Xiao Ran's willingness to participate in the Odyssey is not just because of the requirements of the main mission. The third main mission is not limited to participants completing the Odyssey. It is also possible to sneak attack the Federation and Zeon little by little after the mission is released. military facilities.
The reason why Xiao Ran participated in this battle was because he wanted to gradually establish his own reputation and honor among the Earth Federation Army, which would eventually translate into the support and trust of the Federation Army soldiers in him, and thus he announced the original constitution. After completely confronting the Earth Federation, it can quickly gather a group of supporters with combat effectiveness. Even if these supporters may only be low-level soldiers, the blow to the Earth Federation will be huge.
The Federation's Odyssey operation plan may be kept secret, but such a large-scale troop mobilization cannot be hidden from Zeon, not to mention the role that the spies deployed by both sides can play. Even if the true content of the Odyssey operation is not known, it is still unknown to Zeon. The Earth Federation's attack target can also be completely determined, and Zeon is also ready for battle.
The time was getting closer to the battle time. Before the sun had risen, the first shot of the battle was fired on the battlefield. The gunfire launched by the Earth Federation was immediately met with a fierce counterattack by Zeon. The flames of the battle were In an instant, the still dark sky was illuminated with bright lights. At the beginning of the battle, this battle, which involved more than five million people from both sides, presented an extremely stalemate situation. The tug-of-war situation was already tense from the beginning. Appear.
Both the Federation and Zeon were completely surrounded by artillery fire. Each tank only roared once before it completely turned into a ball of flaming scrap metal, and disappeared in a flash in the sky. Because there are so many bright fire snakes, they are like countless meteors sweeping across the universe.
In the early days of the battle, when the Earth Federation did not invest in the few GMs currently available, it relied entirely on anti-MS cannons and other weapons to fight with the lives of soldiers against Zeon, which had MS and solid defense facilities. Even if the Earth Federation invested more than four million people to participate in the battle, Zeon, which had only a quarter of its troops in the confrontation, was still suppressed to the point of being unable to make any progress.
The overall quality of the troops invested by Zeon is also much higher than in the original plot. Some people who should have died at the hands of Amuro, people who should have died in the confrontation with the White Fortress are now All safe and sound. Lamba Lal, the Black Three Stars all appeared in this battle, and even Char, a person who shouldn't have appeared in this battle, also appeared here.
Without the White Fortress to contain him and eventually being angered by Karma's death, Char would naturally not be kicked out of Zeon. As one of Zeon's ace-level pilots, it was natural for Char to appear in such a big battle with millions of people.
Karma Zabi, who was supposed to die, also appeared here and became the supreme commander of Zeon. In order to protect the youngest son of the Zabi family, there may be a way to once again let Karma, a person without dazzling achievements, stand up The meaning of prestige and honor of the Zabi family. Therefore, the number of MS invested by Zeon can be said to be much higher than in the original plot.
The battle started in the early morning until the sun rose. Xiao Ran and his team members, who were unaware of the situation, had been watching the sky in the distance in the camp behind the battlefield, with the never-ending roar of artillery fire in their ears. Some of the new participants also felt a kind of pressure brought by the whole world during this night's battle. Some people began to frown, some showed worried expressions, and only a few people He still remained calm, calm and confident.
It was only at this time that the federal MS in the station was finally activated. Amidst the sirens and the shouts of countless people, he took steps and walked steadily towards the battlefield in front of the desert step by step. In this entire station, there are only less than twenty GMs in total. Judging from the number of MS in this station alone, the number of GMs currently mass-produced by the Earth Federation may only be a small number. , in such a large-scale battle, each small battlefield may only be allocated about twenty GM units, and more must rely on the huge number of soldiers and tanks. and planes to use their lives to win the battle.
At this time, Xiao Ran noticed that several people started to leave in the small camp specially prepared for them. He got up and headed towards the direction of the transport plane. After looking at the figures who left at the same time, Xiao Ran squinted his eyes and nodded slightly, then turned to look at Ozma who was not far away.
Ozma also stood up after lazily stretching. He made an OK gesture in Xiao Ran's direction, and followed those people in a hurry. As a coach for new participants, Ozma, who taught them how to drive mechas, was naturally very interested in these participants. The learning ability and potential are not fully understood, but they are quite clear. It can be seen from the daily behavior and personality habits of these participants whether a person has the potential to become a qualified warrior.
According to Xiao Ran's request, it was also one of his tasks to select some people with sufficient potential and invite them to join the legion. During this period of time, Ozma and others have been observing these participants, brushing off some and leaving some behind, and in just one night, Ozma finally gave these new participants The grade is marked, passed or failed.
There are less than five people in this group who can decide to go to the transport aircraft for combat preparations when friendly forces start to attack, but they are the first batch of qualified people among so many participants. These people are calm or far-sighted, and of course they will not send them because People who are nervous and want to make more preparations, no matter what the reason is, these people have also passed Ozma's assessment.
Ozma followed him this time just to extend invitations to these participants. As for the remaining newcomers, although they missed this opportunity, it does not mean that all the assessments have ended. There will be something outstanding in the subsequent actions, and Ozma, who has a strong balance in his heart, will naturally extend invitations to those who have passed the previous training.
A few hours passed again. Xiao Ran, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly heard hurried footsteps in his ears. He opened his eyes and glanced at the direction of the sound. Xiao Ran also stood up from the chair with a faint smile. He walked out of the awning directly, and the remaining newcomers and participants all stood up at this time, their eyes fixed on a paper document held in the hand of the visitor.
Ozma, who did not know when he had returned, and Al Elf, who had been staying in the camp to observe the other newcomers except his own, also each selected the second batch. Those who are qualified to join the legion include those who can smoothly adjust their condition in one night, as well as those who are more nervous and do not show enthusiasm and fighting passion until the battle is about to begin.
Soon these people will also receive invitations from Elf and Ozma, and become one of the people who need to be cared for during the battle.
The man who was running in a hurry stopped in front of Xiao Ran, saluted Xiao Ran with a military salute, and then handed out the document bag in his hand with both hands: "Major, this is the order to attack."
Xiao Ran nodded, took the document from the captain's hand calmly, and opened it without any hesitation. After seeing the content above, the corners of his mouth twitched again, and he nodded and said: "I understand, attack immediately."
The captain officer nodded and left. Elf also walked to Xiao Ran and took the attack order handed to him by Xiao Ran: "Order the Heretic Brigade of the Special MS Force to attack immediately. They must arrive at the combat area before 1130. According to battlefield reports, the Zeon Special Forces, known as the Black Three Stars, appeared on the battlefield. They need to rescue the beleaguered friendly forces before ten minutes and try to break through the Zeon defense line in the target area."
After reading a lot of irrelevant words in the attack order, Al Elf briefly repeated the attack order based on his own understanding. After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but shook his head: "Even in this battle situation , the attack order cannot be simple and direct, don’t you know that there are so many irrelevant words that may cause frontline soldiers to misunderstand the order.”
Xiao Ran smiled slightly: "That's it. Even if the action fails, it can give those superior friends a chance to shirk their responsibilities, right?"
"Haha." Al Elf gave a rare sneer, and there was a sarcastic look in his eyes that was hard to see except for calmness. After folding the attack order and putting it away, he said: "This battle should be It is a test of our combat power by the Earth Federation. Regardless of whether we are strong or not, the final results will be good or bad."
"It doesn't matter, just fight with all your strength. Don't kill people if you can. We must also prevent other members of the Federation army from killing prisoners. The Zeon army defeated by us today will not take long. They are our soldiers." Xiao Ran patted Elf on the shoulder, looked up at the sky, and said: "Only when we show ourselves to be strong enough can people feel that we are invincible, whether it is against Zeon or Federation, once this invincibility is established, it will benefit us even more."
"At the same time, it can also allow the M1 Heretic to truly enter the Earth Federation's sight. Give up the existing Jim and purchase our M1 Heretic. On the one hand, it can delay the formation of the Earth Federation's MS army, and on the other hand, it can also make them pay to produce us. The machine you use yourself will end up stealing the chicken but losing the rice."
"Even if the Earth Federation is afraid of us because of this, do we need to worry?" (~^~)