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

"Captain, I see a lot of civilian vehicles on the road heading west, and there are even organized Zeon troops moving away from Seattle!"

"Can you confirm? Are they regular troops of the Zeon Army?"

"It can be confirmed that I even observed Zaku in squad size."

Captain Blade's face suddenly flushed with blood. The Zeon army that can be assigned to the mobile suit unit must not be a third- or fourth-line garrison. And such troops are also fleeing Seattle, so the federal army over there must be He had gained a considerable advantage and had even defeated the Zeon army.

"Okay - Platinum, let's start at full speed and head towards Seattle; notify Amuro and the others and ask the MS team to prepare for battle!"

"Got it, Captain Blade."

Platinum naturally bowed slightly. In the end, Platinum was able to make the right choice between Captain Blade's 'approaching Seattle, the main stronghold of the Zeon Army' and 'continuing northward into the empty Canadian region'. Platinum was either clear or There was also a lot of influence behind the scenes.

Under the bright golden sunshine, the hull of the White Base gradually lifted up, crossing the mountain tops and the lakes in the valleys, and headed towards the open and flat coastal plain ahead.

"Is there another mission? Captain Brad."

"Amuro, the White Base ahead may encounter enemy MS troops head-on. This time the enemy troops should be fleeing troops, but they may still endanger the White Base and destroy them."

"...I understand. Will we join up with friendly forces later? Captain Brad."

"That's about it...that way we can relax a little and have a full sleep."

In one mission after another, Amuro, and even Kobayashi Hayabusa and Gai, gradually got used to flying mobile suits in combat, and got used to watching the enemies in front of them disappear in the flames of explosions.

"Then...Okay, RX-78 Gundam, Amuro attacks!"

Taking his last breath, Amuro pushed the throttle and controlled the Gundam to rush forward.

"The artillery support has begun, please pay attention to avoid the shooting axis——"

It was Platinum who still controlled the White Base's few weapons that could still be used, the Mega particle main cannon, and fired the first shot of this encounter.

The thick beam of light swept towards the transportation convoy belonging to the Resource Development Corps that came in and out of Seattle in the distance. In the panicked one-eyed camera of the Nazagu guard team, what they saw was nothing but floating in the air. Beyond the white battleship in mid-air——

There are also three federal mobile suits of different shapes, but none of them look easy to mess with, and they are charging towards them menacingly.

Chapter 58: The troops are approaching the city (1)

"Watch out, rockets!"

With a shrill scream, several federal soldiers who were hunched over and advancing on both sides of the Type 61 main battle tank hurriedly flew out to the left and right sides, fell into the garden of the front yard of the roadside house, and lay down holding their heads. good.

Two rockets trailed a long trail of smoke and struck one after another. The first hit the mantlet at the base of the Type 61 main gun, and the second broke the track on the right side of the tank.

'System failure, there is no feedback from the gun's height and low speed, and the fault location cannot be confirmed. '

'Judgment that the battle cannot continue; adopt a strategy and retreat to a safe location to contact the tractor for repairs. '

The turret of the Type 61 main battle tank turned towards the direction of the rockets, but the elevation angle of the main gun was stuck, making it unable to counterattack; only the coaxial machine gun fired a round of deterrent fire.

Several smoke screen bombs were fired regularly by the automatically controlled Type 61 tanks, spreading a curtain wall in front of them, submerging the outline of the Type 61 tanks that were struggling to retreat slowly.

However, the Zeon Army's attack was not over yet. A Zeon Army anti-tank man, carrying a rocket launcher and a personal propeller on his back, jumped up from the roof of another house a block away from the flank;

The miniaturized propeller allowed him to fly from low altitude like a flying man. As he passed over the retreating Type 61 tank, he pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher.

Not long after the tandem armor-piercing warhead left the launch tube, it hit the relatively fragile Tianling cover of the Type 61 tank. The high-temperature and high-speed metal jet instantly cut into the top of the turret, messing up the instruments and equipment inside the vehicle.

'...Car No. 332 has lost contact and is confirmed to have been destroyed; change the reference weight of potential improvement measures, enhance the sighting system's view above the tank, and add a remote-controlled weapon station...'

The agent made a new entry on the loss record sheet.

"Da da da--"

"We're on our own now! Find cover!"

"Over there, on the roof, suppress the Zeon army!"

A burst of chaotic gunfire rang out, and the federal soldiers who had just followed the tank on both sides rolled and crawled behind the house amid the flying bullets, shouting as if to vent their anger.

……

"The house is confirmed to be safe! Two civilians, including a child, were found and are about to move back. Please take cover!"

A heavily armed federal soldier was squatting half-crouched behind the front door of a residential building. Looking out from the crack in the door, the street was quiet again. There seemed to be no abnormality in the narrow field of vision. Only the sound of distant gunfire could be heard. came from neighboring blocks.

"Don't go from the front of the street, go to the back door! There are Zeon snipers on the other side of the street!"

The voice of his teammates came from behind the house. Hearing the words, Private Aitik had to turn around, forced himself to show a friendly smile, and said to the mother and son behind him:

"Don't be afraid. Does this house have a back door? A window leading to the back garden is also fine. Please evacuate from that side."

"Wow - I don't want to leave home, I don't want to go."

The boy who looked to be only 5,6 or [-] years old cried immediately when he heard this. His mother stroked the boy's head and smiled awkwardly at Atik:

"Sorry, sir, can we continue to hide in this room? The underground storage room is also fine."

"Tsk."

Private Atik curled his lips and persuaded again:

"Madam, this is a war zone now. It is very dangerous. Even hiding in a house cannot guarantee your safety..."

"Da da da da-"

Suddenly there was a rapid burst of gunfire outside the house, accompanied by "I [Earth expletive] was shot, medic, save me!", "Zeon guy, Zeon guy is hiding on the other side, go back and report to the communication node personally!" Such mixed shouting.

Seeing the panic and doubt in the eyes of the mother and son, Aitik knew that it was useless to talk more, so he could only keep a calm tone and said to them:

"Okay, madam, but I must tell you that this area has now been designated as a war zone by the Federation Army. In accordance with the "Federal Wartime Military Management Regulations", I will take over this house for military operations against the Zeon Army. Please hide yourself and be sure not to move around."

After saying this, Aitik picked up the gun, stood up and left, just at this moment;

"Atik! Bangdang——"

There was a sound of shattering glass from the back room, and another federal soldier threw a bundle of cables through the broken window. At the same time, a federal noncommissioned officer randomly swept away the remaining glass fragments on the window frame with the butt of his rifle, and turned over. Leap into the house.

"How...are they doing this?"

The federal corporal who jumped into the house from the window in the backyard came out of the back hall carrying an optical cable and a high-definition camera. The tall, bearded corporal was about to greet Atik when he saw the mother and son still squatting in the corner. Two people.

"Corporal, I won't leave even if I say anything. I can't persuade you."

"If you don't want to leave, forget it. I can't take care of it anymore. Quickly, help me put the camera in the attic. It will be used by the camp to guide the artillery attack."

The corporal looked at the cowering mother and son, and then shook his head indifferently. For many people, they will subconsciously regard home as the safest place and their last refuge, but obviously at this time, There was no time to correct them.

"Yes."

With an assault rifle on his shoulder, Atik hurriedly took the communication cable from the corporal's hand, and followed the bearded corporal as he ran upstairs.

In front of the triangular window of the attic, the two federal soldiers carefully avoided the position where they could be directly seen from the window. They set up a camera against the wall and connected the optical cable that was laid from the rear to the front line.

"F-013 observation point has been started, and the system self-test is running——"

The agent opened his eyes, and the camera zoomed in and out, focusing on different locations, giving him a panoramic view of the neighborhood on the opposite side.

"This is Federation Army Tactical Command, reporting your identity and current situation, private."

The agent's voice came from the small loudspeaker connected to the optical cable. One of the many threads she ran in parallel descended here and began to collect information.

"Yes, TA-Ling Ji is here. Anyway, sir...sir,"

Although it was a little awkward to say it out loud, after all, even an artificial intelligence has to deal with the group army commanders and others all day long. It is always right for a little non-commissioned officer like him to keep his posture low;

"I am Corporal Basel, affiliated with Company B of the 1nd Mech Infantry Battalion of the 472st Cavalry Division. This is Northeast Avenue No. 175, a ridge community. Our advance has been delayed by Zeon infantry hidden in houses, and we have lost two armored vehicles. , is reorganizing the troops."

"Well...let me see-"

This is a suburb of Seattle, a living area surrounded by a large number of residential buildings that are often no more than 3 stories high, and a small number of commercial and entertainment facilities located in convenient transportation areas;

Looking south in the distance, you can see Seattle's skyscrapers standing side by side, but at the same time, there are also several dark smoke pillars slowly rising in the city center.

"Bang-bang-bang-bang,"

The window in front of the agent was broken. Probably the Zeon Army's snipers had been paying attention to the commanding heights of this area from the beginning, and when the two Federation soldiers set up the camera just now, they accidentally touched the curtain, directly exposing their target. .

The bullet passed over the camera. Although the opponent had used a flash suppressor, by analyzing the screenshots of the video at the moment of shooting, the agent silently marked a Mexican restaurant on the map and passed it to the mortars behind. artillery position——

The use of heavier artillery was difficult to achieve Lieutenant General Kruger's requirement to avoid destroying the city as much as possible.

The enemy snipers probably did not expect that what they were observing in front of this window was not a person, but a small camera, which allowed the agent hidden in the shadow by the window to continue to observe the battle situation.

'Battle duration evaluation results show that it will take an additional 4 hours and 12 minutes to advance to the 6th progress line...'

'Not optimistic. '

The agent who coordinated the simultaneous advance of multiple front-line combat battalions of the federal army made a judgment in the background. In any case, Lieutenant General Kruger obviously did not want to receive a razed Seattle, which made the federal army somewhat in the street fighting. Seems a little constrained——

Especially the Zeon Army on the opposite side didn't care about this at all. The mobile suits hiding in the shadows of the high-rise buildings in the city center, as well as the Zeon Army's artillery, opened fire from time to time, greatly slowing down the advancement of the Federation ground forces;

As for the infantry of the Federal Army, their doctrine has always emphasized the coordinated attack of multiple arms. Although the average quality now is much better than at the beginning of the war, they are expected to produce light infantry separated from their own artillery and armored vehicles. Deep penetration is still a little bit worse.

After being fired a few times by snipers from the Zeon Army, or even ordinary riflemen with accurate shots, they often have to stop for a long time, slowly move over or call for artillery support, before they dare to continue advancing. The case agent has seen it nearly a hundred times today.

"Whoosh-"

Several mortar shells roared through the sky and hit the restaurant. Several consecutive explosions destroyed half of the second floor of the restaurant. Broken tables, chairs and what seemed to be human limbs were pushed to the ground by the shock wave. .

"Take your people and move forward, corporal. Go south along the avenue and push to the second intersection and turn left. There is a police station in this area. The police there decided to revolt and accept the command of our army to take over. Enter the surveillance network in this region.”

As the agent spoke, he completed confirmation with officers at all levels of the chain of command and directly conveyed orders to the most basic units of the federal army.

"Yes, sir."

Sergeant Aitik looked at the corporal next to the camera, talking respectfully to the system. He was also not idle. He skillfully took out the tape and fixed the optical cable along the floor and wall, and at the same time connected another line port. ;

"Let's go," the bearded corporal waved, motioning for Atik to follow him, and still exited the attic along the wall. Three soldiers will be lucky enough to stay here to guard this frontline observation node, while the others have to Keep pushing.

……

"No more fighting, sir, no more fighting!"

A middle-aged man with white hair, wearing a decent suit and leather shoes, but covered in smoke and dust, and even had a few cuts on his trouser legs, entered the Pangpan-class battleship under the escort of two federal soldiers. In the bridge.

"Lieutenant General Krueger, former Mayor of Seattle, Mr. Jemison brought."

The agent who was also connected to the surveillance inside the ship stood up in advance to face the side door of the bridge before the man entered, and was ready for the introduction.

Seeing the agent's figure, the middle-aged man's pupils trembled slightly. He was obviously thinking of something, but his instinct as a political animal still made him focus on more important things:

"Not 'former', I am the mayor democratically elected by the city council. My term has neither expired nor been impeached to step down. I am still the only legal and reasonable mayor in Seattle!"

Under the gazes of many federal officers on the bridge, either contemptuously or appraisingly, Jemison patted his clothes and straightened his tie. When he was brought into a public place with a large number of people, he automatically entered Own politician model.

"I ask that you correct your title of me, young lady."

"Mr. Jamieson, intelligence shows that when Seattle was occupied by the Zeon army, you seemed to have cooperated with the Zeon people a lot, and even accepted an official position in the government occupied by the Zeon army."

The agent unfolded the tablet in his hand, swiped it a few times, pretended to be looking for information, and spoke calmly.

At present, the Seattle Garrison Division of the Zeon Army has been retracted and can still maintain its strength. At the same time, it is huddled within the urban area of ​​Seattle, relying on the city's complex terrain and limited deployment width to offset the Federal Army's numerical and firepower advantages.

But correspondingly, the Zeon Army's control over other locations in the entire contiguous urban area completely collapsed, causing many strange characters to escape into the areas controlled by the Federation Army.

"What does a traitor look like..." The federal officers standing in the corridor on the second floor were whispering to each other.

"I endured the humiliation - I could have escaped by plane, but I could not let go of the Seattle citizens who had entrusted their trust and public power to me. I could only seek skin from the tiger. When our country's military could not protect her people, Try to alleviate as much as possible the disaster caused by war."

Although Jemison still looks embarrassed, after regaining his composure, his voice is now loud and full of energy. It does not make people feel that he is yelling, but also allows the voice to be clearly transmitted to the huge bridge. in everyone's ears;

It's obvious that he is a professional.

"Although I have not received formal military training, I also know how bloody and cruel street fighting, especially in a huge city like Seattle, can be, and how many supposedly happy families can be destroyed..."

"...Now, I implore the commanders of the federal army, for the sake of the federation and millions of Seattle residents, do not let the war-stricken people suffer more harm. Please temporarily cease fire. Zeon and I I know Bock, the commander of the Zeon Army. Please let me persuade the Zeon Army to surrender."

Jemison looked at the agent, or to be precise, at Lieutenant General Kruger behind her who was speaking, but her tone seemed to be addressing everyone here.

Lieutenant General Kruger frowned. He was not very good at dealing with such eloquent politicians who kept saying one thing after another.

Chapter 59: The troops are approaching the city (2)

'Data models used to predict individual behavior patterns need to continue to be improved...'

The agent sighed in the background. This politician who is quite good at seizing opportunities, Jamieson, was the mayor of Seattle before it fell into the zone controlled by the Zeon army, and was also a senator in the Federal Assembly;

After Seattle was occupied by the Zeon army, he cooperated with the Zeon occupying army and continued to serve as the mayor of Seattle. He came forward to reorganize the city's police system and security system and combat anti-Zeon forces in the city. He was a Zeon lackey of the Federation Army behind enemy lines. A member of the assassination list——

However, before the Alaska Front launched the amphibious assault, during the exchange with the Federal CIA, his name appeared again on the list of informants sent by the Intelligence Department who needed to be protected.