At noon on October 7, Cosmic Year 126, the battle outside the capital district of the Dion Empire officially began.
Fadis, dressed in a pilot suit, sat in the cockpit of the Crimson Emperor, ready to sortie at any moment.
Grisina was likewise dressed in a pilot suit, seated in the cockpit of the Crimson Princess and prepared to fight alongside her father.
A thousand Crimson Guards stood ready at all times to follow the Emperor and Princess into battle.
Long Fei likewise sat in the cockpit of the Bull Gundam, waiting for the enemy to make their move. The Harute Angel Squad stood ready to deploy with their boss.
Lixiang and the others were also nearby.
On the battlefield, aside from the Harute Angel Squad, all the other direct units had appeared. Even the Black Rabbit Unit had joined the battle.
In outer space, aside from dispatching landing forces as reinforcements, the Mieweng Unit did not hold back on precision missile bombardments. However, the bombardment targets were on the outskirts of the capital district.
Most of the capital district's defending forces fought on the perimeter. Only a small portion remained within the capital district to maintain order and reassure the civilians, telling them not to worry.
Many of the defensive systems around the capital district had to deal not only with enemy forces descending from the sky, but also missiles striking down from above.
A Dion Army destroyer was pierced clean through by a single shot from Silver Thunder's Big-W Cannon II. The ship suffered severe damage, could no longer remain suspended in midair, and crashed to the ground as thick smoke violently billowed from the damaged section.
Explosions erupted from various parts of the vessel from time to time.
Many crew members scrambled to escape. No one came