"A general of the Jin Xinyue system?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. His interest was piqued. "Who is this Bai Xingjian and the 'Great White Fleet'? Will they pose a threat to us?"
Tang Dingyuan shook his head and said, "The official name of the Great White Fleet is the Sixteenth Deep Sky Fleet of the Union Army. Because the highest commander who created and commanded it in person is surnamed Bai, and he likes to decorate all the starships with exaggerated, aggressive white paint, it is often referred to as the 'Great White Fleet' in the battle sequence of the Union Army. However, it is in fact a rather sarcastic name. It is in fact just a miscellaneous troop whose combat ability … is not very high. At the very least, it is no match for the 'Burning Prairie Fleet', the main force of the Union Army."
Li Yao nodded and continued asking, "Then, why is it called the Jin Xinyue system? The Xing Yao Federation is a parliamentary country after all. Before Jin Xinyue was elected as the Supreme Speaker, she couldn't have boasted an entire fleet as her private army, could she? "
"Not exactly."
Tang Dingyuan was the top commander of the military of the government-in-exile. Naturally, he knew the complicated history and development of the various troops of the Union Army very well. He explained, "Captain Lin, after hibernating for more than two hundred years, you are not familiar with the current situation of the military of the Xing Yao Federation. The Federation is mainly divided into two parts. The first part is the ground troops that are stationed on the mother planets of the seven Sectors and the resource planets. They are mainly responsible for the defense battles in the normal or high-gravity environments within the atmosphere.
The second part is the space fleets that are responsible for the defense of the universe. The space fleets boast high collection, maintenance, and even refining abilities and can perform dozens of space jumps in a row without the need for supplies from the outside world, allowing them to travel among the seven Sectors quickly and even march to the deeper parts of the universe.
Of the two types of troops, the 'Deep Sky Fleet' is naturally the absolute main force. You can understand that, can't you, Captain Lin? "
Li Yao nodded.
The ground troops were not necessarily weaker than the space fleets. A hundred years ago, space pirates had occupied Spider Den in the Flying Star Sector and dealt with the fleets of the Cultivators for hundreds of years.
However, generally speaking, the space fleets were more important than the ground troops because the space fleets represented the initiative of the war. If the entire sea of stars was occupied by the enemy's starships, and all the transportation and supply lines on the enemy's side were cut off, the enemy would be able to come and go as they pleased. They would also be able to pour firepower from the orbit blatantly. That would be a very passive situation.
Therefore, it was only natural that the most distinguished talents and the most precious resources were concentrated in the space fleets. The Imperium, the Holy League, and the Federation were all established.
"The essence of the Union Army is in the Deep Sky Fleet, and the essence of the Deep Sky Fleet is in the 'Burning Prairie Fleet'," Tang Dingyuan continued. "It was a fleet gathered by the main forces of the 'Flying Star Sector', one of the three core Sectors of the Federation, a hundred years ago for the purpose of resisting the Imperium of True Human Beings.
"In the past hundred years, the most distinguished talents, the most precious resources, and the most advanced starships and magical equipment of the entire Xing Yao Federation have all been allocated to the Burning Prairie Fleet, making it the well-deserved trump card of the trump cards of the Union Army. In the war against the 'Uranian Ring Sector' thirty years ago, the Burning Prairie Fleet's performance was even more eye-catching. After a comprehensive analysis of the battles at that time, the conclusion was that the combat ability of the fleet in certain aspects was as good as that of the regular fleets of the Imperium of True Human Beings!
"The Burning Prairie Fleet was established by the Flying Star Sector at the beginning. The Flying Star Sector is the best at piloting starships and fighting in space among the seven Sectors of the Federation! "They are a civilization of starships in the first place. For thousands of years, the blood flowing in their veins has been condensed by starlight. To this day, more than half of the officers in the Burning Prairie Fleet are still from the Flying Star Sector. It can't be helped. The bloodline heritage of sailing in the sea of stars is not something that the planetary residents of other Sectors can develop in one to two hundred years.
"Bai Xingjian is from the Flying Star Sector, too. He is also one of the earliest members of the Burning Prairie Fleet. It is really a pity that he passed away!"
Tang Dingyuan sighed and shook his head slightly.
"Oh?"
Li Yao was even more interested. "Why do you say that?"
He had experienced the establishment of the Burning Prairie Fleet more than a hundred years ago in person. Even the name 'Burning Prairie' was something that he and the big shots of the Flying Star Sector had discussed together. When he heard the name, he had the feeling that a seed that he had sprinkled casually had grown into a towering tree when he woke up.
A talent from the Burning Prairie Fleet had become Jin Xinyue's general. He was immediately interested in this' Bai Xingjian '.
"Bai Xingjian is a powerless orphan," Tang Dingyuan said. "He was born as a maintainer at the bottom level of the Burning Prairie Fleet. Although he did not have any background, his extraordinary talents were revealed a long time ago. It took him only thirty years to grow from an insignificant maintainer to the youngest captain of a main-force warship of the Federation. It must be noted that this was a peaceful period without wars! With such a terrifying speed, it could be said that he was a rising superstar with a boundless future!
According to the policy of the Burning Prairie Fleet, which focused on raising young officers in order to resist the fleets of the Imperium a hundred years later, his future was bright!
"However, perhaps because of his success at a young age, Bai Xingjian had the greatest shortcoming, which was that he was too obstinate and disobedient. He often disobeyed the command of his superiors and did his own thing. He would even refute the orders of his superiors mercilessly. He was a great headache for his superiors because of his stubbornness.
"As his seniority and his position rose, the situation grew worse and worse. It was especially so after a new boss was transferred to him. The conflicts between him and his boss reached the climax.
Right. His boss at that time was' Bai Kaixin ', the Chief of Staff of the Burning Prairie Fleet right now. "
"Cough, cough!"
Li Yao coughed hard and said emotionlessly, "Okay."
"Bai Xingjian is decades older than Bai Xingjian," Tang Dingyuan said. "He is also a resident of the Flying Star Sector. However, he distinguished himself in the war of space pirates and the riot of the Immortal Cultivators more than a hundred years ago and accumulated a lot of military credits. He is an excellent advisor.
"Also, he is best friends with Li Yao, the legendary dominator of three Sectors in the Federation. He used to work as a leader of the 'Glorious Sunlight Group' under Li Yao's command. All the carriers and frigates of the Glorious Sunlight Group were under his command. He has accumulated abundant experience in commanding large fleets, too.
Such a 'young man' who had military credits, seniority, experience, and background, and was one of the Flying Star Sector's own people, had decided to join the Burning Prairie Fleet as an advisor of the branch fleet. Not only was it perfectly reasonable, it was also a waste of his talents!
"Almost all the captains and leadership of the Burning Prairie Fleet welcomed him warmly. But for some reason, Bai Xingjian was highly resistant to his new boss. He couldn't find him an eyesore no matter what."
Li Yao frowned. "Did the two of them have conflicts in the past?"
"That is not something that we should know," Tang Dingyuan said. "But I don't think so. When Bai Xingjian distinguished himself in the Flying Star Sector, Bai Xingjian was still a kid around seven years old. What conflicts could they possibly have? "Also, Bai Xingjian is an easygoing, easy-going, and easy-going man. He does not seem to be a narrow-minded guy who would make other people hate him easily, either.
In terms of professionalism, Bai Kaixin was an experienced and excellent advisor. His level could only be higher than that of Bai Xingjian's previous superiors. Also, it was impossible for him to give orders blindly as an amateur.
"However, Bai Xingjian was very dissatisfied with his boss. He deliberately contradicted Bai Xingjian in public many times. He even said that his boss, who was decades older than him, was a … 'kid who knows nothing and should just go back to the Glorious Sunlight Group and command the carriers that have no combat ability'." Tsk, tsk. A lot of eccentrics who were unconventional and proud of their talents had emerged in the Burning Prairie Fleet after it was established for a hundred years. But to be so arrogant to such an extent, Bai Xingjian left a deep impression on me even though I was an outsider. "
"What happened later?"
Li Yao felt that Bai Xingjian was quite an interesting young man. He asked with great interest, "Was Bai Xingjian infuriated and pushed him away?"
"Not exactly," Tang Dingyuan said.
Tang Dingyuan said, "Bai Xingjian's temper is directly proportional to his commanding abilities. Although the universe is a vast place, it is not easy to find such an excellent starship commander. Also, Bai Kaixin is a rather generous man who tolerates and even protects Bai Xingjian's uncanny hostility. That is why Bai Xingjian distinguished himself during the Burning Prairie Fleet's march.
"It is a pity that accidents happen. Bai Xingjian had a chance to become the youngest Yuanying -level starship commander of the Federation, but he was too hasty and was mentally deranged when he was trying to break into the Yuanying level. He was heavily wounded, and his level plummeted!"
Li Yao was fascinated. Hearing that such an interesting young man as Bai Xingjian had been mentally deranged, he could not help but recall his own past. He exclaimed in a low voice, "What?"
"It is said that Bai Xingjian was present when Bai Xingjian was mentally deranged," Tang Dingyuan said. "Some people even say that Bai Xingjian had been holding himself back until Bai Xingjian reached the most critical moment in his training and took action in secret to remove the 'thorn' that had been against him all the time. However, as for the truth, only the two of them know it.
"All in all, the public intelligence that we have collected in the past few years only states that Bai Xingjian was mentally deranged, and his Cultivation plummeted. His computational ability and commanding ability were too horrible to look at, and he was almost crippled.
"With his personality of standing out and making enemies everywhere, few people in the Burning Prairie Fleet liked him. Naturally, it was impossible for him to stay.
"It took him three years to recover to the Core Formation Stage, but there was no place for him in the Burning Prairie Fleet.
"He finally became the commander of a fleet, but it was a mediocre carrier fleet.
"As it happened, the war against the Uranian Ring Sector broke out. The Union Army activated tremendous ancient starships that had been sealed. Then, they captured a lot of ragged starships from the Uranian Ring Sector and armed the miscellaneous troops and carriers. After a while, Bai Xingjian finally became the commander of the miscellaneous troops. He had almost forty ragged armed carriers and antique warships that were riddled with holes under his command.
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