"Lord Asahio, the transport ship Teiyomaru and the charcoal ship Nojima have been shot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBoth boats are starting to sink and may sink, and they call for rescue of the ship's crew. ”

After listening to the report of the deputy captain, Asahio saw with the naked eye the situation of the Tankan Nojima in the distance. After hesitating for a moment, she chose to turn around and go back to the rescue.

The deputy captain did not agree with Chaochao's judgment, he pointed to the direction where the tide was sinking, and took Chaochao's hand to persuade him. "Now that communication is not good, we can pretend that we didn't hear the call for help. Teiyomaru is in front of us, wouldn't it be better for us to speed up to rescue it? ”

"But the charcoal ship is about to sink!"

"It hasn't sunk yet, and with the determination to serve the Imperial State, the ship's crew will definitely be able to survive until the rescue team sent in Shortland." The vice-captain began to regret that he had truthfully reported the battle situation, knowing that he had said that the Teiyomaru was on the verge of the shipwreck, and he would not let Asahio have the judgment of rescuing the Nojima first.

Chao Chao broke free from the dissuasion of the deputy captain and insisted on returning to the rescue as the supreme commander of the ship.

"Since the tide is sinking, then I, Chaochao, as the oldest in the 8th Destroyer Team, is not unavoidable as a temporary commander! In short, take my current order as I go. I made a pact with the tide that I couldn't let a ship that needed protection sink in front of my eyes! The ship turns and rescues the Nojima. ”

Inspired by the courage of the rising tide, the ship's crew once again returned to their combat posts.

The Nojima was in very bad condition, being hit by multiple bombs, and the coal on board became deadly fuel, and a serious explosion could occur at any time. Not to mention extinguishing the fire, even blocking the water at the bottom of the ship has become a luxury.

Although the unmanned carrier-based aircraft in the sky have flown a wave, there will be another wave at any time. Watching the ship slowly sink, there were already negative voices in the crew of the ship.

Its captain, Osa Matsumoto, was the captain of the entire convoy, and he was the one who witnessed the final tide sinking with the bombs along with the two transport ships. Even if he tried to get out of the command room and fight back with the only two 7.7mm machine guns on board, reason told him it was useless.

"Inform the crew, prepare to abandon the ship. Stay on the ship, once the fire is out of control, we can't leave. ”

The subordinates next to him immediately ran out to inform the crew, leaving them only to look back at the working and living ship.

Leaving the command room, the captain was angry at the sight of the tearful and praying recruits on deck. "All out of the backbone! What's the use of just crying dad and calling mother! Going back alive is the greatest consolation for your parents. ”

That being said, only three lifeboats on board are still in use, and only a third of the crew can be fitted, which is still in the best condition.

Matsumoto Daisa's subordinates are also sensible people, and they know that if they announce the abandonment of the ship to the whole ship at once, everyone will compete for the only three lifeboats, which will inevitably reduce the number of rescued people. The order was only conveyed to the crew close to the bow of the lifeboat, and many more were unaware of the order to abandon the ship and were still trying to control the fire.

The transport mission could be declared a failure, and the captain of the Nojima, Matsumoto Daisa, pulled out the matching gun from his waist and had the idea of apologizing for his crime with death. Not only did the operation fail when he was entrusted with a heavy task by Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi, but he also took the lives of thousands of people, and once he died, it was the best ending he could have imagined.

How could someone come to the rescue, and who would want to run back and be the second in the tide?

There will be no one at all......

The muzzle of the gun was already pointed at his temple, and it only took him a bite of his teeth to get rid of everything and become a hero. If you have the courage to be rescued by the rescue team later, you can also enjoy the high-level courtesy of being buried at the shrine.

"Captain, our destroyer is approaching!" Matsumoto's subordinates rushed to report because he was so happy that he didn't even realize that his boss had already set foot on the shore of the Santu River

Putting down the gun, Matsumoto Daisa followed the direction pointed by his subordinates, and indeed saw a destroyer approaching, which was the No. 1 ship of the Asashio-class - Asashio.

"It's the destroyer that came to the rescue of us! Captain, we're saved! ”

The excited shouts of his subordinates only exchanged for Matsumoto Daisa's silence. Obviously, he is ready to apologize with death, and what is he doing to save a coward like him?

Asashio also released two lifeboats after getting close to a certain distance, and drove to the side of the Nojima, so that the panicked crew of the Nojima moved to their own ship in turn.

When Matsumoto Daisa boarded the deck of the Asashio, he saw at a glance Asashio himself, who was directing the classification of the wounded outside the bridge.

Why did an old man like him, who had lived for decades, give up, but a teenage girl was still working hard for his subordinates?

"Didn't anyone teach her to think about herself? The professors of the Naval Academy are also too selfish! Matsumoto Daisa was also touched by the kindness of the asagio. Tidying up his military uniform, Matsumoto Daisa went straight to Chaochao. Although he wanted to thank Chaochao for his kindness with the most sincere actions, this was the battlefield, and there were more important things to do.

"I'm Captain Matsumoto Taro Osa, captain of the Nojima, and thank you for the rescue. Thank you very much. Matsumoto Daisa said to Asamoto with a solemn expression: "According to my prediction, the next wave of enemy carrier-based aircraft is coming soon, and the best option is to pull up the smoke and confuse the enemy's sight." Otherwise, everyone will die in the sea. ”

"Oh, understood. I ......"

Asamoto wanted to say something else, but Matsumoto Daisa immediately pushed her small body and walked towards the command room. "Time is of the essence, and my subordinates will maintain order. Your job isn't here. ”

Not noticing that the other party used honorifics on himself, Chaochao thought about how to pull up the smoke during the exercise, and helped the crew change the smoke shells in the command room.

It wasn't until the gray smoke and dust drifted away that the big sa stopped urging. Because the rest is just a matter of luck, he just makes 100% sinking into having a chance of being sunk.

"There are carrier-based aircraft approaching!" Chaochao's own No. 13 electric scout found a batch of carrier-based aircraft flying in his direction, roughly estimated to be no less than 15. Due to the smoke released, Asahio himself couldn't know exactly what was going on.

"I can't help it when I hide? Really naïve ......" The battleship Suhime clearly knew the Asahinao's every move through the real-time impact from the submarine, and there were three submarines lurking under the surface of the sea, and it couldn't be easier to locate a ship. She passed the direction of the target to the light air carriers who were controlling the carrier-based aircraft, and so far this Chaochao was equivalent to a dead end.

Not only this batch of 15, but also more carrier-based aircraft are approaching the Layan sea area. Humans always mistakenly think that a little cleverness can save everything at a critical juncture, so that the battleship Suhime will not be stupid enough to let go of this destroyer that returns to the rescue. Since she chose to save people, then the battleship Suhime must carry out the killing to the end.

Killing the weaker ones that others are trying to save will inspire more resentment, which in turn will give you more power to build new replicas of the Deep Sea Fleet.

The merciless bomb fell on the Nojima, and the already overwhelmed charcoal ship was hit by three more bombs, and the entire hull was broken into two pieces and sank quickly. Together with more than 200 crew members who had not had time to evacuate and more than 5,000 tons of coal, they were turned into the sea.

"Next...... It's you. ”

The battleship Suhime was just scratching his fingers, but in the eyes of the people on the Asahio, a charcoal ship loaded with more than 8,000 tons was reduced to scrap metal. There were still many crew members who chose to evacuate the latter group, and they all sank at once.

Before Asamoto could react to why the enemy was able to accurately sink the Nojima, Matsumoto Daisaku on the side had already vaguely guessed that the deep-sea fleet had a more advanced reconnaissance system, and it was useless to just block the view from the sky.

"U-turn and dodge!" Matsumoto Daisa shouted.

The only thing that can be gambled is that the enemy's carrier-based aircraft has a delay in receiving orders, and it is impossible to correct the direction of the attack target at any time without a field of vision.

Sure enough, the bombs began to fall on the Asashio, and even if Asashio dodged, the tail of the ship could not avoid being blown out of a hole.

Chaochao herself felt a knife stabbed in her ankle, and the pain made her burst into tears.

"Attack or something in a rescue...... It's despicable! ”

Your enemies are non-human monsters.

Matsumoto Daisa and the vice-captain of Asamoto wanted to say this, but in the face of Asamoto, who was crying and crying out in pain, they couldn't bear to tell the cold truth.

After that, the bombs were all missed, and the Asahio escaped a catastrophe.

And then what to do? Asahio didn't know that because she was shot in the stern, her speed dropped to 20 knots, and she couldn't get in touch with other ships, which was equivalent to being left alone at the back.

"The whole ship turned to the predetermined point and sailed. The damage management team is responsible for repairing the damage to the stern. ”

Supporting himself in front of the operating table, Chaochao chose the plan with the greatest hope of being rescued. She now carries the hope of the two boats of people to survive, as long as they leave the enemy's detection range one minute earlier, everyone can have a better chance of survival.

At least she still had this stupid idea.

The smoke cleared, and the cold reality unfolded in front of her. More than 30 unmanned carrier-based aircraft hovered above her, each with a bomb hoisted. It was as if someone had manipulated him, deliberately wasting fuel, just waiting for the smoke and dust to dissipate and give a complete end to despair.

"Impossible! Why is this happening? What is this? In the rescue, the attack is not stopped, and now even a glimmer of hope is taken away...... I don't want it! I don't want it! ”

Tears kept flowing, and Chao Chao couldn't hold back the pain in his leg and fell to his knees. She couldn't even convey the order to fight back with anti-aircraft guns. In front of the overwhelming enemy, she was like a child, toyed with by the enemy.

"I'm sorry...... Chaochao can only go so far. Didn't do anything to help......"

If she had retreated according to the judgment of her co-captain, she would not have buried her ship's lives here so quickly because she returned to the rescue.

There was a rapid explosion, and the barrage of anti-aircraft shells exploded on the black carrier-based aircraft, and the drones were destroyed in pieces.

Miracles appeared.

"This is Kii, the flagship of Sentai 9. I came at the first moment when I received the rescue signal, and from now on, this sea area will be guarded by me! ”

Kii's voice was noisy, but it was inspiring to reach the ears of everyone on the morning tide.