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

Three Musai-class ships, two in front and one behind, were fighting with the Federation Space Force ships; however, after the Zeon Army noticed the appearance of the 3nd Fleet, they all began to break away from the battle.

"Vice Admiral Cunningham, the long-range anti-ship missiles are ready. Do you need to conduct a blocking shot?"

If you are facing an enemy ship that is fleeing with all its strength, its route trajectory is relatively easy to predict; at this time, using a large number of anti-ship missiles to cover its escape route will often have miraculous effects -

Even if it fails to hit, it can force the enemy warship to change direction and create conditions for friendly forces to pursue; this is what Marco Polo learned from his previous battles with the Zeon blockade fleet around Luna 2.

"The first priority is to recover the 'White Base', so don't consume too much ammunition."

Chapter 10: The meteor appears (End)

The base number, which originally had a brand-new factory appearance, had become somewhat polished after experiencing a proactive but devoid of strategic surprise attack.

The Federal Space Force's 2nd Fleet approached the slightly damaged White Base, and used laser signals to signal the white 'Pegasus' to merge into the fleet's formation from one side.

"Pay attention to maintaining the distance between ships. Please strictly follow the course data sent by the flagship."

Amuro Ray, who had just jumped down from the Gundam exhausted and walked into the bridge of the White Base, heard such words without any emotion.

'A girl's voice?He's so young, but that's... from the flagship of the federal regular army, right? '

"Hug...I'm sorry, I'm trying..."

Miley Hachishu stood in front of the helmsman's seat with a ashamed look on his face, holding the steering wheel and constantly fine-tuning the course of the white base;

Although in the battle just now, the female helmsman who drove the White Base based on her feelings seemed to be driving the White Base pretty well;

But the formation sailing mission at this time completely exposed the fact that she had not received any relevant professional training.

At this time, it seemed that because she was connected to the fleet dispatching system of the Federal Space Force, various automatic alarm messages kept popping up on the information screen on her helmsman's seat:

"Warning! You have yawed! Warning! You have yawed!"

"The distance is too close, collision warning!..."

These situations that the White Base had never encountered before during its single-ship operations caught Milei Hachishu off guard.

"Excuse me, what is your identity? I am Brad Noah, the temporary captain of the White Base. There are a large number of wounded and refugees on the ship, and we are in urgent need of medical assistance. We need to go to the nearby Federation Army's Luna 2 base immediately. .”

[The famous Captain Lin Youde is still a young man under 20 years old at this time, right? 】

[It’s really rare and worth recording]

When observing humans, the Ogas system felt a long-lost sense of satisfaction.

"I am the First Combined Fleet of the Federal Space Force, flagship Marco Polo. A video communication link will be established later. Commander Lieutenant General Cunningham will personally investigate the situation of your ship. Over."

"Eh? 'I am the flagship Marco Polo', is this what the regular army calls it?"

Although it does have considerable advantages in the machine's performance, less than 48 hours after boarding the Gundam for the first time, a 5-year-old boy has already accumulated five Zaku kills to be called an ACE——

Amuro Ray opened the collar of his pilot's suit and moved closer to Captain Brad.

"Amuro! Sergeant Long Jose has already told me, you know how big a mistake you made this time..."

Seeing that during this surprise attack, Amuro, who had clearly seen more enemies than expected and launched an attack without permission, was still wandering around the bridge as if nothing was wrong, Lieutenant Brad was furious;

But at this moment, Selah Mars, who was sitting in the correspondent’s seat in the back row, called him again:

"Captain Brad, the Federal Space Force warship sent a confidential connection permission and asked us for the communication identification key. What should I do?"

"You transfer the request to the captain's seat. Wait, I will fill it in..."

"Forward to the captain's seat...?"

Captain Blade had to turn his back and guide Sera Mars behind the bridge to familiarize himself with the communication functions on the White Base, but he still took the time to glare at Amuro and said sternly:

"Just wait a moment and we'll talk about your questions later."

'What kind of attitude...'

Standing under the air-conditioning vent on the bridge, Amuro felt a slight chill and couldn't help but raise his arms and wipe his sweaty brow with his sleeves.

Everyone in the bridge seemed to be busy with their own affairs, and no one cared about the arrival of him who had been fighting for the White Base for a long time.

'But because everyone is working to survive and for the survival of the White Base...'

Amuro could only comfort himself in this way.

In his opinion, the White Base, which was originally unable to escape the pursuit of the 'Red Comet', had chosen to turn the ship around and strike back;

If you cower in the middle and give up halfway to avoid the battle, wouldn't it be a waste of time so that Char can catch up faster?It's better to take advantage of the fact that the opponent is not ready to fight and fight first.

"The video communication link has been established."

The cold female voice I heard just now came again, and then, the face of a middle-aged man wearing a federal army uniform.Appeared on the big screen in front of the bridge of the White Base.

In order to recognize the military rank of his father, who was a technical captain, Amuro Rei still had some knowledge of the rank marks of the Federal Army; so, at the first glance, he noticed the shoulder of the Federal Army officer on the other side of the screen. ——

'That's... a general star, and there are three of them! '

With the thought of being a little rude to Captain Brad, Amuro put his hands behind his back and secretly began to count:

'Captain Brad has the rank of second lieutenant, how many levels is the difference...'

"...The current White Base has a large number of refugees and wounded people in urgent need of rescue. The ship's hull is also seriously damaged. It must enter the port immediately. Luna 2——"

Perhaps because of the stars on Lieutenant General Cunningham's shoulders, Second Lieutenant Brad thought he had expressed the necessary level of respect when there was an 'emergency situation that needed to be resolved'; but he had not said anything yet. He was interrupted by Lieutenant General Cunningham.

"Brad Noah...ensign?"

The last two words seemed to be a reminder; Lieutenant General Cunningham, who was already looking a little strangely at the sight of a mere second lieutenant sitting majestically in the captain's seat of the federal army's newest battleship, became more displeased. tone.

"Lieutenant General Cunningham, there is no information about this person in the Luna 2 archives; based on his estimated age, he may be a short-term candidate officer recruited by Gabro's headquarters on Earth."

Looking at Lieutenant General Cunningham's obvious semi-annoyed expression, Marco Polo promptly reported quietly in his earphones.

The 'V Plan' MS development work, which was developed secretly in Side 7, although some people were transferred from Luna 2, was completely built at the Gabro headquarters and equipped with a crew of assault landing ship, White Base, just like Luna 2 is not quite a system anymore.

'Even if you have only received a few months of accelerated officer training, you should at least feel the concept of obedience between superiors and subordinates in the army... Is this second lieutenant's rank bought? '

Lieutenant General Cunningham curled his lips. Outside the video screen, he raised his arm on the armrest of his seat slightly and swung it twice, indicating to Marco Polo that he already knew.

"Well... yes, due to the Zeon army's raid on Side 7, the members of the White Base suffered heavy casualties. I am temporarily acting as the captain and commanding the White Base to escape the Zeon army's pursuit."

"Who was your original captain?"

"It's Colonel Paolo Cassius."

"Colonel Paul, I know, is a senior and prestigious officer. He also served as the supervisor of the Space Force Officer Education Department..."

'That kind of thing can be confirmed at any time later. Shouldn't we solve the important issues first? '

Looking at Lieutenant General Cunningham's unhurried tone on the screen, Lieutenant Brad tried hard to suppress the impatience in his heart.

"...Colonel Paul, is this how you teach you to talk to your superiors!?"

"Report Lieutenant General, no!"

Lieutenant Brad stood still, his fists clenched at his sides.

As Marco Polo expected, Lieutenant Brad Noah likes to discipline others, but few others can convince him of his bad temper——

Even in the presence of Lieutenant General Cunningham, who did not demand strict etiquette and discipline, but had a military career of several decades, his first impression of Brad was greatly reduced.

However, the 'New Human Forces of the Federation' - this is one of the many titles given to the group of dilettantes now aboard the White Base in the original novel;

The concept of New Humanity (New Type) was first proposed by Zeon Daken, who was posthumously named the founding father of the Principality of Zeon. In a broad sense, it can even include all humans who live in the universe and have adapted to life in the cosmic environment.

However, in the current stage of war, what deserves more attention is the various 'superpowers' that the 'New Types' are said to have developed in order to adapt to the universe, including but not limited to:

A certain degree of predictability;

Extraordinary learning and understanding abilities in certain aspects;

telepathy;

Moving objects with the power of mind; (Note 1)

As well as out-of-body experiences (Note 2), brainwashing and hypnosis (Note 3), which seem more 'pseudo-scientific'.

However, to what extent the so-called 'new humans' can actually achieve this requires Marco Polo and all the sub-machines of the Ogas system to continue to observe;

If the various abilities possessed by the new humans and the various phenomena they cause do exist, then no matter how incredible they seem, the Ogas system will uphold the spirit of science, acknowledge it, and then understand it. To take advantage.

"When you put on the uniform of our Federal Space Force, you should remember that every move you make represents the image of the Federal Space Force, and you should look like a soldier! Let's start again and briefly report the current status of your ship, as well as your side 7The battle situation after the attack!”

Second Lieutenant Brad Noah gritted his teeth and pursed his lips, but his straightened body was trembling slightly; and other people on the bridge of the White Base, listening to Lieutenant General Cunningham's scolding, also The expressions are different.

'Put on your military uniform...'

Amuro Ray secretly glanced at the armband of the Federal Space Force's 'White Base' (WB) engraved on the right arm of his driving suit, and thought to himself:

'I only boarded the Gundam out of necessity to fight back against Zeon; now that I have encountered the Federation's regular army, I just need to take off my uniform and leave the rest to them...'

But when he thought of 'returning the Gundam', a feeling of emptiness suddenly emerged in Amuro Re's heart, making him a little at a loss;

'Am I greedy for the feeling of fighting and killing? '

"Report, report, Lieutenant General, yesterday, when our ship was carrying out the loading task of mobile suit units developed by the 'V Project' on Side7, it was attacked by a Zeon Army Musai-class light cruiser and a Zaku 4 machine. Attack, the enemy commander was identified as Char..."

Lieutenant Brad gritted his teeth and while maintaining a saluting posture, he loudly reported the experiences of everyone on board the White Base. Since yesterday, their personal fate has become more and more difficult.

"...The above, the wounded on our ship, including Captain Paul, are in urgent need of medical assistance. Over!"

There was silence in the bridge of the White Base. A pair of eyes looked at the screen hanging above. The middle-aged Federation general with a cold expression didn't know how he would make things difficult for him. He had just escaped from the Zeon army's pursuit. The white base number comes out.

However, unexpectedly, Lieutenant General Cunningham smiled, and his original stern expression softened;

"Haha, this looks a bit like a soldier. There will be a transport boat carrying medical supplies and medical staff to your ship later. Pay attention to coordinating boarding and landing; part of our fleet will escort your ship and head to Luna 2 immediately. Number."

"Ten... Thank you very much!"

Lieutenant Blade, who was originally prepared to continue to endure the federal officer's carping, actually felt grateful to Lieutenant General Cunningham who suddenly agreed to all the requirements of the White Base after raising his psychological expectations. Affection.

'Communication interrupted. '

On the screen, the picture of the fledgling young man disappeared.

Lieutenant General Cunningham touched his chin and frowned, but the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling; he turned to look at Marco Polo and said strangely:

"Although there are delays in authorizing encrypted communications, the crew seems very unfamiliar with the operating system of the Federation battleship, and the captain is a young man who lacks files; but unlike a spy of the Zeon Army, this young and energetic man It’s not like I’m just pretending.”

"According to your order, the ship's armed military police and marines have been dispatched to board the transport boat together with the medical personnel to monitor the operation of the 'White Base'; do your orders need to be changed?"

"No, be careful of the Ten Thousand Year Ship; 'Pegasus'? If it is a 'Trojan Horse' designed to attack Luna 2, that's hard to say."

"As you wish."

The battleships belonging to the 2nd Fleet in this sortie changed their formations in a well-trained manner;

One part turned while maneuvering to change the relative position of the fleet, vaguely surrounding the White Base; the other half shrunk the formation and continued to sail towards Side 7.

At this time, the White Base's communication request began to flash in the corner of the fleet's contact information column.

"Lieutenant General Cunningham, it's White Base."

"What's wrong? Take it."

Probably seeing the ongoing detachment maneuver of the federal fleet, Lieutenant Brad could not help but start:

"Reporting to Lieutenant General, with all due respect, it would be dangerous to disperse our forces now; the Zeon officer named Char should not be underestimated. I don't think he will give up the target ship easily..."

"Boy, when you can be promoted to a school officer next time, you can discuss tactical issues with me again!"

Lieutenant General Cunningham reached out his hand directly to Marco Polo and cut off the communication.

"This is definitely not a spy from the Zeon Army."

Lieutenant General Cunningham said with some laughter.

Chapter 11: Military Uniform (1)

On the bow of the white base, the two "long-legged" take-off and landing channels slowly closed the gates; and in the hangar directly connected to the rear of the channel, the air seals were raised and several traffic boats were gliding Come in.

'Wait, no, that's -! '

Through the porthole of the traffic boat, Captain Brad noticed something unusual.

"what--"

Fraw Bow, who came to the hangar with Captain Brad Noah and welcomed the medical supplies sent by friendly forces, screamed;

This amiable-looking girl next door originally came here to report the status of the injured to the professional medical staff who had been supporting them; but when the side doors of several traffic boats slid back, a group of people jumped out of the boats first. The federal soldiers were loaded with weapons and ammunition.