Everyone was still silent, but some of the officers' faces were slightly red, and a hint of struggle flashed through their eyes. They felt a strong sense of humiliation and anger, but no one dared to say anything. This was because they were in the military camp, and the person who had said those words was a major general, and the person who was rudely reprimanding them … was Du Shaoqing.
The lines of this young military general's face were very clear, just like the tactics he used to command the Iron Seventh Division. Through the lenses of his sunglasses, one could faintly see his extremely deep eye sockets, just like the strict military discipline of the troops he led, deep and inviolable.
The soldiers of the Iron Seventh Division were proud and indifferent, and as a division commander, Du Shaoqing brought this temperament to the extreme. Coupled with his well-ironed general's uniform, his appearance and posture left a deep impression in people's minds, he had an exceptionally iron-blooded charm.
No one in the Federal military dared to deny this charm. In formal situations, no one had ever seen Du Shaoqing smile. Only the coldest and most ruthless people, who treated others and themselves to the extreme, could single-handedly train a troop like the Iron Seventh Division. But many people knew that in private, Division Commander Du's favorite thing to do was to play the violin on the balcony of the barracks.
The military camp was a place where the hierarchy was particularly strict. As a division commander, Du Shaoqing, no matter what he said or did, these officers who were much lower in rank than him could only listen obediently. Even if they were not convinced, they could only blush and straighten their backs even more. No one dared to voice out their doubts.
The Federation government now particularly appreciated the Iron Seventh Division, and the military also relied heavily on Du Shaoqing. After today's military exercise, he was the one who gave the speech, which already showed a certain inclination. Today, when war was about to begin, a sharp and cold military knife like Du Shaoqing could not be hidden in its scabbard forever. Even if the fierce man from the Zhong family in the West Woods tried to suppress him, he would not be able to hold down the handle of the knife.
The strict discipline and silence displayed by the trainees at this time could not melt the ice on Du Shaoqing's face. His sharp eyes slowly scanned the surroundings through the lenses of his sunglasses, and coldly said, "For a pre-set military exercise like this, regardless of the outcome, it has no meaning to the Federation soldiers."
With one sentence, he had made the graduation speech organized by the Federal military a Japanese army a piece of sh * t. Probably only this major general, who had thousands of eyes on him, dared to say such words. However, his words also erased the most awe-inspiring capital of the Iron Seventh Division in one stroke. When others heard it, they could not refute it at all.
Du Shaoqing quietly looked at the officers in front of him. Only he knew that these words were from his heart. The stage of a soldier could only be the real battlefield. Even if the Iron Seventh Division led by him could always maintain the victory of the military exercise in the next 100 years, what was the point? If he could not set foot in the West Woods, defeat the Imperial armies, and make a real contribution, his title as a famous general was only a famous general on paper. He could not even beat the fierce tiger from the West Woods whose surname was Zhong, let alone catch up with the old man from Lake Feicheng.
Thinking of this, Du Shaoqing's expression became even colder. The lines on his jawline were abnormally stiff. He coldly reprimanded, "The Federation has only successfully assembled 27 MXs. This time, we transferred 8 MXs to you. You actually fought like this. As soldiers of the Federation, don't you feel ashamed?"
Du Shaoqing did not seem to be satisfied. He coldly looked at the crowd and calmly said, "After fighting with the Seventh Division and seizing two tactical targets, do you feel very satisfied? Before the battle, you are already thinking about losing. As soldiers of the Federation, don't you feel ashamed? "
"Even these two targets were given to you by my subordinates!" Du Shaoqing reprimanded in a deep voice, "I don't want to give you any face. I also don't care about the military exercise command center's plan. The sand table is the battlefield!"
"Today, the Seventh Division didn't let you lose too badly. It has nothing to do with you. I was just thinking about those normal soldiers who were carelessly commanded by you. As a military officer, I don't want to see the soldiers at the bottom lose all hope in the future command system of the Federation military!"
"Fighting a fake battle, yet you still need the opponent to deliberately show mercy. As soldiers of the Federation, don't you feel that you are trash?!"
Ashamed, ashamed, trash. Each sentence was sharper and heavier than the last. Especially what Du Shaoqing said at the end. Today, the joint column under the command of the military officer had taken two tactical targets, and it was actually the Iron Seventh Division that deliberately let them win?
The military officer cadets clearly knew that at the beginning of the military exercise, they found a lot of objective difficulties for themselves. They did not have the courage to try and defeat the Iron Seventh Division. After being pointed out by Commander Du, they no longer felt as proud as before. Instead, they felt a little ashamed. But when they heard the last sentence, they felt very indignant. This was the result of the battle that they fought for. How did it become the Iron Seventh Division letting them win?
The military officers stood even straighter. It was as if there was fire in their eyes. But under the strict military discipline, still no one dared to stand out.
"You know how to be angry, it means that you still have a sense of shame. You are not considered trash that can't be saved. Although you are not far from being useless."
Du Shaoqing looked at everyone coldly. His hands that were holding the black leather gloves were behind his back. He said lightly, "Zhou Yu, step forward."
Zhou Yu was slightly shocked. He took a step forward from the formation and stood at attention. He looked straight ahead and saluted. His movement was extremely clean and neat. He was a gentle gentleman. Facing this cold and dignified major general, he could not help but be extra cautious. He wanted to make sure that the other side would not be able to find any mistakes in the details.
"The second tactical deduction from the anti-terrorism drill?" Du Shaoqing had not walked past him before, so he casually glanced at him.
"Yes, General!" Zhou Yu answered loudly with an expressionless face.
"The second tactical deduction." Du Shaoqing said indifferently, "Let me ask you, if the Seventh Division gave up on the backup and didn't provide any support when your Mecha Battalion went straight to the bottom of Silent Hill and attacked your camp with the armored brigade, what would you do?"
The atmosphere in the middle of the silent field suddenly changed. This was because all the military officers, including the instructors standing outside, could hear that this Division Commander Du Shaoqing, who was known for his tactical deduction, was actually going to verbally test the military officers' brains today. He wanted to use this to prove to everyone that the 7th division had gone easy on them today. This was to give these military officers a heavy blow to their confidence.
Zhou Yu, on the other hand, was not afraid at all. His eyes suddenly lit up and he replied in a clear voice, "The instructor said that the MX mecha is best at surprise attacks and decapitation. Our army will need 34 minutes to rush down to provide assistance, and 12 minutes to return to the camp. Within 46 minutes, the 7th Division's armored brigade will not be able to pass through Area 452.124."
"Why not?" Du Shaoqing looked at him coldly.
"Because the road is not easy to travel, General."
It was rare for Zhou Yu to be so playful. It seemed that even someone as gentle and polite as him felt a bit of disgust towards the aggressive Du Shaoqing. When he heard Zhou Yu mention the instructor, Xu Le was smiling with his head lowered. Hearing this, his smile widened.
Du Shaoqing was not affected. He was not angry, but he did not laugh. He asked coldly, "Why is it not easy to travel?"
Zhou Yu was slightly taken aback. He replied, "The area is all mountainous. The armored brigade is not suitable to advance quickly in this kind of terrain. Also … the 7th division's commander should have considered that it is easy to be attacked by individual weapons in this kind of terrain. The casualty rate is too high."
"There is no need to consider casualty rates in war." Du Shaoqing said coldly, "To the side of Area 452.124, there is a temporary road used by the main assembly base for maintenance of the radar station. Although it has been out of use for 20 years, the armored brigade can still force its way through without any problem."
As soon as these words were said, the originally silent scene was instantly filled with gasps. Who would have thought that Du Shaoqing would actually know of a maintenance road that had been out of use for 20 years? Perhaps even the logistics officer of the base would not be able to describe the location of this road so casually.
Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed. He felt a trace of nervousness and disbelief. His brow furrowed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "The map provided by the exercise command center did not indicate this road."
"You officers have been in this base for 8 months," Du Shaoqing reprimanded in a low voice. "The 7th division only received the order for the exercise three days ago. The 7th division came from System S3. They only used three days to find this abandoned road, but you guys don't know about it. Is this an excuse? "
Zhou Yu frowned and thought for a long time. He confirmed that if the 7th division's armored brigade had been able to use this road, the situation of today's military exercise would have been greatly reversed. But who would have thought that the people of the Iron Seventh Division would actually know the terrain of the military exercise area better than they did!
… Preparation for the battlefield was indeed the most important thing. Could it be that the other side had really gone easy on them today, and that was why the troops under his command were able to get a barely passable result?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu's brow furrowed even tighter. He said very seriously, "Even if the armored brigade was able to use this road that we don't know about, how could they have discovered the location of the joint army's camp? I've already set up three layers of electronic interference barriers beforehand, and the satellite signal filtering and disguising has also been completed. "
He raised his head to look at Du Shaoqing's cold profile and said, "And the armored brigade's disguise radius is not large. After I discovered them, the MX mecha that had returned to help would have been able to coordinate with the heavy infantry to disperse them before they could reach me."
"Why couldn't they have discovered your camp? Forget about the things you learned in No.1 Academy. " Du Shaoqing said coldly, "Those electronic barriers of yours are as densely packed as an old woman's underwear. I don't know if it's because you're afraid of the cold or because you're afraid of exposing your body, but you actually set up so many layers … There's a very simple principle on the battlefield. It's just like being a person, the thing that you want to protect the most is the most vulnerable and most important part of your enemy."
A thick sense of mockery flashed across his face that was not covered by the sunglasses. "Any civilian equipment would have been able to discover the strangeness of your area. Even if they didn't know what you were hiding, they would still know that it was your weak point."
Cold sweat gradually seeped out of Zhou Yu's back. He suddenly raised his head and retorted, "You're gambling, gambling with the armored brigade's life. If I deliberately used three layers of electronic barriers as a disguise to lure the armored brigade into the ambush …"
Du Shaoqing unhappily waved his hand and cut him off. He said coldly, "All of your soldiers are tied up at the eastern line of Silent Hill. How would you have extra soldiers to set up an ambush? Even if the armored brigade didn't find your camp, once they came out from there, they would be able to circle around your camp and coordinate with the main force of the 7th Division. How many people do you think will be able to survive today? "
"The most important thing is." Du Shaoqing looked at Zhou Yu indifferently. He increased his tone and said with a pressuring tone, "Your camp is right there! A soldier must dare to gamble on the battlefield. A soldier who doesn't have the will to gamble is destined to be a failure. "
Zhou Yu slowly lowered his head. He furrowed his eyebrows and thought for a long time. Then, he raised his head firmly and said, "Even if the armored brigade comes, I can still use the 44-man Assault Formation to retreat. As long as I can hold on until the Mecha Camp comes back, this battle … can still be fought."
"120.447 area. How much power do you have left? One of the Seventh Division's divisions is watching over there, "Du Shaoqing said coldly without hesitation.
Zhou Yu thought for a while and replied, "But 120.446 area is still in my hands. The highest altitude here is 1,245 meters. Your assault helicopters won't be able to do much damage."
Du Shaoqing said expressionlessly, "Your MX is on the way back. Although the 7th Division's M52 is a little slow, it's not like they can't walk on the mountain road."
Zhou Yu was stunned. He frowned and thought for a long time.
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There was no terminal computer, no holographic screen, no map coordinates, no firepower deployment data, and no modern tools. The most talented division commander in the Federation and the best tactical deduction expert in the new generation of military officers were just using his memory and understanding of the troops on the battlefield to make verbal deductions.
The field grew quieter and quieter. Only the voices of these two people could be heard. It was as if there were golden spears and armored horses colliding in the air, making crisp and silent sounds of collisions. There was also the faint smell of smoke from the explosions of gunpowder.
However, Division Commander Du Shaoqing's tone was always cold and indifferent. Moreover, he didn't need time to think before making any deployment. Zhou Yu, on the other hand, took longer and longer to think, and his voice became more and more labored.
The Federal military recognized Du Shaoqing as the number one person in terms of strategic intelligence and tactical command. For Zhou Yu to be able to argue verbally with him was already very impressive in the eyes of everyone present. However, looking at the cold-faced division commander wearing sunglasses, everyone felt an incomparable chill in their hearts. They wondered what exactly Du Shaoqing's brain was made of.
The few lieutenant colonels of the Iron Seventh Division who came with Du Shaoqing had calm expressions. They had seen too much of their division commander's shocking military intelligence and had long gotten used to all of this. On the contrary, they instead felt a faint admiration for Zhou Yu, who had been verbally deducing tactics with his division commander until now.
Back when he was at the West Woods Preparatory Military Academy, Zhou Yu was already regarded as a genius, completely overshadowing his already excellent brother Zhou Jin. He was sent by the Fourth Military Region to the First Military Academy to study history and battle examples. He was incomparably diligent, and that was why he had achieved what he had today.
However, what made him feel incomparably oppressed was that the division commander he was facing today, Du Shaoqing, was actually as cold and unapproachable as a snowy mountain. Every virtual command that came out of this person's thin lips was like a noose that tied people to death, making it difficult for him to breathe and cold sweat trickled down his back.
What made him even more fearful was that Du Shaoqing's tactical commands were not only sharp and forceful, they were also meticulous in taking care of the details. There was not the slightest gap, and his calculations were extremely precise. It made people feel a sense of defeat, and they actually gradually lost all of their confidence …
"The joint column will definitely lose. I admit that the Iron Seventh Division showed mercy today." After a long silence, Zhou Yu reluctantly admitted defeat and gave a military salute.
"Return to your unit." Du Shaoqing said coldly, but the eyes hidden behind the sunglasses flashed with a hint of surprise. He had not expected that there would actually be a talent in this batch of officers. In just a split second, he had the thought of transferring Zhou Yu to the Seventh Division.
He glanced coldly at Zhou Yu, who had already returned to his unit, and suddenly remembered that this young officer seemed to be someone from the Tai family.
Teacher Du Shaoqing had always been cold and self-controlled, but he was also a person with great ambition and ambition. A successful general needed countless outstanding subordinates, and without question, Zhou Yu had this potential. He believed that he was a tolerant person, and also believed that the melting pot known as the Iron Seventh Division would definitely be able to attract truly outstanding professional soldiers.
It was because of this innate calm and self-confidence that even though he had clearly thought of Zhou Yu's background, he was only slightly taken aback, and did not have the slightest hesitation in his desire to take this person into the Iron Seventh Division.
Tolerant was only tolerant of those who were willing to be accommodated. Towards those who were unwilling to be accommodated, Teacher Du Shaoqing had always been as cold as winter. His blade-like gaze swept past Xu Le through his sunglasses, and then he quickly retracted it.
"If you know that you are trash, then there is still room for improvement …" Du Shaoqing looked at the extremely ugly expressions of the officer students and said coldly.
Just as the entire field was deathly silent, preparing for Teacher Du's storm-like reprimand, an extremely untimely voice suddenly rang out.
"Spending so much effort to win against a piece of trash who just graduated from school, it's really meaningless."
As these words were spoken, the entire field fell silent, and a chilling sense of danger arose spontaneously. The military camp was strictly governed by military hierarchy. When a major general was lecturing, who would allow a subordinate to casually interrupt? Earlier, the officer students had been thoroughly reprimanded, their faces flushed red, but they could only puff out their chests. Now, someone had actually appeared out of nowhere and said such a thing. If this wasn't courting death, then what was?
Moreover, these words were clearly directed at Du Shaoqing and his Seventh Division. Previously, Teacher Du had said that the military exercise of the Federation was meaningless, so this person had said that Du Shaoqing's victory over Zhou Yu was just an armchair strategist. What was even more frightening was the hidden meaning in this person's words. Teacher Du had coldly and harshly condemned this group of officer students as trash, then you worked so hard to win against a trash … what was that?
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These words were not spoken by Xu Le.
The military camp was a place filled with the smell of iron and blood. The reprimands of superiors were all loud, and there were many people who scolded even more harshly than Du Shaoqing. There were all sorts of obscenities. Speaking of which, when Xu Le had been an instructor, he had also often scolded people as trash in class, but people were just so strange. Xu Le always viewed these officer students as his own students and scolded them himself. Hearing Du Shaoqing's incomparably cold reprimand, he felt exceptionally uncomfortable in his heart.
However, he knew of the problem between himself and the Iron Seventh Division, especially after feeling Du Shaoqing's cold gaze sweep over him twice earlier. Although he wanted to protect his calf, under the difference of military ranks, he could not do so. He could only remain silent.
But Major Lan Xiaolong, who stood behind him, could not hold back the hint of dissatisfaction and mockery in his heart.
After his slightly mocking voice rang out, the entire field instantly fell into an even more absolute silence than before. The three officers of the Iron Seventh Division standing on the left side of the formation suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the voice.
These three officers had been silent the entire time. Their military posture was perfect. Even after standing for such a long time, their eyebrows didn't even twitch. They looked like three ice sculptures that were cold and indifferent, keeping people thousands of miles away. But at this time, these three officers were like fierce tigers that had suddenly awakened. Three pairs of blade-like eyes stared at Lan Xiaolong's face at the same time.
Du Shaoqing's sword-like eyebrows raised slightly. He slowly turned his head and also looked in that direction.
There was no way the military camp would allow this kind of insubordination to happen. Lan Xiaolong had been stationed here for a long time, in Garrison Unit 8384, and had endured until he became a major. However, he had more or less an undisciplined aura, just like the members of the Seventh Combat Group behind Xu Le and Xu Le.
Even when the three officers of the Iron Seventh Division glared at him with angry eyes, Lan Xiaolong still had an indifferent expression on his face. He even raised his eyebrows. But when Division Commander Du Shaoqing also turned his head, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He was a little confused. This division commander was clearly wearing sunglasses, but why did he feel like his gloomy gaze was about to pierce into his heart?
One of the three officers of the Iron Seventh Division was the guard officer Du Shaoqing, Ximen Jin, who had previously made Xu Le exclaim at Du Shaoqing's arrogance. As a lieutenant colonel, he was willing to serve as Du Shaoqing's guard officer. Naturally, he was incomparably loyal.
Ximen Jin strode in front of Lan Xiaolong. His face was so gloomy that it seemed like rain was about to fall. He moved a few centimeters in front of Lan Xiaolong and scolded him loudly, "Which division are you from?! Don't you know the rules?! Who allowed you to interrupt when your superior is scolding you?! Where are the military regulations that you learned? Tell me your name! "
Lan Xiaolong's ears were about to be deafened. Feeling the spittle on his face, he was a little displeased. However, he was suppressed by the other party's ferocious roar and anger. He looked at the gloomy face in front of him and believed that if Du Shaoqing wanted to kill him right now, this guard officer would definitely pull out his gun and shoot him without hesitation.
In order to maintain military discipline, Commander Du Shaoqing naturally wouldn't execute Lan Xiaolong for his actions. However, he would definitely make him suffer a lot. He might even be locked up in a dark room for half a month. However, Lan Xiaolong didn't regret this. As a member of the 17 Mechanics Division, how happy was it to be able to mock Du Shaoqing to his face? Furthermore, although his temperament was undisciplined, he still had the perseverance of the Federation soldiers. He looked at Ximen Jin indifferently and didn't say a word, waiting to be punished later.
At this moment, there was a slight movement behind him. He was pulled behind someone. He looked over in shock and found that it was Xu Le who had protected him in front of him. It was like … an old hen protecting her child.
"He's Major Lan Xiaolong, a member of the Whitewater Company's Seventh Combat Team," Xu Le explained to the guard officer in front of him.
He had a headache about the trouble Lan Xiaolong had caused. The members of the Iron Seventh Division had been looking for a chance to vent their anger on him. If he stepped in, wouldn't he be giving the other party the best reason?
However, the members of the Seventh Division were all orphans without a mother. With a wave of his hand, the old man in Philadelphia removed them from their official military status and put them under Xu Le's command. As the supervisor, he had to step in at this moment.
"Since you're not a training officer, why are you here now?" Ximen Jin looked at Xu Le and continued to scold him loudly. His expression was dark.
Xu Le replied sincerely, "This is an order from the Ministry of Defense. I don't understand what's going on either."
Ximen Jin frowned and said coldly, "He's your subordinate? Who are you? "
"Base mecha instructor Xu Le, currently the supervisor of the Whitewater Company's Seventh Combat Team."
Ximen Jin's expression was dark and he said disdainfully, "As expected, the kind of instructor produces the kind of students. The kind of supervisor produces the kind of cowardly soldiers."
Hearing these words, Xu Le's eyebrows twitched slightly. The two small flying knives seemed to have the thought of flying. Shortly after, he took a light breath and said seriously, "It's not up to you to judge whether my soldiers are cowards or not. I may not be a good supervisor or a good instructor, but I think the students participating in today's military exercise are all not bad."
Hearing these words, the expressions of the students standing in a row, who had initially been somewhat ugly, softened slightly. They all thought in their hearts that Instructor Xiao Xu was usually a jerk, but in front of outsiders, he actually gave them face. However, they did not expect that this thought had already placed them in the same category as Xu Le. They had even copied Xu Le's way of calling himself 'young master' in class.
As for the combat personnel of the Seventh Combat Team, most of them were from the 17th Mechanic Division. They had an 'irreconcilable' enmity with Du Shaoqing's Iron Seventh Division. Hearing Xu Le's words made them very happy. Furthermore, they were originally non-military personnel, so they had less to worry about. Xiong Linquan purposely made himself not look at that ice-cold Instructor Du Shaoqing and said faintly, "Our soldiers are indeed quite cowardly. It's just that we often go to the West Woods to kill the Empire's people …"
Xiong Linquan's words were undoubtedly a loud slap to the face of the Iron Seventh Division's officer.
The stern look in Ximen Jin's eyes gradually deepened. He stared at Xu Le in front of him and said coldly, "You really have guts."
"You're a lieutenant colonel, and I'm also a lieutenant colonel. Why should I act pitiful and resentful in front of you?"
From the moment the Seventh Division appeared in front of him, Xu Le instinctively felt a sense of danger. Du Shaoqing had reprimanded everyone mercilessly, and his anger had already accumulated to a certain extent. At this moment, looking at the gloomy face of the guard in front of him and hearing his words, the two throwing knives on his forehead finally flew up. He replied indifferently.
Ximen Jin was slightly stunned. He did not argue with him about the military rank. Instead, he looked at Lan Xiaolong who was behind Xu Le and said coldly, "You've violated the rules. Have your man come out."
In the military camp, this request was not unreasonable. However, Xu Le was not a professional soldier, and his personality also determined that he would not hand Lan Xiaolong over today. However, in the face of strict military discipline, what could he do?
"Earlier, when Teacher Du and Student Zhou Yu were conducting tactical simulations, this subordinate of mine only wanted to participate in the discussion. He did not intentionally interrupt the senior officer's conversation. I don't think he needs to be disciplined." Xu Le narrowed his eyes and actually said such a thing.
"You guys are from the 17th Division?"
Right at this moment, Du Shaoqing's cold and oppressive question came from the other end of the line.
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(I was a little high on writing and actually wrote 7,000 words in one go. I forgot the time. Sorry.) I don't know how to fight. Xu Le learned from Teacher Du's experience of pretending. Tomorrow, he'll show it a little.
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