Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 431 - 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_4

Chapter 431: Chapter 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_4

"Understood!"

"No need for further talk, I will now start assigning your positions. The entire Thirteenth Legion consists of twenty-six teams. The first team will be led by Colonel Kaff, with Major Chen Ying and Major Zhou Shen as deputy leaders...."

Vickers began to assign positions.

"Yes!"

Kaff and others who were assigned responded solemnly.

"The third team will be led by Lieutenant Colonel Shu’en, with Major Hejassi and Major Su Ming as deputy leaders!"

Su Ming’s expression flickered slightly when he heard Vickers’s appointment.

At that instant, Major Hejassi suddenly stood up and addressed Vickers Major General.

"Reporting, General, I object!"

Suddenly, the entire council chamber’s focus shifted to Major Hejassi.

"What’s the situation?"

"I’m not clear."

...

People began to discuss among themselves.

Majors Chen Ying and Lieutenant Colonel Shu’en, seeing Major Hejassi stand up, also looked concerned.

"Major Hejassi, why do you refuse my appointment?"

Vickers asked sternly.

"Reporting, General, I refuse to be in the same team as Major Su Ming, who got his position through backdoor connections!"

Hejassi spoke without hesitation.

As these words were spoken, the entire room erupted, and everyone turned their heads to whisper about Su Ming.

"Backdoor connections?"

"Wow, getting to major through the backdoor, how influential must his background be!"

...

At that moment, Timi, sitting at the back, also frowned upon hearing Hejassi’s allegations.

"Silence!"

Vickers Major General shouted angrily.

In fact, he had reviewed Su Ming’s profile and resume, which were exemplary. However, even the most perfect resume changes nature once labeled as nepotism.

The room quickly quieted down.

Vickers Major General looked towards Major Hejassi and asked sternly.

"It seems you have had conflicts with Major Su Ming before!"

"That’s right, General. I request that he be transferred to another brigade or that I be moved to a different team!"

Hejassi responded unabashedly.

"In that case, I’m even less likely to transfer you. What’s the purpose of establishing the Thirteenth Legion? It is for unity. As your commander, I order you to overcome your conflicts and solve the problems. You must work together!"

"But, Commander!"

"This is a military order, do you hear?"

Vickers bellowed uncompromisingly.

"Yes, Commander!"

Hejassi could only grit his teeth in agreement.

Hearing this, Su Ming touched his forehead, feeling a headache coming; this was going to be troublesome.

Not expecting to be in the same team as this hothead, there would indeed be drama to watch.

"Good, sit down!"

General Vickers commanded sternly.

Although Hejassi was very reluctant, he still sat down.

...

Over an hour later, Vickers Major General had finished all the arrangements. He told everyone,

"Alright, the positions have been assigned. What you need to do now is to organize the troops as well as you can. Of course, I’m aware that it’s unrealistic to have you ready so quickly, but we will be deploying soon, and time is of the essence. You can initially organize the troops broadly and slowly adjust during transit!"

"Yes!"

Su Ming and others responded solemnly.

"Today’s meeting will conclude here, dismissed!"

Vickers Major General then waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

At this, the many officers started getting up and walked toward their respective deputy leaders to discuss the upcoming troop organization.

Seeing this, Su Ming stood and walked towards Lieutenant Colonel Shu’en, with Major Hejassi also approaching.

Upon seeing Su Ming, Hejassi scoffed coldly, venting his dissatisfaction.

Su Ming didn’t mind him; though this man disliked him, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

It at least showed his straightforward nature, which Su Ming preferred over those who were evasive.

However, Shu’en was quite distressed, as the team was just a temporary formation, which was already quite tricky.

Now, with the two deputy leaders openly at odds, and one of them suspected of gaining his position through connections, the situation was even more problematic.

Still, he spoke calmly,

"Both of you, we are now a team. Although there has been some unpleasantness between you, I don’t want to see any conflicts. We bear a heavy responsibility now."

"Okay, I have no issues,"

Su Ming agreed readily.

Hejassi, however, visibly disliking Su Ming more and more, reluctantly suppressed his anger in Shu’en’s presence and said,

"Understood."

"Good, the main task now is to organize the third team."

Shu’en said.

"I will personally oversee this!"

Hejassi volunteered, wary of Shu’en handing responsibilities to Su Ming, which could lead to chaos if mishandled by the nepotist.

"Alright, Hejassi, you’ll take extra care of this. Of course, I will also participate. As for Su Ming, you should also inspect the third team when you have time. After all, there are ten battalion commanders in the team, and five of them should be under your charge."

Shu’en thoughtfully arranged.

To be aware, the entire Thirteenth Legion’s Mecha squad structure involves, a squad captain managing five people, a platoon captain managing fifty people, a battalion captain managing five hundred people, a deputy leader managing two thousand five hundred people, a team leader managing five thousand people, and the Legion Commander managing one hundred thirty thousand people.

Thus, normally, Su Ming would be responsible for managing two thousand five hundred people.

However, due to time constraints, Shu’en did not trust Su Ming with the task and decided to assign the challenging duty to Hejassi, given his experience and background.