The two commanders attacked each other with their main guns, and in between, several ships belonging to the Deep Sea Fleet burned their wreckage, adding a touch of color to the battle between the two. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the dark, the hit rate was affected, and Nagato couldn't be 100% sure that he had captured the location of the water ghost on the side of his own electric scouting. Similarly, submarines and carrier-based aircraft could not be used as close-up observation points, and the moored water ghosts could not grasp Nagato's exact position in the sea.

The two poured ammunition on each other with experience and intuition, waiting for the turning point they were expecting.

It was close to 4 o'clock in the morning, and after sinking the destroyers one after another, the moored water ghost caught a light cruiser that inadvertently entered her range for the first time, and she unceremoniously hit the opponent accurately with one shell after another, but from the analysis of the situation seen by the carrier-based aircraft, the light cruiser only had a hull tilt, not to the extent of sinking the ship.

"Already...... Can't escape...... Sink it......"

Each of the carrier-based planes sent by the Moored Water Ghost had bombs suspended, and although the yield was only half of that of normal days in order to act as reconnaissance aircraft, it was enough to deal with damaged light cruisers.

In the night sky, not only the carrier-based aircraft of the moored water ghost flew by, but a number of Type III bombs exploded in the middle of the carrier-based aircraft, giving the damaged Longtian a chance to escape.

Having lost 7 carrier-based aircraft at once, the moored water ghost hurriedly took off a new carrier-based aircraft to replenish it, and she switched her gaze to the carrier-based aircraft arranged at a slightly farther distance and saw the ships attacking her.

"A bunch of waste, only two hours of delay."

Kii appeared in front of the battle line and was moving closer in the direction of Nagato. Her appearance made the water ghost in the berland even more anxious, the number of night attack troops assigned to her by the battleship Suhime was limited, and with the current battle situation, it seemed too reluctant to continue to fight against the IJN Combined Fleet.

Kii...... Let me show you a little bit of my power! ”

The Moored Water Spirit reloaded the cannonballs and fired at the Nagato, but only two grooves had been punched out of her hull, and Nagato had already broken a secondary gun. In terms of strength, a battleship is far from being able to compete with her.

Kii also aimed at the Docker Water Ghost, which could not be seen visually, and her electric detective had already locked the location of the Docker Devil, and as long as Kii gave the order, she could fire a cannon attack at any time.

"I understand now, they really don't even have a lot of different personalities. One picks a strong battleship to attack, and the other picks a small ship that can sink 100% to attack. Nothing has changed. ”

Kii spoke very quietly, and only Gonjun Sato, who was standing beside her, could hear it. Her five main guns fired shells in unison, the result of which was unknown, but she heard the wild laughter of the moored water ghost and relented a little.

As if to give a salute in return, a number of shells landed near the Nagato, and Nagato still dodged the attack, but there were inevitably some crater marks on the hull.

As long as they wait until dawn, the two Flying Eagle-class light air carriers in the fleet will be able to use them immediately, and the support of the 1st and 5th Naval Battles will also arrive. For Nagato and Kii, the best tactic is to delay until dawn, the enemy is a huge base-type Suhime, and the speed is very slow, and it is impossible to escape from their search range after dawn.

"Kii, didn't you report that there were enemy ambushes ahead?"

"It's settled."

Nagato smiled after hearing this, Kii was already a battleship girl in charge, and he no longer needed to be worried about his predecessors. "There's no need to rush to create a water ghost in the mooring place to delay the time."

Around Nagato and Kii, the rest of the ships retreated some distance and were in a position where the moored water ghosts could not attack. There are about 15 deep-sea ships remaining trying to approach,

Ships such as Kitakami, Oi, and Kinugasa acted as the main blocking force, and while suppressing them with naval guns, they also used torpedoes to sweep away deep-sea ships that were speeding up.

"Unbreakable...... In this case, you can only retreat. The Moored Water Ghost paid attention to the changes in the battle situation, and he sank three destroyers one after another, and this one alone was enough to give Longxing to Huakaiyuan. She also wants to get more from this fight to show her worth.

Ball-based carrier-based aircraft dropped torpedo bombs one after another, indiscriminately blowing up the two ships in front of them.

"Are you satisfied with the appetizers before the decisive battle? Ahh......h Hahaha...... Soon you will fight against my friends again. She also awaits the dawn and sacrifices your lives as a great Mother! ”

The water ghost of the berth deliberately read out his announcement in a voice segment that can only be heard by the ship's mother.,As for how many of the ship's mothers who heard the announcement can understand the meaning.,She doesn't care.。 Anyway, Kii probably understands that the so-called enemy will have to use all the means available to target it.

This is what she is best at, she was limited by her identity during her lifetime, and she could only rely on the power of the three Ji Lin, but now she relies on her own strength and the deep-sea fleet, and has a lot of freedom. If words confuse the enemy's thoughts, she doesn't mind using them on the battlefield. She's not a samurai like the battleship Suhime, who is obsessed with the purest kind of combat.

"She's going to retreat? Why? ”

Kii was a little puzzled, if she continued to fight, sooner or later other ships would be sunk by her.

"It's been 150 minutes of fierce fighting, and your main gun is okay?"

Under Sato's reminder, Kii realized that his main gun was about to overheat, and three more shots might start to accelerate the attrition.

"It's not just us, the rest of the ships have not only consumed energy after tonight's battle, but also the ship's guns. Didn't you see Nagato shoot a lot slower after you arrived? Her naval guns are estimated to have survived until now thanks to cooling control. ”

By now, Kii finally understood the purpose of the night attack of the Moorland Water Ghost, she was here to consume the precious combat power of the fleet, and even sinking the destroyer was only incidental. Making it impossible for ships such as Nagato and Kii to engage the battleship Suhime in a normal state is her true purpose.

The moored water spirits calmly evacuated, leaving behind the wreckage of a deep-sea ship. Dawn was approaching, and there was very little respite left for Kii and the others.

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"Mission accomplished, battleship perch, your prey is waiting for you." After the water ghost finished speaking, he realized that the battleship Suhime was still sleeping, which made her immediately angry and raised her voice a few degrees. "Really! The decisive battle is imminent, why are you still sleeping! I fought all night, and I kind of showed it! ”

On the other side of the call, the battleship Qi Ji finally reacted, and looked at the water ghost on the ground with half eyes and half eyes. "Thank you, there's still some time to get to the scheduled eight o'clock attack. I don't get enough sleep right now, and I can't do anything. ”

It may be that the battleship Suhime was set by the will of the deep sea when it was built, and except for the moment when the battle was in full swing, she could easily lose her spirit, and she had to sleep for a long time to ensure her spirit.

The pet "vacuum cleaner" on the side gnawed on the shark carcass and enjoyed its first breakfast, sticking out its tongue at the moored water ghost in the screen, and because it couldn't touch the entity, it turned back to continue eating.

"Remember that the original plan was not for you to fight until dawn and then retreat?" The battleship Suhime now finally remembered the plan agreed upon earlier, and yawned in a daze.

"Kii is a bit good at using the permissions of the Daughter of the Deep, which has affected my layout a little. So my detachment was wiped out ahead of schedule. ”

"It's nice to listen to your tone?"

Battleship Suhime didn't think it was a message that could be said with a smile, and her sleepiness was slightly eliminated.

"The more she uses it, the more she will fall into the contradiction of dual identity. Kii or Sanjo Kirin has always been a person with low self-esteem, she is not suitable for wielding great powers, as long as she has time to think about it again, she will definitely worry about what will become of her in the future. ”

The water ghost knows Kii too well, and letting that kind of person get her current status is squeezing her pathetic coping ability no matter how you look at it.

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At 8 o'clock in the morning, the two fleets came into contact with each other, and the Flying Eagle-class Flying Eagle and Falcon Eagle took the lead in taking off a group of carrier-based planes to bomb the deep-sea fleet that was launching an offensive. However, the two light air carriers were carrying the old-fashioned 99 ship explosion and 97 ship attack, and in the face of the anti-aircraft fire organized by the deep-sea fleet, they could only choose to harass the peripheral ships.

Nagato sat on his own ship, and was rewarded by the Flying Eagle-class sisters, but unfortunately he had to accept the status quo, aviation power is indeed a trump card of the IJN Combined Fleet, but the damage that can be done has been reached, and the rest must be achieved by their naval guns.

"The whole fleet, enter the combat state, and launch the offensive according to the original plan."

Nagato's order was radioed to the ears of every participating ship, and as long as Nagato was there, the morale of the fleet was guaranteed, and there was also Takayanagi Sousuke's special team, although it was basically impossible to count on, but it could also be used as psychological comfort.

Kii and Nagato will serve as the core of the fleet against the heavily armored battleship Suhime, and according to the latest news from the reconnaissance aircraft, the two base-type Suhime have also been discovered, one of which is in a damaged state and is located behind the deep-sea fleet, and the other is a newly retreating moored water ghost, floating alone on the sea in a northerly direction, and is still sailing.

This is good news for Kii and the others, the two threatening base-type Suhime will not be able to participate in the final battle, as long as the battleship Suhime is defeated, the entire New Hebrides Islands will be occupied by the IJN Combined Fleet, and then the whole of Australia can be obtained by heading south.

Kii hurriedly ate some compressed biscuits and returned to his combat post, ready to fight the deep-sea fleet. This decisive battle is related to the strategic deployment that follows. The Navy Headquarters spent a lot of effort on the construction of the Buin and Shortland Anchorages in order to take Australia.

The battleship Suhime had also woken up from her sleep and stepped onto the deck to review the lineup of the ships under her command. Although it was a big battle with the goal of consuming as much IJN as possible, at this point in the battle, it was obviously impossible for her to continue to fight according to the goal of Hua Kaiyuan Long Xing. In particular, her enemy is Nagato, whom she has fought once before, the ultimate samurai in her mind.