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

The agent smiled lightly, tilted his head slightly, and pretended to look at the tablet screen in his hand; instead of trying, it was better to take the combat information given by the agent to Bai Jin and give him a few words about street fighting. Bloody and the fact that there are still a large number of civilians stranded——

The young people on board the White Base, who had been put aside after reuniting with the Federation Army and idled on the edge of the battlefield for the first time, could hardly sit still.

"Then first contact the White Base to see if they can cooperate; also, find a way to fool Jimison. If, as he said, he knows the high-ranking officials of the Zeon Security Force, then this He is indeed a candidate who can lower the enemy's vigilance."

Speaking of Jimmyson who looked more like an actor than a politician, or whether being an actor was a prerequisite for unlocking his career as a politician, Lieutenant General Kruger seemed to have a bit of a headache;

He has also seen a person with a true statesmanlike temperament and conversation. During the conversation with him, Lieutenant General Kruger was able to understand that the other person was truly thinking about the future direction of human society, and It is not limited to some superficial, slogan-style emotional incitement.

"Understood, leave it to me, Lieutenant General Kruger."

After confirming that the development of the situation on his side was as expected, the agent sent a request to the White Base for assistance in the operation through the joint operations command system and walked to the confession room aside.

"... Lieutenant Colonel, thank you for your hard work. Lieutenant General Kruger has new instructions, and we need to ask this gentleman to cooperate."

The agent observed the situation in the room through the indoor camera and voice recorder, and knocked on the confession room door from outside.

"Tsk, I didn't expect that we chatted for so long without paying attention; let's do this for now, Mr. Jimison. I asked for your help, so maybe your proposal has been approved. Seattle is a very beautiful city. I said before I have been here too and would like it to be preserved if possible.”

Although the file of this staff intelligence officer also lists a series of trainings related to psychology and interrogation that he has received, it is obvious that even if these resumes are not fake, he has no chance of practicing what he has learned. Not nearly as much as Jimmyson;

Unknowingly, his attitude had softened a lot, and he even began to be vaguely friendly in his words.

"Thank you very much for being willing to listen to me. If it weren't for this, I would have escaped from the control of the Zeon army all the way here. I really don't know how to relieve the tension in my heart. Of course, when peace comes again, I hope to be able to provide casualties for our army. The soldiers raised funds to build a memorial to this battle in Seattle. When the time comes..."

"Click."

The agent pushed open the door and walked in. He nodded to the federal officer and opened his mouth to interrupt Jimison's rambling:

"Lieutenant Colonel, the transcript of the conversation has been proofread. I would like you to sign it with Mr. Jimison later, okay?"

"Oh, let me go take a look first."

The officer wisely exited the room, leaving only the surprised Mayor Jimison.

"Hell, there's a transcript of the conversation - don't tell me you even recorded it, this isn't an interrogation, and I'm not a suspect - you should at least tell me this at the beginning of the conversation, I thought..."

"It seems that the officer responsible for 'talking' to you just now may have provided a misleading promise. I am very sorry and will conduct a review of his performance during the conversation later."

The agent pulled out a chair and sat on the chair in the confession room - because the humanoid bodies were from the same batch, the problem that the body weight was far higher than that of ordinary humans has not been improved.

Jimison muttered a few words in a low voice, 'That's what I should have thought of', 'At least military information should not be disclosed casually...' or something like that, but when he saw the agent sitting upright opposite him, he became curious again. got up.

"But you won't delete the recording, right? Very good, miss. Now please tell me who you are. I heard that General Kruger has a daughter, but no one has ever said anything about her. He also serves in the army and can command a school officer at will."

"Sorry, no comment."

"Okay, I guess so. So I've told you everything I know. Now if someone else comes in, do you want to ask me again?"

"After careful consideration by the command, the suggestion you made to Lieutenant General Kruger is considered worthy of a try."

At this time, of course, the agent cannot say that he is asking for help, otherwise the person will definitely use it as an excuse.

"Really?! I thank you for your kindness on behalf of the millions of citizens in Seattle. In this case, I hope you can communicate with the Zeon army about a ceasefire first, and then let me come..."

"This is the implementation plan of this capitulation operation. You are an important part of it. If you don't understand anything, I will be responsible for explaining it to you."

The agent interrupted Jimison, who was very excited and even wanted to lead the way to persuade him to surrender according to his own ideas. He pulled out a stack of documents, put them on the table and pushed them over.

"This represents a request for assistance from the Federation Army to you during wartime. The implementation plan is equivalent to an order. If you violate it during the negotiation with the Zeon Army, we will not be able to guarantee your life safety."

"...It seems I have no choice,"

Jimison hesitated for a moment, but still took the plan and looked through it honestly, while saying:

"But I still want to know if you had this plan in advance, or if you rushed it after driving me into this small room?"

"No comment."

The silence in the room remained for a while, except for the sound of pages turning from time to time.

'Snapped--'

Jimison gently threw the plan back on the table and said with a frown:

"I've finished reading the 'script'. It's much simpler than I thought, but to be honest, I haven't figured out which play you want to act in."

"The actors just need to follow the script and your life will be safe."

"Without understanding the emotional gist of the script, even the best actors cannot guarantee that they will be able to perform the play correctly, Miss 'No Comments.'"

"Yes, you just need to act yourself."

'yes? '

Jimison suddenly seemed to think of something again. He picked up the plan book and flipped through it to find confirmation. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his body and leaned back on the chair;

"In this case, I can agree, but I also need to confirm that this surrender operation is public, right?"

"Yes, during the negotiations we hope to reach a temporary ceasefire with the Zeon Army."

"And my role as a negotiator is also public."

"Yes, if it succeeds, the citizens of Seattle will definitely appreciate your contribution."

"Okay, I agree."

Jimison said thoughtfully; the agent nodded, stood up, gathered up the plan book that Jimison threw back on the table, and neatly arranged it;

"Thank you for your cooperation. Please follow me to the lounge. You can refresh your appearance there before starting negotiations. We will also prepare a new suit for you."

Chapter 61: The troops are approaching the city (4)

"Dear citizens of Seattle, one million federal troops have now returned to the North American continent and are approaching the city to surround this place; but please rest assured that I, Jamison Payton, am working hard for the peaceful defense of Seattle. Please Fellow citizens..."

Mayor Jamieson's voice came from the loudspeaker on the roof of the car and resounded through the streets in all directions. The representatives of the federal officers accompanying him on the other two sides and the Zeon officer responsible for the contact all turned their faces away in unison.

"Commander Bock, look..."

Standing in the headquarters in front of the large screen of the surveillance network connected to the entire city, a staff officer of the Zeon Army asked Major General Bock with a bit of confusion.

"It doesn't matter. Since they are willing, it would be a good idea for them to go around and do more publicity on the way here. It will just give our army a little more time to reorganize its defense line."

"But now that he is spreading rumors like this, even our soldiers can hear it. Now that our army is outnumbered and defeated, I am worried about morale..."

The Zeon Army's staff still looked hesitant.

"Oh, the enemy's long-range firepower is constrained by concerns about civilian casualties, and the advancement speed is limited. However, our army's command structure is still generally intact, and communications are smooth. Not to mention defending such a large city until death, it can hold on for at least a week to wait for the frontline troops. There is absolutely no problem in returning support.”

Major General Bock crossed his arms and sneered disdainfully.

"But the other party has named you to come to our army's headquarters to negotiate with you face to face."

"Hmph, I can roughly guess what they are thinking."

……

"Sorry, that's it. You can't follow."

Standing in front of a Seattle subway station, the Zeon Army officer extended his hand and let Mayor Jimison pass, but stopped the federal officer who was accompanying the envoy to participate in the negotiations.

"What do you mean?"

The major of the federal army asked coldly with wide eyes.

"Literally speaking, since you insist on interviewing the commander of our army, naturally you cannot allow people with military training to accompany you. How is this reasonable?"

"This is different from what we just agreed."

Several Zeon soldiers accompanying the surveillance sniffed and couldn't help but puff up their chests. They raised the submachine guns hanging on their chests and looked at the major of the Federation Army threateningly.

"Oh, it doesn't matter..."

The Zeon officer spread his hands and said like a rogue: "...it was you who said it, not us. If you are unwilling to continue the negotiation now, we can send you out of the area controlled by our army as a gift, and we can continue to work under our command. See the real chapter."

Although they were caught off guard by the sudden landing of the federal army, as the troops gradually gathered together, and in the afternoon they repelled several forced beach landing offensives by federal marines in the coastal and lake areas of Seattle -

The confidence and arrogance accumulated by the Zeon Army from several consecutive victories from space to the ground were restored.

"you……"

"Oh, if that's the case, let me try it first. It will be good if it succeeds. If we can't agree, let me send a message to the Zeon army. It's not bad to test the bottom line of the Zeon people. I have already spent a lot of money. We can’t waste time without success.”

Seeing this, Jimison, who was about to go up the escalator, hurriedly pushed aside the Zeon soldiers, and walked up to the Federation major while maintaining a relaxed and confident expression and whispered.

The Major of the Federation Army's face changed from gloomy to bright for a while, and then he reluctantly suppressed his displeasure and said:

"It can be seen that you have no sincerity at all. It seems that I don't have any expectations for negotiations. I would like to advise you not to play with fire and burn yourself. It is better to enter a prisoner of war camp than to go to court directly as a war criminal. In that case, I will not accompany you."

After saying that, the major of the federal army patted Jimison on the shoulder again, gave him a threatening look, and turned to leave.

"Hey, it's not certain that we will meet again in whose prisoner of war camp then?"

The Zeon officer behind him waved to the accompanying soldiers to see off the guests, then turned to Jimison and grinned:

"Don't forget, you have to go through security before entering the subway. The same goes for Mr. Jimison. If you have brought any prohibited items, I suggest you take them out first and ask the major to take them away with you. Otherwise, if we find them, they will be detained. Won’t pay it back”

"This……"

Jimison pinched his sleeves awkwardly, hoping to get a reassuring look from the federal army major who came with him——

This formal suit was indeed prepared for him by the Federal Army; as a veteran in politics, he did not know anything about the equipment of some intelligence agents, but the Federal Army's 'script' did not tell him anything about the situation. .

However, the major of the federal army left without looking back.

"Please - 'Mayor' Jimison."

The Zeon officer reread the last two words with slight disdain and picked up a metal detector from the counter nearby.

'Ring, ring, ring, click - click -'

The subway commandeered by the Zeon army slowly opened out of the bright platform. At the edge of the platform, in the maintenance staff passage that was about to go deep into the dark tunnel, a worker in a dirty uniform watched numbly as the train passed by him. passed in front of;

He stood leaning against the wall, and his drooped hands knocked on the pipes exposed outside the wall as if unintentionally.

……

"Report, the federal army's envoy Jimison has been brought."

In the battle situation hall of the Seattle Garrison Command, a guard hurriedly walked in and stood behind Major General Bock, who was still paying attention to the location of the remaining troops of the Zeon Garrison Division.

"Oh, he's here? How about it? Can you confirm what's going on with the other party?"

"Well……"

Facing Major General Bock's inquiry, the Zeon guard seemed a little hesitant, but still opened his mouth to report:

"The confidentiality officer reported that the suit and leather shoes worn by the other party do look like the custom-made camouflage styles of the federal intelligence agency, but..."

"But what, tell me."

A curious smile appeared on Major General Bock's face.

"...They found nothing. Although it looked very wrong, they scanned every aspect, including cufflinks, belts, leather shoes, and even Jimison's body, and found nothing."

"Oh, it doesn't matter. If that's the case, then I'll go see what kind of medicine the federal army wants to sell in the gourd, and this Jimison who 'left and returned' - I really misjudged him. I didn't expect it. He has such guts."

Having said that, Major General Bock clenched his fist and made a 'bang' sound, no longer paying attention to the several Zeon military unit logos deployed around the headquarters on the map——

Just now, taking advantage of the last few Dopp fighter jets in the sky above Seattle to drive away from the federal military aircraft that wanted to use the ceasefire period to forcibly invade the sky above the Zeon-occupied area for reconnaissance, two mobile suit teams, and an entire team as reserves The basically intact mixed armored grenadier group has been moved to this area.

However, just when Jimison tried his best to fool Major General Bock, who was watching his performance without moving, secret light signals were transmitted among the various units of the federal army.

"Suspected targets No. [-], [-], and [-] have been eliminated, and the direction of attack is confirmed to be targets No. [-] and No. [-]... Is that so, Miss Platinum?"

"That's right, Sergeant Amuro."

Platinum nodded and synchronized the updated combat data on the tactical map to the Gundam's cockpit;

Agents on the Federation Army side have confirmed that the Federation has generally confirmed in the city of Seattle by inspecting the communication cables laid out in the occupied Zeon Army strongholds, as well as the efforts of relevant electronic warfare units to try to invade the Zeon Army's wired communication network. Five possible locations for the Zeon Army command center were identified.

Although Jimison himself had no knowledge of it, local federal intelligence agents who had never left Seattle used the direction and time of subway operation to rule out three more possible locations.

"Hey, do we have to split into two groups? Can I follow Amuro?"

Kai Sitting, who was sitting in the cockpit of Guncannon, curled his lips.

"Please don't worry. The remaining No. [-] and No. [-] targets are located on the same street. During the concentrated assault, the final judgment will be made based on the reaction of the Zeon army's troop deployment."

Platinum explained.

Since this time it was rare that the White Base was not approached to fight, but that it took the initiative to attack along with the friendly forces without any worries. Therefore, not only the three mobile suits, but also Sera Mars, who was responsible for driving the core fighter, also I received the identification code of the Federal Air Force aircraft sent from the agent.

"Ha, since we are acting together, then I have nothing to worry about."

"Don't expect others to protect you on the battlefield."