District 9

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, Qin Yu arrived at the Fengbei Army Council meeting place on time and saw many familiar faces.

Shen Yin, Sullivan, Liu Weiren, Wu Di's father, and all the big guys from the First and Second World War zones were almost all present. Chen Jun from District 7 and the Gu family from District 8 were also invited to attend and sat on the left and right sides of the chairman's table.

In the conference hall, a banner welcoming the triumphant return of frontline officers was very eye-catching. The seats in the center and front were not divided according to rank, but were all reserved for the group of people who had come down from the frontline.

Qin Yu had never participated in a meeting of this level before, but this was his first appearance and he got a front row seat. For this reason, Wu's father gave him a very approving look, which meant that you, bastard, didn't embarrass me.

Lin Cheng and Lin Xiao also came to this meeting, but Qin Yu did not communicate with them in depth and only nodded from a distance, which made it a little embarrassing. After all, Lin Nianlei and Qin Yu had almost been living together, but their relationship had become inexplicably distant.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the meeting officially started.

Although Shen Yin's father is the highest officer in the First War Zone, he is not the one who shows up this time. Because the battle was fought in the World War II zone, the chief who gave the main speech must be the commander of the World War II zone.

The opening remarks of this meeting did not make people feel sleepy, but made people feel a little heavy. A series of praises and commendations were followed by shocking numbers of battle losses, so the atmosphere in the hall was solemn and solemn.

After the warm-up session, the meeting entered the first session. The host announced the award and the posthumous award ceremony officially began.

Qin Yu was not surprised when he heard this call, because when he came in the morning, he had already heard that there would be a conferment ceremony today. At the same time, he was a little happy, thinking that the surprise Chen Jun mentioned yesterday might be this.

Are you going to be promoted?

"Li Yangyong, Zhang Bei of the 852nd Regiment... Bi Zhifei of the 851st Regiment...!"

The host shouted loudly while holding the list of names. The officers sitting next to Qin Yu all stood up and lined up quickly, marching up to the podium, but Qin Yu was the only one whose name was not called.

This is a bit embarrassing. The lower-level people have been called out, but Qin Yu has not been named yet, which means that this award has little to do with him, which means that he cannot be promoted.

Qin Yu felt a little dissatisfied, because although the mixed brigade did not play well in the first half and had a low sense of presence, and a large number of soldiers fled in fear of fighting, there were some bright spots in the second half. The rescue headquarters ensured the absolute safety of our generals, and they went deep alone to capture the enemy's major general and senior colonel. This kind of military exploits is quite remarkable even compared to the poor performance in the first half.

Therefore, Qin Yu felt that even if the World War II Area Headquarters did not mention his rank, it should still commend Qi Lin, Daya, Wang Tianhui, and other officers who died.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, the first batch of awarded officers saluted and left the rostrum. As expected, the host called the names of Li Zhan, Qi Lin, Daya and others.

Daya was promoted one level, from major to lieutenant colonel. Liang Xing was posthumously awarded the rank of major. He was a first-level martyr of the Special Administrative Region. His immediate family members enjoyed a permanent military subsidy of more than 4,000 yuan per month for the Special Administrative Region. In this era, this is not considered small money.

Others, Lao You, and the officers of the Wang family who died were also named, posthumously awarded military ranks, and became martyrs posthumously. Although the man was dead, the World War II Area Headquarters did everything it could, even more meticulously than Qin Yu had considered.

Qin Yu felt very uncomfortable as he heard familiar names being called out one after another. But the result given by the World War II Zone was fair, and he couldn't say anything.

After the awarding ceremony and the posthumous awarding ceremony, the commander of the World War II zone read out the decision to reorganize the troops participating in the war.

"After studying at a meeting of the Military Council of the World War II Zone Headquarters, and taking into account the possibility of long-term military conflicts on the northwest front in the future, it has been decided to expand the first mixed brigade of the 116th Division from the original 6,000 to 9,000. Give the right to form regiment-level combat units..."

When Qin Yu heard this, he was instantly confused.

"The designation of the original 1st Mixed Brigade has been cancelled, and changed to the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade of the World War II Field Army. Starting from the 1st of next month, the troops will be deployed to the Sichuan Prefecture area. The specific garrison locations will be officially announced after study by the Military Council!"

In the audience, Qin Yu's blood boiled after hearing these reorganization orders.

"Commander Qin Yu, please come to the stage to accept the award." the host shouted.

Damn it, are there still awards?

After Qin Yu was startled, he immediately stood up and followed several other officers who had also not been awarded the title, and went to the rostrum.

The commander of the World War II area, the chief of general staff, and several officers from the seventh and eighth districts all stood up, took the exquisite medal gift boxes, and came to the officers.

"Colonel Qin Yu was officially awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Medal of Honor First Class!"

Qin Yu has a temper that he scolds his mother when he suffers a loss and calls his elder brother when he gets a benefit. At this moment, a little surprise suddenly came and he was smiling like a chrysanthemum.

With the golden medal hanging on his chest, Qin Yu saluted the commander.

"Thank you for your hard work." After shaking hands with Qin Yu, the commander made a relatively special move and patted his arm.

Not far away, Chen Jun winked at Qin Yu as a congratulation.

In the audience, Lin Xiao hugged his shoulders and looked at Qin Yu, with a smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.

…

After the meeting.

Many people came to congratulate Qin Yu. After thanking him all the way, he took the time to go to Feng Ji and thank him in person.

In the lounge, Feng Ji drank tea and said softly to Qin Yu: "You have just been awarded the title less than two months ago. Although you have made military exploits, you have also done it. If you are mentioned as a senior colonel again, it is inevitable that there will be gossip. But I will expand for you. The establishment was changed from 6,000 to 9,000, and he was awarded the Army Medal of Honor First Class. It will be a matter of time before he raises his military rank. As long as the independent mixed brigade is fully established, it will be done."

"Thank you, Chief Feng!" Qin Yu immediately stood up and saluted, rubbed his palms, came forward with a smile, and asked in a low voice: "Then, where are the troops...?"

"The source of troops is currently a problem for all ministries. This problem can only be solved by yourself."

When Qin Yu heard this, he nodded slightly disappointedly.

"Do you know what the Army Medal of Honor First Class represents?" Feng Ji immediately raised his head and asked.

Qin Yu was startled and shook his head.

"Having this medal on your chest opens the way to be promoted to a general officer." Feng Ji stood up, reached out and patted Qin Yu's arm and said, "Young man, as long as you don't seek death, be down-to-earth and slow down." If we develop slowly, there will definitely be a place for you in the military and political affairs of District 9."

"I understand." Qin Yu nodded.

"Okay, that's it, I'm going to talk about something." After Feng Ji said that, he turned and left.

When Qin Yu was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone calling him: "Sir Qin, Director Wu asked you to come up and talk to you if I have anything to do."