Chapter 57: The National Card
Led by Fury, Kyle followed him to the command room of the U.S. main base.
"You go in, I'm just here to help get the word across." Fury stops at the door of the command room and motions for Kyle to let him in.
"Okay, I'll look for you later."
Kyle nodded, and walked directly into the command room without stage fright.
The interior is drab and minimalist, with a large strategic map as a decorative background banner, an American flag with stripes and stars, and a middle-aged officer sitting upright behind a military desk piled high with materials.
The middle-aged officer also looked to be in his early forties, with a majestic and tough face, and was wearing a full set of officers' uniforms, and on the left chest of the uniform was clearly pinned with the distinguished rank of a general, and five stars were added to it.
Five-star general! The highest-ranking general in the United States during World War II is also the supreme commander of the Triple Alliance!
Kyle looked at the general officer in front of him, stood firmly on his feet and saluted, and said, "Major Kyle, come and report!" ”
General Chester looked up, his sharp eyes looking up and down at Kyle, who was standing within three meters in front of him, and then bowed his head with a gentle smile, "Major Kyle, you're back." ”
Kyle nodded and said, "Yes, in the battle of the Alps, in the end, in order to pursue the leader of the Hydra, Schmidt, there was some accident, Steve drove a runaway fighter plane into the sea, and I was able to escape by parachuting in advance. ”
"Steve...... For details, I've already read the telegram from Agent Carter. General Chester sighed regretfully and said to Kyle: "Your return safely is already the greatest success for our army, and at this critical moment in World War II, war heroes cannot easily fall." ”
General Chester paused slightly, and said meaningfully, "Actually, I personally wanted to see you for a long time. You must know that the super soldier experiment was originally completed by my instructions. I remember you rejecting the Super Soldier's Precursor experiment and giving up the opportunity to Steve from the same barracks. ”
Kyle shrugged and said, "Regarding this, I can only say that I was too proud at the time to cherish the opportunity to become a super soldier. Fortunately, I was lucky enough later, and I became the second super soldier by coincidence. ”
"It turns out that you have that proud capital." General Chester shook his head lightly and said in a deep voice: "After Steve became the only super soldier, I was also very optimistic about his American justice and iron will, so I also specially taught him martial arts. ”
"Steve's ability to become Captain America and an American hero is beyond my expectations, but it was also expected."
"It's you, Kyle, who has gone from being a recruit at the training base to repeatedly creating war miracles on the front-line battlefield, step by step through your own strength to the current heroic position of dominating the battlefield, which can be said to be far beyond my imagination."
After General Chester finished speaking, he looked at Kyle with an undisguised look of appreciation.
"Luck, it's all luck." Kyle modestly said that the general had blown himself into the sky, and he had to keep a low profile.
"If it's all luck, I probably hope that the goddess will spend all her luck on you." General Chester teased, and then said seriously: "Yesterday, after knowing that you returned to the training base safely, I specially contacted the president to discuss your matter. ”
"Counsel me?" Kyle was slightly stunned, waiting for General Chester's words.
General Chester said earnestly: "I suggest that you be promoted to the rank of major general on an exceptional basis, and the president has already approved it." ”
Major, major-general?
Kyle was really completely stunned this time, what does Major General mean? That's an officer of the rank of general!
Although I have had the proud promotion experience of jumping from a recruit to a corporal, a corporal to a second lieutenant for meritorious service, and a second lieutenant to a major with military achievements, the amplitude of this jump is too big and amazing.
You must know that every time you are promoted from a major to a small rank, it takes a lot of time to accumulate military merits, and Kyle has only been less than a month since he was promoted to the rank of major last time.
"General Chester, I shouldn't have accumulated enough military merit to be promoted to major general." Kyle said hesitantly.
"Hahaha, you said that if I only rely on military merits or achievements, I will fight for fifty years, and at most I will only be capped by a four-star general." General Chester laughed, and woke Kyle up and said, "It's World War II, and everything is exceptional!" ”
That's right, too. The five-star general, the only one in the United States that appeared during World War II.
Kyle nodded thoughtfully.
General Chester continued: "Those peacetime military rules don't work here, as long as you can better guide the war to victory, not to mention the major general, even the position of five-star general, you can do it!" ”
"It's just a major general, I don't dare to sit for no reason." Kyle bowed his head confidently and threw out his last concern: "It's just that on the battlefield, I'm better at killing enemies alone than commanding soldiers." Isn't it too extravagant to give me the status of a major general? ”
"Not extravagant at all." General Chester smiled and replied, "With your current reputation as a war hero, even if you make an exception and be promoted to the status of major general, all our soldiers will only raise their hands in approval. ”
"What's more, the upcoming campaign against Germany is a battle led by our army, and you, as a heroic figure of our country's representative expedition, will inevitably be looked down upon by some officers of other countries."
Hearing this, Kyle quickly understood.
General Chester made an exceptional case for his promotion to major general, not only for him, but for the sake of the face of the entire country and the army.
The hero who symbolizes the strength of the country and the conquest is just a major? That's not good, at least the general level has a card!
General Chester finally said slowly: "Part of the army you command can be commanded by an officer you trust enough. If nothing else, from now on you are a major general, and the corresponding rank badge can now be transferred to you. I'll also help you turn in the relevant information, and this promotion message will be spread before our army and the allies converge. ”
"General, you have already arranged everything, so what else do I refuse." Kyle spread his hands, this is a hard shoehorn in the rank of major general, there is no reason not to take it.
Five minutes later, Kyle left the command room speechless.
Fury had been waiting a short distance outside the door of the command room, and when he saw Kyle come out, he immediately greeted him: "Hey, Kyle." What's wrong, sullen look? ”
"See for yourself." Kyle lifted his left shoulder with a blank face.
"Huh? Your rank of major, how did you become a star......" Fury's words stopped abruptly, wiped his right eye, and said with a bitter look in his eyes: "Is there a problem with my other eye, how did I see the badge mark of the rank of major general." ”
"You read that right, it's the rank of major general." Kyle said boredly.
It's good to advance. The problem is, it's really unaccomplished to be promoted to major general like this!