Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 172 The Aftermath of the Battlefield
The air defense siren sounded throughout the position, and each soldier of the air defense force followed the order quickly and launched a new round of air defense battle.

At first, the air defense troops guarding the position noticed the huge scene of their own interceptor fleet fighting with the incoming Zeon air support troops.

every second,
every cent,
Both enemy and friendly aircrafts fell to the ground.

That scene was as gorgeous as a shooting star during the day.

However, in every meteor falling from the sky, there are fresh lives.

As the enemy and we were fighting, and the combat airspace continued to spread above the air defense positions, everyone couldn't help but sweat.

Because, the moment both the enemy and ourselves completely enter the air defense area, it is the moment when the air defense forces launch an attack.

By then, the Earth Federation's air defense forces cannot guarantee whether they can avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces in such a fierce battle.

At this moment, a surprising change occurred.

The chief of staff had just arrived at Ray Bill's side, and before he could speak, he was stopped by the other party.

The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, only to find that a pair of binoculars had appeared in Ray Bill's hand.

"This war is over."

Rebel put down the telescope and breathed a slow sigh of relief.

Under his gaze, the fall of two Gauwu-class attack aircraft carriers was undoubtedly a signal that the Zeon ground troops' rescue operation, which had traveled thousands of miles, failed.

Ray Bill still didn't know the process of the fall of the two Gau-class attack aircraft carriers, but he was able to see some clues from the commotion of the Zeon ground troops.

I'm afraid that among the second Gaou-class attack aircraft carrier that fell, there must be important generals of the Zeon ground forces!
"Order, let the reserve team go out in full force! There is no need to reserve anything! Let's end this battle as quickly as possible!"

When Rebel issued the order for a full-scale attack in a calm voice, the entire Bataan bridge was excited.

This large-scale war, which has assembled 770 million military personnel and various equipment from the Earth Federation, has finally entered the final stage.

Under the command, the Type 61 tanks rushed out of the frontline maintenance center under the control of the impatient crew members, and rushed all the way along the road opened by the friendly forces until the final battle with the Zeon Osa Front Army. front,

Fighters that were kept in reserve, or that had just returned from the air battle front line for emergency maintenance, took off one after another and rushed to the still fierce aerial battlefield.

An Earth Federation soldier who looked tired but became more and more motivated followed the path opened by his own armored forces, constantly cleaning bunkers and positions that may have hidden the remaining enemies, and thoroughly grasped the fruits of victory in this war. in hand.

In the local battlefield where the orbital airborne troops were fighting, a battleship that was very similar to the rumored White Fortress, but whose "front legs" as MS attack channels were straighter than the White Fortress, was slowly burning from the ground. The wreckage of the Zaku II passed over and headed towards the Bataan, the Earth Federation Army's frontline command headquarters for the Odsa battle.

"Captain. Zeon's orbital airborne troops have been basically wiped out! Now, they are being mobilized by the headquarters to go to the C3 area where the Bataan is located to assist in defense."

After confirming the exchange of information with the headquarters, the upright first mate asked this ship. This is a brand new battleship built by the Earth Federation to deal with the war crisis caused by Zeon. It is also the famous White Fortress since the outbreak of the One Year War. Stewart, the captain of Pegasus-class assault landing ship Gray Ghost, sister ship of LMSD-76, reports intelligence.

"Well. I see."

Stewart nodded and let the first mate plan his next actions.

As the captain of this brand-new battleship, Stewart did not expect that he would have the opportunity to catch up with this huge battle launched by the Earth Federation after it assembled most of its ground forces.

Being able to participate in this battle, regardless of whether he can make contributions in this battle, will definitely be a glorious addition to his resume as the captain of this brand-new battleship. "It seems that you and I are pretty lucky."

Under Rebel's order, the Gray Ghost did not attract the attention of the Zeon army as a lone force like its sister ship White Fortress, but was arranged to intercept the Zeon orbital airborne troops landing on the ground.

But this level is much easier.

After all, before the Zeon orbital airborne troops land on the ground, they will be intercepted by the Earth Federation air defense forces.

"First Mate. Did you mention a name in the report just now, Black Deathwing?"

Stewart's eyes looked toward the burning sky where wreckage continued to fall with flames and thick smoke.

"Yes! Captain. The Black Deathwing is the title of Major He Ming, the most famous legendary figure in Zeon and our Federation."

"Yeah. I heard that Zeon gave him this title!"

Stewart laughed.

"Indeed. The intelligence coming from the headquarters shows that the dark death wing seems to have become the key figure for our army to win this battle."

The first mate recalled the information exchanged with the command headquarters since the war began.

"Yeah. From the early stages of the battle, the Black Deathwing single-handedly drove the machine deep into the enemy's formation, taking out all of Zeon's heavy weapons, strongholds, and even the frontline headquarters. This kind of courage and strength is really rare. Also No wonder General Ray Bill trusts him so much."

"Captain, are you jealous?"

"Hahahaha! How could that happen?"

Facing the first mate's question, Stewart laughed a few times, and then showed a look of thinking.

As one of the only Pegasus-class assault landing ships participating in this large-scale battle, Gray Ghost's role in this battle is actually a bit simple.

This is inconsistent with the combat positioning of the Gray Ghost and even the entire Pegasus-class assault landing ship.

Even though the mission of intercepting the Zeon orbital airborne troops was very important, the Gray Ghost seemed dispensable when surrounded by friendly forces.

Under this circumstance, when receiving the order to go to the command headquarters and the area near the Bataan, Gray Ghost's captain Stewart couldn't help but speculate whether a new mission would be issued immediately after this battle.

Otherwise, wouldn't the gray ghost, which had just experienced a small landing battle and still retained most of its combat power, become a decoration?
Will General Rebil, who is leading all this, let this happen?
the answer is negative.

However, Stewart still couldn't understand the deeper meaning of this.

While thinking, the MS unit to which Gray Ghost belonged completed the task of cleaning up the battlefield and sent back a request to return home.

"Captain! NT1 mission completed! Apply to return."

"Oh? Is it Christina and the others? Approved to return!"

(End of this chapter)