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

"Captain Brad, this is a confidential matter."

Platinum, who had deliberately stood a little further away during the communication to avoid appearing in the communication screen, instantly blocked the audio of the communication, reminded him aloud, and then seamlessly connected the audio;

Of course she could learn from the agent that Lieutenant Colonel Frederick also had brief contact with the agent, but at least before reporting directly to General Ray Bill, considering the disputes within the federal army, Platinum's presence was still inappropriate. Let others know.

'It is hailed as the miracle of the new human force - even Admiral Ray Bill's attitude is difficult to accurately predict. '

Shirogane thought in the background.

Captain Brad, who was indeed lacking in energy, suddenly remembered that according to the original plan, Platinum should not even appear on this ship.

"...This, sorry, I can't reveal."

It's a pity that in such a hurry, even Platinum's speech was too late for Captain Blade to read. As soon as he heard this, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick on the other side of the screen showed a slight look of understanding.

Lieutenant Colonel Frederick, who is affiliated with the Special Operations Command, also has his own intelligence channels. He still knows that the source code of the agent originally came from the Federal Space Force.

"Sorry, I asked about irrelevant questions; in this case, I'd like to apologize -"

A string of addresses and the numbers of several containers were sent from Lieutenant Colonel Frederick.

"——I should go with you. At that time, the federal army's war situation in North America was on the verge of collapse. There was no time to take away or destroy a lot of equipment. We had to find some places to hide it first. We can't use it now, but for your ship It might be helpful.”

……

"Boss, did you really give away all the things we hid?"

"First of all, you didn't give them all away, you only gave away what we don't need now; secondly, you don't have any foresight. The entire North American theater has been beaten to a pulp. I don't know how it will be rebuilt in the future. Now there is an opportunity to make more connections. There is nothing wrong with good karma.”

"Yes, yes, the boss has a vision."

Lieutenant Colonel Frederick watched the white battleship floating in the air gradually go away, leading himself to carefully select it. He could barely drive the Zaku, at least he could not tell the clues when marching and standing still. The three subordinates moved in another direction.

"Where are our tanks and mechanized infantry units now? Let's go back over the mountain to rendezvous."

"According to the communication we had with them when we left first, we should have gone around to the Chixia Valley now. They all used the Zeon army's livery, and even used the identification badges of the mine garrison. They shouldn't be able to call anyone. recognize."

……

"?!"

"So you just killed him?"

"No, boss, you really can't blame me; he was wearing a flashy driving suit and a helmet at first. I didn't immediately think it was that person. I only confirmed it during the autopsy after I killed him."

"and then?"

"Boss, you know we recruited volunteers before when we expanded our team, and many of them were from the police system. When I saw the kid who parachuted down, I didn't know how he saw the clues. He suddenly reached out and touched the gun and reacted professionally. Then he emptied the magazine."

"Then how will you deal with the follow-up?"

"We were afraid that he had a tracker on him. After recording the video, we burned him to ashes with a flamethrower, hid him, and buried him. This way, the Zeon guy wouldn't think of us immediately."

Chapter 46: Taking advantage of the trend (2)

"You said, my dear brother, the commander-in-chief of the Earth Attack Force of the Principality of Zeon, disappeared when he personally piloted a fighter jet to pursue a federal warship that mistakenly landed in our military-controlled area in his own jurisdiction? "

When he said the last three words, Dozlu Zabi's voice became deeper and deeper, but his momentum became more and more terrifying. This strong man over two meters tall had already moved his upper body very oppressively. Before arriving at the communication screen.

"Such rhetoric—how do you think I should believe it?"

"Report...report to Commander Dozlu! I have just personally organized troops and rushed to the crash site of Commander-in-Chief Kalma. The wreckage and black box of Lord Kalma's plane have been found; I know that this is a serious matter, and it is temporarily sealed. Come down, no unauthorized reading."

Major General Albrecht maintained his bowing posture and said without daring to raise his head;

Major General Albrecht naturally knew that Kalma, as the commander-in-chief of the Earth Attack Force, liked to fly his own Dopp fighter to the front lines when he had nothing to do, and he even reported it to his superiors.

However, the general attitude of many people with high-level connections to Zeon, including the Prince of Zeon, is that the head coach's presence on the front lines to fight together will help improve the morale of the front-line soldiers, and it will also help Karma's personal influence in the military. , there is no need to prohibit it;

In other words, the task entrusted to Major General Albrecht is to make the lower-level soldiers think that Commander-in-Chief Kalma is taking the same risks as them, but at the same time, Kalma cannot really take the risk of death like the frontline soldiers. .

'I just intercepted an isolated federal warship, and mobilized three Gawu-class aircraft carriers and nearly 3 soldiers. This can also crash. I'm really [Side [-] expletive]. '

Major General Albrecht initially thought that it would be appropriate to give Karma a show for such a sure-fire mission. As for the situation developing to this point in the end, he really did not expect it.

Hearing that the relevant physical evidence had been sealed, the shadow on Dozlu's face receded a little, and he managed to squeeze out a sound of praise from his throat:

"You were pretty smart about sealing up the evidence; the wreckage of the crashed plane was found, but the people were missing, right?"

"Yes... the cockpit hatch and seats of Lord Kalmar's Dopp fighter jet are not inside the fuselage. It should have been successfully ejected and parachuted before the crash. We are still searching with a dragnet. ."

"Hmph... I know about this matter. It has already caused a very bad impact in the country. Karma must live to see people... and die to see his body. Do you understand!"

Dozulu slapped the communication station in front of him hard, and the sound directly crossed the screen, making Major General Albrecht, who had his head lowered, tremble.

"Understood, Lord Dozulu... there is one more thing, and that is about Major Char who is currently stationed in our army..."

"Tsk—"

Dozul Zabi's expression became complicated. Major Char was considered a member of his Space Attack Army and was the commander of the special forces directly under Dozlu Zabi;

As for Xia Ya, from the current situation he has grasped, it seems that he is completely involved in this 'accident':

The federal warship fell into Kalma's jurisdiction precisely because of Char's incomplete interception. At the same time, Kalma was able to immediately pay attention to this matter, and Char also made great efforts in it.

"——Temporarily control him. Regarding this accident, Zeon will form a 'special investigation team' to deal with it later. Don't act rashly. Protect the physical evidence and the scene; step up the search for Kalma. If the person is okay, everything will be fine. ,Understand?"

After that, Dozlu's figure disappeared from the communication screen.

After a while, Major General Albrecht had the guts to straighten up, reach behind his back, support his lower back, and sit down shakily;

Back and forth, this is already the fourth Zabi he wants to report to, and fortunately, this is the last one.

'I'm still involved in a lot of trouble...'

Major General Albrecht thought that he knew that Kalma Zabi did not like him. To a certain extent, this was exactly the result he wanted: he had long had the idea of ​​changing his position.

But before his plan to change the guard was completed, the thunder of Kalma finally exploded in his hands; now all he can do is to search this mountainous area over and over again, praying for the people of Kalma It's okay, it's all just a misunderstanding.

'Ah, in addition to that, there is the federal warship; in addition to that, there are also the federal guerrillas that suddenly became active...'

Major General Albrecht covered his forehead in pain. After a magical operation by Commander Kalma, he was stunned to cripple all the mobile units that could fight (with attached MS units) in the central and western part of North America;

Putting aside the resource extraction troops that he could not mobilize, as well as the California garrison troops and frontline troops that could not be easily mobilized from the defense zone, he could not find many useful mobile troops nearby for a while.

If large-scale troops are mobilized from further east or south, it will take at least half a day to arrive by ground rail transportation, and even longer to be able to enter the battle.

"It's better to find the person first..."

Major General Albrecht dispersed the distracting thoughts in his mind. After all, as long as Kalma was alive, the situation could still be reversed;

Otherwise, if an accident like the commander-in-chief of the Earth Attack Force, who was killed while leading his team to hunt down a lone Federation warship in the rear area, was understood to be a conspiracy against members of the Zabi family, then there would be no upper limit to his responsibility.

After all, this is not the first time something like this has happened. The car bomb that murdered Prince Dejin’s second son, Sasro Zabi, was triggered in the Principality of Zeon, which was still the Republic at that time. A lot of bloodshed.

And now, such a thing has actually happened in the army of the Principality of Zeon, which has always shown a reliable image in political propaganda.

Moreover, although Major General Albrecht himself knew that he had absolutely no intention of harming Kalma Zabi, he also knew that it was Prince Dekin's intention to appoint him as Kalma's chief of staff;

The trigger that triggered a series of events, Major Char Aznable, was a subordinate of Dozuru, the commander of the Space Attack Force;

And now the intelligence surveyed from the scene proves that it seems that federal guerrillas have used the identification badge of the resource extraction unit, that is, Kycilia's unit, to infiltrate into the war zone;

Commander Kilian has not made it clear yet, but Major General Albrecht recalled what he saw out of the corner of his eye when he reported to Kilian. The commander-in-chief first had a cold sneer on his face, and then... abruptly transforming into an expression of sadness and concern;

"The whole incident is confusing..."

This was also the reason why he wanted to get to the bottom of things, but was afraid that the investigation would lead to consequences that he couldn't afford, so he had to temporarily focus on searching for the whereabouts of Karma himself.

Major General Albrecht wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and unconsciously touched the gun at his waist with his right hand. He thought to himself: '...In the worst case scenario, I hope at least my family will not be affected. . '

……

On the White Base, which had just escaped from danger, Captain Blade hadn't realized what kind of miraculous feat they had made by accident. But now, he was half-leaning in the corridor beside the Gnaku. Sulking to himself.

He originally planned to catch Amuro, so he ordered him to chase after Karma who was injured in the plane, and then returned to the battlefield without permission in the middle of the chase to teach him a lesson.

In terms of the matter itself, whether it is a big deal or a small matter, considering the limited information received from Amuro, it makes sense to make the decision to turn back to support the main ship;

But Captain Brad felt that Amuro was getting closer and closer to the direction where he thought he could control the Gundam and began to act arbitrarily——

'This is very dangerous. If every soldier in the army trusts his own judgment and takes action, such an army will be nothing more than a piece of loose sand. '

Captain Brad thought, but who knows, maybe because of his younger age, and the almost non-stop fighting this night, Amuro was exhausted, and he fell asleep easily before he even got off the Gundam. Go to sleep.

Now, Captain Blade, who had also not slept all night, but had already endured the energy, and whose body clock had automatically entered the daytime mode, could not say that he woke Amuro directly from his sleep and cursed.

Platinum's figure suddenly appeared in the ship's communicator on the corridor wall;

"Captain Brad, the maintenance team has sent a request, hoping that the maintenance work of the Gundam and Guncannon can be postponed temporarily."

"Don't they know what's happening now? At this time, restoring the MS's combat effectiveness as soon as possible is the top priority."

"Understood, but the reason given by the maintenance team is that the maintenance crews have been overloaded with work. In addition, the manpower itself is limited, and they have to be transferred to carry out damage control operations on the warships. Now they are low in energy and frequently make mistakes in the work they are doing. , cannot guarantee the quality of work.”

"This……"

Captain Brad could not help but scratch his head in frustration, frowned and said:

"It's true that the house leaked and it rained all night. Everything came together in a hurry. Platinum, the engine problem is still waiting to be repaired, right?"

The loss of the engine was also caused in a previous air strike by the Zeon Army. Although Platinum immediately and urgently shut down the engine under attack to avoid causing greater damage, the price was that the current White Base could not move at full speed.

"Yes, Captain Brad, the system self-test feedback circuit has failed, and someone must check the damage; however, according to human habits, it is unlucky for you to say this now. At least the current White Base is free of auspiciousness. Weng Jun’s pursuit.”

Bai Jin naturally confirmed the situation around the ship and ensured that there were no traces of enemies within the detectable range before he dared to say such a thing.

"...Well, if you say so, then I hope we can come here in extreme condition; tell the preparation team and ask them to ensure that the preparation work is successfully completed and allow the MS to attack again as soon as possible. This is also for the safety of all of us."

Having said this, Captain Blade should not be too intimidating. After all, he also relies on the recognition of everyone and the prestige he gained when commanding the battle to lead this patchwork team.

Captain Blade could only sigh and politely agreed to the delay in restoring combat power.

"Understood, Captain Brad, this has been conveyed to the maintenance team; the status briefing and damage assessment of the White Base have been completed, and your follow-up inspection is required for confirmation."

Platinum's goal had been achieved, so he was naturally ready to retract the tentacles that extended here, but at this moment, Captain Brad suddenly stopped Platinum;

"Platinum, if you... you are in a closed position with no way to communicate with your superiors, and encounter an emergency, and you need to deal with it against orders..."

"...For example, if you are instructed to firmly hold a position on the friendly defense line, but you find that the enemy has made a breakthrough on an adjacent line, you will then independently support the adjacent defense area or retreat. To the next line of defense?”

Captain Blade himself didn't know why he would ask Platinum such a thing; perhaps it was because he couldn't find anyone on the ship who could reliably discuss tactical command and even military code of conduct with him.

"I understand what you mean, Captain Blade; but you are trying to use a very one-sided example to explain a much broader issue."

Bai Jin analyzed the confusion in Captain Brad's words; commanding such a lone army that included a large number of non-professionals was obviously a big challenge for this fledgling young ensign.

"What do you mean, platinum?"

"Did you receive broader 'commands' when you were receiving officer training? For example, loyalty, selfless dedication, courage to sacrifice, military honor, responsibility and obligation, etc."

"You mean the oath and values ​​of the Confederate military?"

"This should be the content of the first few lessons of officer training after you join the army, Captain Brad?"

"That's right..."

"So, when you execute more specific but concise instructions, you should also assume that your actions are consistent with these values."

Platinum did not directly answer Captain Brad's question about whether he should obey orders rigidly.

"That's right. I see. Isn't it just a step short of that... But if this situation is treated according to the standard of voluntarily joining the army, how can I force it..."

Captain Brad thought he had figured something out and began to mutter to himself; the orders issued by the commander on the battlefield could not be so lengthy as to remove all room for flexibility and limit the execution method——

But behind the relatively brief order, there are various regulations, disciplines, codes, and concepts that the army has gradually accumulated over time as a supplement;

Amuro and other volunteers only heard Captain Blade's verbal orders, but on a deeper level, they relied on their simple moral values ​​and personal values ​​as civilians to fill in the content beyond the orders.

"Is it helpful to you? Captain Brad, I'm glad that you are willing to discuss such an issue with me..."

Platinum changed into a sincere smile.

Chapter 47: Taking advantage of the trend (3)

Because the Zeon Army in North America was busy searching for Commander-in-Chief Karma, who was missing during the battle, and coupled with the mutual sensitivity and suspicion among the top leaders of the Principality of Zeon, no one cared about the Zeon Army who was still there for a while. The White Base is absconding in the control area.

"Captain Brad, the core fighters and Steel Perry transport planes have returned to the ship, bringing back the container mentioned by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick."

In the bridge of the White Base, Platinum reported the situation to Captain Brad who had just walked into the bridge door as usual.

"Oh, really. Did the journey go smoothly? Did you meet the Zeon Army?"

"Everything went well. We kept a low altitude and tried to pass through sparsely populated places where there were rice particles left behind. Although Staff Sergeant Long Jose, who was flying the core fighter escort, said that he might have been photographed by ordinary people passing by on the ground, but he has not yet. Found a reaction from the Zeon army.”