"Major Alexander, this is your letter of appointment, and from today, you will be transferred to the newly built battleship, the SCV-70 White Fortress, as the captain of the MS unit. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe day after tomorrow, the ship will depart from the Zabro headquarters and go to SIDE7 to take over the airframe and data produced there, and you will have full command of the MS above, and ensure that the ship and the data return to the headquarters safely. A major staff officer from the General Staff Headquarters said, holding a letter of appointment.

"White Fortress, is the second ship of the Pegasus-class assault landing ship completed?" Zhao Junyu said as he took the letter of appointment.

"Yes, it's done, and it's been basically tested, and the personnel have been selected, and tomorrow it's all in place, and the day after tomorrow you can go. ”

"Yes, I see, the task is accepted, thank you for your hard work. ”

That night, in the room, Rebier's father and son sat opposite each other, and Zhao Junyu had just made tea and poured two cups.

"You've received a new letter of appointment. Picking up his teacup and taking a sip, General Rebier asked.

"GOT IT, LET ME GO TO SIDE7 TO RECEIVE THE BODY AND THE DATA. What is the quality of the personnel on the ship?" Zhao Junyu also picked up the teacup and took a sip and asked, this is what he is most concerned about, after all, people are the key factor that determines the outcome of the battle.

"This is also what I am going to tell you, this time, except for the captain, most of them are recruits who have not been trained for a long time. ”

"What?!Recruits?!Dad, you're not mistaken?!" This time Zhao Junyu was completely dumbfounded, most of them were recruits, so make a bird! This is a war, not leading a group of students on an outing.

"There's no way around it. Since the last battle of Rum, our Federation Space Force has been almost wiped out, and the remaining troops have basically stayed on Luna II, where they will defend and have a bridgehead in the event of a counteroffensive in the future. So, basically no one here is a veteran of the use of battleships. And the original veterans have also become instructors to train new soldiers, and in order to prepare for the re-formation of the space fleet, the ones who can be assigned to you are basically new recruits. ”

In the face of his father's answer, Zhao Junyu was speechless, because he himself had experienced the bloody battle of Rum, and he knew how heavy the losses of his side were. I think that at the beginning, my father only used a space shuttle when he came back, and he used a Swordfish with equipment, which also made it impossible for many soldiers in the headquarters to be born in the Space Army. And in order for the new space fleet to take shape in the near future, it is inevitable for veterans to bring new soldiers, but what I didn't expect is that I became the first person to taste this bitter fruit, which is really ~~!

"Don't be so pessimistic, the captain's personnel are still good, although the command ability is not outstanding, but it is very stable. Seeing that his son's face was very ugly, as a father, Reybier was also very helpless, after all, he really didn't have many good people in his hands to configure on the ship, but he specially chose a stable one for the captain, which can be regarded as a relief for his son.

"I hope so. ”

The next day, the people of the entire battleship arrived, and Zhao Junyu could be regarded as seeing the personnel on the battleship.

"This is Captain Paul Cassias. He has some relationship with you, Major, because the captain used to be an instructor in a military academy, but he is in a different department than Major. "Yesterday, the major staff officer is now acting as an intermediary for Zhao Junyu.

"In that case, I'm half a student of the captain. Please advise me in the future, Captain. ”

"I'm also proud to have a young and accomplished student like you. The two men shook hands and said something about the scene.

"This is Captain Tim Ray, Chief Technician, and Chief Designer of the MS in Operation V. The major staff officer pointed to another person.

"Gundam designer, that's disrespectful, but the Gundam you designed is very good. Hearing this introduction, Zhao Junyu shook hands with both hands and said excitedly.

"Is the Major the test pilot of the No. 1 machine? That's a real honor for me. Tim Ray was also a little surprised, he came back from SIDE7 this time, not only brought back some information from him, but also gave some advice on the adjustment of the Gundam 1 here, what he didn't expect was that the test pilot of this body was actually such a young major, and it was a major who didn't look much older than his son.

Just as both of them were about to say something, the staff officer continued: "This is the deputy captain .................." After he had finished introducing the main characters, he continued: "I think a few of them have already guessed, he is the captain of the MS unit that will serve as the white base, Major Alexander Zhao Rebill. ”

"Sure enough, he's Major Reybil, the son of the commander-in-chief!"

"What?!, you knew that before?"

"Stupid, the only one who became a major at such a young age is this "Crow" adult, you can't see such a simple thing?!"

"You're stupid! He's got such big sunglasses, who can tell how big he is!"

"But why does he wear a pair of sunglasses like that? Is it a special preference? But it's really cool............!"

A group of people in the back, with relatively low positions, began to talk about it. However, the staff officer didn't care, and continued: "These are the main members of the White Base, and those alternate pilots are also inside, they just arrived today, so let the captain introduce you." I won't disturb the familiarity between your crews, so I'll take my leave. With that, he saluted, and then turned and left.

"The alternate driver who just arrived?" Zhao Junyu asked suspiciously.

"Yes, the alternate driver, I was waiting for them. Captain Paul looked at Zhao Junyu with a smile and continued: "Does Major Ray Bill think that the personnel were not in place before, and it was us who were waiting on the ship?"

Zhao Junyu nodded, he thought so before. Seeing him like this, Captain Paul explained: "In fact, the personnel on the ship were selected very early, these people were trained in a class at the beginning, although my captain was appointed later, but at least there is no need to worry about the lack of tacit understanding between the crew, the reason why there is no personnel is complete, waiting for these alternate pilots, after all, we are going to get the MS, and it is a trouble to have no pilot." ”

"Then why did these people arrive so late? Zabro, there are quite a few people in the escort force who can fly the MS. Zhao Junyu was puzzled.

"What's the matter, didn't the commander-in-chief tell you?" Captain Paul also looked at Zhao Junyu suspiciously.

Zhao Junyu shook his head, Daddy really didn't tell him about this, it stands to reason that Daddy will not forget this kind of thing, then Zhao Junyu lowered his head and thought for a while, and then he patted his head and said, "I understand, so that's the case." ”

Captain Paul looked at Zhao Junyu's face, and the expression he saw really understood, so he didn't say anything more. As for what Zhao Junyu understood, in fact, it is not difficult to understand why the ship is assigned to the alternate pilot who has just completed basic training this time, because in order to ensure the safety of themselves and others, the group of high-level leaders must have enough and combat-effective veterans around them to defend, so they can feel at ease. Some people will ask, then why was there a large group of veterans who supported the capture of the base last time? It is not difficult to understand that the capture of the base has a great impact on the morale of the entire unit, the morale has increased, the combat effectiveness of the troops has also been enhanced, and they have become safer, and this will also help the counteroffensive in the future. In addition, the location of that base is not too far, and it is convenient for the troops to return if there is anything, so they sent troops to support, and this time they are going to SIDE7, which is far away from the earth, and if the capable veterans leave them too far, these people are very uneasy, so they are all recruits for him.

Knowing this, Zhao Junyu also knew why his father didn't tell him about it, once his father said it, he would definitely complain if he was dissatisfied, and his father couldn't do anything but persuade him, and the final result was that he broke up unhappily after a quarrel.

"Suck~~~Exhale~~~" After taking a deep breath, Zhao Junyu calmed down his mood, and he said: "Captain, you can take me to visit the battleship, after all, for a period of time, this is my ship." Also, I'm going to meet the recruits and see what their quality is. ”

After seeing Zhao Junyu understand what was going on, the somewhat angry expression on his face quickly turned calm, although it can't be regarded as very mature, but it is also very good. Captain Paul nodded with satisfaction, and took the lead to take Zhao Junyu to visit and familiarize himself with the white base. To be honest, the internal gap between the newly designed and built Pegasus class and the Salamis-class and the Magellan class where Zhao Junyu sat is not particularly large, and the gap is mainly in the technology and weaponry, the new nuclear-powered Minovsky engine, Miga particle cannon and MS carrying capacity, etc., make it a qualified MS combat mothership.

As for those alternate drivers, when Zhao Junyu saw them, he didn't have much hope, tall, short, fat and thin, all kinds of people had them, but who could give him the feeling of an excellent driver. He sighed in his heart, "It seems that only after that, I will have time to train them intensively, and see if any of them have the ability to be concealed." And during this time, the safety of the battleship can only depend on myself. ”

That night, Zhao Junyu could only get acquainted with the battleship and personnel for a preliminary time, and tacit understanding takes time to accumulate.

The next day, it was time for the White Base to depart.

A white base loaded with thrusters pierces the sky.