Chapter 40: The Eve of the Battle
"Whew~" After hanging up the communication, Yan Feng let out a long sigh of relief.
"Admiral, who's the caller? Did you say anything? "Since Yan Feng is on a mental network call, Lexington and Gaga can't hear it.
"It's the Prince of Wales, and she's been looking for other shipwives on the English Isle. I just recently returned to the Langton Council branch to get our news. After getting the good news, Yan Feng, who was in a happy mood, replied with a smile.
"It turned out to be the Prince of Wales, has she found the other sisters?" Lexington smiled and continued to ask.
"Well, she found the capital ships of Rodney, Nelson, Prestige and Counterattack, as well as Kent, London, Javelin, and Blackback Jackal," Yan Feng said happily.
Lexington was also very happy when he heard this, "I didn't expect that she had found so many ship girls, and when they came back, the town guard mansion would not be afraid of lack of manpower." So when will they return? ”
"I don't think I'll be coming back anytime soon, because I asked the Prince of Wales to inquire about the other shipwives on the way back. In terms of manpower, Bismarck should be able to ease things up a bit when he returns in April. Yan Feng replied.
"Is that so, yes. It is not easy to travel between East and West, and it would be nice if they could find more sisters on the way back. ”
"Brother-in-law, I remember that you used to like to call the Prince of Wales the eldest brother?" At this time, Saratoga, who was listening to the conversation between the two on the side, suddenly asked with a wicked smile.
"Well, it seems like that. Because the Prince of Wales looks imposing, like the leading big brother of the Royal Navy. Yan Feng scratched his head a little embarrassed and said.
"Hehe, I wonder what the Prince of Wales will do to you when he finds out? Speaking of which, she is also your brother-in-law, your wedding ship, right? Saratoga gloated.
"Ah, yes. At that time, I also sent her a ring. Okay, let's get on with business. Yan Feng was a little intimidated when he thought of the scene when the Prince of Wales was angry, and immediately began to change the topic.
This morning, Yan Feng was working hard under the harassment of his sister-in-law. At noon, the three of them had lunch with Prince Eugen who had returned from playing tennis, during which time Richelieu and Prince Eugen volunteered to carry out a new mission, Yan Feng agreed after thinking about it for a while, after all, it was just a search for minerals, and there should be no large-scale battles.
After that, when the two set off, they also took away the reluctant sister-in-law, and Yan Feng was finally able to calm down and deal with official business with his wife.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Feng, who was dealing with paperwork, suddenly received a contact from Xiao.
'Admiral, we've found another resource island in the waters north of the town's guard, and there is also a lot of deep sea around it. Do you want to conduct a heuristic attack? ’
'North? What is the situation and how many deep seas are there? Yan Feng asked solemnly after hearing this.
'There should be more in the deep sea than the resource point in the east, and there are at least 70 ships visible to the naked eye on the periphery alone, and the inner layers cannot be explored. ’
'yes, then you go around this resource point and continue to explore, explore the northern border and start returning. ’
'Got it. Xiao cut off the communication after speaking.
"They found a second resource point island to the north. Then, only one last resource point has yet to be discovered. Yan Feng said to Lexington beside him.
"This is also good news, I don't know if they have made any new discoveries in the Z1 that has explored south." Lexington said with a smile when he heard this.
"If they find out, they'll let me know, so don't bother them for the time being. I'm going to ask about the situation on the Tirpitz side. After Yan Feng finished speaking, he began to contact Tirpitz.
'Admiral, what's the matter?' Bei Zhai in battle mode asked in a cold tone.
'How's the situation on Tirbitz's side, have you cleaned up the outer deep sea?' Yan Feng was used to Tirpitz's mode switching, so he asked indifferently.
'It has been cleaned up and attempts are being made to separate the deep sea from the core area. However, the effect is not ideal, and it seems that one of the deep seas in the core area is attacked, and the other deep seas around it will fight back together. Tirbitz replied.
'What is the amount of deep sea in the core area, and what is the strength?' Yan Feng asked solemnly.
'There are not as many ships in the deep sea as in the outer layer in the core area, only twenty-four. However, it was dominated by large ships, with a total of six battleships, two of which were Type III. Eight battle cruisers, two of which were of the third type. Six aircraft carriers, two of which are Type III. There were also four heavy cruisers, all of which were Type II'
Can't you break it separately, and it's a lot higher quality...... Well, you guys should come back today, I'm going to gather my forces tomorrow and start attacking the core. Yan Feng thought about it for a moment and said to Tirpitz.
'Understand, let's start heading back now.' ’
Yan Feng then told Lexington about the situation, and after thinking about it for a while, his wife said, "I also agree with the Admiral's decision to gather troops, but if this happens, the exploration progress will be stopped." ”
Yan Feng shook his head and said, "No, I plan to keep Xiao's team to continue exploring, and Z1 and them will join the strategy team." Including you and the troops left behind to attack together. ”
"But if there are no troops left, your safety ......," Lexington said with some hesitation.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'll leave Helena to rest in the town guard tomorrow. The deep sea of resource point A has been intercepted by us, and resource point B is far away from the town guard, if they come to attack the town guard, you can quickly rush back from the nearest resource point A. And I'm going to let Xiao's exploration team continue to explore areas that have not been explored in the north tomorrow, so that I can also monitor the deep-sea movement of resource point B to a certain extent. Yan Feng had already prepared and said to Lexington with confidence.
"Now that the Admiral has already arranged it, I will no longer persuade him. But tomorrow, if I'm not there, the Admiral's work will be harder, right? Lexington asked, a little worried.
"Haha, I'm the Admiral. I can't go to war with you, but I'll do a good job of these logistical things, and with Helena here, you can rest assured. Yan Feng said with a smile.
Lexington walked behind Yan Feng at this time, bent down and hugged him, "Admiral, tomorrow, if they discover something strange in the deep sea, they must notify us as soon as possible, and we will rush back quickly." You must take care of your own safety, and if you are attacked, take Helena into the war room. ”
"Alright, don't worry about me. I'm still very afraid of death, and if I am really attacked, I will definitely ensure my safety. Yan Feng felt Lexington's gentleness, and turned his head and kissed him with emotion.
After that, the two stayed in the office for a long time until Tirpitz returned with the team.
"We're back, we're so tired, I want to rest." As soon as he returned to the town guard's mansion, he complained about the abolition of the North Mansion.
"Thank you for your hard work, no one was hurt, right?" Yan Feng routinely asked this first.
"It's not a big deal, it's just some scrapes." The answer was Zeppelin.
"It's okay, everyone has some bit of abrasions, but it's fine." Princeton said with a laugh.
"The Admiral doesn't have to worry, it's better to talk about tomorrow's attack arrangements first." Helena said calmly.
"You guys go to the ditch first, anyway, I've already heard Tirbitz talk about the specific situation today. It's still your health, and I'll explain tomorrow's arrangements together when the others come back. Yan Feng said to the four of them.
"Then I'll go take a bath first, ha~" Tirpitz yawned and was the first to turn around and leave the office, and the other three followed to the drain room after greeting him.
Not long after, the investigation team led by Richelieu also returned, and also brought back the rare ore entrusted by the mission, and their mission went very smoothly, not even a single deep sea encounter. The sister-in-law still threw herself into Yan Feng's arms and complained, and after Yan Feng's kiss, she finally went into the ditch with the two of them satisfied.
"Next, I'm just waiting for the two exploration teams to come back, but I promised them that tomorrow's vacation won't be done." Yan Feng sighed.
"It's okay, I'm sure they'll understand. The town guard has just been established, and hard work is inevitable. In the future, when the surrounding area stabilizes, everyone will be able to relax a lot. Lexington said with a smile.
"Then I'll go and prepare dinner first, and by the way, I'll put this ore in the warehouse, and the Admiral will keep refueling." With that, the wife picked up the rare ore and walked out of the office.
Soon after, the two exploration teams also returned, and Xiao's team found nothing else after today's contact. Z1 explored all the way to the southern edge and found nothing.
"In that case, you should also go into the ditch first. I have to apologize to you, I am afraid that the vacation promised to you yesterday will not be possible. Tomorrow I plan to gather forces to attack resource point A, and you need to continue to explore the unexplored areas of the north, and by the way, monitor the movement of resource point B in the deep sea. Yan Feng said apologetically.
"It's okay, Master Xiao understands. But after this busy time, the Admiral must concentrate on playing with us all day. Xiao still said with a smile full of energy.
"Comrade, please don't care, the task is the most important." Trust followed.
"Just like Sister Xiao said, the Admiral will have to accompany us when the time comes, right, Lei?" Den said as he pulled Ray over to the side.
"Electricity, don't pull me, I just want to play with my sisters, if the Admiral wants to come, it's okay, huh!" Ray said with an awkward expression.
"Admiral, what about us?" Rafi also asked with an expectant look on his face.
"Okay, the Admiral promised you that when the time comes, Z Drive and Rafi will also be with you, and the Admiral will be with you all day. And, of course, my cutest fireflies. Yan Feng readily agreed to the little Lori's request, and at the same time picked up the cutest firefly and rubbed his face.
"Bad Admiral, rubbing Hotaru's face again. Gurgle, my face is swollen again. The firefly giggled and pushed Yan Feng's head with a "giggle" in fear.
After the ship girls finished entering the canal, everyone had dinner together, and after the meal, Yan Feng began to announce tomorrow's arrangements in the restaurant.
"Tomorrow, except for Xiao's exploration team and Helena who stayed behind in the town's mansion, the others will attack together and try to take down resource point A while ensuring their own safety. This is related to our future resource supply, so please work together to destroy the enemy. Yan Feng said solemnly.
"Yes!"