Rise From Eight Hundred

In addition to the rewards required for winners of military merit, the other is the pension for the officers and soldiers who died this time.

Nearly half of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Line Regiment who died this time were recruits recruited into the three infantry battalions. Their families all settled in small towns seven or eight miles away from the regiment headquarters.

Tomorrow is the enshrinement ceremony designated by Tang Dao for the fallen soldiers. Family members and representatives of the surrounding people are also invited to participate. If the family members cannot be given an explanation after the ceremony is completed, it will not only disappoint the living people, but also make the dead soldiers unable to Don't worry, the people's hearts will also be cold.

No matter how loudly you shout the slogan "Fight the Japanese with the Four Elements and regain your homeland," your death will be in vain. No one can support your parents, wife, and children. Who dares to follow you to do such a job that can easily lead to losing your head?

The 80th Army can rely on describing the future to call for help, but the Fourth Army really doesn't dare to do so at the moment.

Money and food are the best protection for family members!

After all, it was in exchange for one's life.

"The way I see it, we should still follow the standards set by the regiment in the past, which is 200 oceans for each soldier who died in battle and 300 oceans for each officer. The regiment's current financial reserves should still be enough to support the families of these recruits and veterans, because the family members are still in their hometowns. "If the money cannot be delivered at the moment, then write it down first and then entrust someone to deliver it when the time is right," Guo Shouzhi suggested.

This statement was recognized by most people present.

At this time, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has established a pension department. According to the current army pension regulations: officers starting from warrant officers will receive a one-time pension of 300 oceans and an annual pension of 120 oceans. The standards are different for different levels; for soldiers, the most senior staff sergeant It is a one-time pension of 150 and an annual pension of 80. The lowest-ranking private has a one-time pension of 80 and an annual pension of 40.

If according to the pension regulations of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the recruits who died in the Four Lines Regiment this time will only have to pay 80 oceans first, and then give 40 oceans to their families every year, and the burden will be much smaller.

Guo Shouzhi's move more than tripled the soldiers' pensions in one breath.

The amount of 200 oceans is indeed not a small amount in this era. It is enough to support a rural family of five for four to five years, and it is enough to support parents, wife and children.

This is also due to practical considerations. The Four Lines Group has now seized a lot of gold, but let alone the gold has not been exchanged for the ocean, even if all the gold has been exchanged for the ocean, the expenses will be huge.

Because the Si Xing Regiment is now temporarily under the jurisdiction of the 22nd Army, but the 22nd Army itself is so poor that it is almost like pants. Who has the time to care about you, a foreigner, and you don’t know when and how you got military pay and many other funds. moon.

That means that at least for a long period of time, the Si Xing Regiment must be self-sufficient, and Tang Tuan Zuo has already put the army expansion plan on the agenda. There are more than a thousand mouths to eat, and what's more terrible is that there is an arsenal and other supporting measures to be built.

All these require money, cash!

Even Lei Xiong, who was most considerate of his brothers, originally wanted to try to gain more benefits for these soldiers who died in the battle, but now he glanced at the future expenditure plan of the regiment previously provided by Zhuang Shisan in his hand, and could only silently say it. Close it and acquiesce that Guo Shouzhi's suggestion is the most feasible.

"It seems that you all think that 200 oceans is enough to buy a life." Tang Dao stood up and walked to the window. No one could see his expression.

But obviously, Tang Tuanzuo doesn't agree with this proposal, which is definitely reasonable at present.

"I know that you are also thinking about the group, and once the amount of pension is opened, it will not be easy to take it back in the future. It is a good thing that the group's financial resources can support it, but if it cannot support it, we who are in charge Damn it, you're about to be roasted on the fire." Tang Dao's somewhat cold voice continued.

"But that's all you think about from your own perspective, but does anyone really think about it from the perspective of those soldiers who have died, those who have lost their sons, husbands, and fathers? "

"Yes, when our group met them, their family lived in a homeless place, and there was more than a 50% chance that they would be tired and hungry on the road without knowing the direction. However, I ask you to understand something. This thing is not their fault. The fault lies with the government and us soldiers.

If it weren't for us as soldiers being defeated, they could have stayed in that small village, that small market town. Although not to mention how abundant the supplies were, at least they would have had food to fill their stomachs and the family could be reunited.

They fled their hometowns to avoid the war and had no idea what their future would be like. In such a state, the young men in the family were forced to join the army to earn a share of military pay to feed their families in order to survive.

But now, they have also died in the battle. Could it be that we just use 200 or 300 oceans to give them away? Ignoring the price inflation in the future due to the war, with this little money, a family of old, weak, women and children can live for several years, and finally starve to death and be reunited with their relatives, right? "

Tang Dao, who was carrying Tang Dao on his back, asked a series of questions, leaving the highest-ranking school officials of the Four Elements Regiment speechless.

As Tang Dao pointedly pointed out, they were indeed considering the position of the entire Si Xing Regiment and did not really assume the roles of these soldiers who had died in battle.

But this is because they are cold-blooded! It's not necessarily that they will have to shoulder their responsibilities if they are in their position.

Even Leng Feng, who had just been promoted to major, now had to learn to consider the hundreds of brothers under his command, and could not just stand on personal emotions.

"So, in order to tie our lives to our belts and kill the devils with us, we, as leaders, cannot let them down. If there is no money, we will find a way to earn it, find a way to rob the damn Japanese, and no matter what, we have to make up for the money for selling our lives." Tang Dao turned around suddenly. "If one day the regiment really can't come up with this money, then use my Tang family's money to fill it in. If this can't be filled, let the brothers scold me as the regiment commander!"

"Commander!"

"Commandant!"

Several colonels stood up in shock, with a bit of shame on their faces.

Even if they have a thousand reasons, they are indeed far behind Tang Dao in taking responsibility.

Gong Shaoxun was even more excited at this moment. He originally thought that veteran soldiers like Lei Xiong and Guo Shouzhi were obedient to the young man Tang Dao because Tang Dao was strong enough, but now it seems that this is not the only reason.

This soldier, who is only about 20 years old, not only has a will of steel, but also has shoulders that everyone can trust. He can bear responsibilities heavier than mountains. Being able to be a soldier under his command will definitely give you an incomparable sense of security.

"In this way, what Captain Guo just said is not unreasonable. The one-time pension will be paid according to this amount. The regiment staff will prepare the personnel list and the corresponding amount of cash tonight. Anyone who has relatives here will be issued on the spot after the spirit ceremony is completed tomorrow. If there are no relatives, then put them away first.

In addition, in terms of annual pensions, the military and political department is not 80 for sergeants and 40 for privates! No matter how difficult the regiment is, this money cannot be saved. If the relatives are in Dakouzi Cave, then grain will be used instead of money, and 100 kilograms of fine grain will be issued to their relatives every month.

The rest of the relatives Not to mention, all the officers and soldiers who died in battle since the establishment of our independent battalion will be paid 10 dollars per month.

This amount may be a bit huge, and it will take time for the staff to calculate it, but it doesn't matter. I will go to the theater headquarters in the near future and try to convert this batch of gold into dollars or legal tender as much as possible.

When Boss Qian and his men come here, ask them if there is a way to mail the money back to the families of the officers and soldiers who died. If possible, the one-time pension and the annual pension for three years can be paid. "Tang Dao decided decisively.

The school officers all took a breath.

This means that a soldier who died in battle will have to pay at least 560 dollars, and on average, 600 dollars. Since the earliest day of the 43rd Army Independent Battalion, the Four-Line Regiment has fought countless battles.

Especially the battle of Mouse Mountain in Guangde was extremely tragic, and two Sichuan Army infantry companies were wiped out.

In general, there must be at least 800 officers and soldiers who died if not 1,000.

This round of compensation alone is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!

And it's not over yet! All future sacrifices will be compensated in this way, which is a huge bottomless pit.

The Military and Political Department issued these compensation regulations because they are the highest command organization and have a country's tax revenue to support them. With the current foundation of the Four Lines Group, can they hold on?

But they still underestimated Tang Dao.

"Not only the officers and soldiers who died should be compensated, but also the seriously injured and disabled soldiers should be given sufficient allowances. Regardless of officers or soldiers, as long as they are disabled, they will be subsidized with 100 dollars.

If they can recover and return to the team, that would be the best. If they are not suitable for front-line combat due to limb disability but do not affect walking, they will be assigned to the baggage company as non-commissioned officers. If there is a vacant squad leader, they will be the squad leader, and if there is no squad leader, they will be the deputy squad leader." Tang Dao continued to release explosive materials.

The idea of ​​providing generous compensation to the fallen officers and soldiers and making adequate arrangements for the future of the wounded was not a whim of Tang Dao, but a bud that had sprouted when he retreated from the Battle of Shanghai.

The reason was that he was deeply stimulated by the shocking corpses in blue, black, and yellow-green military uniforms that could be seen everywhere on the roadside.

He knew that these corpses could have been alive.

They were all wounded soldiers.

Because of the great retreat, they were abandoned by their own troops, otherwise, the strategically successful Japanese army would have made dumplings of hundreds of thousands of troops.

And this was the result of the 67th Army, the 43rd Army and Tang Dao defending Songjiang for four days and nights.

Otherwise, there would be more abandoned wounded soldiers.

Because, in the past time and space, the total casualties of the Battle of Shanghai recorded reached 300,000, but in fact most of the casualties came from the abandoned wounded.

They fought for the country, but the final outcome was that they could only wail in despair and wait for death. How cruel is this?

Why those elite troops who retreated seemed to still have their main forces, but lost all their combat effectiveness in the defense of Nanjing, it may be related to their abandonment of the wounded.

No one wants to be abandoned, just like their comrades they once abandoned.

"Brother, don't leave me!" Those desperate calls were simply heartbreaking.

And in such a large army, what is the use of the tiny power of one or a few people?

From that moment on, the morale of the so-called elite troops has been dispersed!

Tang Dao had long vowed that he would not abandon any of his brothers, even if he was just a rookie who would pee his pants when he heard the sound of cannons.

Now that the Four Lines Group has taken shape, he will not do that anymore.

No matter what the cost, he not only wanted the wounded soldiers to survive, but also wanted them to live with enough dignity.

The humble appearance of a veteran who lost his arms and begged in Xuzhou city is simply the greatest insult to a soldier!

Living without dignity is more cruel than death!

Perhaps there were too many lice at this time and they were not afraid of being bitten. Several school officials who had been shocked and numb by Tang Dao's continuous generosity looked at each other.

In the end, Zhuang Shisan asked cautiously: "It's okay for the seriously injured soldiers this time, because the Japanese army lacked enough artillery, mostly due to gunshot wounds, and only a few were disabled due to injuries, but the disabled soldiers who came here with the regiment before It’s quite a lot, but the baggage company can’t accommodate it!”

"That's very simple. If the establishment is not enough, then increase the establishment of baggage troops. If there are no soldiers under your command, the squad leader and deputy squad leader will take care of it first. After the new soldiers are trained, they will be added to the baggage company.

If they can't even walk normally, then arrange for them to serve as militia platoon leaders in each village. They will be given half of their original military rank in food or oceans every month. It is up to him to choose! "Tang Dao already had a plan in mind. He looked at his friends and smiled lightly.

"Don't you still think that after this battle, we will still maintain the current number of troops for the Japanese to gather forces to fight!"

"Expand the troops! That's good. Regiment leader, don't you go to the theater headquarters? Just apply to the commander to turn the regiment into a brigade. You can also free your hands and feet to fight the Japanese." Lei Xiong, a fighting maniac, probably didn't think too much and just opened his mouth and came out with a group transformation brigade.

But he didn't see the two mature and important people beside him, Gong Shaoxun and Guo Shouzhi, looking extremely cautious.

As a regiment, the Military and Administrative Department is keeping a close eye on it, putting pressure on the 43rd Army Military Department. If this regiment really turns into a brigade, it would be weird to have to parachute several deputy brigade commanders and regimental commanders.

That’s not because you’re making yourself uncomfortable!

"Brother Lei! Do you believe that no matter how many gifts we give to that theater commander, he still won't do anything?" Tang Dao, however, gave his old partner an angry look.

"Ahem! That's right. That old man is famously stingy. It's better for us to avoid dealing with him and do our own thing." Lei Xiong finally realized what he was doing.

"Don't worry, since we have said that we will expand, each battalion and company will expand, but first we have to expand the supply company. Otherwise, the new recruits you come over will not be able to add those who have fired a few bullets on the shooting range and have not even seen the battlefield. Stuff all the new recruits’ balls in there!

This baggage company, no, should be called the baggage battalion, which is the reserve soldiers of each battalion and company in the future. The number of the battalion will be maintained at around 2,000 people! Even in the future, it is not ruled out that infantry battalions will also set up baggage companies. "Tang Dao continued.

The number of personnel in one supply camp alone was as high as 2,000. Several school officers looked at each other and probably understood Tang Dao's ambition.

The Si Xing Regiment is still a regiment, but it is no longer an infantry regiment in the ordinary sense.

But this also ignited a small fire in their hearts.

The larger the army, the safer it is and the better it can fight against the Japanese!

This future is even better than imagined!

The issue of establishment is very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. Tang Dao simply described the prospects and asked Zhuang Shisan to educate several school officials about the funds currently available in the group.

More than 20,000 taels of gold, if all can be successfully exchanged at the current market price, it will be a huge sum of more than 4 million oceans.

Several school officials who had not yet figured out the situation collectively opened their eyes. No wonder Tang Tuanzuo dared to spend money so generously. He was confident.

Even if he wastes more money, the money will be enough for the Four Elements Group to waste money for a year.

That was because Tang Dao hadn't said yet whether he had the warrant given by Comrade Lao Song, and there were still over ten million silver coins in Jincheng that could be withdrawn.

But it was in enemy-occupied territory after all, so how to get it out was still a difficult task.

In addition, Tang Dao was afraid of irritating these friends who had never seen money before, so even the cold-faced Feng started to giggle unconsciously!

As soon as the regimental meeting was over, most of the decisions were spread throughout the four-line regiment.

From senior officers to ordinary soldiers, everyone's blood was boiling because of the meeting Tang Tuanzuo hosted at the regiment headquarters.

Tang Tuanzuo never draws cakes, but no one can resist using money as firewood and the future as a pot to bake cakes!

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