Rybil walked into the cockpit of the shuttle and saw the arrival of the commander-in-chief of the Cosmos Force, and the pilot of the shuttle was busy trying to get up and salute.

"Okay, sit down, now is not the time to care about etiquette," Rebile reached out and pressed his shoulder, unlike the old man's weak hands, Rebier's hands were so strong that the young and strong driver couldn't even stand up: "Contact me with other shuttles, and build a communication network immediately." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Soon, the Union Army's communications network was established, and the officers of the Second Fleet, who were stationed on the shuttles, were not rendered useless by the detachment from the Annak, but remained relevant.

Under the control of the officer corps of the Second Fleet, although the Second Fleet was defeated, the Second Fleet was defeated but not defeated, and they divided the retreat sequence in a relatively orderly manner, and the warships that stayed behind to resist, the direction and scale of the retreat, and did not become a mess because of the rush to escape.

At the same time, the artillery bombardment from the lunar surface was also stopped by the assault of the two forces of Lear and the Black Triple Star in order to avoid accidental damage, and the Federation Army, which had obtained this rare respite, naturally did not let go, and the remaining Second Fleet warships began to try to withdraw from the battlefield in several groups.

However, the Second Fleet was also facing another challenge at this time, the formation of the fleet that had been unformed could not continue to block the main MS troops of the Zeon Army, and the MS troops of the Zeon Army, which had been cruising outside due to various considerations, saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it and began to fight!

As mentioned before, the absolute speed of the Federation warships is superior to that of the MS, but the acceleration performance is far inferior, and Rybir began to calculate how many fleets could escape.

The Magellan class is too large to break away, and if the total of twenty ships returns to Luna-2, Rebir will consider it a successful retreat.

He suddenly realized something and asked, "What is the situation of our army's auxiliary fleet?" ”

[Retreat has begun, Your Excellency! 】

[Some of the Zeon MS tried to approach them, but they were very small compared to the main fleet.] 】

"That's good," Rebiel nodded, "let all the remaining fighters return to the team and evacuate with the auxiliary fleet." ”

[Don't you need them to provide cover for the main fleet?] 】

"There's no need for it, and staying here won't help much, it's just an increase in casualties."

"Let the auxiliary fleet be sure to keep those pilots," Rebile couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "They are our hope of counterattack, no matter what, we must ensure their safety." ”

[Yes, Your Excellency! 】

Reybier asked to keep those elite pilots, the reason is naturally to prepare for the formation of the Federation's own MS troops, although there is a big difference from flying an aircraft to flying an MS, but some of the qualities required to fight in the universe, such as the ability to resist stun in space, the ability to grasp the distance in the universe, etc., are the same, the body can accelerate the development and production, but these elite pilots are losing one less and one.

The fighter pilots of the Space Force are naturally the best in the Federation, and every ground force in each country is the elite they are looking for, and since Rebiel has recognized the limitations of large ships and cannons, and is determined to develop the Federation's own MS troops, these elite pilots are naturally irreparable treasures.

If keeping the battleship as much as possible is to hold the Luna-2, then keeping the pilot as much as possible is for the future counteroffensive.

As he himself said.

The Federation has not yet been defeated, and Rebir has not given up hope of victory.

"General Gao Yun," Rebiel instructed Gao Yun, who was on the other shuttle, "after you go back this time, you will inform Anaheim and say that I will arrange a meeting with them and invite Saiyam Bister, the founder of the Bister consortium, to meet with me." ”

[Your Excellency!? 】

Gao Yun couldn't help but whisper.

[Did you meet in person?] I'm afraid this is not your identity, so I'll do it。。。。。。 】

Gao Yun's words are not wrong, although the federation is a government controlled by the G3 and the economic groups behind the G3, but unlike the completely festering federal government more than ten years later, the federation at this time still has the 'authority' as the only legitimate government of mankind.

As the representative of the federal government, and even the strongest armed force of the entire human race, Rebier has obviously gone beyond the point of making rules, of course, he still needs to compromise with many forces, but there is no lower than anyone to say, as for the Bist consortium, although it has developed rapidly in the past few decades because it has grasped the pigtails of the Federation, there are also other economic groups with similar pigtails, and they have continued for hundreds or even thousands of years. The cartels representing the Terressphere Agriculture's Farm Association, who have at their disposal a large number of black materials that the Federation uses dirty means such as coups to force relocation, and how it 'confiscates' large quantities of terra nullius land in the process of migration.

Because they were originally participants in the 'confiscation' process, naturally there was no one who knew more about the black history of the Federation than them, relatively speaking, a future-looking and unrealistic declaration of a new humanity would make the Federation lose face and make the people of the universe protest, but it was not unsolvable, in the final analysis, the people of the universe had already started a war with the Federation, and the declaration for their benefit was not worth mentioning in the face of the hatred that had been generated.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the Bist consortium is just a small scale consortium, and their relationship with the Federation is not only fragile, but even dangerous, so they are committed to becoming a military supplier to the Federation Army, in addition to economic interests, so the resulting connection is what they value most.

In the face of such a Worster consortium, Rebir had to meet with them in person, which was inevitably a loss of identity, in fact, Anaheim also understood this, so they did not directly find Rebier, but through Gaoyun Transit.

"Now is not the time to care about this kind of problem, Gao Yun," Rebier said categorically, "they need our help, and we need the technology they have." ”

"Just do so, Brigadier Kaningan will be in charge of dealing with you。。。。。。" He stopped before he could speak, forgetting that Kaningam was wounded and unconscious, and habitually assigned the task to his old friend.

“。。。。。。。 Where is Brigadier General Kaningan? He asked, slightly sternly.

"Is he still on the Annak?"

[Your Excellency, Brigadier General Kaningan is with me. 】

It was Gao Yun who answered, he said.

[He was also sent out when he left the Annake, and is now on my shuttle.] 】

"That's good," Rebier couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "In that case, then General Gao Yun, you can temporarily leave the chain of command." ”

"You set out in the direction of the auxiliary fleet, and I authorize you to take over the command of the auxiliary fleet, and be sure to bring those pilots back to Luna-2."

The reason for this is that there are not only auxiliary warships of the Second Fleet in the auxiliary fleet, but also auxiliary warships of the First Fleet, and the First Fleet did not require them to evacuate together, so Rebir prepared to take the pilots of the First Fleet with him, so a close general with a military rank above them and belonging to the Rebir faction was needed to come forward.

Gao Yun is very suitable, although he is only a civilian general who is more technical, but with the help of others, it must not be a problem to suppress those objections.

[Yes, Your Excellency! 】

Gao Yun replied after saluting.

[Well, Brigadier General Kaningan。。。。。。。 】

"Is he awake?"

[No, no, still in a coma.] 】

"Then take him with him to the auxiliary fleet, where there are specialized hospital ships," said Reybier, after a moment's thought, "when he comes to his senses, you will hand over command to him." ”

The so-called professional medical ship is not simply strengthening the medical equipment, but the entire hospital has been completely moved to the battleship, and there are several such medical ships in the auxiliary fleet of the Federation Army, but it seems that they cannot be of much use.

Subsequently, Gao Yun took Kaningan out of the officer corps of the Second Fleet, which was about to be transferred, and moved in the direction of the auxiliary fleet.

The form of the Federation Army did not fall to the worst - that is, the fleet completely collapsed, and the Federation fleet, which had lost its command and fighting spirit, scattered and fled, and was named one by one by the Zeon Army.

Although the losses were heavy, although they could only retreat, although the sacrifices paid and the results achieved were almost disproportionate, the Federation Army had indeed fought with all its might, although this army was defeated at the moment, but as long as it was slightly reorganized and replenished with personnel and technical equipment, it would be more elite than the Union Army that had not been tempered by blood and fire before the war.

As long as they succeed and get out of the battlefield at the current pace.

However, at this moment, an event occurred that brought the Union Army to a complete collapse.

"What's that?" Rabiel asked, suddenly pointing to a few shadows caught on the screen.

The shadows were approaching the Annak at breakneck speed.

It was the black triple star.

———— Dividing Line————

The Confederations were certainly not unprepared for the Zeon Army, which had begun a full-scale general offensive, and the officers of the Second Fleet had arranged a retreat plan with the determination to lose two-thirds of the fleet.

The one-third of the fleet at the outermost end of the defense line fought and retreated at a slight speed of one-tenth, and in the eyes of Rebir and others, although it was really distressing to say so, they were indeed used as bait for cannon fodder.

The one-third of the fleet, which had been in the center, retreated at a slight speed of one-fifth, and they would provide support to the outermost fleet and be prepared to resist the shock.

The remaining last third of the fleet is the fleet that Rebier and the others feel are hopeful of keeping, and they will try to break through with maximum speed.

In other words, the one-third of the fleet will use the lives of their teammates as a stepping stone to flee from the front of the battle, which is enough to make every soldier who still has a sense of honor regret to the shame of grabbing the ground with his head.

However, there were flaws in the implementation of this plan at the beginning.

The flaw was the loss of power of the Annak.

In fact, there are not a few Federation warships that have been abandoned on the battlefield due to loss of power at this moment, but unlike the almost unscathed Annak, these abandoned warships are all warships that have been ravaged to the point of incapacitation.

Although the Annak could not be moved due to the main reactor being stopped, it could still be adjusted by chemical propellants, and although the main guns could not be used, there was no problem with anti-aircraft firepower, so the officer corps of the Second Fleet incorporated it into the part of the fleet that provided support, in order to make the most of every ounce of combat power.

However, it was this somewhat greedy decision that exposed the flaw.

As the support fleet retreated at a slight speed of one-fifth, the immobile Annak became a point of protrusion, disconnecting from the retreating ships around it, creating a hole that did not last long.

It stands to reason that such a loophole can be quickly remedied by adjusting the formation, but the appearance of three Zeon aces has made this loophole the fuse for the collapse of the second line of defense!

This is exactly the black triple.

Gaia led the way, followed by Matthew and Ordiga.

Almost at the same time as Lear's troops, no, a little earlier, the Black Triple Stars approached the position of the Annak, and they were able to do so because they had abandoned their duties as officers to command the troops, relying on better performance and leaving their men behind for a pig assault.

Normally, this is simply an act of extreme stupidity, as the commander of the unit left behind the hero, it is impossible to call the fool enough, but at this moment, their reckless but sincere assault has paid off.

After all, the Black Triple Star itself is not a suitable person to command the troops, they are excellent soldiers rather than commanders, and unlike Lear, who marched with his own troops and did not start the assault until the Federation Army took the initiative to disband the formation, the Black Triple Star did not care whether his soldiers could keep up, and moved recklessly.

And then they succeeded.

"Ordiga! Matthew! Gaia was sweating profusely, and the spacesuit with the function of regulating body temperature could not stop the sweat on his head: "There it is!" ”

"We've found it!!"

Gaia ecstatically marked a slightly forward battleship and shared it with Aldiga and Matthew.

It's the Annak!

Rebier's retreat order and the statement of replacing the flagship were all carried out in the communication channel of the Federal Army, and the Zeon Army naturally did not know that he had left the Anak, and they still marked the Anak as the general flagship of the Federal Army based on the information obtained before the war, and at this moment the black triple star felt uncontrollable ecstasy!

Their assault was by no means easy, and although the quality of Ryanstein's mass acceleration cannon support caused confusion in the formation of the Federation Army, the black triple star without the cover of other comrades still struggled from the line of life and death several times.

The body of Gaia, who was the leader, was still in good condition, but both Ordiga and Matthew's bodies showed obvious armor damage, and their weapons and ammunition were almost depleted.

And now, all this suffering will come to an end.

They, the Black Triple Star, will be the heroes who will kill the enemy generals and lead Zeon to victory!

Honor to the Black Triple Star! The honor of Lord Cecilia!

All the hardships that have been endured so far have been worth it!

But Gaia didn't get carried away either, the greatest reward was only in front of them, but it hadn't yet reached their mouths, and he wouldn't forget that behind them there was a large herd of greedy hyenas, and in the other direction, Lear Alxstein's forces were already close at hand!

"Let's go on, Aldiga, Matthew!" Gaia shouted.

[Understand! 】

【Jet Airflow Attack!】 】

Three black Zagucheng launched a surprise attack on the Annak, the black trifecta is even more skilled than before the war, they have just used this jet attack on multiple Federation ships, and the total number of sunk by the three of them has exceeded four warships!

Faced with the extremely fast and sudden attack of the black triple star, the isolated Annak could only try to intercept it with close defense guns as if it were dying.

It is conceivable that if this move is used against ordinary Zagu, it may be effective, but for an ace like the black triple star, the effect of such an attack is minimal, and the so-called trump card is exactly that!

The jet air attack of the black triple star seems to be different from the standard ship-to-ship tactics (around) of the Zeon Army as previously explained, and it is the same as a straight line, and it is an attack that is extremely predictable in the direction of attack, but when examined in detail, it is actually the same as the essence of the Zeon Army's standard ship-to-ship tactics.

Because the body of the black trifecta is attacking from the same direction, only a very small number of close defense guns can form a concentrated fire at the same time, of course, this does not mean that the black trifecta will attack hard, Aldiga in the front row will quickly change direction before being set on fire, attracting close fire force to create opportunities for Gaia and Matthew in the back row, if there is no firepower to be attracted away, it will be repeated by Gaia.

Essentially, it is also a tactic that creates output opportunities by dispersing near-fire forces.

The combined attack of the three planes is dizzying, just like Cheng Biting Jin's three-plate axe, the Federation warships that eat such a set are often defeated.

Compared with the orthodox anti-ship tactics, the jet attack has its advantages, that is, it has few entry points, it is not easy to be set on fire, and if used well, it can easily break through the close defense system of the Federation warship and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

But at the same time, it is also a demanding tactic for team cooperation, and it is also a very dangerous tactic, and the only team that can be used well in the entire Zeon army is afraid that there is only such a team as the black triple star.

The Anak, which was attacked by the jet of the Black Triple Star, was no exception, and as the close fire force was attracted away by Ordiga, the weakness of its belly was completely open to the Black Triple Star!

【Your Excellency, the Annak。。。。。。 】

"I see it, I don't have to repeat it again." Reybiel said lightly, even indifferently.

After all, it was his long-standing ship, but it became a firework.

The tactical nuclear bomb hit the Annach in the lower abdomen and then spread to the main reactor, which was starting cold, and the entire battleship broke off like a wooden stick being broken in two.

It is not surprising that the Annak did not die any more magnificently because it was Rybier's ship, just as quietly as the other ships that had already sunk in this war.

It's because it's in the universe.

Seeing this, Rebiel inexplicably remembered the young soldier who swore to bring the Anak back to Lunas II before leaving, did he manage to escape?

I'm afraid not.

As long as you have your leadership, victory is a matter of course, and please do not live up to everyone's expectations.

Rest assured, they will return your flagship, the Annak, to Lunas II.

That's just what happened not so long ago.

Reybiel was aware of a crisis, a danger of his own death, or his capture.

Although the sinking of the Annac was only the sinking of a battleship, and a battleship that had already been determined to be abandoned, the loopholes that appeared were real, and when Rybil saw that the three planes were not attacking the other ships, but were rushing in the direction of the shuttle group, he realized that the situation was not good.

The worst-case scenario, no, it can be said to be a definite situation, the three mechs were not aware that these shuttles were carrying the top of the Federal Army, but they had at least sensed that something was wrong.

As long as they get closer, they will definitely be able to detect the anomaly, and the shuttle plane that Rebile and the others are riding on still has the mark of the Anak on the wing!

This is not good, he realizes that he must get out of danger and return to Earth as soon as possible, not that he does not have the courage to die, but he cannot allow himself to die or be captured, he still has too much to do.

Defend against further attacks by the Zeon Army and defend Luna-II.

Cheer up the Federal Assembly and strengthen their confidence in fighting to the end.

Defeat Zeon and reclaim the Cosmic Colony.

Let the Federation unify the whole of mankind and become a country for all mankind in the true sense of the word.

There was still so much to do, and Reybir couldn't allow himself to die or be captured and pass the blame on.

Even in order to live up to the expectations of an unknown young soldier, he had to go back.

For the first time in his life (not counting those who had no self-knowledge with his family as a child) he prayed earnestly to God for his own life.

Surprisingly, the content of this prayer seems a bit despicable when taken out alone, but at the moment it seems unusually responsible.

[Your Excellency, the USS Indianapolis (Note 1) is ready, please board the 。。。。。。 】

The news came on the radio that the Indianapolis was officially the battleship that Rybier and others were preparing to transfer, this was a Magellan-class battleship, and the shuttle of Rebile and others was already approaching and could be boarded at any time.

"No, we're not going to board the ship, we're going to move on." Rabiel replied without hesitation.

[Your Excellency!? 】

It is no wonder that in this war-torn battlefield, the thin shuttle does not give people a sense of security, and the officers of the Second Fleet, who have lost their battleships, are finally returning to the protection of the battleship's armor (although the effectiveness of this armor in the face of nuclear bombs is questionable), and at this moment Rebile let them continue to move forward, how can this not be surprising?

"There's no time to explain, obey orders!" Rebier said coldly, instructing the driver to continue at full speed.

【Yes!】 】

Although surprised by Rebil's order, the officer corps obeyed Rebil's order, and the dozen or so shuttles continued to move towards the rear.

The reason why Reybiel ordered not to board the ship was naturally because the Indianapolis was not safe, and in the face of the Zeon Army MS who was already close at hand, she could not protect herself, and receiving Ray Bill and others to board the ship would inevitably waste a lot of time, in this situation where every second counted, boarding the ship meant betting that the Zeon Army MS would be forced to retreat, which was obviously too unwise, if other warships were asked to provide cover, it would be easy to be caught up by other Zeon Army MS who were following.

It's better to quickly evacuate and board the battleship behind.

This was a true idea in itself, but it had a tragic result.

"Catch up!"

After sinking the Annak, the black trifecta sensed that something was wrong, it was obviously Reybil's ship, but it was isolated and not properly covered, and then the three of them found another group of shuttles fleeing to the rear, although Gaia and the others were rude, but they were not completely brainless, and naturally reacted to what was happening.

Seeing that the cooked duck was actually about to run, the black triple star suddenly turned red-eyed and chased after it with full horsepower!

Faced with this situation, the battleships of the Second Fleet naturally began to try to stop them, but how could the battleships, which were sparsely formed and inflexible enough, stop the black triple stars that were single-mindedly advancing and were themselves ace squads?

Of course, the speed of the shuttle at full power is not slower than that of the MS, but the shuttle of the Federation Army is not armed, and the black triple star who is bent on killing Reybir can shoot unscrupulously!

The three machines of the Black Trifecta had a total of two Zagu machine guns, which were used by Gaia and Matthew, who were better at shooting.

"Damn it!" Gaia hesitated: "Which one is Rebier?" ”

【Gaia! Forget so much, the next one is one! 】

"I know!" Gaia himself knew that trying to tell where Rebil was was a futile act, so he didn't think much about it, and casually locked on a shuttle and started shooting!

[——Ahh!!h 】

Hearing the screams coming from the communicator, it was a voice that Reybil was quite familiar with, and it belonged to his heart, Reybil's face was hideous, but he did not let his temperament get angry, but calmly commanded.

"Speed up! Hurry up! ”

"Rendezvous with the evacuation fleet is our victory!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Reybir knew that he couldn't do anything at this time, he could only run away as soon as possible, and he couldn't even change the target of the Zeon Army MS behind him, he could only pray that their attack would not fall on his own shuttle!

This feeling of powerlessness was not unexperienced by Reybil, and he naturally knew that at this time he could only rely on the gods - or luck!

It made him really uncomfortable.

He had faced the same dilemma in the past, when he managed to get through it.

But this time。。。。。。。 The goddess seems to have rained bad luck on Rebir because she had just lost the ship that bears her name.

“！！！”

With a violent jolt, Rybil realized that the shuttle had been shot!

However, it is not known whether it was lucky or unfortunate, the shuttle did not explode on the spot, but was incapacitated.

"We hit the jackpot!!" When Gaia realizes that after he shot down the shuttle, the rest of the shuttles are trying to turn back to the rescue, he realizes that this is where Rebiel is.

Rush up and kill him!

Gaia aimed at the incapacitated shuttle with the belief that he would kill him, not even realizing at the moment that there was far more to catching Reybir than killing him.

There is only one thing this man is full of, and that is to kill the general, win honor for himself as a black triple star, and for His Excellency Cecilia!

For a military man, I am afraid there is no purer idea.

But apparently, someone did not want him to fulfill his wishes.

As soon as he pulled the trigger, an anxious, young voice came over the radio.

【Stop!!】 】

Rybil didn't want to pay attention to it, he thought it was nothing more than the wail of the Federation Army.

But then, he realized something was wrong.

The communication didn't come from a public channel, but from within the Zeon Army.

———— Dividing Line————

Note 1: The USS Indianapolis, the famous unlucky warship of the U.S. Imperial Navy, was sunk a few days before Japan's surrender.