UC0079, August 23, Flaming Hill Basin.

This is one of the hottest places on earth, and it is also known as the Yellow Sand Sea of Life.

In the ancient legends of China, this is the place where the fire bricks of the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun fell to the earth. And now, when Jean and the Federation are at odds, this place has also become a place where they want to be quiet but can't.

It is said that the most important space base of the Earth Federation in the Huaxia Theater is somewhere on the east side of the Hanhai Sea. For such an important military base that is heavily guarded but does not die, the Jean Army no longer intends to use such an inefficient method after trying a failed orbital landing.

To tell the truth, Jean's army's landing methods are really backward.

Only they were unarmed in the airborne warehouse, and at first they relied on the characteristics of the Mie particle and the strength of the MS to directly catch the federal army by surprise. But that's also a trick. As time passed, the mysteries of the MS were revealed, and the Union soldiers still found the MS difficult to deal with, but they were rarely as frightened as they were at first.

After seeing that the Huaxia side took out some backward but powerful weapons and loaded them with new ammunition, they were able to have an effect on Zagu, and the other core countries of the Federation Army were greatly excited. They also took out enough old antiques from their respective war-ready warehouses.

Without sparing his life, Jean's expansion was curbed, and the two sides formed some kind of confrontation along the existing Line of Control.

The power of the Federation is far above Jean's, and the helpless confrontation represents the beginning of Jean's defeat. Jean coach Kilian Zabi understands this well. And he also heard about the development of the MS by the Federal Army.

The Federation is amassing the power to upset the balance.

Kilian Zabi did not allow that power to accumulate. After learning from a mole from the Federation that the Federation's Huaxia was working on MS, he decided to stop this.

He gave the information to his sister, Kycilia Zabi, who was in charge of the matter.

Kycilia's cronies on Earth are Ma Kebedazo, who is stationed in Odessa.

After receiving a commission from Kycilia, he sent a special force consisting of a land warship and six MSs to raid the space base in Huaxia through the desert and the Hanhai Sea from Central Asia - they thought that if the Federation Army Huaxia Theater really had MS research and development, then this research and development department must be here.

Since late July, Jean has stepped up intelligence infiltration into Central Asia and the Western Regions of China. By mid-August, after organizing a small-scale orbital locomotive landing, they had deployed more than 120 MS in the oasis north and south of the Tien Shan Mountains.

Although the vast majority of these MSs are relatively backward Type 05 and early models of 06, which are on the verge of obsolescence, and most of the people who fly these machines are novices who only show emergency signs after the outbreak of war, and have not had much training at all, the number of MSs is there, and even the Federation has to face up to Jean's presence here.

In short, relying on these near-obsolete bodies and unqualified pilots, Jean can be regarded as completing the layout of the Western Regions of China. All kinds of good and bad information also came to Jean's ears one after another.

"Did you hear that? This basin is called a forbidden area for life...... From ancient times to the present, I don't know how many people have been buried in this yellow sand. Legend has it that there are terrible demons in this desert. The voice of the voice sounded softly, and the person who spoke seemed to be deliberately creating an atmosphere of terror. But right now, the sun is scorching, and in broad daylight, how can there be so many horrors.

It's a small oasis, with a small gourd-shaped lake with a radius of no more than 300 meters and the greenery that surrounds it.

The 341 supply point of the Western Regions Branch of the Chinese Theater of the Jean Army was set up on this oasis.

In order not to pollute the water source, Jean set up a supply point on the edge of the oasis and defended it by two Type 05 Zagu and a squad of infantry.

At this time, it was noon, and on the scorching yellow sand, two Type 05 Zagu with simple dust-proof modifications kneeling on one knee with machine guns in hand. The hatch of the fuselage opened, and the air conditioning in the cockpit was turned on to the maximum. The swishing cold air was constantly being delivered and blowing on the pilots, making them feel comfortable.

They laughed and gulped down the water as they carried the kettle and talked about the legends he had heard about the land from somewhere.

"Demons? This kind of thing is just a fantasy that circulates among the people. There is no such thing as a true demon. The pilot on the right laughed.

"But!" the pilot on the left had a serious look on his dark face, "If it's fake, how do you explain what happened to Supply Depot 313 six days ago? ”

"Demon, didn't the official report say about a sandstorm?" the pilot on the right raised his eyebrows, his stiff face full of indifference.

"The official announcement can be believed, the sows will go up the tree. The most detailed information I ever know. In the entire Western Regions, who doesn't know that I asked about Ryder's name. The dark-faced pilot laughed, proud of the fact that he had found more information.

"Really? But...... I don't believe in demons. If it weren't for the sandstorm, it might have been an attack from the Federation...... Recently, the Federation has also become emboldened. Even if they drive the Type 61, they dare to go head-to-head with us!" the pilot on the right calmly told his thoughts.

"But can Type 61 suddenly appear here? It's still more than 2,000 kilometers away from that base to the east. Ryder, on the left, shook his head, not to be gullible.

"Then ......" the pilot on the right wanted to say something. Suddenly, the soldiers below roared in surprise: "Ahead, there is an MS approaching ......"

"What?" the two Jean pilots were taken aback. Unable to do anything, they stepped back into the cockpit one by one, quickly covering up the thick hatch.

After that, the two slender looking Zagu, with a red glow in the single eye on their heads, stood up from the ground.

The eighteen-meter-tall steel giant stood upright. The tall body gave them a farther view. Then, in front of the distant horizon, three strangely shaped mobile suits were walking towards them step by step on the steaming yellow sand.

"Is it a friend?" Ryder remembered his companion's voice in his mech.

"No, absolutely not...... That's not Zagu...... The opponent's body is angular and angular, and there are two antennas with a 120-degree angle on the head. Ryder adjusted the camera's focus, looked at the images on the screen, and replied loudly. His Zagu is an emergency drone with a detection backpack, and has a longer detection range than his companions.

"Could it be...... The legendary Mobile Suit of the Federation?" his companion calmly uttered his guess.

"How is this possible...... Federation...... How could these gravity-bound people develop Mobile Suits!" Ryder found it difficult to accept: "Mobile Suits, that should be Jean's glory." Federation, how can you deserve to have ......" Ryder muttered, feeling his heart pierced by a needle, stabbing deeply.

"The Union's mobile suits must be destroyed. Ryder said, staring at the other party with resentment, and he waited for the person on the other side to come into his range.

As a close fighter plane, Zagu is positioned in a similar position as a tank, and both require the ability to attack the enemy within line of sight. Tank guns are all about direct fire, and Zagu is no different.

Therefore, although Zagu uses a 120mm machine gun that can be called a cannon, the actual weapon range is only 7 kilometers, which is still obtained in the empty universe, and on the earth due to a series of environmental factors, Zagu's machine gun range has been reduced to only 4 kilometers, which is closer than the Type 61 tank equipped with a 155mm smoothbore gun.

In the face of such a close range, even if Ryder was in a hurry, he had to wait quietly according to his patience.

Fortunately, they were already a little "late" when they spotted the enemy, and the enemy on the opposite side didn't make them wait too long, but it was already within Ryder's range in a few minutes.

However, this is not a good thing.

Because Ryder was surprised to find that the other party was very fast.

The rolling yellow sand rose directly from the ground, filling their backs, and the noise and dust caused a huge momentum for them. The momentum was so amazing that Ryder felt the pressure directly.

"Quick...... It's too fast!" Ryder called out in surprise.

As he shouted, he pressed the button on the handle. A barrage of hot bullets erupted from Zagu's machine gun and slammed forward, in the direction of the three mobile suits on the opposite side.

Despite not having participated in a few actual battles, Ryder knew that he had to hit the opponent's crosshair on the screen while shooting. He did so, but ......

The Union Army's mobile suit is really extraordinary, and his high speed makes it very difficult for Ryder to aim.

Although Ryder aimed at him for a moment, he was no longer in his original position when Ryder pressed the trigger.

"Tong ...... Tong ......" a series of shells hit the rear of the position where he had been staying, splashing a lot of waves. UNDER THE BURST OF 120MM SHELLS, THE DUNES EXPLODED AND DUST WAS RAISED.

However, none of this is of any use.

The three mobile suits, like skaters on a glacier, quickly disappeared from their front. The yellow sand in the sky rushed to his face, like a large curtain that clouded everything in front of Ryder's eyes.

"Enemy...... The enemy is there!" Ryder became more and more nervous.

He probably knew that his companion was on his right, so he took a step back to the right, and at the same time, the machine gun in his hand was released rhythmically, and he spat out a barrage in a three-shot situation - this was only a deterrent shot, and with Ryder's own combat experience, it was not easy for him to do this step in such a chaotic environment.

However, it still didn't work. Ryder heard only the roar of the cannon's chamber and its distant explosion, but not the dull echo of the crash against the steel.

"Why, why just don't you hit!" Beads of sweat from Douda's sweat couldn't stop sliding down his forehead, and the panic in his mood made his hands tremble involuntarily.

He grew more and more flustered.

But the panic can't be undone.

On the battlefield, no matter what the situation you are facing, the most important thing as a warrior is to be calm.

At this point, the three "top soldier" pilots on the Federation's side have done a good job: Yuan Hao of the No. 3 machine is needless to say, Xiong Tailin of the No. 1 machine and Xu Yu of the No. 2 machine.

Xiong Tailin flew an airplane, and before joining the Mobile Training Team, he had fought Jean's Zagu in the Swordfish style in the Yanping Guard Battle - a man who was very willing to fight, and was very brave and careful. Don't look at him, but when flying an airplane, he can drive his bulky body as light as a white crane.

"This is a man who can dance ballet in the air with an airplane. His comrades-in-arms said of him.

And he also did this, in the Yanping Guard Battle, he relied on his excellent control skills and relied on Swordfish-style aviation rockets to directly kill two Zagu, which was more or less a figure in the army.

Right now, he was piloting the No. 1 aircraft of the Pioneer, and he really used the slippery wing backpack that the Pioneer was equipped with at the moment to dance dazzling dance steps one meter above the ground.

Spinning, turning, diving, the dexterity of the spearhead is not at all comparable to the swordfish style that can only shoot furious flames backwards with his buttocks. Xiong Tailin's thick hands gently grasped the joystick, and lightly let the body make one movement after another, thus stirring up more yellow sand.

He didn't attack, because as had been agreed upon, the attack was carried out by Machines 2 and 3 - mainly to test the reaction of the two planes on top of the motion capture control.

Xiong Tailin is a soldier, and a veteran who takes obedience to orders as his vocation, although he still has the urge to harvest his own heads, he still honestly executes the original plan of the executor, that is, to use his own body to cover the breakthrough of the second and third machines.

The yellow sand was raised, the dust was all over the sky, and the figures of the No. 2 and No. 3 planes were hidden in the overwhelming smoke and dust. The high-speed maneuver of the No. 1 attracted the attention of the two Zagu, who did not know the location of the enemy, but carefully searched for the enemy's location, and unconsciously regarded the No. 1 as the only one.

Under the cover of the No. 1 machine, the movements of the No. 2 and No. 3 planes were covered, and the two spearheads had approached Zagu's position. Due to the characteristics of motion scanning and control, in Yuan Hao and Xu Yu's perception, the two giants themselves are extensions of their limbs, and they can be turned into actions with their gestures.

"You're on your left, I'm on my right...... How?" Xu Yu liked this feeling very much, and after having the second machine, the vigorous and resolute behavior of the action-oriented soldiers in her heart was revealed. Although Yuan Hao was their captain, at the moment, she actually made such a suggestion directly to Yuan Hao on her behalf.

"Yes!" The fighter plane was fleeting, and Yuan Hao didn't have the energy to talk to her about the things that she had and didn't have. After she proposed such a plan, Yuan Hao directly agreed and started to act very directly.

"Whew!" Yuan Hao stepped on the ground with one foot.

After comparing the action made by Yuan Hao, the big feet of the sharp soldier still drew the gourd into the yellow sand. However, the bearing capacity of the earth has supported him to some extent. Under the interaction of action and reaction forces, with the backpack behind the fuselage jetting out air currents at the same time, the Spearhead III swooped into Ryder's front like a sunrise path that broke through the dark clouds.

"Huh!" Yuan Hao pulled out the lightsaber at his waist.

The ten-meter-long orange-red lightsaber continuously sprayed Minovsky, and used powerful magnetic energy to capture the particles stably, forming the shape of a sword blade.

Yuan Hao swung his sword and stabbed, and as the jet power of the backpack on his back increased, the speed of his body slammed into the chest and abdomen of the Zhagu controlled by Ryder at an astonishing degree, directly sending the scorching sword blade into it.

"Whew!" like a hot knife cutting butter, the blade of the sword was fed, and everything before the blade was completely vaporized and scorched.

"Hiss!" With just one blow, Yuan Hao's spearhead left a deep hole in Zagu's chest, and with the appearance of this hole, all of Zagu's activities were terminated, and it stopped moving.