Machine War: Starting from Gundam OO

Chapter 1607 Misfortune - Li Linshun

"Commodore Reka, the Platinum was ordered to carry the [Sky Sword] team and the [Valkyrie Squadron] to the Izu Base. Now the mission has been completed. According to Mr. Yang Hui's order, the Platinum, [Sky Sword] and [Valkyrie] are temporarily under the command of the Izu Base."

"Hello, I am the captain of the Skyward Sword team, Lieutenant Colonel of the Earth Federation Army, Albeiro Ester."

"I am the captain of the Valkyrie Squadron, and now a non-staff member of the Promise Corps. I am Michiru Isumi, and I hope you will give me your guidance."

"I'm the commander of the Izu base, Reka Randolph. Welcome to the Izu base. I hope everyone is safe." Reka Randolph and his deputy commander Rong Gaoshao welcomed the arrival of the Platinum, the Sky Sword and the Valkyrie Squadron. With his status, the captain of a Noah-class battleship and the accompanying troops were not qualified for him to lead people to greet them in person. Instead, he sat in the office waiting for them to report.

But [Sky Sword] and [Valkyrie Squadron] are Yang Hui's direct teams. Judging from their current levels, they are higher than the Steel Dragon Team directly under Gulian Glassman, so it is worth his corresponding attitude.

"Yes, the journey was relatively smooth." Captain Li Linshun of the Platinum reported calmly, "Only two small-scale encounters occurred along the way. As expected, this is a team directly under the command of Commander-in-Chief Yang Hui. The performance of [Sky Sword] and [Valkyrie] exceeded my imagination."

"Colonel Li..."

"Sorry, I'm rude."

Li Linshun knew what Reka Randolph was reminding him of. During those days at the Langley base, he was also scolded by Yang Hui without any politeness. His command style was very similar to that of Lelouch at the beginning. Both of them treated everyone on the battlefield as chess pieces. In order to achieve the greatest results, they would sacrifice these chess pieces without hesitation, just to achieve the final victory. But compared with Lelouch, Li Linshun's command was a perfect textbook version, which was in line with the rules. He was neither timid nor aggressive, but completely moderate.

However, treating your subordinates as chess pieces may allow you to achieve very good results in various exams, but it will create fatal loopholes in real battles. The first point is the trust and respect of your subordinates. If you cannot gain their respect and let them know that they are your chess pieces, they will always worry about whether they will be abandoned. This is also the practice that the Prometheus Legion despises the most.

Li Linshun did not think that what he did was wrong at first, but under Yang Hui's "kind" teaching, he began to change slowly. It's just that the time was too short and he had not yet completely changed.

"I'm glad you all arrived safely. Please have a good rest today. I will give you the details of the Oceania cleanup operation tomorrow."

"learn."

"By the way, Lieutenant Colonel Lee, keep your eyes peeled. Lieutenant Colonel Albeiro and Miss Isumi, Colonel High School will be showing you around the base."

"Yes." X2
After Albeiro Este and Isumi Michiru left, Reca Randolph no longer put on airs as a general. He kindly invited Li Linshun to sit down and started chatting.

"how do you feel?"

"…scheming."

"Really? Hehehe..."

Seeing Li Linshun's constipated expression, Reka Randolph smiled with gloating pleasure, and at the same time he also felt that Yang Hui was a scheming person. "Teacher, I really didn't expect how that gentleman could do it..."

"It's very simple, just do what you want when you want."

Li Linshun called Reka Randolph his teacher because he was assigned to Reka Randolph's unit for internship right after he graduated from the military academy. Although Li Linshun and Reka Randolph were two completely different people, Reka Randolph had a very sharp eye and could see at a glance that Li Linshun was very talented and would become a rising star of the Earth Federation Army if he was well trained. Therefore, he took special care of him and gave him a lot of special treatment.

It’s just… he felt sorry that he couldn’t change Li Linshun’s mind, and he also felt sorry for Li Linshun’s bad luck.

Logically speaking, as Platinum is as famous as Steel and Black Gold, and as one of the only three Noah-class battleships in the Federation, Li Linshun could serve as the captain of Platinum at such a young age, and his future was limitless. But unfortunately... the crisis on Earth came too quickly. Whether it was the DC War or the invasion of alien races, Li Linshun's command style did not bring him many dazzling achievements, and the record of the Steel Dragon Team was too dazzling. Black Gold was taken away by DC, and coupled with the former bureaucrats of the Earth Federation... As a result, Li Linshun and Platinum gradually became a miscellaneous force.

Now, Reka Randolph is happy for Li Linshun. Yang Hui has a sharp eye. Li Linshun will definitely shine under Yang Hui's leadership, and Li Linshun's problems... will definitely be corrected.

"When...what to do? Haha...you are worthy of being a teacher, you really hit the nail on the head." Li Linshun smiled bitterly and shook his head. In his opinion, Yang Hui was like a bottomless black hole. You could never see clearly what he really was like. Was he the absolute strong man who suppressed the whole field in the battle? Was he the iron-faced devil instructor in training? Was he the serious and resolute leader in the meeting? Or was he the black-bellied monster in his daily life?
In other words, this is all Yang Hui, all integrated together to form the complete Yang Hui.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the future. Mr. Yang Hui is different from those bureaucrats, so you don't have to worry about being abandoned by him." Reka Randolph said to Li Linshun with a smile, telling him to concentrate on his work under Yang Hui, as his future will definitely be a bright future.

"I have never doubted this, teacher." Li Linshun shrugged with a smile, "I just think... it's incredible that someone like him can become the leader of this powerful army..."

"Don't mention it's you, I find it incredible too."

Reka Randolph and Li Linshun shared the same opinion, especially since Yang Hui, as the leader of the legion, liked to lead by example.

What is a leader? A leader doesn’t have to be the best person, as long as he can subdue enough talents and hand over professional tasks to professionals. It doesn’t matter if he does nothing. The greatest role of a leader is to be the core, the benchmark, and the flag that will never fall. As long as this flag does not fall, the legion will never collapse.

However, Yang Hui... carried this flag, charged to the front line, and put himself in the most dangerous place. This is something that Reka Randolph... no, it should be something that all traditional officers cannot understand.

"Teacher, in your opinion, how far can this legion go?" Li Linshun hesitated for a moment, but still asked the question he was worried about. After all... he saw it more clearly than Albeiro Este. Even if their current affiliation is still with the Earth Federation, as Yang Hui's direct troops, they have been labeled as Yang Hui. Once the Promise Legion breaks with the Earth Federation, it will be impossible for them to return to the Earth Federation, and Yang Hui will not allow these former Earth Federation people to stay inside.

"Don't think about these things when we just start our cooperation." Reka Randolph stood up and patted Li Linshun on the shoulder, reminding him and also foreshadowing the end of this casual conversation. "Now you just need to think about doing your job well. Oh, by the way, change your bad habits."

"Um...I understand, teacher."

"Hoo ho ho."

(End of this chapter)