Vice Minister Zou's last sentence finally revealed a trace of the pressure he was under. However, this huge pressure was successfully passed on to Xu Le through these words, so that after he put down the phone, he was silent for a long time. Only restarted his work in the Nutshell Engineering Department.
The research and development of the new-generation MX mecha of the Federation has always been carried out by the Nutshell Engineering Department alone, but after the failure, the Federal Academy of Sciences quickly discovered the opportunity in this matter and grabbed the core data of Professor Shen. , the development of mecha has long been naturally divided into two factions, and the competition between the two sides will indirectly affect the federal presidential election, no matter which side is a bargaining chip that cannot be given up.
In fact, the competition between the two sides has always been hidden under the water. It was only because of the variable Xu Le that the Academy of Sciences felt anxious, and there was a conflict in the rainy night, which brought this competition to the table.
During that conflict, Unit 8384 of the Hong Kong Garrison Area, under the order of the Ministry of National Defense, officially took over the security work of the Nutshell Engineering Department. After this incident, the two sides officially tore their faces.
Xu Le knew that his role in the development of MX was no longer a secret, but now that he was surrounded by so many federal soldiers to protect him, he felt a little unfree, but he felt a lot more relaxed. With the federal military, or at least a part of the military standing behind him, this sense of steadiness was something he could never imagine before.
The military is loyal to the president and the federation. Countless years of history and charter monitoring can guarantee that this loyalty will never be mixed with other things, but after all, it is a huge and privileged system, so the interior is still full of hills, and follow the According to the division of the major military regions or the combat troops during the war, they were divided into several major forces.
Among these military forces, the one with the most special and detached status is naturally the federal space battleship force led by the three-star female general.
In addition, the federal military has four major military regions, of which the most advanced equipment and the most powerful are naturally the first military region stationed on the S1 planet, and the fourth military region that is in a state of confrontation with the empire all the year round.
Whenever he thinks of the military deployment of the Federation, Xu Le, an orphan of Donglin, will have some very complicated emotions in his heart. The Donglin Region is also a part of the Federation. However, there is only one security zone on the Donglin Star, a barren resource galaxy, and there are no terrifying foreign enemies like the Empire. It is no wonder that the Federation pays so little attention to Donglin.
Now staying by Xu Le's side is an armored battle battalion headed by Major Lan Xiaolong, which belongs to Unit 8384.
Unit 8384 is actually the land-based independent seventeenth armored division of the First Military Region. It is an ace division with a glorious tradition. Its status in the federal military is very special, because the god of war, Li Pif, came from this unit and once led this unit. The armored division, in the war with the empire, created one myth after another.
Many years ago, Li Pifu left the 17th Armored Division, and Qing Yunzhi became the commander-in-chief of the federal military. After finally seclusion, the Ministry of National Defense and the First Military Region Command felt endless distress about how to arrange the 17th Armored Division.
The political requirements of the Federation are destined not to let this myth be shattered, just like no one dares to let the statue-level figure of the god of war Lipif fail once, so the Seventeenth Armored Division was withdrawn from the front line of Xilin and returned to the S1 planet as a whole, becoming the Federation. The main military force in the most prosperous city garrison area, 8384 troops.
Since we want an invincible myth, then if we don’t let this unit fight, we will naturally never be defeated. With this hidden meaning that can’t be declared, the Seventeenth Armored Division has never participated in a real battle since many years ago. In the battle, even the various military regions arranged by the federal military on the front line of Xilin these years have no part in them...
It was not until the Lord of the Army once expressed his concern about the combat effectiveness of the old army in his hometown in Philadelphia that his disciples and grandchildren in the military, like a little daughter-in-law, drew some combat formations below the platoon level from the 17th Armored Division. , invested in Bermuda as a respect for the Lord of the Army.
The dignified ace armored division, just because of political needs, has become a decoration, stationed in the place, in contact with the society, and influenced by the feasting. The number is the same, and it has become a bit 8384.
"Although there are many hills in the army, places like the First Military Region are silent places for major generals, because the First Military Region has always been shrouded in the brilliance of the military god and his old man." Zhou Yu mentioned that When he named his name, the expression on his face became a little serious. It seemed that he could not express his respect for the military god as a professional soldier without this.
"I heard that the Li family has some influence on the first military region. After all, it is a long-standing family, and it has been sparing no effort to sponsor the military region's living quarters over the years. Some of them are just asking for benefits regardless of the cost, but you don't have to worry about anything, the Li family. After all, it’s not the Zhong family, so its influence on the military is limited.”
It's been a few days now.
Xu Le is asking Zhou Yu about the complicated factions of the army. The gossip and secrets of the army are no less than in society. Zhou Yu, who is loved by his classmates, respected teachers and teachers at the First Military Academy, knows about the army factions. very clear.
His fingers left the workbench, rubbed his forehead tiredly, leaned on the chair, and listened to Zhou Yu's explanation, but the corner of the warehouse drifted to the corner of the warehouse. In the past few days, he has noticed that the major named Lan Xiaolong should know Bai Yulan, because he forgot that Secretary Bai once mentioned that he was from the Seventeenth Armored Division, so he did not understand.
In that corner, Major Lan Xiaolong squatted on the ground to smoke, whispering something to Magnolia beside him. Magnolia still had a quiet and gentle appearance, leaning against the wall with her hands in her hands, slightly bowing her head, and it took a long time to answer the other person in a soft voice.
"That matter has faded away. Do you want me to go to the division commander to tell you and bring you back from Baishui." Lan Xiaolong crouched on the ground and said, "The money in the army is definitely not as much as what you have now, but after all, there is a identity, and a lot of stability.”
Magnolia looked at her shiny boots and said softly, "You're already a major, I'll go back and start as a soldier?"
"My major is flattering, why did I rush here with two helicopters this time? I know it's the relationship between the big figures in the Federation, but I always have to tie my head, and the deputy minister, maybe If it can really become positive next year, what am I afraid of taking this gamble?"
Lan Xiaolong said, "You are much more capable than me. Back then, when I was the company commander in the recruit camp, you could eat me raw and go back to the 17th division for two years, and then the division commander would transfer you to your side. Grind and polish, and being a major is a piece of shit."
"Unit 8384." Magnolia softly repeated the designation of her old unit, laughed at herself, and said softly: "It's not the 17th Armored Division, life in Hong Kong is too easy, you kid is invited to those clubs every day to corrupt, I don't I'm used to this kind of life, and I like to enjoy it, but I don't want to do this kind of thing in a military uniform."
"I always wear plain clothes every time I go!" Lan Xiaolong said angrily.
Bai Yulan lowered her head and said with a smile: "But I still don't have the face to go back. The Ministry of National Defense agreed to let our division go to the round of battle after the old man of the army said something. I went with the first group, and I ended up alone. When I came back alive, I lost the face of the Seventeenth Division. Since then, the military region has not even mentioned the matter of the round battle. From this point of view, I have lost the face of the Lord of the Army once."
"Don't bullshit, the old man of the army is fishing in Philadelphia, how do you know you are a little fish." Lan Xiaolong whispered: "You are so unlucky. The Ministry of Defense sent us to Bermuda for safety. On the side, I thought there was nothing wrong, so the ship was assigned the same class as you, who knew that I would meet the Imperial Emperor’s Special Rabbit Battalion on that mining star that doesn’t give a shit?”
"One squad is facing the next battalion, even if the pilots in the empire are really bastards, they will only end up being wiped out. You can escape back, even if you are very fierce, otherwise, with the temper of the division commander, you will not be killed early, why? Will speak for you in court-martial?"
Hearing the name of the division commander repeatedly, Bai Yulan lowered her eyes slightly, and naturally thought that she was a teenager when she first joined the army. She was regarded as quiet and clever by the division commander, and was transferred to be a messenger by her side, and then in the 17th Armored Division Inside wind and water. It's just that he raised his head, glanced at Xu Le who was working silently beside the workbench, and said softly, "I still can't go back. Now this life is not my own."
Lan Xiaolong followed his gaze and frowned when he knew what Magnolia was talking about. He was now in charge of protecting the ordinary-looking technical director. Why did Magnolia stay by that person's side all the time
"I sold my life to him with 20 million." Magnolia said with a smile.
Lan Xiaolong was stunned for a while, and then scolded a few words in a low voice, but the soldier found that Magnolia seemed to talk a lot more and became more cheerful than when he met a few years ago. He couldn't help thinking, could it be? Is it the young man's work? When he thought of this, his perception of Xu Le was much better.
Just when the engineering department was very busy, and when Magnolia and Lan Xiaolong were reminiscing about the past, Director Jose hurriedly walked into this empty underground warehouse. His footsteps were a little heavy, and the expression on his face was even heavier.
"watch the news."
He said to Xu Le, with a trace of lingering anxiety in the corner of his eyes.
Xu Le was slightly startled, vaguely guessing what happened. The workbench connected to the engineering department's network couldn't access the Internet. He took out his mobile phone and tuned to the news channel of Federal Television.
I saw the male anchor on the light screen, saying in an excited tone: "As for the birth of this revolutionary mecha, what is the military significance to the Federation, let's ask Professor Zhang from the Institute of Mobility of the Academy of Sciences. "
Xu Le immediately boarded the online newspaper's real-time news release platform, and saw a very eye-catching headline on the real-time front page of the Capital District Daily.
"The Federal Academy of Sciences officially announced that a new generation of twin-engine MX mecha has been successfully developed!"