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

Three slightly younger voices echoed in the communication of this MS team; bringing along the other three newcomers in the team did not diminish Lieutenant Koshel's confidence at all. After all, only those who can keep up with him and survive actual combat can It was worth his deliberate attention.

In the distance, Zeon's bombardment had just ended, and the last three rounds of smoke bombs shrouded the federal troops in the distance.

"Team Koschel, assault!"

……

"Hey, enemy fire warning!"

Just as Captain Lafayette was anxiously looking at the timetable and waiting for the accompanying mechanized infantry to come forward to survey the minefield and eliminate the situation, the rapid siren drew his attention back to the commander's commander's instrument;

Several small black dots falling from the sky were sensitively identified by the optical imager and marked with a red warning sign of 'suspected mortar bombs'.

"[Earth expletive] is an artillery attack by the Zeon army. Get out of the artillery range! Call for counter-artillery fire or air cover. It should be approved this time!"

Captain Lafayette carried forward the excellent traditions of the North American theater, and his first reaction was still to seek support from his own artillery and air force, but this time, his application was finally approved.

"The first part of the decentralized brigade artillery battalion has completed the landing deployment, and the rocket artillery is about to carry out a covering strike on the current enemy artillery position."

"Car No. 3 suffered track damage."

"It is recommended to temporarily fold and store the communication antenna to avoid damage."

The warnings in the command vehicle were broadcast one after another, but Captain Lafayette felt much relieved when he heard that the subsequent artillery units had also been deployed ashore;

He took a closer look and saw that the Zeon army's shelling was not intensive. Estimating based on the intervals and number of shells falling, there should only be about five or six mortars launching attacks, and the accuracy was not very high.

"Image analysis is being carried out on the location where there may be Zeon army observation points ahead... Warning, friendly forces shared information prompt, sonar has detected MS footsteps!"

The newly issued ground/underground sonar detection device installed on the 'Bloodhound' air-cushion armored vehicle riding on the mechanized infantry began to work.

The next round of mortar shells also happened to fall. No, rather, before it hit the ground, it exploded in the air about 10 meters above the ground, releasing a thick gray-black smoke like a waterfall in front of the federal troops. splashed to the ground.

"This is, Zeon's mobile suit wants to engage in close combat!"

Captain Lafayette took a quick glance at the sonar positioning of the MS footsteps. During the reconnaissance stop in front of the minefield, he was very sure that there was no place in the field of vision where tall equipment like the MS could hide, and the mines were not even buried deep. The Zeon guys probably don't have the time to dig a bigger hole to hide the MS;

"So in other words... even if Zeon's MS is at full speed, it will still take a few minutes to rush over!"

"Suggest……"

"The vehicles of the company move forward and are allowed to enter the free fire mode. The target is the enemy MS first. Rush into the smoke and rush out from the other side. If the infantry can keep up, then follow them!"

The remaining 12 unmanned combat vehicles that could continue to operate did not hesitate and immediately drove into the smoke screen released by the Zeon army. They were probably sure that the federal troops would slowly retreat after being bombarded, and the smoke screen of the Zeon mortars also extending towards the Union rear;

When the federal armored forces did the opposite and accelerated forward at full speed, it took less than half a minute for the vision to become clear again——

What appeared in front of the Federation tank convoy were four Zeon MSs that were striding towards this direction but were still 1 kilometer away.

"Boom bang—"

Entering the free fire mode, and relying on voiceprint positioning to point the muzzle in the direction of the Zeon MS's incoming attack, the intelligent control version of the Type 61 tank immediately opened fire, and more than a dozen armor-piercing shelling rounds swept towards the charge like a storm. MS team in .

Lieutenant Koschel was indeed proud of himself. When he vaguely saw the low profile of the Type 61 tank appearing in the smoke screen, the running tiger naturally turned on the propeller between pace changes and jumped up.

Relying on maneuvers in the third dimension of height, he avoided the first salvo of the Type 61 tank. At the same time, the rocket launcher carried on Tiger's shoulders also opened fire immediately. After firing two consecutive rockets, Lieutenant Koschel Immediately throw the bazooka away to the other side;

Then the auxiliary attitude adjustment nozzle was turned on, and together with the reaction force, the tiger landed in the air on an elusive trajectory, avoiding the follow-up fire from the other of the Type 61 tank's twin main guns.

"Lieutenant, I was shot, Zha... Zhagu is going to fall!"

The torso of one Zaku was directly penetrated by three consecutive armor-piercing rounds, and it fell to the ground silently. The other one was lame with one leg, and the right arm holding the Zaku machine gun was also hit. Hanging weakly on the body.

Positioned at the back, the only newcomer whose body was still intact seemed to be frightened. He paused on the spot and started shooting with the Zaku machine gun.

At this time, Lieutenant Koschel obviously didn't care about the new recruits. The federal army in front of him was obviously brave and brave. It didn't seem to be afraid of the approach of the MS. Instead, it fired artillery while maintaining its momentum and advancing slowly.

Over the friendly panzer grenadiers' position, a rocket was about to land. It was obvious that a disaster was imminent, and they might not be able to cooperate in launching an attack.

"The new guy just isn't of any use!"

Although the weapons and equipment looked the same as at the beginning of the war, the style of this federal army was obviously much tougher than any federal army he had encountered before, and their cooperation was very close.

Lieutenant Koschel secretly thought that something was wrong. He was afraid that he would not encounter the federal unmanned troops reported in the intelligence this time. But at this time, he was already riding a tiger in the middle of the charge. Regardless of whether he advanced or retreated, he would be exposed to the federal army's field of vision for a long time. time.

Seeing that the Federation army was not covered by the smoke screen fired by the Zeon artillery, Lieutenant Koshel could only use the multi-function launcher on his body to fire a round of smoke grenades to temporarily block the direction of his body's advance;

At the same time, while relying on memory, he used the triple machine gun installed on the Tiger's wrist to fire at random in the direction of the federal tank, while drawing out the new MMP-8090 [-]mm machine gun hanging on the back of the body.

"On the 11th, Vehicle No. 5 was destroyed, and Vehicle No. 4 was unable to move; two enemy MSs were confirmed destroyed, and one of the remaining units is suspected to be a new type of unit, with the identification number 'Gouf'."

"Is it a cutting-edge machine? It has hands and feet, so what's so great about it? Concentrate your firepower on me!"

"The enemy MS is confirmed to have been destroyed, and the No. 2 vehicle is unable to move."

His command vehicle was still safely hidden in the smoke screen cast by the Zeon artillery. Captain Lafayette commanded without too many worries;

At the same time, seeing the friendly tanks advancing steadily, the federal infantry also plucked up their courage, carrying anti-tank missiles, lowering their heads and covering their mouths, sneaking through the choking smoke screen, looking for the opportunity to launch.

When Lieutenant Koschel's Tiger fired all the smoke grenades on the aircraft, what greeted him was still the unwavering tank fire of the Federal Army, and more anti-tank missiles chasing after them holding the guidance line;

And the last thing he heard in his ears was the desperate roar of a friendly Panzergrenadier officer:

"Retreat, Lieutenant; our persistence is meaningless. A new wave of federal landing troops have landed behind our troops!"

Chapter 57: Unstoppable (3)

After more than half a day of fighting, the Zeon Army's Seattle garrison commander, Major General Bock, now had to admit that he needed to get to know the federal army he was fighting again.

After being promoted to the rank of Major General for meritorious service during the Battle of North America in March, he has been maintaining order in the occupied area near Seattle, fighting against small groups of federal remnants and anti-Zeon armed militias;

Although he thought he had some understanding of the improvement of the Federation Army's combat capabilities through intelligence reports within the Earth Attack Force system and staff study materials, it was only after the actual exchange of fire that he realized:

'He still underestimates his enemies. '

Originally, according to Major General Bock's estimation, the Zeon army should be able to at least one against five in defense, especially in resisting landing operations. It would not be surprising to have the effect of one against ten in conjunction with the counterattack of local mobile suit units.

However, the reality is that the Federation Army's fully mechanized troops based on various air-cushion chassis combat vehicles are simply walking on flat ground when crossing the sea. The overwhelming artillery fire and the gradual tilt of air supremacy towards the Federation have greatly reduced Zeon's ability. The military’s home field advantage;

On the other hand, the Zeon Army's area of ​​jurisdiction stretched zigzag, with a coastline of nearly a thousand kilometers, making it impossible for the garrison division to control the beachhead. It could only organize mobile troops to launch an attack after detecting the landing position of the Federation Army.

The coastal defense batteries built had little effect and were destroyed by the firepower of the federal army. The main force of the federal landing fleet saw that there was not much distance left from Seattle.

'Would it be better if all the troops were reduced from the beginning and concentrated on preparing for street fighting in downtown Seattle? '

Major General Bock thought in his mind that one urgent document after another came from Seattle. Major General Albrecht, who had been temporarily suspended for investigation due to the Kalmar incident, was finally released and began to take over the troops in the North American theater. transfer——

Deployed in the Yukon Territory, the Zeon frontline troops of more than 25 people, except for a small number of rearguard troops, were stationed along the permanent fortifications on the main transportation roads. The rest all retreated, completely giving up the offensive in the Alaska region, and rushed to the direction of Seattle;

All garrison divisions in the vast inland areas of North America and parts of the east coast have been downsized, and relatively elite armored and MS units have been mobilized to reorganize at least six land mobile divisions as new theater reserves.

However, the distant water cannot quench the near thirst. The task received by Major General Bock at this time is still to firmly defend the urban area with the existing troops, destroy the port loading and unloading facilities, and delay the landing of follow-up troops of the Federal Army; there are no reinforcements that can be expected in the short term... at all.

Major General Albrecht is a far more ruthless and rational officer than Kalmar Zabi. Not only will there be no more reinforcements, Major General Bock has even been contacted privately and is stationed in the neighboring cities of Vancouver and Portland. The troop activities were also transferred back to the original defense area——

Rather than fueling the fight in front of the Federal Army, which has already launched a large-scale offensive, it is better to take advantage of the Federal Army's eagerness to capture Seattle and first build the defenses at their own station to prevent the Federal Army from advancing further;

With the current landing strength and firepower density of the federal army, it is already an impossible task to push them into the sea before the main frontline troops return to support.

In other words, Major General Bock had become an abandoned son at this time, giving the friendly forces time to build fortifications.

Major General Bock, who had just patrolled around his command center, walked back to the battle situation hall with a gloomy face. The division guard troops, plus the garrison troops currently returning to the city of Seattle, still had about 7 soldiers left. Of the thousand-man force, more than half were lightly armed infantry;

Although they have begun to build barricades and clear civilian buildings to set up positions, it is impossible for people to defend such a large urban area based on this.

"Have you received a reply from the Resource Development Corps? I haven't made it clear to them yet. Now that the entire Seattle police district is in full swing, how can there be any reason for the eggs to be destroyed? Invite them to join forces with our troops to jointly garrison the city and drag them to friendly forces. If we rush to help, we still have a slight chance of winning."

As soon as Major General Bock returned to the war situation hall, he felt upset when he looked at the digital tactical map and saw the few Zeon troops who were standing alone and had not moved out since the beginning of the war.

Although the garrison teams of those resource development corps are not large in number, they are all equipped with MS escort teams, which is a rare supplement to their combat power at this juncture.

"Sorry, Commander, we have been trying to persuade, but the other party seems very stubborn and now they don't even accept our communication request."

The liaison officer of the command headquarters turned his head helplessly and reported to Major General Bock.

Although they are stationed in the same place, the two armies are not subordinate to each other. Even in emergencies, they still go their own way. This can be regarded as the tip of the iceberg of factional strife within the Principality of Zeon.

"Don't accept our communication request? It's annoying... No, they won't get any benefits from this. No!"

Major General Bock looked at the motionless friendly unit logo and suddenly had an idea. He instinctively felt something was wrong and said hurriedly:

"Quickly call out...call out the surveillance along Route 405 near the Renton area; the aviation factory there should be one of their strongholds."

"Renton area, Highway 405..."

The operator in the headquarters lowered his head and tapped a few times on the keyboard;

"...Here, Commander, the pictures are all here."

"Read the record and rewind it!"

The footage from the surveillance camera above the highway fast-forwarded and retreated until about 40 minutes ago, when Major General Bock finally saw what he least wanted to see, but it was also the scene he was looking for at this time:

The Zeon military convoy, painted with the emblem of the Resource Development Corps, was dragging some production equipment that had been dismantled in an emergency. Like a long queue, it was escorted by four MS and drove along the highway towards the outside of the city.

"[Side 3 expletive], a bunch of cowards, they didn't even dare to notify us!"

If Major General Bock's investigation had been more careful, he should have even noticed that the factory occupied by the Zeon army was connected by a branch railway. Dozens of trains drove away quietly when Major General Bock commanded the security forces to resist resolutely. Already;

Even on the test flight track outside the aviation factory, two Gauwu-class aircraft carriers that had just taken off not long ago, even the painting had not been completed, and many equipment had not been installed yet, maintained a low flying altitude and swayed. Fly out of the city.

Obviously, the Resource Development Corps did not receive a fatal order to resist on the spot, nor did it plan to advance or retreat with Major General Bock's security division.

Not only the Resource Development Corps, which had already moved in like the wind before the battle, but also the Zeon Navy's 21st Amphibious MS Training Squadron, which had been persuaded by Major General Bock's sincere plea to attack, is now wavering in morale. .

"Squadron Captain, Guiba's attack is completely ineffective. The enemy's hovercraft is floating on the water, and the torpedoes can't hit it at all!"

Lurking in the water, the round-headed turtle bully put his hand on the devil crab's shoulder and communicated via contact communication:

"Of course I know, so don't waste ammunition."

The captain of the Zeon Navy said hesitantly. It was obvious that seeing the Federation's MS standing on the battleship to protect him had a big impact on him, especially the power and accuracy of the beam sniper rifle——

The Demon Crab, which was supposed to have enhanced armor protection as one of its selling points, seemed naked in front of that beam of light.

'If I come out of the water and carry out bombardment now, I will be shot by the beam of the Federation mobile suit standing on the battleship. I am the only one left with the magic crab...'

"Squadron Captain, how about we rush closer and get under the federal warship to attack?"

"You should note that the Federation fleet has not used anti-submarine rockets and depth bombs. There will be no good end if we get close now. Even if we can gain something, the loss of our squadron will not be small."

As if to convince himself, the commander of the Zeon Navy MS unit shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"General Bock is too ungrateful. He didn't even tell us the vital information about the presence of a Federal mobile suit. Then there is no need for us to die for him. Let's retreat for the time being. This is not the case. Our squadron’s mission.”

Although Major General Bock was sincere when he asked him to attack, saying that we would fight for the glory of Zeon together, this training squadron was composed of mostly new pilots who were still in training and were not yet ready to fight. Degree;

The captain of the amphibious MS squadron flexibly judged the current situation and the comparison of the strength between the enemy and ourselves, and made a general decision of "If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust":

After the navy's amphibious MS unit launched its attack, it had no contact with Major General Bock's security headquarters. Now it was just heading north towards Vancouver, away from the battlefield.

There is no longer any obstacle in front of the federal army's main fleet.

At 0079.10.6:[-] p.m. on October [-], Year [-] (UC[-]), the Federal Alaska Front Command, under the command of Lieutenant General Kruger, boarded the Panpan-class land battleship and arrived at the Cruise Terminal in the north of downtown Seattle. Landed at Port de Monts and established forward headquarters.

"The plan is entering the final stage, and all ministries are rushing into the city; please pay attention to protecting stranded civilians, and try to avoid using heavy firepower..."

The agent tilted his head and looked at Lieutenant General Kruger;

"...Is this limitation enough?"

"Let's do it this way. If we can capture the city intact and defeat the enemy without a fight, that is naturally the best option. The second option is to retain the effective strength of our army as much as possible, and not to increase casualties due to overly rigid rules of engagement. "

The [-]st Cavalry Division of the North American Theater and part of the Marine Corps who landed with them immediately formed a combat formation and rushed towards the last Zeon security forces to the south who wanted to use the complex terrain of the city to carry out street fighting and put up a stubborn resistance.

……

Around the same time, west of Seattle, deep in the Cascade Mountains that run across the state border.

With the help of the cover of the undulating terrain of the highlands, the scarred but still capable White Base quietly and slowly approached downtown Seattle.

"Captain Brad, Miss Sera Mars has returned in the core fighter plane, and there is a situation report."

On the bridge of the White Base, Brad was sitting on the captain's seat with a tired face. He was obviously very tired these days, and his expression was mixed with joy and sorrow:

Fortunately, various signs of combat indicate that the Federal Army has indeed launched a large-scale offensive near Seattle. The White Base, which has been wandering behind enemy lines for several days, has finally found an organization;

Naturally, he was worried that he would only travel a hundred miles, and he was afraid that something would go wrong on his own side or on the federal army's side at the last moment. For example, if the attack failed, the White Base would be happy for nothing.

Platinum Jin, who was standing aside to report, naturally had a calm look on his face because the agent was listening to the real-time broadcast of the battle situation on the front line that was generally going smoothly in the background.

"What, plug into the comm and hear what she saw."

Captain Brad cheered up a little.