On the bridge of the battleship King George V, Captain Fred frowned and looked at the sky.

"Oh my God, here we go again."

He was talking about German reconnaissance aircraft.

From the time the British fleet arrived off the mouth of the Elbe a week ago, German reconnaissance planes continued to circle over the fleet every day, arriving on time every day, rain or shine.

The Germans did not attack either, but watched the British fleet from the air, as if it had come to harass the British with a buzzing sound.

The British tried to get rid of the pesky German planes, but soon they found that the fighters on their carriers were too slow to climb and not fast enough to do anything about the Germans. The ship's own anti-aircraft artillery could not reach the enemy planes, and even the energy weapons of the battle queens could only damage the Germans due to scattering problems, and they were barely forced to leave.

But soon a new German reconnaissance plane will come and take over the departing one.

No one knew what the Germans were scouting.

Fred was very dissatisfied with this approach of the Germans, and on more than one occasion he said to his adjutants: "They have no way of causing harm to our fleet anyway, and it is only a waste of fuel to come to scout." ”

In Fred's view, the Americans' failed air attack on the Japanese fleet could already put a final conclusion on the theory of superiority in aviation, and the artillery giants with heavy armor and fierce anti-aircraft fire would continue to dominate the seas, and as for the air forces, their threat was not as great as that of submarines!

This time, Fred put his disdain on his face again.

"The German air force has achieved some results on land, and I must admit that they have done a good job of putting together some unruly troops." Fred looked back at the other officers on the bridge, and the smile on his face was the same as when he played bridge yesterday, "In order to rule the vast colonies, the British Empire will most likely follow the example of the Germans to build an air force with ground attack capabilities to teach those barbarians a lesson, but if the Germans are stupid enough to think that the air force can solve the British Empire's fleet, then they are really stupid." ”

Fred said this, and the officers laughed, and the whole bridge was filled with joy.

Fred waited for a moment, and when everyone's laughter subsided, he said again: "They might as well think more about how to use the squid they attacked in Bremen last time!" I'll be a little worried about that mollusk stuffing our propellers! ”

The officers burst out laughing again.

At this time, the telephone rang, and Fred's adjutant hurried over to pick up the phone, and after answering a few times, he hung up the receiver and turned to report to Fred: "Sir, Miss Cunningham's transport boat has been docked and can start transferring." ”

"Okay, I got it." Fred straightened his uniform, turned back to the officers, and said, "Gentlemen, let's go and see off our beautiful and elegant Miss Cunningham, who we will see in two days' time, before the attack begins." ”

Elena? Brown? Will Cunningham take a destroyer to Bremen and Mary? Brigitte met for the last meeting before the joint operation of the army and navy, and today is the day of her departure.

Fred led a group of men out of the bridge and down the ramp of the main armored fort all the way to the deck. Brown? Cunningham and his attendant maids and captains of the Warrior Guards were already waiting there.

"I'm sorry, noble lady, that I made you wait for me." Fred said in a sincere tone, "I hope you can forgive me for my slackening. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not Mary, I don't have that many requirements for that." As she spoke, Elena smiled at Fred.

Fred couldn't help but sigh that compared to the little lioness who once stayed on the George V, Elena's existence itself was so dazzling.

Sure enough, that's what a god should be: a gentle smile and a beautiful posture to inspire the soldiers, take to the skies when the enemy god strikes, and leave nothing else to worry about - the men are to blame for the troubles.

Fred kissed the back of Elena's hand, and Mistress Kamiki looked up at the sky.

"Here we go again, and that worries me a little. Otherwise, I'll cancel this meeting, Mary will understand. ”

"Don't worry, Venerable Kamihime-sama." Fred said with a confident expression, "The fleet has already conducted many air defense drills, and the German air force will not threaten us." All you have to do is go to your meeting, and the fleet will be here waiting for you to return, and there will be no problems. ”

Elena smiled beautifully at Fred, "Your words are reassuring. However, I would like to remind you that pride and arrogance often lead to failure. I will ask Sir Charles to withdraw the fleet fifty nautical miles out of the sea when I leave it. ”

Fred's expression was a little embarrassed, but he immediately adjusted and said to Elena, "Your caution is necessary. ”

"Thank you. Oh, by the way, I should have Sir Charles send destroyers to keep watch off the German coast and keep an eye out for the Luftwaffe......"

"Miss Cunningham," Fred deliberately did not use the title "Lord Divine Queen," "as these Sir Charles and his staff officers would have thought, they were all tried-and-tested Royal Navy officers after all. ”

Elena blinked, then smiled and nodded, "You're right, I'm a bit nosy. ”

"No, it's all within your purview, don't be nosy."

"Feel free, then I'm on my way." As she spoke, Elena bowed slightly to Fred, turned around and handed her hand to the retinue of the war queen in a men's navy dress, and under her guidance, she gracefully walked across the gangplank and got on the transport boat.

The sailors then untied the cables, and the roar of the boat's engines suddenly increased, pushing the hull away from the side of the King George V and heading for the Vampire destroyer in the distance.

The lookout on the mast of the HMS George V immediately informed the bridge that Miki had left, so the Kazuki pulled the whistle and greeted the departing Kamiki.

Fred had been standing on the deck, with his head held high, watching the transport boat sail across the sea and onto the side of the destroyer.

Moments later, the Vampire hoisted the Navy Goddess Ship flag and activated the main engine.

In the whistle of the destroyer Vampire, the flag of the goddess on the mast of the British King George V was slowly lowered, and the whole ceremony was completed.

Fred let out a sigh of relief, turned back to his subordinates, and said, "It's a pity that there will be one less focus of attention for the dance party on the ship." ”

The officers let out another laugh, and a group of men followed Fred to the hatch leading to the ship.

No one looked up at the German reconnaissance plane hovering overhead.

(The number of monthly passes is too powerful, let's hit the next five watches tomorrow)