We met up with the troops on the afternoon of the third day. When we found out that there was a battle in front of us, we sent out all of our planes. The Earth Corps 'pursuit team had about 40 MSSs, and two of them were large MA-Gerzu-Geh, which had short swords on their upper bodies and spider-like lower bodies.
Although these two large MAs had many legs, their speed was not fast. Our troops were not completely wiped out thanks to these two MAs, which slowed down the speed of the pursuing troops. The pursuing troops of the Earth Corps did not dare to get too close to our troops. After all, there were still a few special machines that were no different from the Grim Reaper. They had to rely on the beam shields of the MAs to contain our troops. That was why Nicole and the others were able to hold on until we arrived.
Due to our arrival, the siege team's MSSs also participated in the attack. The 10 special machines were like tigers among a flock of sheep, quickly cutting down Windam and Short Sword. Without the MSSs to assist in the attack, Little Bird, who already had experience in dealing with MSSs, first cut down one of them. Nicole then used a beam boomerang to shake off another one, completely wiping out the Earth Corps 'pursuit team.
It was unknown which expert from the maintenance team came up with the idea. Chaos and Abyss each had an energy line connected to the charging port in the hands of the lurker and Zha Gu. If it was a beast-type Gundam, it would look like a dog walking from afar. They used this method to solve the energy problem in the Abyss and Chaos. Because in non-combat situations, the nuclear engine was not running at full power, it was not a problem to supply some energy to other MSSs.
The troops that had been running for their lives finally stopped when we arrived. Other than the four Amalfi units, there were two intact Zaku Warriors and eleven BuCUEes with damaged weapons. All of them were transported out by trucks or temporarily installed containers on the BuCUEes. There were about 1,700 people in total.
In order to allow the troops to escape successfully, all the wounded were left at the base. They and the rest continued to use their weapons to hinder the enemy's pursuit. Except for a small number of middle-level officers and maintenance personnel who were male, the rest were all female. There was not a single female soldier left in the base. Most of the female soldiers shed tears when they saw us and Minerva. I don't know if they were crying for escaping or for their compatriots who were being slaughtered at the base.
After Minerva landed on the open space, she immediately distributed the supplies on the ship to the people who had escaped. However, the supplies on Minerva were only enough for everyone to consume for three days. These people could not take them with them, so they could only set up camp on the spot.
The Minerva contacted Capantalia Base, and they agreed to airdrop medicine, food, and water. The headquarters also learned that the base of the Strait Base had fallen, and they agreed to send three teams to the place where we are currently camping.
The National Defense Committee was currently discussing whether to take back the gibraltar base. After all, this was one of our three main strongholds on Earth. It didn't matter if we lost the other small strongholds, but losing the gibraltar base was a big problem. This was not only a strategic location, but it was also the base that we had operated for the longest time in Western Europe. Even if the surface part was destroyed, most of the underground facilities were still intact. There was no problem in continuing to use it. If they could get it back, there might be a chance for some of the people hiding underground to survive. However, there were also many people who disagreed with the idea of taking back the base. This was because both Planet and Capantalia Base had just experienced a huge war. They needed to replenish a large number of troops to defend themselves. There was no way they could send troops to take back the gibraltar base.
According to my thoughts, we cannot lose our base in Buffalo. The sooner we can get it back, the better. There are two reasons. The 1st Earth Corps has yet to gain a firm foothold there. The 2nd Amalfi team, our team, and Minerva have not suffered any losses. As long as we have two or three teams to assist us, it will not be difficult for us to get back the base in Buffalo. However, once those damned people above finished their discussion and sent their troops to attack the gibraltar base, the situation would change again. Perhaps even adding five more teams would not be able to take that place. Not only would the Earth Corps be able to set up a new defense line, but they would also be able to obtain reinforcements from other places.
Unfortunately, my Faith only had the power to make temporary decisions on the battlefield. I couldn't start a war. Even if I used my authority to mobilize Amalfi and Minerva, I couldn't take down the gibraltar base without reinforcements. I also couldn't influence the decision of the National Defense Committee on the war situation. I could only help my companions who had escaped with the others.
The result was as I expected. It was not until the fifth day that we received a new order to recapture the gibraltar base. The command was handed over to Nicole and me, and the flagship was set to Minerva.
The 1,700 or so people who managed to break out of the encirclement have already been sent back to Capantalia Base in batches. Other than the three teams that landed near us on the second day, four more teams have been airdropped near our base in the past two days. The supplies we need have also been airdropped there with them. With that, we now have three BuCUE-squads, two Babi-squads, and two Gazu-OOT squads. According to the battle plan, after we start the attack, we will airdrop six more squads to the battlefield, including two ZAKU-Warrior squads, three Ash squads, and one GOOhN squads.
On the surface, this kind of military strength was indeed not bad, but I was still worried. There were seven days (we still needed two days to return to the base), which was enough for the Earth Army to gain a firm foothold there. Moreover, from the recent situation, the number of special machines in the Earth Army was quite a lot. If they really fought, our special machines would also be delayed. At that time, we would have to see how the mass-produced machines performed.
When our team, Amalfi, Minerva, and three other teams arrived at the outskirts of the base, we received a report from the reconnaissance aircraft. Nicole and I called all the White Shifters to the briefing room on Minerva.
Even though I had commanded small battles before, I still had no experience in such large-scale battles. Nicole was the same as me. The two of us discussed and decided to brainstorm. There would definitely be one or two good ideas among the ten White Shirt players.
Other than Nicole and I who were wearing the Faith badge, everyone else was of the same level, so there was not much nonsense. The meeting began immediately. Everyone received a piece of information. Anyway, Nicole and I shared the information with them.
"Captain Amalfi and I invited everyone here to discuss if there are any good ways to reduce our casualties. The situation detected by the reconnaissance plane can only be used as a reference. Everyone has noticed, right? The reconnaissance plane didn't see any special machines. Did everyone think it was possible? Therefore, my mission with the Amalfi team and the Minerva is to eliminate the enemy's special machines. The rest of the mission will be left to you, so please think about how to avoid the loss of your subordinates.”
"The Earth Corps has already done their defense work, but they don't have any good ideas. Just like before, we'll cover with GazuOOT artillery fire, BuCue ground assault, and Babi air cover.”
A white-robed man said irresponsibly. However, at least five white-robed men agreed with him, which made me feel a little depressed. ZAFT wasn't good at this either. They had given the command to us frontline soldiers who had climbed from green to white. We could make accurate judgments in small-scale battles or local battles. However, for large-scale battles, there was no strategy at all. It was completely relying on the powerful strength of the MSS to flatten the Earth Army. Therefore, it was not uncommon to kill 10,000 enemies and lose 8,000 of our own in large-scale battles. ZAFT should let us white soldiers go back to the furnace and learn command and strategy.
The other people's ideas were nothing new. It was just a matter of how many routes the troops would go. The captain with the crab head was only good at commanding warships, but he knew nothing about this kind of battle command.
The outcome of the meeting made Nicole and I very depressed. Since there was no grand strategy, we could only divide the areas and form a few different teams to attack together. After discussing the timing of the coordinated attack, we all disbanded.
At the scheduled time, all the MSSs in our army attacked under my command. However, as soon as we could see the position in front of us, we couldn't move. Everyone was trying their best to restrain themselves. The battlefield was silent.
It wasn't that the Earth Corps had invented some new weapon, but that they had hung all of our captives on the first line of defense about five meters above the ground. Many of them were still alive, not corpses.
"Minerva, inform the airborne troops to stop the battle plan and retreat!”I had no choice. Although I wanted to attack the Earth Corps, we had to kill our comrades first before we could break in. I couldn't give such an order. Even the headquarters wouldn't give such an order.
After hearing my order, our army didn't fire a single shot and retreated to the temporary camp. I shut down all communication channels because the only thing that could be heard from the team and the public channel was curses.
" Nicole, I have a new plan. Later, let the spies find the command center of the Earth Corps. Tonight, you and Maria will go and destroy the command center first. After you take action, a few of our high-speed aircrafts will immediately reinforce you. We will break through from the air and directly bypass the enemy's first defense line. Let one or two aircrafts suppress the Earth Corps on the first defense line to ensure the safety of the captives. Don't alert the main force first. Give the order to attack after we open fire.”I contacted Nicole on a secure channel and told him about my new plan.
When I thought of this plan, I was also very annoyed. I actually forgot that the Lurker Gundam and Shadow Gundam were equipped with the Mirage system. If we take down the enemy's command center first, our chances of winning would increase by another point.
"That's right, we might as well go now. We've just retreated, and the enemy must have relaxed. We'll catch them off guard!”
"We can't go now. At night, we can rely on the clouds to cover us, but not now. Once you start attacking, we won't have time to reinforce you. Also, don't forget why we retreated.”I rejected Nicole's proposal.
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