>>23449013
>The Chain of Command is unclear. Total panic and shock. Wtf just happened? Now you have to make a decision.
>Surrender to the Federation?
>Try to go to the Moon and see if you can link up with Kycillia's fleet?
>Return to Zeon colonies?
>Become a mercenary pirate with your crew and fight on your own. Maybe start a pirate fleet.
You are saying it as if this scenario hasn't happened across history. And the only sensible answer is following the declaration of whatever surviving authorities might be left on your side and follow the final order to surrender.
On the day of Emperor Showa's radio address (exactly 80 years ago!), Japan still controlled most of Southeast Asia and large swathes of territory in China. And of the about seven million Japanese soldiers and sailors by that date, 99.99999% of them fully demobilized on the following two months.
The holdouts are notorious mainly as historical footnotes, rather than any actual battlefield accomplishments.