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

"Do you need me to ask the restaurant to send dinner over?" Marco Polo, who theoretically had no right to attend, but was actually distracted and observed the entire meeting, asked aloud.

One of the two lifeboats in which the crew members were evacuated directly from the Marco Polo has been recovered, but the other one, including Dr. Parsons, is still missing and has to be temporarily defined as missing in battle.

Major General Cunningham took off his glasses and gently pinched the bridge of his nose. "No, let me be quiet. This time, our Federal Space Force is indeed sorry for our colleagues in the Earth Army."

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About half a day later, nuclear arsenals all over the earth received instructions. The sand-covered launch silos were finally opened, the dust-covered warheads were pushed out of the warehouse, and the stationary rockets were filled with fuel for the first time;

In the face of the approaching Iphis Island, the Federal Earth Army's strategic strike force mobilized at a scale and speed unprecedented in the past few decades.

"Considering the interception by the Principality of Zeon, we only have one chance," the American Air Defense Commander pointed at a point on the descent orbit, "try to use a supersaturation strike to make Iphis Island deviate directly from the earth!"

At about the same time, on the descending orbit, Dozuru's fleet was still hidden in the mist of meter particles, but a few forcible reconnaissance Zaku IIs (MS-06E) were deployed in front of the fleet, and were not affected by the spread of meter particles. Disturbingly monitors movements on the Earth's surface.

"In this escort operation, your first priority must be to preserve yourself, do you understand?" Dozru Zabi's speech was conveyed to the briefing room of each ship with the mobile suit carrying capability through the fleet communication:

"In the previous Battle of Hart, the soldiers of the teaching and training brigade fired at the incoming nuclear bomb only within visual distance. As a result, the nuclear bomb was directly detonated. For this reason, we suffered a lot of losses."

"You are elite pilots carefully trained by the Principality of Zeon. Don't waste your lives at this time." Dozuru smiled like his brother Kilian. "After all, there are still several colonial satellites in orbit. There are hundreds of them.”

Dozuru himself didn't expect that he could say such a thing in a joking tone.

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On January 0079.1.8, Year 7 of the Universe (UC [-]), at [-]:[-] pm, the Zeon Principality News Broadcast, the Zeon Army Commander-in-Chief’s Office made a special announcement:

"Dear Zeon citizens," Kilian Zabi, wearing a black military uniform with gorgeous gold embroidery, appeared in front of the podium again, with red, white, and black paintings hanging on the left and right sides behind him. The tricolor flag of the Principality of Zeon,

"Everyone must be eager to know the latest news since the Principality of Zeon declared war on the Earth Federation. This is why I am here."

The man with short gray hair had a confident face, and his tone seemed calm, but unexpectedly had a magical quality that aroused people's emotions. "Yesterday's battle at Side2 Hart has ended..."

Kilian paused deliberately, "...our heroic Zeon principality warriors showed their fearless spirit in this tragic battle. They overcame obstacles, overcame all difficulties, and finally defeated, no, annihilated three soldiers. The Earth Federation Space Fleet is twice the size of our military, including 80 battleships and more than 400 other combat ships!"

'Oh? 'Marco Polo, still on the way to Luna 2, built a new counter, 'This is the first time. '

She wanted to challenge herself to see how many times she could be sunk by the Principality of Zeon before the war was over.

Killian said, and the broadcast screen was switched to a battle record, showing a corner of the Hart battle:

In the picture, three Zeon mobile suits, supported by battleships, attacked a Magellan-class battleship that was struggling to turn; in the distance, a Salamis-class can be seen escaping without looking back.

"Look, our warriors are fearless when facing enemies who are far more numerous than our army. On the contrary, it is the cowards of the Earth Federation, no matter how many in number they are, facing the new weapons of our Principality of Zeon. , when Zaku attacked, he was so frightened that he ran away!"

Through the blurry video, Marco Polo struggled to identify the identity of the federal warship in the video.

'This unit mark is...' Marco Polo felt a little bit amused, 'This is not even a video taken from yesterday's battle. This battleship belongs to the fleet stationed on the moon and lost contact on the first day of the war. '

It seems that in yesterday's fierce battle in Side 2, the Principality of Zeon did not even find a suitable shooting opportunity - it not only wanted to show the bravery of the Principality of Zeon's officers and soldiers, but also portray the cowardice of the Federation Space Force, and it also had to highlight the mobile suits. A crushing advantage over the old-era weapons of the Federation.

"Even the commander-in-chief of the Federal Space Force, Admiral Ray Bill, was captured by us!" The scene suddenly switched to indoors. The old man with a gray beard had a bandage on his head and was wearing a prison uniform sitting in front of the camera; although he was in prison, , but General Ray Bill seemed to be in good spirits, with a calm face, staring at the camera without saying a word.

In the eyes of the Zeon people, this was probably just the incompetent rage of the enemy's defeated general.

'How to influence the occurrence of such an incident? 'Marco Polo was a little troubled. From the beginning, Zeon formulated a very purposeful plan to attack the flagship of the Federation fleet first;

In this way, even under her influence, Commander-in-Chief Ray Bill commanded another large-scale battle at a different time and place from the original history, but he was still captured.

Chapter 38: A mess (5)

"... Of course, this battle was also difficult, and our fleet suffered many losses - I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of all the sacrificed warriors - the heroic Zeon soldiers sacrificed their lives to win for our country The dignity of independence and endless glory, their heroic deeds will always be engraved in our hearts."

Jilian changed the subject, raised his right hand, and pointed four fingers at the big screen, "But their sacrifices will not be in vain, look..."

The port part at the top of Iphes Island and a small circular section at the top of the colonial satellite appeared on the screen. At least this part seemed to be intact;

In the distance, Zeon battleships and Zaku can be seen guarding each other in twos and threes, and flashes can be seen from time to time at the end of the screen.

In the presence of Zeon fleet escort, the ground-based interception system does not seem to be very effective. Marco Polo guessed that the tail flames of large missiles are clearly visible from space, and concealment is out of the question;

The conservative senior officials of the Federation Army have not yet discussed whether they should adopt the same interference methods as Zeon, such as spreading rice particles in the Earth's atmosphere.

Of course, another reason is that the clarity of this long shot is unexpectedly high, and the shooting is very coherent, without any trace of editing or post-processing - it is obvious that the Principality of Zeon is confident in the current war situation.

"This is the island of Iphis falling to the home base of the Earth Federation Army, Gabro; behold, this is the cruelty and ruthlessness of the earth's elites who are trembling; behold, this is what we are destined to have." The Principality of Zeon’s divine punishment on the Earth Federation!”

Kilian clenched his fists and glanced left and right, as if making eye contact with the Zeon citizens sitting in front of his podium:

"The shameless Earth Federation has no idea of ​​self-reflection, cannot see clearly the current situation of our Principality of Zeon as one united people, ignores the fait accompli of independence and freedom of our Zeon citizens, and blindly tries to make us surrender - this is their fate."

Finally, Kilian Zabi raised his fisted right arm high,

"Go forward, brave Zeon citizens! Fight, fearless Zeon citizens! The surrender of the corrupt Earth Federation is just around the corner. Let us unite as one to create a better future for the chosen people like us, Zeon—— Won victory!"

The warm applause in the video lasted for a long time, and sandwiched in between were heart-wrenching shouts, 'Jeon Wansheng! ! '.

The live broadcast stopped, and the camera turned back to the two anchors in the news broadcast room wearing Zeon military uniforms.

"Commander Kilian's speeches are always so inspiring." The female host sitting on the left side of the screen spoke first.

"Yes, my blood boiled with excitement when I heard it. I wish I could drive Zaku myself into battle to kill the enemy - everyone in the audience in front of the screen must have thought so too." The male host sitting on the right immediately took over the topic.

The two hosts smiled and turned to look at the camera.

"Now, let's take a look at the newly issued military mobilization regulations issued by the General Commander's Office..."

'After a great victory, they doubled the age range of recruits. Who are you fooling? 'Marco Polo moved Zeon's announcement to the background and no longer paid attention to it.

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At nine o'clock in the evening on January [-]th, three huge reflectors had been completely shattered and peeled off. Iphis Island crossed the unstoppable line set by the Earth Federation, and its orbit only changed slightly - which means that under the influence of the Earth's gravity , the impact on Iphes Island is inevitable.

The Earth Federation Government issued an emergency evacuation order for the entire Pacific Coast region - but where can they evacuate?In 0079, when a large number of the earth's population was transferred to the universe, the urban agglomeration along the Pacific coast was still the most densely populated area on the earth.

Airline and train tickets were sold out in an instant, and the highways heading out of big cities were crowded with motor vehicles - many local governments even made the unprecedented move of allowing two-way traffic out of the city;

These bustling cities that once attracted countless people to settle down due to the population siphon effect have now become disaster areas that people are rushing to escape from.

In the early morning of January [-]th, Iphes Island entered the atmosphere.The bursting wind passed through the holes and cracks in the colonial tube, constantly tearing at the already scarred colonial satellite, and the main axis of the colonial satellite also made a creaking sound as if it was groaning.

When passing over Africa, Ifes Island could no longer support it. First it broke into three pieces, and then the last two pieces with weaker strength exploded hundreds of times in the high temperature of violent friction with the air. The original round shape The outer wall of the cylindrical structure of the colony disintegrated into countless fragments and scattered in all directions.

Only the thickest top port area, a cylinder with a diameter of 2km and a height of about 1.5km, is firmly installed on the hemispherical top cover of the colonial satellite with a diameter of 6km and a thickness of nearly [-] meters. It still remains relatively intact and continues to move forward. .

"It seems that the first descent was indeed a failure." Looking at the real-time surveillance video of Ifes Island, Kilian Zabi shook his head while holding a wine glass. "Although I had expected it, in the end I still hope to be able to do it once and for all. To deal with the Earth Federation Army..."

"Brother, even if only one-third of a colonial satellite of this mass hits the earth intact, even if it does not hit Gabro directly, it should still cause enough damage, right?"

Dozru Zabi seemed a little hesitant. After all, the amount of speed change required to push a [-]-gigaton colonial satellite to the earth is an astronomical figure, which quickly consumes the limited fuel reserves of the Principality of Zeon; if it can be accomplished in one battle , that would be easy.

At noon on January [-], the first sword of punishment from the universe finally descended.

The largest and most complete piece kept heading towards Gabro, South America. However, the damaged surface coating and shape integrity caused the height of this colonial fragment to drop at a speed that exceeded the Principality of Zeon's expectations. , and finally crashed in the middle-eastern Pacific Ocean, 3000 kilometers away from South America.

At the moment of contact, energy equivalent to more than [-] billion tons of TNT was released, and the seawater near the contact surface was evaporated. A huge depression with a diameter of more than tens of kilometers appeared on the sea surface. The seawater pushed away was enough to pile up a Huge waves exceeding a hundred meters surged and spread in all directions.

The seawater several kilometers deep is still not enough to absorb all the kinetic energy of this fragment. Carrying the hatred from the ninth heaven, the largest piece of debris of Ifes Island has left a permanent scar on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean that can be hundreds of meters deep. .

The closest landmass to the impact point was the Galapagos Islands, originally belonging to Ecuador. This small archipelago, which was only a few hundred miles in radius, was instantly hit by a tsunami that would never have formed under normal conditions. The seawater swept away everything on the island. , continues to rush towards the west coast of America unabated.

Chapter 39: A mess (End)

The second and third largest fragments were produced by the explosion of Iphes Island in the air. One fragment flew north to the coast of California, North America, and the other was pushed south, flying straight to Oceania.

Although the piece of debris facing the south was the smallest in size, even though the surface of the sea was only a short distance away, it eventually hit the land near Sydney, a coastal city in Oceania.

This piece of debris, about 1.5km in diameter, exploded multiple times in the air, eventually covering several square kilometers around the city of Sydney like a goddess.

At this time, hundreds of thousands of residents who were still stranded in Sydney were vaporized at the moment of the impact. The impact on the ground caused a loud noise of more than 250 decibels, which was enough to shatter a person's eardrums even 100 kilometers away.

After that, the impact storm spread in all directions in the air at a speed of more than 10 kilometers per second. The wind speed of the fastest tornado recorded in human history was less than one-tenth of that at this time;

Trees over hundreds of kilometers were overturned, houses were razed to the ground, and even the asphalt on the highways was completely eradicated...

"Dozulu, you don't understand. Our enemy is the Earth Federation Army hiding under the Gabro Rock Formation - they themselves are a special group in the Earth Federation political circle supported by millions of service personnel and countless military-industrial groups. independent faction." Kilian knocked on the table.

"If we can't defeat them, it will be meaningless even if the current Prime Minister and civilian government of the Federation want to surrender to us; Gabro is not only the headquarters of the Earth Federation Army, an indestructible fortress by conventional means, but also the largest on the planet. arsenals, shipyards and rocket launch centers.”

Kilian folded his hands on the table again, "The Federation will not give up the fight without destroying Gabro. The most we can do is get an armistice agreement, which may not last as long as the Versailles Peace Treaty."

"Killian..." A voice that looked quite old, but had an unquestionable tone said:

"...If the federal government wants to negotiate peace, there is no harm in us contacting them first. After all, the main force of the federal space fleet has been lost, and the coach Ray Bill has been captured by us. In addition, the damage caused by the whereabouts of Iphes Island , they must not be willing to continue fighting."

The titular head of state of the Principality of Zeon, the prince, Dejin Zabi spoke.

"What my father said is that we can show the federal government our intention to negotiate peace through the mediation of the Side 5 and 6 governments that have declared neutrality." The eldest princess of the Principality of Zeon, Kissi, still wore a purple mask during the meeting with her loved ones. Leah Zabi duly chimed in.

Although Dozuru didn't say anything anymore, he showed approval on his face.

Seeing that he was standing opposite everyone else in the internal family meeting, Killian had no intention of giving in:

"Even if we want to negotiate for peace, we should proceed after we have completely destroyed the war capabilities of the Earth Federation and achieved the demilitarization of the Earth. Otherwise, our Zeon mobile suits will not be able to set foot on the land." Kilian slammed the table. , "You can't get it at the negotiating table either."

"Well..." Prince Dejin seemed a little tired, "Whether you keep the posture of continuing to lower colonies to deter the Earth Federation, peace talks can also start. First test the other side's bottom line, and both sides must proceed..."

With that said, the youngest son Karma Zabi behind Dejin helped the prince up wisely, "...That's it, I'll leave first."

"Yes, please go slowly. I happen to have people here who know a lot about the Earth Federation Government. I can send them to find out what they have to say." Kycilia never glanced at Kilian during the whole process. After leaving, he immediately closed the communication.

Killian frowned and watched his aging father slowly leave with displeasure. He didn't turn his head to look at Dozlu until his figure completely disappeared outside the door.

"No matter what, Dozuru, let's continue to implement the British plan. Let me see the colony that will be used for the fall next time, and let it be..."

As for how the Earth would fare after the impact, no one here cares.

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"Hey, I didn't expect us old friends to get together here again."

In the Gabro underground facility, the headquarters of the Earth Federation Army, Admiral Gopp patted his seat cheerfully, "I have been sitting in this position for some years, and I am really reluctant to change it. "

As early as ifes Island broke through the unstoppable line with unstoppable momentum, Gabro Base began the transfer of senior federal military officials before any evacuation warnings were issued to the public.

These federal military leaders, who are usually known as the "Gabro's Moles" and huddled in tightly protected underground bases, showed amazing maneuverability when they were really faced with danger——

Within a few hours, dozens of generals boarded various supersonic passenger planes to 'transfer' to the federal army's bases in Europe, Africa and other places far away from the Pacific.

Then, as the first descent of the Principality of Zeon ended with loud thunder and light raindrops, Gabro's headquarters was unscathed, and these generals ran back without bothering at all - not afraid of those who were ordered to 'stay behind' In Gabro, the officers and soldiers who gathered first-hand information about the extent of damage caused by the fall of the Zeon Army colony looked at them with disdain.

"Hmph, I'm just saying that the Principality of Zeon is just a show-off. What kind of bluff is it to scare us into fleeing in all directions?" Army Lieutenant General Airland looked a little aggrieved, not mentioning that he had nothing to do with it in the first place. It means voluntarily staying with Gabro.

"Okay, I will remember what you said," he was in a bad mood. In front of him, the commander of the Federal Navy's Eastern Pacific Fleet did not give the third-class Army any face.

"The Principality of Zeon failed to hit Gabro this time, and it will definitely not give up. The Space Army has been beaten into a bird-like state again. I think there will be another time sooner or later. If you want to stay with Gabro, there are still opportunities. .”

Although the destruction caused by the fall of the colony and the series of disasters that followed have killed millions of people on the earth, there is no doubt that it was a tragedy;

However, because Iphes Island experienced multiple explosions and splits in the air, and most of its fragments fell into the Pacific Ocean, other senior federal military officials except the navy believed that such damage was harmless.

Well, the reason for the exception of the federal navy is that it crashed into the Pacific Ocean. A large number of colonial debris in the east triggered an extremely severe tsunami. The huge wave of [-] meters high rolled over the breakwater in an instant——

It destroyed many federal naval bases, including Hawaii, San Diego, and Panama, and a quarter of the federal navy's already poor financial resources disappeared in an instant.

However, the good news is that the tsunami and other disasters caused by the colonial impact did not spread around the world. Therefore, most of the ships were assembled in advance at the Lushun base under the triple protection of the Japanese Islands, the Korean Peninsula, and the Liaodong Peninsula. On the other hand, the navy, as well as the European fleet, are still intact.

Chapter 40: Regrouping (1)

"Everyone, let's be serious. If the Principality of Zeon drops another colonial satellite, how should we deal with it?"

Facing the Principality of Zeon, the common enemy of all the federal military services at this moment, the generals present finally fell silent, each with his head hanging down and saying nothing.

"Colini, is it possible for your Space Force fleet to intercept the Zeon Army again? For example, this time we can intercept near low-Earth orbit, and the Space Force can also obtain land-based radar and various reconnaissance in low orbit. Supported by communications satellite network.”

An Air Force general looked at the Chief of General Staff of the Space Force, "Our Air Force is also equipped with more than a thousand Swordfish fighter jets. With emergency modifications, they can also participate in battles in space."

"Impossible."

Admiral Collini has also been dejected these past few days. The entire space army in Gabro's headquarters has a relationship of mutual prosperity and loss;

So no matter how much he hates Rebir on weekdays, at this time he has to stand up and actively defend him in front of accusations from all directions. What about "losing a fight" and "doing one's duty faithfully"? He has it. I feel nauseous all the time.

"Just repairing the existing warships will have to wait until after April. If we build new warships, even if we start work immediately, it will not be completed until the second half of this year." Collini shook his head, "In a short period of time, the Federal Space Force will It would be nice to keep Luna 4 as our only bridgehead in the universe."

"The current Federation Space Force may not be able to engage in a head-on battle with Zeon without the protection of Luna 2 Fortress." Admiral Corini summarized the current situation of the Space Force.

"What should we do? Everyone has seen the performance of the land-based anti-missile interception system this time. It cannot deal with huge targets like colonial satellites, let alone the interception of Zeon mobile suits and battleships."