Girls und War

In comparison, the privates' ceremonial uniforms looked a bit shabby.

Apart from the "Defender of Humanity" honorary service medal that everyone has, there is nothing else.

Most of the other non-commissioned officers had one Iron-edged Military Medal, and some even had two.

The one with the most is Sergeant Rice Ball, who even has three Iron Edge Combat Medals.

It seems that she has already met the principled admission standards for military academies, but for some reason, she has never been included in the military academy admission list.

Seeing that everyone was almost ready, Doragon coughed lightly and ordered everyone to set off.

Everyone lined up and boarded the military bus. After they sat down inside, the convoy flew high into the sky and headed for the high-altitude air force train station.

Half an hour later, the Red Dragon Squadron arrived at its destination.

The military commendation ceremony venue in Hua District.

Basically, military commendation meetings are held in the first few days of every month.

The general time is after the entire rotation team of last month has all withdrawn from the imaginary battlefield.

Frontline combat troops are usually the last batch to be rotated out. So they were rotated out yesterday, and today we held a commendation meeting.

The last commendation was after Xia Shu and the others entered the imaginary battlefield, so I didn't see it.

And this time, they simply stood on the podium.

The evaluation of military merits in the war zone is efficient and frequent.

Once a month, a large number of military medals are issued.

There's nothing to be reluctant about, after all, commendation ceremonies can boost soldiers' fighting spirit. Seeing the awards ceremony this time might even make them more enthusiastic for the next battle.

After the Red Dragon Squadron had formed their team, they marched outside the venue and reported to the admissions department.

There was a long line of troops at the entrance to the venue, but as they were frontline combat troops, they entered through the dedicated passage for frontline troops.

The girls in the standing troops all showed envious expressions.

As you enter the venue, you will see a huge conference hall.

The venue was fan-shaped, with seating arranged in a tiered pattern. Xia Shu estimated that it could accommodate tens of thousands of people.

It's a very vast place.

The Red Dragon Squadron's seat was in the front row. Dragon followed the guide robot down the side stairs and found their seating area.

The girls sat down in their seats neatly.

After a while, a captain came over and called the company commander and Xia Shu over.

They will be on stage for the awards ceremony later, so they need to rehearse in advance.

After determining their seats, they waited.

A little later, girls from various companies in the Flower District entered the venue.

Xia Shu observed that they were the only soldiers at the level of firefighting, which was the era of hot weapons.

I guess the award venue for cold weapons and space battles is somewhere else.

When the time came and all the companies entered the venue, the host, Lieutenant Colonel, stepped onto the stage and the venue immediately became silent.

The lieutenant colonel announced the start of the award ceremony, gave a brief speech, and then led out the list of all the people who received medals on the big screen.

Natsuki saw the name of the Red Dragon Squadron and her name on it.

Then the theater flag came on stage and all personnel stood and saluted.

Then the awards began.

The first awards to be presented were for the Logistics Support Medal, which was divided into group and individual awards.

Xia Shu saw several officers from the logistics company come on stage. The host explained the details of their military achievements one by one, and a female major general from the logistics department awarded them military medals.

Then everyone applauded.

Following that were the awarding of military medals for medical, scientific research, and strategic staff.

Then comes the highlight, the Military Combat Medal.

The first thing to do was to award the team for their heroic efforts.

Several company commanders walked onto the stage and stood in a long line.

The Red Dragon Squadron's chief officer was also there. Captain Doragon stood in the front row, followed by three lieutenants: Deputy Captain Qingxian, Deputy Commander Dushe, and Military Affairs Officer Xiaozhao.

Doragon's face was all smiles.

The host explained the battle records of each company, and a young girl with the rank of lieutenant general came on stage and presented awards to them one by one.

When they heard that "the Red Dragon Squadron firmly ensured the safety of the front line, defeated the powerful enemy company in the Sakura District, and captured a member of the enemy team", everyone in the squadron showed an expression of pride.

But they are not the most outstanding.

The most outstanding one was another one - a front-line company in the large oil field area that resisted the attacks of three Eagle District companies in turn, fought to the death, and held the oil wells for half a month.

Others' battles were obviously more difficult, so they received silver-bordered military medals, while they received iron-bordered military medals.

The standards for evaluating military merit are very strict, and details such as the intensity and results against the enemy must also be taken into consideration.

Although the two squadrons' team badges had a silver border and an iron border respectively, each of them also had an iron border military medal.

After completing this task, personal military medals will be awarded.

There were many individuals who received the Iron Border Medal, but the host only read out their names and did not let them go on stage.

The silver-edged military medal is extremely rare and only one appears rarely.

The winner of this issue is only Xia Shu.

After the host read out Xia Shu's full name, Xia Shu walked onto the stage and the girls in the audience were all surprised.

Because of her military rank, she is really just a private.

The rumors were confirmed, the Mountain Demon King Xia Shu had just joined the army not long ago.

It was hard for them to imagine that a private was capable of receiving the Silver-edged Military Medal.

When the host announced that she had killed Lieutenant Kana Yuzue of Sakura District and eleven enemies, including two second lieutenants, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Everyone exclaimed and applauded.

This record, combined with her rank of private, gave everyone a great shock.

The young lieutenant general returned to the stage and presented the award to Xia Shu. Xia Shu saluted and accepted the glittering silver medal.

This was the first military medal she received.

After Xia Shu, the finale was an even more important award ceremony.

Military medal for bravery and sacrifice in combat.

This is a military medal awarded to soldiers who died in countless battlefields. It is the highest honor without any rank.

Theoretically, every girl has two chances to get this medal.

But no one really wants to take it twice.

After the host read out the winner's name, the audience burst into prolonged applause.

To the heroes!

223. After receiving the military medal

After the award ceremony, each squadron and company left the venue one after another and returned to their respective camps.

As soon as they came back, the girls gathered around Xia Shu and began to admire her silver-edged military medal.

Xia Shu took out her military medal and showed it to everyone. It was shining silver, and everyone asked her to wear it on her chest, and then took photos with everyone in turn.

"By the way, where are the company's military medals?" someone reminded.

Doragon slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot."

So he took the squadron members to the squadron's honor room and carefully placed the military medals in the display cabinet under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"Oh——" Everyone cheered and applauded.

The Red Dragon Squadron finally got their first reward as a team.

Doragon put his hands together and bowed to the medal of honor.

"Are you worshipping God? This is a medal, not a shrine." Viper complained while pushing up his glasses.

"What do you know? I am praying to the God of Military Medals, asking her to bless us to gain more honors - we want to get back the silver edges, gold edges, and obsidian edges!" Doragon raised his voice.

"Can a living person get a black-bordered military medal? Do you wish us to die?" Viper raised his chin and said.

"What's impossible?" Doragon was very unconvinced.

"Okay, stop arguing and go back to celebrate!" Qingxian advised, and everyone hugged Doragon and the others and ran towards the dormitory.

Xia Shu walked behind and smiled at the girls.

At this time, Rush walked up to her and whispered, "Xia Shu, can I touch your medal?"

Xia Shu was stunned for a moment, wondering how he could have forgotten this child.

After coming out of the imaginary battlefield, Rush became blind again.

To have something and then lose it again is more painful than never having it at all.

She handed the medal to Junco, and seeing how cautious and cheerful she was, she said with a hint of heartache, "You can't see it again, are you used to it?"

Rush gave Xia Shu a bright smile and said, "Yeah, it's okay! I'm used to this feeling."

Xia Shu reached out and touched Juncus's head, then took her hand and walked forward.

Several privates were walking near them.

Ai Ai Ke looked at them and smiled gently.

At this moment, Zhan Ren and Jia both showed complicated and lonely expressions.

Afterwards, everyone celebrated in the camp, and then Doragon talked about the holiday.

The shift rotation period is three months. After the training period, there is rotation combat, and after the combat, there is a one-month vacation.

During this period, they can go on leave outside the camp as long as their whereabouts are reported clearly.

Traveling together is common, while some people stay at home and play games. In short, you can do anything.

But before the holiday, there are still some matters that need to be handed over at the regiment headquarters.

As per convention, Doragon allowed them to rest freely in the camp first, and then they could go out and play on their own after two days of leave order.

After that, they dispersed.

The girls gathered in groups of three or four, talking about where to go for fun.

Everyone was very happy, except for a few people.

Several girls died on the battlefield.

Doragon called them over, and also called Qingxian and Dushe, and went to the team office together.

They need to talk to these girls and confirm whether they will stay or go.

In principle, a female soldier who has sacrificed once should not continue to stay in the front-line troops.

Because the girl who died twice will be excluded from the imaginary battlefield and will never be able to fight again.

Bullets have no eyes, and no one can predict who will be the next victim on the front line of the battlefield.

Even Xia Shu, Doragon, and Xiao Zhao, who had been in the logistics team, could have died from stray bullets.

Sometimes how long you can survive on the battlefield depends purely on luck.

Therefore, these girls who have "died" once are often transferred to the logistics troops or the safe areas of the regular troops.

If they must stay in the front-line troops, they will most likely be responsible for security and logistics work outside the field.

Like standing guard outside the infiltration area or something.