Chapter IV Current State of the Federation
The two fleets stopped in outer space in the Berwick system and did not sail into the system. The policies and regulations of most countries, for security reasons, prohibit large and medium-sized warfleets from entering the star system at will. There is also such a provision in the Lekima Federation, and the fleet leadership does not want to make trouble, but only sends logistics transport ships that accompany the fleet into the galaxy to transport strategic materials such as energy blocks that the Federation has long prepared.
These energy blocks are all provided by the Federation, although the models of battleships are different, and the ammunition of some weapons needs to be secretly sent from Chu Tang, but as the power core and the energy source of the beam weapon, the energy blocks of the entire universe are all standard models, only the concentration is different.
The fleet needed so many energy blocks that the transports had to make several trips back and forth, so the fleet stopped in the outer layers of the Berwick system to recuperate.
After receiving Yun Yi and Xu Tianyuan's proposal to go to Berik's planet, Lin Yiqing and Yang Tiexin did not stop them, but just told them to be careful, and sent twenty soldiers to protect their safety.
"Hehe, these two young people have been staying on the boat for half a month, it seems that they can't hold back, and they should go out to relax and relax." After the two left, Lin Yiqing, the commander of the 21st Fleet, said with a smile to Yang Tiexin on the other end of the video.
Yang Tiexin shook his head and said, "Although Yun Yi and Xu Tianyuan are young, they are not easy to work hard, and they will not be able to hold on to their space life for half a month. My guess is that they have something to do. ”
Lin Yiqing and Yang Tiexin are both old men in the military, Lin Yiqing is a side branch of the Lin family, and Yang Tiexin is a member of the Yang family, both of whom are loyal to Lin Jiaoyang. Although they have Lin Jiaoyang's relationship, they all started from the bottom of the army and climbed up step by step, and they were deeply loved by the officers and soldiers of the fleet. In addition, the two have also participated in several battles with New America, especially in the fifth battle of the Unicorn Fortress, Yang Tiexin once followed Lin Moxue's mother, that is, the sister of Chu Tang Emperor Chu Tianyun, to rush into the fortress together, and was seriously injured in the end, because although he enlisted in the army more than ten years later than Lin Yiqing, but now the two have the same military rank.
Although the age difference is more than ten years, it does not prevent the two from getting along, and they often meet in private. And Yang Tiexin's daughter married Lin Yiqing's son and formed a family of children, so the relationship is better.
"Lao Yang, what do you mean by the order that the marshal gave us? Why should you and I listen to the two of them more when it comes to warfare? Lin Yiqing was a little confused when he remembered Lin Jiaoyang's advice when he set off. These two people are young, the one named Xu Tianyuan has become the chief of staff of the fleet with the rank of brigadier general, you must know that his son is more than ten or twenty years older than Xu Tianyuan, and now he is only with the rank of colonel. As for that Yunyi, Lin Yiqing, as Lin Jiaoyang's loyal subordinate, also knows some inside information, it is said that he was the one who topped the tank for Lin Moxue back then, and now the relationship between the two is very good, and it is estimated that he will become Lin Jiaoyang's son-in-law in the future.
But in this way, Lin Yiqing's doubts are even more. If the marshal is paving the way for Yunyi, why not let him join the army. If you don't enlist in the army, even if you have great merit, the empire will only provide some material rewards, and at most you will be given a knighthood. Even so, those involved must be held accountable for why a civilian is in the military's fleet.
Yang Tiexin smiled and said, "I said Lao Lin, why do you want to do so much, since the marshal has spoken, we will just do it." ”
Hearing him say this, Lin Yiqing also laughed and said, "Indeed, why do I think so much." Speaking of which, that Xu Tianyuan is really a military genius and has made a lot of good suggestions. Do you know? I've played more than a dozen virtual battles with him, and the odds of winning are no more than 20%. I just don't know if that Yunyi also has military talent......"
"Oh, you can't beat you?" Yang Tiexin was a little surprised, he knew Lin Yiqing's command level very well, and there were not many people who could defeat him in Chu Tang. After thinking about it for a while, he smiled and said: "I didn't expect the marshal to really send us a genius this time, I said Lao Lin, let's discuss, how about giving me that Xu Tianyuan?" ”
"Don't even think about it!"
"Sample, I've given all my daughters to your son, and you can't send a chief of staff over."
"Can that be compared? As long as you have the ability, you can give birth to as many daughters as you want. A genius commander is rare in the world......"
Hearing Lin Yiqing say this, Yang Tiexin was a little moved, if he still has a daughter, he might as well marry this young man named Xu Tianyuan. With the command ability of a genius and the support of a figure like a marshal, it is foreseeable that this person's future achievements will definitely be higher than his own. It's just that she is such a daughter, and she is already married to Lin Yiqing's son.
After thinking about it for a while, Yang Tiexin had an idea, the Yue'er girl of the third family should almost reach the age of talking about marriage, so it is better to match......
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In the spaceport of Berik, hundreds of transport ships with military markings sailed into the port, and the workers who had been waiting for a long time immediately connected the transmission channel to the ship, and a large amount of material resources were continuously sent into the ship's hold. Because of the large number of materials, these transport ships have to run back and forth several times, in order to seize the time, they notify the port in advance to prepare, and the ships will start loading as soon as they enter the port.
From a transport ship, two young men in military uniforms stepped down. Don't look at their youthful appearance, the epaulettes on their shoulders scare those who see it. On top of the epaulettes, two V-shaped battleships are attached at one end, and in the center is a shining Venus. This is the rank of brigadier general of the Lekima Federation. There is no garrison in Berwick, only two ordinary military academies and a recruiting office, and there are no soldiers at the level of brigadier generals, which makes those who see them inevitably take a few more looks.
Xu Tianyuan was a little embarrassed by the people around him, and complained: "I said boss, just go out shopping and wear casual clothes, why do you have to wear a military uniform?" ”
Yun Yi didn't have anything, and said with a smile: "If they want to see it, let them see it, you won't be seen away, maybe there will be a beautiful little girl attracted by you and fall under your white military uniform." ”
Hearing him say this, Xu Tianyuan was not very interested. Speaking of which, when he was at the Imperial Military Academy, he not only had excellent grades, but also was tall, and often had a faint smile on his face, in addition to being born as a civilian, he could often attract the attention of girls.
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Yun Yi touched his nose and said in a low voice: "Actually, I want to see how people in the rear areas of the Federation view the military. From their attitudes, it is not difficult to analyze the real situation in the Federation now. ”
Xu Tianyuan suddenly realized, and gave a thumbs up to Yunyi. Then the two of them walked around the spaceport casually. It was discovered that there were very few passengers and merchants in the spaceport, and most of them were port workers loading and unloading various war materials, and it seemed that the rear of the Federation was also very seriously affected by the war.
Before they knew it, the two came to the entrance of the rail elevator. After a little hesitation, Yun Yi chose the passage of the city where he lived with Zhao Xiyue back then and entered the elevator. At the same time, twenty other warriors, dressed in civilian clothes who had been ordered to protect them, also followed, and sat down in the corner of the elevator with a cold face, without disturbing them.
In this regard, Yun Yi and Xu Tianyuan could only pretend not to see it.
The elevator was sent every half an hour, and after a while, the elevator started slowly, and then entered a high-speed descent state, and arrived at the ground city after about ten minutes.
Revisiting the city, Yunyi suddenly feels like a world away.
Four years have not changed much in the city. Walking through the streets, Yunyi saw a lot of buildings in his memory. At that time, Zhao Xiyue had just left the closed palace, and she was very curious about everything, and asked Yun Yi to take her shopping every day, so Yun Yi's memory of the city was still very clear.
It's just that many shops on the street are closed, and even if a few are occasionally open, they are still open. But some shops selling food, medicine and small munitions are doing very good business, and some shops even have long queues.
From time to time, some hovercars with police signs can be seen flying slowly, monitoring pedestrians on the street.
Although it was a daytime morning, there were not many pedestrians or hovercars, and almost everyone came and went in a hurry, and a trace of worry could be seen on their faces. When they saw the two young men in military uniforms, they only showed a slight look of surprise, but they were curious why there were soldiers here, and they didn't pay much attention.
Yun Yi laughed softly: "It seems that everyone's confidence in the government and the military is not very high. ”
Xu Tianyuan nodded approvingly, pointed to the conscription advertisements that were constantly playing on a building not far away, and said: "Along the way, I have seen a lot of conscription advertisements, and the publicity is also very exciting. But when I passed by the recruiting point just now, I took a look, and there were only a handful of people who signed up. ”
"The government's inaction, corruption, and struggle for power and profit often cause the country to prosper on the surface, but in fact it has long been a mess on the inside. It is only under the pressure of external forces that these contradictions can manifest themselves. And the situation of the Lekima Federation is now very dangerous, and those former officials have long made a lot of money, and when they see that things are wrong, they run away to foreign countries, leaving the whole mess to the people. The current government is walking on thin ice, and if one issue is not dealt with, the entire country will collapse. ”
Yun Yi said as he walked: "In this case, the stability of the country is more important than anything else. As long as the people have not rebelled, it doesn't matter if the state doesn't have a penny of taxes, it can still survive for a while by relying on years of accumulation. The point is that if the government wants to continue to maintain the stability of the population, it must win the battle. That's why I dare say that as soon as we get to the front, within a week, we will be involved in a big war. ”
Listening to Yun Yi's words, Xu Tianyuan silently pondered, if something like this happened to Chu Tang, how should he face it? But then, he put the question behind him. With Chu Tang's strength, what country can shake her foundation?
The two of them walked and talked, and before they knew it, a long time had passed, and they felt a little hungry in their stomachs. Happened to come to the door of an extremely luxuriously decorated hotel, Yun Yi glanced at the hotel sign, and remembered that this was an extremely famous hotel chain in the Lekima Federation, which was open to some high-ranking officials and nobles as well as foreign tourists.
"Let's settle lunch here today, the food in Lekima is still very good."
Xu Tianyuan nodded, and the two walked towards the door of the hotel.
When he first entered the door, Yun Yi turned around and saw those soldiers hovering at the door of the hotel at a loss, and said with a smile: "Come in and eat together." Don't worry, I'm in for a treat, and I won't tell you commander. ”
The warriors hesitated, then followed with a grin. Although the salary of Chu Tang's soldiers is not low, they can't afford this level of hotel consumption, since someone has a treat, then they will not be polite, not to mention that everyone is about the same age, and there is not much estrangement.
However, they didn't stupidly run to squeeze a table with Yun Yi and Xu Tianyuan, but sat together in the lobby of the hotel restaurant, ordered some cheap food, and didn't bother them.
The environment of the restaurant is not bad, although it is lunch time at this time, but because of the war, there are not many customers in the restaurant. Yun Yi and Xu Tianyuan found a table by the window and sat down, and casually ordered some local famous dishes.
Waiting for the food to be served, Xu Tianyuan asked about the situation in the Federation, and the two of them analyzed what they had seen and heard along the way in a low voice, and they also got a lot of useful news from it.
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in a private room not far from Yunyi in the restaurant, followed by the sound of glass breaking, and then a young woman angrily opened the door of the private room and walked out, her hair a little disheveled, obviously extremely angry. Behind her, two frivolous men also came out of the box, stopped the girl one after the other, and laughed with a flattering tongue.
At the same time, a man who looked to be in his twenties or thirties walked out of the private room slowly, looking at the two frivolous men with a little panic on his face, wanting to step forward to stop them, but he was afraid.
"Get out of the way, or I'll call the police!" The woman scolded coldly, looking carefully, her temperament is not extraordinary, and she is obviously a person who has been in the top position for a long time.
Yun Yi was talking to Xu Tianyuan, and when he heard the voice, the two turned their heads to look at the same time.
At this glance, Yun Yi's eyes widened suddenly, staring at the woman carefully, and said in surprise: "Is it her?" I didn't expect to meet ...... here."