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Chapter Sixty-Three: Storming the Fortress and the Unexpected Request (1/9)

"Boom!" A muffled explosion erupted once again, but this time, the smoke and dust from the explosion swept in like a sandstorm.

After being repeatedly harassed by Ye Yun's side using directional blasting and thermite hot-melt cutting, even the thickest door could not withstand the force and finally collapsed.

"The main gate has been breached! Repeat, the main gate has been breached! The elevator is about to explode, be careful, the elevator is about to explode." The announcer's voice was already tinged with fear and despair. At this moment, the fall of the main gate undoubtedly meant that the last and most important defense system of the entire base had been breached!

There are no more mobile suits to defend the base, and it is almost impossible to deploy more troops. The base is full of wounded soldiers and has very little food and medicine. It even lacks sufficient anti-mobile suit weapons. However, neither the Federation Forces nor the Zeon Forces themselves have a shortage of individual anti-mobile suit weapons. At present, both the Federation Forces and the Zeon Forces are using anti-tank weapons, and at most, the newly produced ones are made with more advanced technology.

Thus, the base was momentarily at a loss when faced with the impending invasion of the Short Swords. Or perhaps more accurately... they didn't know how to deal with it! Yes, as the Zeon forces that were the first to deploy mobile suits in large numbers for the first time, they didn't know how to carry out anti-mobile suit operations.

This style is just like how the German army in the early stages of World War II relied mainly on 88mm anti-tank guns for anti-tank warfare, and how infantry relied on Molotov cocktails, explosive packs, cluster grenades, and the like for anti-tank warfare, which was just as absurd.

"Crack... Clang!" The heavy metal gate snapped suddenly after emitting a teeth-grinding metallic twisting sound.

A black and gray dagger pushed open the wreckage of the gate. The dagger that destroyed the gate did not rush in. The TYPE59 90mm machine gun did not hesitate to scan the area where the crowd was gathered on the integrated scanner, and immediately pulled the trigger, bombarding the area with a barrage of bullets.

When the dagger emptied its drum magazine, 75 rounds of 90mm shells had already caused massive carnage in the Zeon army's mining base. Corpses shattered by the 90mm machine gun were scattered all over the base, blood splattered everywhere, and the entire space was filled with the cries and screams of survivors.

"Boom!" A series of fine explosions erupted at this moment, and the material transport elevator in front of the main gate was blown apart. The broken elevator began to fall along the track.

"These idiots..." The noise wasn't quiet, so Sima naturally saw it. She sneered twice, clearly mocking their actions. This steep slope could be easily cleared with a simple jump, right? They actually thought they could stop her invasion with this? Aren't they delusional?

The dark gray short sword seemed to have been activated by some kind of detection and scanning device, as it flashed briefly in the pitch-black environment. Combined with its overall dark gray color scheme, it looked exceptionally menacing.

"Squadron 666, initiating the invasion of the enemy base!" Sima smirked. If you were to ask who among the entire Dhaka base's forces most wanted to destroy the entire Zeon army, it would undoubtedly be these unfortunate bastards from Squadron 666, betrayed by Zeon! When it came to striking, they would show absolutely no mercy! "All units, cover me!"

"Understood!" Several short swords from the 666th Squadron that followed immediately continued to fire their 90mm machine guns at the surrounding area without hesitation. This barrage of bullets fully demonstrated the combat endurance of the 75-round drum magazine, leaving the group with absolutely no chance to resist!

Sima decisively leaped out, the thrusters on the fuselage operating at low power, almost perfectly controlling the speed of the dagger's descent. Although a few rockets were fired, these individual rockets were indeed not accurate enough. Such a large dagger, even with its black and gray paint that provides high concealment, was completely unable to graz the edge, which was just too much!

It can only be said that at this moment, the panic in the hearts of these Zeon soldiers who launched the rockets had overwhelmed many things. For them, whether launching the rockets was to destroy the short sword piloted by Sima, or to bolster their courage with the act of launching rockets, perhaps only they themselves knew.

Of course, Sima wouldn't ignore their attack. As she fell, she raised her gun and opened fire on the wall. Ships of explosions exploded in a series on the unfinished Zeon building. It seemed that some other flammable and explosive construction materials were also triggered, causing several violent explosions inside the already partially completed building! The entire building collapsed.

"Hey... is there no one left to organize a defense?" After Sima's short sword landed smoothly, he looked at the crowd running around on the ground and said irritably. He raised his hand and used the TYPE59 machine gun to spray an arc of bullets on the ground. The flying shrapnel and the series of explosions made the Zeon soldiers fall down like grass being cut.

Meanwhile, two short swords belonging to the 666th Squadron that landed beside her unleashed an even more frenzied barrage of bullets in all directions.

With a loud "thud," Sima's machine tilted violently, a noticeable dent appeared on its shield, and the warning on its wrist sounded without delay. The wrist, which had been hit by the heavy explosion, was in need of repair.

"Huh? There's even a warrior?!" Sima's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked up to see an engineering Zaku tank struggling to turn around, seemingly trying to adjust its aim before unleashing another shot from its shoulder-mounted 180mm cannon. "What?!" The dark gray shortsword casually raised its gun, unleashing a barrage of fire. The 90mm mixed-spear ammunition easily tore the Zaku tank apart.

After a small explosion, the Zaku tank burst into flames, illuminating almost the entire base.

The black and gray short sword, illuminated by the flames, looked to Zeon like a demon crawling out of hell!

Meanwhile, several short swords inside the mountain fired indiscriminately, sending death and flames throughout the base, quickly demoralizing all the Zeon soldiers within.

"Federal Army! Cease fire! We surrender! We surrender!" The shouts of the Zeon commanders echoed through the base's broadcasts and communications. They had tried to raise a white flag, but what they were met with was the gun barrels of the 666th Squadron pointed directly at them and the flashes of explosions.

Surrender? When was the last time you gave us the chance to surrender?!

Sima was roaring inwardly! It was also the roar of every member of Squadron 666: "We tried to communicate, we tried to give up, and then what? Kirian's SS had axes and machine guns—we gave them even the slightest chance! They were just following orders! What is this?! Murder to silence them?! Framing them?!"

As the news of the Zeon army's surrender was broadcast and communicated, the machine guns of the Daggers in the 666th Company fired even more fiercely...

"Xima...stop." Ye Yun's voice came through the comms. He deliberately wasted a little time, letting the 666 Squadron vent their anger.

"...Cease fire!!" Sima took a deep breath and decisively issued the ceasefire order only after emptying her drum magazine. "Let the others take control, and we'll continue the pursuit?"

“Okay.” Ye Yun nodded. A Zeon army convoy had escaped from the mining base. Although Ye Yun didn’t know where they were going, it was good that someone was willing to pursue them. “Remember to resupply before you set off. Simple food and water have been sent.”

"Understood!" Sima didn't waste any more words and accepted Ye Yun's order.

"Ye Yun..." After the communication ended, Aina, who was standing next to Ye Yun, looked at him hesitantly. She clearly had something to say, but felt that it wasn't a good opportunity to say it.

After all, Squadron 666 had just undertaken the most dangerous mission, breaking into the mining base and forcing the enemy to surrender without suffering any losses. This was a tremendous achievement. Even if the Federation Army wouldn't acknowledge these achievements because of the enemy's special status, the soldiers would know!

After all, right behind them were many federal soldiers who were panting and occasionally needed oxygen.

Before these soldiers, a large group of ragged, wounded Zeon soldiers squatted to one side, their hair disheveled. The Federation soldiers looked at them coldly, occasionally uttering a few words, seemingly complaining about how spineless the other side was, and also that the 666th Company was short of ammunition drum belts!

“I understand. Sima and the others are a demonic sword. If this demonic sword isn’t fed with blood, it might turn on us.” Ye Yun shrugged. “They will continue to fight until this war ends… Of course, there is also a way to be free.”

"It's good that you understand." Aina nodded at Ye Yun. Ye Yun had his own plans. The 666th Squadron was an army that couldn't see the light of day, but on the other hand, some very extreme combat missions could be entrusted to them. These excellent soldiers, who had been driven crazy by Zeon itself, would be happy to carry out such missions.

Just as Ye Yun said, they were the best blade in Ye Yun's hands, a ruthless and bloodthirsty demonic blade.

“Colonel Ye Yun!” Rachel’s voice came through the communicator. At the moment the Minovsky particles dissipated, the communication became exceptionally clear. “Federal Army Headquarters requests urgent contact with you.”

"Connected!" Ye Yun was clearly taken aback. Was the Federation headquarters sending this urgent communication at this time to ask him to report on the battle situation? Ye Yun was somewhat surprised. After all, the mining base had not been completely suppressed yet, and the Zeon prisoners had not been gathered. Would it be too early to declare victory?

"Colonel Ye Yun! First of all, congratulations on another brilliant victory. You have successfully eliminated a Zeon base in its entirety." A Federation major general said excitedly from the other end of the communication line.

"Thank you very much! I will give a detailed report after I finish the compression."

"Yes, very good. Now there's just one thing I need to coordinate with you on."

"Oh?"

"The Irish general hopes that you can transport a batch of mobile suits to Luna 2 and provide guidance on the training and development of mobile suits on Luna 2."

"what?"

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Giant Pancake

"May I ask what happened? Why the rush?" It would be a lie to say I wasn't puzzled. Ye Yun is currently the commander of the Dhaka base. Although his rank isn't very high, only a colonel, there's no doubt that Ye Yun's current rank and position, as a transport ship captain and MS instructor, are definitely not appropriate appointments.

"On the Space Force's side, Luna 2 Base is being besieged by the Zeon forces. In order to ensure the safety of Luna 2 Base and to compete for control of near-Earth orbit, the Space Force urgently needs a batch of MS units, and you are currently the Federation Army's expert in the training and use of MS units." The major general seemed somewhat hesitant to look Ye Yun in the eye.

Because no matter how reasonable the order is, or how important the mission is, the reality is that a base commander, a rising star of the Federation Army who has just won a battle, is now being ordered to be a transport battalion commander and training instructor?!

Huh? Are you sure this isn't punishment or exile?!

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Ye Yun had lost the battle!

Even if you're shameless, do you still care about morale?

There's a war going on!

Play like this?

"Huh?" Ye Yun's face showed a puzzled expression. Soon, Ye Yun's voice turned cold. "Is this the final decision?" Having commanded the army for so long and fought on the front lines, Ye Yun had developed a very strong aura, which was completely different from those guys who sat in offices.

"Yes...yes." The major general instantly felt like he was being watched by a wild beast. He suddenly realized that the man before him was not just a colonel who had won a battle! He was the second in line to inherit Ye's Heavy Industry, and the co-founder of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing, the leading organization of Project G...

Without a doubt, any one of the above identities could easily eliminate this federal major general who has no military power. Now, this major general is beginning to regret why he got himself into such a deadly job, and why he didn't refuse it in the first place. Now, no matter what, he will be the first person Ye Yun hates.

They don't need to do anything else, not even reduce production line output. As long as the supply of short swords stops increasing, the Federation military leadership will push themselves out to be used as fodder.

We're at war now! We've offended the supplier of our most vital equipment, ha... Do we really think we won't have to pay the price?

As for Ye Yun, the major general knew very well that the most outstanding people could resign on the spot with a lot of honors, or even if this young master wanted to, he could just leave a resignation letter right now (although the military doesn't talk about this), and then head straight to the Federal Parliament hall with his achievements, knock on the office doors of those "friendly" members of Ye's Heavy Industry, pick up the coffee or tea brought by the members' assistants, and then tell them about his experience.

Once Ye Yun does that, these idle, long-haired councilors will be ecstatic and call an emergency meeting! Then, it won't just be a matter of needing an unlucky scapegoat to take the fall...

What would these congressmen, who were already deeply dissatisfied with the fact that everything during the war was dominated by the federal army and who were even afraid of the future, do? This office general, who was practically a civilian, could guess the answer with his bare hands.

Oh, we didn't have any military experts before. Yes, you guys are the professionals, but now we have professionals.

Do we still need you now?

answer me!

If you can't answer, we'll airdrop in a military supervisor! And a knowledgeable one at that, a much more capable fighter than you bunch of good-for-nothings! Then, who will have the upper hand in the war?! Guess!

If such a situation were to actually occur... then being shot eight times in the back wouldn't be enough to resolve the aftermath.

"I need to confirm the order. Also, there are some follow-up matters to be arranged after the battle here. The order shouldn't be that I need to leave immediately, right?" Ye Yun's face had completely turned cold. Without a doubt, this was no longer a hint, but practically a direct statement: "You didn't issue a fake order, did you?"

"..." The major general instinctively glanced at the words "departure today" on the order document in his hand, felt the damp cold on his back, coughed twice, and his expression became somewhat more lively. "Of course, everything is for the sake of the war. Your sweeping operation of the mining base is very important. You can go to Chabro within a week."

"...Understood, Ye Yun, communication ended." After saying that, Ye Yun ignored the other party's reaction and rudely cut off the communication. Of course, at this point, the federal major general no longer cared about Ye Yun's manners. He even felt that if he were Ye Yun, he would have already shown great self-restraint by not cursing at this moment.

"Rachel, check! Doris, verify the authenticity of the documents. Gao Long, Team 09 might not get any rest for the next few days!" Ye Yun began to give orders very bluntly.

"And Norres too." Aina's expression was also displeased. She had been beside Ye Yun when he answered the call, and Aina was no weak-willed woman who wouldn't fight back. This was someone who could pilot an MS-06RD4 High Mobility Zaku in space battles and go head-to-head with Sanders, and in fact, she could be considered to have won the fight.

"Of course! Squad 01 will carry out the guard duty." Norres's voice also carried a chill. Such a ungrateful act of discarding someone after they've served their purpose would infuriate any soldier, making them want to kill someone.

Moreover, Ye Yun didn't try to hide it when he was on the call, so many people overheard it...

"Do we need to modify the document?" Doris narrowed her eyes. Although she should be happy that Ye Yun was humiliated, she and Ye Yun were now in a relationship, so Doris was also very angry. If Ye Yun didn't want to go, she could probably do something to sabotage it.

"No need. Can we see who signed the order?" Ye Yun took a deep breath. The other party was too high-ranking, so such a small trick was meaningless. They could just issue another copy at most.

So no matter who it is, this feud is now officially formed today!

“No need to check, I can tell you right now, it’s the Irish Lieutenant General.” Doris typed a few times on the keyboard in front of her, and a file appeared before her. “Tsk tsk, this is the great hero who rescued Rebil, and he’s Rebil’s favorite.”

"..." Ye Yun narrowed his eyes. He didn't seem to have offended this person, so why was he being treated like this?

"Let's not talk about that for now, it's General Gop's communications." Rachel interrupted Ye Yun and Doris's conversation. But Rachel didn't even need to turn around. Hearing the rapid typing behind her, she knew that Doris was definitely investigating something through some less-than-legal means.

"Connect!" Ye Yun heard that it was Gao Pu's communication, so he naturally couldn't be negligent. Since it was this specially recruited soldier, Ye Yun was obviously a so-called "Gao Pu faction" member. So, facing his superior, Ye Yun naturally wouldn't be negligent.

"Good expression. Looks like you're wondering who plotted against you." Gao Pu seemed to have carefully sized up Ye Yun. Seeing that Ye Yun's expression was only a little bad, and he wasn't red-faced with rage, he nodded, seemingly pleased. "Not angry?"

“Anger won’t solve anything. Such an order came just moments after the battle ended, so naturally we have to investigate.” Ye Yun didn’t deny it. Since the other party called back just minutes after he hung up on the major general whose name he hadn’t even asked, he didn’t think Gao Pu would be completely unaware. So Ye Yun needed to reach a consensus with his backer.

This is very important.

Regardless of the organization, it is very important to keep in sync with your patrons in terms of thinking.

"You... just want to be a simple army general?" Gap asked simply, but what he didn't say was, "Do you still want to become... a pivotal 'general' in the Earth Federation Forces?"

"..." Ye Yun fell silent instantly. If it was just the idea of ​​this nonsensical General Erlan, Ye Yun would definitely find a chance to retaliate. But if it was part of General Gao Pu's plan for him, then he would have to think about it carefully.

"Work hard. The Federation Space Forces are facing difficulties right now. They desperately need equipment that can break the deadlock. As for the Army, it will take time to absorb the MS combat experience that has begun to spread from the Chuanbei Base." Gap's words were a reassurance to Ye Yun. Gap had discovered a capable young man in his faction, which was a rare find. Naturally, he hoped that Ye Yun could go further! The further Ye Yun went, the more stable his faction would be within the Federation Army!

If I take my future plans into account... then the support from Ye's Heavy Industries is essential.

"I understand what you mean." Ye Yun took a deep breath, suppressing his agitation. To be honest, the promise General Gao Pu made was a bit of a choking experience for Ye Yun.

Earth Federation Ground Forces + Space Forces = ?

If we're really talking about it, as the future heir to Ye's Heavy Industries, even if I don't want to, my sister will definitely work hard to ensure I have control over the Earth Federation Army's most valuable logistics, production, and R&D systems. In this regard, believe me, the renowned Nine-Tailed Fox of Ye's Heavy Industries is serious! She will use money and power to pave the way and crush everyone in front of her brother. At this point, it's either advance or retreat; it's just creating the conditions, what's there to be afraid of!

If you also consider the military rank that might come from the massive military achievements he might accumulate, and the resulting influence within the Federation Army, it truly would be a matter of everything from the ground to space, from logistics to the front lines…

hiss……

What kind of colossal flatbread is this?! It's enough to choke you!

So Ye Yun's voice was already a little dry. Even though these plans were just a pie in the sky, without a doubt, the big shot had managed to control Ye Yun with just a few words. Nothing was achieved without hard work. And if he thought about it carefully, if he went to space to build the Federation's space mobile suit force, then in the future, even Reibir would have to do him a favor.

I will do everything in my power!

"Okay, don't drag it out too long. Finish the handover on your side in three days, and then head to space. Oh, by the way, take a group of experienced people with you, since the area around Luna 2 is not safe."

"clear."

Chapter Sixty-Five: All Sold Out

"The Federation Forces have already conducted space tests on the Daggers, although the results were not good," Kinias said confidently. "A squad of Daggers was completely destroyed by the Zeon forces. As for the mobile suits on the ground, although we have Industrial Leo's space operation data for reference, the pilots trained on the ground still have great adaptability problems in space."

Just a few days ago, although the Federation ground forces kept a close eye on the allocation of every short sword, the Federation space forces were in a rather miserable state. Surrounded by Luna 2, they were struggling like unlucky guys whose springs were blocked, and were being harassed by Zeon's small-scale MS hunting units so much that they couldn't even leave their positions.

Finally, after Reibald and Gap's conversation, Gap agreed to send a large squadron of mobile suits into space and dispatch personnel for training. It was at this moment that Lieutenant General Ireland brought up Ye Yun's name...

The logic is as follows: Ye Yun established the Federation's current ground MS training system, and the short sword was produced by his company. This guy is also an ace in terms of his kill count. It is very necessary to have someone like him to escort this batch of valuable MS. Similarly, perhaps he could also be used for MS pilot training in space.

The Space Force isn't going to detain Ye Yun; they're just letting him develop training materials, just like he did on the ground. The pilots can then train according to those materials themselves, so it won't take much time. Besides, with him in space, the hardened engineers at Ye's Heavy Industries should be much more accommodating, and the production of short swords in space might even be expedited.

After all... even if Operation V gets the support of Project G, opens up all of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing and Ye's Heavy Industry's patent databases, and successfully speeds up the process, it will still take at least a month before physical manufacturing can begin. The Space Force needs to endure this difficult period.

Rebil thought about it for a moment and agreed.

Reibill's support was not for any other reason than that Luna 2 needed to recover its combat strength as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Zeon forces really launched a fierce attack on Luna 2, the Federation forces might be in a very bad situation. After all, although the fleet size of Luna 2 is still huge on paper, in reality it is full of wounded. Even the slightly damaged warships have been taken out to perform duties. The situation is predictable. As for the colony groups outside that have not sided with the Zeon forces, the Federation forces of Luna 2 are completely unable to provide any support, let alone search and rescue those damaged colonies.

Fortunately, recently a young girl in Side 5 organized a fleet of transport ships to search for survivors on various space colonies and battlefields. She also organized people to repair the colonies in the Side 5 colony group that were not severely damaged in the previous battles, allowing them to recover their environment. At the same time, she did not forget to organize agricultural production to feed as many people as possible.

As for the Federation and Zeon soldiers rescued, they were generally given basic medical treatment and then transported by ship to a lunar city very close to Side 5, where both sides could send their own personnel to pick them up. Their wishes were also taken into consideration, which is why recently, many people near Side 5 have seen industrial robots repairing the colony.

Because many people on both sides had benefited from their kindness, and because it seemed that some high-ranking officials had leaked information, both sides basically tacitly approved of their actions, and they pretended not to see the transport ships of this fleet.

That's right, this little girl is Sera Maas.

“Yes, the change in the concept of MS movement alone is enough to drive these newbies crazy, so the Federation's decision to directly retrain a batch of MS pilots is the right thing to do.” Ye Ning took a deep breath. “But are all the Federation soldiers dead? Why are they using you, this little idiot, to the point of exhaustion!”

Ye Yun had just briefly explained Gao Pu's idea, but without a doubt, no one agreed with Ye Yun's decision to go to space. After all, the Federation Forces did not have the advantage in the space battle between the Federation Forces and the Zeon Forces. Ye Yun could not possibly travel to space on a space-based general-purpose warship; he would have to use an HLV to fight his way there. It was hard to say what would happen then, since the HLV would run out of propellant once it reached space, and Ye Yun and his crew would have no way to escape.