The war is over. Since this bug swarm has consumed a large amount of the Zerg population, according to past experience, the activity of the Zerg will be greatly reduced within at least three years.
For this reason, David only stayed at the defensive wall of the fourth frontline base for three days before returning to the base headquarters.
This war has cultivated a large number of veterans who have experienced wars. With these veterans, the defense line of the fourth front line base may be the strongest defense line in the entire battle star.
Of course, many veterans here will be transferred, and veterans who have done meritorious service will be promoted, and the establishment of the fourth frontline base is not enough to allow so many veterans to be promoted.
In the past three days, batches of commendations have also come down.
"Lieutenant Colonel David, the general has been waiting for you!" Babington's extraordinary adjutant was standing at the gate of the base waiting for David when he just returned to the base.
"Thank you!" David replied with a smile.
He handed over the equipment to Second Lieutenant Mawson and asked him to take it back to the dormitory for him, while he went to Babington's extraordinary office.
After not returning to the headquarters for many days, every soldier here will take the initiative to stop and salute David when he sees him.
David saw the respect in the eyes of every soldier. All soldiers knew that in this war, the hero who caused the least loss to the fourth frontline base was David, so this kind of respect rose from the bottom of his heart.
David also returned the salute all the way. When he came to Babington's extraordinary office, he gave at least 30 military salutes.
Feeling the enthusiasm of the soldiers at the headquarters, when David came to the door of the office, the door opened automatically.
"David, come in and sit down!" It was Babington Chaofan who opened the office door himself and welcomed David in.
"Babington, what's the matter?" David couldn't help asking when he saw the brocade box on the table.
"Many soldiers who participated in the war have been awarded in the past few days. Do you have any objections in your heart?" Babington Chaofan asked with a smile while pouring water for David.
"What's my opinion, the awarding military department should make a decision!" David said with a smile indifferently.
To be honest, even the "National Scholar" medal was also a dream in the past. With David's current strength, he didn't have much thought about the award, and his eyes were set further afield.
David's short-term goal is to be extraordinary, and he has great confidence in becoming extraordinary, which makes him not care much about the awards from the military department.
"You have no objection, but I have an objection. For your reward, I will jointly report with Benton and the others, requesting that your reward be implemented, and the heroes who have achieved military exploits cannot be deprived of the honor they deserve!" Babington Chaofan put it down. He took the water glass in his hand, sat down and said.
"Actually, there is no need to do this. It is enough for me to have the 'National Scholar' medal!" David said gratefully.
"This is not your business. If the military department does not give you the same honor as your military exploits, then many soldiers will have opinions, and the morale of the army will be slackened. This group of soldiers who survived are more or less grateful to you in their hearts. No You don't know how long this war will last!" Babington said with an extraordinary wave.
What David didn't know was that after rounds of reward orders, he never got any rewards, which had long ago angered the soldiers who knew about it.
This is not just the soldiers at the fourth frontline base. Almost all the soldiers who participated in the war benefited from David's miraculous performance in the war, so the report received by the military department is not limited to the fourth frontline base.
"It is said that the military department is very entangled with your military exploits. They want to award medals, but there is no other medal that can compare with the 'National Scholar' medal. Is it possible to issue the 'National Scholar' medal again? You must know what you got last time The 'National Scholar' medal is already the highest level!" Babington said with a supernatural smile.
He has many friends in the military department, and some news cannot be hidden from him at all.
As far as Babington knows, the military department has already held many meetings for David's reward, but some solidified rules in the military restrict the reward plan proposed by someone.
Babington Chaofan has never seen a headache for the military because of too many military achievements.
"David, this is the rank of colonel. It can be regarded as a way for the military department to stabilize the morale of the army. Of course, this does not match your military exploits. The military department is still discussing the plan. I believe there will be a final decision soon!" Babington extraordinary He pushed the brocade box in front of David and said.
"Colonel rank!" Although David had already guessed, he was still very surprised.
There is a strict system for promotion in the military. For example, David was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel last time, which was a special case. The military had to promote him to the rank of officer because of his unquestionable military exploits.
This time, he was promoted again to the military rank, which allowed him to be promoted to two ranks in just three months. This speed of promotion violated many military systems.
Judging from Babington's extraordinary tone, this is not the final plan.
David opened the brocade box in front of him and saw a set of colonel ranks inside. He was not overjoyed.
In the meeting room of the War Star Army, a meeting about David's award was being held.
"This is David's military exploit. Are you really planning to respond to this military exploit by being promoted to a higher level?" General Adams asked in a deep voice, pointing to the long string of data on the projection.
Each of David's combat exploits clearly appeared on the projection. Here are the scanning results of the defensive wall scanning device, as well as the data reported by the fourth frontline base.
The sniping results alone can scare all the soldiers in the conference room. After a war, let alone any soldier can have such a record, even Chaofan can't compare with David.
David's combat exploits alone were almost greater than the sum of the previous army's combat exploits, and the effect it produced was even more incomparable.
David made it impossible for the third-level Zerg of the bug swarm to get close to the defense line. This is the key to the defense of the fourth frontline base. No one can argue with this.
And the defense of the fourth frontline base has become the key to the military's counterattack, allowing the military to successfully end the war and reduce the loss of millions of people. .
"General, David's promotion is unprecedented. He entered the army and was promoted to the rank of major because of his previous military achievements. He became a colonel in three months. This promotion speed exceeds the military regulations. According to your opinion, let David Direct promotion to major general is not in line with the military's regulations, especially since David only has a high school education!" Colonel Carville, who was in charge of military merit, said very strongly.
Although General Adams is the most powerful general on Battle Star, Colonel Carville is directly under the Supreme Command, and the soldiers who are responsible for evaluating military merits in the army are all hardliners, and they will only follow the rules.
In the past, David's promotion was only promoted at the school level, and Colonel Carville could tolerate it, but now General Adams proposes that David be promoted to general, which is completely different.
There are many generals in the Federation, some of them are gradually promoted according to their seniority, some are promoted based on their military merits, and even Chaofan directly obtains the rank of major general.
But among these generals, the generals promoted by military merit are the backbone of the generals, and most of the current generals with real power in the army are such generals.
If David is promoted in this way, he must be given a real job.
David is only a little old now, and he has become a general now. After that, even if he doesn't have any merits, he will just work slowly according to his seniority, and at least he will become an officer in command of an army when he is in his forties.
Colonel Carville couldn't imagine what it would be like for a teenager to become a general, an eighteen-year-old general, it would make him a joke of the military merit system.
"Colonel Carville, what high school education are you talking about now? Look at David's college entrance examination results. He was admitted to Alidia First Academy as a high school champion. Why does he not have a college degree? It is precisely because Our military forced the recruitment, but now you are telling me about your academic qualifications, you should tell all the recruited students!" General Adams slapped his hands on the conference table heavily, and he stood up and said.
Colonel Carville's expression fluctuated. He thought that he said this in the conference room. Once the recruited students knew about it, his life would be difficult.
You must know that every student who will be recruited is an absolute genius, and these geniuses will become elites in the army in the future.
"General Adams, Colonel Carville, otherwise, the war is over, why not let David go to the military academy for a year, and then he will be promoted to the rank of major general, which will be better for David!" General North stood up and smoothed things over. .
"General North, your opinion is good, I agree!" General Adams nodded with a smile in his eyes.
General North and General Adams have worked together for many years, and they know each other very well. Although they have not greeted in advance, General North has known General Adams' plan for a long time.
"I will sign for confirmation, but I reserve my opinion!" Colonel Carville said in a deep voice.
There is no difference between the age of eighteen and the age of nineteen, but entering the military academy for one year is tantamount to settling the issue of academic qualifications, which can also reduce the violation of military regulations.
General Adams nodded. He felt that such an operation was right for the child of an old friend.
David is now promoted to major general and has real power in his hands, but he can't really control power because David has no knowledge of managing the army.
Entering a military academy is different. Although it is only one year, this one-year class is completely targeted teaching, teaching how to become a military chief officer. After one year, you can not only get a university degree from a military academy, but also master Corresponding knowledge of the chief officer.
After one year, David will be able to become a major general and manage an army, and his career in the army will be smooth in the future.
David didn't know that General Adams had put a lot of thought into his future. Of course, the premise of General Adams doing this was also because of David's military exploits. Without these dazzling military exploits, General Adams would not have been able to do this for him. .
David took on the rank of colonel and left Babington's extraordinary office. The news of his promotion to colonel spread immediately. Although such a promotion still made the soldiers dissatisfied, their emotions had stabilized.
He just asked Babington for leave. He needs to go to the castle of Baron Dubois, and he needs to ask Baron Dubois for some things he doesn't understand.
Before going to Baron Du Bois's castle, he first returned to the dormitory and took out some ingredients from the space items.
These ingredients were prepared by David before he was recruited, and they are perfectly preserved in the space items. The special space in the space items makes the ingredients fresh as before.
David used all the materials from the Interstellar Federation to make ten dishes for three people. This time he went to Baron Du Bois's place, and he couldn't visit empty-handed.
He didn't have much to offer. As Baron Du Bois, he had never seen anything. Only the Interstellar Federation dishes made by his 'culinary master' ability could be regarded as good gifts.
In the past, David had this kind of craftsmanship, and he couldn't use the dishes as gifts without revealing that he could open the space items.
It's too rude to bring cold dishes over there and reheat them.
It is different now, David has a space bag, which is a space item that can be used only by spirit, which allows him to use the space item in front of Baron Du Bois.
The finished dishes were put into the space bag. He didn't take the 'Deathwing' assault ship, let alone let his subordinates follow him. He only left the base headquarters on a horse.
On the way from the fourth front base headquarters to the castle of Baron Du Bois, David killed more than a dozen second-level Zerg, and the first-level Zerg reached a hundred.
This is the follow-up effect of the war. In the future, the main task of the military is to clean up these Zerg.
This cleanup process will take a very long time, especially for the second-level Zerg. If there are too many people to be eliminated, some intelligent second-level Zerg will hide and attack when the number is small.
Not everyone is like David, who easily kills all the Zergs he encounters along the way, even the peak soldiers must be careful when encountering the second-level Zergs.
Besides, these scattered Zerg will leave larvae everywhere in this area, and these larvae will continue to grow out, almost continuously threatening the humans in this area.
When David first came to Battlestar, he encountered the Zerg in the wild. It was more than 30 years after the last Zerg all-out war ended. One can imagine the terrifying reproductive ability of the Zerg.
As long as there are Zerg in an area, it is difficult to basically eliminate all Zerg.
Maybe all the Zerg on the surface have been wiped out, but there will still be larvae and eggs in the ground. Many larvae have the instinctive ability to hide. Coupled with the shielding effect of the underground on scanning, the larvae have a chance to grow.
But this is also a good thing. This environment will also give soldiers the opportunity to hunt and kill Zerg, gain loot, and grow faster.
This kind of spoils of war will not be taken back by the military. It is the private gain of the soldiers. For a long time, the soldiers can get more resources.
Opportunities and dangers coexist, and the stronger the soldiers, the more rewards they can get. Perhaps among these soldiers, there will be extraordinary.
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