Chapter 368: Big and Small Things on Earth

After a few days of sailing, Archangel and Kusanagi arrived safely at the [Heavenly Pillar]. After seeing the scale of the [Heavenly Pillar] and the garrison troops, Malu and others were amazed.

"This... is this... a fortress?"

"Orb has such a space fortress?"

"Hey, hey, hey, this is a bit too much."

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Originally, they thought that what they showed on their homeland was all that Orb had, but they didn't expect that Orb actually had a space fortress like the [Heavenly Pillar], not to mention that this space fortress also had three warships they had never seen and a large number of MS troops.

After entering the [Heavenly Pillar], Mina brought people to greet them.

"Long time no see, Mina."

"Haha, you made a big fuss." As soon as they met, Mina mocked Yang Hui. Although she knew that the fall of Orb was part of the plan, Orb was her country after all, and she was still very unhappy when it fell.

"It's OK. Is there anything worth noting about the Earth these days?"

"A lot of things have happened."

After instructing her subordinates to take charge of matters related to the Archangel and the Kusanagi, Mina led everyone into the [Heavenly Pillar].

Just looking at it from the outside was enough to amaze them, and the inside was even more amazing. The scale of [Heavenly Pillar] may not be comparable to the space fortresses such as Artemis and Yakin Duwei, but it is small but complete. It has all the elements needed for a military fortress, and even has a special production workshop, and it is used to manufacture warships!

I just took everyone to visit along the way, and went all the way to the conference room. After everyone sat down, Yang Hui introduced Mina to everyone.

"Mina Sahak, the heir of the Sahak family, one of the five major families, and also our companion..."

"We are just collaborators, we are not that close."

"Mina, tsundere is a disease, it must be cured."

"Shut up, I will throw you into space if you keep talking nonsense!"

"Okay, okay, let's talk business."

"Puff~"

Originally, the atmosphere in the conference room was a bit heavy, because Mina gave people a sense of majesty that made everyone uncomfortable, but after Yang Hui interrupted like this, everyone knew that she was a tsundere, so they were not so serious.

Then, Yang Hui introduced all of Malu and others to Mina, and they got to know each other and started to get to the point.

"There are many things happening on Earth, such as the idiot Aznael, who wanted to kill prisoners and citizens to vent his anger after Orb surrendered. It was really stupid."

Mina sneered. As a leader, she could not keep her sanity. When she encountered something unpleasant, she was swallowed by anger. She also planned to do the stupid act of self-destruction. It was simply seeking death.

However, when she received this information, Mina was also scared out of her wits. She could laugh at Murta Aznael's stupidity, but she also cared about the soldiers and civilians of Orb. It was hard for her to imagine what kind of hell Orb would become if Yang Hui and Huang had not planned everything in advance and left no chance for Murta Aznael.

Mina knew everything, but Malu and others did not know, and they all stood up in horror.

"How could it be!?"

"How could they do such a thing!"

"Don't worry, it's okay." Yang Hui waved his hand to signal them not to be too nervous, and glared at Mina, dissatisfied with her for not speaking halfway. "We had transferred all the citizens long before the war, and the army also left Orb in batches during the battle. When we set out, the troops left on the front line were all drones, and the Orb left for them was just an empty shell."

"Uh... you should have said it earlier!"

"You did it on purpose? Want to see us make a fool of ourselves!?"

Seeing that everyone suddenly pointed the finger at him, Yang Hui covered his face in depression, raised his hand and pointed at Mina: "She is the one who whetted my appetite, why blame me? Besides, you didn't give me a chance to make up for it."

"Uh... ah ha ha." Everyone found that it was true, and sat down awkwardly.

Seeing Yang Hui's humiliation, Mina, who had a cold face, raised a slight arc at the corner of her mouth, but quickly recovered without letting anyone notice.

"There is also Papua New Guinea. At the beginning, the Atlantic Federation did put pressure on Papua New Guinea, but according to our plan, Gaelta led all the troops to declare their separation from Orb and joined the interim government of Papua New Guinea. Other member states also noticed them because of the war on their homeland. The ZAFT army was also eyeing them. Under the checks and balances of several parties, the Atlantic Federation could not do anything to them."

"Where is the giant floating platform?"

"It has been hidden outside the observation range of the satellite and has not been discovered."

"That's good." In the entire plan, in addition to his own safety, the two territories of Papua New Guinea and the giant floating platform are what Yang Hui is most worried about. That is the new spark of Orb. If the Atlantic Federation really takes action against them regardless of everything, it will be really troublesome.

"Don't worry, Aznael can't do anything to them." Mina seemed to see through Yang Hui's worries and said to him calmly, "In the battle on the mainland, the MS units of the Third and Fourth Fleets were almost wiped out by you. This loss may not be a big deal for the Atlantic Federation, but it is not the case for Aznael. He volunteered but failed to achieve the goal, and he also lost so much combat power. Now he can't protect himself."

The Orb attack and defense war made Murta Aznael lose face. Not only was he impeached and blamed by representatives of the member states after the war, but there were also many voices denouncing him within the Blue Cosmos. The position of the leader was unstable, and he had no experience to continue to show off his power outside.

"So the Atlantic Federation is in turmoil? This is really good news." Yang Hui smiled happily. Their main battlefield has shifted to the universe, but they have not completely abandoned the earth. On Earth, the enemy that Yang Hui fears the most is the Atlantic Federation and the Blue Cosmos. They are all a group of lunatics. When they really go crazy, they can only fight and cannot be restrained by other means.

So the Atlantic Federation is in turmoil, and the threat to the earth has dropped sharply, and he can concentrate on completing the goal of the universe.

"Well, in addition to these, a big thing happened on Earth. The Earth Army recaptured Victoria Harbor."

"What?" Malu and others stood up again in shock. The Earth Army had just suffered a heavy blow in Orb, so why did they attack Victoria Harbor so quickly? There are ZAFT troops guarding there, and they have taken it down?

"The main forces are the Eurasian Federation and the East Asian Republic."

"I see." Hearing this, everyone was relieved. After all, the Earth Union is still very large, and the Atlantic Federation is not the only powerful member state.

Facing the fierce attack of the Earth Army, the ZAFT Army arranged a self-destruct device when it knew that it could not defend it, so as not to let the Earth Army retake the spaceport. As a result, the special forces broke in and stopped it just before the self-destruct device was activated, so Victoria Port was safely returned to the hands of the Earth Union.

"Tap~tap~tap~" Yang Hui's fingers tapped lightly on the table, analyzing the current situation. The fall of Victoria Port was a signal, indicating that the Earth Army turned from defense to offense.

"ZAFT on Earth will have a hard time now. Carpentaria suffered heavy losses in the battle of Alaska, and then was restricted by us. The Gibraltar base also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Panama. The next target of the Earth Army must be one of these two bases." Yang Hui analyzed.

"That's right. The ZAFT army has begun to shrink its forces during this period. After the fall of Victoria Harbor, ZAFT still has three important bases on Earth, namely Carpentaria, Gibraltar and Kaohsiung Harbor. Now that the Earth Army has recaptured Victoria Harbor, the importance of Kaohsiung Harbor has decreased. The Carpentaria base radiates the entire Oceania, and Gibraltar controls a large area of ​​the Eurasian Federation. I think the Earth Army is more likely to choose the Gibraltar base." Huang also expressed his thoughts.

The two important bases almost occupied the territory of a member of the Earth Federation. The Earth Army cannot leave it alone.

Compared with the two bases, the Gibraltar base is obviously more strategically significant. The Oceania Federation is already in name only, and although the Eurasian Federation has lost a large area of ​​territory, it is still one of the top member countries in the Earth Federation and is not weak in strength. Whether it is for the purpose of appeasing people's hearts or strengthening their own strength, the priority is to recover the territory of the Eurasian Federation first.

Yang Hui keenly discovered that Aslan, Nicol and Diego had complicated expressions and were hesitant to speak, which was funny.

Since I said all this in front of them, I didn't think of hiding it, and I didn't mind them tipping off ZAFT, because it was meaningless.

Let's not talk about whether anyone would believe the information they passed on. Even if they did, what would happen? ZAFT is now helpless. The troops in the universe are barely enough to defend the mainland, and there are no more troops to land on Earth for support. Even if they get the information in advance, ZAFT has only one choice, which is to evacuate in advance.

But...are they willing?

They are definitely not willing. ZAFT's control over the Earth depends on the Gibraltar Base and the Carpentaria Base. Once these two important bases are lost, it means that the ZAFT army has lost control of the Earth, and the remaining Kaohsiung Port is even more of a fish on the chopping board.

"Okay, don't worry about these things for the time being. We can't intervene in the fight between the Earth Army and the ZAFT Army now. The most important thing is to quickly complete the space adaptability training, and we also need to get familiar with the new warships." Yang Hui clapped his hands and said to everyone.

"New battleship?"

"Yes, the new battleship will also be the main battleship of Orb in the future. The Kusanagi will be eliminated and used as an armed transport ship. Let's go and see the finished product together."

The group came to another port and saw the light green battleship parked there. They also understood why the Kusanagi had to be eliminated.