Second Spaceport Defense Battle (1)

Andrew smiled slightly and replied.

Felix smiled upon hearing this, watching the electronic map as he input intelligence regarding the Earth Alliance Forces' current operation, calculating the corresponding data based on the simulated movement speed of the ground vehicles.

Reviewing the data, Felix issued his orders.

"Thirty-five minutes from now, the MS units will officially deploy. We will launch two hundred MS in the first wave, intercepting the enemy forces from five directions.

At the same time, fifty MS will remain behind to handle aerial surveillance and guard duties for the Victoria Spaceport on a rotational basis, while the remaining one hundred will serve as a reserve force, ready to rotate into the front lines at any time."

Not long after the orders were issued.

The sound of explosions in the sky reached the command center; though muffled, all three men knew clearly that this was a missile attack from the Earth Alliance Forces.

"The Earth Alliance Forces' missile strike has arrived."

Andrew's expression turned grim as he spoke in a heavy tone.

Felix did not respond to this, instead turning to look at Andrew.

"Captain Waltfeld, I leave the command of the units here at Victoria Spaceport to you."

"You can leave that to me."

Nodding, Andrew gave his assurance.

Felix nodded and turned to look at Doug, continuing.

"Doug, the units in the southeast, east, and south directions are under your command; the captains of those three sectors will report to you."

"No problem."

Nodding, Doug replied.

Watching the electronic map and listening to Doug's reply, Felix's expression remained grim as he muttered to himself.

"This is going to be a hard-fought battle. If we win, we can continue to hold the Victoria Spaceport; if we lose, then everything is finished."

"I believe we won't lose. We of ZAFT are invincible."

Doug said, full of confidence.

Watching his confident demeanor, Felix said nothing, for he did not share such optimism. The coming battle would be brutal, difficult, and would determine the survival of everyone stationed here.

"Report!"

A report rang out from outside the room once more.

Felix turned his head to look, asking.

"Has the Earth Alliance Forces' offensive changed?"

"No, Captain Griffith."

Shaking his head, the soldier continued.

"It is the latest document from the Ministry of Defense."

Looking at the soldier, Felix took the document from his hand. He held it and read the contents carefully. After finishing, Felix quietly placed the document on the table, his face dark and silent.

Seeing Felix's reaction, Andrew and Doug couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Griffith, what exactly does the document say?"

Turning to the two of them, Felix spoke with a heavy tone.

"The Supreme Council has passed the proposal to deploy the Neutron Jammer. The deployment operation will officially begin ten days after April Fool's Day."

"Deploy the Neutron Jammer?!"

Upon hearing this, a look of disbelief and shock appeared on Andrew's face, the words escaping his lips. Doug pondered for a moment before asking.

"What about our allies on Earth? And what about those neutral countries?"

"The Ministry of Defense has formulated a very detailed plan. During the time before the official deployment begins, we have been helping our allies construct some non-nuclear fission energy facilities and delivering high-energy battery packs. In addition, we have formulated and implemented corresponding soft-landing plans to ensure our allies are not affected.

As for the neutral countries that are not our allies, we have provided advance secret notification, gifted them soft-landing plans, and provided compensation in the form of high-energy battery storage units.

As for the enemy, there is no compensation; we will only notify the enemy's civilians before the operation begins so they can prepare for the coming disaster."

Looking at Doug, Felix recounted the contents of the document. After hearing this, Doug looked at the shocked Andrew and spoke calmly.

"Attacking the enemy's energy facilities during wartime is a normal military operation, and we have already done more than enough in this operation. There is nothing to feel guilty about."

"I don't have much guilt, I'm just lamenting that war brings suffering to those innocent civilians."

Andrew shook his head and replied.

Doug spoke decisively.

"There is no such thing as an innocent civilian in the countries of the Earth Alliance. They did not oppose the war, and by acquiescing to their nation's act of launching a war, they have already become a part of it.

The side effects of war falling upon them is a price they deserve to pay."

"I was talking about the civilians in countries other than the Earth Alliance."

Andrew looked at Doug and corrected him.

Doug pursed his lips upon hearing this, his voice ultimately tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"This is the only way! To secure victory in this war, crippling the enemy's energy facilities and blockading their nuclear weapon production is something we must do.

I do not deny the sins caused by the deployment of the Neutron Jammer, nor will I excuse them, but I do not regret such actions, and I will not stop them."

"Alright! Both of you, stop arguing."

Hearing the two bickering, Felix cut off their heated exchange. Upon hearing him, they ceased their argument and discussion. Once things had calmed down, Felix spoke with a touch of cold indifference.

"What you are thinking about is not what we need to be concerned with right now; we haven't even guaranteed our own survival yet!

Why bother thinking about anyone else!"

Following Felix's words, the two pushed those thoughts to the back of their minds and stopped dwelling on them.

They calmly followed Felix, making minor adjustments to their combat preparations.

Thirty-five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Watching the second hand complete its final rotation, Felix issued his order.

"Commence operation!"

The four words left his lips.

Doug and Andrew raised their hands in a salute, turned, and ran out of the command center. This order was also transmitted via comms to the troops standing by.

The troops, having been prepared for a long time, moved quickly upon receiving the command.

The MS units launched into the sky!

In just over ten minutes, all deployed MS units had taken flight, sprinting toward their designated coordinates.

Hangar

Inside the cockpit of the Ginn piloted by Felix, he sat quietly in his combat flight suit, awaiting results from the front lines.

A few minutes later, Felix received a report relayed from the command center.

"Captain, our forces have engaged the Earth Alliance Forces."

"From which direction are the large swarms of Vanguard Fighter appearing?"

Upon learning that combat had begun, Felix asked.

The voice over the comms replied.

"Captain, according to current data, there is no front line with an unusually high number of Vanguard Fighter."