Chapter 37: The Second Battle of the Solomon (Part II)

The sun was rising, and the sea was still stained with oil. All the members of the Fifth Air Battle www.biquge.info Pen, Fun, and Pavilion ushered in the morning sun in exhaustion, and they even felt for a moment that they could not see the sun rising.

A hole was blown out of the deck of the Shozuru, and the left side of the Zuizuru hull was slightly damaged. Both of them managed to dodge the night attack, but the entourage ships were miserable, one supply ship was sunk, two destroyers were damaged, and the escorting water engine carrier Chitose was moderately damaged, and Chitose herself had just woken up from the rescue and was fine for the time being.

"Retreat." Yuan Zhongyi gave this order now, no one will question it, Xianghe has to repair the deck before he can take off and land the plane, and no one will be stupid to wait for the deck to be repaired.

The other side, which had been waiting for a long time, had already surrounded the Saratoga and the Hornet, and the Japanese Navy's bombardment of Henderson Airport had nothing to do with them, because strong electromagnetic interference had already been activated. The two aircraft carriers and the dozen or so ships accompanying them seemed to disappear from the radar area in an instant, and even the crews on top did not understand what was happening.

The sea fog rose, and the morning sun could be seen just now, and after just half an hour, the two aircraft carriers not only lost contact with all departments, but were also shrouded in sea fog, and the visibility was so low that it was impossible to see the other ships around them.

Captain Mason, who was in charge of the Hornet, was the first to realize the danger, and he remembered that not long ago there was an emergency call from the Enterprise that had failed in communication.

The latest piece of information they received was that the Japanese were attempting to force a landing at Henderson Airfield, which required the support of two aircraft carriers.

"Turn on the searchlights between the ships and keep in touch." Captain Mason is still hoping that the communications department will be able to get in touch with the outside world. Originally, they used the night attack to retreat the enemy's two aircraft carriers, and the victory basically belonged to their American Federation.

Ten thousand cannons fired in unison, a tsunami-like salvo, covering this fleet in it. When Captain Mason reacted from the loud noise, he saw countless flying shells in the telescope, and there was no need to try to avoid it, because there was no blind spot for evacuation.

"O my God! I'd venture to say that Fletcher must have been scared to call out to his mother when he saw this. ”

As if the sky was falling apart, more than a dozen ships were all shot in this round of shelling, except for the people on the two aircraft carriers, who could still see each other's ships, and the other ships were all turned into parts and pieces in an instant.

Mason wiped the blood from his forehead that had been knocked open, and his colleagues around him were almost knocked to the ground, all of them lost their hearing, and there was only a buzzing echo in their ears.

The battleship Suhime led a group of black battleships out of the sea fog, and she had no intention of negotiating with the officers of the American Federation. What she wants is two aircraft carriers, and she naturally deals with the other ships as she wants. After a round of saturation shelling, the remaining wreckage is collected, which can be used as material for her new companions and ease her boredom of waiting.

At the signal of the battleship Suhime, a vast number of destroyers and light cruisers emerged from the water and surrounded the two heavily damaged aircraft carriers.

It was also at this time that レ appeared in the detection range of the battleship Suhime.。

"I said, can you have a little aesthetic? Such two good aircraft carriers were almost broken into parts by you. ”

"Hmph, since you're here, I don't care about the rest of the work. Call it a day. ”

Leave the destroyer and light cruiser to start the recovery work.,Battleship Qi Ji dived away with a group of subordinates.,She hates the bad taste of レ very much.,In order to avoid affecting your appetite.,She doesn't want to appreciate the artistic creation of レ.。

Rushed to the two aircraft carriers, there were still a lot of steel fragments and oil stains floating on the sea. This time it does not intend to keep the ship's sanity, after all, it is not good for it to have too many subordinates who can think.

Standing at the front of the hull,The tail of the レ opened its big mouth,Revealing a bright blood light。 "Turn it all into resentment and madness, poor human."

レ stretched out its hand, and a crazy smile spread over its fanged mouth. The two aircraft carriers began to turn red and black throughout, and the steel hulls made angry grinding sounds, as if the two ships were activated.

Wails began to elicit from the ship, but only to elicit cheers from the bathyscaphers and light cruisers, who were most fond of tasting the pain of other creatures, which brought out their potential.

One by one, the crew members of the two carriers melted to death in agony, and their negative emotions before death were magnified to the maximum and then merged into the revitalized hull.

レ brings his art to the fullest, deliberately slowing down the pace of killing, ensuring that all grievances can be integrated into the hull.

"Remember, you died in the air raids of the Japanese Fifth Air Force, your resentment will not be appeased, and you will always surrender to the will of the deep sea. The Great Mother is your only master, welcome new life in death. ”

Until all the humans are integrated into the ship, レ ends its cruel artistic creation, assimilating and controlling the two ships, and it also consumes a lot of energy.

With a wave of their hands, the bathyscaphe destroyer and light cruiser continued their work, dragging the wreckage of the two disgruntled aircraft carriers into the water. The sea fog is beginning to dissipate.,The purpose of レ has been achieved.,But it seems to have a new plan.。 This emotion is called greed by humans, and Henderson Airport is also good fodder.

"Relying on the Japanese Navy's strong attack on the landing force is simply an act of death, and I really don't know what their commander is thinking." レ can't wait to transform Henderson Airport into the deep sea habitat as well, and since the will of the deep sea has given it the power to assimilate, it has become more and more eager to use it.

The tail rubbed the owner's collar.,As if telling レ,It also felt the smell of pleasure.。

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Kii's reconnaissance unit was the first to rush to the sea where the Ryuchamp was located, and it had already been floating at sea for a day, and most of the crew members on the ship were injured and could not receive timely treatment. Therefore, Kii's arrival is equivalent to the hope of survival for these hard-working crew members of the Longxiang.

Kii took over the rescue mission, also to try to see if he could meet the deep-sea fleet, and from the news that the five-air battle has returned so far, it seems that the deep-sea fleet is hiding under the surface of the sea.

The towing work was carried out by the transferred work boat, and Kii arranged for his own medical team on the ship to treat Long Xiang. Many of them are from the Imperial Research Institute and have some experience in healing ship girls.

"Commander Kii's ability to provide medical assistance is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, and we thank you here."

Several veteran officers on the Long Xiang were following Long Xiang to the guard room. Only then did he stop and turn to thank Kii who had come over. They never expected that in the case of the defeat and retreat of the Fifth Air Force and the failure of the landing operation, the front-line command could send rescue troops in time to rescue this unit that was used as a bait.

"You don't have to worry about Long Xiang's condition, on the contrary, after a day of self-rescue operations, a good rest is the most correct choice."

Gonjun Sato just taught Kii several ways to deal with it, and Kii will repeat it again.

Seeing off the old officers on the Longxiang, Kii was outside the nursing room and looked at the unconscious Longxiang on the hospital bed. "Sato-kun, Sosuke Takayanagi has gone too far to let her be a bait. He is not afraid of being held against the Admiral of the Four Voyages? Tsuchigomon Shouga is also waiting for an opportunity to plot against him, a Yamato-class ship is built, can it really make him the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet? ”

"It's not convenient to talk here, you should be quiet."

Sato Gonjun pulled Kii out of the medical cabin and walked to the captain's room before stopping. "Many of those doctors were sent directly from the Tokyo Research Institute, and there must have been someone from Sosuke Takayanagi among them. You spoke too carelessly. ”

Only then did Ji Yi realize that he didn't pay attention to the taboo, and stuck out his tongue subconsciously. "Are you alright? You know Sousuke Takayanagi still needs us, and he shouldn't care if I speak ill of him behind my back. ”

"It's not certain, he built Yamato largely to seize the position of the flagship of the Combined Fleet. The so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and without Nagato, Yamato's only opponent is you. You have to beware of Sosuke Takayanagi from now on, he's not a good man, he's a cold-blooded gambler. You have also seen that the lives of Long Xiang and nearly a thousand people can be used as bait in exchange for the first-mover advantage of the Fifth Air War. ”

There is no one in the captain's room at the moment, and there is a dedicated office space and conference room on the Kii, so there is no need for subordinates to crowd into the captain's room to stand by until wartime.

"Then when you go back, join forces with Tsuchigomon Shouga?"

Sato Gonjun shook his head and vetoed Kii's proposal, "They are the same dog, and he relies on the support of the naval veterans of the Nagato faction in the past to be qualified to argue with Sosuke Takayanagi." When Midway retreated, he didn't have a good heart when he encouraged you to mutiny. Admiral Kii, why can't you have a longer memory? ”

"Things in officialdom are so troublesome." Lying indecently on the table, Kii now somewhat understood why his father was only in his 50s and had gray hair.

"The regular aircraft carrier faction is under the orders of Sosuke Takayanagi, which is the result of his many years of operation behind the scenes. If we don't want to be isolated, we must at least be as strong as Tsuchigomon Moriga. Only then will it turn into a long-term relationship, and we are now relying on Sosuke Takayanagi to play a role at best. ”

Sato Gonjun didn't care how much Kii listened, and called Sasakiji, who was a miscellaneous officer among the civil officials, after all, only newcomers with roots and Naekiyoshi could be assigned some special tasks.

After listening to Sato's plan, Kii also felt that it was feasible, so he signed the order.

"Sasaki-kun, there is a temporary shortage of manpower on the Dragon, you go to work on the Dragonhorn first. After that, follow them to the Yokosuka Naval Port, and I will arrange your new job. ”

Although Kii hates to plant spies, he is also very unhappy when he gets to his ship first and has been planted with the eyes of different forces. Since the Sato Gonjun needs a person to be in charge of intelligence at the Yokosuka Military Port, Kii is of course willing to send Sasakiji Temple, who is loyal to him, to the outside world.

Sasakiji is also an understanding person, although he has no background and no qualifications, but when he saw Sato Gonjun standing aside, he also somewhat understood that Secretary Sato liked him and wanted to appoint him to do more valuable things.

"Yes, the lower official Sasakiji will definitely live up to the expectations of the Admiral Kii."