Hearing his teacher's words, Lieutenant Colonel Ximen Jin's expression turned solemn. He quickly put away his angry and dark expression and calmly turned away, exposing Xu Le's body to everyone's eyes. Xu Le's heart chilled slightly. This guard's change in expression so quickly could only mean that his previous roaring and anger had all been an act. The Iron Seventh Division was just looking for a reason to deal with him.
Xu Le himself was a youth who occasionally got angry, so when faced with Ximen Jin or even Du Shaoqing's anger, he would not be afraid. However, today's opponent was a general whose rank and authority were far above his, and who had always maintained a calm mind and a cold hostility. This matter was somewhat troublesome.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xu, as an instructor, do you have your own opinion on the tactical deduction for this military exercise?"
Du Shaoqing said coldly. His speed was normal, and even his tone was normal. Just by pointing out Xu Le's rank, he naturally had the air of a military camp.
Xu Le had thought that this iron-blooded teacher would come to find trouble with him, but he did not expect the other's first words to be like this. Hearing the calmness and self-restraint in Du Shaoqing's words, as well as a natural sense of majesty, he silently thought that some of the truly important people in this world were probably used to their words, and no one dared to refute them. Therefore, there was naturally some kind of unquestionable coldness and valiance in their words.
"I'm teaching mecha, not deduction." Xu Le lowered his head slightly and said calmly, "If you want me to do tactical deduction, even if you give me three divisions, in front of the Iron Seventh Division, they will only end up dead."
In a person's life, who knew how many conflicts they had to go through before they could reach their goal. However, the prerequisite for competing with others was that you had to have the ability to compete, except for some issues that involved principles and could not be challenged. The Iron Seventh Division was not Macklin, and they were not the Empire's invaders. Xu Le knew that his tactical command was a blank piece of paper full of question marks, so at this time, he calmly and naturally retreated 90 kilometres away.
Du Shaoqing, who was facing Xu Le from a distance, felt slightly silent and lonely. He did not think that Xu Le's answer would be so simple and direct. Facing the hint of flirting that he deliberately released, she actually willingly admitted defeat. How could a person with such a soft waist be valued so highly by the marshal and that person?
However, at this time, Xu Le raised his head and defended the officers. "It's just that today was the first time the MX was used. The students have no experience, and the troops they commanded were not their own troops, so of course, they were not as strong as the Iron Seventh Division. Although they failed, I feel that their performance was not bad. In the future, if they spend more time on the battlefield, they will not lose face for the Federation. "
As soon as these words were said, the officers, who had been in low spirits, could not help but straighten their chests. There was an additional trace of gratitude in their eyes as they looked forward.
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Looking at Xu Le, who was standing quietly in the group of instructors, Du Shaoqing's deep eyes flashed with a trace of gloominess. Because these words … were originally intended for everyone to hear.
The Federation and the upper echelons of the military had intended for him to carry out the final summary inspection work. Naturally, there was a deeper meaning to this. They were tacitly allowing and even encouraging him to establish his own authority in the military.
In the previous lecture, Du Shaoqing had given these officer students a torrent of abuse, but in reality, he knew better than anyone else that these officer students had endless potential. He knew what kind of role they would play in the Federal Army system in the future battlefield. Harsh lectures and ridicule were not his goal. His goal was to subdue these arrogant fellows.
In his vision, he would crush all of these officers' arrogance with a storm. Then, he would change the topic. When they were at their lowest, he would give them confidence and beat their hearts and minds. Like the spring breeze after a storm, he would capture their hearts and minds. Only then would he be able to leave the great name of Du Shaoqing in the hearts of the future young forces of the Federal military.
Seeing himself as the spring breeze, as the sun, Du Shaoqing's state of mind was very normal. He believed that he had the qualifications to become the unsetting sun of the Federal military in the future. Now that he was a famous general of the Federation and the commander of the Iron Seventh Division, he was already the target of admiration and worship in the eyes of the Federation officers. With a little beating, he would naturally be able to easily achieve his goal.
However, after a series of tactical deductions, he suppressed the most famous Zhou Yu until his face turned slightly pale. The entire audience was silent. Just as Commander Du Shaoqing was about to change the topic and appease the crowd, someone extremely untimely and impudently disrupted the course he had planned. Then, there was another person who stole his lines. What made him even angrier was that the person who stole his lines just had to be that very unpleasant person, Xu Le.
The clear sound of footsteps rang out in the quiet field. Pa pa pa. The sound of the hard military boots hitting the ground was crisp but not loud. However, what was strange was that when all the officers, including Xu Le, looked at Commander Du who was slowly walking over from the end of the line, they felt that his footsteps were exceptionally heavy and powerful. It was as if a heavy black mecha was walking out of a smoke-filled valley.
Du Shaoqing walked to the center of the line and stared at Xu Le through his sunglasses. He didn't say anything for a long time.
Xu Le took two steps forward and gave a military salute. He also didn't say anything. The smile on his face was completely gone. He calmly and solemnly narrowed his eyes. It was as if the sun was about to set and was burning his retinas. He felt a little uncomfortable.
This kind of deathly silence and the feeling of almost confrontation made all the officers in the field feel a strong pressure. The trainees were very worried about this bastard, Instructor Xiao Xu, but they didn't have the right to stand up and say anything.
The instructors wanted to say a few words on behalf of Xu Le, but under this kind of pressure, no one dared to stand up. Even those undisciplined and strong members of Team 7 behind Xu Le were intimidated by the cold aura exuding from Du Shaoqing in this instant.
A person's reputation was like the shadow of a tree. A cold general of the Federal military, the youngest major general, just by standing at the front of the line, he was able to exude a boundless sense of pressure.
After a long silence, Du Shaoqing finally opened his mouth to speak. The words that came out of his thin lips were cold and sharp.
"A lieutenant colonel and a mecha instructor. You admit that you don't know anything about tactical deduction, but you stand up for your students and challenge my judgment. Was it the Ministry of Defence or the Joint Chiefs of Staff who gave you this guts and this authority? "
The military camp was a simple and direct world. Even though Du Shaoqing was the youngest division commander in the Federation, the only major general, the most standard professional soldier, and the most idol-level figure, once he was enraged, he still walked the simple and direct path without so many twists and turns. His words were not as sharp as knives — they were like a bucket of ice water that had been splashed directly onto Xu Le's head, sending a chill down his spine.
Xu Le clasped his hands behind his back and lowered his head slightly. The dim light of dusk shone on his resolute and calm face. He didn't say anything to retort, keeping his head lowered so as not to meet Du Shaoqing's eyes, but he also didn't give off the feeling that he was surrendering.
It was probably this attitude that caused Du Shaoqing's mood to darken. He glanced at the members of Team 7 behind Xu Le and said coldly, "You are no longer part of the 17th Division, you are just a bunch of trash... don't embarrass the Marshal."
Xu Le wasn't moved by these words, because he wasn't part of the 17th Division to begin with. However, the faces of those fellows behind him were filled with anger.
Du Shaoqing, however, didn't look at them anymore. He turned his head to stare at Xu Le and scolded him coldly, "Trash is trash. You are also trash."
Hearing the word 'trash', Xu Le vaguely caught on to something. Other than Park Ji Ho, who had died at Hushan Road, and the two Iron Seventh Division officers who had been heavily injured by him and couldn't participate in the graduation parade. Du Shaoqing's intention to humiliate him probably had something to do with this. But was this because of his pride as an ace officer of the Federation, or did it have something to do with that old man in Philadelphia?
"I don't know why the Ministry of National Defense would take in a criminal."
Du Shaoqing said darkly, "But you actually used the name of an instructor to heavily injure two officers of my division during training. Do you really think that the military court won't dare to do anything to you? That I won't dare to do anything to you? "
Du Shaoqing's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like the sound of a cannon as it blasted into Xu Le's ears.
Xu Le didn't want to go against this strong military man, but when he heard these words, his eyebrows that had already fluttered once raised again.
The interaction between people was a very strange thing. If you didn't like someone at first sight, you would not like them for the rest of your life. This was probably the reason why the tiger of the Zhong family in the West Woods kept suppressing Du Shaoqing. And Xu Le also had the same feeling when he saw Du Shaoqing. The coldness of this major general made him very uncomfortable.
If a general scolded a lieutenant colonel, in any other situation, anyone could only silently accept it, let alone the person who scolded him … was Du Shaoqing of the Iron Seventh Division.
But Xu Le was just an ordinary lieutenant colonel. Du Shaoqing's cold and oppressive aura could make everyone quiet, but it couldn't really press his head down. It should be known that in the room of the military prison in Qingcheng, even the lightning-like gaze of the military god of Philadelphia couldn't break his big heart, let alone other people.
So he raised his head, and his slightly squinted eyes were unusually bright against the beautiful sunset in the west. He answered, "Reporting to Commander Du, I didn't use the name of an instructor to suppress your subordinates so that they wouldn't dare to fight back, so I took the opportunity to heavily injure them. The investigation report of the base is already out, you can read it yourself. "
After a slight pause, Xu Le turned his head and looked directly at the sunglasses on Du Shaoqing's nose bridge. He said loudly, "Those two officers once passed on the teachings of the instructor, that a person's strength is the combination of speed and strength. And those two officers also said at the scene of the challenge that the Seventh Division often suffered heavy injuries in close combat training, and asked me not to worry about it … So, they were heavily injured. This is the result of the fight. If the commander doubts the investigation report of the base, you can let the close combat experts of the Seventh Division … or you can try it yourself. "
The calm and loud voice echoed in the field. Everyone's expression was very interesting, especially the members of the Seventh Division and the training officers. Instructor Xu's words couldn't be said to be heroic, nor could they be said to be powerful. However, when he said it in such a normal way, the expressions of Du Shaoqing and the other officers of the Iron Seventh Division slightly froze at the same time.
They had probably never seen a lieutenant colonel who dared to speak to Du Shaoqing like that.
"Very good, at least you have some guts."
Half of Du Shaoqing's face was gloomy. He raised his right hand that was holding a black leather glove and pointed it at Xu Le's face. He said, "Violating military regulations and talking back to your superiors. How can a free and lazy person like you be qualified to be a soldier of the Federation?"
"The military camp is not a world for people like you. Leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, if one day you violate the regulations on the battlefield, I will personally destroy you."
At this time, Instructor Du's voice was extremely low. Probably only the two people involved could hear it, but Xu Le could feel a real sense of danger and coldness in this voice. He knew that Du Shaoqing was speaking the truth. Although he had never found the real reason, he believed that if in the future on the battlefield of the universe, the other party would not hesitate to destroy him if he found some excuse.
This feeling of extreme danger made the hair on Xu Le's neck stand on end. Just like in the underground parking lot of the Linhai State Gymnasium, just like in the foundation building surrounded by mountains in the four states, when he encountered fatal danger, his often smiling eyes would grow brighter and brighter. It was like seeing the first ray of starlight after breaking through the gray clouds of the Donglin Region.
What could he do when he was coldly reprimanded and threatened by a major general who held military power? There seemed to be only a difference of two ranks between a major general and a lieutenant colonel, but there was a deep and almost insurmountable gap between a general and a field officer. Many ambitious professional soldiers eventually fell in front of this abyss.
Faced with Du Shaoqing's indifferent ridicule and humiliation, Xu Le seemed to have no choice but to listen. However, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. How could he return to calmness? It was at this moment that he thought of Little Watermelon's father, the West Woods Tiger who had suppressed Du Shaoqing for an entire ten years.
When faced with Du Shaoqing and his 7th Division, there was no other way but to be unreasonable, to be incomparably overbearing and violent.
Xu Le's narrowed eyes were almost as bright as the new moon in the sky. He stared at the black leather glove waving indifferently in front of his nose and suddenly said, "Lambskin?"
The black leather glove in Du Shaoqing's hand slowly came to a stop in the evening wind.
"Bureau HTD doesn't care? The Federation's laws are always a little higher than the military regulations. " A hint of a sincere smile appeared on Xu Le's face. "Violating the regulations, contradicting the superiors, being free and undisciplined, does that mean you don't have the qualifications to be a soldier of the Federation?"
"Then how can someone who brazenly uses lambskin as a glove and violates the Federation's Wildlife Protection Act be qualified to be a teacher?"
Du Shaoqing looked coldly at Xu Le. His expression was as cold as ever, but there seemed to be a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.
Who in the Federation didn't know that Commander Du of the Iron Seventh Division was the role model of a soldier, the standard role model. His style of attire was unparalleled, and his sunglasses and black leather gloves were his style of dress. As a major-general, who would dare to question such privilege?
Hearing Xu Le's words, Du Shaoqing was slightly angered. He said indifferently, "You can ask Bureau HTD to come find me, as long as they dare to interfere with my business."
These words were very imposing and arrogant. The Iron Seventh Division had always been an imposing, arrogant, and protective force. Their commander was even more so. Xu Le's question was clearly asking for humiliation. Du Shaoqing's indifferent words revealed a hint of disdain and mockery that couldn't be hidden.
"About injuring an officer of the Iron Seventh Division, contradicting the superiors, and violating the regulations …" Xu Le looked at Du Shaoqing's sunglasses and said calmly, "You can ask the legal department, no, the Ministry of Defense to come find me, as long as they dare to interfere with my business."
Whatever Du Shaoqing said, Xu Le said the same thing. Normal Federation laws couldn't control the commander of the Iron Seventh Division, but could the military regulations control Xu Le? This was a resounding slap to Du Shaoqing's face. You have privileges, but I have a father-in-law who is the scapegoat, and a distant relative beside Feicheng Lake. As the saying goes, unreasonable and unreasonable, in the end, isn't this what it means to be angry?
Du Shaoqing's face finally changed. The cedar tree on the mountain began to loosen. Snow rustled and fell, and endless coldness rose.
However, just as this major-general was about to flip out, Xu Le said something that directly slapped him in the face, and also didn't allow him to apply the ointment.
He looked straight ahead, his line of sight passing through Du Shaoqing's ice-like shoulders and side face to look at the last trace of sunset in the distance. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't go crazy anymore. Otherwise, if you really force me to go crazy, what good will it do you? You are a big shot. If you are beaten by me in front of so many people, how humiliating will it be for you? How can you be the second Army God of the Federation in the future? "
"I believe you know that I can fight very well."
"Your bodyguards didn't have time to shoot."
"The point is, you are standing too close to me." Xu Le withdrew his gaze and looked at Du Shaoqing. He said softly, "If I beat you until you are disabled, at most I will not be a soldier and be sent to Qingcheng to be locked up for a dozen years. I don't care … and you should have investigated me. I can still be pardoned for killing Macklin. I didn't want to be a Lieutenant Colonel. It was that person in the official residence and that old man who asked me to be a Lieutenant Colonel."
Xu Le lowered his voice and finished this long paragraph, which was rare for him. Then he took a deep breath and said with narrowed eyes, "Reporting to Commander, please allow me to not flip out."
No one present heard what Xu Le said. They only noticed that Commander Du Shaoqing had retracted his hands behind his back and clenched them tightly. The black lambskin glove on his left hand was clenched so tightly that it was somewhat deformed.
Du Shaoqing stared at Xu Le's face and was silent for a long time. When the anger in his heart gradually turned into a kind of cold emotion, he smiled slightly and said, "Good, very good. You are indeed the second person who dares to threaten me to my face after that savage in the West Woods."
Everyone was silent. Night fell, and everyone was shocked and confused. Commander Du Shaoqing of the Iron Seventh Division had never smiled in his entire life in the military camp, but today he smiled. What was his current state of mind?
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