Chapter 135 Martyrs' Temple

During this period of time, Xing Tianjun attacked Zhuangba Village and made dozens of Zhuangbao. In addition to getting a lot of gold and silver, he also got a lot of valuable jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings from these large families. These things were not very useful in the past, but now they have been copied back by them and changed hands. It was thrown to the Fan family, and the Fan family was asked to take it out of town to deal with it. It was replaced with what the Xing Tianjun needed, and transported it back to Yangcheng and handed it over to the Xing Tianjun. This also made Xing Tianjun's gains during this period much more than what he had when he went out to fight for food.

In addition, Xiao Tianjian was most concerned about the reaction of the government, and this time Fan Yaoshan no longer dodged. He secretly reported all the relevant government reactions he received to Xiao Tianjian. At the same time, he also secretly reported the war situation in Henan, Huguang, Shaanxi and other places to Xiao Tianjian.

Therefore, according to the information sent to him by Fan Yaoshan, Xiao Tianjian was more sure that in a short time, the Shanxi Political Department would be unable to mobilize the army and once again enter Yangcheng to advance and suppress their Xingtian army.

After determining the direction of the recent action, Xiao Tianjian ordered the sentrymen to rest for a few days and supplement their consumption. After all, war consumes a lot in the army. In addition to the loss of personnel, many weapons are also seriously damaged, and it is necessary to replace them.

After more than a month of non-stop fighting, although the morale of Xing Tianjun is very high, it is difficult to hide their fatigue. If they are not allowed to have a good rest in a short period of time, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will also be greatly reduced in the following days. As long as they are human beings, there will be a need to rest, otherwise If a person maintains a high level of tension for a long time, there is no problem for a short time, but for a long time, people will slack off. Xiao Tianjian is very clear about the importance of this. Although he still has a lot of things to do, he still needs to do such a necessary rest.

After taking back the soldiers and horses, Xiao Tianjian rewarded the meritorious personnel in the army according to his achievements during this period. Although the soldiers and generals of Xingtian have no pay, as long as there is a war, Xiao Tianjian will never hesitate to reward, so through the reward, almost every general is in this war. I have received a lot of rewards. Compared with the normal military service, as long as they dare to use their lives in front of the battle, the soldiers and generals will only get high or low compared with normal military service!

The simple so-called political and ideological work in this era is not fun. The most affordable thing is the real reward, which can stimulate people's desire to fight, and Xing Tianjun himself has no military pay. If it is at most a matter of food and clothing, the soldiers can't get money, which is just like Xiao Tianjian. It has a lot to do with the absence of money in his pocket, but after getting used to it, he found that the reward after the battle is more effective in stimulating the fighting desire of the soldiers than the generals' pay, which can make the soldiers more belligerent and seek war, so he persisted.

Of course, for those who are greedy and afraid of death in this war, they have not been forgotten this time. There is no need to think about the reward. More than 20 people who have violated the military rules, those who should be killed and those who should be beaten, have also been pulled out and dealt with.

The effect of one reward and one punishment is naturally immediate. The soldiers who receive the reward are naturally jubilant and demoralized. They are waiting to kill the enemy again next time, and those who are punished for fear of death in the army are killed. Needless to say, the one who was killed by the military stick. Some people are locked in the confinement room, thinking about what they have done, and then looking at others. Most of them are ashamed. Basically, they can take this as a warning and make up their mind that they have the next opportunity to earn back this loss.

Of course, in this reward, those hunters who accompanied the army also have their own rewards, including the rural soldiers who were later mobilized, who also gave their own rewards. Among them, the families of the injured and killed also received generous pensions, so that these people were very happy after receiving the silver rewarded them. I can't wait to follow Xing Tianjun to fight another battle.

These messy things made Xiao Tianjian busy for a few more days. Seeing that May was coming, the weather was getting hotter and hot again. General Xiao Tianjian arranged things and began to recruit soldiers in Lianhuazhai.

With the power of this war, the local people are more impressed by Xing Tianjun, and they all know that this time Xing Tianjun stayed in the north to meet the officers and soldiers, which is to protect them from the scourge of the officers and soldiers. Therefore, many young people who heard the news in the local area immediately came to apply for recruitment, even the surrounding areas. After learning the news, some exiles from the prefectures and counties also poured in towards the boundary of Yangcheng and rushed to the bottom of Lianhuazhai to apply for recruitment.

For a while, Lianhuazhai became lively again. The people who came to recruit almost defeated the recruitment platform set up by Xing Tianjun at the foot of the mountain. They were afraid that they would not have their share in this recruitment this time. They squeezed into the recruitment office one by one, logged in their names and other information, and waited for Xing Tianjun to select them.

However, this time, the number of soldiers and horses expanded by Xing Tianjun is only about 1,000. In the face of so many applicants, Liu Bao is very happy.

From the beginning of the recruitment, Liu Bao strictly controlled the quality of the source of soldiers in accordance with the previous recruitment requirements of the Xing Tianjun. If he did not meet the requirements, he was immediately eliminated, leaving only the strong and honest personnel who met all the recruitment requirements of the Xing Tianjun and integrated them into the new barracks.

As for the eliminated people, the locals continued to go home to farm, and the exiles who ran from the outside, Xing Tianjun also registered them and handed them over to Fu Deming for unified resettlement. At the same time, he also selected a group of craftsmen from them and once again filled them to work in the Shuangfengzhai craftsman's camp.

For these things, in addition to showing up, Xiao Tianjian naturally did not need to take care of them himself and left them all to his subordinates.

And he led his men to hold a grand memorial ceremony at the heroic ancestral temple just completed in Lianhua Village. The names of the fallen soldiers who followed Xiao Tianjian were engraved on the stone tablet of the heroic ancestral temple, including the newly killed soldiers and spiritual cards in this war were also placed in the heroic ancestral temple. Medium.

Xiao Tianjian personally presided over the memorial ceremony, and specially arranged several old soldiers to take care of the heroic ancestral temple here so as not to cut off the incense here. The soldiers of the Xing Tianjun also came here to visit and remember these brothers who had fought side by side with them.

Although this matter does not seem to be a big deal, Xiao Tianjian attaches great importance to it. Even the new recruits who have just been recruited into the army also ordered Liu Bao to lead them to the ancestral temple to worship these former heroes of the Xing Tianjun, and specially arranged eloquenced people. To tell these new recruits about the experience of the Xingtian Army's previous battles, it is to give everyone a sense of honor, so that all the people of the Xingtian Army can't forget that the reason why they have this day now depends on the soldiers' lives.

Although it's just such a small thing, the people of Xing Tianjun are very grateful to Xiao Tianjian. They can't forget the subordinates who followed him before. When many people visit the Yinglie Temple, they look at the names on the stone tablet and secretly congratulate them. Fortunately, they followed Xiao Tianjian, otherwise Who hasn't forgotten them until now? Invisibly, some soldiers think that even one day, they will die on the battlefield. Their names can be engraved on the stone tablet here, and they can close their eyes even if they die.