Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 116 Breakout and Intention

"I really want to know what the gorilla's expression will be!"

"Boss, are you familiar with Dozle Zabi?"

"It's not that we're that familiar with each other, I just captured his brother alive once, I captured him alive once!"

"If only you could have shot him at that time!"

"Yeah, and then I'm done too!"

Macharius, sitting in the cabin, operated the Gundam at a quick pace. Soon, they passed through the burning base and arrived at the east side of the defense line.

The evacuation troops of the Federation Army have basically all broken out of the encirclement. At this moment, there are only less than forty mobile suits left waiting for the evacuation of the Red Dragon Team.

Afterwards, the two armies successfully joined forces!
"There shouldn't be any of our people in the encirclement, right?"

Macharius stood on the battlefield covered with wreckage and looked behind him. Due to the overwhelming explosions and burning, the entire base was now covered in dim smoke. In addition, the high temperature and distorted air made the scene in the distance very distorted. In such an environment, it was almost impossible for anyone to survive. But to be on the safe side, he still waited for a few minutes until he was sure that there were no friendly forces behind him except the Red Dragon Team. Then they began to retreat.

The 5th Division of the Zeon Army initially sent two battalions of assault troops to try to intercept them, but when the two commanders in charge were shot dead by Macharius at a distance of four kilometers, the so-called interception became empty talk.

However, they were willing to let the federal army go, but Macharius was unwilling to let them go.

Less than ten kilometers after leaving the base, the Red Dragon Team stopped.

"Sir, are we not continuing our retreat?"

"Retreat, but not now!"

Macharius took out a bottle of water, put it in his mouth and sipped it, then pointed to the steel tank squadron that was being set up on the spot.

"I'm going to fight back and give them a go!"

"what!"

Lieutenant Heinz was also shocked. He had been in the army for so many years, but he had never seen such a bold guy.

"We just broke out of here!"

"Yeah, if you can't imagine that we will go back, how could the other party imagine it?"

Heinz felt a chill running up his tailbone. He didn't even know whether to praise Macharius for his vicious mind or for his insight into people's hearts.

In fact, if he were the commander of the Zeon army, he would never have thought that the Federation Army could come back just to kill a few of their own people. Their top priority now is to extinguish the fire at the launch base, and then repair the damaged launch base as much as possible and put it back into use as soon as possible.

"Then we should join the action too?"

"Of course, you can't just send your Zakus back like this. Pick ten that are in good condition and carry out the operation with us. The others, stay here and perform guard duty!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Our special plane!"

Soon, the ten Zakus in the best condition were selected, and the Red Dragon team also selected the ten Jims in the best condition. This was a quick attack and quick retreat operation. Macharius wanted the best shooters. He also carried a beam rifle with six remaining rounds. As long as these six shots were fired, they could retreat!
After waiting for more than an hour, Macharius estimated that the Zeon people were almost ready, and immediately gave the order to set off.

"Baikonur, I'm back!"

At this moment, the Zeon army really did not take any precautions at all, because the damage range of the launch base was still expanding. After a large amount of aviation fuel was directly and roughly detonated, the released toxic gas could even affect armored vehicles. Therefore, Yuri immediately mobilized a heavy transport aircraft code-named Fat Uncle, replaced its water tank, and prepared to forcibly extinguish the fire.

In addition, the mobile suits that were originally holding weapons also changed into other engineering equipment and participated in the firefighting operation. They were the only force that was not affected by flames and poisonous gases.

At this moment, the base was filled with smoke. The wind blowing from the Dead Sea not only failed to disperse the poisonous fog, but made it spread even further, so that all the Zeon ground forces had to change into three-defense equipment.

Then, naturally, not many people paid attention to the Federation Army that rushed back from the east. It was not until they approached about two kilometers from the base that the Zeon Army that was cleaning up the battlefield outside discovered that there were mobile soldiers approaching.

"Federal troops approaching!"

"Signal quickly!"

Then, three red flares, indicating an emergency situation, pierced through the smoke and rose into the sky.

These three flares not only attracted the attention of the Zeon people, but also allowed Macharius to see the round transport planes in the sky.

Then, watching the flare rise, Yuri saw another purple beam of light coming from a distance, accurately shooting down a fat uncle who was trying to put out the fire by dropping water from the water tank.

The transport plane was instantly turned into a fireball, and then dissipated in the sky along with the high-temperature evaporating water vapor.

"Federal Army Attack!"

"Fight the fire now, don't put it out!"

The Zeon soldiers were already numb. They could only watch the whistling shells and the roaring heavy machine guns (for mobile suits) falling towards their own positions.

The mobile suits that were far away were still okay because of the long distance and low visibility, so they did not suffer any attacks, but quite a number of logistical vehicles were in trouble at this moment.

After Macharius shot down three transport planes with three shots, he turned the gun and looked at the ground. There was a Majla tank with its gun raised towards the Gundam.

He raised his shield and pulled the trigger at the same time. The next second, the shield in his hand was blown to pieces by the artillery fire.

This shield has reached its protection limit, but unfortunately Majila didn't have the chance to fire a second shot.

Then, unable to find the target, Macharius could only turn his gun towards the vehicles that were running away in a hurry.

After the two shots were fired, the Zeon army lost another eleven auxiliary vehicles, including kitchen vehicles and power generation vehicles. Macharius even destroyed a relatively valuable biochemical decontamination vehicle.

After firing these six shots, Gundam quickly turned around and retreated to the east without any reluctance.

This attack also left the Zeon people confused. They had already asked the mobile suits to abandon their engineering equipment and replace them with combat equipment. The Federation Army had fled, so now, did they have to change back?
"What are you going to change? Have the Fifth Division send people in pursuit immediately!"

"Let my people chase the red dragon? Yuri, you've probably inhaled too much poison gas, haven't you?"

The commander of the 5th Division was also surprised. What? Didn’t you think I saw how badly you were beaten by the other side?
"I just want you to drive them away from a distance and make sure they really leave. You don't want those guys to come and kill you a second time, do you?"

Therefore, the Fifth Division could only reluctantly send out a small-scale reconnaissance team to pursue the federal army's retreat direction cautiously. However, when they reached the previous assembly point, they only heard bursts of engine roars in the sky.

Macharius had already contacted the Media transport planes, and when they launched the surprise attack, these transport planes had already arrived at the assembly point and took in all the mobile suits left there. Then, the fleet continued to wait in place, and when the attack force arrived, they immediately boarded the planes and evacuated.

In order to ensure the safety of the evacuation, two squadrons of Swordfish fighters were circling in the sky. However, the Zeon army's Dopp fighters obviously failed to arrive in time, and the Swordfish had to return empty-handed.

After confirming that the Federation Army had indeed withdrawn, the Zeon Army reconnaissance team immediately passed the news back to the rear.

"Maybe the Red Dragon has really left!"

After receiving the news, Major General Yuri, who was feeling mixed emotions, finally felt that the burden on him was lightened a lot. Although there was still a lot of work for them to do, at least, the killer god had really left!
Then, after the tireless fighting of the 1st and 5th Divisions, the fire at the Baikonur base was finally extinguished the next morning.

The Zeon flag was finally hoisted on the remains of the burnt-out launch command center.

"Our army has occupied Baikonur, but the launch base was destroyed by the federal army and has lost its launch function!" Then, this battle report was also passed to Dozlu.

Looking at the few words above, Dozle could imagine how fierce the battle was, and he could no longer blame Yuri and his First Division, because the price they paid was great enough!
The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 1st Division can already be decommissioned because there are no combat units or command agencies affiliated with them. The 3rd Brigade has also suffered heavy losses. So far, the attack force under Dozle has lost as many as 500 mobile suits, accounting for 30% of the entire attack force.

As for the losses in personnel and vehicles, they were even more shocking. Two cardboard boxes were used just to store the notifications of dead officers signed by Dozlu.

Such a huge loss, but with little return. The destruction of the Baikonur base means that the Zeon army's ground force deployment is still restricted.

Dozle also had to redeploy precious transportation capacity from the country to transport construction materials and construction personnel to Earth and rebuild a usable launch base.

This is even more time-consuming!
What gives Dozle the most headache is the huge pressure from his family!
"Waste, waste! You waste!"

The great Leader Gihren also received the latest battle report from the front line. He didn't know what to say and could only vent his anger on Dozle.

Even Dekin was very annoyed. He was waiting to send his beloved youngest son to Earth to lead an army, but in the current situation, he didn't dare to let Karma go, for fear that Karma would become a roasted chicken if he was not careful.

"Father, brother, I think we should consider opening a second battlefield now!"

Kycilia, who had been silent the whole time, was also happy to see Dozle being besieged, especially now. Seeing that Dozle had a bad start, she couldn't wait to stand up.

"Opening up a second battlefield?"

"Yes, Dozle's attack plan isn't entirely useless. At the very least, he's drawn most of the Federation's forces to Europe and Asia. Therefore, we can take advantage of this situation to open up a second front, thus creating an unexpected breakthrough!"

"Keep talking!"

Kycilia Zabi also came prepared, and then opened a map of the earth in front of everyone.

"I believe our army can conduct a second landing operation in North America!"

"Oh, what's the reason?"

"First, North America is currently a major food-producing region for the Federation. Occupying this region could shake the very foundations of the Federation. Second, the Federation's California base complex is currently the largest base facility besides Gabro. By taking this area, our army can utilize the local industrial facilities and produce the necessary war materials on-site. Third, it's because of the ocean!"

Kycilia nodded at the Pacific Ocean.

"The Federation Army's most important transportation route right now is sea transport. By occupying the California bases, we can utilize the local facilities nearby and quickly produce a hunting fleet, thereby strangling the Federation Army's shipping routes and dividing and encircling the Federation Army units in various locations!"

Dozle didn't say anything. He was thinking about Kycilia's action plan. Although what the other party said made sense, it was not so easy to open up a second front. It was just like the world war in the old Earth era. When the Allies were caught in a long and attritional battle in Europe, they carried out a landing battle in the Dardanelles in order to break the deadlock.

Since the outbreak of this war, its development has been beyond everyone's control. It has evolved from a landing battle into a long war of attrition. Hundreds of thousands of people fought here, but in the end, neither side was able to achieve their goals.

"Opening a second front is extremely risky! I disagree!"

After thinking for a long time, Dozle finally expressed his opinion.

"Do you have any good suggestions for the current situation?"

"I believe that we should continue to strengthen the strength of the European Front. As long as our army can capture Odessa, the situation will be reversed!"

"But the First Division has just crossed the Volga River and hasn't even taken the important Baku oil fields. It's still a long way from Odessa!"

"Next, the focus of our offensive will shift to Europe. Currently, the federal army has not adapted to our surprise attack tactics. As long as there is sufficient support, we will definitely capture Odessa within a month!"

"How much support do you want? Give you another front!"

"Then will your attack on the California base be successful? Although the Federation's Pacific Fleet was completely annihilated, the fleets in other regions are still strong and intact. How are you going to compete with them for control of the sea?"

"Our technicians have developed a mobile suit suitable for underwater combat!"

Kycilia released another piece of information, which was taken from Zeon's own ocean experimental satellite. In the picture, an experimental warship was sailing, and then it was attacked by a strange-looking mobile suit.

This thing has thick armor and a wide body. In addition, its limbs are wider than other mobile suits. It does not use a bionic hand design, but instead uses sharp claws like a knife.

In addition to these, this mobile suit also has a mega particle cannon that should have been installed on a battleship. In the picture, this cannon sank the experimental warship with one shot.

"This is the MSM-03 Battle Crab designed by Zmade Corporation!"

Dozle's voice immediately became quieter. He really couldn't compete with Kycilia in terms of mobile suits. After all, the other party had Grenada, a heavy industrial center on the moon, while he only had the Solomon Fortress.

"What's more, opening up a second battlefield will be of great help to the European Front. The Federal Army's energy must be tied up in fighting on two fronts. In this way, we can support each other on the eastern and western fronts!"

"Support?"

"You want our army to attack Odessa and serve as cannon fodder for you, right?"

"Then you don't have to attack!"

Dozle was so angry that he was shaking all over. It was obvious that Kycilia was here to reap the benefits. Once the second battlefield was opened, the initiative would fall into her hands. Then, no matter whether Odessa made progress or North America made a breakthrough, the credit would all go to the other side.

And Kycilia just gave her younger brother a disdainful look in response. The military conflicts between the two were well known to everyone. At this moment, it would be strange if she didn't give him a hard kick!
"Besides, our army's advantage in mobile suits is also being leveled by the Federation Army, isn't it?"

"Of course not, our army still maintains the advantage of mobile suits!"

"Then why is the exchange ratio on the front line so ugly?!"

"That's because he's an elite ace pilot of the Federation Army!"

"Then, shouldn't this information be taken seriously?"

Kycilia tapped the holographic map table in front of her.

"What do you mean?"

Dozle frowned, feeling that the other party seemed to have set a trap for him.

"The Federation's Gundams have been causing significant damage to our forces since the beginning of the war. I believe Dozle should also shoulder this responsibility!"

"I will, but Earth..."

"Okay, stop it!"

Killian interrupted the two men's argument.

"Kycilia is right. In this situation, it is necessary to open a second front. Otherwise, our army will be trapped in Europe. Also, the situation of the Gundam is very important. Dozle, you will be responsible for this. Whether it is to destroy or capture, we cannot let the Federation Army continue!"

"What about the European Front?"

Dozle wanted to punch Gillian. He worked so hard, but it was all for Kycilia, right?
"The European Front will continue its offensive, but at the same time, we will also conduct a second descent operation!"

"But what if it turns into the Battle of Gallipoli?"

"We are not the Entente, and the Federation is not Turkey. Moreover, we must seize every opportunity to weaken the strategic advantage of the Federation Army, destroy their agriculture and industry, and exterminate their population!"

Killian suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have smashed the colonial satellite into North America, which was the most important granary of the Federation!
But it’s not too late now. As long as Kycilia’s plan goes smoothly, the Earth Federation will naturally fall into turmoil soon!
(End of this chapter)