Chapter 325 [Stage Combat]

"This...what is going on?" Cagalli looked at everything around her in a daze, and her brain, which had been hit one after another, could no longer move.

Uzumi 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.

"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 on the earth."

"The 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 Make a back garden.”

Hearing this, Uzmi knew 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 mobile suit unit. Once successful, the balance of victory will tilt towards the Earth Army, but... it is also very limited and will not immediately turn the tide of the war. The next war will become more fierce and fierce, and the military competition will be fierce. 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 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 All of them!”

"...Building the plank road openly and attacking Chencang secretly, the ZAFT army is preparing to deal a harsh 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?"

"Infallible. 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 was 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!"

"You don't allow it? What happens next?" Huang asked Cagalli calmly.

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, you don't allow it, and then what?"

"Then...then...end the war, of course!"

"How to do it?"

"this……"

"Also, who cares if you don't 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 folded his hands and said calmly.

"What did you say!?"

"Do you know how many people have sacrificed everything for this day, for Orb to stand on the international stage with a strong posture, to maintain neutrality with a strong posture, so that all forces dare not underestimate Orb, and how many people have died in silence. Outside?"

The emperor's question turned into a sharp blade, cutting into Cagalli's fragile soul one by one.

"What do you think peace is? Just being impulsive and willful like you, not thinking about anything, just doing whatever you want?"

"I don't?"

"Hehe, do you know yourself? Do you know how much trouble your previous actions almost brought to Orb? Do you know how many people will have to pay an unbearable price to solve the trouble you caused?"

"I...I..."

"Watch here carefully, Cagalli. Orb needs to survive and stick to its own ideas. What should it do?"

As soon as the voice fell, the emperor waved his hand, and several guards stayed beside Cagalli, not letting her leave the headquarters. On the one hand, as the emperor said, let Cagalli watch the direction of Orb's progress here; on the other hand, they did not want Cagalli to cause trouble everywhere 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 purpose are you going to achieve this time?" Uzumi asked.

"To deter the ZAFT army, so that they dare not put pressure on Orb for the time being, and at the same time let the whole world see Orb's tough attitude and strength, so that Orb can completely step onto the world stage, this is [stage combat]."

"But the Atlantic Federation will push further."

"Yes, once we face the ZAFT army head-on, the Atlantic Federation will definitely publicize that Orb has turned to them, and will use this to increase pressure on Orb."

"How to solve it?"

"No need to solve it."

"No need to solve it?"

"Yes, Orb's philosophy is firm and unshakable, and holding a press conference is enough. As for the rest... the Atlantic Federation will not have time to do anything to Orb in a short time. Once it is about to take action..."

Uzumi was silent. He knew what the emperor was going to say next. According to the current intelligence analysis, the Atlantic Federation's action against Orb is an inevitable result, so whether there is this incident as a reason and excuse or not, it doesn't matter.

"But we have revealed our trump card in advance."

"It's not a big problem. Once the Atlantic Federation takes action, we can't stop it, whether there is a trump card or not." The emperor said a little discouraged.

As soon as these words came out, Uzumi fell silent, and everyone in the command room fell silent.

Very unwilling, very angry, but this is the reality. Orb is too small. Facing the giant Atlantic Federation, Orb is like a small boat in a storm, and it may capsize at any time.

"... I know." As he said, Uzumi patted the emperor's shoulder and looked around at everyone, "Follow your plan, I am still the head of Orb. Even if the sky falls, I will help you hold it up!"

"Lord Uzumi!"

"Lord Uzumi!"

"Lord Uzumi..."

...

"Everyone, Orb... is left to you."

As soon as the voice fell, Uzumi took Cagalli out of the general command room. What should be asked, understood, and said were all completed. Next, the young people can only go and make their own way.

"Father..."

"From now on, either stay in your room or go to the Dawn 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."

"But..."

"Okay! Cagalli, Orb is standing at the crossroads of fate. It will either be destroyed or stand out. I was too indulgent to you in the past. From now on, every step of Orb will be difficult. I will never let you be willful again."

"Father!"

"Kisaka, keep an eye on Cagalli."

"Yes."

"Father!"

Uzumi left with his bodyguards, and Cagalli wanted to chase him, but was caught by Kisaka.

"Let me go! Kisaka! Father is wrong! He shouldn't do this! They will destroy Orb!"

Faced with Cagalli's pleading and crying, Kisaka remained unmoved, just closed his eyes and grabbed Cagalli. He watched Cagalli grow up since she was a child, and has always acted as a guard, but he is more like a big brother taking care of Cagalli.

With Uzumi's tacit consent, Kisaka also let Cagalli do whatever she wants, such as running away from home to North Africa, but now, he can't let Cagalli do whatever she wants.

Amid crying and begging, Cagalli was forcibly taken home by Kisaka, and a large number of people were arranged to put Cagalli under house arrest. It was unnecessary for her to go to the [Aurora Society] to practice MS driving. Cagalli just needed to be a princess quietly.

…

The Archangel slowly approached the edge of Orb's territorial waters. The ZAFT troops staying outside the territorial waters were eager to see it. Both sides were very nervous. As long as the Archangel's legs stepped out of the border, the battle would begin.

But at this moment, a sudden press conference disturbed everyone's thoughts, especially the ZAFT fleet.

"What did you say!?"

"Yes, Orb is holding a press conference to announce to the world that the surrounding countries will give up part of their territorial waters to Orb to express their gratitude for the humanitarian assistance provided by Orb."

"How could it be..." Suddenly, Aslan thought of a very serious problem and immediately asked, "Are we in Orb now?"

"..."

Everyone was stunned and could not 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.

"A red status alert is issued!"