There is no desire, so he is strong, and he has no regrets. In the middle of the night, the cold wind beats against the iron door, and he can sleep peacefully. The mother and daughter at the Army General Hospital may be pitiful, but it has nothing to do with Xu Le. It can even be said that his role in this matter is very commendable.
The general on the sofa is very clear about this, so it stands to reason that Xu Le should not feel any tension and depression when facing Zou Yu's father, but when he walked to the sofa, he silently gave a military salute. , still felt that in this large and somewhat simple room, the thick red carpet under his feet and the yellow wallpaper on the walls still made him nervous.
It's a bit like the feeling of seeing Mrs. Tai for the first time in Mochou Houshan that day, but today this feeling is more real and more real. The general sitting on the sofa has gray hair, and the Yunhou Hotel is full of military atmosphere. The place, appearing not angry and arrogant.
The Deputy Minister of Defense is an important cabinet member, and he is considered a great figure in the federal political system, but when it comes to real strength, it is actually far inferior to the commanders of several major military regions on the same level, or the Federation of the Space Fleet. Three-star female general.
But the vice-minister Zou in the sofa was different.
At the beginning of the year, in the Linhaizhou Gymnasium assassination incident, Vice Minister Yang Jinsong committed suicide. In order to calm down the political turmoil and to make an explanation to the Tai family, Zou Yingxing took advantage of the situation and sat in this position. It is really difficult to gain respect in a place like the federal military where the position obtained due to political factors and exchange of interests, but after just over half a year, he began to calmly exert his influence in the military, The ability of this general's silent appearance is evident.
If it is just that, the problem now is that everyone knows that after this year's presidential election, if Congressman Pabble is successfully elected president, the man on the sofa will become the secretary of defense. It's just one word missing. Unless the war starts and the president puts on the uniform of the marshal, he will become the nominal head of the federal military.
Xu Le stood quietly in front of Zou Yingxing. Zou Yingxing seemed to be dealing with an urgent document, or just simply wanted to let the young man dry. No matter what kind of intention, Xu Le didn't care. During this quiet time, observe the other person and calm yourself down.
Standing in front of the future leader of the federal military, everyone will be a little nervous.
More than ten years ago, the Federation Expeditionary Force conquered a resource planet in the Empire. An earth-shattering explosion destroyed the hope of the Expeditionary Force. The Federation soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and supplies were difficult. At the dangerous juncture of the Empire's counterattack, the entire army could be destroyed at any moment. At this time, Zou Yingxing, who was only the interim director of the Logistics Department of the Joint Operations Force at the time, took the risk of going to a military court and ordered the Third Fleet to make a hard landing on the surface of the planet, and finally lost two Enterprises. At the cost of the warships, the remaining part of the expeditionary force left on the surface of the planet organized an effective defense capability and bought precious time for the final evacuation of the entire army.
Xu Le recalled the general's resume in front of him in his heart. That time, the swift and resolute order gave Zou Yingxing a place in the hearts of the old men in the federal military.
However, this person came from a technocratic background after all. He has worked in the assembly base for many years, and has never commanded large-scale battles alone as the chief officer on the front line.
Just when Xu Le lowered his head to think, the general on the sofa finally raised his head, rubbed his astringent eyes, and said calmly, "Sit down, President Sigal will come over this afternoon to listen to the report of the joint meeting, I must review it first. a bit."
This sentence probably shows Vice Minister Zou's attitude. I didn't mean to tease you. With his current status, he doesn't need to explain anything to Xu Le, but he explained it, which laid the foundation for today's conversation. keynote.
Xu Le nodded, found a chair beside him and sat down.
Deputy Minister Zou put the glasses on the table and said with a smile: "When I was in the fleet, the military doctors advised me to have laser surgery to cure my eyes. I didn't agree. Now it seems to be a bit prescient."
Xu Le understood what he meant.
When the federal military promoted laser surgery, it was to improve the combat capability of soldiers as much as possible in the ever-changing war, but after thirty or forty years, the eyes of those soldiers who received treatment gradually returned to the original level, and even changed. It got worse. In the past few years, the Veterans Association marched, and it is said that this incident was also used as the main propaganda method.
He didn't understand why the other party was talking to him. If it was talking about politics, the deputy secretary of defense should have a better person to talk to.
"For the strength of the Federation, the improvement of pure technology is sometimes not necessarily a good thing."
Zou Yingxing sat on the sofa and quietly looked at the ordinary looking young man in front of him and said, "Four calendars ago, due to the shortage of crystal ore resources, the direction of the federal army had already begun to change. Weapons are becoming more and more land-saving, and research on individual light-energy weapons is even more deadly, because the universe as we know it seems to be unable to provide so many resources at all.”
Xu Le listened quietly.
"When did the federation mecha first appear?"
"many years ago."
"When is the official assembly of the army?"
"Four constitutional calendars ago."
"You're right." Vice Minister Wou looked at Xu Le and said slowly: "And the mecha really started to play a role in the era of the Constitutional Calendar we are in. In this era, the Federation has more powerful empires. The enemy, and the military's combat method has also changed from space warfare to landing operations, and mechas with absolute mobility will become more and more important."
Xu Le did not expect that today's conversation at the Yunhou Hotel had nothing to do with Zou Yu. The father didn't seem to care that his daughter had just given birth to a child. See yourself.
"I just received the information that the Empire has already accelerated the development of new mechas." Zou Yingxing rubbed his brows tiredly, and said in a slightly worried voice.
The brilliance of the Federation's proud charter has ensured that for decades, no imperial spy can infiltrate the Federation. Perhaps there are people in the Bermuda Triangle who have forgotten their ancestral state for the sake of profit, but the empire still believes in people of the same bloodline. Things in the universe are always so ingenious. The existence of the First Charter allows every federal citizen to hide a chip behind their necks. Based on this, the Empire can also prevent the infiltration of excellent federal agents.
At present, the Federation only knows that the Empire has accelerated the pace of mecha development, but it does not know the direction of the other party's research and development, and it is even more impossible to obtain the structural design of the Empire's mecha.
"This is top-secret information, and I shouldn't listen to it." Xu Le suddenly woke up and said.
Deputy Minister Zou shook his head, leaned on the sofa, looked at him quietly, and said, "You already have the long-term high-level authority of the Nutshell Engineering Department, and the new mecha of the Federation seems to be in your hands. This kind of information, I must notify you as soon as possible."
Xu Le knew that he was going to Hong Kong, and it was impossible to hide from the big boss in front of him. Not to mention how many eyes of the federal military were staring at the industrial park, only the relationship between the Tai family and Deputy Minister Zou, The other party should be very clear about the important role he plays in it.
"The mobility of a military mecha is doubled, and its role in war can be increased tenfold." Deputy Minister Zou stared at him with a sense of oppression, and said, "The original design of Nutshell In the MX, the instantaneous maximum power can be four times higher than the existing M series, and you should know exactly what that means.”
"I used to work in the final assembly base, and I had a lot of dealings with you Nuohu, so I am very aware of the importance of this matter. In fact, everyone in the military knows that MX is one of the future battles against the Empire. A sharp blade, a big gun. That's what we've been waiting for all these years, hope you don't disappoint us."
It was such a simple sentence, but it pressed down like a mountain. What Vice Minister Zou said about us naturally includes those generals with terrifying merits in the federal military. Will it include the military god of the Li family in Philadelphia? Xu Le suddenly felt a little heavy on his shoulders.
"I don't care about the results of the presidential election, and I don't care if the scientists of the Federal Academy of Sciences are involved in politics. I only care about MX." Vice Minister Zou looked at him coldly, "I am a soldier, as long as this If a mecha can be developed, whether it is the engineering department or the Academy of Sciences, I will be grateful to him."
Xu Le didn't know how sincere what the general said in front of him was. If it was true, he would have a sense of awe in his heart. There are many heroes in the Federation, especially in the military. Jagged soldiers who only think about the future of the Federation are actually big guns that can provoke countless stars.
He lowered his head, knowing that Zou Yu's father probably didn't know that he had done tricks in the core data, but today's meeting, the other party habitually began to beat, warning him not to be involved in such a major matter related to the future of the Federation Something went wrong.
"I'll hurry up." Xu Le raised his head, looked at the general's slightly tired face, and replied.
"You stay in Baishui for the time being." Deputy Minister Zou ordered: "The secretary will leave a phone call for you later. If you have any questions in the past few months, you can ask him to help."
After a short pause, the top official of the Ministry of National Defense narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a confidential business of the Federation. You can apply for a fund from the Ministry of Defense, and don't go to the Seventh Li Family, that family of businessmen."
The comments so far have many meanings. Xu Le bowed his head slightly and sighed in his heart, knowing that from today, he has truly become a soldier of the Federation.
He suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is the two-day joint meeting related to the last terrorist attack at the gymnasium? Is the Ministry of Defense preparing to restart the shelved spring offensive?"
Deputy Minister Zou slashed his face like a knife. After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and said, "This is not something you should ask."
Through the clothes, Xu Le lightly pressed the phone, and suddenly said, "I think it was the Medellin Congressman who did that."