In the press conference that followed, Aube was determined not to join the World Security Alliance and officially regarded the alliance as an opposing force. At the same time, he announced that all alliance members in Aube's territory would be captured. He also expressed that unless the alliance took the initiative to declare war on Aube, they would not initiate a war. He also warned the alliance not to cause any misunderstandings that might lead to war.
Whether it was the words and attitude of the press conference or the actual actions of the Aube military, both sides expressed the determination of Xiao Ran's leadership that Aube would never succumb to the alliance. And this action seemed to have angered the alliance that originally planned to privately discuss with Xiao Ran. Under the lead of the Eurasian Federation and the Atlantic Federation, the World Security Alliance began to put pressure on Aube and issued an official notice.
They wanted Aube to immediately remove Xiao Ran from his current position, dissolve the current government, and agree to all the demands of the World Security Alliance. At the same time, a joint fleet set off from a joint base and began to head towards Aube.
The current situation of Aube seemed to be exactly the same as the situation that Aube encountered two years ago. They were both threatened to dissolve the government and then attacked. Last time, there was the Archangel and the four Gundams, Freedom, Justice, Assault, and Storm. This time, there was the Justice Gundam that had been modified to its limit, the Savior, Chaos, Abyss, Gaia, Assault, and the Dawn Gundam that had never been seen before, the four Aeschi members who had yet to leave, the Lord Angel with the ultimate weapon, and even the Divine Will and Crimson Dragon that could rush back as soon as a battle broke out. Just in terms of strength, they were far stronger than the previous battle.
In the previous battle, the number of MS in Aube's army was very few, and they did not reach the level where they could equip the entire army. Moreover, most of the MS pilots had no combat experience. But this time, it was different. No matter how limited their development was, they had reached the level where they could equip the entire army. Their combat power was definitely not to be underestimated.
With the combat power of Xiao Ran's Justice Gundam and Divine Will Gundam, it would not be difficult for them to delay and eliminate one-third of the joint fleet's strength and ships. The only thing to worry about was the number of participants in the joint fleet. In such a small-scale battle, the number of participants on both sides of the joint fleet and Aube would be one of the important factors that determined the outcome of the battle.
According to the notification at the beginning of the mission, there were less than 50 participants in this mission. A few days ago, three participants were completely defeated by Aube. It was unknown how many participants of the joint fleet, but similarly, it was also unknown whether there were any participants in Aube's army.
However, when Xiao Ran heard the news, he was so angry that he laughed. In order not to affect the plot, he did not take the initiative to start a war with the joint fleet. Instead, he asked Aube to remain neutral and warned the joint fleet not to act rashly. He even suppressed the rumors of him being kidnapped by the joint fleet. Although in this world, he was indeed kidnapped by the joint fleet, as a participant, Xiao Ran did not have much self-awareness about it.
He did not expect that the joint fleet would turn a blind eye to his restraint. They even took the initiative to send a joint fleet to Aube. However, it was not surprising that this joint fleet would put a lot of pressure on the joint fleet and the World Security Alliance. After all, they were also in the midst of a full-scale war with the Zaft Army. Coupled with the chaos around the world, according to Aube's staff, this joint fleet was the largest force that could be gathered to deal with Aube in a short period of time.
Not long after the joint fleet issued the notice, Xiao Ran also asked Aube to issue a notice, warning the joint fleet to immediately disband the World Security Alliance, remove all the rights of the joint president, and disband the existing joint government. Otherwise, the joint fleet would be destroyed at all costs.
The joint fleet and Aube's actions affected the tense nerves of the entire world. Meanwhile, the small countries and forces that fawned over Xiao Ran at the party were silent at this time. None of them proposed to advance or retreat with Aube at this time. On the contrary, the Mars delegation, which did not have much power at all, was chosen by their 'prince', Yagnes, to stay behind to help Aube get through the current crisis. He believed that Xiao Ran's actions were for the sake of the country and peace, but the help they could provide was limited. Other than a strange-looking Delta Heresy, there were only some modified combat MS that were manufactured by the civilian mass produced heresy. There were not many of them, so they could not be of much use.
While the entire Aube Ministry of Defense and the cabinet were busy, Xiao Ran and the four-man team of Aeschi also met up. There were participants in the joint fleet and PLANT, so there was no reason for Aube to not have other participants. However, with Xiao Ran's current status, it was impossible for him to have any contact with those hidden participants. The four-man team of Aeschi had already announced their identities during the last battle in Aube's territorial waters, so it was only the four of them who could find and contact those hidden participants in Aube. Xiao Ran only gave them one day.
According to Xiao Ran's information from the General Staff, the joint fleet would arrive at Aube's territorial waters in at most forty-eight hours. Xiao Ran gave them one day to find the participants in Aube because he hoped that they could use the remaining one day to take the initiative and change the battlefield to a place far enough away from Aube.
Xiao Ran did not take the initiative to let the participants in Aube jump out. The first reason was that Xiao Ran's identity was somewhat special. The second reason was that Xiao Ran rarely had any contact with other participants in the mission world. After all, he was not very clear about the way participants communicated with each other in the mission world. However, the four-man team of Aeschi was different. They had been mingling among the participants for a long time, so naturally, they knew the general behavior of the participants. They also knew how to contact participants who belonged to the same faction.
In the first twenty-four hours, the four-man team of Aeschi disappeared without a trace in Aube. After Mu took over the new body of the Gundam Savior, the OS that he requested the Twilight Society to modify was also completed. Meanwhile, the Assault Gundam that he had been piloting for the past two years was officially handed over to a person called Wade Rabi Nadaga, nicknamed Panther. He was a low-level Aube aristocrat but had excellent combat strength.
The pilot nicknamed Panther was the arch-enemy of Yura Seran. As for the reason why, the Panther Wade had always liked Kajali. Moreover, as a member of one of the many aristocrats in Aube, he was also the other pilot of the Assault Gundam. After all, as the Prime Minister, Kajali could not personally enter the battlefield at all times. To a certain extent, Wade filled in the gap of the body that Kajali could not personally enter the battlefield. He took on the role of the leader of Kajali's bodyguards.
The entire Aube army was also actively preparing for battle. On one hand, they had a large fleet that took the initiative to intercept Aube according to Xiao Ran's orders. On the other hand, they had to build a defensive line to protect the mainland of Aube. This battle, whether it was Aube or the Alliance, could not afford to lose.
Aube could not let the mainland of Aube fall into the flames of war and fall again. For the Alliance, forming the joint fleet to attack Aube this time was already very stressful. Once they failed, they would suffer even more pressure from the Zaft army. If Aube won, it would be once and for all for Xiao Ran. They would not have to worry about the Union continuing to attack Aube for a period of time.
On the other hand, if the Alliance won, they would obtain everything that belonged to Aube. Whether or not Aube would still exist was another matter. At the same time, after the Alliance obtained the power of Aube, it would also bring a lot of pressure to the Zaft army. Even Tillandar, who was sitting on PLANT's side, could not handle the development of the current world situation.
But for Tillandar, no matter who won the battle between Aube and the Alliance, it would only bring him benefits and no harm. No matter which side was weakened, it would still bring him a step forward in his plan. At least on the surface, Aube and PLANT were not enemies, so Tillandar would still be able to maintain the necessary contact.
Tillandar immediately asked someone to inform Aube that the Zaft army could send troops to help Aube. However, Xiao Ran neither agreed nor refused. He only asked someone to reply that PLANT and the Alliance were in a state of war. Aube was in a neutral position and only fought to protect himself from being invaded. He would not ally with any forces and would not interfere with the decisions of any forces. However, Aube would uphold the attitude of kindness and help to his friends, and malice and war to his enemies.
Although Xiao Ran did not give a specific reply to the Zaft army's willingness to help, his reply was almost the same as agreeing. He was clearly telling Tillandar that he did not care if Tillandar sent people to help or not. After all, the Alliance and the Alliance were enemies, so it was only right for them to send people. He would not ally with anyone and would not interfere with Tillandar's actions. As long as Tillandar was Aube's friend, then they would be friends and help each other.
After the reply was sent, there was no reply from the other side for a while. Xiao Ran was also dealing with various aspects of the adjustment work in the National Defense Headquarters. He looked at the reports one by one and waited for the first twenty-four hours to end before the departure time.
When Xiao Ran was busy with the documents, Bakirulu walked up to him. Only then did Xiao Ran look up from the pile of documents that needed to be signed. At first, he thought that it was Aesch and the other three who had returned. He did not expect that instead of Aesch and the others, it was someone else.
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