As a row of armored personnel carriers parked less than fifty meters away from Archangel, several middle-aged men wearing khaki desert camouflage uniforms quickly walked out.
The leader had an obvious scar on his face, and his expression looked very fierce and serious, but there was a hint of greed and desire in his eyes that was not easy to detect.
There is no doubt that since Archangel has proven its worth on the battlefield more than once, the entire Earth Alliance countries are full of interest in G Project's technology and information.
Unfortunately, this plan belongs to Atlantic Federation, regardless of whether it is the provider of funds or the ownership.
But since the agreement was signed with the Atlantic Federation representative, other countries that joined Earth Alliance finally had the opportunity to explore the secrets of these cutting-edge military technologies.
Of course, due to the complex and competitive relationships between countries on the planet, as well as the nature of the capital group behind Atlantic Federation that often says nothing and goes back on its word, those countries that signed the agreement feel that it is better to strike first.
Before Archangel falls into the hands of Atlantic Federation, grab the most important information first, and take Archangel and the two new models back to dismantle and study them.
Anyway, the main enemy of the Earth Alliance at the moment is ZAFT Army from the sky colony satellite, and Atlantic Federation is the base camp of Blue Cosmos, the most fierce anti-Coordinators extremist organization.
This also means that any country may have peace talks with P. L. A. N. T.
But only Atlantic Federation and the capital group behind it are impossible.
Therefore, even if the other party knew that Archangel had been forcibly abducted, they would not fight back in a too drastic way, and would only engage in verbal disputes and bickering.
After mastering the full set of technologies, just return Archangel and the two new bodies intact.
In the final analysis, as long as there is that agreement, they are just taking away the reward that should belong to them in advance, and strictly speaking, it does not touch the core interests of Atlantic Federation.
It is precisely because of their confidence that these people dare to take the risk to join this battle that is related to the North Africa situation, and plan to Backstab their allies after the battle is over.
"Long time no see! Murrue·Mwu La Flaga! You are still so beautiful and charming!" The man with an obvious scar on his face opened his arms and showed what he thought was a kind smile.
"It's been a long time indeed! Lieutenant Colonel Selas! Since the fierce battle on the moon, I thought you had been transferred back to Europe for garrison. I didn't expect you to take off your military uniform and come to North Africa is eating sand in this desolate land. If you don't mind, can you tell me whether you are a soldier now, a mercenary or a rebel?" Murrue asked in confusion.
It is not difficult to see from the dialogue and reactions between the two that they have known each other a long time ago.
After all, the lunar campaign was fought by a very small number of Earth Federation countries, so it was not surprising that they knew each other's soldiers from other countries.
The man known as Lieutenant Colonel Selas replied meaningfully, "On the surface, I am no longer in the military, but I am still serving Eurasian Federation and Earth Alliance. You can understand that I changed my career and started to engage in intelligence collection and organization of destruction tasks in enemy-occupied areas."
"That's it! No wonder there are so many Resistance Organization, guerrillas and black marketeers in the North Africa area. It turns out you are supporting them behind the scenes." Mu showed an expression of sudden realization.
"Hahahaha! Look who this is! The pride of our federal soldiers! Naturals The strongest pilot! Daimyo Ding Ding's Eagle of Endymion - Mu·la·Flada!"
Selas Lieutenant Colonel laughed and walked forward, hugging the other party with great enthusiasm.
"Damn it! Stop saying that embarrassing nickname for me! As one of the participants in the war, you should know where this nickname came from."
Although Mu was a little resistant, he still couldn't refuse his kindness and could only hug each other to show friendship.
no way!
Who makes him a highly publicized war hero and the brightest business card in the army.
After the hug, Lieutenant Colonel Selas immediately turned his eyes to the ZAFT Army prisoners sitting silently on the hot sand next to him, especially Desert Tiger himself, and sneered. He taunted and said, "Ah! Look who this is! Andrew·Bart Phil Germany! The tiger sweeping North Africa! I never thought you would be defeated and captured one day!"
"Hmph! What are you so proud of? It's not idiots like you who defeated and captured me! Do you understand? In fact, I have always known where you and those dirty little mice under your command are hiding, but I just didn't bother to pay attention to them. After all, a lion and a tiger don't care about a mouse hiding in the dark and making small moves." Desert Tiger responded unceremoniously.
certainly!
He is also qualified to say this.
Before the arrival of Archangel and Allen, these infiltration personnel sent by various countries did not dare to approach the heavily guarded city of the ZAFT Army. They only continued to transport weapons and supplies from the rear, allowing the guerrillas who were not afraid of death to stand in front.
Selas Lieutenant Colonel undoubtedly knew this very well, so he did not make much rebuttal and just slowly pulled out the pistol from his waist.
Just when he was about to aim at his head and pull the trigger to kill this accomplished enemy commander, Strike Gundam standing aside suddenly moved.
The next second...
Bang!
A thick metal thigh stuck directly between the two of them.
Teresa said directly through the loudspeaker in an unquestionable tone, "He is a prisoner! He is our prisoner!"
"Oh? So? Have you forgotten that it was this guy who created unprecedented chaos in North Africa. More than tens of thousands of our soldiers died directly or indirectly at his hands, and many civilians were unable to obtain the energy and food necessary for survival because of those damn Neutron Jammer. As a result, they starved to death and died of thirst?" Lieutenant Colonel Selas asked with a gloomy face.
Just when Teresa was about to retort, Allen stood up first and responded in a tone without any emotion, "Don't sound like you are innocent! If I remember correctly, it was Earth Alliance who first attacked the unprepared agricultural industry. The colonial satellite launched a nuclear attack and caused the tragedy of Bloody Valentine, which further intensified the conflict and eventually broke out into a large-scale military confrontation. Therefore, as a perpetrator, you must not try to win sympathy by dressing yourself up as a victim. Such an approach will only make me feel sick and sick to my stomach."
"You are..."
Lieutenant Colonel Selas squinted his eyes and looked up and down at Allen who was wearing a tight-fitting space suit and holding a bottle of ice-cold soda in his hand.
The latter simply introduced himself directly, "I am a senior employee of the former Dawn Company, Heliopolis branch, and one of the core designers involved in G Project. As for the current I am temporarily employed by the Earth Alliance Eighth Fleet as the pilot of one of Archangel's new machines. You can call me Allen."
When he said this, he noticed that several people present had strange reactions.
Some are excited, some are excited, some are ecstatic...
Others subconsciously put their fingers on the trigger, and their muscles tensed up, as if they would take action in the next second.
"No wonder! You are an Coordinators!" Lieutenant Colonel Selas pursed his lips with a playful smile, and then lowered his voice and threatened. "I can understand that as an Coordinators, you have deep empathy for the tragedy of Junius 7. But please don't forget! You are now in the Earth Alliance camp. If you continue to have unnecessary sympathy for the enemy, it will be very detrimental to your development in the future."
But Allen shrugged nonchalantly. "So... you are a member of the Blue Cosmos organization, or do you believe in their ridiculous slogan Blue and Pure World?"
"No! To be exact, we all are!" Lieutenant Colonel Selas pointed at the heavily armed soldiers around and behind him. "Since ZAFT Army launched a retaliatory action and littered our home planet with those abominable Neutron Jammer, in just over half a year, more than tens of millions of people in the world have been in extreme hunger and poverty, and millions of people have starved to death. So in our opinion, every Coordinators living on P. L. A. N. T. deserves to die."
When they said these words, the eyes of those soldiers suddenly burst out with naked and undisguised hatred and murderous intent.
If it weren't for Strike Gundam blocking them in the middle, they would probably raise their guns and shoot at the ZAFT Army prisoners.
If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid they would have been frightened by this terrifying atmosphere.
But Allen acted as if nothing was wrong. He touched his chin and asked Desert Tiger with great interest, "How about it? Do you now know what Earth Naturals thinks of you ZAFT Army and Coordinators?"
"It seems that this has really become an unsolvable knot."
Andrew·Bart Phil de smiled bitterly and sighed slightly.
Compared with those fools who have long been dominated by hatred and anger, he obviously knows very well that Lieutenant Colonel Selas's words already represent the views of more than 90% of the residents of the earth towards Coordinators.
Coupled with public opinion guidance and propaganda, except for a few neutral countries like Orb, civilians in most countries generally feel that ZAFT Army is a group of armies composed of non-human monsters and is an out-and-out demon.
This also means that no matter how Earth Alliance treats ZAFT Army in the future, there is no need to worry about being criticized by public opinion, let alone the soldiers who execute the killing order will have uneasy conscience or be unable to carry out the action.
Because they cognitively expelled Coordinators from their "human status" and no longer regard them as the same kind.
It's a pity that people like Desert Tiger who have the ability to think independently are among the very few.
At least Lieutenant Colonel Selas did not realize at all that his change in mentality and thinking would double the severity of the war.
Just the opposite!
He seized the moment when everyone focused their attention on Andrew·Barter Phil der, and made a gesture to his subordinates and allies.
moment!
Hundreds of militants swarmed forward and took control of all officers including Archangel, including captain Murrue.
"Lieutenant Colonel! What do you mean?"
Murrue, who felt the muzzle of the gun pressed against the back of his head, asked angrily.
She didn't expect that these guys would suddenly turn against one of her own people.
After all, there is no plot in the original plot about being almost detained in the asteroid fortress. People on Archangel did not realize how powerful the faction fighting within the Earth Alliance was.
Seeing that his conspiracy was successful, the middle-aged man with scars on his face immediately laughed triumphantly, "Hahahaha! What do you mean? Of course I am protecting you! Look at this negligent and slow reaction! If it is ZAFT Army, Archangel will be attacked by the enemy. People were captured. I heard that it was because of your carelessness that four other important machines were stolen at Heliopolis. So in order to prevent a similar situation from happening again, I decided to temporarily take over Archangel."
"Asshole! You are shameless!"
Nataru·Bucky Lululu was so angry that he was shaking all over. Several times he tried to push away the guy behind him who was pressing his shoulders, but in the end he was kicked over by the other person and pinned to the hot sand.
"Shameless?" Lieutenant Colonel Selas shook his head with satisfaction. "No, no, no, we Eurasian Federation have signed an agreement with Atlantic Federation. According to the agreement, as long as we provide help to Archangel, we can obtain all the technology and information of G Project. Well, don't be so angry, it is not good for your health. Don't worry, we will wait until we get what we want. I will let you go back. In addition, dear Mr. Allen, can you please help introduce the details of this battleship and the new body? As one of the core developers, you should know them best. If it is convenient, please let the lady piloting Strike come out of the cockpit. Her previous performance in the battle made me very nervous.
You don't need to ask to know that in the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Selas, he has completely controlled the situation.
You must know that the military is a violent institution with strict hierarchies.
Once the captain and senior officers are captured, the remaining people will not dare to resist at all.
Unfortunately, he ignored two crucial factors.
One of them was the Desert Dawn guerrillas who had just experienced a bloody battle, and the other was a ZAFT Army prisoner not far away.
Allen didn't even look back at the soldier who was holding a gun to his heart, and mocked directly. "Earth Alliance has never disappointed in internal fighting. I'm curious, if you and your people are all dead, how will Eurasian Federation react? Do you think this has never happened? Or do you have no intention of recognizing your identity?"
The words just fell!
A gunshot broke the tense atmosphere.
I saw a few Coordinators soldiers relying on their strong physical fitness and reflexes to easily knock down the extremist militants who were preparing for a massacre, snatched away their weapons, and used Strike Gundam's legs as a cover to continuously harvest the nearest enemies.
In less than a few minutes, a large piece of the team of hundreds of people fell like wheat.
Artoria led Desert Dawn's people and intercepted those behind who wanted to rush to help.
Suddenly, the enemy became an ally, and the ally became an enemy.