Chapter 396 Exposed? Then Don’t Hide It!

"What's going on?" Malu and Lux ​​frowned when they saw the attacks of the Earth Army's 3rd and 4th mobile fleets weakened and even began to retreat in an orderly manner.

"Inform the MS troops not to pursue, and wait and see what happens!" Malu and Lux ​​immediately ordered. The retreat of the Earth Army fleet was very abnormal. Although they were suppressed, they were not at a disadvantage. As long as they were ruthless, they could break through their blockade. It's also possible.

Moreover, after Artemis was destroyed, the Earth's military fleet should have been rushing to destroy Genesis. Why did it retreat back instead?

At this moment, the communicator that Malu had been keeping on her body rang.

"This is!"

This communicator was given to her by Wang Liumei as a secret channel to contact Duane Halbaton. She also planned to get in touch with Duane Halbaton after repelling the 3rd and 4th mobile fleets. Yes, I didn’t expect that the other party came to the door first.

All the messages coming from this communicator have been triple-encrypted. A special decryption code is required to view the content of the message. Wang Liumei handed it to Ma Liu together. After less than a minute of decryption, Ma Liu saw the content of the message. content.

"This is!"

"Captain Lamias, what news is coming from the other party?" Lux asked. Bucky Lulu and others were also looking forward to it. They all knew that this communicator was used exclusively to communicate with Duane Halbaton.

"General Halbarton is now acting as the commander-in-chief of the lunar crater base. It was he who ordered the 3rd and 4th fleets to retreat."

"What?"

"So fast?"

Everyone was surprised, how long has it been? Duane Halboton returned to power and took control of the lunar crater base? This is impossible, right?

"Could it be a trap?" Bucky Lulu asked suspiciously. She suspected that the sender was not Duane Halbaton. Duane Halboton had been exposed and the communicator had fallen into the hands of others.

"It's possible, but not absolute." Malu and Lux ​​nodded in agreement, but did not reject it. This was Duane Halbarton himself. "There is a follow-up to the news. The content said that General Halbarton had guessed that Yang Hui's single ship was deep into the sea. He will fully cooperate with Yang Hui’s plans behind enemy lines.”

"What!? This..."

"Cooperate? Did you say how to cooperate?" Lux asked.

"Yes, he will lead a large force to attack Boyaz Fortress, put up a last-ditch battle formation to attract ZAFT's attention, and hold back more ZAFT troops from interfering with Yang Hui and the others."

"Where is the nuclear bomb? Did he have any attitude?" Lux asked. If this is really the message sent by Duane Halboton himself, and what he said is true, then it is undoubtedly the best to cooperate with him. Choice, but…

Two questions, how to determine that the sender is Duane Halboton? What is his attitude towards nuclear bombs?

Especially the latter question, there is no problem in attacking Boyaz Fortress, but if nuclear bombs are to be used, then there is no basis for cooperation between them. Whether it is nuclear bombs or Genesis, they are weapons that should not be used. Nuclear weapons cannot be used. Use becomes the norm.

"Yes, he said he has ordered a ban on the use of nuclear bombs."

"...The credibility is not high." Bucky Lulu shook her head. It was not that she was biased against Duane Halboton. The war has reached this point, and the Earth United and Earth Army are already standing on the edge of the cliff. , if you are not careful, you will fall into the endless abyss.

Nuclear bombs are the sharpest weapons in their hands. Whether they are facing their own crisis or winning this war, using nuclear bombs is the best choice. Even if Duane Halbaton is not a member of [Blue Cosmos], he will not Making the choice to disable nuclear bombs to turn the tide of the war is a normal consideration from a commander's position.

"That's right, and even if all this is true, how many people will obey Halbarton's order to ban nuclear bombs? The Earth's military fleet is not monolithic." Lux reminded, letting Malu and Bucky Lulu was stunned.

Yes, Duane Halbaton's prestige in the Earth Army is not low, but he is only among the lower-level soldiers. The middle-level and senior officers do not like him very much, otherwise he would not be in a state of isolation and semi-house arrest.

It is true that Duane Halpatton is the acting commander-in-chief now, but he has just taken office and most of the officers below him do not like him. How many people will carry out his orders? How many people are willing to obey the law and violate the law? How many people would agree on the surface and then stab him in the back at a critical moment?

"Captain Lamias, I suggest you retreat temporarily and let the Earth Army fleet pass by. We will follow closely behind. Once we find that the Earth Army uses nuclear bombs again, we will stop it." Lux suggested.

This is the most pertinent choice. If they are the only ones with troops, they can just delay it like this. The longer they delay, the more they can make an appointment. But what they lack most now is time. They must stabilize the Earth Army's fleet as soon as possible and then find ways to support it. Only the White Tiger will do, so just retreat temporarily and observe the movements of the Earth's military fleet.

The purpose of the Archangel and the Eternal is to prevent the Earth's fleet from using nuclear bombs again. Now that this purpose has been initially accomplished, there is no need to fight with the Earth's fleet.

As long as the Earth Army fleet does not use nuclear bombs, they will not care about the war between the Earth Army and ZAFT, because the most important goals now are nuclear bombs and Genesis. As long as the use of nuclear weapons is prevented, more than half of this war will be prevented.

Of course, this is the best scenario. In order to prevent the worst from happening, they can't just leave and chase the White Tiger. They have to become supervisors. If the Earth Army uses nuclear bombs again, they have to come on the scene to stop it.

"Okay, it's decided."

Malu and Bakilu nodded in agreement with Lacus's suggestion. After Archangel and Eternity recovered all the MS, they turned around and left the battle area and disappeared again.

...

On the other side, the White Tiger's journey was not peaceful. It bypassed the defense line of Boyatz Fortress at the fastest speed and the smallest arc, but just as they were about to pass through the defense line and go deep into the rear, they were discovered.

"Damn it! How did we get discovered here!?" Cherubim raised his gun and shot down several [Gen] and [Gates], then turned around and shot down all the missiles flying towards the White Tiger.

"Boatz's defenders expanded their defense lines and reconnaissance range... Our plan is exposed!" Tieria's expression was flat, and the two cannons of the De Angel fired at the same time, penetrating two Loracia-class battleships.

"They are not spies." Setsuna replied calmly. The crew of the White Tiger were carefully selected and absolutely loyal to Orb. It was even more impossible for them to be the crew of the Eternal and Archangel. They had fought side by side for several times and had established a bond and trust with each other.

"Old Sarah saw through us." Yang Hui said to everyone while controlling the Dawn Gundam to clear the enemy planes in front of him, "The actions of the Eternal and Archangel were noticed by the other party. Old Sarah guessed our plan without seeing us."

"What should we do now? There are more and more enemies!" Luo shouted. It was also the first time for him to participate in a war of this scale. He was very nervous. At the beginning, only a small fleet of the Nazca class and two Lolaxia classes discovered them.

The White Tiger knew that it had been discovered, so it naturally did not need to hide its whereabouts. It opened fire at full power and quickly destroyed the reconnaissance fleet that discovered them, and moved towards Genesis at full speed.

But not far ahead, it encountered the ZAFT fleet again, and it surrounded them from all directions continuously. Even if it could break through once, it would be surrounded again later.

"Huang! Recalculate the route, use all the energy on the engine, and we will rush over!" Yang Hui made a decision immediately. Their whereabouts have been completely exposed, so they should not hide anymore. They should break through ZAFT's frontal blockade with the strongest attitude and destroy Genesis with all their strength.

"... Got it!" Huang knew that Yang Hui was going to go all out.

"All machines shrink the formation, Luo, He, your machines can't keep up with the speed of the White Tiger, go to the left and right to fix the modules and bind to the White Tiger!"

"Got it!" X6

The Exia, the Red Astray Gundam, and the Blue Astray Gundam that were originally wandering outside the circle returned. The Exia, the Cherubim, and the Virtuoso guarded the White Tiger. The Red Astray Gundam and the Blue Astray Gundam arrived at the designated location and fixed their machines on the White Tiger.

The Dawn Gundam's eyes lit up, and its golden wings fully opened. Golden light spots gushed out violently, spraying to both sides and the front.

The ZAFT army knew how bit should respond, and they also poured firepower madly towards the starlight wave, but they could only delay it, not stop it, let alone repel it.

The golden light spot slowly approached, and ZAFT's MS and warships retreated one after another, while retreating and tilting their firepower to stop bit from approaching. The enemy planes that failed to retreat in time were instantly covered with bits all over their bodies, and turned into cosmic dust in the violent explosion.

"Now!" Although the number of kills was not large, Yang Hui's goal had been achieved, and the path forward had been opened.

"White Tiger, engine ignition! Full speed ahead!"

The main engine burst into dazzling flames, more violent than before, and the huge thrust made everyone on the White Tiger suffer from inertia. The speed of the White Tiger became faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye it rushed into the road opened for it by the Dawn Gundam, and then rushed out of the encirclement of the ZAFT army.

The Angel of Exia, Angel of Wisdom, and Angel of Virtue also opened their engines at full speed, following the pace of the White Tiger, while clearing the enemy planes and ships that intended to approach.

The Dawn Gundam maintained the full output of the [X Generator], and as the tip of the arrow, it was fixed at the forefront, forcing back or defeating all enemy forces that wanted to block the White Tiger's way, scattering countless starlight along the way, and also leaving dense debris.

"I can see it!"

After about half an hour of sprinting, everyone was finally able to see the outline of Genesis with their naked eyes, but they now had to face more enemy forces.

"Exia, Cherubim, and Devil, intersperse and hunt! Break up the enemy's formation!"

"Understood!" X3

"Red and blue machines, detach from the White Tiger. I'll open the way for you. The White Tiger will break into Genesis."

"Understood!" X2

Exia, Cherubim, and Devil no longer had the burden of protecting the White Tiger. They instantly turned into tigers out of the cage and separated in three directions, like three sharp knives inserted into the ZAFT army's formation, thrusting, slashing, and chopping. In just a few moves, the ZAFT army's formation was cut into pieces, and countless explosions of light bloomed and then disappeared in a flash.