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In addition to summarizing the experience in the battle, Li Chengzhong is very satisfied with the performance of officers and soldiers at all levels in this battle. It can be said that their performance is far beyond Li Chengzhong's expectations, and it is not like a team that has just formed an army for less than half a month. The new army, therefore, he couldn't wait to praise the military exploits during the military meeting.

In this battle of defending the city, the most difficult task is the archery team. The target of the archery team is the Khitan archers. According to the unanimous opinion of everyone, these Khitan archers have the quality of sharpshooters. Even among the entire Khitan tribe, It is estimated that it is also top-notch, and the number should not be many.The archery team of the Pingzhou Army is all new recruits. Although most of them have been exposed to bows and arrows outside the pass, they cannot compare with the elite Khitan archers after all.In this battle, the archery team's record is not worth mentioning. They only shot down two Khitan auxiliary soldiers, but they suffered heavy casualties. Six people were killed, two were seriously injured, and three were slightly injured. Half of the damage to the Pingzhou Army in Guannei!

But Li Chengzhong was full of praise for the archery team led by Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao during the military discussion.Although these archers were not as skilled as others, they knew that showing their heads might mean death, but they still had no hesitation, and even some tragically shot at the Khitan archers under the fortress. This kind of tenacious will to fight without fear of sacrifice made Li Chengzhong greatly As a compliment, although they had a dismal record, they were ranked first in military exploits by Li Chengzhong.

The second is Zhong Silang's team. Their defensive points have never been breached, and the most commendable thing is that they put forward practical and feasible contingency strategies in the face of the battle. The situation has achieved excellent results.Li Chengzhong highly appreciates this ability to respond quickly. In military discussions, he encouraged and praised this ability full of praise. ability.

In addition, the Sword and Shield team led by Zhou Chopper, they dared to fight and fight hard at the moment of crisis in Guancheng, and successfully made up for the lack of defense.Li Chengzhong also gave high-profile praise for this. He enthusiastically encouraged all officers with the famous lines he stole from later generations: "An army that does not dare to engage in hand-to-hand combat and has no ability to engage in hand-to-hand combat will always be a second-rate army! Only those who dare to face the enemy directly, The troops with the weapons in their hands are tenacious, excellent troops that can fight and win!" These words made Zhou Machete grinned happily for a long time without closing his mouth.

Li Chengzhong explained in detail his practice of not judging achievements according to the leader. He explained that in battle, every record cannot be separated from the support of the whole team, and the tasks of each combat unit are different. , some people face the enemy head-on, some support from the side, and some cooperate from the side. No one can shoulder all the responsibilities in a war by himself. , and the quality shown in the task to consider as a whole.And he also said that in the future, military merit evaluation will no longer be decided by him alone, but will be evaluated uniformly during military meetings.In addition, he asked all groups to propose their own soldiers who performed bravely in this battle, and to consider and record their merits in the military discussion.

Li Chengzhong's thinking is very immature, and many of the details are not clear and thorough, but he has proposed a brand-new military achievement evaluation system. With the continuous improvement of this system in the future, it will gradually show its inherent great power and become One of the three most important military systems under Li Chengzhong's department laid the foundation for a modern army.

Liu Jinhou stood on the earthen platform that had just been built by the civilian husband camp, looking excitedly at Li Chengzhong in front of him.As a soldier who performed outstandingly in this battle of defending the city, Liu Jinhou ranked first among the soldiers awarded for his feat of killing three Khitans. …,

In front of nearly [-] soldiers and [-] civilians in the audience, Li Chengzhong read out the letter of request for merit drafted by Feng Dao on the spot. He was the first corps leader in the gangs of Du and Yidu, and the first corps leader in the entire Pingzhou Army. Nine grades under.

If Li Chengzhong's decision to appoint a non-ranked corporal as the head of the school is reasonable, then promoting Liu Jinhou as the chief of the school and the deputy lieutenant of the accompanying army has greatly exceeded his scope of authority.At that time, Feng Dao, Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong and other team officers reminded Li Chengzhong to think carefully, but Li Chengzhong believed that he was just a suggestion, and the final appointment power was still in the hands of military envoy Zhou Zhiyu and governor Zhang Zaiji.

At this moment, he passionately looked into hundreds of pairs of eyes in the audience and loudly said: "Someone asked me, if the Bingma Shiya and the Governor's Mansion do not agree to this proposal, what will happen then? Here, I want to face you in front of everyone." He said that if even an excellent soldier like Liu Jinhou is not eligible for this confession, then who else is eligible! I believe in the vision of Zhou Bingmashi and Zhang Shishi, and I have confidence in their determination to resist the invasion of the barbarians. Have firm confidence, and I also ask you to have confidence in me, Li Chengzhong. One day in the future, not only Brother Liu Jinhou, but more of you will also get official ranks and sue for your outstanding achievements. Pingzhou Army Not only will we firmly hold on to Yuguan and Pingzhou, but we will return to Yingzhou and take back our homeland!"

Amidst the shouts of hundreds of people in the audience, Liu Jinhou shed tears of happiness.

At the commendation meeting in Yuguan, Li Chengzhong read out a total of 18 awards.Except for Liu Jinhou, the other [-] awards honored [-] brave soldiers who either killed one or two Khitans in battle, or stood up at critical moments and made contributions to the final defense of the city. contribute.These [-] people were all awarded the post of corps commander. Li Chengzhong asked all the soldiers to learn from the [-] soldiers including Liu Jinhou. In Li Chengzhong's words, these soldiers got a brand new title-"model".

In addition, Li Chengzhong announced that he would ask for credit from the Bingma Shifu and the Governor's Mansion for the battle group that has achieved meritorious service! "Battle collective" is a very new term, but this word is easy to understand, and everyone can understand the meaning of this word just literally.The combat groups that have won military merits include: Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao who were stationed in the two fortresses, Jiadu Zhong Silang who defended Guancheng, and Zhou Xiaolang who performed outstandingly in close combat under Zhou Machete's command.

The Zhazi from the Battle of Yuguan was signed by Feng Daorunse and Li Chengzhong, and was quickly sent to the camp of the Pingzhou Army Garrison in the west of Pingzhou City. Along with it, there was also a cart of Khitan heads. There were 38 heads in total. After a simple anti-corrosion treatment, after preservation, the appearance of the Khitan people can be easily distinguished.

Zhou Zhiyu, the envoy of soldiers and horses, was sitting in the hall of the Chinese army. He carefully looked at the letter in his hand from Yuguan, and was very pleased.After reading it, he immediately ordered his personal guard Zhao Zaili to prepare his horse quickly, and then the two of them galloped out of the barracks, entered the city, and came to Pingzhou Governor's Mansion.

Inspector Zhang Zaiji had already received the letter from Feng Dao. According to the regulations, the military report should be delivered to the soldiers and horses, but this did not prevent him from learning about the whole process from Feng Dao's letter.Knowing that Zhou Zhiyu was coming, he hurriedly went out to welcome him in.

After receiving the military newspaper letter from Zhou Zhiyu, Zhang Zaiji read it again carefully, confirmed it with the letter he received before, and immediately understood in his heart that the two articles were written by Feng Dao, and it seemed that there was no mystery about this matter.

The initial victory in the battle of Yuguan not only curbed the momentum of the Khitans from invading the interior of Pingzhou, but also blocked the passages inside and outside the pass. It was of great significance to the stability of the entire Pingzhou situation. It has a lot to do with it.For Zhang Zaiji, who has been worried these days, this battle can finally allow him to sleep peacefully. He can spare more energy to ensure the normal development of the autumn harvest, increase the reclamation of the wasteland under Jieshi Mountain, and do more work. The resettlement of tens of thousands of refugees.For Zhou Zhiyu, it was his first victory when he first arrived in Pingzhou, and it played a very positive role in maintaining his position in the heart of Marshal Liu Rengong. …,

The two top military and political officials in Pingzhou smiled at each other and suddenly didn't know what to say.

It was Zhou Zhiyu who was the first to break the silence caused by the sudden change from tension to relaxation, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, it is not disgraceful, and finally let the people of Pingzhou be more peaceful for the time being."

Zhang Zaiji also smiled, and let out a long breath: "I really don't know how I've been through these past few months... I can sleep soundly tonight. Good question, thanks to your subordinates who can fight like this, lah A group of refugees who have been in the army for less than half a month passed by, and they actually defended Yuguan, and... haha, beheading level 38... It's funny to say, Pingzhou has not won such a victory for two years, especially this year , all the bad news came.”

Zhou Zhiyu was happy, and said with a smile: "After all, he is an elite veteran who has experienced the Southern Expedition. Back then, you laughed at XX when he brought more than 80 people here. Let's see now, how about it?"

Zhang Zaiji was a little embarrassed, and said: "The situation was urgent at that time, so I was worried, please ask brother not to blame."

Zhou Zhiyu waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to say more, and asked after a moment of pondering: "What do you think, brother Yuanli, about the matter that Li Chengzhong's Zhazi asked?"

Zhang Zaiji slapped the desk table and said decisively: "No further words, yes! This victory will relieve a certain worry, stabilize the state of Pingzhou, and ease the hearts of Li Shu, what else is there! Even the one mentioned by Zha Zi Liu Jinhou, you can also directly appoint the head of the team and send it to the police. What's the word "inspection"? Let's sit in the back and guard the peace, and the soldiers will take the danger in the front. If you don't agree to this matter, the officer will also Don’t be it! And Li Chengzhong... So far, there is no officer above Dutou in the camp of a certain brother Haowen. If brother Haowen intends to train this person, we will jointly write to the Jiedu Mansion and ask him for a position as a capital. , Ren bravely sued him, lest he bear the title of 'inspector' on his head, it is really awkward!"

Zhou Zhiyu said loudly: "Okay! Brother Yuan Li is really happy, he doesn't have the corruption of those poor literati!"

Zhang Zaiji laughed and said, "You still don't know XX? When we grew up together, we just followed civil and military paths, but now we come to tease XX. Speaking of which, XX regrets not joining the army back then. , Only then did I realize what it means to be a scholar with nothing to use..."