Chapter 791 Human Heart
"Oh my God, it's unbelievable. I originally thought that this time I played just for show so that the guys on the United side would give up. I didn't expect that I actually won in the end. I never thought that I would win and win so easily."
"Yes, there is a three-fold difference in strength. It took only such a small amount of sacrifice and loss to defeat a fleet as large as the joint fleet. It is incredible to think about it. Compared with the gains obtained after this battle and the significance of victory, those sacrifices and losses are considered worthwhile."
"That's not because of adults. If adults are not here, even if the opponent's combat power is one to one with us, just a few Gundams will be enough for us. Did you pay attention? Your Excellency just drove that one like this. The black Justice Gundam's menacing Gundams were all destroyed. Thinking about it now, I feel like I'm in a dream. How could such a powerful machine be defeated so easily?"
"What does this mean? You haven't experienced that battle two years ago. At that time, I happened to participate in that battle on Archangel. At that time, we only had a few battleships. The combined fleets of the United and ZAFT were so terrifying. We were defeated in the end. The title of Lord Orb Black Demon was called out by the people of the United and ZAFT at that time."
"I know, I know. Your Excellency also led the team to destroy ZAFT's Genesis, saved the earth and became a hero of the world. The two sides did not dare to clamor to continue fighting, so they hurriedly signed the contract under the supervision of our Orb The armistice agreement was signed, and all kinds of compensation were not accepted. At that time, the Orb soldiers were very prosperous, and they would get the best treatment no matter where they went. How could it be like the past two years, when the troops stationed abroad had no dignity at all and had to endure everything."
"Fortunately, we have adults. Otherwise, if it were Master Cagalli and Ceran Family's group of united dogs, Orb might have joined Global Security Alliance by now and begin to obey the joint command and fight against ZAFT, Orb is a third force country that upholds the belief of peace when it was founded. How could it form an alliance with other forces to attack another force? I was thinking at the time, if Orb really joined that alliance, I would simply leave the army to avoid doing something I don't want to do. Fortunately, you are back."
"I have to say, my lord should not have given power to Princess Cagalli in the first place. She simply did not have the ability to lead Orb. Orb, who was originally so powerful, turned into this in two years. If my lord hadn't come back, I would not have known what happened to Orb. What will happen again? Maybe it will be occupied like two years ago. There are rumors outside that there is no choice but to give up the power. It is the result of Princess Cagalli's push. At that time, Princess Cagalli was the legitimate heir, and your Excellency was just acting as Prime Minister's agent."
"By the way, I don't know if you have heard that your Excellency was actually detained during the two years he disappeared. It seems that people from our Orb teamed up with people from the United Nations to take you away from Orb. When our troops arrived, Except for some bullet casings, there was no trace of you. If there were no traitors among us, how could you have been kidnapped so easily, and the people of the alliance could have kidnapped you without any clues? How could it be possible without some conspiracy?"
"Is it Princess Cagalli? Princess Cagalli was in charge at that time."
"Who knows."
Xiao Ran walked to the door of the combat conference room and heard such a conversation. Judging from the voices, it was basically young people talking. At this time, in addition to these young soldiers working in the combat conference room, there were actually many older senior officers. However, at this time, no one stood up to stop these young soldiers from saying words that seemed to have inciting emotions.
Xiao Ran also slowed down after hearing these conversations, but when he heard that someone actually involved Cagalli in the topic, a faint smile flashed across the corner of Xiao Ran's mouth, and then he slowly walked in with a serious face.
At this time, the entire combat conference room can be said to be quite busy. Even if some young people took a break to say something, it did not affect the work of the entire combat conference room on the whole. After seeing Xiao Ran walk in, whether they were standing or sitting, they all straightened their bodies in the direction of Xiao Ran and saluted Xiao Ran with the most sincere military salute.
If there was no Xiao Ran, then they should have joined Global Security Alliance now. Without independence, there would be no rights. But now Xiao Ran has allowed Orb to maintain its original independence, and also led them to victory when the enemy was several times their number.
Everyone's face was filled with sincerity, respect and admiration, and the entire combat conference room was also silent. They were using their own way to express their recognition and respect to Xiao Ran.
Looking at the expression on a person's face, Xiao Ran just nodded and waved his hand, then sat directly on the main seat in the combat conference room. "The fighting on the local side is still going on. Everyone should seize the time to deal with the work at hand, and immediately send a team to receive the surrendered Earth Force, and arrange for some warships to return home first."
"Yes."
A chorus of voices suddenly sounded throughout the entire combat conference room, and several senior officers were seated around Xiao Ran. Looking at these senior officers, Xiao Ran also picked up the documents in front of him and asked, "What is the latest news from the mainland?"
After Xiao Ran's question came up, an officer on the left quickly answered, "The latest news was sent three minutes ago. The mainland's defense line has been completely stabilized. With the help of Heaven's Pillar supporting MS Unit, the joint MS that entered the mainland have been successfully defeated. Two of the three large MSs have been defeated. It is estimated that all enemies can be completely eliminated in about thirty minutes."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly. In fact, except for the three Destroy Gundam, the alliance did not arrange too many MS Unit to carry out the inspection of the three Destroy Gundam. The total number of airborne troops invested in Orb is actually not large. Once Destroy Gundam, which is the real combat power, is defeated, the remaining ordinary MS will be easier to deal with.
"Has the situation stabilized? But we must also tell them that they must not relax at any time. The energy source of those large MSs may be nuclear energy, and we must also avoid the possibility of self-destruction." Xiao Ran nodded at the officer next to him, and then asked, "Have the people and the city been affected by this battle?"
"A small number of them suffered some losses due to the firepower of the enemy's large mobile suit in the early stages of the battle. Reports of civilian casualties have been received, and some property damage has occurred."
"Well, the follow-up work must be handled well, and it should not be delayed and resolved as soon as possible." Xiao Ran was not surprised that there were civilian casualties. After all, even large-scale places such as military ports and garrison bases were destroyed, which would more or less affect the civilians living around them. However, after confirming that such a situation existed, Xiao Ran did not ask more in-depth questions, but changed the topic again. "How is the situation of the recovery troops over there?"
The recovery force is a few warships left behind by the Alliance after the previous attack on Orb Fleet. They are responsible for receiving the prisoners of the Alliance side from the previous battle and salvaging Black Strike and Crimson Aegis.
"All the surrendered MS have been received, the pilots have been imprisoned, and the salvage team has basically found all the survivors. The black body has also been salvaged. It didn't take long to determine the specific location of the red body. It will take about half an hour to complete the salvage."
"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "After the work over there is completed, let them return directly to Orb without having to join us. All the prisoners will be careful not to have any accidents."
"Okay."
Next, Xiao Ran asked one question after another, such as the loss of the fleet in this battle, the loss of MS, the sacrifice of personnel, etc. After getting the answers, he also made detailed arrangements. As soon as he sat in the combat conference room, almost an hour passed. After arranging the work, Xiao Ran dragged his tired body back to his room.
Lying on the bed, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the sky outside had turned into night. The Mental Power consumed by this sleep was also greatly replenished. At least the empty feeling in his brain after the battle was gone. Xiao Ran also slept for several hours. No one came to disturb him during these few disappearing times. This also shows that the situation of the entire fleet and the situation in Orb's homeland are also going well.
After waking up, Xiao Ran went to the combat conference room again. From the people inside, he learned that the battle of Orb had ended. All three Destroy Gundams had been defeated, and all accompanying elite MS Units had also been defeated. Rescue and inspection work in the combat area had begun.
In addition to battle-related matters, PLANT officially announced the recognition of Orb as Neutral Countries after the battle, while the United side has remained silent. In addition to PLANT, some formerly neutral small countries and forces that were paying attention to Orb also jumped out one after another to declare their support for Orb and declared their declaration of remaining neutral.
At this time, because of the huge joint effort invested in dealing with Orb, and after losing so many new aircraft, ace aircraft, and maritime forces that were several times larger than a standard fleet, but ultimately ended in failure, they were already having a huge headache, and how could they bother to deal with those small countries that jumped out behind Orb.