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"It must be said that in terms of technological research and development speed, Ye's Heavy Industry and Dawn are indeed more dynamic than Operation V." Listen to that, "dynamic." However, Gao Yun's remarks still pleased Rebil, because for him, winning was the key.

"Have Dawn send up all the high-mobility backpacks that have already been produced, under the guise of space adaptability testing." Rebil stroked his beard and laughed. What others didn't know was that he was paying attention to the battle reports from "Endless Battlefield." In that battle, a single Dagger's surprise attack instantly destroyed all the ranged firepower and most of the logistical resources of an entire MS mixed brigade. It was a disaster for the exercise subjects, who were driven out of the city and into the forest in just 24 hours.

“Um… the ground tests are not yet fully completed. What if Gao Pu asks about it?” Gao Yun hesitated a bit. The High Mobility Pack has not been demonstrated in space yet. 99% of the Federation Space Forces do not know about this thing. The remaining 1% are probably mostly in this room.

Therefore, compared to the Earth Force, which has already gone to block the gates of Ye's Heavy Industries, the Federation Space Force is not currently in a great hurry for the backpack system. So far, the Federation Space Force's goal is to acquire more MS targets.

"Just say the little guy agreed to it himself. If Gap asks, just ask him if he agrees to send the artillery and melee backpacks together for testing." Rebil said with a smile. Only children make choices; Rebil chooses to have them all!

Therefore, it's best not to make empty promises. If your superiors hear this, they won't care about the prefixes you add; they'll demand that you achieve the goals you set. At that point, you'll be in for a lot of trouble!

Take Ye Yun, for example, who received a call from Gao Pu later! He was completely stunned. He knew he would get a beating from Kinias when he got back. That guy was a damn perfectionist. The high mobility backpack had to be delivered before it was completely satisfactory to Gao Yun because Gao Yun had seen it. The artillery combat suit and sword combat suit, which were being urgently modified because of the V combat data, were now being handed over.

Are you kidding me? You're trying to drive Ginjas, that perfectionist, crazy! He really is going to go insane.

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"Okay." Gao Yun was also very happy. The high mobility backpack had been sent to space, which meant it was in the hands of Operation V! He could keep a few for himself and use them briefly. There probably wouldn't be any problems, since Operation V was currently the top priority for the entire Federation Army!

Dawn, we haven't given up yet! Who will ultimately benefit whom remains to be seen!

If Ye Ning knew what Gao Yun was thinking, Ye Ning would laugh himself to death. "Your V operations are already using my core project products. You V have to modify them according to my G's standards."

Ok……

All revised... Are you going to Operation V? Or... Project G? That's a good question!

Chapter Seventy-Three: The "Daily Routine" of Training Days

“Third Squad…are you blind?” Ye Yun sighed as he looked at the Third Squad on the screen, who had been forcibly persuaded to retreat by Squadron 666. Space is different from the ground. Just searching for a hostile target is enough to be deadly, let alone…they are facing a group of former Zeon veterans who survived the Gihren SS’s encirclement and annihilation. They are not easy opponents to deal with.

“Perhaps we should have them send out a squadron-level force.” The dark gray short sword stopped beside Ye Yun, and Sima’s voice was unmistakably full of sarcasm. “It’s like we’re bullying a child.”

Although the drivers here are all elites handpicked by the Federation Army, today is still their first time driving a real mobile suit. Even when learning to drive, it's impossible for them to be as skilled as experienced drivers who have been driving for over a decade when they first hold the steering wheel.

"Hey hey hey... No. 6, you're about to collide with your own people, slow down! Slow down! Damn it... Fine, accelerate and dodge, huh! Kill him!" The pilot of Squadron 666 suddenly warned in the communication channel. The two Daggers were flying around erratically and almost collided. The pilot kindly reminded the other side, but found that the other side not only did not slow down, but also accelerated and went around it.

Although they didn't actually collide, resulting in an unexpected loss of members in the short sword squad, there's no doubt that the members of Squad 666 felt provoked! They pounced on them and repainted the other side with paint bombs.

"Naive." Despite saying this, Sima did nothing to stop her subordinates from "bullying" the newbie.

After all, they are only being ravaged now, but if they were on the battlefield at this moment, the Federation's mobile suit units would have been easily slaughtered by the veterans of the Zeon army.

"Bang!" But things didn't always go as planned, especially since almost everyone present was an elite force handpicked by the Federation Space Forces. An unexpected surprise hit the waist of the 666th Squadron's Dagger mobile suit, which was circling around the Zeon forces...

"Ok!"

"Heh... Tali-chan~ You're done for~ Shut down the engines, the dead have no right to move. Now, everyone else, find that 'expert'!" Sima sat in her cockpit, clicking her tongue a few times. After all, all her team members were veteran pilots, and they had been fighting on the ground for so long. No matter what, this situation shouldn't have happened. But she still spoke up immediately. Some things, once they happen, you have to accept them!

"Spread out! The enemy is a marksman. We didn't spot a muzzle flash. Damn it! Are they waiting for us with the reduced charge of their training rounds?" Sima's subordinates didn't say much and immediately began to mobilize spontaneously. The entire MS combat squad spread out like a net over the approximate area.

"This is interesting." Ye Yun observed the situation from the side. "Third and sixth MS squads, intercept and fire to create opportunities for your teammates."

"Hmm?" Sima turned her head to look at Ye Yun not far away, and suddenly chuckled. She drew her electric sword from her black and gray short sword and pounced on Ye Yun.

But another sword came straight at us, and the two swords collided!

"Gao Long! Get out of the way!" Sima raised her foot to kick him with her short sword.

"Don't you think you deserve to die!" Gao Long adjusted the direction of his short sword shield, and Sima's flying kick hit the shield. Gao Long's machine even used the force to adjust its direction and slashed down with his sword.

The Xima thruster pressurized and forcibly pushed Gao Long away, but he also had to dodge in the next instant as a series of 90mm Easter eggs shot towards him.

"Huh? Why are the instructors fighting?" Bianca looked at Ye Yun in shock.

"Ignore them! Obey orders!" Baning shouted, raising his gun towards the 666th Squadron's short swordsmen who were charging towards the position where they had fired their shots from a distance.

"Great! My shooting score on the simulator is pretty good!" Bianca looked at the 666th Squadron's short sword in its high-speed serpentine maneuver, slightly adjusted the aiming lead, and suddenly pulled the trigger. The Easter egg gun in her hand immediately sprayed out a series of bullets.

Although the bullets didn't hit any vital areas, the short sword was grazed twice on its arm, much to the annoyance of the 666 squadron's driver.

"Miss! Have you forgotten that we still have an appointment!" Another dark gray short sword from Squadron 666 suddenly pounced over. Although the electric sword was not heated, the momentum of the swing showed that this person had no intention of holding back.

"Sorry! I made an appointment earlier!" Bernard Monshah's somewhat flippant voice approached, his shield blocking the other's sword strike.

"Ah~ If you want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, you'd better know your own limitations." The driver of Squadron 666 sneered as he made the operating maneuver. Meng Xia was no Gao Long. Even though he saw it, he hadn't mastered the operation yet. He didn't have time to make any defenses and was kicked away by the black and gray short sword. Then, the driver of Squadron 666 even added a short mark to the face of the short sword that Meng Xia was driving.

Not only is it highly lethal, but it also inflicts maximum humiliation.

As Ye Yun fought alongside Gao Long against Sima while issuing orders, the Federation MS units, which had been scattered by Sima and his forces in the early stages of the battle, began to fight in an organized manner against Squadron 666.

However, given the disparity between the two sides, not long after, one of the squadrons of Daggers that had been deployed into battle was "destroyed" by Sima's 666th Squadron after Jung's Dagger was unearthed. If Sima hadn't been "killed" by Ye Yun and Gao Long in the end, the Space Force might have lost face big time in this training exercise.

Suddenly, a bright spot of light appeared in the distance...

"It looks like there are guests." Ye Yun said while operating his short sword, discarding the paint bullet magazine in his hand and replacing it with a live ammunition magazine carried by the machine. "The trainees will return to the carrier. The transport ship will leave ten replenishment packs and return to Luna 2 Fortress immediately after collecting all the training short swords."

It's not news that Zeon mobile suits are roaming around Luna Fortress II; it's common knowledge. The only explanation for this fire is that Zeon mobile suits have once again attacked the roaming forces near Ye Yun and his group.

No fools came out to argue that they should fight alongside Ye Yun and the others. They were all soldiers and understood how meaningless it was for soldiers like them, who had not received enough training, to participate in the battle while driving high-tech weapons.

To put it nicely, their combat strength is low, making them prone to disrupting battles.

To put it bluntly: cumbersome.

The transport ship quickly dropped ten supply crates while slowly accelerating. The Columbus-class transport ship wasn't fast; even at its maximum speed, the Dagger could easily catch up. In other words, the Zaku 2F could too. So, it wasn't shameful to start turning and accelerating ahead of time.

Ye Yun and his team began to take turns replacing the batteries and refilling the magazines of their short swords. Based on the explosions and flashes, the enemy was not far away from Ye Yun and his team, so they needed to be extra careful when receiving supplies. Ye Yun and his team split into three groups, one small team at a time. Once the ammunition was replaced, the machine would fly directly over everyone else to the outermost edge.

"Men!" Just as Ye Yun and Gao Long began changing their ammunition, Sima's voice rang out in the communication, "Let's give these uninvited guests a proper welcome! Entering the banquet without an invitation will kill people!" Immediately afterward, the eight short swords of Squadron 666 ignited their thrusters in unison, and charged forward as their optical instruments detected the thruster flames.

"Federation MS? You guys really fly in space? Hey, hey, hey!" The Zeon MS pilot could clearly see the Dagger accelerating. But the other side seemed to mistake Shima and his team from Squadron 666 for Earth Federation MS trainees who had just started training. "Space is different from Earth! Let us teach you a lesson!"

"Oh~ really?" Sima replied nonchalantly, then immediately switched to the Zeon army's communication frequency. She immediately heard a chaotic, mocking laugh, suggesting that quite a few Zeon mobile suits were lying in ambush nearby! Sima silently grinned. Today! Another day for a good slaughter!

"Earth Federation Forces rookies!" After rushing to the vicinity, a Zaku seemed to finally lose its patience and raised its Zaku machine gun to fire wildly at the Dagger piloted by Sima Sima!

This action brought him annihilation almost instantly. Behind Sima's machine, another short sword bypassed Sima, who was carrying a shield, and charged straight at him. The crimson electric sword was particularly dazzling in space. Just as the Zaku II was frantically preparing to draw its electric axe to meet the attack, a series of 90mm shells pierced through its body.

The flash of fire illuminated the surrounding airspace for a fleeting moment!

"Idiot... I'm holding a gun!" Sima scoffed. He had forgotten even the most basic teamwork. When he saw an enemy melee fighter rushing past his target, the correct reaction wasn't to immediately switch to an axe and start hacking at the enemy, but to make way for his teammates. Whether it was shooting at the enemy or using blocking fire to disperse them, the worst thing he did was abandon his original target to exchange fire with a new one.

Ha, you really think I've already been blown to bits by your Zaku gun? I'm not dead yet!

"One plane shot down! You cowards of the Zeon forces, you don't even dare to show your faces?" Sima shouted provocatively. Clearly, the time when they were chased like stray dogs by the Gihren SS had left her with a great deal of psychological trauma. Now, all she wanted to do was vent her anger on these Zeon pilots who had come at her!

Chapter 74 Since We're Here

"This is... the instructors' battle?" Bianca looked at the environment in space not far away with a hint of shock in her eyes.

Behind Columbus, several cabin windows were crowded with Federation mobile suit pilots, their eyes glued to the limited view they could see. Amidst the dazzling lights, flashes of explosions continued to streak across the scene.

"The engagement distance is just too far; we can't see much anymore!" Jung frowned. "Damn it, can't we lend a hand?"

"...Yes! Yes! Jung, it looks like you have a chance! Let's go! To the hangar! The Zeon mobile suits are approaching! And Bianca, those in the top 10 in shooting, go to the hangar!" Baning hung up the phone. "Our training seems to have attracted the attention of the Zeon forces. They've deployed quite a few mobile suit units. The instructors of Squadron 666 are tied down. Only Colonel Ye Yun is near the battleship, and Captain Gao Long is urgently returning." As he spoke, Baning had already floated out of the room, grabbed the door handle, and floated towards the hangar.

"So, should we launch an attack now?" Bianca asked excitedly. After all, for a member of the Federation Space Force, piloting his own mobile suit and killing those Zeon mobile suits that had once swaggered in front of them was practically the biggest dream of his life!

"Yes, and Colonel Ye Yun has approved our use of the heaviest weapon in the weapon pack, the 180mm cannon," Captain Baninger said quickly. This was because an unexpected situation arose during the "Endless Battlefield" exercise: even when using paintballs, the 180mm cannon could severely damage some of the exposed vulnerable parts of the short sword. Therefore, this most powerful weapon of the short sword was not allowed to be used during training and exercises.

"I've been wanting to try this for a long time!" Jung's eyes flashed with a fierce look. He pushed off the wall of the hangar with his foot and floated directly towards the short sword he had just piloted. He grabbed the hatch at the top of the cockpit and prepared to slide into the driver's seat.

"The spare magazine is loaded with live ammunition, the auxiliary battery pack has been replaced, the main battery pack is currently at 70% capacity, and the propellant has been refilled, but time is too short, please be aware of the remaining amount." After the mechanic finished speaking quickly, he took a deep breath, looked at Jung seriously, and said, "I wish you a successful start!" Then he saluted him seriously.

"Thank you!" Jung returned the greeting! Then he took the key handed to him by a military policeman (because it was during training, these short swords were not personal equipment, so the key was in the hands of the military policeman), quickly inserted it into the reading port, and randomly pressed the button to start the machine. The moment the key was inserted, the display screen dropped, the hatch began to close, and the maintenance pier immediately descended.

At that moment, a blinding flash of light suddenly appeared on the slowly opening cabin door. The intensity of the light caused everyone inside the cabin to frown; the explosion was incredibly close…

Then Jung saw what appeared to be Baninger's machine rush out of the hangar door, carrying a shield as if on guard.

"No need to panic for now. The Zeon forces' mobile suits..." Baninger's voice hesitated slightly, "...are currently being pursued and attacked by Colonel Ye Yun and the 666th Squadron..."

Ye Yun, piloting a short sword, simply shed the shield that hindered his maneuverability. Holding a gun in one hand and drawing an electric sword in the other, he activated the afterburner and traversed the universe with an extremely fierce posture.

Meanwhile, the four Zaku IIs that had just focused their attention on Gao Long were also maneuvering on a large scale. Clearly, their fallen comrades had given them a clear indication that the pilots of the two short swords in front of them were not rookies who had just gone to space. Just like the situation next to them where two squads of soldiers were fighting against an entire squadron of Zaku IIs, the Federation Army already had excellent pilots who had completed their training!

After receiving intelligence, they went through all sorts of trouble to come here! It was practically like walking into a trap!

This location is very close to Luna 2 Fortress, and the Earth Federation Forces space fleet at Luna 2 Fortress is probably already in the emergency departure process.

Despite the fact that the Zeon military was extremely confident in its mobile suit capabilities after the Battle of Loum—to the point that its propaganda department, in an attempt to discredit the Federation Space Forces, had exaggerated the strength of its mobile suits to the point that a single Zaku could sink several Federation warships—the Zeon military knew that the reports of their mobile suit pilots killed in action were not fake.

Therefore, they were unwilling to confront the large-scale fleet of the Federation Space Force head-on. If possible, they only wanted to find a relatively safe place around Luna 2 to cause trouble for the small-scale fleet of the Earth Federation Force and to prevent communication between the Earth Federation Force and other colony groups.

However, they forgot one thing...

As if in slow motion, a point of light streaked past, and the upper body of a Zaku 2F was smashed to pieces in an instant by the terrifying impact of the light, just like the upper body of a shattered figurine. Then, the flames of the explosion suddenly erupted.

Before the flames from the explosion had even dissipated, a second flash struck the leg of another Zaku. This time, the flames from the explosion on the left leg of this Zaku clearly engulfed both of its legs. Undoubtedly, although it didn't directly destroy the Zaku 2, its mobility was greatly reduced, making it a lamb to the slaughter.

Gao Long seized the opportunity and fired a series of 90mm shells, allowing the Zaku II pilot to hurry up and get on the road with his teammates.

"It seems... you're using the 180mm gun very well." While a group of Zaku II pilots were still in shock because their teammates had been destroyed one after another, Ye Yun spoke as he fired at a sluggish Zaku. However, after glancing at the short swords emerging from the Columbus-class transport ship, the Zaku immediately made a decision, stopped engaging Ye Yun and his group, and turned to flee at high speed.

"Is it too late to run now?" Bianca gritted her teeth and pulled the trigger. She had fired the second 180mm shell, but unfortunately it only broke her leg, unlike Jung next to her who had already achieved his first kill!

The projectile streaked across the universe, but unfortunately, a piece of broken wreckage blocked the shell and prevented it from hitting the Zaku. The explosion engulfed the wreckage.

"Tsk!" Bianca pushed away the scope she used for long-range shooting, her eyes full of displeasure. Without this piece of wreckage in her way, she could have easily taken down the enemy.

"Sima..." Ye Yun did not pursue, nor did Gao Long. The two stood in mid-air, watching the departing Zeon MS. Both of their short swords had undergone previous training and a chase with Sima. After this battle, although they were not completely exhausted, they were not particularly strong.

"Hi~ Hi!" Sima's voice was filled with obvious joy. She knew what Ye Yun wanted to ask, and before Ye Yun could speak, she directly reported her team's results, "We destroyed three, damaged two, and the rest escaped. However, we also had two short swords damaged and need repair. By the way, I think I saw 180. That thing is so difficult to use, who could hit it so accurately?"

“Captain Jung,” Ye Yun answered Sima’s question. The power of the 180mm heavy cannon was unquestionable; its kinetic energy alone could severely damage a Zaku II. This was a full-size cannon, not some recoilless or low-pressure weapon. However, the enormous recoil brought about by its terrifying power had always been a huge problem for its users. Previously, only Ye Yun had a confirmed number of kills using the 180mm cannon; otherwise, it was generally used as a weapon for assault or long-range support.

On the ground battlefield, the Earth Federation Forces have more equipment to carry out long-range support missions. Whether it is the Type 61 twin-barreled howitzer, long-range artillery, or even long-range rocket artillery, they can easily replace the 180mm cannon. Of course, if the air force is easy to negotiate with, the power of the 180mm cannon is even a bit insufficient.

Sima had also test-fired this 180mm gun, which was quite powerful. However, for MS battles, the 180mm gun was one of those with excessive power and was difficult to control. In Sima's opinion, this thing should be used to snipe Zeon's Musai-class light cruisers, and just two or three shots would severely damage a Musai-class.

"Wow..." So this was Sima's reaction, somewhat impressed. "To achieve results on the first use, Captain Jung seems to have a real talent for MS combat."

"Yes." Ye Yun nodded. "Jung, go back and change the key. Lock your mobile phone as your personal vehicle. Congratulations, you have become a Federation MS pilot." As a superior, when it's time to encourage subordinates, you should never be aloof. Besides, arranging a vehicle for Jung doesn't actually take up any of Ye Yun's resources. It can also stimulate the training enthusiasm of other trainers. It's a win-win situation, so what's wrong with it?

"Colonel Ye Yun, the Federation fleet has arrived," Doris's voice carried a hint of relief. A dozen or so Federation space force warships were rapidly approaching Ye Yun's direction, the lead ship seemingly still signaling with its lights.

"Thanks to their rescue, their arrival caused the Zeon forces to abandon their attack and retreat voluntarily." Everyone wants credit, and Ye Yun didn't mind sharing some of the credit. "Oh, by the way, report the number and approximate locations of the Zaku destroyed and damaged to them, so they can conduct a search and rescue... um... and ask them about it while you're at it..."

"what?"

"Since we're already here, how about we have a drill to counter a MS raid?"

"what?"

Chapter 75 Methods of Support (5/9)

"Hahaha..." Rebil laughed heartily. He himself didn't know how long it had been since he had laughed so heartily. Of course, he wasn't laughing because Ye Yun had taken his students out for training and unfortunately got attacked by the Zeon mobile suit forces.

Before the trip even began, a group of staff officers on the Federation Army's side, who had been drafted by Ye Yun, had already prepared a complete set of contingency plans for the escalation of small-scale conflicts into large-scale campaign-level battles. Dozens of staff officers, who had thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being generals and giving orders, were like they had been injected with chicken blood. In the few days that Ye Yun had to prepare for the trip, they managed to produce these contingency plans.

Even Rebil was somewhat surprised by this level of enthusiasm.

So when the Zeon mobile suit units retreated, many staff officers at the base were actually quite disappointed...

Hey, why don't you guys hold on a little longer? Add some more troops! We still have dozens of planned scenarios to implement. How can you be so weak!

But what happened next was something Rebil hadn't expected. The fleet that Ye Yun had sent to provide emergency rescue for the training department was forced by Ye Yun to conduct a fleet anti-MS exercise. Ye Yun had all the MS trainees pretend to be Zeon attacking MS forces.

Well… of course, Ye Yun and his group were also constantly referring to the Muse-class light cruisers and the Chebe-class heavy cruisers. This infuriated the captain of the Magellan-class battleship leading the fleet, who gave Ye Yun and his group a thorough dressing-down in his report! The Magellan should be paired with the Dekind-class! Not some damned Chebe-class! That's garbage!

Is the Chebei-class destroyer being compared to the Magellan? If three salvos didn't reduce the Chebei to wreckage, the gunners should be executed!

Whether it was the resentment of being underestimated that actually enhanced the Magellan-class battleship's combat power, its mega particle cannons unleashed a barrage that theoretically blasted away Ye Yun, who had run out of propellant! Then it was sunk by the other students who surrounded it!

The returning captains complained bitterly about the MS pilots' cold-bloodedness and ingratitude! They had actually sunk them all when they went to their rescue! Didn't they even spare them a shred of dignity?!

"Well done!" Tiam put down the file, unable to suppress the smile on his face. Although the crew members who went to support the MS force were full of resentment, Tiam also saw that a group of warship commanders were seriously discussing the "exercise" that Ye Yun and his team had suddenly launched. After all, it really looked like an unexpected encounter in space.

Although it ended in a near-death experience for both sides, and arguably even worse than the match between Loom, it was a very valuable experience for both.

All the trained MS pilots were extremely excited upon their return. They showed no sadness at having died in battle, and many felt they could get revenge next time. This kind of morale was very important to the Federation Forces!

"I heard that the MS units he led on the ground are also very ambitious," Tiam mentioned. After Ye Yun was transferred away, the Dhaka base's role had basically come to an end. The units that had fought side by side here before were transported by transport planes to various war zones that urgently needed to strengthen their combat power after hugging and taking photos together. The North American and European war zones were the most urgent, after all, these two places were where Zeon's forces were strongest, and it would not be easy for the Federation to break the deadlock.

Incidentally, Dhaka did not become deserted after the Earth Federation forces withdrew. Ye's Heavy Industries transported many refugees from various disaster areas and mobilized a lot of machinery to begin developing the land as a small-scale agricultural development company. The facilities in the guerrilla villages that originally belonged to the Earth Federation forces were also taken over by Ye's Heavy Industries.

Although for Ye's Heavy Industries, which had secured a massive number of MS orders, this was merely a casual investment by a powerful figure, after several years of the enormous sums flowing through the company, Ye's nearly controlled the entire agricultural production chain of the Indian subcontinent...

When tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people rely on Ye's Heavy Industry's agricultural production companies for their livelihoods, not only does post-disaster and post-war reconstruction become much faster, but the federal government also has to speak more gently when facing Ye Ning, the head of Ye's Heavy Industry, who holds a huge amount of grain reserves and can even wage a grain price war with companies that are originally dedicated to grain giants.

“Yes, apart from slightly increasing the consumption of supplies, the troops that come out of his command are full of fighting spirit! They are the kind of reinforcements that all war zones hope to receive.” Tiam nodded. This was not Tiam speaking well of Ye Yun because he thought highly of Ye Yun; it was basically the consensus of everyone in the entire Federation Army. “And it’s not just the MS units.”