After Xiao Ran and the others officially joined the battle, an hour later the regional Command Center received a report from the front lines. The war had not truly developed in the direction previously envisioned. Even with more than four times the Zeon Army's forces committed, less than twelve hours after the battle began, nearly every front was locked in a stalemate with Zeon, while quite a few fronts had suffered enormous losses at Zeon's hands.
The regional Command Center was likewise exceptionally busy. Almost everyone was drenched in sweat. From time to time, reports came in that an attack somewhere had been halted by the Zeon defense line, a front elsewhere had been pushed back by the Zeon Army, a unit had lost contact, or another unit had fallen into a Zeon counter-encirclement.
When the message first reached the Command Center, the recipient's heart sank at the urgent alert ringing in his ears. He assumed more bad news had arrived from somewhere. But when he saw the contents of the report, his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared dumbfounded at the line of text before him.
With the assistance of the Astray MS Battalion, the 32nd Armored Division broke through the Zeon defense line in less than one hour of combat, annihilated the Zeon Army MS Unit, captured more than five thousand Zeon officers and soldiers, reached the target high ground, and began constructing defensive positions. Immediately dispatch forces to assist in receiving prisoners, airdrop ammunition supplies, and await further operational instructions.
"The 32nd Armored Division!? Are you kidding me? The Astray MS Battalion?" The messenger sucked in a breath, hurriedly removed his headset, grabbed the printed slip, and ran toward his superior.
That superior was also startled upon seeing the report. However, as the head of the