Chapter 3: Pioneer Overture (3)

Under normal circumstances, countries that have usually ended a state of war carry out large-scale disarmament, whether for the manpower needed for post-war reconstruction or to reduce the cost of maintaining large armies. Disarmament alone is always contrary to the expectations of the military.

Before the war, the Union Navy had forty-nine Central Fleets with a total strength of more than 600,000. After the outbreak of the war, the size of the Central Fleet of the Federal Navy was tripled, that is, more than two million. Although it was an expansion that was completed one after another during the war, it also meant that about 18 percent of the population of the Yan and Huang Federation was on active duty. In such an environment, the will of the military will prevail.

This is a situation that is considered a catastrophe in other countries, but the Yanhuang Federation has been in this state for two hundred years. The Yanhuang people who have long been accustomed to it, the government that have long been accustomed to it, and the military that has also become accustomed to it and is extremely self-controlled.

Although the reorganization documents issued by the Supreme Command have not reduced the number of units at all, and have even increased the requirements for quantity and quality, the major fleets are calmly carrying out reorganization according to actual needs.

For example, the Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Fleets in the Eastern Theater have chosen the same training method. The first squadron where the flagship is located guarantees at least the basic number of starships and rated personnel, and the other squadrons are selected to leave half of them as shelves, and the rest should be decommissioned and demobilized.

Because of the cooperation of the various fleets, a large number of laborers left the army to join the local construction, so the war-damaged areas in the eastern part of the Union are recovering at a rapid pace.

At 8:30 a.m. Universal Standard Time (UTC) on April 5, RD23233, this massive blue-gray ship cluster is waking up from its slumber in the main berth area of the special services fleet in the Hesse system.

The current Secret Service Fleet is undergoing post-war reorganization in its homeland, and almost all of them have spent the past few months adjusting their biological clocks to their normal schedules. Wake up early in the morning at standard time and fall asleep at night at standard time.

It must be said that the current state of the special service fleet can only be said to be because of the abundant manpower in each position, so it shows a different side from the past. Just a month has passed, and there are hardly any people to see who are wallowing in grief. It's not that they're ruthless, or they don't understand people's hearts, it's just that they don't have time to think too much.

Lu Lu has found too many jobs for his subordinates, and people who spend a little bit of time on work every day naturally have no time to feel sorry for themselves. Of course, it can be considered an escape, but when everyone around them makes such a choice, who else thinks that it is an escape.

The post-war period, which is the most dangerous period for military personnel, will be spent in a period of gradual relaxation. For Lu Lu's seemingly chaotic behavior, he will naturally be impeached by some people.

"Tsk, I knew that there would always be people looking for trouble." Lu Lu sarcastically. Post-war syndrome has become a discipline in the universe, but no one has been able to find the right cure. Therefore, no matter what Lu Lu does or how he does it, he can be blamed for finding mistakes.

Hayabusa said calmly, "Probably because of jealousy. In the post-war establishment, the size of the fleet directly retained by the special service fleet exceeded the size of the five fleets combined. Of course, some people are dissatisfied and jealous. ”

Lu Lu smiled bitterly: "You also said that it is a direct reserve of troops." ”

The reason why the special fleet aroused the envy and hatred of some people was entirely because the command stuffed all the clones that were supposed to be assigned to various fleets to Lu Lu. Moreover, Lu Lu knows the combat effectiveness of the five fleets very well, even if the number of fleets is the sum of the five fleets, as long as half of them are present, it will not be far from the day when he will see the special service fleet running around.

The five fleets refer to the five fleets of the 21 central fleets of the Federal Navy, numbered as the first, second, third, seventh, and ninth fleets. The Federal Navy, as the leading armed force among the major forces in the universe, naturally has a complete system.

The combat effectiveness of these fleets has never been simply reflected in numbers. This is also why, although the federal government is not very comfortable with Lulu, the military still throws a large number of clones to Lulu to take over. Because the military has self-confidence and strength, even if it is betrayed, it can suppress it.

After all, the special service fleet has been fighting with the Seventh Fleet for a long time, and Lu Lu has no understanding of the strength of the Seventh Fleet. The Seventh Fleet, that's really a fleet that can get out at a critical moment.

The military system of the Yanhuang Federation of Tibetans and civilians makes disarmament for the Federation Navy to leave the backbone and maintain the basic framework structure. Of course, not all fleets are like this, but there are some fleets that maintain an extremely high level of combat readiness.

Lulu felt a pity that the special service fleet was not on that list. As if he saw through Lu Lu's concerns, Hayabusa said with a natural arrogance, "We believe that soldiers come from the people, so we will not do the stupid act of fishing for the sake of everything. ”

It is true that they will not fish with all their might, but every time they just step on the bottom line of each other's insistence.

Every time, every time, it's just too much. Thinking of those extremely shrewd high-ranking officials, Lu Lu would have a stomachache. Especially when the negotiations between the special service fleet and the government fell into disadvantage, Lu Lu was even more envious of the veteran fleets that had already mastered the right to speak.

So, Lu Lu lay on the table and said unlovely: "Moreover, they rejected my application again." ”

"That's because you want too much. The Federal Naval Academy has less than 5,000 cadets a year in all command departments, and you want 40,000 as soon as you open your mouth. Hayabusa took a deep breath before calmly explaining again. Only God knows how embarrassed she was to help Lu Lu write the application, especially the elders in the Military Academy Committee who claimed to have watched Hayabusa grow up, and it was so embarrassing to have sympathetic eyes......

"The price is all over the sky, and the money is paid back when you land. The exact number is negotiable......"

However, in practice, this is not the case, and graduates themselves have different employment intentions. The commander-in-chief will take into account the wishes of the students, as well as the actual needs of the major fleets. However, in peacetime, the proportion of personal will is higher, and in wartime, the Confederation is more cautious about the arrangement of young people.

"Because there are fresh graduates who are not allowed to join the front-line fleet, this kind of mandatory clause exists. It's just bullying newcomers. Compared with the twenty-four Central Fleets that expanded in the later period, the Grand Admiral Lu Lu, who was not new at all, couldn't help but complain with full resentment.

Without this clause, Lu Lu would have been able to pull at least 4,000 future excellent officers into the plate of the special service fleet. However, last year's and this year's special service fleets are operating in the Gillesis Star Field, and although the scale is not as huge as the Eastern Theater of Operations, the battle of the Gillesis cluster cannot be classified as absolute superiority in any way.

So two full sessions of 8,000 new blood, the special fleet can not be counted on. Although the Special Service Fleet could not count on these outstanding cadets with formal education until the end of the Battle of Gillesis, there were always a few people who joined the Special Service Fleet every year.

As for whether there are a dozen or dozens of newcomers, it depends on the face of the Supreme Command. Even if they have to encounter all kinds of difficulties, for Lu Lu and his special service fleet, even if it is just mosquito meat, it must be eaten.

Regarding Lu Lu's complaints, Falcon gave a roll of his eyes: It's a little bit less.

"Take a look at your work diary, the backlog of documents that need your own stamp is starting to accumulate again." Falcon's cold reminder, which instantly entered the working state, caused Lu Lu to have to end this short break.

Soon after, the reserve senior officers who had come to the Confederation arrived on the Confederation, and the small talk between the two men with their own positions was even more unlikely to continue.

As the Grand Admiral of the fleet, Lu Lu prepared letters of recommendation for everyone. This is not only due to the tradition of the Union Navy over the past two hundred years, but also the expectation that these outstanding officers will remain in the special service fleet. Everyone knows that good talent is always in demand, and the special service fleets of the past were far less attractive than other fleets.

As for the present day after the end of the war, there is a special fleet that lacks a large number of officers due to the rapid expansion of its numbers, and there is also a central fleet that lacks enough backbone non-commissioned officers to fill the backbone due to the increase in strength. For a moment, it seemed as if every fleet was in a state of broken muscles and bones in every sense.

The first seven quasi-senior officers who met Lu Lu served as battleship captains before the war, and were appointed as commanders of sub-squadrons during the war. In every sense, they are the ones who represent the top elite level of the younger generation of the Yan and Huang people. After all, characters like Feng Yiwu who are not within the specifications must be excluded.

For example, he served as the captain of a battleship at a young age, and because of the situation, he was forced to shoulder the heavy responsibility of commander. Even if they get a promotion, others just sigh: luck.

Considering that they joined the fleet in the early days of the special service fleet for various unspeakable reasons, the maverick Lulu has always been very distant from them. After all, they were in the military academy before joining the special service fleet, and they were high-profile and promising elites, but after joining the special service fleet, they became obscure.

Let his subordinates have to endure the critical and scrutinizing eyes of others for so many years, Lu Lu, as a boss, will feel embarrassed even if he is thick-skinned. Fortunately, the situation is different now, and the people of the Special Fleet can already show up in the foreground in the open, and get the applause and cheers they deserve a long time ago.

It's only partial, but it's better than nothing.