Chapter 41: Voting
Raglan excitedly stood up and raised his objections.
The impression of Vega was so deep that as soon as he heard these two simple words, he couldn't help but recall the not-so-friendly scene of last night.
When we first met.
He saw a young boy who was not so short as petite, suitable for pinching mud in the sand pit with a toy, but who was disobediently brandishing an imperial spear as a toy. And the young boy, dressed in an ill-fitting military uniform, seemed to be preparing to plunge the spear into the heart of a child his age.
Although it turned out later that the kid was a spy.
But when you think about it, it's a pretty scary thing in itself.
The mere fact that a child, who was about ten years old, or a toddler, wielded a spear with sophistication at the age of playing with mud, and was unaware of the imminent harvest of a human life, shuddered to him.
Although he did not accuse the Empire of sending children to war.
But I still want to ask the bastards in boot camp if they are training good soldiers or making murder dolls for war.
From an objective point of view.
Strong personal strength, resolute obedience to the orders of the commander, extreme recognition of his subordinates, and the completion of the first link of the city-level top-secret mission alone...... All of these things show that Vega is indeed an excellent Imperial officer, and even if the Order of the Wings of the Empire is awarded to such an officer, it is a matter of course.
However, subjectively, he was categorically opposed.
The smile he had seen before he left had been carved into the depths of his brain, and the fact that a toddler who should be pinching mud was actually enjoying and longing to kill, looked like a demon from hell was thirsting for blood from every angle.
It is understandable that a soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time has such an expression.
But a toddler about 10 years old did such a thing......
Raglan had already made up his mind that this young officer must not be allowed to gain greater evaluation and influence in the army, because once Vega was allowed to gain greater influence, then in this non-war period, I am afraid that the whole of Kareni will be made into a bloody storm.
"Major General Raglan, please sit down and speak. ”
Commander-in-Chief Foster squinted his eyes and opened a small gap and said: "Major Ganse, I think you also know that the evaluation and influence of Imperial Wings in the army are very large, and I can't give you an answer for the time being, but since you have asked for it, then our military department will definitely discuss it, no matter what the result is, it will not affect the rest of your rewards." ”
"Thank you, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. Ganser hurriedly saluted.
Commander-in-Chief Foster nodded: "Well, you go down and wait for news, regarding the assessment of Imperial Wings, the military department will give a reply by tomorrow night at the latest, and then you can directly ask your division commander Alcott." ”
"The lower official retired. The head of the regiment, Ganse, walked out of the conference room.
The commander-in-chief saw that the door to the conference room had been closed, and then said: "Okay, everyone is the core command of the military department, and I can vote directly on the evaluation of the Order of the Wings of the Empire." ”
Everyone nodded, and there was no opinion.
Several soldiers sent Vega's information to each of the generals, and they began to slowly check Vega's military resume, and only the sound of turning pages remained in the conference room.
Ten minutes later, the voting began.
Alcourt Owen was the first to raise his hand to agree, after all, Vega was his subordinate, and if his troops could produce a holder of the Order of the Wings of the Empire, his face would not only shine, but also indirectly reflect his leadership skills.
As Alcott raised his hand, several division commanders who were good friends with him naturally raised their hands at the same time.
Of the 10 divisions of the Third Army, 3 have already raised their hands, 3 neutrals have chosen to abstain, and the remaining 4 division commanders who are friendly with Raglan have chosen not to raise their hands.
The General Staff is generally neutral.
However, the chief of the general staff and the deputy chief of staff had a quarrel with Lucas, the commander of the 3rd Division, and at this time, only the general staff chose to abstain in order to take into account the overall situation, and the deputy chief of staff directly raised his hand.
So there was an extremely embarrassing scene in the conference room.
4 agreed, 4 disagreed.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Foster Nolan of the commander-in-chief.
The only one who still has the right to vote is the commander-in-chief, and in this 4-4 situation, as a wise commander-in-chief, he must not abstain, and he must cast this most precious vote.
Tick Tick –
A minute later, Foster's squinted eyes opened a slit, and he said as if he had just woken up, "Hmm...... Since it's 4:4, then I'll leave this matter to me alone, and that's the end of today's meeting. ”
With that, Foster waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stand down.
"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. ”
Raglan said excitedly: "Please give us a clear decision, I think Division Commander Alcott must also be eager to know your final decision." ”
Alcott also looked at the commander-in-chief.
Commander-in-Chief Foster opened his squinted eyes again and said, "Dismiss the meeting, and I will give you an answer by tomorrow night along with Raglan's decision on punishment." ”
"Yes. ”
"All for the glory of the Empire. ”
Everyone stood up and saluted, then exited the room.
When everyone was clean, the chief of the general staff, who had not yet left, looked at the commander-in-chief, Officer Foster, and said, "Old fox, what are you going to calculate, is it possible that you really plan to award the Imperial Wings to a child?"
"The child in your mouth is much better than other officers. ”
Foster said with a sleepy look: "Although this kid's contribution is still a little far from the 'Imperial Wings', it is not far from the 'Imperial Wings' in general. ”
The chief of the general staff spat out a puff of smoke rings and said: "Old fox, I advise you to think twice, if those old guys from the Imperial Military Department know that you have awarded such an important medal to a child, you are not afraid of being criticized by those people for being dizzy?"
"I don't care about anything else. ”
Foster suddenly opened his eyes: "In my Third Army, a person's talent will never be measured by age, as long as he is useful to the empire, I dare to award him any medal." Although people are terrible, I Foster has never been afraid of any infamy. ”
"Looks like you've made up your mind. The Chief of the General Staff shook his head.
The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes again: "I have made up my mind, since I have awarded the medal, I will take responsibility for this medal, tomorrow the schedule will be slightly adjusted, I need to meet this young officer." ”