Chapter 507: The Big Guys Gather
On the way back to Earth, Ray Bill's chat with Yang Hui never stopped. He wanted to know more about this young man who couldn't see through anything.
"What do you think of the Federation and Zeon now?"
"Zeon is just a flash in the pan. The new combat method built with MS as the core caught the Federation by surprise. But after the Federation reacts, its advantage will become smaller and smaller, and it will eventually be overtaken and then defeated."
"It seems you have a high opinion of the Federation."
"After all, the size is there, the army needs materials, money, minerals, manpower... these are all things that Zeon lacks."
"Everything you don't have is in the hands of the enemy. If you want to get it, there is only one way." Ray Bill's eyes flashed.
"Rob."
"Yes, Zeon is ready to attack Earth."
"They made two preparations. They were openly preparing for peace talks, but secretly they were preparing to descend to the earth."
"Haha, peace talks? Now? That's not called peace talks, that's called surrender!" Ray Bill said angrily.
"The key is that many people are frightened by Killian Zabi's madness."
To be honest, Kilian Zabi's "Operation Britain" was a crazy act of directly using colonial satellites as bombs. Yang Hui, who had experienced it personally, was also frightened. He just imagined that he couldn't feel the fear at all. A colony like an asteroid The satellite fell from the universe to the earth, and it felt as if the human body was fighting against the natural disasters of nature.
(PS: This refers to the situation when it has entered the atmosphere and cannot be stopped.)
At that time, SIDE2's No. 8 open colonial satellite Ifisu Island was equipped with a nuclear pulse engine. It was a 32-kilometer-class (actual length 40 kilometers) colonial satellite with a diameter of 6.4 kilometers and a mass of nearly 600 million tons. It was destroyed when it fell to the ground. The force can reach 3 million times the destructive power of [Little Boy]. Even the Federation Army Headquarters Gabro, which is built under a solid rock formation and can survive a direct hit by a nuclear bomb, cannot directly withstand it.
If this is not enough to clearly understand, due to the interception of the 2nd and 4th Federation Fleets stationed on Luna 2, Iphisu Island deviated from the scheduled orbit and began to disintegrate, but the relatively intact first half was smashed out on the eastern coast of Australia. The largest man-made crater in history, it caused the complete destruction of one-third of the Oceania continent, and 17% sank in the Pacific Ocean; the debris from the second half spread across the Eastern Pacific to the North American continent, destroying a quarter of the North American continent, triggering The tsunami destroyed all the federal naval fleets in the Pacific and destroyed all Pan-Pacific cities.
The number of people directly killed, injured, and missing as a result reached 320 million, while the number of indirect casualties and missing caused by weather changes reached 2 billion.
The ecological sequelae of this disaster (changes in the earth's rotation angle, abnormal atmospheric systems) lasted for several years, causing huge difficulties in post-war reconstruction efforts.
The natural disaster scene that looks like the destruction of the world is man-made and can be used repeatedly. Most people will be frightened to the point of weakening their legs.
"Hmph! Kira Zabi is a madman!"
"Crazy people also have some sense and a few bottom lines, but Kilian Zabi...with all due respect, it would be more appropriate to call him a psychopath."
"Yes, but even so, we cannot surrender! The Federation has not lost yet! If Kilian Zabi plans to use colonial satellites as bombs again, he will definitely not succeed!"
There is confidence, but Ray Bill is more expressing his passion and indignation. Only Luna 2, the Federation's army in the universe, has been relatively intact, and it is also struggling to hold on under the impact of the Zeon army.
If Kilian Zabi planned to drop another colonial satellite to the earth, it would be difficult for the federal army to stop it after losing most of the space fleet and not having a complete mobile suit force.
but……
"Killian Zabi will no longer use colonial satellites as bombs in the near future."
"Haha, the thoughts of a psychopath are not something that normal people can fathom."
"If you can't figure out Killian Zabi's thoughts, you can still think of other people's thoughts."
With that said, Yang Hui released a piece of information. This information was neither important nor unimportant, because it was a secret visit within the Zeon Army regarding their views on [Operation Britain]; but it was important, Because this information can provide the most intuitive understanding of whether the Zeon army is united.
The internal unity of an army is directly linked to its combat effectiveness.
"This is... haha, those who do evil will inevitably die. This is a truth that has continued from the era of BC to this day."
It can be seen from this intelligence that the differences within the Zeon Army are also very large. During the Zeon Republic, the influence left by Zeon Daken was still strong, and many Zeon soldiers still had an outstanding warrior spirit. The sudden death of Onn Daken was already suspicious of the Zabi family. After Kilian Zabi successively ordered the Zeon army to carry out several brutal and inhumane operations, his views on the Zabi family became even greater.
However, there was internal disharmony, and there was no chaos on the surface. After all, even if there were people born in big families among them, they would not dare to confront the Zabi family. [Blue Superstar] Lamba Lal's Lal Family is the best example. The Lal family is in ruins. Although Lamba Lal has outstanding abilities and is valued by Dozlu, he has been dismissed from the military because he is dissatisfied with the practices of the Zabi family and can only live idle. , rely on alcohol to vent their depression, anger and helplessness.
"Is it possible to win over these people?" Rebil asked Yang Hui. Not to mention the attitude of being able to stick to one's heart in the big dye vat, there are many well-known elite aces who are also dissatisfied with the Zabi family. If they can be pulled into the camp of the Federation and the Zabi family, the elites lost before can be replenished, and Zeon will also suffer heavy losses.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is skinny. Yang Hui shook his head at Rebil's idea, which made Rebil regretful.
"Impossible, General Rebil." Recruiting people? Rebil is as good as Yang Hui? He started the recruiting plan so long in advance, how many people did he recruit?
The Federation is okay, most of the famous people are grassroots, and the difficulty is not high.
But on the Zeon side, about half of the famous people are born in Zeon's big families, and they are inseparable from the country of Zeon, so they can't be recruited.
But...
"That's a pity. So many outstanding warriors can only struggle to survive under the oppression of Gihren Zabi."
"General Revil, you have made a mistake."
"Huh? What is it?"
"They are loyal to the country of Zeon, not the Zabi family."
"What do you mean?"
Yang Hui smiled and didn't say it clearly, leaving room for Revil's imagination. Although his cooperation with the Federation can be basically confirmed, it is not yet done now, right? Char is also Yang Hui's trump card, which can play a better role when it is taken out at a more critical time.
Seeing that Yang Hui didn't say anything, Revil didn't ask any more questions. The old fox met the little fox, and his mind was a hundred and eighty. If he couldn't get an answer by asking, forcing and threatening would lead to the deterioration of the relationship, which would not be worth the loss.
"Master, we will enter the descending orbit soon."
"Contact Lieutenant General Tianm."
"Yes."
Soon, Tianm's nervous face appeared in the projection. The main reason was that Revil's safety was too important. The Federation Army was at an absolute disadvantage in the universe, so they were afraid of being intercepted by the Zeon Army.
"General Rebil, Mr. Yang Hui, our escort ends here."
During the events of the past few days, Tianmu had a lot of contact and communication with Yang Hui, and found that Yang Hui was not simple. In addition, Rebil and Yang Hui had a good relationship. People of two ages were like friends regardless of age and got along with each other on an equal footing.
"Thank you, Vice Admiral Tianmu."
"Thank you for your hard work, Tianmu."
"It is our duty. Our fleet will return to Luna 2 immediately after your ship enters the descending orbit."
"The universe depends on you. You must hold on until the moment of counterattack."
"Yes." Although Rebil has no right to give orders to Tianmu now, Tianmu is still willing to follow Rebil's instructions.
Seeing that the conversation between the two was over, Yang Hui received a nod from them and gave instructions to the captain: "Leave the array of the second fleet and start the descent procedure."
"Yes, Master."
In the huge fleet, the shuttle, which was very small compared to the battleship, began to descend, leaving the protection of the battleship and heading towards the earth. Tianm watched the shuttle dragging a fiery figure through the atmosphere and safely entered the earth before ordering the fleet to return.
"The moment of counterattack is really exciting." Thinking of what he saw and heard during the journey, Tianm was more confident in this war that the Federation must win.
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The shuttle returned to stability and normal temperature and went directly to the headquarters of the Federation Army, Gaburo, but without making a big fanfare, it quietly landed at a hidden helipad in Gaburo and did not let everyone know that Rebil was back.
"Welcome back, old friend. You look good." Seeing Rebil walk out of the shuttle in high spirits, Gepu's eyes lit up. Following him to greet Rebil were Kim Corini, Hyman Jamitov, Green White, John Gowen, and Vic Hancock.
This lineup is not even luxurious enough to describe. To be frank, except for those who cannot leave the garrison, all the top officers of the Federation Army are present.
By the way, there is another person who is not there. That is Erlang, the Zeon spy who made great contributions and was trusted by Rebil because of the execution of the Rebil rescue plan. The Rebil rescue plan is no longer a drama directed by Dejin Zabi and Kycilia Zabi. He has no chance to make contributions. He is still only a brigadier general and is assigned to an unimportant position.
Yang Hui, who came out later, also sighed. It is worthy of Rebil. He quietly returned home, and all the top officers of the Federation Army came to greet him. This is much more impressive than a grand welcome ceremony!
"Well, I've gained a lot." Rebir hugged his old friend Ge Pu. Although their styles of doing things are completely opposite, they have a tacit understanding that others can hardly reach.
"This is our great contributor, the third young master of the Bist family, Mr. Yang Hui." After Ge Pu separated from Rebir, he introduced Yang Hui to the others present.