Under the promotion of Chen Rongnan, the senior leaders of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet passed a resolution to promote Xia Chujian to the rank of commander of the Fourth Combat Regiment, although some people were reluctant.
At the military headquarters in the imperial capital of the Beichen Empire, a heated debate also broke out regarding Xia Chujian's military rank.
In the end, as Chen Rongnan expected, a compromise was made for Xia Chujian. He was not awarded the rank of colonel immediately, but was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In the Beichen Empire, the rank of lieutenant colonel is sufficient.
At least to hold the most powerful position of legion commander, a lieutenant colonel is more than enough.
When Empress Tan Tai Zijun saw the military rank reported by the military, which was not the colonel she proposed, but lieutenant colonel, she couldn't help but smile.
Just what she wanted.
Because she deliberately proposed to award Xia Chujian the rank of colonel, so that the military would definitely change it to lieutenant colonel in order to show their presence.
Her original intention was to award Xia Chujian the rank of lieutenant colonel.
She was not so radical as to give an ordinary person the rank of colonel.
But she also knew that the people under her would not obey her orders just because she was the emperor.
Because of the legal restrictions of constitutional monarchy, she, as the emperor, could not do whatever she wanted.
So ask for a high price first, and then let the other party make a move, giving her the next level of demand.
The so-called asking for a high price and paying a low price.
When dealing with these people, she also has to be circuitous...
Thinking of this, the empress Tan Tai Zijun felt that what this emperor did was really boring.
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Not long after, Xia Chujian's military rank and position in the army were all in place along with the commendations and rewards from the Empress Tan Tai Zijun.
Only half a month had passed since the battle that shocked the entire Beichen Empire, in which one million enemies were annihilated with zero casualties.
This is the fastest title conferment in the Beichen Empire since Huo Yushen was conferred the title of marshal.
In the past, such matters would have taken half a year to go through the procedures.
Of course, in wartime, all procedures are simplified and it will take less than half a year.
Now that the Empress has declared war on the Zerg, it is already wartime, so the procedures were completed quickly.
At the Fifth Interstellar Fleet's spaceship headquarters, Xia Chujian attended the regular meeting of senior officers of the fleet for the first time.
She was wearing a lieutenant colonel's uniform with a striking golden armband with two bars and two stars on her arm.
That is the symbol of the legion commander.
The Beichen Empire has five interstellar fleets, and the main combat forces of each fleet are divided into four legions.
This legion includes all the military forces of the fleet, including non-genetic evolvers and genetic evolvers.
Only the two hundred high-ranking officers who control the resources and lifeline of the entire fleet are not included.
In the Beichen Empire's interstellar fleet, anyone who can be considered a high-ranking officer must be at least a colonel.
Xia Chujian is a lieutenant colonel, which is the highest military rank below senior officers.
There are only a thousand people in total.
These one thousand people are all qualified to be awarded the military rank of legion commander.
Everyone can command an army of millions.
Now Xia Chujian has been promoted from the lowest-ranking second lieutenant of the ordinary Star Marines to lieutenant colonel, and his military rank has reached the highest level.
Commander, this is the dream of many middle and low-level officers!
Including senior military officers, many are willing to give up military positions without actual military power and become corps commanders.
So in theory, even a lieutenant colonel can be awarded the military rank of corps commander, but in reality, corps commanders are all colonels.
Now, there is only Xia Chujian, the corps commander with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The legion commander she replaced was named Song Ruguan, the same legion commander who previously led Xia Chujian's column.
Song Ruguan was born into a noble family of earls. After graduating from university, he joined the army. Later, with the help of his family, he worked as a civilian in the Fourth Interstellar Fleet.
Later, when the Fifth Interstellar Fleet was rebuilt, Song Ruguan found an opportunity and quickly took the lead in the Fifth Interstellar Fleet, which many nobles were unwilling to go to at the time, and even obtained the powerful military position of legion commander.
Because he himself was born into a high-ranking noble family and was not from a side branch, there were many high-ranking military officials who were willing to give face to his family.
But he was afraid of war and came to the Fifth Interstellar Fleet to gild himself because he felt that Huo Yushen had already fought all the wars and there would be no major battles in the Beichen Empire. He took the opportunity to come here to get benefits so that when he could retire, he could go to the Imperial Capital Military Department to become a senior civilian official.
He planned it well. In peacetime, he was more than capable of being the commander of a high-ranking and well-paid Xiaoyao Legion.
But unexpectedly, after a few years of peace, the Zerg army invaded the Beichen galaxy.
In the blink of an eye, they invaded the Dongtianyuan Kingdom, the Ximaneli Federation and the Southern Cross Principality.
The entire Beichen Empire has reached a critical juncture of survival.
Now is wartime, and he can't bear it if he is required to lead the legion into battle.
When the Fifth Interstellar Fleet headed for the frontier position on Shaofu Star last year, Song Ruguan had already taken a long-term sick leave.
This is also why Xia Chujian only needs to ask Chen Rongnan for instructions.
Her immediate superior, Legion Commander Song Ruguan, was not in the fleet at all.
Now the Empress Tan Tai Zijun is being attacked by the aristocracy and is in a desperate situation. She wants to promote military generals of commoner origin. Xia Chujian happens to be the right person, and at this critical moment, she proves her value with a flawless battle.
For the Empress Tan Tai Zijun, it couldn't be better.
After weighing the pros and cons, she felt that promoting Xia Chujian was the best way to break the current situation for her.
For Xia Chujian, it is also a good opportunity for her to break through the ceiling of civilian military positions and realize her personal value.
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