In the spring of Ephemeris 807, with the signing of the armistice agreement with the Earth Federation, a large number of Imperial troops originally deployed on the front line began to be transferred back one after another, and joined the military clearance operation against the resistance force in the rear of the Empire, the Resistance Alliance. Admiral Steve was in charge of coordinating the command, and the mission given to him by the Head of State and the Parliament was simple: to eliminate the rebel forces in the most rapid and effective way and means, destroy the bases on which they depended, arrest their leaders, and deter the restless forces that were about to move, so as to restore peace, security, and order in the Empire.

As a result, the pressure on the Resistance Alliance increased, and a large number of Imperial fleets were scattered all over the rear galaxies of the Empire, eyeing the Empire, full of Imperial warplanes and warships carrying out reconnaissance and patrol missions, and all kinds of unmanned monitors and detectors were scattered near all major galaxy systems and communication lines, and the Resistance Alliance could not continue to launch effective raids, because as soon as they took action, the Imperial patrol planes and reinforcements could arrive at the attack site in a short time, so that the attack had to end in failure, several times, If it weren't for the newly developed MK6 energy pulse torpedo, even the attacking troops would have almost been stuck in it and couldn't get out. To make matters worse, even communication has become a major problem, and the necessary contacts and support cannot be maintained, the Resistance League is like a whole is divided, in a situation of being broken by each other, the League is full of pessimism and frustration, the Alliance of Resistance has ushered in a difficult winter, if the blockade and clearance of the Empire cannot be broken, then the failure of the resistance for freedom is no longer avoidable.

"That's all for today's flight training, girls and boys, congratulations, you all passed today's assessment, so, you all graduated." Risen stood at the briefing table in front of the pilot's preparation room, his face was gloomy, he knew at a glance that he was in an extremely bad mood, and all the new pilots sitting below were all confused, because they all knew that although they passed today's assessment, they did not complete all the training, at least not all the requirements of this strict instructor, how could they graduate?

Looking at the still slightly childish faces of most of the young people in the audience, Risen sighed silently in his heart, although the training center insisted that these students had completed their training, they were actually a little short of the graduation standard in Ryson's heart, he still needed more time, as long as he was given more time, he could make these young people perform better and better than they are now, and be better prepared for the upcoming battle. And now, it is very irresponsible to send these young people who have not yet completed their full training to the battlefield.

But he couldn't help it, and although he strongly disagreed, it was not he who made the final decision. For this reason, General Martin also took him to his office and explained to him in detail the reasons. Risen knew that during this time, due to the fierce offensive of the Empire, the Resistance Alliance lost a lot of pilots, and often fell into the embarrassing situation of having fighters and no one driving them, especially these pilots who went to Ryson to receive training under Risen were the elite of the newly trained pilots, and the flight units below were waiting for the arrival of these people.

As for Risen Resson's dissatisfaction and concern, the general comforted him, "You can cultivate and hone their abilities in actual battles, didn't you just complete the same training and go to the battlefield in the first place?" You haven't received any special training before, right, can you become a super ace pilot? And they, at least you've told them about your experience, your heart, your experience These are extraordinary times, and we urgently need more replenishment pilots. ”

Even the general has come forward, what else does Risen have to say? He had to humbly agree to the graduation of the cadets, otherwise, they would not have wanted to leave the flight training center without his signature. However, he was not so happy now.

"Quiet," Seeing that the students in the audience began to discuss, Ruisen hurriedly raised his voice, "But don't think that you can be complacent when you graduate, that is the standard of the training center, and you are still far from my graduation standard." ”

There was another buzz in the audience, and a young cadet raised his hand, "Excuse me, sir." ”

"Allow, say, what's not to like."

The young man stood up a little timidly and hesitated, "Sir, we all know that you are an ace pilot, but we are all just novice pilots, and we have never even been on the battlefield, is your request a little unfair to us?" ”

"Unfair? "There's nothing unfair about going to war, lad," Risen said mockingly, to the young man who wasn't a few years younger than him, and don't you think the enemy will fire at you just because you're a novice?" ”

"No, it won't." The young man shook his head sadly.

"Sit down." Risen waited for the young man to sit down, and he slowed his tone, "Not only not, but if they find out that your technical movements are distorted or not in place, and your shooting is not calm and accurate enough, they will judge that you are a novice, and for inexperienced novices, it means that it is an easy target to take, and you will become a target for them to focus on." ”

Risen thought of the advice of his instructor when he was training at Fort Benning's Red Flag Base, that it has always been the tradition of the empire to attack a weak enemy first, and in a two-plane air battle under the same conditions, if one of the weaker and easier enemy planes is shot down first, it will be much easier to do next, and even if the pilot of the other enemy plane is more skilled, without the cover of his companions, most of them will fall into a situation of being passively beaten.

"Trust me, on a battlefield full of energy beams and missiles, your little piloting and shooting skills are still not enough." Risen admonished solemnly. "You have to learn to cooperate with your comrades, you have to constantly hone your skills and abilities on the battlefield, in the battle of life and death, you have to learn and sum up experience in the war, and adopt the most appropriate tactics according to the situation on the battlefield, you must not be dogmatic, what I have taught you here can only be used as your reference, and must not be used as a guide to action for everything, otherwise, you will soon die in the war."

There was silence in the crowd.

"One last word of advice," Risen smiled, "I know you're often talking about me behind my back, about my achievements, about when you'll be able to reach or even surpass me.......

The solemn atmosphere suddenly disappeared, and many of the students laughed, and a few lowered their heads in embarrassment.

"Don't laugh, there's nothing embarrassing about it, I used to be a rookie, and like you, I used to dream of this, do you want to know the secret of me becoming an ace?"

"Strike more and shoot down more Imperial fighters." A fast-talking student said in a loud voice.

"There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not quite." "It's not impossible to become a real ace pilot, even surpassing my current record in the future." The secret is simple, just live and live long enough. ”

He paused, then explained, "Maybe among you, there will be a few Alliance Super Fighter Ace pilots in the future, but not today. Today, your skills are still very rough, your experience is shallow, you may not even be as good as some ordinary but experienced pilots, you need time to hone your skills, to sum up your experience, you need time to wait for this transformation to be completed. So, don't rush it, what you need is to learn from every battle in a down-to-earth manner......."

"The Alliance needs living pilots, not dead heroes, and it's important to remember that we can't be as generous as the Empire, every pilot is extremely precious to us, and the Alliance can afford to lose fighters, but not pilots. So, don't be hot-headed for the sake of an enemy plane, take unnecessary stupid actions without authorization, if the fighter plane is hit, it will be ejected in time, don't die, the empire is there, there will be enough battles, there will be enough imperial fighters for you to shoot down, and over time, one day you will reach and surpass my current record, as long as you can live to that moment. Do you understand? ”

"Understood, sir." All the students immediately replied loudly.

"Very well, all disbanded, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock sharp, there will be a short graduation ceremony and award you titles, I don't want anyone to be late........"

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"That's right, you're getting to look like an instructor now, and it seems that you're getting started in this business." As soon as Risen left the flight preparation room, Captain Ralph greeted him.

"It's nothing, it's not easy to talk about it, if I can, I'd rather not do this business. By the way, Captain, how did you have time to get here today? Risen said indifferently, he had said the same thing several times, and every class of cadets graduated with this old saying, but as the situation became more and more tense, the demand for pilots became more and more urgent, and the training time began to compress, only the ghost knows how many of these people can survive the rookie stage.

Captain Ralph stopped, and instead of answering why, he looked at Risen and asked seriously, "You really don't want to continue to be a flight instructor?" You know, being an instructor in the rear is not only comfortable, there is no danger, but also you are respected by many people, what's so bad? ”

"I'm a fighter pilot, and my battlefield and stage should be outside, not here." Risen pointed to the dark cosmic space outside the space station, and with infinite emotion, he turned his head, "Captain, you don't have to test me, I know my duty, since the alliance needs me here, then I will be here." ”

"Perhaps......" Captain Ralph laughed, and he said in a deliberately slow tone, "maybe, you don't have to stay here any longer." ”

"What?" Resson thought he had misheard, and he asked incredulously.

"Rise. Captain Nigaul. Ralph said, "Please report to General Martin's office immediately." He looked at Risen with a look of displeasure and smiled a little mischievously, "I'm sure you're going to have a good day." ”