In the waters surrounding the Kingdom of Scandinavia, the Archangel is lying quietly at the bottom of this silent ocean after escaping from Orb.
On the bridge of the Archangel, the leaders of the Archangel were discussing the current situation in the Earth Circle.
In general, since the war started.
PLANT is actively trying to appease the masses, and the ZAFT army is only conducting minimal defensive operations.
And the Earth Army did not achieve any appreciable results. Various internal riots continued, and people were dissatisfied with the coalition government that forced the war. There were varying degrees of resistance in various places.
In particular, the riots in Western Europe have become increasingly violent and are gradually spreading to Eastern Europe and North Africa.
In order to deal with the internal turmoil, the Earth Army led by Blue Cosmos adopted various cruel suppression methods, which is unbearable to watch.
"It's all such melancholy reports."
Looking at the atrocities of the Earth Army, Tiger complained.
"After all, there is a war. It's really hard to watch the gentle news about dolphins giving birth."
Uncle Mu complained through the interface.
"Speaking of which, based on the speculation on that note, that guy should be in the Earth Army now, right?"
Speaking of the atrocities committed by the Earth Army, Uncle Mu thought of a former member of the Archangel who was extremely unhappy with Blue Cosmos, and said with some emotion: "I don't know how he can stay still with his temper?"
After a pause, Uncle Mu continued: "But what I'm more curious about is how the Earth Army could allow him who shot Azrael to continue to stay in the Earth Army."
"Speaking of which, he and I had a marriage in the Libyan desert. I have been hearing you mention him recently. I am also a little curious about this guy. I hope he is as interesting as you."
Listening to Uncle Mu talking about Li Boyong, Tiger said with an interested expression.
"Haha, you will definitely not be disappointed there." Uncle Mu gave him a 'you know what' gentleman look.
After hearing the discussion between the two, Kira also looked like he was recalling the past. Li Boyong actually took good care of him on the Archangel.
"Speaking of which, Lux, you have actually met him."
Kira suddenly changed the topic to Lux.
"???" Lux showed a confused expression.
"It's the ensign you met when you first boarded the Archangel. Sai and I wanted to send you away." Kira said.
"That said, I have a bit of an impression." Lux clapped her hands and remembered.
Seeing everyone discussing the topic about Li Boyong, Baji Lulu in CIC also showed a lonely look recalling the past.
Ma Liu stood beside her and consoled her: "Definitely, we will see you again when we have the chance."
Bucky Lulu hummed softly.
As for Cagalli, she did not participate in the discussion about Li Boyong.
After all, she knew the affairs between Li Boyong and Shihe relatively well, and also knew about the affairs between Li Boyong and Baji Lulu.
This was more embarrassing, and she didn't dare to interrupt for fear that she would spill the beans.
It is better to leave this kind of matter to the parties concerned to resolve. This is the consensus reached by her and Aslan.
Thinking of this, Cagalli looked down at the ring on her ring finger.
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On the other side, in the Minerva hangar, Shihe, who had completed the debugging of the abyssal pulse, was looking awkwardly at Nigel, who had completed the transportation work, and reluctantly said goodbye to Aslan.
Thinking about Aslan and Miss Lux's engagement, and the last time I saw Lux, she deliberately entered Nigel's office after get off work.
Looking at the two people who parted in front of me again...
Shihe felt embarrassed and was about to get sick.
"What's wrong with Sister Shihe, holding her stomach?" Luna asked.
"It's okay, I just have a little stomachache..." Shihe retracted his right hand that was unconsciously covering his lower abdomen.
"In order to catch up on the debugging work of the abyss pulse in the past two days, I haven't seen you go to the cafeteria very often. It is better to pay more attention to rest and diet during this period." Luna expressed concern.
"Don't worry, I've taken the medicine, it's not a big problem." Shihe waved.
"Minerva is going to sail soon. Don't let your guard down at the critical moment of the battle." Zhen suddenly appeared next to Shihe and said faintly: "At that time, the excellent new aircraft will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness. The evaluation of the Pulse machine will be lowered."
Hearing the truth, Luna wanted to cover her face in despair. Are you a primary school student who bullies girls to attract them?
"Hmph, sister Shihe, let's ignore this fool."
She gave Zhen an elbow directly and pulled Shihe away.
On the other side, Nicol finally said goodbye to Aslan and got off the Minerva.
One day later, the Minerva set sail from the Carpantalia base to open a channel between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Devour
Due to the total annihilation of the patrol force in the past few days, the Carpantalia base sent two submarine carriers to the Minerva as escort force.
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While the Minerva was sailing, Li Boyong's fleet had entered the Indian Ocean.
Originally, if there was a chance, Li Boyong's troops should have ambushed the Minerva as it set sail.
However, the action of rescuing its own troops in the water clearly exposed its own combat power and existence.
It was impossible for Carpantaria to allow Minerva to continue sailing as a single ship under such circumstances, so it became inevitable to provide the necessary escort force.
It is even possible to devise a counter-ambush tactic, so it would be unwise for Li Boyong to continue to ambush the Minerva.
Li Boyong directly commanded the fleet to enter the Indian Ocean, thus avoiding large-scale battles and preventing the secret base from being exposed.
The previous achievements of rescuing friendly forces and annihilating enemy forces are still there, and the military upper echelons have nothing to complain about for the time being.
But after entering the Indian Ocean, Li Boyong's troops faced a new task.
That is to support the strengthening of the Suez stronghold. In order to cope with the increasingly severe situation in North Africa and West Asia, the upper levels of the military decided to temporarily strengthen the Suez stronghold.
Specifically, it is to add a positron fort based on the fortresses around Suez.
There happened to be a thermal power plant behind the fortress to provide energy for the positron cannon.
The positron fort is currently under construction day and night, but the ZAFT army has obviously gotten wind of it and is organizing a large-scale attack.
Therefore, Li Boyong's troops who entered the Indian Ocean received the task of this Suez stronghold.
"Positron turret..."
Li Boyong, who received this order on the bridge of the Jones, touched his chin and his tone was a little subtle.
If your guess is correct, this fort is the one that was later dismantled by the Minerva, right?
Counting the days, it was demolished by Minerva not long after it was built.
"Yes, according to the calculations of the upper echelons of the military, as long as the positron fort is built, the Suez stronghold will be safe, and our army will be able to control the entrance of the Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean."
The adjutant added on the side, "After the fort is completed, our fleet will continue to enter the Mediterranean to support the counter-insurgency forces in Western and Eastern Europe. At that time, the Bonamax will join our army depending on the situation."
