My Military Career in a Parallel World

"Doctor, how is his condition now?"

"Yeah, how come there's been no movement for three days?"

At this time, three days had passed since Jiang Chen was rescued.

Thanks to Jiang Chen's heroic act of driving a car to block the dam, the collapsed area on the dam did not continue to expand. With trucks helping to slow down the water flow and sandbags having sufficient fixing points, the gap was quickly blocked.

In the next two days, God did not continue to play tricks on us. After the sudden rainstorm, the weather in the disaster area began to gradually clear up.

The flood receded a little, and the roads leading from the outside world to various parts of the disaster area were completely cleared. Various large-scale machinery and equipment and engineering teams that had been waiting outside for a long time could finally enter the site.

With the help of these big guys, the pressure and workload of the rescue team were reduced at once.

Engineers reinforced the reservoir's dam, brought upstream floods under control, cleared blocked rivers and waterways, and used emergency-dug drainage channels to quickly lower the reservoir's water level to a safe level.

The troops and the rescue team of the Army Command also began to evacuate in batches.

As for Jiang Chen, after he was rescued to the shore, he first received emergency treatment from a military doctor in the camp. After his injuries were stabilized, he was sent to the Military Region General Hospital in Jinling for further treatment.

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"Don't worry, he's fine now. The reason he hasn't woken up is probably because he was too tired in the disaster area. His body has been overloaded, and he's also seriously lacking sleep and has some minor concussions..."

The doctor patiently explained to Yan Yisong and Hong Haijiang why Jiang Chen had been unconscious.

The two had just returned from the disaster area today. They didn't even have time to go back to school or home, but went straight to the hospital.

As a result, when I heard that Jiang Chen had not yet woken up from his coma, I thought something had happened and I suddenly became nervous.

After listening to the doctor's explanation, although I am still somewhat worried, I can finally put my mind at ease for the time being.

"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."

One of them is the chief rescue commander and the other is the captain of the rescue team.

Hong Haijiang was fine, but Yan Yisong had to go back to school to report on the flood relief and rescue efforts. The two did not stay in the hospital. After learning about Jiang Chen's condition from the doctor, they left in a hurry.

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October th.

Double Ninth Festival.

The situation in the disaster area has completely stabilized, and the last team involved in the disaster relief has also withdrawn.

That same day, at four in the morning.

After staying in the dream space for a whole month, Jiang Chen finally regained his perception of the outside world.

After receiving the news that Jiang Chen had woken up, Hong Haijiang rushed over immediately.

Yan Yisong was still busy with school matters and only found time to come over in the late afternoon.

"How do you feel? Are you okay?"

Although Yan Yisong tried his best to act approachable, the glittering two bars and four stars still made Jiang Chen feel uneasy.

"Director, I'm fine. It's just that the injury to my shoulder is a bit serious. I may need to rest for a while. The other parts of the body are just superficial injuries." Jiang Chen answered truthfully.

"Well, I'm glad you're okay. Get well soon and come back. I'm waiting to present the award to you in person!"

Yan Yisong also knew that if he continued to stay in the ward, it would make others feel uncomfortable, so after chatting briefly with Jiang Chen, he turned around and left.

After watching the colonel, who was only one step away from becoming a general, leave, Jiang Chen and Hong Haijiang in the ward breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though Hong Haijiang is also a school-level officer and had the courage to play some tricks on Director Yan before, the actual situation is that he is still nervous when he should be.

This is the case in an environment like a military academy. If it were in the military, it would be even more serious.

To put it simply, if you let a major battalion commander stay in a room alone with a division commander, do you think he will be nervous?

If Hong Haijiang is like this, let alone Jiang Chen, a new recruit.

After Yan Yisong left, the two chatted for a while.

"battalion commander."

As they were chatting, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of something and said with a flattering smile on his face.

Hong Haijiang was peeling an apple in his hand. He glanced at him and said, "You have your say, but you are not afraid of death. Why are you being coy now?"

"hey-hey."

Jiang Chen laughed slyly and said, "Well, Captain, do I have a chance to win first-class merit this time?"

That’s right, this is what Jiang Chen wants to know most now.

The reason why he was so impatient was mainly because of the fleeting thought that occurred to him after he fell into the water.

As a boy, who doesn't have a collecting habit?

From the Water Margin character cards and Three Kingdoms hero cards from my childhood, as well as the various achievements and equipment in the games of my previous life...

Now that he has the opportunity to collect all the medals of honor, it would be strange if Jiang Chen didn't have any ideas.

"You are such a daredevil, do you know what first-class merit means?"

Hong Haijiang did not shy away from the topic, but looked at Jiang Chen with interest and said, "Third-class merit is awarded while standing, second-class merit is awarded while lying down, and first-class merit is awarded to family members.

If you don't come back this time, it goes without saying that you will definitely lose the first-class merit.

But now that I have come back alive, it is hard to say."

Hearing Hong Haijiang's words, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Not that he had any complaints.

In fact, Jiang Chen himself also had little hope of knowing this matter.

Just like Hong Haijiang said, first-class merit is not so easy to get.

Especially in peacetime, it is extremely difficult to get first-class merit.

There are not many first-class merits among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army throughout the year, let alone living first-class meritorious service members.

It is no exaggeration to say that you can probably count them on one hand.

However, before hearing the results, I will still have some fantasies.

Now after hearing what Hong Haijiang said, he gave up.

Perhaps seeing what Jiang Chen was thinking, Hong Haijiang smiled slightly and changed the subject to continue: "But it's not completely hopeless."

"what?"

Now it was Jiang Chen's turn to be surprised.

Hong Haijiang ignored his surprise and stuffed the peeled apple into Jiang Chen's big mouth, then continued: "You are from the recruit camp, I am your battalion commander, it stands to reason that I should be the one to ask for credit.

However, this time, the report on flood relief and rescue and the application for credit were all handled by Director Yan.

Especially because of your achievement, Director Yan went to find the principal and political commissar in person.

So, I don’t really know what the outcome of this matter is.”

After listening to Hong Haijiang's explanation, Jiang Chen's originally desperate heart felt a glimmer of hope again.

"Then Captain, when will the results be available?"

"I don't know. We should wait for a while. There are quite a lot of teams and people involved in the flood relief efforts. Just our school, including logistics and medical care, as well as the follow-up support forces, has at least a thousand people.

There is still some finishing work to be done in the disaster area.

I estimate it will take at least half a month for the order to come down and for the school to hold a celebration meeting.

If there is a problem and it is delayed a little, it is possible that it will take a month."

"Ah, it takes so long to wait..."

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Hong Haijiang still had work to do tomorrow, so the two chatted for a while and he left.

Watching the other party leave, thinking about the conversation just now, Jiang Chen couldn't help but muttered softly: "Oh, I should have asked Lao Yan about it earlier."

Of course, Jiang Chen was just talking. He was not stupid, so how could he really mention such a thing to Yan Yisong?

Hong Haijiang is his battalion commander, and there is nothing wrong with the two of them having a private chat.

Yan Yisong is the school's principal. According to the positions in ordinary schools, he is at least the third or fourth in command, which is an absolute senior position.

Mentioning such things in front of him would be no different from being arrogant and conceited.

In the next few days, more school leaders came to visit Jiang Chen, most of whom were leaders who had participated in the flood relief mission.

Of course, they didn’t come here just to see me, Jiang Chen.

Many people were injured in this flood relief and rescue operation, and some students even died.

Compared to these real heroes, Jiang Chen is already much luckier.

Everyone in Class 5 had originally thought about coming to the hospital to visit Jiang Chen.

But they are still new recruits after all.

And the new recruits want to go out...

Even though Hong Haijiang was the battalion commander of the recruit battalion, it was somewhat unrealistic to release so many people at once.

Fortunately, the military academy is the same as the army, and new recruits will undergo a re-examination after joining the army.

Due to the flood control work, the re-inspection was temporarily put on hold.

The members of Class 5 took advantage of the fact that the new recruits came to the hospital for a follow-up examination, said hello to Hong Haijiang, and then ran to the inpatient department to visit Jiang Chen.

"Fuck, squad leader, you're so comfortable! The air conditioner is on, there are all kinds of fruit snacks, and there are beautiful nurses taking care of you...

Wow, life is so comfortable!

If I had known earlier, I would have gone with you, squad leader. Maybe I could have won a second-class merit and now be lying in the hospital enjoying my life!"

Liu Meng looked around and said in a tut-tut tone.

"Come on, if you really go with the squad leader, I can't say you'll get a second-class merit, but I'll definitely give you a first-class merit!"

"Ha ha……"

The others also started laughing when they heard this.

Although everyone was somewhat envious of Jiang Chen's treatment, they knew that it was what Jiang Chen deserved.

So, I just made a few jokes and quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, do you think our squad leader has a chance to win first-class merit this time?

I think there might be a way!"

As they chatted, they couldn't help but talk about what level of merit Jiang Chen would get this time.

Soldiers value honor and even more so merit.

Especially those soldiers who were recommended to military academies through meritorious service and promotion.

Because this is the key to their standing out from countless people and changing their destiny.

"That's unlikely. A first-class merit is too outrageous. I feel like a second-class merit is the best..." someone couldn't help but say.

"I feel the same way. A first-class meritorious service in peacetime, or a first-class meritorious service while still alive. Anyway, I have never seen one."

"I think it's possible. After all, the squad leader's contribution this time is extraordinary. If it weren't for him, the entire dam might have collapsed. There are so many villages and towns downstream and people who didn't have time to evacuate. The credit is definitely enough!"

"The problem now is that the squad leader is fine, not even a single part of his body is missing..."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh and scold as they talked more and more outrageously, "Get lost! What? It's not good for me to come back alive, why do I have to sacrifice my life or lose something on me?"

"No, no, no, squad leader, I just said it casually!" Wang Hai begged for mercy quickly.

Even though Jiang Chen is lying on the hospital bed now and it is unclear when he can be discharged, they dare not really offend Jiang Chen.

After all, it really hurts when our squad leader Jiang’s righteous iron fist hits you.

In fact, after talking about this matter with Hong Haijiang, Jiang Chen felt relieved.

What I gain is my luck, what I lose is my life.

It doesn’t matter whether you have it or not.

Of course, it would be nonsense to say that Jiang Chen did not want the first-class merit, but it was not necessary for him to get the first-class merit.

After all, if he had to exchange his life for a first-class merit, Jiang Chen would rather take a second-class merit.

You can achieve more merits later, but you only have one life.

It's a blessing from God that I came back alive without losing any parts of my body.

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The people in Class 5 came to the hospital with a mission and could not stay for long. After chatting for a few minutes, they felt that the time was about right, so they prepared to go back.

After everyone left, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something.

He had not yet had time to tell his family about the flood relief and rescue efforts.

I don't know when the school will hold a celebration meeting. What if when the honors are awarded, the county leaders go to my house to present plaques and consolation money to the heroes, and my grandfather and parents still don't know what's going on? That would be embarrassing.

However, Jiang Chen couldn't make a phone call now. His phone was still in the baggage storage of the recruit camp. He didn't want to trouble others. Besides, he was still injured and lying in the hospital. If his parents asked about it when he called back...

So, let's put this matter aside for the time being.

If the school is giving out awards, the battalion commander should notify him. No matter how urgent it is, there is no need to rush now. It will not be too late to call back after his injury has healed.

Broken bones for a hundred days.

The injuries on Jiang Chen's other body parts were not serious, except for the one on his shoulder, which would probably take some time to recover.

There is also a mild concussion, which also requires hospitalization for observation.

The training in the recruit camp was dispensable to veterans like Jiang Chen, so the school simply gave him a long vacation and let Jiang Chen recuperate in the hospital. It would not be too late to go back after he had fully recovered.

As for Jiang Chen himself, of course he would have no objection.

How comfortable it is to stay in the hospital. There are no new training programs in the recruit company, all of them are the same old stuff. Instead of being discharged early, it is better to stay in the hospital, enjoy the air conditioning, and make up for the university courses while training in the dream space.

It’s also a good opportunity to prepare for the publication of my novel.

"Drawing Sword" has been completed. I am just waiting for Qidian to make some progress and accumulate some users. Then I can publish it at any time.

According to his previous plan, this book would not be charged for and would be published directly for free to accumulate fame.

Anyway, it's less than 300,000 words, so even if you charge for it, it won't cost much. Plus, there are so many pirated copies now, so it's better to just wait and collect the copyright fees.

Jiang Chen also has to start preparing for his next book as soon as possible.

Compared to "Drawing Sword", which still needs to ferment slowly and probably won't make much money even if the copyright is sold, this book is the key to his achieving financial freedom.

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