Dominate the Country

"Dad, a medal is a kind of honor. When you go out with it, you should be able to attract the admiration or fear of passers-by." Chen Ming was rubbing a gold medal of bravery in his hand. He had prepared two pieces of this thing. Ten, but not one was sent out this time.

"We are not a government, and our rights have not been stabilized, so medals cannot be purely spiritual. They must be equated with benefits and privileges. Just like in the past, scholars did not have to kneel in court, and they did not have to be slapped by the county boss. To a certain extent, we regard medals as a means of promoting talent and fame. In addition to monetary and material rewards, soldiers with medals can enjoy some privileges and conveniences. The effect of this thing can be fully exerted immediately. Very attractive to soldiers."

Chen Ming persuaded Chen Hui in this way at the beginning, and the Fuhan general who did not have much respect for Master Kong easily accepted Chen Ming's suggestion. Medals are merit, which made Chen Hui very interested.

Of course, in Chen Ming's opinion, the greatest role of the medal is that by spending a little money, soldiers can get great satisfaction and spiritual rewards, and then they can give everything they have more faithfully, including giving their lives without regrets. In essence, compared to the grand certificates and red notebooks in the 21st century, or the little red flowers made of kindergarten paper, Chen Jiajun is not so powerful to play with such low and clumsy levels of deception, so he is still very In addition to the spiritual reward, he kindly added a piece of cheese-military merit field and silver to make the appearance of the medal look even more beautiful. But in fact there is no real change.

Moreover, since not many people received third-class medals and above, the medals immediately exceeded the value of the cheese itself. Chen Ming could clearly see the pride, pride and elation in the eyes of Wei Baocheng, Chen Jincai and others.

The grand and solemn awarding ceremony and the high-quality guests present invisibly add a dazzling aura to the medal. This thing that may have been fun and curious in the eyes of the majority of soldiers and officials, at least in the eyes of the recipient himself, has extraordinary significance. Its importance is rising rapidly with the holding of awarding ceremonies and the spread of influence in Xiangxian, Yiyang, Yancheng, and Nanyang!

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For this medal award, Chen Ming had to walk through Xiangxian, Yancheng and Yiyang in the north, while his cheap father Chen Hui rushed to Nanyang Mansion to visit all the Chen family soldiers on the Nanyang front line one by one.

The father and son tried their best to inspire the fighting spirit and morale of Chen Jiajun's soldiers, and stabilize and inspire Chen Jiajun's military morale.

Because this time the Chen Jiajun will face a siege from soldiers and horses from four provinces, it can be said that this is a turning point for the Chen Jiajun. From this battle on, the Chen Jiajun’s enemies are not limited to those around Ruzhou or Henan, but come from all over the country.

When July comes, Chen Ming will gather the Chen Jiajun's "fist" and then smash it hard in any direction to the north, east, or south.

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"What's so negotiable about this thing? Just say that, let him come in any way, I will only go all the way."

"The Manchu Qing Dynasty's method of defeating Zhu Ming's conquest army in Sarhu was not far behind when applied to us. We will all switch to defense in Yiyang, Ruyang, Xiangxian, Yancheng and Nanyang. The troops can just hold the city. , if the Qing soldiers dare to go around the city, there is no need to worry about the city defenders from various places, I will lead the main force to deal with them. "

The entire Chen family army could not find anyone with real military talent and rich war experience. Faced with the Qing army's multi-pronged encirclement and suppression of troops from four provinces, Chen Ming could only think of one thought: let him do whatever he wants. , I only go all the way.

The Chen family's army was not a red army, and Ruzhou was not a red base in the original time and space. Given the Qing soldiers' burning, killing, and looting nature, Chen Ming did not dare to let them stride in. Then he could only defend on all sides, and lead a main force himself to defeat the Qing soldiers one by one, defeating them one by one.

The core figures of Chen Jiajun in the General Government Hall had ugly expressions. Even if they lacked military literacy, they could still tell that Chen Ming's method was not a method at all. It was completely a hard fight, a hard fight against a hard fight.

Chen Ming sneered at their ideas. How could there be any real clever plan in this world? The basis for victory in war is based on one's own true strength. With clever calculations and perfect strategies, you can easily defeat and defeat troops ten times or dozens of times your own. These are all nonsense and conjectures, and they are all novels.

Chen Ming also knew that his way of dealing with it was very poor, but he was only at such a high level, and even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't be able to think of a more clever way of dealing with it. And the most important thing is that in Chen Ming's eyes, the foundations of Chen Jiajun and the General's Mansion are still too weak to withstand the baptism of strong winds and waves. If Chen Jiajun and the General Mansion want to win the trust of the people under their rule as soon as possible, you must protect their interests as much as possible and prevent them from being baptized by the war. Therefore, Chen Ming did not want to and did not dare to let go of the avenue and let thousands of Qing soldiers rush into Ruzhou. Chen Jiajun did not have the capital to gamble on the integrity of the Qing soldiers.

The so-called taking advantage of others depends on whether you can take advantage of others. Regarding Chen Jiajun's current situation, if he doesn't want the morale of the army to suddenly drop sharply, or even cause chaos in the army, then he will divide some troops to defend on all sides, and concentrate other troops to defeat them one by one.

During the period when the Chen Jiajun controlled Ruzhou, northern Nanyang, and southern Xuzhou, cement and iron bars were continuously transported from Lushan to Yancheng, Xiangxian, Yiyang, Fangcheng and other frontline positions. The Chen family controlled their own All the cities below have been firmly repaired and reinforced.

Outside the city, prisoners of war were also forced to dig trenches, build bunkers, install cannons, and form three-dimensional defensive positions.

The basis for Chen Ming's current strategic arrangement, which was of no standard, was that he believed that the Chen family army's position could resist ten or twenty times the number of Qing soldiers with very few troops.

In Yiyang, Ruzhou, Xiangxian, Yancheng and other places, Chen Ming planned to place a full-staff battalion, plus one or two garrisons, independent teams, etc. He felt that six or seven hundred people would be enough to make tens of thousands of Qing soldiers helpless under the city. Then he would wait until he led the main force to arrive and defeat the Qing army one by one.

The sulfur and saltpeter "seized" in Zhoujiakou before were enough to make the Chen family army's gunpowder reserves reach an unprecedented level. When the Chen family army attacked everywhere and plundered sulfur and saltpeter from county to county, the Chen family army's gunpowder reserves would be even richer. This is another reason why Chen Ming was confident.

Finally, the Chen family army has gradually gained more talents, manpower and technology in the firearms manufacturing in the past six months, which has steadily increased the output of Chen's army's guns and cannons. In order to keep this secret, the Chen family army specially recruited deaf-mute people from all over the country. These deaf-mute people are a little inconvenient to communicate with normal people, but they are more responsible and enthusiastic than normal people in terms of work.

In the society of the middle of the Qing Dynasty, these people were synonymous with waste and a burden to the family. Now they have earned money and food for the first time with their own hands. The spiritual fulfillment and satisfaction are what these deaf-mute people need most.