Chapter 41 Disabled and Retired Military Officers All Hold Commanding Positions

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  Niú Tóu Pō is actually a low earth slope, only surrounded by flat land, it stretches and rises, looking like it's overlooking Yang Jia Tun. The people who died in battle were buried here, looking down on Yang Jia Tun from above, also considered not leaving or abandoning, returning to their roots. Such a solemn funeral, Yang Jia Tun had never experienced before. The three fellow villagers who unfortunately died during the Lantern Festival, Li Jia Xi and his father, were all hastily buried.

  All the villagers attended the funeral. The guards, except for those responsible for the vigil, also attended the funeral. Everyone was solemn and stood in a fan shape around the grave, silently paying their respects to the deceased. Each squad of the guard of honor also presented wreaths to the martyr, with the ribbons on the wreath bearing the handprints of each soldier. Because they couldn't write, they used handprints instead.

  Unlike past funerals, today's funeral has no sense of sadness. What everyone feels is a kind of glory, a kind of solemnity, and an atmosphere that inspires people to strive upwards. Everyone thinks that if one can have such a funeral in their lifetime, it would not be a waste of life. Even the deaths of many big shots did not have such a funeral.

  For the members of the Guards, such a funeral is even more motivating, a stimulus, and an encouragement. Death is indeed terrifying, and no one is not afraid of death. Even the bravest warriors have a deep-seated fear of death in their hearts, it's just that they suppress this fear deeply and don't let it erupt. However, such a funeral makes every soldier in the Guards feel deeply that death is not so scary after all. Because even if one dies in battle, there will still be boundless glory. At the same time, one's family members and loved ones can also receive proper care and support.

  What's regrettable about dying for one's loved ones?

  Zhang Zhun's face was stern and he stood in front of the cemetery shouting orders.

  "Attention!"

  "Halt!"

  "Attention!"

  "Mourn!"

  Under Zhang Zhun's command, all participants at the funeral bowed their heads in silent tribute to the martyrs.

  Yangjiatun suddenly fell silent, with only everyone's breathing left.

  Only women's crystal tears fell into the mud.

  "Attention!"

  "Banzai!"

  Zhang Zhun's password came again.

  The warriors of the guard raised their hands in unison to bid farewell to their fallen comrades.

  If there were firearms, they should have been fired as a farewell. Unfortunately, there weren't any. The gesture of salute was something that Zhang Jun had just taught them. Before this, Zhang Jun hadn't had the chance to implement military rituals, flags, anthems and other common practices in later armies. Zhang Jun felt that after this funeral, he needed to perfect these procedures. This was very important for the morale of the troops.

  The funeral ended and it was already evening.

  The crowd dispersed, and everyone went back to their busy lives for the future.

  The warriors of the guard also returned to their barracks at Red Stone Beach, preparing for the summary meeting the next day, only Zhang Zhun was held back by someone.

  The person holding Zhang Zhun is called Lin Bin, a seriously wounded soldier in this battle, with one leg cut off. The injured soldiers, as long as they could still move, also participated in the funeral just now, and Lin Bin was barely able to come. In fact, his wound had only just been bandaged, and it was still bleeding.

  This battle, due to injuries, a total of five Guardian soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, led by Second Lieutenant Lin Bin. The Black Panther still had several subordinates who were very capable fighters, and the price paid by the Guard was indeed unprecedented. Of course, the victory gained was also enormous.

  At the time of Liuyangou, the battle had just ended. Zhang Zhun came to check on the wounded. Lin Bin, who had lost a leg, looked very sad and guilty, feeling that he was holding others back. When he saw Zhang Zhun come before him, Lin Bin cried out to Zhang Zhun: "Captain, I'm not capable..."

  He had lost a leg, which meant he would definitely not be able to return to the guards. This was his first battle, and he had been thinking of killing a few more enemies and showing off in front of his fellow villagers. Who would have thought that such an unlucky thing would happen to him? Lin Bin was indeed extremely unwilling! Really, one hundred million times unwilling.

  Zhang Zhun also felt extremely regretful in his heart. Lin Bin was actually a good seedling, among the latest recruits to the guard team, only he was a second-class soldier, as long as he was given time, he should have stood out. However, war must be paid for with a price, unfortunately, it fell on Lin Bin's body, whether it was him or Lin Bin, they had to face this fact.

  Then Zhang Zhun encouraged Lin Bin, saying: "Although you can't participate in intense battles and can't return to the guard team, you can still do things for the villagers of Yangjia Village. You can also pass on your skills to more people."

  At that time, because Zhang Zhun had a lot of things to do, he didn't say too much about this matter. Lin Bin was a very persistent person, and at the time, he hadn't heard clearly, so he kept pestering Zhang Zhun. Now that the funeral is over, Zhang Zhun just happened to have some free time, and he immediately chimed in.

  Zhang Zhun smiled and said: "Lin Bin, you should recover from your injury first."

  Lin Bin said sorrowfully, "But I really don't want to leave the Guardian Squad! Captain, you said I can continue to help the Guardian Squad, is that true? I've lost a leg, what can I still do to help the Guardian Squad?"

  Zhang Zhun said seriously: "You can indeed continue to help the Guardian Squad continue to do things, as long as you have determination and perseverance."

  Lin Bin was overjoyed and hastily asked: "Captain, don't you believe in my determination and perseverance? Tell me quickly, what can I do?"

  Zhang nodded and immediately told Lin Bin his thoughts completely.

  He is preparing to establish an organization called "Disabled and Retired Military Command Department", abbreviated as "Disabled and Retired Department", which is responsible for all matters related to disabled and retired military personnel. However, unlike the resettlement arrangements of later generations, the Disabled and Retired Department does not handle resettlement. The biggest task of the Disabled and Retired Department is to make use of the remaining heat of the soldiers and continue to contribute their strength to the guard team.

  Lin Bin and other wounded soldiers, after all, have participated in the guard team, received formal training and ideological education. Compared with others in Yangjia Village, their combat skills and ideological awareness are much higher. Such precious resources cannot be wasted easily. If they can play a residual role, they will be able to add another brilliant landscape to the glory of the guard team.

  The main tasks of the Injury Retirement Office have three:

  The first is to inspire young people's passion for fighting.

  These wounded warriors, who had to temporarily leave the battlefield, were actually very regretful and wanted to avenge their own misfortune. At the same time, they also felt a strong sense of honor and hoped that someone would continue to fight under their leadership.

  This strong spirit of striving upwards and fighting positively will infect many people. They are also willing to use this spirit to infect everyone around them. Under their influence, more and more young people will choose to join the guard team, fight for their own destiny, and fight for their own future.

  The second is to help young people become familiar with weapons and equipment more quickly.

  Everyone in the retirement department has received regular training and knows how to use weapons. They can take advantage of their free time to teach everyone around them, familiarize themselves with the use of weapons, and teach them some basic combat skills. In this way, those who are interested can learn the skill of killing enemies even if they do not join the guard team.

  Later, the team expanded and more new recruits were recruited. The new recruits will be selected from these volunteers. These new recruits have a certain foundation, and after joining the guard team, the improvement of combat level will be faster than those who are blank, which is conducive to the rapid replenishment of the combat effectiveness of the guard team. Many of the main forces of the Liberation Army at that time were promoted from local troops, and the principle was basically the same.

  The wounded veterans' training not only teaches everyone how to fight, but also has another advantage. In the future, when the scale of war expands and the controlled area becomes larger, we will face more and stronger enemies. Apart from regular troops, we need to organize guerrilla units, armed work teams, etc. The people trained by the wounded veterans' bureau are the backbone of these units, so there is no need to draw personnel from the main force.

  Thirdly, the Injury Retirement Department regularly organizes some lectures to conduct ideological education for everyone.

  Zhang Zhun always felt that the biggest difference between modern armies and feudal era armies is that they have professional ideological education, which can turn soldiers' basic ideals into a unified basic understanding. This is very important, an army without ideals can only rely on its own muddle-headedness and human instincts to fight, and ultimately cannot last long.

  Zhang Jun's usual ideological education is mainly concentrated on the guards, which is already the limit of his ability. However, this is not enough. To spread one's own thoughts and ideas as much as possible, more personnel are needed. When there is no energy to organize a special propaganda team, these wounded or retired soldiers are the best candidates for propaganda.

  "Lin Bin, these weapons are all in your charge now."

  Zhang Zhun decided to hand over the unused weapons of the guards to the Injury Department for distribution. The people's war in the cold weapon era did not need to produce a large number of weapons like later generations, and ordinary knives, guns, swords, and halberds could exert their power. To be precise, in the cold weapon era, the factor that determined the victory of the war was still mainly human will.

  The training of the wounded veterans' organization is non-withdrawal, and the time is mobile. The training methods are also diverse, and they are completely arranged according to their own characteristics. In this way, many young people can freely arrange their time to achieve better results, forming a trend of "everyone is a soldier" and "everyone practices martial arts", thereby overall enhancing combat effectiveness.

  The Chinese nation has always been very martial, and the spirit of Han and Tang dynasties has not been extinguished. However, during the Song Dynasty, the emphasis on literature over military affairs was too severe, leading to the invasion of Mongolia and the loss of China after the Cliff Mountain. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the emphasis on literature over military affairs continued, and the martial spirit had almost disappeared.

  Now, what Zhang Zhun needs to do is to revive the spirit of militarism. The strength of Americans is inseparable from their two guns per capita. A nation with a strong military tradition has an extremely strong desire for external expansion, which has been proven by history, whether it's the British, Russians, Americans or even the Japanese for a period of time.