Chapter 260: The Prelude to the Great War

The Tsingtao missile destroyer flashed red wartime lights, and the shrill sirens shattered the quiet night.

"Hmm...... Enemy attack alerts? ”

Xiao Xue, who had just fallen asleep in a daze, sat up from the bed and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"Haraxiu! Dawn, hurry up! Hurry up! The night battle has begun! ”

Xiang Ye, who lived in the same cabin with Xiao students, was already dressed at the moment because he didn't fall asleep so early, and he was shaking his sister who was more like a sister than a sister with a fanatical face.

"Wow...... Hibiki, don't be so excited, you're not Sister Kawauchi of the Third Mine Clan, even in the face of a sudden battle, you must always remain calm, and it is a quality that a lady must have in the face of danger. ”

The Xiao students, who were even more confused by Xiangye, protested loudly. However, because of the ship's own one-click dressing talent, she still didn't delay much time and left the cabin with her enthusiastic sister.

On deck, all the crew of the Tsingtao, except for the prisoners, had already arrived. Shang Rafter, who was standing in front of everyone, looked back at the secretary ship Kurumi behind him.

"A brief explanation. Five minutes ago, the land-based fighter plane released by the fortress Suhime was attacked by an unknown attack while carrying out a fixed-point patrol alert mission at coordinates (11 and 10), and the plane sent by Minato Suhime to reconnoiter the situation was destroyed at coordinates (2 and 10). It has been proven that the attacking enemy is an angelic force led by the archangel. The number of archangels is 1, and the number of angels is unknown. At present, the distance between the enemy and us is 8 nautical miles, and it is expected that the enemy will be engaged in 20 minutes while maintaining the current course and speed. Above! ”

"Now let's start forming a fleet to meet the enemy."

After the Kurumi finished talking about the basic situation, the merchant rafters began to form the battle fleet.

"The guerrilla fleet. Flagship: Utopian, wingship: Firefly, Island Wind, Dawn, Ringing, Thunder, Lightning. The guerrilla fleet was responsible for attacking and interfering with the enemy's flank, acting on all opportunities. If you can beat it, you can fight, and if you can't beat it, you can run. It is necessary to keep in mind that in guerrilla warfare, 'the enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy retreats and we advance.' The enemy is stationed in us. The sixteen-character formula of 'I fight when the enemy is tired'. ”

"Fantasy understands!"

The seven destroyers named by name, Lori, lined up on the side and saluted.

"Destroyer fleet. Flagship: Battleship Suhime, Wingmen: Bismarck, Tirpitz, Lion, Veneto, Quincy. The destroyer fleet has only one mission, to take out the archangel who poses the greatest threat on the other side. I will keep in mental communication with the battleship Suhime at all times. ”

"Understood."

The battleship Qi Ji, who was forced back by the harbor Qi Ji and the fortress Qi Ji together, looked at the ship girls around her who were enemies and are now comrades-in-arms, and wanted to say something, but a pair of Shang Rafter looked at "Say something later" and responded. Went to the other side. I also want to ask why the flagship is not my own or my sister's North House, and I swallowed the words back into my stomach.

"Air defense support fleet. Flagship: Aoshima, wingmen: Lexington, Saratoga, Air Carrier, Harbor Suhime, Northern Suhime, Fortress Suhime, Akashi, Sukhbaatar. Lexington and Saratoga, who were part of the air defense support fleet, were responsible for providing escort air defense to the work ship Akashi and the supply ship Sukhbaatar. The air carrier class is responsible for providing escort air defense for the flagship Qingdao. The Harbor and Northern Commanders, who can fly planes at night, are responsible for providing combat air defense for the fighter fleet, and the fortress is responsible for providing combat air defense for the guerrilla fleet. ”

"No problem, very reasonable arrangement."

Mrs. Lie stroked her hair fluttering in the night breeze, and pulled her sister-in-law to stand beside her escort target.

"Remember, our goal is not to fight hard with the enemy's large forces, as long as the destroyer fleet takes out the commander of the opposing side, we will win."

Feeling a little relieved, Shang Rafter, who was afraid that the girls would be enthusiastic after the fight, couldn't help but add.

"Yes!"

So the girls who participated in the battle stood up and saluted.

Shang Rafter returned the salute and ordered: "I wish you all good luck and prosperity!" Doomsday Fleet Strikes! ”

The ship's mother and the deep-sea girls who got the order to attack ran to both sides of the ship's side and opened the railing door on the guardrail with the formation of the fleet just now. One by one, they jumped to the surface of the sea and unfurled their outfits.

The three land-based deep-sea planes responsible for providing combat air defense for the guerrilla and fighter fleets that were responsible for the attack also immediately flew one land-based fighter plane after another, circled around in the night, formed a formation, and flew over their respective escort targets.

Icarus, who was standing on the side, learned from He Hanxue, and they waved goodbye to the girls who attacked, gently flapping their wings behind them and waving their hands. But she always felt that there was something she could do......

β€œmaster……”

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

Shang Rafter, who watched his sisters leave, collected the worried look on his face and smiled softly at Icarus.

"What's ...... Is there anything I can do? I always felt like there was something I could do. ”

Icarus didn't notice it himself, but Shang Rafter clearly saw that the turquoise pupils of the cute angel girl in front of him in the entertainment mode just watched the scene of everyone attacking turned bright yellow in a state of combat readiness.

Looking at Icarus in some astonishment, the rafter couldn't help but mutter, "Uh...... If you're in Red Pupil Strategy mode in Queen of the Sky right now, there's really something you can do. For example, a terrible thing like an Apollo second drops all the other side......"

"What?"

Icarus, who hadn't heard what his master was saying, looked at the rafter in confusion.

"Nothing. It's nothing. Although Lord Dean will be restrained by the angels because she is a deep-sea survey, as the most powerful existence in the battleship at the moment, I believe that she and the cat can neutralize the enemy. So Icarus-chan would be fine to stay on the ship in peace. ”

Waving his hand to signal that Icarus didn't care about these details, the rafter touched the angel girl's head.

"Admiral. It's windy at night, so don't catch a cold. Hurry back to the bridge. If all goes well, we will be able to reach the Ogasawara Islands tomorrow morning to build a front-line headquarters, and now this battle is also the opening of the Minami-Torishima Raiders, and it would be bad if you, the commander-in-chief, fell ill with a cold while the main drama was about to enter the main drama. ”

Feeling that the night wind was a little cold, the mad three reminded Shang Rafter that he wouldn't suddenly drop the chain at a critical moment. If he gets sick, Kurumi doesn't think that the ship girl and the deep sea will have the heart to go to the front line to confront the enemy. When the time comes, they will definitely stay and wait for this sinful man to recover, and they will discuss the matter of the strategy war. In that case, even if they were forced to attack, it would only increase unnecessary casualties. (To be continued.) )