Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

That's why at this time, he seemed quite resistant——

It's not like this kind of thing has never happened before. When escaping from Side 6, the White Base tried to turn around and attack while the pursuing Char troops were resupplying. ;

But judging from the result, if it weren't for Amuro piloting the Gundam to restrain Char and some of the Zeon mobile suits, and the nearby Luna 2 garrison heard the news and came to support, they would have all escaped. The white base number that was born was almost destroyed by the group's recklessness.

"The enemy's threat is real. Even if we remain extremely vigilant, we still don't know when and in what form the enemy's next attack, which is lingering behind the White Base and refuses to leave, will come. We are lucky to think that We can make it dangerous for the enemy not to seize the opportunity to rendezvous with friendly forces."

From the beginning when he was unfamiliar with taking the captain's seat, Captain Blade, who has now received official endorsement from the Federation Army and has established prestige among the crew of the White Base, said bluntly:

"Amuro, you take it for granted. Is it because you were frightened by the explosion in the previous battle?"

Brad was of course referring to the previous attack by Ramba Lal. Gundam was lured by Lal to the ammunition truck abandoned by the Zeon army during the battle, and was then hit by the explosive ammunition——

Although the shell made of Luna's titanium alloy has withstood the test and has not been broken, with only minor deformations in some parts, many parts of the mechanism inside the legs of the Gundam have been impacted by the explosion and have to be re-debugged and checked. Fault.

However, even the pilot of the blue Tiger was not an easy person to deal with, but in Amuro's heart, he still didn't feel as oppressive as Char, who drove the crimson Zaku.

"How is that possible?! I just don't want to get involved in a meaningless battle, like the previous battle near Tashkent. The army just thought we were useful and used us hard, right? The mission was accomplished in exchange for a more difficult and dangerous mission. Captain Blade, are you still encouraging this behavior?”

"You are too presumptuous, Amuro! Talent is valued most in the military. This is of course because we have proven our abilities; giving this task to others will not only have a greater chance of failure in the task itself, but also the probability of failure of the task itself. There will be more losses that can be avoided.”

Seeing Amuro continue to contradict him, Captain Brad stood up angrily. In the already superior captain's seat on the bridge, Brad looked condescendingly at Amuro;

"We didn't join the army just to prove our abilities."

Seeing Amuro blocking the front to attract firepower, Kai Xiting seemed to have nothing to say, but he said to everyone present;

Sergeant Long Jose was leading his maintenance crews to temporarily seal the damaged opening of the White Base's hull in the sand. Therefore, most of the people on the bridge at this time, except Captain Brad, They are all 'volunteers' who temporarily boarded the ship at Side7.

"Sorry to interrupt, Captain Blade, please indicate the White Base's current course destination."

"Miss Platinum..."

Fortunately, it was not a critical moment in the battle. Platinum was able to suspend many processes and use most of the computing power and memory to try to find a path to resolve the conflict, but the final result was:

It's better to speed up.

Although she has always used a more tactful and gentle communication method to smoothen the relationship between the crew members of the White Base, a ship with very different identities and positions, which can only barely maintain consistency when it comes to surviving the attack of the Zeon army;

However, just as it is difficult for doctors to cure poor diseases, only part of the problem can be solved by changing the way of communication. The fundamental contradiction can only be reconciled when one or both parties change their initial positions at the same time. In this case, it is better to let They started talking -

Although there are cases where both parties realize that the contradiction is inherent and cannot be resolved after the conversation is over, and thus completely break up, but Bai Jin relied on the personality portrait established in these days and the reference to the original 'plot' to achieve such comprehensive benefits. higher conclusion.

As if the current quarrel between Captain Brad and Amuro had never happened, Platinum followed Brad's final instructions to her and projected the sand table showing the surrounding terrain onto the middle of the bridge, while marking it Several possible favorable combat positions were identified.

Just after escaping from Side 7's colonial satellite, Captain Blade had to convene everyone and democratically vote by show of hands to promote the plan to turn the ship around and attack Char's troops who were supplying in a counterattack;

'But now, all you have to do is tell me. '

Platinum showed this arbitrary possibility to Captain Brad without reservation. After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that Brad is the only regular officer on the White Base ship. No one can surpass him in terms of authority. Give orders to Platinum.

Captain Brad was stunned for a moment, and glanced at the projected terrain map in front of him, and the white-haired girl looking at him calmly, waiting for instructions;

'After all, the Gundam driven by Amuro is an important combat force of the White Base. We should finish his communication work first before drawing any conclusions...'

Captain Blade thought so; he considered asking Platinum to drive the ship to the ambush position and then wait for the Zeon army to come to the door. At this time, Amuro had to prepare to fight regardless of whether he wanted to, but Bu Ryder still wanted to be more thoughtful;

"...Wait a minute, Platinum, let me follow you first..."

"Since Captain Brad is like this, there is no need for me to participate in the discussion of the battle!"

But while Captain Brad was stunned, Amuro seemed to have misunderstood something. He said angrily, stood up and ran away.

"Amuro, you..."

Confusing thoughts, mixed with anger, surged into Captain Blade's heart, from 'Amuro, come back and salute, sir, before you leave...' to 'I'm not a headstrong person, I'm very I am willing to listen to other people's opinions, but the prerequisite is that they can convince me...';

He didn't stand still for a moment and sat back down in his seat.

"Captain Blade?"

Bai Jin tilted her head slightly, and as she moved, the signs on the possible ambush locations on the map also jumped, as if to remind them of something.

Captain Brad was rubbing his temples with a headache, and put his other arm on the armrest of the seat, unconsciously tapping on his own thigh——

"Let me think about it... Platinum, is it possible for you to control the Gundam remotely?"

"Eh--?!"

Mi Lai Bazhou, who had been looking here with worry on his face, couldn't help it and let out an exclamation.

"With things like this now, how can I safely let Amuro go into battle? He must have had a criminal record when he cooperated with friendly forces in Tashkent before. He thought that he was the only one who could drive the Gundam, and indulged his petty emotions willfully - fighting continuously. , is he the only one who feels pressure?"

Not only to convince others, but also to convince himself, Captain Brad raised his head and spoke with a voice that was half a minute higher than usual.

"Even so..."

"Captain Brad, the Gundam is not designed to directly accept data control. If you force access to the automatic control program, you can only perform simple operations such as fixed-point cruise. It is very difficult to fight..."

Platinum opened Amuro's record file on the side screen at the same time. Although this was supposed to be the unit commander and the person in charge of verifying the results, and it was done together with the relevant civilian personnel, it was naturally done by Platinum on the White Base;

"Besides, Sergeant Amuro's driving skills cannot be replaced casually. When you were in Seattle before, you should have seen the standard of regular MS pilots in the Federation Army, right?"

Captain Blade glanced at the list of kills that had accumulated to a considerable length, and recalled Amuro, who had been piloting the Gundam to participate in battles almost all the time since the White Base broke away from Side 7's colonial satellite;

His tone couldn't help but soften a little, but he still said firmly:

"In the army, if you just rely on your own abilities and do whatever you want, the higher your abilities, the greater the losses may be... Platinum, go to the ambush point in the E7 area first, and I'll have a talk with Amuro. "

The ambush point at E7 is essentially a convenient route for the White Base heading to the Mediterranean in accordance with the order; Platinum deliberately marked several other ambush points on the map, including those that turned around and drove in the opposite direction, or deviated from the planned route. The further ones were subconsciously excluded by Captain Brad.

"I understand, Captain Brad... It seems that Ms. Frau Po met Amuro just now and asked me what happened. Do you want to tell her?"

On the other side, Frou, who was bumped into by Amuro who was running by in a hurry at the elevator door, contacted Shirogane through the communication terminal in the ship and explained the situation.

"Frou? She should be very familiar with Amuro, so let her go with me; Amuro is...in his room now?"

"The surveillance video in the corridor of the living area observed Sergeant Amuro passing by. That should be the case, Captain Blade."

Platinum watched Captain Brad leave the bridge with hesitation on his face——

Then along the way, she passed through a series of her 'eyes' in the corridor outside the bridge, in the elevator room, etc., identifying and analyzing the changes in Captain Brad's demeanor;

From being hesitant, to sighing self-reproaching alone in the elevator, to meeting Frau, there was no longer much anger on her face when she was communicating with her about Amuro’s situation.

Platinum thought that even if he couldn't completely solve the problem this time, Captain Blade rushed into Amuro's room, went up to him and swung two corrective palms left and right, and the probability of giving him a lesson was very small.

At this time, there was a sudden movement in the monitoring and detection equipment outside the ship.

……

"Captain Lamba Lal, the visibility on the ground is too poor, we have to descend."

"Hmm... Zizi... do this. Be careful. The prey is very cunning. He should have noticed that we haven't given up yet. Maybe he is ready to bite us back. Airdrop at the planned... Zizi position. Team MS.”

The decisive voice of Lamba Lal came from the blurred communication channel.

At this time, he was not following the mobile cruiser assigned to him. After piloting the Tiger to land on the ground for combat, he asked the Zanzibar class to continue suppressing the White Base from the air without landing to recover the MS team;

Then he found the Zeon army retreating nearby, borrowed a Gallup-class marine boat, and pursued it from the ground——

Although it is difficult to accurately locate the White Base from the air due to meteorological conditions and particle interference, from the ground point of view, such a huge warship flying close to the desert will leave no traces in a short time. disappeared.

"Captain Lal, the enemy ships have changed their action mode since they got here, as if they were waiting for us."

Turning his head, Lamba Lal looked to his side. An infantry lieutenant of the Zeon Earth Attack Force pointed at the marks on the sand that were pressed open by the thrust of the White Base's suspension engine and said;

In the marine boat nearby, there are about a small group of Zeon armored grenadiers, who are doing final inspections on the individual flight packs behind them. These are all people who heard that they were going to kill the white ship. After the base number, volunteers who voluntarily stayed to participate in the battle.

"Then let's get here first. It seems that the enemy is also ready to fight. If we continue to move forward, there is no guarantee who will discover whom first. We will wait for the Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser to engage first."

Lamba Lal waved his hand and directed the desert-style yellow camouflage marine to stop and hide in a low-lying area;

Sitting on his command chair, Lamba Lal tightened the equipment belt around his waist, closed his eyes quietly, and finally went over the details of the plan, recalling his sudden The military career that ended and now starts again, until——

"Captain Lal, we saw it, it was the beam of light fired by the enemy's battleship's particle main gun! Behind the dunes in the southwest!"

Lamba Lal suddenly opened his eyes, bursting out with the energy of a middle-aged man refusing to admit defeat, and quickly but orderly ordered:

"Hide behind the sand dunes? Although this will interfere with our aerial reconnaissance, your own vision will also be blocked... The plan begins! Send out the MS team, the infantry will detour from the other direction, and the marines will be ready on the spot. Straight fire bombardment!"

Chapter 80: Close combat (3)

"...Captain Blade, we have detected the signal of an enemy mobile cruiser, which is approaching from the air. It seems that our specific position has not been confirmed yet. If there is a chance to attack first, do you want to start the bombardment?"

Listening to Platinum's voice coming from the communicator next to the door, Captain Brad turned his head back and looked at Amuro, who was still lying on his bed like a mess. He frowned and sighed. said:

"You heard it, Amuro, it's no longer a strategic difference between you and me, but the Zeon army has already come to our door."

Amuro rested on the bed, turned over, turned his back to Captain Brad and said:

"This is exactly what you wanted, right? If the White Base hadn't been circling here to deliberately lure the enemy to attack, would the enemy really be able to catch up with us?"

Amuro's stubborn temper rose.

Although he admitted that Captain Blade initially appeared in front of him, he was indeed a reliable and mature adult image who was willing to step forward at critical moments, and was therefore willing to accept his corrections, whether it was in the performance of the Gundam. on or in other aspects;

But now, he could feel that Brad was squandering this trust. In the words of 'Captain Brad', he seemed to really regard himself as the unshakable 'Shang Guan', and his tone was the same as those of the federal army. Like a bureaucracy.

'Is it a regular military? Why? Although everyone is helping, if it weren't for me...'

At least when it comes to the treatment of ace pilots, Platinum has always told Amuro openly or covertly to influence it in accordance with military standards, including those ACE customized logo emblems, military medals on his driving uniform and helmet, etc.;

Perhaps because of this, Amuro has become more aware of his own importance, "So, I have always just tried my best. I still worry every time I go out to fight; I take higher risks than others, so I am making plans." Of course you should take my opinion into consideration when planning...'

Seeing Amuro's casual look, Captain Blade took a deep breath, calmed down his heart, and decided to arrange the battle first;

"Permission for bombardment, Platinum, have you observed the airdrop of the enemy's MS units? If the enemy is not alert, immediately launch all firepower to strike so that the enemy has no time to dispatch MSs. I will return to the bridge in a moment."

"Understood, Captain Blade; but even so, the effect of accurately striking the MS dispatch hatch on the enemy ship cannot be guaranteed. Sergeant Amuro, do you want to prepare to dispatch?"

As if pretending not to know that Captain Blade was using the communication terminal in Amuro's house to reply, Shirogane calmly mentioned Amuro instead of Gundam; when he heard his name, he hid under the covers. Amuro also quietly pricked up his ears.

"Let Guncannon and Guntank prepare to attack first, but it's best if we can defeat the enemy with one blow; as for Amuro..."

Captain Brad hesitated for a moment, it seemed that because he didn't have to speak to Amuro's indifferent expression, some words became easier to say;

"...The combat power of the Gundam is still indispensable, and the only one who can bring out the performance of the Gundam is... I will ask Amuro later... No, I will convince him to attack."

"That's right, Amuro, everyone is counting on you to protect the White Base!"

When Frau heard this, she immediately recounted Captain Brad's words loudly to Amuro, adding some of her own understanding; the quilt on the bed that covered Amuro like a hill was twisted. It moved.

……

"Well, I received the bombardment clearance, and the main gun opened fire warning."

The combat siren on the White Base buzzed, and it passed by the maintenance team members who moved the crew members injured in the bombardment, extinguished the fire, and then hastily blocked the gap in the hull with a waterproof cover to prevent sand and dust from entering. Now He hurriedly ran to several mobile suit bodies and made pre-attack preparation checks.

Platinum, on the other hand, had already rotated the main gun turrets on both sides of the ship in advance, pointed it in the direction of the enemy ship, and opened fire the moment it received Captain Brad's order.

Four Mega particle beams pierced the yellow sand flying in the air and flew into the distance. At the same time, several cruise missiles were driven out of the launch silo, ignited in the air, adjusted their attitude according to Platinum's pre-programming, and sprinted towards the Zanzibar class. past;

Since it was a mid- to close-range battle with low visibility, the Zanzibar-class approaching from the air had almost no time to react. When it saw the flash of a high-energy Mega particle beam suddenly light up on the dim ground, , the destructive beam has arrived in front of us.

"Boom--!"

The oncoming blazing Mega particle beam was shot directly from the smooth bow of the Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser that looked like an airplane or a bullet, triggering a violent explosion that immediately caused the Zanzibar-class's flight attitude to become unstable.

"The bow, the front side of the bottom of the ship was shot! The turret below was destroyed!"

"Dive, dive immediately to lower the altitude, and fight back!"

"Enemy missiles found, prepare to evade!"

The bridge of the Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser is different from the traditional space battleship-style layout of the Principality of Zeon. It is directly integrated with the ship body and arranged on the bow, which is above the current shot location;

The sudden violent explosion coming from under their feet naturally shook the Zeon operators in the bridge, but fortunately for them, as the new elite of the Zeon army, the Zanzibar-class was only deployed to a small number of elite troops. , it wouldn’t be so bad that it would disintegrate after just one salvo shot from the White Base.

Under the chaotic flight attitude control, the Zanzibar-class's first counterattack fell directly into the air and passed over the white base, but——

'No new signal was detected. Did you successfully prevent the enemy ship from dispatching mobile suits? '

Platinum analyzed while slowly starting to move the warship. The White Base, which had just remained hidden on the ground, was definitely not as fast as the Zanzibar class in terms of speed. However, it had seized the opportunity to attack first. As long as it maintained a smooth sailing, Artillery bombardment is enough to suppress the opponent.

The Mega particle beams from the two battleships were heading toward each other in the air, but it was obvious that the beam of light from the White Base was thicker. Two of the beams penetrated hard from the belly of the Zanzibar-class and sliced ​​apart, while the other Broken the Zanzibar-class port aerodynamic wing.

"The middle part of the ship was under shelling. Personnel coming and going should be careful..."

Naturally, it was impossible for the White Base to remain completely unscathed amid the artillery fire at medium and short ranges. Platinum paid attention to the location where it was hit. After all, the middle of the hull included the crew's living area. Captains Brad and Arm Luo is there now——

It would be troublesome if they somehow disappeared in the explosion during the artillery battle because they were stranded in the general cabin.

Fortunately, the power of the Zeon cruiser's mega particle cannon was not able to penetrate deeply into the deck where Amuro was.