Gundam 00: Rise of China

The car was quiet, with only the low hum of the engine echoing slowly.

But General Gao's seemingly casual, colloquial saying, "It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat," instantly stirred up a tidal wave in Wang Ye's heart.

Wang Ye knew his teacher's style all too well.

General Gao always planned carefully before acting, and his principles for doing things were always extremely clear. He fully capitalized on all the benefits, yet he never tainted himself with the slightest stain.

Under the cover of a patient and strategic plan, the seemingly meaningless moves are, in retrospect, brilliant ones!

In a flash, a historical anecdote from an old era suddenly surfaced in Wang Ye's mind.

There used to be a place called the Imperial Cemetery.

To be honest, this graveyard itself was of negligible strength, yet two human empires at their peak stepped into it.

No one escaped unscathed!

Upon realizing this, Wang Ye's eyes suddenly darkened, and numerous clues instantly connected to form a coherent whole.

He looked up at General Gao, who appeared calm and composed, his tone carrying a hint of probing and certainty.

"Teacher, I have a rough idea of ​​the layout of the upper floors."

"We plan to operate covertly, secretly supplying weapons and equipment to Taliban, supporting their war effort from behind the scenes, right?"

Before General Gao could respond, Wang Ye followed his deductions and dissected the fog of the entire chaotic situation layer by layer.

"Given the current situation, the rest of the story was already predetermined."

"The Tianren Society will uphold its sense of justice and unilaterally designate Taliban as the source of the conflict, focusing its firepower on eliminating Taliban's local armed groups."

"The Taliban military is weak and cannot withstand the crushing force of the giant. It will inevitably collapse at the first touch."

"At that time, the Union's main force, which originally had a large army pressing in and intended to quell the rebellion by force, will immediately change its stance."

"From invaders to a righteous army that mediates war and saves people."

"The Celestials will take the opportunity to gather their strength, pretending that the mission has been successfully completed, and quickly leave the scene."

"From beginning to end, Celestials will not have any direct conflict with the Union military."

"The Taliban's current leadership, who are desperate and willing to do anything for power, will naturally go with the flow and shift all the blame to the Celestials' surprise attack."

"Then, using this as a stepping stone, they readily accepted the Union's new garrison and aid, and the vigorous anti-Union resistance ultimately fizzled out."

Wang Ye spoke calmly, yet he revealed the absurdity and coldness of this game.

"In the end, all parties were happy. The Union completely controlled Taliban with minimal post-war compensation, consolidating its rule over its backyard."

"The Taliban leadership retains its power and enjoys the benefits, while the Taliban are indifferent and will even promote themselves as having prevented a war."

"In the end, only the Taliban's ordinary people were manipulated by the three forces, their passion turned into a joke, and they became complete clowns in the chaos."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ye leaned forward with sharp eyes and looked directly at General Gao, asking a question.

"Therefore, the real purpose of our high command was not to expose this false fig leaf after the war, but to end this farce from the very beginning and help those who truly deserve help."

After listening to Wang Ye's thorough analysis, General Gao slowly put down his thermos, a hint of approving smile flashing in his eyes, a smile that concealed the profound wisdom of someone who had been through many political struggles.

And the expectation that his students will surpass him.

"You have a good eye; being able to see through this shows how much you've grown during this time."

"But it still has limitations."

General Gao spoke gently, yet with the weight of someone instructing a younger generation, just as he always did when lecturing from the podium.

"Your current perspective is still limited to the level of 'national competition'."

"This is not your fault. After all, you are limited by your intelligence level. You can only see the surface-level struggle between Taliban, Union, and Celestial Being, but you cannot understand the real plans of our higher-ups."

"But if you want to stand at the top of the military and truly change the world, you have to step out of the mindset of a single country and look at every upheaval and conflict from the perspective of a global chess game."

"Students are being educated."

Immediately regaining his composure, Wang Ye adopted a respectful posture, quickly suppressing all curiosity and speculation in his heart, and quietly lowered his head to wait for what was to come.

Wang Ye began to look forward to what his teacher was about to say, for that was probably the true trump card that the People's Revolutionary Alliance had been hiding in the shadows and had never revealed to the outside world.

So General Gao looked at his prized student, whom he had personally trained, and stopped keeping him in suspense. He then slowly uttered a name that surprised Wang Ye greatly.

"You should have heard of the Republic of Moralia."

"A mercenary nation supported by the AEU."

Upon hearing the name, Wang Ye was slightly taken aback, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Moralia?

This has absolutely nothing to do with the chaos in Taliban, right?

Moreover, in everyone's perception.

Moralia is the AEU's exclusive black glove, constantly undertaking underground mercenary missions and intervening in regional conflicts.

It is a weapon used by the AEU to operate outside international rules and deal with dirty business, and has nothing to do with the People's Revolutionary Alliance.

Seeing the surprise in Wang Ye's eyes, General Gao chuckled lightly, with a hint of helplessness that came from seeing through the ways of the world.

"Wang Ye, your temperament, tactics, and vision far surpass those of your peers, but you are just too naive."

"Do you really think that Moralia was solely the work of the AEU?"

"Do you really think that the AEU, with the power of a single nation, can reliably support a mercenary state that operates outside of international law?"

"How could Union possibly stand by and watch such a sharp black glove be used by the AEU?"

boom!

These few words struck Wang Ye like a thunderclap.

With a slight straightening of his back, Wang Ye instantly became alert and alarmed, his heart filled with shock and indignation.

Sure enough, these people at the top, who are adept at playing the game of great power dynamics...

They are all cunning and treacherous, none of them are simple-minded.

The world only knows that Moralia belongs to the AEU and is its exclusive weapon, but no one knows that the People's Revolutionary Alliance has already secretly gotten involved, showing its true colors of taking advantage of others and leaving without doing anything...

Seeing that Wang Ye had completely grasped the secret, General Gao showed a satisfied expression.

"Our influence in Moralia is extremely well hidden. There is not a trace of our connection with the People's Revolutionary League that can be found on the surface. It is so clean that it is impeccable."

"But when it really comes down to it, both the AEU and the local forces in Moralia will tacitly agree to our cooperation with our actions."

"We understand that cooperation benefits both sides, while division harms both. This is an unspoken understanding between us and AEU."

"As long as Union, our common number one adversary, is still around in the gravity field, AEU will be our good friend, and vice versa."

Nodding slowly, Wang Ye finally understood the intricate game of chess.

"So, the real plan of the higher-ups is to use the chaos in Taliban to coordinate with Moraria, a hidden pawn?"

"Smart." General Gao nodded, his tone becoming solemn as he formally issued the military order.

"The military has decided that you will lead the team to carry out this covert mission."

"At that time, our and the AEU's moles in Taliban will publicly issue a formal war mandate to Moralia."

"And you will enter the country as a mercenary of Moralia."

"The worst-case scenario predicted by the higher-ups is that they will use this chaos to keep Union bogged down in the quagmire of the counterinsurgency war in Taliban."

"Then gradually deplete their military strength, financial resources, and manpower, making them deeply mired in the quagmire of war and unable to extricate themselves."

"The AEU is equally happy to see this happen and will secretly support it and do its utmost to cooperate."

After explaining the general mission details, General Gao looked at Wang Ye and asked him in a concerned voice.

"This mission will be conducted in complete secrecy, and our identities cannot be revealed to the public."

"Your name and appearance both need to be basically concealed. What are your thoughts on that?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye blinked, and countless local specialties that appear in the Gundam world flashed through his mind.

With a mischievous smile, Wang Ye looked up and calmly spoke.

"It's very simple."

"Just make me a custom-made mask."

"As for my name, please call me Char."