Chapter 204: The Man Behind the Scenes
Vice Admiral Qin Luochuan, the commander of the 2nd Fleet, who was leading the confrontation between the main force of the 2nd Fleet and the main fleet of the two Jeppen forces on the border of the Federation, actually had time to pay attention to an almost game-like fighting match in the battle network, and besides, not only himself, but also two rear admirals and three colonels.
If this news is going to get out, not only will Admiral Hayakawa Heng, the commander of the Sixth Fleet of the Jeppen Empire, who has been staring at the star map 20 million kilometers away, have the urge to vomit blood, even within the Federation, it is estimated that more than half of the media will criticize this "not" responsible vice admiral.
Just 20 million kilometers, for an interstarfleet that can increase its speed to sub-light speed, it is only less than ten minutes to reach the range of the starship's main guns, and any slightest hesitation may cause irreparable damage.
Although the starship's central brain is intelligent enough to manage a screw through the countless optical paths that densely cover the ship's hull, the starship is too large. In order to be able to put more weapons on the starship, human beings need more powerful engines, so they have to build starships extremely huge, even if it is a high-speed destroyer that is considered a small starship, it is 800 meters long, which is twice as large as the aircraft carrier ---- the largest weapons and equipment on the ancient blue star.
In addition to the combat soldiers, each starship has a larger number of auxiliary troops, ranging from thousands to 20,000 or more, like the 2nd Fleet, with a total strength of more than 500,000 logistics troops on board and on the station.
But obviously, Qin Luochuan did not despise the Jepeng fleet with millions of soldiers on the other side, but had his own judgment on the possibility of the outbreak of war. Just looking at the arrival of Jiepeng's two main fleets, but without taking a step beyond the thunder pool, Qin Luochuan knew that the commander-in-chief's judgment was right, and Jiepeng had not yet made the final preparations.
After watching the two consecutive battles in the virtual digital arena in the battle.net, Vice Admiral Qin Luochuan turned his attention to the commanders of the two detachments and the three captains of the capital ships under his command noncommittally, and a faint but determined voice sounded: "How is it?" How does it feel to see this? β
"Commander, it seems that compared with veterans who have fought in actual combat, our young men still lack a lot, which cannot be completed by training, and that ruthlessness can only be done by seeing dripping blood." A major general was the first to sigh.
On behalf of all the officers and men of the cruiser "Mengwu", I promise that at least five positions can be provided, and if Major Qin Chong is willing to come, Lieutenant Commander Chen Changqing, chief of staff of our ship, will be transferred to the left flank fleetγγγγγγ A colonel with a national character face and a military uniform with a very military demeanor said.
"Shen Jingzhong, do you believe it or not? How many people are there? You have a mouth, you want five people, what about the face? A colonel with short hair and a round face next to him who seemed to have a kind face complained angrily.
"Hehe, I dare to ask for five people, that's five empty posts here! What if you Lao Zheng can take out five of them and give them all to you? The colonel on the face of the national character was not annoyed, but responded with a smile.
"Don't provoke me, I happen to have a few wine bags and rice bags, either the relatives of this councilor or the nephew of the star commander, I can't do anything to them in normal times, but look at their performance during the war, I don't have the courage to be loyal to the country, just right, when the fleet returns, all of them will get out of me." The round-faced colonel replied with round eyes.
"Ahem! The commander asks you what you think, don't give Lao Tzu a calf! Another rear admiral coughed lightly and knocked on the table to stop the two captains of the capital ship from singing and harmonizing.
Those who can come here are naturally the most reliable officers under Qin Luochuan's command, who doesn't know who? These two are the captains of two heavy cruisers belonging to the left flank fleet, they have been bunk beds since the military academy period, and at the same time they interned on a ship, and the same batch was promoted to captain, and they have served in a fleet for nearly 20 years, and they have a good relationship in peacetime to wear a pair of pants.
At this time, they are fighting in front of the commander, who is the acting for? It's nothing more than uniting to eat more and occupy more, and by the way, complain about the ineffective relationships on their starships. I want to go under the knife and want to get the support of my immediate boss.
The appearance of eating red fruit made their top boss, Rear Admiral Ming Guoqing, the commander of the left flank fleet, a little unbearable. Of course, it was really the colleague of the same level next to him who was about to cramp at the corners of his mouth.
Qin Luochuan didn't care about some of the careful thoughts of his subordinates, smiled indifferently, and said: "I have already paid attention to the problem that Zheng Shen's two captains said, and in normal times, in order to ensure unity and stability, I may also give those people some face, but after passing the test of this labor expedition, some rotten wood that is destined to be difficult to carve should be completely removed." β
The major general who was the first to speak stared slightly, and spoke cautiously: "Commander, although those people are a little less capable, their relationships are intertwined, and I am worried that ordering them to transfer their posts or retire will cause some people to say behind their backs that we are eliminating dissidents and cultivating cronies." It's better to figure it slowly. β
Qin Luochuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "I am not afraid of shadows, I, Qin Luochuan, am a man and do things, only for the public and not for private reasons, just rumors, how can I put them in my heart."
You have all seen the results of the main force of our 2nd Fleet rushing to the federal border this time, and the vast majority of officers and men still showed the bravery and determination of our federal army, but there are still some people who are in the same position as corpses, and they are disappointing. That not only disappoints us, but what is even more terrible is to disappoint those grassroots officers and soldiers, they can sacrifice and sacrifice for the sake of this country, but if they die in vain under the command of such a commander, what will they think?
They will scold us superiors before they die in battle, not only blind, but also blind!
Many people may think that this Rafi Star incident is just one of the many conflicts between the Federation and Jeppen, although this time it is because some special people are involved in it that the Federation has a greater domestic reaction, but on the whole, the two countries will still maintain that thin veil.
But what I want to say is that peace between the two countries cannot be maintained by that thin veil alone. Not only was that Emperor Jeppen ambitious, but the Great Eagle Empire had been even more impatient in recent years in order to maintain their status as the number one power in the starry sky. In my judgment, war is imminent, perhaps two years, or a year, or even less, and we have no more time to waste.
Before the war comes, we must remove those rotten trees that are not strong in combat and replace them with those who dare to fight and can fight, which is the real reason why I let you take a look at the gap between the proud generals of our 2nd Fleet and the soldiers who have experienced real combat. If you want to win the war, you can't care about any more feelings. β
Qin Luochuan's voice was not loud, but it was deafening.
"Yes!" Whether it was a major general or a colonel, they all stood up and shouted loudly.
The joy on the faces of several captains was palpable.
Seeing that the commanders of the two major fleets had reached a consensus with himself, Qin Luochuan's face also showed a look of relief. He is the supreme commander of the 2nd Fleet, and he has the highest say in both wartime and peacetime, but without the support of these capable subordinates, even he will encounter great resistance to the headache of personnel appointments and dismissals.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are naturally circles. If you want people to listen to yourself, you naturally have to have enough interests, and relying on the feelings of protecting your family and defending the country alone is too idealistic. Just like Qin Luochuan's powerful subordinates, he gathered them around him with enough sense of responsibility and ideals, but the lower-level officers and soldiers under them may consider more about their vital interests, maybe promotion, or salary increase.
A commander who is too idealistic and not practical can only end up in failure. Obviously, at this point, Qin Luochuan did a good job. After a lot of immaculate reasons, at least a lot of posts will be vacated for promotion on each ship, which can drive out useless people and promote useful talents, and can give these captains the opportunity to command the starship more like an arm.
Of course, there is a more important reason why Qin Luochuan is so determined is that the 2nd Fleet is in great need of fresh blood from outside. The officers and men of his 2nd Fleet are, as he said, proud and fierce soldiers, but they have to pay a price on the battlefield just because they are delicate and fierce in the training ground and virtual digital space.
Whether it is the officers and soldiers of the Dawn Military Base who have survived a hundred battles in the light screen, or the veterans who have experienced actual combat in more distant places, they are all urgently needed by him.
This mecha fight in the distant squadron battle network was not so much that Colonel Jiang Cheng was behind the scenes, but that he, the lieutenant commander of the lieutenant general, was the real driving force behind the scenes.
He wanted to use those veterans who had actual combat experience and the courage and ferocity that could only be cultivated in actual combat to tell the officers and men of the whole fleet where their gap was. And the sergeant named Lao Bang behaved perfectly.
Even, he is using the failure of the officers and men of his fleet to pave the way for this group of fresh blood that is about to be integrated.
Only failure will make these proud soldiers who once looked down on "soil buns" quickly accept them. For example, the major, although he has not seen the video in the declassified "black box", Qin Luochuan knows how difficult it is to annihilate most of them and withdraw 50% of their troops under the fierce attack of nearly 30 9th generation mechas.
In his plan, Qin Chong was already one of the candidates who had to win the 2nd Fleet. Even, he was already thinking about the position of this person who was destined to be promoted to the rank of major in the fleet.
As for Tang Lang, who was of unknown origin, but was jointly guaranteed by the eldest grandson Xueqing and Yan Chilie, Qin Luochuan was obviously also very interested. He hoped that he could see with his own eyes the combat effectiveness of Tang Lang and others, as well as the mental reaction to deal with the crisis.
Therefore, after discussing with his subordinates, looking back and seeing that the two in the fighting arena calculated each other, but in the end, it was the more experienced old exploding who won after all, and after saying hello, my good brother, Qin Luochuan also smiled slightly, and ordered at the other end of the screen: "I don't have much time, let them stop bothering, send a second-level mecha master to appear, and force Zhang Ye and the two to go down, or Tang Lang." β