ACT356: The Witch and the Demon King
For 10 days, Zhao and his repair station were hidden in the dense sea of vines, and outside were the Tang Dynasty, Japan, and Italy, a total of three fleets wandering nearby. In the face of these guys blocking at his doorstep, Zhao Jian, who didn't want to fight hard, could only avoid without fighting.
At present, it is certain that the three fleets should have been aware of it, and their target must be hidden in this sea of vines. But fortunately, this is not all a gang in the three families, compared with the Japanese and Italian armies that are actively searching, the attitude of the Tang army is more **!
After Jilin, who was the commander, led his troops to the vicinity of Tenghai, he took a wait-and-see attitude, and the fleet set up an "iron bucket array" for defense with two aircraft carriers as the core. Not to mention that Yamamoto Fifty-six can't understand this play, even Tang Jun's side can't understand it!
As a matter of fact, the vast majority of officers and men in the fleet know very little about the details of this combat mission of the Northern Task Force. They only knew that they were here to chase down a rebel army, but the identity of this group of rebels was not disclosed, and the big guys didn't even know who they were going to fight with, which directly led to different opinions among the grassroots people, and they often discussed this matter in private, even the ship girls were no exception.
With the ability to move freely in a gravity-free environment, many of the Tang Army's shipwives like to gather at their sisters to eat together at mealtime. Like the Dalian with the most popular people on the Northern Fleet, every dinner time, the officer's cafeteria on her side will become very lively.
And as soon as there are more of these girls, they naturally can't help but talk about some gossip topics.
"What are you saying about the eldest sister? The top told us to encircle and suppress the rebel party, and now Baba is running over from our own defense area. It turned out that this was good, the sisters came over and gathered in a circle to see the scenery, which is not at all like the style of her big demon king! ”
"Qiqihar, you don't understand! I've heard that this gang of traitors came out of our Northern Fleet, and the eldest sister may be nostalgic for the old relationship and want to give the other party a chance to surrender on their own initiative. ”
"! And what's going on? How I haven't heard of it! ”
"Who told you to know what to eat all day long!"
A group of light and heavy cruisers chatted while eating, but Dalian, who was usually the most lively and talkative. Since he participated in this encirclement and suppression mission, he has suddenly become silent. Especially when she heard the other sisters talking about the topic of "encirclement and suppression", Da Lian couldn't help but frown.
"I'm full...... You go on. ”
In the puzzled eyes of the other ship girls, Dalian, who had not eaten a few bites at all, hurriedly left the cafeteria and came to the deck alone to look at the scenery in the distance in a daze. And her mind couldn't help but go back to the separate conversation that Jilin was looking for herself before the mission set off.
Until now, Da Lian didn't want to believe that her godbrother Zhao Jian was the so-called "traitor" they wanted to hunt down in this combat mission. For this reason, she tried to argue with Jilin, but the other party helplessly told her that this was a combat order issued by Mengzong himself, and all they could do was to implement it!
And the reason why Jilin talked to her. It was to let Da Lian have a mental preparation in advance, and when it was needed, Jilin hoped that she could come forward to help persuade Zhao Jian to surrender. It is precisely because of the influence of this news that Da Lian, who was harmed, has been restless.
"Alas~! That damn fool......"
Just when the troubles made Da Lian feel a dilemma, the alarm suddenly sounded on the ship, and Da Lian subconsciously thought that it was an "enemy situation", and she couldn't help but have a trace of bad thoughts in her heart. So Da Lian ran to her bridge, and shouted at Captain Qiao Bang when she entered the door.
"What's going on!?"
"The reconnaissance plane reported that it had spotted a large battleship approaching us."
"Battleship? Is it recognized? ”
"Recognized. It's the Kii of Little Japan, and it's coming over single-handedly. The other party just sent a communication half a minute ago, saying that they are not hostile......"
Soon the figure of the Japanese battleship Kii appeared in the field of vision of the Tang Army, the Japanese ace who was in the limelight in the Tang-Japanese War. Just such a swaggering single ship ran in front of the Northern Fleet. If it weren't for Commander Jilin's strict order that all ships should not act rashly, the other party might have been fired into a sieve by the Northern Fleet with a fire in its heart.
"Ask the other side what they're here for."
In the bridge of the flagship Jilin, the Great Demon King looked at the Japanese warship opposite, and his face looked very calm without sadness or joy. But the officers and soldiers who are familiar with her know it. This is the precursor to the great demon king's mood starting to deteriorate, and no matter whether the other party's mood is better or blackened, his expression is "smiling".
This made a lot of sailors who accidentally stepped on the "mines". I shuddered when I saw Jilin's smile!
According to Jilin's request, the communications corpsmen asked the other party about their intention to approach by radio, but the reply they received turned out to be "come to say hello"! When Jilin heard this, she was slightly stunned at first, and then her signature smile appeared on her face.
After a while, each pair flew out of a jet boat and met in the middle. The Japanese side was represented by Rear Admiral Tabun Yamaguchi, commander of the Japanese search fleet, while on the side of the Northern Fleet, the Great Demon King himself came forward. When Yamaguchi heard that the other party was not only a goddess, but also a vice admiral, he immediately guessed that this was Jilin, the famous "chief of staff of the ship's mother" of the Datang Northern Fleet.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lieutenant General. Contemptible Yamaguchi has heard a lot, please pay more attention when you meet for the first time. ”
"Hello, Rear Admiral Yamaguchi, I don't know what happened to your ship's sudden visit?"
"That's our problem too, Miss Lieutenant General."
Don't look at the fact that after the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the relations between the two countries have become more and more relaxed, and some Japanese people are even ashamed to call this "no fighting, no acquaintance", and the empire should use this way of meeting friends with "cannons" to communicate with the whole world. But senior generals in both militaries are well aware that the current peace is fragile. Yamamoto Isoroku even called this an "abandoned war"!
It was precisely because of this delicate relationship between the two sides and the atmosphere of the rampaging of the Shattered Star Region that the existence of this Tang fleet would make Yamamoto Fifty-six feel uneasy. For this reason, he asked Yamaguchi to find a way to test the other party's true intentions, and this is the scene where the Kii visited alone.
Interestingly, during the conversation between the commanders of the two sides, there was a person on the Japanese boat who was watching Jilin intently from beginning to end, and this person was the Heavenly Maiden Kiyi. After noticing the other party's gaze, Jilin smiled back with a slight meaning.
"This guy is not simple!"
Looking at Jilin, who was holding the rank of lieutenant general and commanding an entire fleet, Ji Yi, who was also a celestial maiden, felt very unbalanced when she thought that she was Zhongzuo, and she couldn't command the soldiers on her ship without "special means".
In the composition system of the Japanese Navy, even if the Celestial Maiden has her own independent personality, she is only treated as a "weapon". Not only will they be completely excluded from the chain of command, but the highest military rank will only be awarded to Osa, even Nagato, the general flagship of the Combined Fleet.
In contrast, although the Datang Navy also has rules and regulations to suppress the promotion of the Heavenly Maiden, at least when they are comrades-in-arms who fight side by side, they will not deliberately bury the talents of a general like Jilin!
"Why can this guy be a commander and I can't!?"
Ji Yi, who felt unconvinced, silently compared his previous conditions with Jilin in his heart. The two of them have a 60,000-ton nuclear core Kii and a Jilin 50,000-ton hull, and the number of hulls on paper is also Kii's. But in terms of personal temperament, if Ji Yi is the kind of ostentatious witch, then Jilin is the domineering and introverted demon king!
This gap is like making Oiran and the empress stand together, and the difference is obvious!
It didn't take long for the conversation between Jilin and Yamaguchi Duowen to come to an end. The Great Demon King's speech and demeanor seemed to be gentle, but in fact, he didn't leak a drop of water, and he didn't say a word of cruelty, but it made Yamaguchi Duowen really feel Tang Jun's tough attitude.
Jilin told Yamaguchi that their Northern Task Force was currently on a mission, and that there was no comment on the specifics of the mission, but she could assure that it was not aimed at Japan.
In addition, Jilin also implicitly warned the other side that they would not take the initiative to interfere with the actions of the Japanese army, but they also refused to admit that the area they are currently in belongs to Japanese territory. If Yamaguchi still wants to stick to his opinion, then please ask your military to prove it with "practical actions"!
Jilin is sure that this fleet with Yamamoto 56 does not dare to shoot at himself, and his own strength is not afraid of the other party at all, so it seems that he has no fear!
In desperation, Yamaguchi Duowen, who touched a soft nail, could only choose to retreat, and at this time, Jilin looked at Ji Yi, who was silent on the side, and after looking at the other party with interest, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the other party and asked.
"This should be Miss Kii of your army, right?"
"It's here, what advice does the lieutenant general have?"
"I can't talk about advice, I'm just a little interested in you."
Jilin said, raised his feet and walked to the Japanese boat and came to Ji Yi, which suddenly brought a lot of pressure to the other party. Although Kii is a battleship girl, her figure is slightly petite, except that her chest can compete with Jilin, her height is completely crushed by the other party.
The two stood together, and Ji Yi could only look up at Jilin aggrievedly!
"Hey! Can you please not stand so close? ”
"I'm standing close just so I can see better."
"See, see what?"
"See if you're worth it."
As soon as Jilin's words fell, the eyes that had been smiling before suddenly widened, and this seemingly inadvertent small action brought Ji Yi an unprecedented sense of oppression in an instant, making her subconsciously take two steps back. But soon this breathless sense of oppression disappeared without a trace, and when Ji Yi looked at Jilin again, the other party had recovered as usual, smiling like a fox.
And it wasn't until this moment that Kii really realized what real "momentum" was! (To be continued......)
PS: I've been thinking about how to show Jilin's strength, and after thinking about it, it's really more appropriate to bully Kii (laughs)!