Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 153 Compromise
When Lin Xiaoting came in, the meeting was still going on.

Zhan Ruilin sat with his back facing the gate, and there were eight other theater commanders beside the round conference table, but it was only their three-dimensional projections.

Although in theory, the president is the first citizen of the federation, the chief executive of the federation in peacetime, and the supreme commander of the federation in wartime, but in reality, the president is just a symbol, especially in wartime, the nine talents sitting here Is the Supreme Commander.

The nine people together are the "Marshals Joint Council" of the Federal Military Department.

As long as the federation enters a state of war, the military department is the highest decision-making and commanding body of the federation, and even the federal authorities must obey the command of the military department.Any major decision made by the military must first be approved at the marshal contact meeting, especially the support of the three major theater commanders.

Among these nine people, the most powerful is undoubtedly Zhan Ruilin.There are only two people who can compete with Zhan Ruilin, namely, Marshal Xiao En from the first war zone and Marshal Matthews from the second war zone.However, due to the strength of the theater, Sean and Matthews can only check and balance Zhan Ruilin together.As for the other six theater commanders, they were inferior to Zhan Ruilin, Sean and Matthews in terms of influence and personal strength.

This situation has been formed for thousands of years and has not been broken so far.

Obviously, compared with the nine theater commanders, Lin Xiaoting, the chief of staff of the general, is nothing.

After closing the door, Lin Xiaoting walked behind Zhan Ruilin, without saying a word in a hurry.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very tense. Even though Zhan Ruilin was silent and Sean and Matthews kept their lips tightly shut, Lin Xiaoting could still feel that everyone's eyes were on Zhan Ruilin.The one who is speaking is Marshal Kanhiro Watanabe of the Eighth War Zone. He is a subordinate promoted by Zhan Ruilin. The Eighth War Zone is also an ally of the Third War Zone.Although Watanabe's magnanimous attitude was clear, his words carried little weight.

Lin Xiaoting still knew something about this Marshal.

In the war thousands of years ago, Kanhiro Watanabe, like Zhan Ruilin, was also a soldier, but he was not as lucky as Zhan Ruilin, and was not favored by Xiao Wentian.It wasn't until Xiao Wentian was martyred and the lighthouse star offensive and defensive battle ended that Watanabe Kanhiro got the chance to stand out.

It can be said that Kanhiro Watanabe's success today is due to the promotion of Zhan Ruilin.

After Xiao Wentian's martyrdom, although the human legion did not have internal strife due to the sudden power vacuum, three forces headed by Zhan Ruilin, Xiao En, and Matthews had formed.The key point is that among the generals that Xiao Wentian personally selected during the offensive and defensive battle of the Lighthouse Star, only the three of them survived.In addition, in the human army at that time, Zhan Ruilin and the other three were far more powerful than other generals.

Although at this time, the differentiation of war zones has begun to emerge, but the sphere of influence has not yet formed.In order to consolidate their position and expand their influence, Zhan Ruilin, Xiao En and Matthews each promoted a group of subordinates, Kanhiro Watanabe was one of them.

By the end of the Fifth Greenwich War, Kanhiro Watanabe had become the leader of the soldiers, and he dominated one side alone.

Before the end of the war, in order to prevent the military from becoming too big, the federal authorities, while acknowledging the division of war zones, divided the three war zones into nine war zones, in order to weaken the influence of Zhan Ruilin, Sean and Matthews.In addition, Zhan Ruilin's abnormal performance in the later stages of the war, especially during the Battle of Peaceful Dawn, alerted top civilizations such as the Hidden Eldar, thus providing a reason for the federal authorities to dismember the theater.

As a result, Kanto Watanabe became the lucky one.

Of course, this did not change the relationship between Kanhiro Watanabe and Ruilin Zhan.

Although he took the position of commander of the eighth war zone and was promoted to marshal, Watanabe Kanhiro's influence in the army was very limited.In addition, Watanabe Kanhiro is from the Dongying tribe, and after the "disaster", the Dongying tribe followed the Huaxia tribe on the road of escape.After thousands of years of integration, the Dongying clan has become part of the "Great Huaxia Clan", and the real Dongying clan no longer exists.

Of course, the surnames of the Dongying people continued.

It can be said that Kanto Watanabe's influence is far inferior to that of Zhan Ruilin, not only in the army, but also in the civilian population.Without Zhan Ruilin's support and acquiescence, Kanhiro Watanabe is nothing.Besides, it was Zhan Ruilin who pushed Kanhiro Watanabe to the position of commander of the theater.

Watanabe Kanhiro is not so much Zhan Ruilin's ally, but rather he is Zhan Ruilin's subordinate.

This is very clearly reflected in the relationship between the two.

For Kanhiro Watanabe, Zhan Ruilin's support is indispensable.To put it bluntly, without Zhan Ruilin's support, Kanhiro Watanabe would not be able to hold his position as the commander of the eighth war zone for a day.Conversely, even without Kanhiro Watanabe, Zhan Ruilin still has Ruan Mingzhi from the seventh theater and Jin Taizhong from the ninth theater.

According to Lin Xiaoting's understanding, Watanabe Kanhiro at this time is still far inferior to Zhan Ruilin.Taking personal combat power as an example, even if Kanhiro Watanabe has already broken through the realm of human warriors and stepped into the ranks of earth soul fighters, he is just getting started. Zhan Ruilin is the strongest earth soul fighter, and he may have already broken through Become a Sky Warrior.

Of course, Kanto Watanabe has ambitions, but he hides them deeply.

Among the three subordinates personally selected by Zhan Ruilin, namely Ruan Mingzhi, Watanabe Kanhiro and Jin Taizhong, Watanabe Kanhiro is the most ambitious one.It's not that Zhan Ruilin didn't know, but he had no choice at the time.This can be seen from the fact that Kanhiro Watanabe is the commander of the eighth theater.

The defense zone of the eighth theater is in the southwest direction of the third theater, adjacent to the seventh theater, while the defense zone of the ninth theater is at the rear.According to this deployment, the main task of the eighth theater in wartime is to cover the left wing of the third theater and be responsible for dealing with threats from the direction of the first theater.If an offensive is launched, the main task of the eighth theater is to attack from the left flank and assist the third theater to expand the offensive front.This is similar to the Seventh Theater, except that the Seventh Theater is on the right wing of the Third Theater, and the most critical is the Ninth Theater.No matter what time it is, the Ninth Theater is responsible for guarding the rear of the Third Theater and maintaining the critical task of keeping the logistics supply line unimpeded.

It can be seen that Jin Taizhong is the one Zhan Ruilin trusts the most.

In fact, Jin Taizhong is also the most loyal.

According to this arrangement, whether it is Kanhiro Watanabe or Ruan Mingzhi, if they want to surpass Zhan Ruilin or replace Zhan Ruilin, they must first join forces and keep an eye on Jin Taizhong.The problem is that Watanabe Kanhiro and Ruan Mingzhi have always been at odds, and it is absolutely impossible to join forces, and it is impossible to keep an eye on Jin Taizhong while challenging Zhan Ruilin.As a result, Watanabe Kanhiro and Ruan Mingzhi restrained each other, neither of them could pose a threat to Zhan Ruilin.

Of course, this is just peacetime.

As for whether Kanhiro Watanabe would continue to follow Zhan Ruilin's orders during the war, Lin Xiaoting had no idea, after all, his qualifications were too shallow.

After a while, Kanhiro Watanabe finished speaking, and became quiet again.

The atmosphere was not only tense, but also a little awkward.

Zhan Ruilin was still sitting there motionless, seemingly asleep.Lin Xiaoting wanted to remind Zhan Ruilin, but he held back and didn't say anything.

Compared with these bigwigs who wield real power, Lin Xiaoting, the chief of staff of the general, is not at all popular.

"Lin Shuai, we believe in your personality, and even more in your judgment and grasp of the situation. However, no one can deny that the outbreak of this war is more or less directly related to the third theater." It was Sean who broke the silence, His strength ranked third among the nine marshals, second only to Zhan Ruilin and Matthews. "I'm not doubting you, nor do I mean it. What I want to say is that no matter how high-sounding the words are, they are not as good as the actual actions. The war has broken out, and what we need is action, not the promises made here and commitment. Although the current situation in each theater is not very ideal, we all need enough time to complete the war mobilization, but the main force of the enemy is concentrated on the defense lines of the first theater and the second theater. If the first theater and the second theater The defense line of the theater is breached, the third theater and all other theaters will be affected, and it will not only be the first theater and the second theater that will suffer losses."

"Marshal Xiao En, if you have any suggestion, just say it." Zhan Ruilin finally spoke.

"Shuai Lin is really refreshing." Sean forced a smile and said, "My proposal is very simple. The third war zone has not been attacked for the time being, and a part of the troops will be allocated, and the elite force will support the first and second war zones. , to assist the first theater and the second theater to repel the invading enemy. Of course, the first theater and the second theater will also provide full assistance, after all, guarding the defense line is the unshirkable responsibility of each theater."

Zhan Ruilin didn't answer immediately, but looked at Matthews.

Matthews' expression didn't change at all, and he remained silent, which meant he acquiesced to Sean's proposal.

Although Matthews has been fighting against Zhan Ruilin with Xiao En for thousands of years, the cooperation between the two is limited to this, and there are still many conflicts between the two and the two war zones.

"Guys, do you have any other suggestions?"

No one said anything, after all, Sean's proposal was already in place.

"Marshal Sean, your proposal is very reasonable, and I will make arrangements immediately. Of course, the first theater and the second theater must also provide necessary assistance."

"no problem."

"If nothing else, let's call it a day."

At the end of the meeting, Zhan Ruilin turned off the communication equipment, and the projections of the other eight theater commanders disappeared.

At this time, Lin Xiaoting stepped forward.

"After the first theater and the second theater send the battlefield information, make corresponding arrangements."

"Which troops to send?" Lin Xiaoting didn't talk nonsense.

In fact, he had already seen that Zhan Ruilin made a compromise, and it was forced.If Zhan Ruilin didn't compromise, Sean would take the opportunity to attack, and Matthews would also join in.In order to protect the overall situation, Zhan Ruilin can only compromise, otherwise the Human Federation will be defeated without a fight.

"Sean made it very clear, and I agreed."

"clear."

Zhan Ruilin waved his hand and didn't say anything more.Lin Xiaoting didn't stay any longer, and left.

Apparently, what Zhan Ruilin meant was to send the Special Investigation Team to assist the first theater and the second theater. This was a helpless but necessary decision.

(End of this chapter)