Chapter XXXIV: The Eighth Fleet
(The second chapter, the third chapter continues to be old, and it can only be updated during the day, and it is expected that the update time of the two chapters on the 30th is between 3 and 4 p.m. The first chapter, and the second chapter will be later.) οΌ
In the captain's room of the Archangel, Xiao Ran's new fate has been sent to the flagship of the Menelao through the Archangel, and the flagship will send a message to the moon base, and it will not be long before Xiao Ran will become an officially recognized major in the Earth Army.
For the United Earth Army, which is united by multiple forces, it is not so united and stable internally, and the Eurasian Federation has always been at odds with the Atlantic Federation, and most of the time it is not able to work, and there is even a suspicion of delay. Although the East Asian Republic also belongs to the United Earth Army, its soy sauce technology is unmatched, and it has a lot of contact with the Plant side secretly, so it is not so keen on the things of the United Army, so the Atlantic Federation occupies a very strong position in it.
And the Eighth Fleet originally belonged to the Atlantic Federation, and it was easy for the admiral of a fleet to arrange a major, even if it would be a little troublesome, but under the series of actions that Xiao Ran made from before he boarded the Archangel, it was nothing.
Although the gold content of this major is slightly less, not as good as Ma Liu, at least he is still a captain and manages dozens of people under him, but it is completely enough for Xiao Ran, no matter how much power this major has, as long as there is this class. If the level is high enough, after completing the task, he will definitely get an extremely high stealth evaluation, and this invisible evaluation is closely related to the reward of the task, so for Xiao Ran, things like rights have become secondary.
After Halbarton spoke to Marliu and Xiao Ran, he was urged to leave by the flagship. Xiao Ran watched him leave from the captain's room, and didn't say a word of retention from beginning to end, just watching his back being completely blocked by the steel gate.
When Halbottom's back completely disappeared in Xiao Ran's eyes, Xiao Ran also gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he knew that Halbottom's departure would be completely gone, and only memories remained in this world. Although he has not known Halbarton for a long time, Halbottom's atmosphere has also benefited Xiao Ran a lot, and he directly jumped two levels in a row to take advantage of it, and also grounded the four participants on the Menelao to ensure his Xiao Ran's safety.
Even if Halbarton did this, Xiao Ran still made up his mind to let Halbarton leave as if he didn't know anything, and he didn't keep it because what Halbarton needed to do had been done, and he had done it excessively, even if he did, there was no reason or meaning, once Halbarton really stayed on the Archangel and survived, it would be a disaster for Xiao Ran.
If Halbarton survives, it is impossible for the Archangel to break through from the enemy-occupied area to Alaska without reinforcements all the way after landing on Earth, and it is impossible to be used as a bait to be sacrificed in Alaska, even if it is not particularly used by the top brass of the Earth Army, but at least there is no problem in becoming the flagship of the Eighth Fleet under Halbottom's men. Without these things that happened to the Archangel in the plot, Xiao Ran's understanding of the plot would be completely abolished, and the direction of this world after that would be endless unknown, Xiao Ran didn't dare to let such a thing happen, for Xiao Ran, who is currently so weak, it was even more funny than joking with his own life.
In the process of Halbottom walking out of the door, Xiao Ran didn't struggle, nor did he not think that if Halbottom survived, he might be able to get more benefits, but he knew very well that he didn't even have the qualifications to take risks now, so he still had to die, and he had to live.
Not long after Halbarton left, Xiao Ran also left, it was really uncomfortable to watch others die, Xiao Ran had no contact with anyone in the advance fleet when he could have saved Frey's father before, but he also ignored it, so Xiao Ran could ignore it, this is a necessary psychological element to live in such a world, but after contact, he had to ignore the benefits, which made Xiao Ran's heart a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Ran returned to his room, lying on the bed holding his head in a fake sleep posture: "This is fate, I can't change it, my current world is not here, but Prometheus, it must be a more cruel place, I must get used to watching others die, because he is destined to die, only let him walk on his destiny, only in this way can I survive." β
I don't know when it started, when Xiao Ran wanted to escape, when he was in a bad mood, he would go back to the room and close his eyes, and he would fall asleep inexplicably when he thought about it, and when he got up, he became normal as if nothing had happened, this is Xiao Ran's self-regulation, adjusting himself to be more adaptable to the world.
I don't know if Xiao Ran is asleep or not, when the alarm on the Archangel sounds, Xiao Ran bounced up and ran quickly to the waiting room.
"The first battle configuration of all employees, the first battle configuration of all employees, please Xiao Ranzhong...... Major, Major Mu immediately went to the standby room, ready to attack at any time. β
At the same time, the Eighth Fleet, which had been stationary in low orbit outside the earth, was also ready for war because of the appearance of the Zaft fleet, and one after another MA catapulted out of the battleship under the control of the new recruits, and within a while, the dense MA was already hovering in front of the Eighth Fleet.
On the radar of the Archangel, there are four Zaft's warships at a distance of more than 500 enemies, and what is even more exaggerated is that these battleships all carry a full amount of MS and are all ejected, and there are four Gundam, Holy Shield, Tempest, Duel and Thunderbolt that should belong to the latest weapons of the Earth Army.
The entire Eighth Fleet has less than twenty warships at this time, and the number is more than four times that of Zaft, and the number of MA is also five times that of Zaft's MS, which seems to be full of firepower and incomparable, but everyone in the Eighth Fleet knows that at this time, almost more than 50% of the warships in the entire fleet are recruits, and the MA force has more than 80% of the recruits. Especially in the face of the Gundam, which all four use beam weapons, it will break like papier-mΓ’chΓ©.
When Xiao Ran arrived at the waiting room, Mariu was also communicating with Halbarton on the Menelawa on the bridge to argue, and Halbarton understood one thing as soon as he knew the enemy's disposition. These enemies are following the Archangel, and their goal is precisely the Archangel, to fight, the Archangel will be besieged by the Zaft army, and it is almost impossible to escape, of course, the sinking of the Archangel can also be exchanged for the chance of a crushing victory for the Eighth Fleet.
Without a fight, then the entire Eighth Fleet, including the Archangel, will be pursued by the enemy, except for the Archangel and a few high-speed ships of the Eighth Fleet that have the possibility of escaping, the rest of the battleships and the MA that have already made sorties can only become live targets for the enemy.
In Halbottom's opinion, maybe as long as the Archangel leaves the enemy, there will be no point in fighting, maybe the Eighth Fleet will lose its losses, but this loss is completely worth it compared to the sinking of the Archangel.
Halbarton's idea was good, but he never imagined that it was precisely because of his idea that the entire Eighth Fleet would be completely destroyed, and he would also die with it. As a result, the Archangel also became a rootless duckweed, and was eventually used as a bait by the Atlantic Federation, allowing it to rampage through the enemy-occupied area for countless hours, and was used as bait again after the Archangel successfully arrived in Alaska, and almost died in the hands of his own people.
"Landing on Earth at once, that's the order." Halbaton's tall figure appeared on the screen on the bridge, and his tone was unmistakable: "Their goal is you, and if you leave, they have no reason to continue attacking us, don't live up to our expectations and sacrifices." β
"Yes." Malu and Bucky Lulu lowered their heads at the same time, making it difficult to see their expressions, but their fingers touched their temples straight, and their slightly trembling bodies also explained their mood at this time.
At the same time that the screen went black, Maliu also raised her head and shouted to everyone in the bridge: "Start the engine, get out of the battle at maximum speed, land directly on the earth, target Alaska, and let the shuttle set off after entering the descent orbit." β
After giving the order, Malu sat weakly in her chair and looked out the window at the flagship Menelao, which had activated its thrusters, and silently blessed in her heart.
Bucky Lulu stood up and shouted at Milia in the CIC position, "How is the preparation of the Strike Gundam, since Kira is not here, let Major Xiao Ran drive it to attack, at least before we land!" β
"I'm going to attack in a Strike Gundam?" Xiao Ran, who was sitting in the waiting room, pointed at himself in front of Mu, with a stunned expression. Mu sat in front of Xiao Ran, his expression was not as relaxed as before, and he nodded seriously at Xiao Ran: "The little ghost is not here, I can't drive that thing, you have driven it so many times on the training plane, it should be fine." β
Xiao Ran's eyes widened suddenly, although he knew that Kira would come back, but he couldn't be sure when he would come back, but at this time it was not the time to directly disobey the order of the bridge, Xiao Ran could only take a deep breath, and then gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, I'll go." β
Just as he was changing clothes, a figure also stumbled open the door and rushed in: "Teacher, I heard it just now, I'll go!" β
"Little ghost!" Accompanied by Mu's stunned cry was Xiao Ran's relaxed heart.