075: Bestowal Ceremony
Since the beginning of the war, Bradit has been on the front line, especially after the loss of the Rijera Mountains. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, the Reggila Mountain Pass was finally reopened, and Bradit City was also relieved of the front-line rules, and the intention was to take this opportunity to relieve everyone's tension, and this celebration banquet was unprecedentedly grand.
In addition to the necessary garrisons, all the troops stationed in Bradit were present, and some representatives of the nobility who had made outstanding contributions to the military department were also invited, including the expenses of the dinner.
For these nobles, such a mixed dinner may not be a big deal, or even an inelegant one, but being invited by Carlos is already a great honor in itself.
All the nobles who received the invitation attended the banquet with the highest standard of costumes, and the subordinates who came with them had to be carefully selected.
Carlos is a soldier who values reality over fiction, and after a short but solemn opening remarks, he quickly kicked off the highlight of the day - the award ceremony.
The 6th, 8th, and 12th Regiments were the first to be named as the first legions to attack the town of Stookart, and they achieved great results by surprise, eliminating more than 2,000 orc combat units and breaking through two lines of defense.
As the clerk read out their exploits, the three red-faced captains stepped up to the podium, and in addition to the necessary awards, the team was awarded the Silver Cross Elite Medal.
There are many types of Imperial medals, which are roughly divided into individual and team medals, and are listed in the order of Iron Cross, Silver Cross, Gold Cross, Purple Cross, and Holy Cross.
Several regiments were then promulgated, among which the 18th Regiment, which had captured the Moonlight Glade, was awarded the Golden Cross of the team, and the commander himself was directly promoted, from lieutenant colonel to colonel.
This scorching feat made many of the regiment commanders below look hot for a while, and they even began to secretly think about how to fight for more opportunities in future battles.
The third group of people named were the war heroes who performed outstanding in the battle, and the most eye-catching was a sergeant, who had a golden fighting spirit that was buried at the intersection of the Wind Mountain, and was awarded the Golden Cross Hero Medal by Carlos on the spot, and was promoted two levels in a row, and entered the rank of captain in one fell swoop.
Many people in the audience were breathing a lot harder, and even some of the corps commanders had a taste of jealousy in their eyes, and the lucky sergeant was even more happy and almost fainted.
It was in this context that the voice of the clerk Witt rang out:
"Next, I would like to invite the Northwest Defense Line to station in the Seventh Army in Bradit City, independently organize the Swordsman Corps, and the commander of the Silver Soul Army, Senior Colonel Zax...... and Second Lieutenant Kane, who took the stage to receive the award. ”
Kane was stunned.
Generally speaking, the regimental commanders who receive commendations come to power alone, and although he has served as a commander for a period of time, after his return, the command will naturally return to Zax.
Kane couldn't figure it out here, some of the old and spicy army commanders and some of the nobles who drilled the camp city government were clear at a glance, and their eyes on Kane began to change their eyes.
"Da! Da!"
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed through the square, and the moment was audible, and every soldier's eyes widened, wondering what honor this miraculous team would win.
Under the concentration of thousands of pairs of eyes, Kane would be false to say that he was not nervous, but after so many things, he also had a certain growth, while adjusting the rhythm of his breathing, he followed Zax to the medal platform with firm steps, and saluted with Zacks at the same time.
"Senior Colonel Zacks, in view of your outstanding performance in the Battle of the Crossroads of Windy Mountain, the War Department has decided to promote you to the rank of brigadier general. Carlos said in a loud voice
"Hahaha! Lao Tzu's rank of general is finally back..."
Zax, who took over the rank, kissed a few times, and as soon as he was happy, he made another mistake with his old mistakes, and he made a noise regardless of the occasion, and was glared at by Carlos, so he hurriedly closed his mouth with interest.
"Thank you, sir!" he saluted, and after receiving a nod from Carlos, he stepped aside and played with the medal as if it had been a treasure.
At this time, the eyes of several generals on the medal platform were all focused on Kane.
"Kane-Heratle?" a calm question came from the Imperial Lion standing side by side with Zax, his eyes like sharp swords.
Kane's heart tightened slightly, and he hurriedly and meticulously gave a military salute: "Yes, sir!"
Count Reis nodded slightly, and then suddenly asked, "I heard that you are a graduate of the Saint Laurent Military Academy, a student of Glending?"
Kane, who heard the inquiry, hesitated for a moment, because Jason had specially reminded him before, but at this time, he couldn't think about it so much, he hurriedly said:
"Yes sir!"
Count Lacey's wrinkled face was still unwavering, and he couldn't see the slightest change in expression, he just nodded slightly at Kane.
"Not bad. ”
Then he took a step to the side, out of the way, Carlos came to Kane, saluted, and then said a word, which immediately pushed the award ceremony to the climax!
"Second Lieutenant Kane-Heratl, in view of your outstanding performance in the past few months, the military department has decided to promote you to major and give you the Golden Cross Elite Medal of the Silver Soul Army in recognition, and at the same time award you a personal Holy Cross Hero Medal!"
Wow!
The audience was in an uproar!
"What?"
"The general isn't joking, is he?"
"Three levels in a row... How old is he? Seventeen, eighteen, eighteen years old, major!!"
The square exploded, and Kane himself was slightly distracted for a while, but Carlos's words were too amazing!
He was promoted three levels in a row, entered the series of middle and senior military generals in the empire, and won the Holy Cross Hero Medal, one of the highest personal honors of the Imperial Military Department, which is almost an extremely rare thing since the founding of the Saint Laurent Empire, and what is even more amazing is that this young general is not yet eighteen years old!!
With this kind of power at this age, as long as there are no accidents, it is only a matter of time before he slowly gets through and enters the general-level series with his qualifications, and it is not impossible for him to enter the court and impact the highest position of the military department in the future.
After finally having some experience of blood and fire, and after a little trance in his expression, Kane quickly calmed down, gave a military salute, and said in a loud voice:
"Thank you, sir! Thank you for the cultivation of the military department!"
This small detail did not escape Carlos's attention, and seeing that he was young but not agitated by one step to the sky, the satisfaction in his eyes was a little more.
was about to issue the award, but a questioning voice came from the person below.
"General, although the Soul Army has made great achievements this time, I have nothing to say, but Second Lieutenant Kane accepted such a big reward alone, should the general explain it, so as not to cause a bad influence in the army. ”
This is Cruise, the commander of the 18th Regiment who has just been promoted to colonel, is an upright soldier, and his words are not aimed at Kane, but simply from the perspective of the overall situation.
After all, the name of the Gintama Army only spread throughout the army during this battle, and the image of the grassroots soldiers before them was only known as a team that was accidentally left out.
Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even the high-ranking generals did not know what happened to this team after they separated from Carlos, and who was in command, until they returned safely.
In this way, it is inevitable that it will be unreasonable to rashly pull out the unknown Kane and award such a big honor alone.
Carlos smiled, and then said to Clerk Witt, "Witt, you can explain. ”