Gundam, Iron Banner

"This time it was a head-on blow."

In the restaurant, April sighed and said this sentence while tearing the bread.

Hearing her exclamation, You Bai couldn't help falling into silence, and said after a long time: "Maybe we are too defensive. If we don't take the initiative to attack, even if the political situation prevails, we will be led by the nose by the Titans."

"But they use poisonous gas to fight, we must not accept it?"

"I understand, that's why it is more necessary to hit the opponent's key position. For example..."

You Bai raised his head and gave April a veiled look.

April, who has lived with him for nearly two years, immediately understood the meaning, opened his eyes wide and murmured, "Could it mean Jinping Island?"

"Exactly. That's the arsenal. If it can be taken down, it will be of great benefit to Aogu. In addition, the Jinping Island base is also a test field for Titans. They will definitely try their best to prevent it. We can rely on launching an attack. method to gain the initiative in war.”

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Attacking Jinping Island is a very good plan. Regarding the current situation, attacking Jinping Island can not only contain the movement of Titans, but more importantly, it can allow Aogu to obtain the ability to produce its own body.Blindly relying on Anaheim is not enough, you must hold the most basic military power in your own hands.

However, You Bai's proposal was not immediately approved, because Kilimanjaro is also a very good target.The brigadier general and the people from the Anaheim consortium were entangled between the two parties, and there was no conclusion for a while.

Which side to fight is something to say, the most important thing now is to quickly repair the Aogu flagship Agamma.

In order to repair the two battleships that were severely damaged in the battle, Captain Brad had to order to enter SIDE-2 for repairs.Regarding the decision made by Aogu, the mayor who had just been dragged back from the brink of life and death naturally fully agreed, and promised to fully assist Aogu to restore his combat power.

But from Brad's point of view, the verbal promises of senior officials are not trustworthy, at least a few more conversations with him are required.Of course, at best it's a peaceful exchange, at worst it's a threat, so that this SIDE-2 official should stop swaying around like a fool.

As for the task of bodyguards, it was carried out by You Bai and Lieutenant Apoli.

On the way to Colonial Government Building No. 1, Apoli smiled at You Bai who was sitting next to him and said, "I thought you would suggest that other people come."

"How to say?"

"Didn't the Commodore ask Captain Cobatro to take you to Von Braun? That's a very important thing."

"Is it about meeting Mr. Weng Li and President Melani?" You Bai looked away from the window, looked at Apoli's face and smiled helplessly, "Because it's a very important thing, Cobatro The captain just asked me to come out and adjust my status."

Apoli is a veteran, so he immediately understood what he meant, and the expression on his face became a little complicated: "Is it my illusion? Every time I come into contact with a chaebol, the relationship will become very stiff."

"After all, the vision of the chaebol is not on the same level as ours."

"Haha, I really hope they can also drive mobile suits to fight against Titans! This way they can understand our hard work."

"Those people probably think the self-explosion button is an engine switch, right?"

The two laughed together.

Captain Brad sat in the back of the car with his hands folded, and he couldn't help shaking his head when he heard their laughter.However, even a steady man like him felt that it was not a good thing to continue to entangle with Anaheim and the others.Merchants can't understand the heaviness of battles, they only measure a war by the gains and losses. This way of thinking is harmful to Ao Gu.

The three of them soon arrived at the office building where the mayor was located, and under the guidance of the staff, they came to the office on the top floor.

Just about to enter, a young correspondent with his arms bandaged walked out with a resentful expression.When he saw You Bai and the others, he froze for a moment, as if he wanted to say something.But in the end, he swallowed the words and left straight away.

"...?"

Seeing that You Bai was paying attention to that person, the mayor hurried up to greet him: "Welcome everyone, come, please sit down."

Brad was not interested in greeting him, so he sat directly on the sofa in the office and said with a serious expression, "What I want to talk to you about is the communication signal from here."

The mayor's eyes suddenly wavered: "... What are you talking about?"

"After the battle started, there was a communication here to contact the enemy. Don't you want to say that Agama's communication personnel misjudged it?"

Hearing his sharp and thorny words, the mayor couldn't help taking out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead twice, and said after deliberation: "It's shameful to say that there is a traitor among my staff... the young man who went out just now People get hurt just to stop traitors."

"……Oh?"

"But I hope you don't blame that traitor! Because, we are... like birds trapped in a cage. If the enemy uses poisonous gas like G3, no one can escape."

The mayor's face was full of embarrassment, and anyone could tell that it was the Titans he contacted.

However, there is really no need to expose him under the current circumstances. Captain Brad sighed: "I understand. But mayor, please make it clear to your subordinates that even if you form an alliance with the Titans, you can gain temporary peace. But in the end One day, your citizens and the colony will pay the price."

The words are very ugly, and they are a veritable threat.However, for senior officials living in a stable state, only such forceful measures can wake them up and see the current situation clearly.

After all, the "price" that Brad mentioned did not just refer to the liquidation that Aogu paid to them after the war.After all, Titans itself is keen to oppress the colonies, and it can do poison gas, so it is not surprising to use other methods.Whether it's SIDE-2 or anywhere else, the inhabitants of the universe and Oguben are grasshoppers on the same rope.

You Bai's eyes flicked between the mayor and Captain Brad, thinking, this kind of lip service is really tiring, everyone knows the same thing, but they just don't want to talk about it.If this is what you call adult socializing, then what Camus used to say makes sense: grown-ups are pretty miserable.

But what makes You Bai unhappy is still behind.

Brad's meeting with the mayor was just an appetizer. What really mattered was the negotiations on the moon the next day.

……

In the busy work, the time soon came to the next day.You Bai accompanied Cobatro to a certain Chinese restaurant of Von Braun, where they were going to meet the president of Anaheim, Melanie Hugh Cabine.

At that time, Weng Li was already waiting in the box.

Before the chairman arrived, the impatient Weng Li couldn't sit still. He looked at Cobatello's side face from the corner of his eye, and glanced at You Bai with a strange gaze, and let out a snort in his nasal cavity, which caused The two paid attention, and then said: "Don't you think that Aogu has been paying too much attention to defense recently?"

Cobatro had already expected that he would have such a view, raised his glass and said with a smile: "That is to let Augu get rid of the image of a rebel,"

Weng Li picked up the wine glass and saluted him, and after taking a sip, a smirk appeared on his face: "Captain, you should know why Axis started to act, right?"

"...Unfortunately, I don't know anything about it."

Cobatro pretended to be deaf and dumb, and it was his attitude that immediately annoyed the bad-tempered Weng Li: "Stop lying, how could the man who stayed in Jinn not know the plan of the remnants? !"

"Mr. Weng..."

Just as he was about to explain, there was a knock on the door from outside the box, and they understood that it was Melanie who had arrived.

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The obese middle-aged man who was bald on the front half of his head walked into the box.He sat in the top seat of the round table, without greeting, and said bluntly: "I heard that Axis has already entered the earth circle?"

"Yes." Cobatro responded immediately.

Melanie let out a long hum, her blade-like gaze swept over Weng Li and Cobatro, and asked in a deep voice, "Now let the captain contact them and make them form an alliance with Aogu?"

The person who answered him this time was Weng Li with a little anger on his face: "That's how it should be!"

"Can it be done?"

"If Agamma is allowed to go, it's inevitable..." Cobatro said with hesitation, he didn't want to form an alliance with Axis at all, and thought that this would put Agamma in a very dangerous situation.

"I'm sorry!" Weng Li got up and left the table angrily. He is a very emotional person and hates Cobatro's pretentiousness very much.

You Bai watched him leave, feeling that Weng Li's anger was actually justifiable.

Cobatro's identity is not a secret among the upper echelons of August. Almost everyone knows that he is Shaar, and it is naturally clear that he escaped from Axis.In this case, Cobatro's identity becomes a considerable stain.

For someone with such a huge stain to say that he would not cooperate with Gene, anyone would think that it was putting personal ideas above strategy.

However, a smile appeared on Melanie's face: "Captain Cobatro, what are your real thoughts?"

"..."

You Bai saw a faint light flash in Cobatello's eyes under the sunglasses.

Then he heard Cobatro say: "President, do you really think that the remnants gathered on Axis will not have any plans? They are all surrounded by the Zabi family, and they are always ready to revive the Zabi family." ah."

Melanie hummed, and said slowly: "Is this their position? But because of this, whether it is Aogu or Titans, there is a chance to join forces with them, right? Let's try it and destroy it. The Titans are the key right now."

"……Yes."

That's the end of the discussion on this topic.

The two were silent for a while, and Melanie poured some wine, shook the glass, and cast her eyes on You Bai.

"You are Captain You Bai? I heard the brigadier general mentioned you."

"Ah, yes!"

"Don't be nervous, it's just a chat."

Melanie's smile is not pretty, the fat on her face is just piled together, and there is always a chill in her eyes, which makes people very uncomfortable.He said slowly, "Captain You, you must be Chinese, right? Where did you live before?"

"It's a small city in the south of the inland... President, have you been to that country before?"

You Bai looked at the other party's white skin, thinking that the president seemed to be a Jew.

Melanie didn't care about his careful scrutiny, and smiled: "I was a refugee when I was young. I remember that China just proposed a policy of accepting refugees, so I spent my entire youth in Hong Kong. .” (Note 1)

"How old were you then?"

"Under ten years old... I should be considered as growing up in the East, but I can't communicate very well with my compatriots in the West. When I lived there, many people around me believed in Buddhism. Captain You had some understanding of this." What do you think?"

"……what do you mean?"

"When I was a child, I was attracted by the Chinese idea of ​​'God'. For them, 'God' is omnipresent. And because it is everywhere, the result of everything is from 'God'. Based on this This way of thinking, I think that there is no need to rely on any ethical norms to make judgments-after all, everything depends on 'God'."

You Bai instinctively felt that the other party was probing something, so he said cautiously: "I heard that you were the one who took the name of Aogu's flagship Agamma."

"Haha! I'm not a mystic. But religion is interesting stuff in itself."

"I'm not familiar with religion..."

"Then, you should be familiar with the new humans, right?" He said this in a playful tone, and then looked at You Bai's expression.

Feeling his scrutiny, You Bai subdued his inner turmoil, and responded to the other party in a relatively calm way: "Do you think the new human thought itself can be regarded as a religion?"

"Maybe there will be such a day?"

"That's pretty sad..."

Melanie glanced at You Bai with eyes like a child, and then tapped twice on the table with her knuckles to let the people in the hotel start serving the food.

The dishes had already been prepared, and after the waiter brought them all up, Melanie said while moving her chopsticks, "I heard that you want to attack Solomon?"

Jinping Island used to be called Solomon, and some people still prefer to use the old name, which is very common.

Cobatro finally said: "That should be the most suitable attack target right now. If we get that area, we will be able to establish a huge advantage in the universe from the front."

However, Melanie dismissed his statement and said with a smile: "After contacting Axis, immediately go to fight Kilimanjaro."

"……what did you say?"

"Gamitov is in Kilimanjaro, isn't that a good enough reason? Kill the leader of the Titans before Jin messes up the situation, so as to establish an advantage."

You Bai and Cobatro looked at each other, and both of them fell into silence, unable to speak.

Melanie is the biggest investor in Aogu, and he has spoken directly, so he naturally does not allow people like himself to refute.

In desperation, Cobatro had no choice but to obey his orders.

The meal was not pleasant, and You Bai knew that Ao Gu had reached a very dangerous moment.

"Captain Cobatro, you should have noticed, right? Melanie doesn't fully trust us."

"I think so..."

Cobatro smiled bitterly, his back was not as straight as it was when he came.

To put it more clearly, Melanie has already realized the eccentricity of the non-commissioned officers in Aogu to the consortium.It is absolutely impossible for Anaheim to sit back and watch Aogu get such a huge arsenal. If Jinping Island really falls into Aogu's hands, their situation in Anaheim will become very embarrassing.

Because of this, the attack on Jinping Island became more and more important.

Covatro looked at You Bai, and said in a deep voice: "After what happened today, Aogu's large army will definitely go to Kilimanjaro to fight. Captain You Bai, there is one thing I want you to do."

"Do you want me to divide my troops to fight Jinping Island?"

"... That's it. The Brigadier General and I will find a way to help you get a team, can I ask you?"

"It's really embarrassing."

A smile appeared on You Bai's face, and when Cobatro saw this, the burden in his heart suddenly eased a lot, and he laughed: "It's hard work for those who are capable."

"Okay, okay, then please work harder, okay?"

"Well... I'm almost ready to be a clown."

Cobatro raised his head, looked at the starry sky beyond the dome above his head, took a deep breath, and gathered determination in his heart.

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Soon, Cobatro and You Bai returned to the Argama with bad news.

But to be honest, the result of the negotiation did not meet the expectations of the Commodore General and the captain.Everyone didn't think it would be as easy as imagined, but they were a little surprised by the tough attitude of the chaebol.

"It seems that they really have a sense of crisis."