Chapter 710
: First Victory and Halberdon's Plan
Chapter 710: First Victory and Halberdon's Plan (45)
After the attack, the ZAFT pursuit fleet that was chasing the 8th Fleet and the Archangel suffered a heavy blow.
Although on the surface this pursuit fleet still retained two-thirds of its warships, in reality, the combat power of this ZAFT pursuit fleet has fallen below the limit for continuing combat.
There were only two or three MS units left that could contain Dendrobium, and although the remaining warships could use various means to jointly create a sufficiently powerful anti-aircraft firepower network, Dendrobium's attack undoubtedly showed the ZAFT fleet that it could deal them a fatal blow outside the maximum range of the ZAFT fleet's anti-aircraft firepower.
There are no more options left.
"Retreat! Retreat!! Quick! Let's retreat!"
The courageless ZAFT captains issued orders to retreat.
All of a sudden, a large number of retreat flares were fired, but under the bright retreat signal, not many MS were able to return to ZAFT's battleship.
"Should we pursue?"
"No. Let's go back!"
There is no point in continuing the pursuit.
Moreover, He Ming was more worried about the Pillar of Heaven. Although his worries were a bit groundless, in terms of military rank and real power in the Earth Union, no one in the Pillar of Heaven's garrison could match Halberdon, the brigadier general of the Earth Union.
Even though the Pillar of Heaven has Li Xuan, the special envoy sent by the East Asian Republic, in charge, it may be difficult to deal with Halberdon's methods in some aspects.
On the other hand, the Polaris had successfully met up with the Eighth Fleet and the Archangel, but after the two sides joined forces, they did not speed up to reach the Pillar of Heaven. Instead, the Polaris secretly slowed down in some aspects.
Naturally, these subtle changes could not escape Halbotn's keen attention.
But he didn't feel any displeasure.
Because he knew that what he was about to arrive at was the solar power generation system that Atlantic Union had always wanted to get involved in but had not been able to succeed in.
Not long ago, the Eurasian Union, which was originally in the same camp as the Atlantic Union, suddenly announced without a word that it would join the solar power generation system construction project led by the East Asian Republic, and the price was the "Umbrella" technology that the Eurasian Union had always regarded as a treasure.
Such a result made the top management of Atlantic Union very dissatisfied, but they could do nothing about it.
After all, it is impossible for the Atlantic Union to directly spend its own money to participate in the solar power generation system like the Eurasian Union did.
"Admiral."
The adjutant seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Halberton.
"No. No need to say more. Everything is as arranged."
Halberton knew very well that the Polaris secretly slowed down its speed just to wait for the return of the aircraft named Dendrobium, or to wait for the return of He Ming, the man who single-handedly led the establishment of the solar power generation system.
In this way, the East Asian Republic or the Pillar of Heaven will feel at ease about him and the Eighth Fleet approaching the Pillar of Heaven.
"Report! Dendrobium orchid was found behind our fleet!"
Hearing this, Halberton let out a long sigh and murmured.
"It seems that we not only have a technician who can change the course of history, but also a trump card who can change the direction of the local battlefield with a single move."
With the return of Dendrobium, the alert status of the Pillar of Heaven was lifted.
In the command center of the Pillar of Heaven, Lund Mina Sahak calmly looked at the Archangel, which was slowly taking over the Pillar of Heaven under the leadership of the Polaris, and then turned and left the command center.
"Mister Mina, aren't you going to receive them? According to the news, that ship carries many citizens of Orb."
Li Xuan said suddenly.
Lund Mina Sahak stopped and nodded.
"Thank you for the reminder, special envoy! I will go there later. But now, we have to leave time for you gentlemen and the Eighth Fleet, right?" Li Xuan smiled when he heard this.
"Thank you for your understanding, Lady Mina!"
"No. Sorry for the trouble."
It was no secret that there were citizens of Orb aboard the Archangel.
After all, before the collapse of the colony satellite Heliopolis, some people had witnessed the Archangel taking in many Orb citizens, protecting them from the disaster that occurred when the colony satellite collapsed.
of course.
Among these people, the young man who made the MS secretly manufactured by the Earth Union move and supported the Archangel from Heliopolis to here had already spread among the three major forces of the Earth Union.
Li Xuan believed that Lund Mina Sahak, as the country where the young man was born, naturally knew it.
However, the attitude displayed by Lund Mina Sahak just now seemed that he did not value the young man.
If this is the case, Li Xuan is also happy to continue hiding behind the scenes and supporting the operation of the solar power generation system.
As for other things, Li Xuan believed that He Ming could handle them.
Halberton has arranged for the warships of the Eighth Fleet that are in better condition to conduct patrol and alert. As for the warships that are seriously damaged, with the consent of the Pillar of Heaven, they will enter the maintenance port expanded later by the Pillar of Heaven one by one to receive temporary repairs.
In this busy and tense arrangement, Dendrobium, which caught up later, flew between the Eighth Fleet and the Polaris, adjusted its posture without any concealment, and slowly entered Port No. 1 according to the guidance.
Coincidentally, the Archangel and the Polaris, carrying the citizens of Orb, also docked at this port ten minutes ago.
Looking at the slowly closing gate, Halberton pondered for a moment and then stood up.
"Admiral, what are you doing?"
"Come with me! Let's go to the Pillar of Heaven."
Halberton waved his hand and smiled.
"Go meet the man who changed the course of history. And thank the person in charge of the Ame-no-Go-Hiroshi! Otherwise, our Eighth Fleet may just become a part of history."
When He Ming walked down from the cockpit of the Stamen Gundam, he saw Feng Yun, Sergei, Lockon and others waiting for his return below.
"Well done, Lieutenant Colonel He. I didn't expect your new machine to be so powerful that it could fight against a ZAFT fleet on its own. If headquarters knew about this, I'm afraid there would be a huge uproar."
Feng Yun laughed a few times.
The achievement that He Ming just created was enough to shock East Asia, no, it should be said that it was enough to shock the entire Earth Union.
Since the beginning of the war, the Earth Federation has suffered more defeats than victories when facing ZAFT's MS army.
This is the first time that we have won such a satisfying victory.
"Captain, this is just an ordinary battle."
He Ming said calmly.
"You kid. That's true. With the solar power generation system in front of us, any battle record is not as important as the solar power generation system."
After saying that, Feng Yun glanced at the tightly closed gate.
"That Admiral Halberdon has hinted to us more than once that he wants to see the capabilities of the solar power generation system with his own eyes."
"Really? Then let him see it with his own eyes."
(End of this chapter)