Revisit Azur Lane

With all the questions answered, the crowd began to leave the living room and split into several small teams along the path near the beach to communicate with each other. Zhou He walked at the back, looking at the generally harmonious 'big family', and nodded to himself. As long as the different factions didn't fight amongst themselves, his instructions would generally not cause any problems.

……

The plane circled overhead, and on the sea, the four members of the Shokaku group exchanged glances and relayed the situation to the others.

"Currently, the sirens are concentrated in the west and south. There are very few sirens in the north and slightly more in the east. The best direction for a surprise attack is the northeast, where there are many suitable targets."

Shoukaku explained the situation to Bismarck via voice call. Bismarck, who was only a few hundred meters away, glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "You take care of the enemy's aircraft carriers first, and leave the rest to us."

"it is good."

A brief exchange set the general direction of the operation. The four aircraft carriers, including Shokaku, stood not far from the island. The escort and tugboat teams sped up and took the lead, while Bismarck and the others, though slower, followed.

In any war, gaining the upper hand is equivalent to having the upper hand. Although the emergence of aircraft carriers directly blocked the possibility of guerrilla warfare at sea, it was enough to catch the enemy off guard.

After the three squadrons reached the boundary of knowledge, the large group of fighter jets that had been circling and gathering in the sky rushed toward the carelessly wandering Siren fleet. The planes were extremely fast and there were too many of them. The Siren fleet, which had noticed the situation, had no way to complete the anti-aircraft fire line in such a short time.

Based on the discussion, the aircraft group directly attacked the rear of the Siren fleet, targeting the aircraft carrier, which should have been in the safest position. The battle was about to break out. After the deafening explosions, black smoke, indicating severe damage or even fire, rose from all directions of the sea.

The Sirens' fleet never panicked, so they continued their efforts to defend against the air, failing to detect the guns that had locked onto them.

Huge shells arced through the air, followed by a piercing, oppressive sound. A salvo from the main guns, with a wider range and greater precision than an air raid, instantly destroyed five heavy and light cruisers near the port, turning them into a sea of ​​fire. The remaining Sirens attempted to retaliate but couldn't find their targets. Moments later, they were met with another round of bombardment. The aircraft in the sky also diverged, with some heading north, some south, and others beginning to harass the remaining battleships and battlecruisers.

The long-planned surprise attack yielded gratifying results. The massive fleet of nearly forty ships that had been entrenched in the northeast of the port area was annihilated by 80% in just twenty minutes. The remaining few ships were still putting up a stubborn resistance, but were utterly defeated by the escort fleet that rushed out.

"As long as air superiority is not a problem, we can handle as many ordinary mass-produced models as we want. They're too weak! Aren't there any stronger opponents?"

Kaga, who had already crossed the border, laughed wildly. The only Sirens that could catch her attention were the officers who displayed powerful ship equipment. Facing these mass-produced types that were not worth mentioning, she could feel the exhilaration of crushing the weak, but she was not satisfied.

"Stop going crazy. Let's head north and deal with as many Sirens as we can before the Siren fleet arrives to support us."

Tosa didn't quite understand why Kaga liked to talk nonsense during battles, but her fighting strength was indeed not weak, and she had some strange interests that she couldn't explain.

"Okay, just the two of us?"

Kaga was very dissatisfied with Akagi, but she had no intention of competing with Tosa. She fired a shot at the light cruiser that was still trying to launch a sneak attack, and then drew a semicircle on the sea to follow Tosa.

"Shokaku said there are few Sirens here, and two of us are enough for now."

Tosa responded calmly, his gaze turning cold the moment the radar locked onto the enemy's light spot. The ship's cannons surrounding him began to adjust, unleashing a soul-shaking roar. The Siren warship, which was nearly ten miles away, was reduced to ruins in just over ten seconds.

Kaga reacted similarly, sinking the Sirens, but more Sirens appeared before the sisters, accompanied by an annoying buzzing sound from high above.

"It's really strange. It's one thing for the Sirens fleet to detour, but their planes also followed suit and bypassed the airspace above the port area. Won't the Sirens become suspicious about this discrepancy between the planned and actual time?"

Having spent some time in the port area, Kaga has gradually gained a deeper understanding of the aircraft carrier profession, realizing that in the post-era naval warfare, their battleships are essentially useless old things.

"It would be better if the other side found out, so that it would attract those curious Sirens to come and fight us."

Tosa snorted coldly. Her target was always the stronger one, and those few Sirens' executives were the opponents she most wanted to take down at the moment.

"Makes sense."

Turning adversity into advantage, Kaga's spirits soared, and he launched a direct charge, meeting the approaching Siren fleet head-on beneath the swirling aerial formations.

While the Tosa sisters were doing well, the other teams were also carrying out their missions smoothly. With the addition of the escort squad, Bismarck and the others began to clear out the approaching Sirens from north to south. Meanwhile, Yukikaze and the others took the opportunity to jump around next to an aircraft carrier that was riddled with holes and shrouded in smoke but had not yet sunk. They used the chains that came with Yukikaze's ship equipment to tie themselves to the aircraft carrier.

"Okay."

Completely unafraid of the potential explosion, Bush climbed onto the aircraft carrier and assisted the crew below in completing the connection. Upon hearing the response, Yukikaze took a deep breath and gradually increased the speed by pulling on the taut chain. The wolfhound beneath him bared its teeth and ran incessantly, eventually dragging the hundreds-of-meters-long behemoth along.

"What amazing power! Has the power been enhanced even after evolution?"

Hammanman was quite surprised by Yukikaze's power intensity, which was comparable to that of a destroyer in its warship form. With this level of power driving their current ship equipment, their speed would definitely be faster than theirs, which was truly enviable. If she had such powerful strength, she would definitely be more confident when facing Zhou He, instead of saying things against her will and then turning around and running away every time.

Yorktown even gave her a little criticism for this, but unfortunately she felt a little flustered in front of Zhou He. When praised, she felt like she was being treated like a child, and when teased, she felt that Zhou He was too frivolous. She really couldn't understand it.

"Haman, there's a relatively intact heavy cruiser over there. Let's go together."

Hermione surveyed the surrounding area and approached Harman to speak. Harman quickly recovered and said there was no problem. With Bush's help, along with Jarvis, the three of them towed the heavy cruiser. The remaining Enterprises also cooperated with Bush, and the two of them towed a light cruiser.

They were accompanied by Count Spee with Z23 and Kursk and his four companions with agility.

……

"We're out, but we still can't pinpoint their location. It's unbelievable."

Inside the western Siren base, a huge computer connected to a large screen was broadcasting live what Zhou He's ship girls were rushing to do. The Cleaner, looking at the code numbers flashing wildly on the right side of the screen, angrily punched the machine, and with a thud, the metal control panel was dented.

"We can't pinpoint their location, but we've determined their coordinates connecting them to this world. Setting up an ambush prematurely could easily alert them. What are your thoughts?"

The observer sat sideways on the chair next to him, his snow-white legs resting on the armrest as he casually spoke.

"The intelligence we have gathered so far is not enough to incorporate them into the natural deduction system. They need to be tested, especially that thing."

The tester pointed coldly at Yukikaze, who appeared on the screen. Yukikaze was like a mentally dead corpse when she fought them, but now she had not only returned to normal, but had also joined forces with those unknown ship girls, which obviously increased the difficulty of her test.

"Don't worry."

The observer also saw that her face was completely expressionless, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking. She then continued, "I've done some investigation and surveying over the past two days, and the spatial structure of this sea area is unusually unstable. No wonder the test sites of other worlds overlap with this world."

"What's the point of this investigation? If you had gone with them the day before yesterday, they wouldn't have been able to get away unscathed."

The test subject's face was grim: "Now that this test subject has regained her thinking ability, we have no way to deal with her."

"You're too hasty. I've checked the records of these ship girls from their appearance until now, and there's one thing we can use."

The observer wore a calm smile, as if he had already figured out everyone on the screen.

"I've also looked at their records. Besides not dying in battle, they can also obtain new ship girls by defeating our warships. This is already unusual and needs to be taken seriously."

The tester frowned and looked at the observer, who casually tapped the screen. The live stream disappeared and was replaced by footage of Kursk inexplicably observing the second entrance to their Mirror Sea and then conducting a thorough search of the island.

"It's obvious that these ship girls are severely lacking in intelligence, 'intelligence about our world.' In order to obtain intelligence, they even went to the Mirror Sea on their own initiative. Isn't there an abandoned port nearby? That's a point that can be exploited."

The observer conducted a very simple analysis and said to the group, "Next, you go and test the capabilities of these ship girls. I'll go find the builder to create the Mirror Sea, and we'll deal with them there."

"Will it work?"

The tester didn't believe it, but the observer was confident: "Yes, it will."

Chapter 120 Cats and Dogs

"The number of Sirens has clearly decreased?"

As usual, Zhou He was drinking tea at home, paying attention to his ship girls' health bars and the movement of the Sirens on the map. However, even after the cannon fire had been going on for a long time, his ship girls' health bars hadn't decreased much. He curiously communicated with Shoukaku and received the above report.

"Yes, especially the enemy's aircraft carriers, which are less than half the number they were a few days ago."

On the other end of the video, Shoukaku's hair fluttered in the wind. Noticing that Zhou He's gaze followed her hair, Shoukaku reached out and restrained it. A charming smile curved her lips as she leaned closer to the screen and lowered her voice: "This is the number including the Executor's aircraft carrier."

"...Such a thing actually happened?"

Looking at the playful-looking Shoukaku, Zhou He rubbed the stubble on his chin before saying, "Could it be that when Yukikaze came over the day before yesterday, she specifically targeted the Sirens' main fleet?"

Is it the so-called fighting instinct ingrained in the body? Or does that seemingly beautiful white wolf possess a faint intelligence?

At first, he was quite puzzled as to why Yukikaze, the cat, would have her ship equipment evolve into a wolf. After reading Yukikaze's memories, he realized that the moment Yukikaze chose to leave Sakura Empire, she became a lone wolf without any support. This wolf-shaped ship equipment reflects Yukikaze's inner changes at that time.

"That's about right."

Shoukaku shared the same guess as Zhou He: "The location where Yukikaze first appeared was in the Sirens' rear area for us. The first thing she came into contact with was the Sirens' main ship, which inadvertently helped us a lot."

"Yes, Yukikaze has brought us so much benefit. Let me think, once we take over that Siren base, let's rename it Yukikaze Port."

Zhou He recalled that he had deliberately provoked Xuefeng this morning, which was a heinous crime, so he came up with a plan to make amends.

"...Commander, how about we use a more conventional way to express our gratitude, like preparing some desserts, cakes, or medals?"

Shoukaku's smile stiffened slightly. His master was being too impulsive, saying such heavy words in such a casual tone: "Doing something like that all of a sudden will scare Yukikaze."

"Is that so? Let me think about it some more."

Zhou He thought to himself that simply making empty promises wasn't enough; he needed to be more direct.

"Thank you for your trouble, Commander. By the way, Yukikaze and her crew have already towed several Siren warships that are about to dock. Should they anchor here or be taken directly back to the port?"

With a few words, Shoukaku changed the subject back. Zhou He replied without much thought, "Just stop there. This is the first operation, and the Sirens are not on guard. Shoukaku, please send my regards to Yukikaze and the others, and ask them to tow back as many ships as possible."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "You should also take this opportunity to sink more Sirens."

According to testing, the daily missions require the elimination of a certain number of Sirens to complete. In addition, killing enemies can improve the data of your own ship girls and drop new ships. Now, you are directly confronting intelligent experimental agencies and others. You can't miss any opportunity to accumulate strength.

"understood."

After responding, Shoukaku smoothly read out Zhou He's 'instructions' to the others, informing Bismarck and the others of the movement of the approaching Siren fleet, instructing them to find a suitable position to engage in battle, and also comforting Yukikaze and her group. After everything was over, she came to her senses and was surprised to find that Zhou He had not cut off communication. At this moment, Zhou He seemed very happy, with a slight smile on his lips, but while looking at her with gentle eyes, his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Oh, sorry, did I disturb your work? I'll disconnect now. Be careful."

Zhou He and Xiang He's eyes met. Zhou He suddenly snapped out of his daze, smiled, waved goodbye, and then cut off the video call.

"No, no matter how capable or attractive Shoukaku is, we can't make her our secretary ship."

Rubbing his temples, Zhou He muttered to himself with great regret.

If it were Zuikaku, making her the secretary ship would definitely not be a problem; she was the second to join the port, so she has the qualifications.

But Shoukaku is different. She joined much later than Hood and Bismarck, and in terms of work ability, she is no better than the former two. Promoting her to the position of secretary ship, which was not mentioned to anyone else, just because she is pleasing to the eye and is liked, is obviously not in line with the 'harmonious' development of the port.

"Wait, no one said there can only be one secretary ship. It should be feasible to select one from each faction to assist or rotate in assisting with the work."

A sudden flash of inspiration instantly eased Zhou He's mood. He always maintained a steady and cautious attitude towards the operation of the port and the relationships between the various factions. In his view, the position of secretary ship was simply a matter of selecting capable people to help, but it was hard to guarantee that others would not have ulterior motives.

However, there are a few people in the port area who might not accept the position of secretary ship, so he needs to probe them indirectly first to ensure everything is in order before proceeding with the project.

Well, actually, he really doesn't have any work that requires the secretary ship's help right now, and he's worried that if he arranges a secretary ship other than Yuudachi, people will find out that he actually slacks off for 22 hours out of 24.

……

Zhou He hadn't expected that the first operation, primarily aimed at collecting shipbuilding materials, would last for more than four hours.

The reason is simple: the number of Sirens' aircraft carriers has decreased, while their four aircraft carriers, especially Zuikaku, have begun to show 'level suppression' due to their improved stats. The aircraft she releases have tough armor and powerful bullets, and they can wipe out the Sirens' fleet in a single encounter. The tactic of using kamikaze attacks when the enemy's firepower is insufficient is a thing of the past.