Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 390 Military Merit System

At the banquet, Lei Xiaopeng tried his best to solicit Duan Qirui's intentions. It was obvious that everyone was in the Shangri-La division.

Duan Qirui’s outstanding logistical ability has greatly compensated for Li Shuanzhu’s lack of management experience. The Longmen Security Area’s various work evaluations at the end of last year were excellent, and it was a big show. It is indistinguishable from Duan Qirui’s outstanding performance. It's open.

  As long as Duan Qirui can be recruited, Lei Xiaopeng can just let him go to conquer the land. All the logistics stalls are left to Duan Qirui, which can be handled smoothly.

  It's a pity that the sky fails to meet people's wishes, Duan Qirui pretends to be stupid and refuses to accept the move!

Duan Qirui also has his own little nine in his heart. With the great contributions of discovering and guarding the Koi copper and gold mine, as long as he closely follows Li Shuanzhu's Dalian lapel, at least a full-time regiment officer will have a safe future in the future. Why go to black Africa to eat sand. If you are in danger, do you really like to suffer?

  No matter from military position to military merit, Duan Qirui is now far ahead of Tongji.

  According to Queensland’s now gradually normalized military management system, even if you have made great contributions in Africa, you cannot be promoted immediately, and morality is a taboo.

  Like Li Shuanzhu nowadays, how much credit was it for reporting the Koi Copper and Gold Mine? It's really up to the sky, and it's light to get a second-level team to a regiment level according to the credit, maybe it's possible for a deputy teacher.

  But no, the staff gave 600 acres of meritorious field quota, which is a great achievement. The Red Fort rewarded the title of Guard Knight, rewarded 20,000 pounds, 500 silks and satin, and a luxurious manor.

  The rank was promoted from captain to major, and the military position was promoted from battalion commander to deputy regiment, concurrently serving as the chief of the Longmen garrison at the regiment level.

  In other words

  Although the officer had enough credit, he did not have the qualifications, he could not be promoted to the regiment, and he could not be promoted to lieutenant colonel. This is the case for Li Shuanzhu. He must be qualified. This pass cannot be omitted in any case.

   During this period, you must be careful not to make mistakes and make mistakes, and there must be no accidents in the Longmen Guard Area, otherwise the ducks that do not reach their beaks will fly. I really regret it!

  Queensland’s military system strictly follows the German Junker military aristocracy system. The promotion to a lieutenant officer is enough. If you are promoted to a colonel, you must meet the conditions of qualifications, military merits, and years of service.

  This is just to have the promotion conditions, but it does not mean that you can be promoted. It depends on whether there is suitable arrangement and background...

  In this case, Duan Qirui would go crazy with Lei Xiaopeng to Africa to take an adventure. Isn't he fragrant holding the big thick legs in Dalian?

  A few days later

  The military meeting held in Qinglong City ended, and other officers who participated in the meeting scattered. According to the schedule, Li Shuanzhu, Duan Qirui and dozens of middle-level officers above the battalion will go to the Huangpu Military Academy for further training for a period of 6 months.

  The passenger ferry blew a long whistle and left the pier slowly.

  Li Shuanzhu stood proudly by the railing of the passenger ship, watching the row upon row of buildings in the city drifting away, and large green pastures appeared on both sides of the river bank, and white cloud-like sheep wandering leisurely on the pasture, feeling infinitely beautiful.

He is wearing a stiff major officer uniform, an Australian-style large brimmed hat with a red mountain dragon cap badge on his head. At the second button hole of the military uniform, there is a red military medal ribbon inlaid with gold edges, and the neckline of the major military uniform. The Double Swords Silver Oak Leaf Knight's Iron Cross is particularly conspicuous.

  This is the Medal of Military Merit that he has just won in recognition of his outstanding military exploits.

  The German military of the General Staff is not small. The medal system developed under the leadership of the Chief of Staff Conrad Adenau has a strong German flavor.

  Fortunately, the entire military system in Queensland is German rather than British, and the acceptance from Lord Earl to the officers below is very high.

  The military medal system issued by the General Staff, referred to as the "Iron Cross" medal system, is divided into two major categories, namely the Iron Cross and the Knight Iron Cross, and a total of nine levels.

  Iron Cross Medal is divided into;

  Three-level Iron Cross, Second-level Iron Cross, First-level Iron Cross, and Glory Iron Cross are four grades, with the Glory Iron Cross being the most noble.

  The Knight Iron Cross is divided into five classes;

  Knight Iron Cross

  Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross

  Double Swords Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross

  Diamond Double Swords Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Ten Medal

  Diamond Gold Double Swords Gold Oak Leaf Knight Iron Ten Medal

  The Knight’s Iron Cross is a higher-level military service medal. The lowest level is higher than the Glory Iron Cross. It is generally awarded to officers (not including soldiers) who have made outstanding and decisive contributions in battles and campaigns, and has a strict hierarchy.

  According to the rules issued by the General Staff;

  Lieutenant officer can only get the Knight Iron Cross at the highest, the school officer can only get the Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight’s Iron Cross, and the general officer can only get the Diamond Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight’s Iron Cross at the highest.

  The highest grade of the Diamond, Gold Double Sword, Golden Oak Leaf Knight and Iron Cross can only be awarded to leaders and military commanders, and is the highest honor for soldiers.

  After the medal is awarded, it is hung on the chest through a ribbon that passes through the second button hole of the jacket. In formal occasions, medals and ribbons are usually tied to a badge. For daily wear, simply thread the ribbon through the second button hole of the jacket and fasten it firmly, demonstrating military honor.

  Generally speaking

The Iron Cross is used to commend the officers and soldiers who performed well in the war. The Knight's Iron Cross can only be awarded to officers due to its importance. The Knight's Cross of all levels of the Iron Cross must be awarded after strict examination and evaluation. The standard is very high.

  The Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross that Li Shuanzhu wears on his chest has only been awarded 5 during the military meeting. It is the highest-level military medal awarded by Lord Earl so far.

  These people are the chief of the coast guard, where is the commander of the Borneo fleet, the commander of the Shangri-la division Fritz, the division commander of the second division of Kalimantan Liu Shan, plus the commander of the Longmen Garrison, Major Li Shuanzhu.

  The "Expanded Military Meeting of Intermediate Officers of the All-Army" held in Qinglong City this time is far from what Lei Xiaopeng said at the banquet.

  This meeting

  To summarize and commend the wars that have taken place so far, Lord Earl personally visited and delivered an important speech. He personally awarded the Knight's Iron Cross to the officers who performed well in the war.

  It is precious. The two admirals of He Fang were awarded the Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross because of their outstanding contributions and outstanding performance because they led the fleet to obtain control of the sea in the war, in order to show their glory.

Fritz led the three regiments (later expansion) to independently complete the Battle of Moresby and achieve the final victory. He won the key battle with the Dutch and completely broke the enemy’s dream of landing. He was awarded the Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight for his contributions. Iron Cross Medal, to show glory.

Liu Shan led the Kalimantan Second Division to Semuda, Borneo. All the officers and soldiers of the division fought **** battles. They fought like tigers and laid a solid foundation for winning key battles. They were named the invincible "tiger division". Honorary title.

  Teacher Liu Shan has outstanding meritorious service, and he was awarded the Double Sword Silver Oak Leaf Knight Iron Cross for his dedication to show his glory.

Being able to rank with the above 4 people, Li Shuanzhu’s military merits are not enough to look at. The key lies in the bonus points of the Koi Copper and Gold Mine. This great merit has raised his military merit award by two levels, and can be tied with the giants of the army and the navy. .

  Li Shuanzhu heard from the gossip that Lord Earl personally counted it, which shows that Lord Earl is very affectionate and will never miss someone who has made outstanding contributions to Queensland.

  Every time I read this

  Li Shuanzhu felt that the leader was so gracious, and it was really hard to repay him. He could only do things diligently and do the things in the Longmen Security Area as best as possible, so as to live up to the high expectations of Lord Earl.

  Landing on the railing and looking out

  The cool river breeze was blowing on his face, and Li Fushou felt the heartfelt pleasure. His lips had short black beards, which made him look firmer and more mature.

The passenger ship traveled very fast under the current. After more than an hour, it turned over the Sancha Bay and entered the main channel of the Brisbane River. There were obviously more ships here. Large and small freighters and passenger ships on the broad river Driving along the channel, showing a magnificent scene of hundreds of birds competing.

  The Brisbane River and its tributaries are truly golden waterways, carrying more than half of the economic output of the entire Queensland. Ships filled with wool, steel products and non-staple foods transported strong economic growth momentum to surrounding cities.

  Inland shipping and coastal shipping are the lifeblood of Queensland’s economic transportation, connecting overseas markets and raw material producing areas, and are the only way for the import and export of bulk goods.

  It is precisely because of this characteristic that at the expanded military meeting, Lord Earl made the decision to focus on the development of the Coast Guard. This is not good news for the Army.

However, Australia’s geographic conditions determine the policy direction. In addition to deterring the current southern white separatist states, Queensland’s current strong army has little use. Perhaps Borneo has the possibility of using troops, while on Shangri-La Island, there is almost no one. An imminent threat.

  Compared with the army's power, the Coast Guard is different.

Lord Earl’s territories are scattered in the South Pacific and Australia, based on the mainland of Queensland, covering Shangri-La Islands, Sulawesi Islands and southeastern Borneo. There are more than 10,000 large and small islands. The geographical range is more than 4200 kilometers from north to south and from east to west. It is more than 8,800 kilometers long (from Beilun city in the east to Palangkaraya in the west of Borneo), covering a large area of ​​the South Pacific Ocean, and the territory is extremely broad.

  Especially important is

Whether it is Red River Valley City and its surrounding important industrial towns, Songjiang City, Pine City, Beilun City in the south, Jayapura, Moresby, Tianshu City, Longmen Town on Shangri-La Island, or Samarinda on Borneo The core important cities such as Machen, Semuda, etc., are all located in coastal areas. Coastal defense tasks are extremely important, and it is imperative to build a powerful naval force.

  Otherwise, it will not be possible to maintain the security of Quanta's 1.67 million square kilometers of land territory (including Australian territories).

  (End of this chapter)