The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 603 Awards
Zhu Linmei personally took out the pure gold medals from the wooden tray, and first awarded them to the 180 and eight soldiers of Liu Guoxuan's troops who died in the attack on the Laizhou Port Fort, and their chief general Liu Guoxuan received them on his behalf.

Zhu Linmei had received the battle report sent back by the navy the day before yesterday, and had a detailed understanding of the battle process of the attack on Laizhou Port. She knew very well that if Liu Guoxuan hadn't led his troops to seize the two forts on the west bank, the navy could only choose to withdraw from the port quickly. , so as not to be blocked by Zheng Zhilong in the port.In that case, Shi Lang could at most destroy less than [-]% of the enemy ships.

And if Zheng Zhilong's fleet is not completely wiped out, even if there is only a small half of its combat power left, the main force of the Daming Navy can only be kept in the north. The hegemony of the Orchids in the East Asian waters.

It was the 320 soldiers under Liu Guoxuan who risked their lives to seize the Jianlu Fort, and the help of the Xie Qian Rebel Army who just arrived, that led to the navy's complete victory today, and the destruction of [-]% of Zheng Zhilong's warships in the Laizhou World War I. Brilliant results!Now Jianlu has no water power that can be used. In the future, even Luo Mingshou's Yangtze River Navy can crush the remnants of the Jianlu Navy. The main force of the Daming Navy is like a dragon entering the sea. Show your fists on the stage.

It can be said that these 320 soldiers have made great contributions!
It was precisely in recognition of their outstanding contributions that Zhu Linmi thought of the most commonly used method in later generations of the army - awarding honors.

On behalf of the fallen soldiers, Liu Guoxuan received the 180 golden lion medals of pedal cannons, and saluted the assistant king solemnly.

According to the new Merit Regulations formulated by the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty—in fact, Zhu Linmi personally managed it—only officers and soldiers who have made great contributions to the country can receive medals, which is more difficult to obtain than ordinary military merit.The medals are divided into six grades from top to bottom: golden unicorn, golden lion, golden leopard, golden tiger, silver tiger, and silver bear.

These medals represent the supreme glory of being a soldier, and at the same time, the recipients will also receive a large amount of reward silver from the court every year, and the amount corresponds to the salary of the sixth-rank to first-rank officials.And all those who have won the gold medal will also have various privileges. For example, they don't have to bow down when they see officials, and even officials who meet the winners of the golden unicorn and the golden lion medal have to salute in reverse.

Zhu Linming will use this method to try to reverse the bad habit of Ming Dynasty's civilian officials disregarding military affairs and relying on literature to dominate military affairs, so as to improve the status and sense of honor of soldiers.How can a country that does not respect soldiers have a strong combat effectiveness?At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was clear that the Ming army was vulnerable, as evidenced by the horrific beatings by captives and bandits.

After Liu Guoxuan solemnly handed over the medals of the fallen soldiers to the guards beside him, Zhu Linmi immediately picked up a golden unicorn with a cannon on its feet and a sword in its mouth, and pinned it to Liu Guoxuan's chest.

He glanced at the Galenic warship of at least 300 tons parked in the distance—the "Gansheng" just captured by the navy from Laizhou—patted Liu Guoxuan on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "Do it!" Not bad!"

Liu Guoxuan hurriedly stood at attention and saluted, "His Royal Highness Xie Fuzheng, all officers and men are serving their lives, and the last general dare not take credit for it!"

Zhu Linmei nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, the court will never be stingy with awarding meritorious service." Then she picked up another golden unicorn, walked up to Deputy General Liu Guoxuan, and hung the medal on the bandage on his chest—this general Although he was shot in the abdomen, he miraculously survived and was being carried here by two soldiers to receive the medal.

Afterwards, Zhu Linmi awarded the Golden Lion Medal to the remaining hundreds of soldiers, Xie Qian received the Golden Tiger Medal, and seven other soldiers under his command who fought bravely won the Silver Tiger Medal.

At the end of the award, Zhu Linmi then led the crowd to Wusong County, where a sumptuous celebration banquet had been prepared.As soon as the brigade reached the gate of the county seat, a fast horse came galloping, and they were dressed in brocade clothes.

The rider found out where the assistant king was, stepped forward quickly, and handed a letter box into Shi Lin's hand.

Zhu Linmi took the letter box, took out the white brocade cloth and unfolded it, it turned out to be a secret letter from Bian Yujing, the content was quite simple: Pindao pays homage to His Royal Highness Fuzheng Wang.Chen Yuan, a close friend of the poor, sacrificed himself to kill the rapist Wu Sangui in Yangzhou, but later died for the country by drinking poison because he had no way to escape.Now that the national thieves are gone, I hope His Highness will return to Jiangbei soon!The inscription is the word "Bian Sai".

Bian Yujing cared about her friend's reputation, and she didn't want to say that she died for love for a traitor. With the feats she performed, it is not an exaggeration to say that she died for the country.

Zhu Linmei put away the secret letter, she was extremely shocked, Chen Yuan was Chen Yuanyuan's real name, she actually killed Wu Sangui!

Due to Duoduo's strict order to close the city gate of Yangzhou, no one knows about Wu Sangui's murder. If Bian Yujing, who had escaped from Yangzhou, found a secret letter from Jinyiwei in Taizhou, the news might have been concealed for a month or two. .

With Wu Sangui's death, Jiangbei's [-] Guanning elite group will at least lose their morale, or even fall apart.While Zhu Linmei was delighted to eliminate a strong enemy, she also sighed for Chen Yuanyuan.Who would have imagined that this woman who only had the name of "Vase" in history could be so righteous and awe-inspiring, risking her own life to poison and kill the national traitor.

Her death alone could at least reduce the Ming army's casualties by thousands on the battlefield!More importantly, the resistance of the Ming Dynasty to attack Jiangbei will be greatly reduced, and the deployment of troops will be much more calm than before.In addition, the navy had just completely wiped out the Jianlu Navy, and the situation of the entire Northern Expedition has become extremely clear.

Zhu Linmi couldn't help sighing. In the precarious late Ming Dynasty, those high-ranking scholar-bureaucrats and military officers mostly surrendered and betrayed the country for their glory and wealth, while prostitutes like Bian Yujing, Chen Yuanyuan, and Liu Rushi cared about the world. It is embarrassing to even be willing to give up your life for the nation.

Then he asked Jin Yiwei who delivered the letter, "Where is Miss Bian at this time?"

"Returning to Your Highness, she only said that she wants to go north, inherit her friend's behest, and continue to serve the court. As for the specific location, I really don't know."

go north?Is it Shandong or North Zhili?Zhu Linmei frowned. In troubled times, she was a weak woman running around in the Jianlu-occupied area, and the danger was self-evident.He then ordered the Jinyiwei, "Order the Jiangbei Jinyiwei to find Miss Bian as soon as possible. If she doesn't want to return to Jiangnan, she must do her best to protect her safety."

"Subordinates obey orders!"

At the celebration banquet for the Laizhou victory, Zhu Linmi told Zheng Chenggong about Chen Yuanyuan's assassination of Wu Sangui. The latter was also very surprised, "This Miss Chen is serving the country with righteousness, and she is comparable to tens of thousands of elite soldiers! If Miss Bian did not send a secret letter, the last general would die." If they had heard the news of Wu Sangui's death in Yangzhou, they would have thought that the Jianlu court had doubts about him and removed him, but how could they have thought that it was a woman who killed him..."

"Wait!" Zhu Linmi's eyes suddenly lit up, "You mean, the Qing court suspects Wu Sangui?"

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