About the recent discussion concerning Qi Taiguo, the military quickly made a decision. It was just as he had anticipated: acceptable but not commendable. The merits of this mission were not counted as military merit, but he retained his original position. However, he was required to write a self-criticism report.
Therefore, it could be said that Qi Taiguo's efforts on this mission were in vain!
While the others, to varying degrees, were all credited with merit, including Gao Linbing, Chen Shouwang, and the rest.
Although Qi Taiguo felt somewhat uncomfortable inside, he himself didn't find it too regrettable. After all, going on a mission was not only about military merit. As a soldier, the first thing to consider should be serving the country and the people, not just earning merits to roll up one's sleeves and work. Having military merits was naturally the icing on the cake, but without them, one couldn't complain about unfairness.
