The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

When the first generation Yamato, who controls the other half of the UO power of the local ship girls, wants to overturn the table, the mission of the Indian Ocean Theater is to sound the alarm and buy enough time for the East Asia Theater to complete full war mobilization.

Compared to the Pacific and Atlantic theaters, whose defenses are mostly on the sea and therefore highly flexible, the East Asian theater, whose main defensive positions are on land, is not so easy to defend.

There's still room for recovery if deep-sea intrusions into the ocean occur, but if the land is polluted by deep-sea energy and becomes like the wasteland of North America, then there will be a huge problem.

The core concept of the East Asia Theater defense line is to fight for every inch of land and never yield an inch of territory, with every inch of land bought with blood.

This is why Governor-General Ying Zheng also built a Great Wall defense line centered on the Himalayas behind the territory under his jurisdiction in the Indian Ocean theater.

The Great Wall defense line, which was originally thought to be hard to use, was finally put to use after the governor of the Indian theater turned against them.

When Governor Ying Zheng briefed Adon on the current battle situation, his tone wasn't particularly intense, but even Hyperion could sense the bloodshed in every word he uttered.

Seventy percent of the active-duty forces in the East Asia Theater were concentrated on the Himalayan Great Wall defense line, which was the main target of the Indian Ocean Theater Fleet that had defected.

Of the four national team generals, only General Gita is based at the Hong Kong Garrison. The other three have already moved their command posts there.

When Governor Ying Zheng called Adon to invite him to meet in District 11, he had already issued a full mobilization order for the reserves.

"Did those betrayed fleets undergo large-scale deep-sea transformation?" the first generation Akagi asked.

"This is also something I find very strange. Apart from the Gandharva's direct forces, the other fleets attacking the Great Wall defenses have not undergone large-scale deep-sea operations," Governor Ying Zheng said.

"But they obey the fallen ones who have become deep-sea corrupted?" Akagi asked, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Rather than obedience..." Governor Ying Zheng thought for a more suitable adjective and said, "It's more accurate to say that both the fallen ones who have become deep-sea beings and the traitors who have not yet become deep-sea beings are in a very strange state of fanaticism."

"Fanatic? Fanatic about what?" Akagi asked with some curiosity.

"Without more detailed intelligence, and with reports from the front lines being vague, it's as if everyone has been brainwashed," Governor Ying Zheng said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing Governor Ying Zheng's words, Akagi turned his gaze to Yaton. Noticing Akagi's gaze, Yaton paused slightly before speaking:

“There are many ways to exert a wide-ranging psychological influence; the Reapers once possessed similar abilities,” Adun said.

"The indoctrination mentioned in those intelligence reports?" Akagi asked thoughtfully. "But after the fortress was destroyed by Governor Adun and you, those who were influenced by the indoctrination also broke away."

“With the technology your world possesses and your expertise in the mystical, replicating this power wouldn’t be too difficult,” Adun said.

"I remember that the interstellar warship with the power of education was summoned by the fallen admiral, Saliwan," Governor Yingzheng said. "Is it possible that the Gandharva also summoned an interstellar warship with similar abilities?"

"Has your defense line been attacked by interstellar warships?" Akagi asked immediately.

“No…” Governor Ying Zheng shook his head and said, “But those traitors used very special technology that allowed them to exert 100% of their combat power on land as well.”

"What kind of technology?" the first Akagi then asked.

"A combat armor technology that can work in conjunction with the ship equipment of ship girls." Governor Ying Zheng said, while taking out the Hyperion Orange phone that Adun had given her and projecting some 3D images.

"Huh? Isn't this the thing we saw in Area 51?" Hyperion asked instinctively when she saw the combat armor on the ship girls.

“It’s not quite the same.” Ardon said, looking at the images, which were mostly wreckage. “Those ship girls who were transformed into Radam mech warriors have long lost their original ship girl identity and abilities; they are just a completely new mechanical species.”

"However, traitors wearing this kind of mech still retain their combat capabilities as ship girls," Governor Ying Zheng said, switching the screen.

"Hmm... is it just extracting the mecha technology and discarding the useless modifications? That's understandable... but speaking of which, what the heck are those symbols on the chests of these mechas?" Hyperion asked curiously, pointing to one of the more complete scenes.

"The battle flags of those traitors, or more precisely, the battle flags used by a portion of them, were used by the traitors who were reorganized into several fleets, each with its own unique battle flag," Governor Ying Zheng continued. "This battle flag once belonged to members of the Gandharva direct line fleet."

"...Using a toilet seat as a flag, that's quite a unique aesthetic sense," Hyperion remarked.

Chapter 1269 The Miracle of the Great Wall Under Immense Pressure

Just as South Dakota described it in his introduction, the Great Wall defense line, built by more than 100,000 warships and engineering ships over decades with Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, as its center and the entire Himalayan plateau as its main body, can be considered a miracle project according to the civilization level of the native ship girls.

Now, this vanity project, which has always been criticized for being built to satisfy the personal interests of the eccentric emperor, is finally playing its proper role.

"How many times has the enemy charged today?" General Bai Qi, the Duke of Zhenguo of the East Asia Theater who was once assassinated at the Governor's Mansion of the European Theater, asked while adjusting his clothes and looking at the various monitoring screens at the Qiuming Valley Fortress.

"This is the sixth charge today." Major General Qiming, the former commander of Qiuming Valley Fortress, who had been demoted to adjutant after the arrival of the three generals, saluted General Bai Qi, who had just woken up, and replied.

"They've already launched their sixth attack before even having breakfast? Is the enemy commander a night-fighting specialist?" General Bai Qi picked up the fried dough sticks served by the attendant ship girl, ate them in a few bites, and then gulped down a large cup of soy milk.

"I believe the enemy is not affected by day or night. Since they changed commanders the day before yesterday, the intervals between their attacks have been very consistent," Major General Qiming said.

"Interesting, a war of attrition? How is the morale of our troops?" General Bai Qi wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and finished his breakfast, which took less than a minute.

"The impact is not significant. In the initial design phase, we had already envisioned a scenario where the enemy would employ continuous warfare of attrition and exhaustion. Currently, the rotating garrison troops are in good spirits," Major General Qiming continued to report.

"What are the losses?" General Bai Qi then asked.

"From the battles after midnight until now, three regiments of the 38th Army's defensive line, which was under heavy attack by the enemy, have been withdrawn. The 19th Independent Brigade, which was the first to engage the enemy, was almost disorganized." Major General Qiming reported calmly.

In the first few days after the enemy's surprise attack, each battle loss would make the major general nervous. After fighting for more than half a month, even if a military unit with more than 3,000 warships was wiped out, Major General Qiming would not be much moved.

According to the military deployment definition of the East Asian theater, a squad of six ship girls is called a "platoon", twelve to thirty-six ship girls can be called a "platoon", fifty ship girls are called a "company", and one hundred ship girls are called a "battalion".

Three hundred to one thousand ships can be called a "regiment," and sometimes a fleet of more than one thousand ships is called a "brigade" or "brigade-regiment."

A force of more than three thousand is considered an "army," and a force that doubles in size or approaches ten thousand is called an "army group."

A unit whose size falls between that of a brigade and an army can be called a "division," but the "division" structure is rarely seen.

A major in the East Asia Theater commanded at least one or two battalions; to be promoted to general, one had to command an army.

Compared to other theaters of operations, the East Asia Theater is unique in that it has very few naval bases, and most of the admirals serve under other admirals as junior officers.

It's common to see a naval base crammed with thousands of ship girls, and dozens of admirals in charge of their respective posts.

Compared to other theaters, the fleets in the East Asian theater are not very flexible, but they can mobilize for large-scale corps battles very quickly.

According to the Enterprise, the East Asia Theater Fleet was organized in preparation for a "decisive battle".

It is precisely this style of prioritizing the group and abandoning the individual "final battle" that has resulted in the East Asian theater having the largest number of active ship girls, but the individual combat effectiveness of each ship is not very good.

Compared to other theaters where a medium-sized naval base has at least a dozen Hero-class ship girls to maintain order, the East Asian theater often sees a naval base with thousands of ship girls but not a single Hero-class ship girl.

"The 19th Independent Brigade of the 38th Army? Is it Zhao Gang's or Kong Jie's fleet?" General Bai Qi responded calmly.

“It was Lieutenant Colonel Kong Jie’s fleet,” Major General Qi Ming said. “When the enemy launched their surprise attack, it was when the 19th Independent Brigade was preparing breakfast. To prevent an enemy attack, they prepared breakfast two hours in advance, but it just so happened to coincide with the enemy’s surprise attack.”

"He was cooking right on time, even though the enemy's attack was so precise. He's incredibly stupid. Where is he now? Is he in the hospital or at the military police station?" General Bai Qi said half-jokingly.

"Lieutenant Colonel Kong Jie had both legs broken while directing the retreat. After handing over command to his secretary ship, Yunlong, he died by suicide." This time, Rear Admiral Qiming's tone was slightly trembling.

"...Good luck. Where is the Independent 19th Brigade now?" Major General Bai Qi continued to ask.

"We are awaiting further instructions at the rear," Major General Qiming replied.

"What's there to deal with? Have the reserves gone to the plateau?" Admiral Bai Qi lit a cigarette, and the maid ship girl who had just served him soy milk and fried dough sticks immediately took out a lighter and lit the cigarette for him.

"The first batch of reservists has completed combat reloading, and the second and third batches will arrive in three days and a week, respectively," Major General Qiming replied.

"Since they're here, replenish the Independent 19th Brigade to full strength, retain its original structure, and return it to He Fang of the 38th Army, letting her choose a new fleet admiral herself." General Bai Qi continued in a casual tone, issuing the order:

"As for Yunlong, give her two...four days of leave, and she should return to her original unit immediately when the time is up."

"Yes..." Major General Qiming saluted again, paused, and then said, "Two hours ago, Major General He Fang submitted a report to headquarters requesting a demotion."

"I've seen it," General Bai Qi said nonchalantly. "If she wants to reply, just pack up the scraps of paper from my trash can and send them to her."

"Yes, I will take care of it right away." It seems that the major general who requested punishment due to the defeat in battle did indeed consult Qiming for a reply.

"What the hell? Just let her stay on the front lines. If it's lost, she doesn't need to come back." General Bai Qi had just finished speaking when a short alarm sounded in the command center located in Qiuming Valley. The screens monitoring the various defense lines also briefly flickered before zooming in on one side.

Upon witnessing this scene, Major General Qiming and Major General Baiqi simultaneously raised their wrists to check their watches.

"It seems the new commander on the other side is a perfectionist." General Bai Qi said with a subtle smile as he saw that the enemy's attack timing was almost accurate to the minute.

"Does this mean we can take advantage of this habit of theirs?" Major General Qiming asked in a probing tone.

"What if this obsessive-compulsive disorder is just something the other party is deliberately putting on for us?" General Bai Qi countered.

“That’s also possible…” Major General Qiming said with a look of sudden realization after hearing General Bai Qi’s question.

“Never underestimate your opponent. If I’m not mistaken, the opponent should be an old friend of ours…” General Bai Qi sighed, a hint of melancholy in his expression, but this expression lasted for less than a second before he gave the order:

"Pass down the order: any unauthorized actions are strictly prohibited. Anyone who violates this order, regardless of rank, will be directly escorted to the military police."

"Yes..." Major General Qiming swallowed back his original plan to suggest organizing superior forces to launch a small-scale counterattack to boost morale.

Seemingly aware of Major General Qiming's plan, General Bai Qi said, "In such a large-scale war, the battle is about the hard power of both sides. Before we find the weaknesses of those traitors who have put themselves in iron cans, let's put away all the Thirty-Six Stratagems and Sun Tzu's Art of War."

"Yes..." Major General Qiming had saluted General Bai Qi three times in this short period of time.

Chapter 1270 Technological Integration

It wasn't because he had been assassinated by an alien warship before that General Bai Qi, who is currently in charge of the main command of the Himalayan Great Wall defense line, chose such a heartfelt strategy.

In terms of command skills, General Bai Qi is one of the best among the human ship girl faction.

The claim of being a descendant of a military strategist is at least half genuine.

Whether it's troop deployment or actual combat exercises, Admiral Shiro is the kind of opponent that admirals in the ship girl faction least want to encounter.

Whether any deep-sea ship girls share the same thoughts remains unknown.

Based on this, General Bai Qi had a very profound understanding of the essence of war, which is nothing more than a contest of who has the bigger fist and who lives the longest.

This is why, apart from General Xia Yuantang, General Bai Qi rarely took other war zone generals seriously.

In his view, admirals who pursue elite troops and fierce generals are all cannon fodder reserves, while generals who have signed several leader ship girls under their command are at most slightly higher-ranking cannon fodder with some value.

Real wars are never for the sake of individual heroism.

Hmm... because of this idea, this general wasn't very popular.

Don't be fooled by how casually General Bai Qi issues orders; he is actually very aware of just how dire the situation is.

According to his war theory, the Himalayan Great Wall defense line, which currently has one-third of the main fleet of the East Asian theater and nearly half of the entire theater's reserves on standby in the rear, is in a state of complete disadvantage when facing an enemy with less than half its own numbers.

The disadvantage is not because the opponent is in a state of frenzy with no way to retreat, nor because the opponent has a large number of leader-class ship girls.

In fact, the Great Wall defense line, which received support from the recently reorganized Zhurihe fleet, surpasses the enemy in terms of the number of high-end combat forces.

The main reason for their disadvantage was the colorful tin cans worn by the traitors, and the bizarre weapons that had never appeared on previous battlefields.

"It can completely defend against destroyer main guns, and cruiser main guns can also be effectively defended against. Battleship main guns cannot cause considerable damage unless they directly hit vital parts."

"If you are hit by an antimatter cannon fired from a ship-mounted weapon attached to your armor, you will lose your combat capability immediately."

"But because the antimatter cannon has a low hit rate, the enemy's favorite tactic is to charge and then use melee weapons to break through the defenses."

After reviewing the intelligence gathered by General Bai Qi and the defenders of the Himalayan Great Wall defense line over the past two weeks, Hyperion and Adun exchanged a glance, then asked Governor Ying Zheng with some curiosity: