Chapter 135: The Celebration of Grievances

There were 100 people in the huge room, but it didn't feel crowded at all, the rostrum in front of it was still empty, and the protagonist hadn't come yet. Cadres at the level of www.biquge.info the regiment commander sat down one after another, and the cadres at the battalion level also sat down, and there was a tacit understanding in the choice of seats, the cadres at the regimental level sat in the front row, the battalion-level cadres sat back, and the cadres at the company commander level sat in the back. There were still plenty of empty seats, but no one took the liberty of taking their seats. The scrivener box and Song Da Tongue, Zhao Platoon Commander and other platoon-level officers can only stand.

The scrivener subconsciously looked at those foreign acquaintances, Bhasin and John were also standing, they may be arrogant on some occasions, but they definitely dare not be presumptuous here. Sores sat in the back row, with him a handful of British officers, and James sat in the front row, almost on an equal footing with Deputy Commander Ma, and it seemed that this guy was not low-level.

There were a lot of people in the room, but it was quiet, no one talked to each other, and they sat quietly and waited.

After a short time, a few more officers came in, including Chinese generals and British generals, all with black leather boots and white gloves, heroic posture, obviously not low rank. One person caught the attention of the scrivener, she was the only woman among all the people present, or a Western woman with yellow hair and blue eyes. Rena, it's her!

The heart of the scrivener beat a few times, the past is vivid, and in the blink of an eye, it has been more than half a year, I thought she had already returned to the UK, but I didn't expect it to be here. This meeting was even more exciting than the accident, and the scrivener kept watching the other party walk up to the rostrum. Rena's position is the lowest among the people on the podium, and it is not even as good as James below, but she can be on the podium, and there must be a lot of articles in it.

The scrivener is amazed, there is a side of this English woman that he doesn't know about. If I have the opportunity, I really want to talk to her, but I don't know if there is such an opportunity on this occasion.

Rena began to introduce the people on the podium: Merrill, commander of the American Garachord Marauder Force, Hudson, Major General of the British Army and special envoy of General Mountbatten, General Stilwell's special envoy Bonot, and Sun Liren, deputy commander of the new First Army of the Chinese Army in India and commander of the new 38th Division.

Rena was introduced in English, and there was a translator next to her who translated it into Chinese.

Wow...... There was a commotion below, and even if the military discipline was strict in peacetime, they couldn't help but talk to each other at this time. It's too shocking, what kind of characters are they, any one of them is well-known among the allies, and the level is so high that it can scare people to death.

The scrivener box is not interested in others, no matter how high the level is, he is a foreigner, it is impossible for him to obey the command of foreigners, but he never forgets Sun Liren, and his eyes are staring at Master Sun without blinking. This is Sun Liren, the heroic general who made the Japanese army frightened and protected the whole division with great wisdom and vision? The scrivener felt so unreal, he had always wanted to see Master Sun, and had imagined meeting Master Sun more than once, but he didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly, and he would meet Master Sun in this way on this occasion, which he never expected.

The scrivener was a little excited, staring intently at Master Sun Liren, it was an angular and heroic face, a pair of eyes were not big but bright, the face was not shocked but not angry and mighty, at first glance, he was a person with great wisdom and big heart. There is a problem in the scrivener box that has been bothering me, and I always want to find an opportunity to ask Master Sun for advice in person, and now I finally meet someone, but does he have the opportunity to talk to Master Sun alone on this occasion?

The scrivener kept thinking about how to say a few words to Master Sun alone, so that he didn't hear what was said on the stage. Anyway, it's about the summary of the rescue operation or something. Most of the time on stage was Reina, who was apparently the presiding officer of the meeting, and occasionally several other generals or representatives of the generals also spoke.

Song Da saw that the scrivener box was absent-minded, and secretly poked him to make him concentrate. At this time, Lao Song was a little unhappy, because whether it was Merrill or Bonott or Hudson, everyone's speech was tendentious, blowing the exploits of his squad to the sky, intentionally or unintentionally ignoring the merits of the Chinese soldiers.

Song Da's tongue was very unhappy, could this operation be all the credit of the Americans and the British, and nothing to do without Chinese soldiers? He was very unconvinced and wanted to refute, but his identity was not qualified to refute at all. So he called the scrivener box next to him and asked him to listen to it to see if the people on the rostrum were talking in their dreams.

At this time, it was Sun Liren's turn to speak, and the scene was silent, even James, Sores, John, and Bhasin were self-righteous foreigners who did not dare to make a mistake.

Master Sun still had that expression, unfazed, as if nothing could disturb his mind. An obvious Anhui accent, of course, the accent is something foreigners do not understand, that is the patent of the Chinese.

Master Sun only said a few words lightly and expressed a few meanings: the first rescue operation was basically successful; second, the coordination between the various squads was not in place, and there was a lack of team spirit; Thirdly, the strength of the Japanese should not be underestimated, and our losses are not small; Fourth, the Chinese soldiers did not go to see the heat, they played their due role.

There are not many words, but they hit the nail on the head, which is impossible to refute. Merrill, Bonott, and Hudson all kept a straight face, and some of their words hit their sore spots, just now they only cared about flaunting their own people's exploits, and kept silent about losses. However, not talking about it does not mean that there is none, and in all fairness, the losses of the soldiers of the Allied forces, the United States, and Britain are not light, and this is an unavoidable fact. How many people will be when they set off and how many people will come back are all obvious. The lack of cooperation between soldiers from various countries is also obvious, and the previous speeches deliberately avoided the issue, and now it has been sharply raised by Sun Liren.

There was silence for a short time. Master Sun waved his hand to signal that he was finished. Rena announced that the conference would move on to the next session: the awards. The so-called award is actually a certificate of award, don't look at it as just a piece of paper, it represents the highest honor and is also an affirmation of the merits.

The First Class Meritorious Service was awarded to James on the grounds that he had rescued the most American crew members, with three, including an Air Force lieutenant colonel and an artillery major. James was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel.

Even if the scrivener is very self-contained, he almost shouted at this time, how did Jim and Jeraa become rescued by James? "His grandmother's!" He couldn't help but curse secretly. Gong Daniu and the others knew that this matter had no choice but to be reversed, but fortunately they didn't come. The scrivener tried to calm his angry thoughts.

The second-class merit was awarded to Sores, who, although he did not rescue anyone, did a good job of holding back the Japanese on the perimeter and providing cover for the rest of the detachment. Soreus's squad annihilated more than 60 Japanese soldiers, and made outstanding achievements, so he made a second-class meritorious service. Sores was promoted from lieutenant to captain.