The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 204 Commendation Conference
Time passes day by day.

There was no fighting on the front line, as if the years had suddenly become peaceful.

The seriously injured soldiers of the combined battalion were transferred to Panshan Hospital as their conditions improved.

As for the martyrs who died in battle, they will be buried in the Masuluo Martyrs Cemetery, along with the martyrs who died in the 42nd Division.

The combined forces battalion also resumed training.

The missing troops were replenished again.

Just after the Lantern Festival, Liu Tao had double happiness.

The administrative level of Panshan Machinery Factory was upgraded to the level of a full department head.

The rank of the factory director Liu Tao has also been upgraded to level 10. If he were in the military, it would be equivalent to a full division commander, and he would also be a senior division commander!
Liu Tao was quite calm about this document, because he had known about it before and it was just officially released now.

But for others, they couldn't help but be happy, because their administrative level was promoted for nothing, and the level promotion meant salary increase.

Even if it's just an extra 10 or 20 yuan in monthly salary, it still makes everyone happy.

Another happy event is that with the follow-up processing of the battlefield being completed, it is time to reward the meritorious service.

For the troops, the most important thing is military merit!

The entire combined battalion set off for Kun City.

The headquarters seemed different today than ever before, filled with joy.

There are thousands more people at the headquarters today than usual.

Great Hall.

Today's layout is particularly grand. Above the rostrum, there is a line of large characters that read: XX Commendation Conference
According to the original deployment of superiors, this battle should be considered a small battle.

After all, the combat goal is to conquer Koulin Mountain, and the total enemy forces in Koulin Mountain are only one battalion.

Unexpectedly, the enemy temporarily increased its troop strength to the point where it had the strength of a reinforced regiment.

But the troops still won, and it was a great victory, one could even say it was a 'miraculous' victory.

全歼了驻守扣林山的313师14步兵团，实现了战略目标。而且歼灭了前去支援的敌军457炮兵团、师属坦克营、191步兵团，一战打没了敌军313师一半兵力、大半战斗力。

The troops achieved this feat in just one day.

Afterwards, the enemy troops from the Laoshan direction bombarded Tianbao Town.

The troops moved to Laoshan and launched a battle to recapture Laoshan.

On the first day of the battle, they had already captured the main peak and bombarded a regiment of reinforcements from the enemy's 313th Division.

It took only a few days to annihilate a reinforced regiment and an infantry regiment of the 313th Division stationed in the Laoshan area.

It can be said that the enemy's 313th Division was wiped out in just a few days. After all, the fleeing troops of the enemy's 313th Division plus the division headquarters only had about a thousand people in total.

Tens of thousands of enemy troops were killed and more than two thousand prisoners were captured.

There are even two enemy regiment commanders among them!

Such a great victory must naturally be commended.

The leader in front gave a speech, first denouncing the enemy's cruelty, emphasizing that this battle was a just battle for the soldiers, and praising the troops for their bravery, fearlessness of difficulties and sacrifice.

About half an hour later, the exciting part arrived and the commendation ceremony began.

The leader held the long-prepared commendation list in his hand and announced:

"The military region has decided, and the military commission has approved, to award the Panshi Battalion the honorary titles of 'First-Class Meritorious Service Battalion' and 'Tiger Hero Battalion'."

As the combined battalion with the most outstanding battlefield performance, the most obvious achievements and the greatest impact, it was also awarded the most honorary titles after the war.

Collective honor from battalion to company.

The entire combined battalion was awarded first-class merit, which is an extremely rare collective honor.

There are two honorary titles alone, whether it is the "First Class Meritorious Service Battalion" or the "Tiger Hero Battalion", these are of great value, fully reflecting the superior's recognition of the combined battalion's combat achievements. You know, two years ago, in the "Red Dragon's Roar", only eight battalions were awarded honorary titles.

In addition, each company of the combined battalion was also awarded an honorary title.

Tank Company 1 was awarded the honorary title of "Tiger Company" and Tank Company 2 was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Tank Company".

Infantry Company 1 was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Sharp Knife Company", Infantry Company 2 was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Offensive Company", Infantry Company 3 was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Assault Company", and the Special Operations Team was awarded the honorary title of "Tiger Special Operations Team".

In terms of collective honor, the combined battalion has achieved a great harvest.

Even more than the 42nd Division combined!
Personal recognition is also very outstanding.

All of the more than 800 people in the combined battalion were commended.

Even the three martyrs who died were posthumously awarded the honorary title of "Combat Hero".

One by one they are combat heroes, and they have won first, second, and third class merit awards!

As a commander, Li Fuguo also won two first-class merits!

Liu Tao clapped his hands vigorously. Although he did not receive any medal, he was excited for his soldiers.

The soldiers were equally excited, even those who had been seriously injured before. When their leaders awarded them medals, they all shed tears of excitement and felt that their life was worth it.

For soldiers, military achievement is not easy.

Especially the first-class merit, which is even rarer!

Only during wars would there be so many military achievements.

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Thunderous applause broke out and everyone was clapping.

The individuals who were honored applauded excitedly.

As for personal honors, more than a thousand people were commended this time.

More than half of the members of the combined battalion received individual commendations!
Explosive applause rang out and lasted for a long time.

At noon, everyone had lunch at the headquarters. Today's meal was much richer than usual.

"I didn't expect that our superiors would give us so many first-class merits!" Li Fuguo said with emotion.

First-class merit is the highest level of military merit nowadays, and above that are personal honorary titles.

Among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the Eastern and Western Fronts of "Red Dragon", only about 200 were awarded the first-class merit. It is conceivable how difficult it is to obtain the first-class merit.

But this time, hundreds of people from the combined battalion won first-class merit.

Zhao Guoping said: "Our combined battalion has made the most significant contributions, which is why we have such a great victory. It is not too surprising that we are commended by the higher-ups."

"You need to report carefully at the afternoon meeting. The leaders are very interested in our combined battalion." Liu Tao said, "I have already proposed to the leaders that our Panshan Machinery Factory should establish a combined brigade to conduct experimental exploration!"

Liu Tao had never given up the idea of ​​forming a combined brigade when he first formed the combined battalion.

Although the current combined battalion cannot even be considered a complete combined battalion, there is still some gap between it and a truly complete combined battalion.

For example, there are no satellites in the sky, and no fighter jets, helicopters, or drones in the air!

For example, there are no informationized combat troops yet.

But that doesn't stop Liu Tao from setting up the framework first. If it can't be a complete combined battalion or combined brigade, a poor version of a combined brigade is also acceptable!

As for the others, you can fill them in step by step and eventually form a complete body.

Li Fuguo found it unbelievable, but Liu Tao knew that combat record was one aspect, but it also reflected the superiors' attention and interest in the combined battalion.

This time, there are no less than ten leaders coming from the capital.

(End of this chapter)