Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 452 Declaration of War ([-])

After watching Ming Xiao and Heretic Sky being taken in by the Orb Lion, the Dagu doll came to the side of the Archangel and put one hand on his shoulder. Mu looked at the tired Siegfried with some hesitation, and after thinking about it, he still Asked, "Let's go to the moon together? You need to take a break too, right?"

"No, the power system of this aircraft is more troublesome. It requires special equipment to restart. Moreover, these red particles are also harmful to the human body. I don't know if a space suit can isolate this kind of damage, so before there is no special maintenance equipment, I can't stop on any of the ships because that would hurt the trim squad."

"Then go to Orb, Hilde will definitely find a way."

"Uncle Mu."

"what happened?"

"thanks."

"Treat me as an outsider? You were so cool when you rescued Ma Liu, now it's my turn to be cool."

Before Mu could finish speaking, Cagalli, who had moved from Dawn to the bridge, forcefully and unreasonably inserted herself into the communication between the two. She looked at the familiar but unfamiliar red-haired boy on the screen and wondered. Why, Cagalli's eyes suddenly turned red.

"I am no longer the representative of Orb."

"I know."

"Lars always said that I care too much about Orb, because I know that I can't compare to you. I don't want to be a burden to you. Even if I can provide you with a little help, it would be good, but I still made the original mistake. I ignored your feelings. I’m sorry, husband.”

"You have done a great job. You are the most perfect Cagalli in all the worlds I know."

There was a slight pause. Siegfried knew very well that even if others heard his conversation with Cagalli, others would not understand the meaning. He looked at Malu on the screen who also looked at him with concern. Siegfried He tried hard to twitch the corners of his mouth to show them a smile, but in the end he could only use two fingers to prop up his smile.

"Captain Malu, I leave my idiot wife and sister to you. Although I know this request is unreasonable, I still hope that if possible, they will not be allowed to go to the front line again, and they will stay with this ship. Just stay in the back.”

"Then you won't come with us."

"You have a mission that you need to complete, and I have a mission that I need to complete."

At this moment, in Cagalli's eyes, Siegfried's figure gradually overlapped with that of Uzmi three years ago. At that time, the Orb Lion who was determined to die for his country also expressed his attitude with the same answer. I don't know if it was Coincidentally or deliberately, three years later today, Siegfried said the same words. "Question, understand, become, and finally transcend, life is nothing more than this."

In the end, Siegfried still did not return to the mothership. The only thing that could make Cagalli feel at ease was that he still had the Haumea gemstone bracelet on his hand. Just as Siegfried smiled with his fingers, That token of love also reflected a dazzling brilliance.

In CE74, with Cagalli safely returning to Granada, the People's Revolutionary Federation released the image of the PLANT fleet attacking the Heavenly Pillar. At the same time, the new government also held its first internal member meeting, under the auspices of Mina. , all member states unanimously approved the proposal of 'reciprocal counterattack against PLANT'.

Declaration of war. Once this proposal was passed, the atmosphere of fighting immediately swept the entire earth circle. The East Asian and Kingdom coalition forces, which were fighting fiercely in Western Europe, all withdrew to various military fortresses in the mainland except for leaving a small number of garrison troops. Not only that, Scandinavia The new Queen of Asia, Lars Winslet, issued a 'now or never' ultimatum to the Central European powers who are still waiting on the sidelines.

The core content of this ultimatum is actually no different from the Atlantic government's "neither the enemy nor ourselves" policy three years ago. Its essence is to forcibly unite the forces within the Earth's sphere before the war. However, since the Human Revolution jointly holds four mass accelerators, There are three of them, so Russ’s policy is not as radical as Atlantic’s.

To put it simply, if the big cities in Central Europe do not want to join the People's Revolutionary Alliance, the Kingdom will not use force to force them to submit, because Orb is a living example of 'don't bully young people who are poor', but Ras also A line has been drawn. If you are still watching from both sides now, the People's Revolutionary Federation will permanently include these areas on the blacklist for solar orbital elevator energy supply. From now on, if these cities still want energy , either solve the problem of neutron jammers by ourselves, or buy energy from PLANT at a high price. There is no third way.

Berlin was the first to make the choice. Due to Siegfried's intervention, this Central European megacity was not destroyed and razed to the ground. However, due to the inability of the ZAFT troops to intervene, a large number of refugees gathered here. Before the People's Revolutionary Federation declared war They were already relying on Rath's royal support to survive, but now the kingdom has made it clear that they are going to let them fend for themselves. Under the pressure of the huge refugee population, Berlin took the lead in defecting.

With Berlin as the leader, Central Europe has changed its status quo almost overnight. The Kingdom of Scandinavia is still Nordic orthodoxy. The former European countries surrendered to the royal family without any psychological burden. They had previously carried on without letting go. Just to get more benefits, now that Lars has issued an ultimatum, these veteran politicians immediately took advantage of the situation and moved smoothly without any sloppiness.

Now that things have happened, Atlantic has finally recognized the reality that his position as the leader is gone forever. It is not as convenient as Eurasia to repair the relationship with PLANT due to LOGOS and Blue Universe. Now he is leaning towards others. The Revolutionary League could still drink some soup, so under the leadership of several established families pardoned by Mina, Atlantic and the Revolutionary League drafted a letter of intent for "limited cooperation."

After resolving the legal issues, the joint garrison at Alzacher Base finally began to be integrated into the unified command system of the People's Revolutionary Army. Cagalli, who returned to Granada, took up the post of commander-in-chief of the People's Revolutionary Army's first space fleet. East Asia dispatched Two adjutants were hired to assist, and the Orb Lion also became the flagship of this fleet. Together with the two Archangel-class ships, they were placed in lunar orbit, forming a confrontation with ZAFT's near-lunar orbit fleet. situation.

At the same time, after seeing off the PLANT delegation including Mia, Mina from Yarafas Island announced to the world that "the People's Revolutionary League does not rule out the use of Requiem." In this speech, Mina Na stated that 'Based on the threat to the Earth from Genesis three years ago, and considering that Messiah Fortress possesses similar weapons, the PURP will strike preemptively if necessary.'

As soon as the news was announced, emotions in the Earth circle were boiling. The memory of the horror three years ago was really too deep. It really made Patrick make the discovery that it had nothing to do with the Earth anymore. And now that the threat of nuclear bombs to PLANT's homeland is decreasing day by day. , he finally had a counter-killing weapon in his hand, which to some extent greatly offset PLANT's innate advantage in geographical location.

On the PLANT side, emotions are also boiling, but what is different from the direction of the boiling in the Earth's circle is that Mina's speech completely made these adjusters feel the fear of the earth's residents three years ago. Based on the structure of the colonial satellite, once they In theory, being hit by Requiem has almost 100% mortality rate.

Coupled with the experience of being hit by a nuclear bomb not long ago, in the end, the Supreme Council headed by Durandal, faced with the surging public opinion and the aggressive strategic posture of the People's Revolutionary League, announced that PLANT would enter a wartime state from now on. The satellite group will enter wartime control mode, and the Supreme Council will sit on the Messiah and go to the front line, becoming the first line of defense in front of PLANT.

(End of this chapter)