In addition to summarizing the experience in combat, Li Chengzhong was very satisfied with the performance of officers and soldiers at all levels in this battle. It can be said that their performance was far beyond Li Chengzhong's expectations. It was completely unlike an army that had just formed an army less than half a month ago.
The New Army, therefore, he couldn't wait to praise the military achievements during the military meeting.
In this battle to defend the city, the archery team had the most difficult task. The archery team's targets were Khitan archers. According to everyone's unanimous opinion, these Khitan archers all possess the qualities of sharpshooters. Even among the entire Khitan tribe,
It is estimated that they are also top-notch, and their number should not be large. The Pingzhou Army Archery Team is all new recruits. Although most of them have been exposed to bows and arrows outside the pass, after all, they cannot compete with the elite Khitan archers. In this battle
, the record of the archery team is not worth mentioning. They only shot down two Khitan auxiliary soldiers, but suffered heavy casualties themselves. Six people were killed, two were seriously injured, and three were slightly injured, which fully accounted for the damage of the Pingzhou Army in Yuguan.
half of!
But Li Chengzhong was full of praise for the archery team led by Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao during the military meeting. Although these archers were not as good as others, they knew that showing their heads would probably mean death, but they still had no hesitation and were even a little tragic.
They fought with the Khitan archers under the fortress. This tenacious fighting will without fear of sacrifice greatly impressed Li Chengzhong. Although their results were dismal, they were ranked first in military merit by Li Chengzhong.
Followed by Zhong Shiro's men, their defensive points have never been breached, and the most valuable thing is that they put forward practical and feasible contingency strategies during the battle. Not only did they complete the defensive task, but they also helped the entire army stabilize
situation, and achieved excellent results. Li Chengzhong greatly appreciated this ability to adapt to circumstances. During the military meeting, he encouraged and praised this ability with full of praise, and hoped that all officers at all levels in the team would do so.
We should learn from them and strive to have this ability.
The other is the Sword and Shield team led by Zhou Maidao. When there was a crisis on Guancheng, they dared to fight and fought hard, and successfully made up for the deficiencies in defense. Li Chengzhong also gave high-profile praise for this, using famous lines stolen from later generations.
He enthusiastically encouraged all officers: "A unit that dares not to engage in hand-to-hand combat and has no ability to engage in hand-to-hand combat will always be a second-rate unit! Only a unit that dares to face the enemy directly and show off its weapons can be regarded as tenacious and able to fight.
, Excellent troops that can win in battle!" These words made Zhou Qidao grin and didn't close his mouth for a long time.
Li Chengzhong gave a detailed explanation of his practice of not judging merit by head. He explained that in battle, every achievement is inseparable from the support of the entire team, and each combat unit has different tasks.
, some people face the enemy head-on, some support from the side, and still others cooperate from the side. No one can shoulder all the responsibilities in a war by himself. When evaluating military merit, it should be based on the role played and the progress of completing the task.
, and the qualities shown in the mission will be considered as a whole. Moreover, he also said that in the future, he will no longer have the final say in military merit evaluation, but will make a unified evaluation during the military meeting. In addition, he asked each group to submit their own opinions.
The soldiers who performed bravely in this battle will be considered and recorded in the military meeting.
Li Chengzhong's thinking was very immature, and many of the details were not clear and thorough. However, he proposed a brand-new combat merit evaluation system. As this system continues to be improved in the future, it will gradually demonstrate its inherent huge power and become
One of the three most important military systems under Li Chengzhong laid the foundation for a modern army.
Liu Jinhou stood on the earthen platform that had just been built by the civilian camp, looking excitedly at Li Chengzhong in front of him. As a soldier who performed outstandingly in this city defense battle, Liu Jinhou was among the most commended soldiers for his contribution to killing three Khitans.
First.
In front of nearly 200 soldiers and 100 civilians in the audience, Li Chengzhong read out a merit letter drafted by Feng Dao on the spot. In this letter, Liu Jinhou was named and commended and promoted to corps commander.
Du, the first corps commander among the groups in Yidu, and the first corps commander in the entire Pingzhou Army. At the same time, Li Chengzhong proposed in his letter that Liu Jinhou be promoted to the commander of the inspection school and the rank of deputy lieutenant to accompany the army.
Lower ninth grade.
If Li Chengzhong's decision to appoint an ungraded corps commander as the head of the school inspection is justified, then promoting Liu Jinhou to the chief of the school inspection and deputy lieutenant would go beyond his scope of authority. At that time, Feng Daohe
Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong and other team officers reminded Li Chengzhong to consider carefully, but Li Chengzhong believed that he was just a suggestion, and the final appointment power still rested with the military envoy Zhou Zhiyu and the governor Zhang Zaiji.
At this moment, he said loudly and emotionally to the hundreds of eyes in the audience: "Someone asked me, if the military commander and the governor's office do not agree to this proposal, what will happen? Here, I want to do it in front of all of you.
I said in person, if even an outstanding soldier like Liu Jinhou is not qualified to get this confession, then who else is qualified! I believe in the vision of Zhou Bingmaushi and Zhang Governor, and I have full confidence in their determination to resist the invasion of the Hu people.
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 be awarded the rank of Pingzhou Army for your outstanding achievements.
Not only will we firmly defend Yuguan and Pingzhou, we will return to Yingzhou and take back our homeland!"
Amid the cheers of hundreds of people in the audience, Liu Jinhou shed tears of happiness.
At this commendation meeting in Yuguan, Li Chengzhong read out a total of 19 commendations. Except for Liu Jinhou, the other 18 commendations commended 18 brave soldiers who either killed one or two soldiers in the battle.
A Khitan man, or he stepped forward at a critical moment and contributed to the final defense of the city. These eighteen people were awarded the position of corps commander. Li Chengzhong asked all the soldiers to learn from the nineteen soldiers, including Liu Jinhou. In Li Chengzhong
In the words of , these soldiers received a brand new title - "model".
In addition, Li Chengzhong announced that he would petition the Military Envoy and the Governor's Office for meritorious service for the fighting collective! "Fighting collective" is another very new term, but it is easy to understand and everyone can understand it literally.
The meaning of this word. The fighting groups that received military honors include: Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao Huo who were stationed in the fortress, Zhong Silang Huo of Jiadu who defended Guancheng, and Zhou Xiaolang Dao Dunhuo who performed outstandingly in close combat under Zhou Qidao.
The transcript of the Yuguan battle was polished by Feng Dao, signed by Li Chengzhong, and soon sent to the Pingzhou Army garrison in the west of Pingzhou City. Along with it was a carload of Khitan heads, with a total of thirty-eight heads.
They were all simply embalmed. After being preserved, the appearance of the Khitan people can be easily distinguished.
The military commander Zhou Zhiyu was sitting in the central military hall. He looked carefully at the letter sent from Yuguan in his hand, and was very pleased. After reading it, he immediately ordered the bodyguard Zhao Zaili standing next to him to prepare his horse quickly, and then the two galloped
After leaving the military camp, he went straight into the city and arrived at the governor's office in Pingzhou.
The governor Zhang Zaiji had already received the letter written by Feng Dao. According to the regulations, the military report should be delivered to the military envoy's office, but this did not prevent him from understanding the story from Feng Dao's letter. When he learned that Zhou Zhiyu was coming, he hurriedly
He went out in person and welcomed him in.
After receiving the military newspaper from Zhou Zhiyu, Zhang Zaiji read it carefully again and confirmed it with the letters he had received before. He immediately understood in his heart that both articles were written by Feng Dao. It seemed that the matter was no longer mysterious.
The initial victory in the battle at Yuguan not only curbed the Khitan's invasion of 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. Therefore, although there were not many beheadings,
The stakes are quite high. For Zhang Zaiji, who has been worried these days, this battle can finally let him sleep peacefully. He can free up more energy to ensure the normal development of the autumn harvest and increase the control of the wasteland at the foot of Jieshi Mountain.
It opened up land and resettled 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 highest-ranking military and political officials in Pingzhou looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly they 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, I have lived up to my fate. Finally, the common people of Pingzhou can feel at peace for the time being."
Zhang Zaiji also smiled and let out a long breath: "I really don't know how I've been living these past few months... I can sleep well tonight. Brother Hao, thanks to you having such a capable person, La
After a group of refugees who had been in the army for less than half a month came over, they actually defended Yuguan, and... haha, beheaded the thirty-eighth level... It's funny, Pingzhou has not fought such a victory in two years, especially
This year, all the news is bad."
Zhou Zhiyu was happy in his heart and said with a smile: "After all, he is an elite veteran who has experienced the Southern Expedition. When I brought more than 80 people here, you still laughed at me. Let's see now, how about it?"
Zhang Zaiji felt a little embarrassed and said: "The situation was urgent at that time, and I was worried. Please ask my brother not to blame me."
Zhou Zhiyu waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say more, and after a moment of silence he asked, "What do you think of Li Chengzhong's request from Zha Zizhong, what do you think of Brother Yuanli?"
Zhang Zaiji patted the table and said decisively: "No more words, I agree! This victory will relieve my worries, stabilize the state, and calm the hearts of the common people, there is nothing else I can't do! Even the one mentioned by Zha Zi
Liu Jinhou, you can also directly appoint the team leader and issue a lawsuit. What's the point of "inspecting the school"? We sit in the back and guard the peace, and the soldiers are in the front to take on the danger. If you don't agree to this matter, this official will also
Don’t be fooled! There’s also Li Chengzhong... Brother Haowen in a certain camp still has no officer above the rank of Dudu to support him. If Brother Haowen intends to cultivate this person, we will jointly submit a letter to Jiedu Mansion and ask for a position of Dudu for him.
, it’s really awkward for Renyong to reveal his identity so that he won’t have the title of ‘inspector’ on his head!”
Zhou Zhiyu said loudly: "Okay! Brother Yuanli is really happy, without the rotten spirit of those poor literati!"
Zhang Zaiji laughed and said: "You don't know XX? We grew up together and only took two paths of civil and military affairs, but now you are teasing XX. Speaking of which, XX regrets not joining the army back then. Now we are encountering the chaos of soldiers and horses.
, I just started to understand what it means to be a scholar if you are useless..."