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

Chapter 122 The Gallant Red Dragon

"Scatter quickly, the enemy is aiming!"

As soon as the Zaku team looked up after jumping off the Gallop troop transport cabin, they saw that the rifles in the Gundam's hands were already glowing faintly.

The Zaku pilot reacted quickly and immediately controlled the machine to hide behind a nearby building.

"Using the building as a shelter?"

Macharius immediately gave up his lock on him and pointed his gun at the second Zaku.

The pilot of this Zaku was obviously very confident in his own physical skills. He controlled the machine without hiding, but used the engine to move at high speed on the road while holding up the 280 rocket launcher in his hand.

Macharius had already heard the alarm that the other party was locking onto him. He had no intention of dodging and pulled the trigger directly.

The Zaku pilot also pulled the trigger at the same time, but as soon as the rocket flew out of the barrel, the aftermath of the particle beam ignited it, and the Zaku behind it turned into burning scrap metal.

Then, the Zaku hiding in the building raised the 120 machine gun in his hand and started firing at Macharius who was flying across the sky, but the latter raised his shield and made an extremely graceful -degree turn in the air, and then flashed through the Zaku's barrage of bullets.

Then, Macharius reduced the output and lowered the altitude of his machine to avoid the barrage of bullets from the third Zaku. Then, when he saw that the altitude was sufficient, he directly turned off the thrust, and the Gundam that had been newly prepared by Gabro landed like a swan on the water.

Macharius controlled the machine and decelerated by leaning against the top of the building like a dragonfly skimming the water. Apart from the various sundries placed on the roof, he didn't even scratch the waterproof layer of the roof.

Then, the Gundam, having completed its deceleration, turned flexibly and jumped from the roof onto the head of the third Zaku.

Without using the beam saber, Macharius directly smashed the Zaku's head with his shield. When the Zaku fell, he turned the shield in another direction, grabbed the shield with both hands, and smashed it towards the cockpit.

The cockpit of the Zaku was still quite sturdy, and this blow did not smash the cockpit, but it caused severe deformation of the cockpit. The pilot of the Zaku could only watch the sudden electric sparks and wail helplessly.

The first Zaku who heard the screams of his teammates could only rush to reinforce. When he tentatively wanted to stick half of his body out of the intersection to check the situation, Macharius, who had moved closer to him, grabbed the Zaku's machine gun and pulled it into his arms.

The Zaku pilot was caught off guard and wanted to draw out the thermal axe, but Macharius was faster and had the beam saber in his hand. Then, under the Zaku pilot's desperate gaze, the purple beam saber pierced through the armor in front of him.

"Fancy!"

After commenting on the performance of the escort team, Macharius chased in the direction of Gallup's retreat. When he passed the third Zaku, he did not forget to reload a magazine with the MG79 on his thigh holster.

The roaring 90mm armor-piercing bullet easily pierced the cockpit of the Land Combat Zaku, and the Zeon pilot who was stuck inside and unable to move became motionless.

As for the fleeing Gallup, although it had eight propulsion engines, it could not reach its maximum speed in the urban area. Soon, Macharius caught up with it from behind.

"Gundam!"

"Open fire, stop him!"

"That's too late!"

Under the gunner's anxious gaze, the turret behind Gallup began to turn, but Macharius's speed was much faster than the turret's rotation speed. Looking at the rotating turret, he simply raised the mg79 machine gun and fired the ammunition in the three-barrel grenade launcher hanging under the barrel.

Then, three high-explosive grenades drew a graceful arc in the air and landed on Gallup's left engine.

Following the explosion, the four engines on the left side of the battleship also stopped working. Although Gallup was designed to use only a single engine for propulsion, it required attitude control adjustments. At this moment, the driver had no time to operate, so the battleship's moving posture immediately lost balance.

The right engine, running at full speed, directly changed the direction of the battleship, causing it to tilt to the left, and then crash into a building on the roadside.

Then, like a drunk driver, Gallup pushed forward through the buildings, knocking down all the buildings on one side of the road.

Then, Macharius continued to fire at the right engine, and two bursts of armor-piercing bullets immediately destroyed all four engines on the right side.

Now, Gallup is like a swan with broken wings, stuck in the building and unable to move.

"That guy is coming!"

"Abandon ship and evacuate!"

"No, sir, the hatch is blocked!"

At this moment, most of Gallup's body was buried in the rubble of the building. Several conventional hatches were all buried. The only one that could be opened was the escape hatch near the bridge.

But just as the Zeon crew struggled to push open the hatch and prepared to climb out, a thick black gun muzzle stabbed directly over and knocked the crew's body back like a billiard ball.

"Now, choose. Will you die here as a lackey of the Zabi family, or will you surrender, give up resistance, and live as a dignified human being?"

Macharius drew out his beam saber with his left hand again, but did not activate the beam. He simply pressed the hilt against the outer wall of the bridge.

He could see that the Zeons were in a panic, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​destroying Gallop.

But what he didn't expect was that just as the crew members were hesitating, a Zeon soldier wearing a senior officer's uniform suddenly raised a small submachine gun and started firing at the crowd.

The one who took action was the commander of the Zeon Brigade. He did not want to be captured by the Federation Army, but he also knew that these subordinates might not be willing to die with him, so he could only choose to send them on their way.

Then, the brigade commander looked at the Gundam outside the bridge with a fanatical expression, shouted "Hungry for Zeon", and prepared to draw his gun and commit suicide.

But Macharius was faster than him, and the beam saber was activated. Before the brigade commander could draw his pistol, his body was set on fire by the beam saber with deliberately reduced power.

"It's a pity that you can't leave your body intact, otherwise I'd have to find a high ground and hang you for three days!"

Macharius shook his head with some regret. Apparently, there were still many fanatical Zeons. It was his mistake to let these guys die easily.

"Calling all team members, this is Red Dragon. The enemy land battleship has been destroyed. All teams, follow the predetermined plan and decompress the defenders in the city!"

"One (two) three squadron received!"

Afterwards, the voices of the squadron commanders were heard over the radio. The Red Dragon team's machines had all had directional communication equipment added to Gabro, so that even in the MiLi interference zone, the communication between the teams could still remain unimpeded.

The other mobile suits of the Red Dragon Brigade that had been deployed to the outskirts of the city by Mediah immediately began to advance towards the road ahead.

Also airborne with them was the latest M353A4 air-cushion armored vehicle, code-named Bloodhound. This is a new type of armored vehicle improved by the Federal Army's logistics department based on the Type 74, mainly to enhance its combat capability in a grain-of-grain environment.

These Bloodhound armored vehicles are also equipped with listening devices and reconnaissance masts. Some vehicles are also equipped with small quadcopter drones, which are controlled via optical fiber. Although the flight distance is less than a few dozen meters, they are perfect for detecting enemy situations in the city.

The Jims of the Red Dragon Brigade that were put into battle also had many changes compared to before. The armor on important parts of these Jims had been strengthened. In addition, many Jims had a 240mm short-barreled recoilless gun on their left shoulder. These were improvements made to strengthen close-range firepower.

"go ahead!"

As the attack order was issued, the Red Dragon Team immediately began to clear the area from the northern part of Salt Lake City to the south, led by the ordinary Jim team, followed by the Bloodhound armored vehicles for reconnaissance, while the sniper Jims had already found shooting positions on the high ground outside the city.

"There's movement ahead!"

After a Jim team advanced dozens of meters along the city road, suddenly, an officer wearing headphones on the armored vehicle behind them shouted a warning.

"The sound is very loud, multiple beings are approaching!" Soon, Jim's pilot also heard the approaching sound, which was the sound made by tracked vehicles and mobile suits moving. Obviously, the Zeon army also knew that the enemy was coming from the north, but did not know the enemy's specific location.

Captain Jim quickly commanded his team to retreat and hide in the alley. The Zeon people also heard their footsteps, and then the noise that was just dense immediately became sparse.

"Mobile fighters are encircling from the right!"

"Understood. Leave the right side to me, and you guys take care of the front!"

Then, accompanied by the roar of the engine, a Majella tank suddenly rushed out of the intersection. The Zeon tank soldiers were obviously worried that they would become targets of attack, so they directly took separate actions, splitting the body and turret into two and rushing out at the same time.

The well-prepared GM No. 79 immediately raised the MG in his hand, and then blew up the flying Majella turret with precise bursts of fire. The Zeon tank soldier died before he could adjust his position.

And the next second after Majla was hit, two Zakus flashed out from the end of the street, and the 120 machine guns in their hands roared and spewed flames towards Jim.

Jim No. 2 immediately dodged and hid behind a building, allowing all of Zaku's attacks to fall on the innocent building, leaving it riddled with holes and on the verge of collapse.

The GM-3 took advantage of this opportunity to pull out from further back and, with a short burst of fire, knocked a Zaku to the ground.

And here at Captain Jim's place, another Zaku rushed out from the corner of the street holding two heat axes. It was obvious that the Zeon people were preparing to attack from two directions at the same time. When the Zaku's gunshots rang out, the double-axe Zaku revealed its body without any hesitation.

But the next second, the Zaku pilot discovered that in front of him, there was a Jim that had not moved and was waiting here quietly.

"Surprise no, you son of a bitch!"

As Captain Jim cursed, the MG79 in his hand also roared, and dozens of black bullet holes appeared on the body of the Double Axe Zaku.

Then, Captain Jim didn't even look at the fallen Double Axe Zaku, and advanced directly along the path the opponent came from. Then, he went around to the back of Zaku.

In addition to the Zaku hiding behind the bunker and shooting at Jim, there was a squad of Zeon soldiers in front of Captain Jim. When Captain Jim rushed out to the street, these people were trying to move a Queen missile captured from the Federation Army across the street.

Then, Captain Jim lowered his head and used the Gatling gun on his head to sweep these infantrymen into a pool of meat paste.

At the same time, his right arm pulled the trigger at the Zaku.

"Clear!"

With the last Zaku being destroyed, the intersection quickly fell into the control of the Red Dragon Team. After reuniting, Jim's team continued to advance.

At Macharius's request, the Red Dragons' advance was not fast, but it was extremely meticulous. With the assistance of the Bloodhound armored vehicles, the Federation Army could accurately locate the Zeon mobile suits roaming around the town, and then achieve precise encirclement and hunting.

In this way, after they cleared the city, there would be no possibility of the Zeon army launching a surprise attack from behind.

In addition to the GMs advancing in front, the sniper GMs on the high ground were also using their EF-KAR98K 75mm sniper rifles to hunt down the Zeon troops moving in the city.

As a live ammunition weapon, the EF sniper rifle does not have to worry about collateral damage. In addition, with sufficient ammunition, the sniper GM will even use it to attack Zeon infantry moving on urban buildings.

The 75mm high-explosive bombs were an extremely deadly threat to these infantrymen, so much so that after a few rounds of shooting, the Zeon infantrymen no longer dared to go up to higher buildings, because anyone who went up would be torn to pieces by the shrapnel that exploded precisely above their heads.

In addition, Salt Lake City has a river that runs through the city, and there are several bridges connecting the two sides of the river. These bridges were also included in the blockade of Sniper GM. Many Zeon military vehicles that were transporting ammunition to friendly forces in the front or retreating wounded were also destroyed on the bridges.

Even some Zeon mobile suits that tried to support friendly forces were forced to swim across the river because they would be attacked if they walked from above.

Faced with this precise sniper attack from several kilometers away, the Zeon army was helpless. The 120 machine gun had poor accuracy, and although the rocket launcher could carry out the attack, the noise caused by the firing was considerable.

Calling for artillery support also became a problem. After Macharius killed the brigade headquarters, the troops below lost the ability to communicate with the rear. The brigade's artillery was still honestly carrying out previous orders and attacking the positions of the 4th Armored Division.

What made the Zeon army on the front line even more worried was that their own artillery could not be contacted, but the Federation artillery had already started speaking.

As a long-range support firepower, the Steel Tank Squadron is also very popular with Macharius. After all, this thing can fight and run, and its own weapons are not weak. Ordinary non-mobile suit enemies can't do anything to them at close range.

At this moment, this steel tank team simply acted as a demolition machine, providing accurate and rapid artillery support to the attacking team.

At a relatively narrow intersection, Nagase Ying and two other friendly teams met up, but they couldn't get through because just opposite the intersection was a large square, and at the other end of the square was a row of low buildings.

At this moment, this building complex has become the defensive position of the Zeon army. The height of the buildings is just enough to protect half of the body of the Zaku and the Tiger, and the shops under the buildings have also been opened up and turned into shooting positions for the Majla tanks.

A GM team tried to force their way in, and then one of their GMs had its head blown off. If the cockpit had not been protected by a shield, the pilot would not have suffered a concussion, but would have been turned into ashes. Even so, he would have had to stay in the hospital for a while.

Looking at the three teams of Zakus and two brand new Tigers hiding behind the building, Nagase Ying also provided support from the Guntanks without hesitation.

Immediately, whistling heavy artillery shells landed on the square, raising clouds of smoke and dust.

"Close range bullet, add another fifty!"

Because there were no tall buildings, the drone carried by the Bloodhound became the best artillery calibrator. The federal army sergeant sitting in the armored vehicle quickly corrected the shooting data and then transmitted it to the steel tank in the rear.

After the correction, the steel tank roared again, and several shells landed accurately on the building, directly smashing part of the building and burying Majella below in the rubble.

"Perfect, Thunder Team, according to this data, shoot!"

Then, more shells came whizzing over, and one shell even hit a land-based Zaku directly, which was instantly blown to pieces by the large-caliber shell.

The rest of the Zeon forces were also engulfed in the bombardment.

Seeing the Zeon army being overwhelmed by artillery fire, the remaining GM team immediately launched an assault. When the GMs rushed across the square, the five remaining mobile suits of the Zeon army also rushed out of the barrage, preparing to use a counter-charge to repel the Federation Army.

If it were an ordinary Federation pilot, he might really draw his beam saber at this moment. After all, they can't guarantee that they won't accidentally hurt friendly forces in close combat.

But the pilots of the Red Dragon team were not afraid of accidental injuries. At a distance of less than ten meters, they still pulled the trigger without hesitation.

After killing the Zeon troops blocking the way, Nagase Ying discovered that in front of him was a large force of Zeon troops that were attacking the 4th Division's position.

They had already penetrated half of the city and reached the rear of the Zeon army.

"Quick, quick, change the ammunition!"

At her urging, all the GMs loaded their guns with new, full magazines and began firing at the rear of the Zeon army.

As metal shells rolled to the ground, the Zeon troops that had been stabbed in the back were instantly devastated. Tanks, mobile suits, and even infantry were knocked down like wheat.

Then, the Zeon front commander realized why the communication from the rear command center had lost response.

"Retreat, quickly, evacuate from the south!"

In order to prevent the troops from being surrounded, he immediately issued an order to retreat.

Colonel Taylor seized the opportunity and ordered the Federation troops in front of Nagase Ying to press forward. This way, he could deliver a swift right hook from the right side of the defense line! Shatter the Zeon army's teeth gnawing at Salt Lake City!
(End of this chapter)