The machine that appeared on the screen fighting Buster Gundam and Rage Gundam was none other than Justice Gundam, painted in burgundy. It was better to say that the three machines were fighting in a melee than in a performance. None of the attacks among the three machines were actually directed towards the opponent. Even if any one of the machines suddenly stopped, the opponent's attack would pass by them without causing any damage to the machine.
Needless to say, the person driving this machine is, of course, Kira's good friend Athrun. Sala.
Judging from the situation on the screen, the three of them should have known each other's identities. Judging from the fighting style, it would not take long for Athrun to recognize these two friends who knew each other very well. It is not impossible that Athrun, in anger, launched a deterrent attack on Nicol and Dearka who stayed in Orb.
The current situation may be that the three of them are quarreling. As for whether Athrun will stay as in the original plot, it is not said yet, but if Kira and Cagalli appear, Athrun can at least temporarily stay in Orb.
Xiao Ran glanced at Cagalli who still didn't know anything, nodded slightly, and ordered, "Inform freedom, Buster Gundam and Blitz Gundam three machines to confirm the identity of the other party."
As Xiao Ran's order was issued, there was a direct reply soon. The communication staff reported, "The pilot of Rage Gundam said that the identity of the other aircraft is clear and is trying to persuade the other party to stay for an interview. Please do not launch an attack on this aircraft."
"I understand the reply." Xiao Ran nodded, glanced at Cagalli, and said to himself, "I'm afraid the person driving this machine is the one named Athrun is a young boy, and his mission should be to hunt down Freedom Gundam. I really don't know what will happen when Kira on Freedom Gundam meets him."
When Cagalli heard this, he immediately glared at Xiao Ran fiercely, and ran directly towards the door outside Command Center. Xiao Ran looked at it Seeing Kisaka motioning for him to follow quickly, Xiao Ran smiled and ordered, "Instruct someone outside Defense Building to give Cagalli a MS to use."
"Roger that."
Asaha remained silent, did not object to any of Xiao Ran's actions, and did not ask why Xiao Ran would deliberately say those words to provoke Cagalli to run out. Apart from not wanting Xiao Ran's authority to be greatly compromised under his influence, it was also because of trust.
Asaha didn't ask any questions, but that doesn't mean Xiao Ran wouldn't proactively explain to Asaha, "Representative Asaha, the pilot on that aircraft is the previous Aegis Gundam A lot of things happened between the pilot of E, Kira, and Cagalli. As for the three children, I think we shouldn't worry about it. There will be a good result."
Xiao Ran said and couldn't help but smile, "I think maybe the boy who drives this machine will become your son-in-law, haha. That boy is quite good. He is much more mature than Cagalli and Kira. He is responsible and a person worthy of relying on."
Asaha was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed. There was a tangled look in his eyes, the kind of indescribable expression that he couldn't watch his daughter continue to grow up. There was also a trace of curiosity, which was curiosity about Athrun.
Xiao Ran glanced at Asaha and took a report handed to him by the people around him. The report stated that the people were not affected too much by this war. Except for some accidental injuries, no one was sacrificed. All evacuation work could be completed in about three hours.
On the other side, the various turrets on the first line of defense lost more than 70% of their layout. Although Xiao Ran drove Lightning Aegis and Graham blocked most of the missiles, there were still some things that could not be taken into account. After the mobile suits of the Earth Force fleet landed, they immediately attacked those inoperable turrets. Such losses are normal.
As for the reply from Akatsuki Works, it is much simpler. The sentence that the equipment has been disassembled and is about to be boarded completely explains everything.
Xiao Ran put down the things in his hands and looked at Asaha. After a moment of silence, he said, "The people can be completely evacuated in three hours, and the equipment can be transported in the evening. Do you want to start other preparations?"
Asaha turned around and glanced at the big screen. The pink machine on the screen was surrounded by Freedom Gundam and Rage Gundam. On the ground were Buster Gundam and a M1 Astray. None of the five machines made any movement and was completely silent. After taking a deep look at three of the machines, Asaha nodded lightly. "Let's get started."
"It's finally time." Xiao Ran pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and looked at Asaha with firm eyes. "You helped me a lot before I joined Orb Army. Black Astray is given to me, and you are willing to believe everything I say and let me do whatever I want. This time... this time I will never betray your trust, and I will definitely hand over a more powerful Orb to Cagalli."
Asaha didn't say too many words, but just pressed Xiao Ran's shoulders hard. "I believe, Cagalli, with your help, Orb will become the best country in the world."
"Bang!" A loud noise sounded in Command Center. When everyone turned their heads in the direction of the sound, they hit the edge of the simulated sand table hard and made a bang. They were immediately shocked to see that Xiao Ran's fist actually made a concave surface on the edge of the simulated sand table.
Ignoring everyone's shocked looks, Xiao Ran's expression turned cold and he directly issued one order after another.
"All MS Unit abandon their existing defense lines and go to Akatsuki Works's main island to assemble."
"The tank troops are moving to the rear of the main island."
The main island and the main island are two different islands. The main island is where Akatsuki Works, Mass Accelerator and Xiao Ran are currently located. The Ministry of Defense is located. The Asaha mansion and Orb mansions are also considered military control areas.
The main island is the island where several major cities of Orb are located. It is the economic center of Orb and where the people live.
"Army troops evacuated Orb on warships along with the people."
"The remaining units have also begun evacuation procedures."
"Order Archangel to go to the Akatsuki Works dock, and all Third Fleet MS Unit personnel will board the ship Archangel."
"Order Buster Gundam, Rage Gundam, Strike Gundam, Freedom Gundam, Black Astray, MK-II Gundam to prepare for battle."
Asaha saw that Xiao Ran was already busy, turned around and nodded to his old friends, and quietly left Command Center, took the elevator and began to descend, entering a safe room under the Ministry of National Defense building.
As Xiao Ran's order was issued, Orb's troops were confused but still followed the order and began to carry out the task in an orderly manner. MS Unit began to slowly retreat, leading the tank troops towards the main island where Akatsuki Works was located. It was not until almost an hour later that the personnel in Command Center reported.
"All mobile suits have gathered on the island."
"The tank unit has arrived at the predetermined location."
"Order MS Unit to start boarding Kusanagi, the Dawn battleship, in batches, and load all the extra space on the two battleships with mobile suits, as many as they can fit, until they can no longer be loaded."
"Order all tank troops to sink all tanks except those used for transportation! After the tanks sink into the sea, all members of the army quickly board the battleship to evacuate!"
The starter immediately looked at Xiao Ran in shock. "General?"
"Execute the order." Xiao Ran turned around and glared at the starter coldly, which immediately made the starter shudder. He gritted his teeth and issued the Xiao Ran order.
Xiao Ran clenched his fists and said flatly in a voice that could be heard by the whole Command Center head, "Orb's failure is inevitable, but in order not to affect the city and suffer damage and blows, we can only retreat without a fight. I hope that one day when the people of Orb return again, we can give them a intact home and a intact city."
"The soldiers who evacuated today will be the fire that Orb will be reborn from the ashes in the near future. Let them remember today. We are not afraid of sacrifice, but we are afraid of causing more losses to the people. We are not afraid of fighting. Today's retreat is just for Orb's return tomorrow."
"Orb will be reborn from the ashes!"
Time passed by, and all work continued in accordance with Xiao Ran's orders. The MS containment work for Kusanagi and the new battleship Dawn was also completed two hours later, along with the evacuation of the people. Today, on the main island of Orb, except for some army troops who have not yet fully boarded the ship, there is almost no ordinary citizen.
Among MS Unit, Archangel stuffed twenty MSs of all Third Fleet, and two of them were filled directly, leaving only the third one and two launch ports that could be decorated.
The capacity of Kusanagi is also fully loaded to the limit, but it can no longer accommodate more than forty mobile suits. The Dawn of the same model as Kusanagi is also loaded with the same number. However, if the three ships encounter battle as soon as they enter the universe, then such a quantity of loading will cause the three warships to be unable to effectively eject the MS. It is simply impossible to operate normally.
For this reason, Archangel, which was originally equipped with an accelerator as planned, could only use Mass Accelerator to escape. Even the other two battleships were also equipped with the same accelerator because the weight of the mobile suit increased due to the overload of the mobile suit.
As for the M1 Astray left in Akatsuki Works, only about twenty of them could not fit into the battleship. Xiao Ran also ordered these pilots to abandon the aircraft and board the battleship. These aircraft will be destroyed together with the self-destruction of Akatsuki Works.