The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 754 Medal
On the official road, the bell kept ringing.

From time to time, carriages and caravans carrying passengers galloped away from the official road.

From the third year of Chuping (192) to the fifth year of Zhongping (194), Zhongzhou has been stable for two years. Liang and Bing have not experienced war for a long time.

The famine some time ago left most of the farmers in Zhongzhou without a source of livelihood, but then the Zhongshufu took the lead in repairing official roads, building water conservancy, repairing workshops, building workshops, and overhauling Chang'an. A large number of migrant workers use their work as relief.

In Chang'an city alone, tens of thousands of peasants were recruited to build Lifang in the city.

The East and West cities were the first to be established, but the rest of the city is still under construction. Otherwise, the earthquake of that strength would not have caused so many casualties.

In addition to the living quarters and the learning workshops, there are also dedicated workshops in Chang'an City.

The workshops in Chang'an City are not as small as the workshops in ordinary cities. They are only responsible for the production of ordinary agricultural tools. There are several workshops in the true sense of the workshop, that is, military workshops.

In addition to the people who built the inner city, many people were recruited to build the walls of the outer city, repair the twelve main roads outside Chang'an City, and build post stations in various places.

The Chang'an City under design, after nearly two years of construction, is actually not half completed. Many parts of the outer city outline are just a framework, and the encirclement of the city wall has not even been completed. Some places are still in the army. stationed.

In addition to the food relief during the previous famine period, the basic life of the people affected by the disaster in Zhongzhou is still guaranteed.

The soldiers of the directly-administered army in Chang'an City, as well as the garrison troops and soldiers of the military regions in various places also began to have holidays in batches.

Many soldiers began to set foot on the way back to their hometowns, and there were streams of people flowing in the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

All the car and horse dealers along the official road are working overtime to take advantage of the great opportunity to earn more money. In today's Ming Dynasty, the salaries of soldiers are not low, and they have nothing to spend in the barracks for a long time. , Only some supplies in the army can be purchased, and there are not many. Gambling is strictly prohibited in the army, so they have been accumulated.

Although there are many rare things in the market in Chang'an, basically everything you need, but some things have a shelf life after all, it is not easy to store, and you need to eat along the road and so on.

Therefore, in the post stations in various places, there are still some residents on the main roads who have found a business opportunity.

They took the food at home, made it into finished products, and went to the post station and set up a small stall next to the official road.

As a result, temporary small markets formed one after another next to post stations and official roads in these places, and many pedestrian caravans passing by would stop.

Because of their own things, these things are quite cheap, and many caravans simply collect them as daily supplies.

And those soldiers who returned home had a lot of spare money, most of them were military soldiers and elite soldiers, their military pay was much higher than that of other troops, and because of their military exploits, they received a lot of rewards.

The army stipulates that soldiers have vacations every year, but sometimes these vacations are inevitably washed away during military campaigns.

It is still a state of war, and in many cases it is impossible to guarantee a holiday.

Nowadays, it’s hard to have a holiday, and the awareness of returning home also affects most people, so many people are not too stingy with money, and bought a lot of things in large and small bags.

Many soldiers returning home saw unique and interesting things on the road, and they would buy some and prepare to take them home.

October entered autumn, the weather had gradually turned cold, and the north wind was icy, but it still couldn't stop the soldiers returning home.

Chen Wu rode a millet horse alone, carrying big and small bags, and marched on the official road unhurriedly.

This steed is not a war horse in the army, but an ordinary pack horse he bought.

During the training camp in Lin Lugu in Taihang Mountains, he was assigned to Zhao Ji's team together with Wang Qi, Zhong Hou, Tian Zhang, and Yang Mu. Zhao Xu of the official.

In the bloody battle in Kuicheng, Zhao Xu's thigh was cut through the armor by the enemy's halberd, but after a simple bandage, he still chose to return to the military camp instead of staying in the safe wounded camp. Array.

Even though he was limping, Zhao Xu still held the flag of the team tightly, and did not delay them in the slightest on the battlefield.

Chen Wu did not ride in a four-wheeled carriage like the other soldiers. The families of Wang Qi and Zhong Hou were in Hedong County, and Tian Zhang's family was in Zuo Fengyi.

Yang Mu is usually taciturn. After this time, he didn’t know where he went. Yang Mu seemed to be alone all the time. Chen Wu knew that Yang Mu had no parents. After the Battle of Chishiling, after the defeat of the Taihang bandit Yang Feng, Yang Mu and others were also incorporated into the Yellow Turban Army after being censored, and they became teammates in this way.

All along, Yang Mu always left alone when he was on vacation, and he didn't mention the situation at home.

This time Yang Mu seems to have taken a carriage to Hongnong County, and did not go to Hedong County like Wang Qi and the others, but his goal seems to be Bingzhou.

Chen Wu didn't know Yang Mu's whereabouts. Although their relationship had always been very good, since Yang Mu avoided talking about these things, they naturally wouldn't take the initiative to raise them to make Yang Mu feel embarrassed.

Zhao Xu lives in the city of Chang'an. After all, his elder brother is Zhao Ji. Now the governor of the Eagle Wolf Guard and Wolf Guard, his family members have also been moved into the inner city. After all, Zhao Ji's work is extremely important. Family members should also be well protected.

The Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Charm are omnipotent, and if they capture the family members of the enemy's spy agency leader, they will naturally not be indecisive and merciless.

Zhao Ji wanted Zhao Xu to be transferred to the Eagle Wolf Guard, but in the end Zhao Xu refused, and now he is leading a village.

Except for Zhong Hou who is now Wang Qi's personal guard captain, Chen Wu, Yang Mu, Zhao Xu, and Tian Zhang are all village chiefs.

The car bell kept ringing in Chen Wu's ears, Chen Wu was not in a hurry, his home was not far away, in a military camp not far from the south of Chang'an City.

He set off at noon, and he would definitely be able to reach his home by dusk, and now the sun above his head had begun to set in the west.

On the horizon in the distance, Chen Wu has already seen the smoke rising from the kitchen not far away, that is where the military camp is located and where his home is now.

The horse's hoof stepped on the official road and made a crisp sound. On the horse's back, Chen Wu's figure also swayed as the pack horse moved. He was used to the horse's movement.

He often rode war horses in the army, and he was naturally familiar with riding these more docile pack horses.

Wealth and honor must return to their hometowns, and clothes and brocades should be worn in the daytime.

Now in the army of the Ming army, there are three types of military uniforms, one is military uniforms used in combat, the other is for holding ceremonies, such as the dress worn when receiving honors, and the other is ordinary uniforms.

Due to limited conditions, among the three types of clothes, the dresses are only issued to the rank of the village chief for the time being. Patterns are used as decoration. Although the shape is very beautiful, many clothes in this era are of a single color without any decoration.

But the dress that Chen Wu is wearing now is not monotonous at all, and none of the other village chiefs are monotonous when they are wearing dresses.

In the Yellow Turban Army of the past, which is now the Ming Army, those who can be called the head of the village basically have experienced more than a few large-scale battles, or gained enough military exploits to be promoted.

The medal system of the Yellow Turban Army began in the fifth year of Zhongping (188), and it has been a full six years now.

Today, the Ming Army has four types of medals: Battle Medal, Special Medal, Military Merit Medal, Courage Medal, and Defense Medal.

Battle Medal, after each large-scale battle, the Chinese Military Government will issue medals with the same name to all officers and soldiers who participated in the battle as a reward for all officers and soldiers who participated in the battle.

When the five-year medal system was first implemented at noon, the first batch of medals awarded were called Shuofang Medals, because the name of the battle was called the Shuofang Battle, and the medal named "Shuofang" was proof of their participation in the Shuofang Battle , is a reward for them.

Those who died in the battle will also receive the same medal, and their medal will be sent to their families along with the death notice.

The Battle Medal is the best medal to obtain, and it is also the medal with the largest amount.

However, there is a battle medal in the Ming army that is extremely precious. Although it has been issued in large quantities, its significance even exceeds that of some military merit medals and courage medals.

In the fifth year of Chuping, on March [-]rd, after the founding ceremony was held.

The Ming army issued several batches of medals again. Among them was a medal called the "Taihang Medal", which was only issued to veterans who had joined the Yellow Turban Army since the Taihang Mountain period, and Chen Wu now has a Taihang Medal.

Special medals, literally, are medals with special meanings. For example, after the founding ceremony, every soldier has a peace medal, even those retired soldiers have received a peace medal.

For some special events and matters of great significance, relevant medals will be launched.

There are also some special troops with special medals, each of the Yellow Angels has a medal named "Yellow Angels", they are the envoys of the Yellow Heaven, and they have proved their loyalty.

Meritorious medals require relatively large contributions to be owned. When the medal system was first established in the fifth year of Zhongping, the "Monan Medal" issued by Xu An himself was the military merit medal.

As for the Medal of Courage, it is also literally meant to be awarded to those who have outstanding courage, such as the first step, the last step.

The Guardian Medal is the most difficult medal to obtain among all the medals.

Only those who have made great contributions to the country can receive the Medal of Defense. Zhao Ji has a bronze medal and a silver medal, which are respectively for smashing the conspiracy of the Han army spies and helping to solve the epidemic in Zhangshui Daying.

There are only dozens of Guardian Medals in existence, most of which are made of silver and copper.

It was Zhao Yi who captured Jiangdu and raided Baidi City by surprise and won a silver medal of defense.

There are only two people in the entire Taiping Road who have gold medals for defending morality.

The first person is Yan Zhong. It is precisely because of Yan Zhong's advice that Taipingdao has developed more smoothly, and has grown step by step to where it is today.

The second person is Lu Sheng.

Leading the Yellow Turban Army who was left on Mount Tai, they persisted for nearly three years under the situation of being almost isolated and besieged on all sides.

In the end, under Yuan Shao's treachery, he still led the Taishan Yellow Turbans all the way from the west of Qingzhou to Yingzhou, and entered Yingzhou with [-] Yellow Turbans.

Yan Zhong and Lu Sheng were awarded the gold medal of defense, and no one in Taipingdao objected.

Because Lu Sheng is still in Liaodong, many official awards and promotions have not been announced. Now Lu Sheng is still the Zhendong General of the Ming Army.

In addition to the medals of these armies, there are also medals awarded to people outside the army, but they are quite complicated and rarely issued.

Now Chen Wu's chest is covered with medals. As a soldier, especially a soldier who has followed Xu An from the Taihang Mountains, he has fought for ten years, and the battle medals on his chest prove that his exploits.

A total of eleven medals hung on Chen Wu's chest, among which there were eight battle medals, which were medals for the eight battles of Taihang, Kuicheng, Shuofang, Liangjun, Zhangshui, Anding, Huayin, and Chengdu.

In addition to the eight battle medals, there are three more medals placed in the most central area.

The first one was the Monan Medal awarded by Xu An himself for his outstanding military exploits in the Battle of Shuofang.

The second medal and the third medal are from the same battle - the Battle of Huayin.

Beheaded level [-], beheaded one Dong Zhuojun and two commanders, rescued his teammates, the army was chaotic, took the lead, set an example for everyone, and was awarded the Zhongzhou Medal and the Second Class Military Merit Medal.

Along the way, basically every soldier who saw Chen Wu's chest on tour was in awe, and there were countless people who took the initiative to salute.

Those medals represent honor and merit.

The pack horse walked towards the front unhurriedly, and the buildings in the garrison in front became more and more clear, and Chen Wu's figure had also been spotted by the people in the garrison.

Wearing a military uniform, wearing a medal, and riding a war horse, how could it not be eye-catching.

After a farmer carrying farm tools gathered together, more and more people gathered together. They all knew Chen Wu, and Chen Wu had some holidays before.

And because of Chen Wu's identity, everyone naturally had a profound influence on Chen Wu.

Everyone gathered around Chen Wu, and Chen Wu couldn't ride the pack horse anymore, so he dismounted and started leading the pack horse towards the house.

There was a lot of noise around, and everyone gathered around Chen Wu, looking at the big and small bags on the pack horse, and the military uniform on Chen Wu, they were all envious.

Many of them don't know what a medal is, but they all know that Chen Wu is a superior officer. He is a military officer in Chang'an City and has hundreds of people under his command. Even the Diannong officer is a head shorter than Chen Wu.

Chen Wu politely responded to everyone's questions and greetings. Although life in the barracks was fulfilling, it was not easy. Now that he was back in the garrison, his tense heartstrings were relaxed a lot.

After the people who gathered around exchanged pleasantries for a while, naturally there was no excuse to continue surrounding Chen Wu. When they reached the village, most of them had already left, and the last few people also bid farewell to Chen Wu and said goodbye to Chen Wu. Ask him to go to their house for a meal.

When Chen Wu bid farewell to the last person, he finally arrived in front of his own courtyard.

In front of the courtyard, his wife was holding a child with a comb in his arms, and was standing at the gate of the courtyard waiting for his arrival.

The wife's face gradually became clear in front of Chen Wu's eyes, and the child with long hair combed his hair looked at him suspiciously, it seemed familiar, but at the same time strange, there was a little doubt in the child's eyes.

A cloud of mist appeared in front of Chen Wu's eyes. He let go of the rein in his hand and walked forward quickly. After walking to the last few steps, Chen Wu's footsteps gradually slowed down. Is still at a loss.

　The evolution failed, it seems that it will take a few days, and it is still difficult to break through the bottleneck of the two updates.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)