Power, glory, and wealth were all things that Xu Le liked, but he didn't feel that they were indispensable. Some of the things that he truly cared about had already been blown away by the wind in front of the parliament building, while the other parts were firmly reborn in a certain building or a dark prison cell.
Those things that he cared about the most were not things that could be forcibly taken away by external forces. Thus, for the current him, he had nothing to lose, so he naturally had nothing to fear. His eyes narrowed, and the strict social order and certain unbreakable rules of the military camp were crushed by his eyelids.
Back in the day, the Fei Cheng brute had once caused the Empire's Emperor to bleed and fall in a fit of anger. The Federation's ancient proverb had a similar saying.
Du Shaoqing wasn't the Empire's Emperor, and Xu Le wasn't Li Pifu, but Xu Le truly did have a bit of the swift and fierce aura beneath his cheerfulness, as well as the ability to launch an explosive strike. This displayed a deterrent force. Teacher Du's status was dignified, cold, and tyrannical. He had great ambitions and great aspirations, so he naturally couldn't fight with an unreasonable barefoot man like Xu Le. This was a natural imbalance and weakness.
Xu Le had helped the Federation choke a poisonous seed of the Empire to death. However, after the incident, many of the Federation's top politicians, as well as the upper echelons of the seven great families, developed a strong sense of vigilance toward him. They even wanted to erase his existence, precisely because of this reason.
For a stable society, someone like Xu Le who had the strength to challenge a certain order, and dared to do so, was not a good thing. The stable structure that human society relied on was the order and arrangement of social strata. Someone who threatened this order absolutely could not be allowed. Even that old man from Fei Cheng, if he wasn't a military god who had established outstanding military service for the Federation, if he wasn't surrounded by truly vicious Empire invaders at the other end of the universe, it was likely that the Federation would have long acted like a living creature, trying to expel the mutated cells in its body.
Lady Tai knew that Xu Le's threat to the Federation didn't only lie in his intentions and ability, but also in a deeper layer of relationship. Thus, her desire to erase Xu Le was stronger than anyone else's.
However, as of now, Xu Le was still alive and well.
…
…
Du Shaoqing smiled for the first time in the military camp. His smile was filled with faint self-mockery, because he was very clear that Xu Le's threat was indeed something that he was very afraid of. Facing an expert who did not care about rules, using military rules to pressure him was simply impossible. Since that was the case, how could he fly into a rage?
But in the end, Du Shaoqing was still Du Shaoqing, a famous general with a slight self-deprecating smile. He was more frightening than ever before, but he was able to forcibly suppress the madly growing anger in his heart and did not lose his composure at all.
He just stared at Xu Le in front of him and then slowly took off his sunglasses. Deep in his eye sockets, his gaze was deep and cold, like a deep mining pit on some mineral planet. Methane and snow were accumulated there, reflecting the bright background of the universe, giving people a feeling that they couldn't bear the coldness.
"I heard that you were the one who successfully developed the MX?" Du Shaoqing stared into Xu Le's eyes and said. As a famous general of a generation, being able to judge the situation and be brave enough to make a decisive decision was a form of true military wisdom. In just a few seconds, he had calmed down and accepted Xu Le's threat that neither side would fly into a rage.
The officers present all knew of Xu Le's important role in the development of the MX mecha, so they didn't show any shock at these words. Xu Le let out a small sigh of relief. Just as he was about to explain something, he heard Du Shaoqing continue calmly.
"In the first test battle of the MX mecha on Ka Qifeng, you completely defeated Lieutenant Colonel Li Feng. I think that your understanding of the MX mecha should be number one in the Federation. "
Under the influence of President Sieg and Lady Tai, the details of the MX mecha battle at the Old Moon base had always been kept a secret. The Federation's military only knew that in that battle, the Nutshell Engineering Department had won against the Federation's Academy of Sciences, and the MX mecha had been finalized. However, they never knew who those two extremely powerful mecha pilots were.
In the training base, Zhou Yu had known the truth, and the members of Team 7 had also vaguely understood some of it from Secretary Bai's mouth. However, most people did not know this. Right now, hearing Instructor Du say it calmly, they finally understood that their mecha instructor … was actually someone who could defeat the successor of the Lees of Philadelphia, that crazy genius!
The lined up officers stared at Instructor Little Xu in shock, somewhat unable to believe their own ears. Thinking back to how they had been trying to use mecha to challenge their instructor these past few months, they couldn't help but feel a sense of shame and fear.
Xu Le knew why Du Shaoqing would bring up his most outstanding achievement at this time. He looked at the other, frowned slightly, and said, "Reporting to Instructor, this is a Federation secret."
"Three days ago, the details of the battle at Ka Qifeng have already been declassified." Du Shaoqing looked at him expressionlessly.
A strange feeling grew in Xu Le's heart. He wasn't sure what the cold and callous instructor in front of him meant by saying all this. Right then, Du Shaoqing continued coldly, "I heard that you were personally recruited into the army by the Lord Marshal?"
In the past few decades, the Federation had only had two marshals. One was the current president, but no one would directly address him as the grand marshal. The other was the actual marshal. Although that old man had already resigned from all his military positions many years ago, returning to the shores of Lake Philadelphia to watch the water, the mountains, the snow, the fish, and the world, everyone in the Federation, especially the soldiers, would respectfully refer to this old man as the marshal whenever they mentioned him.
Du Shaoqing's words shocked the officers present even more than the two facts he had revealed earlier. Xu Le looked at this person's deep gaze in slight surprise, but he could already hear the sounds of discussion coming from behind him.
To be personally chosen by the great War God and specially recruited into the army — this was more glorious than any other kind of glory. The officers looked at Instructor Xu with shock and curiosity. Even the excellent military posture they had been maintaining all this time was somewhat scattered.
…
…
Du Shaoqing looked at Xu Le expressionlessly. He was forced by this seemingly ordinary man to the point that he couldn't flip out. The anger in his chest turned into a stifled knife, almost cutting his heart and lungs. He directly admitted that the other party had the qualifications to make him unable to flip out, and then announced to the crowd. Then, the teacher changed the topic and returned to the topic at the beginning.
"You previously thought that the students didn't use the MX machine, and you are undoubtedly the most experienced soldier." Du Shaoqing said lightly, "Marshal Li admires you a lot. If you say that you don't know how to make tactical deductions, who would believe that? If you were the one attacking today, how would you attack? "
The words were as cold as ice, but no one could stop them. Du Shaoqing's strategy was amazing, and no one could compare to his detailed deductions. He had actually used the commanding techniques on the battlefield at this moment. If I can't use military rank to suppress you, I'll use logic to suppress you!
In just three sentences, Du Shaoqing had pushed Xu Le to the front of everyone's burning gazes, pushing him to a certain height — you are the developer of the MX mecha, you are the strong person who defeated Madman Li, you are the person personally groomed by the great Marshal — if Xu Le still said that he didn't know how to respond at this time, who would believe him?
With Xu Le's personality, if he didn't know how to respond, he wouldn't. He wasn't particularly afraid of losing face, but at this time, Du Shaoqing had connected him to the Lees of Philadelphia, so he couldn't help but be cautious.
The reason he could survive and leave the dark military prison was all because of that old man. Although he viewed that old man as a distant relative in his heart, he knew very well that the upper echelons of the Federal military all saw him as someone the great War God would focus on grooming. Otherwise, why would Deputy Commander Yi be so cordial with a small fry like him during the ceremony this morning?
It had nothing to do with protecting the glory of the Lees of Philadelphia. Xu Le just didn't want that old man's vision to be questioned by Du Shaoqing. He also didn't want to become a silent rock after throwing a tantrum, so he wanted to answer Du Shaoqing's question about the military drill.
The heavens pitied him, Xu Le was really a rookie when it came to military tactics. Even if Du Shaoqing wasn't personally in command today, how many generals in the Federation dared to say that they could break through the joint defence of the Iron Seventh Division? How could he break through?
After a moment of silence, Xu Le raised his head to look at Du Shaoqing and said, "I don't know how to make tactical deductions, so I will let Zhou Yu continue to be in full command, just like how the situation developed during the day. Then, use your method to gamble with your life and bet where your division headquarters is. "
In the beginning, he had not been confident enough in his words, but after a few sentences, he remembered that he was just messing around anyway. He straightened himself up and said, "The M-series mechas of the Special Mecha Battalion are all stationed in the command center. I won't bring them with me. As long as Zhou Yu can bet where the headquarters of the Seventh Division is … give me eight MX-series, and I will break through your headquarters. "
Give me eight MX-series, and I will break through your headquarters!
How bold and arrogant were these words! It even made people feel that they were ridiculous. The MX mecha's performance was indeed excellent, and its surprise attack power was extremely strong. However, when facing an entire division of mechanics, how could it be possible to break through the layers of defence and attack the other's headquarters?
Strangely enough, when the officers heard Xu Le say this, they didn't show any mocking expressions, but instead fell into deep thought. Just like how Du Shaoqing had been able to stand up straight and give off the feeling of a cedar tree pressing down on their heads, making them not dare to speak, a person's reputation was like the shadow of a tree. To be able to operate a MX mecha to defeat Madman Li, to be able to gain the favour of the Federation's God of War, no matter how outrageous the mecha surprise attack Xu Le said was, they couldn't help but ponder it.
Xu Le knew that he was indeed speaking nonsense.
He didn't know how to make tactical deductions, so he didn't have the ability to make any of his own judgments when it came to commanding. His only source of confidence in the military camp came from the swift and agile attack style of the MX mecha. To break through the combined defence of the Iron Seventh Division, he had no way at all, so he could only let Zhou Yu continue to be in command, and then repeat Du Shaoqing's murderous command judgment, and then make a strange move, saying that he would use eight MX-series to break through the enemy's headquarters.
In any case, it was all said with his mouth, so there was no way to prove that he was lying. Xu Le thought in his heart. At this moment, the spirit of Mr. Shi the Rogue, Little Brother Wei the Jianghu Wei, the former rogue orphan, possessed him.
"Very good, very funny," Du Shaoqing looked at Xu Le and said coldly, "Who in this world can do it?"
"Marshal Li did it before," Xu Le replied after a moment of silence, but in his heart, he was thinking that the uncle should also have this ability.
Back then, Li Pifu had controlled the M37 mecha to launch a surprise attack thousands of li away and kill the Emperor of the Empire. Compared to controlling the new MX mecha to break through a division and destroy a division, it was undoubtedly many times more difficult.
A glimmer of light appeared in Du Shaoqing's deep eyes. He had originally been prepared to say that the Marshal was already old, but when the words reached his mouth, they became the following sentence.
"Still having the Marshal on the battlefield is in itself the greatest humiliation of our Federation soldiers. Who else but the Marshal can come up with such a ridiculous tactical design like yours? Do you really think you can? "
Xu Le lowered his head slightly and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he thought of the brilliance that spread throughout the universe and said softly, "Maybe … I can."
The field was silent, awkward silence. The officers woke up from the shock of Xu Le's three brilliant battle achievements. After some thought, they confirmed that Instructor Xu's tactical deduction could not be said to be daring — it was pure nonsense. Even if he was given 80 mecha, he still might not be able to get close to the Iron Seventh Division's division headquarters. However, at this time, when they heard that Xu Le actually really thought that he could, they could not help but feel awkward …
In the gradually darkening night and in the strange atmosphere, Instructor Du Shaoqing laughed once again. His slightly mocking smile contained undisguised coldness and disgust.
As a representative of the academic faction of the Federal military, he had always believed that on the battlefield, strategy and tactics were the key to determining victory and defeat. An individual's bravery would always be the bravery of an 'ordinary person', unable to determine the overall situation.
It was precisely because of this unbreakable belief that Du Shaoqing was somewhat dismissive of Xu Le and the new MX mecha that the Federal military valued so much. Today's graduation demonstration seemed to have proven his belief. However, at this time, Xu Le actually dared to say that he could defeat the Iron Seventh Division's division headquarters with just eight MX mecha. What kind of ridiculous and irresponsible nonsense was this?!
Did he need to use iron-clad facts to educate this shameless person in front of him? Du Shaoqing stared coldly at Xu Le. Most of the participating troops had already left, and Iron Seventh Division was only left with a full battalion. However, he believed that even a well-trained full battalion would be enough to trap and kill eight MX mecha.
"Looks like you're really stupid when it comes to tactical deduction." Du Shaoqing took a deep breath and thought about the instructions of that big shot in the capital before he left. He decided to let Xu Le off the hook for now.
After saying this, he turned around and left, still as cold as ever. On the other hand, a few of the officers of the Third Military Region looked at Xu Le with disdain as if they were looking at the biggest idiot in the world.
Xu Le didn't angrily call for the other to come back and compete with him. Instead, he was somewhat glad that Iron Seventh Division didn't allow him to hold another military drill to see if his tactical deduction could succeed. His military boots were already soaked. Relying on eight MX mecha to fight an entire battalion of mechanics, that … was really an idiot.
"Even if the special forces mixed eight MX mecha, they still wouldn't be able to defeat a division headquarters. You really dare to talk nonsense."
To everyone's surprise, from the side of the rostrum, a group of black officers walked over. Surrounded by those generals, they were the Defense Minister Zou Yingxing and the First Military Region's commanding officer, General Miles.
Du Shaoqing, who was just about to leave, paused and stopped in his tracks.
Under the shocked and confused gazes of the crowd, General Miles smiled and said, "Shaoqing, didn't the Seventh Division still leave a battalion behind? Let this guy try to defeat a battalion. "
…
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
