Chapter 80, Ideological Construction
More than 7,000 soldiers were disarmed and put under centralized surveillance, but it did not mean that the matter was over.
Are there still cults and heresies among them? Are there any cultists who were not exposed in the action against Gu Hang just now?
This is very possible.
The Sisters of Battle are in charge of the job. Unlike the phoenix who had been idle after the battle, the nuns of Holy Mercy Lily became even busier.
They began to search throughout the army to see if there were still hidden cult elements. Under the eyes of the Holy Mercy Lily, heretics had no way of hiding, and they were quickly identified, their identities revealed, and executed in public.
Their behavior not only did not cause a backlash from the soldiers, but further helped Gu Hang.
The original Angry Owl sect did not have a good reputation. When the soldiers discovered that there were many heretics around them, they were actually angry. From this, they will wonder, is this the former commander-in-chief’s deliberate connivance? Do I want to join those cult traitors and continue to fight against the Governor?
That certainly won't work.
In other words, this gave the soldiers another reason to convince themselves to accept the decision to surrender.
At the same time, the Holy Mercy Lily were also preaching by the way, instilling the teachings of the state religion, faith in the emperor, and loyalty to the empire into the hearts of the soldiers.
Their strength has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the previous bloody battles; and now, they are showing kindness. There will be a gentle smile on their faces, and the light of divinity will shine from their bodies.
The belief in the emperor who ascended to become a god is the most common belief in the entire human empire, even on the Raging Star. While fighting against cults, carrying the power of the victors, and the confusion of the soldiers after their defeat, their missionary effect was quite good.
The Holy Mercy Lily did this not specifically to help Gu Hang.
Is there any other reason for nuns to preach?
As for the fact that it objectively helped Gu Hang, the planetary governor who was the spokesperson of the empire, to strengthen the loyalty of the soldiers, that was an unexpected surprise.
While the battle nuns were busy, Gu Hang was not idle either.
In the prisoner-of-war camp, he met with all the surviving military officers above the battalion and regiment level and chatted with each of them for a period of time.
After completing the individual meeting, he also summoned all military officers above the company level and held a closed-door meeting.
During the conversation, Gu Hang listened to a lot and said a lot.
He understood the soldiers' confusion, demands, and confusion, and he gave many firm answers.
Gu Hang is not here to destroy Fuxing City. On the contrary, he is here to build this city. Loyalty to the empire is the obligation of every soldier. They will be able to gain more merits on the battlefield. They will rebuild the world in order to , fight for a better tomorrow for yourself, your family, and your hometown.
Of course, these things sound fictitious. But Gu Hang also said a lot of practical things:
In Fuxing City, the treatment of these alliance regular troops is not bad, and Gu Hang can ensure that their material ratio will only be higher than in the past, and the same goes for the officers;
In the future, the army will expand, and officers who perform well are likely to have more promotion opportunities;
The army will receive more attention, and better equipment will be allocated to the army;
All family members of soldiers and officers will receive corresponding subsidies according to their military rank;
If there are casualties, the pension ratio will be higher than before...
On both the spiritual and material levels, Gu Hang provided protection to these mid-level and junior officers.
The officers were all pumped up, beating their chests and assuring the governor that they had been deceived in the past, but now they understood that loyalty to the governor was the only right path.
After talking about it as a whole, the host and guest probably enjoyed themselves.
Of course, Gu Hang was not naive.
Can you believe everything someone says when they pat their chests? Can he be used as one of his own right away?
That's obviously unrealistic.
For example, it is impossible for Gu Hang to let these alliance soldiers take on the task of blocking the city now.
If that were the case, there would be a bunch of powerful people in the city who were familiar with the officers, trying to build friendships and pay bribes... I'm afraid how many people would have escaped by then. Under the current circumstances, it would be foolish for those veterans and officers who are mixed up in the Fuxing City political bureau not to say something nice.
But Gu Hang didn't care.
Just show your attitude and that's fine.
Later, Gu Hang found a way to improve the combat effectiveness of the army and improve his control over the army.
In terms of material conditions, he will truly follow his promises and not fool others. When soldiers are fed and given what they promise, they will have basic loyalty; the construction of spiritual civilization must be further strengthened. In this regard, Gu Hang plans to take some special measures.
He will draw a batch of manpower from the six infantry battalions he built for special training. He would invite Battle Sisters and Space Marines and give them lessons.
After they finish the class, Gu Hang will go to class in person.
It is not about any special military training, but the cultivation of ideological awareness. Loyalty to the Empire and belief in the God-Emperor need to be further emphasized. Gu Hang, on the other hand, needs to bind loyalty, honor, and faith to himself.
There's nothing wrong with that, it's logically true.
You believe in the God Emperor and are loyal to the empire. The governor is the governor appointed by the empire, and he is the person who rules on the Raging Owl Star on behalf of the God Emperor. To be loyal to the Emperor is to be loyal to the Governor.
There's nothing wrong with that.
However, Phoenix and Holy Mercy Lily will not have to worry about these private goods stuffing. Gu Hang will work harder and can do it by himself.
All of these people who have been trained will be placed among officers at all levels of the Alliance Legion.
He was not there to seize power and become a military officer, but to do the work of a political commissar.
Their duty is to spread the idea of loyalty to the governor to the entire army and review the actions of military chiefs. If an officer shows signs of disloyalty, the political commissar will report it to the superior for handling; if it is during wartime or other emergencies, the political commissar can even execute the military chief and take over command of the army.
There are similar positions in the regular imperial army.
But what Gu Hang wants to do will go further.
Build the political commissar on the company!
Building the army, strengthening discipline, inspiring morale, and spreading loyalty...this is what these people will do for Gu Hang in the future.
For these things, Gu Hang stayed in the outer city for two full days.
Almost fifty ‘political commissars’ were also selected. They temporarily put on black coats and newly dyed red military caps, settled in the prisoner of war camp, and entered various companies of the Alliance Legion.
Although these people were put on the shelf, even the ideological training that Gu Hang had conceived before was very crude. The nuns came to chat with them for a long time, and Gu Hang talked for a long time by himself, and that was it.
But no matter what, their loyalty to Gu Hang is still guaranteed. Throwing it into the army first can strengthen the control of the army anyway.
As for the training, it won’t be an exaggeration to wait until we have time and the situation has calmed down to start further.
While Gu Hang was busy working on the army, the inner city had been transformed in the past two days.
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There will be three additional chapters today; there will be two chapters as normal at noon tomorrow; and chapters will be released at night!
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