"Report!"

"Come in!"

Liu Zhen pushed the door north and entered Nan Lichuan's office.

There was no one else in the office. Only Nan Lichuan is sitting in danger. His face was a little solemn.

"You may be seated."

"Thank you."

Liu Zhenbei sat down as he said.

He sat in front of Nan Lichuan. The two looked at each other across their desks.

"Your exploits are great. There is a lot of criticism. Nan Lichuan said bluntly, "The Judge Advocate General's Office does not agree to award you the rank of warrant officer. Comrade Li Que has worked very hard to fight for you, but he still encounters opposition from many people. Among them, the most fierce opposition is Mu Ciyuan. He thinks that you have not attended a regular military school, have no command experience, and cannot serve as a full-fledged officer. Unless it's you who make up for the resume of the military school. You also know that his father Mu Zonghuang is very influential, and in Jiaoluo Xing, no one dares not to care about Mu Zonghuang's opinion. Including me. ”

"What's the criticism?" Liu Zhenbei asked knowingly.

"Xi people."

"Understood."

Liu Zhenbei nodded lightly.

What Xi people, it's all an excuse. The real reason is that Mu Ciyuan is unhappy with himself.

Mu Ciyuan's arrival is to save Longding City and establish meritorious service. As a result, it is a pity that he has not had a chance to use his talents, so he was born out of thin air and took the lead in saving Longding City.

Others have backgrounds and backgrounds, and when they see that they are unhappy, of course they have to do some small tricks behind their backs.

Preventing yourself from being promoted to officer is tantamount to ruining your prospects for development in the Tang River Army.

This time prevents you from being promoted. Prevent you from being promoted next time. The next time you continue to prevent you from being promoted. Over time, you yourself can't stay in the army anymore, and you're gone.

What's the use of your meritorious service? As long as you are in Jiaoluo Xing, it is impossible for you to get rid of Mu Zonghuang's influence.

Unless one day, you can become stronger than Mu Zonghuang.

However, Mu Ciyuan can imagine it with his knees, which is absolutely impossible.

In Jiaoluo Xing, no one can be stronger than Mu Zonghuang.

Not before.

There will be no one in the future.

Those who have this sign have long been strangled to death.

"You are a meritorious person, and we cannot fail to commend you. Officers cannot be promoted. However, I have the right to confer on you the rank of sergeant major. Are you willing to accept it? ”

"I don't want to. I applied for retirement. With my exploits, I should be able to retire early. ”

Liu Zhenbei replied very crisply.

Since he can't be promoted to officer, then Lao Tzu won't stay in the army.

You can play as much as you like. Anyway, Lao Tzu's military exploits are enough to retire immediately. Staying an extra minute is a waste of my time.

After Lao Tzu retired, he immediately got the identity of a mercenary and went to help the Xi people fight. Let's make a little money first.

Otherwise, it's not bad to go to the Eagle's Nest Pirates!

The Eagle's Nest pirates wanted to kill him, and he wanted to kill them.

The east wind blows, the war drums beat, who is afraid of whom in this world!

"Are you willing?"

"What do you mean?"

"Are you willing to be constrained by Mu Ciyuan like this?"

"Unwilling."

"Then you should fight back."

"Huh?"

"Based on your exploits, I can confer on you the rank of Sergeant Major of the Fifth Class. Its influence will not be inferior to the rank of captain. Do you accept it? ”

"I accept."

Liu Zhenbei pondered for a moment and agreed.

Sergeant Major is a special group in the armies of the world in the starry sky.

They are one of the most experienced, skilled, and combat-ready groups. Not an officer. But the influence is even higher than that of officers. Especially in wartime.

The reason is simple.

They are true warriors.

They are the true kings of the battlefield. It's a trump card.

The promotion of an officer requires a variety of complex factors to consider. But there is only one promotion for the sergeant major, and that is combat exploits.

How did the exploits come about?

There is only one: destroy the enemy.

The more enemies you kill, the more merit you get.

In the army of the Tang River Empire, there was a special political training office responsible for counting the merits of the war, which was expressed by merit value. As long as the merit value reaches a certain amount, you will be automatically promoted to the rank of sergeant major. This promotion does not need to go through the Judge Advocate General's Office. It's completely automatic. The lowest is level 1, and the highest is not capped. That's right, it's not capped. As long as the combat merits are sufficient, it is possible for the eighteenth sergeant major.

How influential is the eighteenth-level sergeant major? If there really is, it is estimated that it is even more powerful than the army general.

On the battlefield, ordinary soldiers always complain about officers. Even black guns will be shot. But for the sergeant major, it is always the most trusted and supportive.

The reason is simple. The sergeant major was with them, fought together, and was born and died together.

They are never on top. They are always at the forefront. They always cover others with their lives.

"The Judge Advocate General's Office can prevent you from being promoted to officer, but it can't stop the Political Training Department from counting your merit points. I have transferred Comrade Li Que from the Judge Advocate General's Office to be responsible for counting your military exploits. According to his preliminary statistics, your merit value has exceeded 200,000. It is completely possible to be promoted to Sergeant Major of the fifth class. When all the merit points are counted, it is possible to be promoted to Sergeant Major of the Eighth Rank. ”

"Thank you!"

"No matter how dark it is, there will always be light. You see that the night of our horn is so long, and it will always pass one day. When the night passes, the light will come. ”

"I see."

"Someone!"

Nan Lichuan raised his voice and shouted.

Two staff officers came in with brand-new uniforms and epaulettes.

followed by none other than Li Xiyu. She is also dressed in a military uniform, and she is heroic.

On her epaulettes, there are actually two silver stars. This is why a lot of officers are not trusted by soldiers. There are too many parallel goods in this. Who knows how their rank came about? Li Xiyu may not even know how to control a mecha, and may have never been on the battlefield, so why can he be awarded the rank of major general? Just because she inherited the throne of the city lord of Longding City?

But the sergeant major will never have parallel goods.

Any sergeant major is a real king of soldiers. Or the technical backbone. No one cheats. Because the sergeant major will go to the battlefield at any time, and there is a possibility of sacrifice at any time. It is impossible for the rich second generation, the second generation of the army, the second generation of the red and the like to snatch this position. Unless they're getting tired of living.

There used to be such a saying, which was widely circulated among the group of sergeant majors: every promotion is one step closer to death. On a bloody battlefield, hunting down the opposing sergeant's major has become an established tactic. The more outstanding the sergeant major, the more likely it is to be surrounded and intercepted by the enemy.

Killing an excellent sergeant major of the enemy is more serious than killing an officer, and the blow to morale is even more severe. Especially those sergeant majors, who are the core pillars of the unit, once sacrificed, the impact on the entire unit is very great.

"Congratulations!" Li Xiyu said with a smile.

"Thank you." Liu Zhenbei nodded.

He did not salute.

Li Xiyu did not return the salute.

Not without politeness. It's because she's not really a military man.

Although he was wearing a straight military uniform and wearing the rank of major general, it was just a sense of ceremony. Compared with a real soldier, she is a lively person.

The Tang River Empire was also not exhausted enough to need a woman to go to the battlefield in person.

Liu Zhenbei changed into a brand-new military uniform.

Li Xiyu personally helped him put on the epaulettes of the fifth-class sergeant major.

From now on, Liu Zhenbei is no longer an ordinary soldier, but a fifth-class sergeant major. Become the core backbone of the troops.

How many sergeant majors of the fifth class are there?

Not much.

Much less than an officer of the rank of captain.

In a unit, there may be fifty captains.

But fifth-class sergeant major, there may only be a dozen. It can be described as a veritable "panda" soldier.

"In Horn Luoxing, the highest rank of sergeant major is rank eight, and you should be able to surpass him soon." Li Xiyu said with a smile, "I hope you will make persistent efforts and strive for higher achievements." ”

"It's private time, if you have any wishes or requests, just say so." Nan Li Chuan said slowly, "Neither I nor the City Lord of Li are Mu Zonghuang's subordinates. We won't crush you. As long as we can do it, we will do our best. ”

"Death pension." Liu Zhenbei also did not shy away from it.

His credit was earned with the help of the heroes on the obelisk. He can't forget his roots.

He needs to fight for the best treatment for the families of the martyrs.