Chapter 135: Successful Operation, Triumphant Return!
Gurudik and Fleet both gritted their teeth. After a complex psychological struggle, they finally chose to listen to Yang Hui's advice and put down their guns.
They all knew what Yang Hui meant. So far, the [bat-driving operation] has been successful, but the war with VEGAN has just begun. They still have many opportunities to take revenge. Instead of killing people here to vent their anger, it is better to win the war. This is the greatest revenge.
Moreover...Gurudik knew that Yang Hui's words were mainly for him. If he insisted on shooting and killing Yak Dore and the VEGAN people present, then Fleet would never give up, then...
Fleet became an executioner devoured by hatred at the age of 14.
At the same time, Gurudik also knew that Yang Hui did so much for his own good. If he killed Yak Dore and all the VEGAN on Anbat directly for pleasure, then what he brought back was only the records without evidence. But if he caught so many people alive, then he would have more capital to help himself reduce his sentence when he was sentenced in the military court.
He still wants to avenge VEGAN and defeat VEGAN in the war, so he can't spend the rest of his life in prison.
"Graham, can you hear me?" Yang Hui connected Graham's communication.
"Received, go ahead."
"I will open the gate of the power system now and destroy the power system."
"Understood... Wait! This is terrible!"
Under Yang Hui's control, the gate of the power system opened, but Graham's helpless and anxious voice came from the other end of the communication.
"What's wrong? Report the situation?" Yang Hui frowned and asked.
"These guys planned to burn down the whole fortress from the beginning. They connected the power system of the entire fortress to a large number of plasma bombs. Once the power system stops working, it will explode."
"What!?"
Yang Hui quickly operated the panel to see if there was a way to cut off the connection between the plasma submarine missile and the power system, and then save the Anbat Fortress.
But as he operated, Yang Hui's face became more and more ugly.
"Damn it! You crazy people!"
"Can't be solved?" Guludik asked.
"Well, the most primitive physical connection method cannot be removed in a short time, and this fortress cannot be saved." Yang Hui replied. If the power system is not shut down, the fortress cannot be captured, and the anti-aircraft firepower will continue. They are fine inside the fortress, but what about the joint fleet outside? With just a few people, they cannot completely occupy the Anbat Fortress.
"... Then evacuate. With these survivors and the data you copied, our operation has been successful." Guludik said.
"Okay, can you three escort them back to the Diva?" Yang Hui worriedly said. Originally, there were many marines, but the battles along the way reduced the number of personnel, resulting in only Guludik, Mireilles and Adams. Yang Hui and Fleet still need to return to the Dawn Gundam and Gundam AGE-1, and cannot assist them in escorting the prisoners.
"No problem." Guludik said. This is the universe. If it is not convenient to guard, just knock them all out and drag them away. Anyway, they just need to be alive.
Several people worked together to knock out everyone present, even the son of Yak Dore, and stopped the bleeding for Yak Dore, then tied them all together with ropes, and returned to the Song Girl like dragging a string of balloons.
Yang Hui and Fleet also returned to their respective machines, set a timer on the power system, and then evacuated quickly.
After everyone evacuated safely from the Ambate Fortress, the set time also came to an end, and the Ambate Fortress finally exploded with gorgeous fireworks amid the cheers of the crowd.
This is a sign of victory in the [Bat Driving Operation], a proof that everyone survived, and a clarion call for the Earth to launch a counterattack against VEGAN.
But not everyone was cheering, and the bridge of the Song Girl was surrounded by a depressing atmosphere.
"In the final analysis, it turned out to be a fight between humans." Milice lamented.
"UE's true identity has been revealed, but..."
"The war has just begun, we... can't relax yet."
At this time, Guludik came to the bridge, looked around at everyone, took off his hat, and bowed to everyone.
"Everyone... thank you."
"Captain..."
"Don't look indifferent to life and death, Captain Guludik." Yang Hui saw that Guludik had resigned from the position of captain, but did not change his address to him, "We have so many weights in our hands, your charges will definitely be reduced a lot, but we are waiting for you to come back and continue to fight side by side."
Yang Hui's speech made the heavy atmosphere much lighter, and in an instant, everyone's faces were also smiling.
"That's right. Without your plan, we wouldn't have won this victory!"
"It's going to be a while before the federal army arrives, right? Let's take this opportunity to celebrate."
"That's right! Captain, don't show that expression!"
...
"Everyone... Thank you so much."
At this moment, Guludik felt warm. Although he had lost his family and everything he had, he suddenly realized that everyone here also brought him the warmth of his family. He seemed to see his wife and daughter standing by, nodding to him with satisfaction.
"Really? You... want me to look forward too?" Guludik thought so, tears could not help but wet his eyes.
"Then! As the captain's last order! All ships return triumphantly, target Minsley!"
"Oh~!"
...
Although they were unable to gather together on their respective warships, the joint fleet was full of laughter on the way back to Minsley.
They were excited that they could survive the [Bat Driving Operation] and were also excited that they could become a member of the heroic fleet.
Whether it was Zaram, Iuba, the Song Girl, or everyone in the Madona Workshop, they were like brothers. They would never forget this short but dangerous and joyful journey, nor would they forget the friendship between each other.
However, the joy was short-lived after all. After the joint fleet arrived in Minsley, they had to part ways. Zaram and Iuba's fleets had to return to Farding, and the Song Girl would be received by the Eighth Fleet that had been stationed in Minsley.
Although the Eighth Fleet saluted all the people in the Combined Fleet after learning that the Combined Fleet had really defeated VEGAN and brought back a lot of intelligence and results, they were soldiers and had to follow orders.
No matter how many merits Guludik had, he could not get rid of the charge of kidnapping the Songstress and defecting, so it was inevitable that he would be arrested.
Although the others were not arrested immediately, they were still on standby under the control of the Eighth Fleet, waiting for orders from the military high-level officials.
It is worth mentioning that the local snake in Minsley, Arzak Mingos, was indeed a collaborator of VEGAN. It was he who spread the intelligence that the Combined Fleet had assembled in Minsley, and Yang Hui would not let him go just because he let Yulin be taken away by VEGAN.
"Captain Guludik... Will he be okay?" Emily said worriedly.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Yang Hui grinned, with full confidence that Guludik would not be convicted of a serious crime.
"Look at your expression. What did you do?" Woluf shuddered as he looked at Yang Hui's confident smile. There was no way. The shadow of the past was too serious.
"Eh? Yang Hui, did you do anything?" Yu Lin and others looked at Yang Hui in surprise. After all, they had been together all this time, and everyone, including Yang Hui, was under communication control and could not pass on any information.
"It is necessary. The Mars immigration plan is a major scandal of the federal high-level officials. It cannot be exposed at will. Therefore, Miss Miles's combat report and our testimony alone will not play a big role. This matter must be exposed before Captain Guludik's trial. As long as the public's voice is high enough, the federation cannot go against public opinion and cover up the sky with one hand." Yang Hui said.
"But... how did you do it..."
"The Eighth Fleet owed us a lot this time." Yang Hui explained.
"Eh?"
"I understand! Minsley encounter!" Miles is worthy of being qualified to be the captain of the Song Girl in the future. She figured out the nodes in one go.
"That's right. Three warships and a large number of MS wreckage were packed and sent to them. In the face of this achievement, it's okay to ask him to help pass on the message."
"I see, so you ask the commander of the Eighth Fleet to pass the message to Yang's Enterprise, and Yang's Enterprise will lead the way in public opinion. In this way, the Earth will definitely be in uproar. Once public opinion is stirred up, whether it is protesting against the Federation or supporting us, the Federation will not be able to turn a blind eye! With the voice of the people, even if Captain Guludik takes all the blame, it is impossible to sentence him too severely!" Mi Lace followed the clues and told all of Yang Hui's plans. To put it bluntly, it was to use public opinion offensives to tie the Federation's own hands and feet.
"It turned out to be like this!" Everyone was surprised. It looked like a simple operation, but Yang Hui had arranged all of this before leaving Minsley, which was very powerful.
"There must be a lot of praise for us, but the biggest reputation will definitely be taken away by the Federation." Yang Hui said.
"Deal...?"
The people present were not fools. Although the boiling public opinion would constrain them, the manipulation of public opinion was not omnipotent, and the Federation could also manipulate public opinion and give up some benefits when necessary, such as letting the Federation headquarters declare that this operation was secretly planned by them, and put the reputation on the Federation.
This would not only maintain the face of the Federation, but also give the Federation a step down, so that they could rationally reduce the sentence for Guludik.
"Okay, don't talk about this, we just have to wait for good news. If nothing else, the officers present will definitely be promoted and get a medal."
"Hahahaha..."
The crowd dispersed in laughter. Watching Flitt being pulled away by Emily, Yang Hui felt like his younger brother had finally grown up, but... it seemed that there was another piece of wood that needed to be reminded. When Yang Hui watched the anime, he was very upset.
"Woluf, why are you going to the hangar again?"
"What... of course I'm going to accompany my girlfriend!"
"Pa~!"
"Puha~!"
Yang Hui punched Wolf without hesitation and glanced back.
"I really don't know how you, a dissolute pervert, got this title. Don't let down the friendship of the beautiful lady." After saying that, without waiting for Wolf's reaction, he took Youlin away.
Woluf raised his head and didn't see Yang Hui getting angry, but he saw that Mireilles looked at him shyly and hesitated to speak, so his anger was suppressed and he understood what Yang Hui meant.
"Is this brat really a child?" Wuluf smiled bitterly and shook his head. He also gave up the idea of going to the hangar and walked towards Mireilles.