The expulsion ceremony of Jiang Ziyue and Lota from the Frontier Fleet was broadcast live to all the military camps and warships in the surrounding space on the entire planet Iserren through a special radio and television system in the military. Even the officers and men of the Central Fleet are watching.

Admiral Blake Karios amused Reich Field Marshal Friedrich von Bergdorff with his vigorous demeanor in the case of Jiang Ziyue and Rota, and said proudly: "Karios is also too fussful." Aren't they just two young people? If he can't control his emotions for a while, he will 'get' an open expulsion from the whole army. ”

"It's a pity that Jiang Ziyue." Li Jing sighed softly, then naturally took a sip of tea, and said: "Just because of a 'woman', it is really not worth it to 'get' the great future of the border fleet." ”

Instead of immediately responding to his subordinates' comments, Bergdorf put away a smug smile on his face and looked around at the three defeated generals who had returned from the "Yi" star field in front of him.

Lieutenant General Ivan Efimovich Ignatiev sat upright with a solemn expression. The old general felt that he had come to the end of his career. The fleet "Cyrus" suffered heavy losses, the commander of the fleet, Admiral Mohammed Ahmaiti, was killed, the interstellar planet "Yi" fell, and the Senate's strategic offensive plan was affected...... He, the former first deputy commander, not only failed to turn the tide of the tide, but did nothing. He has to take on the greatest responsibility no matter what.

Major General Li Jingxian looked relaxed, leaning on the sofa made of natural leather, holding a teacup, and savoring the high-quality oolong in the cup with great pleasure. Although he led the despicable act of the "Cyrus" fleet of leaving behind 30,000 officers and men of the Marine Corps and fleeing for their lives, he insisted that this was not a fault, but a very courageous and clever tactic, and that it was really a great credit to preserve the most basic strength of the "Cyrus" fleet.

In fact, Marshal Bergdorff did not criticize Li Jingxian much for his actions. Although Li Jingxian's order was extremely controversial, his personal political background and family background not only prevented him from being criticized for defeat, but also won praise in a sloppy manner. At the very least, quite a few of the officers and soldiers who returned to Ixelon alive were 'excited' by the retreat order he had given at that time.

Colonel Gus Whitehead was respectful. He sat upright on the sofa and looked at Marshal Bergdorf with the humility of a subordinate facing his superior.

It was he who facilitated Li Jingxian to succeed General Ignatiev and resolutely lead the remnants of the "Cyrus" fleet to retreat from the burden of the marines. As a result, he has become the focus of many people's accusations. Those who did not dare or were unwilling to criticize Li Jingxian pointed the finger at Gus as the mastermind. Some officers are already contemptuously calling him "a white-headed man who is afraid of death" behind his back.

But Gus ignored the criticism and criticism that was imposed on him. In his eyes, not only "attacking" is a "door" of knowledge, but "retreat" is also an important "door" category in the art of war. When a commander uses troops, he must be able to retract and release freely in order to be considered qualified.

Bogdorf called the three of them early, but not to reprimand them for their defeat in the Battle of the "Yi" Star Field, but to ask about Jiang Ziyue, who had fought side by side with them and had now become the focus of the Border Fleet's denaturalization ceremony.

"I want to know what the princes think of Jiang Ziyue's new tactics." "Whether it was his Frontier Fleet Task Force's victory in May, or his later battle with the 'Cyrus' fleet, his original so-called 'Space Storm' tactic seems to have played a big role," Bergdorf said. You've all fought alongside him and experienced his new tactics, do you have any specific opinions? ”

Li Jingxian replied first: "I don't know how his task force won more with less before. However, in the first battle on 22 June, when the 'Cyrus' fleet concentrated on attacking the enemy's left-wing ship group, his cruiser fleet used the Akberi engine to 'stir up' a space storm and successfully blew away the enemy's other two ship groups, thus consolidating our army's local superiority. In the later counteroffensive, he still used this trick to blow up the enemy's battleship group again, ensuring that we would not be attacked by the opponent's overwhelming 'sexual' forces in a short period of time. ”

Speaking of this, Li Jingxian deliberately paused and took a sip of tea, as if to give the audience time to think. He then continued: "So, I think this tactic may seem informal, but it can be used as an effective adjunct. It can be very effective in stopping enemy reinforcements. ”

"I didn't expect Jing Xian to still have such a high opinion of Major Jiang Ziyue's new tactics." "But this tactic inherently has a very big limit. Did you find any? ”

"Yes." Li Jingxian nodded and replied, "It can only drive the enemy away from the battlefield and make our side form a local advantage, but it cannot directly destroy the opponent." In addition, if the enemy formation is too loose, the effect of the space storm will be greatly reduced. Moreover, once our forces have an overall advantage, the use of this tactic will also seem redundant. That's why I think it can only be an adjunct. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Colonel Gus Whitehead, who was on the side, immediately expressed his opinion, saying: "I don't agree with General Lee very much. ”

"Oh, Colonel, please elaborate." Bergdorf showed a listening demeanor.

"Yes, sir. Judging from the experience of the cruiser fleet commanded by Major Jiang Ziyue and our 'Cyrus' fleet, the space storms he launched twice succeeded in blowing away the enemy's superior ship groups, and it seems that this tactic only assisted the frontal attack of the 'Cyrus' fleet at that time. But this tactic of auxiliary 'sex' now seems to be of great significance to the victory or defeat of the 'Cyrus' fleet. We have all seen Jiang Ziyue's report on the battle of the task force in May. Not only did he use the space storm to lift the opponent's siege, but he also used the space storm to launch an offensive to change the situation of the comparison of forces with the enemy. Now, we have seen Jiang Ziyue use the space storm to successfully assist the main fleet in a decisive battle. It can be said that Major Jiang Ziyue has fully demonstrated to us the superiority of this new tactic of space storm in the past two months or so. Therefore, in the humble view, Jiang Ziyue's tactics are not only auxiliary 'sex', but also can be used as an important means of defense and offense. ”

Gus gave a detailed analysis to his arrogant superiors, and added: "I have the courage to suggest to His Excellency the Marshal that Major Jiang Ziyue be re-recruited in the name of the Central Fleet, and that he assist us in our tactical innovations. In this way, we can also compensate for the disadvantage of our forces relative to the enemy with our tactical superiority. ”

As soon as Gus's words fell, Li Jingxian said, "Colonel Whitehead, it seems that you appreciate Jiang Ziyue very much. ”

Gus could hear the other man's voices. As the leader of the new generation of the new Roman Empire, Li Jingxian has a broader vision and a broader 'mind' than other high-ranking cadres, but his background still makes him not take those who grew up among the immigrants in his eyes. Although he also affirmed the merits of the space storm tactics created by Jiang Ziyue, he could not take off his innate invisible, 'colored' glasses when he looked at Jiang Ziyue, a civilian child and a border fleet officer of the 'sexual' nature of the border guards.

As a result, Gus quickly responded indirectly to Li Jingxian's words.

"Your Excellency, Generals, it has been hundreds of years since the Akuberi engine was put into practical use. However, for such a long time, people only thought of using its particle cannon characteristics to conduct operations, but did not notice that the space "waves" it "provoked" also had great military value. Of course, I am very arbitrary in saying this. I think that there should be people in history who should have realized that spatial 'waves' were used directly as a weapon, but unfortunately, these individuals and their ideas and talents were eventually buried. Today, Major Jiang Ziyue has used practice to dig out the deeper military value of the Akuberi engine, which we should not ignore. ”

"I think that under the current strategic situation, we have no reason and resources to bury Jiang Ziyue's talent. In addition, I beg your pardon to say that if someone on the side of the Immortal Interstellar Bundeswehr accepts the space storm tactics faster than we do, and puts them into use with their superiority in the strength of our army, it will certainly put our army in an even more disadvantageous and passive position in future military struggles. ”

"'Fine' speech, Colonel." Marshal Bergdorff praised. But he only stopped at compliments, and did not intend to take Gus's advice.

Bergdorf said in a disapproving tone: "You have said so much, but there are only two bases for the evaluation of Jiang Ziyue and his space storm tactics. The first point is that Jiang Ziyue's cruiser cooperated with the two space storms launched by you during the battle, both of which were of a 'sexual' nature. This is based on the fact that you have all been involved in the fighting, and the results can be believed and proven. However, the second point is that the 'engagement' between the task force and the enemy in May was all from Jiang Ziyue's own battle report. At that time, no one from our Central Fleet was present, and the people of the Border Fleet could boast and make false reports as much as they wanted. So, Colonel Whitehead, you seem to have exalted Major Jiang Ziyue too much. ”

Gus was embarrassed by Bergdorf's analysis, and the people he admired were seen by others as bragging and misrepresenting his achievements. However, he also understood that the reason why Bergdorf said this was not only because of the Central Fleet's consistent contempt for the Frontier Fleet, but also because Jiang Ziyue was personally awarded the title by the consul Zeren before he went to the "Yi" star field to carry out the "Cleopatra" operation. After all, Wang Zeren's approach was to unmistakably declare to the conservatives in the Senate and his henchmen that Jiang Ziyue and the border fleet were his.

The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other. Since Jiang Ziyue is Wang Zeren's person, Bogdorf, who is a conservative eagle dog, naturally does not have any good feelings towards Jiang Ziyue.

Therefore, Gus still responded to the marshal's comment with interest, saying: "Your Excellency the marshal, the lowly position is a bit elevated to Jiang Ziyue, but regarding the space storm tactics, the lowly position is not exaggerated. ”

Bogdorf neither objected nor agreed, but asked General Ignatiev, who had been silent: "Ivan Yefimovich, what do you think?" Jiang Ziyue's new tactics, in your opinion, will have any future on the battlefield in the future? ”

Ignatiev no longer cares about the future battlefield, and he already knows very well that it is good to be able to save his name and get a retirement. For him personally, the next thing to deal with is the boring days of retirement. In response to Bergdorf's question, he said in a low voice: "I have reached retirement age for my humble position, and now I have suffered a new defeat, and I am deeply guilty of the grace of the Senate and the people of Rome. I hope that His Excellency will ask the Senate to retire as soon as possible, and make room for young and promising generals such as General Lee and Colonel Whitehead, which can be regarded as being loyal and responsible for the Senate and the Roman people. ”

Bogdorf was very dissatisfied with his answer, and asked: "Ivan, answer me, what do you think of Jiang Ziyue and his new tactics?" ”

Although Bergdorf doesn't have a good impression of Jiang Ziyue, it is clear that he is still quite interested in discussing.

Ignatiev glanced at Bogdorf with sincere fear, and said slowly: "I am incompetent, even if I exhaust my life's 'fine' strength, I can't think of a new tactic created by Major Jiang Ziyue. Fortunately, Major Jiang Ziyue also served the Senate and the people of Rome, otherwise against him, I am afraid that his humble duties would have been exhausted. Please forgive me for exaggerating from humble duties, it is difficult for an elderly veteran like a lowly position to have a good way to deal with the space storm. ”

"Ivan, you are even more exaggerated than Colonel Whitehead." Bergdorf immediately commented on it.

"Your Excellency, if you have the audacity to speak out, I hope you will consider the suggestion of the lowly position." Gus Whitehead said.

"It's not Jiang Ziyue who knows how to launch a space storm." Li Jing responded to Gus first, "Colonel, what the Border Fleet can do, our Central Fleet can do better." What Jiang Ziyue can do, I can do too, and I promise that I can do better than him. ”

"Very well, respectfully." Bergdorf praised, "That's exactly what I want to see." Regarding Jiang Ziyue, we just need to remember that he pioneered the space storm tactics, and as for the future war, it will depend on you young people. Forget Jiang Ziyue, he is just a little bald head who has been expelled from the army. The one who really holds the fate of the Senate and the Roman people in charge is us. ”

The commander of the Central Fleet, Field Marshal Friedrich Bergdorff, ended the talks with his subordinates with an ambitious word.