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

What does it look like to stand there and look up at the excitement like this?

On this point, the agent quite agrees; here in the Federal Army, even in the professional standing army, she rarely sees soldiers with a 'military temperament'——

Most federal soldiers have not yet clearly realized that they are different from ordinary government employees and are engaged in a profession that shoulders great responsibilities, a profession that requires the sacrifice of life and blood in exchange for glory.

Most of them are just looking for a job within the system that allows them to stay on Earth with their families.

"Hey, this is the headquarters of the 6th Army——"

In an arrogant tone, Major Frederick asked the federal soldier who walked out of the command vehicle;

But then, as he got closer, he noticed the three general stars on the shoulders of the middle-aged man wearing ordinary military uniforms, and the emblem representing the lieutenant general on his arm; Major Frederick looked stern.

"——I'm sorry, Lieutenant General Kruger. My subordinate is Frederick, the commander of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. I have been transferred by the Army Special Operations Command and now accept the command of the 6th Army."

Frederick secretly complained, how did he know that his new commander would be such a pragmatic person; this was the first time he saw him wearing military boots, training uniforms, and carrying gear in real life, instead of a pair of fine leather shoes and A federal general in straight military uniform.

But Lieutenant General Kruger didn't pay attention to his disrespect. Instead, he immediately called the company commander in charge of the headquarters' security work over:

"Why was this rotorcraft allowed to penetrate into the sky above the headquarters?"

Looking at the guard company commander who still looked confused and didn't seem to realize his mistake, Lieutenant General Kruger had suppressed anger in his voice.

"Uh... I think it's an identification signal from friendly forces..."

"Then should the communication call sign make it stop outside the warning range of the [Earth expletive] command, or should we allow it to pass at low altitude above the head of our command when reporting the route?"

The guard company commander was still thinking about defending, but seeing the anger that could no longer be concealed on Lieutenant General Kruger's face, he wisely shut up and saluted with a hint of disapproval:

"...Lieutenant General, shall I go to the air defense force directly under the Army Group Headquarters to check?"

Lieutenant General Kruger waved his hand, signaling him to leave, and then turned to Major Frederick who was left alone.

"Yes, he is indeed an elite of the Rangers. He can fly at ultra-low altitudes, rappel, and casually infiltrate the surroundings of my headquarters..."

Major Frederick didn't know for a moment whether the army commander in front of him was mocking him or praising him; the approval on Kruger's face didn't seem to be fake.

"...But next time this happens, I will really give the order to fire."

"Sorry, Commander, many other army chiefs I met like to see our special forces make spectacular appearances, and they will be shocked by it, so they look up to us - I thought you were also that kind of person."

Major Frederick subconsciously thought that he should tell the truth in front of this rather unusual lieutenant general.

Hearing other army officers, Lieutenant General Kruger snorted as if to express disdain for his colleagues:

"Want to be admired?"

Kruger looked at the capable Ranger Battalion Commander in front of him, his eyes sweeping over his strong physique, confident eyes, and the thick gun calluses on his fingers;

"I will not restrict you according to the rules and regulations of ordinary troops, but I will ask you to rely on the least support to complete the most difficult tasks that ordinary troops are not capable of completing. Can you do it?"

"I can't ask for it."

After sending away Major Frederick who came to report, Kruger returned to his command vehicle and kept muttering:

"Hey, Ranger, but after all, it's still a light infantry battalion, plus a battalion commander who looks very thorny at first glance; plus you, the intelligent control technology verification brigade, the higher-ups are really good at sending people away."

"But I think Major Frederick is very convinced of you."

The agent spoke. Those human individuals who can allow her to learn new knowledge and expand her abilities are worthy of her attention; Lieutenant General Kruger is like this, and Major Frederick seems to have this potential. .

"It's not that it can't be done. I have an impression of Frederick. He has performed special operations missions against separatist forces in the Middle East. He is one of the few pragmatic federal officers who has seen blood..."

Lieutenant General Kruger was hesitant. The Rangers were indeed one of the few elite Army special forces in the North American theater. They could accomplish tasks that a fully armored division might not be able to accomplish.

However, Kruger did not believe that the next battle would be what the Federal Army was used to, using a small number of elite troops to attack anti-federal local independent armed forces with surgical precision, with sufficient air and long-range artillery support.

"I understand, Lieutenant General Kruger. There are indeed examples of troops who have accumulated a lot of practical experience in security warfare, but performed worse when fighting opponents of equal strength."

The agent relied on his knowledge of Lieutenant General Kruger over the past few days to read his expression.

"That's pretty much what it means. Special operations forces are sharp knives. Aiming at the enemy's throat, they can defeat the enemy with one blow. However, if they underestimate the enemy and are careless, they themselves are also very vulnerable."

"In addition, I can also help with the security work of the headquarters. Do you need it?"

Lieutenant General Kruger smiled bitterly and shook his head. If he had heard this sentence when he first met the agent, he would not have trusted an AI to be responsible for the security of his command headquarters;

But now that he heard this, he was worried about his guard company commander losing his job;

"Give him a chance; Agent, humans need time and make mistakes to grow; this is how I got here too."

"Me too."

The agent nodded in agreement; it was just that she had learned lessons from countless cases in the training database, and she would not make the same mistake twice.

Chapter 13: Attack on Earth (1)

In low-Earth orbit, the commander of the Space Attack Force of the Principality of Zeon, Dozru Zabi, looked proudly at the blue earth dotted with white clouds; behind him, a huge Zeon fleet was sailing slowly.

At first glance, the number of ships of the Principality of Zeon is incredibly large - even more than the 1st Combined Fleet that the Earth Federation invested in the Battle of Hart;

But if you look carefully, except for a few Zeon battleships painted in dark green and equipped with turrets, most of this fleet is composed of various simply modified civilian cargo ships.

In addition to requisitioning all civilian ships of sufficient specifications on the mainland, the Principality of Zeon also maintained ships from Earth circles such as Side 5, Side 6 and lunar cities on the grounds of 'carrying out humanitarian relief to colonial satellites that were tragically struck by Federation nuclear attacks'. Neutral areas forcibly 'lease' a large number of transport ships.

And these 'humanitarian relief supplies' are now in low-Earth orbit.

"Commander Dozulu, the fleet is entering the delivery orbit!"

The coordinating officer on the bridge reported to Dozuru; looking out the porthole, the huge Zeon airborne fleet was slowly changing its formation, and there were dots of Zaku tail flames going back and forth between the ships. to convey orders and direct civilian ships to move——

Those requisitioned civilian ships basically did not have communication components installed within the interference range of meter particles.

"too slow!"

Dozru Zabi said dissatisfiedly, but then he thought about the civilian crewmen from other colonies who were forcibly recruited into the airborne fleet. He really couldn't blame them harshly, and turned to the fleet staff with no choice:

"How long will it take for the formation to change?"

"One hour and 1 minutes, Commander Dozulu, has ordered the mobile suit units on standby to coordinate and command; the mass bomb from Granada is expected to take another hour to land."

After experiencing the bloody battle in Hart, the surviving Zeon fleet officers also grew a lot.

'But campaign coordination on this scale is still a bit too complicated for the staff of the Principality of Zeon. ' Dozuru thought in his heart.

In the original plan of the Principality of Zeon, the airborne troops should enter the atmosphere together with mass bombs and bombs dropped from orbit. The airdrop pod would then slowly slow down in the atmosphere, land immediately after the bombing, and harvest the bombed Federation Army. .

The mass bombs launched from the lunar city of Granada several days in advance were now in an uncontrollable state, and they had to adapt accordingly.

"Have you found any trace of the Federation Space Force fleet?"

This is another thorn in Dozuru's heart. A few days ago, the Zeon fleet responsible for monitoring and blocking Luna 2 sent a report that the Federation Space Force was still restless and that there seemed to be large-scale fleet activities. sign.

Afterwards, Zeon's blockade fleet had a small-scale exchange of fire with the Federation Space Force's fleet, but in the end it lost track of the Federation's fleet in the mist of particles. It was only known that the Federation fleet had divided its forces in the end.

But now, the federal fleet that left Luna 2 is still missing; for a moment, Dozulu regretted that he should have let his space attack army block Luna 2 together.

Now Luna 2 is the Federation's only military presence in the universe. As long as it is completely sealed off, there is no need to leave a fleet to protect the mainland as it is now, and the transport fleet that descends to Earth also needs to be protected by a fleet.

But the next moment, he gave up the idea. After all, it was a mission taken by Kycilia's assault mobile army. Unless they asked for it, there was absolutely no need for him to take the initiative to make trouble in front of Kycilia. .

"Report to Commander, the nearby tracks are under surveillance by our Zaku reconnaissance force, and no trace of the enemy fleet has been found."

Zeon's escort fleet is in full readiness. The first batch of battleships started when the Principality of Zeon entered war mobilization in October last year were all completed and put into service in mid-to-late February, which to a certain extent made up for the Zeon fleet's failure in the Battle of Hart. time losses.

This was also the reason why Dozlu dared to launch airborne operations.

"Well... then prepare to bomb first and suppress the federal military facilities around the airdrop."

No matter what, the airborne operation could not be delayed; Dozuru waved his hand violently, and dozens of Papua-class transport ships carrying bombs in the Zeon fleet began to accelerate forward, moving to the leading position of the entire airborne fleet.

Subsequently, tens of thousands of various rice particle interference bombs, high-explosive bombs and submunition bombs poured down to the earth below like a downpour, and their target was the California area.

On the ground, the radar soldiers of the Federal Air Defense Force looked numbly at the countless light spots on the screen and sounded the alarm - this was the fourth time they had experienced this scene.

"How to do?"

"What else can we do? Take out all the missiles in stock and move them quickly."

The interceptor bombs that had just been airlifted from Gabro in the hands of the air defense soldiers were about to be exhausted again before they were warmed up.

Facing the global orbital bombardment by the Zeon Army, the Federation Army is facing tremendous pressure from the governments of the participating countries and people from all walks of life, and has to prioritize the deployment of its air defense interception systems around big cities where dignitaries gather.

As for areas like California, where even the rich and powerful have fled long before Ipheus landed, they are unfortunately in a state of laissez-faire.

As for the army troops commanded by Lieutenant General Kruger, they have proactively begun to release nanoparticles around the temporary base to obscure Zeon's reconnaissance from space——

The communication problem can also be solved by underground optical cables and other wired communication methods. The Federation Army's large amount of mechanized equipment cannot withstand Zeon's repeated bombings.

Sparks of violent explosions bloomed on the ground. From time to time, reports of federal troops being hit and suffering casualties reached Lieutenant General Kruger's headquarters. More reports of losses would have to wait until the rice particle interference dissipated. Only then can the statistics be clear.

Feeling the consistent noise in each radio channel, the agent had to admit that the rice particles, the source of all evil, had done too much damage to the federal army's combat system.

Now as long as Lieutenant General Kruger's headquarters is in a mobile state, she cannot project her mind here through a fixed optical cable; she can only pay attention to this place again after the headquarters re-enters the stationed state and connects the optical cable.

Mobile command vehicles equipped with huge computer arrays, or those land battleships, may give the host's agents trapped in Gabro's headquarters more space to operate;

It is a pity that the Federation Army, as the oldest branch of the Federation, is even more conservative in all aspects than the Federation Space Force. Even under the influence of enlightened senior officials like Ray Bill, it still stubbornly refuses to use the Space Force on a large scale. Lessons learned——

Among them is the Ogas system developed by the Space Army.

White clouds, blue sea, yellow and green land - seen from space, a strange and ugly gray fog spot appears in this harmonious natural picture of the earth.

"Commander Dozulu, the orbital bombing fleet has entered and de-orbited. Do you want to surrender your troops by air at this window?!"

Dozlu's eyes penetrated the hull of the ship, and he turned to look at the hundreds of transport ships behind his flagship. There were countless Zeon soldiers ready to go in the airdrop pods. Is there another answer to this?

Circle the world again to give the Federation time to recover from the bombing?

Dozru Zabi was in a daze. His eldest brother Kilian Zabi, as the commander-in-chief, was in high spirits when he announced the plan to descend to the Earth. His younger brother Karma Zabi, who served in the Earth Attack Force, was eager to make great achievements. All flashed across him. In front of my eyes——

But even so, is this right?Is it really the right decision to open up a battlefield on the surface of the earth for a cosmic country like the Principality of Zeon that relies on colonial satellites... But the arrow is on the string and must be fired.

"The descent operation begins! The first person to set foot on the ground will not only be awarded the highest level Zeon Medal, but I will also treat him to drink the finest wine in my collection!"

Dozlu adjusted back to his state, and his passionate voice echoed in countless airdrop pods that had entered a sealed state, causing a burst of warm cheers.

"Commander Dozulu, the wine you bring out by then will not be as good as the one we found on the ground! I heard that California, which is the target of this descent, is a place rich in good wine!"

The Zeon officers who were familiar with Dozlu's bold and informal personality joked:

"Maybe we'll invite you, Commander Dozlu, to drink on the ground, haha."

Dozru also smiled in a rare grin since the war started. We Zeon warriors are fighting bravely, and we Zeon citizens are united. How could we, Zeon, fail?Dozuru hypnotized himself repeatedly.

"Only those who have survived are qualified to say this. Don't disgrace us, the inhabitants of the universe, in front of the worms on earth!"

Following Dozru Zabi's order, about 3 HLVs were able to carry three aircraft and all equipment at a time to attack Zaku, and could pass through the atmosphere at high speed and use reverse thrust rockets to slow down when approaching the surface. airdrop pod;

And 150 larger HRSL-type landing craft with a load of more than 800 tons, but which have no power of their own and rely only on parachutes for deceleration, were densely dropped into the atmosphere.

In the first batch of operations to descend to Earth, the Principality of Zeon invested as many as 6 airborne divisions, equipped with more than 200 Zakus, more than 800 airborne tanks, and other armored vehicles, with a total number of more than 8 people. fully mechanized troops.

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At this time, the Earth Federation Army still knew nothing about this.

On the command car of the 6th Army, the young correspondent calmed down this time——

'The orbital bombardment is over,' he thought to himself after the continuous reports of small-scale damage stopped adding;

"Granada's mass bomb also fell." The report on the impact point of the mass bomb has been confirmed, and the correspondent reluctantly put his heart in his throat back into his stomach.

'It should all stop now, right? 'The young correspondent thought so; is his sentence 'over? 'Obviously it's on the lips.

But when he carefully glanced at Lieutenant General Kruger with his peripheral vision, he noticed his gloomy face, and quickly swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

"The scale of Zeon's bombing this time is unprecedented."

Lieutenant General Kruger had his hands behind his back, a stern look on his face, and a very determined tone.

"Yes, the number of bombs that landed successfully this time is far more than the previous three times combined. Even taking into account the lack of ammunition of the air defense forces, the number of bombs dropped by Zeon this time is more than five times that of the past..."

The agent confirmed Krueger's idea;

"...and this time the concentration and coverage of meter particle interference on the surface are far greater than before."

The large communication antenna on the command vehicle was supposed to be able to provide broadband communication with a range of more than a thousand kilometers, but now it is quite difficult to cover even the intelligent tactical humanoid robot several kilometers away.

Compared with the vacuum of the universe, there are a large number of gas molecules in the atmosphere, and the dilution and diffusion speed of rice particle dispersion is obviously much slower, and it is easier to maintain a higher concentration of rice particle interference;

Now, outside the command vehicle, the concentration of rice particles dispersed by the Federation forces themselves, plus the meter particle interference bombs dropped during the Zeon orbital bombardment, has become so high that it forms a 'fog' in the sense of visible light, reducing visibility rapidly. Falling.