nycdaug Chapter 279 Finally Promoted
Chapter 279 Finally Promoted
On November 29th, Li Chenglong had been busy with various post-war matters. He, along with Yun Lan and other key officers and cadres from relevant units in Shuguang City, personally led teams to visit the families of fallen soldiers to offer condolences and to personally visit the wounded soldiers, fulfilling all reasonable requests. Shuguang City also provided suitable accommodations for orphans, widows, and elderly people.
Early in the morning, Li Chenglong finished writing the operational report in detail. He first signed his name, then had Yun Lan sign hers before asking Wang Jie to send it to the Eastern Theater Command and the headquarters in the Central Theater Command. After finishing this task, he rushed to the Central Computer Room. Today was the routine training session, and all members of the Central Computer Office were required to attend and listen to the lecture by the super artificial intelligence Lilith.
The class lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Li Chenglong stretched, reviewed what he had learned, and then left with Zhao Liying and the others. Considering everyone's good performance that morning, Li Chenglong decided to treat them to lunch at his home. These past few days had been busy, so Li Yunhao had been taken care of by his grandmother, Qin Fangyu, leaving Song Yixin to cook for Li Chenglong and Yunlan.
The 12 members of the Central Computer Office sat at two tables. In addition to the food prepared by Song Yixin, there was also food that Li Chenglong had previously prepared and stored in the psionic space storage area. In case there was not enough food, he also specially ordered some food from the canteen of the organization.
赵莉颖拿出一张报告，高兴的说：“目前我们曙光城一共有人口191112人，其中军队人数4万7千人，政府部门有编制的人员有5100人。这19万多的人口中，异能者和觉醒者加起来共有6117人，其中11级1名、10级12名、9级85人、8级845人。目前各类物资充足，居民安居乐业，曙光城呈现出欣欣向荣的景象。”
Han Xiaoling also took out a report and said: "Currently, there are more than 21000 students in Shuguang City, with a total of 45 schools, including 20 kindergartens, 12 primary schools, 6 junior high schools, 3 senior high schools, and 4 schools specializing in supernatural abilities. The teaching staff is strong, the schools are well-equipped, and students can study and live in a comfortable and safe place."
He Siyu continued, "Currently, in terms of military strength, the Dawn Army has a total of 30 crystal beam cannons, 10 space fighters, 3 X2 spaceships, 4022 energy rifles, and 500 crystal machine guns newly manufactured by Captain Li in his space factory, which have been distributed to various combat units."
The Crystal Machine Gun was recently manufactured by Li Chenglong at the space factory. It uses the same caliber bullets as the Type 20 rifle, weighs 10kg, and has a rate of fire of 1000 rounds per minute. If properly maintained, the Crystal Machine Gun has an effective service life of 300 million rounds. The initial purpose of manufacturing the Crystal Rifle was to compensate for the lack of firepower. After discussion, it was decided to name it the Type 11 Slaughter Machine Gun.
Then some other people gave reports, and Li Chenglong listened patiently before saying, "Good, Dawn City is really in great shape right now. It's almost the end of the year, so there may not be any major combat operations for the time being, but don't let your guard down. I estimate that we will have to fight continuously next year. Yesterday I had a video call with General Chen Guoqiang and others, and we all agreed that we must completely wipe out the zombies in China before June next year to prepare for the alien invasion later."
At 2 PM, Li Chenglong, who was chatting with Yunlan, suddenly received a call from the city defense department saying that someone from headquarters had arrived, led by Lieutenant General Shangguan Jingyun, deputy commander of the Black Gold City Command of the Central Theater Command. Currently, in China's various theater commands, apart from the main base which has a commander, the highest military leader of other bases is at most a deputy commander, and most of them hold the rank of lieutenant general.
Upon hearing that Shangguan Jingyun had arrived with her entourage, Li Chenglong and Yunlan immediately instructed the city defense department to invite TM in. They then informed the heads of the propaganda department and the Shuguang City Broadcasting Bureau, asking them to prepare to welcome her. Ma Tiancheng, upon learning this, stated that he would go with Li Chenglong and TM.
Since Shangguan Jingyun and the others had already entered Dawn City, it was unlikely that they could go out to greet them at this time. So, the group arrived in front of the Dawn Building, ready to welcome their guests. Soon after, led by two vehicles from the city defense department, six more vehicles of varying sizes arrived one after another.
Shangguan Jingyun stepped out of the car, looked at the large crowd of people welcoming them, and shook hands with Li Chenglong with a smile, saying, "I've been here more than once or twice, there's no need for such a big fuss." Li Chenglong also smiled and said, "Our organization doesn't actually have many people; most of them came to welcome you spontaneously."
Then, both sides introduced themselves, and that was how they got to know each other. Li Chenglong welcomed them into the reception hall. After a few pleasantries, Shangguan Jingyun said earnestly, "Lord Li, I came here without prior notice because General Chen Guoqiang wanted to give you a surprise. However, there are still too few people here. I hope you can convene a meeting of all high-ranking officials, including the top officials of the government and the military."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Okay, it's almost 3 o'clock now. Everyone except those on vacation should be at work. I'll hold a regular meeting on the second floor of our Shuguang Building." He then told Zhao Liying about his arrangements, asking her to help gather the middle and senior management. He then asked Jiang Hui to arrange for some Shuguang City TV and local media to do a live broadcast, take photos and videos, etc.
At 4 PM, the commendation meeting was successfully held, with almost all the mid-to-high-level leaders from the Dawn City government and the Dawn Army in attendance. He Shuangshuang turned on her computer and projected the image onto the large screen, where General Chen Guoqiang appeared. General Chen first highly praised the Dawn Army's outstanding performance in this battle, then specifically commended Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and others. Finally, he expressed his expectations, hoping that Dawn City and the Dawn Army would continue their efforts and create more great victories.
Then Shangguan Jingyun stepped onto the stage. General Chen had already said what needed to be said, so she didn't elaborate further, simply expressing her admiration for Dawn City and the Dawn Army. She then took out a box containing two epaulets with one tassel and two stars, personally pinning them on Li Chenglong before leading the applause. Everyone in the audience stood up and applauded enthusiastically for a long time.
As the applause subsided, Shangguan Jingyun continued, "After joint discussions by the China Military Commission, the China End-of-Day Countermeasures Committee, and the Supreme Committee of the China People's Congress, it was unanimously decided to award Comrade Li Chenglong the rank of Lieutenant General, appoint the Commander of the Dawn Army as the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Theater Command, and simultaneously award the Dawn Army the title of People's Hero Army, and Dawn City the title of China Model City. To express our appreciation for the arduous battle fought by Dawn City and the Dawn Army, we are presenting them with 5 crystals of various types."
The hall erupted in enthusiastic applause once again. Li Chenglong then delivered a lengthy speech, and the commendation ceremony concluded amidst applause. That evening, Li Chenglong hosted a grand banquet for Shangguan Jingyun and her entourage. Shangguan Jingyun first signed several trade contracts on behalf of Black Gold City and Dawn City. Following this, her entourage met with Shen Menghua and Yun Qian to discuss the details of comprehensive cooperation.