Medals are not just honors, they are tangible benefits.

Military medals in southern Africa are made of gold, the Medal of Hero weighs more than fifty grams, and the shield medal consists of a national emblem and a ribbon, under which is the English word for hero, and the back is engraved with the time when the medal was awarded and the name of the recipient.

In addition to the gold itself, the Medal of Hero receives a lifetime bonus of ten rand per month, and if the recipient receives a tax deduction from the Chamber of Commerce after retirement, his children will be given priority admission to the University of Nyasaland and the Army Academy under the same conditions, and will be taken care of by the federal government at all levels while working.

With the current income level of southern African households, recipients of the Medal of Heroes, even if they retire now, can ensure that their personal income can be included in the middle class of southern Africa.

"Second Lieutenant Steve, I look forward to more news of your victories." Rock encouraged that Second Lieutenant Steve was not yet 25 years old, and that Roque hoped that there would be a legendary sniper like Simon and Vasily in southern Africa.

Second Lieutenant Steve didn't speak, his flushed face was emotional, and at this time, even if Steve was asked to charge the German position alone, it was estimated that Steve would go to the soup.

The spiritual symbol of a country is inseparable from the shaping of heroism, and this is also the case in southern Africa, where southern Africa is invincible, and it is difficult for the army to encounter real challenges, and there has not been a single heroic figure of the phenomenal level until now.

The world war is the best opportunity to create a heroic character, and in the propaganda of the Entente, the Allies are an evil military bloc, and nothing is more cohesive than the story of a hero against an evil bloc.

The previous sergeant major who killed 14 German soldiers in the Battle of the Marne was African, and it was not suitable to be a heroic figure, and the brave sergeant major had already died heroically in battle, which could not be used for sufficient propaganda.

Compared to the tragic sergeant major, Second Lieutenant Steve has a better image and is more representative of southern Africa, which is very suitable as a typical character and plays a positive role in Europe.

In southern Africa, the military's propaganda targets must be mainly Chinese soldiers, and of the six people who received the Medal of Heroes this time, except for Steve, the other five are all Chinese.

"Wang Yin also performed well in the previous battles, his position was the key offensive target of the German army, Wang Yin emptied 60 boxes of ammunition in four hours, four barrels were scrapped, and the Germans who died under his gun were roughly estimated to be more than five hundred-" Don Juan continued to introduce that the achievement of five hundred is estimated to be watery, but no one cares, the army needs heroes, southern Africa needs heroes, the entire Entente camp needs heroes, and no one cares whether the data is accurate or not.

"Well done Sergeant Major, I'm proud of you, and your family will be proud of you." Luo Ke didn't care about the details, and while fastening the medal on Wang Yin's collar, Luo Ke noticed Wang Yin's seniority medal: "You have served for six years, and you are still a sergeant major, you have to work hard-"

The treatment of the sergeant major is actually no less than that of the junior officer at the second lieutenant level, although the commander of many companies is the company commander, but in fact the sergeant major is the core, the sergeant major is only qualified to serve as a senior veteran, and the company after graduating from the army academy may be the second lieutenant company commander, but it is impossible to serve as the sergeant major.

"Lord, I can't learn English, I can't learn how to learn-" Wang Yin's face was shocked, language is indeed a big problem, you can be a sergeant major if you don't understand the language, but it is difficult to continue to be promoted.

"Don't jump to conclusions, what does it mean that you can't learn no matter how you learn? After six years of service, you have learned one word a day, and you are already proficient in English, and then you will return to China to give a report, but you can't only speak Chinese. "Roque has a propaganda package, and the next few recipients of the Medal of Heroes will return to southern Africa to make a tour report, and they will all be part of the propaganda of southern Africa.

After awarding all the meritorious soldiers, Roque went around the positions of the 11th and 202nd Divisions again before returning to Ypres.

Not surprisingly, Roque's decision to order all divisions to resume formation and withdraw to the rear for rest and recuperation caused collective opposition from the British and French forces, and at present, every combat power is extremely valuable, and the remnants of eight divisions still exceed 50,000 people, which is important for the British and French forces.

"I know that every combat force is extremely valuable, so I ordered the troops to retreat and recuperate, and I promise that when the spring comes, at least seventeen integrated divisions will return to the front line, and until then, the troops will not be able to continue fighting." Roque was resolute, and the seventeen divisions were in addition to the current eleven divisions, plus six artillery divisions.

According to the establishment of southern Africa, the total strength of the 17 divisions will exceed 300,000, which will become a powerful supplement to the British and French forces, and Roque will also have enough say at that time.

"Marshal Locke, we will have more troops replenished next spring, and the most important thing now is to withstand the German offensive, and we must limit the war to Belgian territory, so as to ensure the full mobilization of France." Frenzi was also very helpless, before Southern Africa sent troops to France, the Ministry of War promised Southern Africa that it would give the Southern African army full autonomy, otherwise Frenzi would not be so easy to speak.

Frenzi's meaning is also very clear, by next spring, the reserve forces of the British and French forces can be replenished, the British mainland now has nearly a million troops in training, and France is also recruiting more new recruits, so the key is that at this stage before the winter, now the British and French troops participated in the Battle of Ypres more than 400,000 troops, and the total strength of the German troops on the opposite side is about 450,000, and the German army is still increasing its troops, if Roque withdraws another 50,000 people, the weakness of the British and French forces will be more obvious.

"With our current strength, it is more than enough to hold Ypres, we have suffered heavy casualties in the early stage, if the troop numbers are cancelled one after another, then what do the recruits who have just enlisted think? What do those of school age who have not yet enlisted think? Roque was also afraid that the newspapers in southern Africa would not dare to publish the casualty figures of the Southern African Expeditionary Force at all, and compared with the Anglo-French forces, the troops in southern Africa fought really badly.

In the first month of the World War, the British Expeditionary Force entered the war relatively late, and the casualties were modest, with the French suffering a total of 260,000 casualties, of which 75,000 were killed.

From the arrival of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in France to participate in the war, it has only been a little more than a month now, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force has suffered 114,000 casualties and 86,000 casualties.

Even if Martin had Roque's instructions, the death ratio was too high.

Frenzi didn't speak, he also knew that the Southern African Expeditionary Force had suffered heavy casualties, but the current situation was like this, if the troops of Southern Africa were not consumed, the troops of the British Expeditionary Force would be consumed.

Of course, this must not be said, it is too discordant.

"Even if the remnants of these eight divisions are withdrawn, the current three divisions can be topped, and it will not affect the integrity of the defense line." Roque assured Frenzi that the combat effectiveness of the 2nd and 11th Cavalry Divisions was still guaranteed, the 202nd Division was actually not bad, and the Fort Glory troops were in a state of readiness all year round and were not temporary recruits.

Although the predecessor of the 11th Division is an engineering unit composed of compulsory soldiers, its combat effectiveness can still be trusted, after all, the engineering troops are first and foremost troops, and if you compare them in detail, the civil engineering operations of the 11th Division are better than those of the Second Cavalry Division, and now the war has entered a stalemate stage, and the role of the tunnel is becoming more and more obvious, and the 11th Division may be almost used in the offensive, and there is no problem with the defense, after all, the German army itself has problems.

Of the six German armies in Ypres, four were formed just after the outbreak of the world war.

"Well, if you insist - get your troops ready, we will organize a counteroffensive before the onset of winter, and see if we can break through the German lines and advance the front to Brussels." Frenzi is obsessed with Brussels, winter is not actually impossible to attack, the Western Front is not the cold Eastern Front, and the war will go on forever.

"Don't try to attack anymore, we don't have enough troops right now, we can't hold even if we capture the enemy's positions, waiting for reinforcements is the only thing we can do." Roque categorically disagreed with the attack, and if Frenzi insisted on attacking, then Roque had the authority to order the armies of southern Africa not to participate.

"Marshal Locke, attacking is our only way out!" Frenzi roared angrily, if Martin was still the commander of the expeditionary force, Frenzi could give Martin orders directly, and this set would not work for Roque, Roque would only obey the correct orders.

"Solid defense and attrition of the enemy is our only way out, attacking is irresponsible to the soldiers, you and I are not butchers, I will never exchange the blood of the soldiers for the so-called victory!" Roque's voice was not weak at all, and both Frenzi's lieutenant and Sidney Milner were a little embarrassed, and they did not have the right to interject.

However, the atmosphere is indeed very tense, Frenzi is panting like a cow, Roque is-for-tat, even if the lawsuit hits George V, Roque is not afraid, and the casualty data is clear at a glance, if you really want to be afraid of the battle, the casualties cannot be so heavy.

In fact, even if Roque insisted on not attacking, the Southern African Expeditionary Force with the Second Cavalry Division as the core was not idle, unlike the defense of the British and French forces, the defense of the Second Cavalry Division was very aggressive, and the German 78th Division opposite the Second Cavalry Division was very uncomfortable, and their sentries and artillery observers were often accurately sniped by the accurate shooters of the Second Cavalry Division, and there were 130 casualties in one day on October 15 alone.

Unlike the Anglo-French forces, which did not yet take the role of snipers seriously, sniper tactics in southern Africa were varied, with precision shooters best at wounding an enemy in the open and then sniping rescuers, and a precision shooter from the 2nd Cavalry Division sniping 17 Germans at once outside a village in Boke.

Only 21 rounds were used.