Just when Li Boyong was involved in the daily training of the MS unit.
On May 25, the ZAFT Army launched an attack on Panama as a retaliation for the Aragas incident, and the Panamanian defenders also invested in the first two MS units formed to resist.
Unfortunately, the ZAFT Army took advantage of the Alliance's weakness in using mobile suit technology and used large super EMP weapons like Gungnir.
While destroying the Panama Orbital Elevator 'Gate to Panama', it disabled all operating systems of the Earth Army's mobile suit. Panama then fell and the ZAFT Army massacred prisoners.
After the news came out, public opinion exploded, and natural people reported hatred towards the adjusters.
At the same time, the MS troops being formed in various places were united to hurriedly make emergency remedies to this weakness. The 5th MS mixed brigade to which Li Boyong belonged was also in a hurry.
After spending so many days in the San Antonio Joint Base, Li Boyong had some understanding of the fifth MS mixed brigade.
The predecessor was an ordinary armored mixed brigade. After temporarily receiving more than twenty assault daggers, it became the fifth MS mixed brigade. It was not taken seriously by the upper management in the army. In fact, it should be said that the entire San Antonio Joint Base was not. How to be treated by the military superiors.
The reason has to start with the factions within the Atlantic Federation army. After the war began, the radical forces of Blue Cosmos quickly rose up in the military. The bases and troops on the west coast and part of the space fleet basically fell into the Blue Cosmos faction. The east coast and the few remaining space fleets are controlled by the original establishment who are dissatisfied with Blue Cosmos.
It's not that they are dissatisfied with how noble the Blue Cosmos faction is and how friendly they are to the adjusters, but they are just not that radical. In the final analysis, the battle between the two sides is still a battle of interests.
But no matter what, at this time when the hatred for the adjusters was rapidly escalating, Blue Cosmos gradually took control of important all-power departments of the military headquarters, and the anti-Blue Cosmos faction was naturally suppressed.
The San Antonio Joint Base to which Li Boyong belonged was the sphere of influence of the anti-Blue Cosmos faction. Knowing this, Li Boyong knew why he, a remnant of Halbarton's Eighth Fleet, was transferred to serve here.
However, Li Boyong had no time to pay attention to the internal power struggle in the army, and only devoted himself more to the training of MS.
No matter how the upper class fights, these little soldiers will always go to the battlefield. After entering the battlefield, in addition to luck, whether you can survive also depends on your own strength and the strength of your companions.
So Li Boyong gritted his teeth and systematically learned the skills of a commander for himself.
Commander: Slightly improve the host's tactical literacy, slightly increase the hit rate of team members, and reduce the chance of subordinates disobeying orders, being timid, and panicking. (Learning costs ten plot points, and the minimum learning requirement is the rank of lieutenant.)
This was a choice he made after comparing for a long time. The commander's skill improvement is relatively comprehensive for the entire army.
He has a bunch of new recruits under his command, and this skill can prevent many emergencies on the battlefield.
And this skill can continue to be improved, but it requires a higher military rank and more combat points.
Damn it, the skills learned during the plot require combat points to improve, which almost made Li Boyong suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder again.
However, this skill is indeed useful. In the subsequent training, Li Boyong quickly integrated his subordinates through training and arranged some tactical routines suitable for MS battles.
Time passes day by day, and the world outside becomes turbulent.
After the Panama War, the Earth Army lost all its space ports, so it was inevitable to turn its attention elsewhere.
On May 29, at the United Earth Summit, Military Industry Director Murtagh Azrael instigated an attack on Orb. Although the Eurasian Federation and the East Asian Republic opposed attacking Orb, the proposal was forcibly passed by the Atlantic Federation. At the summit, it was also decided to launch the "Operation to Retake Victoria".
On June 1, the Earth United called for an "either self or enemy policy" against countries such as the Equator United, the Scandinavian Republic, and the United Emirates that remained neutral. The Earth United uses the media and other channels to conduct a large-scale propaganda war against the public; in private, it uses an almost intimidating attitude to ask governments of various countries to join the coalition.
On June 13, the 4th Maritime Fleet of the Atlantic Federation moved south as the main force, demanding the resignation of the representative of Obu Asha, the immediate dissolution of the parliament and the abandonment of force, and giving Obu 48 hours to consider. At the same time, a large number of follow-up troops entered to attack Obu. The combat readiness sequence.
However, the 5th MS Mixed Brigade to which Li Boyong belonged was not dispatched to join the battle against Orb, but instead joined the battle to recapture Victoria, which was the third offensive and defensive battle of Victoria.
After all, the faction to which Li Boyong belongs is not the same as Blue Cosmos, so Azrael, the leader of Blue Cosmos, does not want to use such a force.
In this way, the 5th MS Mixed Brigade was integrated into the Victoria Front as support sent by the Atlantic Federation, and was jointly commanded by the Eurasian Federation and the East Asian Republic.
This arrangement is simply like saying to the Eurasian Federation and the East Asian Republics: Well, this is cannon fodder for you. You can use it as you like. Don't be polite to me. This is my apology for the Alaska incident.
The headquarters of the 5th MS Composite Brigade was filled with the roar of the brigade commander.
But this can't change anything. Who makes Blue Cosmos now gaining momentum?
On June 15, the Atlantic Federation launched the so-called 'Orb Liberation Operation'.
On Victoria's side, various troops were also in place one after another, entering the final preparation stage before the war.
The 5th MS Mixed Brigade was assigned to the first line on the northern flank of the attacking army. According to intelligence, the one facing the opposite side was the garrison force of a ZAFT Army unit.
To be honest, this situation is simply unnecessary, because the military structure of ZAFT Army is quite special. They are the same team, and the difference in combat power is sometimes really different. Who knows what the opposite team is? How much combat power does it have.
Li Boyong squatted on the shoulder of his assault dagger, looking at the excellent defensive position formed by two cliffs in the distance, and an ominous premonition surged deep in his heart.
The next day, at 6:00 AM, the third Victoria offensive and defensive battle officially began.
Li Boyong led his third MS combat company into the predetermined deployment position, and then the artillery support from the rear was poured out to the ZAFT army's defense line in the distance like it was free of charge.
Amidst the roar of artillery fire, one of Li Boyong's pilots asked in the communication channel with vibrato: "Team... Captain, we can survive, right? The higher-ups said that the Assault Dagger is stronger than ZAFT's mobile suit. too much……"
Li Boyong was silent. He remembered that the pilot's name was Bob. He was only 18 years old today. He had a mother and a younger brother at home. His father died in the April Fool's Day crisis. He became a soldier because he had a lot of money.
In the end, I don't know whether it was good luck or bad luck. He was selected as a strike dagger pilot because of his good sports performance in school, and his official military service was less than six months.
As for the other two pilots, they are also about the same age. They are basically student soldiers who were urgently trained after being enlisted in the army, and have basically zero combat experience.
Letting such soldiers go to the battlefield is basically cannon fodder.
The three little guys also knew that the only one they could rely on on the battlefield was Li Boyong, the lieutenant captain who looked a few years younger but had quite a lot of combat experience.
It's a pity that Li Boyong himself has a bit of a problem. It's the first time for him to drive a mobile suit to fight in a sedan chair, and it's especially a land battle.
But he still had to go against his conscience to boost morale, "Of course, as long as you follow my orders, nothing will happen to you. We are on the flanks here, and our purpose is to contain you. Don't go up and kill people stupidly. You all understand." Yet?"
"Yes, Captain."
"Very good. After today's battle is over, I'll invite you to see my special collection. It's a good thing. I'm sure you'll be craving for it."
"I got it~~"
The answers of the three teenagers were a little relaxed and happy, but they deepened Li Boyong's guilt.
The shelling and missile baptism lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, and then the Victoria Front General Headquarters issued orders to the various ministries to move forward.
"The whole company obeys the order and follows me forward."
Li Boyong controlled the assault dagger and moved forward with his shield, followed by three assault daggers and a few combat support vehicles.
【Task】
Within today, use the beam saber to knock down any enemy mobile suit. (Successful mission will reward you with one merit point.)
The system's task then popped up, and Li Boyong's brows jumped.
Assi, this devil system makes me rush forward and fight for my life?
Your sister, my fighting attributes are very low...
