With the end of the farce, Andrew·Barter Phil der quickly took his captured men and turned back to the military base controlled by the ZAFT Army.
Not only that, but they also took away the wreckage of Aegis Gundam and Duel Gundam, as well as many weapons and equipment that have not yet been scrapped.
Because next, what he will face is a more severe North Africa area.
After this fiasco, Eurasian Federation on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea will never let go of such a golden opportunity easily.
They will definitely seize the opportunity and mobilize their forces to try to launch a counterattack and clear out ZAFT Army's important foothold on the earth.
Otherwise, with the distance between Gibraltar Military Base and Spain on the other side being only thirteen kilometers, it would be like a fatal dagger pressed against Eurasian Federation's heart. It only takes a blink of an eye to hit it, and there would be no time to react.
It is estimated that by the time the reaction comes to Europe, a large number of important cities in the southern and western regions of the continent will have become war zones or occupied areas.
As for Archangel, there is no intention to obstruct it at all.
After all, Captain Murrue suffered a big loss from Eurasian Federation, and almost lost G Project's important information and technology because of being hijacked.
Coupled with the existence of the ZAFT Army in North Africa and Gibraltar Military Base, it poses a huge threat to Eurasian Federation and African Community.
For Atlantic Federation, there is not such a strong sense of crisis.
And ZAFT Army's military actions in North Africa will force Eurasian Federation to maintain close contact with Atlantic Federation.
Only in this way can they ensure their own safety.
After all, unlike Atlantic Federation, which is completely controlled by capital and the military-industrial complex, Eurasian Federation is the country and political entity with the largest territory in SEED world, covering almost all Europe, Siberia and parts of the Near East, Far East, and Middle East regions.
However, because it covers too many different cultures, religions and ethnic groups, it has led to many conflicts among countries within it, and some member states have always had a very strong tendency towards independence.
In addition, several disastrous defeats in the early stages of the war also greatly weakened the prestige of its central government.
Some countries in the federation have even begun to issue declarations one after another, intending to leave this huge, bloated federation that does not receive many benefits.
Even if it is to maintain internal stability, Eurasian Federation's senior leaders will do their best to maintain an alliance with Atlantic Federation to ensure that they will not suddenly split internally.
To sum up, letting "Desert Tiger" continue to maintain its presence in the North Africa area will not only have no disadvantages for Atlantic Federation, but will also bring more benefits.
Finally, coupled with the analysis of Allen, Andrew·Bart Phil Decai was able to take the defeated soldiers with him and retreat to his home base for repairs.
As for Aegis Gundam and the broken Duel Gundam, the entire system core program was rewritten and encrypted by the ZAFT Army. There is no way to be compatible with the Earth Alliance combat system on Archangel. Even if they were taken back, they would not be of much use, so they simply gave up recycling.
After all, without Kira, the most powerful Coordinators, ordinary people would not be able to directly rewrite such a complex system in a short time.
Of course, the most important thing is that Allen does not want to weaken ZAFT Army too much, otherwise the next game will be impossible to play.
In contrast, Lieutenant Colonel Selas and his subordinates and allies had all their weapons confiscated and became prisoners of the Desert Dawn guerrillas.
Artoria is going to use them as bargaining chips to blackmail Eurasian Federation.
You must know that with the disastrous defeat of Desert Tiger, ZAFT Army is bound to shrink its sphere of influence to ensure the safety of the core Gibraltar Military Base, so it will take the initiative to give up control of part of the city.
What Saber wants to do is to take advantage of this gap to lead the Desert Dawn guerrillas into the city and re-establish a new country on this dilapidated land.
Looking at the huge convoy filled with various guns, ammunition and heavy weapons in the distance, Allen asked in an uncertain tone, "Are you sure you really want to stay?"
"Yes! I promised that I would lead them to build a country of their own, without being dominated or interfered by any external forces." Artoria replied in the affirmative with a serious expression.
As a knight, one of the things she values most is commitment.
So once you agree, you must do your best to fulfill it.
Allen nodded slightly. "Okay, I respect your choice. I have helped you complete the upgrade and transformation of that Baku. With your Riding level, you can face seven or eight ZAFT Army MSs without any problems."
I have to say it!
In the world of Gundam, the Class Skill that Saber retained from his time as Heroic Spirit - Riding, is more like cheating than any other Superpowers.
She doesn't even need to do any learning and adaptation. As long as she sits in the cab, she can exert more terrifying combat power than Kira and Athrun, the super Coordinators that can "explode".
Not only that!
Any differences in software, hardware and language will not have even the slightest impact on its driving level.
Regarding this, the previous battle is the best proof.
Especially the Manipulation type system of Baku, after being forcibly cracked, it is all a bunch of gibberish, which is impossible for ordinary people to understand.
But Artoria doesn't need to look at the messy symbols and garbled text on the monitor at all. You can just start this big thing and put it into the battlefield.
More importantly, during the battle, she killed four Ginn, three Baku, and more than twelve fighter planes by herself.
Those dazzling and smooth movements suppressed Teresa's limelight.
And this is the additional bonus brought by skill-Riding: A.
It can turn a person who knows nothing about MS or MA into a real ace driver in an instant.
"Weren't you also summoned as Heroic Spirit? Didn't you get the Riding skill?" Saber obviously noticed the envious tone of Allen, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
Allen turned over Byakugan angrily. "My class when I was summoned as Heroic Spirit was Crazy Warrior! Most of the Crazy Warrior doesn't even have the skills of Riding, let alone the rare A-level one. Otherwise, do you think I would bother developing a new Manipulation type system with neural network access?"
"That's right..." Artoria's mouth twitched slightly.
As an Heroic Spirit who has been summoned and participated in Holy Grail War more than once, she is obviously very aware of the special nature of the Crazy Warrior class.
Even his own subordinate Lancelot, known as "Knight of the Lake" and "Flower of Knights", did not inherit the powerful riding skills after his death.
It makes sense that Allen did not obtain the skills of Riding.
Just when Saber was about to say something, a girl with short blond hair suddenly ran over from a distance, shouting as she ran, "Sister! Have you really decided to stay? Are you really not going back to Orb with me?"
"Well! Isn't this something that has been decided a long time ago? The land of North Africa has never truly gained independence since the birth of human civilization. The people living on this land will either become pawns in the game of the great powers, or become colonies under the servitude of the great powers. What the Desert Dawn members and I want to do is to completely change this situation." Artoria reached out and gently stroked Cagalli's hair.
Although during the fierce battle with Desert Tiger, the "Princess of Orb" was almost frightened by the corpses and the screams of the wounded and suffered a nervous breakdown, but it didn't take long for him to recover.
Through this personal experience of the cruelty of war, she finally let go of her previous innocence and planned to go back and have a good talk with her "father".
After all, it is too difficult to maintain neutrality today when the two major camps are facing each other tit for tat.
In particular, Orb is a powerful trumpet country with quite advanced military technology. It has technology and military industrial production lines that are coveted by both warring parties.
"But... but can this really succeed?" Cagalli obviously lacks confidence in this undertaking.
In any case, she grew up under the care of "Lion of Orb" Uzummi, and she is still sensitive to politics.
Artoria smiled and shook his head, "I don't know. But if you don't do or try some things, you will never know whether you can succeed. If you lose the courage to try because you are afraid of failure, that is what a coward does. I am never afraid of failure. Even if there is only one percent or one thousandth chance of success, I will go all out."
"I understand! I firmly believe that under your leadership, Desert Dawn will be able to build a beautiful country where everyone can live happily."
Cagalli was so moved by these words that he trembled all over and suddenly opened his arms to wrap around Saber's neck.
"You have to work hard too! Remember, your father is your father, and you are you. Even if you don't agree with his ideas, you must at least understand what he thinks and where he wants to lead the entire country."
After saying this, Artoria patted the girl's back gently, then gently pushed her away, with a trace of expectation in her eyes.
Cagalli touched the tears left in the corners of his eyes and nodded seriously. "Please rest assured! I will not be willful this time! I must take my own responsibility!"
"In that case, let's set off. If we don't leave, Captain Murrue will be waiting in a hurry."
After saying that, Allen waved to the guerrilla members not far away, then turned and walked towards the entrance of Archangel.
Cagalli and her bodyguard followed closely behind.
After a while, this battleship, which had experienced countless fierce battles since its first voyage and was almost becoming a legend, finally lit up its engine and sailed in the direction of Orb.
When Allen walked into the bridge command room, Murrue held his chin and asked with interest, "Have you finished saying goodbye?"
The former replied without thinking, "Well! I think it won't be long before a brand new country will be born in this area."
"I hope so. Compared to this, I am more concerned about the next course. Are you sure that going to Orb is the right choice? You must know that it is a neutral country, and I don't think they will accept us blatantly. And there are too many sea areas to pass along the way, and it is difficult to ensure safety." Murrue rubbed his forehead and expressed his worries.
After all, warships sailing within the atmosphere and outside the atmosphere are two completely different concepts.
The latter is in a vacuum state, and as long as it is not close to the planet, it will not be captured by gravity. Basically, it can fly wherever it wants.
But for the former, when technology has not yet broken through the critical point, if you want to escape the influence of gravity and fly to high altitudes, you will need to consume huge amounts of energy.
Even in this world, battleships have to rely on spaceports to enter the universe from the ground.
In other words, although Archangel can briefly leave the ground and fly at low altitude, it cannot fly too high and consumes a lot of fuel.
Therefore, it is destined that when it is on the ground, it can only travel long distances in the sea.
Allen touched his chin and explained calmly, "It doesn't matter! Before Le Creuset Team landed on the earth, those scattered harassments and attacks did not pose much threat to us. Just be careful and avoid ZAFT Army in Australia Just the second largest military base. As for Orb, with our princess here, do we still have to worry about them refusing Archangel to enter the port? Don't forget that Orb has already broken the principle of neutrality. In other words, this kind of thing is a joke from the beginning."
"Oh? Don't you agree with Orb's neutral attitude?" Nataru·Bucky Lululu asked with a surprised look on his face.
"With the scale of the current war, no country in the world can be spared or stay out. The so-called neutrality now, in the eyes of the Earth Alliance and ZAFT Army, is nothing more than a price. In other words, Orb, which has strong military industrial capabilities, is not maintaining neutrality in the strict sense, but using the excuse of neutrality to wait for the best time to join the war in order to obtain the maximum benefits."
Because Cagalli is not here, Allen is not polite at all and directly expresses his opinion about Uzummi Yula Asha.
In fact, the word neutral country itself is quite ironic.
The reason is simple!
A country without strength is not worthy of talking about neutrality!
A powerful force will march its army directly onto your land and force you to join its side.
And powerful countries often have relatively powerful armies, which are enough to make any invader pay a heavy price.
This also means that they are also potential participants in the war and have the ability to join in at critical moments to reverse the situation.
For a country that has the ability to decide the outcome of a war, which of the two parties dares to ignore it?
It is precisely because of this contradictory sense of existence that Orb is destined to be unable to remain neutral.
Whether it is ZAFT Army or Earth Federation, they will do their best to influence their domestic political factions.
Or inducement!
Or a threat!
The final result is that the domestic political situation will be turbulent, the current neutral leader will be ousted, and then the winner will join the camp that can provide the most benefits.
Even if he doesn't know the original plot, Allen can rely on his own experience to conclude that the principle of neutrality insisted on by Uzummi Yura Asghar will inevitably fail.