Medals were awarded on site. In addition to the first, second and third class merit medals awarded to combatants, in addition to field officers and soldiers, fifteen militiamen who participated in the battle received second and third class merit medals. 【Read the latest chapter】
All combatants and soldiers and civilians involved in logistics services were awarded the First Anti-Encirclement and Suppression Victory Medal. The personnel and logistics personnel who participated in the battle in Chengmai also received the "Chengmai Battle Victory Medal".
After the medals were awarded, the entire army was divided into battalion formations. To the flutes of the Grenadier March, five battalions and militiamen lined up past the reviewing platform. Everyone cheered three times.
After the military parade, He Ming introduced all members of the condolences group into the officers' canteen. This is a place specifically for senior officers to dine. There are tablecloths and flowers on the table. Sun-shading blinds are hung on the windows. There are large ice buckets at the four corners and in the middle of the house, and the white cool air is slowly rising. It felt very comfortable as soon as I walked in.
The orderlies had already prepared hot towels and herbal tea.
"It's nice here." Wen Desi got down and wiped the sweat from his head. Although the reviewing troops were majestic, they were neatly dressed and stood in the sun, walking around and maintaining their dignity. The most majestic posture, this life is really not easy. Wen Desi thought that when he watched the video of the military parade in Red Square, the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party, all in their 70s and 80s, stood in the cold wind for several hours.
"This is the cafeteria for senior officers and our conference room." He Ming avoided saying the word "veteran officer" in the military camp. He believed that with the increasing number of indigenous officers, he should constantly remind the latter to pay attention to this difference. is unwise.
After a while, the orderlies served lunch - like all canteens in the crossing group, the meal sharing system is adopted here. Each person has a wooden plate with rice, vegetables and soup.
The rice is brown rice, and the dishes include vegetables, prawn tempura, stir-fried razor clams, kelp and tofu soup, and finally a few fried meatballs. The burnt aroma hits your nose.
In the middle of the table are rectangular wooden plates filled with crushed ice and lined with various sashimi.
"They are all things found in the sea," Zhan Wuya sighed, "I always feel that our eating habits are getting closer to the Japanese." As he said this, he took four or five pieces of sashimi.
The fishery here in Ma Niao is quite advanced. The Agriculture Committee has set up a second fishery acquisition and processing plant here to use the salt here to process seafood. Recently, a large gas-fired cold storage was built here specifically to store fresh seafood, and the supply is very sufficient.
There are also many tropical fruits filling the plate, the most common is jackfruit, then pineapple, banana and mango.
Drinks are coconut water and kvass, no alcohol is served - except for kvass and beer that has not yet been produced.
"There are meatballs today." Looking at the fragrant croquettes, someone excitedly picked up the pepper and salt and sprinkled them with salt and pepper and started to eat them. While eating, they praised them again and again.
"Something like smoked sausage or meatballs, you'd better not know what it's made of." Wen Desi muttered, and he ate a meatball. The spices were very strong, and it also tasted like beef. .
Needless to say, this must have been done with dead cows and horses recovered from the battlefield. Although he has not been to the front line in person, he has seen the list of trophies. It even clearly states how many dead cattle and horses were seized - obviously all of them were used to improve food.
"What's going on in the afternoon?" Wang Luobin asked while eating.
Wen Desi said: "Distributing condolence packages - we don't need to do this. The packages have been sent to the warehouse. The officers just head them out. We have to go to the hospital once and hold a condolence event."
"How many wounded are there?"
He Ping, a representative of the Ministry of Health, said: "We have very few wounded, and less than 30 people need hospitalization. However, there are many seriously wounded prisoners, nearly 400, and the hospital is almost full."
"Also give some consolation gifts to the prisoners. Of course, the things should be simple. Each person can give a piece of dried fish as a snack for the evening - do you have dried fish here?"
"Yes, we have many here." Dongmen Chuiyu said.
"Let's borrow four hundred dried fish first." Wen Desi thought again, "Let Pan Pan prepare the DVD and shoot more material in the afternoon."
A hospital visit was held in the afternoon. Afterwards, an article titled "Ocean of Concern" was published on the "Lingao Times? Public Edition":
“After the grand military parade to celebrate the victory of our great regime, the condolences group had a simple lunch in the canteen of Ma Niao Base.
All the ingredients for the lunch were produced by Ma Niao's Fubo Army cadres and soldiers with their own hands. Wen Desi, Ma Qianxu, Wang Luobin, Zhan Wuya and other leading comrades were enjoying a simple lunch while admiring the food produced by Fubo Army in carrying out the glorious instructions of the Senate to "launch a war production movement and reduce the burden on the people" delicious.
During the meal, Chairman Wen asked with concern about the situation of the wounded in the wave army.
"Their conditions are all stable," Commander-in-Chief He said. "The wounded have received good care and are recovering."
Chairman Wen proposed to visit the wounded in the afternoon and distribute to them condolences containing the deep friendship between the Senate and the people. Commander-in-Chief He said: You have already worked hard to review the troops in the morning. Let other leading comrades do it in the afternoon.
"We are here just to express our condolences to the soldiers of the Fubo Army. Compared with the hard battles they fought, what is our little hard work in the morning?" He said with a hearty smile, "We'd better finish the meal as soon as possible. For lunch, I have to go to visit the wounded comrades early, don’t delay their afternoon rest.”
Commander He and everyone were so moved that they were speechless when they heard such words. Everyone is proud to have such an approachable commander who cares for every ordinary soldier despite his busy schedule.
There was a quiet and peaceful atmosphere in Ma Niao 6 Naval Hospital.
This is a brand new hospital. On a deserted vacant land, the engineering company, known for its high efficiency and high quality, built it in just three months. Now, the hospital is equipped with the latest medical equipment from Australia and is served by many well-trained medical staff.
The wounded had finished the nutritious lunch that allowed them to recover as quickly as possible and were preparing to take a rest. At this time, a voice came: "The Senate Consolation Group is here."
Like spring rain falling on the dry land, the officers and soldiers injured in the battle excitedly supported their bodies.
"Don't get up, have a good rest." Secretary Ma kindly helped an injured person who sat up excitedly on the bed to the pillow.
He asked the medical staff how many wounded people there were and how their injuries were.
After getting the answer, he looked around the ward. This was the ward that contained his deep concern. At the beginning, the document for the construction of Ma Niao 6 Naval Hospital was proposed by Secretary Ma, who also personally marked and modified the design drawings.
He looked around the room and said with a satisfied smile: "The hospital beds are well prepared, and a dining table cover has also been purchased."
He said, carefully looking at the small dining table on the hospital bed.
Sometimes he bent down to look, sometimes he took a step back to take a look, and suddenly asked if the dining table seemed higher.
The medical staff hadn't noticed that yet and couldn't answer immediately. At this time, he asked a wounded man who was about to recover: "Is the dining table still convenient to use?"
The wounded man sat up, put his arms on the table, and moved his body back and forth, then said he didn't feel high.
The attendants compared the sitting height of the wounded man with the height of the dining table, and then said: It seems to be suitable.
However, Comrade Ma Qianzhu looked at the height of the dining table with a thoughtful look and shook his head gently.
The cadres didn't know why he shook his head like that, and stood there in confusion.
He said it was important to take into account that the injured were of different heights. This wounded man is relatively tall, but what about those short cadres and soldiers? Consider their convenience. Cadres and soldiers were injured in the line of duty and have made great sacrifices. We must also take great care of their health and daily life.
The medical staff felt so excited that their throats were clogged when they thought that dear Comrade Ma Qianxu was like a worried mother who was taking so much trouble to make all the people who came here recover.
Every room in Ma Niao 6 Naval Hospital is filled with the veterans’ love and meticulous care for the people.
Comrade Zhan Wuya, who serves as the manufacturing director, immediately said: After returning, he will improve the hospital bed and add adjustable mechanisms so that every sick and injured patient can recover happily in the most comfortable environment.
"Although the matter is small, our soldiers are the treasures of the regime and cannot be ignored for a while." He said.
Later, the condolences group distributed condolences to the wounded who were honorably wounded in the battle. Although the condolences are simple, they are full of deep affection from the Senate and the people. Such heavy grace shines like the sun into the hearts of every sick and wounded patient.
A soldier with a broken arm was wearing a thick plaster and needed help from a nurse to eat and dress. When this condolence package full of care from the Senate and the people was delivered to his bedside, he was able to take the heavy condolence package with his own hands.
When he walked to the lounge, Comrade Ma Qianxu suddenly asked: Why don't the wounded living in other buildings share condolence items?
"The people living there are all enemy prisoners who came to invade us," the person in charge of the hospital said.
"In this case, we should also give them some condolences."
People around were surprised.
Throughout history, wounded captives have always died. But in Lingao, they received the best treatment.
Someone said incomprehensively: "They are enemies, enemies who want to harm the people of Lingao. It is the greatest grace for us to save them and keep them alive."
"Even those who were once enemies and have now laid down their arms and surrendered to us must be treated equally." Comrade Ma Qianju said, "Only in this way can we fully demonstrate our broad mind of embracing the world."
All the people accompanying him were impressed by the broad-mindedness of the elders.
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The reality was not so dramatic. The condolence team only lasted about fifteen minutes inspecting the wounded prisoners. Made a simple speech. This speech indeed touched the hearts of many people and made them extremely grateful, but it was not something like giving a piece of dried fish as an extra meal in the evening.
The core of Ma Qianzhu's speech is the issue of the way out. He promised that once all the wounded recovered, the Australian and Song Dynasty regime would hire them and give them a job so that they could support their families.
A few days ago, Ma Qianzhu had learned from He Ping's report that about one-third of the wounded officers and soldiers admitted to the hospital would suffer from varying degrees of disability. Prisoners without disabilities were directly sent to serve in the labor force after recovery. However, it was difficult for people with disabilities to survive in ancient times. At that time, most of the people who were willing to serve as soldiers were from poor families who could not survive. If they were disabled, it would be a dead end for them to go back.
It was in this aspect that he began to impress the hearts of the prisoners. Let them fully feel the differences between the old and new societies. This group of wounded prisoners later became the most determined supporters of the new society.
After the inspection, Ma Qianzhu asked the temporary director of the hospital: "How is the mortality rate?" He was very interested in the hospital's treatment efficiency.
"It's very low. As long as they can be treated in time, they can basically survive. It should be said that the two drugs of antibiotics and tetanus serum have saved many people's lives." As the health team returned to Ma Niao's Tranquility Sea, he said, "But The effectiveness of tetanus serum is not high yet. Some batches have low effectiveness, while others have high effectiveness. Overall, it is about 70%."
"Two-thirds is effective, which is pretty good."
"Yeah, I can only look at it this way." Jingjinghai was not very used to such rough standards, "It's just that there is a shortage of veteran doctors and nurses. The conditions here are relatively poor."
"The conditions are bad, can we create good conditions?" Ma Qianzhu touched his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it and took a puff, "The conditions here are not good, and no one is willing to come, so you can be the horse." How about the director of Niao Hospital?"
"Me?" Ning Jinghai was a little hesitant. He was indeed a doctor. He studied medicine and worked as a clinician for several years, but his career was not medicine. Whether it is medical treatment or health management, he is already very unfamiliar.
"Yes, aren't you a doctor?"
"I have a PhD in computational biology, and it's difficult to say that I have anything to do with medicine."
"That doesn't matter."
"Then, do we have to go through organizational procedures..."
"Of course, of course, but you have to have this intention."
"I understand. I will sign up when I return to Lingao."
After coming out of the hospital, members of the condolence group talked with the veteran officers of the Sixth Army at Ma Niao Base. The conversation was conducted in secret. The content of the conversation touched on all aspects of the battle. Mainly related to the content of campaign review.
The impeachment attempted by some senators failed in the preparation stage because it could not obtain the consent of two-thirds of all senators. However, the 35-point inquiry raised by some elders in the Senate required answers one by one by the Executive Committee and the 6th Navy.
Wen Desi handed the document to He Ming: "To be honest, many questions are not easy to answer. You have to think carefully about how to answer them."
"Of course I'm telling the truth." He Ming took the document, took it out, looked at it a few times, and said, "I think it's better for me to attend the hearing of this inquiry. At most, I can call Chen Haiyang. It's best not to call him. Other veteran officers are present to prevent anyone from making excuses."
"Of course, of course." Ma Qianzhu nodded and said, "The Executive Committee has also been criticized, but I completely understand. That's what a democratic system means."
Wen Desi waved his hand and said: "We can develop a habit in the future. We should summarize and improve every battle. The so-called 'plan, check and correct' cycle method. This is how we act now, talk about the existing problems and how to improve them. As for the Senate hearing, that’s fine.”
On that day, a series of inspections and corrections were made on problems arising from the counter-encirclement and suppression operations. A series of issues exposed including the quality of weapons, soldier training, tactical use, logistics equipment, combat systems, etc. were discussed.
"The quality control of homemade miniguns is poor and the scale is inaccurate."
"The life of the barrel and parts is not long enough. The nominal barrel life is 2oo, but after actually shooting 1oo, the rifling is severely ablated. If you don't bring many spare guns, you may have to fight with a bayonet."
Zhan Wuya recorded in his notebook and said: "The level of mechanical processing is excessive, but the materials are still not up to standard."
"Black powder grenades are not powerful enough."
"We are considering replacing the rifles with full ammunition and using new propellants."
"Soldiers have all switched to steel helmets. The protection effect of rattan helmets is not good. There is no point in wearing them."
"The quality of military shoes is not good. Cloth-soled shoes are easy to break, and wearing straw sandals seriously hurts the feet. Fortunately, we are not marching for long distances."
"It would be best to equip company-level commanders with telescopes."
"The military academy should be put on the agenda."
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The final compiled materials are a thick volume. Ma Qianzhu asked that this material be sent back to Lingao immediately. As meeting materials for the next plenary meeting of the Executive Committee.
In the afternoon, condolence gifts were distributed to all participating officers and soldiers, militiamen and civilians. The condolence items are very affordable cloth, satin, tobacco and alcohol. All combatants also received varying amounts of bonuses. The officers and soldiers of the Fubo Army each received an additional bonus of three months' military pay. The militia and civil servants are equivalent to one month's military pay for a first-class soldier in the Fubo Army. Those who receive the Military Medal have an additional reward.
That night, sumptuous banquets were held in various canteens and playgrounds. Each person's wooden lunch box contains two kinds of meat dishes: a piece of meat, two fish steaks, and scrambled eggs. Whether it is meat or vegetable dishes, they are all cooked beautifully and deliciously - all prepared by chefs from commercial restaurants and cooperative restaurants. Barrels filled with kvass filled the table. As long as you are not on duty, keep the supply open and you can drink as much as you want.
The officers and soldiers of the 6th Navy, the militiamen, and the civil servants who participated in the war sat at the table eating and drinking with smiles on their faces. The veterans of the condolence group dispersed and visited all the banquets in the base one by one to toast all the officers and soldiers.
Even if it's just kvass, drinking a lot can make you tipsy. The entire Ma Niao base was immersed in a sea of joy. v! ~!
