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“It was about the same time as when you led the attack on Baikonur.” Merk sighed. “Do you know how envious I was when I saw your troop rosters? If I had a mobile force like that, I could really prepare to launch a full-scale attack.”

"The problem is, even with nearly 10 mobile troops, it seems like Alexandria is short-staffed, right?" Ye Yun looked at the map in front of him. "So the biggest problem right now is not anything else, but that the Zeon army has received reinforcements, and the troops at your disposal are not enough to deal with the reinforced Zeon army, is that what you mean?"

“Hmm…” Merck nodded. His side was short of troops. The original all-out offensive was actually to draw away the Zeon forces everywhere, and then concentrate forces to make a decisive victory with Ye Yun’s troops as the core.

“If we can’t muster enough troops to launch an attack in a short time, we can consider, from time to time, taking advantage of the enemy’s weaknesses to force them to commit troops.” Ye Yun looked at the electronic map. “I always… like to annihilate the enemy’s manpower and technical weapons in battle… They can’t keep resupplying the Zeon forces here indefinitely.”

“That makes sense. A war of attrition is supposed to be like this, but… how do you know where their weakness is?” Merck frowned and looked at Ye Yun.

"Let them take us there!" Ye Yun shrugged. The Zeon army's weaknesses were obvious. They lacked mobile suits, advanced weaponry, ammunition, and even food. Ye Yun smiled somewhat maliciously. "Prepare a Zeon-style drop pod, put two tampered Zaku inside, make sure the exterior is badly damaged by Swordfish, throw a few corpses inside, and then send it to them."

"Two?! Zaku?" Merck looked at Ye Yun as if he were a lunatic. Two Zaku were already quite a sum of money, and Ye Yun just gave them away like that?

It's not that the Federation forces didn't have a mere two Zakus. In the warehouses that collapsed due to the explosion in Baikonur, which Ye Yun had broken through, the Federation forces had already dug out a total of nine of the latest Zaku J models. Whether they were sent from North America or space is currently unknown, but their assigned direction seems to be the European theater of operations in the Odessa direction.

There was no way around it; Ye Yun and his team were just too dedicated. Baikonur, even now, remained merely a "spaceport" on paper. Forget restoring its functionality; the corpses they dug up every now and then were enough to make the engineers vomit their dinners. Coupled with the increasingly urgent maintenance pressure on the steel artery, the entire project was progressing extremely slowly.

The repairs could take a long time and require a huge investment of resources. The Federation forces are hesitant about whether to simply abandon the area. After all, there's only one runway, which can be barely used after emergency repairs. As for the other buildings... well, you'd better treat them as high-risk structures and not set foot inside them!

“That makes sense…” Merck weighed the situation very quickly. Due to the activity of the Federation Air Force and the deployment of the Gunpelli, Federation soldiers began to replace their Short Sword 105s in batches. The use of the high mobility backpack land-based air-jump tactic was being deployed on a large scale. Now it’s not just the African theater; the Zeon vanguard forces are almost always short of supplies.

Therefore, Ye Yun's suggestion can be said to have hit the other side's sore spot! You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub! Two Zakus are just bait enough to make them reluctant to give up.

"After destroying this supply storage base, we can launch a large-scale harassment campaign..." After Ye Yun opened up his mind, since the Zeon African Army was so lively because they had obtained supplies, then we should no longer tolerate it, start fighting on the spot, destroy the supplies, kill the personnel, and bleed them dry!

"Moreover, the Federation forces in the African theater have an absolute advantage in troop strength, especially here." Ye Yun pointed to the ground. "Spread out your troops and show them to the Zeon forces! As long as they still want Alexandria..."

“They must put their main force here! They don’t even need to engage in large-scale battles in other directions; they can just nibble away at them! All that’s left is to wait for them to become weak…” Merck was very satisfied. Sure enough, some people are born with talent. Ye Yun had never attended a military academy, but the two plans complemented each other, using a combination of bleeding and nibbling to treat both the symptoms and the root cause.

"Colonel Ye Yun, this is a message from Ms. Ye Ning." After Doris whispered a few words in her ear, Aina walked to Ye Yun's side, saluted formally, and reported to Ye Yun. Strangely, a communications officer also walked to Merck's side and said a few words.

"My sister doesn't know what's going on, I'll go check on her." Ye Yun was a little puzzled. His sister usually wouldn't interfere with what he was doing; at most, she would wait for him to achieve something and then try to steal it away!

"I also have a communication here." Major General Merck sighed. What was headquarters up to? He was just about to get things going when another urgent communication came in.

Then, about ten minutes later, when the two met again, their eyes looked very strange.

"Should we marvel at how accurate your prediction was?" In the end, Ye Yun looked at Major General Merck with an expression that seemed to say, "Merck, you've been plotting against me!"

Ye Yun received a message from Ye Ning that the second part of their deal with Project V was to help Project V gain the ability to use the backpack system. In addition to a lot of technology and resources, Operation V would have to give up Unit 1 after the space test was completed, "to be deployed to the North Sichuan Base for backpack system adaptation and modification experiments." In short... Ye Ning got a big toy from Project V for Kinias.

"Headquarters has really gone mad. I'm about to get this going and they're sending you to space again," Merck said irritably. "It's just a matter of going up there, flying around in a mobile suit for a couple of minutes. Hurry up and come back! I've just finished the preliminary preparations here. We've been preparing for this show for so long, I've reserved the lead role for you."

"Alright! I'll be right back!"

Chapter 144 If there is a chance

"They're here! The leader of the Mobile Force! Damn, did they all fly in by themselves? The Mobile Force's main force truly lives up to its reputation as an elite unit where everyone is an ace." Because they heard that the youngest and most capable officer in the Earth Federation Forces would be arriving in Chabro with his main force, many people gathered at the auxiliary gate through which they were rumored to be entering to watch.

Then they saw that the sixteen-unit Dagger 105 flew in directly through the half-open gate entrance, without waiting for the elevator at all, and even slowed down after entering the base.

Watching the formation of aircraft roar past, the powerful airflow generated by the high mobility backpack land combat version made everyone present feel a strong wind blowing in their faces, and everyone's clothes were blown fluttering. Several unlucky guys even had their military caps blown away.

"The 666 Squadron's jet-black Demon Hunter paint job is really cool! Damn, are those camouflage markings on their shoulders?" As a short sword belonging to a Shima member flew past the group, someone with sharp eyes noticed two rows of destruction records on the short sword's shoulder. Besides mobile suits, there were also markings of Musai, various combat vehicles, and several large-scale combat badges on the bottom.

Furthermore, the kill badges worn by Ye Yun's subordinates weren't simply images of targets. For example, the Zaku kill badge depicted an electric sword piercing the head of a Zaku! It exuded a murderous aura!

"What a beautiful landing! Those arrogant MS pilots should really see this. Tsk tsk, this is real piloting skill!" Watching the Dagger 105 perform a magnificent turn and then a reverse jet to quickly reduce its flight speed before moving to the side.

"This isn't something just anyone can do. This is indoors, the air turbulence is completely different from outside." A major holding a helmet looked at the scene with burning eyes. He also wanted such a showy technique, especially since it looked like it was just standard procedure for others.

"Ah, Major Nick." The group noticed the person beside them, the commander of the MS unit attached to Chabrol, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "There's something going on..."

“You said it yourself, there are some rumors… You’ve seen his piloting skills, and his achievements speak for themselves. His authority is built on victories. Those guys are helpless against him except for spreading rumors in the corner.” As an MS pilot and a mid-to-high-ranking officer, Nick was beginning to experience the pain of having no one above him, no one speaking up for MS pilots.

Unfortunately, the struggle for the interests of different military branches and services has always existed...

If Ye Yun can truly rise to a high position from the perspective of an MS pilot, it would be a tremendous boon for all MS pilots.

Under such circumstances, Major Nick naturally chose to speak up for Ye Yun, "Otherwise, how could they possibly have the treatment of having all of them equipped with Type B short swords?"

"Yeah, everyone has the Type B short sword and they're all equipped with flight packs. I'm so envious." Several MS pilots nearby started whispering among themselves.

"Alright, everyone go back. The General Staff's car has come to pick up Colonel Ye Yun. He's going to attend an emergency meeting. We little guys won't get to see this excitement."

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"Greetings, generals!" After entering, Ye Yun saluted the Federation generals present as usual. To be honest, he himself was not quite sure whether these people had been so eager to mobilize him here because of the V operation or for some other reason.

Ye Yun's gaze swept over the Irish lieutenant general who was standing to the side with his head down and not saying a word. It seemed that since the last Low Earth Orbit battle, this man had been frighteningly low-key. Apart from his own work, he basically did not interfere much. Doris could not even find out any news about him leaving Chabrol. It seemed that he planned to stay in his room and die.

This surprised many people, and also gave Doris and Ye Yun, who wanted to find fault with him, a headache.

After all, doing nothing means no more mistakes! No mistakes mean no one can find fault with him, and besides, this guy is cautious enough to have cleaned up all the mess beforehand. This left Doris and Rachel feeling a bit helpless.

"Ye Yun!" General Rebil looked at Ye Yun with a smile. "Baikonur fought very well." With such a straightforward and excellent evaluation, Rebil was practically using his personal prestige to help Ye Yun clear away any trouble.

After all, two voices have recently emerged at the Federal Army headquarters. One is that Ye Yun's rank does not conform to the Federal Army's promotion rules and is considered an extraordinary promotion! This is unfair to ordinary, hardworking Federal Army officers.

Another issue is that Ye Yun's own battle record is questionable. Take the recent Battle of Baikonur, for example. The Federation Army invested such a large number of troops and advanced weaponry, yet in the end, they only managed to obtain a dilapidated base! Moreover, the losses were enormous! Ye Yun is nothing but a figurehead!

Rebil's words, "Baikonur fought well," were tantamount to the highest level of the Federation Army directly sealing Ye Yun's fate in his previous battles! Any further words would be a challenge not to Ye Yun.

"Yes, the mission objective was achieved very well, but next time you don't need to exert so much effort." Gao Pu also said with a smile, wondering if he had been too busy lately. Did these idiots not know what kind of risks Ye Yun took to carry out this assault? He really jumped directly over the head of the Zeon army into their heavily fortified base. Those who thought Ye Yun didn't complete the mission well should try it themselves.

With the two highest-ranking officers in the Federation Army making the final decision, from today onwards, those with too many ideas can—no, must—shut up! After all, no one wants their personal future to be affected.

However, this needs time to develop. Junior and mid-level officers need some time to understand the higher-ups' attitude. If some people still don't know what's good for them after they've made their stance clear, then all we can say is, "Some people need to sort out their thoughts."

“We’re just talking about the recent situation in space, so you can just sit back and listen in. You’re about to head to space anyway, so it’s good to know what’s going on.” Gap waved his hand, signaling the meeting to continue.

"Yes!" Ye Yun saluted, stepped back, and turned around. Several officers next to the first empty seat in the first row gestured to Ye Yun that this was his seat.

"..." Ye Yun twitched his lips. He felt that he was somewhat unable to bear the responsibility for this critical position.

Of course, this might just be Ye Yun's own thought. As a high-ranking officer, given the unique nature of the 13th Mobile Unit, its formidable combat power, and its remarkable achievements so far, with the generals seated on the platform, who among these colonels-level officers truly deserves to sit in the first row, first seat?

In the subsequent meeting, Ye Yun was given a general understanding of the current situation of the entire Earth sphere, including the space battlefield, before carrying out this mission.

Admittedly, the Zeon forces still hold a significant advantage in space, but on the ground, they no longer possess the same formidable strength they had at the start of the war. Their few elite mobile suit units are struggling to keep up with the Federation forces' attacks, and they must also be careful not to be caught by the Federation's air force.

Under such circumstances, what's the point of talking about offensive operations? Just being able to hold on is already a good outcome. The worst case scenario is like the current Zeon Afrika Korps. Both sides know that the Federation Army is preparing to deal with them. No matter how much they struggle, it's just a struggle. They finally managed to launch a large-scale attack based on accurate intelligence, but the battle had barely ended, and before they could even publicize their victory, it was all for naught.

The Federation forces launched the Baikonur attack with brutal force. The 13th Mobile Force jumped in with almost frenzied frenzy, blowing up the HLV that was refueling and destroying the entire base! This completely shattered the morale of the Zeon forces.

From this point on, the entire steel artery is open to traffic! The war of attrition phase will be quickly skipped, and the Federation forces will face the decisive battle they have been longing for.

The generals argued for more than ten minutes over who would get the transport capacity.

Amidst this pointless argument, a major behind Ye Yun nudged him and handed him a piece of paper. Ye Yun glanced at it and said, "Could the supplies for Daggers be slightly tilted towards North America? Zeon has begun to strengthen its military presence in North America."

After reading it, Ye Yun turned to the side, pointed to his face, and looked surprised. Seeing the other person nod, he quickly wrote a line on the paper: "You think I can make the decision? Even if Dawn increases production, I still can't make the decision."

“…Alright.” The major sighed and slumped back in his chair, looking somewhat dejected.

"Rip..." It was another sound of paper being torn.

Then the major looked at the paper handed to him and said, "If you can help keep an eye on Karma Zabi's movements, let me know if there's a good opportunity."

"!!!!!" The major and the officers who had gathered around out of curiosity looked at Ye Yun with horror after seeing what was written on the paper. Ye Yun sat upright as if he wasn't the one who had just written the words.

Seeing their reaction, the other officers nudged them, and the major silently handed over the paper in his hand. Soon, the paper circulated among the group of colonel-level officers. Although they dared not make a sound because of the meeting and the presence of the bigwigs, everyone who had seen the paper looked at the person sitting in the first seat of the first row with an excited but also fearful gaze.

Ye Yun sat upright, listening attentively to the current situation.

They had all heard, more or less, what Ye Yun had said when he witnessed the colony satellite crash. At the time, they thought it was just a slogan, but now, they all felt a chill run down their spines, and at the same time, a surge of hot blood welled up in their chests...

This guy is really...

Seriously?!

He wanted to kill Karma Zabi!?

Chapter 145 A Gentle Instruction

"Little guy, you have a strong desire to kill." When the meeting ended, the note Ye Yun wrote was handed to Gaup. After reading it, Gaup smiled and handed it to Reibill next to him. "It seems that some people have no intention of talking to Zeon at all."

“Hahaha…Young men! We no longer possess such unwavering courage!” Rebil sighed, recalling the gleaming eyes of the officers, their spirits seemingly ignited. “Born generals.” With that, he handed the note to Tianm beside him.

Tiam chuckled after reading it, then shook his head. "It's a pity that killing him would create too many variables. We don't know what kind of situation we'll face. It's best to..." He sighed deeply. "So, he was born to be a general, while we are just a bunch of scheming old guys."

Tianm had to admit that, aside from the possibility of provoking the Zabi family to go mad, the Federation army would gain enormous benefits from Karma's death. The huge propaganda advantage alone was worth the effort! Moreover... after killing Karma, the Zabi family would go mad, and the whole situation would inevitably descend into chaos, which would be an opportunity for the Federation to exploit.

With Gihren, Kycilia, and Dozru dividing the world into three, the remaining scraps belong to Grand Duke Dejin. After losing Kalmar, the conflict between Gihren and Kycilia might even be triggered. How it will explode, and whether the outcome will benefit the Federation forces, or whether the Federation has gained an overwhelming advantage in the current balance of power, remains to be seen.

But with such a high price to pay, is the Federal Army willing to gamble with him? Is it worth it?

It was precisely because Ye Yun realized that he was actually calculating gains and losses that he really wanted to seize the opportunity to take down Karma, which is why Tianm made that remark just now.

"Hahaha..." Gao Pu was somewhat smug, but before he could say anything, Ye Yun's voice came from outside the door, "Ye Yun requests a meeting!"

"Come in!" Gao Pu pressed the intercom on the table, and the door unlocked the next second, Ye Yun stepped in.

"Have you gone to see it? Rebil prepared some really good stuff for you." Gap gestured for Ye Yun to sit down and tossed him a pack of cigarettes.

"Thanks, I went to see it. It was a bit exciting, but it's definitely something we really need. It's just a pity we can't put it into battle immediately, otherwise the African theater would probably be over in a short time." Ye Yun took the cigarette, pulled one out, and lit it for himself. To be honest, Ye Yun never expected that Rebil would give him such a big gift. It was really a bit frightening.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Rebil asked with a smile. This was neither sarcasm nor politeness; he genuinely wanted to hear Ye Yun's suggestions regarding the Pegasus-class battleship as an MS pilot and MS force commander. If the suggestions were reasonable, he was willing to include them in the future development of the battleship.

Yes, Rebil gave Ye Yun a warship, a Pegasus-class!

After the meeting, Ye Yun was told the location of the gift that Rebil had mentioned earlier. He then led all the members of the mobile unit to rush to see their "gift." When they saw it, everyone was in a state of shock!

The LMSD-76 Grey Ghost Pegasus-class assault landing ship is over 90% complete and is currently undergoing intensive internal equipment installation and testing. If all goes well, it will be completed within a month and assigned to Ye Yun.

Ye Yun went to take a special look because next to this warship was the warship of Project V, the famous warship "White Base" that even a Cloud Gundam like Ye Yun would know, which was also the warship Ye Yun was about to board.

"Um... I don't know much about warships, but I can say my impression is that it's very good. It's multi-functional in both air and space, making it a very good mothership for a small mobile force like mine." Ye Yun said very seriously. "If I had to point out any drawbacks... well, it might be that the MS hangar space is too small to accommodate more MS. For such a large ship, I don't need too many, just enough for one squadron. Also, I feel that two runways are a bit too few. It would be great if we could double that!" Ye Yun gave two very intuitive observations.

“It’s a bit of a greedy idea.” Rebil wasn’t angry. He just pointed at Ye Yun and exchanged a smile with Gap. “But it’s too late to modify it now. You can use it for now.”

"Yes! Thank you very much!" Ye Yun stood up and saluted, his expression very serious.

"This time, I'm sending you into space. Can you guess the purpose?" Gao Pu looked at Ye Yun like a teacher looking at a student, asking, "Do you know how to solve this problem?"

"If it's just transporting Project V's mobile suits and testing them in space, that's a high-paying and leisurely job, and I wouldn't be the one getting that opportunity." Ye Yun spread his hands, and the generals present all laughed. Was this kid being self-deprecating? "So... what do you want me to do with this thing? Or is it some kind of conceptual deterrence?!" Ye Yun was somewhat curious as to why these big shots would send him out to wander around in space at this time.

“Yes, and not entirely.” Rebil shook his head. “You should have already guessed the large-scale campaign we’re about to launch, so…”

"They need me to draw their attention?" Ye Yun was stunned. "What makes me so special?" This statement was so absurd that Ye Yun was completely shocked. He couldn't believe he actually possessed such power within the Zeon army! Were they kidding? With such a commanding presence, how could they dare to cause him trouble?!

“You underestimate yourself. The Zeon forces have been specifically gathering intelligence on your activities. They are watching your every move closely, fearing that you might do something big.” Tianm laughed as he said this. “Don’t forget, last time you went into space, you caused them to lose seventy or eighty Zaku.”

"..." The arguments were so compelling that there was no way to refute them. Ye Yun didn't know what to say. "I wonder what I need to do for this... um, this luring operation?" Ye Yun felt that even if he was tricked by these old foxes, he wanted to die knowing why.

"We don't make any demands in this regard. As long as you can draw the attention of the Zeon forces, we will agree to let you carry out an attack on Side 3's homeland." Rebil shrugged.

“This permission is indeed outrageous.” Ye Yun’s lips twitched. “Simply put… it means I… wait…” Ye Yun looked at the people in front of him, his lips curving slightly. “Well then, according to the agreement we discussed earlier, Unit 1 will be sent to Ye’s Heavy Industry for backpack system compatibility modifications. Before that, can I use it a little?”

“Okay…” Rebil and Gap looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and considering that Unit 2 had already begun to be assembled, even if Unit 1 was destroyed under Ye Yun’s piloting, it didn’t seem to be a big problem.

"Thank you for your approval." Ye Yun's lips curled up.

“You just heard about what’s happening in space.” Gap tapped the table, signaling Ye Yun to pay attention. “It’s not time for that yet!” As he spoke, he picked up the note Ye Yun had entrusted to the North American major to keep an eye on Karma’s whereabouts. “Even if we’re going to kill him, he should die when the scales are tipped just one last weight away from tipping. Do you understand?”

"I understand." Ye Yun naturally understood that Gao Pu was pointing him out. Ye Yun could only sigh and say that bad people can use any means necessary, but good people have to be restrained!

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. The people who attacked your base last time weren't from the Space Force." Rebil said this casually, and a general sitting next to him covered his face and began to smile bitterly. General Rebil's words about the attack... were truly a fatal blow to him. If Ye Yun wasn't willing to back down, then his day was over.

He didn't even dare to look at Gao Pu. Why were people smearing Ye Yun all this time? Wasn't it all because of that absurd idea? They wanted to drag Ye Yun down from his current position.

Ye Yun had previously refuted the African theater's accusation that the captured group of people were kidnappers, escalating the matter to the level of the other party attempting to seize military secrets related to Project G that he had left at his base. The seriousness of this matter had completely changed.

Ye's Heavy Industry has already caused a stir. A squad of short swords that were originally to be issued to the military police were "damaged by an accidental collision and need to be repaired before they can be delivered." Subsequently, several batches of short swords for the military police were also detained for "quality spot checks."

Furthermore, Ye Ning seriously complained to Gao Pu about this matter, because Rita and the other two—forget about child labor! Ye's Heavy Industry is paying them wages; that's how people from Ye's are!

If the trouble at Ye's Heavy Industries was just a minor one, then the way the MS commanders transferred from the Dhaka base looked at them sent chills down the spines of the military police officers.

"Colonel Ye Yun, I apologize for the mistake of our military police... The information he submitted that day was to inquire about the progress of the Zeon army's MS communication code cracking, which is why the military police gave permission."

"So you're saying the military police have nothing to do with that guy who calls himself Augusta?" Ye Yun tilted his head and looked at the major general opposite him, clearly understanding what the other party was thinking, hoping to "make a big deal into a small deal, and a small deal into nothing."

However, when the other party has clearly infringed upon your interests, never think that taking a step back will lead to a brighter future.

There is an old saying: "Today, cede five cities; tomorrow, cede ten more; then you can have a night's rest." No explanation is needed; just look at the two halves of the sentence: "He rises and looks around, and the Qin army has arrived again."

let?

“That gentleman is indeed not one of our military police.” The military police major general was silent for a moment, looked at Gao Pu who was not saying a word, took a deep breath, and thought, “Either I’m finished, or the other party is finished. Let the other party be finished.”

"Hmm... So he wanted to retaliate?" Ye Yun looked at the major general, not feeling excited about the successful provocation, but only feeling disgusted. It was truly a case of bloodshed and tears on the front lines, and the Federation was destroyed by these insects. At this point, he still wanted to avoid offending either side? Dream on.

"...Yes." The military police major general nodded without looking at Ye Yun. He had already decided that he would teach that idiot a lesson when he got back! He had made him lose face so badly. Could Gao Pu's favorite be easily touched? Not to mention that he had now offended the entire Ye family. His good days were truly ahead.