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The war also affected the master of Zhongnanhai. In Zhao Gang's view, the Russians were opponents, whether they defeated Napoleon's 600,000 troops more than a hundred years ago, or defeated Germany in World War II. Although the Russians looked stupid, they had the courage to burn together, so Zhao Gang hoped to defeat the Russians and then force them to sign a defeat agreement, rather than entering a war of attrition with the Russians.

After reading the battle report, Zhao Gang had to sigh at the Russians' ambition.

"The enemy is extremely tenacious, and we are making a very difficult progress. It seems that if we don't do it well, we will repeat the story of Napoleon."

The third wife Xiao Xiaoyan, who has not yet become a regular, was a little dissatisfied and interrupted:

"I don't think that's what we say. Although the current transportation line of our army is relatively bad, the railway has a great confidence in ensuring the basic supply of materials. Even if some of them are not supplied, air transport can make up for this gap. I think the Russian army's level is very poor. Fifteen divisions fight one division but they can't win. Such an army, as long as we pave the railway line, the army with sufficient supplies can definitely defeat the Russian army."

Zhao Gang smiled and gently touched Xiaoyanzi's hair:

"But have you noticed that the 16th Division also suffered serious losses, and most of the system could not be restored. This means that our geodesic lost an ace division, and our morale was greatly hit. Although the people of Rehmann had many casualties, they were not eliminated by us. Although the casualties were large, they did not move. It was easy for them to replenish troops. If we counted like this, we actually suffered a loss."

"How could it be? I heard that we had a soldier. One man wiped out hundreds of Russian cavalry, and the Russians ran away in fear. Although more than 10,000 people in the 16th Division died, the Russians died more. I heard that there were more than 100,000."

Xiao Xiaoyan was a little dissatisfied. Although she knew a lot, she lacked practical experience in some aspects. After hearing her words, Zhao Gang suddenly felt moved.

"What's the name of the soldier you said? Did the General Staff report his merits?"

"This is what makes people angry. I heard that no one asks him for his merits, saying it is because he has not completed the task?"

Zhao Gang was a little unhappy when he heard this. What does it mean to not complete the task? He killed so many enemies by killing them by one person, which has reached the limit of manpower. He also used the excuse of not completing the task as an excuse to not give rewards, which made Zhao Gang unable to accept it, so he picked up the phone and said.

"Check me with the General Staff."

Soon, the phone was connected. A thick voice rang out on the other end of the microphone:

"Your Majesty, I am Dong Baichuan. What's wrong with me?"

Zhao Gang suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice:

"There is a soldier in the 16th Division who destroyed many Russian cavalry alone. Is there any such thing?"

There was a little hesitation on the other end of the phone. After all, the General Staff is not a department that carries these small things. The specific soldier is too small, but a symbol, hidden in a string of numbers. Who would pay attention to the story of these numbers? But since His Majesty asked about this matter, the General Staff could only put down all his work and do his best to find the soldier's background.

Five minutes later, Dong Baichuan's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Your Majesty, I found out that this soldier is named Zhang Daniu, a machine gunner, from Tai'an, Shandong. He joined the army in 1910 and was sergeant. He won the machine gun competition in the army competition in 1912. He retired in 1914 and rejoined two times this year. In 1916. | The troops met and killed 73 Russian troops. The machine gun was shot until the ammunition was exhausted. He used a charge, and the ammunition was exhausted. He used a pistol. He used a bayonet to hold a rifle to face more than a hundred cavalry. He still did not change his face and died bravely."

Xun Baichuan's voice was a little excited, obviously moved by Zhang Daniu's bravery. Zhao Gang nodded and asked:

"The latter paragraph was written on a monument erected by the Russians?"

"Yes, your majesty, when our army arrived, the Russians had already taken away all the bodies. We cannot confirm how many of them were killed, but there were 93 horses alone, and .s did not lie."

"What is the General Staff preparing to approve Zhang Daniu?"

"Prepare to give Zhang Daniu a special imperial contribution medal,..."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone, and it was obvious that this special contribution medal of the Empire was released, so there was no other reward. When Zhao Gang heard this, his anger was already a little difficult to suppress. During the war, every person who died will receive an special contribution medal of the Empire. If the injury is severe, it can be obtained. This is simply a useless recognition. What does the General Staff do? If you cannot reward those who have made meritorious people, you cannot appease the morale of the army. Who will fight to the death in the future! Zhao Gang began to roar:

"I want to know why Zhang Daniu cannot get the highest honor of the empire, even the Russians know to give us

When we erect the monument, we can only give the hero a little honor, this people, a crime against the country!”

The other end of the phone was speechless immediately. After a moment, Dong Baichuan's voice came over. Although it was a little trembling, it was still firm:

"He didn't complete the mission!"

"May I ask, what is her mission? Can you tell me?"

"He only lasted for 11 hours for 24 hours.

Xun Baichuan felt Zhao Gang's anger, but as a deputy chief of staff, he had to stick to his principles, the principles that a soldier must abide by, and not be shaken by anyone. Although the anger from the other end of the phone suffocated the major general.

"Have you ever thought about how a soldier could hold his position for so long? This is the fault of the person who set the task, not his fault, what about the person who set the task?"

Zhao Gang has always been very gentle to the officers, but today Zhang Daniu's incident made him unable to calm his anger. Such a soldier made such a precious wealth in the army, but he sacrificed himself like this and did not receive any recognition honor. How unfair it is.

After a while, Dong Baichuan's voice came from the other end of the phone. For some reason, the general's voice was a little choked:

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the commander of the 13th Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 16th Division was Chang Fuyou. At that time, a company needed to defend 700 areas and had to hold on for 24 hours. The 47th Company did not complete the task, and only held on for 13 hours. The 13th Battalion also had such a persistence task. After only 15 hours, the entire army was wiped out. The Third Brigade was at the forefront and almost all died. There were only 23 people left for more than 6,000 reinforced brigades, but they only held their positions for 21 hours and did not complete the task!"

Zhao Gang didn't say anything, and he finally understood why no one asked Zhang Daniu for his merits. On the night of the 26th, there were too many heroes like Zhang Daniu. The second-class collective merit of the Third Brigade was the collective recognition of this hero by the General Staff, and the third-class collective merit of the Sixteenth was the affirmation of all the sixteenth divisions.

"Okay, I know everything. I will formulate the matter of awarding collective honor to the 16th Division and send someone to the afternoon."

When the General Staff saw the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor in the afternoon, they opened their mouths in surprise. On a red banner, the dragon and phoenix were written with three big words "Long Live the Division". No need to say more, the General Staff immediately promoted the 16th Division to the second-class collective merit, the Third Brigade to the first-class collective merit, and Zhang Daniu changed it to a personal special meritorious official.

The Monument to the People's Heroes is located in the center of Beijing Empire Square. On September 30, 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference decided to establish a Monument to the People's Heroes in the capital Beijing to commemorate the people's heroes who died in the People's Liberation War and the People's Revolution.

The monument officially started construction on November 1, 1916, was completed on November 1, 1918, and was grandly unveiled on the same day.

The Monument to the People's Heroes is square with a construction area of ​​3,000 square meters. It has three parts: Sumeru and the pedestal, with a total height of 37.94 meters. The pedestal is divided into two layers, surrounded by white marble railings, and all have steps.

The lower floor is in the shape of a crabapple, 50.44 meters wide from east to west, and south.;

The upper floor is square. On the pedestal are two-layer Sumeru pedestals of different sizes. The lower floor is surrounded by eight large white marble reliefs on all sides of the waist, which are themed on several modern Chinese wars.

The relief is 2 meters high, with a total of 40.68 meters, and there are about 170 characters in total, which summarizes and vividly expresses the ups and downs of China in a century. The upper layer of the small Sumeru seat is engraved with eight garlands composed of peonies, lotus, chrysanthemums, and hanging curtains.

The two-layer Sumeru throne supports the tall stele body. The stele body is a large stone 14.7 meters long, 2.9 meters wide, meter thick, and weighs more than 60 tons. The front of the stele body is engraved with large characters; the inscription on the back says: "For three years, the people's heroes who have died in the fight against evil wars will be immortal! For twenty years, the people's heroes who have died in the War of Liberation will be immortal! From this, from that time on, in order to oppose internal and external enemies and strive for national independence and people's freedom and happiness, the people's heroes who have died in previous struggles will be immortal!" The sides of the stele are decorated with relief wreaths composed of five stars, pine and cypress and flags, symbolizing the great spirit of the people's heroes forever. The entire monument is made of 17,000 pieces of granite and white marble, solemn and majestic.

Since then, people's hero monuments have begun to be built all over the country. Every Qingming Festival, students will collectively go to the appointed hero monuments to receive revolutionary education. This has become a major feature of China and has inspired countless people's heroes to defend their homes and the country.
Chapter completed!