless black and oppressed heads fell down one after another, and there was a great deal of mourning.

"His Majesty the Emperor has a decree, the military and the people should not make noise, kneel and bow three times to the martyrs, the way of heaven is panicked, if loyalty and righteousness exist, then my Ming Dynasty will survive for eternity, I swear to the sky, I will let all the people enjoy the country in peace, and bathe in the emperor's grace."

"Hooray! Long live my emperor, long live my emperor! The people agreed with great promise, believing that the New Emperor, an emperor whose fallen soldiers had been so ceremoniously compensated, must be a benevolent king, and that the people wanted nothing but to live and work in peace and contentment, and not to worry about starving to death after a busy day's work.

After worshipping the heroic spirit, the soldiers who were infected and inspired all gathered in the valley, on the school platform, Yang Side, the secretary of the military department, read out the order to attack Malacca, in order to be on the safe side, this operation not only united the three battalions of the sailor, Shen Yong, and Shen Ji, but also the new battalion with the army, they have been training for two whole months, and if they want to become qualified soldiers, they must accept the baptism of battle.

"This operation is related to the fortunes of our Ming Dynasty, and you must obey the orders of the military officials, advance together, and never retreat."

From then on, they are no longer low-status soldiers, but soldiers who have established meritorious deeds, they no longer have to worry about the future, even if they die in battle, there are emperors who will take care of their families, educate their children and nephews, and their parents will be proud and proud of them while shedding tears.

"All generals must take the lead and not slack off in the slightest."

The commanders looked forward to each other, and there was a faint momentum of scrambling for the lead, and everyone thought that only the soldiers they brought out were the most elite, and in order to prove it, they were ready to fight hard.

"The commander-in-chief of this operation is under the command of Zhang Youde of the Shenyong Battalion, and the rest of the commanders are deputies."

"Where is Zhang Youde?" Zhu Jun drank after Yang Side's order.

"The end will be." Zhang Youde strode forward from the crowd.

Zhu Jun untied the delicate long sword at his waist, handed it in Zhang Youde's hand and instructed: "You are an old man who followed me into Burma, a calm person, I handed over the army to you, and I also gave you this sword. ”

Zhang Youde took the long sword with both hands excitedly, arched it high above his head, and said with a slight choked voice: "The last general will obey the order." ”

"The Ming army is mighty, the attack must be conquered, and the battle will be won!" Zhang Youde held up his sword, turned to face the neat soldiers under the school platform and shouted.

"Victory!" The Ming army in the audience roared.

On the ninth day of the second month of the new year, in addition to the 2,000 soldiers left behind, the remaining 7,000 troops took Western warships and 20 large armed merchant ships to sail under the silent night sky, Zhu Jun stood on the newly built dock, looking at the shadow of the departing ship, only felt that his hands were trembling, this was a big gamble, at the moment of placing the bet, Zhu Jun regretted a little, but he had no choice.

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There has been something going on in the last two days, the update is a bit hasty, there may be mistakes, and it will be changed when the time comes.