Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 104 Commendation Conference

Tangning started with the third-class meritorious personnel, including their achievements, and then personally affixed medals to them one by one.

This is a very serious part. The audience below are no longer as noisy as before, and all of them look serious.

Every time Tangning put a medal on someone, they applauded vigorously.

There are a total of 13 people with third-class merit. After the award is complete, the next is the second-class meritorious person.

"Li Yunjiang seriously injured one enemy ship and lightly injured two ships. He was awarded second-class merit and a silver medal."

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There are a total of six people with second-class merit, and the last one is first-class merit.

"Liu Changhu, for sinking one enemy ship and wounding two, he won first-class merit and was awarded a gold medal."

Hearing the gold medal, the eyes of many people below lit up, whispering one by one, and stretched their necks to watch.

They are both envious and happy for the award-winning soldiers, but no one is jealous, because these valiant combat heroes are totally worth having.

"Gao Yunbin, for sinking one enemy ship and wounding two, won first-class merit and a gold medal."

A total of four people were awarded the gold medal and first-class merit. Liu Changhu and Gao Yunbin were first-class meritorious service in combat, and Ye Dacheng and Huang Hairu were first-class meritorious service in command.

In addition, thirteen soldiers who won the third class and six soldiers who won the second class were awarded the title of "Battle Hero" of the third class.

Four soldiers who won first-class merit were awarded the title of second-class "battle hero".

Although few people present know what the title of "Battle Hero" is, they all know that it must be difficult to obtain such a title.

Only those who obtained first-class merit were awarded the second-level "combat hero", which shows that combat heroes are more difficult to obtain than military merit.

At this point, the part of awarding merit was over. Everyone looked at the bright red flowers on their chests and the shining medals, and it was hard to conceal the excitement in their hearts.

No one doesn't want to be recognized for their achievements, let alone ordinary people like them who usually have a hard time making their mark.

Throughout the ages, there have been sayings in various dynasties that award military merit, which is basically based on the head or a certain part of the body.

The Ming Dynasty also further improved, not only the distinction of military merits, but also the iron coupon system similar to medals.

However, the military merits have collapsed, and there are even frequent incidents of taking the heads of ordinary people to lead the military merits.

Iron coupons are only awarded to honored ministers, and ordinary soldiers cannot enjoy them at all.

Tangning didn't use this to discuss military achievements, and didn't even give much material rewards directly, but more spiritual encouragement.

This move undoubtedly created a precedent and made the military merit system more complete. There are military merits, medals, and titles, and it is very detailed.

It is also more humane, and quickly won the resonance and support of the entire army.

The conference has not ended so far, and there is another important link, that is, the fighting heroes tell the battle process.

This made it difficult for Ye Dacheng and the others. Except for a few educated people such as Huang Hairu, most of them did not know a few big characters, and they rarely had the opportunity to speak in front of so many people.

If it's about teaching people, bragging, or cursing, they can just open their mouths, but is this kind of scene appropriate?

Lao Tzu now wears a big red flower on his chest, a medal, and the halo of a battle hero. How can he do those vulgar things in front of everyone.

However, if you want them to be as literary as scholars, that's even worse. Isn't this driving ducks to the shelves?
Fortunately, Tang Ning added that due to the limited time, it was impossible for everyone to speak on stage.

This made Ye Dacheng and the others heave a sigh of relief, and immediately recommended several people to come out.

The first one to play is Huang Hairu, he is a rare cultural person in the navy, so this kind of thing can't trouble him.

He started with the discovery of the situation by his own sentries.

"It was not bright at the time, so I couldn't see clearly, and I wasn't even sure if it was a ship, let alone an enemy."

"However, based on the vigilance of the soldiers, Battalion Commander Ye Dacheng still ordered the fleet to sail."

"After dawn, after confirming and probing step by step, I realized that it was not an ordinary merchant ship, nor did it enter by mistake, but a red-haired ghost who wanted to attack Nan'ao."

"The battle is on the verge of breaking out."

Huang Hairu's speech was full of ups and downs, and the people below also listened with gusto, their blood boiled, and they kept applauding.

After telling the battle process, Huang Hairu made a final summary.

"This victory is due to Mr. Tang's continuous improvement of naval tactics, his concern for naval training, and his full support of equipment."

"When the battle broke out, Battalion Commander Ye commanded calmly, and the soldiers fought bravely and worked together to achieve this brilliant victory."

After Huang Hairu finished speaking, there was prolonged applause from the audience.

Huang Hairu made a good start, and the others felt a little stressed. Fortunately, Gao Yunbin, who won the first-class merit, is not bad at eloquence, and his thinking is relatively clear.

He is the deputy gunner of an 88mm anti-aircraft gun, and he has a good understanding of the battle process of the warship he is on.

"At that time our battalion commander said, this is our first battle, we must fight it well, call Mr. Tang, call everyone in Chaozhou Prefecture, call everyone who supports the new army in Ming Dynasty."

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"That morning, it should have passed the time, and the wind was strong and the waves were high, so it was difficult to aim. But the more it is at such a moment, the less impatient we are, we have been working hard to find opportunities."

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"Those red-haired ghosts were already disrupted by us. They wanted to get closer. But our artillery is more powerful and can hit them from farther away, so why did we let them get closer?"

"So, we kept a distance from them. They couldn't get close to them, and they were out of order. Finally, we seized the opportunity, and their flanks happened to be aimed at us."

The people listening below all concentrated their attention and held their breath.

"The gunner ordered us to aim as soon as possible. I took a serious aim for a while. Our ship rose and fell with the big waves, and I felt it."

"Just as our boat was sinking with the big waves, I yelled and fired."

"Our second gunner reacted quickly. He quickly pulled the matchlock, and with a bang, our shells were fired."

"In the blink of an eye, we saw the enemy ship blow up a big ball of fire, and we hit..."

"Okay, okay, well played, well played..." Excited cheers sounded from below, and excited voices came and went one after another, as if they were involved in it.

The deputy gunner scratched his head in embarrassment. After the cheers stopped for a while, he sorted out his thoughts and continued to talk:

"The enemy ship was also very unlucky. After being hit by us, it exploded again in the blink of an eye. And it exploded non-stop. It should be ignited by our shells."

"The sound of the explosion made our ears numb from the shock. The entire enemy ship was burned and sank after a while."

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"Those red-haired ghosts know that they are not our opponents, so they will run away."

"Our captain asked us to use the tactics Master Tang taught us. If the enemy attacks, we will retreat. If the enemy retreats, we will attack. If the enemy is too tired to run away, we will chase and fight."

"Haha..." There were bursts of laughter from below, and I felt that the assistant gunner's narration was quite interesting.

"Those red-haired ghosts' boats are much larger than ours, but their speed is no faster than ours."

"They wanted to get rid of us, and they couldn't do it."

"I was thinking at the time, those red-haired ghosts must be so angry that they can't beat them, and they can't run away."

"Haha, good, good..."

"I just want to piss off those red-haired ghosts, and see if they dare to provoke our new army."

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"We don't worry so much after chasing the enemy. We remember the usual training, aim carefully, and try not to waste every shell."

"But unfortunately, we missed the first shell, and the shell flew past their bow."

"The more this is the case, the more we can't be in a hurry. We quickly reload the shells and then aim."

"The second shot, we finally hit, hit the bow of their ship, more than half of the whole bow was blown up, and they couldn't run anymore."

"Our other artillery fired together and beat the dogs in the water. They couldn't hold it, so they raised the white flag and surrendered..."

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This is the first time for everyone to listen to the battle process at such a close distance. This is more real than storytelling, and it also makes people more excited.

All of a sudden, the audience applauded thunderously and lasted for a long time, mixed with bursts of cheers.

(End of this chapter)