1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 225 Death (Part [-])
"In this battle, 160 people under Zhang Nianchun, the deputy captain of the Second Marine Corps, were lost, and 37 people were injured. Among them, there were 23 wounded in Xinxinbao and Xinxiangbao who were unable to travel far." Li Fade said sadly: " The first and second Marine Corps lacked a lot of organizational officers, and they will not be able to fight for at least six months."

Niu Hu nodded silently, then looked up at Zhang Yubao, the captain of the [-]rd Marine Corps who was staying in Hanzhou.

"Because last month, Hanzhou heard that seven warships in the Dutch fleet were annihilated by Spain. In order to deal with possible accidents, Vice Commander Yu has ordered the third and fourth Marine Corps to make up for the shortage, and there is already one training period for recruits. Many months." Zhang Yubao said: "However, a week ago, Weiyuan Fort was attacked by local indigenous tribes. For this reason, more than 70 marines have been dispatched to clean up the nearby wild tribes."

"Who leads the team?"

"Qi Continent."

Niu Hu knew that this was Yu Fukun's opportunity to accumulate military exploits for Qi Dalu, so that he could be promoted in the future.

"If the government does not issue a special military call-up, all soldiers of the first and second marines will have a half-month holiday, and officers will have a ten-day holiday. All combat preparations and military operations in Hanzhou will be carried out by the third and fourth marines." Niu Huxuan Said slowly.

"The officers of the [-]st and [-]nd Marine Corps will hand over to me the list of all soldiers who have received meritorious service before tomorrow evening. Also, the list of promotions for officers and soldiers below the platoon will also be handed over to me before tomorrow evening."

"All the officers and soldiers of the [-]rd and [-]th Marine Corps cancel any personnel rest. In addition to practicing two exercises a day, night combat and jungle marching training are also required. In addition to the normal firearm operation training, musketeers must also strengthen melee short combat Fighting training."

Zhang Yubao hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Who are we going to fight in Hanzhou in the near future?"

"Portuguese!" Niu Hu said sharply: "When we came back, we passed by Xinxiangbao and heard that an immigrant ship nearby was sunk by Portugal. With the temperament of the general, it must not be tolerated. Therefore, the Marine Corps must Get ready for battle. At that time, we will teach the Portuguese the most profound lesson. People in Hanzhou cannot be killed casually!"

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"Families of officers and soldiers who died in battle will be given priority in the allocation of land. Anyone who is over 16 years old in the family will be allocated 20 mu. Those who are old, weak, widowed, young children, and unable to farm will be farmed by the village where they live. After harvest, only manpower will be deducted. , seedlings and other expenses, and the rest will be owned by them. In addition, the families of officers and soldiers who died in battle will be exempted from the agricultural tax withdrawal of [-] acres, and the period is... [-] years."

Inside the civil government building, Qi Tian convened all civil officials to announce a series of policies regarding the preferential treatment for the families of the fallen officers and soldiers.

"For the young children of officers and soldiers who died in battle, the civil affairs department will calculate the expenses required for their growth and pay them every month until they reach their full age."

"Priority is given to the children of officers and soldiers who died in battle in order to enter school, work, and become officials."

"..."

"The above preferential treatment policies lasted from the beginning of the year to the day when Hanzhou was first established."

"Chairman, are these preferential treatment policies too much? In the future, the civilian government may bear the burden..." a civil official said hesitantly.

"Soldiers shed blood and sacrificed for our Hanzhou, so our Hanzhou cannot let their family members shed tears for their future livelihood!" Qi Tianlang said: "A little preferential treatment, what is a burden?"

After hearing this, many civil officials dared not say any more.

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On January 1, light wind and light rain.

Outside Jianye City, at the foot of the West Mountain, all the military and civilian officials of Hanzhou stood in the cemetery of the officers and soldiers who died in battle, and held a public funeral for the officers and soldiers who died in the attack on Luzon.

The remains of most of the fallen officers and soldiers are buried here, and the tombstones of the missing officers and soldiers who were unable to find their remains were also set up here.

At the entrance of the cemetery, a hall of martyrs will be built to record the heroic deeds of all officers and soldiers who died in battle, and their meritorious deeds will be remembered by future generations.

150 soldiers of the Marine Corps stood in the middle of the cemetery with muskets on their shoulders.Some family members of the officers and soldiers who died in battle looked at the tombstone with mournful faces and wept softly.

Outside the cemetery, many people gathered spontaneously. They were curious and surprised at the beginning, but at the end, they were infected by the solemn and solemn atmosphere of the entire cemetery. Together with the surrounding soldiers, their expressions gradually became solemn.

"Get ready!" a Marine Corps officer ordered loudly.

The 150 Marines immediately lowered their guns to the shoulders, holding the guns with both hands, the muzzles facing upwards.

"First row, let go!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." The thirty marines in the first row fired their muskets into the sky.

"Retract your guns!...Second row, release!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Tan Zhongfu, with his wife and child in his arms, stood outside the cemetery, looking at hundreds of tombstones inside, including his platoon leader, his squad leader, and his comrades who joined the army.

Today, they are all lying there quietly, and the platoon leader can no longer say loudly to him: "My lords, charge with me!"

And his squad leader can no longer scold him on the training ground, let alone save himself from danger several times on the battlefield.

Several of his comrades-in-arms will no longer dislike how long-winded and noisy they are.

"Husband..." Seeing her husband bursting into tears, Tan Zhongfu's Persian wife couldn't help reaching out and tugging on his sleeve worriedly.

"I'm fine!" Tan Zhongfu wiped his face with one free hand.

The young daughter, in his arms, stretched out a small hand, tugging at the brass buckle on his military uniform.

"Sir!" Tan Zhongfu saw his captain Li Fade approaching, and quickly handed the daughter in his arms to his wife.

"You're here too." Seeing that tears were still on Tan Zhongfu's face, Li Fade nodded at him and patted him on the shoulder.

"These days, stay at home with your wife and children." Li Fade had a very deep impression on Tan Zhongfu. In the Cavite Castle, near the city gate, Zhang Nianchun died beside him, and he held a knife in his right hand. The left hand tightly protects Zhang Nianchun.

"Close the gun!"

"Stand at attention! Salute"

Cao Xiong looked at Marine Corps, then turned to look at Qi Tian.

Qi Tian nodded immediately.

Cao Xiong solemnly nodded, expressing his approval of this form of military honor guard.

In this solemn and solemn atmosphere, it is still necessary to add some military honor guards and ceremonies.In particular, the Marine Corps was dressed in blue and black military uniforms, and the rigid movements, coupled with the firing of salutes, added a lot of tragic atmosphere to the public funeral ceremony of the fallen officers and soldiers.

"In the future, the cemetery of the fallen officers and soldiers must be maintained and cleaned up every day. On public festivals, officials and the public must be organized to worship." On the way back to Jianye City, Cao Xiong ordered.

Qi Tian nodded, expressing his approval.

"Your civil government's policy of preferential treatment for the families of dead officers and soldiers is very good!" Cao Xiong turned his head and looked at a group of civil government officials next to him, "I'm not here to buy people's hearts. Hanzhou has only been established for more than two years. Surrounded by powerful enemies, there are no soldiers to fight, how can we live a peaceful life here?"

"As long as we solve the worries of the soldiers, why can't they defend our Hanzhou to the death! Our Hanzhou has so many soldiers who dare to die, who dares to bully our Hanzhou!"

"The commander-in-chief said so!" All the people's government officials hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Also, in the past few days, your civil government needs to pay out a sum of money. The military government's meritorious reward report has been drawn up, and I see that there is no problem. After a few days, the reward will be distributed."

Qi Tian nodded in agreement.The military rewards issued this time all use the currency issued and minted by Hanzhou himself, yuan.

One yuan silver coin, equivalent to 1.3 taels of silver, the specifications are one yuan silver coin, five cents, two cents, one cent copper coin, and five cents, two cents, and one cent of lead coins.

In addition, Hanzhou also minted gold coins marked as ten yuan and fifty yuan.Taking into account the existing prices, it is estimated that the role of such gold coins as storage and collection is far greater than the role of circulation.

"What do you think of the threat from the Portuguese?" Cao Xiong mentioned Portugal's problem in his first sentence when he returned to the Commander's Mansion.

"The Portuguese not only sank our Hanzhou immigrant ship, killing more than 50 people, but also sent people to Xinxiangbao to issue an ultimatum to our Hanzhou. They are cruel and arrogant, and they must be taught a heavy lesson!" Yu Fukun said .

"It is necessary to teach the Portuguese a lesson." Qi Dajiang said: "However, in terms of time, I think we still have to postpone it later. After all, we just finished fighting the Spaniards in Luzon, whether it is ships or personnel, it will take a certain amount of time." Fix."

"How long does it take to fix?"

"Two to three months." Qi Dajiang calculated in his mind, and then said: "The sailors of several warships need to be replenished. Considering the adaptation time and training intensity, I think it will take three months."

Cao Xiong's heart darkened. When attacking Luzon, not only the marines suffered losses, but also more than a hundred sailors on the three warships. Some fell ill, fell into the water, or were hit by shore fire artillery, resulting in death and injury.

Most of the sailors who are added to the ship are transferred from the transport ship, and it is bound to take a period of time for training and adaptation before they can be used.

"Qi Tian, ​​what's your opinion?" Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian again.

"The Portuguese must fight." Qi Tian said: "They already know the existence of our Xinxiangbao. And one of our immigration transportation nodes is in Xinxiangbao. If the Portuguese come over from time to time Ship, that will definitely cause the next shipwreck. So, if we want to fight, we have to pull out several of their strongholds on the island at once and drive them out of Timor Island."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words.All they thought was to punish the Portuguese and make them pay a certain price for sinking the Hanzhou immigrant ship.And what Qi Tian meant was to fight, to completely drive the Portuguese out of Timor Island.

"We now have the strength to drive the Portuguese out of Timor Island?" Cao Xiong asked subconsciously.

"With us, we may not be able to do it." Qi Tian said with a smile: "But we can find helpers!"

(End of this chapter)