Amid much anticipation, Liu Zongzhou took the sealed box handed over by Wang Chengen.
After breaking the seal, he carefully took out the booklet inside and opened it slowly. After just one glance, a look of expectation flashed in his eyes.
"There are seven people in the Star Medal. The first one is Jin Yiwei Commander Li Ruolian. There are two factors that determine victory or defeat on the battlefield outside the battlefield. One is intelligence and the other is logistics."
With just such a sentence, everyone understood the reason why Li Ruolian won the award.
Without accurate and timely intelligence transmission, the encirclement and killing war would be nonsense.
It is very likely that before Zunhua and the imperial court could react, the army would march straight into Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty would be in danger!
"Commander Li, don't be stunned!"
Wang Chengen's voice woke up Li Ruolian who was shocked by the sudden surprise.
With surprise, Li Ruolian walked to the middle of the ceremony stage.
All the Jin Yiwei present had smiles on their faces. This was not only a medal, but also reversed the bad impression among the people that Jin Yiwei was indifferent.
"The second person, Zunhua City Counselor General Sun Zushou, captured the internal forces, burned Jiannu, chased and dragged Jiannu and cut off the rear cavalry, which greatly weakened Jiannu's spirit.
In this battle, nearly 10,000 Jiannu were killed, 11,200 Zunhua defenders were killed, 10,966 were killed, and 234 remained! "
The cold numbers exuded a tragic atmosphere. Only at this moment did the people know how tragic the battle of Longjing Pass was.
And the city at the forefront of this battle was under great pressure. Once Zunhua fell, Santun camp would also fall, and the Jiannu army could march westward and besiege Beijing.
The people watching the ceremony gave warm cheers. Sun Zushou was qualified and well deserved this honor.
Sun Zushou stood on the stage, his eyes were red and tears were rolling in his eyes.
"The third person, Cao Bianjiao, the commander of the Warrior Battalion, annihilated more than 2,000 Dorgon troops and supported 5,000 elites at Longjing Pass. He destroyed Hanerzhuang City, captured the traitor Fan Wencheng, and defended Longjing Pass to buy time for the army to encircle!
In this battle, more than a thousand people were killed in the warrior camp and nearly 10,000 Jiannu were killed! "
As soon as this number came out, not only the people at the scene, but also the soldiers stationed outside were shocked.
Not to mention elite cavalry like Jian Nu, even for ordinary sergeants, one to ten is an unimaginable result.
No matter what method was used, the results are already here.
At this moment, everyone looked at the serious-faced Cao Bianjiao on the podium, as if he were looking at a monster.
But Cao Bianjiao's heart was bleeding. Every warrior in the warrior camp had been through hard work, and nearly one-third of them were lost in the first battle.
"The fourth person, Lord Zhongzhen Qin Liangyu..."
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Every time Liu Zongzhou read a name, he also read out the merits of this battle, so that the people would know the reason for winning the award.
After the names of the seven people were read out, a dim look flashed in the eyes of Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong, Zhang Zhiji and others who had been looking forward to it.
Without them, this result would be unexpected and reasonable.
The Medal of Honor is awarded to military generals. Although the two of them have paid a lot, they are essentially civilian officials.
Chongzhen naturally saw their expressions, but he had his own considerations. He could not win medals, but there were other rewards.
Chongzhen personally hangs medals for them, which is a great honor.
But what followed was endless discussion.
"I think the Star Medal is unfair. Why are they all generals and not ordinary sergeants?"
"You're stupid. If you listen to these records, you will know that every one of them has reversed the situation of the war.
Even if an ordinary sergeant is a fierce man who can kill ten or a hundred people, can he have an impact on the battle situation? "
"You can't say that. Even if the command and decision-making are good, they are all earned by the lives of the soldiers below. Why should ordinary soldiers fight to the death to achieve their achievements?"
"Didn't the sergeants have enough food and clothing? Didn't they receive military pay? Didn't they give them pension money and funeral expenses?
Everyone climbed up from ordinary ranks. You are not capable of climbing up yourself. Why are you complaining here?
Even if some are hereditary, their ancestors paid their lives for it. Besides, if they are incompetent, can they participate in the siege? "
"Of the seven star medals, the white-pole soldiers actually accounted for two. Qin Liangyu and Qin Gongming, a double star, can be said to be a good story!"
"Have you noticed that among the seven quotas, almost all of them are His Majesty's loyal troops, Cao Bianjiao, the commander of the Warrior Battalion, Cao Wenzhao, the commander of Tengxiang Zuo, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Qin Liangyu and Qin Gongming, the white pole soldiers, plus Your Majesty personally promoted Sun Zushou, this..."
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Aren't the troops that His Majesty can mobilize and those who can participate in the siege and killing all His Majesty's confidants?
Otherwise, how could we achieve such concerted efforts in such a war? Are they worthy of those useless soldiers and guard troops? "
"I...what you said makes sense!"
"Why aren't there Mr. Yuan Ge and Mr. Sun Ge? I heard that Mr. Yuan Ge went to the front line to personally command, while Mr. Sun Ge was in charge of logistics. There should be two of them both emotionally and logically!"
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Listening to the people questioning the fairness of the medal, Chongzhen did not explain it. No matter which angle he explained the matter from, some people would be dissatisfied. In this case, he would be arbitrary.
"Everyone, a medal is not only a reward of honor and silver, but also the value behind the medal!"
Without waiting for the people to ask, Chongzhen continued: "I have discussed with the six cabinet ministries to establish a martial arts lecture hall. As the name suggests, it is a place where military attachés need to be taught, such as..."
Chongzhen explained the nature and purpose of the martial arts hall very simply and clearly.
"In the future, all promotions of generals will require studying, passing assessments, and meeting standards before they can be promoted. If they fail to meet the standards, they will not be promoted even if they have great military exploits.
And all those who win the medal will have an opportunity to enter the martial arts hall to study. "
After Chongzhen finished speaking, the scene was very quiet, and his eyes were full of doubts.
Everyone seemed to be reminiscing about what the martial arts hall was about.
Suddenly someone said loudly: "Your Majesty, do you mean that ordinary sergeants who have won medals can be promoted to military attachés?"
"That's right! This is the greatest value of the medal! And after they are disarmed and return to their fields, they will be given special care, such as..."
After Chongzhen finished speaking, the entire scene went completely crazy, much more enthusiastic than the previous reward of silver, medals, etc.
There is a huge difference between officials and people.
Even the smallest official position from the ninth rank is still an official, and the status is much higher than that of ordinary people.
Moreover, the smallest military attache in the army is a seventh-grade military general. In other words, as long as he gets a medal, enters the martial arts hall to study, and completes the assessment, he may become a seventh-grade general. What a temptation.
Compared with writing in county and government annals, having the opportunity to be promoted to military attache is far more important.
This is something that will truly benefit future generations and even the entire family.
Listening to the discussion, Chongzhen's face was full of smiles. This was the effect he wanted.
