Chapter 16: The Hidden Curtain of Heroes

Except for Wang Shengjie's face full of resentment, the others just shook their heads. No one applauded, and no one questioned it.

No one is a fool or a blind man, and the marshal has been sheltering Gil today, intentionally or unintentionally, and it stands to reason that this old man, who has been fighting all his life, must not act like this.

It's really a hell of a wickedness, and the marshal, who is impartial on weekdays, is like taking the wrong medicine today.......

"The general joined the army and entered politics, since the establishment of the expeditionary force, General Gil is still the first, so it can be regarded as winning glory for my expeditionary military department!"

The old man was the first to applaud, although it was only symbolic, but the others had to echo it.

General Ansitis Gill's cheeks were flushed, and his lips twitched slightly, due to the excitement of his emotions.

"After General Gil is transferred from the Expeditionary Force Department, the position of Commander of the Front needs to be succeeded by someone, do you have any proposals?"

Boom, there was a sudden silence in the conference room, so silent that you could hear a pin dropping, and you could even hear everyone's heartbeat.

The Confederation had just signed a truce with the Empire, and the marshal ....... The marshal actually planned to choose a successor commander at this time, could it be that there would be another war in the blink of an eye?

Faced with the strange situation, the first to react was Wang Shengjie. And his expression was even more excited than that of Jill, and the light in his eyes seemed to shoot out.

"I propose - Lieutenant General Chen Ke! In the face of the danger of death, Lieutenant General Chen generously went to the disaster and was loyal to the country. In this battle, seven or eight out of ten of the soldiers under his command died in battle, and none of them thought of retreating, such a brilliant general, it is really the luck of the Federation! ”

Ahem, the old man coughed lightly a few times, and his eyes swept a glance at the generals very naturally, and suddenly everyone reacted and rushed to speak:

"That's right, Lieutenant General Chen Ke is the pillar of the country and a role model! General Wang is right, he should be promoted! ”

"Lieutenant General Chen Ke graduated from the Dixing Muhe Military Academy earlier, and joined the army with the rank of lieutenant, so far, more than 20... In the past 30 years, more than 100 battles of all sizes, and the border confrontation with the imperial army have also participated in three times. ”

.......

In the unanimous praise of everyone, Admiral Gil was suddenly stunned-

Chen Ke? Chen Ke? The lieutenant general of the army who had been abandoned by him! How can he get on the throne? Or take his place, why did the situation suddenly change like this in the blink of an eye? It's clear... This is clearly teasing yourself!

Shame, great shame, don't these people think about his feelings?

Stimulated by this sense of shame and humiliation, Jill's eyes turned red, and he roared extremely irrationally:

"I disagree! Anyone can choose, but Chen Ke, he can't be on the throne! ”

"Grass mud horse, why are you everywhere? Your Excellency Deputy Executive Officer, could it be that Lieutenant General Chen also disobeyed the orders of his superiors? What the are you going to do! ”

Wang Shengjie grabbed the meeting book and threw it out, and dozens of pieces of letterhead smashed towards Jill with his face covered. Damn, I really can't bear it anymore, our general Wang is also a bloody fighter, and when he scolds two sentences and is not angry, he can only be rough!

"Wang Shengjie, you dare to do it, let me tell you, Chen Ke he... Although he did not disobey military orders, he was only a lieutenant general, and the front-line commander was always a federal general. How does he serve the public with a mere lieutenant general? ”

Perhaps even Jill himself felt that this reason was untenable, and the whole sentence was slurred, and even the momentum became lower and lower.

"Hey, the deputy executive has such a big breath, and he is just a lieutenant general, the huge federal territory spans fifty-seven light years, and how many of the nearly 500 million soldiers can be awarded the rank of lieutenant general? How many others? ”

Li Renxiang, a general who was also from the bottom, sarcastically sarcastically said, and the rest of the generals also glared at Jill angrily, asking anyone here who has never been a lieutenant general, Jill's words almost offended everyone in the conference room.

"Convincing or not? Haha, it's ridiculous that this question came from you! Turtle son, even a bastard like you has no objection to taking power, which shows that the front-line generals of my federation are quite amiable! ”

"Grass mud horse, turtle son, who are you scolding?"

"Turtle son scolds you!"

Wang Shengjie rolled up his sleeves and slammed onto the conference table, and the whole person pounced towards Jill. Before everyone could react, a punch hit Jill in the right eye socket......

"Ah, Wang Shengjie, I'm going to kill you-"

Under the hot pain, Admiral Jill's eye sockets quickly became congested and swollen, and he covered his eyes with his hands while shouting hysterically, which was like a high-ranking general, who was clearly a gangster who suffered losses with others and then became angry.

Boom!

As soon as the muffled sound started, the people in the vultures were so frightened by this sound that their bodies trembled, and they felt as if a bucket of cold water was pouring down on their heads, and all the surging blood and angry mood were all dispersed cleanly.

Everyone turned their faces sideways with anxiety, and looked at the old "lion" sitting at the top with awe, and the air was vaguely filled with the faint smell of gunsmoke.

Jill sat down in apprehension, Wang Shengjie picked up the conference book, glared at Jill fiercely, and climbed back from the table......

"How many times have I stressed to you, (ah), fucking pay attention to quality, pay attention to your demeanor as a general! Grandma's legs all take Lao Tzu's words as a deaf ear, don't they? Fuck, you dare to fight in front of Lao Tzu, believe it or not, I'll kill you one by one! ”

The old man stood up coldly, pressed the muzzle of his gun against the table, and slammed it a few times, and these generals, who usually had eyes above the top, suddenly buried their heads in their chests like mice seeing cats, their necks shrunk in their collars, and they didn't dare to gasp.

The old man scolded a few more times in a huff, and then sat down again with a pant.

"The lieutenant general is one step away from the general, I am approved, first promote Chen Ke to the general, and then let him report to the expeditionary force headquarters, whoever has an opinion, if there is no opinion, let it go!"

"What the marshal said, Shengjie completely agrees, a real soldier will never disobey the order!"

Seeing that the marshal's anger had disappeared, Wang Shengjie became fat again, he curled the corners of his mouth, and repeated Jill's previous words in a weird manner.

The old man glared at him with a gloomy face, which frightened Wang Shengjie's smile, and he quickly got up and respectfully gave a military salute.

"Please take care of the marshal, Shengjie will get out!"

"Marshal, take care!"

"Marshal, take care!"

......

One by one, the generals got up and left, and the last one to leave was Jill, who gave a military salute to the old man with a complicated face, and opened his mouth but said nothing.......

β€”β€”

A week after the official end of the battle, Chen Ke received an order from the expeditionary force headquarters, and in front of the hospital bed, Chen Ke took out the letterhead and said to Chen Chen with a somewhat funny expression:

"It's my appointment, but three-quarters of the page is talking about you, do you want to hear it?"

Chen Chen picked his finger to show that he was not interested, his body was still wrapped in thick gauze, and even his neck was fixed.

In the evening, the doctor who was in charge of him showed only his hair and the five fingers of his right hand.......

"I know that you never pay attention to anything other than the war, but well, you really have to listen carefully this time, this is a letter from the marshal, the old man who has been on the border for more than half a century, at the beginning and end of the letter, is actually apologizing to you."

"Did the marshal write it? What's going on? ”

"Admiral Gil has been transferred back to the Emperor Star, you may not know very well, the Anshutis family has a transcendent status and power in the Emperor Star, in the pyramid of power, they not only stand at the top, but even participate in the construction! Soβ€”alas, if you don't say you can be promoted even if you lose the battle. ”

"There is no point in fighting for fame and fortune, did the marshal say who will take over the next commander of combat readiness, and so on, it is you?"

"Well, seven years from now I'll be the official front-line commander, but-"

Chen Ke squeezed the letter tightly, and said in a slightly low tone: "There is a mention of you here, the marshal means, let you sneak first, first... Stealth retirement ......"

"Retreat...."The corners of Chen Chen's mouth opened, and he finally swallowed the words back.

"The marshal explained in the letter that he is not indiscriminate between rewards and punishments, your military rank is still colonel, and your military status will be retained, after all, the situation is compelling-"

"You don't need to say it, I understand that disobedience on the battlefield is nothing, what is sad is that you offend people, and the marshal is not rewarded and punished, but has to compromise!"

Interrupting Chen Ke's words, Chen Chen said with some loss: "Is there anything else?" Go and rest, I want to squint for a while. ”

Chen Ke smiled bitterly and put away the letter, took out another letter from his cuff, and quietly leaned on Chen Chen's ear and said:

"This is a letter written to you by General Wang Shengjie, sprinkled with nearly a thousand words, and there is not a single sentence that is not praising you. Also, regarding the disposal of Frost Angel, although your driving permit has been canceled on the surface, you are still the first authorized person as long as the repair is completed. He will also join forces with other generals to nominate you the Order of the Supreme Battle, which is also what the marshal means! ”

Chen Ke spread out the letter paper in his hand and held it up in front of Chen Chen's eyes, only to see a huge gap at the end of the letter, and only two lines of vigorous handwriting were engraved on it:

Heroes have always only existed in times of crisis! In peacetime, they prefer role models who lead the hearts of the people, and you hide behind the scenes to fix it, and only let those rats who care about self-pity compete for fame and favor!

β€”β€”Wang Shengjie, General Staff of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters