Chapter 42 Summary, Experience, Lessons, Rewards

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  Zhang Zhun couldn't arm every citizen with two guns, he didn't have that many weapons. However, distributing the excess weapons to the people was still feasible. Zhang Zhun believed that the vast majority of citizens would use the weapons against their enemies, not against themselves. If one day the citizens were to rise up in arms against him, then that meant he had become a tyrant who had lost the support of his people.

  Fortunately, this day, in his lifetime, should not come.

  Zhang Zhun did not have any specific regulations or assessments for the training of the wounded soldiers. This was just a kind of motivation, a kind of teaching, a kind of transmission, a benchmark, and an atmosphere. Of course, Zhang Zhun believed that some young people who were determined to join the army would definitely put in great effort to train themselves. When the time came, as soon as there was a vacancy in the guard team, they would immediately fill it, becoming a pretty good fighter.

  To make the masses feel the attractiveness of the Disabled Veterans Administration, Zhang Zuoguang gave Lin Bin the title of "Commander-in-Chief of the Disabled and Retired Military Personnel Command", which is arguably the highest official position in Fushan. Of course, it was not officially recognized.

  "Captain, you can count on me, I won't let you down!"

  Lin Bin figured out his own duties and went with excitement.

  Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and returned to the Hongshi Tan barracks.

  The next morning, the guard troops held a combat summary meeting at Hongshitan.

  Apart from the warriors on guard duty, all the other officers and soldiers participated.

  Firstly, summarized are lessons and inadequacies.

  Yesterday's battle was the first battle after the formal establishment of the Guards. Overall, Zhang Zhun was still satisfied with the battle process, and at the cost of more than ten casualties, he wiped out more than sixty enemies, which is a good start for the newly established Guards.

  Now, all the villages in Fushan have learned about this news. Countless military households are overjoyed by the destruction of Hei Bao. The military households who went to the Liushu Gou battlefield to take a look were one wave after another, endless. Everyone wants to know how the Yangjia Village Guard Team made Hei Bao's entire army annihilated, which is really hard to imagine.

  However, there were also many problems that arose during the battle. The guard team was established for a short time, and many details were not done well. Some details can actually be improved. At the same time, since it was the first battle, many problems were exposed, all of which need to be summarized in order to improve in the future.

  The summary meeting will be conducted in the form of free speeches by warriors.

  Zhang Yatie was the first to raise his hand, indicating he had something to say.

  Zhang nodded in approval.

  Zhang Yatie stood up and said loudly, "What I want to say is that some people have blocked our way forward. Those who can fight cannot go up, and those who can go up cannot fight. If we had gone up earlier, we could have ended the battle earlier."

  As soon as this was said, the whole scene immediately boiled over.

  Zhang Ya-tie's speech is simply a big cannon!

  Zou Mingjia immediately retorted: "Can't we fight? We're not worse than you, why should we give way to you? There's a road next to us that you can take, you can just go around! With so few people, our squad can handle it ourselves!"

  The two immediately started arguing.

  Zhang Zhun furrowed his brow and asked Zou Mingjia to describe what had happened.

  It turned out that Zhang Yatie's big gun was actually aimed at Zou Mingjia's small abacus. Zou Mingjia led his team to surround eight enemies in the battle, but he didn't have the ability to quickly solve it, and he didn't want Zhang Yatie and others to join the battle. It wasn't that he didn't believe in Zhang Yatie's fighting power, on the contrary, he knew that Zhang Yatie's fighting power was very strong, and if they came up, they could definitely solve the battle faster. However, if Zhang Yatie and his team were allowed to come up, their team's merits would be divided by half.

  Zou Mingjia thought that his squad could handle the eight enemies on their own and didn't need Zhang Yatie's support. The only cost would be spending a bit more time. It needs to be specially mentioned that although Zou Mingjia was only a third-class soldier, with combat skills not as excellent as Zhang Yatie's, he was actually the best in organizing three-man squads or five-man squads within the entire guard squad. His squad ultimately took down the eight enemies without suffering any casualties.

  It all boils down to who gets the credit.

  No choice, there aren't enough enemies to go around, some people can't even get a share.

  More than 80 guards surrounded and annihilated more than 60 black panthers, and the terrain was not very open, which would lead to such a situation. If the scale of battle expands in the future and the number of enemies increases, this kind of dispute will naturally disappear. Therefore, Zhang did not criticize the two men. In fact, both were right, they just had different ways of solving battles, due to their individuality.

  With the debate between Zhang Ya-tie and Zou Ming-jia, the second half of the summary meeting was quite lively, with most of the fighters standing up to ask questions. Because everyone's speeches were very positive, many detailed problems were summarized. Zhang Zhun recorded them one by one, while exploring solutions. The three cobblers surpassed Zhuge Liang, and many problems were corrected on the spot.

  Zhang Zhun made a summary speech and listed three important points:

  Train.

  The first lesson is that the team's sense of cooperation was poor.

  It may be that the emphasis on this aspect of awareness is not enough, and the situation where everyone fights for themselves is very serious. When they see the enemy, it's like catching a sheep, each busy with their own affairs. Originally, the squad leader and platoon leader had a great responsibility to command their small teams in battle. However, the result shows that the squad leaders and platoon leaders easily fall into fighting for themselves, forgetting to command the troops.

  "When encountering the enemy, the first reaction is to organize one's own squad and use the team's strength to defeat the enemy, rather than being reckless and impulsive, charging forward alone, resulting in some soldiers being at a loss. In this regard, Zou Mingjia is highly commendable."

  After praising Zou Mingya, Zhang Zhun criticized several people without naming them.

  This criticism is not too severe, just make a point of it.

  In battle, the leading role of squad leaders and platoon leaders is extremely important. They are absolutely right to take the lead. If the squad leaders and platoon leaders all hide behind their soldiers, only urging them to go up first, it would be counterproductive. "Follow me" and "Go ahead" are two completely different concepts, with vastly different consequences. The wars between the GCD and KMT have deeply proven this point.

  In addition, the coordination between teams is not sufficient. For example, the cooperation between Zou Mingjia and Zhang Yatie's team has problems. Apart from these two, the coordination between other teams also has many problems. Everyone sees the enemy and rushes up in a swarm, competing to put the enemy in their own pocket. The fighting spirit is very commendable and worthy of praise, but the actual combat effectiveness can be better.

  The second lesson is to get carried away and forget one's fundamental mission.

  On this issue, Zhang Zhun did not hesitate to name and criticize Hao Linyong.

  Zhang Zhun's task for Hao Linyong was to cut off the retreat route of Hei Bao and others, not letting a single enemy escape. However, in the battle, they were busy entangling with the enemy and did not complete their task well, although they killed many enemies, but ultimately failed to complete their own task. If it weren't for Yin Fengyi's team arriving at the designated location on time, some enemies might have escaped.

  The third lesson is looting.

  This is a very bad omen.

  Originally, there were strict disciplinary rules that all spoils of war should be handed over to the public and then redistributed. Zhang Quan emphasized this again before the battle began. However, some people still forgot to pursue the enemy when they found something good on the battlefield and rushed to grab it. This is human nature, after all, and discipline needs to be strengthened further.

  So Zhang Zhun once again reiterated the discipline that all spoils of war must be turned over to the public. He sternly stated that this time was just a warning, and if there was another instance, military law would be enforced. One mistake would result in twenty strokes of the rod, two mistakes forty strokes, and three mistakes would mean being taken out and executed as an example.

  The summary of lessons learned will be followed by a celebration party.

  Yangjiatun's fellow villagers also attended the celebration party.

  Despite various problems and shortcomings, this battle was generally not bad, with many combat heroes emerging. Among them, the most outstanding were Zhang Yatie and his five-man squad. They successfully eliminated several of Black Panther's most powerful subordinates, adding to their previous kills, bringing their total number of enemy killed to over fourteen.

  Zou Mingjia's team also killed a considerable number of enemies, twelve people, second only to Zhang Yatie's team. The quarrel between the two just now indirectly shows that both of them attach great importance to military achievements. Both of them are trying every means to expand their own war results. This time it was Zhang Yatie who became the champion, and Zou Mingjia was quite dissatisfied. Of course, there were many people who were not satisfied.

  Yang Hongwen's team also performed well, killing ten enemies. In fact, Yang Hongwen's combat skills were only third-rate soldier material. However, he was also skilled at organizing small team battles, and his three-man fighting squad was very effective. His specialty was taking down one enemy with three people, quickly finishing them off, and then immediately searching for the next target.

  It can be seen that the bravery of the squad leader and the platoon leader themselves is important, they can hold a pass alone against ten thousand enemies, or take the head of a general in an army of millions. However, if they can bring out the abilities of each of their subordinates, the merits they achieve will absolutely not be inferior to others.

  "Your merits have all been recorded in the military service record."

  Zhang Zhun did not give everyone material rewards, such as silver and the like. It's not that he was unwilling to give or didn't have the ability to give, but rather it wasn't necessary to give. The guards' morale is now high, and they don't need material encouragement at all. In fact, having enough food to eat is already the greatest material reward. Giving silver should be something for later.

  So, the merits of Zhang Ya Tie and others were temporarily recorded on the military merit book. The military merit book was carefully designed by Zhang Zhun, who designated a special person to be responsible for registration and stored it in a dedicated place. Each soldier can check their own merit value. At the same time, on the bulletin board of the barracks, there is also a display of who has made what merits, all at a glance.

  The ten battle heroes selected, each wearing a big red flower, stood on the high platform to accept the congratulations of everyone below. At this time, the happiest were naturally their respective families. This honor was unprecedented. Zhang Yatie was so excited that he left tears, as if his father's spirit in heaven could see himself, and Li Jiaxi and Wu Xinshui were also like this.