Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 150 Zeon has no soldiers left to fight!

"Turn it off right away!"

Seeing Karma sway slightly, the captain of the personal guard rushed forward to support her and shouted into the communicator.

Then, a group of officers rushed over in a flurry, shoving and knocking as they pulled the communicator off the table and threw it into a nearby trash can.

"These statements are all false propaganda by the Federal Army, understand?"

Seeing that Karma could barely stand, Char had no choice but to step forward again and reprimand her sternly.

"That's right, that's right, it's all federal army propaganda. The relationship between the leader and the commander is great!"

The guards of the royal guard quickly began to smooth things over, and then the remaining Zeon officers nodded and joined in. They joked that while they could openly hurl insults at each other when the battle was going badly, if this kind of covert political maneuvering were to be made public, they wouldn't even have the chance to die on the battlefield.

After all, Prince Dejin rarely makes public appearances due to poor health. His eldest son, Gihren, is currently acting as regent. It is well known that Dejin does not want to hand over supreme power to his eldest son but instead wants to support his younger son, Kalmar, as his successor. Otherwise, how could Kalmar have risen so quickly to become commander?
And now, the Federation forces are using the Zeon military's communication channel to deliver a Children's Day gift to Garma on behalf of Gihren—this is a blatant mockery of Zeon!
On one hand, they mocked Karma's age and experience, criticizing his abilities. On the other hand, they pointed out the discord between Gihren and Karma. If this news got out, it would be a huge blow to morale!

Afterwards, the Zeon officers silently left the room. It wasn't a good time for them to stay there; they should return to their posts as soon as possible and prepare for the storm that was about to break.
Char looked at Karma and couldn't help but sigh.

"Kalma, give up, go back to Zeon..."

"You don't want to support me anymore either?"

Upon hearing Xia's words, Karma abruptly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes glaring at Xia.

"Are you going to betray me too, Char?"

"No, the situation here is already very unfavorable. If something happens to you, it will be a serious loss for the entire duchy, and your position will also be affected!"

Karma then slumped down in dejection.

"Our great cause... (choking back tears)... what will become of it?"

"So, let's go back now, Karma. Zeon is much safer than here!"

"What are you going back for?"

"No, I will never go back like this!"

Karma raised her head again and said, word by word.

Char could only suppress the joy of his successful scheme and put on an unwavering tone.

"In that case, please allow me to continue serving you!"

"Xia, you bastard, even at a time like this, you're still thinking of me..."

Although the Dabud-class bombardment caused no visible damage to the Zeon headquarters, the enormous impact of the explosion was unimaginable.

Before this, no matter how tense the front lines were, the Zeon army headquarters, mainly in San Francisco, was still quite relaxed. Ordinary soldiers frequented bars and nightclubs, officers went to local upscale restaurants, and the local residents who served the Zeon army lived a life of extravagance and debauchery.

The day after the shelling ended, everything changed!
Those Zeon soldiers who used to roam the streets, those high-ranking officers who used to entangle socialites in nightclubs and hotels, have all disappeared. In their place are armed military police wearing insignia commonly known as dog leashes.

These military police would seize any lone Zeon soldier who appeared on the street, demanding their identification and permission to leave. If someone couldn't produce them, the unfortunate man would be stuffed into a nearby prison van and sent to the undead unit outside the city, where they lived with prisoners in concentration camps.

Curfews were also imposed in the city, along with controls on food and medicine, restrictions on the movement of people, and even an order from the Zeon command to ensure the city's lights were kept on.

The strong smell of gunpowder and the atmosphere of war seemed to rush directly into everyone's lives without any transition.

The locals in Sacramento saw even more: massive Zeon troops were retreating along the highway, and the small town had been transformed into a giant military camp overnight. The streets and squares were filled with mobile suits, and the exhaust fumes from the tanks driving by turned into a thick smog.

The city's residents even gave up all their empty rooms for the arrival of Zeon officers of various ranks.

These troops were the garrison troops that had been withdrawn from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After Makarius captured the Donner Pass, the Zeon army's northern defense line was completely torn apart, without even a chance to repair it. The entire road leading there was within the range of the Dabud-class destroyer's firepower. The trap that had been carefully prepared for the Federation army had now become their own constraint. The Zeon command probably never expected this day to come.

As for recapture of the Dabud-class, that was a pipe dream. Makarius did not expect that the Zeon army had stored a terrifying amount of shells in the cave. So much so that the Dabud-class fired at Sacramento all night but did not destroy even a tenth of the stock. Therefore, he simply continued to send reinforcements.

By the time the Zeon forces attempted to counterattack and recapture the Dabd-class, the Federation forces' GMs had already filled the hilltop, and several sniper GMs had even been equipped with their own Type 79YK sniper rifles and dedicated power supply vehicles for anti-aircraft operations.

Moreover, the Federation forces had clearly mastered the operation of this Dabud-class ship, even using it to turn around and fire several volleys of crossfire at the attacking Zeon forces.

As for deploying additional Dabud-class destroyers for a counter-battle, the Zeon command had considered this tactic, but Makarius still controlled the Zeon army's communication channels. He simply sent a message asking who he was going to attack next, which forced the Zeon command to order all Dabud-class destroyers to be transferred overnight.

There was no way around it. Mobile suits were fine; even if they were lost, they could be replaced in a few days. But for behemoths like the Kudo-class, the Zeon forces started manufacturing them as soon as they landed, and it wasn't until the Federation forces counterattacked back into California that they had finally built five.

Now, with just a moment's inattention, five ships have become four, and the Zeon command dares not gamble.

As for the Zeon army's full retreat, the Federation forces did not rush to pursue them, as the mountainous environment limited their ability to maintain stability.

However, after the Zeon army withdrew, the Federation forces still pressed forward at a leisurely pace. Hundreds of divisions and millions of troops acted like an iron clamp, advancing little by little and shrinking the Zeon-occupied area. Then, on July 7th, the fourth day after the attack, the main force of the Federation army had already left the mountainous area.

Now, millions of Federation troops have firmly pinned down the Zeon forces along the west coast of the entire American continent, stretching from San Diego in the south to Seattle in the north.

Now, the Union Army is essentially at the gates of the California base; all that's left to do is kick the door down!

The devastating situation on Earth also weighed heavily on the minds of the Zeon High Command, especially Dekin.

This Zeon people's eternal sun was speechless. Before June, the battle situation was relatively normal. Even if the Zeon army was defeated, it was at least retreating little by little, and there was no complete rout. But after June, every defeat caused the Zeon army to retreat hundreds of kilometers.

In particular, the Sierra Nevada mountain defense line, which was supposedly built at great expense of manpower and resources, was originally expected by the Zeon army to hold out until winter. At that time, the Zeon army would be able to launch a counterattack with more powerful mobile suits. However, in less than four days, the defense line was breached, and even an extremely valuable land warship was captured.

"Don't you have anything to say, Gihren?"

"Your Highness, as you know, I did not interfere with the Earth Attack Force's operations..."

Kirian looked at the gloomy-faced old man and replied disdainfully.

This is the absolute truth. Ever since Karma took office, he has given up interfering in the war on Earth because he knows that the entire Earth Front has become Karma's property. For Dejin, who is determined to support Karma, he will never tolerate anyone else interfering.

So now, even if Dejin wants to pursue the responsibility, it's not his!

As for what will happen next, he is not worried, because Kirian is already preparing for the future!

Currently, the Mahar satellite on Zeon's mainland has been completely cleared and its internal structure dismantled. A large number of engineering ships are carrying out extremely secretive engineering construction in the dark corners of space. This is what Gihren is most concerned about right now. Once his backup plan succeeds, it will be irrelevant if the Federation forces regain their military advantage. In fact, with that thing in hand, Zeon is no longer Gihren's personal target. He wants more!

"you……"

Dejin ultimately suppressed his anger; now was not the time to break off relations, especially since he urgently needed Kilian to mobilize the principality's resources to reinforce Kalmar.

Kodekin's idea was destined to fail, because at this moment, Zeon no longer had any mobile forces that could be deployed and mobilized on a large scale.

Neither Dozle's fleet nor Kycilia's fleet appeared to be well-equipped and powerful, but the Federation fleet they faced was also constantly recovering its strength. These warships and the mobile suits assigned to them could not be moved. Once these forces were transferred to Earth, the Federation fleet, which was currently huddled on Luna II slowly accumulating strength, could take advantage of the situation and invade the Zeon homeland.

In reality, the only force Zeon can still deploy on a large scale right now is the Capital Defense Division, which guards Zeon's homeland and is stationed in Zum. However, this force is not only responsible for protecting the security of the home colonies, but also for suppressing various strikes, riots, and even more intense mass activities such as uprisings. If they are transferred away, who will take over Zeon's homeland?

"The Solomon Fortress can still spare two brigades, but they are only equipped with old-fashioned mobile suits like the Zaku I!"

At the crucial moment, it was Karma's good brother Dozle who came to the rescue. The gorilla calculated the strength of his forces and ultimately decided to take two understrength brigades and hand them over to Karma.

In reality, these two brigades were also in a precarious position. As the war progressed, the negative consequences of the Zeon military's excessive exploitation of the potential of mobile suit trainees were finally beginning to show. A large number of excellent pilots were forced to be transferred to the front lines to fight against the Federation's special mobile suits, which caused a gap in the training of new recruits in the rear. As a result, two-thirds of the reinforcements sent by Dozle were new recruits who had never seen blood.

It's really a bit difficult to expect these people to fight against the Federal Army veterans who have experienced one fierce battle after another.

Seeing that Dozle had already gathered a number of people, Kycilia could only make a slight gesture. She didn't actually have many troops, but she did have no shortage of elite pilots.

However, their numbers were small, only one squadron. But their mobile suits were rather special; they were not the Zaku or Tiger commonly seen in the Zeon army, but a completely new model, MS08 Ifrit.

"These troops have absolutely no impact on the Federation Army!"

After much hesitation, Dozru decided to play the villain.

"I think it's time for us to consider withdrawing from Earth and negotiating a ceasefire with the Federation!"

After being tortured by Makarius multiple times, Dozle became the first in the Zabi family to realize the reality. Anyone with eyes could see that the Federation had adapted to the pace of the Zeon raids, while the Zeon forces, lacking stamina, were beginning to retreat.

Dozle didn't know how much longer the troops on Earth could fight, but he knew that these troops were no match for the Federation forces. Rather than continuing to fight to the death, it would be better to withdraw them back to space and strengthen the defenses of the homeland.

"No, we can't retreat!"

However, Dozru's proposal was naturally met with opposition.

"If we start retreating now, it will mean the defeat of Zeon. Think about what will happen to us if we are defeated!"

Kilian's tone was chilling.

"But if we withdraw these, we still have leverage to negotiate with the Federation. If we perish on Earth, our fate won't be much better!"

Dozru didn't look at Gihren, but at his father. Dejin didn't scold Dozru; in fact, he seemed to be thinking about it as he spoke. Clearly, the other man was genuinely interested!

Therefore, Dozru could only place his hopes on Dejin.

But Dejin was still hesitant, because in some ways he didn't want to lose too badly.

"Now, let's talk about Karma first!"

(End of this chapter)