Chapter 1808
Recapture the Airport!
Chapter 1808 Recapture the Airport!
Murasame-kun's Psycho Gundam replaced Unit 2, suppressing the remaining ordinary-class dimensional beasts within the remains of the mothership-class BETA. This prevented them from breaking through the defenses, forcing them into a vicious cycle of constantly trying to retreat, charge, be repelled, and then charge again.
At this moment, the Garuda carrier Odomra, having finally taken in all the councilors and citizens, took off. Under the cover of the Punishment MS force led by He Ming and Alice's tactical mobile suits, it left the airspace above the capital airport and flew towards a safer area further back.
Once they successfully reach the safe zone designated by the Earth Federation Forces, everyone on the Odomra will escape.
Having completed the mission of covering the evacuation, it's time to clean up the last remaining "tails".
"All personnel, concentrate firepower! Hold your tongue and bombard the target with all your might!"
At He Ming's command, not only the MS troops responsible for punishment, but even the garrison troops of this airport came to join the fun.
GM IIs, field guns, and even soldiers carrying rocket launchers, pulling large boxes of ammunition, or dragging machine guns all rushed over and unleashed a barrage of ammunition at the ordinary-class dimensional beasts trapped inside the mothership-class BETA wreckage by the Psycho Gundam.
In an instant, beams of light, shells, missiles, rockets, bullets, and all the weapons and ammunition that could be found in the airport engulfed the wreckage, pushing the ordinary-class dimensional beasts that had been unable to break through the Psycho Gundam's interception into the abyss of death.
"boom!!!"
The violent explosion caused a violent tremor at the Capital Airport, and also blew open the underground tunnel that the mothership-class BETA had dug from the depths of the city to the Capital Airport, turning it into a channel for the release of the explosive energy.
Dust billowed, the air was scorching, and the aftershocks roared, but the Federation soldiers, their heads still dazed from the shockwave of the explosion, cautiously peeked out from behind their bunkers and looked at the crater that had been blown open on the spot. There was no trace of the mothership-class BETA or the dimensional beasts left.
Even with the echoing thunder still ringing in their ears, the soldiers frantically raised everything in their hands and shouted with all their might, cheering for the victory.
Sitting in the cockpit of Unit 2, looking at the crowd of people calling out to her, Asuka's lips gradually curled into a smile.
In her opinion, if it weren't for her and Unit 2's cool aerial kick that sealed the deal, taking down that ugly monster wouldn't have been so easy.
"All aircraft, this is Colonel Ming from the Punishment Force. In accordance with the regulations on the transfer of command at the front, this airfield is now under the control of the Punishment Force. Punishment Force personnel, in accordance with combat principles, shall conduct a thorough investigation and completely eliminate all potential hazards!"
"The airport's troops, in accordance with the original operational plan, cooperated with the criminal investigation team to conduct a search and complete the preliminary search within 24 hours, and recapture Prague."
Just then, an unfamiliar voice came through the communication channel, causing the surrounding soldiers to turn around and salute the Banshee Gundam, which had transformed into a golden unicorn and was covered in black armor, with fervent eyes. Then, according to their unit affiliation, they lined up to carry out the search mission.
"The Punishment Force? I think I've heard of that name before."
Asuka frowned slightly after hearing the order clearly, seemingly recalling the order from her superiors before the sortie, which required her to obey the orders of the Punishment Squad before the Earth Federation Council meeting.
"Does that mean I'm being temporarily transferred from NERV to the Punishment Unit?"
As she recalled this, Asuka's eyes widened.
"How could this be?"
He Ming is currently unaware of the temporary affiliation of Unit 2 and Asuka, and has no time to address the issue.
Because there were too many things in this city that required his attention.
Stepping out of the cockpit of the Banshee Gundam and receiving a warm welcome from Lieutenant Colonel Novak, He Ming, as he entered the command center, suddenly wondered why Artesia had been put in charge of escorting those senators to the Earth Federation Council.
If Artesia could stay here to assist, the affairs of Bugra would probably be resolved quickly.
After carefully listening to Lieutenant Colonel Novak's report and reviewing the relevant records, He Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there are many tasks, they are not too troublesome.
After all, the penal troops are combat troops, not logistical troops.
Once He Ming has compiled the relevant battle records and battle reports, he won't need to worry about anything else.
Among these reports, two required He Ming's personal attention. One was a tactical mech pilot named Iristina Bernhard, who was from East Germany during 1983-1984.
Another one is Shikiho Asuka Langley, the second pilot of Unit 2, who was temporarily transferred from NERV to the Punishment Force by the Chabro headquarters after confirmation through communications, and who went to Chabro to attend the Earth Federation Council meeting with the Punishment Force.
"Does it give you a headache?"
Holding his helmet, CC stood at the entrance of the command center with a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth, seemingly looking forward to something that was about to happen.
"You've seen them?"
He Ming knew at a glance that CC must have gone to take a look beforehand.
"I observed from the sidelines. That blonde female pilot, who is said to be from the past, is a typical military woman. Although she has some ambition, overall, you, Colonel Ming, can keep her in check."
CC smiled, then hugged his helmet, pointed to the No. 2 aircraft, which stood 80 meters tall like a giant iron tower in the center of the Capital Airport's artillery shells.
"That little girl is much more troublesome. Shouldn't our Colonel Ming be the one to comfort her?"
Seeing CC's mischievous expression, He Ming knew perfectly well that CC was preparing to watch the drama unfold.
Unfortunately, CC is destined to be disappointed.
"If you want to see, come along!"
"Hmm? So agreeable?"
CC looked at He Ming with surprise.
"If you have time, could you pilot the ZETA Gundam Unit 4 and chase after the Odomra to exchange for Artesia? There are too many things to handle here; I can't manage them all by myself."
"An excuse! There are so many officers here, how could you possibly not be able to handle it?"
CC rolled her eyes and followed firmly behind He Ming, clearly ready to watch the show.
He Ming didn't care about that and first led her to Alice Bernhard, who was guarding the tactical aircraft.
As soon as the other party saw He Ming and CC walking towards them, they immediately buttoned up the military overcoat they were wearing, stood at attention, and saluted.
"Colonel Ming! I am Captain Alice Bernhard, commander of the 666th Tactical Squadron of East Germany."
The name is easy to identify.
Even though Alice Bernhard had never met He Ming, she learned from the soldiers around her that the rumored commander of the Punishment Force was a mysterious soldier who appeared in a mask.
"At ease, Captain Bernhard. I've already learned of your situation from Lieutenant Colonel Havak. So, what kind of intelligence can you provide me?"
He Ming raised her hand in return, indicating that Alice Tina Bernhard was revealing her thoughts.
The so-called intelligence should be information related to BETA.
He Ming already knew this, even more so than Alice, who was on the European front in 1983.
Therefore, Alice Bernhard probably only has one goal.
That is, to find a way to join the Punishment Force and discover a way to go back to the past.
(End of this chapter)