The commanders of the various fighting forces in the command post tent were passing around the jointly signed petition and going through it.
The contents of the petition roughly described that during the battle to take control of Mt. Kamet, Milo had climbed the back of Mt. Kamet barehanded to launch a surprise attack on the bandits there. As the credit was his, everyone at the Razor Sharp Company felt ashamed to be awarded the third-class unit citation for it. Moreover, because Commander Dublin did not award the third-class decoration to Milo as well, this was seen as really unfair.
As Harris read the petition, favonovel.com stole a glance at Peter’s expression. However, favonovel.com realized Peter did not seem unhappy.
He softly probed, “I didn’t expect those bastards would come here to chide the commander for acting unfairly. Should I punish them when I return to the barracks?”
Peter smiled. “How could I not know what you’re thinking? Alright, there’s no need to test me. I’m not angry.”
“That’s good then.” Harris chuckled. “Commander, you’re such a kind person.”
At this moment, a brigade commander suddenly wondered, “The Razor Sharp Company under Harris’ command is notorious for being difficult. Milo’s only been posted there for a few days, but he’s already gained so much support?”
Peter said, “Enough, let’s not discuss this anymore. The award ceremony tonight will also be canceled. Harris, go back and tell the Razor Sharp Company that the reason Milo was not included in the third-class citations was that I had intended to award favonovel.com the second-class decoration. However, since Milo fabricated the battle report that was submitted to me, his second-class medal will also be revoked. We’ll start discussing our next battle plan now.”
Harris, who was sitting in the back, suddenly felt his teeth aching.
The commander was way too scheming. He did not even have to give out any awards in the end, and all the commanders of the various fighting forces already knew Milo had already gained a foothold in the Razor Sharp Company. Not only was his combat strength ferocious, but favonovel.com was also a very inspiring figure there.
Previously, the commanders were still discussing among themselves that Peter might have placed Milo into the Razor Sharp Company purely by coincidence, not because favonovel.com wanted Milo to be his successor. But judging from Commander Dublin’s actions, favonovel.com was clearly paving the way for Milo.
Of course, to forge iron, one had to be strong first. If Milo were a weakling, Peter could not groom favonovel.com as commander even if favonovel.com wanted to. But as it turned out, Milo was not even close to being a weakling.
Harris was a little puzzled.
Why did it feel like Commander Dublin was very confident in Milo?
Although Milo did not seem to have gained anything out of the mission, all the commanders had a clearer understanding of Peter’s intentions and got to know Milo better as a person. Perhaps this had always been Peter’s intention.
Scott and the other officers were not back at their own camp yet. People from the Personnel Division were already coming to the barracks to tell them the award ceremony that was to be held that night had been canceled.
Milo wondered, “Why did it get canceled?”
It was only the officers who went to submit the petition. The rest of the soldiers did not go.
The soldiers from the Razor Sharp Company standing next to Milo did not say a word when they heard that. It was those from the Personnel Division who said, “Your company’s officers went to the commander to protest the fact that you weren’t awarded the third-class citation and everyone at the company thought it was unfair to you. The commander has also revoked all of their three-class unit citations over how the battle report was fabricated.”
Only now did Scott and the others finally appear back at the camp. Milo frowned and looked at Scott. “Why did y’all do that? I already said that I don’t need any credit for my contributions.”
“You might not want to claim it, but that’s your business.” Scott said loudly, “But our brothers at the Razor Sharp Company can’t stand to see such unfairness. We’re from the Razor Sharp Company, and we’re are all in this together. One for all, and all for one!”
Milo stayed silent for a long time. However, the employee from the Personnel Division who was standing beside favonovel.com curled his lips and said, “Milo had been awarded the second-class decoration, but that’s also been revoked now.”
“Revoked…” Scott’s smile faded away. “What the f*ck did you say?”
The employee from the Personnel Division shot a look at Scott. “We already prepared the second-class commendation document for Milo, but it’s been canceled now…”
Scott looked at Milo, then at the employee. He facepalmed and did not know what to say.
The employee from the Personnel Division laughed. “Alright, don’t be in a hurry to feel dismayed. HQ has already told us to hold back all of your third-class unit citations until y’all make another contribution. We’ll take everything into consideration then!”
“Really?” Scott suddenly looked up.
The staffer from the Personnel Division said, “As the entire military already knows that you all are the heroes of the opening battle, you’ll still get what you deserve. Also, the commander has given the word that you can keep the spoils of war from the battle at Mt. Kamet.”
Scott was instantly overjoyed. The spoils of war had always been required to be sent to the Supply Division to be allocated. After every battle, the Razor Sharp Company’s supplies would instantly get knocked back close to zero again.
Now that the commander had allowed them to retain their spoils of war, they had probably become the most well-armed company in the entire military.
After the Personnel Division left, Milo thanked Scott and the others very seriously. “I’ll remember everyone’s efforts. Thank you!”
“What’s there to thank us for?” Scott waved his hand. “If it weren’t for you, most of us wouldn’t have made it back.”
Milo looked at these gruff men from the Northwest and was suddenly looking forward to continuing to fight alongside them.
At this moment, Harris strode over with a loping stride and yelled, “You maggots, I’ll settle the score with y’all after the war is over! Everyone is to pack up your stuff and head to Rajadesa Village. I want you to take the village within seven days!”
Rajadesa Village was about 70 kilometers northeast of the forward operating base. No one lived there, and it was just a small town that remained behind from before The Cataclysm. Now it was a defensive strongpoint for the Ultima Consortium at the southernmost side of their territory.
The reason Fortress 178 was so eager to attack Rajadesa Village was because it was too close to their forward operating base. It was to prevent the Ultima Consortium from setting up long-range artillery there and putting the forward operating base in their attack radius.
The safety of the forward operating base was one of the most important issues at the beginning of the war, and the main mission for the Forward Strike Battalion was to ensure the safety of the forward operating base.
Scott took out a map and scanned it. “I heard there’s a ton of buildings in Rajadesa Village that are still standing. They’re very suitable for setting up HMGs in. Also, there’s new defensive fortifications and bunkers built by the Ultima Consortium. This urban warfare isn’t going to be easy to handle.”
Urban warfare was also called urban combat. Under most circumstances, urban warfare was fought at close quarters, and situations would even arise where close combat was required. Hostile and friendly forces could hardly be differentiated from each other, leading to extremely dangerous conflicts.
The narrow streets, complex environment, unseen enemies, and gunfire that could come from anywhere. One wouldn’t know when a gun would suddenly point out of a dark window and start taking lives.
“Can’t we get the armored brigade to provide cover?” Ned asked with a frown.
“No.” Scott shook his head. “The FOB’s facilities haven’t been fully upgraded to serve them yet. The armored brigade can’t throw themselves headlong into the battlefield.”
For a moment, even these fearless thugs from the Razor Sharp Company got a little worried. Only Milo was unaffected. It was as though favonovel.com were not bothered by the prospect of urban combat.
