Yu Lian said that this was indeed the first time (at least in this life) that he had encountered such a difficult person to communicate with. Even on the battlefield, facing enemies like Hessen and Kaz Khan, he could at least talk a few words.
of.
Yu Lian, who had always been confident in his communication skills, was shocked, so for the next ten minutes, he just followed Yang Xiyi numbly to the officers' mess.
The area of the restaurant is not particularly large, but most of the officers should be on their respective ships, and there are not many people dining. The colonel took Yu Lian to find a relatively secluded place to sit down, and then said: "Don't mind, Yu
Lian, it’s not that he hates you, he just hates the ‘Moon Man’ or the ‘Elite Bureaucracy Group’.”
"Of course I can understand the old-school people who gradually become senior generals from soldiers. However, old-school people can't always tell the difference between stubbornness and perseverance. But I really didn't expect that Teacher Yang, you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, can actually
Falling so fast..."
Yang Xiyi pretended not to hear, and just greeted the passing orderly: "Old rules! I also need a bottle of brandy, and the rest is up to you."
The orderly saluted and left, and Yang Xiyi said again:
"So, you are in luck. Because there are veterans like Admiral Paris who have survived the War of Independence, the Outer Rim Fleet and the Outer Rim Military Region have always been the most demanding in the entire army. The training intensity is 996, and the meals are
Only the necessary nutritional value is ensured, and the taste is hard to describe. Only Saturday nights can have a big meal, and various desserts and drinks can be enjoyed together, and there is also wine. Moreover, it must be tasted...
…”
"The so-called special athlete hot pot, right? We can talk about the future of the community and the outer ring fleet while eating, right?" Yu Lian sneered.
"Of course, if you really want to talk, I can also talk to you, just think of it as chatting." Yang Xiyi said with a smile.
Facing such a depraved old man with a skin as thick as a city wall, Yu Lian's heart was filled with desolation. Even the big pot of fragrant main course that had just been served could not make him happy.
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"Come on, this is the specialty of our Outer Ring Military Region, the athlete's pot that represents courage and passion!" Yang Xiyi poured a glass of wine for himself and Yu Lian each, and gave the latter a chopstick.
"...Isn't it just stewed with all kinds of meat?"
"It's different! It's completely different! What's in the soup is the star sand grass from New Yumen, as well as the red rock salt and wild pepper from Guangnuma Star. Only with these can we combine the woodchucks from New Yumen and the blue water.
The jasper shark from the star, and the meat from the big mud snake from the light marsh star are stewed together without any odor. In comparison, the beef, pork, and mutton are just auxiliary ingredients. You can't eat this kind of food on earth, and these ingredients alone are very expensive.
It’s scary.”
Indeed, the brownish-red soup is quite layered, and the completely discolored beef, ribs and mutton slices look very appetizing. But compared to the snow-white lines of the jasper shark, and the red as agate of the big mud snake,
The meat is so fast that it can really only be regarded as a side dish.
Oh, by the way, there is woodchuck meat with well-defined muscles in it, but it has been ignored. Yu Lian said that like his senior sister, he is a staunch charcoal griller. Woodchuck without charcoal grill must not be good.
Woodchucks are a crime against the resources of the entire universe.
"After eating such a pot, not to mention 996, even if it is fire, water, wood, metal and gold for half a year, it will be no problem! This is the source of the passion and courage of the athletes in the outer ring! Hence the name." Yang Xiyi
introduced.
Yu Lian opened his index finger wide and picked up a large piece of jade shark meat. Just as he was about to move his mouth, he saw a person "happening" to pass by their table. He observed it secretly and then walked over with enthusiasm and joy on his face.
.
"Oh, Colonel Yang, are you dining here today? Why didn't you inform your subordinates?"
Yu Lian noticed that Yang Xiyi had already turned the wine glass in his hand, sighed secretly, put down the fish meat that had not been stuffed into his mouth, stood up and saluted; while Colonel Yang Xiyi stood up and shook hands with the other party: "Bring the previous
Students come to try our specialties, you are so busy, why bother? Yu Lian, this is Major Horn, chief staff officer of fleet logistics, and the chief steward of the fleet headquarters!"
"Hi, I'm just a handyman who does some communication and errands between the logistics department and the headquarters. It's very polite of you to be polite." He waved his hand sheepishly, and then looked at Yu Lian with "surprise" eyes:
"So, this is your student? Oh, he must be the man from the moon, right? What a talented person, he will definitely be the pillar of our army in the future! Just like you, Colonel, after all, a great teacher makes a great disciple."
Major Horne is about 40 years old and has gained some weight, so the military uniform on him lacks shape. His temperament can also be seen from the conversation just now. He is greasy and smooth, and can speak all kinds of things without changing his face.
Workplace communication terms, used by middle-level managers as the leader of the social team. These business polite words are hypocritical and routine. They won’t make people think highly of you, but at least they won’t offend others.
Of course, the career limit of such a person is probably just the leader of the social animal squad.
He invited Yang Xiyi and Yu Lian to his table for a few drinks, but the latter quickly declined. The two school-level officers, who had become completely socialized but not like soldiers, exchanged a few rounds of exchanges in a very stereotyped manner.
, said a lot of polite words, and finally left with Major Horn's farewell.
"...Don't look at me like that. I've already said it, it's all for life!" He drank the brandy in the glass in one gulp, with extraordinary sadness, then turned the glass around and placed it on the table.
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"Don't you see the look in my eyes that is full of admiration and admiration? Your ability to survive and adapt really makes the students awe. Besides, this is not sarcastic."
"Major Horn is the logistics director and a member of the staff department. He also said just now that he is responsible for the communication between the headquarters and the logistics department. Hey, to put it bluntly, we combat staff officers look very glamorous outside.
Ah, but if you don’t want to take the five-nut kernels during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you have to rely on his help! Of course, he is a nice person and everyone gets along well. This is the world of adults! You must not understand, right?
?”
"Wu Ren's actually accepted the setting seriously, and it's quite delicious."
"Is this a problem with five kernels? I don't know if five kernels can actually be eaten?"
"No, I just want to say that Wuren can't always be victimized by Feng Ping! We are all members of the mooncake family and are the treasures of our East Asian Celestial Culture. Without any one of them, the culture will not be complete."
"I'm just making an analogy. What does this have to do with whether or not the culture is complete? What is the big mooncake family? Just make up a song!"
"No, I'm just saying that you can't just make fun of Wuren. Isn't it popular now that everything in the universe has animism? They will be very sad if they know it."
Yang Xiyi looked at Yu Lian with a stiff expression, and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he took a plate and tried to put it on his head. Yu Lian quickly stopped him: "Teacher Yang, don't do this, Teacher Yang!"
The two argued for a long time before the colonel finally regained some sense.
"You're kidding. Your survivability has increased, but your sense of humor has actually decreased. Isn't it a loss that outweighs the gain?"
Yang Xiyi squinted his eyes, ate a large plate of meat and drank all the brandy. While twirling the wine glass, he said slowly in a half-drunk tone: "Okay, I know you are because I don't accept your nonsense...
Well, your opinion doesn't look good to the general, so you hold back your anger. I understand that young people are very energetic. But after all, I am also a member of the fleet command, so I don't want to lose face, right?"
Yu Lian saw the wine glass in the other person's hand twirling twice, then filled it up again, and said with a smile: "The spirit of the universe can testify that I have always respected the teacher very much."
"Hmph, tell me then. Why do you think the Cathays will take action against us? You can't even convince me, so why do you convince Admiral Paris?"
"You just said that I don't need to convince you, I just need to convince the commander... Hey, forget it. I also said that this must start from the historical process of the Cathay people in the past few decades. He has been
They are the most loyal pawns of the empire. During the War of Independence, thousands of fleets were annihilated by our establishment, and millions of people were killed and injured. They have long been feuding with us. And this Gibraltar β galaxy is also where we came from the Kingdom of Cathay.
The territory cut off from my hands was originally thought to be an unmanned galaxy of low value, which could serve as a buffer between the two countries' territories, so the other party held their noses and agreed. But who would have thought that a star gate would open here?
!”
Yang Xiyi remained silent and continued to spin the wine glass.
"The Cathays are a famous fighting race in the galaxy. The people who really dominate their country are the claw class, the so-called military aristocracy. The Orang Mane royal family started by conquest and war, and they must rely on martial ethics to maintain them.
The authority in the claw class. A treasure like the Star Gate that can determine the destiny of a species, a political power and a country. If it is allowed to remain in the hands of foreign enemies, domestic thinking will be divided. This is exactly the fact, the Cathay people
A group of young military nobles have formed a Brotherhood of Steel Teeth, and under the leadership of the most radical Prince Charon Mane, they have been clamoring for an all-out war with us."
Yang Xiyi sneered: "The Cathay people have been saying that they would go to war with us twenty years ago, but there has been no movement until now. It's not that they have never thought about taking back this galaxy. Various border conflicts have been going on in the past twenty years.
It has never stopped. This is also the biggest reason for the existence of the Outer Rim Fleet and the Outer Rim Military Region. However, the Galactic War has been over for decades, so how can a full-scale war between major powers happen?"
"Really? But in the past twenty years, we have been in Wentianwuxi, and they have been preparing for war! The tonnage of battleships and battleships has climbed to sixth place in the galaxy. That Hyperion has made outstanding achievements.
It is a famous Galaxy ship, but it is also an old ship that has been in service for more than 20 years. The Cathay people opposite are building a large-scale construction project. Last year alone, they launched two battlecruisers and two aircraft carriers.
I bought an old Dreadnought from my father in the empire. In March last year, Charon Mane, with the help of his steel-toothed brothers, staged a coup in their capital and killed a large number of stable veterans. Now.
, the young faction is already in power. The angry and passionate young people have taken control of the country’s affairs, so it’s not surprising that they will do anything!”
Yang Xiyi fell silent again, but his face was still full of teasing, obviously not listening.
"I said, just peel off the tiger skin of the community. Do you really think that the current community government has the heart and soul to go to war with the Cathay people and even the empire behind them? They don't need to annihilate us.
Just raid us, defeat us, and seize this starport. Then, you can let the empire intervene as a mediator. In the end, our country will most likely compromise, and they can at least share the stargate with us.
La."
Well, on the earth where Yu Lian lived in his previous life, there was an island country that did exactly this. It encroached step by step, made incremental progress little by little, and tested the bottom line of the target country again and again, but in the end it was really smooth.
Yu Lian pondered for a moment and then said: "Besides, the Kaitai people's land, resources and population are limited. This military-first politics has lasted for more than ten years and has reached its limit. If we don't take a big bite to nourish ourselves, what will happen?"
What should I give to the people and the claw class? During the siege of Tulon some time ago, the Luopan Trading Company transferred the tanks to the Sand People, which was very Cathay style. Then, there was the tentative invasion of the three destroyers. This
It was the most obvious signal of war. In this case, the Cathays began to assemble a large army on the opposite side, and Charon Mane personally commanded the Royal Guards fleet to set off. Is it just for a small-scale border conflict, or is it an exercise? The exercise is just
Don’t you want to spend money? But those big cats are short of money now!”
All the above is of course not Yu Lian's thinking, but the result of analysis by all parties in later generations. Although it is hindsight, it is the result of the wisdom of the group after all, and it is also well-founded and logical.
Yu Lian felt that it would be no problem to at least convince most of the onlookers.
"Teacher Yang, we must give up our illusions and prepare to fight!" he added.
Yang Xiyi was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly made a "poof" sound, and then burst into laughter.
"Don't care, don't care, Yu Lian, when I see you looking so serious, it reminds me of the same expression you had when you contradicted Vice Principal Luo Bunan. Hahahahaha! You kept talking for more than ten minutes, obviously it was
You are talking nonsense, but it sounds quite reasonable. But, your tactics are useless in front of me. I am the chief staff officer of fleet intelligence, and I am responsible for the entire fleet, and even the millions of officers and soldiers in the entire military region. I
What is needed is evidence, you know? Real evidence! Not your speculation. No matter how reasonable the speculation is, without evidence, it is just conjecture."
"Teacher Yang..." Yu Lian's expression at this time was terrifyingly gloomy.
"I understand. It's understandable that a young man, a man from the moon, a proud man of heaven, wants to make big news. But, I heard that your average score is not very good now! Tulon got two A+'s
It can't completely save your grades. If you have that in mind, think about your graduation thesis. It's only half a year away!" Yang Xiyi advised earnestly.
Yu Lian remained silent and poured the wine into the glass.
The scene was very cold at this time, and not even the smell of stew could restore some warmth.
However, at the same moment, in another small private room on the side of the restaurant, someone secretly clenched his fists, with a gloomy and sinister face.