"This...what is going on?" Cagalli looked at everything around her in a daze, and her brain was hard to move after being hit one after another.
Uzmi did not disturb other people's work, and even stopped Cagalli who wanted to step forward to question her. It was not until the Emperor conveyed all the orders that he took a short break before stepping forward to ask about the situation.
"Are we going to start?" Uzumi asked.
"Well, it's time to announce Orb's toughness to other worlds." Huang nodded and said.
"Is it too early?"
"No." As he said that, the emperor called up several pieces of intelligence and expanded Orb's map to the whole world, which marked the military deployment and advance trajectory of ZAFT and the Earth Army.
"Since last month, ZAFT has been continuously airdropping troops to the earth. ZAFT troops on the earth are also mobilized very frequently. All targets are pointed here."
"Panama, the ZAFT army is trying to trap the Earth army to death on the earth."
"Panama Spaceport is the last spaceport under the jurisdiction of the Earth Army. Once it is lost, the connection between the Earth and the lunar crater base will be completely cut off, and the universe will become the playground of the ZAFT Army, and the ZAFT Army, which has air superiority, can also use the Earth as a
As a back garden.”
Hearing this, Uzmi understood the seriousness of the matter. The war between the Earth Army and the ZAFT Army is still in a delicate balance. Although the Earth Army is at a disadvantage, it can still maintain a stalemate with the ZAFT Army.
At the same time, the Earth Army is about to have its own MS unit. Once successful, the balance of victory will tilt towards the Earth Army, but... it is also very limited and will not immediately reverse the war situation. The next war will enter a more fierce and fierce military competition.
will intensify.
But... once the ZAFT army contributes Panama, the Earth army will be trapped on the earth. There are only two choices for them, either to recapture one of the three spaceports of Panama, Victoria or Kaohsiung regardless of losses, or to
Orb.
"That's just on the surface."
"On the surface?" Hearing this, Uzmi frowned slightly.
"That's right." Huang nodded. Several more troops appeared on the world map, and at the same time, the direction arrow of the march changed.
"This is!"
"Yes, according to the intelligence received by Liumei, it is certain that the ZAFT army is about to launch a large-scale operation, but the target... is likely not to be Panama, but the Atlantic Federation Headquarters, the Joshua Base in Alaska, or two
Both are!"
"...Building the plank road openly and attacking Chen Cang secretly, the ZAFT army is preparing to give us a hard blow."
"Haha, if this were the case, we wouldn't be exposing our strength now." Huang sneered and pulled out a confidential document again.
"This!" Uzmi looked horrified when she saw this document.
"Yes, the ZAFT army is not as ruthless as those scumbags from the Atlantic Federation."
"Is the information reliable?"
"It is absolutely reliable that the agent who passed on the information joined the operation as a sapper."
"Where are the others?"
"..."
"Yeah……"
The emperor's silence told Uzmi the answer, and it was the answer he least wanted to hear. Another unknown hero passed away.
"Lord Uzmi, you should know what the future will be like once the Atlantic Federation succeeds."
"..."
Uzmi remained silent. Once the Atlantic Federation's conspiracy succeeds, the flames of hatred will spread like a prairie fire and be difficult to extinguish. The entire world will be plunged into the vortex of war, and no one will be spared.
"The hatred between the natural man and the adjuster, the Atlantic Federation and ZAFT... will not be resolved." Uzmi closed her eyes in pain, not only worried about Orb's future, but also feeling heartbroken for the world, obviously Orb
Bu has set an example, why can't others understand that natural people and adjusters can coexist peacefully?
"Stop joking! What are you going to do!?" Cagalli, who had been silent, roared. She could see that Orb's peace was about to be broken.
The headquarters fell into a mysterious silence, and everyone looked at Cagalli.
"You are doing this to let Orb start a war! I will never allow it!"
The emperor's indifference was like a sharp sword thrust into Cagalli's chest.
"I...you..."
Cagalli undoubtedly choked, turned around and wanted to run away, but was held back by Uzumi.
"where are you going?"
"Of course I'm going to stop you! I can't let you destroy Orb!"
"What you want to do will destroy Orb." Huang crossed his hands and said calmly.
"What did you say!?"
"Do you know that for this day, for Orb to stand on the international stage with a strong posture, to remain neutral with a strong posture, so that all forces dare not underestimate Orb, how many people have sacrificed everything, and how many people have died in silence.
Outside?"
The emperor's question turned into a sharp blade, cutting into Cagalli's fragile heart one by one.
"What do you think peace is? Is it just being impulsive and willful like you, not thinking about anything, and just doing whatever you want?"
"I don't?"
"Haha, do you know yourself? Do you know how much trouble your previous actions almost brought to Orb? Do you know how many people will pay an unbearable price for the trouble you caused?
can it be solved?"
"me……"
"Watch carefully here, Cagalli, what exactly does Orb need to do if he wants to survive and stick to his ideals?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor waved his hand, and several guards guarded Cagalli to prevent her from leaving the headquarters. On the one hand, as the emperor said, Cagalli was here to watch Orb's progress.
direction; on the other hand, I also don’t want Cagalli to cause trouble at this critical time.
Uzumi looked at Cagalli, and finally ignored her pleading eyes and continued to discuss follow-up matters with the emperor.
"So what are you planning to achieve this time?" Uzmi asked.
"Shock the ZAFT army so that they dare not put pressure on Orb for the time being. At the same time, let the whole world see Orb's tough attitude and strength, and let Orb completely enter the world stage. This is [stage combat]."
"But the Atlantic Federation will push further."
"Yes, once we confront the ZAFT army head-on, the Atlantic Federation will definitely publicize that Orb has turned to them, and will use this to increase the pressure on Orb."
"How to solve?"
"No need to resolve."
"No need to solve it?"
"That's right, Orb's ideas are unwavering. A press conference is enough. The rest... the Atlantic Federation doesn't have time to do anything to Orb in a short period of time. Once it wants to take action..."
Uzumi was silent. He knew what the emperor planned to say next. According to the intelligence analysis obtained so far, it was inevitable that the Atlantic Federation would take action against Orb, so it didn't matter whether or not this incident was used as a reason or excuse.
.
"But we showed our trump card early."
"It's not a big problem. Once the Atlantic Federation takes action, we can't stop it regardless of whether it has trump cards." Huang said with some frustration.
As soon as these words came out, Uzmi fell silent, and everyone in the command room fell silent.
I am very unwilling and angry, but this is the reality. Orb is too small. Facing the behemoth of the Atlantic Federation, Orb is like a small boat in the storm and may capsize at any time.
"...I understand." After saying that, Uzmi patted the emperor's shoulder and looked around at everyone, "If you carry out your plan, I will still be the leader of Orb. Even if the sky falls, I will still be there to help.
You guys hold on!"
"Lord Uzumi!"
"Lord Uzumi!"
"Lord Uzumi..."
…
"Everyone, Orb... I leave it to you."
As soon as the words fell, Uzmi took Cagalli and left the command room. What needed to be asked, what needed to be understood, and what needed to be said had been completed. Next, the young people could only be left to venture out.
"Father..."
"From now on, you must either go back to your room or go to [Shuguang Society]. You are not allowed to go anywhere else."
"Father! I..."
"You have no right to refuse."
"But if you do this, Orb..."
"You don't need to worry about Orb's affairs, and you can't worry about them either."
"But……"
"Okay! Cagalli, Orb has stood at the crossroads of destiny. He will either be destroyed or stand out. I was too indulgent to you in the past. From now on, Orb will struggle every step he takes. He must not let it go again.
You are willful."
"Father!"
"Kisaka, watch Cagalli."
"yes."
"Father!"
Uzmi left with her bodyguards, and Cagalli wanted to chase him, but was caught by Kisaka.
"Let me go! Kisaka! Father, he is wrong! He shouldn't do this! If they do this, Orb will be destroyed!"
Facing Cagalli's pleading and crying, Kisaka remained unmoved. He just closed his eyes and held on to Cagalli. He had watched Cagalli grow up and had always acted as a guard, but he was more like a
The eldest brother takes care of Cagalli.
With Uzmi's acquiescence, Kisaka often let Cagalli do whatever she wanted, such as running away from home and running to North Africa. But now, he can no longer let Cagalli do whatever she wants.
While crying and pleading, Kagali was forcibly taken home by Kisaka. A large number of people were also arranged to put Kagali under house arrest. She went to [Shuguang Club] to practice mobile suit driving or something like that. There is no need for Kagali.
It's enough for Li to just be a princess quietly.
…
The Archangel is slowly approaching the edge of Orb's territorial waters. The ZAFT troops staying outside the territorial waters are eager to see what's going on. Both sides are very nervous. As soon as the Archangel's legs step out of the border, the battle will begin.
But at this moment, a sudden press conference disrupted everyone's thoughts, especially the ZAFT fleet.
"What did you say!?"
"Yes, Orb is holding a press conference to announce to the world and surrounding countries that they want to express their gratitude for Orb's humanitarian assistance and at the same time give up part of their territorial waters to Orb."
"How could..." Suddenly, Aslan thought of a very serious question and immediately asked, "Are we in Orb territory now?"
"..."
Everyone was stunned and couldn't react for a while.
No one answered. Aslan immediately opened the terminal and watched Orb's ongoing press conference. He happened to see the expanded area of Orb's territorial waters, and then thought of their location.