"Our side has 38 casualties and 72 casualties, 17 of which are seriously injured. We have killed 376 Japanese soldiers. There are no captives and no casualties. According to the information we obtained, they are two squadrons of the Takeuchi Regiment of the 56th Division. The leader should be a major or a lieutenant.”Lin Yi reported the results of the battle.
He was very excited. This could be said to be a great victory. They had fought with a loss ratio of almost one to ten. This was something that the Chinese army had never achieved in all these years. To be able to fight with the Japanese in a one-to-one ratio was already an impressive victory.
Zhou Heng also nodded his head lightly. It was not bad to fight like this for the first time, but the sacrifices were still a little too much. Every soldier was very important.
"Record the names and origins of the soldiers who died. Find a way to send the notice of death and subsidies to those in the ruling area. Each person will receive 20 silver coins. At the same time, send a certificate and tell their families that with the certificate, they can obtain ten acres of land in our control area in the future.
For those in the occupied areas, keep the death notice and send it to them when the Japanese are defeated. The compensation conditions are the same. Cremate all the soldiers who died and collect their ashes. After returning to Chanda, hold a funeral for them. Treat the wounded soldiers with all your strength. Tell Chen Degong not to care about medicine.”
Zhou Heng's heart finally relaxed after he gave the instructions. These subsidies were not enough for the families of the deceased soldiers, but this was the only way now. If they gave a huge sum of money to their families without anyone to protect them, then this money would not help them but harm them.
In this era, the country was too poor. There was famine almost every year. Any random disaster could kill hundreds of thousands or millions of people. The average life expectancy was only 35 years old. Everyone was struggling on the line of life and death. This made many people take risks in order to survive. They did not hesitate to kill and set fire. After all, compared to morality, death was the most terrifying thing, especially starvation.
However, Lin Yi didn't do it immediately after he heard it. Instead, he looked bashful. Zhou Heng knew that he had something to say from his expression, but his bashful look annoyed Zhou Heng." Just say it. I can't stand your bashful look."”
"Regiment commander, the compensation is too much. Many soldiers are from the countryside, so 20 silver dollars will definitely not be able to reach them. You don't know, right? The soldiers in the village are all brought over by the local guards. Unless we personally deliver the compensation, it will definitely be withheld.
When I was in Shanghai, I saw a lot of such things. Some workers were crushed to death by machines in the factory in Shanghai. The compensation money couldn't be passed to their families. It was all taken away by the village elder. When they went back, they could compensate the families of the deceased with some rice and noodles.”Lin Yi said what he wanted to say.
Meanwhile, Zhou Heng was frightened by what he heard. After all, he did not know much about the country in this era. He did not know what kind of society it was. Clans, bureaucrats, bandits, and hooligans could bully the people and suppress them. If they were given money, they would immediately pounce on them. The more they pounce on them, the more ruthless they would be.
"If that's the case, then we'll deliver it ourselves. When you go back, organize the military police and make sure they deliver it personally. The pension will be reduced to five silver dollars. Ask the military police to buy some rice and noodles from the local area and send them over. You supervise them personally and tell the military police that they might die in battle. If they dare to take the pension of the soldiers, they will be shot to death with one silver dollar.”Zhou Heng said fiercely.
This was a difficult task. Lin Yi stood at attention and saluted, saying," I promise to complete the task. If anyone dares to take bribes, I'll kill them myself."”
Watching Lin Yi leave, Zhou Heng knew that his task was getting heavier. In the future, he would seize the territory and migrate. It would not be easy to manage the internal affairs. After all, not everything could be re-started just because he brought people over. Many things would be brought over. At that time, the clan, bureaucracy, and feudal bad habits would make a comeback. This was not what he wanted.
What he wanted was a country where the people were rich and the country was strong, where they could live and work in peace and contentment, where the industry was top-notch, and where the people could choose their own lives fairly. He absolutely could not tolerate feudal bad habits.
However, even if he thought about it now, he couldn't change anything. Zhou Heng couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore. He brought the guards to the field hospital to visit the injured.
At this moment, the smell of disinfectant and blood was everywhere in the field hospital. There were also the screams of the wounded. When Zhou Heng went in, Chen Degong was still operating. He did not disturb him but went to see the injured.
The wounded soldiers were a little excited when they saw him coming over. They saluted and greeted him one after another. Zhou Heng shook hands with them one by one. This was what the commander had to do. He had to let these wounded soldiers know that their commander remembered them.
Some of the wounded had their legs or hands broken by the explosion. They were afraid that the army would abandon them. Zhou Heng said that no matter what, they would be brought back. In the future, if they could not fight, they could be arranged to undergo some training or other work. If they really could not work, they would be given subsidies so that they could at least live without worry in the future.
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