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

Sera gradually realized why she was subconsciously disgusted with Marco Polo. She, perhaps, should also use it. No matter how amiable the appearance is, the core is still the same as those federal officers and even those bureaucrats in the entire federal government;

Perhaps she is more cordial and patient in communication and will not cross the red line drawn by the law for her own selfish gain——

'But if someone can "reasonably and legally" occupy the heads of the people, suck their blood and sweat, and deprive the people of their innate rights in the name of "law", then this beautiful "mouthpiece" lady in front of you, then What can be done? '

Highly controllable artificial intelligence technology sounds wonderful, but it is just a more efficient maintainer of the corrupt federal system; although there is an unusual hatred for the Zabi family who started the war, they also maintain a deep hatred for the federal government. A disgusted Sera asserted.

"I am glad that you can consider yourself a member of the White Base crew; during the subsequent emergency repairs of the White Base, if you need it, the Luna 2 base can open training facilities and venues for you. "

Marco Polo replied without any change in his expression.

As social animals, humans have a natural tendency to seek out groups of the same kind for warmth;

When faced with Marco Polo's seemingly friendly attitude, the federal army was large and rigid, with a system that ignored personal freedoms and ruthlessly shrouded its shadow. These volunteers wearing the same military uniforms were even less likely to disperse.

Chapter 15: Halftime (1)

While Marco Polo announced their next fate to everyone on the White Base, Lieutenant General Cunningham came to an intensive care unit;

The surroundings were quiet, only the faint beeping of medical equipment and the intermittent beeping of the heartbeat monitor could be heard; Lieutenant General Cunningham unconsciously slowed down his steps.

"How is Colonel Paul doing?"

“We have already checked the condition of Colonel Paul Cassius’s injuries. To be honest, it has been delayed for two days. The first aid that can be carried out at the earliest opportunity has been completed, and now there is not much we can do; "

The chief surgeon of the Space Military Hospital on Luna 2, who was at the level of a technical brigadier in terms of salary, shook his head helplessly and whispered:

"For a person of Colonel Paul's age and with this kind of injury, we don't dare to try any radical treatment. Whether he can survive it and how long he can live depends on him."

Under the guidance of the doctor, Lieutenant General Cunningham walked to the door of the room; through the glass window between the corridor and the intensive care unit, he looked inside the room to see the gray-haired old colonel lying quietly on the hospital bed.

"Colonel Paul is still conscious now, but if you want to talk to Lieutenant General Cunningham, please be careful not to arouse the patient's emotions, and please be careful to control the time of the conversation."

"Well, let me talk to him alone."

Lieutenant General Cunningham opened the door, felt the air in the room that was mixed with the smell of disinfectant, moved a chair, and sat beside the hospital bed.

"Paul...senior?"

"Cunningham...Lieutenant...General, haha, I haven't thought about you...congratulations. Although I...thought you would definitely be taller than me at the beginning, but now...looking at it, I still underestimate you. That’s it.”

The old officer on the hospital bed tried his best to open his eyes a little, grinned and said softly:

"How is the White Base?"

Lieutenant General Cunningham looked at the old man with complex eyes. Although the age difference between the two was more than 20 years, when the Federal Space Force was expanding its army, elites were selected from the army, navy and air force to participate in the training class. They happened to be only one year apart. Expect.

"For the time being, the repair work will be carried out on my... Luna 2. The instructions from Gabro are to return to Gabro's headquarters immediately with a developed mobile suit after the repair is completed."

"Really...Thank you from the bottom of my heart. There are many people in the headquarters who have objections to you. As a result, this mission... I wish I had to hide it from you and not pass through Luna 2. I'm really sorry."

Colonel Paul gasped. He was about to retire. An officer who had been transferred to reserve duty was recalled this time to serve as the captain of the White Base. The decision was made after many twists and turns and after many considerations.

"They were all on a mission, so there is nothing to be sorry for; the reason why I am temporarily in a high position now is because the Space Army withered the stars after several bloody battles at the beginning of this war. It is really not something worth congratulating."

"Let's not talk about these... what about the young people on the White Base...? It was my dereliction of duty. This... really caused you trouble."

Colonel Paul gave a wry smile in embarrassment. In the end, the command team of the White Base was almost completely wiped out, and it was reduced to a second lieutenant who came for internship to stand up and take charge of the overall situation;

What attacked was only a Zeon warship - and unlike at the beginning of the war, the Federation was not at a disadvantage at all in terms of the number of mobile suits.

"All of your people are retained. Lieutenant Brad, the temporary captain, I have no interference; but those civilians who were temporarily recruited, to be honest, we can only let them stay on the ship now."

"Ensign Captain..."

Since the Space Army expanded significantly in the UC60s, Colonel Paul, who has witnessed countless factions within the Space Army and between the Space Army and other military services, was speaking, coughing, as if he was choked by laughter;

"Gabro's side...would you rather let a second lieutenant become the captain than transfer your people?"

At this time, Lieutenant General Cunningham randomly transferred some officers from his subordinates, and if the lieutenant took over the White Base, then Brad, the young second lieutenant who was boarding the ship for the first time and came to practice as an intern, would have no choice but to continue doing odd jobs.

"Haha, what do you call my person——"

Lieutenant General Cunningham smiled and shook his head, patting his thigh lightly a few times;

"——I am just stationed on Luna 2 and temporarily responsible for the command of the Federation's military forces in the universe."

"Just think of it as the... nonsense of an old man like me, General Cunningham. No matter what you think, because of the Zeon Army's... blockade, Ray Bill, Chief of General Staff, even has the personnel rights on Luna 2. , I’ll let you handle it on your own for the time being,”

Colonel Paul's eyes widened with effort, and he struggled to hold Cunningham's wrist;

"Looking at it now, from the beginning of the war, the space officers and soldiers who retreated to Luna 2 from all over the orbit and have been blocked here since then, even if they call you Cunningham's 'Luna 2' system, It’s too much!”

"How can it be so..."

Lieutenant General Cunningham subconsciously wanted to refute, but his pupils were slightly shifted, unwilling to meet Colonel Paul's gaze.

"Technical Major General Gawain, and Lieutenant General Tianmu, gave me... an old man who is about to retire, an opportunity to return to the bridge of the most cutting-edge battleship in the Federation Army... I am very grateful..."

If it hadn't been for the Zeon army's surprise attack, Colonel Paul probably wouldn't have had the chance to meet with Lieutenant General Cunningham; but now that things have developed to this point, Colonel Paul can only stare at Cunningham's face and enunciate as much as possible Said clearly:

"Admiral Raibil... Of course, we all respect him, and many people respect him... But now Admiral Raibil has taken another step forward, and his previous position as Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force Fleet... Finally Cunningham, you have to think carefully about who will fall on it..."

After saying a long sentence, Colonel Paul's head fell back on the pillow on the hospital bed, panting a little tiredly.

Vice Admiral Cunningham, who has always been Admiral Ray Bill's deputy and temporarily commanded the Space Force Fleet, fell silent. In addition to reflecting the figure of the old colonel who was half sitting and half lying on the hospital bed, his pupils also swayed. With a bead of fire——

Its name is the fire of ambition.

"...Don't think too much. Recuperate here now. When the war is over and your injuries are healed, we can gather together those who were in the same period as we did in the past. Besides, what else can I do? Did it help you, Senior Paul?"

Colonel Paul's stern face gradually became relaxed, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth; he let go of Lieutenant General Cunningham's wrist and said with his last strength:

"Try your best to help... the young people on the White Base. For them who are involved... this is too unfair. If possible, can you please... send some 'non-human' support, How about on the White Base?"

……

"In addition to replenishing ammunition and fuel, can I also apply to install artificial intelligence like you on the White Base? Miss Marco Polo."

When the White Base was temporarily moved into the dock, the crew members on the ship also walked out of the ship with their own thoughts and briefly spent a peaceful time between battles on the Luna 2;

As the temporary captain, Brad, who finally left the ship, looked around and saw no one around, and suddenly called out Marco Polo.

"I can submit your application to the above, but the White Base is not a battleship built to automated and unmanned specifications. Why do you think so?"

"...Let a group of civilians drive the White Base and pass through the layers of blockades of the Zeon army——"

According to Gabro's headquarters, since the White Base has now experienced the test of actual combat when escaping Side 7 and breaking through the blockade of the Principality of Zeon's Char troops;

Then there must be no problem even if he has not received formal training and has grown up in the flames of war.

But his family knew about his own affairs. Captain Brad shook his head and sighed in his heart; even Amuro, who had the most outstanding record, could not be called a qualified soldier.

Although it was impossible for him to say that he had no sense of vanity when the civilians honored him as Captain Brad; but it was also true for him to teach and train them one by one. Tired heart.

When he thought about the first half of this breakout battle, all the posts were in a hurry, which made him exhausted mentally and physically;

In the second half, after Marco Polo remotely took over part of the operations of the White Base and could not perform the operations automatically, Marco Polo could also patiently provide step-by-step tutorials——

He could finally relax and even sleep peacefully, and then arrived at Luna 2 normally.

"——I also referred to the combat records of Marco Polo-class ships during my free time on the way to Luna 2; the performance of the White Base's shipboard computer is sufficient, and even it can only control anti-aircraft turrets and missiles The launch also helped a lot.”

[Captain Brad’s reaction was as expected]

When Captain Blade took a rare moment to take some time off on the White Base and began to reflect on the previous battles, in the name of lifelong learning, he thoughtfully transmitted to him several documents that were probably unique to Luna 2 in the Space Force. , detailed training materials on unmanned combat systems;

Marco Polo remained silent, nodded slightly, and said in agreement:

——"Your idea is feasible from a tactical point of view, but I cannot make any guarantee whether the application will be approved."

'But it seems a bit redundant. '

Marco Polo felt the news from another self.

"Cynthia, is it possible that the White Base is equipped with the Ogas system?"

Lieutenant General Cunningham walked out of the military hospital, boarded a small traffic boat used inside the base, and drove towards his headquarters; outside the window, there were buildings in the base and tugboats towing parts for various mobile weapons. Move backwards.

"It is definitely possible to carry it, but it is still unclear how much performance it can exert. After all, the White Base did not consider this when designing it."

Cynthia's voice appeared in Lieutenant General Cunningham's ears;

"Do you need me to notify you now to carry out the copy and transplantation of the Ogas system?"

"Go ahead and do it. Originally, we didn't plan to do this to avoid suspicion; but since it is the captain of the White Base who made the request personally, it is understandable that we provide some help to the friendly forces."

"Surprising - in fact, the acting captain of the White Base, Lieutenant Brad, has just made a request to install the Ogas system on the White Base and is about to report to you."

Cynthia adjusted her voice slightly and said in a surprised voice.

"I heard that Lieutenant Brad previously served as Colonel Paul's messenger and interned with him? Then they really thought of going together -"

Lieutenant General Cunningham felt a little funny and said with emotion:

"--However, Brad probably didn't think about anything, and just made the decision because of the efficiency of the Ogas system; while Colonel Paul probably thought a lot, but decided to let those young people' first Consider whether you can defeat the enemy in front of you and survive."

"Did it turn out to be Colonel Paul's initiative?"

"Yes, although he is an old-school officer, his words and deeds are always consistent with the words 'practical' and 'people-oriented'. It was only when I saw him again after so many years that I finally confirmed it. No wonder Gabro would recall him to serve as The captain of the White Base——"

Lieutenant General Cunningham closed his eyes, recalling Colonel Paul, barely supporting himself on the hospital bed, and shook his head slightly;

"--Pity."

……

In the space near Side 7, beside a colonial satellite with a conspicuous breach, there were dozens of Federal Space Force warships with the Marco Polo-class Vanguard as their flagship.

"How's the repair work going?"

In the bridge of the Vanguard, Commodore Stephen looked across the communication screen at the colonial satellite commune engineer wearing a thick construction spacesuit.

"Thank you for your support. With the damage pipe filling materials you brought, the leak has been temporarily filled and the air leakage has stopped. It will be much easier to repair the shell later."

"What about the human search and rescue efforts?"

Brigadier General Stephen glanced sideways at the confident projection of the blonde girl standing beside him, and said in a slightly bored voice.

"For the injured in the colonial satellite and the old, young, pregnant and disabled people who are in urgent need of help, we have adhered to the principle of humanitarian rescue and given priority to receive them——"

The avant-garde turned his head slightly and looked to the side of his ship. It was an Antietam-class aircraft carrier with the hatch open, and traffic boats and iron balls performing search and rescue operations were constantly coming in and out;

Facing a direction that Brigadier General Stephen could not see, the vanguard smiled softly, but still said in a voice that did not change at all:

"When the outer wall of the colonial satellite was destroyed, the storm caused by the difference in air pressure between the inside and outside of the colony was sucked out of the colonial satellite. Several missing personnel, including Technical Captain Tim Ray, were also found. It is said that they still showed signs of life."

Chapter No.16: Halftime (2)

"This really doesn't look like the Major Char I know."

"I'm very sorry. It was indeed my mistake to fail to cooperate effectively with the friendly forces of the Assault Mobile Army this time."

On the Musai-class Farmel, Major Char of the Zeon Army had to get through the communication again with the commander of the Zeon Space Attack Force, Dozru Zabi, whom he had just spoken to two days ago.

"Well, Kycilia's troops? It's normal that they can't count on them."

On the screen, the tall and muscular Dozulu, wearing a gorgeous military uniform, raised his head slightly and looked down at Major Char;

Behind the scenes, Dozlu was set up in the headquarters of the fortress-like asteroid Solomon located at Lagrange Point L5. The atmosphere was busy and orderly, with rows of staff officers performing their duties sitting behind Dozlu in command. In the hall, all the changes in the earth's orbit controlled by Zeon are controlled.

"Yes, although I am very ashamed to say this, the White Base has now hidden in the Federation Army's Luna 2 Fortress. If there are no more reinforcements, I am afraid it will not be easy to succeed."

"Have you entered Luna 2 yet?"

Dozuru rubbed his chin and examined Char, who seemed to be respectful, wearing a mask and a custom-made red military uniform in front of him——

If you want to attract attention, why bother covering half of your face? If you don’t want to attract attention, why use the crimson red paint that is also quite eye-catching among the personal paints of many aces of the Zeon Army?

This contradictory temperament with a sense of mystery may be the reason why Dozlu Zabi has never been able to make this young officer who came from his command and had outstanding achievements as his confidant.

Of course, Dozlu, who always prides himself on being magnanimous and informal, believes that he has never deliberately suppressed Char. He promoted him exceptionally, used a special machine, and appointed him as the commander of an independent force that directly obeys his dispatch——

All of this was given to this young officer, who was extremely rare in the officer corps of the Principality of Zeon, and whose average age was much lower than that of the Federation as a whole, to maximize his talents.

However, he was somewhat disappointing.

"Although the White Base has already hid in Luna 2, according to my observation, the security forces of Luna 2 are indeed heavily guarded, but they are often targeted at large targets such as mobile suits and battleships; if there is enough support to It may be feasible for a single soldier to sneak in and destroy by attracting the enemy's attention..." (Note 1)

"There is no need for that. If you have already entered Luna 2, it is no different than if the entire Federation Army has learned about the technical achievements of the 'V Plan'."

Dozru Zabi did not take Char's proposal to redeem himself from failure to heart. In his opinion, it might not be a bad thing to let this young man, who has always had smooth sailing on the battlefield, taste the taste of failure. ——

The truly serious situation has not yet fully arrived.