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

"——At the same time, the fleet of the Federation Space Force has proven their cowardice. They are avoiding fighting with our main fleet and only dare to challenge our space control through sneak attacks to break diplomatic relations."

Kilian Zabi took a deep breath, opened his arms, and said in a high-spirited tone:

"Look, father, the Earth-descending battle is about to reach its climax; the national destiny of the Principality of Zeon is like the newborn red sun, shining on the bayonets of the eight million Earth Attack Force officers."

Killian Zabi left the conference room without any hesitation and continued to implement the plan that seemed to him to be going well; while Kycilia Zabi stayed a little longer.

"Tell me some really good news, Kycelia."

Prince Dejin slumped backward and leaned completely on his seat.

"We have made progress in negotiations with Side 5, Side 6, and a large number of lunar cities. They have agreed to carry out trade with us to facilitate our acquisition of raw materials, agricultural products and civilian industrial products, and to use our Zeon currency and hard currency such as gold for settlement. .”

"Okay... this is the right way. This way we can focus our manpower and material resources on the production of armaments, is there anything else?"

Prince Dejin's face relaxed a little. Destruction and killing were like fishing from a river, and only occupation and conquest could generate a steady stream of profits.

"I am also ready for the first batch of production and mining troops that are about to land on the earth. We will resume the production of North American military industry and the mining of mineral resources as soon as possible, and ensure the normal sowing of local food crops this year."

"Well, it would be great if the supply problem of the descending troops could be solved on the spot within the earth's atmosphere - are all the members of the production and mining corps?"

"Mainly the surviving residents of the three colonial satellites that were attacked by the federal army's nuclear bombs. Their numbers are large enough, and their hatred for the federation can be guaranteed;"

When she said this, Kycilia showed a proud smile on her face.

"Furthermore, it is not certain when the repair work on the outer wall of the satellite will be completed. It is better to send them to Earth than to let them live temporarily in other colonial satellites - every colonial satellite of our Zeon is already crowded enough. ”

Chapter: Zeon Army Field Investigation Division

It's about the middle of Universal Year 79, somewhere in Side 2 Hart.

"Captain Martin Prochnow!"

Released the automatic handrail installed on the side of the corridor for moving in weightless space, and the young technical lieutenant floated into the bridge from the rear side door.

"Ah, this is Technical Lieutenant Oliver May. You came just in time. Have you got any results from this morning's search?"

Neatly dressed in a black military coat, military cap, and collar, the captain of the Jotunheim (Jotunheim), Lieutenant Colonel Martin Procino was sitting on the captain's seat, friendly towards the young man The technical lieutenant smiled.

"Reporting to the captain, we found nothing; in the past few days, we have searched for more than a dozen contact boats and rescue capsules that have lost power, but they are not the ones we are looking for. I think most of them were taken by the Federation itself at that time. Is the search and rescue gone?"

"Well, that's not certain. The mission briefings of the Technical Intelligence Department have always been so mysterious. After all, they were established to investigate our enemy's equipment intelligence."

Using the Jotunheim support transport ship converted from a civilian cargo ship as the mothership, the 603rd Technology Verification Unit of the Principality of Zeon Army is a force responsible for testing various new equipment, including those developed by the Zeon Army itself. Also included were those captured from the Union Army on the battlefield;

Of course, with the current shortage of battleships and transport ships in the Principality of Zeon universe, the 603 technology verification unit also undertakes chores from all aspects——

From transporting troops back and forth to the earth, recovering mineral resources and airdrop pods launched from the ground, to searching for a Federation Army escape boat on the huge Battle of Hart battlefield.

"It's the Zeon Field Investigation Department," Monique Cadillac, a female special agent captain wearing a red Kilian Guards uniform that was extremely conspicuous in this bridge, inserted into the conversation without any scruples as usual;

"Although it was also separated from the Technical Intelligence Department and a newly established department, the department's tasks and goals are very different."

"Ah ah ah, then please ask the special agent captain who knows the most among us to explain it to us. I, an old captain who only knows how to sail a ship, really can't understand these new policies that change every few days."

"Of course, Captain, as the glorious captain of the warship of the Principality of Zeon, you should still study more of Lord Kilian's speech and the relevant documents issued by the Commander-in-Chief's Office. In such a total war, you only focus on professional skills and not on Sufficient awareness is not enough."

Although the name is also on the roster of the 603rd Technical Demonstration Squadron, the aloof status of the Kilian Guards means that Captain Monique does not need to consider Captain Martin Procino's face when he speaks.

"Generally speaking, the Technical Information Section is still targeting the Federation Army's ongoing 'V Plan', which is dedicated to the development of mobile suits and supporting weapons and equipment, while the Field Investigation Division——"

Agent Monique unconsciously smoothed the hair hanging down from his face, showed a rare hesitation, and thought for a moment before saying:

"——It seems to be targeting the federal army's unmanned weapons, at least that's what it claims to the outside world."

"Unmanned weapons? How is this possible? Could it be that the Federation Army has developed a remote control system that can overcome the interference of rice particles?"

As soon as he heard the questions related to equipment technology, Technical Lieutenant Oliver immediately became energetic.

"No, it's not a 'drone', but in fact it's just that the human driver is not sitting inside the aircraft. An operator still needs to provide instructions remotely; it is a truly extremely high degree of automation that allows artificial intelligence to To control a weapon that can make its own decisions.”

Agent Monique, who was also skeptical about this intelligence, sounded less confident.

"Is this true? Doesn't that mean that artificial intelligence can be allowed to decide on its own when to kill humans?! How dare the federal army do this?"

"In the review document issued internally by Commander-in-Chief Ju Jiren's office, it is speculated that the Federation cruiser that broke through Zeon's homeland defenses and carried out a nuclear strike may have been an unmanned warship controlled by artificial intelligence..."

Technical Lieutenant Oliver was taken aback. He stepped lightly on the ground and approached Special Agent Monique Captain.

In fact, vigorously developing an unmanned weapons combat system was also a development route that the Principality of Zeon considered. After all, this is also a way to potentially offset the huge manpower gap between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation as a whole;

However, with the later discovery of the interference properties of nanoparticles on electromagnetic waves, long-distance wireless communication on the battlefield became impossible, and the reliability of various circuit components and chips also decreased——

This is an insurmountable obstacle for tactics such as unmanned swarms that rely heavily on communication networks. Therefore, the Principality of Zeon has suspended the continued development of this technical route.

This is the information that Technical Lieutenant Oliver saw during his previous training in the Technical Experimental Department.

"...But even if you ask me about the specific technical details, I don't know. After all, this is something created by the Federal Army. At first, we only learned about it from the Zaku pilot who participated in the Battle of Hart. There is one Federation warship that is particularly 'different'."

"Different?"

"It means the reaction speed, the mode of weaving an anti-aircraft firepower network, and it is particularly durable. At first, it was just an illusion caused by being too nervous when the frontline pilots were fighting."

"Oh, I think I've heard of it before. Is it the 'unsinkable ghost ship'?"

"Ah, Captain, you are quite well informed on this subject;"

Agent Monique raised his eyebrows, glanced at Captain Procino, and continued:

"That's right, it's that 'ghost ship'. The abnormality in performance has exceeded the extent that can be explained by the difference in crew quality. Moreover, the information obtained from other sources also confirmed that the battleship's class code and The average Magellan class is different."

"Then the search traffic boat required in our mission...?"

Agent Monique turned to look out the window, seeing the wreckage of countless battleships and mobile suits floating in the void, as well as more twisted fragments of unknown origin.

"From the airframe video collected after the Battle of Hart, we can confirm that the battleship was equivalent to issuing an order to abandon the ship and released the lifeboats at that time, but this 'abandoned battleship' continued to fight, and even remained With its maneuverability, it broke through the pincer attack of our army."

"Huh - is this the reason why our military enjoys the reputation of 'unsinkable ship'? It sounds like the human officers on board the battleship have chosen to give up and escape for their lives, but the unmanned battleship continues to Struggling, but finally able to escape?"

Captain Procino lamented that although in the official propaganda of the Principality of Zeon, the Federation Army, whether in space or on the ground, seemed to be corrupt and timid, seemingly outnumbered but actually vulnerable. image; image

However, the officers and soldiers of the Principality of Zeon who are actually fighting fiercely with the Federation Army on the front line can still agree on one point, that is: just listen to the propaganda. If you underestimate the Federation Army because of this, you will suffer a big loss.

"It's actually more than that."

Agent Monique lowered his head slightly and put his index finger on his lower lip, showing a thoughtful look.

"In the combat recorded images of the first wave of Earth-descended troops, weapons suspected to be combat robots were also captured in the federal army, but that weapon was indeed commanded by a short-range signal transceiver terminal with wired communication."

Recalling the recorded video, the Federation Army's individual robot fearlessly launched an attack at Zaku's feet——

Even the moment before the Federation's own missiles landed overhead, they were still trying to paralyze Zaku's ability to move and die together with the Zeon army; Agent Monique couldn't help but shudder.

If it is a human army fighting like this to the last soldier, then even the enemy is very respectable, but if it is a heartless and ruthless robot army;

So what has become of the unwavering will to fight and the firm belief in fighting for the human soldiers?

There is no doubt that the soldiers of the Principality of Zeon who fight for righteousness are braver and more tenacious than the cowards who make up the majority of the Earth Federation Army. Captain Monique is also a little confused at this time.

Technical Lieutenant Oliver showed a look of understanding, nodded, and continued to ask:

"I see, but in this case, wasn't this a few months ago? What else can we find on it, confidential documents that we didn't have time to destroy?"

Technical Lieutenant Oliver scratched his head and asked with some uncertainty; if you abandon the ship and escape in a lifeboat during the battle, it is unknown whether you can be rescued by friendly forces afterwards. In this case, the discipline of the army will require that it be destroyed as much as possible. All the information?

“It’s better than knowing nothing.”

"Hey, sir, I'm not a machine designed to answer your questions. You have too many questions, Lieutenant Oliver!"

"Well, Special Agent Monique, if your subordinates can clearly understand the importance of the mission, it will surely stimulate their initiative in performing the mission. If it does not violate the confidentiality regulations, can you please explain it more. "

Although he seemed to be sitting calmly on the captain's seat, Captain Procino, who was actually listening with his ears pricked up, opened his mouth to smooth things over. The softened tone of his lieutenant colonel greatly satisfied Monique. Agent Captain Vanity.

"In that case, let me tell you some more necessary information - in fact, for a long time after the first descent operation, we did not receive any similar combat reports."

Captain Monique looked at the people on the bridge who were listening openly or covertly, feeling secretly proud in his heart.

"During the entire North American offensive, we carried out eight large-scale force projections and deployed more than 80 troops. At that time, the federal army's attention was completely occupied by the first airdrop to California, our Zeon Earth. The vanguard of the attacking army attracted——"

"——It was completely unexpected that our army would dare to break away from the traditional front-line deployment, take the initiative to disperse and airdrop its troops into the center of the federal control area, and quickly occupy major transportation hubs and military bases in North America."

"Ah, I've heard about this. The Zeon military newspaper also highly praised the bold deployment of Colonel Kalma, commander of the North American Attack Corps, and the tactics of constantly opening up new battlefields through dispersed airborne landings to allow the federal army's ground forces to Tired of running for their lives, they were finally annihilated by our army in mobile warfare and field battles."

Lieutenant Hideto Washiya, who had been an audience member for some time, also joined the conversation.

"Lieutenant Vasya, have you completed your search mission this morning?!"

Captain Monique, whose eyebrows were raised, looked a little unhappy because he was interrupted.

"Ah haha, I think it's almost time, and it doesn't look like I'm going to find anything, so I'm back..."

"You...forget it," looking at the eyes of the people around him who expected her to continue talking, Agent Monique couldn't continue to vent his anger on Vasya, who had never looked like a soldier. He just glared at him and continued. :

"Yes, until our army later successfully defeated the federal army in central and southern South America and began to move north, while our army in North America also completed the elimination of the remaining federal troops in the control area and began to move south, facing the federal army on both sides. When Gabro, the army's headquarters, was attacked from a flank..."

Zaku of the Zeon Army stood in the middle of the streets of Panama City. Unable to bear the heat and humidity in the enclosed space, the pilot opened the cockpit door and enjoyed the sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean.

Among the surrounding ruins, a team of well-trained Zeon grenadiers carried submachine guns in their right hands and led military dogs in their left hands, searching for traces of the remaining Federation soldiers who might have survived.

In the Universal Era, it is still the main shipping node of the earth. There are naturally a large number of federal army bases around the Panama Canal, which has a relatively important geographical location.

However, this place was first hit by a huge tsunami caused by the impact of the largest piece of Iphis Island debris in the Pacific Ocean, and then became the target of the Zeon army several times during subsequent orbital bombings. It must have been abandoned by the Federation Army, right?

Zaku's pilot thought lightly, this was his last thought in life.

The terrifying-looking humanoid robot stood up from the ruins, shaking off the rubble on its body. The ferocious green one-eyed camera on its head lit up, and it launched an attack on the surrounding Zeon soldiers without hesitation;

In the distance, heavy artillery shells from the Federation Army's land battleships, which were used as mobile artillery positions, whizzed by and hit accurately the gathering points of the Zeon army that was locked in a melee with unmanned weapons. Without hesitation, everything on the ground was destroyed. Turned into a deep crater.

On this land bridge, which is less than 80 kilometers wide and connects North and South America, the unmanned weapons on the front line guard the positions full of minefields, grinding meat with the Zeon army among the ruins, pinpointing the location of the Zeon army, and then The Federal Army deployed a large amount of artillery firepower and complete wired communication facilities buried deep underground——

The North American Zeon troops heading south were intercepted here.

"Our army in South America also reported similar situations around Lima and Brasilia. The offensive to the north continued to be blocked. Although it also tried airborne, amphibious landing and other roundabout combat methods, these three fortresses seemed completely inconsistent. Afraid of being surrounded by our army."

"So the Technical Intelligence Department has finally been alerted?"

"It's the Field Investigation Bureau... In short, the application of unmanned weapons by the Federation Army may pose a threat to our Principality of Zeon. The most likely place to collect such unmanned weapon control terminal intelligence is here. Everyone must produce results, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Chapter 1: Hide and wait (1)

September 0079.9.17, UC 2, Luna [-].

As the last base of the Federation Space Force in the universe, Luna 2 has relied on intermittent communications with Gabro's headquarters and has been under the blockade of the Principality of Zeon for more than half a year.

A cafeteria in the base was bustling with people and noisy people. Although some strategic supplies were in short supply due to the blockade of the Principality of Zeon, at least in terms of food, they relied on a large inventory reserve and a well-functioning agricultural area of ​​the base——

The officers and soldiers of the Federal Space Force can still enjoy rich delicacies every day.

"Hey - good guy, break off some of the watermelon you have for me."

Without hesitation, Captain Dan picked up two slices of watermelon from the tray held by Lieutenant Wells who passed by his table.

"[Earth expletive] Leave some for me!"

Lieutenant Wells quickly put down the tray in his hand on the table, unceremoniously snatched back a piece of watermelon, then stuffed it directly into his mouth and started chewing it.

"Hey, stingy, what did you say when you asked me to be your master and wanted to learn fighter piloting from me?"

"Forget it, no one can see now that the higher-ups are clearly planning to focus on developing mobile suits. It's not clear who will teach whom in this regard..."

Lieutenant Wells said vaguely while sucking the last bit of mouth-watering red flesh on the melon skin:

"...over there, behind the drink machine, it is newly grown in the agricultural area of ​​the base. Those East Asians can always come up with new tricks; basically, after cutting it and bringing it out, it will be snatched up immediately; if you want, you can go by yourself take."

"...Forget it then."

Captain Dan stood up slightly, raised his neck and glanced in the direction described by Lieutenant Wells. After weighing the long queue in front of the fresh fruit section, he sat down again and stirred the food on the plate with his fork in boredom. Come face to face.

"So, how are you doing in the MS team? What's your name? Are you still playing Zaku? Zani?"

"No, it's a machine called Jim."

"Oh, is it a new model?"

"Yeah," Lieutenant Wells nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth, and continued to explain:

"However, it is still in the state of small-scale mass production, and the specifications and parameters have not been fully determined. Even the data on the training simulator changes day by day, but..."

A light mixed with excitement, excitement, and expectation shot out of Lieutenant Wells's eyes;

"...It will indeed be a machine whose performance is far superior to that of the Zeon Army Zaku."