Chapter 86 You Think You Are on Top, But You Are Actually on the Bottom

The zaft's angry bombardment outside ended, and no matter how reluctant they were to face the Moon Umbrella's iron wall, they still reluctantly stalemate for a while.

The fleet assembled by Cruze had no choice but to retreat.

The optical detectors of the Artemis Fortress had a clear visual range to ensure the authenticity of the enemy fleet's retreat.

The fortress defenders also sent out a Mobius team to gather intelligence further away.

When the team sent the message, everyone in the fortress cheered.

Because the enemy is now at a distance that is enough for the fortress to react in time and open the Moon Umbrella even if they launch an assault.

In addition, according to observed intelligence, some warships in the enemy fleet are breaking away from the formation and heading towards the distant space.

It seems that the disintegration of this fleet is only a matter of time.

"Hehehe."

At a so-called officers' meeting that was actually a celebration banquet, General Charles looked at the latest intelligence sent from the front with joy.

This news was better than he expected. If the enemy fleet in front of him would just stop...

Then I have to polish the victory report sent back to the Eurasian Federation Army Headquarters.

Under the premise that the East Asian Army had not arrived, they were able to defeat the Adjuster in a frontal combat at a minimal cost and forced the enemy to return empty-handed.

If we compare horizontally, isn't my performance even better than Zheng Yong, who is now known as the best general in East Asia?

He won Zaft with all his might, and he only has Fortress Artemis on his account!
General Charles was extremely proud in his heart but looked humble and reserved. He immediately decided to share this great achievement and supreme honor with all his subordinates present.

"Everyone!"

General Charles cleared his throat and delivered an impassioned speech with suppressed complacency.

Finally, it ends with a sentence: "The glory of Rome: Caesar's gaze".

During the whole speech, General Charles made subtle promises of appointments with superb skills, which fully aroused the emotions of everyone present.

When the speech ended, the whole audience burst into applause and looked very happy.

If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this, they might think that the Eurasian Federation Army, under the leadership of General Charles, had achieved a complete victory over the Adjusters!

"Heh." Li Chengzhi, who came to attend the banquet, loosened his hand, and the small thing in his palm slipped into his pocket.

He raised his glass to congratulate General Charles who was looking at him.

Then, just when Li Chengzhi got his things and was ready to find an opportunity to leave.

Perhaps he felt that Li Chengzhi's performance just now was not to his liking, or perhaps he wanted to show off again in person.

General Charles said goodbye to the people who were surrounding him and fawning on him, and strode to Li Chengzhi's side.

"Captain Li, I see you seem very reserved at this banquet."

Shaking the red wine glass, General Charles secretly mocked Li Chengzhi as a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

"Yes." Li Chengzhi, who heard the hidden meaning, was not annoyed. He replied respectfully to the successful Charles.

"Thank you for the invitation, General Charles. This banquet really opened my eyes..."

Isn't it just trash talk? Who doesn't know how to do that?
Starting from every step taken by General Charles in this operation, Li Chengzhi went all the way to the friendship between the two countries.

From the analysis of current affairs, he also talked about the history of ancient wars. His chatter was like an old lady's foot binding. There was nothing useful in his long and smelly words.

General Charles' eyes were twitching and his soul had long since wandered into space. He never expected that he just wanted to come here to show off.

But in this moment and place, I learned what the art of language is. Looking at Li Chengzhi's mouth that was still opening and closing, I heard a long speech that was like spiritual pollution.

"I'm talking about the last few points..."

When General Charles heard this, he was so shocked that he could no longer bear it.

The other party spoke without taking a breath, and General Charles, who was sweating all over his face, dared not let the other party continue. "Okay, okay!" General Charles repeatedly interrupted Li Chengzhi's long speech, and his hand holding the wine glass was shaking.

“It is a pleasure and an honor to listen to Captain Lee’s insights.”

General Charles said without regard for decency.

"I thought I saw you want to leave just now?"

Li Chengzhi's skill in talking nonsense is really amazing, as he can make the host say something like "expel the guest" on his own initiative!
"Oh?" The other party started to chase him away. Li Chengzhi, who originally wanted to leave, acted like he didn't want to leave anymore.

"Actually, I still want to discuss this with General Charles."

"No, no, no, you don't want to."

As if he had seen a monster, General Charles continued to drive the guests away with a smile on his face.

"That's it."

Seeing this, Li Chengzhi felt very sorry, and then changed the subject and began to talk about the difficult times in the history of the East Asian Army.

At the end of his speech, Li Chengzhi actually shed tears. He put the cup in his hand on the waiter's plate and pretended to hug the stunned General Charles.

"Captain Li, Captain Li, what's wrong with you? There's no need to be so sad at such a happy time!"

Charles was held stiffly by Li Chengzhi. He was a grown man, but he was held by another grown man in public!

This made General Charles, who had always been proud of his status and had very strict requirements on his appearance and manners, extremely uncomfortable.

"It's hard on the Archangel."

Li Chengzhi, who was crying loudly, did not mind singing the fifteenth day after the first day.

He wanted to use this as an excuse to get some benefits from General Charles before leaving the fortress.

"I understand, I understand." General Charles looked at Li Chengzhi with snot and tears in his eyes, who was about to wipe the tears on himself.

He was as frightened as a grown girl who saw five or six burly men grinning and trying to do something to her.

"Come on, adjutant, send some supplies to the Archangel. How can we let our allies suffer when we are having such a great time?"

Seeing this, Li Chengzhi was about to burst into tears, but General Charles did not want to give him this opportunity. He broke free from Li Chengzhi's restraints and ran away with big strides.

"Tsk." As soon as General Charles's men disappeared, all the tears and wailing disappeared in a second.

Li Chengzhi looked around and saw that everyone was avoiding him as if he were the plague god.

Li Chengzhi turned around and walked towards the Archangel with today's harvest.

"General, do we really need to resupply the Archangel?" The adjutant came up to General Charles and asked.

"Supplies, what supplies?" General Charles sneered as he cleaned the clothes that were soiled by Li Chengzhi with a disgusted look on his face.

"I gave the order, but the people below forgot. What does it have to do with me?"

"So that's how it is, General, you are really smart!" The adjutant suddenly realized and gave a thumbs up again.

"Barbarians are barbarians." General Charles seemed to have thought of something again.

"Give orders to throw away all the cups and bowls used by Li Chengzhi. If it weren't so difficult to replace the floor, I would even replace the floor!"

Little did he know that General Charles was extremely disgusted with Li Chengzhi and continued to express his contempt for East Asia.

And outside the Artemis Fortress, an uninvited guest also arrived quietly.

Seeing that the enemy ZAFT had retreated, the fortress defenders also followed the operational requirements of military regulations for the sake of energy conservation and environmental protection.

They disabled the Moon Umbrella's protection, giving a warrior who was only concerned about his friend an opportunity to take advantage.

(End of this chapter)