frightfiction Chapter 186 Investiture Ceremony
Chapter 186 Investiture Ceremony
Half an hour later, Jiang Hui returned to the dormitory carrying two bottles of Jiankangchun.
He Daming and the others naturally closed the door and started drinking and chatting happily.
"Lao Wang, Big Brother, Lao Jiang, I want to toast you first. Thank you for your company and support."
When everyone heard what He Daming said, they all nodded.
"Daming, you're welcome."
After that, everyone picked up their teacups and started drinking.
“Gurgle…Gurgle…”
After drinking a glass of white wine, I feel a sour and refreshing feeling.
At this moment, He Daming was extremely happy. After all, becoming a general was his biggest wish.
He even fantasized about becoming the deputy commander, commander, or even the chief commander in the future. As a man, one must have ideals and dreams. Without ideas, he is no different from a salted fish. Moreover, he is a time traveler.
That night, the four brothers in their dormitory drank to their heart's content and were very happy.
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Near the end of the month, those who received the notice began to take special buses to Jiankang Railway Station in an orderly manner.
He then boarded a special train to 49 cities to attend the awarding ceremony.
Most of the people on this special train are students from the Jiankang Military Academy, and of course the dean and others are also accompanying them.
After a long journey of two days and one night, accompanied by the sound of the special train whistle, He Daming and his team finally arrived at 2 cities.
However, what is different from usual is that the train station is full of Chinese soldiers armed with live ammunition, and the security level is very high. Of course, such thorough security is to prevent overseas enemy spies hiding in the 49 cities from causing trouble. After all, today is a very important day, and the 49 cities gather almost all the outstanding officers in China.
As one military jeep after another drove into the train station, the senior officers who got on and off the trains boarded the trains in batches in an orderly manner according to their official ranks, and headed towards Taiye Lake.
As for He Daming and others, they were the last group to get on the bus. In the car with him were Zhong Sheng, Jiang Hui and others. As the jeep slowly started.
He Daming sat in the back seat, looking at the scenery outside through the car window, feeling a surge of emotion and excitement in his heart.
After driving for about an hour, the military jeep drove into Taiye Lake and then stopped in front of Fozhao Tower.
Several staff members came up to greet us warmly.
"Chief, please follow me............."
He Daming, Zhong Sheng and others naturally had no objection. They followed the staff to a locker room, where they saw officers changing their clothes. Some of them were old buddies who had fought together in the North and South Korean battlefields.
Especially He Daming saw his former teacher, Luo Sheng.
He immediately called out affectionately,
"Teacher, why are you here too?"
Luo Sheng, who had just changed his clothes, looked over and found that it was He Daming who was calling him. He smiled immediately.
"Da Ming, it's you, who else did I think it was?
You are a good kid. Like me, you are going to be awarded the rank of major general. Don't stand there like an idiot. Go change your clothes quickly. The ceremony will start soon. If you are not ready, be careful to get criticized!"
He Daming nodded when he heard this.
"Okay, sir, I'll go change it right away."
He Daming then took off his original clothes and put on the military uniforms prepared in advance by the staff. These uniforms did not have military ranks or medals, and were almost identical in style and color.
After He Daming finished getting dressed, he was led by the staff to the Fozhao Tower.
At this time, the Fozhao Tower was empty, and a corresponding name was written on each chair.
He Daming was sitting in the last row, with his elder brothers Zhong Sheng and Jiang Hui in the front row. Wang Yunlong was in the middle. His father-in-law An Qian was in the third row, with Ning Lou on his left and Song Lun on his right.
As time went by, officers in military uniforms came to the Fozhao Building one after another, and the originally empty meeting place suddenly became lively.
He Daming knew many people here, such as his former commander of the 40th Army, Wen Cheng, who was now sitting next to Wang Yunlong, and commander of the 15th Army, Qin Wei, who was also sitting in Wang Yunlong's circle.
Everyone was whispering to each other. After all, they were all former comrades-in-arms and they hadn't seen each other for many years, so they must have a lot to talk about.
A moment later, several figures appeared on the podium, and the originally noisy situation below the stage suddenly became extremely quiet.
He Daming was also sitting upright at this time, not daring to slack off at all. He pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation of the leaders on the podium.
At this moment, his heart was filled with excitement and anticipation.
As time went on, names were called out one after another.
"The following 799 comrades are awarded the rank of major general."
About an hour later, when He Daming heard the names of the major generals being called out, he felt secretly delighted because he knew it was his turn.
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He Daming had been waiting anxiously, and when his name was almost called, it was his turn.
"Comrade He Daming, deputy commander of the 15th Army, is awarded the rank of major general, the Medal of Freedom and Independence, and the 2nd Class Liberation Medal..."
The platform was already crowded with people at this time. He Daming stood up from his seat, trotted to the center of the platform, accepted his military rank and medals, then ran to both sides and found a place to stand.
In fact, he was the last one among the major generals in this awarding of ranks, which indirectly shows that his qualifications are really shallow. However, he did not feel embarrassed or dissatisfied, because being promoted to major general was already a pleasant surprise for him personally.
With the completion of the awarding of the rank of major general, the entire awarding of the rank came to an end.
The following time was everyone's free time. Some took some old comrades to Fengze Garden and Hongbinlou in 49 City to have dinner, drink and reminisce about the past, while others suggested going to Beihai to swim together.
This proposal was also unanimously affirmed by the majority of military officers.
Everyone went towards Beihai in an orderly manner. When they reached the shore, the generals who had just been awarded the titles took off their clothes and went swimming in the "sea" in their underwear.
Originally He Daming didn't want to participate, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of Wang Yunlong and others, so they pulled him along.