Chapter 199: Intentional Provocation
The general's words made Zhao Li have some other thoughts about this debriefing. It sounds like it's more than just a debriefing. But Zhao Li has a clear conscience, and he doesn't care about these glamorous things.
The warship that picked up Zhao Li this time was not sent by the military region. There was a colonel on it, and it seemed that he had made a trip specifically for Zhao Li. When Zhao Li stepped onto the battleship, the colonel even came with four guards to greet him.
However, the few medals on Zhao Li's chest seem to have worked. A gold-edged red star, a silver-edged red star, plus a hero's cross, the colonel seemed to have something to say, but when he saw these medals, he didn't say anything superfluous, and first stood up and saluted. The four guards behind him saluted the same way when they saw the commander, and then they saw Zhao Li's medal with a surprised face.
In the end, the colonel simply confirmed the identities of Zhao Li and Li Mengdie, and took them directly to their cabin.
Zhao Li instinctively felt that the colonel was hostile to him. After being cultivated on the battlefield for so long, this feeling is still there. It's just that it's just boarding a battleship, and the issue of identity is accompanied by the commander of the military district, which shouldn't be a problem at all. Moreover, just to confirm the identity, what is it with four heavily armed soldiers?
Li Mengdie also felt the hostility of the colonel, and kept being by Zhao Li's side and did not leave. In the cabin, neither of the two spoke, but after sitting down, Li Mengdie cast an inquiring glance at Zhao Li.
Shaking his head, Zhao Li signaled that he didn't know what was going on. The meaning of the general's words is likely that some people want to be unfavorable to Zhao Li. But General Lucas is still so supportive, and it is clear that this must be involved in some factional dispute in the military. And Zhao Li himself obviously belongs to the faction of General Lucas, if General Thomas is added, it is very likely that someone is suppressing the faction of the old prison warden.
Thinking about this, Zhao Li is no longer worried. Even if it is a factional struggle, if you want to move yourself, you must at least have a reason, you are not without the support of the people above, and the record on the edge planet is a real record, even if others say anything, it is impossible to erase it, what else is there to worry about?
Sitting quietly in the cabin, Zhao Li slowly began to practice. Li Mengdie looked at Zhao Li's calm appearance, and no longer worried, sat opposite Zhao Li, and began to practice in the same way.
When the battleship landed, Zhao Li woke up from his cultivation. The first time I got out of the cabin, I saw the colonel.
"Sir, what's my itinerary here?" Zhao Li asked casually.
"Ahh The colonel obviously didn't expect Zhao Li to ask this, and he was a little surprised, and then immediately remedied: "Your ...... The debriefing will take place in three days, and you can stay here first! "As soon as I heard it, something was not arranged in advance, and something went wrong.
"Thank you, sir!" Despite the colonel's hostility, Zhao Li did not forget to be polite.
This is a military airfield, and out of the airfield, is a huge military base. This is the main base of the Earth Military District, which is naturally not small.
The colonel had other things, so he appointed a soldier to take Zhao Li and Li Mengdie to the reception of the military region to settle down, and he left the battleship in a hurry.
"What's going on with that guy?" As soon as he entered the hotel room and saw that there was no one else, Li Mengdie immediately asked. Although she has always been calm, when it comes to Zhao Li, it seems that she can't calm down no matter what.
"He wants to arrest me on a battleship!" Zhao Li could see what that posture meant, and he also believed that Li Mengdie must have seen it too. If it weren't for those medals, especially the Order of the Red Star of the 1st degree, that colonel would definitely have done it. Zhao Li was very strange, who dared to arrest the person who had just been personally sent by the commander of the military region? These guys who want to do tricks and feet are also very impressive in the background!
"Why?" This is what puzzles Li Mengdie, she has worked so hard for so long, but in exchange for such a result, whoever it is will have an idea.
Zhao Li figured out some problems during the voyage along the way, and smiled slightly: "It is estimated that it is because of the problem of the edge planet." ”
"Edge Planet?" When Li Mengdie heard Zhao Li say this, she immediately understood what he meant. Zhao Li's current prestige on the edge planet is something that no one else in the military has. Now that the edge planet has become a free trade port, and even the rebel political axe supports this free trade, then the oil and water in it is definitely dozens or hundreds of times fatter than the previous edge planet, and some people estimate that they are red-eyed.
"However, if you want a marginal planet, you can only be transferred away, so why do you want to come out like this?" This is also what Li Mengdie doesn't understand. Soldiers, obeying orders as their duty, this creed has been firmly embedded in Li Mengdie's heart, transfer Zhao Li, Zhao Li will not disobey orders. Why do you have to make things so complicated when you can solve them with one command?
"Do you think they'll be able to control the edge planet by transferring me out?" Zhao Li smiled slightly and asked rhetorically. Although Li Mengdie is an excellent student of the genius school, after all, he is still a student, and he is also a student of the combat department. It's normal to have such thoughts.
Li Mengdie seemed to go through the faces of the soldiers on the edge planet now, and then slowly shook his head. Zhao Li's influence is irreplaceable on the edge planet. Even she could see that, and someone above must have seen this.
"So what to do?" If it is a matter of military operations or cultivation, Li Mengdie can definitely provide some advice. However, when it comes to this kind of political struggle, even though Li Mengdie and Kang Hongyuan have been in contact for a lot of time, they have not learned the essence of Kang Hongyuan.
"They don't dare to deal with me in private!" Zhao Li smiled: "Let's wait and see, what is going on with this debriefing!" ”
There are still three days left in the so-called debriefing time, and during these three days, Zhao Li will not stay in the hotel arranged by the reception all the time. Since I'm here, I naturally want to go out and have a look. Originally, Zhao Li planned to go home, but thinking that his suspicion had not been cleared yet, he temporarily dispelled this idea.
The military base is very large, and the facilities inside are many times more advanced than the so-called military bases on the edge planets operated by Zhao Li. Compared with here, the so-called military base on Zhao Li's side is just a bunker at best.
Vaguely, Zhao Li found that from the time he left the hotel to this side, someone was following him all the way, as if he was afraid that he would run away.
There was a training ground not far away, and there were more than a dozen people practicing on it, Zhao Li's eyes lit up, and he walked over. The regular army of the Earth Military Region does not know what the difference between the training project and the ordinary soldier is. Zhao Li has also been training soldiers recently, so he is a little concerned about this aspect, so he stopped by to take a look.
When the soldiers at the training ground saw a lieutenant colonel and a major coming, they did not stop their activities and trained on their own. Zhao Li didn't mean to disturb the other party, and watched silently.
"Sir, are you interested in going down and having fun?" An unfamiliar voice suddenly came from beside him, and Zhao Li turned his head to see that it was a major he had never seen before. He is much older than Zhao Li, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and more than a dozen officers behind him.
These dozen or so people all came over when Zhao Li stopped to watch, Zhao Li and Li Mengdie had already heard it, but neither of them moved.
"Playing?" Zhao Li replied casually: "How to play?" ”
"Fight?" The other party also seems to be a rough person, making straightforward requests.
In the base of the military region, there are still such people, Zhao Li can't help but want to laugh. However, the other party may not have really met by chance, it was obviously arranged. This stout major is definitely a master.
"Fight?" Zhao Li smiled: "Here? ”
"Don't dare?" The stout major, who seemed to be rough and leafy, directly played the agitation method, said, turned his head, and said in front of the dozen or so officers who followed: "Sir, could it be that all these medals of yours are confused?" With a contemptuous expression, he looked at Zhao Li provocatively: "At such a young age, you became a lieutenant colonel, is it because of someone in your family, or do you have a background in the army?" ”
"How do you want to fight?" Zhao Li looked at the soldiers inside and didn't move, and the back of his head was pointed at the major, and he asked.
"How about the two of us, one-on-one?" Seeing Zhao Li agree, a smile appeared on his face.
"No way!" Before Zhao Li could speak, another voice had already come from beside him. The voice was very familiar, I had heard it before, Zhao Li turned his head to look, but it was the colonel who was in charge of picking up Zhao Li before.
"Major, Lieutenant Colonel Zhao is a combat hero, and he is here to report on his work, not to accompany you in the competition!" The colonel refused the stout major's request in one gulp: "We have a responsibility to protect the safety of Lieutenant Colonel Zhao!" ”
"Let's just talk to each other, what, sir, isn't that okay?" The stout major seemed to be speaking to the colonel, but his eyes looked at Zhao Li, with provocation, especially when he saw the medal on Zhao Li's chest, he was even more dissatisfied and jealous: "In the base of the military region, you still need someone to protect you, is it really a showmanship?" ”
Zhao Li hadn't spoken yet, but Li Mengdie couldn't bear it anymore. The combat hero of the Order of the Red Star of the First Class was actually insulted like this in the army: "Okay, I'll play with you!" "Zhao Li is now Li Mengdie's weakness, against the scales, no one can touch it.
"And hide behind the!" The other party ignored Li Mengdie, and all his words were directed at Zhao Li: "It's really a wreck!" ”
"Colonel!" Zhao Li looked at the stout major who was doing his best, and suddenly asked: "Are the people in your military region all people who can't afford to lose?" ”
"Lieutenant Colonel, please be careful when you speak!" Zhao Li overturned a boatload of people with a rod, and even the colonel was scolded, is it tolerable, which is unbearable? Originally, he just planned to provoke Zhao Li and make him agree to compete with the stout major, but now even the colonel wanted to take action in person and teach Zhao Li a lesson.
"Isn't it?" Zhao Li smiled faintly, but immediately his face changed: "I don't know what achievements you officers have made on the battlefield?" How many enemies have you killed? How dare you speak out here and question the decision of the Supreme High Command? "Anyway, Zhao Li is also the commander of the real power who commands tens of thousands of troops, and he suddenly has an extraordinary bearing.
The Order of the Red Star of the First Class must be issued by the Supreme Command, and questioning Zhao Li's qualifications is questioning the Supreme Command, which is not wrong at all.
"This ......" the colonel wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything. The stout major was speechless by Zhao Li's words, his face was flushed, but he was speechless.
When did the people of the Earth Military Region go to the battlefield? This is the base camp of the Federation, and if even the people of the Earth Military Region have to go to the battlefield, the battle situation is estimated to be out of control. Zhao Li ridiculed them for not standing up, but there was no room for refutation.
"Well said!" Another unfamiliar voice interjected, and when everyone turned their heads to look, they found that it was a lieutenant general. Seeing him coming, everyone saluted, including Zhao Li and Li Mengdie.
"Well said!" The lieutenant general looked serious and walked here: "These guys, who are self-righteous here all day long, think that they are the best in the world, Lieutenant Colonel, help me teach these unsuccessful things a lesson, let them sober up!" ”
As soon as the general's words came out, he couldn't even compete. Zhao Li was about to agree, but Li Mengdie stepped forward: "General, let me come!" ”
"You?" The lieutenant general looked at Li Mengdie, suddenly laughed, and shook his head: "I'm just letting them learn a lesson, not letting them have no confidence from now on!" Major, the outstanding cadet of the combat department of the genius school, competes with them, and looks up to them a little too much. He kept belittling his subordinates and raising Li Mengdie's status, but the inner meaning was not to let Li Mengdie make a move.
"General, is this an order?" Zhao Li asked suddenly.
The lieutenant general was stunned: "No, it's just a suggestion, you can not accept it." But the conversation changed: "However, if you don't accept it, then you have to retract what you just said." ”
"Okay, let's have a fight!" Zhao Li calmly agreed to the other party's request, so many people, red and white-faced, just wanted to let Zhao Li end the competition. Zhao Li is not a person who is afraid of things, and the name of Zhao Madman is not obtained for nothing.
Reaching out and taking off his coat, he handed it to Li Mengdie, Zhao Li turned around and asked the stout major: "Major, how are you going to compete?" Empty-handed, or against weapons? ”
"Empty-handed, weapons will inevitably kill!" Before the major could say anything, the lieutenant general had already spoken, and seemed to set the tone for the contest.
Zhao Li slowly walked to the opposite side of the major, stretched out his leg and twisted his neck, made a few warm-up movements, bent down, stretched the ligaments, and turned his waist again, until the other party was very impatient, and then stood up straight.
"Come on!" The stout major over there had already prepared a posture and put on a stand for a long time, but he was made angry by Zhao Li's action. Over there, he hooked his hand at Zhao Li and yelled with disdain.
"Pick up!" Zhao Li's feet were forced, and his body shot out like an arrow. The nameless exercise was pushed to the extreme, and with a heavy punch, it blasted towards the stout major.
(To be continued)