Liu Lang put down his arms and faced tens of thousands of soldiers again. The metallic sound spread through the speakers throughout the audience.
"We pay tribute to the heroes and martyrs, not only to pay tribute to their unyielding spirit in the face of enemies and invaders, but also to ourselves. Because maybe one day, we will become them, lying on the cold bed like them.
In the tomb, everything was pitch black. He could no longer see his parents, wives and children, and he could no longer feel the warmth of his comrades around him." Liu Lang's face was like steel poured into iron, and he suddenly shouted: "But brothers, comrades,
Comrades, tell me, even if you knew this would happen, when the Japanese invaders pointed their swords at the mountains and rivers of China, and at the innocent people of China, were you afraid? Are you still afraid of the cold and darkness?"
"Don't be afraid, we are not afraid!"
Following Liu Lang's question, tens of thousands of soldiers below collectively waved their arms and shouted their answers loudly.
What does it look like when tens of thousands of people roar wildly? It's like a tsunami. It shakes the military flags, makes the rocks roll down, and makes the sentinels hundreds of meters away have their ears ringing. The shock makes blood all over their bodies.
It's boiling.
But the soldiers who caused such a huge sound wave that people thought they could crush the mountains turned a deaf ear. Everyone suppressed their blushes and tried their best to burst out their loudest voices, telling the officers on the stage that they
, not afraid.
Including the newly joined northern officers and soldiers, who had already been touched by the deeds of the fifth company, their blood was absolutely boiling at 100 degrees Celsius at this moment.
The future military god and Lieutenant General Zhao quietly looked at each other, with horror in their eyes. They once again appreciated the fat colonel in front of them, who was as straight as a green pine. This man was not only able to fight, but also to do ideological work.
Laike is also very capable. Not only is he capable of literary and military skills, but he also has a frighteningly accurate grasp of people's hearts.
It can be said that from the very beginning, the tens of thousands of soldiers basically followed Liu Tuanzuo's rhythm. Starting from describing the deeds of the fifth company, to saluting, the tens of thousands of soldiers were gradually included in his rhythm, especially at the end.
One sentence: You are also paying tribute to yourself, because maybe one day we will become them. Completely igniting everyone's blood.
The blood is burning, and there are tens of thousands of people roaring and tsunami acting as accelerant. Maybe they will hesitate when they really face life and death in the future, but the two army lieutenants understand that if the Japanese attack at this moment, hundreds of them will be killed.
More than ninety percent of the people will never look back. Even if they are facing the sharp blade of the Japanese invaders, they will not have the slightest fear. Instead, they will hold their chests high, even if they will die in the next moment.
Because death is not so terrible, but glory is extremely glorious.
Liu Lang was able to raise the morale of tens of thousands of troops, whether veterans or recruits, to the highest level in this way, not because of his great eloquence, but because he successfully set an example.
An army with soul cannot lack role models, and it will never lack role models.
"Very good, I'm very satisfied with your answer." A smile broke out on Liu Lang's face, which was like steel poured from iron: "It is precisely because of the blood and sacrifice of heroes and martyrs, as well as the bravery of you and us who are here to kill the enemy.
, I have this opportunity to stand here and award military medals to you."
"All troops, stand at attention." Liu Lang stood at attention fiercely. There was a "swish!" from the audience, and more than 40,000 people stood at attention.
After using the tweeter to transmit the sound, the military posture was much neater than before.
"Order of the Joint Headquarters of the 129th Division of the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the 17th Division of the 38th Army, and the Independent Regiment of the 22nd Army hereby awards first-class, second-class, and third-class military merit medals to the three armies of the Shanxi East Campaign
and rewards." Liu Lang said loudly. "As decided by the joint command of the three armed forces, military merit is divided into two types, namely collective and individual.
Those who achieve first-class collective merit will be awarded a heroic unit flag. If they are a squad, they will be collectively called a heroic squad based on where they fought. If they are a company, they will be called a heroic company. If they are a regiment, they will be called a heroic regiment. They will receive a bonus of 10,000 French currency;
Those who achieve second-class collective merit will be awarded a second-class merit banner with a bonus of 5,000 French currency; those who achieve third-class collective merit will be awarded a third-class merit certificate with a bonus of 2,000 French currency;
Those with first-class individual military merit will receive a gold "Hero" military medal, a first-class Joint Command Certificate of Merit, and a bonus of 200 legal coins; those with second-class individual military merit will receive a silver "Fearless" military medal, a second-class Joint Command Certificate
A certificate of first-class merit, with a bonus of 100 legal coins; for third-class individual military merit, a bronze "brave" military medal; a third-class merit certificate of the Joint Command, with a bonus of 50 legal coins;"
The military medal is provided by the independent regiment, but the certificate of merit is provided by the headquarters. What makes a few big bosses a little confused is that Colonel Liu is very stubborn and insists on the two military chiefs, the future Army God and Lieutenant General Zhao, presenting the certificate.
In addition to his signature, he also added the signature of Political Commissar Deng, but not his own.
However, political commissar Deng was a little surprised, but his impression of Liu Tuanzuo became better and better. In his opinion, this was an opportunity Liu Lang gave him to stand alongside the two army lieutenant generals, and it did not weaken him as a political commander.
function.
But they didn't know that Liu Lang was leaving a way for all the soldiers present who had made meritorious services and won awards. With the signatures of the three of them, it was almost like a talisman. Whether it was after the founding of the Republic or in the future, this certificate of military merit would be
Enough to guarantee that they are anti-Japanese heroes.
Liu Lang had even decided early on that he could keep military medals by himself, but the certificates of merit should be handed over uniformly and transported back to Guangyuan by the Logistics Department to be handed over to each person's family.
His soldiers can no longer bleed, but still shed tears.
Except for the lieutenant generals, major generals, political commissar Deng and Liu Lang who were the only colonels who were qualified to attend the joint headquarters meeting, the rest of the regiment-level cadres and below did not know about the military merit reward system.
Hearing Liu Lang's announcement, not to mention the soldiers' eyes turned a little red, even the eyes of the regimental and battalion-level cadres became hot.
It's not that they don't value individual military merit, but for cadres of a certain level like them, the appeal is far less important than collective military merit. Whether it's a military flag, a banner, or a certificate, it's the recognition of the unit under their command.
, which can be left to show to the recruits as proof of educating the recruits.
Especially the title of the Hero Group and the Hero Battalion is very attractive to these chief officers. Moreover, they know that with this title, each division, maybe one, cannot be called a group of heroes.
Let’s go to the second group!
For grassroots officers and soldiers, personal military merit is naturally more attractive to them. In addition to military medals made of gold and silver, there are also bonuses. If there is a second-class merit, plus the one announced at the celebration banquet last night
The average combat allowance of 100 per person is quite a lot. For the 17th Division, it is almost equivalent to two years of military pay, while for the 129th Division, it is a solid amount...
..Can’t figure it out.
For these red warriors, who were mostly peasants and took advantage of the breaks between training and fighting to learn to read, arithmetic was an extremely difficult subject.
The soldiers of the Independent Regiment are a little calmer. After all, their military pay is higher than that of the Central Army, and it is paid on time and in full. At the end of each year, there is an extra two months of military pay and annuity. Even for a first-class soldier, one year is enough.
With an income of about 200 yuan, it can be considered a small wealthy family in Sichuan Province. Looking at the whole country, including big cities like Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan, this kind of annual income is not too bad. It can support the whole family and eat meat once a week.
There is no problem at all.
For them, money is no longer what they need most. What they need is military merit.
After five years of development, today's independent regiment is doing better and better in terms of logistics and military support. Those with military merit have basically maintained the same level as lieutenant-level officers in terms of children's education, family placement and housing benefits.
Those who are the same as school-level officers can only be recipients of the "Hero" military medal.
To this day, there is not a single living officer or soldier who can hold the "Hero" first-class military medal. I wonder if this battle in eastern Shanxi will make an exception due to the seriousness of the annihilation of the Japanese invaders.
The whole place was extremely silent for a moment, and the only thing that could be heard was the suppressed and somewhat heavy breathing of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers.
"First of all, I announce the collective first-class military merit recipients. The military commander whose name was read came to the stage to receive the award." Liu Lang picked up the rolled-up military merit record sheet, opened it, and read loudly: "102nd Regiment of the 17th Division
The 5th Company..."
The first one was the 5th company that was completely annihilated in the Snowflake Mountain position but did not take a step back. Finally, it raised a flag to request the divisional artillery battalion to cover the position. No one was surprised by this result. On the contrary, if they did not win first-class merit, they would
Surprisingly.
The officers and soldiers of the 17th Division who were familiar with the 5th Company turned their attention to the back of the lieutenant commander standing at the front of the newly formed 5th Company, which had regained its strength of 145 people. However, most of the eyes were not envy, but more sympathy.
and intolerance.
The Fifth Company was rebuilt, and it also achieved first-class collective military merit. However, those comrades who once ate, slept, laughed, cried, and fought side by side were gone.
That lieutenant company commander who was just a top soldier half a month ago, and now has been promoted to at least six levels in one go, how lonely he must be feeling at the moment!
"Fifth Company, here we come." Private Xigua, no, it should be Lieutenant Xigua, with tears on his face, strode out of the queue and walked towards the rostrum.
"The 5th Infantry Company of the 102nd Regiment of the 17th Division of the National Revolutionary Army fought on the main peak of Snowflake Mountain. Faced with the successive attacks of three Japanese infantry squadrons, they killed 144 people and killed more than 200 Japanese troops. They stood firm on Snowflake Mountain.
On the main peak position day and night, we successfully completed the tasks assigned by the division headquarters. Therefore, the joint headquarters of the three armed forces ordered that the infantry company won the first-class collective merit and awarded the infantry company the title of Snowflake Mountain Hero Company..."
Following Liu Lang's introduction, the future military god walked up to Xigua, who was standing upright with red eyes. The two sides saluted each other with military salutes. The future military god next to him held the neatly folded military flag in the hands of a captain and company commander.
And a pile of French currency was handed over to Xigua.
At this point, the tears Xigua had been holding back fell down again, dripping onto the military flag held in his hand.
Everyone can understand why he cried. What he held in his hands was supreme glory, but it was also filled with heavy sorrow. It was the life of one of his brothers in the infantry company.
Hopefully, the 10,000 French currency and the previous subsidies for fallen officers and soldiers will allow him to arrange for the families of his fallen comrades!
"At the same time, the former 5th company lieutenant commander Zhang Dengdi, the former 5th company second lieutenant platoon leader Zhang Dashan, the former 5th company sergeant squad leader Chen Fugui, the former 5th company corporal Hou Er, the former 5th company private Xigua, the former 5th company squad leader
Company privates...6 people won first-class individual merit, former 5th company staff sergeant...etc. 14 people won individual second-class merit, former 5th company staff sergeant...etc.
125 people won the third-class individual merit."
In an infantry company, 6 people were awarded the first-class "Hero" Military Medal, 14 people were awarded the second-class "Fearless" Military Medal, and all the rest were awarded the third-class "Brave" Military Medal, and even some of them were awarded the first-class Military Medal.
The watermelon is still alive and kicking. Maybe in the eyes of the troops of the 17th Division or the 129th Division, this is normal, but in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment, it is extremely envious.
You know, there is an unwritten rule in the independent regiment. Unless you die in battle, you will not be awarded the "Hero" military medal. The special brigade has been training hard in the Northeast for a year, and more than 30 people have died in battle, which is only a mere number.
People who were awarded the "Hero" military medal were all sacrificed in battle. For example, Zhuang Er and others who killed dozens of Japanese lieutenants and even assistant officers only received a "brave" bronze military medal, and they were once awarded the "Hero" military medal.
That man who fought with one man and one gun against a Japanese cavalry brigade of 300 men was able to win a silver military medal for "Fearlessness".
The fifth company is absolutely a supreme honor.
They didn't know that this was the fat butterfly from the future's deliberate compensation for the army that had been wiped out in time and space.
Heroes, whether now or in the future, should not be forgotten.