Chapter 23: Confrontation
"Did Jeremiah lose?"
"No, it's not, Jeremia Frontier is just a strategic retreat......"
"But, actually, it's just losing, right? Kightmare lost a squadron. β
"Yes....... I'm so sorry, Your Highness! β
Exhaling lightly, Takeya looked at the officer below who was sincerely terrified, he was the second man of the pure-blood faction, Chuwell, who had been sent to the Governor's Mansion to report after the defeat in this war.
The course of the war was not complicated, it was almost a replica of the killing of Clovis in the beginning, the friendly identification signal was stolen, and the terrorists captured Kightmare in it, using the signal to disrupt the battle.
However, Jeremia is not without any reaction measures, he has seen the means once, and he will not be honestly fooled again the second time.
Although the other side finally broke through the main position, it was due to the presence of a traitor on their own side and exposed the combat deployment - at least that's what they wrote in their report.
"A mole?" Looking down at the report in his hand, Takeya's fingers tapped on the table one by one, and Chuwell's back was already soaked with cold sweat.
"What do you think?" Takeya asked, turning his head to look at Bartlet.
"Nonsense," Bartley glared at Chuwell, and rebuked righteously, "it's shameless to make up such a ridiculous excuse in order to shirk the responsibility for the defeat!" β
It's not that Bartre has a grudge against Jeremia, he just uses normal judgment to be right about things and not people, but the other staff officers present joined hands to denounce Jeremiah, thinking about the shame of being ridden on the head by outsiders, and they didn't forget it so quickly.
In this regard, Chuwell could not defend himself, so he could only bow his head and dare not speak.
Although they say so, personally, Wu is also willing to trust Jeremia, because Lelouch owns Geass.
With that thing, anyone can become a so-called "mole".
"When is the expected arrival from Royal Sister Conelia?" Since there is a lack of skill, then use absolute strength to roll, there is no hope for your own troops, but Cornelia's army is a real elite.
"The Cabinet Council has issued an order, and the mecha unit can arrive as soon as next week." A staff officer replied.
"That means it's okay to delay it for another week?" As he spoke, Takeya turned his gaze to Chuwell: "What is Jeremia doing now?" β
"Border Bo is deploying an operation to purge terrorists in the Saitama slum." Chuwell replied tremblingly, that it was too big for Jeremiah himself not to show up after such a mistake, and it was no wonder that he was so frightened.
"Saitama?"
"Yes, traces of terrorist operations have been found in the slums of Saitama, and Frontier intends to create the same situation as when he attacked Shinjuku, so as to lure those people out."
Hearing the other party's plan, Wu Ye was a little surprised, thinking that Jeremiah was worried about being held accountable and not coming, but he didn't expect him to be preparing to get back on the field.
There is no doubt that reproducing the scene in Shinjuku at that time is a provocation to Lelouch, and according to what he knows about that brother in his memory, the other party will definitely take the bait.
It's just that Jeremiah doesn't seem to understand the horror of Lelouch yet.
"Tell Jeremia, and I'll go to the battlefield myself." Wu also made a decision after a little thought.
"Your Highness?!" Barrett hurriedly stepped forward and admonished: "Your Highness is so honorable, it is too inappropriate to go to such a place......"
In fact, what Bartlet wants to say is that the methods of terrorists are too strange, and it is very dangerous to go rashly, after all, their own family knows their own affairs, and their subordinate armies really cannot be trusted with that level of combat effectiveness.
"It doesn't matter, since Jeremia is planning to have the same war as Shinjuku, how can you miss me." Wu Ye has already decided to go his own way, and no one else can persuade him anymore.
Naturally, he is not reckless, the combat power of terrorists can only support surprise attacks, and once he shows up, Lelouch will definitely launch a decapitation operation like Shinjuku at the beginning.
Based on the other party's questioning before Clovis's death, it can be inferred that Lelouch was obsessed with two things, one was the cause of the death of his mother Mariana, and the other was dissatisfied with the ruthless policy of the Empire.
Or rather, resentment with his father, Emperor Charles.
He, a fallen prince, dared to stretch out his claws to the emperor, relying only on the transcendent power of Geass.
In this way, the course of action of the other party is easy to guess.
The last time Lelouch was able to get his hands on it easily, relying on the loose military discipline of his army and the security inspection full of loopholes, so this time, he must first seal the breakthrough in this aspect, and then-
"Bartlet."
"What do you command, Your Highness?"
Wu also thought for a moment and said, "Go and inform the special commissioner and let them also participate in this battle." β
"Dispatched? yes your highnessγ Bartley was stunned, and although Clovis did not show any dislike for the people of District 11, he would never take these people seriously.
You know, although the Dispatch has a new tactical guide weapon, Lancelot, which belongs to the seventh generation of Kightmare in terms of generation, and has the same level of strength as the Knights of the Round Table, the strongest in the Empire.
However, the pilot who piloted it was an honorary Bretanian, and was it because of his activity in Shinjuku that His Highness treated the 11th arrondissement differently?
Bartley couldn't figure it out because he was thinking about too many things, in fact, Takeya's idea was very simple, since he had calculated that Lelouch would carry out the decapitation operation, wouldn't it be right to keep the strongest mecha by his side?
Since it is going to be done, it is necessary to do the whole thing, and in the afternoon, the Governor's Office issued a plan for the anti-riot operation against the Saitama slum to the entire 11 wards through the news media.
At the same time, at a high school in District 11, a group of teenagers and girls who do not feel the cruelty of war in the slightest are seeing reports of combat on television.
"Are you terrorists again? It's scary. β
"Is it my delusion, has the recent rebellion suddenly become more numerous?"
"Maybe it's not a delusion, have you heard, it seems that Her Royal Highness the Queen of Cornelia is also coming to this 11th district."
"Huh, really? There is a feeling of unreality, and the big guys are gathered in the 11th district. β
As students, there seems to be a natural estrangement between them and the word war, and even when they see the shocking casualty figures in the report, they have no real feeling.
The activity room of the student union was also very lively today, but one of them was about to leave early, and when he noticed the boy's movements, the blonde girl said curiously: "Lelouch? β
"I'm sorry, President, but I'm in a bit of a hurry all of a sudden."
"It's okay, your face seems to be terrible these days."
"Ah, it's okay already, I'm worried about you."
No matter how things change, what needs to be done will not change, Clovis, you must use your blood to open the way for me to that man, this path of Shura, I have no way to turn back!
Lelouch smiled and said goodbye to everyone in the student union, and after leaving the room full of warmth, the corners of his mouth were only left with no temperature arc, walking in the unmanned corridor, he took out his mobile phone and dialed someone's phone-
"Hey, it's me, I've seen the news on TV, I'm so lucky to be in Saitama, let's get ready......"