Shi Lei's answer was like a knife and stone. Every word was powerful and sonorous.
All the generals present were moved by his last sentence.
"We are loyal to our motherland!" Ma Chang nodded in approval.”
He patted Shi Lei's shoulder hard. He wanted to say something, but he stopped himself.
"What I said just now was what the Head A of the headquarters asked me to ask you. Wait here, I'll report your words to the higher-ups first.”
Ma Chang turned around excitedly, picked up his phone, and immediately made a call.
Shi Lei let out a long breath. The nervousness and helplessness he felt at the beginning had been swept away at this moment.
He said what was on his mind. Even if he had to be held responsible and sent to the military court, he would have no regrets.
Even if he had to do it again, he would still choose to guard the island without hesitation.
This was his responsibility and the responsibility of all the soldiers of the Dragon Country.
If he escaped, he would not be worthy of the military uniform he was wearing.
"Xiao Shi, good job!"
"You let me see that our older generation of soldiers would rather die than submit!”
"That's right. In times of peace, it's rare to see such spirit. You've given us a good start!”
A few generals surrounded Shi Lei and kept praising him. Their eyes were even filled with reverence.
Heroes would never be neglected in this era.
Because the country and the army needed heroes!
A few minutes later, Ma Chang hung up the phone and walked over with a smile.
"Comrade Shi Lei, I've reported your words to the higher-ups!”" The headquarters 'Chief A highly praised your spirit and praised your noble character of not fearing sacrifice and protecting the homeland with your life!" Ma Chang laughed.”
"Just now, the head of the headquarters told me verbally that you will be promoted to the rank of captain! This matter will be handled by our fleet. Congratulations, comrade captain!”
Shi Lei's mouth was wide open from the shock of this news. The generals around him were also surprised.
There were many people who were promoted in the army. Usually, they had made great contributions and were directly promoted from soldiers to officers.
However, the standard for promotion was second lieutenant. Only a rare few could be promoted to first lieutenant.
There was no precedent in the entire army for someone like Shi Lei to be promoted to a captain as soon as he was promoted.
This also meant that Shi Lei had gone from a class monitor to a company commander.
"Congratulations!" The deputy commander was the first to react. He smiled and held Shi Lei's other hand."His improvement is so fast. This fully shows how much the head A of the headquarters values Xiao Shi!”
The other generals also nodded."Xiao Shi, do well. Your future is boundless!”
Shi Lei took a step back excitedly and saluted Ma Chang and the others solemnly.""Thank you, Chief A. I will definitely not let you down. I will definitely do my best!”
This was a belated glory for Shi Lei.
This delay was twelve years.
However, he didn't care anymore because from this moment onwards, the time for him to show off his skills had finally arrived.
" Don't get too excited." Ma Chang smiled." I have even better news!"”
He cleared his throat and said solemnly," It has been decided by the Chief A of the headquarters and the leaders of the military! Comrade Shi Lei had successfully resolved an international dispute by guarding the island.”
"We exchanged for peace with zero losses.”
"The greater the contribution, the greater the significance. You're the hero who prevented the two countries from falling into a crisis!”
"Therefore, the military has agreed to our headquarters 'request to grant you a first-class merit and a first-class combat hero!”
When these words were said, not only was Shi Lei moved, but all the generals present were shocked with their mouths wide open.
First-class merit was already very hard to come by. Among all the generals present, other than Ma Chang who had received first-class merit, the others had at most received collective first-class merit.
As for a first-class war hero, this was not something that a living person could obtain.
Usually, in times of war, the martyrs who could turn the tide of a battle could only get it after they sacrificed themselves.
Since the founding of the country, the number of people who could obtain it alive could be counted on one finger.
It was simply a fantasy to think of getting this in a peaceful era.
Shi Lei was stunned on the spot. These two merit points had stunned him.
He didn't expect that after twelve years of not opening, he would amaze the world with a single success. Even he himself didn't expect the outcome to be like this.
Ma Chang chuckled and patted him. However, our fleet doesn't have these two medals. We'll have to wait for the headquarters to issue them. So if you want to be happy, you have to wait!”
Shi Lei hesitated and asked,"Leader, four South Vietnamese soldiers died on the island. Aren't the higher-ups going to deal with me?"”
"Also, I didn't follow orders."
Ma Chang waved his hand and looked at him seriously."You don't have to think about this. The head of the headquarters is taking care of these things for you. You just have to be at ease.”
"The Chief A of the headquarters said that we must not disappoint the hero!”
Shi Lei's heart instantly warmed up!
In fact, he was already prepared to accept the punishment. After all, he had killed someone and it would be difficult to explain it internationally.
However, he did not expect that his superiors would not pursue the matter and even give him such a high honor.
This result did not make him feel disappointed. Instead, it warmed his heart.
However, what Shi Lei did not know was that at this moment, in the capital headquarters, the leaders of the navy headquarters were using everything they had to protect him!
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