Chapter III Medals
Such an important incident has happened in the DPRK and China, and it is naturally impossible not to publicize it.
Within a day, Changle Newspaper received two notices from the Propaganda Department, the contents of which were not to mention the importance of the contents, Yan Zican's eyes flashed with excitement, and he directed his subordinates to work overtime to print and distribute new newspapers.
On top of each section, what entertainment, what miscellaneous news, at this time is gone, only this huge font.
"The ministers are entitled! Three of them were knighted as dukes! ”
Below, there's another piece of news.
"New rules for sealing the king."
The two news are extremely eye-catching, the newspaper of this day is extremely popular, and it is sold out in a short time, the people look at the newspaper, sometimes commenting, some military fans talk about the exploits and achievements of the knighted generals like a few treasures, and some people see the new rules of the king, and sigh the wisdom of the emperor.
"Knighthood...... That's nice......"
In the barracks, after the training, the soldiers who were resting held newspapers, whispered for a while, and were also full of envy.
"Men should be like this, in the troubled times, they will make immortal feats!"
A soldier let out an exclamation.
However, knighthood is still a little too far away for them.
The Hua Dynasty did not have the Ming Dynasty's system of beheading and recording merit, they adopted the overall merit, for example, if you capture a city according to the order, then the entire army will get this merit.
Subsequently, the troops responsible for the task of attacking the fortifications, the troops that captured and killed the enemy's commanders, and the troops at the forefront of the decisive battle had different feats.
After experiencing the war of expansion, up to now, there have been many soldiers who have been promoted from ordinary sergeants to officers of the ninth grade.
And this time there are not many people who have been knighted, and even if they are those army commanders and division commanders who have experienced a hundred battles, most of them only have viscounts and barons, and most of them cannot make future generations take the title.
The earls further up are basically those who have experienced important battles and played an important role in them.
There are even fewer marquises, such as the commander of the Fifth Army in Kebei, such as the commander of the cavalry divisions who attacked and killed Wang Chongzu, this level of meritorious service has this title, and it can be said that the title of the Dahua Dynasty is also quite difficult to seal.
Not to mention them.
Although everyone was envious in their hearts, they could only stare dryly.
The sharp horn sounded suddenly, and the faces of everyone who were resting suddenly straightened, and then quickly put on their military uniforms, ran out of the barracks quickly, and assembled in the open space.
In a few moments, a neat phalanx had appeared in the clearing, and the soldiers stood upright, but the open space of thousands of people was silent.
Seeing this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in the head of the regiment's eyes.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Brethren, in the past few years, we have fought in the north and south, and we have experienced many lives and deaths."
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"The thousands of miles of beautiful rivers and mountains, the peaceful people and residents, are indispensable to everyone's blood and sweat!"
"In this prosperous world, you have a share!"
He said loudly, and the sergeants who heard this were also a little moved in their eyes.
The court has not forgotten them!
"In the name of the teacher, I have come to award medals to you and give you medals! This is your well-deserved reward! ”
"Medals?"
The soldiers looked at each other.
Haven't heard of it.
The regiment commander had a smile on his face, and not long ago, he had been as confused as they were in front of his division commander.
But by this time, he had already understood. In front of his subordinates, he slowly explained the meaning of the medal.
After explaining it in detail, everyone finally understood this medal.
The medal was newly established, and it was recently proposed by the Shosuke, and after discussion by the Cabinet, His Majesty decided that the number and list of the medals to be issued were drawn up together at the same time as the imperial court's vassals. At present, there are three categories, military merit, science and technology, and miscellaneous, among which, there are five levels of military merit.
The Order of the Golden Kirin of the 1st class, the Order of the Silver Tiger of the 2nd class, the Order of the Silver Bear of the 3rd class, the Order of the Bronze Leopard of the 4th class, and the Order of the Bronze Rhino of the 5th class, literally, are made of different materials with different animals carved on them.
There are also special battle medals, such as the Battle of Lunan with Liu Zongmin, the decisive battle of Wuchang with Zhang Xianzhong, etc., which are all important battles, and those who have participated in them can get it.
In addition, there is a general order, the Order of the Great Blooming Dragon, which was designated by the emperor as the highest reward.
This is the reward prepared by Yan Ling for the soldiers, symbolizing the honor of the soldiers. And there are practical benefits, with the medal, you can also get preferential treatment and priority from the government, in many matters.
This is an affirmation of the heroes of the battle.
After the soldiers who have received the medal return to their hometowns, even those officials such as the county magistrates, they must maintain their respect and enjoy their reputation and favor.
Listening to the account of the regimental commander above, the eyes of the soldiers gradually lit up.
Such special rewards are novel and exciting at the same time.
The glory and brilliance of it are desired by many.
In contrast, those actual discounts only bring out the preciousness of the medal.
With a roll of their eyes, they saw that on the blue military uniform (non-armor) of the regiment commander, two medals had been hung, namely the fourth-class bronze leopard and the Lunan Battle Medal of Glory.
At this time, the regiment commander had also finished speaking, and when he saw the soldiers below who were staring at his chest, he couldn't help but smile:
"I have been ordered by the imperial court to personally bestow honors on my brothers!"
The regimental deputy behind him had already taken out a box with red segments as a pad.
"Get on stage!"
This regiment experienced the battle with Liu Zongmin and Lunan, and they all received a gilded medal, which depicted a tragic battlefield, on which the big banner of the word "Hua" fluttered high, and below was the mutilated armor and weapons, full of bloody atmosphere, just looking at it, people can feel the tragedy of that battle.
Although the battle with Liu Zongmin ended in a complete victory for the Chinese army, the casualties were not small, and the medals were later cast.
In addition, some of the special merits, such as the infantry artillery who was confirmed to have killed one of the opposing generals with one shell, were awarded the Bronze Rhino Medal.
Wearing the medal and remembering the tragic battles of those days, the soldiers couldn't help but raise their heads.
At this moment, they really realized what the head of the regiment said, the prosperity of the world has a share of everyone's meaning.
The feeling that the rise and fall of the world is tied to one body arises in their hearts.
In the blink of an eye, when they saw the bronze leopard and the bronze rhinoceros medal, envy and longing appeared in their eyes.
"It's a pity, now that the strong enemy has been wiped out and the four seas are peaceful, I'm afraid there is no chance to win the medal."
Someone muttered.
"That's not necessarily, around my Dahua, there are still a large area of territory that has not been leveled, and the current saint is a martial emperor, as long as he has the courage to fight, how can he not have meritorious service?"
The head of the regiment said with a smile.
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
(End of chapter)