On the Earth United side, not only the lunar crater base, but even the Earth United Conference on Earth was boiling after receiving the news.

"Aznael, that bastard! If he hadn't forced through the motion to use a nuclear bomb, how would ZAFT have come up with something like that! ”

"He's dead! It's useless to scold him again! ”

"What about the representatives of the Atlantic Federation? Why not come to the conference? ”

"Aznael is dead, and there is chaos within the Atlantic Federation, hehe, the bastards of [Blue Cosmos] are still thinking about how to fight for power and become the next alliance leader."

"A bunch of idiots! Is the threat overhead invisible? Still fighting in the house!? ”

"You can't just leave it at that! Artemis cannot be destroyed in vain! The reason why the Eurasian Federation can sit firmly in the second position within the Earth Federation is that in addition to being the loyal doglegs of the Atlantic Federation, it depends on their possession of Artemis, the only country within the Earth Federation that has a cosmic fortress.

Now that the master is in civil strife, Artemis is gone, both are gone, and the position of the Eurasian Federation within the Earth Union has plummeted, and it is impossible to swallow this breath.

"Calm down, Representative Joseph, anger will not solve anything!"

"You tell me to calm down? How to calm down? By the time the ZAFT artillery fire hits us, it's too late to hurry! ”

"PLANT sent a request for peace talks......

"No way to say yes! We must not let the adjusters step on our heads! ”

Although the people present did not have the [Blue Cosmos] people and did not have that much hatred for the adjusters, they would not be allowed to step on their heads and treat natural people as slaves.

"So you have to fight back! Immediately! Right away! There is also a huge fleet at the crater base, so send it out immediately! ”

"The Supreme Commander, General Sutherland, has been killed......"

"Who is the highest-ranking person at the crater base now?"

"Duane Halbarton ......"

At the mention of Duane Halbottom, everyone was silent, if it was someone else, just push it up, but Duane Halbottom is an exception, he has been suppressed within the Atlantic Federation, although his ability is excellent, but he must not be reused, at this time, pushing him up is not only good for the war situation, but also for the internal Earth Union, after all, there are still a few people who like [Blue Cosmos].

But they also have concerns, that is, will the Atlantic Federation settle accounts after settling down? The remnants of the Atlantic Federation will not be feared by the other powers, but in the event of a conflict, both sides will be defeated.

"Get promoted, let him act as the commander-in-chief of the crater base." The representative of the Republic of East Asia advised, "I know what everyone here is worried about, but the situation waits for no one, and even if the Atlantic Federation settles accounts after the fall, it will have to be said after the victory in this war, right?" ”

“…… Agree. ”

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

……

"Well, then it's decided, the previous report, the 3rd and 4th mobile fleets have already departed, telegraph to Halbarton, convey the appointment to him, and at the same time let him destroy that weapon of the ZAFT, at all costs!"

……

Duane Halbarton himself is under semi-house arrest at the crater base, although he still controls his own troops, but because they have not been replenished, there are only ten warships left, and they are not equipped with MS troops, and they are still using [Morbius].

Moreover, around the Eighth Fleet, there is a fully equipped mobile fleet on standby not far away at any time, and it is being watched to the death.

But at this time, Duane Halbarton suddenly received a telegram from the Earth headquarters, telling him that he was now acting as the commander-in-chief of the lunar crater base, which made him feel that he had finally waited for this day.

Duane Halbottom immediately contacted the command, and after confirming the authenticity of this appointment, he immediately commanded the remaining fleet to return to the base, and the battleships could not be replenished for a while, but the MS troops could still be deployed.

"Hurry up! The 5th and 6th Mobile Fleets are on standby, and when my fleet finishes replenishing, we will set sail immediately! ”

"Understood!"

"Telegraph to the 3rd and 4th Mobile Fleets, immediately disperse and march from the two directions of A98 and G25, so as not to be wiped out by the enemy's weapons!"

"Understood!"

"Gentlemen, this battle is about the future of the earth, I don't care what you thought of me before, but I remind you not to have any bad thoughts, otherwise, don't blame me for enforcing military law, understand!?"

"Understood!"

"Very good, speed up the supply, and when we leave, everyone will evacuate the crater base, escorted by the 9th Mobile Fleet!"

"General Halbarton! This ......" Everyone in the command was stunned, not knowing why Duane Halbottom would give the order to retreat, this is the general headquarters of the Earth United Space Force, which costs a lot of money, and it is so far from the front line, why should this base be abandoned?

"Obey orders! Carry out the retreat procedure, otherwise the shelling of the ZAFT will come, and everyone will die! ”

“…… Understand! ”XN

Everyone was convinced that Duane Halbarton had already considered that they would not have time to destroy ZAFT's Genesis, and that surrender was even more impossible, and that if an attack from Genesis came to this base, they would all have to die, and Duane Halbarton was saving their lives.

Just as Duane Halbarton was about to leave the command and return to the flagship Menelaus to prepare for sailing, CIC reported to him in a panic: "The 3rd and 4th mobile fleets have encountered the Archangel at coordinates S05!" There is also an unknown warship in the same company! ”

"What!? Report the details! ”

"The situation is unknown, but there is already a fight!"

"How could it be ......" Duane Halbarton shook his head, and when he mentioned the Archangel, he thought of Malu and others, who had been his protégé, and he had also heard about Alaska, and he had also heard about the Archangel joining Orb, to be honest, he didn't blame Maliu's thoughts, after all, in that case, he also had to defect.

And Orb's words, Duane Halbarton believes that the people of the Archangel number will definitely be reused and can live a better life, but unfortunately there may be no chance to see each other again in this life.

As a result, they met again as enemies, which had to make Duane Halbarton sigh.

At the same time, I wondered why the archangel number would hinder them? Couldn't Maleus imagine what kind of catastrophe would have been for Genesis to fire at the moon and the earth?

Even if she couldn't think of it, Yang Hui couldn't think of it...... Wait, Yang Hui! There are only two!

"Are you sure that the only thing stopping the 3rd and 4th Mobile Fleets is the Archangel and another unknown warship? Didn't show up for the third? ”

"Yes...... Yes. ”

"Can the other battleship be identified?"

"None...... It is impossible to confirm, but the database can confirm the existence of the four MSs of Freedom, Justice, Rebirth, and Covenant. ”

"Freedom, Justice, Birth, Covenant...... That's right! It must be so! ”

Duane Halbottom figured it out, although he was under semi-house arrest, he was not deaf to what was going on outside the window, he had his own intelligence channels, and he still had a certain understanding of the intelligence of the outside world, not to mention that Wang Liumei still maintained a secret contact with him.

He knew that Yang Hui's special MS was called Daybreak Gundam, and he also knew that the three Gundams of his companions were called the Angel of Ability, the Angel of Wisdom, and the Angel of Virtue, and he also knew that the four MSs of the ZAFT Army were the Freedom Gundam, the Justice Gundam, the Rebirth Gundam, and the Covenant Gundam.

And now, only two of the three warships have appeared, and one is missing, and Yang Hui, Instant, Lyle, Tielia and others are nowhere to be seen when the number is so huge, so ......

"They want to go deep into the territory of PLANT with a single ship!"

Thinking of this, Duane Halbarton immediately issued a new order: "The 3rd and 4th fleets will remain in formation and retreat, and the 5th and 6th mobile fleets will immediately set sail and join them at coordinates G11!" ”

"Huh? Retreat? The crowd was stunned again.

"That's right! Retreat, save your strength, and when the 5th and 6th fleets arrive, rush through their blockade in one go! ”

"That's it...... Understand. ”

"Also, mothballed all nuclear bombs and not allowed to be used again."

"This! Checkmate! This won't work! Without nuclear bombs, how can we compete with ZAFT!? ”

"There were no nuclear bombs before, were we afraid?"

"This ......"

"Or are you planning to make the tragedy of [Julius 7] or Artemis happen again?"

"However, ZAFT has a ...... of nuclear weapons"

"Trust me, it won't be able to fire a second shot." Duane Halbarton said firmly.

“…… Understand! ”

The reason why Duane Halbarton ordered the mothballing of nuclear bombs and not allowed them to be used is that he has no good feelings about nuclear weapons, and it is no problem to lift the ban, but it can only be used as a deterrent, and once it is used, it will be a disaster for all mankind; Second, he already knew what Yang Hui was going to do, he was gambling, betting that Yang Hui would be able to successfully destroy Genesis.

This is also a last resort, the goal of the Earth Army Fleet is too big, it is impossible to secretly infiltrate the territory of PLANT to destroy the Genesis, starting from the moon to attack PLANT, the Grand Fleet must cross the double defense of Boyaz Fortress and Yajin Duwey, it is difficult to complete in time, and the strength is even tighter.

Therefore, Duane Halbarton decided to cooperate with Yang Hui's actions and organize a fleet to attack the Boyaz Fortress, firstly, to use the Boyaz Fortress as a cover, so that the ZAFT army would not dare to launch the Genesis at the main fleet; The second is to gain more opportunities for Yang Hui's actions to contain the defenders of the Boyaz Fortress, and even some of Yajin Duwei's defensive forces.

After giving the order, Duane Halbarton returned to the Menelaus, returned to his room, locked the door, and took out the secret communicator and sent a message to the other party informing him of his thoughts.

As for whether the other party can receive it or not, and what he will do when he receives it, he doesn't know, but he has done everything he can, and next, it's up to man.

"Let's hope it's in time, Yang Hui, Earth...... Mankind...... It's up to you. ”

(End of chapter)