"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Cheng, come to report!" After all, he is a former soldier, and Zhang Cheng's performance is no different from that of a long-serving soldier.

"Oh?" A general with a handsome face, piercing eyes, and a straight general's uniform paused the pen in his hand. An inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Zhang Cheng, "You are Zhang Cheng?" ”

Zhang Cheng's body paused slightly, and he glanced at the nameplate on the solid wood desk, which was written on the nameplate of Lieutenant General Shi Qin. raised his chin and replied in a deep voice, "Report to Your Excellency General, I am Zhang Cheng." ”

"Huh." Lieutenant General Shi Qin smiled, stood up and picked up the microphone on the desk, "Send two cups of tea in." After a pause, he continued, "Take the best." ”

"Sit." A smile appeared on Lieutenant General Shi Qin's face and beckoned Zhang Cheng to sit down on the sofa beside him. took out a cigarette from his pocket, put one on himself, and threw one to Zhang Cheng.

"Smack!" With a soft sound, Zhang Cheng took out a lighter and stepped forward to light the fire for His Excellency the Lieutenant General. Lieutenant General Shi Qin glanced at Zhang Cheng and lowered his head slightly to light a cigarette.

"I have listened a lot to your deeds, and I have also studied all the battle reports and telegrams of the Battle of Northern Italy, and I have also read the battle reports you submitted." Lieutenant General Shi Qin sat down on the sofa opposite Zhang Cheng, crossed his legs, and said softly in a calm tone, "Although the defense of Savona Port is of great significance, I don't attach much importance to it. With strong naval firepower and elite Marines as a supplement, it's not uncommon to win that battle. ”

Zhang Cheng nodded and did not speak, his eyes fixed on Lieutenant General Shi Qin, waiting for his next words.

"What I really value is your amazing performance in the attacking game before the defense of Puerto Savona." Lieutenant General Schin spat out a smoke ring and continued, "Since the appearance of the defensive tactics invented by the Americans, consisting of machine guns, trenches, and barbed wire. For so many years, in addition to completely destroying the position with powerful firepower, the only way to attack was to fill the life with a sea of people. This is a tactic that no army wants to use. Although commanders can not care about the lives of soldiers in wartime, the human heart is flesh. What bastard would want his soldiers to die for nothing? ”

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly, Lieutenant General Shi Qin was not wrong. No ruthless officer would be willing to see his men die in vain. Soldiers can not fear casualties, but they cannot die meaninglessly. It's like a long live charge or something, which has gone beyond the boundaries of the army and the military.

"Do you know why you were able to become the acting commander of the London Concession?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin suddenly changed the topic, which made Zhang Cheng look stunned, and a thought suddenly turned in his heart.

"Huh." Lieutenant General Shi Qin smiled, took a puff of cigarette and said, "Even if you are a military doctor in the army, if you do well, you may become a general." However, there is a necessary prerequisite for becoming a high-ranking battlefield commander who commands troops. ”

"It's not like you're going to have to serve overseas, is it?" Zhang Cheng suddenly felt blessed and blurted out.

"Hahaha." Lieutenant General Shi Qin smiled and stretched out his hand and nodded at Zhang Cheng, "Sure enough, he is a smart boy, no wonder he can come up with such a good new tactic." Your use of commando tactics when attacking trenches is highly appreciated by the generals. Everyone thought that this tactic would rewrite the current way of fighting, and also invented a very useful mortar. Did you know that almost everyone is optimistic about your future? ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng nodded in response.

"At that time, I proposed that you go to the London Concession for a period of time, that is, to give you a chance to gild. Although the time is short, after all, I have had this experience. No one can say anything about the opportunity to become a senior commander in a front-line force in the future. This is also an unwritten rule of the Army. Lieutenant General Shi Qin said with a relaxed expression: "If you follow the normal procedure, it will take at least ten years to become the commander of the overseas garrison." ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhang Cheng hurriedly stood up and saluted. This is the true grace of knowledge.

"Don't thank me." Lieutenant General Shi Qin waved his hand and looked at Zhang Cheng with a calm expression, "You have shown your ability and value, we naturally want to give you a chance." And you did a good job in the London Concession, from the moment you dared to give the order to shoot, I knew that you kid is not an ordinary person, he was born to be a senior commander! Although it is very immature when dealing with daily affairs, these are small things. ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and an adjutant walked in with a teacup.

"Why is it so long?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin smiled and said, "The lieutenant colonel is thirsty, and he is in a hurry." ”

The adjutant smiled and responded, "General, you've drunk all your good tea." I ran to General Lu to borrow it. ”

"Huh?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin frowned and looked at the adjutant, "What to borrow?" Later, when I saw that he had good tea there, he brought it all back to me. ”

After the joke, the adjutant closed the door and left. Lieutenant General Shi Qin casually snuffed out his cigarette, took a sip from his teacup, and then said softly, "You are not from a professional background, strictly speaking, you can be regarded as donating money to the army under special circumstances." Originally, it was impossible to have any chance of getting ahead, and the army has the rules of the army. But times make heroes, and a battle for northern Italy put you in the limelight, followed by a responsible performance in the London Concession that everyone is willing to help people like you. That's why you can get the opportunity to go to Lu University for further study. At least we've recognized you. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your care." Zhang Cheng nodded vigorously. It wasn't until this moment that he realized that it was not until the incident in London that he went to Lu University to study was completely decided.

Going to Lu University for further study is actually a kind of recognition. A kind of recognition of promising officers from the top of the army. Otherwise, what can one year of study improve? Why can you embark on the road to becoming a general in the last year of study? This is actually an opportunity for the top of the Army to prepare for good young people. This is perhaps also a tacit tradition of the Army.

"Do it well." Lieutenant General Shi Qin got up, came to his desk, took out a document, signed and sealed it, handed it to Zhang Cheng, stared at his eyes, and said in a serious tone: "Many people have hope for you. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Cheng took the document, straightened his body, put his legs together, and made a crisp sound on his heels, "Obey!" ”

Zhang Cheng strode out of the office building, looked at the army headquarters with people coming and going, picked up the documents in his hand and took a look. Quietly curled the corners of his mouth, and whispered to himself, "None of the people who can sit in a high position are fools." ”

Unlike the Army Headquarters, which was cramped and cramped, and even the general's office was not large. The command of the Navy, however, is a huge complex.

The tall red brick walls are full of greenery, and there are beautiful flower beds full of flowers. After entering the wide gate, there is a beautiful fountain. There are also numerous sculptures on the periphery. The red sand pavement on the ground was spotlessly cleaned.

At the heart of the naval command is a huge eight-storey building. The smooth marble floor can almost reflect the shadow of a person. Walking into the first floor of this building, you will see a huge hall with more than a dozen huge marble pillars. All the stairs are covered with red carpets, and oil paintings hang on the walls. Every soldier is full of energy!

In terms of architecture alone, in every respect, the Navy Command is a cramped and simple Army Command.

Zhang Cheng came here for the Navy's upcoming new aircraft procurement project. In fact, there are people in the navy who are very interested in the new weapon of the airplane. Otherwise, not a single aircraft carrier would have been launched before.

The Navy is preparing for the purchase of new aircraft for the sake of a new air fleet. More than 20 arms companies, including Zhang Cheng's General Dynamics, participated in the procurement of the new aircraft. These are companies that have the ability to design, develop and mass-produce aircraft.

"Ladies and gentlemen." In the spacious conference room, the greetings of dozens of representatives from different companies quickly stopped, and everyone's eyes were on Lieutenant General Liu Bin in the first position.

Vice Admiral Liu Bin is the head of the Navy's Logistics and Equipment Department, a typical big man who holds real power. He stood up, waited until everyone's eyes were on him, smiled, and said, "Everyone is a powerful company, and after so many years of dealing, I won't say more nonsense." ”

Lieutenant General Liu Bin paused, and motioned his adjutant with his eyes to distribute the documents one by one to everyone. Then he continued: "The requirements of the Navy are simple, the Navy needs carrier-based high-speed fighters capable of posing a threat to warships, capable of attacking warships under the blocking of the fleet's anti-aircraft fire network. Designers are free to do the rest. Three months later, the Navy will conduct an initial product acceptance. ”

"Don't have specific data performance requirements?" One of the delegates quickly flipped through the documents in his hand and then looked at Lieutenant General Liu Bin suspiciously.

"There are no specific requirements." Liu Bin smiled and nodded: "Of course, the better the performance, the more likely it is to be selected." ”

"Is it used on the Qinghai Lake?" Another company representative asked.

"Yes." Lieutenant General Liu Bin nodded in response.

"Hiss~~~" A dissatisfied voice soon sounded in the conference room. The Qinghai Lake is just a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of no more than 20,000 tons, how many aircraft can it hold? Even if you add the number of spare planes

The volume is also not enough for the cost of new design, R&D and production. This kind of order is really a mosquito leg.

Large arms companies quickly lost interest. Smaller companies, on the other hand, are figuring out how to control costs and keep them as low as possible. No one understands what exactly the Navy really thinks.

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