Emperor Chongzhen did not let them wait long, and then announced loudly: "In the battle to defend Jiazhuang from the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen to the beginning of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, under the siege of several times the Jianlu, he fought bravely and saved Jiazhuang. It was a heavy blow to the Jianlu and broke the myth that the Jianlu were invincible. Therefore, I decided to award all the meritorious soldiers who participated in the defense of Jiazhuang, and those who did not make major mistakes will be commemorated with medals!"
Although there have been cases in the past where Jianlu could not break through, such as the Ningjin line. However, it was a strong and tall city, equipped with powerful weapons such as Hongyi cannons to defend the city, and was heavily guarded by soldiers. It was not surprising that the Jianlu could not defeat it.
However, the defense battle of Jiazhuang is just a Zhuangzi, and it cannot be compared with Ningjin and other fortified cities. Jianlu was besieged several times, but he was able to persist. It has to be said that Jianlu's arrogance was dealt a heavy blow just this time. Therefore, no matter who it is, there is no objection to the emperor's statement.
After hearing the emperor's words, those who survived were basically organized into the three major battalions. These people became excited. They were the first to receive this medal. That battle, now that I think about it, was indeed extremely arduous. Even Governor Lu, who was the Minister of War at the time and commanded King Qin's army all over the world, was injured in many places. It was really thrilling. Looking back now, I feel proud of that battle.
While they were thinking, they heard Emperor Chongzhen call his name: "Where are Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu?"
"The last general is here!" Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu both came out in front of Emperor Chongzhen and echoed loudly.
The two of them were Lu Xiangsheng's right-hand men during the battle to defend Jiajiazhuang. At that time, Hu Dawei almost died for his country.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two of them and said solemnly: "In the defense of Jiajiazhuang, you and I fought bloody battles without fear of powerful enemies. I am deeply gratified and give you the bronze Jiajiazhuang Defense Battle Medal as an encouragement!"
After finishing speaking, he took out the medals from the small box that Chen Baoting held and hung them on the chests of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu himself.
During this process, whether it was Hu Dawei or Yang Guozhu, both of them straightened their chests, their faces even turned red, and they remained motionless, even their breathing seemed to have stopped, for fear of affecting the emperor's decision to hang the medal on them.
In fact, it was the severe winter, and they were wearing a lot more clothes. No matter what, it would not affect Emperor Chongzhen's decision to hang medals on them.
"The last general bows down to thank the Holy Grace!" After hanging up, when Emperor Chongzhen took a step back to look at the two of them, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu chanted in unison, cupping their fists.
Emperor Chongzhen laughed loudly and said to the two of them: "The rest of the soldiers who participated in the defense of Jiajiazhuang will be checked and issued by Qing and the Ministry of War together. All must be issued before the day after tomorrow without any mistakes!"
"The general will obey the order!" Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu immediately echoed loudly after hearing this.
After their conversation was heard by the soldiers below, they all roughly understood how the medal would be issued. Thinking about it, it is a great honor for the emperor to distribute it personally. There are so many ordinary soldiers, how can the emperor come here with them?
While they were thinking, they heard Emperor Chongzhen announce again on the general stage: "The Battle of Tianjin dealt a heavy blow to Jianlu for the first time, breaking the myth that Jianlu was invincible in field battles, and wiped out more than 30,000 enemies. More than 200,000 Ming people were rescued. This battle will be remembered by history forever!"
After hearing what the emperor said, everyone knew that the emperor was going to issue commemorative medals to the soldiers who participated in the Battle of Tianjin. Suddenly, most of the people in the three camps could not help but show excitement.
But at the same time, they were also a little curious, who would have the qualifications to be personally distributed by the emperor? Are they still some general soldiers?
While they were thinking, they heard Emperor Chongzhen calling his name on the stage: "Where is Han Leyu?"
Upon hearing this, many people were surprised. It turned out that it was not some of the commander-in-chiefs?
Han Leyu, standing underneath, has already accumulated his merits and become a guerrilla. He didn't expect that the emperor would call his name. So much so that at first, he thought he heard it wrong. When the eyes of the people around him turned to him, he knew that he was right.
Suddenly, he became excited, immediately came out of the queue, came to Emperor Chongzhen, and excitedly echoed: "The general is here!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said with a smile: "You fought desperately to defend the Wei River during the Battle of Tianjin. Thanks to you, at the critical moment when Jianlu was about to attack the bank, you thought of burning the bridge, which finally contributed to the Ming Dynasty. You made great contributions to winning that battle. I am deeply gratified and give you the bronze Battle of Tianjin Medal to encourage you!"
Those who heard this finally understood that the emperor personally awarded medals to the meritorious soldiers in the Battle of Tianjin and chose Han Leyu because of his role at the critical moment.
"General, thank you for your grace!" Han Leyu seemed to feel that the medal hanging on his chest was burning, and he immediately thanked Emperor Chongzhen excitedly.
Emperor Chongzhen responded with a smile, then turned to look at the audience and announced: "Other soldiers who participated in the Battle of Tianjin will be coordinated by the Ministry of War and several general soldiers to distribute medals to everyone!"
Next, he annihilated the Tumut tribe in the Battle of Tumut, annihilated the bandits who were causing harm to the country in the Battle of Nanyang, the Dongjiang Army gained a foothold in Liaodong in the Battle of Lushun, defeated the Jianlu in the Battle of Pyongyang, and defeated the rebels in the Battle of Tashan. The entire annihilation of Dorgon's troops, the complete annihilation of Jierharang's troops in the Battle of Guihua City, the capture of the slave chief Daishan in the Battle of Jinzhou, the annihilation of the eastern Mongolian tribes in the Battle of the Grassland, and the recent battles related to Yaozhou Station, All announced that they would be awarded commemorative medals.
With the previous examples, it is not surprising that these big battles and battles with great victories can be awarded commemorative medals. But one thing that surprised many people was that the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy also received medals from the Battle of Lushun, the Battle of Pyongyang, the Battle of Jinzhou, and the Battle of Jinzhou.
You know, in the past, the navy had no status at all. The highest general, no matter how powerful he was, was just a coastal defense guerrilla. It was not until these few years that Emperor Chongzhen appointed a naval commander for the first time, namely Zheng Zhilong.
At this time, although Zheng Zhilong was reduced from the rank of Navy Commander, he also participated in this medal award, and among the several medals awarded to Denglai Navy for participating in the war, he became the one awarded to him personally by the emperor. The one with the medal.
Some more sensitive people immediately picked up a lot of information from it. For example, the emperor's trust in Zheng Zhilong has not diminished, and he may be reinstated one day. Also, the emperor seemed to value the navy more than any previous emperor.
However, what the emperor said is not unreasonable. At least in these Liaodong wars, without the Denglai Navy, many battles would not have been fought at all. Thinking of this, they were relieved.
As a result, the Ming army officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy can be said to have received four medals, making them one of the officers with the most medals.
This time, the number of medals distributed was not small. Although they were all bronze medals, the number was very large. If it had been in the past, the imperial court would not have had the strength to distribute so much. But now that the state treasury has money, it has the confidence to release so much at once.
After the medals for these battles were distributed, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly on the stage: "You may not know that the Ming Dynasty was able to achieve a series of victories against the Jianlu. In addition to everyone fighting bloody battles on the frontal battlefield, there were also people, He also risked his life, regardless of personal honor and disgrace, and laid the foundation for Ming Dynasty's victory over Jianlu."
Hearing this, most people were surprised. There are actually such people? What do they do? Why didn't you know there was such a thing?
While they were wondering, they heard Emperor Chongzhen calling his name loudly: "Where is Chen Shaoan?"
When Chen Shaoan was summoned from Liaodong, he knew that he would get the medal. When he heard the emperor's roll call, he immediately became excited. He immediately came out in front of the emperor and responded loudly: "The general is here!"
When the others saw that it was him, they all suddenly realized. You know, in order to save his mother, the emperor released the slave chief Daishan and the three thousand Jianlu soldiers back. His mother's deeds naturally spread with such a move, especially the story of Geng Zhongming and his son, which made people feel the loyalty of Chen Shaoan and his son to the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen was heard saying loudly to Chen Shaoan: "You overcame all difficulties and returned to the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly. You attacked the Ming Dynasty hard, captured the slave chiefs Daishan, destroyed the Jianlu logistics, rescued 20,000 Ming people, and persuaded Kong Youde to return to the Ming Dynasty to do the work of the Ming Dynasty. I am very pleased that you have made a huge contribution, and I will give you a silver Ming Dynasty Hero Medal as a token of encouragement!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately surprised. It's not that I'm surprised by Chen Shaoan's many achievements, but that he won the silver Ming Dynasty Hero Medal that no one else has! This is the only one!
Chen Shaoan himself thought he was just getting a commemorative medal, but he didn't expect it to be a silver medal, and it was also a medal with the title of "Hero of the Ming Dynasty". For a moment, he stood there excitedly until Emperor Chongzhen hung it up for him. He just came back to his senses. Although he was wearing armor, he still knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists with both hands, and loudly chanted: "The last general will kowtow to thank God!"
After he went down, everyone couldn't help but become a little curious. The emperor once said that medals are divided into three types: gold, silver and bronze. Now there are silver medals. So will there be gold medals this time? What kind of merit can you get a gold medal?
While they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said loudly on the stage: "There is another person. From the beginning of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, when the Ming Dynasty began to achieve a series of wars, he had a share of credit. It was only at that time that , his merits are special and cannot be made public. However, now it is possible. I once said that as long as he is a hero of the Ming Dynasty, he will never let him bleed and shed tears. I will definitely keep his contribution to the Ming Dynasty in my heart, I will definitely give him the glory he deserves!"
After hearing what the emperor said, everyone immediately became curious. Who could this person be? With the example of Chen Shaoan just now, and the emperor's explanation, many people speculated that this person was definitely not a member of the army, and maybe he was someone like Chen Shaoan.
Of course, they were all guessing, but one person knew who the emperor was referring to. Therefore, at the first moment, he turned his attention to the colleagues around him, who were also his subordinates and his confidants, with a look in his eyes. There is no way to cover up the envy.
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