Chapter 35 of the Battle Song of the Angels reports

After so much quiet life, do you want to return to that world of gunpowder in the end?

Looking at the majestic Zaft headquarters building in front of me, I felt a sense of powerlessness in my heart. Although the experience of the two lives has firmly imprinted on me, it does not mean that I am a person who loves war, as the saying that has taken root in my heart says, only those who have truly experienced war will understand the value of peace. Although there is an indescribable irony in this sentence coming from the mouth of me, whose hands are covered in blood, I am in fact a person who hates the sight of flesh and blood, whether it is numbness or hypocrisy, and this is perhaps the only evidence I can prove that I have not become completely dehumanized.

"Report, Leonard von Finterrad, the former leader of the 7th Squad of the 1st Mobile Brigade of MS, has completed his leave and now requests to return to the team." In the personnel file office of the Zaft headquarters, I shouted at a middle-aged soldier who looked a little thin.

"MS 1st Mobile Brigade, what unit is that? I don't think there's anything in the information. After a dozen seconds, the beautiful young woman in charge of entering the file looked up at me in surprise.

"Oh? What did you say? MS 1st Mobile Brigade? The middle-aged soldier who was burying his head in the information of the brigade immediately stuck his head out of the mess on the table, looked at me with a strange expression on his face, and said, "Are you talking about the unit that was canceled a year ago?" ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man suddenly came to his senses and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't mean anything bad, but I'm just a little surprised that a unit that had been withdrawn a year ago is still being reported." I still have a lot of respect for your troops. After that, he turned to the woman who had just spoken and said, "Amy, the 1st Mobile Brigade of MS is a famous hero unit of our Zaft, but they were revoked half a year before you joined Zaft, so you won't know. ”

"Huh? Why was the number revoked? Aren't we Zaft the ones who fought valiantly to preserve their numbers and rebuild them after the war? Amy asked curiously.

"That's the general situation. In fact, it wasn't that Zaft didn't want to rebuild the army, but because they were basically wiped out, and there was not even the most basic spark left for rebuilding, and the only few people left were either deserters with dishonorable hats or serious violations of military law, so they had to simply withdraw the number. Back then, this army was the first batch of our Zaft army equipped with MS, and every driver in it was at least an elite driver at the red-clothed level now, so you can imagine how strong their strength was. The middle-aged man seemed to know our history very well, and explained it to her as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Then why did such a powerful army be wiped out? Could it be that the United Earth Army has a stronger army than them? Amy asked unconvinced, her tone full of disdain for the so-called United Earth Army, which is now the mainstream cognitive view of the Zaft members.

I am not optimistic about this kind of blind optimism, this group of rookies who have never seen the combat power of the Earth Army at all have been confused by the huge innate difference between natural people and adjusters. In fact, on a battlefield where individual power is almost nil, the disparity between the adjuster and the natural person does not have the same effect as they think, but rather decreases because the adjuster places too much emphasis on personal strength, and in my previous life, the impulsive behavior of people like Yitzhak in the army was simply self-defeating, and if I had been in the army, I would have been shot many times. Even in some loosely disciplined armies, it is completely unthinkable. However, in Zaft's army, such behavior was not the norm, and the repeated failure of his impulsive actions was exchanged for a few words of reprimand, even if his political background played a part, but the lax management of Zaft's army was also visible. On the other hand, from what I saw on the Archangel, even a group of recruits with little combat experience showed a lot more discipline than Zaft, let alone a model soldier like Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu.

It seems to me that Zaft's current situation is akin to that of the Third Reich in the Second World War, in which the whole population is dominated by a wave of madness, and has completely lost its sober judgment, and the end result is either the destruction of everything or the total destruction.

After thinking about it so much, it was actually just a moment, and the middle-aged officer sighed after listening to the reception lady's question and said: "It's not that the Earth United Army has more powerful troops, but they have more powerful weapons, no matter how powerful the army is, it can't withstand a few small nuclear bombs." After that, he shook his head with embarrassment, and the expression on his face was a regret that could not be concealed.

"Isn't that the army that fought hard for a day and a night with the Earth Combine Army in Junius7 before being wiped out under the despicable nuclear bomb attack of the other side?" Amy suddenly showed a look of sudden realization, and then said excitedly: "I've always admired that army, but I don't know its specific number, if you just said that it was the army that fought in Junius 7, I would know, really, why don't we have a record of them in the archives?" I can't even find out more if I want to. ”

"Of course, those things exist in the historical record, don't they occupy system resources?" The middle-aged man muttered quietly, but suddenly raised his head, pointed at me with trembling fingers with a look of ecstasy, and called: "Wait, I remember, the remaining few people in the former MS First Brigade have been expelled from the army due to desertion, and the only one who still keeps the file is Leonard von Finterrad, who has committed military law, are you ......?"

Seeing that I nodded affirmatively, the middle-aged officer asked excitedly, "You...... Aren't you in a military prison in Zaft, and the headquarters has pardoned you and put you back on the battlefield? ”

"That's it." I smiled faintly, with a hint of laziness to explain.

However, the middle-aged officer who was in the middle of the excitement did not notice this, but just said vigorously: "I know that Chairman Sara will release you one day sooner or later, otherwise it will definitely be a loss for the entire Zaft." But we have been complaining about you for those things you did back then, hehe, I believe that a man would not be able to bear it at that time, but there are not many people who can do as much as you do. ”

Although the middle-aged man was wordy, his efforts were not chaotic at all, and he took over the work that originally belonged to the reception lady, and handled the return procedures for me within a few minutes, and then handed it to me with hands full of reverence.

Amy looked at her boss's enthusiastic and excessive attitude, and she couldn't react at all, just looked at me with a blank expression.

I smiled at the middle-aged man after handing her the file and said, "Your name is Amy?" It's a similar name to a friend of mine, thank you for your help. ”

On the way away, I could vaguely hear the middle-aged officer talking to Amy, "Speaking of this Leonard, he is really a great character." Not only is it his brilliant record back then, but what is even more admirable is the feat he made, and now I think about it, there is a feeling that makes people's blood boil......"