Chapter 557: Praising to Death, Being Targeted

The 12th Independent Technical Force passed through the layers of blockades of Zeon and finally arrived at the East Asian theater. They were warmly welcomed as soon as they arrived.

"Thank you for coming, Major Yang Hui." The commander in charge of the East Asian theater is Colonel Ethan Leia, who is an opponent of Rebil, but he is not a member of the conservative faction. He is just arrogant and does not accept Rebil. He has always believed that the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Loum was related to Rebil, but Rebil was able to become the general of the Federation Army after returning to the Federation, which made him angry.

Ethan Leia spoke in a light and gentle tone. At first glance, he would feel that he was a friendly person. He usually closed his eyes to rest, not squinting.

But Yang Hui knew that Ethan Leia was actually a person who would do anything to win. When he found the enemy's military base but could not find the entrance, Ethan Leia considered razing the entire mountain to the ground, intending to deliberately trigger a MS nuclear explosion to damage the enemy base. When the Zeon army requested a temporary truce and launched the spacecraft carrying civilians into space, Ethan Leia sent a sniper-type GM to shoot it down.

So...

"As a soldier, of course, orders come first, Colonel Leia." Yang Hui politely stretched out his hand and shook it with him.

"You are all old foxes, well, forget it, I'll just play with you." But he thought so in his heart.

"The major has come from afar, I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you, will you join us?"

"That's really thankful, Colonel Leia, but..."

Seeing Yang Hui pause, Ethan Leia's eyes froze, but he quickly returned to his approachable state.

"...Please don't forget the real-time battle report, otherwise I can't make a battle plan." Yang Hui continued.

"Haha, of course, Major Yang Hui, the report will be delivered to you later, as well as my tactical arrangements, but now please enjoy the reception for the major and all the heroes."

"Not worthy, Colonel Leia, every federal soldier who participated in the battle is a hero."

"Yes, that's right, please."

"Please."

It can be seen that Ethan Leia has put a lot of effort into this reception, and the specifications are absolutely the highest level. Not only officers of all levels in the East Asian theater, but also celebrities, government officials, etc. are present.

During the introduction, Ethan Leia specifically introduced the situation of Yang Hui and others, so that everyone present knew the glorious deeds of the 12th Independent Technical Force, and they were instantly regarded as heroes.

But... heroes will attract respect and admiration, and naturally induce envy and jealousy.

"Major, is our intelligence unlocked?" Amuro asked. As an assistant, he was the only one who followed Yang Hui to attend the reception. After welcoming many people, Yang Hui took him to rest in a corner.

"Well, the Federation's intelligence department has already found out. Our intelligence has been found out by Zeon. Since we can't hide it anymore, we might as well make public all the previous intelligence to boost the morale of each war zone."

"I see, the previous ones..."

"Yeah."

"But I always feel that... Colonel Leia is not right." Amuro said.

"Huh? Tell me? What's wrong?" Yang Hui asked Amuro with interest to see what answer he could get. This answer would also determine when Amuro could get rid of his assistant status.

"It's hard to explain. It's just a feeling."

Well, it's too naive to expect a sixteen-year-old child to see through the conspiracy of an old fox.

"Alas, we may not have a good time during this period." Yang Hui sighed.

"Major, what's wrong?" Amuro asked in confusion.

"This old fox is flattering us now." Yang Hui shook the wine glass, making the crystal clear wine swirl. "Amuro, take a look at the eyes of your colleagues first."

"Huh?" Amuro was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found something wrong. "Are they hostile to us? Why?"

That's right, when the welcoming banquet started, the officers present were still pretending very well, praising "Becoming a major at such a young age will be amazing in the future", "The Federation also has a MS unit, it will definitely win", and look at it now?

They didn't even pretend, and directly showed hostile eyes, looking at Yang Hui and Amuro as if they were looking at mortal enemies.

"Cutting off someone's financial resources is equivalent to killing their parents." Yang Hui explained, "What do soldiers rely on to get promoted and make money? Merit, with our abilities... How much merit can they get?"

"But... we are in a war now!" Amuro asked puzzledly, "If the war can be ended earlier, won't there be fewer deaths?"

"Well, this is the world of adults, Amuro." Yang Hui took a sip of red wine and said to Amuro.

"I... I don't understand..."

"It's best if children don't understand." Yang Hui touched Amuro's head and comforted him, "When you understand all this, you will enter the adult world, and your current life will be gone forever."

"Major..."

"By the way, there is a second point."

"Second point?"

"Just now I said, flattery." Yang Hui quietly pointed at the rich and famous people present and explained to Amuro, "Rich and famous people don't care who gets the credit, they only care who has the ability to protect their interests. We have been praised by Colonel Leia, so they naturally want our protection more."

"We can do it."

"But what if we don't do it?"

"How is that possible? Major, are you saying that we... will lose?"

"That's impossible. I don't take those little bastards of Zeon seriously."

"How could they not do that?"

"For example... leaving us behind and not giving us the chance to go to the battlefield. The higher we stand now, the worse we will fall, and they... will be standing where they should be."

"How could that be?"

"Just wait, Amuro. The battle situation reported by Colonel Leia must be very good, so good that we don't need to intervene, and the deployment doesn't leave any room for us."

Yang Hui's guess was soon verified. After the welcoming banquet, Yang Hui took Amuro back to the arranged station and found that it was at least 50 kilometers away from the front line. Even if they were to support the front line, they couldn't catch up for a while. At the same time, Amuro looked at the battle report in his hand. As Yang Hui predicted, the situation was very good. Zeon, which attacked from a non-protocol point, could not cross the first line of defense at all, and the 12th Independent Technical Force didn't need to take action at all.

"Major, is this battle situation... true?" Amuro asked.

"Of course it's true. Even if Leia and Rebil don't get along, they won't joke about the war report, otherwise they will be brought to the military court." Yang Hui said calmly.

"Then why did General Rebil transfer us here? We are not needed here at all?" Amuro asked in confusion. The battlefield that the 12th Independent Technical Force is going to must be a very severe battlefield. If the battle situation is not critical, why send them to be spectators?

"Amuro, do you know what the most real lie in the world is?"

"What is it?"

"The content of the lie is all true..."

"Huh?"

"...but only half of it."

"Uh...Major, I don't understand what you mean." Amuro asked humbly.

"The reason why the first line of defense is so solid is that Zeon did it on purpose. They didn't show their real strength at all. Look at this battle report. In addition to sending underwater MS to harass the patrolling navy from time to time, and sending air formations to the front line to attack, the Zeon army only launched a large-scale attack at the beginning. Otherwise, how could they retreat with only a bunch of Dopp fighters and Majella tanks without losing even one MS."

"What the major means is..."

"Australia has been completely occupied by Zeon. After stabilization, the Australian army will go north and join the non-protocol army to tear the defense line of the East Asian theater to pieces with a crushing force... Eh? Where are you going?" Yang Hui found that Amuro turned around and ran without saying a word, and grabbed him.

"Go tell Colonel Leia to prepare!"

"Who would believe that? Where's the evidence? They don't fight us."

"Uh... but we can't just watch, right?"

"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements in advance. We are General Rebil's direct troops, so we don't have to worry about Leia's orders and deployments."

"Then I'm relieved." Amuro breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, although it's just analysis and speculation... but this tactical arrangement... feels like it's aimed at us." Yang Hui said with a frown.

"Eh? Really?" Amuro thought for a while and figured out the key. "Yes! If we just want to break through the Federation's defense line, we can just launch a large-scale attack. There is no need to wait for Australia's reinforcements. If the main forces of the non-protocol and Australia join forces, even we will find it difficult to deal with it. Large-scale group army operations are the biggest natural enemy for our ace small-scale forces."

"Yes, I think so too." Yang Hui nodded in agreement with satisfaction and asked, "Then tell me, our mission is still confidential. How did the enemy know that we came to the East Asian theater and planned in advance?"

"Well... the news that we left the North American theater is not a secret. Zeon's third landing operation has three targets, namely South Africa, Australia and non-protocol, the war between South Africa and Australia. It soon subsided. The only place where a big war would happen was the East Asian theater near the non-protocol area. "

"Not bad, you have made progress, and you deserve praise." Yang Hui praised Amuro. He grew up really fast. It has only been a short time since he grew from a boy who knew nothing to a man with a certain tactical vision. Moreover, his driving skills are not weak. "And... I dare to conclude that Kycilia Zabi is now in the non-protocol area."

"Kycilia Zabi!"

"Yes, our old rival in North America. This time... we have to change our tactics, otherwise we will capsize, Amuro."

"Here!"

"Let everyone have a good rest tonight. Starting tomorrow, everyone will start to familiarize themselves with the special backpacks for water and air combat backpacks."

"Understood!" Amuro immediately ran out to pass the order.

"Haha, purple old woman, I won't play a curve ball this time. How are you going to receive the straight ball?" Yang Hui smiled sinisterly.