Chapter 5 RA Warfare - Between the Cages

As night approached, the seabirds flew over the ship as the smoke faded. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žfo

The time came on December 24, the second day of the Battle of Rabaul. On Christmas Eve in the West, the mobile air carrier unit headed by Xiang He was attacked by spherical carrier-based aircraft one after another, and they did not release a small number of carrier-based aircraft until 10 a.m.

One side has long used submarines all over the sea to locate the enemy's coordinates, and the most rapid communication ensures the simultaneous command of more than 100 regular air carriers. The other side has not re-corrected the orientation after dawn, and it is not even known which position the regular aircarriers sailed to after a night has passed.

Dafeng survived the most difficult day of her life, December 24, far more than the same day she spent in Nanjing, China. Last night, there was no night raid at the regular air carrier, and most people felt that they could take a break until the evening.

"Are you alright? Admiral Dafeng. Yoshiko Kanda, as Taiho's secretary, handed a cup of hot water to Daiho who walked out of the command room. Not only Dafeng, but many crew members have not eaten any other food except for two mouthfuls of bread all day long, and the bombs and torpedoes falling in the sky affect the hearts of every crew member.

"I was just damaged by two bombs on the flight deck, but my armor is quite strong."

Lucky ones such as Ruihe and Yunhe were only affected by the shrapnel of the explosion; The unlucky Falcon Eagle was hit by a torpedo at the bottom of the ship on the right side in the afternoon, and it took 2 hours to avoid the end of the overturning in the water, and he himself has not come to his senses.

Dafeng cared about his pilots, and after a fierce battle, 10 pilots were killed, and more than 10 people were killed in the attack of enemy planes. In the previous Rabaul air raid, Dafeng lost a lot of pilots, and she keenly found that after arriving at Rabaul, the carrier-based aircraft could be transported by the rear air force, but after the elite pilots on her ship were killed in battle, relying on the people temporarily drawn from the roadbed air force, they were not immediately competent to pilot a gale or a meteor, and it was one thing to make the plane fly into the sky, and how to fly the plane to fight was another thing.

"Kako, if I unfortunately die in this battle, please be sure to act as my position and guard the homeland." Dafeng also hopes that the beloved daughter of the deceased can officially become a ship's mother and fight with him in the Pacific Theater. But the construction period of Yi's trumpet was delayed again and again, and Dafeng felt that he had no chance to wait for that day.

"You're going to be fine."

The comforting words could no longer soothe the anxiety in Dafeng's heart, she knew what it meant to only sink 4 Ark-level regular air carriers in a day of hard fighting, but to erase the single-digit value of the enemy, 100 is still 100,. The impassable wall still stands in front of the mobile force, and the sky does not belong to them, which is a great shame for the aircraft carrier mother.

"I know better than anyone what is going on, and there is no way to defeat the deep-sea fleet. All of us will die in battle, all of us. If you stay on the ground, you can at least live a little longer......"

Taiho refused Yoshiko Kanda to follow him and returned to the captain's room alone. In the darkness, she wanted to turn on the lights in the cabin, and for her, she only had to "think" to do it. But she noticed an unusual glimmer of light, still shining in the darkness.

["The Army now intends to send a female officer to be the ship's mother as an eye to monitor the Navy. You are from the army military police, and your performance on the battlefield in China is also very good, are you interested in coming to our navy? As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, I am in dire need of an ally who can reconcile with the Army. You can slowly consider whether to continue to reside in the psychological shadow of past battles or to come out of it and get a new life as a ship girl. It's up to you, it's a greeting gift. How about making a friend first? ”】

Fukamei Akitsuru remembers that when he was "under house arrest" at home, Sousuke Takayanagi gave himself the opportunity to become a ship mother. From the military police junior to the navy military corps major, it is not only a change in military rank, but also a major change in her life. It is precisely because of this that she has always had respect for Sosuke Takayanagi and is willing to obey the other party's dispatch.

"What is this, Amber? Fluorescent? Or ruby? ”

"In the future, you will know that it can bring power that ordinary people can't imagine, and I left one for myself as a talisman. I don't think there is any light in your eyes, and I want to see what kind of smart eyes you can shine when you ask for something. I saw it just now, the way you pick up this core fragment. You don't deserve to be confined by your family and the army, you belong to the sea, you belong to the sky, and your eyes tell me that you desperately want to get out of your cage. ”】

Everything is told by Sousuke Takayanagi, who once despaired of the collapse of his creed, a gendarme who could not control the soldiers on the front line, allowing them to commit absurd crimes in the occupied areas of the enemy country. So she has always been afraid to recall her memories in Nanjing in 1937, hating herself for being powerless, and succumbing to family punishment and hiding in the cage she constructed. Sousuke Takayanagi opened the cage door and let her spread her wings and soar into the sky. Return to the front line of the battlefield under the name of Taiho and continue to serve the Japanese Empire.

"I'm sorry...... I have been teaching my subordinates verbally and encouraging them to move forward bravely, and I am an out-and-out coward. A coward who doesn't even dare to kill. ”

Dafeng would only secretly show his weak side in front of him, and no one else could see the short, strong Admiral in their eyes when he showed weakness. Dafeng is afraid of being known by others for his weakness, and he is afraid of being known by others that he was a disgraceful deserter in the past and did nothing.

The armored air carrier is equipped with a layer of solid armor plates, and Dafeng herself is the same, using her perfect self as an "armor plate", so that she is only a stone's throw away from her dream, so she is the backbone of the entire new fourth team, and she alone reversed the disadvantage of the naval battle in the Marshall Islands.

"I'm so tired...... I'm not suitable. From the very beginning, I should have understood that I could not afford the responsibility of the new generation of aircraft carriers. Dafeng clutched the core fragment and shed tears. She was always silently comforting and encouraging others, but no one could save her. Her soul was forever bound to the helplessness of the city of Nanjing in December 1937.

Dafeng's dream is about to be shattered under the indiscriminate bombardment of the ヲ-level regular empty mother.,She doesn't want to usher in her end as a loser anymore.,Her dream hasn't come true yet.,She still has a lot of wishes that she wants to fulfill.,For example, to witness Kanda Yoshiko become Ibuki.、For example, to find a boyfriend who loves each other.,For example, to wear the first-class military merit medal of the Rising Sun...... When she actually took to the skies, she realized that she had wasted too much time.

It's a pity that it is Dafeng who can fly out of the cage, not the deep autumn crane, and the haze of the past will always envelop Dafeng himself. She is more afraid of failure than other aircraft carrier mothers, and if her dream is over, the meaning of her life will also end. The body was returned to that cage and buried in the family cemetery as a deep autumn crane.

Taiho didn't get a response from anyone, she wasn't the daughter of the deep sea and the miracle ship chosen by the gods like Kii, the only one she could rely on was herself. A man is silently scared and weeps.

The sea window opened silently, and the metal seabirds stationed outside to reconnoiter broke into Taiho's captain's room.

"Weak ship girl, my central Qiji heard your cry for help. I thought you carrier mothers were ready to die in honor. The metal seabird used a modified throat generator to convey the true words of the central suihime.

"Central Habitat Hime?" Dafeng stared at the intruding seabird in surprise, one hand had been moved to the gun on his waist, ready to shoot back at any time.

"You don't even know who you're fighting with, do you? It's okay, I originally planned to spend a few more days slowly torturing you 8 obstructive aircraft carrier mothers, but since you're afraid of death, I'll give you a choice. ”

Metallic seabirds hovered in front of the window, their huge beaks with a metallic knife-bladed brilliance. Dafeng also turned on the indoor light, not daring to relax for half a second.

"I'll just say it once. You can choose to reject my benevolent advice and wait for death with the other 7. You can also get a chance to live, as long as you are willing to be a member of the deep sea perch. Or if you want to stick to your bushido spirit, you can simply commit suicide here. Long pain is better than short pain, isn't it? ”

The central Qi Ji didn't plan to include Dafeng in the deep-sea fleet, she just didn't like the other party's current state, and her own concept of glory couldn't tolerate that her enemy was actually a coward. "The weak shipwreck is not worthy of being my opponent. The great will of the deep sea wants to see not a weak man hiding in a corner crying, but a tragic end of bravely fighting to the last moment and sinking to the bottom of the sea. Your presence has seriously affected my mother's assessment of this battle. Seriously, okay? Ship mother, this is a battlefield, not a nursery! ”

Mocked by his enemies, Dafeng was ashamed and immediately drew his gun and aimed it at the metal seabird. "A group of avengers born out of war grudges don't talk cool here, I won't satisfy you!"

Dafeng wanted to pull the trigger, but she couldn't help but tremble her fingers, and a matching gun was turned into scrap metal by her.

"Look, you're a coward. God knows why someone like you can become an armored carrier. ”

The damaged pistol is thrown out by Taiho, smashing the metal seabird into pieces. Angry, she didn't want to hear the voice of the central suhime for a second.

"Weak resistance, you don't even have the courage to commit suicide, you will soon be blown to pieces by the ヲ-level regular air carrier! Aha......"

Only the metal seabird with its head left was still making a disgusting laugh, and Dafeng stepped forward to completely destroy it, but the seabird "woo" and scrapped itself.

"Bastard!" Dafeng smashed the bird's head with one foot, and blood and oil splashed all over her military boots.