Chapter 351 Abandoning the Dawn
After handing Solar Furnace, GN-X and drone information to Lacus, Xiao Ran solved another problem. Giving things to Lacus is completely different from giving things to Luo. Giving things to Luo is to increase the favorability and bring Luo back to Prometheus, while giving things to Lacus is for more in the future. Even if there is no chance to return to this world in the future, at least Lacus, Kira, and Orb can have the power to protect themselves.
It can be regarded as repaying the favor owed by Kira for protecting him and Orb for supporting him.
The place where warships such as Archangel are currently hiding is a piece of Debris Belt in the universe. After several warships counted out the supplies that were in short supply, the complex environment of Debris Belt also caused the information to be unable to be effectively conveyed at all, so whether it was for In order to pass the information out, or to find a safe path for the Scrap Merchant Guild's transport ship to come over, Xiao Ran must fly Lightning Aegis to attack, and also protect Luo's ship Junk Guild and leave together.
Scrap Dealer have their own communication methods and channels. In some cases, special passwords are even needed. This communication method is the same as military communication. Naturally, it is impossible for people other than Scrap Merchant Guild to know it. It is not difficult to contact the headquarters of the Scrap Merchant Guild., but while contacting the headquarters of the Scrap Merchant Guild, being able to state his needs without being known by other forces that Scrap Merchant Guild is actually supporting Orb's Combined Fleet, then waste dealers like them need to contact them themselves to get it done.
Protecting the Junk Guild ship from leaving, there were Graham and Naluo, plus the aircraft driven by Xiao Ran, a total of four units, hanging far behind the Junk Guild ship until it sailed out of Debris Belt did not find any trace of the existence of Earth Force. After sending Junk Guild's ship away without any danger, Xiao Ran and the others watched from a distance as the ship left the original route and returned to Archangel.
Before Junk Guild's ship left, Luo connected to the communication on Lightning Aegis, first said hello, and then said, "Just get to this place, the front is no longer Earth Force's jurisdiction, and there will be no Earth Force. See you in three days, don't worry, I will definitely bring the things."
"Be more careful." Xiao Ran nodded.
Three days was the time when Luo and Xiao Ran agreed to meet again. It was also the time for Luo to go back and forth to the Scrap Merchant Guild's universe branch, and the time for the Scrap Merchant Guild to prepare and transport supplies. The agreed place to meet again was the place where they parted now. Although we didn't meet any Earth Force when escorting the ship over just now, no one could tell clearly what would happen in three days. Just in case, it was necessary for Xiao Ran to bring someone over to greet them.
If Luo and the others happened to meet Earth Force when their ship came back and were asked to inspect it, it would be very bad news for Luo and the others. After all, all the ships would be loaded with military supplies by then, Earth Force will never let them go easily, and if Luo does not follow Earth Force's request for inspection, his nerves will be tightened and Earth Force, who is controlled by Blue Cosmos, will attack.
But now, when there is nothing on Luo's ship, Earth Force can't detect anything, so it won't embarrass Scrap Merchant Guild's ship too much.
Xiao Ran's main mission when they come over is to take the lead in attacking Earth Force when they discover Earth Force, attract the Earth Force patrol fleet that may appear, and then let Luo and the others take advantage of the chaos to leave.
When the four aircraft returned to Archangel, the enemies they did not encounter when they came out were bumped into on the way back. A reconnaissance team composed of four Daggers was currently patrolling and investigating the route that Xiao Ran and others returned. Fortunately, Lightning Aegis The three machines, MK-II and Black Astray all turned on Solar Furnace. Under the dense cover of GN Particles, there was no heat source response, so it was Xiao Ran who first discovered the enemy.
Lightning Aegis and other machines slowly leaned against the edge of a huge piece of gravel, watching the four Dagger attack large or small gravel at will, and the direction of movement of those Dagger was clearly towards Archangel If you go to the area where is located and move at full speed at the speed of Dagger, you can break into the hiding place of Archangel and other battleships in up to half an hour. And for something the size of a battleship, or four battleships, you don't need to get too close to be discovered.
Naluo watched the four Dagger slowly leave on the screen. After a moment of hesitation, she asked aloud, "Sir, do you want to shoot them down? If they go further, they may find where the battleship is parked."
Xiao Ran frowned and did not answer yes or no, but asked Graham: "Graham, what do you think?"
Graham pondered and said, "Once the opponent attacks, the lack of a reconnaissance team will definitely attract attention. If we calculate the direction of this team, sooner or later we will also deduce where our battleship is hiding."
"And it is not meaningless for these people to break through these rubbles. This is originally Debris Belt. The rubbles are larger than the battleships. The smallest ones are only one meter or two meters. There are not many routes for the battleships to move forward. When we came in, we slowed down and came in slowly. In that way, several battleships were more or less damaged due to hitting the rubble. That was because our route was cleared at that time."
"This can be regarded as a route for battleships to move. It is similar to the route we took to enter Debris Belt. However, after their random attack, the route is full of large and small gravels. Our battleships cannot pass here at high speed. If we are attacked by the MS cluster under such circumstances, we will either be attacked or hit the gravel, which will cause great damage to the battleships."
"What I'm worried about now is not that the battleship will be discovered. If it is discovered now, the biggest possibility is to fight and then continue to escape." Graham frowned and said, "But if there is more than one team like the one just now, then is the opponent in Such teams are arranged everywhere in Debris Belt to attack the rubble. In this way, our warships are almost completely blocked in this Debris Belt. When the time comes, we have no right to refuse what the other party wants to do."
"The other party's actions must have caused a lot of noise. I think the Bargyll captain has already discovered it and made corresponding arrangements. So I suggest that we take a detour and rush back first to see the situation there before making a decision. After all, Debris Belt wants to clean up such a large area. It cannot be completed in a short time."
After Graham finished speaking, he looked at the thoughtful Xiao Ran through the communication, and said with some admiration, "But speaking of it, the commander of the other party is really powerful. Among the people I know, Miss Huang is probably the only one who can compete with the commander of Earth Force."
"Commander... must be the commander on Second Archangel." Xiao Ran frowned tightly and murmured, "But when did a commander of this level appear in Earth Force? This shouldn't be the case. If there is such a powerful commander, it makes no sense. In the original plot, regardless of the main story and the side story, he didn't even show his face. Who is this guy?"
Seeing Xiao Ran deep in thought, Graham shouted again, "Sir? We don't have much time."
"Oh oh oh." Xiao Ran raised his head and nodded, and said, "Then as you said, we will take a detour and go back first."
The Solar Furnace behind the three machines lit up at the same time, spraying out countless GN Particles, which instantly brought the machine to a very high speed. It shuttled through the gravel as fast as a meteor, bypassing the several Dagger just discovered in front, and rushed towards the Archangel and other battleships as quickly as possible.
In just ten minutes, it took Dagger half an hour to complete the distance, and it took so much time to go around a long circle. Although it was a little rushed in such a complicated place, it was not a problem for the three people's skills.
After the three machines entered the Archangel Gnaku, Xiao Ran hurried to the bridge of Archangel, while Naluo and Graham took this time to take a good rest and solve their personal physiological problems, eat and drink when they should, and prepare for the battle that may happen again.
As soon as Xiao Ran entered the bridge, he saw an eager Mwu. Before Xiao Ran could speak, Mwu took the lead and said, "The sent out reconnaissance team found traces of the Earth Force MS operation, and is crushing large gravel along the way."
"I already know this. The other party's purpose should be to seal us in this Debris Belt." Xiao Ran waved his hand, pointed at the screen to indicate to Miriallia to connect to other warships' communications, and said to Mwu, "Is there any way to solve the problem now?"
"We have discussed it before. Bargyll's opinion is to leave here immediately." Mwu sighed and said, "But if we leave here, where can we go, and the Shuguang is under maintenance Because many parts were dismantled when replacing Outer Armor, it is not capable of long-distance navigation. If we leave now, we can only abandon the Dawn here and use the other three battleships to receive the MS and personnel of the Dawn."
Xiao Ran sat down in First Officer's position with a helpless expression. When the communication was connected, Xiao Ran raised his head and looked at the screen. "Now you should all know that Earth Force is cleaning up Debris Belt. Do you have any opinions now?"
Before anyone else could speak, Bargyll was the first to speak, "My opinion is to abandon the Dawn and leave here immediately before Earth Force completely blocks us. Once the route is completely blocked, we will become Earth Force's living target. If the other party launches a nuclear bomb like us, we won't even be able to find a place to hide. They will either hit the huge rubble and self-destruct, or disappear together with the nuclear bomb."
"And if a nuclear bomb explodes in such an environment, the destructive power of the nuclear bomb will be unlimitedly expanded. If it is not directly hit by the nuclear bomb, it will be shot down by countless rubbles."
Andrew also nodded solemnly. "I agree with Captain Bargyll's opinion. Evacuate this place immediately and find other places for resettlement. As for the lost Dawn, there is nothing we can do."
Kisaka also nodded and said, "Based on our current situation, Eternal is still unloaded. Eternal can come and catch Dawn's MS and personnel. I also agree to leave immediately."
Xiao Ran knocked on the handrail. If he evacuated here, he would have to abandon the Dawn. Losing a Dawn battleship was a big deal to Xiao Ran. At the most, it meant losing a fort with huge firepower. At worst, it meant losing a carrier ship that could carry more mobile suits. Xiao Ran immediately frowned.
"Hey, time is running out now, what are you thinking about!" Cagalli looked at Xiao Ran who was in deep thought, and suddenly shouted dissatisfied, "Hurry up and make a decision for me!"
Xiao Ran raised his head and glanced at Cagalli, then asked after a deep groan, "Are you sure from which direction the other party's mobile suits are sent?"
Bargyll nodded. "We can determine the approximate area. Based on the information gathered by the investigators I sent, we can deduce that the advancing route of the opponent's MS should be like this."
After Bargyll finished speaking, a current star field map popped up in the corner of the big screen that Xiao Ran was looking at. Several flashing dotted lines were marked on it, and a large red dotted circle was drawn on the other side of the dotted line.
Bargyll said, "I know you want to lead people to attack the opponent's main ship, but I don't recommend doing so. I have also thought of this as a solution to the current situation, but the problem is that if you want it, I want it, and the other party must also want it, so it is very likely that the other party's warship has left that area."
"Bargyll..." Xiao Ran looked at Mwu again and asked, "As far as you know, does Atlantic Federation have such a powerful commander?"
Mwu frowned, then shook his head and said, "If it were before, I think General Harborton should be able to do this, but now I really don't know."
Bargyll also shook his head. "No, as far as I know, I have never heard of anyone with such a direct, decisive, and even one-step commanding style."
Speaking of this, Bargyll showed a trace of hesitation on his face. "But what really surprised me was that the other party knew us so well that they knew everything about us. They had already made very confident arrangements for us, so that the Shuguang We suffered heavy losses, and this time, it was as if we were sure that we were hidden in Debris Belt, and then sent people to clean up Debris Belt to seal off our escape route, but the other party's command felt strangely familiar."
Eternal's Lacus frowned for a moment, then showed a thoughtful expression, and suddenly said, "Then who will know us best? If we think about it this way, maybe we can find a better way."
Cagalli on Kusanagi held his head and began to think, "The person who knows us best? All the Archangel members I know are on Archangel. There are only a few people who know something about us Kusanagi, and Eternal is even less likely."
"That's not the case." Lacus smiled at Cagalli on the screen and said, "What if the person who knows us best is replaced by the person who knows us best?"
Lacus's words immediately caused a wave of waves in the bridges of the four battleships. Almost everyone's expression changed, and then there was a period of speechless silence and heaviness.
Xiao Ran patted his forehead with a headache and said with a wry smile, "Mwu, Bargyll, did you have any physical examinations and blood tests when you were at Alaska?"
Bargyll and Mwu looked at each other through the screen. Both of them had shocked expressions in their eyes and nodded silently at the same time.
"It's not just a physical examination..." Bargyll gritted his teeth and said, "But he also conducted a trustworthy interrogation and inquiry on us, allowing us to provide the most detailed report, and all the information in Archangel All the video materials were taken away. Although we had prepared to weaken the existence and importance of Kira and deleted the things about Kira in advance, we didn't expect it to be like this in the end! "Damn it!"
"Now I understand why I feel so controlled, and why the other party understands us so well, and why we feel so familiar." Bargyll When I thought that I might be copied, I felt very scary and shocked. When I thought about people who were exactly like me, and whose bodies were being manipulated by people who didn't know what they were, I felt rage burning, and my body began to tremble with anger.
Not only Bargyll, but also Mwu also showed a look of fear. He even unconsciously held his hands on his chest and glanced at Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran just smiled bitterly at this time. He didn't expect to put Bargyll got it, but Earth Force might still get another Bargyll to be the captain of Second Archangel. Is this the fate of Bargyll, or the inertia of the plot development in this world.
Perhaps he noticed Mwu's eyes on him, Xiao Ran turned around and took a look at Mwu comfortingly before speaking, "Lacus's speculation is not true. It's possible, hey, if the commander in that battleship is really another Bargyll, the other party will indeed know us very well. Bargyll, if it were you, what do you think the probability of success would be if I led someone to attack."
"No." Bargyll gritted his teeth and said, "I will leave as soon as possible after placing the MS. I will also place explosive mines around Debris Belt and ambush MS Unit. As long as you pass by, you will fall into a carefully prepared trap."
"Huh..." Xiao Ran breathed out gently, stood up and said, "In this case, I order to abandon the Dawn and retreat immediately!"
It's a two-in-one chapter, there won't be any more later.