In the third conference room of the USS Confederation, Lin Luo, who was squatting in a chair, complained to his friend and colleague with an unlit cigarette. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's still a secret, I think everyone knows that there is a big mission."

"That's going to have to be kept secret, too."

Mu Zhendong half-squinted his eyes and said indifferently. In fact, there are really few people on the Federation who are ordinary people with no background, and it is almost the instinct of every smart person to make this level of guessing based on known information.

And all they know is that there is an upcoming combat mission, the time, place, and target are all unknown, and it seems that the intelligence department, which has been working happily before, has collectively suffered from procrastination this time.

"I heard that Hayabusa is in charge of the intelligence support this time."

The person sitting behind Mu Zhendong suddenly interjected, and when the two people in the front row turned their heads together, they found that it was a strange guy, and their hearts suddenly became vigilant. So the two of them flipped back at the same time, and the tacit understanding was extremely close to each other, and then they showed a refreshing smile that was quite in line with the character of the martial artist.

"New face, who are you? I'm sorry not to introduce myself. “

"I'm Bai Junlan, the commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Marine Corps directly under Fang Xue. I said, can you let go? Show off your strength. “

"Oh? Aha, it turned out to be a friendly army. Lin Luo began to pretend to be stupid, let go of the hand that restrained the other party, and turned to pat on the shoulder.

Mu Zhendong had a warm face, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze, and hiddenly withdrew the hand that was also restraining the other party. Lin Luo, who was on the other side, rolled his eyes, feeling that Mu Zhendong's expression was really a hypocrite now, and he was just deceiving those outsiders.

Bai Junlan was surprised by Mu Zhendong's changes, at least in his expression, he looked very surprised. But at the same time, he also noticed that although the hands of the two of them clamping their shoulders were released, they did not leave much room for his free movement.

The movement between the several senior commanders attracted the attention of the others in the room, some approaching and others retreating, but all of them entered a state of realm. Until the atmosphere between the three of them eased somewhat, but that was all.

Mu Zhendong and Lin Luo still maintained a pinch attack at any time to control each other's position. The reason is very simple, although the other party has a harmless face, but for Mu Zhendong and Lin Luo, this Bai Junlan is a dangerous existence.

Being able to touch the backs of the two colonels silently, and even before he took the initiative to speak, the two of them were unaware of it, didn't it mean that the other party's danger was high?

At least Mu Zhendong felt that this person was a threat to himself, so he reflexively prepared to strangle the threat in the cradle. Even if this person claimed to be the flagship of the Seventh Fleet, the Fang Ze was directly under the Marine Corps. So Mu Zhendong and Lin Luo were allies and colleagues, but they never changed their position of holding one left and one right.

The people of the special service fleet, just like that? Bai Junlan could only mock in secret, if he really said it, if he was too embarrassed by the attack of these two big guys, his face would not look good. Bai Junlan gave up the idea of dying in the conference room of the Federation, but he didn't know that until now, it was the people of the Federation who would not let him go.

"What is the official duty of friendly troops to our Federation?" Mu Zhendong, who was smiling warmly and like a spring breeze, made all the marines wearing blue and white striped armbands in the conference room move to the door in great fear. That look like he was eager to escape from the conference room, when Lin Luo glared at these guys fiercely.

"Because the Cluster Command has decided to form a Marine Corps Joint Command, aren't you Federation particularly experienced?" Bai Junlan's answer is very reasonable, even if the cluster itself is a special product of a special period, no one is willing to let go of the opportunity to accumulate more experience.

Mu Zhendong could understand the choice of the two Grand Admirals standing at the level of the entire Gillesis cluster, but between the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps, if they want to work together, it is almost impossible to do it easily without the pressure of the enemy. It's about whether or not to give unreserved trust, and the greatest trust of a soldier is to surrender life and death.

The news of the joint command, Mu Zhendong and Lin Luo naturally heard the news earlier. Anything that involves a joint problem is not so easy to solve. The joint command of the Marine Corps, the two bigwigs quickly made a decision, but the battle on Gillesis's side was over, and this command center dragged its feet to put together a shelf.

If all the Yan and Huang people had such a slow response, the Freedom Alliance would have used a blitzkrieg to defeat the entire Federation, and it would not have been dragged down by the Federation Navy, and it would have taken several months just to hit the central star sector of the Federation. Even now, they have to face more and more Yanhuang Federation troops.

Lin Luo thought for a while, and then said, "Joint Command, speaking of which, a joint operation was just carried out not long ago. ”

Mu Zhendong nodded hurriedly: "Oh, I know this, I heard that it is a combat mission that was urgently added after there was a problem with the booking plan." The Seventh Fleet sent a lot of people to help. ”

Bai Junlan didn't speak, just a smirk on his face, and he knew it clearly in his heart. What kind of addition, didn't I think about eating alone before, but the unit in charge of the investigation fell off the chain. If it hadn't been for the strong pressing, the small report of the Judge Advocate General's Office would have to be sent to the Ministry of the Interior.

It's just that the so-called first joint operation didn't have much of a problem. Well, it's the kind that although nothing happened, nothing special happened. Except for the fact that the enemy surrendered very quickly, there were no surprises.

Mu Zhendong was still quite embarrassed, after all, it was the reconnaissance fleet on the side of the special service fleet that stabbed Lou Zi, and he didn't know what the staff was considering at that time, in short, he asked Fang Ze for assistance. It should be thankful that the people of the Seventh Fleet are involved in the combat mission of the special service fleet, and nothing serious has happened yet.

Just as the atmosphere in the conference room was becoming awkward, a petite woman walked in the doorway, not the grass green camouflage of the Marine Corps, but a gray blouse. But this one didn't seem to have anything out of the ordinary, and the combat boots under his feet stepped on the unique rhythm of the sergeant, and gradually approached the small team of three people who were in strange positions and postures.

Although Mu Zhendong and Lin Luo were busy communicating with Bai Junlan, an outsider, when they heard such a distinctive footstep, they immediately changed to another face, and turned their heads to look at the past at the same time.

The heels of the combat boots made a crisp collision sound, and the short lieutenant colonel in the gray uniform saluted solemnly: "Good Mu team, good Lin team, uh, good Colonel." ”

Of course, Bai Junlan couldn't face this lieutenant colonel with such a casual attitude as the two on the side, but raised his hand slightly formally to return the salute, but when he saw the other party, the smile on his face couldn't help but stiffen: "Hello, hello." Hey? The lieutenant colonel ......"

The uniforms are different, and for an army with strict military discipline like the Federal Navy, it is a difference in the branches of the military, and it is an 'enemy' who competes with each other for budgets. But at least in this room, Bai Junlan didn't feel the opposition between green and gray, and he only felt it taken for granted from the interaction of the three of them.

The lieutenant colonel's respect for the colonel is so natural, and there is no tension from the subordinate facing the superior. And the two colonels also responded calmly to spoil them, and they did not have the unique majesty and oppression of their superiors to their subordinates.

"You guys, I mean the special service fleet, isn't it a branch of the military, and it's still so hierarchical?" Bai Junlan felt that she was starting to get a little nervous. If this is the practice of the special service fleet, then in the joint command, everything depends on the rank.

And how many officers of the colonel rank would be in a central fleet? Bai Junlan couldn't imagine how much voice he, a mere colonel, could have in this Seventh Fleet-Special Fleet Joint Command. This is really bad news for Bai Junlan, who is determined to be intentious, no worse.

Lin Luo knew Bai Junlan's doubts, compared to Mu Zhendong, who entered the special service fleet early as the front-line commander of the Marine Corps, Lin Luo's military career was more normal. It is the kind of typical regular study - military academy advanced study - joining the army - entering the senior command college - holding a command position, this kind of military career that ordinary Yanhuang people will have.

Therefore, although Lin Luo was proud, he mixed with different styles of troops. Well, seven or eight, Lin Luo secretly poked and didn't speak, watching Bai Junlan scare himself, and when his panicked expression was almost overflowing, he said slowly.

"We're not interested in that here."

The lieutenant colonel in gray uniform attracted almost all of Mu Zhendong's attention, and then introduced them to both sides out of courtesy:

"This is the Marine Corps directly under Fang Ze, the commander of the Fifth Brigade, Colonel Bai Junlan. Colonel White is the liaison officer of our joint command this time. This is the commander of the USS Confederation Special Operations Regiment 'Grey Squirrel', Lieutenant Colonel Haili. Haili used to be my subordinate, but now she is a front-line commander at the same level as me. “

Hai Li once again stood up and saluted, but it was just a serious appearance, so that Bai Junlan couldn't find respect at all. But Hai Li's movements and expressions are the etiquette that Bai Junlan is familiar with simply paying respect to the epaulettes. Bai Junlan, who suddenly felt comforted, found that the previous panic had disappeared.

It seems that the special service fleet still follows the general rules of the Federal Navy, at least there is no need to worry about the joint command of the Marine Corps, which will be commanded by a high-ranking layman. Generally speaking, as far as the military is concerned, it is the most taboo for laymen to lead insiders. However, some fleets have different internal conventions, so there are times when the personnel arrangements are particularly strange.

For example, the famous Second Fleet, which is known for its defense, is a well-known all-round force in the whole army. Whoever becomes a general must have worked in every post in the fleet and achieved success.

Because laymen tend to toss and turn with plausible truths, and as a subordinate, you have no choice at all. The kind of depression and sorrow that accumulated in the bottom of my heart and could not be poured out, we, Colonel Bai, had already deeply felt it when we chose the number. (To be continued.) )