Seeing the embarrassed and lonely expression on Liu Changshun's face, Yang Zhen shook his head and didn't say a word. There are some things that he can only taste by himself, and he has not found out the reason for his backwardness, and no matter how much others help, it is just an itch in his boots. After all, it was up to him.

After completing the awarding of meritorious personnel, Yang Zhen pondered for a while, and then said: "In order to ensure the fairness and openness of the award, I, as the highest military chief of the army, and the political commissar in charge of the army's awarding of honors, will not participate in the awarding of medals in principle. The awarding of medals by other leaders of the General Headquarters must be approved and approved by the Military Congress. ”

As soon as Yang Zhen's words came out, the cadres below couldn't help but be in an uproar. Many people disagree with Yang Zhen's stipulation that he and Li Yanping will not participate in the award. In their opinion, if the award regulations are really like what Yang Zhen said, it is enough to award the first-class Liberation Medal and the first-class Independent Freedom Medal.

Those who have made outstanding contributions to the development and construction of the troops, and who have played a decisive role in the victory of the campaign, may be awarded the Order of Liberation of the First Class and the Order of Independence and Freedom of the First Class. This force was created by Yang Zhen and developed and grew. Apart from him, no one can afford this title of outstanding contribution to the development and construction of the troops.

Since the establishment of the unit, he has won several battles with the assistance of the chief of staff. It can be said that these two first-class medals, at least for the time being, there is no one in the entire army who is more qualified than him. But why would the commander give up this honor? But it was the cadres at all levels who were puzzled.

Listening to the discussions below, Li Yanping, who had not spoken, smiled and said, "There is a reason why the commander and I did not participate in this award. One of us is the commander, the supreme military chief of this force. One is the political commissar, who is the highest political head of this unit. It is very inappropriate for us to participate in the award. ”

"You said that the award is low, we can't go to grab medals and medals with the cadres and soldiers below. Besides, he has no face on his face. Besides, we are already the highest military and political commander of this army, who do we ask for assessment and approval? Even if it is a military congress, I am afraid that few people will dare to vote against it. ”

"In order to ensure that all honors are given as much as possible to the grassroots combat units, the commander and I have decided not to participate in the awarding of honors. In principle, not only us, but also other heads of the headquarters try not to participate in the award. ”

"If there is a special contribution that needs to be awarded, as the commander said, it will be proposed by two-thirds of the cadres at or above the company level, and it will be awarded after the convening of a congress of all servicemen."

"In addition, in order to commend the commander-in-chief for his contribution to the guerrilla war against Japan since the fall of Northeast China in 918, after deliberations between the commander, me, and the chief of staff, it was decided to propose it at this meeting of cadres at and above the company level, and to award the commander-in-chief the Order of Independent Freedom of the First Class, but the commander-in-chief politely refused."

"The commander-in-chief proposed that whether it is medals or medals, the focus should be tilted towards front-line combat units. In order to enhance the sense of honor, mission and responsibility of the troops. The commander-in-chief is a high-minded person and has set an example for us, and the commander and I naturally cannot be too far behind. Therefore, neither I nor the commander decided to participate in the awarding of the medal. ”

After Li Yanping's words fell, Yang Zhen looked at the cadres below who were still discussing, so he waved his hand and said, "This matter is so decided, let's stop talking about it." If you are not satisfied with the awarding of medals and medals, you can talk to the political commissar after the meeting. But if it's about giving us a few honors, I'm sorry, but we won't accept it. ”

"Whether it's me or the other heads of the headquarters, what we need is people who really work hard, can fight and can do work, and we don't need sycophants. If you really want to award me and the political commissar medals, then you should be full of spirit, train the troops well, and win more battles. Usually, I study more, study, and mature as much as possible, so that I and the political commissar and the chief of staff can save a little worry, which is the biggest reward for us. ”

Although Yang Zhen's tone of voice was a little hard, the strength was obviously much greater than that of Li Yanping. Seeing Yang Zhen's face that he didn't want the venue to become a vegetable market, there was a sudden silence below, and no one dared to continue to discuss.

Seeing that the scene was restored below, Yang Zhen nodded. That's what he wanted. A venue is a venue, and if you want to discuss, you can go back and continue, but you can't do it during the meeting. As for whether they will continue to discuss in private after the meeting is dismissed, Yang Zhen doesn't care.

In fact, Yang Zhen did not hear the content of the discussion of the cadres below. The venue was chosen in the combat duty room, just a place with a big fart, and the next sentence could be heard clearly from above. There are only many comments about these discussions, although Yang Zhen's face looks serious and disapproving, in fact, he is about to laugh in his heart.

The so-called medals and medals are all floating clouds for Yang Zhen, just a false name. I just don't have anything, doesn't this army still have to listen to itself? Besides, compared with these medals made by his own troops that are not necessarily recognized by the central government, for Yang Zhen, those military ranks awarded after the founding of the People's Republic of China are more attractive.

It's just that Yang Zhen's ambition is really not big. He estimated that according to the current development momentum of his troops, as long as he did not follow the old path of resistance to the United Nations, and lived safely until the founding of the People's Republic of China, he would have to get the rank of lieutenant general. As long as you survive the Cultural Revolution, after the reform and opening up, won't you become the founding father of the country?

Since you don't care much, why bother fighting for that false name? Could it be that if you don't get these medals and medals, you can't command the troops?

These medals and medals are the reward methods that Yang Zhen and the commander-in-chief, Li Yanping, Guo Bingxun and several others came up with after several discussions, and they are also the most appropriate reward methods at present.

After withdrawing to the Qunce Mountain base, in order to commend the units that had made meritorious contributions in this operation, and to encourage morale. Yang Zhen and the commander-in-chief, Li Yanping, and Guo Bingxun once thought of coming up with some rewards. It's just that for soldiers, the highest reward, in addition to material rewards, is the promotion of positions and ranks.

However, the strength of the army is limited, and if it is promoted, it means that the size of the army will be expanded. But after some discussion, several people did not think that now was a good time to expand. Several regiment commanders, although they fought well in this operation, were still quite lacking in ability. It was already very difficult to be promoted to the head of the regiment. If they are conferred higher positions, they are not capable until they have been honed for a while.

At present, the army has not implemented the rank system, and it is impossible to use early promotion as a reward. Unless the current policy of the army is changed, a military rank system will be introduced.

Guo Bingxun once mentioned that he took this opportunity to implement a military rank system, and after conferring military ranks according to their positions, those who have made meritorious contributions to combat can be promoted in advance as a commendation.

In Guo Bingxun's view, all the armies in the world, as long as they are regular armies, do not implement the military rank system. Not only the national army, the Japanese army, but even the so-called big brother in the north also implemented the military rank system. The military rank system is a symbol of the regularization of an army.

According to the current number of their own troops, they are no longer the guerrillas they used to be, and they are gradually moving towards regularization. In view of the development of the troops, the introduction of a military rank system at this time was still necessary. Moreover, advance promotion is the most basic way to reward meritorious personnel in the armies of various countries in the world.

Although what Guo Bingxun said was not wrong, this method was finally vetoed by Yang Zhen. In the future, we will still have to face the central government. Although it is in a state of independence at the moment and has lost contact with the central government, it is still an army under the leadership of *** after all.

The armed forces at all levels have not only set up political workers, but also set up corresponding party organizations at all levels.

And the entire *** army, whether it is the Eighteenth Group Army or the newly formed Fourth Army, or the anti-Japanese columns in South China, did not implement the military rank system at this time, and they implemented the military rank system themselves, which is really a bit maverick.

Since promotion and early promotion are used as a means of reward, the current conditions do not allow it. That means that you can only think of a way to reward things in kind.

can be rewarded with materials, except for weapons and ammunition, Yang Zhen, who has no special materials, has never thought about it. You can't give each person a machine gun as a reward. Unless some of the captured gold, silver, and puppet currency that were to be used in exchange for supplies to the north were given as bonuses.

But in this way, let's not talk about what will happen to the troops that do not have the support of the financial system once this is started? With so many bonuses alone, it's easy to hurt them. It is an eternal truth that when a man is rich, he becomes bad. Not to mention to a group of homeless singles? It is impossible for troops to fight without touching the city. Once you're in the city, you have a little spare money in your hands, and it's easy to get dazzled by the glitz and glamour.

Besides, you can't start this way. Once in wartime, the idea that money can replace a qiē penetrates into the troops, then the troops will be easily corrupted and co-opted by the enemy. In the Iraq War in the later generations, after the Iraqi generals were co-opted by the US military with a large sum of dollars, they gave up resistance, so that the US troops drove straight into Baghdad for a few days, but Yang Zhen has a deep memory.

After pondering for a long time, I couldn't come up with a good reward. In the end, Li Yanping, who had studied in the Soviet Union, proposed that he imitate the Soviet Union and implement the medal and medal system. Medals and medals are awarded to meritorious personnel. And according to the level of medals and medals awarded, some policies are formulated. For example, the second-class liberation medal obtained by Du Kaishan, as long as it is not treason, violating other disciplines can be reduced to one degree.

After weighing various reward methods, Yang Zhen finally agreed to this proposal. In order to show the importance of medals and medals, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun designed the medal pattern overnight and handed it over to the arsenal to produce it at the fastest speed. Fortunately, the quantity is not large, and all of them were produced before the summary meeting.

Looking at the medalists wearing the Liberation Medal with the Great Wall and the Red Star on their chests, the Independence Freedom Medal with the sword pattern of the White Mountain and Black Water, and the medal with the red flag and rifle cross pattern, they became very energetic, and they felt superior when they walked. Yang Zhen felt that this decision was still correct.

It's just that Yang Zhen didn't expect that these medals and medals designed by himself would be recognized by the central government after the founding of the People's Republic of China because of the strictness, formality, and authenticity of the award. These medals and medals are used as an important reference material when awarding military ranks, especially to the personnel of the various departments of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation.

Basically, those who have been awarded the Order of Liberation of the Third Class or higher and those who have been awarded the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Second Class or higher have been promoted to the first level when they are awarded military ranks. After the reform and opening up, especially after entering the new century, these medals are extremely rare and exquisitely made because of the extremely small number of medals on the market, not only in China, but also in the international are extremely popular collections.

Especially the Liberation Medal above the second grade, because the number of awards itself is not much, it has almost been hyped up to a sky-high price. Some people even used an extremely precious Yuan blue and white porcelain plate to exchange it for a second-class liberation medal that was circulated abroad. As soon as he returned to China, he sold a sky-high price of hundreds of millions of yuan.

Of course, these afterwords are something that Yang Zhen doesn't know now, and it is impossible to know. For him, these medals and medals are just a special reward. It does not represent money, but honor. It can even be the only reward that Yang Zhen, who is said to be poor and shy at the moment, can get his hands on it.

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