"Oh my god, this is unbelievable. I originally thought that this battle was just for show so that the guys from the alliance would back off. I didn't expect that we would win in the end. I never thought that we would win, and win so easily too."
"That's right. We had three times the number of enemies, but we only had to pay a few sacrifices and losses to defeat such a large joint fleet. It's unbelievable just thinking about it. Compared to the rewards we gained from this battle and the meaning of victory, those sacrifices and losses were worth it."
"It's all because of Sir. If Sir wasn't there, even if the other party's combat power was one to one, those Gundams would have been enough to deal with us. Did you notice? Just like that, Milord piloted that black Justice Gundam and destroyed all those Gundams. Now that I think about it, I feel like I'm dreaming. How could such a powerful mech be destroyed so easily? "
"That's nothing. You haven't experienced the battle two years ago. At that time, I was on the Archangel and participated in that battle. At that time, we only had a few battleships. How terrifying was the combined fleet of the Union and the Zaft? In the end, they were beaten to a pulp by us. My lord, the nickname 'Black Devil' was coined by the Union and the Zaft at that time."
"I know, I know. Sir also led a team to destroy Zaft's Genesis and saved Earth, becoming the world's hero. The two sides didn't dare to continue the battle and hurriedly signed an armistice agreement under our Aube's supervision. They couldn't refuse all kinds of compensation. At that time, the soldiers of Aube were in the limelight. No matter where they went, they would receive the best treatment. Unlike the past two years, the troops stationed abroad had no dignity at all and had to swallow everything."
"Fortunately, Sir was there. Otherwise, if it were Lady Kajali and those dogs from the Selan Family, Aube might have already joined the World Security Alliance and started to listen to the alliance's command to fight against Zaft. Aube is the third force that upholds the belief of peace when it was founded. How could it ally with other forces to attack another force? At that time, I was thinking that if Aube really joined that alliance, I might as well leave the army to avoid doing something I didn't want to do. Fortunately, Sir came back."
"Speaking of which, Sir shouldn't have given power to Princess Kajali. She didn't have the ability to lead Aube at all. The originally powerful Aube became like this in two years. If Sir didn't come back, who knows what would have become of Aube in the end? Maybe it would be occupied like two years ago. There are rumors outside that Sir had no choice but to give up power. It was the result of Princess Kajali pushing behind the scenes. At that time, Princess Kajali was the legitimate successor, and Sir was just the acting Prime Minister. "
"By the way, I don't know if you have heard, but during the two years that Milord disappeared, he was actually detained. It seems that our people in Aubry colluded with the people on the other side to take Milord away. When our troops arrived, we couldn't find any trace of Milord except for some bullet shells. If we don't have a traitor among us, how could Milord be taken away so easily? Moreover, for the people in the alliance to kidnap Milord without him noticing, hmph, how could there be no conspiracy in between?"
"Could it be Princess Kajali? At that time, Princess Kajali was in charge. "
"Who knows."
When Xiao Ran arrived at the entrance of the war room, he heard such conversations. Judging from the voices, it was basically some young people talking. At this moment, in addition to these young soldiers, there were actually many older senior officers in the war room. But at this moment, no one stood up to stop these young soldiers from saying those words that seemed to incite emotions.
After hearing these conversations, Xiao Ran also slowed down his pace. But when he heard that someone actually involved Kajali in the conversation, the corner of Xiao Ran's mouth curled into a faintly discernible smile. Then, he slowly walked in with a solemn expression.
At this moment, the entire war room could be said to be quite busy. Even though there were some young people who took the time to speak, it didn't affect the work in the war room as a whole. After seeing Xiao Ran walk in, no matter if they were standing or sitting, they all straightened their bodies and saluted Xiao Ran sincerely.
If it weren't for Xiao Ran, they would have joined the World Security Alliance by now. Without autonomy, they would have no rights. But now, Xiao Ran allowed Aube to maintain its original independence and also led them to victory when the enemy outnumbered them by several times.
Everyone's face was filled with sincerity, respect, and worship. The entire war room was also silent. They used their own ways to express the recognition and respect in their hearts to Xiao Ran.
Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, Xiao Ran merely nodded and waved his hand. He then sat down on the main seat in the war conference room. "The battle on the mainland is still ongoing. Everyone, make good use of the time to deal with the work on hand. Immediately send out teams to receive the surrendered allied forces and arrange for some of the warships to return first.
"Yes."
In an instant, the entire war room sounded in unison. Several senior officers also sat to the left and right of Xiao Ran. Looking at these senior officers, Xiao Ran picked up the documents in front of him and asked, "What's the latest news on the mainland?"
After Xiao Ran's question appeared, an officer on the left quickly answered, "The latest news was sent three minutes ago. The defense line on the mainland has been completely stabilized. With the help of the MS troops supported by the Heaven's Pillar, they have successfully defeated the allied MS troops that entered the mainland. Two of the three large MS units have been destroyed. According to estimates, all the enemies will be completely wiped out in about 30 minutes."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly. In fact, other than the three Gundam Destroyers, the allied forces did not arrange for too many MS troops to provide cover for the three Gundam Destroyers. Overall, the number of MS troops invested in Aube's airborne troops was not many. Once the Gundam Destroyers, which were the real combat power, were destroyed, the remaining ordinary MS troops would be easier to deal with.
"Has the situation stabilized? But we have to tell them that no matter what, they can't let their guard down. The energy source of those large MS may be nuclear, so we have to avoid the possibility of them self-destructing." Xiao Ran pointed at the officer next to him, then asked, "Are the civilians and the cities affected by this battle?"
"A small number of them suffered some losses due to the impact of the enemy's large MS firepower at the beginning of the battle. We have received reports of civilian casualties and certain property losses."
"Well, the follow-up work must be handled well. Don't drag it out. Solve it as soon as possible." Xiao Ran was not surprised that there were civilian casualties. After all, even large-scale places like the military port and garrison base were destroyed. It would more or less affect the surrounding civilians. However, after confirming such a situation, Xiao Ran did not ask further. Instead, he changed the topic again. "How's the recovery team over there?"
The recovery team was a few battleships left behind after the previous joint attack on Aube's fleet. They were responsible for receiving the captives from the previous battle and salvaging the Dark Assault and Red Sacred Shield.
"All the surrendered MS have been received, and the pilots have been detained. The salvage team has basically found all the survivors. The black body has also been salvaged. The specific location of the red body has been determined not long ago. It will take about half an hour to salvage it."
"Hmm." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "After the work over there is done, let them return directly to Aube. They don't need to join us. Take care of all the captives. Don't let any accidents happen."
"Okay."
Next, Xiao Ran asked one question after another, such as the loss of the fleet in this battle, the loss of MS, the sacrifice of personnel, and so on. After getting the answers, he also made detailed arrangements. Almost an hour passed just like that in the war room. After arranging the work, Xiao Ran dragged his tired body back to his room.
He lay on the bed and closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the sky outside had already turned dark. After this sleep, the mental power consumed by him had also been greatly replenished. At least, the empty feeling after the battle could no longer be found. Xiao Ran also slept for several hours. During these few hours, no one came to disturb him. This also meant that the situation of the entire fleet and the situation in Aube's territory was also going well.
After waking up, Xiao Ran went to the war room again. From the people inside, he learned that the battle in Aube had ended. All three Destruction Gundams were destroyed, and all the accompanying elite MS troops were also destroyed. The rescue and inspection work of the battle area had begun.
In addition to matters related to the battle, PLANT officially announced a declaration of recognition of Aube as a neutral country after the battle, while the alliance had remained silent. In addition to PLANT, some small neutral countries and forces that were paying attention to Aube also jumped out one after another to declare their support for Aube and to remain neutral.
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