The biting cold wind blew in through the gap in the fiberglass door. It circled around the liquid hydrogen stove a few times in vain before lazily warming up and dispersing into the warm air.
Zhou Yu lowered his head and sat on the chair. He stared at his slightly peeling fingers in silence.
His expression was gloomy and stiff. He was disturbed by the annoying cold and warm air. He subconsciously raised his head and looked out through the gap in the door. He realized that the snowstorm that had started to ease four days ago had completely disappeared in today's warm weather.
He was a top student at the First Military Academy. During the graduation drill, he successfully played the role of the brain of the military students. It was also because of his outstanding performance that he became a rare talent that Du Shaoqing cherished. At the beginning of the year, he was forcibly transferred to the Iron Seventh Division.
To be able to receive the appreciation and love of the Federation's famous general Du Shaoqing and to be able to enter the most prestigious Iron Seventh Division in the Federation, Zhou Yu saw a bright future ahead of him. However, he was not as happy as others thought.
He was from the West Woods. He was a student sponsored by the Xiu Shu Foundation. He had a close relationship with Xu Le. In the eyes of the West Woods people, Commander Zhong, who was like an emperor, had a deep grudge with Commander Shaoqing. Even Mo Chou did not want to see him forcibly taken away by some faction in the military. More importantly, Xu Le … and the New 17th Division he was currently in, due to certain historical and current reasons, had always been at odds with Du Shaoqing's Iron Seventh Division.
His classmates and officers at the training base, the men he was familiar with in Iron Seventh Division, and most of the people Zhou Yu was familiar with had all entered the New 17th Division. However, he was the only one who had entered the Iron Seventh Division. Although it could not be said that he was at a loss for no reason, he was still unhappy and could not be at ease. This mood fermented because of the recent incident. It made him, who was usually as gentle as jade, feel a trace of uncontrollable depression and anger.
He was silent for a very long time. When he saw the white blisters between his fingers and the white snow outside the door, his eyes hurt. The annoyance on his face gradually disappeared. He stood up abruptly and walked through the short snow tunnel. He quickly walked into the room where the regiment headquarters was.
Dongfang Pei, the leader of the First Regiment of the Iron Seventh Division, was sitting on a leather chair with a cup of coffee in his hand. He was resting with his eyes closed. He looked very relaxed.
When he was in S1, Commander Du Shaoqing was used to wearing a pair of sheepskin black gloves. As the saying goes, subordinates follow the example of their superiors. The senior officers under him had also been infected with this style, not to mention that this was 5460. The forest at the edge of the glacier was full of wild beasts without the protection of electronic walls …
When Zhou Yu saw this scene, he thought to himself, 'Even if this superior of mine were to wear a hundred pairs of sunglasses, he would only ever be able to learn a little from Teacher Shaoqing.'
After a short pause, he asked in a deep voice, "I really want to know what you are thinking. Do you know that on the snowy plains less than four hundred kilometers away from you, there are thousands of Federation soldiers being ambushed by the Empire?"
Dongfang Pei opened his eyes, looked at him and said indifferently, "The ones being ambushed are the bastards from Green Dragon Mountain. I don't think of them as comrades."
"Commander Dongfang, I want to ask you to pay attention that they are now designated as the First Special Army of the Federation. If you don't want this kind of statement to be known by the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Defense, I advise you to correct your relationship with them and not posture with your coffee, "Zhou Yu said bluntly.
"I also want to ask you to correct your relationship with them." Dongfang Pei's expression changed slightly. He stood up and pointed at Zhou Yu's nose and said, "I am your commander. What kind of attitude is this? If you don't want to force me to punish you with military law, I advise you to take back what you just said. "
The officers of the Iron Seventh Division all knew that their commander appreciated Zhou Yu very much. For some reason, Dongfang Pei was very dissatisfied with the fact that the division sent Zhou Yu to the First Regiment to train. Now that he heard Zhou Yu criticize him, his anger surged.
"I apologize, Commander Dongfang," Zhou Yu said calmly. He stared at Dongfang Pei with an unyielding persistence in his calm gaze. "But I don't think it's the style of the Iron Seventh Division to leave people in the lurch."
"The army is first and foremost a disciplined army. Without receiving orders, I am responsible for the First Regiment." Dongfang Pei stared at him and reprimanded him without any trace of politeness, "What exactly are you thinking in that head of yours?"
"Discipline is not mechanical, and it is not cold-blooded. When you need to shorten the reaction time the most, the frontline commander is stubbornly waiting for remote orders from a few people outside of the sequence. I never knew that war was fought like this. I am very suspicious of your true purpose for doing this. "
Dongfang Pei's eyes gradually became vicious. He walked in front of Zhou Yu and said coldly, "Then what do you think my true purpose is?"
"I suspect that you are deliberately carrying out an inhumane murder," Zhou Yu said calmly. "Four days ago, Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le sent out a request for reinforcements. You ignored it and forcibly delayed the transmission of the situation. Why is that? Do you want to use the hands of the Empire to kill the people of Green Dragon Mountain, or do you want Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le to die there as well? "
"I'm warning you, you are making a very serious criminal charge against a Lieutenant Colonel." Dongfang Pei was silent for a moment. Then he said with a cold expression, "Yes, I do look down on this Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le who used to be a mercenary. Because as a member of the disciplined army, I hate this kind of bullshit performance of fearless and brainless heroism. But murder him? Do I need to do this? "
"You should be asking why you are doing this." Zhou Yu raised his head and looked directly into his eyes. He said, "In my opinion, it is because the three Chang brothers were originally officers of the First Regiment. Also, because of the graduation Japanese War Show, the conflict between Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le and the division commander. How could you not want him to die?"
"Don't forget that you are now an officer of the Iron Seventh Division. You should know where you should sit." Dongfang Pei's eyes became colder and colder. He said slowly, "And you underestimate me too much. We, the Iron Seventh Division, have never had the habit of shooting our comrades in the back on the battlefield."
"I just want to ask, are you going to save him or not?" Zhou Yu felt a sense of danger from the other party. Dongfang Pei was the highest officer in the army. Although he was an officer personally sent by Du Shaoqing, if the other party really wanted to use military law to punish him, there was nothing he could do. However, when he thought of the battlefield hundreds of kilometers away without any news, he had to ask this question clearly.
"I am not a reckless man." Dongfang Pei's eyelids drooped slightly. He said, "Someone, put him in solitary confinement for ten days."
At this moment, the signaller quickly walked over and said in a nervous tone, "The division commander is calling."
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At the headquarters of the Iron Seventh Division, Ximen Jin stood quietly in the corner with a towel. He watched the division commander hang up the phone with a gloomy face. He thought of the military order he had just received from the headquarters of the Federation. His heart couldn't help but sink. He walked forward and handed the hot towel to Du Shaoqing.
Du Shaoqing picked up the hot towel and rubbed his numb face. After recovering some of his energy, he sat back in the chair again. He stared at the data electronic map on the hologram in front of him and continued the tactical deduction that had been interrupted earlier.
Ten years ago, he asked to be transferred to the Seventh Armored Division of the Second Military Region of the Federation. Since then, this division had won countless military exercises and won the respect and admiration of countless people. However, this division had never had the chance to show its real victory on the battlefield in exchange for real meritorious service. He was also forcefully suppressed by a big shot who had crossed both the military and the government for ten years.
Ten years later, he finally came to the real front line. He and his division indeed didn't disappoint the entire Federation. From the first successful military action in the Yellow Mountain Ridge, they turned into a fierce northern expedition and defeated the main forces of the Empire. Until now, they had chased the remnants of the Empire into the ice and snow region, where they couldn't find the slightest opportunity to escape. After countless beautiful and tragic battles, the Iron Seventh Division had perfectly achieved its strategic mission without any flaws.
Many people had the same evaluation of Du Shaoqing: his thinking was as meticulous as a monster, and as cold and serious as a cedar. From President Pabre to the Federal military to tens of billions of ordinary citizens, they all regarded him as the most famous commander of the Federation's mesozoic generation. They all thought that he was very likely to be the successor of the Military God.
However, no success in the universe was accidental. Outsiders only saw the cold and confident appearance of this Commander Du Shaoqing, and his exquisite command that seemed to come by by chance. Only the most loyal subordinate officers around him knew that their commander would spend a lot of time on tactical deduction and pre-battle preparation in the face of a battle, no matter how big or small it was. It was definitely not an exaggeration to say that their commander exhausted himself.
"He Lei's First Regiment set off to the northeast three days ago. The Second Regiment and the Third Regiment also passed through Dongfang Pei's position last night. They are already ahead of us." Ximen Jin first reported the current situation, and then explained tentatively, "Dongfang Pei was the first to find out about this news, and had already informed the division headquarters, but at that time, you were sleeping …"
Du Shaoqing lowered his head and looked at the electronic map. The pen in his hand occasionally wrote some symbols on the map that only he could understand. After hearing Ximen Jin's words, he raised his right hand and waved it.
Ximen Jin sighed in his heart. He knew that his commander was already extremely angry with Dongfang Pei at this time, but he and Dongfang Pei had been his commander's personal soldiers since ten years ago, and their relationship was very close. At this time, he had to explain a little and hope that it could ease his commander's anger.
After a few minutes, Du Shaoqing finally finished the work at hand. He rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, but still maintained a sitting posture and refused to lean back on the chair.
"Discipline is the most important thing in the army. Even if the Seventeenth Division beat us to it this time, I will not be angry because of this. " Du Shaoqing said with a gloomy expression, "But he actually had the guts to suppress the news that Xu Le had asked for help. This is unforgivable."
Ximen Jin said with some difficulty, "Commander, I believe that Dongfang Pei is not so stupid."
"Is that so?" Du Shaoqing's rhetorical question seemed to be very oppressive at this moment. He stared into Ximen Jin's eyes and said self-deprecatingly, "Or, he wants to use his own stupidity to get rid of a future opponent for me? When did I become so low in your eyes that I could be threatened by Xu Le? More importantly … "
"Haven't I taught you that on the battlefield, the most intolerable thing is to have other thoughts in your mind other than winning or losing?"
Du Shaoqing scolded coldly, "And you can't have selfish thoughts."
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