Chapter 293: Winds of Change (Part 8)

Li Boyong's forces moved north, crushing the Alliance's 15th Mobile Fleet deployed in the Mediterranean along the way. Through the combat mission, Li Boyong personally gained eight Battle Merit Points, which were better than nothing.

Subsequently, the fleet approached the port of Marseille.

At Marseille, Li Boyong's forces encountered resistance that wasn't particularly intense.

After encountering the attack from Li Boyong's fleet, the base commander in charge sent the units leaning toward Logos onto the battlefield in a chaotic manner, then surrendered to Li Boyong and had his trusted units cooperate with Li Boyong's forces to wipe out those pro-Logos units.

It seems this base commander, who had cooperated with Li Boyong several times, had long been in secret collusion with him.

Marseille fell into Li Boyong's hands. Using this as a signal, the Alliance military headquarters discovered that it had suddenly lost control over the units stationed in southern France.

Because everyone had secretly reached an agreement with Li Boyong's forces, ignoring the attack orders issued by the Alliance headquarters against Li Boyong's forces.

Holding the moral high ground, combined with the pressure of public opinion, and having demonstrated sufficient strength through continuous military victories.

Li Boyong had successfully forced the majority of the Alliance forces to choose a neutral stance in this chaos, which was unclear whether it was a rebellion or a purge.

The situation, as Wang Liumei had predicted, gradually shifted toward a state where the confrontation between Logos's core units and Li Boyong's forces was the main focus.

Behind the military confrontation, it was essentially a fierce collision between the conservative faction within the Alliance that supported Li Boyong and the radical faction that supported Logos.

What they were fighting for was who could truly possess the leading power of the Alliance.

As for PLANT, it chose to continue watching from the sidelines, waiting for the final winner.

The always cunning "fox" Chairman didn't recklessly intervene in this struggle but instead secretly pushed the confrontation between the two sides, seemingly hoping that this unexpected struggle would make the massive Alliance bleed a little more.

Every time the Alliance's power weakened, the probability of his Destiny Plan being successfully implemented would increase by one point.

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Berlin suburbs, the howling cold wind couldn't suppress the sound of artillery shells, and the burning flames melted the falling snowflakes.

The resistance army, composed of many original Eurasian Federation units, was deploying a defensive line along Berlin, fighting to the death to resist the suppression forces of Logos's core units.

The weapons and equipment of both sides were basically the same, making the battlefield look exceptionally chaotic.

Suppression force headquarters, the interlocking military distribution map hinted at the stalemate of the war.

"Lieutenant General, the Bonaparte of the Joaquin Team is in position. Should we let them join the offensive?"

Hearing the Chief of Staff's report, the Lieutenant General in charge of command hesitated.

If that "thing" possessed by the Joaquin Team was really put into use, this battle would no longer be as simple as suppression...

But even though he couldn't bear the hell on earth that was about to descend, after a brief hesitation, the Lieutenant General agreed to the Chief of Staff's opinion.

That rebel army was approaching Berlin; if they didn't hurry, the situation would become even more complicated.

He had his own stance; compared to the consequences of Logos being overthrown, the sacrifice before his eyes didn't count for much...

"Better them than me..."

"Understood!"

The Chief of Staff obtained the Lieutenant General's consent and issued orders to the Joaquin unit waiting in the rear.

After receiving the order, the Bonaparte land battleship began to advance toward the front line.

The Windams originally parked on the deck took off one after another, and then the deck was opened, and a huge mechanical figure slowly rose.

It was a large disc-shaped MA with two legs and two huge cannon barrels on its back.

Dana Snipe, the pilot who had been rejected in the Actaeon Project, was now sitting in the cockpit of the MA.

"That bastard, don't let me run into him on the battlefield, or I'll definitely let you know the consequences of looking down on me." Licking the corner of his mouth, the pilot, whose expression was distorted by the effect of drugs, aimed his gaze at the Dagger units of the resistance army coming to intercept. "Let's use you small fries to practice first. Don't go wandering around in antiques!"

Following Dana Snipe's clamor, the two twin high-energy beam cannons on the top of the MA, after a brief charge, fired four thick red ion beams.

Wherever the beams passed, they tore through the air and burned the earth, and even the MS evaporated in an instant...

After one shot, the Dagger units that came to intercept were less than one in ten, leaving behind a pile of debris.

The Destroy Gundam, just as its name suggested, destroyed everything in its path.

"Hahahaha, this is really too refreshing..." Witnessing his own results, Dana Snipe laughed wildly and issued orders to the surrounding Windam pilots. "Leave the remaining small fries to you guys. Don't say I didn't give you soup to drink."

After the Destroy Gundam joined the battle, the defensive line that the resistance army had been struggling to hold was instantly torn apart, and the city that the resistance army had been struggling to protect was exposed under the feet of the Destroy Gundam.

The city in the snow instantly turned into a living hell...

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South of Berlin, Leipzig.

The Archangel flew over the western suburbs of the city, heading toward Berlin in the north.

Since capturing Marseille, he had been rushing north to rescue the resistance army in Berlin without stopping.

Because the fleet only had one Archangel capable of flight, the troops moving north could only be a small number of elites, but he couldn't pull all the main forces north at once.

After some weighing, he decided to let Wang Liumei stay in Marseille, responsible for controlling the fleet and coordinating the actions of resistance armies everywhere.

Also left behind were the Sven trio, all the mass-produced Windams, and the White Whale's underwater unit.

He himself took the Enhanced Human trio and the Xia sisters to follow the Archangel north.

To be honest, the combat power was slightly insufficient, so after discussing with Lacus, he pulled two Murasames from the Archangel; the pilots were naturally Mu and Laohu.

As for the Archangel, Li Boyong let it stay in Marseille with the Orb fleet.

After all, there was still the Alliance fleet in the Mediterranean that needed to be guarded against, and the ZAFT military, which had been silent all along, also needed attention.

As long as the Archangel and Freedom didn't act lightly, the ZAFT military under the Chairman's control wouldn't make any radical moves.

As the Archangel approached the battlefield, Li Boyong, having changed into his pilot suit, entered the cockpit, making final preparations for the sortie, and issued orders on the tactical channel.

"After entering the battlefield, after the Archangel releases the MS team, just stay at a safe distance in the rear to support the resistance army's defensive line."

"Understood." Natarle nodded to show she understood. According to the data, the target was equipped with powerful long-range firepower and a positron reflector, so such an arrangement was indeed appropriate.

"Sting, I'll leave the Phantom Pain's Windam team to you."

"Tch, just small fries." Sting curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything more.

Although the Windam was a mass-produced machine, the pilots were likely elites of the Phantom Pain unit, so the burden on him might not be easy.

"Auel is responsible for fire support on the ground."

"Understood." Auel smiled playfully. "I'll protect your butt."

"Shut up!"

"Yulan, your Nero Blitz will infiltrate the battlefield, responsible for finding the Bonaparte. After finding the location, Stella's Gaia will rush in quickly, and together with Yulan, coordinate to take down this land battleship."

"Yufang, your Rosso Aegis is responsible for supporting Stella and Yulan."

"Mm." The three girls gave a light "mm." Stella, who hadn't entered the battle-crazy state, and the poker-faced sisters were quite compatible.

"As for the two distinguished guests from the Archangel, I'll leave the support of friendly forces to you."

Although these two were elite pilots, the performance of their units was slightly inferior compared to the Gundams. Li Boyong arranged this task for them just in case.

Moreover, the exhausted friendly forces indeed needed some support.

"Understood." Mu and Laohu, as guest forces, didn't say much and agreed.

"Eh, then what about that big guy?" At this moment, the little ditz Stella suddenly reacted.

Li Boyong smiled slightly and glanced at the mission popped up by the system. "Naturally, it's left to me."

【Combat Mission】

Use the Ship-Slicing Blade to shoot down the Destroy Gundam. (Success reward: 10 Battle Merit Points.) ===== CHAPTER 294 =====