Codegease: Air and Land Warfare 1946

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Chapter 504, Part Twelve: The Central European War - Prologue

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On April 11, 1946, after the Soviet troops stationed in Germany had been fighting the Britannian Expeditionary Force for half a year, they chose to withdraw entirely to Poland and Czechoslovakia for rest and reorganization, and a rather delicate picture emerged on the European battlefield.

In May, the Britannian army launched a desperate attack on Hamburg, and later in late June, it began its offensive on Nuremberg. Throughout this process, almost all of the Britannian army's main forces were concentrated on the forces of the member states of the North Atlantic Strategic Defense Alliance, led by the United Kingdom and the United States.

In stark contrast, the Soviet army, which had nearly crippled the Britannian army earlier, engaged in virtually no noteworthy battles with the Britannian forces in the span of about three months, except for the city of Szczecin, which was under constant bombardment and air raids from the sea, land, and air.

This provided the Soviet-led Eastern European Allied Forces with an excellent period of preparation. Not only were combat personnel and weapons replenished and upgraded, but the member states also had time to negotiate detailed operational plans and conduct rehearsals. More valuable to the Soviet Union was the ample time to handle matters related to Sweden, Finland, and Yugoslavia.

In mid-May, when Hamburg nearly fell, the Soviet Union, considering the formidable military strength of Britannia, sought partial cooperation from the three powers (Britannia, Germany, and China). Sweden, outnumbered and outgunned, immediately allowed the Baltic Fleet and Soviet air force to be stationed on its east coast. However, Josip Tito, the leader of Yugoslavia, initially refused the Soviet request for military intervention due to delays in providing weapons and equipment. Meanwhile, Moscow was also undecided about whether to continue demanding postwar reparations from Finland, an accomplice of the Axis powers.

It wasn't until June 5th, when the Royal Swedish Navy's home port of Karlsruhe was devastated by the Britannian Expeditionary Force, that the aforementioned events were somewhat accelerated.

The Soviet Union ultimately suspended all postwar reparations to Finland and tacitly approved Sweden's request for assistance from Finland to fight alongside the Soviet army in the Nordic theater. As for Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union chose a different strategy: to have Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania, the weaker members of the ASEAN alliance, use the situation in the Nordic theater as a topic to persuade Yugoslavia to join them.

Finally, in July, after the American defeats at Nuremberg and the bombing of Stockholm, and having learned from the two lessons first learned by the West, Tito, after much deliberation, finally chose to provide some assistance to the war effort in Europe.

With everything in place, ASEAN finally waited until July 19th, when the long-dormant eastern front was once again engulfed in activity as the Britannian army advanced eastward. [Chapter 7]

However, the initial situation on the battlefield was somewhat optimistic, exceeding the expectations of the ASEAN side. The Britannian army's offensive plan was spearheaded by Field Marshal Manslitt, who commanded 17 armies and corps. He first selected about 300,000 troops from three armies as the vanguard of his 1.7 million-strong army, launching an attack from the starting positions of Görlitz on the German-Polish border to Cottbus, a distance of less than 80 kilometers from north to south. The objective was to capture the city of Wrocław and establish a relay node for the offensive towards Poznań in central Poland and Katowice in the south.

Most of the bridges on the middle reaches of the Oder River were completely destroyed during the Second Battle of Berlin, but there was no sign of the Britannian army repairing them until the offensive began in Görlitz. As a result, the only direction of attack that could threaten Polish territory, apart from a sea landing, was the section of intact bridges in Szczecin, 200 kilometers to the north. In this direction, it was impossible to provide any flank support to the 30-strong vanguard of the offensive in Görlitz.

In short, the initial offensive plan of the Britannian army can only be described as an isolated and reckless advance. Along this expected offensive route, the Soviet army, mainly composed of the Eighth Guards Army, and the Polish People's Army First Army were on high alert, having already laid out large minefields and air power in the rear to resolutely retaliate against the Britannian offensive.

In less than a week, despite the continuous fire support from the Sky Fleet, the three armies were exhausted from the triple torment of ground resistance, minefields, and air raids. The salient they captured was far from enough for even 10 armies to deploy. Moreover, the weaknesses of the Sky Fleet had been exposed to the Soviet Union during their previous engagement with the Northern Union, not to mention the next steps for the 1.7 million troops.

Enraged, Marshal Manslitt ultimately chose a highly risky plan: having learned that Suzaku Kururugi, the seventh Knight of the Round Table, would be supporting the eastern front of District 45, he intended to have the Jade Knights, temporarily under his command, parachute with Suzaku south of Zagan, which was defended by the Polish army, on the night of the 26th to draw the attention of both the Soviet and Polish forces. Then, he would cram the fourth army into the crowded and exhausted battlefield, and under the cover of the Sky Fleet, quickly break through along the Cottbus-Zaray-Zagan route at dawn the next day, so that the two attacking spearheads separated by the forest in the salient could be brought together for a decisive attack.

The operation proceeded smoothly until the ground offensive began. However, much of this success was based on the exceptional combat effectiveness of the Jade Knights and their outstanding achievement in clearing the Polish garrison south of Zagan. This made it difficult for the Soviet Union and Poland not to believe that a powerful knightly order was wreaking havoc behind their front lines and that it was absolutely necessary to annihilate them with all their might.

After a night of requests and discussions by the Soviet high command, at dawn on the 27th, as the Jade Knights and Suzaku Kururugi prepared to rendezvous, the 362nd Bomber Squadron, which had been hiding in Poland and had just been re-equipped with Pe-8 heavy bombers, was immediately ordered to launch a destructive bombing raid on the forest south of Zagan, where the Knights were located. [Chapter 392]

While bombers destroyed the woodland cover, three Polish tank battalions and four Soviet tank battalions, along with infantry, attacked the Knights of the Jade from the north and south, respectively, from the outskirts of Zagan and the woodlands. First, a Polish tank battalion, acting as the vanguard, made contact with the Knights from the north. While the Knights were fully engaged, two Soviet tank battalions immediately advanced, followed by a second wave of Polish attacks that completely disrupted their formation.

Considering the need for prolonged isolated operations in the rear of the airborne forces, all the KMFs of the Jade Knights, including Suzaku Kururugi's Lancelot, had their more energy-intensive flight wings temporarily removed, making it impossible for them to escape by air. The advance troops of the army group originally planned to quickly break through Zare and Zagan were unable to reach their positions for a long time. In addition, the close entanglement between the Soviet and Polish forces and the Knights meant that artillery and air cover could not help them retreat.

Left with no other choice, Marshal Manslitt ordered the nearest Sky Fleet to indiscriminately fire upon the direction of the Jade Knights, who had no hope of escape. Except for Suzaku Kururugi, who was rescued by a special agent, the entire Knights, along with the Soviet and Polish troops surrounding them, perished in the artillery fire.

Although Zare ultimately fell to Britannia, being the first knightly unit on the 45th district front to be completely wiped out, and the first knightly unit to be destroyed by its own side, placed immense psychological pressure on Marshal Manslit, ultimately leading him to compromise with the Supreme Command of the Expeditionary Force. [Chapter 393]

Regarding the annihilation of the Jade Knights, on the one hand, Princess Elizabeth, as the commander, did not pursue the matter in depth; on the other hand, other generals had also made preemptive preparations regarding how the expeditionary force would defeat the ASEAN forces.

Following Operation Zagan, on July 28, Britannian ground forces and the air fleet began to shift their focus to eliminating Soviet and Czech positions in the mountains along the German-Czechoslovak border, encountering fierce resistance from the Soviet and Czechoslovakian air forces.

On August 5, eight army groups under the command of Count Hohenzollern, under the cover of the Britannian Navy, invaded Poland from the direction of Szczecin and began fighting with Soviet and Polish forces in the northwest of Poland.

On August 3, Britannian troops, who were entangled with American forces in southern Germany, suddenly crossed the Danube River from the direction of Passau. Czechoslovakian and Hungarian armies engaged in their first large-scale frontal battle with Britannian troops west of Linz. At the same time, realizing that Austria was in dire straits, American troops stationed in Germany and Austria, along with some reorganized former German officers and soldiers, began to rush to the Austrian front.

On the same day, the Yugoslav People's Liberation Army, following its promise to "immediately deploy troops after entering Vienna from Britannia," crossed the Austrian-Hungarian border and headed towards the precarious Linz and Vienna.

A pair of iron pincers has penetrated deep into Polish territory, opening its jaws to attack Poznan from both sides. Meanwhile, to the south, two steel spikes have pierced the Danube River, intending to part ways after swallowing Linz, eyeing Czechoslovakia's weak flank and Vienna, which is in dire need of support if it falls.

The entire Central European continent will, for the remainder of 1946, slowly turn the pages of the book of destiny for the two worlds to a page that did not originally belong to them.

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Chapter Twelve of the Complete Collection: The Central European War - Prologue, concludes here.

Chapter 505, Summary Thirteen: The Norse Campaign - Phase Two

On July 7, 1946, Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, was subjected to indiscriminate and large-scale bombing by the Britannian Expeditionary Force. This was in stark contrast to the near annihilation of two US infantry divisions in Nuremberg just three days earlier, which then fell to the British. The shadow of defeat loomed ever heavier over Europe.

As the fighting intensifies in Stuttgart, Munich, and Austria, Britannia and the Northern Union are also preparing for their next offensive and defensive moves in Northern Europe.

While the four Illustrious-class carrier strike groups withdrew for maintenance, the second US Task Force in the Kattegat Strait, consisting of five Essex-class carriers, advanced north of Copenhagen to provide air and sea support, significantly hindering the Britannian ground forces' offensive in Northern Europe. [Chapter 384]

The Malmö-Helsingborg-Copenhagen triangle is an area that can only be attacked by force and is difficult to conquer by strategy. Near the coast, it is supported by German-made Z-class destroyers operated by the small member states of the Northern League and American-made escort destroyers. Underwater, it is blocked by British, American and former German submarines. On this basis, there is also fire support from cruisers and battleships, as well as air strikes from carrier battle groups. It is a situation where a single move can have far-reaching consequences.

This resulted in Malmö and Helsingborg suffering almost complete destruction of their urban buildings from the 7th to the 15th due to the combined attacks of the Britannian Navy, ground artillery, and air support. However, the ground forces made almost no substantial progress and suffered huge losses in personnel and equipment. The Nordic landing forces were almost completely pinned down in the province of Skåne.

The only minor victory worth mentioning was on the 13th, when the "High-Speed ​​Coastal Support Fleet" of the North Atlantic Combined Fleet was attacked by Britannian air-launched anti-ship missiles, which were undergoing their latest combat testing, upon arriving at Laholm Bay. [Chapter 386]

Of the missiles launched, two at the destroyer HMS Terror and eight at the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen were either shot down or missed. Nine missiles hit the battleship Italy and one hit the French destroyer Sarmphon; the former was forced to return to Scapa Flow for repairs, while the latter was towed to a shipyard in Gothenburg, Sweden, for emergency repairs. Overall, the air raid did not fundamentally affect the fleet's strength.

Under pressure, on the 16th, the Britannian military launched another large-scale offensive against the Øresund Strait, where Malmö is located, deploying 10 airships, over 200 fighter jets and KMF aircraft, and 19 missile destroyers. This marked the beginning of the First Battle of the Øresund Strait. [Chapter 387]

Because surface ships were ineffective against airships in confined spaces and the carrier-based aircraft of the five carriers were somewhat overwhelmed, the entire Northern Union garrison, including the US forces, was momentarily at a loss in the face of the overwhelming enemy.

During the high-speed near-shore support fleet's withdrawal, the battleship Veneto became the target of almost all missile relay aircraft in the sky, and was hit by "possibly more than 20 missiles" in a very short time. About 190 crew members were killed or wounded, and the superstructure of the ship, except for the bridge, was almost completely destroyed, and the entire ship basically lost its combat coordination capability.

At the same time that the Veneto was under missile attack, the Sky Fleet split into two five-ship squadrons and launched a fierce bombardment of the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg, destroying most of the facilities and firing positions of the troops stationed in the cities. Meanwhile, the destroyer Z29 operated by the Dane, the Z30 operated by the Norwegian, and four American-made escort destroyers operated by the Swedes were also sunk by the Sky Fleet's guns.

Ultimately, another US carrier air group located west of the Jutland Peninsula arrived to provide support, which somewhat salvaged the situation. Due to a miscalculation of the potential number and speed of US support, Britannia lost 4 of its 10 airships, and two-thirds of the remaining 6 required dry dock repairs. In addition, five guided-missile destroyers were sunk or severely damaged.

The final result was that the British troops stationed in Malmö withdrew to Copenhagen and Helsingborg, and Britannia gained the city of Malmö, which had been reduced to ruins and had no defensive value, in a manner that could hardly be called an occupation.

The difficulty in capturing the Øresund Strait prompted the Britannian command to consider taking control of the Kattegat Strait from other directions. Thus, on the 17th, the Nordic landing forces began an offensive inland along the transportation lines of central and eastern Sweden, attempting to outflank the western coast of Sweden by penetrating deep into the war zone.

However, just one day before the first Battle of the Øresund, the Canadian 2nd Infantry Division successfully landed in Sweden from across the Atlantic. Sensing the Britannian army's next offensive direction, the Northern Command quickly deployed the division along the Britannian's likely route through central Sweden, using the country's hilly, lake-rich terrain to construct defenses and severely hindering the Britannian advance. [Chapter 395]

Because the uniforms and weaponry of the Canadian army were not much different from, or even slightly inferior to, those of the British army, Britannia was initially unaware of the existence of the Canadian army, simply believing that the British army had increased its troop presence in Northern Europe. It was not until August that she confirmed its identity and realized the truth.

Also in August, the long-dormant Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy surprisingly launched an operation.

On the 7th, as the Britannian army prepared to capture the Karlsruhena naval base, the Arkhangelsk, secretly transferred from the Northern Fleet to replace the battleship October Revolution, had infiltrated the islands near Karlsruhena the previous night under cover of sea fog. At dawn, it launched a bombardment of the Imperial forces besieging the naval base, covering the successful escape of some Swedish officers and soldiers. [Chapter 394]

The four missile destroyers that were originally conducting anti-submarine patrols nearby fell into a diversionary tactic while pursuing a Soviet submarine. By the time they returned to pursue the Arkhangelsk, not only had the Arkhangelsk escaped, but they also did not expect that two cruisers and six destroyers from the Baltic Fleet had been waiting among the islands for a long time.

Finally, with the assistance of the Finnish Air Force, all four DDG destroyers carrying anti-submarine rockets, rather than missiles, were sunk without a doubt, while the Soviet Navy only suffered one major damage, the destroyer Strict. By the time the main fleet, which was providing shore-based support off the Polish coast, arrived, the Soviet Navy had already retreated to a safe distance.

The Battle of Karskrona was seen by the Britannian navy as a sign of the Red Navy's "comeback." Although the Karskrona naval base was eventually captured the following day, the balance of power on the battlefield began to shift slightly for the whole of Northern Europe after that day.

On the 8th, the second day of the naval battle, the Australian 17th Infantry Brigade, which had come from the Pacific, arrived in Sweden first to participate in the land defense of the Swedish west coast.

On the 9th, Finland formally granted the Swedish government's request, and a large number of Swedish refugees crossed the Baltic Sea on warships and civilian vessels to seek refuge. On the same day, the entire Finnish Army's ground and air forces were deployed to Swedish territory to participate in integrated air and ground defense. [Chapter 397]

The American forces' sweeping campaign, the British army's all-out effort, the resurgence of the Red Navy, and the Canadians' desperate struggle, now joined by the strong support of Australia and Finland, meant that for the Britannians, the Scandinavian battlefield was degenerating in a way that defied humanity; for the Swedes, they were reclaiming their forgotten flag on their homeland, leading their history and that of the entire Nordic region in a different direction.

Chapter 398, Section 507: Sabotage Behind Enemy Lines – A Long and Arduous Task

Even if his father was a former Mafia member living in seclusion, it couldn't guarantee that his son would grow up to be a powerful figure. That's true, otherwise, look at Clark; before he was sent to Area 11 as a US Army prisoner of war, he was just a private—he should have at least become a corporal.

Although he had more men under his command, they were ultimately just a bunch of well-dressed street thugs, and the wealth they had inherited couldn't hide their youthful innocence at just over 20. After a busy day, he took the computer left behind down the mountain and turned on the game.

Raiden II, with its name featuring the two Chinese characters "雷電" (raiden), is a type of aerial shooting game that many Japanese people enjoy. If I'm not mistaken, Yamashita says that these two characters translate to "thunder." Hmm, does the Thunderbolt P-47, the "milk bottle" for flying cowboys, look even more futuristic than the ME262 in this world?

Of course, it was definitely going to be difficult, after all, two agents had already stumbled on the arcade machine titled "Star Lotus Ship". Clark originally wanted to relax, but the barrage of bullets and the instant death made his fun turn into a agonizing experience.

As Clark returned to his computer desktop to contemplate life, a new email notification with a strange icon popped up in the lower right corner. He was so excited he almost jumped for joy—Yamashita had finally sent a message!

Huh? As for why such confidential information is sent via email? Neither the Japanese Liberation Front nor the Black Knights have been wiped out because of this. Since the server is still alive, what's there to be afraid of?

……

The message relayed back from Yamashita can be summarized as follows: he can now communicate with the terrorist organization known as the "Kurosho no Amaterasu" under the guise of "trading communication equipment," but he has not yet been able to infiltrate its ranks. And this terrorist organization seems to be up to something.

He overheard these members talking: before that bank robbery, this group of Area 11 people had met with someone who called himself Z. Without a doubt, even if he was hiding in the shadows wearing a cloak, he was definitely a fake ZERO impersonating Lelouch. Besides, his words and actions didn't resemble the real ZERO's constant rambling and ambiguous questions.

Most importantly, this "Z" communicated with them entirely in English with a less-than-perfect pronunciation. According to publicly available information from the Britannian Empire's high command, Lelouch and Nunnally had been living in a Japanese environment for seven or eight years from their "immigration" to Honshu Island until the emergence of the Black Knights last year. Therefore, he must have been able to use some fluent Japanese to deceive the Black Knights' veterans, who were Japanese.

This is the most contradictory point for the Kōshin's envoys. "Z" is indeed providing them with real intelligence, from robbing banks to planting time bombs at Imperial Army bases, but whether to curry favor with him or stay away from him is now a matter of debate, and the group is even showing signs of splitting into two factions. They are only staying together for the sake of money and such.

It's still unclear who "Z" is, but at least we have a general idea: he didn't grow up in an English-speaking environment, he's not a pure Britannian, he's definitely not been in District 11 for more than a year, and he's very familiar with the Empire's garrison and infrastructure in District 11.

So, what about the stateless residents who have come from the Federation or EU to join the army in recent months, or the "District 45ers" in the Imperial Army?

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Clark relayed this information to Davis, who then took the message and went with Stasevich to find the agents.

“This was definitely done by those dogs in the Special Operations Unit.” A little analysis from the perspectives of the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union would lead to this conclusion, but clearly, all of this was only enough to remind them of the whereabouts of the Aryan Special Operations Unit, and not enough to serve as evidence to accuse the Governor’s Office of aiding the enemy.

Furthermore, the Special Forces, currently serving as one of Marybell's personal guards, are living quite comfortably in her compound. Such accusations are no small matter; without sufficiently strong evidence, if things go wrong, they could end up cutting off their own heads.

As for Stasevich, how did he fare in his efforts to gain influence among the German populace through that engineer named Hanks?

According to the information provided by that uncle, at least so far no German civilian has expected the special forces to live next door to them, nor has any German gentleman who has learned to use a gun expected the special forces, who are "separated only by a strip of water," to protect their safety.

Even better news is that Mrs. Zeppelin, who recently went to Berlin, finally made contact with the soldier named Blanco. Together they sorted out a lot of things, and even a complete map of the Berlin Underground City paled in comparison.

The map marks several key sub-portals throughout Germany, as well as various large and small civilian concentration camps in the 45th district scattered outside the city from Berlin to Leipzig, and even the locations of several large military airports and supply distribution centers.

This is almost as great as the assassination of the Emperor of Britannia. Now, the German civilians in Area 11 have plenty of guns. When the US, USSR, Britain, and France launch a counterattack, all the obstacles blocking the great victory in Europe will fall like dominoes.

White and Sheldon, the two chief agents, were so happy they wanted to kiss Stasevich, but at this critical moment, the latter dropped a bombshell.

Suzaku Kururugi has finalized the plan to put German civilians in the hands of numerous guns, but getting them to rebel against the Britannian army remains a distant goal.

The civilians' light weapons were no match for the KMF, but that was a secondary issue. While Uncle Hanks and his group were eager to personally fight their way home, many other civilians didn't share the same sentiment.

According to Hanks' explanation, the ratio of civilians who want to return to Germany to those who don't has been fluctuating between 3 to 2 and 2 to 3, showing a slight tendency to "enjoy life here and forget about home."

The situation is actually quite easy to explain. First, Hitler had drained the Rhineland of its war-making desires, leaving vast numbers of Germans displaced. Now, although the Britannians were taking civilians away from their homeland in a manner reminiscent of catching pigs, from another perspective, they had indeed "rescued" millions of people from the mire.

Yes, the empire is indeed seen by many as a remnant of feudalism, but its higher level of technology and living standards are undeniable. Coupled with the relatively stable situation in Area 11, many people today live even better than under the rule of the Weimar and Third Reich. Now it's up to the common people to vote with their feet.

It wasn't just the civilians who wanted to stay in Area 11; the composition of those who wanted to return to their homeland was also quite mixed. Some, like Hanks, wanted to fight their way back, others wanted to take advantage of future opportunities to smuggle themselves back, and still others wanted to simply wait until the war ended with the US, the Soviet Union, Britain, and France before returning—no matter how warm their homeland was, it could no longer decisively influence the most basic survival wisdom in the hearts of the civilians.

Of course, Suzaku Kururugi and Nunnally, as enemies, also played a significant role in causing this outcome.

So now, from the special agents to the American and Soviet officers and soldiers, everyone is feeling very overwhelmed.

What should we do with Suzaku and Nunnally? If we keep them, this "mysterious and strange" appeasement policy will not be able to stimulate the desire of the German people to rise up. But if we kill them and replace them with Marie Bell, who is a violent maniac, wouldn't those beasts in the Special Forces turn the world upside down?

"Forget about Nunnally and the other two, they're so annoying! They keep going around in circles, and it turns out we have to go through the script of assassinating the Black Prince of the Third Reich first." White and Sheldon covered their faces, almost crying.

“But don’t worry, don’t get worked up.” Stasevich reassured the two. “I know you guys planted the bomb in Suzaku Kururugi’s car parked at the city hall. I reckon the Special Forces might have already figured out your existence in Area 11.”

"But he definitely can't just say that directly, at least not to Suzaku and Nunnally. Think about it, if someone plants a bomb in the city hall, the first reaction from a Britannian would be that it was done by someone from Area 11. Anyway, they have no evidence, and we've got them all under our thumb. Don't worry, just be careful not to get followed by plainclothes Gestapo agents when you cause trouble again."

“Oh, thank you so much.” White and Sheldon shrugged and smiled.

“We still have some things to attend to.” Davis and Stasevich’s walkie-talkie suddenly crackled with news of a violent attack by rioters in District 11, so they left first. It seemed like something serious was going on.

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Back at their hideout, the two intelligence chiefs were dejected, and everyone in the room remained silent.

The team's work on integrated circuits was almost complete, and they had also finished a few rough tasks in military intelligence. However, getting the US, Soviet, British, and French forces to launch a counterattack into Area 11 through the portal system suddenly became incredibly difficult.

At that moment, a message arrived from the agent who had smuggled himself into District 16.

"According to our intelligence gathered on the Korean Peninsula, the situation in **** has become somewhat delicate recently. The Federation's top leadership and the highest authority to exercise military force are now in the hands of a Federation military attaché named Li Xingke. He and the Emperor seem to have close ties with ZERO, or more precisely, Lelouch, the leader of the Black Knights."

"Moreover, including District 16, the government departments of the leased territories that Britannia obtained from the Federation, such as the Indochina Peninsula (Districts 10 and 12) and the Philippines (District 13), have all received eviction orders from the Federation."

"More importantly, the Federation now seems to be negotiating with the EU, which is at war with Britannia. There is considerable evidence that the Federation may unite with the EU under Lelouch's leadership, forming a coalition against Britannia."

"Wow!" White jumped up excitedly upon seeing the news. "Great! What the ordinary Germans couldn't do, Lelouch is going to do."

Turning the page reveals even more explosive news: While it's unclear how Pendraken will react to the federal demands, the Governor's Office of District 16 has just issued a request to District 11, demanding the requisition of a large number of construction workers and related technical personnel.

All signs indicate that the Governor's Office of District 16 is unwilling to exchange administrative power and has plans to build fortifications. The bigger surprise is that, due to the population migration caused by the construction of fortifications, the agents seem to have found the target codenamed "New Dachau" in the plan—a "prison" to be established in District 16 by Henrik, one of the senior executives of the Special Operations Unit, to hold serious criminals from District 11 who have been extradited from the mainland.