The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 485: Tiger Brigade and Eagle Brigade

Malone Military Training Base.

On the open space, a temporary stage was built, with colorful flags fluttering and bright flowers.

Early in the morning, the troops had already lined up. The three brigades, the heavy combined brigade, the medium combined brigade, and the light combined brigade, all the soldiers were lined up according to each brigade, each battalion within each brigade, and each company within each battalion.

All tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and infantry battlefields were neatly arranged, with their respective company flags, battalion flags, and brigade flags at the front.

"We will hold a combat commendation meeting today. First, we will play the national anthem and raise the national flag!" Liu Tao personally served as the host and announced in a loud voice.

Suddenly, during the national anthem, the flag guard raised the national flag, and all the soldiers sang the national anthem.

The singing was loud and the crowd was excited.

"Next, please lead the inspection of the troops!" Liu Tao announced the second item.

Suddenly, the old man in military uniform, led by Li Fuguo, rode in a military off-road vehicle and reviewed the troops, reviewing these three heroic troops that were brave and good at fighting and had made brilliant achievements, and reviewing this group of capable and battle-hardened soldiers.

The old man greeted the soldiers, and the soldiers responded to him with sonorous and powerful voices.

Being able to hold such a grand commendation ceremony here is in itself the greatest affirmation of their performance on the battlefield.

The soldiers' eyes were filled with murderous intent and were very sharp.

This is not something that ordinary soldiers can have.

But they are truly elite soldiers who have experienced many battles, the real elite, forged with the blood of the enemy.

The old man looked at this troop, as if he saw the elite veterans who had fought in hundreds of battles and were invincible decades ago!

The old man had walked out of the battlefield, and could be said to have crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, so he naturally knew what this meant.

It means powerful combat capability, which means being invincible!

Even when facing an enemy with better weapons and equipment and in an advantageous position, they dared to launch a charge and win the battle.

Looking at this elite group of veterans, he knew that his previous decision was absolutely correct.

This is not just about winning a few big battles and destroying several enemy divisions. More importantly, such a force has a far-reaching impact and can train a group of commanders with excellent command and combat capabilities.

It was also because of this that he personally attended this commendation meeting, which was extremely grand.

Afterwards, a commendation meeting was held.

The first thing that started was the individual commendation meeting. Because the three combined brigades fought brilliantly, 12 soldiers were awarded the honorary title of "First-Class Combat Hero" and 58 soldiers were awarded the honorary title of "Second-Class Combat Hero". As for the first-class medal of merit, the second-class medal of merit, and the third-class medal of merit, they were awarded wholesale as long as they met the standards of combat merit.

Each soldier wears a military medal. This is what they deserve and is also the country's recognition of them.

That is to say, on the battlefield, it is not easy to be awarded the third-class merit, let alone the second-class merit or even the first-class merit.

In times of war, soldiers can gain military merit and be awarded first-class merit by fighting bravely and disregarding life and death, but in times of peace, this is not feasible.

There is a saying that has been circulating in the army: First-class merit requires life, second-class merit requires disability, and third-class merit requires sweating profusely; third-class merit is received while standing, second-class merit is received while lying down, and first-class merit is received by family members!
As for the special merit, it has not been awarded since the end of the war in 1953.

But now, the higher-ups are very generous and have approved a large number of military medals and honorary titles!
There are also many first-class and second-class collective merits, and the least awarded is the third-class group merit!

"Award it to the medium combined brigade, the 'Tiger Brigade'!" When the old man announced this, the soldiers of the entire medium combined brigade expressed excitement.

This means that they also have their own honorary titles.

The Tiger Brigade sounds mighty just by hearing the name.

Tiger, that is the king of beasts! The value of these three words "Tiger Brigade" is absolutely great, representing the country's affirmation of the medium-sized combined brigade.

This also means that after the heavy combined brigade 'Tiger Brigade', the three combined brigades now have another honor brigade - the Tiger Brigade!

Li Hua, the commander of the medium-sized combined brigade, was excited as he and the political commissar took over the special flag from the leader. There was a tiger painted on the flag, grinning and roaring, looking very majestic.

They have worked hard until now and finally earned this honor for the medium combined brigade.

Even if it means death, they are willing.

"Awarded to the light combined brigade 'Eagle Brigade'!" the old man announced.

Yingyang means flying like an eagle.

This is a great compliment.

Again, this is great praise.

In terms of the victories won in this campaign to the south, the performance of the light combined brigade was second only to the heavy combined brigade and even above the medium combined brigade.

It was also through its outstanding performance on the battlefield that the light combined brigade won great honor.

When the exclusive flag of the 'Eagle Brigade' appeared, all the soldiers of the light combined brigade had shining eyes and excitement on their faces.

They all know that this is a great recognition from the country for their superior performance.

In their eyes, this flag belonging exclusively to the 'Eagle Brigade' is so beautiful, elegant and majestic.

This flag will be the source of their lives in the future, and they will work tirelessly to keep it flying.

Even if the entire brigade is sacrificed, this flag cannot fall on the battlefield, let alone be captured by the enemy.

When Chen Ping and the political commissar came on stage to take over the flag of the 'Eagle Brigade' and waved it, all the soldiers of the light combined brigade cheered and applauded warmly.

The leaders couldn't help but applaud.

Although the three combined brigades did not participate in the war in the south for a long time, their achievements were truly outstanding.

The three combined brigades demonstrated the military might and national prestige on the battlefield!
These honors are all well-deserved by the three combined brigades. Their outstanding performance on the battlefield has earned them the honors.

At the same time, it was during this campaign to the south that the powerful combat effectiveness of the combined brigade was fully demonstrated at the brigade level.

Although it is a brigade-level combat unit, its firepower is extremely strong and it is more flexible than a division-level unit.

Now there are far more military experts who agree with combined forces than before.

Now more and more military experts believe that synthetic forces will be a construction direction for the mechanization of troops.

Although the sound is not yet overwhelming, it is much better than at the beginning.

But everyone is wondering why the medium and light combined brigades were both commended as brigade units, but the heavy combined brigade was not.

Although the "Tiger Brigade" flag of the heavy combined brigade was already an invaluable honor, the combined brigade won the most victories and made the most contributions in the battles southward.

Our army has always been clear about rewards and punishments, rewarding those who have made contributions and punishing those who have made mistakes.

The heavy combined brigade has made so many military achievements, so it is natural that it should be rewarded.

(End of this chapter)