The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 411 Monument to Heroes

Chapter 411 Monument to Heroes

Zan Wanshou and the chief general of the Shunqing Army, the grandson of Cao Youwen, General Cao Can led the army to Yuechi County, and ordered Zhang Zi, the assistant general of the Shunqing Army, to lead a thousand Shunqing Army and the Yuechi Army led by Han Peng. The banner of "surname Zan" made the appearance of wanting to attack and encircle. Wanshou and Cao Shen took the remaining 100 elite soldiers and went straight to Qujiang. After persuading the Han centurion, he pretended to be the messenger who came back to report the letter, and led a death squad of [-] people, preparing to swindle the gate of Qujiang Mansion.

At that time, it was in the dark, and the Mongolian garrison in Qujiang was too big. Seeing that the centurion's military uniform and password were exactly the same, and he was an acquaintance, he opened the city gate without asking, and the death squad immediately He rushed in, and started a fierce battle for the city gate with the Mongols near the city gate, buying time for the army to enter the city.

Under the leadership of Zan Wanshou, Cao Can and several lieutenant generals, the two thousand Shunqing troops who were ambushing outside rushed straight to Qujiang City. After all the death squads fell, the army finally rushed into Qujiang City. The Semu soldiers resisted desperately, but because the Mongolian guards in Qujiang City were still intoxicated with wine, they could not organize a coordinated counterattack without the general's command. Surrounded and wiped out one by one, the defenders could only flee north under the protection of their personal guards while half asleep and half awake. Afterwards, General Zhang Jue led [-] reinforcements to Yuechi, and soon defeated the Mongolian Han army who had no intention of fighting in Yuechi. , regained Yuechi County.

So far, our army has recovered the entire territory of the Guang'an Army.

The last part is the self-summary of the Sichuan Military Region: Through this battle, it can be clearly seen that the combat effectiveness of our army has improved significantly, whether it is individual ability or courage, great progress has been made. The army is a subordinate new army of Mongolia, and its combat effectiveness is not strong, but our army won the victory with fewer casualties. This is the first time in the siege of the Sichuan Military Region. Peripheral pressure caused the center of gravity of our defense line to move northward by more than two hundred miles.

After I read it, I said to Lu Xiufu, "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, judging from the content of this battle report, I think there are three points worthy of attention. First, the combat effectiveness of our army has improved significantly. This is the same as what the Sichuan Military Region said. According to my estimate, the combat effectiveness of our army The soldiers of the Han and Jin Dynasties who are no longer weaker than the Mongolian soldiers can compete against the Semu soldiers of the Western Regions in the Mongolian army. Ability, this is beyond the imagination of the minister. Master Zan is decisive in command, good at strategy, and his performance is remarkable, which can be compared with an experienced general; Not daring to take the initiative to attack, this kind of proud mentality is also the root cause of their failure in this battle,"

I nodded and praised: "Well, the biggest discovery is Zan Wanshou. It seems that I have another Confucian general in my dynasty."

Lu Xiufu smiled and said yes, and then said sadly: "Your Majesty, only 12 of the 12 daredevils of the Shunqing Army survived, and all of these 88 were seriously injured without exception. Timely treatment saved their lives, and the remaining [-] people all died heroically, so I suggest that they be rewarded,"

I didn't immediately answer the question about the award, and said, "Lu Aiqing, a large-scale war is about to break out soon. Please tell me first about the pension regulations for our soldiers who died or were disabled in the war."

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to the regulations of our dynasty, those who cannot continue to serve due to injuries will be given [-] yuan, and those who are seriously injured and unable to take care of themselves will be given life-long grudges. For the soldiers who died, the following items will be given: The guarantee system, firstly, the soldiers who died in battle are buried in a unified manner by the government, and monks or Taoist priests are invited to save them regularly; secondly, the descendants of the fallen soldiers are included as officials or their descendants are included in the army; For example, giving a certain amount of money and goods to the families of the dead soldiers, reducing the rent and tax of the families of the soldiers who died in battle, and for the helpless families of the martyrs, the state will support them for life.

Generally speaking, the policy of preferential treatment and protection for soldiers implemented by the Song Dynasty reflected the Song government's emphasis on military work, which helped to improve the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the army, and played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, boosting the morale of the troops, and strengthening the national defense force to varying degrees. , This policy of the Song Dynasty played an important role in linking the past and the future in the history of military preferential treatment and security in ancient China, and had an important impact on later generations.

Although the national policy of the Song Dynasty was to emphasize literature over military affairs, compared with other dynasties, it was still "people-oriented". Although soldiers in the Song Dynasty had a so-called tattoo system, they could guarantee three meals a day. Cancellation, the treatment of soldiers has also been improved, and the imperial court will issue a fixed monthly salary (equivalent to the allowance of later generations), which is one of the reasons why the Southern Song Dynasty was able to defend half of the country for more than 100 years.

"Our government's pension system is quite strict. In order to let the frontline soldiers bravely kill the enemy, on the premise that the original pension policy remains unchanged, I plan to give a one-time compensation to the soldiers who died in the war during the decisive battle between Han and Mongolia. One hundred times of their monthly salary will be paid as their pension. For those who have won the honorary title, an additional supplement will be made. For those who have won the special honorary title issued by the court, that is, the Huaxia Gold Medal, their pension will increase by [-]%. Those who won the first-class honorary title issued by the imperial court, that is, the Xianchun Silver Medal, will have their pension increased by [-]%, those who have won the first-class meritorious service judged by the military region, their pension will increase by [-]%, and the pension of second-class martyrs will increase by [-]% , the pension of the third-class martyrs is increased by [-]%. This part of the pension does not conflict with other military merit awards and can be accumulated and superimposed. paid by various levels of government,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, in this way, the families of the martyrs who died in our dynasty will have no worries, but this part of the military expenditure is also very large,"

"Well, it's very big. From next year, even if the expenses of other departments are reduced, the expenditure of this military expenditure must be guaranteed,"

"Yes, I understand,"

"Also, let the Government Administration Council order government offices at all levels to do a good job in appeasement and rehabilitation of military martyrs. Anyone who has embezzled soldiers' pensions, no matter how much, will be punished with a higher crime. Soldiers are fighting bloody battles in the front. Worry about the future, let alone let the martyrs feel cold under the nine springs, Lu Aiqing, you have compiled the additional pension policy I just mentioned into a document, and after I sign it, hand it over to the Government Council for implementation. The time will start from February [-]st this year , until the end of the battle between Song and Meng, "

"Yes, I obey the order,"

"Regarding the awards for the recovery of the Ningxi Army by the Sichuan Military Region, the Military Affairs Council and the Ministry of War will first make a plan. For the 88 warriors who died in the battle to recover the Qujiang Mansion, all of them will be awarded silver medals to Xianchun, and they will be named Yunqi Lieutenant. , and the other 12 people were awarded first-class merit by the Sichuan Military Region, and they were named Wuqiwei. A monument was built in front of the city to commemorate these 88 warriors. The monument was named the 88 Martyrs Monument. On the front of the monument, eight characters of "Heroes of the Song Dynasty, whose names go down in history" were engraved, their names were engraved on the left and right sides, and their names were engraved on the back. Let me introduce the course of this battle and the heroic deeds shown by these 88 people in the battle to regain Qujiang Mansion, by the way, Lu Aiqing, wait a minute."

After finishing speaking, I picked up a hard pen and drew the pattern of the Monument to the People's Heroes in my memory, and handed it to Lu Xiufu: "Lu Aiqing, hand over this drawing to the Ministry of Industry, and the monument to the martyrs in our court will follow this pattern from now on." The unified name is the Monument to the Heroes of the Great Song Dynasty. Any martyr who has made great contributions or won a battle of strategic significance can apply for a monument to commemorate it. "

Lu Xiufu looked at it and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order."

"Tomorrow, your Military Affairs Council will hold a military news conference, convene all major newspapers in Lin'an City, announce the news of the Ningxi Army's great victory, and focus on publicizing the heroic deeds of the Hundreds of Death Squad, setting an example, and let me go to the common people, especially the young people. We can all be proud of our soldiers and our heroes,"

"Your Majesty, I understand," Lu Xiufu put the drawing in his arms, and continued, "Your Majesty, this year's recruiting work is from March to September. The major military regions and naval divisions recruited a total of 5 people. In the middle of last month, the quotas for the increase of troops in each military region have been issued, and all military regions hope to increase the quotas of their own military regions in order to cope with the upcoming war. Your Majesty, do you want to increase the number of people you plan to recruit?"

"No, soldiers are expensive. The Lin'an military region needs to increase its military force because of the division of troops into Ryukyu and Koryo. The marine corps has increased by [-]. It will be responsible for landing operations in the future. The rest of the military regions are asked to strengthen the defense of the regiments. For the training, just follow the original plan, and the Wu Tax Army of the Yangzhou Military Region will be formally included in the formation of the regular army of our dynasty, and they can be arranged in order,"

"Yes, I obey the order,"

I suddenly remembered the question of the captives: "Lu Aiqing, how do we deal with the captured enemy soldiers?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, generally speaking, there are the following methods: pardon, release, exchange, return, imprisonment, assassination, enlistment or execution,"

"Lu Aiqing, tell me in detail,"

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