After listening to Captain Thalia's explanation of the situation on the Moon, Xiao Ran nodded with a slight frown. "In other words, the only thing we've achieved so far is the destruction of the two intermediate points. We haven't achieved anything in the frontal battle, even with the help of the Silver Hand and SS Eternity. Even if some of our airframes managed to get close to Requiem, they would have no choice but to retreat due to the enemy's firepower and lack of support. Even if we appear in the battle and attack Requiem from the side, we would first have to face more joint forces than we expected, and even more attacks from the dozens of Destruction Gundams?"
"It's like this."
Captain Thalia looked a little helpless at this time. The appearance of the joint forces was completely beyond their imagination and speculations. Originally, there was no joint force on Earth, so this situation should have been impossible, but things happened so suddenly. This led to the joint forces, who had the geographical advantage, to gain more advantages in resisting Aube's ZAFT Alliance, and the joint forces' attack fell into a stalemate.
However, these extra forces were also the joint forces' last trump card. The accumulation of so many years of development was indeed not to be underestimated. Even if the forces on Earth were wiped out, and most of the original joint forces chose to withdraw, the Moon, which had also been developed by the joint forces for many years, still retained a strong force and all the forces in the United Universe.
"A dozen Destruction Gundams, this number …" Xiao Ran thought of a dozen Destruction Gundams, mobile firepower fortresses, and strategic weapons firing at the same time. It was a little scary. As long as these Destruction Gundams firmly protected Requiem, one or two airframes, three to five airframes, even if they got close to Requiem, it would be difficult to deal with so many Destruction Gundams. Furthermore, Requiem had a strong energy shield that could resist all attacks. Except for the Dawn Gundam and Midnight Gundam, which could ignore the shield, even Freedom Assault and Infinite Justice would not be able to destroy Requiem under the protection of a dozen Destruction Gundams.
Even Xiao Ran felt that the sheer number of Destruction Gundams was indeed difficult to deal with. Although he was confident that he could take down a few Destruction Gundams, the key was that there were just too many of them. It was impossible for him to wipe out all of them by himself. Moreover, he had to deal with those Destruction Gundams while being heavily surrounded by the allied forces. He also needed enough helpers to pin them down.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ran also realized that it was impossible to break through the defense line of the joint forces and destroy Requiem in a short amount of time simply by relying on a frontal attack. The key was that the participants of the third main mission did not have much time left. Although they still had more than ten hours, the key was that in the next ten hours, not every participant could hold on for that long. Therefore, the current situation of the participants was actually very tense.
Of course, the participants were not the only ones who were nervous. Aube and the higher-ups of ZAFT were also very nervous. Although Xiao Ran and the other participants were sure that the time given by Prometheus was the final guarantee, for the natives, it was very difficult for them to understand what was going on. It was also difficult for them to determine whether Requiem would be launched ahead of time. With their hearts hanging in the air, it was enough to make these natives panic, unable to eat or sleep.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran asked again, "How's the situation with the Angel?"
"They've now entered space and are near the moon, but they haven't joined the main forces yet." Captain Thalia said, "According to the latest news, Captain Mary of the Archangel should be exchanging positions with Captain Mary of the Angel at this time. The specific time for them to participate in the battle still needs to be confirmed by Lord Xiao Ran."
Xiao Ran nodded. It was right that the Angel did not join the battle for the time being. Ensuring the safety of the Angel was the most important thing at the moment, especially when there were more forces in this place. Not joining the battle was to protect themselves. In fact, at the beginning of the mission, due to the lack of time, the Angel did not carry too many large reaction bombs and large MED warheads. This way, every warhead would be more important and precious in the following battle. Choosing the right time to use the two warheads would give them a greater advantage in the following battle.
Secondly, Bucky Lulu did not understand the real situation of the two weapons at all. Unlike Margaret, who had actually used the two warheads, she could understand and determine the range of the explosion after the two warheads were detonated. Only then could she cause the greatest damage to the enemy without implicating her own people. The large reaction bomb was equivalent to an enhanced version of a nuclear bomb. Even if it was powerful and destructive, it was easy to control. However, the MED bomb was different. It could really engulf everything within its effective range. Once one was caught in it, there was no possibility of escaping no matter what the situation was. This was the case for the powerful Giant God Idian, let alone the body of this world.
Naturally, no matter what, the MED missile would definitely not explode close to the moon. If it did, there was a 100% chance that a gigantic crater would appear on the moon. Although the large MED missile was very, very, very small compared to the dimensional devourer, there was a 100% chance that it would devour a gigantic semi-circular crater and completely change the moon's topography. In fact, it might even affect Earth to a certain extent. In any case, Xiao Ran did not want to use such a weapon within Earth's sphere of influence until the very last moment.
"Advance at full speed and join the battle in the shortest amount of time possible. Attack from the side and reduce the pressure on the front. This ship has Zhen, Rei, Heine, and my Justice Gundam. If they suddenly appear from the side and launch an attack, it won't be easy for the alliance to deal with them easily. Also, let Maude regroup with us after she takes over the Lord's Angel. My body also needs some supplies.
"Got it." Captain Thalia nodded. At this time, both sides were under the same command. Although Captain Thalia was the commander of this B Squadron in name, she still had to listen to the arrangements of the alliance command center, not to mention some small instructions from Xiao Ran, Aube's leader.
At this time, the Minerva was neither close nor far from the moon. After all, it took about two hours for the alliance fleet to come into contact with the Minerva's fleet, so even if the Minerva sped up, it would still take at least two hours. During this time, no matter how anxious they were about the situation on the other side, they could only wait patiently.
During this time, Xiao Ran stayed in the bridge, constantly learning about the situation on the other side through the information transmitted. After more than an hour, the two sides were still in a stalemate. The Silver Hand had achieved great results, but at the same time, there were also situations where several mechs were destroyed and pilots died. However, Xiao Ran still did not know who exactly they were, but the result was that they had successfully pushed the battle line towards the moon by a lot.
On the other hand, the allied side had also suffered huge losses after this battle, especially under the assault of Freedom and Infinite Justice, as well as the attack of the entire Silver Hand. Every minute, many MS and battleships were destroyed, and the battle between the two sides became more and more tense and intense.
The repeated transmission of information made Captain Thalia even more silent, because there were soldiers belonging to ZAFT and Aube dying on the battlefield every minute. The alliance command center had urged them to speed up several times, but no matter how fast they sped up, it still took them a lot of time to reach the moon.
Finally, the Main Angel appeared in front of the Minerva and soon joined the fleet formation towards the moon. Xiao Ran also left the Minerva's bridge at this time and drove the Justice Gundam back to the Main Angel. As soon as the Gundam was parked, Xiao Ran jumped out of the cockpit, leaving behind a sentence for the maintenance crew to repair the Justice Gundam and replenish the GN Dragoons. After that, he directly entered the Main Angel's bridge.
In the bridge of the Lord Angel, except for the replacement of Buggy Lulu by Marlow, the others have not changed. It's just that there is one more person in the bridge who is not a member of the bridge, Law.
Law nodded to Xiao Ran after seeing Xiao Ran enter the bridge, while Mary turned to look at Xiao Ran with a serious face. "You're here."
"Yeah." Xiao Ran nodded and stood beside Mary. "I've learned about the situation over there on the Minerva, but it's still a bit unexpected that the Aube and ZAFT alliance would be completely blocked by a joint moon base."
"It can't be helped. After all, there are too many people in the alliance, and they have the geographical advantage. There are joint defense facilities around Requiem and the moon base. It's very difficult to advance, not to mention there are so many Gundams defending. Are you sure you want to use that weapon?"
After hearing Mary's words, Law also turned to look at Xiao Ran. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his eyes fluctuated and he closed his mouth again with a resolute look on his face. Perhaps Law also found that the losses of attacking the moon base were too great, and if they continued, the losses would become even greater, so he also supported the use of the MED warhead to end the battle once and for all.
Xiao Ran shook his head. "No, I haven't thought about it yet. We'll talk about it when we arrive at the battlefield. I'm also worried that the impact of using the MED warhead will be too great. Let's see if we can tear a hole in the joint front first."
Mary also frowned and said, "That's fine. After all, once the MED warhead is used, the consequences are too serious. But just in case, I've already asked people to start calculating the most suitable detonation range. If it doesn't work, we can only use the MED warhead. Now the losses on both sides are too great, and in any case, there is no possibility of retreat this time. Once we fail, it's either Aube or PLANT that will be destroyed.
From Mary's words and Law's expression, Xiao Ran once again felt the difficulty of the battle. Although he did not join the battle personally, he had been paying attention to the progress of the battle from the Minerva. After hearing Mary's words, Xiao Ran also sighed slightly and said, "Calculating the distance to detonate the MED warhead can destroy the Requiem and minimize the impact on the moon and the earth as much as possible."
"Although once the MED warhead is used, especially in the earth's sphere, it will more or less have a certain impact on the earth, but the impact will not be as great as you think."
Law slowly floated to Xiao Ran's side. With the help of Xiao Ran's outstretched hand, he stopped in front of Xiao Ran and said, "The effect of the MED warhead is indeed similar to that of a black hole, but the MED warhead is more like a spatial transfer and devouring within a range. Although it has a certain degree of diffusion and devouring, it is not a real black hole weapon after all, and it does not have the terrifying suction of a real black hole weapon that can suck in everything around it."
"After the detonation of the MED warhead, the suction force will only act within the range of influence. Although the range will continue to expand during the process of action, and because of the expansion of the range, everything will be devoured and flattened. But as long as we can calculate the appropriate detonation coordinates, we can suppress the impact to a minimum."
"Although the use of the MED warhead will cause the loss of many innocent lives on the United side, as you said, since these people chose to stay on the United side and the LOGOS side, this is also their own choice. Even if they die because of this, they can't blame others."
Speaking of this, Law took a deep breath. After going through so many worlds with Xiao Ran and experiencing the sharpening of Prometheus, Law was still the kind-hearted Law, but not the Law who couldn't kill anyone. Since those soldiers were willing to fight for the United and LOGOS, then they were the enemies of the world and their enemies. It was reasonable to kill the enemy, and Law would not feel guilty or sad because of this. This was Law's maturity.
Xiao Ran patted Law on the shoulder and nodded gently. "Don't worry, if I have to sacrifice, my choice is of course to let the enemy sacrifice themselves. I'm just worried about the impact in the future. I'm not hesitating whether to use the MED warhead or not. Since even you said so, then it's done. But we also have to do some work in advance, such as evacuating the ordinary soldiers in advance. We also have to join the battle after we arrive and cooperate with Kira, Aslan, Cruzet, and the members of the Silver Hand. After all, we also have to suppress the joint forces in a certain range in order for the MED warhead to cause the greatest damage."
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