Qin Li jumped directly from the watchtower and landed firmly in front of the path of the group of naval battle queens.

The Zhan Ji girl who walked in the front recognized Qin Li at a glance, and immediately opened her arms to greet her: "Tangerine! I can see you here! ”

"Asami?" Tachibana was stunned for a moment before confirming that this was really her friend Asami Inoue, "Aren't you serving as the commander of the battle concubine on the Aoba?" ”

"Yes, so I was transferred here to strengthen the defense of the capital area along with the Aoba Senhime troops." The smile on Asami Inoue's face suddenly faded, and she glanced at the red sky in the distance, "But it seems that our transfer will help us to improve the situation." ”

At this time, the battle queens of the Aoba passed by the two of them, and the war girls all paid attention to Tachibana and saluted. Asami gave a simple order to the deputy captain of the Senhime team who passed by her, "You come and take everyone to the cafeteria, and Miss Tachibana and I will talk for a while." ”

After the war queens walked away, Asami looked at Qin Li again: "You will appear here, which means that those guys in the army have finally given up their plans to inflict heavy damage on the coastline?" ”

Hachioji is more than thirty kilometers away from the central area of Tokyo, and there is also a considerable distance from the coastline, and after the transfer of the god to the eight princes, the support and protection of the front line will be greatly weakened - although the distance of the thirty kilometers after the god queen flies is only a matter of moments, but this distance makes it impossible for the god to use her own perception to judge whether the enemy has dispatched the god to attack the battle line, and the front troops are likely to pass back some wrong reports in a panic, causing Qin Li and others to waste their mental power in vain.

"Those guys in the army have finally realized the power of the navy's heavy artillery," Qin Li turned his head to look at the burning sky in the distance, "If it weren't for the solid underground fortifications that took a lot of time and effort to build, they would not have been able to withstand such heavy artillery bombardment." Today, during the day, the main guns of the enemy's battleships were attacking our magic workshop, and the bombardment of the positions of the army on the coast with only the eight-inch guns of the cruisers had already caused huge casualties to the army units. If in this case they have not realized that they must abandon the coastline and fight a decisive battle in the interior where the enemy's naval guns cannot influence, then I don't think there is any need to defend this country. ”

In the face of Qin Li's explicit words, Asami just smiled, and then easily avoided the most sensitive part: "For the army, the eight-inch gun on the cruiser is already a heavy gun." The so-called heavy artillery in the mouth of the army mostly refers to 150 mm guns, doesn't it? ”

Qin Li sighed and replied, "Yes, even the destroyer's 127-mm gun is already considered a fairly satisfactory caliber in the army." ”

"The contradiction between the navy and the army is largely due to this cognitive difference."

Qin Li looked at Asami's face and hesitated for a moment, then she looked around and made sure that no one was watching the two of them before she whispered: "Asami, there is no hope of winning this war, the important factories and facilities in Tokyo and Yokosuka have been seriously damaged, and the US troops don't even need to land, as long as they shell all the way along the coastline and destroy all our factories and facilities, they will almost win the war." ”

"Back then, the Ming Empire was always regarded as the primary imaginary enemy, so the important industries were concentrated on the side of the Ming Empire, and this strategy has now been counterproductive." Asami's tone sounded like she was talking about a purely academic issue.

"Asami!" Qin Li raised his voice slightly, "I want you to leave the capital area quickly!" You don't need to get involved in this war, you ......"

"I'm fit to be a professor on Etajima, right?" Asami tilted her head at the old acquaintance, and the smile on her face didn't seem to match the current grim situation at all, "You're right, but I'm a war queen anyway, and when everyone is fighting with all their might, there's no way I'm going to escape, right?" It's true that I don't want to serve my country like you do, but I won't allow myself to be a shameful runaway when everyone is working hard. ”

Qin Li looked at Asami's face, as if she wanted to continue to persuade, but she couldn't hold back a word after holding it for a long time.

On the contrary, it was Asami, she raised her right hand, made a gesture of high-five with Qin Li, and said to Qin Li with a smile: "Come on, let's fight together until the last moment." ”

Qin Li looked reluctant, gently patted Asami's erected right hand, and then said faintly: "I'm a god, even if I die on the battlefield and faint from exhaustion, the Americans will only capture me." You're different......"

"Even if it's a god, if you're unlucky, you'll die in battle, right? There are not a few gods who have died in battle in this world, and after being captured, they get courtesy or something, and it is all after surviving from the battlefield. Asami interrupted Kotori, "So we're all the same, we have to try to survive on the battlefield." ”

Tachibana looked at the smile on her best friend's face, and after a long silence, her serious expression relaxed, and she smiled shallowly at Asami.

"Okay, Asami, let's cheer up together. I'm a little hungry, you're going to eat in the cafeteria, right? ”

"That's right," Asami nodded, "What, do you recommend any delicious signature dishes?" ”

"Not at all, I've been stationed at the base in Miyake Saka before, and all the meals are provided by the imperial chef of His Majesty the Emperor, but now even His Majesty the Emperor can only eat the rations of the army, so I have to go to the restaurant."

"I still seem familiar with this area, I have been in Hiroshima for a long time, and I have studied how to use the food provided in the cafeteria to create a nutritious, healthy and delicious meal."

As she spoke, Asami took Kotori's hand, and then Senhime-sama and Shinhime-sama, dressed in military uniforms, ran around the Hachioji base like ordinary girls.

If it weren't for the ominous color of blood in the sky and the heavily armed but demoralized soldiers around it, it would have been a picture of the youth of a high school girl.

**

On the second day of the Tokyo shelling, the sun was just showing its head on the horizon.

The banks of the coastal railway tracks leading from Yokosuka to Kamakura are crowded with refugees who are struggling to walk with their families.

Injiro blended in with the ranks of refugees, and although his feet were constantly moving in the direction of Kamakura like everyone else, it was obvious that he was walking very irresolutely.

The railroad had long been requisitioned by the army, and the refugees had to flee the already chaotic metropolitan area along the railway line with their legs. Many refugees still do not understand why the Americans suddenly hit their doorstep, doesn't it say that the Imperial Navy has won a brilliant victory? Aren't the two giant ships of Nagato Mutsu the only five ships in the world that can match them?

Of course, these people didn't know what to do, and three of the five ships that could rival Nagato Mutsu were in the American fleet.

As the sky gradually brightens, the sea, which is not far from the railway line, reveals its face.

At this moment, the sound of an engine was heard in the sky, and the refugees who were hurrying with their heads down raised their heads and looked at the sky with a mixture of doubts and uneasiness, looking for the source of the engine sound.

Soon, a two-plane formation crossed the hill in the refugee's sight and circled towards the coastline. The plane's stubby, fat fuselage was a far cry from the slender Japanese fighter jet due to its emphasis on speed. And the paint of the cement that seems to have been dyed blue is completely inconsistent with the painting conventions of the Japanese Navy.

But the red dots on the wings of the plane still made those who knew a little bit about military affairs among the refugees shout: "It's our sea eagle!" ”

Soon, cheers spread along the railway, and everyone took off their hats and waved them at the sky, while those without hats grabbed handkerchiefs, sweat towels, and other things, and waved them vigorously as others did.

Like everyone else, Injiro danced his Western-style gentleman's hat, which, to be honest, and the short blazer he carried in his hand, were out of step with the temperament he exuded.

Until these two "cement blue" fighters disappeared from the view of the refugees, no one realized that the logo of the Japanese Navy fighter plane should be only a red plaster, and the white star on the red plaster was the emblem of the US military.

After the plane passed, the atmosphere among the refugees was much better, and even young people began to whisper, "It seems that we will be back in Tokyo soon." "Why don't you just go back and join the militia volunteers?"

And the expressions of the older people are also much relaxed, and some people begin to "recall" those small objects that were left behind by themselves in a hurry.

As the refugee procession passed a small hill, the army observation post on the hillside received numerous blessings from the refugees.

"Good job!"

"Beat them back!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

The young lieutenant who led the observation post looked a little shy, and he just asked the soldiers to accept the things that the refugees had stuffed, while he himself stood in front of the artillery mirror, constantly observing the sea.

Injiro followed the ranks of refugees and walked to the observation post, hesitated, but gritted his teeth and left the railway and walked towards the officer guarding the artillery mirror.

Before he could take two steps, he was stopped by the soldiers, and the two soldiers who blocked him looked very nervous, and their faces were almost broken.

"A military mission is being carried out here! Please leave! ”

"I have no intention of hindering you from carrying out your military mission, I just want to ask what is the current situation in Tokyo." As if thinking of something, Injiro reached for the pocket of his jacket, only to be stopped by two soldiers with a burst of applause.

"Don't move!"

"I ......"

"Hands up!"

It seems that the nervous soldier understood Injiro's movement as if he was about to pull out his gun.

At this time, the lieutenant, who had been observing with the artillery mirror, finally turned around, he looked at the pocket of Injiro's jacket, and said indifferently: "That pocket can be seen at a glance, and you know that Lu Dao can't fit a pistol." Well, the gun is down. ”

Injiro looked at Nakatsumi and got his acquiescence before reaching into his pocket again and pulling out a Imperial Japanese national card.

"Lord, you see, my name is Injiro, I was born in Katsushika Shibata, Tokyo, and I was raised by the water of the emperor, and my neighbors call me crazy Ain. Officer, I just want to ask, what is the current situation in Katsushika District? My sister Sakura still lives there......"

The lieutenant sighed.

"I don't know what happened to Katsushika, but now the whole of Tokyo is covered in fire, and the situation is similar to that of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Your sister has either run away or ......"

The lieutenant shook his head, then pointed in the direction of Tokyo.

"Do you see that black cloud in the sky, it's the smoke from the Great Fire in Tokyo?"

Injiro stood in place, looking at the sky, and the expression on his face was very complicated.

After a few moments of silence, as if he had made up his mind, he said goodbye to the lieutenant, and then took a step towards Tokyo against the flow of people.