U.C0079, 16 January, 1 p.m.

After receiving the report from the reconnaissance unit, the special mobile brigade of the Zeon Defense Army, which had already been prepared, completed the departure from the port as quickly as possible, and everyone knew that this was a battle in which they had a great advantage, but they also understood that this battle was accompanied by great risks while their own advantage was great.

The main reason for the great advantage lies in two points, the Zeon side successfully diverted the attention of the Rebir fleet through effective intelligence gathering and inducement work, when the Rebir fleet broke through with the goal of Rum, their defense against the moon behind them was considered a 'camouflage target' was also minimized, and the Zeon side's surprise attack can be said to be prepared and unprepared, which can be regarded as a turning point in any great battle.

The other point is the weapon advantage of the Zeon side, although the total number of the main combined fleet of the Federal Army - both the number of soldiers and the number of warships are far superior to the Zeon Army, but the Federation Army without MS is facing a dilemma, as has been repeatedly said before, the Federation Army does not have the ability to fight against the MS troops, and this advantage alone can almost determine the outcome of the war, no matter how elite the officers and soldiers of the Federation Army are, how powerful the battleships are meaningless.

Since the advantage is so big, to paraphrase a sentence, the flying dragons are all riding faces, and those who know F2A can win, so where is the so-called huge risk?

The risk for the Zeon Army is that there is a lack of sufficient warships.

In fact, before the start of the war, the number of MS service ships of the Zeon Army (specifically referring to the Msey-class, Chebe-class modified ships, and the Gvarkin-class warships that have just been put into service) was seriously insufficient, and in the previous British campaign and the subsequent sweeps, only about less than a quarter of the MS troops could enjoy the service of MS service ships, and the rest had to take the Papuya-class and Pazok-class transport ships to the battlefield.

However, the problem is that neither the Papuya-class nor the Pazok-class are specialized MS transport ships, but general-purpose transport ships that undertake the transportation of various materials and personnel at the same time, which means that these two types of transport ships do not have all kinds of equipment necessary for MS maintenance, and the two types of transport ships that lack relevant equipment for MS can only provide resupply services for MS, but cannot repair or replace damaged parts.

In this regard, you can imagine the difference between a professional aircraft carrier and a modified aircraft carrier that can only provide aircraft take-off and landing, or even a modified air carrier that can only take off and land (for example, the British merchant ship with projectors during World War II will carry a Sea Hurricane or Sea Spitter when it is intercepted by Germany, and then after completing the combat mission, the pilot cannot land, can only abandon the fighter on the spot, and then only the pilot returns to the ship).

It can be said that in a sense, without the assistance of MS use ships, MS is just a disposable item sent to the battlefield, and most of the MS troops of the Zeon Army are in this state of 'naked/running', don't look at the Msen of the Eingruppen Fleet is so abundant that every MS can be parked in Gnakuri, but this is also a treatment that only some people and some elite troops can enjoy, in fact, most MS troops do not have such good conditions, and Zeon's MS troops are actually in a dilemma where there are no ships available all year round.

And this dilemma is even more serious in this battle, because it is easy to understand that the Special Mobile Brigade is composed of almost all of Zeon's MS, including the Space Attack Force and the Assault Mobile Army, but in order to create the illusion that Zeon's main force and main attack direction are in Rum, these MS ships belonging to the Space Attack Force and have MS functions did not act together, but went to Rum with Dozru.

In fact, this large-scale MS cluster is second to none in the history of even a year of war, and its appearance is very shabby, most of them are transport ships, or even requisitioned civilian ships, and the Zeon Army lacks warships to the point that even some MS can only move by tethering them to battleships, and from a distance, it looks like a battleship dragging a group of tentacles.

According to post-war data declassification, less than one-tenth of the MS of the Zeon Army Special Mobile Group can be replenished and maintained on the battleship in the form of rotation, and most of the MS can only withdraw from combat after being damaged.

It can be said that there is no friendly army, no supplies, and all hope can be pinned on the first attack to defeat the federal army, and can only blindly advance until the last person is killed.

And the officers and men of the Zeon Army understood this and accepted it, and in addition to patriotic fervor, they believed that they would never fail.

Lear was on the bridge of the Leipzig at the moment, and since Nolles had returned to his home country, it was natural that he was sitting in his original position.

He was filled with a certain prohibitive aura, which was, to put it in layman's terms, murderous.

Lear didn't deliberately spread murderous energy around him, or rather, he didn't have the awareness that he was spreading murderous energy, but everyone could sense that Lieutenant Alxstein was in a very bad mood right now.

But no one knows why.

With a gloomy face, he scanned the information that had just been transmitted from Cecilia's flagship Chebe-class heavy cruiser, the Purple Widow, which was only available to the commander of the MS force, and was of course about the reconnaissance unit's report, information on the movements of the Rebil fleet.

As he flipped through it, his mood became heavier and his face darker, and a depression seemed to form around him, overwhelming the people on the bridge.

It's also interesting to think about it, this man who is usually known for being approachable and never puts on a show, and is also very popular on the battleship, has inexplicably learned the skill of aura at this moment.

The situation is not good, this is not to say that Rybier's fleet has no opportunity to take advantage of, Zeon's attack may end in failure, on the contrary, the Federation army has too many flaws to ensure that Lear can escape smoothly.

In order to get to SIDE5 as soon as possible, the Federation Army did not make a smooth orbit change along the lunar orbit at the special gravitational point, but forcibly moved towards SIDE5 at full speed before reaching the special gravitational point, which can be said to be Reybil's wise choice, because if he did not give this order, but still carried out a smooth orbit change at the special gravity point according to the original plan, his fleet would suffer even more tragic results.

Because in fact, the Zeon Army has long set the coordinates of special gravitational points as the target of the lunar mass projector, as long as the Federation fleet reaches the predetermined position, when they change orbits, the mass projector on the lunar surface will tear open their fragile belly, and then when they fall into chaos, the close special mobile team will pour out of the hidden lunar city, and then wipe out the main fleet of the Federation.

And if the Federal Army acts as the Zeon Army envisions, then the biggest shortcoming of the Zeon Army, which was mentioned earlier, that is, the problem of not having enough MS carriers, can also be solved, because the nearby moon is a huge, unsinkable aircraft carrier, and the equipment in Granada is more than enough to supply all the MS.

However, the sudden turn of the Federation Army frustrated the Zeon Army's wishful thinking, and not only did the Moon Mass Projector become useless, but the Zeon Army also had to face the dilemma of fighting the Federation Army without supplies and backup.

This is actually a good thing for Lear, which means that Reybiel is much less likely to die in the first round of raids, but the actions of the Federation Army expose another problem.

The Federation Fleet, which was advancing at full speed, could not maintain the formation at all, and the intelligence fed back by the reconnaissance force was that in the process of the Federation Army, hundreds of warships formed two regiments with the flagship of their respective fleets as the core, the First Fleet in the rear, and the Second Fleet in front, with scattered warships scattered in the middle, and the entire Combined Fleet was 40 kilometers long!

This also meant that they would probably not be able to organize an effective resistance to the Zeon attack, and if the battle turned into a melee between you and me, Lear could not guarantee that he would be able to spot Rebier's flagship in the chaos and force him to flee without harming him.

If Rebir is captured, or even killed on the spot, the situation will be too bad, the space army that has lost its backbone will fight on its own, the ground army that has lost its suppression and the member countries behind the ground army will inevitably blame the federal government for the defeat, and the federal government, which is already under great pressure, is likely to be unable to maintain its rule, and then, as said before, the federal government will collapse, and Zeon, who cannot quickly establish effective rule, can only sit back and watch the earth split into hundreds of nation-states again.

So what should be done? Lear coughed irritably, not noticing that the atmosphere around him had grown even colder with his movements.

Leipzig's signal corps looked back and forth between Lear, who was bowing his head in contemplation, and the captain, who was sitting in the captain's seat, pleading, pleading, and motioning for him to hurry up and fix the heavy, spirit-like atmosphere, while the captain only looked at his nose and nose, and turned a blind eye.

This is not only because the low pressure on Lear's body makes him worried, but also because he doesn't want to displease the only concubine of the Alxstein family, the famous Zeon family, Lear's revenge (although Lear can't take revenge on others for such a trivial matter, the last time he retaliated against others was against the gendarme who was looking for trouble, and the purpose was just to make her tired and have no time to entangle his own troops) is not something he can resist, anyway, he already knows that when this battle is over, this army will be disbanded, At that time, he will probably not continue to work with Lear, so naturally there is no need to touch Lear's mold at this critical juncture.

Although Lear usually doesn't behave like the kind of commanding rich young master, why take this risk, and complete the work peacefully, this is the ordinary wish of most people.

Lear didn't cause any trouble, but it just made everyone feel that it was hard to breathe—and it was just an illusion—to that extent.

Lear did not pay attention to the thoughts of the men on the bridge of the Leipzig, and he continued to be immersed in thought.

As for the solution, it occurred to Lear that because this operation was a surprise attack, and the Federation Army was advancing at full speed, neither side was scattering Minofsky particles.

In this way, is it possible to take advantage of this to warn the Federation in advance, not to tell the Federation that they are about to be stabbed in the back, but to use a 。。。。。。 For example, the noise alerts them that there is an unknown presence behind them.

If it were Reybier, even if he only pointed out this possibility, he would not abandon it, but would be prepared, and if he could, the Federation would be able to organize an effective resistance。。。。。。

However, he then vetoed this possibility, because by doing so, not only could he be suspected of being a spy, but more importantly, if the Federation Army was prepared to attack, in the face of a strong warship defense, would the Zeon Army's MS troops, lacking logistics, be able to break through this line?

Even if it can break through, the Zeon side will inevitably pay greater losses, and consequentially, Lear's troops and other comrades will also suffer greater losses, and the strength retained by the Federation after the defeat will be more than the surprise attack, and the Zeon who originally gained a great advantage may be equal to the strength of the Federation, so that Zeon may be inclined to propose relative equality rather than the agreement proposed by the victor to the vanquished in the subsequent peace talks, and the defeated Federation may also be inclined to accept as long as the earth is out of the threat. Decent peace'.

Although somewhat idealistic, the best outcome for Lear and the Philosopherical Society is that Zeon wins a great victory, but Reybiel and his henchmen succeed in escaping, so that the defeated Space Army will inevitably kidnap the public and even the government in order to maintain its position, forcing the war to continue.

It is never advisable to send a message to the Federation.

Really...... Couldn't there be a better alternative? Lear couldn't help but sigh, strength, he doesn't have enough strength, in fact, the strength he can use is not too weak, after Norles leaves, the special fleet, which is currently quite good in combat experience and strength of the Zeon Army, can be completely used by him, and other members of the philosophical society in this battlefield will also help him, as long as they receive a specific signal, Reinstein's detachment, and other members of the philosophical society who can move freely will get as close to him as possible and help him.

But that's not enough, it's not enough.

At this time, he not only lamented that he was born too late, but if he had been born 20 years earlier, or someone of his father's generation, he would have had enough time to do more, instead of rushing to find a way to survive and develop in a full-scale war.

Then he felt a little ridiculous, and lamented how stupid it must be to lament objective facts that cannot be changed at all.

No matter what, he had to fight in the existing environment.

Lear has already made a plan, clarified his goals, piled all his chips on the table, and the rest is to do his best to complete it, and with that kung fu lamenting, it is better to adjust his mentality to face the challenge.

And at this moment, Aina walked into the bridge, and like the others, the moment she entered the bridge, she noticed the solemnity and strangeness of the atmosphere, and under the gaze of the Zeon officers and men on the bridge as if she had seen the savior, she quickly discovered the source of this heavy atmosphere.

That is, Lear.

Seeing Lear's unapproachable appearance, Aina couldn't help but be a little surprised, because just a few dozen minutes ago, she and Lear had a very happy conversation, and Lear at that time was as gentle and peaceful as ever, and it was by no means this cold and fierce appearance.

In the eyes of everyone's relief, Aina walked towards Lear, and when she walked to Lear's side, Lear subconsciously raised her head when she noticed someone approaching.

Aina noticed that Lear's face was blue and his brows were furrowed, and he couldn't say that it was normal no matter how she looked at it.

What's going on? She couldn't help but wonder.

"What's wrong, Aina?"

"No, it's just 。。。。。。" Aina hesitated, looked at Lear and said, "Are you okay?" ”

"You look bad."

"It's okay, I'm fine." Lear replied stiffly.

"Do you really think so?" Aina looked into Lear's eyes and said, "You know your state better than I do, don't you?" ”

"What's going on," she couldn't help but feel some palpitations, "if you don't dislike it, I can listen to you." ”

"It's really nothing," Lear sighed lightly, he understood that his state was not right, and he also understood that Maggie's relationship with him was a private matter, and now was by no means the time to think about his own private affairs and be affected by his own private affairs, but he couldn't control his feelings well: "Okay, let's not talk about this." ”

"Is everyone ready? We're going to get moving. ”

"Of course, it's waiting for you." Aina hesitated and said, she also has some medical knowledge, and at this moment she thinks she should let Lear have a good rest.

"But are you really sure it's okay?" Aina worriedly persuaded: "I think you should take a good rest, but don't die for the sake of being strong。。。。。。 ”

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Lear was not a bad man, and naturally understood that Aina said this out of concern, but he replied anyway, "It's better to say that if I just talk about fighting, I'm stronger than usual now." ”

He smiled a little bitterly, bringing his personal emotions into business, and venting his frustration on the soon-to-be-fought Federation Army out of anger and destructive impulses.

"I'm really immature." He said almost inaudibly.

"What?" Aina vaguely heard Lear's words, but she didn't really hear them, so she asked.

"It's nothing," Lear said, shaking his head, "Captain, I'm going to attack with the MS forces now, and I'll leave the rest to you." ”

"Ah, yes, Your Excellency, please go slowly!" The captain hurriedly stood up and saluted, even though his rank was higher than Lear's, but he still used honorific titles, which showed that he was extremely uneasy in his heart.

"I wish you a long time in martial arts!"