He is two meters and five centimeters tall. Who made him a soldier?

Chapter 172: Lu Qinglong only won the second-class merit? !

Ji Baichang really wanted to ask Ding Wei, the deputy squad leader beside him, why he looked so nervous.

However, considering that the brigade commander was less than five meters away from him, no matter how low his voice was, it would still be heard, so Ji Baichang gave up the idea and continued to listen to the brigade commander obediently.

After listening for a while, Ji Baichang discovered that what the brigade commander said seemed to be not empty talk, and was completely different from the speeches of his previous school leaders.

Every word he spoke would be summarized based on recent training and mission completion.

When talking about the good things, the veterans below would relax for a while, but when talking about the bad things, these veterans would suddenly become nervous again.

It’s as if these fearless veterans are very afraid of the brigade commander.

"What's going on? Why is the brigade commander like a man-eating monster? Are these veterans so afraid of him?"

Ji Baichang muttered to himself with some confusion.

Just when he was about to be in a daze for a while, he was poked by Lu Qinglong next to him.

Looking in the direction of Lu Qinglong, they found that Chen Ting was looking at the four of them and asked them to get ready.

Ji Baichang immediately came back to his senses, sat up straight and looked at the brigade commander in the front row.

As expected, within two minutes after Chen Ting's reminder, the brigade commander talked about one last thing, and then began to talk about several new comrades who performed extremely well during the training on the plateau.

The host on the stage seemed to have been prepared for this. He immediately picked up the brigade commander's words and said:

"Then please invite our four new comrades who have performed outstandingly during the training to come on stage to receive their awards!"

There was immediately a loud applause from both new and old players on the field.

The pace was too fast, and Li Wa and Ji Baichang were a little slow to react. They didn't know how it was their turn all of a sudden. They could only quickly stand up with Chen Ting, stand up straight, take big strides, and walk onto the stage.

While the applause was thunderous, one could also faintly hear someone talking:

"Is this the Lu Qinglong who killed nearly 600 enemies by himself? He's so fierce! And his physique is so impressive!"

"No wonder! The people next to him are probably all over 1.8 meters tall, but compared to him, they look like little chickens!"

"Shh! Keep your conversation low! Don't let the brigade commander hear us, or he'll have another Hell Week against us."

The discussions below died down as the applause stopped.

The host's excited and passionate voice replaced it:

"During the three-month training, our soldiers, together with the border guards of the XZ Military Region, resisted several vicious violent incidents in which the enemy maliciously crossed the Line of Actual Control."

"During these violent incidents, our new comrades showed a strong will to fight."

"After a discussion within the party branch, it was decided to award the third-class merit to Comrade Li Wa, Comrade Ji Baichang, Comrade Xue Daochao, and their squad leader Comrade Chen Ting!"

"At the same time, we will also award the second-class merit to Lu Qinglong, who fought bravely and tenaciously during these violent incidents and killed a total of 635 enemies!"

"Then, please allow the brigade commander to present awards to our five comrades!"

After the host finished speaking, applause broke out again, but the discussion from before was obviously a little more obvious.

Most of them were surprised voices from the new recruits:
"Six hundred and thirty-five enemies killed?! Is this true?"

"Why is killing more than 600 enemies only a second-class merit? Isn't this definitely a special merit?"

"You don't understand, right? I heard from my squad leader that there was only one second-class merit vacancy left in the brigade this year, and I applied for a first-class merit at the army level but was not accepted, so I can only get a second-class merit."

"This is too unfair, isn't it? What is this army-level leader doing? This guy has killed more than 600 enemies!"

Most of these recruits were dissatisfied with Lu Qinglong's commendation.

Clearly, they killed more than 600 enemies. This record alone is enough to make people tremble with fear.

But why was there only a second-class merit? Wasn't this too unfair to Lu Qinglong?

If it's so hard to get the second-class merit, then who else can get the first-class merit?

Many veterans seemed to know the inside story. They didn't say much at this time, but just kept clapping.

At the same time, Lu Qinglong only won the second-class merit, and was also met with misunderstanding from Ji Baichang and the other two.

They wanted to turn around and look at Lu Qinglong, but were suppressed by Chen Ting who was standing beside them. This prevented the three of them from expressing anything obviously on the stage.

The brigade commander walked up to Chen Ting and took the third-class merit medal from a soldier beside him.

Chen Ting saluted, the brigade commander returned the salute, and then solemnly handed the third-class merit medal to Chen Ting.

"Chen Ting, thank you for your hard work."

"Commander, this is what I should do."

After a brief eye contact, the brigade commander soon came to Ji Baichang's side.

Ji Baichang was obviously a little excited. He saluted the brigade commander fiercely. The expression on his face could not hide his excitement at all.

"Well done, keep up the good work."

After returning the salute, the brigade commander handed the third-class merit medal to Ji Baichang.

The photographer nearby immediately captured this photo.

Next came Li Wa and Xue Daochao. The same process was followed.

When it was Lu Qinglong's turn, the brigade commander looked up at Lu Qinglong's face and whispered:

"I'm sorry to have wronged you. Second class merit."

"It's okay, Brigadier General. Second class merit is enough."

Lu Qinglong didn't care at all. He saluted and then took the second-class merit medal handed to him by the brigade commander.

Then the five people who were commended took this photo with the brigade commander, and the process was completed.

The third step is for the new recruits’ representative to come on stage and speak.

Xue Daochao took steady steps, stood firmly on the stage, took the microphone handed to him by the host, and recited the draft he had prepared in a calm and unhurried manner.

On the big screen behind him, a video clip of his training on the plateau was playing.

The 300 recruits were so fascinated by what he said that they were all brought into the mission of close combat with the enemy on the plateau by Xue Daochao.

Many recruits clenched their fists when they heard this. They didn't expect that while they were training leisurely in the brigade, their peers were actually fighting a desperate battle with the Indian on the plateau.

In an instant, the recruits understood why the four of them had been mocking them, the new recruits who were still training in the special operations brigade, since they came back.

In fact, it’s not a mockery, but more of a feeling of being disappointed.

If they had trained hard at the front and finally ended the fighting, but arrived at the rear and saw only a pile of mud that couldn't even climb up the wall, they would have been somewhat frustrated.

Xue Daochao's control over speaking speed was perfect. Even though there were more than a thousand pairs of eyes watching him, he did not make the slightest mistake. When he finished speaking what he had memorized, the video behind him had just finished playing.

He saluted, turned around and walked off the stage.

At this point, they are basically no longer needed in the remaining two processes, and their performance is pretty good without any problems.

"Qinglong, I still don't understand why you are only awarded second-class merit for doing this."

"Squad leader, what do you think is going on? I thought at least he would get first-class merit, or even special merit. Why is it that he only got second-class merit?"

While the brigade commander sitting in the front seat seemed to be out for something, Ji Baichang immediately asked Chen Ting in a somewhat depressed tone.

He really felt a little sorry for Lu Qinglong. Why did he work so hard but only get a second-class merit in the end?

"You should say less. For a first-class merit, there are many things that need to be reviewed. If you look into it carefully, it needs approval from the military level or higher, which means it needs approval from the commander and the political commissar. Don't talk about this matter anymore."

Chen Ting shook his head and signaled Ji Baichang to stop talking.

"What's wrong with the chief? Although I have never met the chief, if he is unfair to my good brother, then I will also turn against him!"

Even though Chen Ting said this, Ji Baichang still looked unconvinced.

"Forget it"

The corners of Chen Ting's mouth twitched. Does Ji Baichang know what he is talking about?
"Forehead is long, forget it."

"My second-class merit is still pretty good."

"Squad leader, does this count as a promotion?"

"Can I be promoted to an officer now?"

Lu Qinglong asked the question that he wanted to know most at the moment.

As long as I can become an officer, I will have vacation time, and then I can go to Lin Qinghan to express my ideas.

"Promotion? Are you thinking about promotion?"

Chen Ting was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"It seems not enough. You may need another chance in your situation."

"Eh? Squad leader, I remember that one can be promoted to officer if he or she has only one second-class merit or two third-class merits? How come I already have one second-class merit, and I still need a third-class merit?"

"That's not the case. You can't be promoted just because you have won a second-class merit. You still need the recommendation of the army to go to the military academy for a ten-month study."

"Similarly, if Ji Baichang and the other three can achieve another third-class merit, then if you want to be promoted, you can report it to your superiors, and they can recommend you to study at a military academy."

"But at the moment, even if you have the opportunity, we won't recommend it."

"Because your military qualities are still a little weak, you need to study for at least another half year to see if you have any chance to make meritorious service in this half year."

Chen Ting explained it to the other three people in a somewhat confusing way.

"Okay, the brigade commander is back. I'll explain it to you later when I get back."

Chen Ting sat up straight again, and the four of them looked in the direction where the brigade commander had just left.

I saw a middle-aged man in casual clothes walking behind the brigade commander.

The aura he exuded completely overwhelmed the brigade commander walking in front of him.

When Lu Qinglong saw him, his pupils shrank even more.

(End of this chapter)