High military merit pensions and rewards are one of the most important means for the Liberation Army to ensure its combat effectiveness!
Zhu Hongyu is indeed providing ideological education to the army!
It's just that if you only do ideological education and don't give enough treatment and want people to risk their lives, then you are acting like a hooligan.
Apart from the high casualty pensions and military merit rewards, the largest source of the Liberation Army's combat effectiveness is actually the establishment of the wounded barracks, which usually seems very inconspicuous.
A complete system for the treatment of wounded soldiers, as well as excellent treatment for wounded soldiers!
These systems let everyone in the Liberation Army know that they would not be given up even if they were injured.
As long as there is breath left, we will be treated as much as possible.
It can be said that it has greatly solved the worries of the soldiers of the Liberation Army after going to the battlefield!
In the two critical battles of Macau and Humen, the reason why the soldiers of the Liberation Army dared to launch attacks one after another and charge one after another.
In addition to the high military rewards, it is because they know that even if they are seriously injured, they will not be abandoned.
Naturally, I dare to rush upward!
The comrade in Wei Wu's clinic was named Li Kai, and he was the one who saved his life on the battlefield.
Compared with Wei Wu's injury, Li Kai's injury was much more serious.
The shoulder was stabbed hard by a spear, but the armor could not block it.
Just a little bit, his entire arm was completely disabled.
But even so, it is still unknown whether Li Kai's arm will be able to regain its strength in the future.
The military doctor said that Li Kai's arms may not be able to lift heavy objects in the future. After the injury heals, he will most likely be discharged from the army.
Wei Wu comforted Li Kai very cheerfully.
"Brother Li, stop looking so grim!"
"Just retire when you are discharged. You will at least earn dozens of acres of military land from this battle. Even if you rent it out, these fields will be enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life."
"Isn't it better than continuing to fight on the battlefield and dying unexpectedly?"
Li Kai curled his lips and didn't care much.
He is different from Wei Wu. Wei Wu's family was very poor and he joined the army just to gain military exploits and have enough to eat.
But Li Kai's family is very wealthy. They run several shops and earn hundreds of silver dollars in net profit every year.
Ever since he was young, he has never been short of money!
He joined the army not for military exploits or for having enough to eat.
They are rushing to drive out the Tartars and restore China!
In other words, he joined the army to fight for his ideals, not for military rewards!
He didn't care about his military exploits, but he had to be discharged due to injury and could no longer contribute to the drive out of the Tartars and the restoration of China, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Wei Wu spoke again.
"If you really can't bear to retire, just apply to the superiors and be transferred to the logistics department!"
"The purpose of fighting on the battlefield is to "drive out the Tartars and restore China." Doing logistics and ensuring the supply of materials for the army are also contributing to the "drive out the Tartars and restoring China."
Li Kai rolled his eyes, the expression on his face suddenly became enlightened, and he nodded.
"Well, I'll report it to the superiors later!"
The two looked at each other and laughed loudly at the same time.
The atmosphere is particularly cheerful!
The atmosphere in the wounded barracks of the Liberation Army was not depressing.
Although from time to time there would be seriously injured people who died of their injuries and were carried out.
But all of them are old soldiers who are used to seeing life and death. They are used to seeing blood and killing, and they have long ignored life.
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On April 20, the 16th year of Yongli's reign, the Ming army reorganized for several days after taking Humen.
Subsequently, the fleet entered the Pearl River and bombarded the coast of the Pearl River. Guangzhou was shocked!
Jin Guangzu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was shocked and ordered the reinforcements to speed up their march and recapture Humen.
On the other side, the Pingnan Prince's vassal soldiers led by Shang Zhixin had arrived in the Zhongshan area, not far from Macau.
Moreover, he also received news that Macau had fallen and the Portuguese were on the streets.
"My lord, I can understand the Ming thief's invasion, but what is the situation in England?"
Shang Zhixin rode on horseback and asked the Portuguese Ribeiro beside him.
Ribeiro wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
"England is the most powerful country in Europe!"
"After defeating the Spanish Armada, its fleet can be called the strongest fleet in the world."
"It's just that England shouldn't be able to reach the Far East!"
Although Britain is powerful, it is only a rising star.
Compared with its foundation, it is slightly inferior to pioneer countries such as the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
At the very least, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain all had their own colonies in the Far East.
I can barely scrape together a fleet that's pretty good!
But now Britain is still competing in India!
Ribeiro really couldn't understand how Britain could participate in the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The British fleet is indeed powerful, this is true!
However, no matter how powerful the fleet is, it is useless if it cannot sail to the Far East.
Half the world away!
The Netherlands and other countries can organize a fleet in the Far East, which relies on their experience in operating the Far East for more than a hundred years.
But the UK now does not have this background!
Shang Zhixin said with a cold snort.
"Huh, since the English country doesn't know how to live or die, and dares to help the Ming thieves and become our enemy, the Qing Dynasty, we must let them know what it means to be a royal master of the Celestial Dynasty."
After saying this, Shang Zhixin ordered the army to speed up their march and kill towards Macau.
As the Qing army moved closer and closer to the coast, the population became increasingly sparse.
Abandoned villages and overgrown farmland can be seen everywhere.
On both sides of the road, you can see lying bones from time to time. The Qing army's scouting horses galloped past, and birds in the grass flew into the sky with flapping wings.
It's so quiet around here that it's a bit scary!
This is the consequence of the Qing government moving borders and banning the sea. The prosperous coastal areas turned into a white land.
No one knows how many people died in this process.
White bones exposed in the wild and no roosters crowing for thousands of miles is not an exaggeration, but a realism.
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Zhu Hongyu received news that the Qing army was heading straight for Macau, and the distance was less than fifty miles.
Send an order to the Liberation Army to prepare to meet the enemy!
On the one hand, it was to lure the enemy deep into the enemy's territory; on the other hand, it was to use waterways to bypass the enemy's retreat, cut off the Qing army's return route, and then encircle and annihilate them.
Zhu Hongyu personally boarded the ship and led the main force to take the water route, preparing to retreat.
Ships of various sizes set off quickly, and a large amount of supplies were transported on board, heading towards the Pearl River Estuary.
Landed at Yakou and headed straight for Zhongshan.
The Liberation Army's usual high-intensity training was not in vain. The physical fitness and endurance of the soldiers were excellent, far exceeding other armies of this era.
After the military order for a rapid march was issued, it took almost one day to fight from Yakou to Zhongshan.
Even Zhu Hongyu himself did not ride a horse, but walked with the soldiers.
Field artillery pieces were being pulled by horses, and their moving speed did not slow down the marching speed.
The prototype of the field artillery of the Liberation Army was the Napoleon cannon!
The Napoleon gun is a type of artillery specially designed for field maneuvers, and the weight of its gun body is not exaggerated.
There are also well-structured gun carriages!
If there is a draft horse, the draft horse can be used to move it.
If there is no draft horse, it can be run around with a few more people pulling it.
The firepower may not be as good as some heavy artillery, but the maneuverability is superb!