Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 149 The Military Merit Medal of Ming Dynasty 【For further reading】

After hearing Duan Gong's words, Bazaravami's face changed slightly.

This Duan Gong usually looks honest, but he is an old fox.

Bazaravalmi knew in his heart that Duan Gong's concerns were correct. If he killed those demagogues under such circumstances, it would definitely destabilize the people's hearts, but if he left it alone, it would be even more worrying!
"Your Highness, the general is willing to lead troops to resist Chen Youliang, so that the thieves cannot pass through Desheng Pass! Your Highness can sit in the rear, gather troops from all over the place, and support the general at critical moments!" Duan Gong continued.

Duan Gong's words made Bazaravami's eyes light up, he stood up immediately, and said, "Yes, I think so too, you and I will definitely defeat the red scarf thief Chen Youliang if we work together!"

Of course Duan Gong knew the purpose of Liang Wang Bazaravalmi coming to Dali, since he couldn't avoid it, he should take the initiative to ask for a fight.

He smiled and said, "Your Highness is wise."

"Haha, Director Duan is really a loyal minister and good general, let's go, go with me to gather an army, and wipe out the traitor Chen Youliang!" Bazaravami said happily.

Duan Gong also showed a smile, and said, "I obey, Your Highness!"

. . . . .

The capital, Ying Tianfu.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty is discussing with Zhu Han the latest information on the Southwest.

"Chen Youliang is not easy. He has the strength to attack Yunnan so soon!" said the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Brother, I just received the news. It is said that Dali's King of Liang, Bazaravarmi, has sent Duan Gongli to lead an army of 20 to fight Chen Youliang. It must be a deadly battle." Zhu Han said worriedly.

"We heard that Duan Gong is brave and good at fighting, and that under the management of the Duan family in Dali for hundreds of years, the hearts of the people in Dali have been loyal to him, and there are many advisers under him. Sending him this time, it is really possible to defend Yunnan." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Brother, Chen Youliang's Huguang veteran is not a display. Although Duan Gong is powerful, he may not be Chen Youliang's opponent!" Zhu Han said.

"Duan Gong and Chen Youliang are in a fierce battle, that would be great! Anyway, as long as the Mongolian Yuan forces in Yunnan are not resolved, Chen Youliang will never be free to deal with us, so we can concentrate on dealing with Meng Yuan!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

The Ming Dynasty is now strong and strong, and Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang have discussed launching a final conquest against Meng Yuan.

In order to fully demonstrate Ming's martial arts virtues, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang had already discussed and adopted a strategy of advancing the Northern Expedition in multiple ways.

The army of the Northern Expedition was divided into three groups.The West Route Army, the Middle Route Army and the East Route Army.

The West Route Army, led by Xu Da, started from Guanzhong and mainly attacked Ningzhou, Xiazhou and Shanxi in the northwest.

The army on the East Road was led by Zhu Han.

Mainly attack from Liaodong to the north.The direction of attack is mainly the grasslands in the east, nomadic tribes and Jurchen tribes.

The Central Route Army was commanded by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang have already discussed, this battle is the most critical battle for Ming Dynasty.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang must take action to recover the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures in person to show the world the emperor's martial virtues.

"When we defeat the Mongols and completely recover the Central Plains, then it will not be a problem for Chen Youliang to live in the southwest. It will be a matter of time to clean up Chen Youliang," Zhu Han said.

No matter how powerful Chen Youliang is.

The best result is nothing more than repeating the Shu Han regime in history. The Shu Han regime has Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, a pair of ceiling-level monarchs and ministers, and a group of loyal and daring ministers such as Jiang Wei and Zhuge Zhan to inherit the will, but in the end The result is still lost to Wei Guo!The biggest reason is the absolute gap in national strength.

Therefore, as long as Daming recovers the entire Central Plains, no matter how well Chen Youliang managed in Yunnan and Sichuan, he will not be able to withstand the attack of the Ming army in the end.

Zhu Yuanzhang is very clear about this.

Now all the able-bodied generals of the Ming Dynasty will basically be drawn out to join the battle to the north against the Mongols, the biggest opponent of the Ming army.

"By the way, Tang He is coming back from Guizhou soon. The chieftain rebels in Guizhou caused us a lot of trouble this time, but an officer named Luo Guanzhong heard that he made a lot of contributions. According to what you said before , Should some medals be awarded to such meritorious generals and soldiers?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

For a modern army, medals are a very useful thing.

It can boost morale and enhance cohesion.

As long as they are meritorious generals or soldiers, they can get corresponding medals.

After all, rewards such as iron coupons or gold and silver treasures are not convenient to display in normal times, so they will have less demonstration effect on other soldiers.

The medals are different. These medals can be worn by soldiers in normal times or when there are important ceremonies, which can demonstrate their merits and status, and also have a good motivation for other soldiers.

"I've already prepared for this matter. Let's set the name of the first batch of military merit medals. The word is called Hongwu Merit Medal." Zhu Han said.

The Hongwu Merit Medal is divided into four levels.

They are third-class hero, second-class hero, first-class hero and special hero.

Each meritorious person provides silver rewards ranging from 100 taels to 1000 taels.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has become more and more successful in mining silver in Iwami Fan, Japan, a large amount of silver has poured into the silver treasury of the Ming Dynasty like flowing water.

It is not too simple to take out more than 100 taels of silver to reward the heroes.

"The soldiers of the Ming army, as long as they have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, even if they do not have great military merits, they can receive medals whether they are dead or disabled soldiers. Then this kind of medal is called the Hongwu Contribution Medal."

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who have won the Medal of Dedication to Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty can receive silver rewards ranging from 100 taels to 500 taels.

And will also get a piece of land awarded according to the size of the credit.

The Great Ming Hongwu Consecration Medal is to highlight these soldiers who have dedicated themselves to the country, so that their descendants and themselves will not be unable to maintain their future lives after bloodshed and sacrifice.

In fact, there was some pension money in the feudal dynasty, but this kind of pension money was not transparent at all. After layers of embezzlement by upper-level civil and military officials, the amount that was actually implemented in the hands of soldiers and their families was pitifully small.

Zhu Han's medal system has been polished to perfection after careful consideration. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nod in admiration after hearing this.

"After our Ming Dynasty had this medal system, the soldiers must have fought bravely and not feared death! Military merit rewards will be awarded for defeating the enemy. If they are disabled or die in battle, there will be dedication rewards. From then on, my Ming Dynasty has truly Can be invincible in the world!"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have seen the heroic demeanor of countless Ming soldiers who fought everywhere without fear of hardships and casualties.

The awarding ceremony of the first batch of military merit medals in the Ming Dynasty was held just two days later.

Luo Guanzhong, as the first batch of winners of the Hongwu Meritorious Medal, was rated as a first-class military exploit for his heroic achievements in Zuowei Buffalo Village, Guizhou.

"Why don't you bring the Wu hook and charge Guanshan Fifty States?"

Luo Guanzhong caressed the first-class meritorious service medal on his body with one hand, and the reward for the first-class meritorious officials in the other hand. Inside the exquisite military merit box, there was a 1000 taels of silver note from the Treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and another [-] taels of silver bill. The pioneer certificate of mu of land.

The Pioneering Certificate is Zhu Han's latest addition to the medal and military merit system. With the Pioneering Certificate, he can obtain an equal amount of land in the frontier lands that Ming will open up in the future.

What Zhu Han did was to make basic preparations for the future expansion of colonies by the Ming Dynasty. These military winners can sell or donate these lands at will, and a large number of people will go to new territories for these lands. Settle down and take root.

Today, the conferring ceremony of the winners of the Great Ming Military Medal is being held in the Great Ming Palace.

This palace hall was originally used to hold Jinshi examinations.

Zhu Han put the conferring ceremony of military merit medal winners here, which is also to show the world that no matter whether they are meritorious officials or Jinshi, they will be valued equally by the Ming Dynasty.

The attention given by the imperial court moved these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to tears. For example, Luo Guanzhong, who has ink in his belly, would use an ancient poem to express his inner emotions.

Most of the people, with clenched fists and choked up voices, repeated their oath of eternal loyalty to the Ming Dynasty in the palace hall
Yunnan Desheng Pass.

Chen Youliang led the Han army to advance triumphantly. The battle along the way can be described as chopping melons and vegetables, and the defense along the way could not stop the Han army led by Chen Youliang.

However, Chen Youliang led the Han army under Deshengguan, and finally met a strong opponent, that is Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali in Mengyuan.

Not long ago, the King of Liang made a strategy for Zaravalmi and Dali’s general manager Duan Gong. Duan Gongli led [-] elite soldiers from Dali to Deshengguan to defend against Chen Youliang, while the King of Liang set Zaaravalmy in Dali to take advantage of this time. Concentrate all the troops in southern Yunnan to Dali City, and then Liang Wang Bazara Valmy will lead these troops to Deshengguan to support Duan Gong.

Now Chen Youliang's Han army encountered the [-] elites led by Duan Gong himself.

On the city wall of Deshengguan, the Dali army's swords and guns are shining, and their armor is neat, which looks like only the elite.

"Someone came forward and shouted, as long as Duan Gong is willing to surrender, then I will give him the treatment of the hereditary King of Dali, guarding Yunnan for the Han, which is much better than being a general manager of Dali for the Mongols." Chen Youliang said with a wave of his horsewhip.

After receiving the order, several recruits recruited locally in Yunnan immediately went forward to shout at the city of Deshengguan.

Chen Youliang not only offered Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, the treatment of a Dali king.

Moreover, he also ordered that all Dali soldiers can receive double the original treatment, and reward each of them with land and gold and silver, as long as they are willing to submit to him.

But these newly recruited local recruits in Yunnan didn't even finish their words when they shouted.

He was shot by a burst of arrows from the top of the city and fled.

"Chen Youliang, you traitor!"

After shooting away Chen Youliang's persuading soldiers and horses with arrows below, Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, also sent someone to persuade them to surrender in the same way.

"The traitor Chen Youliang, surrender quickly, and you will not die!"

"The Great Yuan Dynasty had millions of elite soldiers. You, a rebel, dared to invade Yunnan with tens of thousands of mobs under your command. If you don't surrender, you will definitely die without a whole body."

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The generals around Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, shouted threats to the city.

After Chen Youliang heard these words, his face turned livid.

It seems that this Duan Gong didn't know how to flatter, and actually used this method to directly reject himself.

"Hmph, since you don't eat fine wine after toasting, you can't blame me! Pass the decree and attack the city!" Chen Youliang yelled angrily.

"The last general obeys!" Zou Pusheng, General Zou Pusheng, immediately responded.

Following Chen Youliang's order, the Han army immediately began to charge.

"Quick, get ready to meet the enemy!" Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, shouted hastily upon seeing this.

"Kill, kill all these Tartars!" The big Han officers also cursed angrily.

With the deafening shouts of killing from below the city, the Dali defenders on the top of the city also leaned out half of their bodies from the crenel, holding weapons and fighting the Han army in Yunnan.

For a moment, blood and flesh flew across the city, and stumps and broken arms flew all over the sky.

The soldiers of the Han army were extremely brave, and the fighting power of the Dali defenders was relatively weak. Coupled with the narrow city wall, the soldiers of the Han army easily climbed the city wall.

"Kill!"

Seeing this, the Dali soldiers on the top of the city shouted one after another, and rushed towards the big Han army.

The Yunnan defenders fought back desperately, and melees broke out again and again.

"My lord, what should we do? These red scarf thieves seem to be really powerful!" A staff officer next to him said to Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali.

"What are you afraid of, stand up to me!!" Duan Gong shouted.

"kill!!!"

"Kill all these damn red scarf thieves!"

The soldiers of the Dali Army screamed one after another.

The Dali army in Yunnan tried their best to stop the enemy's advance.

Most of the soldiers of the Red Scarf Army under Chen Youliang were Huguang veterans. They had fought the Yuan army at least a hundred times in Huguang, and they were not something that soldiers from Dali could resist.

If Duan Gong's Dali soldiers and horses hadn't been helped by the city wall of Deshengguan, they would not be able to withstand the attack of the Red Turban Army.

Seeing the critical situation, Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, immediately broke out the courage to fight to the death.

"Who dares to take half a step back, kill Wushe!"

Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, drew out his sword and shouted loudly.

Then Duan Gong led his personal guards into the battle group on the city wall.

Encouraged by Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, to go into battle in person, the soldiers of Dali also broke out with a stronger will to fight.

"Kill it!"

Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, waved the sword in his hand, stabbing left and right on the city wall like a fierce tiger. Ordinary soldiers of the Red Scarf Army could not resist Duan Gong's personal guards at all.

Soon under the strong counterattack of the vigorous army, the first attack of the Red Turban Army was defeated.

Chen Youliang's first attack was completely tentative, and he didn't care about the forces in the first battle.

Chen Youliang waved his hand lightly, and ordered the infantry behind to launch a second round of charge.

"Pass on my order!"

"Whoever ascends first will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold after breaking through the Desheng pass and advancing three levels in a row."

Before the Red Scarf Army launched its attack, Chen Youliang issued his own reward.

In the Red Turban Army of the Han Dynasty, the promotion to the third rank is not as simple as the promotion of salary.

Since Chen Youliang occupied Sichuan, he implemented the strategy of attacking local tyrants and dividing the fields. The rank of soldiers was linked to the number of fields allocated.

Upgrading to three levels in a row... Then you can almost get more than 100 acres of land.

The soldiers of the Dahan Red Turban Army burst into cheers of excitement.

"Break Desheng Pass, get promoted, reward money, and divide the land!"

"Break through Desheng Pass!"

"Promotion!"

"tips!"

"Divide the fields!"

Under the guidance of the generals of the Dahan Red Scarf Army, all the soldiers stared wide-eyed.

Staring fixedly at Deshengguan in front of him, it seemed as if he was looking at a mountain of gold and silver.

Sichuan's land is fertile, and Chen Youliang's soldiers have already experienced it in less than a year in Sichuan.

If they can be promoted to three ranks in a row, and an additional [-] mu of land can be allocated, ordinary soldiers can become wealthy little local tyrants.

The Dali army at Deshengguan is no longer an enemy at this time, but a lively 'military merit' one by one.

"Come on!"

Under the urging of the war drum, Chen Youliang's big Han soldiers charged again.

The high fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Dahan Red Turban Army immediately overwhelmed the defenders of Desheng Pass.

"Hold it! Hold it up for me, don't retreat!"

Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, broke his throat this time, but it was difficult to save the situation.

Seeing that the defenders were at a disadvantage, Chen Youliang immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

After a fierce fight, the Red Scarf Army completely defeated the Dali Army.

Duan Gong, the emperor's general manager, had no choice but to lead his soldiers to abandon the first barrier and retreat to the rear.

Desheng Pass is located on a hillside, and the entire pass is protected by double city walls.

After Duan Gong, the general manager of the land, retreated to the second city wall after abandoning the first city wall, it was taller and stronger than the first city wall.

For this city wall, Chen Youliang did not rush to order the whole army to attack.

Because this city wall is too tall, if you use brute force to attack, it will only increase unnecessary casualties on your side.

"According to my will, immediately mobilize all artillery to bombard the city wall!"

Chen Youliang looked at the second city wall of Deshengguan, and immediately gave the order to attack with artillery.

After many battles with Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming army, Chen Youliang also discovered the important role of artillery.

In the next few days, Chen Youliang ordered artillery to bombard the city wall.

He planned to knock down the city wall before launching an attack, so as to reduce the casualties of his own army.

A few days later, the Han army finally blasted a few gaps in the city wall of Desheng Pass, and Chen Youliang ordered the Han army to attack.

After several charges by the Han army, the Dali army led by Duan Gongli, the general manager of Dali, finally couldn't hold on.

The two sides began a fierce battle in Desheng Pass.

Just as the Han army was gradually gaining the upper hand, Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, led the remnants of the defeated army to retreat to the last line of defense of Deshengguan, when suddenly there was a loud shout from behind Deshengguan.

"Reinforcements are coming, reinforcements are coming!"

Liang Wang Baozha Lavalmi led an army of tens of thousands, and finally rushed to Desheng Pass.

At the beginning, Chen Youliang was not too afraid of the arrival of King Liang Bazaarvarmi.

Because Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, did not have many soldiers, even if the defeated general of Liang Wang Bazara Valmy arrived, it would be difficult to change the situation of the battle.

(End of this chapter)