Chapter 23 What is the ending without change?
CE70年6月18日晨1：29分，突然又或者说理所应当该发生的新星攻防战告一段落。

As for why we say it’s coming to an end instead of ending it?

Because the development of the situation is quite dramatic.

General Zheng, the commander of the East Asian Army, discovered an opportunity to win and decisively mobilized troops that he had not originally planned to use.

Reinforcements just arrived from Earth.

And faced with the endless stream of new East Asian forces that were thrown into the universe as soon as they arrived.

The morale of the ZAFT army, as if trapped in a vast ocean, has dropped to an extremely low level.

After all, no matter how good a coordinator you are, as long as you are still a carbon-based creature, fatigue is a hurdle that you can never overcome.

When the ZAFT soldiers looked around, all they saw were enemies glaring at them.

Especially these enemies who were charging forward with courage, risking their lives and risking their lives.

It was only a matter of time before their fighting spirit collapsed.

Then the complete destruction of the left-wing fleet was like a heavy blow to the coordinators, who saw stars.

At this point, the direction of the entire war was basically clear, and the destruction of the ZAFT fleet, which was surrounded by a large number of East Asian troops, seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

No matter how the ZAFT army, which has become a defeated army, struggles, the East Asian army is still full of courage and spirit of sacrifice.

At this time, the pockets were tied tightly.

The First Strike Fleet, which had encircled and annihilated the Coordinator's left-wing fleet, also arrived to reinforce.

But the drama is here...

Unbeknownst to even the commander of the Coordinator Fleet, the Coordinator reinforcement fleet suddenly arrived.

First, three high-speed Nazca-class battleships appeared sporadically.

Then some scattered Lorasia-class battleships and Nazca-class battleships arrived one after another.

And after that, more ZAFT warships were rushing over in full swing.

Therefore, despite being attacked from both inside and outside, the East Asian Army's pocket was still very strong.

But the casualties among the soldiers increased sharply, especially those who had just been reinforced from the ground and had not even had time to rest.

Their casualty rate reached an alarming level.

Therefore, General Zheng, as the commander, saw this situation and took into account the information sent by the scouts and intelligence departments.

After receiving the cabinet's reference opinions on the next steps, he decisively suspended the decision to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

Those who choose to open a hole actively can eat as much as they can, and those who cannot eat it count themselves lucky!
"An amateur is an amateur."

In the Xinxing Resource Satellite Command Center, General Zheng said while waving a document sent by the intelligence department.

Staring at the increasing number of ZAFT warships on the screen, Chief of Staff Jiang did not show any anxious expression.

Even though the number of enemy warships has exceeded the number of enemies gathered on the Endymion Front last time.

You know, the coordinator gathered such a large number of troops that time, which forced the coalition forces of the Atlantic Federation and the Eurasian Federation at that time.

They were defeated only by choosing the humiliating tactic of destroying the family.

Glancing at the document still in General Zheng's hand, Chief of Staff Jiang's eyes were filled with pure smiles.

"Chairman Patrick and Speaker Kulain are arguing fiercely."

"As a result, the chairman was forced to pass on the news to the entire ZAFT army in the form of a report on the battle situation."

"Let the captains who have the power to make decisions on the spot decide for themselves whether reinforcements are needed."

"Haha, what a bunch of guerrillas, trying to draw a tiger but ended up drawing a dog instead."

Those who understand will understand what Chief of Staff Jiang means.

Since the ZAFT army was established not long ago, and had not received any systematic military theory education before.

Therefore, their current command is basically at the captain level, which means one battleship is one team.

Normal combat is to release the warships and let them decide on their own attack targets and combat plans.

Anyway, the whole universe is their enemy, so they can fight wherever they want...

This is also the reason why Cruze decisively attacked the neutral country Orb's satellite in the later period.

Only when it is time to organize a major action will Speaker Kulain and Chairman Patrick jointly initiate the call.

Gather enough military forces.

This led to the captain's power being too great, and the fact that the captain and his subordinates were always together was a bit like the private army of the old times.

Fortunately, their army has only been established for a short time, and there is still a huge threat from the coalition forces outside.

Otherwise, everyone is a self-proclaimed king.

But even so...

"For a military organization that is on the rise, this is when they are at their strongest."

"Even if there are various problems among them, the force is still guaranteed."

General Zheng finally stopped throwing documents around. He walked to the screen and looked at the enemy warships that were still approaching.

"Isn't that the case this time? The opinions of the top brass are not unified, but the middle-level officers are still clear-headed."

"that is……"

He was still praising the other person the previous moment, and the next moment General Zheng couldn't help laughing.

"You, you."

Pointing at his old partner, Chief of Staff Jiang naturally knew what the other party meant.

What it means is that the other party does not have a unified dispatch.

Chairman Patrick, the commander-in-chief of the military, himself didn't know how many warships would come to support.

So they didn't tell the commander of the front line, but what about the warships that came to reinforce?

They thought the friendly forces here knew they would come to reinforce them.

In addition, the universe is full of neutron interference, and the communicators on the battleships cannot communicate over long distances.

Due to a series of coincidences, the commander of the enemy fleet outside the Nova Resource Satellite made a wrong judgment.

"Commissioner Patrick and Speaker Kulain did not expect us to take the initiative to attack."

"I never thought we would win in a short time."

After winning the victory, General Zheng's face changed and he started talking about the failure that did not exist at the time.

"If our army fails to annihilate the left-wing fleet, the enemy commander will definitely not mobilize the reserve forces on the right wing."

"If the enemy's right wing doesn't move, I won't mobilize the reinforcements that just arrived."

"What do you think will happen to the entire battle situation in that case?"

Silently, Chief of Staff Jiang stared at the increasingly powerful enemy forces outside with deep eyes.

"Stalemate, our army and the enemy will be in a stalemate."

"This situation will continue until the enemy's reinforcements arrive in large numbers. By then, we will ensure that our fresh forces will not be destroyed."

"We have no choice but to withdraw or send more troops."

"The Nova Resource Satellite Defense Line will become a meat grinder for both the enemy and us."

"It keeps devouring our flesh and blood."

"Yes." General Zheng nodded and pulled out a person's information.

"Without him the Left Wing Chapter wouldn't have ended so quickly."

"Then the battle would become a fight between two sides."

"We can certainly win and we can still deter the enemy, but that's all based on a meat grinder."

"It was built with human lives."

"Hmm." Noticing the document that his old partner took out, Chief of Staff Jiang said with emotion.

"I can imagine the consequences of the outcome you described. The entire L4 universe region is engulfed in war."

"Many colonies have been destroyed, and the safety of the people cannot be guaranteed."

"And for us... dying in battle cannot be considered atonement."

"But we had to fight at that time. It's better to fight early than late. If we fight early, we still have a chance. If we fight late, we have no chance at all."

There was an extremely complicated expression in General Zheng's eyes.

"Luckily we won the fight instead of losing!"

(End of this chapter)