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

Chapter 24 Mine Warfare!
"Char, why don't we continue? The enemy might have only planted this one mine!"

"no, I can not!"

Char said with certainty.

"In the days of old Earth, a military strategist said, 'When you are strong, pretend to be weak; when you are weak, pretend to be strong.' This means that when you are in a disadvantageous situation, you should deliberately pretend to be strong to intimidate the enemy and prevent them from attacking rashly. When you have a strong force, you should deliberately pretend to be weak or reveal some flaws to lure the enemy into attacking and thus fall into the trap. In other words, you are powerful but deliberately pretend to be weak to paralyze the enemy!"

"The first mine was meant to paralyze us. Our engineers wouldn't notice anything. Then, when we encountered the second mine, we'd get used to it and keep moving forward, falling into the enemy's trap!"

As he spoke, Char looked up at the two tank tracks that penetrated deep into the dense forest, and continued.

"I guarantee that the other side has laid more mines waiting for us along the remaining stretch of road!"

Several Zeon cadets serving as officers nodded in sudden realization.

"As expected of Char, but why don't the teachers at the military academy teach these things?"

"I didn't know that!"

Looking at the puzzled cadets, Char couldn't help but sneer. In order to separate the relationship between the grassroots people and the Earth as much as possible, the Zabi family wanted to spread the word everywhere that the genes of the Zeon people should be different from those of the Earthlings. If they were taught these things from the Earth, it would be even more impossible to cut off ties with the Earth!

Then, the Zeon Mechanized Infantry Company chose a road that looked like no one had ever walked on it. Not only was the road condition much better than the previous one, but the slope was also much gentler, so the armored vehicles could move faster!
"Damn it!"

Seeing the convoy commanded by Char driving onto that road so resolutely, Dozle, who was watching the battle, felt his heart tighten. He even shouted wildly in his heart, "We can't go there, there's a minefield!"
It's a pity that Char was not a new human at that time. Even if he was a new human, he could not hear Dozle's thoughts. So, the convoy, led by the armored vehicle in front, rushed all the way and crashed into the minefield.

"An armored vehicle was damaged by a mine, and an infantry carrier was damaged by a mine."

Char was still thinking about how to attack next in the car when he suddenly heard a series of reports coming from the communication channel again.

"What's going on? Is there a battle over there in Karma?"

"No, it's us here. The convoy has entered a huge minefield!"

"how is this possible?"

Char shouted again, even excitedly. He jumped off his transport vehicle and looked forward, and saw that the three or four vehicles in front of the convoy had already begun to drop their infantry and prepare to evacuate the scene.

"Is the enemy commander a monster? He can even predict our route after changing lanes?"

"It seems like we have very bad luck!"

Senamia, the company commander, also got out of the car and said with a helpless tone.

"Yeah, but since we're all covered in mines here, there should be fewer on Karma's side!"

"Indeed, the Federation Army has a limited number of mines. If they were all deployed on the flanks, there wouldn't be many left on the front!"

Sena's eyes lit up, and then she picked up the radio and passed the information to Kalma who was commanding and dispatching on the front battlefield!

"If that's the case!" Karmazabi was also happy when he heard this. He seemed to have seized the opportunity to win!
"We'll suppress the enemy tanks with mortars and block their shooting angles with smoke bombs. We'll use armored vehicles to close in and deploy anti-tank infantry. We have two mechanized infantry companies and can attack them all at once. The federal army has fewer than half our number, so as long as we're fast enough, we can suppress them!"

After Char left, Karma's personal guards became his staff officers. Their performance was not bad; they were qualified combat commanders, but when it came to tactical planning, Karma might be better off acting on his own. However, without his wise wife Char, Karma lacked confidence. Therefore, when his personal guards made a suggestion, he thought about it for a moment, nodded, and decided to go ahead with it.

"Then, Lord Karma, please allow me to be the assault commander!"

The captain of the Royal Guard, a strong military cadet, volunteered.

"Okay, then, this difficult task is left to you!"

"Everything for the Zabi family, long live Zeon!"

The captain shouted slogans passionately, then picked up his helmet and rifle and began to assemble the troops.

After a mobilization, the Zeon trainees, who had already rested and were eager to fight, immediately jumped onto the transport vehicle, shouting passionately that they would teach the Federation Army a lesson.

Although it is stupid to use wheeled armored vehicles and tracked personnel carriers with weak protection to attack the defense line, the Zeon army does not have any other armored vehicles. They can't let the infantry charge on foot. Having a vehicle can at least ensure that the infantry can save energy. After all, not everyone can run for several kilometers with a combat load on their back and then engage in fierce fighting!
"Long live Zeon!"

As another slogan sounded in the channel, dozens of armored vehicles formed an assault formation and launched an attack on the Federation Army's position. At the same time, the heavy mortar company commanded by Karma also began fire support, and smoke bombs exploded again. At this time, the heavy rain had gradually stopped, and the range of smoke diffusion would return to normal levels. Therefore, the Zeon army quickly pulled out a long smoke barrier at the reverse slope position, blocking Macharius's sight.

"Here we go again!"

"Do they think we only have two eyes?"

"The Zeons don't have tanks, so forgive them!"

"That's right, Red Dragon Two, Three, this is Red Dragon One, are you ready?"

"The guidance is ready, just fire!"

"No rush, let them get confused first!"

During the conversation, the Zeon convoy had already reached the barbed wire fence. Then, several shells fell from the sky, blasting gaps for them to pass through.

"Up, up, up!"

Under the leadership of the commander, a large number of Zeon infantry bravely jumped out of the vehicle, and then rushed into the minefield laid by the Federation Army under the cover of the infantry fighting vehicle's 20mm automatic cannon!
"You have been killed by a mine. Please withdraw from the exercise immediately!"

Soon, announcements came through the headsets of many Zeon students.

"There are mines here too. This is a trap!"

A soldier who was killed by a landmine shouted in frustration.

(End of this chapter)