UC will eventually reach the stars

"Mage! Die!" The driver of a Zaku 2 next to him roared and pounced forward, wanting to take advantage of Gao Long's restricted movement in his short sword and finish him off.

But what he didn't expect was that it would be taken care of halfway there!

The crimson, electrically heated blade sliced ​​across its knee! Although it wasn't completely severed, the remaining connecting structural components couldn't withstand the impact of the Zaku 2F's frantic run and snapped on their own! It crashed heavily to the ground!

然后这名驾驶员绝望的看着，最少4支100毫米机枪的枪口指了过来！下一秒这台扎古2F就最少硬吃了50多发100毫米炮弹，死的透透的。

"Thanks, Nores!" Gao Long used his short sword to push away the Zaku II still hanging on him.

"It looks like the other side had two more units that managed to escape in the chaos... How shameful."

"It's alright, let's speed things up!"

Chapter Fifty-Four: Victory and Victory

"You bastards from the Federation Army! Don't underestimate us!" The one-armed Zaku roared as he brandished his electric axe and charged toward the black and gray painted short sword in front of him.

Clearly, Ye Yun's decision to deploy airborne troops directly in such a location was something the enemy had not anticipated.

What Ye Yun didn't expect was that the Zeon army's morale collapsed the moment they were attacked from the rear. They had already been bombarded for a day, and news of repeated failures in their counterattacks came from the front.

The Zeon soldiers at the front lines couldn't understand how Federation mobile suit units had appeared behind them! Could mobile suits climb mountains? The only explanation was that other nearby positions had already been breached.

After Sima's 666 Demon Hunter squadron successfully destroyed the hidden vehicles and supply depots behind the defensive line and opened fire on the line, the entire defensive line began to disintegrate. The Zeon soldiers, disregarding the fact that behind their defensive line was a plateau thousands of meters above sea level and a no-man's land stretching for hundreds of kilometers, plunged headlong into it.

Of course, the last remaining force covered the rear, with the last two Zaku IIs on the defensive line attempting to stop Shima and his men, allowing the other Zeon soldiers to escape.

The first Zaku didn't last two minutes against Squadron 666. Its 90mm cannon swiftly pierced armor, exploded, and set it ablaze, instantly annihilating the Zaku 2F. The second Zaku, having just engaged them, also lost its gun-wielding right hand to the Sima in despair.

And then, here's the scene before us.

The Zeon forces had less than a battalion's worth of troops at their mining base. They sent two squadrons of mobile suits forward to harass the base Ye Yun had established in Southeast Asia. However, the Zeon forces did not expect the difficulty of fighting on Earth. Under a series of attrition warfare tactics, most of the Zeon forces were swallowed up by the jungle in just one month.

"Tsk..." This somewhat familiar look, this familiar frenzied tone, made Sima spit out a curse.

"Bang...bang..." Another short sword fired crisply and cleanly, giving them no chance. The Zaku 2, riddled with bullet holes, crashed to the ground and exploded, engulfing the Zaku 2. 60 tons of steel were blown into pieces.

"What you did was superfluous." Sima turned her head slightly and looked at the short sword beside her. It wasn't painted in black and gray, but had a blue and white base. The number 08 on the shoulder armor made Sima particularly disgusted, so much so that her body subconsciously made a movement.

“Beep beep beep…” Amada Shirou glanced at the warning message and said in a calm tone, “What, you want to betray the Federation?” He also raised the muzzle of his short sword, the 100mm machine gun facing off against the 90mm machine gun of the TYPE59 on the other side.

"..." Sima narrowed his eyes, confirming once again that the guy opposite him was also a stubborn bastard! "Remember next time, don't steal our prey! Otherwise, I won't hesitate to make you prey one day." The gun barrel lowered. Yes, did he still have a way out? If he left the Federation, Zeon would kill him without hesitation.

"So why are you toying with him instead of giving him a clean break?" Amada Shirou looked at Sima with eyes blazing with anger. He almost instinctively felt that this was another instance of the other party's wicked nature, toying with an enemy who was doomed to die.

"..." Sima didn't want to speak at all. Seeing the other person was like seeing herself struggling and furiously dying in the universe, so she hesitated for a moment. If the other person was willing to surrender, she...

"It's none of your business, you surviving soldiers." Sima gestured to his men, signaling them to retreat. Although Midia had only given them two supply packs after leaving them behind, he flew away immediately.

Now that the battle is over, Sima is certain that Ye Yun won't let them off too easily. They are the most useful blades, so naturally they should be used on the most brutal battlefields! This successful raid has proven their value, so Ye Yun will naturally be even more ruthless in throwing them into even more difficult battles.

"Squadron 666, your transport plane has arrived, and the coordinates have been sent to your locators." The Zeon army's Minovsky particle generator was destroyed by Sima and his team themselves, so naturally, the burning scrap metal could no longer generate Minovsky particles to interfere with their communication devices.

"Confirmed, Squadron 666 has begun moving. Guys, let's go, it's about 4 kilometers away, we should still be able to make it back to base for dinner." Sima didn't care about Amada Shirou's interest. To him, the guy was just a clueless bastard. He had indeed experienced everything, but he knew nothing about it.

"Captain Amada, what's the situation?" Ye Yun's voice came through the communicator.

"They fight very bravely, and their combat skills are more proficient than ours, but..." Amada switched to the communication channel with Ye Yun and reported the situation of Sima and the others to Ye Yun, "Isn't their bloodlust a bit too strong?"

"Very good awareness. It seems they are very clear about their own value. Perhaps I should give them a bottle of good wine." Ye Yun's voice did not contain any dissatisfaction, but rather he calmly accepted Amada Shiro's evaluation, and seemed quite satisfied with the current situation of Sima and the others.

"Sir..." Amada said hesitantly, "Are you really sure? They're no pushovers, and Squadron 666 is in great danger."

"So you're behind them, Amada Shirou. They are indeed pitiful, but no one can forgive them in place of the dead. And for now, their goal is the same as mine. Before defeating Zeon, I will keep my promise. If one day they choose to betray us, they can only say that they are ultimately despicable and deserve only to go to hell." Ye Yun didn't seem to care much about Sima and the others' state and thoughts.

Did the 666th Squadron fight its way through the battlefield?

Oh, well done, very good, great! So, next battlefield, please.

Before that, Ye Yun will give them all the best treatment he can, so that they can unleash their best fighting power!

"Yes, I understand." Amada Shirou took a deep breath. He was somewhat dissatisfied with his mission, but as Ye Yun said, after the video was broadcast, the entire Federation Army's attitude towards them was somewhat complicated. They pitied their plight. After all, as a soldier, he could understand the situation they were in, which was truly unsolvable.

However, no one was without anger at the disastrous consequences they had caused! And he, Amada Shirou, was indeed the least likely person to sympathize with them, so Ye Yun gave him a task that he was somewhat displeased with, but which he resolutely carried out.

Military Supervisor!

However, Amada felt that he might not be able to do it and not fire at them.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work. Squad 08 can take a short break for now." Ye Yun nodded, giving Amada Shirou some time to adjust. After all, in a sense, Amada Shirou, like Sima, suffered severe psychological trauma from the SIDE2 incident. In a sense, this war was a kind of medicine for both of them. As for whether it was a poison or a miracle cure, only time would tell. "Ye Yun, communication ended."

After putting down the communicator, Aina walked into the command vehicle. As the commander, Ye Yun's accommodations were naturally different from those of ordinary soldiers, who didn't have to set up tents or camp. There was a small space in the command vehicle with a cot, which served as Ye Yun's rest area. Naturally, Aina's bed was next to it.

"What about Squadron 666?" Aina looked at Ye Yun, a smile playing on her lips, and gently rubbed Ye Yun's temples. "Didn't you already make all the arrangements?"

"I'm really not worried about the Sima team. What's giving me a headache is the battle in the mining city, a battle at an altitude of over 4000 meters... Tsk tsk!" Ye Yun patted Aina's hand. "How's it feeling using the new mecha?"

"I feel much lighter." Aina shrugged, not really concerned about the condition of her mech. Throughout the battle, Aina didn't go forward to fight; she basically stayed by Ye Yun's gun fighter as a guard. For her, war wasn't something worth caring about. Of the two men she cared about, one was being taken care of, so she only needed to take care of the other.

This was something she had decided more than a decade ago, when she witnessed the devastating explosion on the road to Side 3 and was rescued from the burning car by the man in front of her, who then held her in his arms and comforted her.

"Lieutenant Colonel... um... sorry." A staff officer pushed open the door of the command vehicle, seemingly wanting to report something, but upon seeing the scene before him, he turned to leave. Seriously? This didn't even count as catching his superior in a secret relationship; they were a couple before he joined the army, okay? If he couldn't even be sensible, he really shouldn't expect any advancement.

"It's nothing, what's the matter?" Ye Yun frowned. He should have already dealt with most of the things beforehand, so the unexpected intrusion of this person was definitely not a good thing.

As the main offensive force that attracted almost all of Zeon's attention, it naturally bore all the losses. Of the 28 Daggers deployed, 11 were damaged, 3 were only slightly damaged and could continue fighting after field repairs, 1 was severely damaged and needed to be towed back to the Dhaka base for evaluation to determine whether to abandon it or return it to the factory for repairs, and 4 were completely abandoned and could only be dismantled for spare parts.

Seven Type 61 units were lost, but because the quantity was sufficient, neither the commander of the mechanized unit nor Ye Yun took it to heart, as there were indeed enough replacements.

As for casualties, the numbers are not large, and they are mainly casualties from previous battles.

On the Zeon side, they destroyed four Zaku tanks, four Magella tanks, and over two hundred other combat vehicles. Zeon soldiers also captured over 1400. It was a resounding victory.

"Sir, news just came from the North African base." The staff officer handed Ye Yun a document. "A company-level battle has taken place there."

"Oh?!" Ye Yun took the document and examined it. "Both sides were engaged in a battle involving MS squadrons of about the size of a company. One company actually traded one company for two squadrons of Zaku and even captured three of their pilots..." Ye Yun was a little stunned. "The First Company fought very well."

Yes, the current general understanding is that in MS combat, the Dagger is at a disadvantage due to insufficient pilot training, especially in close combat. It is best to maintain mid-to-long-range shooting combat to give full play to the Dagger's excellent performance in shooting combat.

However… this battle escalated from mid-range to close combat! The Federation forces suffered losses across an entire squadron of 24 aircraft, with 9 completely destroyed, 7 recoverable and repairable, and the remaining 8 severely damaged and unusable as spare parts. Meanwhile, the Zeon forces… the wreckage of their two squadrons of over 11 Zaku aircraft was entirely within Federation-controlled territory; even if any were repairable, they wouldn't be available to the Zeon forces—it was a complete and utter loss.

This exchange ratio wasn't good, but in terms of the result... the Federation military leadership was overjoyed.

Chapter Fifty-Five: Victory! Victory!! Victory!!

This battle report was a huge surprise for the Federation forces. The key word here is "encounter battle"!

In other words, the Federation's MS forces won a battle on their own, and it wasn't a planned or prepared battle like the ambush and offensive launched by Ye Yun!

This was almost a head-on clash between the two sides, and what could better demonstrate the tactical and technical skills of both armies than such a battle?

Ye Yun first skimmed through the battle report to understand the course of the battle, and then carefully reviewed the report again to observe the details.

"Very brave soldiers." Aina simply commented on the actions of the Federation MS pilots. After discovering the Zeon MS activities, the Federation MS forces did not hesitate at all. They quickly fired signal flares, summoned nearby Federation forces, and then launched an attack on the Zeon MS.

The engagement escalated from 4 kilometers to close combat. With its superior fire control system, the Short Sword team, at the start of the battle, distributed fire and formed a fire network to coordinate attacks, causing the Zeon mobile suits to suffer greatly. Most of the Zeon casualties occurred during this phase, while the Short Sword team's own losses were relatively small due to the shields providing cover.

However, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse after the remaining Zeon Zaku IIs launched a jump at the roar of their pilots and charged directly at the Federation's short swords! Less than half of the remaining Zeon Zakus quickly cut down almost all of the remaining Federation mobile suits in close combat.

However, at this moment, Federation forces arrived nearby, and the remaining Zeon mobile suit pilots hurriedly gathered some of the damaged Zaku pilots before hastily retreating.

A trade of 24 aircraft for 11 doesn't seem like a very good exchange ratio, especially since the enemy managed to retreat successfully. It's a victory the enemy can always claim.

However, from the perspective of the Federation military leadership, this matter was not calculated in that way. The damage to the short swords was not counted as destroyed unless there was an on-site explosion, and the Federation's MS losses instantly dropped from 24 to 9.

9:11! We win!

All Federation MS pilots escaped successfully. The Zeon forces suffered at least three captured or wounded, and some were killed in action!

win!!

After this battle, the Federation Forces gained 24 new veterans with MS combat experience, while the Zeon Forces lost at least 3 MS pilots!

win!!!

The Zeon forces couldn't even tow away a single wrecked Zaku II, but the Earth Federation forces brought back all of them! As long as they can be repaired, they can be put into battle!

win!!!!

Moreover, the Federation forces can simply place additional orders for the short swords they lost with Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company. As for the Zeon forces' losses... well, if you're so capable, send them all the way from Side 3 and then drop them down! The manpower and resources consumed in this process might not be enough to buy a brand new Zaku II, but it would be enough to buy at least an older model Zaku I. The Federation forces were laughing so hard their lips twitched.

Win! Win! Win big!

Ye Yun's excited wording in the battle report was so funny that it almost made him want to laugh.

What kind of damn winning strategy is this! The person who wrote this battle report is definitely a genius. Give him some more time, and he could probably write a propaganda article titled "Ten Victories for the Federation, Ten Defeats for Zeon".

Most importantly, the boasting about the short sword's performance made Ye Yun, a shareholder of both Ye's Heavy Industry and Shuguang Heavy Machinery Manufacturing, blush with embarrassment.

"It's written in an exaggerated way, almost like shouting: 'If you want to fight Zeon, buy short swords! If you want to beat Zeon, buy even more short swords!'" Ye Yun laughed awkwardly. The performance of the short sword is better than that of the Zaku, which is correct. After all, the original design of the Zaku was not for MS combat. As for the short sword, well, I'm sorry, I'm a counter-type weapon, specifically designed for MS combat. The remaining anti-armor, anti-fortress, anti-personnel, and anti-ship capabilities are all additional features.

"The short sword is indeed very important in solving the problem of having or not having a weapon." The staff officer said very respectfully. The lieutenant colonel in front of them had just led them to defeat a large Zeon force operating in Southeast Asia and was preparing to launch an attack on Zeon's only fortress in Southeast Asia. Once the mining base was captured, it could be said that a relatively stable rear base had been established for the Federation Army.

Considering that Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company and Ye's Heavy Industry are the only MS manufacturers currently owned by the Earth Federation Forces, and the Federation Forces' largest MS and MS mixed force training center is also located here, the importance of this rear area needs no further emphasis!

In particular, in order to stabilize the mining base, the Zeon forces invested a lot of resources here and did not choose to advance in other directions in East Asia. The limited airdrop capacity was busy replenishing resources to the mining base, which directly reduced the pressure on the entire war zone.

"Perhaps." Ye Yun shrugged. "Send two congratulatory communications for me, one to Squadron 01 and one to the African Commander. Try to be as enthusiastic as possible." After all, they had lavishly praised the role of the GAT-01 short sword in their battle report, so we should at least give them some recognition.

"This might relate to the second matter." The staff officer handed the second document to Ye Yun.

"Huh?" Ye Yun looked at it, then froze. "This doesn't seem to be my responsibility."

“Indeed, it’s not under the jurisdiction of Lieutenant Colonel Ye Yun of the Earth Federation Army.” Aina chuckled lightly from the side. This was truly an interesting commander. He actually sent Ye Yun a private message, hoping that Ye Yun could help coordinate and get Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company to quickly replenish a battalion of mobile suits under his command. In other words, to replenish 17 GAT-01 Short Swords. Yes, at this point, we can’t just count the ones that were blown up; those that were no longer worth repairing also need to be replenished as soon as possible.

“But…” Aina looked at Ye Yun and smiled very happily, “Mr. Ye Yun, the major shareholder of Shuguang Heavy Machinery Manufacturing and Ye’s Heavy Industry, can help coordinate. At least we can cut in line. It’s no problem at all.”

"Does this guy understand how many people he'll offend by doing this?" Ye Yun sighed. Because the short sword had demonstrated its value, commanders on all fronts of the Federation Army were practically sending people to keep an eye on the production line of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company. After all, the Federation Army headquarters was no longer arguing about the allocation weight of squads; the ownership of every single mobile suit was being closely monitored.

It's hard to believe that just a short time ago at the internal meeting, many officers were strongly opposing Project G. But that's understandable; Project G, represented by the GAT-01 dagger, isn't developing civilian products, but rather purely military weaponry. And what best embodies the value of military weapons?

Its performance on the battlefield is naturally its defining characteristic!

The greatest value of this weapon is its ability to win!

A group of recruits who haven't completed all their training courses are able to operate such advanced weaponry and kill the opposing veterans' matching weapons! That's good equipment!

Oh, numerical superiority? Why not use your advantage instead of playing a one-on-one game of Animal Chess? Besides, we have a whole set of Earth Federation Forces MS mixed unit ground tactical training underway at our North Sichuan base!

Furthermore, the Federation has captured quite a few Zaku 2Fs, and the performance comparison with the Short Sword has already been completed at Federation headquarters. Although the Short Sword produced by Project G is certainly not as good as the results of Operation V, it is already enough to surpass the Zeon's main weapon, the MS06 Zaku 2, in terms of overall performance. This is sufficient for the Federation forces.

As for the minor issue of battery life, the supply packs provided by Ye's Heavy Industry can quickly replenish the ammunition and batteries of the Daggers. In the battle in North Africa, it was thanks to the supply packs of ammunition carried on the accompanying armored vehicles that these Daggers were able to recklessly spray water on the Zeon army's Zaku IIs.

"However, I owe someone a favor from before. I'll contact your brother later and see if I can offer him some help." Ye Yun scratched his head, not daring to give a definite promise. After all, according to what he knew, the day before yesterday, several generals in the European theater had argued with General Gap about getting a complete set of MS as soon as possible. In the end, Gap reprimanded them and gave the quota to North America first.

Yes, although Zeon claims to have conquered North America, the Federation Forces and the Zeon forces are still fighting each other all over the North American plains. The decision to distribute mobile suits to the past was naturally Gough's way of putting pressure on the Zeon Earth Attack Force and the North American politicians who had sided with Zeon (the daughter of a certain New York mayor was really fierce, piloting a Gauss to take on the White Base one-on-one)!

Imagine, a whole squadron of short swordsmen would drive the Zeon forces in North America crazy with headaches.

Afterwards, Gough's explanation was simple: in North America, the Zeon forces had not completely occupied the region, but in Europe, the Zeon forces had already established a very stable area of ​​control (Note 1). It would be quite difficult for the Federation forces to penetrate into it, but the current Federation forces were sufficient to contain the Zeon forces.

Under such circumstances, it would be better to focus our efforts on North America, preventing the Zeon forces from having a safe rear base for production!

After all... you can use MS airdrops, I can use MS air assaults! Let's see whose attack is more ruthless!

Especially when it comes to public opinion, haha... when the wreckage of Iphishu Island crashed into North America, a lot of people died! No matter how much people dislike the Federation, on the other hand, Zeon killed their relatives and friends and destroyed their property (Note 2). Who do you think you should support?

Just imagining how General Gap would react, and how the other Federation generals would react, when Ye Yun suggested to Gap that the African Army be supplemented with at least four squads of MS, gave him a headache.

Who says war is just about fighting and killing? Isn't it also about human relationships and social interactions?

Satisfying one of these demands would inevitably offend another! But the real problem now is Ye Yun's battle at the North Sichuan base, where he took away a lot of the enemy's MS. After all, we are all from the same faction, so it would be unreasonable not to lend a hand.

However, if Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company's production line could speed up, his sister and Kinias would absolutely not let up! After all, for these two factories, the production line was truly a printing press, the kind that prints money! No matter how many short swords were produced, the Federation would scramble to buy them! Unsold stock? Not a chance! The Federation army had even emptied Industrial Rio's warehouse! The finished product warehouses of both companies were no longer teeming with mice, they were practically overflowing with Formula 1 cars! Seriously, Ye Ning had never seen his own warehouse so empty.

Seeing Ye Yun's troubled expression, Aina smiled and gave him a suggestion, "If the other party doesn't mind, you can have him go and get those test GAT00 Rios from the Federal Headquarters. Anyway, at this stage, the performance difference between the Short Sword and the 00 Rio is not significant. Even if they are not used in combat, they can always be used for base defense."

So far, the basic performance of the GAT-00 Leo and the GAT-01 Dagger is actually quite similar. It was only after several minor version iterations that the Dagger's response speed and ability to move in complex environments improved, which widened the gap between them.

"It seems this is the only way." Ye Yun shrugged. Including the one being tested by Ye's Heavy Industry, it's exactly the number for a small team... It's a satisfactory conclusion.

Although Ye Yun knew that Ye's Heavy Industry actually had some GAT00 Leo models assembled from spare parts... he obviously couldn't give them away!

We initially said there would only be four units, so there can only be four! This is a matter of principle and integrity! No amount of extra money will suffice!

Chapter Fifty-Six: Gao Yun Comes to the Door

"Whoosh...whoosh..." The engine's shrill roar echoed in the laboratory of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company. The long exhaust flame proved the powerful propulsion of the backpack prototype being tested, and the drooping wings indicated that the flight backpack was in the testing phase.

"This is the prototype of the backpack system?" A dark-skinned Federal Army officer looked up at the huge, black and red thruster.

“It’s a test model, not even a prototype.” Kinias gestured to several units with parameters and told the people next to him to investigate the situation. Then he turned to the people in Federation Army uniforms behind him and said, “General Gao Yun, you are very welcome to visit.”