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“Good! General Gap, now that you’ve seen it, the Military Police Headquarters has enough strength to carry out cross-border missions. On the contrary, North America has been having a hard time under the pressure of the Zeon army lately. I remember that recently Dawn had a whole company of short swordsmen…” Since they need people to help, they should provide corresponding support.

“A squadron of short swords?” Gaupu glanced at the shocked military police major general, his eyes narrowing slightly. The little guy was still too soft-hearted. “Hmm, your suggestion is very necessary. Prioritize their deployment on the North American front. And Major General Fronlow, you should also go to the front to oversee the battle.”

"……Yes!"

Chapter 146 Ye Yun! Gundam! Attack!

"It has escaped Earth's gravity, and no unstable air pressure was detected inside the ship."

"Radar activated, no signs of Zeon mobile suits or warships, no Minovsky particles detected."

"All equipment tests are normal; self-test has passed!"

"The heat insulation panel has been lowered."

With a series of commands from the bridge, the white base entered space and began its voyage through space.

"Self-inspection reports from each department." Although dressed in a spacesuit, the elderly man sitting in the captain's seat looked at the starry sky with a serious expression, then, as if remembering something, he looked down and asked, "How are our guests?"

"The service team is coming out of the security room. Ah, a report has arrived. Colonel Ye Yun and his men are preparing for their shifts. The first group is... Colonel Ye Yun, Major Aina, and the Death Wither Squadron from Squadron 666." The communications officer quickly asked after reading the report, "Captain Paul, should we contact Colonel Ye Yun?"

"Okay! Connect the communication." I was a little surprised that Ye Yun was so responsible, after all, Ye Yun's evaluation at the Federation headquarters was actually a bit of a mixed bag.

Those who think Ye Yun is outstanding point to his achievements: he fought tough battles and won them all beautifully!

However, those who think Ye Yun is incompetent generally argue that Ye Yun's victories were all easy wins, achieved when his side had a huge advantage. They claim he's the kind of person who would say, "I could do that too!" They argue that he's just a rich kid who came to the Federation Army to gain experience, and there's nothing to brag about.

Paul wasn't very interested in this pointless argument. After all, he knew very well that if he were truly incompetent, his proud and fierce soldiers wouldn't obey his commands, let alone fight the Zeon army to a standstill on such a terrifying battlefield!

To be honest, Paul looked down on both those who supported and opposed Ye Yun. After all, they were hiding in the safe haven of Chabro, engaging in empty talk, while Ye Yun... even if he was just here to gain prestige, Paul actually hoped there would be more young masters like him who came to gain prestige!

Then the screen projected the state of Hangar 2. The Hangar was packed full of mobile suits. Normally, the Pegasus-class White Base could carry six mobile suits, but now, besides the RX-75 Guntank and RX-77 Guncannon, there were also parts to be assembled into Gundam Unit 2, as well as various packed V Project items. So Hangar 1 was completely full.

Ye Yun, Aina, Gao Long, and Nores's Dagger 105s were assigned to Hangar No. 2. The remaining Dagger 105s were all housed in the lower part of the ship, in the temporary modified hangar originally used to store the Gunpelli. Of course, there were no runways or other facilities here; takeoff could only be achieved through the mobile suits' own propulsion.

So, when the screen opened, everyone saw Ye Yun and Aina embracing, wearing spacesuits produced by Ye's Heavy Industry that had better performance. The two were spinning on Aina's short sword 105, taking off their helmets and snuggling together, seemingly whispering something. On screen, Ye Yun kissed Aina affectionately, and then Aina slapped him in protest.

Ye Yun's short sword 105 was not brought into space with the ship because he, Ye Yun, is currently the temporary pilot of Gundam Unit 1.

Of course, he would drive this machine all the way back to Earth, back to Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing. This was Ye Ning's gift to Kiniasmao after the transaction between the two parties.

"Whoa!" Everyone on the bridge stared wide-eyed. Although Ye Yun and Aina had never hidden their relationship, back in the Dhaka base, a group of female pilots would tease Aina all day long, trying to get some wedding candy, only to be pinched a couple of times by the embarrassed and annoyed Aina and then run away crying and howling.

"Hey..." Captain Paul wasn't a conservative person, and he understood that in the uncertain world of the battlefield, it was precisely the time when men and women's feelings could develop most rapidly. However... Ye Yun, as the most promising colonel-level officer in the Federation Army, had actually shamelessly made such a rude move! This really displeased him.

But listening to the atmosphere of men exclaiming and women screaming on the bridge, Paul could only cough loudly twice to signal his crew to behave themselves. Ye Yun really didn't know how to restrain himself at all on the ship.

"Ship approaching! Identification signal is... Salamis-class light cruiser! Number 2! Approaching us!" Just as Captain Paul was about to say something, the radar operator suddenly spoke up, "The other side has initiated a communication request, do you wish to connect?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Paul!" The moment the communication connected, a surprised smile appeared on the other end of the line.

"Romizenski!" Captain Paul was also surprised. It was extremely rare to run into his disciple in a foreign land, but it had happened. "He looks very energetic. Now, tell me about your mission."

“Let’s go to Low Earth Orbit and fight those Zeon bastards,” Romizensky said without hesitation. “But we’re already on our way back. The Dagger is mostly damaged, and we’re running low on ammunition. But Lieutenant Colonel Paul, you…”

“It’s a classified mission.” Paul didn’t say much, simply explaining his situation.

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, do you need me to escort you to Luna 2?" Romitzinski was about to say something when alarms suddenly started flashing on the bridge!

"Muse 2, the enemy has begun releasing mobile suits." The Salamis-class was on high alert because they were operating in the war zone and detected the enemy's presence almost immediately.

"This ship is now entering combat readiness. Sound the battle alarm. Colonel Ye Yun, are the MS units ready to launch?" Although the personnel deployed at the White Base are young, they are all excellent elites. In addition, this is a newly built elite warship, and the equipment on the warship far exceeds the performance of the Salamis-class, which are hardworking "military horses" in the Federation Army.

“The enemy doesn’t have many of them, so there’s no need to send them all. The Death Wither Squad will be responsible for guarding the warship. Gao Long and the others will be on standby on the warship after they arrive. As for me…” Ye Yun had already climbed into the RX78-1’s body. “Let’s go meet them. Aina, this date is a bit special.”

"Thank you for your hard work. Please keep the tactical communication channel clear." Lieutenant Colonel Paul nodded. In terms of rank, Ye Yun was higher than him, and in terms of combat experience, Ye Yun seemed to be more experienced as well. So he followed Ye Yun's instructions, but still reminded Ye Yun that flirting should be done at the right time and place.

"Alright! RX78 Gundam Unit 1, Ye Yun! Launch now!" With Ye Yun's simple words, the front armor plate of the white base opened, and the Gundam standing on the ejection platform launched Ye Yun out under the operation of the ejection device.

The moment the Gundam activated its thrusters, Ye Yun felt a powerful G-force. "Is it even stronger than the bare Dagger 105?" Ye Yun reached out to the side to try and open a flight attitude control assistance software. This was already the standard control system for the Dagger 105, and the latest test version had reached the point where it could record each pilot's flight operation habits and make specific fine adjustments.

However, it was clearly not a standard system for Gundam, and Ye Yun discovered that it lacked this function. Ye Yun rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. By the time he got to Side 7, suppressing Tim Ray's ROM flashing became Ye Yun's firm idea.

"GAT-1B Dagger Type B, Aina, launch!" Soon, Aina's dagger was also placed on the pedal and launched into space.

"Aina, how does it feel?" Ye Yun asked simply.

"Under simulated combat conditions, my space combat level is the best," Aina said with a smile, very decisively. She knew she needed to reassure Ye Yun at this time. "The Death Wither Squad has already launched." Several points of light were departing from the hangar in the interior of the white base.

"Command transferred... Norres, defend our home." Ye Yun took a deep breath.

"Please dance with confidence, Colonel Ye Yun." Norres accepted Ye Yun's assignment. Having already returned to the MS hangar, Norres quickly jumped into his Short Sword 105 and began to activate it. He, Aina, and Gao Long's Short Sword 105s all carried high-mobility backpacks.

"Zaku!" Aina suddenly noticed two points of light flashing by in the distance. These guys were obviously planning to ambush Ye Yun and his group in the wreckage of the Low Earth Orbit.

"Ah... let me see just how powerful this is, the most powerful mobile suit in the Earth Federation, meticulously crafted under Project V." Under Ye Yun's control, the jet-black Gundam Unit 1 raised its beam rifle. "I see you!" The opponent's voice, brimming with tension, excitement, fear, and of course, a vicious killing intent, was transmitted with crystal clarity!

That filthy torch!

The beam from the beam rifle easily pierced through what appeared to be armor plate from the wreckage of the Musai. A nearby Zaku carrying a rocket launcher watched in horror as his teammate, who was hiding behind the wreckage, was shot through the chest.

"Is this a battleship's shelling?" The thought had barely crossed the mind of the Zaku 2 pilot when, in the next instant, the Zaku he poked his head out was blown off by a beam of light.

Gundam Unit 1 swept past the headless Zaku without any hesitation. Ye Yun in the cockpit sneered at his cowardly opponent, "Trying to run now?" The aperture on the sights was already shrinking. What an idiot's idea.

"It's a bit too late!" Aina pulled the trigger, and the 59-1A extended heavy-barreled 90mm machine gun in Dagger 105's hand fired two bullets at the enemy's cockpit. The first shot killed the enemy, and the second shot finished him off, making sure that the Zaku in front of her was completely dead. When she looked up, she saw a third Zaku being pierced through from behind by a beam of light and explode.

Chapter 147 Gundam's First Battle

"One minute, three Zaku IIs?" The people on the Musai at the back were stunned by the three explosions and the three red crosses on the tactical panel. "Are the Federation's mobile suits monsters?"

"Enemy aircraft approaching!" the radar operator beside him shouted in alarm.

"Anti-aircraft fire! Quick! Don't let them get close! MS! Move closer! Stop them!" Perhaps because the Gundam was rushing over at such a speed, the flames from the explosion of the three Zaku had barely dissipated when Ye Yun's Gundam had already reached the vicinity of Musai!

"I'm starting to understand why that guy Io likes to play music in the cockpit!" Under the powerful G-Force, Ye Yun's lips curled into a bright smile.

Yes, fear. The other person is afraid. Just because I approached so quickly, the other person has already started to feel fear. This feeling is really amazing!

"What, want me to sing you another song?" Following behind, Aina gazed at the Gundam ahead with a slightly intoxicated look in her eyes. She didn't know when it started, but she had already gotten used to chasing after him! Perhaps it was all destined the moment he pulled her out of the wrecked car against the light.

"Alright!" With a sudden stop in mid-air, dodging the rocket launcher fired by the Zaku, Gundam Unit 1 raised its hand and fired a shot. The particle beam from the beam rifle easily pierced through the Zaku. The pilot didn't even have time to scream before he was reduced to ashes in the explosion.

"Next time!" Aina pouted. She was just saying it casually, but Ye Yun, that scoundrel, actually agreed. She used her shield to block the opponent's almost desperate and frantic barrage, then raised her hand and fired a 90mm machine gun, blasting the Zaku to pieces.

"This feeling of overflowing firepower is absolutely maddening!" Ye Yun licked his slightly dry lips. Looking up at Muse, who was making an abrupt U-turn in an attempt to escape, Ye Yun laughed, "Hey, hey, hey... the ball isn't over yet, why are you leaving!"

As Ye Yun stepped on the pedal, the Gundam, in a series of maneuvers, almost grazed Zeon's anti-aircraft fire and forcefully cut into the enemy's close-range position.

"Full speed ahead! Quickly! We must shake them off!" The captain of the Musai was truly panicked! The enemy, at most, had only deployed two mobile suits from the Federation! Just two! Six of their own mobile suits had already been destroyed! And what was going on with those enemy mobile suits? They had seen it—they were firing mega-particle beams! This couldn't be faked! When did mobile suits start using such weapons?!

The captain was absolutely certain that if he could bring this message back, he wouldn't be blamed; he might even be rewarded! The Federation forces had actually attached such a terrifying weapon to their short swords!

Well... all we can say is that the upper echelons of the Zeon military may know something about Project V, but this information is strictly blocked from the middle and lower combat command levels.

The G Project's mass-produced short sword is already giving the Zeon forces a major headache. If the theoretically superior V Operation is revealed, what will happen to the morale of the front lines? Therefore, when Captain Musei of the Zeon forces saw the Gundam Unit 1 using a beam rifle, he subconsciously assumed that it was a short sword using a beam weapon.

Similar rumors have been circulating within the Zeon military for some time, seemingly originating with Luna 2, suggesting the enemy possesses beam weapons, though these have never been confirmed.

But witnessing firsthand the enemy taking down one enemy with a single shot, and even those hiding behind the wreckage of the warship, unable to escape the enemy's attacks, sent chills down the captain's spine. The armor plates of the Musai were not much thicker than the wreckage that had been pierced through!

"Whoa!" Captain Muse, who had been momentarily distracted, was finally brought back to his senses by the violent tremors.

"Left engine..." Before the damage control officer could finish speaking, another violent tremor struck, "All main engines... destroyed, the warship is about to lose power!"

"What?!" The captain of the Musai was shocked. Although he had guessed it, he was still shocked when he was told that the engine had been destroyed.

What followed terrified him even more. Just as the main guns of the Musai-class ship hurriedly turned to try to aim at Ye Yun's "black dagger" in their eyes, it rapidly swept past the hull, rising in altitude while firing several shots. The crew on the bridge could only watch in horror as streams of mega-particles pierced through the Musai's three twin-mounted turrets.

The explosion knocked almost everyone on the bridge to the ground.

"This...this is impossible!" The captain, dressed in a spacesuit, struggled to his feet amidst the violent tremors caused by the explosion, clutching his chair. "Have the Federation's mobile suits become this powerful? We must send the intelligence back!"

After all, it wasn't unheard of for the M'sai to have its engine destroyed by Federation MS before. But more often than not, it was bombarded by 380mm rockets from the enemy, or ambushed by those damned Daggers wielding 180mm heavy cannons nearby. But both of those weapons were extremely large and heavy. This black MS in front of them clearly didn't have such a large weapon, yet it dealt the same damage, and it was even obvious that it could carry more ammunition...

This is a power difference that has reached the stage of technological iteration! It's a combat power gap that the Zeon army can't simply bridge by increasing the number of mobile suits.

However, all of the captain's judgments were no longer valid and could not be sent back to Zeon.

"Hey!" The scream from behind made the captain turn around. What he saw terrified him, making him feel as if all the blood in his body had turned cold in that instant. As if in slow motion, he clearly saw...

Outside the bridge porthole, a small light began to slowly illuminate the gun in the hand of the jet-black "Sword" gunner, gradually brightening... Finally! Everything was frozen in a fleeting moment of light!

"Whoosh!" Unlike the captain's reaction, Ye Yun's Gundam fired a shot almost without stopping, then activated its thrusters and sped away. After all, the neighboring Musai wasn't a dead man!

They might even have gone mad with fear, and at this point, they wouldn't care about the possibility of friendly fire, firing all their main cannons at once, intending to kill the Gundam head-on! If Ye Yun had stopped for even a moment, he might have been hit by Musai's Mega Particle Cannon!

Then there was a small problem. Ye Yun was very close to Musai, and Musai's firepower consisted of twin-mounted cannons. As a result, in the rush, at least two shots hit the already smoking Musai ship directly, which was essentially finishing off an allied enemy.

"Tsk!" When Ye Yun pulled the trigger, this time the beam rifle did not release a deadly particle stream like before. He glanced at the ammunition level in the corner of the screen and saw that it had reached zero. Ye Yun clicked his tongue, slung the beam rifle aside, threw off his shield, and grabbed the hilt of the beam sword with both hands behind his back.

"This is... a beam saber!?" The people on the bridge were speechless. With Ye Yun's control, Gundam Unit 1 flew in an arc and plunged into the blind spot of the lower hemisphere of the Musai. The two beam sabers pierced directly into the bottom of the warship. Then, with full thrust, they sliced ​​through the bottom armor with sparks and lightning. The beam saber blades cut through countless devices. The explosion ripped through the Musai's hull!

"This really is a powerful Musai." Ye Yun looked at the warship's main gun, which was still stubbornly spinning, and the anti-aircraft fire that was still trying to spray water at him. The bloodlust in his eyes began to show. The Gundam Unit 1's head gun fired rapidly, and the 60mm machine gun, capable of tearing apart the main armor plate of a Zaku, simply wiped out all the anti-aircraft fire on the side! Then, the beam saber in his left hand unfolded, transforming into a beam spear mode (yes, the original beam saber was this flashy, Amuro used it to throw at the Gau), and hurled it at the hull, directly piercing through the Musai's mid-section turret!

The explosion sent the other two main guns flying and quickly spread throughout the entire warship.

"We...we...ah!" The captain grabbed the communicator, seemingly wanting to shout something, but the sudden appearance of the Gundam Unit 1's large face outside the porthole in the next instant terrified him so much that he collapsed to the ground. He could only watch helplessly as Ye Yun swung his beam saber horizontally, slicing open the bridge, and the explosion engulfed everything!

"They really are... terrifying combat power!" Captain Paul exclaimed in astonishment. Six Zaku, two Mse... their side only deployed two MS. Aina didn't charge too aggressively; she just provided cover for Ye Yun the whole time, yet she witnessed Ye Yun annihilate the enemy with overwhelming superiority.

"This is Colonel Ye Yun of the 13th Mobile Force of the Federation Army. You are the low-orbit patrol fleet of the lunar fleet?" Ye Yun had no idea what Paul was thinking. He turned his head to look at the short sword flying towards him not far away. From that direction, he felt a sense of bewilderment and excitement.

"Yes! Colonel Ye Yun, we are the second batch of trainees, and we are very happy to meet a living legend!" The other pilot immediately saluted Ye Yun over the communication. Putting aside the connection between Ye Yun and their Luna 2 MS unit, the terrifying combat record Ye Yun had achieved alone was enough to warrant their salute.

He single-handedly wiped out an entire enemy assault squad!? Wow! Is the chief instructor of the Federation MS forces that terrifying?

"It's me. I'm very happy to see you all. This machine belongs to the Federation Army's top-secret project. I was just conducting a temporary test flight. After you get back, delete all records. We didn't meet today. This is for everyone's good, understand?" Ye Yun's voice was serious.

"I understand! So... can we still take a photo together?"

"what?"

Chapter 148 A Not-So-Easy Journey

"These are truly unexpected requests." Ye Yun toyed with the photos in his hand, shaking his head with mixed feelings. The requests from the guys on the Salamis-class were indeed unexpected. They had already returned to Luna 2 and wanted to take a group photo with Ye Yun and the rest of the Thirteenth Mobile Squadron.

Ye Yun's eyes held a complex expression. The longer a veteran stays on the battlefield, the less they like to get close to new recruits. It's not that they're cold-hearted, but rather that it's less painful that way.

A very simple, yet chilling number: after several months of combat, Ye Yun's personally trained MS pilots have suffered considerable losses. On the Earth Force's side, the former First, Second, and Third MS Battalions have collectively lost over 70 personnel (including those injured or retired), exceeding 35%, due to various reasons. The Space Force's first batch of trainees has lost 7 personnel (killed in action), accounting for nearly 12%.

So Ye Yun and Aina didn't have a deep conversation with the other party, but they did accept the other party's request to take a group photo with a group of MS pilots in the hangar converted from the bow of the Salamis-class ship. Of course, the Gundam Unit 1 and the like would not appear in the photo. After Ye Yun finished fighting, he flew back to the White Base.

Ye Yun and Aina, dressed in pilot suits, stood at the foot of the short sword with the main staff of the two warships and took a group photo. Everyone's faces were full of happy smiles. After all, Ye Yun is now the Earth Federation Army, a top-level commander and ace in the military.

Of course, Ye Yun also reminded them that the photos should not be shown out until at least three months later. For now, please keep them safe and do not accidentally send intelligence to the Zeon spies.

They all agreed, and one by one, under the warning of the military police, they signed the confidential documents before Ye Yun returned to the White Base.

“Not surprising.” Doris stared at Ye Yun with a flicker in her eyes. “MS are so difficult to pilot, but in your hands, you can single-handedly wipe out a small patrol fleet.”

When Doris said this, she wasn't flattering Ye Yun, but stating a fact: Ye Yun had kept his promise to her. Then, when Doris was test-driving the short sword at the African theater command, she almost crashed. After several more training sessions, she finally got a general grasp of it.

So when she watched Ye Yun and Aina wreaking havoc in space in the lounge of the white base, she almost popped her eyes out.

"The message from Luna 2 is that this time, the intelligence obtained after interrogating the Zeon prisoners is that the other side was just conducting a normal patrol and did not have any particular target. If there is anything suspicious, they said that when they first set out, there was another strange-looking M'sai that set off with them, but it quickly left the group."

"..." Ye Yun frowned, then looked at the photo in his hand. For some reason... Ye Yun felt no ripples, ah, I mean no ripples...

Something's not right. Shouldn't I be panicking?

The reason why Ye Yun jumped onto the Gundam and rushed out to fight when the Zeon army attacked this time was partly because Ye Ning instructed him to try to get as many opportunities as possible to fight and collect combat data on the Gundam Unit 1, so that it would be convenient for Genesis to develop the GAT-X series.

On the other hand... Ye Yun also knew that stealing Gundams was a tradition!

After all, there are only two parts to SEED, and it didn't happen that many times; it was just two robberies!

Ye Yun didn't know this when he watched the video, but later, when he occasionally looked back at his childhood stories, he learned from the comments that a certain loli son, the commander-in-chief, was the most famous villain in the entire history of Gundam. He was the first character to try to steal the Gundam. Oh, and he also seemed to have his eye on the ship, which is the white base that Ye Yun is currently standing on.

So when Ye Yun first stood at the foot of Gundam Unit 1, he was thinking to himself, "Hey buddy, how many people are after you? Can you give me a definite answer?"

However, Ye Yun's feeling at this moment told him that it didn't seem to matter and that no one would likely cause him any trouble.

Hmm... I should have gone back to Ye's Heavy Industry headquarters before heading to space this time, and touched Rita's little hand!

Then, in the next instant, Rita, inside Ye's Heavy Industries, cried out, "Achoo!"

"Captain Paul, we should be able to drift over the next few days, right?" Ye Yun tapped the table twice.