Law·Lu·Cruze is a very purposeful person.
Almost every action must have some ulterior motives hidden behind it.
For example, they risked causing international disputes by raiding the colonial satellite of the neutral country Orb, in order to make Supreme Council of P. L. A. N. T realize that Earth Alliance had no intention of surrendering or engaging in peace talks.
On the contrary, they are actively developing new weapons and are ready to take back the initiative in the war at any time.
As a result, even neutral or even dovish legislators will tilt resources towards the military field for the sake of their own security.
In particular, several weapons of mass destruction known as "absolute secrets" have never been approved for construction before.
But when those battle scenes were released, the hawks headed by Patrick Sala immediately gained the upper hand.
If nothing else, they should soon put what is on the drawing board into practical action.
And privately, Law·Lu·Cruze also reached a secret political alliance with Athrun's father.
Next, he will do his best to provoke the conflict between Naturals and Coordinators at all costs, causing the scale of the war to rush in an uncontrollable direction.
Until in the end, both sides completely lost their minds and used destructive weapons on each other, sending human civilization on a path of no return.
Since Rau Lu Cruze's goal is to destroy human civilization, one or two defeats have no impact on him at all.
Not only that!
This guy is also planning to record Archangel's outstanding tactics in the battle just now, and take them back to continue to exaggerate the threat from the Earth Alliance to the council.
Through the high-strength bulletproof glass made of special materials, Law Lu Cruze stared at Yzak who had just finished surgery and was lying on the hospital bed with only a "waist" left. After a full minute, he said, "You guys have disappointed me so much this time." Look! All four G Project machines were easily defeated by the opponent in an instant. The doctor said that if Yzak hadn't been lucky and the fragments hadn't stayed in his body, he would have been a corpse by now."
"I'm sorry, captain." Nicol lowered his head in shame.
As for Diego on the side, he didn't even take off his space suit. He just clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were full of anger and regret.
As ZAFT Army, Red Uniform Elites was manipulated by a mere warship. This is definitely an indelible shame.
What's more, since Archangel set sail, many people in the pursuit fleet have died directly or indirectly at the hands of the opponent.
The feeling of being helpless as you watch your companions being killed makes you want to go crazy.
"No! What I want to hear is not an apology! But I want to see you prove with practical actions that you are worthy of this red uniform that symbolizes glory and victory. Especially you, Athrun. You have let your father down." As he said that, Rau Lu Cruze turned his attention to the silent young man hiding in the corner.
"I'm sorry..." Athrun responded in a polar voice.
He looked so lost and depressed at the moment that he didn't notice the fleeting playful smile on his boss's face.
Law Lu Cruze undoubtedly noticed this sentiment and shook his head meaningfully. "Forget it. Since you can't fulfill the request of His Excellency Patrick Sala, then I have to come forward to solve the problem myself.. Signalman, contact the captain of Archangel immediately and tell him that we will capture the Earth Alliance soldiers in the escape cabin in exchange for Sakura and Miss Lacuss."
"Yes! But are you sure they will agree to the exchange?" the young soldier asked in an uncertain tone.
Although on the surface, high-level governments in various countries will vigorously advocate that life between people is equal, and everyone's life is extremely precious and cannot be measured by money.
But in fact, anyone who is not a fool knows that the so-called concept of equality of life has never existed in this world.
The lives of rich and powerful people are always much more expensive than the lives of poor people and common people.
This can be reflected in all aspects such as medical care, housing and transportation that they can enjoy.
By the same token, it is impossible to generalize between hostages and hostages.
With the value of Sakura and Lacuss, if they are used to exchange for the Earth Alliance high-ranking officials and generals, there will naturally be no big problem.
But if it's still used in exchange for a group of big-headed soldiers, it's a bit more gain than loss.
This is just like during the WWII period, the "loving father" sternly refused Germany's request to exchange his captured son for a marshal.
In other words, from a utilitarian perspective, ordinary soldiers have always been just a series of cold numbers, a renewable consumable, and nothing more in the eyes of senior officials.
Its value is simply not comparable to that of those important figures.
What's more, ZAFT Army had just checked the situation in the escape cabin, and the highest-ranking person inside was only a second lieutenant.
But Lao Lu Cruze smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, they will agree to the exchange. Because first of all, Sakura and Miss Lacuss are both envoys to pay homage to the victims of Bloody Valentine, so there is no reason for the Earth Alliance to be detained for a long time. Secondly, Archangel is sailing in a hurry, and there should be a serious lack of manpower internally. If the impact on morale is taken into account, the other party has no reason to refuse."
"Got it!"
The communications soldier nodded thoughtfully and quickly began to use the unencrypted public channel to shout to the enemy.
A few minutes later, Captain Murrue gave a positive reply.
The two sides began to discuss the details of the prisoner exchange.
The most important thing is that Law Lu Cruze gave a guarantee that he would never continue to attack after the prisoner exchange.
The reason is simple!
As the four G Project aircraft were severely damaged, Ginn also suffered considerable losses. He had no ability to launch an attack in a short period of time. He simply took this opportunity to let the hangar staff seize the time to repair the damaged aircraft. At the same time, he contacted the rear and asked the transport ship to send some more Ginn.
In this way, the enemies who had been fighting to death not long ago finally agreed to temporarily give up the use of force.
After some bargaining, the two sides decided to exchange hostages in two batches.
ZAFT Army first releases two escape capsules.
After Archangel took over and confirmed that there was no problem, he sent Yingxian back for exchange.
Yes!
In the eyes of Law Lu Cruze, Lacuss, the speaker's daughter, was not as important as his ace pilot.
He was even mentally prepared for Archangel not to release Lacuss in the end.
And he planned to use this as an excuse to continue the pursuit after taking a rest, so that the already stalemate war situation would become turbulent again.
At the same time, Archangel on the other side.
Murrue·Mwu La Flaga was holding his forehead and asked Allen: "Do you think ZAFT Army won't be playing any tricks in this hostage exchange?"
"Probably not. The opponent in the battle just now was actually not much better than us. Especially the serious damage to several G Project machines cannot be repaired in a few hours. In other words, with Strike Archangel has gained the upper hand to some extent. As long as Law·Lu·Cruze is not completely crazy, he will not take the initiative to attack." Allen said his point of view casually.
"I think it's better to be on guard. After all, that's Rau·Lu·Cruze!" Mu reminded with a serious expression.
"Okay! In that case, let Strike and Mobius Zero remain on standby. Allen, you will be responsible for the entire exchange process, is that okay?" Murrue asked straightforwardly.
"No problem!" Allen agreed simply.
In order to ensure the safety of the hostage exchange, the two parties agreed during the negotiation that no one was allowed to send MS or MA, and the exchange was carried out by a relatively slow small maintenance ship.
So he didn't think he would encounter any trouble.
Time flies, half an hour passes quickly.
When the first batch of escape capsules arrived at Archangel from the ZAFT battleship not far away, Allen drove a maintenance spacecraft that could only accommodate two people to the designated location.
The ZAFT maintenance ship that came to respond slowly opened the hatch, and sitting inside was the masked Rau Lu Cruze himself.
"Oh my, this is really surprising. I didn't expect that Daimyo Dingding's Law Lu Captain Rau Le Creuset would actually take action in person."
Allen's voice was clearly transmitted to the other party through the public channel.
"I just want to see with my own eyes who is the person who has blocked me over and over again. You must be Coordinators, right? Why are you helping Earth Alliance?" Lao Lu Cruze asked with interest.
It can be seen that he is really curious at the moment and eager to find out the identity of the young man in front of him.
"I have already answered this question. If you are interested, you can ask Ms. Lacuss·Clyne slowly when you go back."
After saying this, Allen helped Sakura up from the seat next to her, and then pushed forward gently.
In a weightless environment, the latter slowly floated into the ZAFT Army maintenance ship.
Seeing that his most capable subordinate returned safely, Law Lu Cruze immediately asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay! Except for the restriction of freedom and the poor food, everything else is fine." Sakura responded coldly.
Law·Lu·Cruze was undoubtedly used to her reaction. He nodded with satisfaction. "Then I'm relieved. Young man, let's go back and complete the next hostage exchange. Don't worry, I don't plan to play any tricks."
"I hope so. If you want to play any tricks, you'd better prepare a coffin in advance to contain the body of Miss Lacuss·Clyne. Please remember that I am not a soldier of the Earth Alliance, nor will I abide by those so-called conventions. If I remember correctly, the current speaker of P. L. A. N. T should still be Sigel Clyne. Think about it, what will happen to you, the person responsible for the rescue mission, if his daughter suddenly dies?" Allen threatened half-heartedly.
"You seem to know a lot about P. L. A. N. T.'s politics?" Law·Lu·Cruze narrowed his eyes and probed cautiously.
"It's not an understanding. After all, this information is public on the Internet. In fact, politics, whether it is in the past, present, or future, are essentially the same. Especially in the war years, it is almost a battle between hawks and doves. So if you really want to do something in this war, it is best not to reveal your true intentions too early. Otherwise..."
Speaking of this, Allen deliberately dragged out a long note, and the implication is self-evident.
He knew very well that the secret of Law Lu Cruze and Patrick Sala Alliance was to each get what he wanted.
If sacrificing Rau Lu Cruze allows the latter to immediately gain the highest power, then the latter will not hesitate to throw it away like a used piece of tissue paper.
In this Alliance, the high-ranking Patrick Sala is the leader.
In the original plot, Law Lu Cruze, who seemed to be the big boss behind the scenes, was just a dispensable small character in the overall environment.
The reason why he was able to make the war go out of control in the end was due to the irreconcilable conflict between Root and Naturals and Coordinators, as well as the deep hatred caused by the war.
"Haha, interesting. It seems that you are not an ordinary Coordinators driver and developer. If possible, I really hope to sit down and have a chat with you. But unfortunately, this is obviously not a place to chat, so let's look forward to seeing you next time."
Having said that, Rau·Lu·Cruze didn't even stop for a second, immediately closed the door of the maintenance spacecraft, and sailed towards his flagship without looking back.
After the first exchange ended safely, the two sides quickly started the second exchange.
Different from the previous caution, the speed of the second exchange was obviously much faster.
Archangel confirmed that there was no problem with the people in the escape cabin, and Allen took Lacuss with him to prepare to send it back.
But just when the small maintenance spacecraft was about to close the hatch and start up, a petite figure suddenly rushed out from the corner, holding a pistol obtained from somewhere in his hand, and pulled the trigger without saying a word.
Bang!
Accompanied by the sound of igniting gunpowder, a bullet flew directly out of the rifle and instantly hit the seat less than ten centimeters away from Lacuss.
If it were shifted just a little bit further, this girl singer with long pink hair would probably have her head explode.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
"Frey! What are you doing? Are you crazy!"
"Put the gun down! Now! Now!"
Suddenly, the scene fell into complete chaos because of the gunshot.
The soldiers who were standing on guard rushed forward, pushed the girl who had just lost her father to the ground, and snatched the still warm officer's pistol from her hand.
But even so, Frey still struggled to raise his head and roared at the frightened Lacuss with a distorted and ferocious face, "My father is dead! He was killed by you damn ZAFT murderers! Why are you still alive? What qualifications do you have to live!"
Instantly!
Lacuss·Clyne understands how terrifying this war is.
It not only represents the conflict of interests between Naturals and Coordinators, but there is also something more terrifying brewing, that is hatred.
If Earth Alliance used nuclear weapons to destroy Junius 7, igniting the hatred of all residents of P. L. A. N. T., then P. L. A. N. T's subsequent retaliatory actions triggered the anger of countless ordinary people on the earth.