He was a member of the Baoding faction selected by Huang Xianzheng. Since coming under Ning Zhiheng's command, he has always been diligent and obedient, earning Ning Zhiheng's trust. This time, thanks to his great achievement, Ning Zhiheng spoke highly of him, which allowed him to enter the ranks of colonel-level officers. For Huo Yueze, this was definitely a crucial step in his career.
Because Ning Zhiheng only holds the rank of major, he cannot confer a rank on Huo Yueze, so the matter is handled by section chief Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang continued, "Zhiheng, everyone knows your contributions, but it will be difficult for you to be promoted in the short term. The section chief asked me to inform you that you should go to his office at 10:30, where the section chief will personally award you a medal!"
"What?! A medal!" Ning Zhiheng was overjoyed. He knew his promotion was hopeless this time and was prepared for it. But he didn't expect that the section chief would still apply for a medal for him again. No wonder the award came a little late this time; the section chief must have been working on it.
Ning Zhiheng returned to his office with all the documents, then summoned all the officers of the Fourth Action Group and held a small celebration ceremony in his office. The promotion of the lieutenant-level officers did not attract much attention. Ning Zhiheng announced the promotion order and then personally conferred ranks upon them.
All four officers of the First Action Team were promoted: Lieutenant Wang Shucheng was promoted to Captain, Second Lieutenant Sun Jiacheng was promoted to Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant Zhao Jiang was promoted to Lieutenant, and Lieutenant Ruan Hong was promoted to Captain.
Four officers from the other two action teams were also promoted, and all three action teams received commendations, which laid a good foundation for the next promotion.
Ning Zhiheng patted Nie Tianming, the captain of the third action team, on the shoulder and said, "Tianming, Yue Ze was promoted to major first this time. I hope it will be you next time. Perform well and I will give you a chance."
Nie Tianming immediately stood at attention and replied loudly, "Team leader, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to live up to your expectations."
Like Huo Yueze, Nie Tianming was a captain who had worked his way up for many years. This time, Huo Yueze successfully took this crucial step in the commendation ceremony, which made Nie Tianming extremely envious. Fortunately, he also received a commendation. As long as he made a few more merits and Ning Zhiheng spoke up for him, it would not be difficult for him to be promoted to the rank of colonel.
Wang Shucheng was overjoyed. Although he couldn't compare to Ning Zhiheng, his rapid promotion brought him one step closer to becoming a colonel-level officer, much faster than his classmates who graduated at the same time.
Sun Jiacheng and Zhao Jiang were Ning Zhiheng's confidants. In just over half a year, they had been promoted two ranks from ordinary soldiers to lieutenants. Naturally, they were overjoyed and didn't know what to say. Of course, they were even more grateful to Ning Zhiheng.
Everyone benefited to some extent this time, so Ning Zhiheng decided to hold a grand banquet that night to celebrate everyone's success.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Ning Zhiheng quickly ordered the crowd to disperse and hurried to the section chief's office.
After Secretary Liu made the announcement, Ning Zhiheng entered the office, where only the department head and Bian Ze were present.
Upon seeing Ning Zhiheng enter, the section chief and Bian Ze smiled and stood up, approaching Ning Zhiheng.
"Zhiheng, you deserve the most credit for this commendation. I specifically applied to the military for a commendation medal, which took some time, but it has finally been approved," the section chief said with a slight smile.
Ning Zhiheng was indeed grateful. To be honest, the director had always treated him well, without any prejudice against his superiors, and had promoted him many times. This time, in order to make up for it, the director even applied for a medal for him again, which showed his sincerity.
"I am dull-witted and unworthy of your guidance. It is thanks to your kindness that I have achieved what I have today. I am deeply grateful and will do my utmost to repay your kindness in nurturing me!" Ning Zhiheng bowed slightly in greeting and said sincerely.
"Major Ning Zhiheng, for his outstanding achievements in investigating spies and advising on military affairs, is highly honored and has made great contributions. He is hereby awarded the Third Class Order of the Cloud Banner. We hope that he will make further contributions and live up to the expectations of the Party and the country!" the comrade said loudly.
After speaking, Bian Ze brought a red tray to Ning Zhiheng's front, and the Chief took out a third-class Yunhui Medal from the tray and personally pinned it on Ning Zhiheng's chest.
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