Gundam Super G Universe

Chapter 64: The Real is the False, the False is the Real (4000 words, please recommend, please vote, please read)
Red had no choice but to go when Buggy Lulu summoned him. After all, the conditions he set required him to attend the combat meeting, and he couldn't just say he was too lazy to go now.

Red flew all the way to the bridge and found that Maru and Bakilulu were discussing the next march (escape) route with the original work, but unlike the original work, there are three routes to choose from this time.

One is to take a relatively straight line to the Earth Joint Base on the Moon. This route is a desperate one, and there is no way to know how many obstacles there will be on the way. Only if everything goes very smoothly can the Archangel successfully reach its destination.

The second is to take a detour to the Artemis Fortress for supplies. If sufficient supplies can be obtained, with the speed of the Archangel, it can easily outrun the pursuers. At worst, it can just take a longer detour and then return to Earth.

The third is to sail directly in the opposite direction. Although the location of Heliopolis is far from the Star Palace Colony Satellite, it is much closer than the moon. The same is true for resupplying in the New Misrchi Republic. Then we can find a way to get back to the earth.

When Red arrived, he heard about Baki Lulu's plan and immediately rejected the third one.

"No, the New Mischi Republic cannot supply the Archangel. Don't forget that the one you signed a contract with is the Scarlet Wings Mercenary Group. The New Mischi Republic cannot give you any support in the name of the country. Forget about it. I don't want to take your order and be bound to the Atlantic Federation."

Red said it firmly. Maru and Bakilu looked at each other and didn't force it. In fact, they were just testing Red's attitude and were prepared for Red to disagree.

And even if Red agreed, the two would still have to consider whether Red would have additional requirements, such as leaving behind information, or even confiscating the ship and the aircraft, and returning them after the New Mislchi Republic had studied them thoroughly.

However, Red had not finished speaking. Seeing that the two captains did not refute, he continued
"As for going to Artemis Fortress for supplies... Believe me, you will definitely be placed under house arrest by Major General Gerard Garcia when you get there. This guy has a strong background. After my incident, he was only placed on probation. So I guess he is eager to make merit now so that he can make up for his mistake and keep his position as the commander of the fortress. You guys are the merit that comes to him, and he will definitely force you to hand over the development data to buy his way out."

After Red said this, both Marlu and Bakilu looked unhappy. In fact, before Red came, they thought going to Artemis Fortress was the best choice.

So Malu could only ask helplessly
"So, Red, what you're saying is that we should go straight to the moon base?"

Reid still shook his head at this question and said bluntly

"Let me put it this way. Whether this route to the lunar base can be successful depends on how much supplies you have. If you don't have enough supplies, taking this route is tantamount to suicide.

But considering that you are planning to resupply two of the three routes, the Archangel probably doesn’t have a lot of supplies.”

In fact, this is not difficult to guess. In the original work, the Archangel had to fight the dead for water, so it was strange that the supply was sufficient. Although I can exchange food and water, I can't explain how I got these things in the Archangel. So I can only do nothing to help. Even if I am forced to exchange water and food, it can only be used by myself and Anqi.

Seeing that Red had seen through everything, Baki Lulu no longer had to hide anything and could only tell the truth.
"Yes, we were a ship that was launched in a hurry. The supplies we replenished in Heliopolis were basically ammunition and repair parts. Food is not a big deal, we can still deal with it with synthetic nutrients. But water is a big problem. There was a shortage of water on the ship, and now we have brought so many refugees... The gap has become even bigger."

Bakilulu actually blamed Kira for acting on his own, and Maru was full of sympathy. But Maru just pretended to be stupid, and Red just pretended not to understand and stopped the topic.

But after a moment of silence, Reid said

"If that's the case, then let's go to the Artemis Fortress. You will definitely be placed under house arrest, but it's different for me and Angie. I have quite a few acquaintances there, and Angie is also a child of a European royal family. A major general like Gerard Garcia shouldn't dare to place us under house arrest.

I'll try to rescue you guys when the time comes, but I'm still not optimistic about the supply. Major General Gerard Garcia is a short-sighted guy. I was screwed by him so badly."

As Red spoke, his fists hardened because he remembered that Gerard Garcia had sent his team to the Roosevelt.

Although the ending was that he awakened his system and his life began to take off, it still could not erase the fact that he really lost his life in Junius 7. So Red now wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge on this idiot.

Just as he was talking about this, Mu finally finished his shower and came to attend the meeting. As soon as he came in, he heard Red talking about house arrest, so he asked curiously:

"Red, what are you talking about? Who wants to put you under house arrest?"

Baki Lulu was in no good mood at this time, and she said directly
"Captain Vlada, you're too late. The meeting is already halfway through. Also, please take shorter showers next time."

Mu was confused by the rebuke, but looking at Baki Lulu's expression, it seemed that she was not deliberately making things difficult for him, so he looked at Red.

Reid shook his head at Mu, telling him not to argue. Mu also laughed and admitted his mistake. After all, with his experience, he knew it was unnecessary to argue with a woman when she was angry.

And Reid promptly turned the topic back to the point and concluded directly:

"The result is clear now. Due to the severe water shortage, we must go to Artemis Fortress for supplies, but we must be prepared to be disarmed and imprisoned. In the worst case, we will need to hand over the relevant technology as a toll.

Of course, I hate my old leader and will try to help you out. Mu, that's the general situation, what do you think? "

What else could Mu say? Lack of water was fatal. He had to find a way to resupply first. Since Red refused to go to the Star Palace Colony Satellite for resupply, then even if Artemis Fortress was a trap, it was still friendly territory. It was definitely better than staying in Heliopolis and waiting to die, or heading straight to the moon to test people's endurance.

So, Mu directly changed the topic to more realistic things and asked

"I have no problem with the destination, but how are we going to break through the blockade of the four ZAFT motherships outside? You don't think they will let us go so easily, do you?" Baki Lulu was obviously a little naive about this question. She answered directly:

"We killed twelve of their Jinns in Heliopolis before. Do you think ZAFT still has the strength to stop us?"

Reid answered this question directly and said

"Interception is inevitable. To be precise, we only killed eleven Jinns. One of them crashed due to the explosion of its weapon. When I was looking for the Archangel, I saw that the Holy Shield had rescued it. There were four motherships on the opposite side. That means if they repaired the Xigu, plus the four mobile suits that were stolen, they could send out another twelve mobile suits to stop us.

And the situation in this battle will only be worse than that in Heliopolis. I have to admit, Captain Maru, the new MS you developed is very powerful. Even though I only had a brief contact with the Holy Shield, I could feel the power of the opponent's machine. "

Honestly, as the first person to develop Red's natural MS (circulated within the Earth Union), Maru should be very happy to be praised for the advanced MS developed by her team. But when she thought that four of her hard work had been snatched away by the enemy, and now they were going to turn against her, Maru couldn't be happy at all. She could only answer awkwardly:

"Alas, it's a pity that now those four Gs are our enemies. Therefore, we must bring the information in the ship back to the Atlantic Union Headquarters."

Malu said this without meaning to, but Red took it to heart. It turns out that the data was placed in the Archangel. No wonder Malu was determined to drive the Archangel back to the Alaska base at all costs.

When watching the anime, Red wondered why the development data was not stored in the storage device, and after joining the 8th Fleet, the shuttle was directly sent to the Alaska base. This would obviously be more efficient. Now it seems that it is probably because they thought that the data would not be easily hacked and stolen because of the multiple protections of the ship system.

However, Red remembered this information in his heart, and on the surface, there was no change. Instead, he skipped the topic of information and said again.
"Since ZAFT will definitely find a way to intercept us, we can force them to split up.

In this way, after we are ready to depart, we will leave two decoy bombs at the original location. The Archangel will depart first and head straight to the Artemis Fortress. After the main engine is fully powered, it will be shut down immediately, and the auxiliary engine with low heat will move forward with inertia.

The first guided missile will be launched in five minutes, heading for the lunar base, and the second missile will be launched in five minutes, heading for the Xinggong colony satellite.

Red said this, and Baki Lulu nodded and made a suggestion.
"Red, since you're going to use guided missiles, why don't you launch fake targets to disrupt the enemy first, but let the main ship go first. I think it would be better for the Archangel to go second or third."

Regarding this question, Red could only say that Baki Lulu was too academic and rejected it directly.

"No, our opponent is that Cruze. From what I know about him, he should have guessed our current situation. He is probably 70% sure that we will go to Fort Artemis. If they find that the first target of the large heat source is not Fort Artemis, he will confirm his idea.

But if the first target is the Artemis Fortress, he will be suspicious, so that the guided missiles five minutes later will really disrupt his thinking. On the battlefield, the real is fake, and the fake is real, and it's all about intrigue.

This is an open conspiracy. If Cruze wants to intercept us, he must send out troops to investigate. At least one battleship per route, and the MS must also be sent out.

And in the worst case scenario, Cruze is a stubborn person who rushes to chase the first heat source that appears. The Archangel at least set out first. It won't let the enemy get ahead of us just because their plan is seen through."

Mu nodded repeatedly after listening to Red's analysis, saying that Red was worthy of being a battlefield commander who could capture a battleship with a MS by using a trick. The Eurasian Federation had such a talent but failed to discover it for several years. It was not known whether Gerard Garcia, the commander of Artemis Fortress, was a bad person, but he was definitely blind.

Malu and Bakilu were also convinced, especially Bakilu, who had the urge to take a pen and paper to write down what Red had just said. As expected, the gap between the experience of those who had actually been on the battlefield and those who had just graduated from the academy was huge.

Now that the plan was finalized, the meeting was over. Red thought to himself that since he was going back to his old unit to meet his "old leader", he had to prepare a memorable "gift" for him, otherwise his "cultivation" would be in vain. So he returned to the cockpit of the NT-X Gundam under the pretext of adjusting the machine, but actually browsed the system to see if there was anything suitable as a "gift".

At this time, turning his attention to ZAFT, Cruze was naturally studying the cosmic map just like the original. The three possible routes for the Archangel were naturally analyzed by this strongest natural human replica.

Just as Red had judged, Cruze was almost certain that the Archangel would not take the lunar route, but he was also struggling with whether to go to Artemis Fortress or to the Star Palace, because he had no idea to what extent the New Mischi Republic and the Archangel had cooperated.

But in fact, Cruze can accept no matter which route the Archangel chooses. Going to the Artemis Fortress can help the Eurasian Federation again.

If they went to the Xinggong colony satellite, the New Misrchi Republic would be completely dragged into the war, and the little leverage Red had in his hand would no longer be a problem.

But Cruze knew that he had to chase the Archangel all the way to these two places. Especially the Star Palace Colony Satellite. If he lost it, Red Isaac would simply deny that the Archangel came to the Star Palace Colony Satellite and then use the video of his attack on them to make excuses. It would be easy for him to fool him, after all, there was no evidence.

Therefore, when Vesalius (Nazca class) detected that a large ship-class heat source had been activated and was moving directly towards the Artemis Fortress, Cruze did not dare to make a judgment at the first time.

Then five minutes later, a heat source heading to the moon was detected, and ten minutes later, a heat source heading to the Xinggong colony satellite was detected again.

Cruze already felt something was wrong, and clicked his tongue.
"Tsk, it seems that the Archangel is indeed under the guidance of an expert. Red Isaac, it seems that you are also a person who cannot be ignored. Is this an open conspiracy? You really have mastered my mind."

However, Cruze was not a hesitant person. He knew that if he hesitated, he would suffer from chaos. So he decided to put the main force on the Artemis Fortress route, which was more likely to be the route (because it was the nearest and there were probably the fewest unknowns on the road). He gave the order:
"Vessalius and Kamov (the one from the original story) will take the mobile suits we robbed and search for Archangel along the route to Artemis Fortress. The remaining Jinns will be deployed to the other two motherships to search along the route to the Star Palace colony satellite. We can't let Long Legs (a nickname for Archangel) get away. Act now!!"

Trivia: Captain K is a clone of a natural person, so he is not an adjuster. It's just that Mu's father's genes are too good, so others can't tell that he is pretending to be an adjuster.

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