After the meal, the sound of drums sounded. Geng San hurriedly got up, gathered his team, formed a square formation with a hundred of his men, and brought them to the usual training area.
Within two-quarters of an hour, all the soldiers were lined up neatly.
Although there are more than 30,000 Jiangdu troops, there are only more than 16,000 people in the camp. Five thousand people are stationed at the four gates of Jiangdu, and another 10,000 people are stationed in Zhenzhou.
Originally, Zhao Desheng and Wang Da were stationed in Zhenzhou. After learning that Brother Wang Meng had retreated, they rushed back to the camp overnight to participate in the merit-discussing and reward meeting.
On the general-pointing platform, Zhang Yangquan stood at the front, while Qin Lingjun, Qin Lingsi, and Guo Niansheng stood at the back. In the open space next to the general-pointing platform, stood Hu Guangcao, He Taigong, Sun Hong and other civil servants.
Just listen to Zhang Yangquan loudly say: "In the battle a few days ago, we defeated the Nanmen Army, drove Zhang Mingjian out of Jiangdu, and blocked the Yuan soldiers' sneak attack! This is all due to your bravery in fighting, you are all good!
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All the soldiers said in unison: "Longtan Village is mighty! The military advisor is mighty! The leader of Dazhai is mighty!"
Some of the surrendered soldiers felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and Sun Hong and other civil servants also frowned.
Qin Lingjun noticed these situations, took a step forward, and said loudly: "From now on, there will be no Longtan Village, no military advisor, no big village leader, only Jiangdu Army, the general manager and the chief instructor!"
The soldiers shouted: "Jiangdu's army is mighty! The general manager is mighty! Chief Instructor Xi is mighty!"
Zhang Yangquan said loudly: "Although Longtan Village has become Jiangdu Army, the old rules of rewards based on merit will never change. Whoever has made merit, even if you don't want to be promoted, I won't agree!"
All the soldiers roared with laughter.
Zhang Yangquan continued: "But before the reward is given, there is one more important thing! In this battle, a total of 2,141 soldiers died and 203 people were missing. They sacrificed their lives,
But they cannot enjoy the glory, we must not forget them!"
Geng San felt sad after hearing this, remembering that more than 20 people in his hundred-man team died.
Zhang Yangquan continued: "These soldiers are all martyrs of our Jiangdu Army. I have ordered people to build a martyrs garden in the east of the city. They will all be buried there. Those of you who know them can go and pay homage in the future.
Them!"
Both the surrendered soldiers and the new recruits were stunned. In this troubled world where human life is nothing, they never thought that the dead could receive such attention.
However, they do not reject it in their hearts, because they are also Jiangdu soldiers now, and if they die in battle in the future, they will also get such an honor!
Zhang Yangquan said: "For martyrs who have relatives, their families will receive forty taels of silver and ten shi meters as pensions, tax exemptions for fifteen years, and their children can attend official schools for free!"
As soon as these words came out, the blood of all the officers and men was gushing and they cheered in unison. Even the surrendering soldiers shouted loudly.
Zhang Yangquan added: "However, there are also many soldiers who do not have any family members. The only thing we can do is to remember their names. Deputy General Manager Guo, read these people's names out loud!"
Guo Niansheng strode out of the queue, took out a pamphlet, and shouted loudly: "Zhao Chongsi, Huang San, Xie Jiujin, Li Gouer, Yang Ping..."
There were hundreds of names in total. Guo Niansheng read them for a long time. The soldiers below listened quietly. The civil servants also showed thoughtful expressions.
After a long time, Guo Niansheng finally finished reading all the names.
Zhang Yangquan said loudly: "Now let's start to reward according to merit! Now our Jiangdu army has more than 30,000 people. I decided to divide the three troops into 30,000 troops, each with a capital commander and two deputy capital commanders.
Let the commander in chief."
"The mountain pig is appointed as the commander of the first army, Xu Baisheng is appointed as the commander of the second army, and Li Er is appointed as the commander of the third army. All three of you come up!"
Geng San watched the three people ascending to the general stage in high spirits. Although he had never expected it from the beginning, he still felt an indescribable sense of loss in his heart.
The three of them, Xu Baisheng and Xu Baisheng, each received an exquisite copper waist plate with their military positions and names written on it. In addition, each of them also received an additional appointment letter.
When the three people walked off the stage, Zhang Yangquan said again: "Next are the six deputy commanders..."
Geng San's heart suddenly clenched and he clenched his fingers.
"Zhao Desheng and Houhou serve as deputy commanders of the First Army. Wang Da and Geng Si serve as deputy commanders of the second army. Sun Hu and Liang Rong serve as deputy commanders of the third army. You all come up!"
After Geng San heard this, he trembled all over and almost lost his balance.
Geng Si and Hou Hou couldn't help but glance at him. They sighed secretly and silently went up to the general platform.
Geng San stared at Sun Hu and Liang Rong. He obviously had Li Yi's contribution, couldn't he be as good as them?
Sun Hu happened to look towards him and raised his chin slightly, showing a provocative expression.
At this moment, Geng Si, who was next to Sun Hu, seemed to have accidentally touched Sun Hu's waist and abdomen with his elbow. Sun Hu bent down in pain.
"Sun Hu, what's wrong with you?" Qin Lingjun asked.
Sun Hu waved his hands hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay." He glared at Geng Si.
After all six people stepped down, Zhang Yangquan continued: "From today on, our Jiangdu Army has established a new Shenji Battalion, with Geng San as the commander. Geng San, come up!"
Geng San felt a wave of heat rushing from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and his whole body was alert. When he took a step, his feet were weak and he almost fell.
All the soldiers burst into laughter again.
Geng San didn't care, and trotted to the commander's station, took the command badge and the appointment letter, and asked with a smile: "General Manager, who is greater, my commander or the commander-in-chief?"
Qin Lingsi smiled and scolded: "Fuck you, your Shenji Battalion doesn't have a single soldier now, how can it compare with the commander-in-chief?"
Qin Lingjun glared at her sister and said earnestly to Geng: "Your Divine Machine Battalion has a strength of 3,000 people. You can select people from a team of 30,000 people to join your Divine Machine Battalion."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Your Shenji Battalion will be responsible for operating artillery from now on. It is best to give priority to people with good eyesight and flexible hands and feet!"
Geng Sandao: "Is the artillery a blunderbuss?"
"Yes, it will be called artillery from now on!" Zhang Yangquan nodded: "Although there are only eighteen artillery pieces now, I have asked the Ordnance Bureau to step up research and development. In the future, when there are more artillery pieces, your Shenji Battalion will shine!" Geng Sanxi said: "My subordinates will definitely live up to expectations and build a powerful Shenji battalion!"
Next is the appointment of captains of thousands and centurions. As for captains of ten, the list will be issued directly, and the commander of the capital will appoint awards within the team.
Finally, Zhang Yangquan announced that all soldiers in the Jiangdu Army would receive a monthly salary. The higher the military rank, the higher the salary.
The soldiers cheered again.
After capturing Jiangdu City, Zhang Yangquan seized a total of more than 80,000 taels of gold and more than 500,000 taels of silver from the royal palace, the residence of the Mongolian nobles, and the general manager's treasury.
There are also thousands of stones of salt, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, and countless pieces of cloth.
In order for soldiers to strictly abide by military discipline, in addition to enacting strict military laws, they must also ensure their daily needs. This is what a commander must do.
During the Warring States Period, Wu Qi trained a powerful phalanx of Wei soldiers. In addition to training well, more importantly, it was built with resources.
The whole family of soldiers selected as Wei soldiers will be exempted from corvee taxes and rewarded with fields, houses and real estate. This is the reason why although Wei soldiers are strong, their number is not large.
Zhang Yangquan has Jiangdu, a wealthy city, and has grain as an advantage, which is enough to use resources to build an elite army!
After the meeting, Xu Baisheng was transferred to Zhenzhou to garrison. Qin Lingjun was not idle for a moment and immediately summoned everyone to continue today's training.
Inspired by various aspects, the soldiers' enthusiasm for training is unprecedentedly high.
That night, the Cai family presented another 10,000 shi of food. Zhang Yangquan naturally knew their purpose, and couldn't help but picture Cai's charming smile in his mind.
When she pretended to be an envoy, although she didn't mean to do it, Cai did help him a lot. If she hadn't spoken, Polo Buhua would never have generously rewarded him with five hundred taels of gold.
Thinking of this, he finally decided to release Cai.