Ms. Toudou sighed softly as she stood silently instead of respond to Dr. Kane’s provocation. “I’m afraid that safeguarding the assailants is not up to me…” The broker said cryptically “but… Let’s discuss business. What sort of venture are you proposing?” the broker continued.
Captain Kariya sighed as his “wolves” led the criminals into a prison truck. Despite his own desires to hunt down the suspect, he was called in to deal with a shooting at the speakeasy he had previously intimidated. His men had breached the speakeasy and cautiously took over the building, but the only thing they found were injured hit men and goons. The owner and staff was missing, but it was more than apparent that they had defended themselves from the assailants currently in RIM custody. He wondered if the Broker had sought the termination of this speakeasy, but something felt off. When Kariya saw the destruction of the refurbished club, he couldn’t help but feel as though the execution was sloppy and botched. Looking back at the now full truck, the Captain swore that he’ll extract the necessary information to relieve his unease.
Admiral Akagi Yamamoto grinned as his Sixth Fleet moved slowly to the mission area for the final offensive against the RDC. His Fleet was tasked with securing the Zett corridor, a strategic strait connecting Zett Island to Reizen island. The strait was left alone during the initial stages of the operation under the justification that closing off the island would cause the RDC to defend every inch of the island desperately instead of holing up in the Epsilon Corridor, a fortification network centered around Fortress Epsilon, Point Alpha, Fortress Beta, Air Strip Gamma, and Delta Harbor. Of the five key positions, Point Alpha, Fortress Beta, and Air Strip Gamma were found abandoned by the Imperial Army, but Scouts found that Fortress Epsilon and Delta Harbor had increased fortifications making an attempt to secure the strait foolish. However, now that the Epsilon had fallen, the Admiral can move his fleet in to secure the strait while Epsilon’s new medium range artillery pieces hammers the enemy fortifications on Zett island. Thus, encircling the enemy and ending the RDC’s involvement in the Civil War.
The RIM High Command convened after receiving the daily report from the Frontlines and Unit 237.
Grand Marshal Ikki Zodd (Z): My Fellow Commanders I've called you all here today to discuss a change in our plans to liberate the Country from Tyranny. As you know the Tyrant's Foreign Operatives have been wreaking havoc on our Chemical Weapons platforms and our plan to import the Catra Death Bioweapon ended in failure. The accursed Communists have also stalled our plans to open an Eastern Front against the Imperialists and there are reports that the Tyrants are about to abandon their naive notion of a political solution. If they are getting serious then we must also consolidate our resources for a final showdown against tyranny. And so I open the floor for proposals to solve our predicament.
Major General Miro Khan (K): The Grand Marshal makes a good point, we should consolidate our forces and lure the imperialists into a trap. Pull Back the Western Army in a “orderly retreat”, and when the Imperialists Take the bait we close the flanks and encircle the fools.
General Rin Asmodia (A): That is much too risky with our dwindling Chemical Weapons supply… If the Tyrants are preoccupied with the Weaklings, then we must crush the filth that stands between us and their soft underbelly as soon as possible. To that end, I propose we send in Captain Onoda’s Vanguard to pierce or distract the Communist Lines. His success against heavily defended targets would be an excellent asset for the Eastern Army.
Logistics Minister Asta Loki (L): But that would strain our supply lines even further. Our industrial capabilities have been halved since the Communists betrayed us and prevented us from mining the resource rich mountains to the North. We must think conservatively.
A: Nonsense! We must think out of the box! Clean up the weak enemy so that we can focus on the Imperialists.
K: In that case then we should simply leave enough men to keep the Communists busy and focus our troops against the Imperialists instead. This way we can contain them and not deal with pesky guerilla attacks.
Z: General Asmodia makes an excellent point. If we can seize control of Seranuma, then we’ll have access to the mines once again. Furthermore, we can use this assault to strengthen supply lines for an eventual stream of raw materials from the mines.
L: Success would certainly double our current production and also allow us to rebuild the air fleet to complement our SAM sites. But in the meantime I do believe we should seek foreign imports especially since we border neutral countries and bypass the enemy blockade. In that case I agree with the general in risking this endeavor.
Z: Good, moving on to a prospective ally what do you think of the Rose Thorns?
K: A rogue group with the potential to assist us in asymmetrical warfare, but it would certainly depend upon their capabilities.
A: A group worth reaching out to, so that we can gauge their capabilities. Who knows, they may even provide us with weapons that the enemy wouldn’t consider us having.
Z: Very well. We will send an agent to contact the Rose Thorns and determine their usefulness to the cause. Anything else?
L: Yes, any news on when we can lift Martial law?
Z: Soon, Minister Loki, Captain Kariya is almost close to capturing or attaining answers to the murder of foreigners in the city. Anything else? No, Good, then we shall renew our offensive against the Communist Filth and reach out to prospective friends. You are all dismissed.
Captain Eko Onoda grimaced as he looked at the scuttled 155mm artillery piece that the Frost Imperialists abandoned. Despite, his patience paying off with the successful capture of the enemy encampment, news from the front was grim. The Communist Filth had acquired missile technology somehow and had halted their advance to Seranuma.
The Captain’s assault had allowed them to push closer to the city of Shibuki, but rather than press the attack he had orders to reinforce the Seranuma front and try to regain lost momentum by punching open a new front to the city.
Turning away from the cannon, the Captain summoned the troops and spoke, “Alright you Freedom Fighters, Orders just came in from the Brass! They want us to assist our brothers and sisters currently struggling against the Communist Scum of Seranuma. Now I know you’re all itching to press our advantage against the Tyrants, but orders are orders. Any questions”
One of the men asked, “Yeah Cap’n Why’re we being shipped out to help in the first place? Wasn’t the Eastern Army more than capable of ripping through their lines?”
“Well private, the Commies managed to get their hands on enough missiles to halt the Eastern Army’s advance, and unfortunately for us, the Commander of the Eastern Army’s a bloody Blockhead so the Brass wants a unit that can think outside the box.”
“So we’re cleaning up their mess eh?” chimed in another soldier.
“Aye, now any good questions…. No? Good, we’re shipping out once the Western Army sends the garrison.”