When Xiao Ran came down from the Dark Heresy, a major and several officers appeared in front of the Dark Heresy. They saluted Xiao Ran and said, "General Xiao, please come with me. General Johnson is already waiting for you."
Xiao Ran nodded lightly and looked into the distance. He also saw a middle-aged man standing in front of the base building. When he saw Xiao Ran looking at him, he also nodded to Xiao Ran.
The major turned around and led Xiao Ran over. On the way, Xiao Ran asked, "How's the preparation of the transport plane?"
The major quickly replied, "The transport plane is ready, but there is still half an hour before the main personnel of this operation gather. The departure time will be 40 minutes later."
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded gently and put on a smile to greet the middle-aged man who came over. General Johnson was also the supreme commander of this base. Although Xiao Ran was wearing a mask, it was only half of his face. The smile on his face could still be seen. Even his age could be roughly seen from the places that were not covered by the mask.
General Johnson naturally read Xiao Ran's information and knew Xiao Ran's age. At this time, he greeted him with a smile, "General Xiao Ran, hello. I didn't expect General Xiao Ran to be so young. You're really young and promising."
Xiao Ran didn't feel that the other party was mocking him or anything. He just used a very kind idea to understand the other party's words. Then he said, "You're too polite, General Johnson. Although I think I have some ability, I'm still far behind a senior like you. There are many things that I need to learn from seniors."
General Johnson waved his hand and smiled, "We old guys will retire sooner or later. In the future, it will be the world of young people like you. Since the military and political leaders have agreed to hand over the operation of the Japanese military base to you, I believe this is enough to prove your ability. I'm afraid that you will give us some surprises in this mission."
"Haha." Xiao Ran shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid there will only be surprises. I don't know how to explain it when the time comes. I can only say that I will try my best to complete this operation."
General Johnson patted Xiao Ran's shoulder, "Don't be so worried. You are just the vanguard. If you can't do it, wait for the main force to arrive. The most important thing is to ensure your own safety. If something happens to an excellent young man like you. The entire UNION can't afford it. "
"Okay." Xiao Ran nodded and turned to look at an MS that had just appeared over the base. Then he turned to General Johnson and asked, "General Johnson, when I came, the president told me that. You will explain the specific arrangements for this operation to me. I want to know how many people are participating in the vanguard and the number of MS's. "
General Johnson nodded and waved to the adjutant next to him. The adjutant took out a tablet and handed it to General Johnson.
General Johnson took the tablet and opened it. He pointed to the things on it and explained to Xiao Ran, "This operation is mainly for you as the vanguard to set off to the Japanese Special Economic Zone. The main purpose is to investigate the specific situation and strength of the enemy. If the situation permits, you can choose to directly attack and take back the base."
"Because of time constraints and the fact that you are the vanguard. This time, the military can only mobilize the elite pilots who are nearby and have no mission to participate. Therefore, the number of MS that can be sent is only 53. The models are all the sharpest flag models of our army. All of them will take a large transport plane to Japan. "
"There are less than 30 people gathered in the base. The others will meet you on the way."
"In addition, the follow-up troops will also set off after the preparations are completed. This time, we may not send too many troops. After all, the enemy only has a few people. If you can successfully complete the mission, the follow-up troops will not set off."
"I understand." Xiao Ran nodded as he listened. General Johnson continued, "At present, other than the base that has been captured, the other three bases in the Japanese Special Economic Zone have also been deployed. They will arrive and complete the encirclement in about three hours. The total number of MS pilots that can participate in the battle is more than 300. When the time comes, you will have full authority to command. They will participate in your operation. "
"However, most of the pilots are just ordinary pilots. If we attack forcefully, even if we can win, the losses will be very high. The military and political leaders do not want to see such a situation, so the main force is still people like you who rushed over from the mainland," General Johnson said. He glanced at Xiao Ran, "I have also seen the battle record. I am not one of those people who only knows how to sit in the office and blindly command. I know very well that the performance of those airframes is much higher than our MS in all aspects. It is not wise for you to take on this mission."
"Based on the performance and movement of those airframes, it may be difficult to cause any damage to those MS unless we use a large force to suppress them. But then, our base will be destroyed."
"Thank you for your concern, General Johnson." Xiao Ran smiled slightly. He had a good impression of this senior who kept reminding him, and then said, "I have a rough idea of the performance of those airframes, but the performance of my airframe is not inferior to those airframes."
"Is this the new model that was independently developed by your family that was mentioned in the report?"
General Johnson looked at Xiao Ran's airframe, nodded, and said, "It is very different from the airframes in the world today. It seems to be somewhat similar to those airframes."
Xiao Ran nodded and also looked at the dark heresy, "This airframe was made by me according to a piece of information that I obtained by accident. I suspect that those MS airframes should have a similar origin. Although the style is similar, there are still big differences. It is very likely that they are different types of experimental airframes."
"It is not impossible." General Johnson nodded in agreement and turned to look at Xiao Ran, "Then, does this airframe have a name?"
"Heresy."
"Heresy, it is different from the regular MS airframe." General Johnson immediately said the meaning of the name and smiled, "I am looking forward to your performance on the battlefield with this airframe. If this airframe can be used on the battlefield, I think you and your family may get a large military order."
Xiao Ran smiled slightly, "I believe so too."
General Johnson said a few more words to Xiao Ran and then left. His base was the main assembly point and coordination point, so there were quite a lot of things to do. Naturally, he could not accompany Xiao Ran to brag.
After General Johnson left, the assembled pilots led by Graham Aika were also brought in front of Xiao Ran. A total of about seventeen or eighteen people were also brought in front of him.
Among this group of pilots, the only one Xiao Ran was familiar with was Graham. However, he also saw two people who were familiar with him. They were the same pilots who were included in the special investigation team like Graham in the original plot. Although Xiao Ran remembered that there were a total of three people, other than Graham, Xiao Ran only had an impression of Graham and these two people. Of course, he could not remember their names at all.
In addition to these pilots, Xiao Ran also saw someone who should not be here. In fact, it was a man with long hair named Billy. He liked the Princess and pursued her for a long time without any results.
These pilots stood in neat rows. Graham and Billy stood in the front row. Xiao Ran looked at everyone and said directly, "Report your name, military rank, and original department in order."
Graham stepped forward and saluted Xiao Ran. "First Lieutenant Graham Aika, originally a pilot in the MSWAD team, has been assigned to the general. Currently, no specific duties."
After Graham finished speaking, he took a step back. Billy stepped forward and saluted as well. "Billy Pietong, originally a technical consultant in the MSWAD team, will be assigned to the general in the future. This time, he is responsible for data recording and analysis of the unknown MS. Other than that, he has no specific duties."
Xiao Ran listened to the two of them and squinted his eyes under the mask. However, overall, he was very satisfied. "I didn't expect these two people to be transferred to me directly. This is a pleasant surprise."
The people behind him reported their names and duties one by one. The one with the highest military rank was Graham. Most of the people present were directly assigned to Xiao Ran. Only a small number of people were only seconded. Among the people assigned to Xiao Ran, other than Graham and Billy, two people whom Xiao Ran had an impression of were also assigned to him.
One of them was Howard Mason, a warrant officer. The other was Darryl Dodge, a staff sergeant. In Xiao Ran's memory, these two people's technical standards were also very good. They had the potential to become the Union's trump cards. They were also people who joined the Gundam investigation team in the original plot. However, Xiao Ran had no impression of the last person at all.
If he had no impression of him, it meant that he was mediocre. Xiao Ran did not care too much.
By the time the final gathering time arrived, all the Mech Pilots had arrived. Xiao Ran glanced at the Mech Pilots who were standing in neat rows and nodded gently. Then, he said, "Special promotion for First Lieutenant Graham Aika. He will be temporarily promoted to Major and will be in charge of the MS Commander for this operation. Billy Pantong, Technical Advisor, will be promoted from Second Lieutenant to Captain."
"Howard Mason is promoted to First Lieutenant. Darryl Dodge is promoted to Second Lieutenant." After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he thought for a while and continued, "I have some understanding of these four people before and know their abilities. I don't know enough about the rest of you at the moment, so I won't make any other arrangements for now. After this operation, if you are willing to stay under me, I will make arrangements for you. If you are willing to stay, you will be rewarded according to your contributions."
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