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

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Krueger. I was entrusted by Lady Kycilia to participate in the investigation of the disappearance of Commander-in-Chief Kalmar."

"I understand what Your Excellency Kycilia means, but if we want to mobilize troops, at least the North American Theater General Staff should send me the deployment order..."

"No, no, no, Commander Bock, it seems you haven't understood yet—"

Major Kruger raised his right hand and stretched out his five fingers, as if he was looking at his manicure;

"——This is not a formal transfer order, but a request, or an expectation; it represents Lady Kycilia's will. I hope you can take the initiative to cooperate with us."

Major General Bock blushed and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Even Your Excellency Kycilia, arbitrarily mobilizing the troops of our Earth Attack Force is..."

"beep--"

Kruger imitated the sound of the whistle and made a strange sound. At the same time, he stretched out a finger in a womanly manner and shook it in front of Major General Bock's eyes;

"——The first point deduction, I have said, this is just an informal request, not an order. Of course you can refuse Lady Kycilia's request."

"Do you know that you are trying to smear Your Excellency Kycilia's reputation? Do you really know that you are doing this?"

Major General Bock slapped the table in anger and stood up. To be able to achieve the position of major general in the Zeon Army, Bock can be regarded as an old revolutionary in Side 3. He was one of the first federations who followed Prince Dejin and turned to the independent faction. Garrison officer.

"Hahahahaha——Your Excellency Kycilia's reputation, hahaha..."

Kruger seemed to be amused and laughed wildly in front of the dark-faced Major General Bock;

"...The second deduction, if you don't believe it, you can ask Lady Kycilia for confirmation. Anyway, I'll leave it here; now Commander-in-Chief Kalma's chance of survival can be described as slim, but whose chance is it? The responsibilities have not yet been determined; I hope to work with you again in the future."

Faced with this obvious threat, Major General Bock was really speechless this time, and he could tell;

Whether it’s searching for Kalma, annihilating the federal guerrillas, or hunting that federal air battleship, it’s not necessary to use so many troops;

And now the guy across the screen, who looks more like a spy than a soldier, is just testing his obedience——

Perhaps it's not just him. When the commander-in-chief of Zeon's Earth Attack Force is considering replacing someone, the already precarious balance among several members of the Zabi family has been broken.

Major General Bock hesitated in his inner torment until the sharp sound of air raid sirens blasted in his ears.

……

"Lieutenant General Kruger, according to estimates, the first wave of medium-range ballistic missile attacks will land in 1 minute and 37 seconds."

In the large combat command room of the Pangpan-class battleship, the agents who were confirming the combat missions and planned routes to the commanders of the front-line troops through laser communications were looking out the window. They were constantly watching from the decks of many battleships on the sea. The plumes of smoke rising into the sky reported to Kruger.

First, the land-based ballistic missile was launched directly from the Alaska area, relying on inertial guidance with limited accuracy but superior reliability, and flew towards Zeon's fixed military facilities that were learned through various channels such as informant infiltration -

It doesn't matter even if they miss, ballistic missiles that enter terminal state and all carry multiple conventional warheads will always keep the Zeon Army's air defense troops in a hurry for a while.

What followed was the ship-based cruise missiles launched by more than a dozen guided missile cruisers and destroyers in the Federation Navy's escort fleet, which were also launched from pre-identified Zeon military barracks, coastal defense positions, military airports and other facilities. as goal.

Lieutenant General Kruger stood in front of the porthole with his hands behind his back. He was also admiring the sight of swarms of missiles being shot out of the vertical launch modules, turning at a slightly curved right angle in the air, and flying towards the front of the fleet. , did not pay much attention to the agent's report;

"We are not far from the coastline of Washington State..."

Unable to conceal his excitement, Lieutenant General Kruger tightened his grip on the armrest beside the porthole; the landing fleet's approach was obviously smoother than expected. The Gau-class aircraft carrier patrolling the sea, which was expected to be encountered in the original plan, was completely missing. trace.

"Once again, I..."

Chapter 50: Using force to overwhelm others (1)

Lieutenant Dilona of the 174th Garrison Infantry Battalion of the Zeon Army's Seattle Garrison Command, holding his helmet, slowly lifted himself up from the ruins of the barracks, and several pieces of gravel rolled down from his body;

Cries, shouts, sirens and the sound of the sea breeze were mixed together. The source of the sound was clearly right in front of him, but it seemed so distant and hazy to Lieutenant Dilona's ears, completely covered by the buzzing tinnitus——

The lieutenant felt what seemed like hot liquid sliding down his cheek.

"Lieutenant, Lieutenant—"

The Zeon sergeant who was running over in a hurry seemed to have rounded up his palm, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to hit him; but when he saw Lieutenant Dilona getting up, he quickly stopped, waved his palm in the air and forcibly changed his movement into a Nondescript military salute.

"——Lieutenant Dilona, ​​are you okay?! It's an explosion...it's a shelling, it's the federal army coming!!"

The equally ashen-faced Zeon sergeant gave a scrawled salute, then pulled Lieutenant Dilona's shoulder and forced him to look in the direction of the Pacific Ocean——

Accompanied by the sea fog that has not completely dissipated in the early morning, giant boats gradually rose from the sea level in the distance, approaching the Grays Harbor area southwest of downtown Seattle, about 150 kilometers away from the coastal area.

Lieutenant Delona shook his head, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing;

"[Side 3 swearing], where did the Federals land from us!"

Grays Harbor is a semi-enclosed bay area on the Pacific Ocean under the jurisdiction of Washington State. The widest part of the harbor is nearly 20 kilometers, but the width of the outlet connecting it to the Pacific Ocean is only about 3 kilometers;

Of course, its natural geographical environment is not important, but what is really important is that after humans entered the era of great migration in the universe, the siphon effect of urban population on the surface of the earth became more and more serious, turning this area into almost a complete tourist town. .After the war broke out, the resident population dropped sharply.

The reason why Zeon still has a garrison in such a nearly deserted town is precisely because the wide and flat beach here has become an ideal vacation spot for many Zeon nobles;

Even the real estate company from Side 3 Zeon has begun to accept commissions to build vacation villas and mansions here for the nobles of the Principality of Zeon, and the 174th Garrison Infantry Brigade is only to protect this beach resort area. And stationed here.

Obviously, if this beautiful flat beach was covered with anti-tank piles, or bunkers were built, or trenches were dug, it would be a disgrace; however, North America is already regarded as the most stable Zeon-occupied area on the face of the earth. , isn’t it?

Lieutenant Delona was still thinking so until yesterday.

"What should we do, Lieutenant? The captain doesn't know where he is now, and he can't be contacted at all!"

'Who knows which resort hotel that guy stayed at last night...'

Although with the economic strength of an average mid-level and lower-level officer of the Zeon Army, it is definitely impossible to get a private villa here like the dignitaries, but you can stay casually in a five-star resort hotel in the occupied area, or even change rooms every night. It's all still very simple.

The captain of the 174th Garrison Infantry Brigade is just such a weird guy.

"Leave him alone and report directly to the security headquarters!"

Lieutenant Dilona took out the telescope from the officer's uniform that he still carried around his waist every day, scanned the sea, and quickly made an estimate of the number and impact width of the federal landing fleet that was approaching the coast;

"Let's just say that the total amount of attacks in the first wave alone is at least division level or above. We request the headquarters to immediately prepare for a counterattack on the federal beachhead!"

"Yes! Lieutenant...but what should we do now?"

"How to do?"

Lieutenant Dilona looked around at the black smoke billowing barracks, smiled bitterly, and pulled out the gun on his waist.

The location of his infantry squadron is located in the resort town of Ocean Shores on the peninsula on the north side that surrounds the entrance of Grays Harbor Bay like a pincer;

The beach that stretches for more than ten kilometers is completely undefendable when faced with various air-cushion chassis armored vehicles of the Federal Army and the amphibious modified Type 61 main battle tanks.

"The entire squadron immediately entered the surrounding residential areas and found a favorable position to defend. This is the first shot of our Seattle Garrison Division to stop the Federals' counterattack. Don't discredit our military flag."

In the distance, several 'Fanfan' armed helicopters taking off from the Federation Navy amphibious assault ship seemed to have noticed the Zeon garrison barracks that had been hit by long-range firepower. At this time, they were crowded, and they did not seem to have completely lost their combat effectiveness. Flying over here.

"Fire!"

A shoulder-fired missile was fired from a two-story building with half of its roof collapsed, and shot straight towards the 'Fanfan' armed helicopter flying towards this side.

"Attention! Attention! The missile is coming, [expletive from Earth], and sure enough the Zeon guy is not dead yet!"

The pilot of the locked 'Fan Fan' was rude, but there was no panic in his movements; he jerked the operating lever, causing the 'Fan Fan' to quickly tilt to one side and descend, and at the same time, he threw a ball just right. String interference bait.

The nearby wingman immediately responded with anger. The rocket launcher on the aircraft spewed out flames, and several rockets were fired back along the same trajectory. At the same time, the medium-caliber cannon also fired a string of bullets, easily penetrating the target. The exterior wall of an ordinary house.

"Blue Arrow 01 informed the Blue Arrow team, pay attention to the altitude, there is no need to entangle; just launch a signal flare to signal the friendly forces to land. Our mission is to conduct a deep assault and intercept possible reinforcements from the Zeon army deeper inland."

"Blue Arrow 03 report, Captain! But it was me who was attacked by them!"

"They are not worthy of being our subordinates if they can't escape this. Someone will deal with them later."

"Yes!"

In the leading 'Fanfan' aircraft, the pilot once again glanced at the low buildings on the beach; the average height of the villa area may not even be two stories, which is obviously impossible for anyone including Zaku. Heavy equipment provides adequate concealment.

"At least the beachhead is guaranteed."

The captain of the 'Banfan' team muttered to himself, while skillfully driving the aircraft quickly from low altitude, and at the same time threw a red flare towards the building area where the anti-air missile had just been launched.

Immediately, deafening gunfire rang out in the distant naval fleet responsible for covering the landing troops.

"Attention! The friendly forces have just been marked. There may be infantry of the Zeon army hiding here. With such a huge advantage, anyone who dies under a cold gun will be in disgrace!"

On the Federal Marine Corps-style Bloodhound air-cushion armored vehicle, Mark, a sturdy black sergeant, sat in the gunner's position and shouted through the intercom in the vehicle to the troop carrier compartment at the back;

While he kept talking, Mark's hands were not idle either. He operated the 20mm multi-barreled Vulcan cannon of the Bloodhound armored vehicle and pointed towards the golden beach ahead, which was already full of bomb craters in the coastal town. A series of short bursts were fired from the few remaining buildings.

'It is obviously unrealistic to expect artillery to kill all the enemies. '

Sergeant Mark himself is also a practitioner of this truth that has been proven in countless wars——

He vaguely remembered that half a year ago, Zaku's 120mm machine gun grenade ruthlessly destroyed the fortifications hurriedly dug by the Marine infantry, and he, half buried under the floating soil, waited for Zaku to stride away from him. As it passed overhead, it launched a missile against the mobile suit.

"Buzz-bang!"

The Bloodhound with its suspended chassis smoothly landed on the beach. The transition from sea to ground barely caused any vibration to the passengers, but the air-cushion armored vehicle still gradually slowed down;

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

Strictly following the training, the infantrymen of the Federal Marine Corps jumped from the small doors on both sides of the air-cushion armored vehicle. Some of them ran forward quickly for two steps and then fell to the ground. They raised their guns and aimed at the quiet building ruins in the distance;

The rest of the infantry continued to hold their guns, hunched their waists, lowered their upper bodies and ran forward quickly.

"Da da da--"

The gunfire suddenly exploded like tearing cloth, but it seemed that the accuracy was not very good, and the bullets whizzed past the heads of the federal soldiers;

The firing sound of the Zeon army's general-purpose machine gun was also like a signal, and sporadic gunshots continued to be heard from the ruins of the building, scaring the advancing Federation soldiers to the point where they fell down.

However, in terms of firepower, how can the Zeon garrison infantry, which is only at the level of light infantry and has been hit by several long-range artillery fires, compare with the high-spirited and fully mechanized Federation Marine Corps at this time?

"Don't be afraid! The Zeon guys are out of position!"

Just by relying on the bursts of gunfire, Sergeant Martin could tell that the Zeon army on the opposite side had not been able to set up a qualified position at this time, and the crossfire had not been established at all. This was just their final hopelessness. Just resistance.

The air-cushion armored vehicles that were still patrolling the beach and were not in a hurry to go deep into the land immediately opened fire and counterattacked. The Vulcan cannon shells tore apart the Zeon soldiers hiding behind the seaside resort cabins, as well as their vulnerable bunkers, one by one.

The last resistance of this Zeon infantry squadron lasted less than 5 minutes before being overwhelmed by the Federation Marines who surged onto the coast like a wave.

The air-cushioned armored vehicle knocked down a section of the remaining wall and drove over the body of a Zeon officer who seemed to be a lieutenant, with his hand still holding the machine gun handle tightly.

The rebuilt 2nd North American Marine Division and the 155th Marine Infantry Brigade from the Eurasia theater, with a total of tens of thousands of federal marines, quickly boarded the empty Grays Harbor and successfully advanced to the innermost part of the harbor. small town, Aberdeen.

Bloodhound air-cushion armored vehicles and Type 61 main battle tanks equipped with amphibious ferry equipment have landed on land and continued to advance deeper inland;

Subsequent heavy equipment such as self-propelled artillery and field anti-aircraft vehicles were also transported by landing ships docked one after another and assembled in a large parking lot not far from the shore.

……

"There is news from the Navy that the first phase of the operation has been successfully completed. The three Marine Corps brigades have successfully landed on the beach and are expanding the beachhead position, Lieutenant General Kruger."

The agent walked slowly and slowly behind Lieutenant General Kruger who was standing next to the sand table with his arms crossed and thinking.

As a 'battleship' belonging to the Army, the bridge structure of the Pangpan-class land battleship is very different from the bridge of ordinary navy or space warships:

There are two floors in height. In the middle of the bridge, which is large enough to play basketball, there is a huge digital sand table. The surrounding corridors are built on the second floor. The middle is hollowed out like a patio, which can allow the generals of the Federation Army to , commanding the entire battlefield from a high position.

As the agent finished speaking, the position of the troop logos on the sand table was updated instantly, and several troops with the 'anchor' logo representing the Marine Corps moved onto the land;

At the same time, the scarlet Zeon Army-controlled area on the North American continent was suddenly dyed with a small patch of blue representing the Federation Army.

"Where is the Zeon army we encountered?"

"The specific report has not been obtained, but judging from the fighting time, the Zeon army's resistance was very slight and lacked heavy firepower. It is most likely an ordinary Zeon garrison."

The intelligence on the front line is also collected bit by bit from the beach, to the covering fleet, and then through the signal relay platform dropped by the Federation at sea, and finally to the agents on the Pangpan-class battleships located in the army's attack formation.

"Hmm... what about the movements of Zeon's main force in Seattle? Is there any report now?"

"The reconnaissance plane has been dispatched, but the current communication is interrupted by rice particles, and the specific situation cannot be confirmed; however, according to the analysis of the source of the interference, this is interference actively spread by Zeon."

"That means the Zeons have already reacted, and the effect of long-range firepower cannot be confirmed..."

Vice Admiral Kruger quickly conducted several rounds of questions and answers with the agent. After confirming the situation, he turned around again, pressed his upper body on the fence beside the patio on the second floor of the bridge, and stared at the huge sand table below:

Except for the bit of blue in the southwest corner, the rest of the place is still covered with dense Zeon military unit logos; those Zeon troops seem to be stationed in place silently, being hit by the Federation's long-range firepower. covered;

But Lieutenant General Kruger knew that most of the information about the location of those Zeon military units came from reconnaissance conducted a day or even several days ago, or from earlier informants.

As for the current real-time situation on the battlefield, no one can tell clearly under the cloud of particle interference; this is also a challenge faced by senior commanders of any army in this era.

'However...the victory of this battle has been established before the battle begins. '

Unlike Lieutenant General Kruger, who was under psychological pressure to wash away the shame of defeat, the agent was quite optimistic about the Federal Army's victory rate in this battle;

Especially when she learned from Shirogane that the White Base, in cooperation with Amuro piloting the Gundam, annihilated another Zaku team of the Zeon Army and severely damaged its attached armored unit——