() After a fierce battle, the Crassow family’s experimental machine named

Use a tank landing ship to load the airframe and transport it to the ship.

Of course, we were greeted not only with condolences and tea and towels, but also with the anger of the base commander.

"What, Ma Xuecheng and the others are all dead?!"

The colonel's eyes were as big as bells, as if he wanted to eat someone.

I nodded, but I didn't feel panic at all. I was so calm that I even felt scared.

"Yes, if the body needs to be salvaged, I have recorded the detailed coordinates here..."

Before I finished speaking, I was grabbed by the collar by the colonel. His eyes, which were bloodshot due to excessive anger, stared at me furiously, as if I was the murderer of four of his men.

"Then why did you come back alive?"

This is a bit unpleasant to say, as if I have to accompany you to swim in the sea to be loyal.

The people in the teaching group were also angry and immediately surrounded him with cheers.

"**What's the meaning?"

"That's what I mean, how about it?!"

I raised my hand to ask the two noisy groups to quiet down.

"They wanted to defend the dignity of the aviation force and insisted that I did not need to intervene. I did not stop them in time. It was an error of judgment on my part. I am very sorry."

Even I feel that this explanation is too understatement, but this is what I want to say most in my heart.

The colonel's chest rose and fell violently, then slowly calmed down after a few seconds. Then he asked in a very strange tone:

"Are those murderous bastards dead?"

"I killed both of them. If you want to whip the corpses, I have the coordinates..."

"very good."

The colonel let go of his hand, his face was still very bad, then he stood at attention and gave me a standard military salute. This was the first time someone took the initiative to salute me, and he was a commander five or six ranks higher than me. I still

Without reacting from the shock, he strode away without looking back.

The brothers breathed a sigh of relief, comforted me a few words, and then dispersed to do other things. At this time, Edith came over. Her perfect figure was outlined in the special anti-gravity suit. I looked up and down. She should be concave.

It's concave, it should be convex, it's hard to find an airport, um, not bad, five stars.

First she glanced at the colonel who was walking away, and then she turned her cold gaze on me:

"Really, are you veterans rolling around on the battlefield without blood or tears?"

I shrugged my shoulders and said that if you see a dead person and you have to cry like a ghost and howl and beat your chest, eight lifetimes of tears and eighteen lifetimes of love are not enough. Instead of wasting feelings on corpses that can’t even be named, it’s better to save some and give them to people you know.

I am telling the truth. Although I admire the airmen’s fighting spirit and military honor, this is only from the perspective of fellow soldiers. As for the feelings of "Chen Xiang", I cannot say how much I like him.

These are almost paranoid people.

"That's because the smell of blood on your hands is too strong."

Edith pointed out the problem without any politeness.

I acted like I didn't hear anything and turned to look up at the sky. At this time, the newly arrived [Abagan] was standing on the fixed frame for preparation. From this angle, I suddenly saw another mecha from this mecha.

Looking at the shadow of the model, I vaguely realized that I was going to be in trouble. I sincerely hoped that it was just my illusion.

In the following time, the foreign ministries of the two countries launched an endless war of words. The Republic accused Satsuma of causing bloodshed again. The implication was that he had just stabbed me, so why did he stab me again? Satsuma refuted that these were all rumors and that he was the one who was responsible.

The biggest victim was that two mechas were suddenly shot down by the "brutal and rude" republican army while they were just performing routine missions, resulting in the unfortunate death of two mecha soldiers. Even the number one ace "Ushikaku" Matsumoto who rushed to the rescue was

Lieutenant Colonel Yoshitsune was also violently attacked. The Satsuma Army expressed extreme dissatisfaction with this provocative behavior and threatened to use the toughest means to safeguard national dignity.

Under this background, it is not surprising that the selection work was carried out in a hurry the next day.

Participating in the selection were mainly more than a dozen chief officers from the Air Force Ministry and the Navy Ministry, as well as several outstanding mecha soldiers from our teaching group, plus some government officials, forming a large observation team of more than 20 people. Just like

Adding in the mechanics and managers of various companies participating in the test, this number will expand three to four times.

The selection method is a little different. Instead of each company sending mecha soldiers to drive it, we have people from our teaching group do a brief training of ten hours on average for each mecha and then directly drive it. This is very important for mechas.

The controllability and mecha soldier skills are quite a challenge.

In mid-August 084, we finally stood at the test site. The senior officials set up a high platform to watch the flight of the mecha through telescopes. We put on our anti-German suits early and sat in the lounge below to wait. The ones corresponding to us

There are five mechas. Compared to the other four fully armed mechas, the [Black Falcon] is in the worst condition. The missiles it carries are all old models originally equipped with fighter jets, because they can't find suitable armored machine guns.

The technical officers temporarily found a twin-mounted 37mm anti-aircraft gun used by the army, modified the firing mechanism and gun mount, and then flipped it 90 degrees and mounted it on the right arm of the mecha. Not to mention the shape.

It was so awkward that the senior officers observing it frowned.

"What the hell, the machine is flying before it even feels smooth. It's really scary."

Tieniu complained depressedly.

"There's no way. It's probably because the superiors just can't wait any longer. The easier it is to operate the mecha, the faster the training of new recruits will be."

I curled my lips, and I also saw the urgent needs of the Republic. I hope that the period for mechas to form combat effectiveness will be as short as possible. I can't even wait to slowly train mecha soldiers. But I also smelled something ominous.

It's just a list of thirty mechas. The Republic can choose elite masters and train them slowly. There is no need to add such harsh conditions for use.

In other words, the above considerations are not just for thirty mechas, but also for large orders covering hundreds of mechas throughout the Republic.

The first round was a shooting performance, which was divided into two subjects: ground targets and target drones. In the afternoon, there were performances of various maneuvers. According to the flow chart, each of us had to handle five mechas, so the workload was a little bit small.

big.

"Unit No. 1, Second Lieutenant Luohan, board the plane."

Tieniu patted the dust on his big butt and stood up.

"Okay, brothers, I'll go first."

"Go on the road with peace of mind, we will give you some pocket money during the Qingming Festival."

"roll!"

Everyone laughed and chatted for a while before Tieniu ran out and started working.

At this time, Road Ding asked me a question:

"Speaking of which, Father Chen, which branch of the military do you plan to choose?"

To be honest, I have never thought about this issue carefully, because at that time I applied for an unlucky major that I couldn't handle at all. I was tortured to death for four years. From then on, I deeply hated this kind of volunteer application.

Just drag it, push it if you can, anyway, just let me take care of the distribution in the end.

"Where do you want to go?"

I kicked the ball back, but luckily Spike was a straightforward person and didn't go around in circles with me.

"Navy, destroy the damn Satsuma Army."

Road Spike said coldly.

It's really straightforward enough.

"Oh, what a coincidence, I chose the Air Force."

Brother Ya also came up to join in the fun.

"Why?"

"Because the air force's subsidy is relatively high, and the food is two meat, one vegetarian and one soup, while the navy's food is two meat and one vegetarian, and the navy is always floating at sea. You and I have calculated the data, and the navy only takes ten baths a month.

, you can wash yourself whenever you want in the Air Force... Oh, why are you hitting me, don’t hit me, don’t hit me, we can discuss it if you have anything to say!"

After beating Brother Ya, other people who were still idle gathered together. I was surprised to find that they all made their decisions early. It is said that Tieniu wants to join the Air Force because his father is an Air Force aviation soldier, and Madman

He expressed that he wanted to join the navy, which was normal for this militant man, but Datou also expressed that he wanted to join the navy because he felt that the pressure on the navy was too heavy, and as the first batch of mecha soldiers, he had to share some of it.

.

As expected of the political commissar of the teaching group, his consciousness is much higher than that of us rookie soldiers.

"So Chen Xiang, where are you going?"

I was hesitant and had no choice but to prevaricate:

"Ah, that, I haven't thought about it yet, let's see what happens."

Datou advised kindly.

"Then you have to hurry up, Father Chen. General Lin Haocheng of the Navy Department has talked to me more than once, asking me to persuade you to hang out with him, and to ensure that your final rank after joining the Navy will not be lower than that of Rear Admiral."

"What?"

The half-dead Brother Ya also got up from the ground and interjected:

"The head of the Air Force Ministry also told me and promised that as long as you are in space, you will be indispensable for the rank of general within six years."

This is even more terrifying. A general in his early thirties must have broken the promotion record of the Republic of China.

"I'm going to do something wrong. I'm scared to be so polite!"

I screamed strangely, not because I was scared, but because I was really scared to the point of peeing.
To be continued...