He had no desires, so he was strong. If he did not have a guilty conscience, he would be able to sleep peacefully even if the cold wind hit the iron door in the middle of the night. The mother and daughter in the Army general hospital might be pitiful, but this had nothing to do with Xu Le. It could even be said that the role he played in this matter was very commendable.
The general on the sofa knew this very well, so logically speaking, Xu Le should not feel nervous or pressured when facing Zou Yu's father. But when he walked in front of the sofa and silently saluted, he still felt that in this spacious and somewhat simple room, the thick red carpet under his feet and the yellow wallpaper on the walls still made him nervous.
It was a bit like the feeling he had when he saw Lady Tai for the first time at the back of Mochou Mountain, but today, this feeling was more real and more realistic. The general who sat firmly on the sofa had white hair. In a place like the Cloud Queen Hotel, which was filled with the aura of a soldier, he looked very dignified without being angry.
The Deputy Minister of Defense was an important cabinet member. In the political system of the Federation, he was also a very important person. But in terms of real strength, he was actually far from being comparable to the president of the same rank, or the three-star female general of the Federation Space Fleet.
But Deputy Minister Zou on the sofa was different.
At the beginning of the year, there was an assassination at the Linhai State Gymnasium. Deputy Minister Yang Jingsong committed suicide. In order to calm this political storm and to answer to the Tai family, Zou Yingxing took advantage of the situation and sat in this position. Because of political factors and the exchange of interests, it was very difficult to get respect in a place like the Federal military, which was based on seniority. But after only half a year, he began to steadily exert his influence in the military. This general's ability under his quiet appearance was evident.
If that was all, it would be fine, but the problem now was that everyone knew that after this year's presidential election, if Senator Pabre was successfully elected president, the man on the sofa would become the Minister of Defense. Only one word was missing. Unless a great war broke out and the president put on the marshal's uniform, he would become the supreme chief of the Federal military in name...
Xu Le stood quietly in front of Zou Yingxing. Zou Yingxing seemed to be dealing with an urgent document, or perhaps he just wanted to leave the young man hanging. No matter what the intentions were, Xu Le didn't care. He just happened to be using this quiet time to observe the other party and calm himself down.
Anyone would be nervous standing in front of the future leader of the Federal military.
More than ten years ago, when the Federation's expeditionary force conquered a resource planet of the Empire, an earth-shattering explosion destroyed the hope of the expeditionary force. The Federation's soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and their supplies were difficult to replenish. At the critical juncture of the Empire's counterattack, the entire army could be annihilated at any moment. At this time, Zou Yingxing, who was only the temporary director of the logistics department of the joint operations force, risked the risk of being court-martialed and forcefully ordered the Third Fleet to make a hard landing on the planet's surface. In the end, at the cost of losing two enterprise-level warships, the remnants of the expeditionary force that remained on the planet's surface organized an effective defense, which bought precious time for the final evacuation of the entire army.
Xu Le recalled the resume of the general in front of him. That swift and decisive order gave Zou Yingxing a place in the hearts of the old people in the Federal military.
However, this person was ultimately a technocrat. He had spent many years in the general assembly base and had never been on the frontlines to command a large-scale battle alone. This should be his biggest weakness for being promoted to the position of Minister of Defense.
Just as Xu Le lowered his head to think, the general on the sofa finally raised his head. He rubbed his somewhat dry eyes and said calmly, "Sit down. President Sieg will come to listen to the report of the joint conference in the afternoon. I have to review it first. "
This sentence roughly expressed Deputy Minister Zou's attitude. I didn't mean to give you the cold shoulder. With his current status, he didn't need to explain anything to Xu Le, but he did, which set the tone for today's conversation.
Xu Le nodded and found a chair to sit down.
Deputy Minister Zou put his glasses on the table and said with a smile, "Back when I was on the fleet, the military doctor advised me to have laser surgery to cure my eyes, but I didn't agree. Now it seems that I have some foresight."
Xu Le understood what he meant. Back then, the Federal military promoted laser surgery to improve the combat ability of the soldiers as much as possible in the ever-changing war. But 30 or 40 years later, the eyes of the soldiers who received the treatment gradually returned to the original level, and even became worse. A few years ago, the Veterans Association's demonstration was said to have used this as a main means of publicity.
He didn't understand why the other party was telling him this. If they were talking about politics, the Deputy Minister of National Defense should have a better conversation partner.
"For the strength of the Federation, the improvement of pure technology sometimes isn't necessarily a good thing."
Zou Yingxing sat on the sofa and quietly looked at the ordinary-looking young man in front of him. He said, "Four constitutional years ago, because of the depletion of crystal resources, the Federal Army had already begun to change its direction. The use of shipboard light energy weapons became more and more sparse, and research on individual light energy weapons came to an end because … the universe we know doesn't seem to be able to provide so many resources. "
Xu Le listened quietly.
"When did the Federation mecha first appear?"
"Many years ago."
"When were they officially equipped for the army?"
"Four constitutional years ago."
"You're right." Deputy Minister Zou looked at Xu Le and said slowly, "And the mecha truly began to show its usefulness in this constitutional era we live in. In this era, the Federation has an additional powerful enemy in the form of the Empire, and the military's combat style has also changed from space warfare to land warfare. Mecha with absolute mobility will become more and more important. "
Xu Le didn't expect that today's conversation in Cloud Queen Hotel had nothing to do with Zou Yu. This father didn't seem to care that his daughter had just given birth to a child, and instead went straight to the point and brought up mecha. He vaguely understood why the other party wanted to see him.
"We just received news that the Empire has already accelerated the development of new mecha," Zou Yingxing said in a slightly worried voice as he rubbed his forehead tiredly.
The Glory Of The Charter that the Federation was so proud of had ensured that no Empire spy could infiltrate the Federation in these past few decades. Perhaps the Bermuda Triangle side had also forgotten the people of Zu Bang for the sake of benefits, but the Empire still believed that they were people of the same bloodline. But things in the universe were always so clever. The existence of the First Charter meant that every Federation citizen had a chip hidden behind their neck. Just based on this, the Empire could prevent excellent Federation agents from infiltrating.
Currently, the Federation only knew that the Empire had accelerated the development of mecha, but they didn't know the direction of the other party's development, and it was even more impossible for them to obtain the Empire's mecha structure design.
"This is top secret information. I shouldn't hear it," said Xu Le, suddenly coming to his senses.
Deputy Minister Zou shook his head, leaned back on the sofa, and looked at him quietly. He said, "You already have long-term high-level access to the Nutshell engineering department, and the Federation's new mecha seems to be in your hands. This kind of information, I had to inform you as soon as possible."
Xu Le knew that his trip to Hong Kong couldn't be hidden from this big boss in front of him. Not to mention how many eyes the Federal military had on that industrial park, just based on the relationship between the Tai family and Deputy Minister Zou, the other party should be very clear about the important role he played in this.
"If the mobility of a military mecha is doubled, its effect on the battlefield will be increased by ten times." Deputy Minister Zou stared at him with a gaze full of pressure and said, "In the initial design of Nutshell, the MX's instantaneous maximum power can be increased by four times compared to the current M-series. You should know very well what this means."
"I used to work at the general assembly base and had a lot of dealings with Nutshell, so I know very well the importance of this matter. In reality, everyone in the military knows very well that the MX will be a sharp blade in the future war with the Empire, a big gun … this is what we have been waiting for all these years. I hope you won't disappoint us. "
Such a simple sentence, but it was like a mountain pressing down on him. The "we" Deputy Minister Zou was referring to naturally included the generals in the federal army who had made astounding contributions. Would that include the God of War from the Li family in Philadelphia? Xu Le suddenly felt his shoulders become heavy.
"I don't care about the results of the presidential election. I also don't care if the scientists of the Federal Academy of Science will participate in politics. I only care about the MX." Deputy Minister Zou looked at him coldly. "I am a soldier. As long as this mecha can be developed, no matter if it is the Ministry of Engineering or the Academy of Science, I will be grateful to them."
Xu Le knew that the words of the general in front of him were somewhat sincere. If they were true, a trace of respect involuntarily rose in his heart. There were many heroes in the Federation, especially in the military. This kind of iron-blooded soldier who didn't care about his own future and only thought about the future of the Federation was actually the big gun that could lift countless stars.
He lowered his head. He knew that perhaps Zou Yu's father didn't know that he had previously tampered with the core data, but in today's meeting, the other had habitually started to beat him up, warning him not to make any mistakes on this important issue that concerned the future of the Federation.
"I will make the best use of my time." Xu Le raised his head and looked seriously at the general's slightly tired face.
"You should stay in White Water for now." Deputy Minister Zou instructed, "Later, the secretary will leave you a phone number. In these next few months, if you have any problems, you can ask him to help you."
After a slight pause, this big boss of the Ministry of Defense narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a confidential matter of the Federation. You can apply for a sum of money from the Ministry of Defense. Don't reach out to the Li family's Seventh Brother anymore. That family of businessmen … "
The evaluation stopped there, but there were still many unfinished words. Xu Le lowered his head slightly and sighed in his heart. He knew that from today onwards, he was considered to have truly become a soldier of the Federation.
He suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is the joint conference these past two days related to the terrorist attack at the gymnasium? Is the Ministry of Defense preparing to restart the delayed spring offensive? "
Deputy Minister Zou's gaze scraped across his face like a knife. After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and said, "This is not something you should be asking."
Xu Le pressed lightly on his phone through his clothes and suddenly said, "I think that incident was done by Senator Macklin."
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