"Zhang Yansheng, the commander of the Fifth Company of the Northbound Detachment, met Deputy Political Affairs Officer Li."

Zhang Yansheng gave a military salute immediately, and then said to Li Pingzhi, who was about the same age as him: "There are some uncrushed wolves here. We want to escort you to travel more than 20 miles west, camp on a small sea Zi, and continue to set out tomorrow morning and arrive at the main camp of the army before noon. It is expected that we will encounter a welcoming force tomorrow morning, and it should be quite safe along the way. Please rest assured Deputy Political Affairs Officer Li."

Li Pingzhi continued to work hard and worked very hard. Like Zhang Xuwen, he became the deputy political officer of the marching department and officially became Chang Wei's right-hand man.

He Bin and others are also quite capable and can be responsible for a certain department alone. Taiwan lacks talents, but the allocation of officials in the marching department is not a big problem.

Li Pingzhidao: "Everything will be arranged by the escorts, we have no objection."

Seeing this young but not arrogant military deputy political officer who was only hiding a pride on his face, Zhang Yansheng was curious. He had also seen many senior officials, but generally he was an old man who followed Zhang Han to work hard early. Li Pingzhi had such qualifications, and was usually still wandering at the level of the clerk, waiting for the opportunity to rise, but this person made great achievements in succession, so he rose to the top and was considered a legend on the side of the clerk.

Such excellent people are actually very easy to deal with. Anyway, they do things according to the rules. Since they are smart people, they know how to cooperate according to the rules.

The configuration of the northbound company is much stronger than that of the ordinary company, with nearly 200 people, and each has two or three or four muskets, equipped with short crossbows or strong bows. Each has a tie-up mail with armor, or iron scale armor and breastplate. In the twilight, under the torches, a team of people flashed silver light, faintly surrounding the Taiwanese marching department personnel of less than a hundred people.

Zheng Caixin is arrogant and unwilling to cooperate. In his opinion, the number of people on both sides is similar, so who protects whom?

Most of the people in Taiwan have experienced actual combat. Almost everyone went to battle with the Dutch that day. The wars against the indigenous people in the mountains have also achieved many achievements. In terms of self-confidence and combat power, a new generation like Zheng Cai also has its own confidence.

"You are really pretending." Zheng Zhibao is the fifth brother of the Zheng family. He is just over twenty years old and two years younger than Zheng Cai. He is also a master who doesn't care about the trouble. He can't control his mouth when riding on the horse. He opened his mouth and joked to a group of soldiers guarding them, "It's not that the grassland is flat, why do you still look like you are facing a great enemy?"

"This is a military order." A young man, who was also in his twenties, replied that the twilight was deep, and the torch was used to illuminate both sides. The answerer wrapped in his military robe and saw only silver armor flooding, and it was impossible to see whether it was a soldier or an officer.

Zheng Cai laughed and said, "Military orders also depend on the actual situation. I see that the grassland looks very flat at first glance. Where can the enemy come from?"

People who came to the south did feel very novel about the grassland. Except for He Bin and others who had lived in such a place for nearly two years, most of the rest of the people coming to the south were back to such a place for the first time.

Fujian is a place with many mountains and few fields. The only thing that can be seen is the sea. In addition, there are many mountains and ridges. There are few places where you can see large areas of flat land at a glance.

When you travel through Gubeikou, you also have the same mountains and steep mountains, but Yanshan Mountain is even more majestic and spectacular, giving you a sense of quaintness and sereneness. It is completely different from the green mountains and beautiful waters of Fujian.

All of this is still very curious and heart-wrenching for the people in the south, especially not far from the Great Wall line, the scenery in front of them has changed.

The Great Wall Line was originally built based on the geographical environment. Many places rely on the geographical advantage. Defending along mountains or rivers requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

After crossing the Great Wall, that is, crossing the mountain range, a large area of ​​grassland appeared in front of everyone.

It looks endless, like the vastness on one side of the sea.

Withered yellow and white are mixed together, giving a sense of vastness in the sky. If you come in midsummer, you will be a green sea.

In the eyes of Fujian people, such a scenery is really the same as the sea, but it lacks the magnificent feeling of turbulence when the waves are surging. Even if you are on the sea all year round, you will feel at ease.

This made them feel excited, and even the cold wind could not help with this overly excited feeling.

Everyone wanted to ride a horse, but the guards firmly controlled them in the inner circle and the guards controlled the speed. Naturally, they were called Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Cai and other thorny heads, and it was normal to speak sarcasticly.

After hearing Zheng Cai's words, the guard said slowly: "It turns out that your Taiwan Marine Department can reduce the execution of military orders. This is really a great experience."

Zheng Cai was slightly angry and said, "Of course the military order is not discounted, but the intensity of execution is different. This brother is deliberately trying to find fault with him when he speaks like this."

"It is also for your safety." The guard was still not in a hurry and said slowly: "If you run wildly, you will be careless, something may happen. On the grassland, you may encounter a war that will run a hundred or even hundreds of miles, or raid, or break through, maintain your horsepower and move forward at a constant speed. This is common sense for cavalry warfare. You guys don't understand many things from the south to the north, so it's best to talk less and listen more."

The guard is only in his twenties and cannot see his face and clothes clearly, but his words are old-fashioned, which makes people feel quite mature and steady.

If Zheng Cai and others are hit hard, if they talk about sea affairs, it is a big problem from the beginning of tied knots. If you don’t have a few years at sea, you can’t tie knots well. No matter how smart you are, the hull will be in a turbulent manner when the wind and waves come, and the hull will be in a turbulent manner. Old sailors can develop a lot of skills. They can use the hull to tilt when the hull is tilted, or it will take root under your feet, and you will be still unmoved if you blow the wind and waves.

Zheng Cai and others are not weak at sea, but now they are not convenient to brag. They make common sense mistakes as soon as they arrive at the grassland, but they cannot refute them when they are pointed out. These arrogant young people have been embarrassed for a while and don’t know what to say.

Zheng Zhibao could not bring his brother, Lu Dafu and others, so he could only take action by himself, deliberately raising the torch to reveal the medal on his chest. This was a third-class excellent medal, which was awarded by those who expressed their meritorious service in the Battle of the Holy Sea. Zheng Zhibao participated in the battle of the sea with his brothers and showed his bravery. He got such a medal.

Zheng Zhibao smiled and said, "I wonder what kind of achievements this brother who talks about has established in the north?"

A slight laughter came from the other party around him. Zheng Zhibao didn't understand it very much, until the other party raised the torch and moved it to his chest, revealing a medal.

"First-class medal of excellence?" Zheng Zhibao's eyes widened, feeling that the corners of his eyes were about torn apart.

Regardless of whether these things coming from the south have some centrifugal force or have a sense of estrangement from the Hutchison staff in the north, in fact, some of the Hutchison things are also deeply rooted in their hearts and fully accepted them.

Medals are very obvious examples. Only when the bravest soldiers make special merits on the battlefield will they accept medals. Zheng Zhibao followed Wang Jingzhong and fought desperately, and was slightly injured in the end. He realized that he had shown enough courage. In addition, the military and political department was quite generous and generous. Zheng Zhibao and others, including Zheng Zhibao and others, a large number of people received medals.

Obtaining medals is a welcome event. Compared with the military officials' generous salary and various benefits, medals are the least easy to obtain.

The medal itself is made of three materials: gold, silver and copper. The workmanship is quite exquisite and the overall beauty is very beautiful. With the honor belt and certificate, once you get it within Hutchison, you will be a lifetime honor.

Many meritorious persons will receive bonuses, but not necessarily the amount. Almost everyone will be willing to exchange material rewards for medals, but unfortunately no one can do it.

This kind of reward that is almost purely honorary, the Military and Political Department and even the highest level have strict controls and controls. It is not a great achievement. It is impossible for a medal to be obtained even if it is a high-ranking official.

As for Heji, there are many commanders at the division and regiment level who do not have medals.

Many senior officers have been working hard for many years and will receive an excellent medal of contribution, which is also a kind of comfort to senior officers. They cannot make their chests empty.

This is not the first time Zheng Zhibao showed off his medal. Unexpectedly, this time he really hit the iron plate. He never expected that there was a person in this ordinary cavalry team who was given a first-class medal of excellence.

To date, there have not been more than ten medals of outstanding military merits. Wang Jingzhong also has one. He bravely jumped into the gang to fight as a battalion commander and defeated the Dutch who resisted fiercely. After the war, when the Military and Political Department issued medals to meritorious personnel, Wang Jingzhong won the medal of outstanding, which made Zheng Zhibao and others very jealous. Many people's final fantasy was just such a medal.

Regardless of the north and south, everyone knows that the issuance of medals is very fair, and there is no behind-the-scenes secret transaction. All recipients' certificates of medals will be written in detail on the awarding of medals according to their merits. Without these, they will not be matched and can be regarded as fake medals. The military achievements in these records are real and verified. A discerning person can see at a glance that what kind of medals can be obtained. If the military achievements do not match, it is meaningless to get the medal. Therefore, not only is the standard of issuance strict, but even the recipients themselves are unlikely to want to get a medal that does not match their merits.

"First class?" Zheng Cai was also quite surprised. He was also arrogant and had no fart on his chest. The medal of Hutchison represents the ultimate glory of the warrior. Once he received the medal, he would be as arrogant as Zheng Zhibao, and would hang it in the most conspicuous place on his chest all day long.

Unless the medals are required to be collected in advance during combat, there is no clear regulation on whether to wear them in normal times. Zheng Zhibao has always burned bags, but this time it really fell to the iron plate.

Lu Si smiled slightly and removed the torch.

This time it was just a small episode. Everyone didn't feel much disgusted with the group of Zimin people coming from the south. They were originally a little curious and were looking forward to it. After all, the north and south were all from Hutchison, and the people in the south did a good job. They defeated the Red Mavericks and unified the sea area, and were safe and 5,000 taels of peace, and were frustrated.

Such a partner is worthy of respect and can be done well on both sides of the north and south.

However, when people from the south looked arrogant and looked at the people who looked like a country bumpkin, the people who went north were a little unhappy.

These guys are all top people in various units, from officers to soldiers. They are very outstanding in terms of martial arts, physiques, or the passing rate of cultural courses. Now, there are so many people including the baggage soldiers, and only about 3,000 troops have been formed to go north, and at least tens of thousands of people are willing to participate in the registration, which can be said to be one in a hundred.

With so many outstanding people together, it is impossible not to be arrogant. This guard mission does not seem simple. We want these guys to know that there are also a group of comrades who come from the south.

The first contact between the two sides ended with the victory of the northern soldiers.

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Chapter completed!