Chapter 311 The Chairman's Commendation Order
Camping in Chongqing, 7:30 pm.
The director of the camp Gu Zhutong (a first-level general of the Army), met with Chairman Jiang, the Supreme Commander of China.
"Commissioner, I'm very happy. A great victory in Luokouling!"
Upon hearing this, Chairman Jiang immediately snatched the telegram from Gu Zhutong. After reading it, he was very excited and called out three times in a row.
More than 22,000 Japanese troops were wiped out!
One Japanese lieutenant general and four major generals were killed!
It took 26 hours!
More than 13,000 casualties were suffered by our side!
For a moment, the Chairman's heart was surging, excited, and indescribable.
In short, this great victory is exciting!
After more than ten minutes, the Chairman Fang woke up from his excitement and told Gu Zhu: "Mo San, pass on my order and promote Wang Zhangxu, commander-in-chief of the 29th Army, to the deputy commander of the 9th War Zone, and awarded a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, a First Class Treasure Ding Medal, and a Guoguang Medal."
Note: The Blue Sky and White Sun Medal is awarded to soldiers who have made outstanding military achievements in resisting foreign aggression in wartime;
The Baoding Medal is divided into nine grades, one to four grades are awarded to generals, three to six grades are awarded to school officials, four to seven grades are awarded to lieutenants, six to nine grades are awarded to warrant officers, and soldiers;
The Guoguang Medal is awarded to the land, navy, air force, soldiers who have special military achievements in defending the country, regardless of rank;
Among them, the medal with the highest value and highest honor in the Republic of China government is the Jade Picking Order, with the center of which is the jade-quality national emblem.
The reason why jade is used for picking jade is that from ancient times to the present, people in the country have compared jade to the virtues of a gentleman and symbolized supreme honor.
There is a saying in the Book of Rites: "A gentleman compares virtue to jade, and is gentle and benevolent."
The Book of Songs also says: "When you think of a gentleman, you will be as gentle as jade."
The jade-picking medal can only be worn by the head of state, or specially awarded by the head of a friendly country.
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After pausing, Chairman Jiang said again: "In addition, let Wang Zhangxu and Xue Yue draft a list of meritorious personnel and let the Military Commission study it. If there is no big problem, all of them will be satisfied!"
"In a word, the promotion that should be promoted and the medal that should be awarded must not disappoint the bleeding officers and soldiers."
"Please rest assured, please go and do your job immediately!" Gu Zhu.
After finishing, Gu Zhutong did not leave immediately, but asked cautiously: "Chairman, there are also pensions for fallen soldiers mentioned in the telegram. Should we still pay them?"
pension?
After hearing these three words, the Chairman was silent!
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Chairman Jiang sat on the sofa without saying a word, rubbing the crutches in his hands tightly.
Since the Tang Dynasty, China has had a pension system for fallen soldiers throughout the dynasties, and the government of the Republic of China also has it, and it is relatively rich.
This is the reason why the Chairman was able to quickly seize power across the country after the Northern Expedition and suppress hundreds of warlords of all sizes.
When serving as a soldier, he not only receives family expenses and military pay, but also has a considerable pension for death. In this way, the soldiers dare not die!
However, the nearly one year of war against Japan not only consumed a lot of national military strength, but also almost exhausted all the war reserves of the National Government.
Pension, if you wear it, it’s money!
Since the fall of coastal cities such as Shanghai and Hangzhou, the financial situation of the National Government has been falling again and again, not only the pension, but also the monthly military pay and the settlement fees of newly enlisted soldiers are difficult to pay.
In the battle of Luokou Ridge, more than 13,000 soldiers were killed. Even according to the minimum standards, it would require hundreds of thousands of oceans!
Seeing the chairman's silence for a long time, Gu Zhutong said carefully: "Sir, why don't you pay this time the pension will be like this before, and you won't pay it for the time being when our finances recover."
"Dong, dun, dun!"
Immediately, Chairman Jiang stood on the floor with a crutch and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers who died for the nation, the country, and the fight against the Japanese invaders. It would be fine if they were defeated. Now the 29th Army has achieved such a great victory. If the pension is not paid, what do the officers and soldiers of the 29th Army think?
"What do all the country and military departments think of the government?"
"How do the 40 million people in the country view the government?"
"So, even if the government is in a tight position, it has to pay money to pay the soldiers a full amount of pension. The soldiers who have made meritorious service cannot make them bleeding and cry!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhutong praised: "The council is wise!"
He paused and said, "Sir, there is still one last question now, and you need to decide it yourself."
"Um?"
At that moment, Chairman Jiang frowned.
Need me to decide in person?
I have set aside the face pension, what big problems are there?
Gu Zhutong said with a solemn expression: "Secretary, please look at these two telegrams. Wang Zhangxu and Xue Yue both praised the Eighth Route Army White Tiger Column that participated in the battle this time."
The Eighth Route Army White Tiger Column?
Want to hear it somewhere?
Suddenly, Chairman Jiang couldn't help but realize it: "Oh, I remembered it. It was at the beginning of the moon that the White Tiger Column of an enemy Japanese brigade at Fairy Lake in Taihang Mountain!"
“The commissioner has a good memory!”
Gu Zhutong smiled and flattered again quietly.
"The day before yesterday, the 106th Division of the Japanese army raided Wuchang. The Wuchang defenders were not effective. The White Tiger Column defended the city and took the initiative to attack, destroying the Japanese artillery corps and annihilated thousands of Japanese troops."
"At the same time, the strategy of driving dogs into the hole and the choice of ambushing locations of Luokouling were also proposed by Ouyang, the commander of the White Tiger Column."
"In the end, the White Tiger Column, which was also the White Tiger Column, held the 136th Brigade of Japanese reinforcements in the Luokoudian area, providing sufficient time for the 29th Army to completely wipe out the 106th Division."
After Gu Zhutong's words finished, Chairman Jiang's face completely sank.
The Chairman does not want to hear the news of the victory of the Eighth Route Army!
Gu Zhutong knew this deeply and immediately decided to add another fire.
"The commissioner, Xue Laohu and Wang Zhangxu, both suggested that the White Tiger Column be given a regular brigade-level organization."
Regular brigade level establishment?
At this moment, the Chairman's face turned red.
The Eighth Route Army currently has only the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division in the National Revolutionary Army, which is to curb the development and growth of the Eighth Route Army. However, the White Tiger Column made such a great contribution this time, the government cannot ignore it!
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Outside Wuchang City, Luokouling.
Colonel Hu Sanmin, the commander of the Wuchang Railway Station, sent good news to Ouyang.
"Commander Ou, Chief Xue agreed to your request and allocate the front-line military line to you first, on the morning of the 28th, that is, the day after tomorrow."
No. 28?
Immediately, Ouyang, Wang Yaqiao, Liu Tongluo, Zhao Gang and others were all overjoyed.
Take the train to leave Guangzhou on the 28th, and you can arrive in Guangzhou on September 30th!
Colonel Hu Sanmin smiled and said, "Everyone, I want to congratulate you in advance. Commander-in-Chief Wang and Chief Xue are both highly recommended for your troops. Commander-in-law Ou is probably a foregone conclusion!"
Major General Brigade Commander?
Ouyang was shocked immediately. He had been looking forward to the title of major general for a long time. He had been a bit of an official fan, and the second was the system's setting to summon powerful generals.
If you want to summon a powerful general with a four-dimensional attribute value of 75-80 points, the most important one is the rank of major general.
"Hahaha, it seems that I will be able to summon a large number of fierce people soon!" Ouyang was very excited.
Chapter completed!