While Lear was recklessly acting on the front line, on the heavy cruiser Purple Widow in the rear, the commander-in-chief of the Assault Mobile Force and the nominal commander of the Special Mobile Brigade for this operation, Jicilia Zabi, was already a little dizzy with anger.

When she learns that her MS unit is not following the battle plan she approves, the woman with equal self-esteem and a desire for control feels like she has been insulted.

The main thing is the desire to control, and she can't accept that things are out of her control.

Perhaps for her, the survival of those MS who were caught in the melee with the First Fleet, or even the victory or defeat of the battle itself, was more displeasing to her than the fact that things were out of her control.

"What the hell is going on?" She said coldly to her subordinates on the bridge, and the anger in her words could not be concealed.

Most of Cecilia's men on the bridge were silent, and while Cecilia's anger wasn't directed at them, even the slightest hint of displeasure could make the men fearful.

But not all of Cecilia's subordinates are such submissive fellows.

"That's right, Major General," beside Cecilia was her henchman, Colonel Ma Kebe, who had been demoted to Major by Gilian for his careless behavior a few months earlier, and then Jacilia immediately promoted him, "This is information from the reconnaissance plane ahead. ”

It has also been said before that the Zeon Special Mobile Group does not have many warships, mainly various transport ships and requisitioned civilian ships, and basically does not have the ability to fight in the fleet, so the Special Mobile Group is not out of the coverage of the Minovsky particles, and the only way to obtain information from the front line is through transport boats and reconnaissance aircraft.

After speaking, he motioned to the bridge crew of the Purple Widow to release a video, which was the scene captured by the Zeon Army reconnaissance plane on the front line.

[Officers of the Zeon Army, this is Lieutenant Lear Wolfgang Alkerstein, commander of the Einsatzgruppen Fleet. 】

[Now I am in front of you, in front of the line of the First Fleet of the Federation Army, talking to all my comrades-in-arms. 】

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Lear's speech was not long, and in contrast to the face of Cecilia, which had turned iron and blue with Lear's brief speech at a visible rate, might have been surprisingly hilarious if you didn't consider the cold, solemn, and suffocating atmosphere on the bridge of the Purple Widow.

But at this moment, no one around Cesilia could laugh.

Don't look at Cesilia in front of the Duke of Deggin as a good daughter, in front of Kilian with a low voice, in fact, Cesilia, who has mastered Zeon's intelligence work all the year round and has achieved outstanding results, is by no means an amiable figure in the eyes of ordinary people, when such a person shows that he really wants to kill, there are probably not many people who can be without psychological pressure in the whole world several times.

At the moment, there are only two such people in the vicinity of Cesilia, one is Cesilia's henchman, the second-in-command of the Assault Mobile Force, Colonel Ma Kebei of the First Task Force, and the other is the new commander of the Second Task Force of the Assault Mobile Force, Colonel Reinstein.

Needless to say, the former is also in shock at the moment.

What Lear is going to do, Ryanstein naturally knows, Lear has communicated his ideas with other members of the philosophical society beforehand, and has also been recognized and cooperated by everyone, but what is the situation now?

What about attacking Rebir and forcing him to escape?

How do you 'Rua! 'All of a sudden, you will be reckless?

Of course, Ryanstein's idea is not so unserious, but it is roughly the same in its meaning.

But he still understands Lear's personality, and at this moment he can only think that what happened on the front line forced Lear to make this decision, after all, the Lear he knew, to put it nicely, is cautious, but in the eyes of some people, it is okay to say that it is cowardly, do not do dangerous things, and do not appear in the limelight, and this Lear who is like acting in a drama is not the same type of person at all.

Have you ever thought about it, although he thinks that Lear is probably in trouble, he still can't help but smile bitterly and start to complain about Lear on the other side of the battlefield, this is not your private army, how will you end up in such a mess.

It wasn't that Lear hadn't thought about how to end the game, but the situation at the time didn't allow him to take care of all aspects, and he couldn't find a more suitable way.

"Send out the transport boat immediately," Cecilia ordered, her face pale, she thought for a moment, and said to the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on duty on the bridge, "arrest Lieutenant Liel Wolfgang Alkerstein." ”

"And order all MS forces to break away from the First Fleet and plunge into the attack on the Second Fleet of the Federation Army!"

"Yes!" The herald who received the order showed a surprised expression, perhaps a little puzzled: "Do you mean to arrest and arrest Lieutenant Alxstein?" ”

Although the people in their internal affairs department often do some dirty work, it does not mean that they do not have their own ideas, and they do not know what is going on with the ideas of the upper echelons, but they have to say that Lear's behavior is very handsome and very relieving, and although personal heroism is irrational behavior, it can just poke the hearts of these young soldiers, because although he habitually obeys orders, he still feels puzzled and a little dissatisfied.

"That's right, if he wants to resist, he can be shot on the spot!" Cecilia was also a little speechless, which fully explained how unsettled her mood was at the moment, she had thought about how the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who drove the traffic boat were going to shoot Lear who drove the MS, and she didn't realize what kind of irrational behavior it was to shoot Lear, and she didn't even think about how valuable Lear was to her, which was a very incredible thing for her who was quite thoughtful in her normal state.

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, someone next to Cecilia suddenly spoke, and the sudden interruption made Cesilia very dissatisfied and subconsciously glared in that direction.

But it was Reinstein.

Ryanstein took a deep breath, he had to make up for the consequences of his boss's misdeeds, and this feeling of being unlucky to be home made him feel that he must complain after he made up his mind.

After all, he is a very outstanding elite, it should be said that there is no one in the philosophical society at this time who is not an elite in a certain aspect, and being able to enter the Higher Non-commissioned Officer Military Academy fully shows their excellence, because he quickly sorted out his thoughts, and made a smile that considered the other party wholeheartedly, and even said that he could seduce women: "Please take back your life, Your Excellency." ”

Of course, Cecilia is not the type to be fascinated by a man's smile, she is completely unmoved, but fortunately, she still remembers that Ryan Stein was first the representative of the collaborator Waldsonia Consortium, and then her own subordinate, so she finally said in a calm tone: "Why, Colonel Mu." ”

"Lieutenant Alkerstein's unauthorized actions disrupted the original battle plan, shouldn't I arrest him?"

"Of course not, Your Excellency, on the contrary," said Reinstein, "not only should you not be able to arrest him, but you should now fully support him." ”

“。。。。。。” Cecilia did not categorically deny it, but said, "Why? There must be a valid reason for you to make such an unreasonable suggestion, right? ”

"Of course, but 。。。。。。。" Ryanstein pretended to look around: "Please also allow the subordinate to explain separately." ”

“。。。。。。 Stay away and go back to your posts. Cecilia said to her men.

The crowd soon dispersed, and Ma Kebei also spoke: "Since this is the case, then the lower officials will also 。。。。。。 ”

"Colonel Mar Kebey, you stay," Cecilia said to Reinstein in this unquestioning tone, "is it all right, Colonel Mu?" ”

"Naturally," Ryanstein smiled and nodded to Ma Kebe, "since he is Colonel Ma Kebe, he is naturally different from the others." ”

With that, he nodded respectfully but not flatteringly to Ma Kebe, who smiled darkly twice, and then bowed gently in that meaningless and elegant pose.

"Alright, you'll have a chance to talk later, now let's get back to business," said Cecilia with some urgency, "what do you want to say, Colonel Mu." ”

"Don't arrest Lieutenant Alkerstein, just go out of your way to support him?" Cecilia had somewhat calmed down, and she didn't have the urge to kill Lear as soon as she could, but she still wanted to hear what Reinstein thought.

"Yes, Your Excellency," Ryanstein nodded, "First of all, the very fact that you ordered the arrest of Lieutenant Alkerstein and demanded that the MS forces get rid of the First Fleet was not possible. ”

"If you do this, our army will be in danger of being defeated." Ryan Stein said that the situation was critical, but in fact the situation was not much different from what he said, and Lear also considered the possibility of the flagship interfering, precisely because he was sure that even if he messed around, the flagship side could only pinch his nose and admit the decision.

However, he was overnore, and Cecilia was dizzy, and there was no way for anyone else to dissuade him.

Luckily, there was his own people by his side.

"What do you mean by that?" Cecilia said with her anger held back.

"Your Excellency, I think Colonel Mu meant—pardon my rudeness," Mar Kebe once again greeted Reinstein with meaningless grace, "It's too late to give the order to turn the guns, the soldiers on the front line are already entangled with the fleet of the Union Army, and even if you order them to withdraw, it will not be easy to do." ”

"If you retreat rashly, you will only give the First Fleet a chance to breathe, and you may even be stabbed by the First Fleet in turn."

"Besides, have you ever considered that although you are now the commander of the Special Mobile Brigade, the MS unit 。。。。。。 Most of them are actually General Dozru's subordinates, who are you going to get out of? Is it your descendant? Or is it the forces of His Excellency Dozru? ”

Cecilia was silent, she knew of course that neither side was suitable.

At this moment, a herald suddenly came in on the bridge of the Purple Widow, and when he saw the unusual atmosphere on the bridge, as well as the three people including Jicilia who were talking, he couldn't help but say a little timidly: "Report!" ”

Jisilia, who was thinking about it, said impatiently: "You stay away first, and we will talk about something later." ”

"This 。。。。。。" The herald stopped talking, but said, "Yes, General." ”

After this little episode, Ma Kebe continued.

"And in this kind of melee, your orders can hardly be carried out, unless Lieutenant Alxstein really fulfills his promise to penetrate the Federation Army head-on, the two armies can only fight until one of them is completely incapacitated."

"I think—that's what Colonel Mu is trying to say." Ma Kebei said with a slight bow.

Although Ma Kebei is more of a bureaucrat than an officer, his basic IQ is there, and unlike Cecilia, who has not received a full military education, this person is also quite a two-handed, and he can see the current situation at a glance.

The Zeon army has already ridden the tiger, and if you don't fight, you have to fight.

"That's right, worthy of being one of the top strategists in our army, the colonel, is really an incisive summary." Ryan Stein said with a smile.

"This is the root cause, and besides, Lieutenant Alkerstein did not do a bad job," Reinstein pretended to be casual to excuse Lear, "Although our plans have been disrupted, our army is still in the upper hand, and although the losses will be greater than expected, they can also cause more damage to the Union Army." ”

"If he can really penetrate the strongest point of the Federalists' defenses, it will also be a devastating blow to the morale of the Federans," Reinstein said with a slightly surprised, yet somewhat envious expression, "I think he can really do it." ”

"Even so," Cesilia said after a moment's consideration, "Lieutenant Alxstein violated the battle plan and caused additional losses, this is an unmistakable fact, should I just let him go?" ”

"Even if I let him go, he will still face court-martial after returning home."

"That's what I'm going to say, Your Excellency," said Reinstein, "and I suggest that not only should you not hold Lieutenant Alkerstein responsible, but should take the initiative to shelter him." ”

"Why don't you say that Lieutenant Alkestein's temporary change of battle plan was your decision, Lieutenant Alkstein did so on his own initiative, but if it were you, it was not only your right but also your obligation to change the battle plan according to the actual situation."

"I can do that, but what's the benefit?" Cecilia said.

"There are three reasons for this," Reinstein said confidently, "First of all, if you do this, you will be grateful to Alxstein, and while it won't make them decide to be your person right away, it will undoubtedly be a powerful weight to lean them towards you." ”

"And Lieutenant Alkerstein's behavior can be said to be unwise, but it can also be expected that when what he did is widely known, he will inevitably become the most dazzling hero of our army in this battle, and if such a person is used well, his power will not be inferior to that of a complete mecha division."

"Fame itself is a powerful weapon, and if you know Dai Ken himself, you must know it."

Zeon Dyken's rise to prominence is a path of constant prestige through the fight against the Federation, and his actions cater to the growing dissatisfaction with the Federation in the colonies of the universe, so that he can become the leader of SIDE3 at a very young age as a politician.

This path is also very meaningful for Cecilia, she naturally understands the so-called 'reputation', if you don't use it well, it will hurt herself, but if you use it well, it is also an indestructible weapon that can be attacked, retreated and defended.

"The second point is your Excellency," continued Ryanstein after receiving permission from Cesilia, and he raised two fingers: "To put it mildly, although you have become the commander-in-chief of the Assault Mobile Force and are now the commander-in-chief of the Special Mobile Brigade, your position can be said to be coincidental and unstable. ”

"The reason for this is that you are neither from the army nor with outstanding military achievements," Reinstein did not explicitly say that Cesilia's background in the Ministry of Internal Affairs not only did not add points in the army, but also greatly detracted points, and no one would like a superior who was born as a spy chief, but Cecilia also understood this: "She didn't even have a formal military education." ”

This is a bit harsh, but the reason why Cecilia can succeed, in addition to her personal ability, is that she knows that she has a few pounds and taels (at least for now), so she has always used the Duke of Dejin as her backer, but she did not hesitate to take refuge in Kilian from time to time, and it was only when she was a woman that she climbed to today's high position in the patriarchal army.

She was someone who could listen to her subordinates, and she understood what Reinstein was saying.

"Take this operation as an example, although you are the titular commander-in-chief of the Special Mobile Brigade, everyone knows that the actual operation is in the hands of General Dozru and Commander-in-Chief Kilian, and although you can share part of the credit, you can't change your image."

"This is a great opportunity," said Reinstein, "and Lieutenant Alksstein's recklessness has paid off, and if you advertise his actions as your own orders, his results will be counted on your head." ”

"Your image will also change from simply carrying out the commander-in-chief's orders to winning the victory of the Special Mobile Brigade under your command, and I believe you also know that the meaning is completely different."

“。。。。。。”

Cecilia was silent for a moment and then said, "You have a point, but in this way, although I can achieve the results of Lieutenant Alkerstein, the losses he caused will also be counted on my head." ”

"This can be blurred through propaganda, or even reversed," Reinstein said unceremoniously: "As long as the situation is propagated, such as the Federal Army is going to counterattack, our army is in danger, at a critical moment, Lieutenant Alkerstein was ordered to be in danger, under your command, not only successfully contained the Federal Army's counterattack, but even broke through the Federation's defense line in one fell swoop, bad things can become good things." ”

"Presumably you are more familiar with the propaganda than I am, I am rude." Ryan Stein said with a smile.

Being able to turn a bad thing into a good thing is the same for Lear himself, who immediately thought of ways to save Lear at a critical moment and get benefits, and if he thinks about it this way, Reinstein himself may have a talent for propaganda that has a lotus tongue and reverses black and white.

As mentioned before, the people of the Philosophical Society are elites in one aspect or another.

“。。。。。。 It makes sense," Cecilia's face finally smiled, well, she had a mask on her face, and she couldn't really look at it, "I see, it makes sense, I really didn't look away, Reinstein." ”

She even affectionately called Reinstein's name directly: "You are really a rare talent, and you live up to my trust in you." ”

She said as if she really just admired Ryanstein's talent and not the family behind him as the head of the Wodsonian consortium, and Reinstein didn't expose it, just smiled and accepted her compliment.

"But then some people won't believe it's my work," Cecilia said, pretending to be there, staring into Ryanstein's eyes, "What are these people going to do?" ”

"Ignore it, as long as the people and soldiers believe it, they will believe it if they don't," said Reinstein, smiling and deliberately using the word "we," said, "Besides, it has nothing to do with whether those who don't believe in us are on our side or not." ”

"It's never been the truth that decides who they're going to stand with, is it?"

This statement is taken for granted.

In fact, in addition to the two reasons that Reinstein had stated, Cecilia thought of a third reason, which was associated with Reinstein's slightly urgent way of exculpating Lear.

Cecilia never believed that an officer from a big family like Ryanstein was sincere in joining her, although what he said was indeed very reasonable, but although the relationship between the Alksteen family and the Waldsonian consortium was not bad, it could be regarded as a dead and old age, and there must be other reasons why Ryanstein was so eager to exonerate Lear.

Then it occurred to her that there was something in common between Reinstein and Lear.

Of course, it does not mean that they are all soldiers or that they are all men, nor that they are another common identity that is still secret, but that they are all big families, children of the powerful.

They are people of the same class, and even if there is an internal struggle, it is easy to unite in the face of external threats.

If she really did do this, then her relationship with the Zeon magnates would be over, not only would she face the counterattack of the old Hans, who had lost her only offspring, but the other magnates would also have doubts about the Deggin faction, and even the defection to Cecilia herself, because no one could say whether her children would die because of the crime at the hands of Gesilia, and Cecilia was originally the weaker party, It is not as attractive to the powerful as Kilian or Deggin.

In this case, although it makes people feel that the world is very dark, it is the most satisfying behavior to protect Lear.

She must show that she cares more about the interests of the powerful than Kilian, and she must show her determination to spare no effort to protect the interests of the powerful in order to gain their support.

Cecilia immediately began to reflect.

What a gaffe.

I even forgot that I just had a good card related to Lear in my hand, and if Lear was shot, the effect of this good card would be at least halved.

"Hmph," Thinking of this, Cecilia laughed coldly twice, and then she asked as if she suddenly remembered something, "By the way, didn't you say that there are three reasons, you just said two, what is the third reason?" ”

She didn't think that Ryanstein would be honest with herself on this issue, so the third reason she thought of and the third reason that Reinstein wanted to say must not be the same thing, and since this was the case, she became curious about the third reason that Reinstein wanted to say.

"For the rest of the reasons, I think it might be more appropriate for Colonel Mar Kerbe to tell you, he must have already had an idea," Reinstein smiled at Mar Kerbe friendly, "Am I right, Colonel?" ”

"You think highly of me, Colonel Mu," said Mar Kebey, who did not reject Reinstein's kindness, and said to Cecilia, "but some superficial and immature opinions, and even if I don't say it, you yourself must know it." ”

He still maintained this kind of etiquette at first glance, but after looking at it for a long time, he was a little pretentious and overpolite, and said softly and coldly: "The Special Mobile Brigade is not your troops." ”

Ma Kebe had said this once before, but when he repeated it again, Cecilia tasted something else.

"Exactly," Reinstein said, "After all, the only force in this force that really belongs to you is a small number of troops from the Assault Mobile Army, and the others belong to the Cosmic Assault Force of Lord Dozru, in other words, the descendants of Commander-in-Chief Giren, if they lose too much, it will be a loss for Zeon, but for you, it will be an opportunity." ”

"Of the MS units that fought with Lieutenant Alkerstein, proportionally only a small percentage will belong to the Assault Mobile Force, and the vast majority of the losses will be shared by the Space Assault Force."

"If Alxstein falls to your side because of your support, then their elite private troops will also be used by us, although the Alxstein family is not the largest, they have the advantage of being close to the water after all, and that force is also one of the elite in the entire Zeon, and it can definitely exceed this loss."

"Most of the losses were borne by the Space Attack Army, but it was we who were rewarded, and I believe it was a good idea."

Ryanstein actually meant what he said, the philosophical society passed the decision to seek independent troops and base areas in the last meeting, let Lear become the commander of an independent army, and then gather the members of the philosophical society in the army together There are many benefits, and it is also an urgent thing, Alksteen's private army is a pretty good platform, its own strength is not bad, and it can also be fully mastered as Lear, Ryanstein is knocking on the side at the moment, and it is also quite a meeting stitch, so By the time Lear had convinced Hans Sr., Cecilia would inevitably ask for help from Alxstein's private army, which would be commanded by no choice but Lear, and an independent force belonging to the Philosophers' Society would be formed.

Cecilia fell silent for a moment, and Reinstein felt that he had already said it, and that he was a little too eager to say anything if he didn't finish it.

All that remains is to wait for Cecilia's decision.

Cecilia didn't think about it for long, she quickly decided: "I see, so be it, I will endorse Lieutenant Alkerstein's arbitrariness, but he must also show enough sincerity." ”

"I'm sure he will, though this time he's been a bit arbitrary because of his meritorious service," Reinstein said lightly, describing the felony of disobeying military orders as a young man's endearing self-motivation, "but his abilities are obvious to all, and such a person will understand what is best for him." ”

"I hope so," said Cecilia casually, and then she finally remembered the herald who had been hanging in the distance for some time, and said, "You over there, come here, tell me, what's going on?" ”

The herald hurried forward.

"General," the poor herald hurriedly saluted, "30 minutes ago, our flank fleet was attacked by the fighter units of the Union Army。。。。。。 ”

Before he could finish speaking, Cecilia jumped up in shock: "The fighter unit of the Federal Army? What's going on? Where did they come from? How many are there? And what about the losses of our army? ”

What are you kidding, she was just here and dreaming of a better future, and now this happened, Zeon's main force has been put into the raid, if it is attacked by a large-scale attack by the federal fighter force at this time, she will not be able to get a decent resistance force, and the Zeon fleet, which is dominated by transport ships, will be finished!

The herald's speech and the momentum of Cecilia made the herald cringe a little, and he was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"This, this, the number is about a squadron."

"Is there only one squadron?" Cecilia reacted that she was too urgent, but she still asked a little unhappily.

"Yes, there is only one squadron," said the herald, "after engaging our fleet, most of these fighters were shot down, and our troops paid the price of one Msai-class and two Papuya-class. ”

"It must be the Frederate Army's reconnaissance unit," Ma Kebe interjected, "no harm." ”

"Well," Cecilia recognized Ma Kebe's judgment, and then said unhappily, "Next time, it's good to file such a trivial matter directly, and you don't have to report it to me one by one." ”

"Yes, yes! Checkmate! The herald retreated in disarray.

Indeed, it was just a cruiser and two supply ships, which might have been a serious problem for the average general, but for Gesilia, it was a trivial matter that was not worth getting in the way of her thinking.

It's just a trifle, for Cecilia.

But for Lear, who is fighting on the front line, this is bad news enough to make his eyes black.

Because the sunken Msey-class fast cruiser belongs to the Einsatzgruppen fleet.

But this news, he is not yet clear.