Gundam: From Piece to Player

Who is it?

Why attack them?

Chapter 73 Aftermath of the Battle

"The Zeon forces' mobile suits have all left?"

"Yes, God is on our Federation's side. The black MS was hit by a missile just now, and it must have been our fighter jets that came to its rescue," the military staff officer said.

"General, you'd better get on board quickly. We don't know how much longer this warship can hold out."

Tiam looked at the other staff officers and soldiers, feeling a pang of pity.

What will you do?

"If we're lucky, we can wait until General Rebil arrives."

"If we're unlucky, then please, General, avenge us."

The military staff adjutant and other remaining surviving soldiers saluted Tiam.

Tiam did not shed a tear; at this moment, any weakness would be a stain on this courage. He raised his hand and swore an oath.

"I swear to you all that I will send all the Zabi family's war criminals to the guillotine, and in my lifetime I will dismember Zeon to console the billions of civilians who have been slaughtered and the soldiers who have died heroically."

Tiam boarded the two-seater Swordfish fighter.

As the pilot, Ron Jose took off in his fighter jet. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the crew members left behind and couldn't help but recall the battle that had begun.

"General, you said that if our attack squadrons all learn from that hero during the initial anti-ship attack, we can achieve victory."

"I admire that hero's courage, but if it is done deliberately for the sake of victory, then the Federation Army is no different from the Zeon Army."

“You have all given your all.” Tianm looked out the window. “Failure is my responsibility as the coordinator.”

Forty kilometers away, in the shadow of the crashed warship, a jet-black Swordfish fighter flew by, bearing no markings of the Federation or Zeon.

Thirty minutes before the Reib Fleet arrived in this airspace, the Zeon forces had already completed battlefield cleanup and requested assistance for the wounded.

The preliminary results of the battle have also been tallied.

联邦第1舰团全灭，第2舰团残留19艘战舰，第3舰团只余下9艘战舰，只有28艘战舰从鲁姆会战中存活。

Of the more than 200 main force ships of various types that the fleet had at the start of the war, less than 30 remain.

Although it inflicted considerable losses on the Zeon fleet, it was a crushing defeat for the Federation.

Fortunately, General Tiam survived the fighter planes, and outstanding officers like Warken also survived the battle... Rebil's newly formed 5th and 6th Fleets were unharmed.

The Federation still has a slightly larger number of ships than the Zeon fleet.

However, it is too early to launch a counterattack with such an immature new fleet.

This also means the complete loss of control of the universe in the coming months.

General Reibell has many things to do, including continuing to train troops, analyzing the Minovsky particle dispersal device seized from the wreckage of the Zeon warship, and developing plans such as MS.

Although there were voices in the military calling for Tiam to be court-martialed, after General Gop's decision, he was first transferred to a lower position and dealt with in a low-key manner.

Rebil temporarily took over as acting commander of the Space Attack Force, but the actual command still rested with Tiam and his officer corps trained by Luna II, who were responsible for formulating the next operational plan.

Meanwhile, in Zeon, the entire nation was in a state of jubilation.

The victory at the Battle of Loom had a tremendous impact, meaning that Zeon, a colonial nation, had actually managed to overturn the Federation's main fleet in a fleet battle.

Among the aces, Char Aznable single-handedly sank 7 Salamis-class and 2 Magellans during the Battle of Loum.

The people also regarded him as Genghis Khan's Red Baron.

Of course, he wasn't the only ace in this battle; there were also "White Wolf" and the second red comet—"Crimson Lightning."

The pilots also took him as their role model, all wanting to become the second Char in the war.

However, there were also dissenting voices. Although the news was quickly suppressed, it still circulated among mid- to high-ranking military officers.

Ordiga, one of the Black Triads, died in the Battle of Loom.

According to Captain Gaia and Aldick, he did not die in battle.

They had already located Tiam's flagship and were about to strike when the missile attack occurred.

If we follow the theory that whoever benefits the most is the most suspicious, then it was the federal government that did it.

The Federation has planted a deeply entrenched spy within the Zeon army.

But the biggest problem is... if the Federation really has such spies.

They would have known the secret of the Minovsky particle distribution much earlier, but judging from the Federation fleet's performance, they clearly did not.

The Black Triad, as officers, did not belong to any faction and had no enemies.

Of course, this is also what's on the surface.

The black triple star formation reveals the intention of transferring the assault troops from the attacking forces to Kycilia.

Many people secretly suspect that this is a two-way struggle between the Gihren faction and the Kycilia faction.

However, in order not to affect morale or cause the soldiers to fall into self-doubt, Kilian suppressed the matter.

Although Kycilia suspected that Kirian was behind it and secretly launched an investigation, she did not use the matter to cause trouble.

Was Ordiga, one of the Black Triads, killed?

Karma was quite surprised to hear the news.

He also sent letters of condolence and monetary donations to Matthew and Gaia.

Of course, it wouldn't be accurate to say he was deeply moved; calling them friends or even acquaintances would be a stretch.

I just found it somewhat dramatic.

The Black Triad found Tiam's flagship.

Just then, someone who had been shooting from the shadows saved Tianm.

Unlike the malfunction of the 'missile early warning equipment' that investigators believed.

Karma also thought of a weapon that could do this... the floating missiles of the Kosei Gundam.

However, the technology required to power PCR is potentially under development, not to mention the supporting application equipment.

Could it be that there are forces in this era that he is unaware of?

Are there still organizations that occupy the "celestial beings" ecological niche?

On the second evening after the Battle of Loum, after leaving the Generalissimo's residence, Kilian went to the reception room of the Zeon State Guest House.

The reception room is usually used to receive foreign dignitaries, but Zeon hasn't had any foreign dignitaries for a long time, so it is usually idle.

But today is an exception.

"Father is becoming more and more conservative. He actually thinks he can force the Federation to negotiate a peace deal just by using the space front."

Kilian looked at Karma, who was sitting on the opposite sofa.

"If we could take Luna II in space, it would indeed be possible, but right now the Federation will defend this last stronghold to the death."

"Not to mention that Rebil and other pro-war factions are still around, and they have two fleets at their disposal for coordinated defense."

Kiran did not refute Kalmar's analysis.

"Then assess whether launching a surrender operation against South America, directly attacking Jabro, would be more conducive to negotiations?"

"Forgive my bluntness, brother, but the area around Jabulo is densely covered with waterways and has many fortresses. Without detailed intelligence and maps, even if we deploy all of our troops and use nuclear weapons, it will be difficult to take this place."

Kilian even mocked Dekin's naiveté; he wasn't much smarter himself.

This is the same mistake made by the Third Reich: the mistaken belief that the capture of Moscow would lead to the surrender of the Soviet Union.

Even if Jabro were captured, Kalmar believed the Federation would not negotiate.

To prevent Jabul from falling to the Augustus, the Titans once tried the absurd idea of ​​planting nuclear weapons and detonating Jabul to annihilate the enemy forces...

As long as you blow up your own headquarters first, the enemy will never be able to conquer it.

In hindsight, the federal army seemed oblivious to the pain and did not regard it as an unacceptable and painful loss.

Chapter 74 Landing Operation

"Then tell me, how can we win?"

When Kirlian saw Kalmar say that, he threw the question back at him.

“Brother, we do have a gap in national strength with the Federation, but do you really think the Federation can fully mobilize their citizens to fight against us?”

"Are you saying the Federation's recruitment capacity is insufficient?"

"No, I just suddenly felt that the very fact that the federal government was established was a miracle."

"The inhabitants of hundreds of ethnic groups, religions, different systems, and beliefs on Earth were brainwashed overnight, forgetting their history and past grievances, and formed a collective."

"My idea is—not only should we not incite local resistance, but we should also let the local inhabitants of Earth know that our real enemy is... just that group of privileged bureaucrats in the Federal Parliament."

Karma paused here to observe Gihren's reaction.

Kirian merely urged him to continue with his eyes.

"Regarding the strategy for conquering Earth, after we occupy a place, I think we can definitely cooperate with the local government."

“After they provide resources and manufactured goods, we will conclude a ‘peace treaty’ with them.”

"Allow them to exist in the form of 'regional autonomous governments'... At the same time, strengthen propaganda about the War of Independence, and declare that we have no interest in occupying their territory or population, and that we will respect their culture and traditions."

"Like Vichy France?" Kiran asked.

Karma shook her head.

“The level of control will be even lower. In my plan, we will allow local autonomous governments and federally controlled areas to trade, just like SIDE6. By using them as transit zones, we can even cleverly bypass the federal economic blockade, obtain resources, and use their military and police forces to help us maintain order. We will lease several areas in the area as ‘concessions’.”

Karma stated, "Our underwater forces will no longer conduct commerce raiding operations; their targets will be exclusively the Federal Navy."

In the original timeline, Karma wouldn't have been able to do this.

Because the colony crash killed 23.2 billion people, the inhabitants of Earth are filled with rage against Zeon.