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

Admiral Rebil nodded slightly. Some of what the agent said was something he still remembered, some he could see when he had a meeting with the generals in the European theater a few days ago, and some, even he, I have to ask my officers to dig through the pile of information and I don’t know when they will be able to find it.

However, there are also some things that have not been entered into the electronic database, or are in confidential files that the agent has no right to remove. Admiral Raibil learned from elsewhere, but the agent still gave Raibil an update from An opportunity to judge a person from multiple perspectives.

"So based on your current knowledge of the Zeon Army's intelligence, what do you think Army Group I's chances of winning are?"

"The estimation error is too large and not significant, Chief of General Staff Rebil; our army is still seizing the time to prepare. The new recruits who are scheduled to be recruited to the frontline troops are still being reorganized due to mutiny. Zeon The deployment of troops when our army actually launches an offensive is still uncertain.”

Army Group I is mainly composed of troops from the federal member states of Western Europe, Southern Europe and the British Isles. The number of military personnel planned to participate in the operation should reach more than 85, which was greatly affected by this mutiny.

"That's right. After all, I don't dare to guarantee when our army will launch an offensive."

Admiral Ray Bill sighed;

If everything goes according to plan, Admiral Rebir should have started coordinating the troops to advance towards the Zeon army by now, instead of still in the federal control area from time to time going to various offensive material storage warehouses to check whether the environment of the barracks is satisfactory. improve.

Right now, a lot of things are still uncertain.

Immediately afterwards, Army Group A set out from Sicily, landed in Tunisia, North Africa, and then crossed Libya along the Mediterranean coastline and headed straight to Egypt and the Suez Canal Zone. Troops were mobilized from southern, central and northern European countries;

Army Group B, which is currently in a stalemate with the Zeon Army in Turkey, will take the initiative to attack after receiving reinforcements from Eastern Europe and the Balkan countries, break through the Zeon Army in front of it, and join up with the Caucasus Front Army from Eurasia to regain the lost territory. The Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf area controlled by the Zeon Army.

Continuing to the east, the Central Asian Front Army, which is still composed of the Eurasian Army and some troops from the Western East Asian Military Region, will attack from multiple fronts. They will first counter-encircle the Zeon troops who are currently fighting fiercely with the Federation defenders in the Baikonur Space City, and then All the way south, from Central Asia, it broke into the South Asian subcontinent controlled by the Zeon army.

In the easternmost part of the entire Eurasian continent, there are naturally strong forces, and they have successfully recaptured the East Asian theater in Myanmar in the previous two months of counterattacks. They will shoulder the offensive tasks in two directions alone:

Breaking through the Zeon defense line along the Bay of Bengal to the west, entering the South Asian subcontinent, and sweeping the Indo-China Peninsula to the south, the Zeon defenders on the Malaysian Peninsula landed on the Indonesian Islands to lay the groundwork for retaking Oceania.

After some narration by the agent, and corroborating the impressions in Rebir's own mind with the analysis reports submitted by his officers, he had a clearer understanding of the various units that were about to launch an offensive operation. ;

Among the various armies, there are those that Rebir is not very capable of interfering with, but there is basically no need for him to worry; there are also commanders like Admiral Ireland who he is not sure about, who may need his extra attention.

In the end, the strategy of the Federal Army is actually still very close to the strong member states fighting each other to a large extent, but at least under the coordination of General Revier, they can launch an offensive together at close to the same time, and the preparation of supplies We also tried our best to get what everyone needs;

The remaining questions, such as who is the main attack and who is feinting, all depend on the efforts of each unit: if the attack is good, it will be the main attack, and if the attack is not good, it will be regarded as a feint to contain the Zeon army.

Although Admiral Rebier had envisioned fully mobilizing the most elite troops and materials in the entire Eurasian continent to form a joint force and concentrate them in one place, the governments of each member country are still strong in the federal parliament and give priority to their own countries. Regional interests -

Whichever direction the elite main force is concentrated in, the governments of other member states will naturally be unwilling to do so, unless the pressure from the Zeon army is really strong enough to make all the federal countries in Eurasia feel the danger of national subjugation. pressure, otherwise such an idea would be difficult to realize.

"...But Chief of General Staff Raibil, if our army's comprehensive counterattack is viewed as a whole, then the winning rate between the enemy and our armies will become much clearer."

"Oh, why, the more complex the system is, shouldn't it be more difficult to predict?"

"To be precise, it should be more macro - although each action individually has various risks that are difficult to predict, but collectively, every action encounters extreme risks, and the probability of failure is very small. event……"

It was hard for Admiral Ray Bill to imagine, but at this moment, he seemed to be able to feel an inexplicable firmness and undoubted confidence in victory from the mouth of an AI who was also serious when talking nonsense;

"...Therefore, the front maintained by the Zeon Army on the Eurasian continent will inevitably end in total collapse."

……

"Isn't this information enough to prove the direction of the main attack of the federal army?"

Lieutenant General Yuri Kellerne, commander of the Zeon Earth Attack Force and European Front, angrily threw a stack of satellite photos on the table;

"Lieutenant General Kelani is really only thinking about his own defense zone. Now that he has been promoted to this level, he should take a more macro perspective to take care of the overall situation."

General Paulus, the commander of the Zeon Central Asian Front who is nearly 20 years older than Lieutenant General Kelani but only one level higher in military rank, said unhurriedly, placing the items scattered on the table. Satellite photos are arranged one after another.

"That's right. After all, General Paulus has been gnawing at the isolated city of Baikonur for almost three months and has yet to defeat it. He is also in urgent need of reinforcements."

"Oh, I hope your department can become a veritable European front army as soon as possible."

Although Lieutenant General Kelani's troops have exchanged offensive and defensive exchanges with the opposite federal army several times, they have only reached the shores of the Turkish Strait; at present, the largest area controlled by the Zeon Army in Europe is only Kerry on the Mediterranean Sea. Special Island.

Admiral Paulus also took out a dozen satellite photos from the folder in front of him, placed them under the photos he had coded, placed them one by one, and asked Kelani:

"Let's take a look. From Hanoi to Lisbon, where do the federal troops not look like they are preparing to attack?"

"Well……"

"Does the higher-ups now have an explanation about Commander-in-Chief Kalma?"

At this time, Lieutenant General Rommel of the Zeon North African Front stepped forward to smooth things over; in the past, issues involving the coordination of multiple aspects of the Zeon Army still required a decision by Kalma, the supreme commander of the Earth Army.

"It's hard to say. I think there's quite a big fuss in North America right now. A group of federal troops landed from the sea and captured the area from Olympia to Vancouver. They used the surrounding coastal mountains to hold on. I don't think so. It can be pushed into the sea in a short time..."

Several commanders of the Zeon Army, who did not report to each other and did not have the traditional order of command according to seniority, started arguing, but in the end they could not come to a unified conclusion.

Chapter 71: Multiple paths go hand in hand (4)

On October 21, Universal Year 0079.10.21 (UC 3), in low-Earth orbit, a transport fleet consisting of three Musai-class cruisers, two Papua-class transport ships, and seven requisitioned civilian ships was heading towards Move forward in the direction of the scheduled airdrop location.

The Zeon Army has formed dozens of small fleets like this to maintain the long supply lines from Zeon's native Side 3 colonial satellite group, to Fortress Solomon, to all parts of the earth's surface.

Since the ground front of the Zeon Army waiting to obtain supplies from orbit passes through almost every meridian, and in order to save fuel for orbit changes, it is difficult for the Zeon Space Attack Force to form a large-scale fleet and centrally escort supply transportation. Way.

However, the commander of this fleet, Major General Kongsikang, did not think that the federal attack fleets that had broken through the 'Primus' blockade fleet as indicated in the intelligence dared to stroke their own tiger's beard.

After all, in the six months since the Zeon Army occupied low-Earth orbit, it was not that they did nothing except deliver supplies to their own controlled areas or throw objects at high altitudes in the Federation controlled areas;

In low-Earth orbit, in addition to destroying the satellite network controlled by the Federation, either through capture and modification, or by building their own, the Zeon army also deployed a number of surveillance 'constellations' with large armed space stations as the core control over the earth. ——

The spy satellites maintain relatively fixed positions to deploy high-power directional laser communications to penetrate meter particle interference to achieve interconnection, or to achieve long-distance communications through the 'clean orbit' reserved by the Zeon Army. .

Moreover, those small attack fleets that did not even dispatch federal battleships based on the blockade fleet intelligence, even if they were ignorant and fearless enough to charge over, Rear Admiral Kongsikang's fleet would not be defenseless.

"It should be that they really didn't bring any battleships... Even if the people in the 'Primus' fleet are incompetent, they probably won't be able to see it wrong both Magellan and Salamis."

Major General Kongsikang unconsciously twitched his fingers a few times, inexplicably recalling the ferocious bombardment of the battleship detachment from the federal fleet he encountered in March when the Earth-descending operation just started;

'Obviously our army has dispatched MS teams, and it is obvious that we have not yet entered the range where we can effectively observe the impact point and calibrate the firing——'

However, the federal fleet was able to maintain a tight formation and conduct rounds of fire in an orderly manner. Relying on the fire coverage of hundreds of large and small mega particle cannons in a general area, it still damaged one of its own ships at the time. Chebe-class heavy cruiser;

As a result, he can now only fight on a featureless Musai-class cruiser.

"What did you say, sir?"

The first mate at the helm at the front vaguely heard Major General Kongsikang's whispered curses, and turned around to ask.

"fine."

Major General Kongsikang first waved his hand to the first mate, then clenched his fist in displeasure and waved it in the air;

It's not just the Musai-class without any 'characteristics'. The Musai-class cruiser he's standing on now is a little different from the mass-produced version at the beginning of the war. One of the three twin-mounted main guns has been deleted. Numerous modifications to simplify production were also made elsewhere -

Even Dozuru, the commander-in-chief of the Zeon Space Attack Force, who had mostly sent his troops with battleships before, had to admit after the Hart Battle that it was unrealistic and unrealistic to expect the Zeon battleships to engage in artillery battles with the Federation within the effective range. cost-effective approach;

Although the firepower of the Musai-class mega particle cannon is theoretically better than that of the Federation's Salamis-class cruiser of similar size, Zeon simply cannot muster enough Gwakin-class battleships to withstand the firepower of the Federation battle fleet. .

However, this late-production version of the Musai-class light cruiser does not have completely unimproved performance;

After removing one main gun, the shape of the Gnaku at the rear of the ship was adjusted so that it could directly accommodate 6 Zakus. At the same time, simple electromagnetic catapults were installed on both sides of the Gnaku to provide more space for MS troops. It provides an initial speed when attacking; in addition, it also slightly strengthens the anti-air firepower.

'But wouldn't this make us more and more dependent on MS troops?This... what will happen next? '

Major General Kongsikang thought gloomily in his heart. He was not an officer from the MS army, and he had no relevant driving experience at all. Even if he wanted to learn now, the rank of major general would not allow him to lose face, and his fat belly Damn, the MS troops may not be happy to recruit him.

If it weren't for his seniority and familiarity with Commander-in-Chief Dozuru, he might not be able to overpower the several MS team captains attached to his fleet.

"Sir, we are expected to enter the critical airdrop orbit in 1 hour and 37 minutes. We have just confirmed the weather conditions on the ground at the airdrop site through the communication window."

"Hmm... is it necessary to correct the trajectory and launch time?"

"Sir, the interference caused by the meteorological conditions is within the acceptable range and does not require correction."

"That's good, wait-"

Rear Admiral Kongsikang accidentally noticed that a yellow warning message suddenly popped up on the information bar on the screen above the bridge.

"——What is that? The Sky Eye-78 spy satellite lost contact?"

"Uh...Sir, maybe it was hit by debris and malfunctioned. It's a common thing..."

For supply delivery or orbital bombing missions like this, the Zeon Army's transport fleet basically conducts them once a week. In the past six months, they have conducted dozens of missions, and this situation can be seen almost every time;

After all, in a nanoparticle environment, whether it is for reconnaissance or communication, the power requirements for satellite power supply are not low, and the large-area solar panels that provide energy will inevitably be hit by a large number of debris generated in the battle in orbit——

When any missile explodes or any warship explodes, the space debris generated is equivalent to the number of objects left behind by humans in the normal decommissioning of satellites in space within ten years without collision.

"...Look, 20.00% of the satellites on the surveillance network are temporarily out of contact."

The first mate of the Musai-class cruiser connected to the Zeon Army satellite monitoring network, circled the dim node locations, and displayed them in front of Major General Kongsikang.

"How come there are so many of them? Why? Shouldn't we maintain an availability rate of at least 90.00%?"

"Ah, sir, haven't you noticed? In the past half month, all the planned satellite network transmission and launch missions have been cancelled. For some reason, the people on the ground suddenly went crazy and applied for reinforcements and Orbital bombing; even North America, which previously claimed to be self-sufficient, has begun asking us for equipment and reinforcements."

The Zeon Space Attack Force has excluding the Solomon Fortress garrison fleet, and the remaining nearly a hundred combat ships are already spinning and distributed at each true periphery of each orbit. This is also taken into consideration to ensure that the strength of each transport fleet should be It can cope with the Federation Space Force fleet that is moving again on Luna 2.

'Tianyan-47 satellite lost contact. '

During the conversation, the Zeon Army's satellite surveillance network went dark again.

"No...no, notify the entire fleet to enter the first level combat state."

Major General Kongsikang pointed his index finger to the sky and waved it half a circle in the air; but his newly assigned first mate still didn't seem to understand the situation, and turned around blankly and asked:

"Ah? In combat status?"

"Ah [Side 3 expletive], using the positions of these two missing satellites, plus the time between the two alarms, you can quickly figure out the attack orbit used by the Federal Space Force for me. What the hell? No, he’s coming for us!”

Major General Kongsikang, who is considered the veteran space fleet commander of the Zeon Army, took a rough look at the positions of the two missing satellites, and an elliptical line was naturally connected in his mind; this seemed to be exactly what he commanded. The transport fleet met above the planned airdrop location.

Because the first mate who was originally paired with Rear Admiral Kong Sikang has been transferred to the captain of another warship, the new officer hurriedly looked at the navigation orbit computer at the side under Rear Admiral Kong Sikang’s dissatisfied eyes. The operation started.

'Hmph... Unless the three federal fleets merged and found me after breaking out, otherwise...'

Major General Kongsikang grinded his teeth unconsciously. Although one of the three Musai-class cruisers in his fleet was not fully loaded because it carried extra airdrop supplies, there were still 3 mobile suits, which was not the average cruiser of the Federation Army. The Yangtze Squadron can defeat the enemy.

The only regret is that, after half a year, the main MS fielded by the Zeon Space Force is still the Zaku F type (MS-06F) equipped with Zaku machine guns and anti-ship rocket launchers;

This is not because Zeon's mobile suit development department is not working hard. In fact, it is because the losses on the ground battlefield are too great. Two new mobile suits, MS-07 Gufu and MS-09 Damo, have been invested in the Zeon army, taking up a lot of space in the Zeon army. MS production capacity;

In comparison, the federal fleet in the universe is huddled on Luna 2 and has no chance of large-scale battles. Naturally, it will make do with the mature products and production lines.

Second, about a month ago, the battle records and technical evaluation data of Gundam, a new mobile suit of the Federation Army, submitted by Major Char, known as the "Red Comet", greatly shocked Zeon's mobile suit research and development department;

It directly led to the complete redesign of the next-generation MS originally intended for use by the Zeon Space Attack Force. In terms of using Mega particle weapons, beam swords, etc., it was in line with the Federation Army's Gundam, making the originally poorly developed mobile suit useless. Not significantly modified.

"Major General Kongsikang, the orbit has been calculated and the enemy encounter warning message has been sent out; the 2th Cruise Squadron stationed at Tianji-12 Space Station requires us to confirm the enemy encounter information!"

“Aren’t they willing to just come out and help?”

"People from the 12th Cruise Squadron responded that they were unable to dispatch based only on the information that the satellite had lost contact. They were calling other nearby spy satellites to try to confirm the possible images of the federal fleet."

"Hmph, by that time they are maneuvering in orbit and coming in this direction, how can they still have time?"

Major General Kongsikang punched the armrest of his seat, turned to the communication officer who was facing the MS unit and said:

"Forget it, pick up the mobile suit team for me and let them prepare for dispatch. Note that according to the intelligence, there is an aircraft carrier in the Federation's attack fleet this time. There is a probability that it is equipped with Federation's mobile suits. Let them not lose our Zeon army's lead. The face of years of MS technology!”

"Yes, sir... Oh, also, the lieutenant colonel from the Earth Attack Force called us and asked us what the battle alarm was about. Do I want to tell him the truth?"

"That person from the Earth Attack Force...?"

Thinking of the arrogant ace pilot who was also the commander of the MS troops deployed to the ground as reinforcements, Major General Kong Sikan rolled his eyes, shook his head and said:

"What's the use of his ground machine in space? Tell him to relax. He's a cutting-edge machine in his brigade. I'll definitely airdrop him to the ground safely!"

……

"Major General, we are expected to arrive at the scheduled airdrop location in 11 minutes. If there is really a federal fleet attacking, we should meet them soon."

The newly assigned first mate once again revealed that he was not fully convinced of Major General Kong Sikang's judgment, which made Kong Sikang's dissatisfaction with him even more intense.

"How is the distribution of rice particles around?"

"The concentration of combat has reached within the orbital area, and the situation on the surface below is not very good either. There are blurred and difficult-to-observe situations in many places..."

"Surface? Why are we still paying attention to the surface situation? Haven't we already confirmed with the ground that the airdrop position has not been corrected..."

But as he said that, he saw the first mate staring at the surface of the earth on the side of the battleship, and Major General Kongsikang’s eyes were involuntarily attracted to the wonderful scenery on the ground——

The Zeon transport fleet is now less than 500 kilometers above the ground, and the earth below is in darkness before dawn. Except for a few rear cities far away from the front line, no nighttime light control is maintained;

The winding black belt across the Eurasian continent, sandwiched between the network of lights representing civilization, is the dividing line between the areas controlled by the Federation Army and the Zeon Army.

But now, in this black belt, there are short bursts of light flashing like hanging whips, not just one or two places, but close to the entire front within the observation range of the Zeon fleet. An explosion of fire was seen flashing.

'This is seen from space...this scale must be thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers? '

The flickering firelight extends to the edge of the field of view, and the other side of the dividing line between day and night becomes difficult to identify, but looking at it like this, across more than a dozen time zones, on the side of the earth where it is already daytime, something should also be happening. fighting.

For a moment, Major General Kongsikang didn't know which one was more ridiculous: the Federation Army, which had been retreating steadily, suddenly launched a major counterattack across Eurasia, or the Zeon troops on the ground who staged a collective light show to bid farewell to Kalma Zabi. Some.