Chapter 132: Chapter 126, Long Live the Governor!_3
These regimental banners were distributed, and soon they were raised by the flag bearers.
Quickly, during the next batch of ceremonies for awarding ranks and medals, red banners began to flutter within the first square formation.
Among them were two special unit designations—the 1st Abandoned Cave Company and the 4th ‘Kodi’ Company.
These two banners belonged to Perbov’s 1st Composite Brigade, 1st Composite Battalion. Although he had not brought personnel with him, allies stepped in to help as temporary flag bearers, raising the flags high.
The first banner recognized Gu Hang’s establishment of the very first company made up of native people from Rage Owl Star, which had exhibited outstanding performance in many battles; the second was to honor the heroic deeds of the martyred Kodi, assigned to the company where he served as political commissar, which was incorporated into the 1st Composite Battalion as the fourth company.
This concluded the entire process of conferring ranks and awarding medals.
To be honest, the level of the military band, which provided the accompanying music in loops, was quite average, and the formations of soldiers and vehicles were not particularly tidy when moving.
In Gu Hang’s opinion, especially when compared to the military parades he had seen on TV before crossing over, it was still lacking.
But there was an entirely different aspect here: this was truly his own army.
At his command, the guns and cannons in these formations would fire at any enemy; the soldiers in the formations would die for him.
Watching them from the podium, Gu Hang felt an infinite surge of pride.
The citizens from the inner city watching alongside him, however, remained silent.
In fact, among the soldiers marching in formation, many were familiar faces to them. Quite a few were indeed former soldiers of the Alliance Legion, a significant portion of whom had been integrated into the 1st Composite Brigade; the rest would be infused into the 2nd Infantry Division as its framework.
Yet, to the inner city’s residents, these familiar soldiers now seemed quite unfamiliar.
There had never been a military parade within Revival City, and they only saw these soldiers when they were on duty or out on missions. The inner city residents generally harbored an indifferent attitude towards the military.
But now, the entire army seemed to be different from what they remembered.
Their whole spirit had changed.
Under the leadership of those with red caps, the soldiers puffed out their chests, striding with vigorous, proud steps.
When had the citizens ever seen their own army with such a spirited appearance?
Oh, that’s not right, it’s now the Governor’s army… Eh? That’s also not right, we seem to be the Governor’s people too, so this is still our army…
It’s a bit confusing.
The citizens watched these familiar yet strange soldiers marching past them and then assembling neatly on the other side of the square, their emotions quite mixed.
The mood among the residents of the outer city was not so complex.
Revival City lacked the capability to broadcast live images, which made it impossible for everyone to see the ceremony.
But at least the technology to broadcast via radio was available.
The pronouncement of death sentences on various individuals by Lambert was also broadcast live via radio.
Compared to the calm of the inner city, the outer city was quite lively. As people worked, they heard of various prominent figures being executed. They might not have known who each person was, but they could recognize a detestable name being mentioned as gunned down.
Consequently, cheers erupted sporadically on the worksites.
During the subsequent award ceremony, the radio announcer would also read the details of the awards received by the units and their exploits, following the script.
This also made the poor in the outer city realize that previously there had been such a reliable army fighting to protect Revival City from being destroyed by a cult conspiracy.
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After all the troops had passed, the last two to appear on the stage were Yan Fangxu and Tadeusz.
For the former, Gu Hang bestowed the rank of colonel.
Accepting this rank meant that he was saying goodbye to the Imperial Navy sequence and joining the ranks of the Rage Owl Star Planetary Defense Force.
The relevant formalities were already in progress, and Gu Hang had even made a special point of discussing his case with Colonel Yelisia.
Therefore, Gu Hang spent 10 points of favor to activate Yan Fangxu.
In the system’s appraisal, he was classified as a rarity of N, which stands for normal, a level 2 military commander with his highest attribute, command, reaching 12 points, and only one trait, [Excellent Military Commander], nothing special.
Beyond receiving the rank of colonel, Yan Fangxu was also awarded a ‘Revival Medal’.
And standing next to him, Tadeusz was conferred the rank of lieutenant colonel, and further, was awarded a ‘Wind-Extinguishing Medal’.
The medal was irregularly conical, resembling the abstract shape of a tornado.
Designed by Gu Hang as the second type of medal, only one was issued this time, and it was for Tadeusz.
Without a doubt, the ‘Wind-Extinguishing Medal’ was a hundred times more precious than the Revival Medal in the entire military’s medal system.
After the personal conferring of ranks and awards was completed, both men also received a flag each.
They saluted Gu Hang, donned their ranks, wore their medals on their chests, and holding the banners, descended from the stage.
Next, each moved to the very front of the two large square formations, passing the flags to the flag bearers who had been prepared.
The flag-bearing squad raised the red flags, and both banners were established at the forefront of the two military units.