Chapter 1315: 1315
General Yuan stepped onto the stage and spoke calmly to representatives seated before him, “The 23rd division is an official division of the Federation . It’s not a small mecha clan with only a few thousand soldiers . It’s not an independent army either . It’s a standard division with the proper number of members . One single order from the general could affect the lives of millions of soldiers . In times of war, the general has to be responsible for the safety of all his soldiers . In the end, Major General Lan still doesn’t have any experience in management or commanding . During peaceful times, the 23rd division could still function as a division with such a general . But, with the Federation’s current troubled state, Major General Lan is not suitable to be the representative of the general . Caesar and its alliance nations are still eyeing us like vultures, and no one knows when the next war will occur . As an official division, once a war starts, it’ll need to go to the battlefield . May I ask how Major General Lan is going to command the 23rd division during a war?”
“We shouldn’t let our emotions take over our thoughts and ignore the lives of millions of soldiers in the 23rd division which are at stake here . ” General Yuan glanced at the representatives below sharply .
The people who were moved by Lan Luofeng’s speech felt as though cold water was poured over their heads . They started wondering if they were being too emotional .
Lan Luofeng pursed her lips when she heard his dismissive attitude about her . But, what he said was truly her fatal weakness . Moreover, there was no way she could refute what he said as what he said was all true . If she wasn’t Ling Xiao’s widow, she might not even have the right to enter this conference room, much less prove her ability .
The host glanced at the First Marshal again . The First Marshal seemed to sense the gaze and opened his eyes . Then he turned his gaze to look at someone .
It was Zhang Ruolin, one of the ten great generals of the Federation . He was the commander-in-chief of the military zone of the North-east planetary sector .
Most of the time, a general would hold the position of commander-in-chief of a planetary sector . This was a different commanding system from being a general of a division . In theory, the commander-in-chief and the general of a division would garner equal power in the military . However, with commander-in-chiefs being mostly great generals, generals of division would usually have to bow their heads down before a great general as they were still of a higher rank than normal generals
This arrangement was to prevent conflict over the position of the commander-in-chief when a division worked together with a planetary sector during a war .
About this arrangement, Ling Xiao was an oddball . He was the general of a division while being one of the great generals . However, the military didn’t find a problem with it because this had to do with the location of the 23rd division . It was stationed at the South Pole planetary sector . The South Pole planetary sector was a new planetary sector that the Federation was developing so there wasn’t any official commander-in-chief placed there yet . There was no official appointment but the entire military recognised Ling Xiao as the commander-in-chief of the South Pole planetary sector .
Besides the support from the generals and regiment commanders from his faction, the First Marshal had the support of these powerful people too . That was how he could sit in his position stably . Zhang Ruolin was one of those people supporting him .
“General Yuan makes sense . We can’t lose our rationality because of our emotions . However, we mustn’t be too logical until we ignore our emotions . ” Zhang Ruolin suddenly broke the silence . “You must understand that our soldiers have emotions too . They’re not war machines . It’s understandable that they want to find mental support . It’s alright to agree with them sometimes . ”
The representatives who were still wondering whether they were too emotional immediately felt understood when they heard General Zhang’s words . They looked at him gratefully . If they could, they wanted to give in to their emotions to comfort General Ling Xiao’s spirit . They hoped that he could see his 23rd division shining brightly under the lead of his son .
“General Zhang, what do you mean?” General Yuan narrowed his gaze . He didn’t expect this great general to step forward and suppress the presence he made just now .
“Don’t reprimand them . We should solve this problem while caring about their emotions . ” Zhang Ruolin looked at General Yuan with a sharp gaze . The invisible pressure caused General Yuan to frown . He couldn’t think of a reply .
“How should we solve it? Please explain clearly . ” The general of the 11th division suddenly interrupted them . He belonged to the Third Marshal’s faction . The situation was already against them so the Second Marshal and the Third Marshal’s factions decided to work together .
“That will require the help of everyone here . There are so many people here . I’m sure that we can solve this insignificant problem . ” Zhang Ruolin immediately pushed the question back to everyone . As a sly old fox with many years of experience in the military, he wasn’t stupid to become the center of attention now .
The people from the second and third faction felt frustrated when they saw Zhang Ruolin backing out naturally . They couldn’t tackle the first faction because there were too many sly old foxes there . They wouldn’t let anyone get hold of their tails no matter what they say or do .
After Zhang Ruolin spoke, the representatives below started discussing . They started thinking about how they would solve this problem if Ling Lan became the general of the 23rd division .
“Actually, Lieutenant General He Xuyang from the 23rd division is not too bad of an option . When General Ling Xiao wasn’t present, he led the 23rd division and won the fight against two armies from the Twilight . He can be the commanding officer during a war . ” Someone suggested a workable option .
Many people agreed with him . There were many outstanding commanders in the 23rd division . They were just overshadowed by Ling Xiao in the past so no one noticed them .
“How can you make sure of that without the general suppressing them . Are you sure the people below won’t become greedy?” Some coldly doubted, “Moreover, we don’t know if the soldiers are willing to listen to He Xuyang . ” When General Ling Xiao was alive, the people below had nothing against He Xuyang commanding them . They cooperated with him fully . But, now, General Ling Xiao wasn’t present to suppress these people . He Xuyang was just a chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant general . There were many soldiers with the same rank as him . Would these people be willing to listen to someone with the same rank?
Everyone turned dead silent . If He Xuyang wasn’t an option, no one else would be able to take the position . No one was able to think of any solutions .
The people from the second and third faction watched them from the sidelines quietly . They weren’t so kind as to solve this problem for Lan Luofeng and Ling Lan . As long as Lan Luofeng couldn’t solve her fatal weakness, Ling Lan wouldn’t be able to sit in that position . That meant that their candidates would be able to get the position .
At this moment, a cough broke the silence .
Everyone looked up . The commander of the Flying Dragon Special Forces, Ren Feiyu, was covering his lips and coughing .
He gave a helpless smile when he saw everyone looking at him . He seemed to be thinking that he coughed at a bad time .
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