Daily life with the ship girl

Lexington organized the language:

"Except for the open-pit iron ore found on Island B, the number of deep-sea warships on both Islands AB is much smaller than that on Island C. Moreover, many deep-sea warships have been heading from Island AB to Island C, mostly light cruisers and destroyers. When we returned to the port, we found that the deep-sea warships seemed to be slowly gathering towards the deep-sea port area of ​​Island C. This is probably not a good sign."

After listening to this, Li Ran felt that the situation had become a little serious. You know, apart from the Lexington which was level 30, the Bismarck and Peace were only level 1, and the Firefly was barely level . The opponent had hundreds of deep-sea ship girls. The situation was too tricky, and he frowned.

Bismarck looked carefully at the map drawn by Lexington. She found a strange area marked by Lexington with a black triangle. It was a bit strange:

"Lexington, what does this triangle-shaped area represent?"

Lexington looked where Bismarck pointed and said:

"This is the reef area discovered by Pinghai and Firefly. This reef area blocks the straight-line distance between the three islands."

"Wait." Li Ran felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he asked:

"In other words, the three islands appear to be mutually supporting each other, but in reality they cannot immediately support one of them when it is in trouble?"

Lexington thought for a moment, then said:

"That's right. When returning to the port, the deep-sea fleets from Islands AB heading to Island C chose to bypass the reef area between the three islands. However, even so, the farthest distance between the three islands is still no more than 700 nautical miles, and the closest is only 600 nautical miles. If we attack Island C, I'm afraid the enemy will be able to reach the battlefield of Island C to provide support in at most 6 hours."

Li Ran felt that the plan in his head was becoming clearer and clearer:

"What if we attack one of the two islands A and B? Since the Deep Sea has withdrawn a large number of Deep Sea from the two islands A and B to protect Island C, this will certainly greatly increase the number of troops stockpiled on Island C. But in some sense, does it mean that the number of troops on the two islands A and B has decreased?"

Bismarck frowned, she was a little confused:

"But both islands A and B are at least 1000 nautical miles away from the port. Is it inappropriate to attack from such a long distance? What if the deep sea suddenly attacks the port?"

Li Ran knew Bismarck's concerns, but he felt that now was an opportunity, especially in this weather. He said:

"I know you are worried about the safety of the port, but it is not realistic for us to attack Island C, which has a lot of deep sea. Lexington, where is the nearest garrison to our port?"

Lexington didn't know what Li Ran meant, but she had an impression of the approximate location of the islands that had been discovered near the Xingtu Islands. Although the Xingtu Islands were 5000 nautical miles away from her port, there were many large islands and garrisons along the way. She thought Li Ran was asking for help, so she said:

"The closest to the port is the Thunder Garrison, but it is 800 nautical miles away from Island A, 600 nautical miles away from Island B, and about 1000 nautical miles away from our port. I'm afraid it won't be able to support our port in the first place."

Bismarck felt a little strange. She asked quickly, "Didn't the Thunder Garrison discover the two islands? They are so close."

Lexington smiled bitterly:

"The Thunder Garrison doesn't even have a regular aircraft carrier, and I heard that the enemy's only light aircraft carrier was sunk by the Deep Sea sent by the AB and AB. The enemy has four battleships, two submersible heavy gunboats, three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and ten destroyers. They can only barely protect themselves. I'm afraid we can't count on them now."

Li Ran touched his chin:

"I didn't say we should count on them. I just wanted the deep sea in the A and B islands to think that it was the Thunder Garrison that attacked them. In the best case, we could let the Thunder Garrison attract some firepower from the deep sea for us."

Bismarck heard Li Ran's words and wanted to say something, but then fell silent.

Lexington also felt that Li Ran's actions were a complete betrayal of his teammates, but when she thought about the lack of resources in her own port area and the low level of fleet training, she was afraid that she would not be able to cope with the offensive of a large deep-sea fleet, so she fell silent.

Li Ran didn't want to use the strategy of diverting trouble to others, not to mention that the success of this strategy depended on Shenhai's cooperation. Since we agreed to make the ship girls happy, no matter how despicable or shameless it is, I will bear all the blame.

Li Ran's face turned cold:

"Lexington, listen."

Lexington looked at Li Ran, whose face had turned grim. She knew that the commander had made up his mind to divert the blame. She straightened up:

"Lexington is here."

A trace of struggle flashed through Li Ran's mind. He didn't want to send out the ship girls. If he didn't attack, he was afraid that if the deep sea attacked, his port would be finished. If he attacked now, he could still get a glimmer of hope. As long as he could hold on until the supply fleet arrived in six days, he could build more ship girls through construction equipment, and then completely annihilate the deep sea fleets of the three islands. He could only say sorry to the Leiming Garrison in his heart, but he would rather die than let his friends die, so he could only be selfish for once, so he gave the order in a serious tone:

"I formally appoint Lexington as the flagship of the First Fleet. Lead Bismarck, Firefly, and Pinghai to the two islands of A and B to launch a surprise attack. We must lure the Deep Sea to the waters near the Leiming Garrison. There is no time to lose. Act now."

Bismarck and Lexington looked at each other, and seeing that Li Ran's face looked a little ugly, they chose to obey the order. They saluted and took the order.

Li Ran sighed and notified Firefly and Pinghai through the admiral's personal network. He then felt that what he did was a bit despicable, but then his eyes became firm:

"No matter how despicable it is, or whether I will be cursed by others in the future, I, Li Ran, will bear all of this."

In Li Ran's heart, he actually wanted to protect the ship girl, but after hearing what Lexington said, he realized that he could not do anything now.

However, for the first time he understood the meaning of being an admiral, which was to bear all the negative emotions and sins for the ship girls and maintain their innocence.

"Maybe I have to learn to be a bad guy in the future." Li Ran looked at the rolling dark clouds in the distance, laughed at himself, and silently prayed that his own ship girls would be safe on this trip.

Chapter 15: Visitors

The admiral of Rhodes Island, where the Thunder Garrison is located, is called Thunder.

At this moment, Lei Ming felt his eyelids twitching. After his own light carrier, the Centipede, was sunk, the deep-sea reconnaissance in the western waters was forced to stop. He looked at the increasingly gloomy sky outside the garrison, the dark clouds were like ink, and a rainstorm was about to come. The ominous premonition in his heart became clearer, and he always felt as if something bad was going to happen.

Lei Ming's secretary ship was the Yamashiro. She looked at her admiral with a frown on her face, a little worried:

"Is the Admiral worried about the west?"

Lei Ming rubbed his brows and sighed:

"Yeah, I feel bad."

The Yamashiro thought that the admiral was blaming himself for the sinking of the Centaurs. She walked behind Lei Ming and gently hugged him. She was not only a secretary ship, but also a wedding ship. She said:

"Don't worry too much, Admiral. Haven't Bai Xue and the others already gone out to investigate?"

Lei Ming patted Shan Cheng's hand, and felt the wonderful touch of his surprisingly soft hand on his back, and his mood calmed down a little:

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

……

At the same time, the four-man fleet consisting of Lexington, Bismarck, Pinghai, and Firefly was heading towards Island B. Along the way, Firefly and Pinghai saw that the two older sisters had grim faces. They looked at each other, and Firefly said with some concern:

"Sister Pinghai, Sister Lexington and Sister Bismarck seem to be in a bad mood?"

Pinghai responded quietly, saying:

"Could it be that he was scolded by the admiral?"

Bismarck scolded the two little ones:

"Be alert."

Firefly stuck out his tongue and Pinghai quickly stopped talking.

Their formation was in a vertical formation, with Bismarck and Lexington side by side. Her face was grim and her tone was calm as she said:

"Lexington, do you think the admiral's actions are somewhat dishonorable?"

Lexington shook his head:

"I understand the commander's concerns."

Bismarck was a strict soldier. Although this was her first time to attack, her duty as a soldier remained. She said in a cold voice:

"As the admiral's shipgirls, we only need to obey the admiral's orders, even if the orders are wrong. Once we choose the admiral, we no longer have the right to regret, right?"

Lexington smiled bitterly. She understood what Bismarck meant and calmed down:

"You're right, Bismarck. The commander's safety comes first, huh? Something's wrong."

Bismarck heard what Lexington said, and she quickly said to Firefly Pinghai:

"Prepare for battle, and protect the flagship."

"Got it." Pinghai and Firefly adjusted the ship's equipment and were on full alert.

"Three of my carrier-based aircraft carriers were shot down, and the deep-sea fleet is approaching us."

"How far are we from the reef area?" Bismarck asked Pinghai, who was in charge of getting the map.

Pinghai took out the map, but the wind was strong on the sea because of the impending storm. She responded loudly:

"It's still 150 nautical miles away from the reef area. Our current location is about 750 nautical miles away from the Thunder Garrison."

"Speed ​​up the pace. The enemy will catch up with us in an hour and a half." Lexington frowned and ordered:

"Full speed ahead, destination is the western waters of the Thunder Tutelary Fort."

"I understand!" Bismarck was very frugal with his words.

"I understand!" Ping Hai Yuanqi said slowly.

"Got it, Sister Lexington!" Firefly shouted.

An hour later, the First Fleet finally arrived at the outskirts of the target sea area, but they had to slow down because of a rainstorm.

"The rain is too heavy. I'm going to take the carrier-based aircraft children back." Lexington raised her voice and said:

"The enemy should be led by two aircraft carriers. It seems that our plan has been half successful. Pinghai, how long will it take to reach the target sea area?"

"Originally there was still half an hour left, but the rain is so heavy, I'm afraid it will take us longer." Pinghai shouted with full energy.

"It's too late. We need to go around the north of Island A." Lexington sighed and gave the order:

"The surprise attack is advanced!"

The firefly then shouted loudly:

"Sister Lexington, there are gunshots in the target sea area!"

Bismarck heard it, too, and she echoed:

"I heard it too."

Lexington nodded. It seemed that the surprise attack plan had to be shelved. She said:

"It should be the Thunder Garrison's fleet fighting with the Deep Sea. We should rush over to help."

Ping Hai was a little nervous: "But behind us?"

"The regular aircraft carriers of the Deep Sea Fleet behind us should not be able to launch carrier-based aircraft. We must help the fleet of the Leiming Garrison. Otherwise, if they are defeated, we will be caught in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides!"

"Understood!" After hearing Lexington's words, the three women responded in unison and headed towards the direction of the fleet of the Thunder Garrison.

At this time, the Second Fleet sent by Admiral Lei Ming to patrol the distant seas was exchanging fire with the Lei Ming Garrison Destroyer Squadron. It consisted of four destroyers, a battleship, and a heavy cruiser. At this moment, they encountered two deep-sea fleets from the AB Islands. The flagship Shirayuki said to the battleship Fuso:

"Is Sister Fuso okay?"

The Fuso was only hit by a deep-sea light cruiser, but the battleship's armor was strong, and the cruiser's gunfire only slightly deformed her ship's equipment. Her tone was as gentle as ever:

"It's alright, Shirayuki-chan, just command with peace of mind."

Bai Xue nodded. Because the rain was so heavy, she could only shout loudly:

"Sister Atago, you, Hatsuyuki-chan, and Z21 will be in charge of the west side, while Z22 and I will be in charge of the east side. Everyone, be careful to avoid torpedoes, and protect Sister Fuso. Prioritize attacking the deep-sea flagship!"

"Understood!" everyone agreed.

Bai Xue took a deep breath:

"Change the formation to a single column, artillery shells are coming, be careful to dodge!"

"Bang!" A huge column of water shot up into the sky due to the explosion, soaking Bai Xue, which scared Fuso:

"Is Shirayuki-chan okay?"

Bai Xue was still frightened, but she managed a smile:

"It's okay, don't worry about me."

"Shirayuki-chan, there are sounds of carrier-based aircraft in the west!" Atago discovered the presence of carrier-based aircraft behind the two deep-sea fleets through her equipment [Improved Air Defense Radar] and she hurriedly reported.

Bai Xue's face turned pale. Could it be a deep-sea aircraft carrier?

Fuso fired a cannon and sank a deep-sea heavy cruiser that was trying to attack Shirayuki. She sounded a little anxious:

"Shirayuki-chan, don't be distracted!"

Bai Xue quickly came to her senses and looked at the flames rising into the sky and the sinking deep-sea heavy cruiser, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

"The plane is coming! Everyone be careful." Chuxue sank a deep-sea light cruiser with a torpedo. She sounded a little anxious:

"What should we do now?"

Bai Xue was about to shout for attention to air avoidance, but she didn't expect that these carrier-based aircraft would dive towards the deep-sea fleet.

"Da da da..." This is the sound of the anti-sea machine guns on carrier-based aircraft.

"Swoosh..." This is the sound of bombs falling rapidly from carrier-based aircraft.

"Boom!" This is the sound of the deep-sea flagship being hit and exploding.

"Are they friendly forces?" Bai Xue was stunned and wiped the rain off her cheeks.

"Shirayuki-chan, there is a target approaching us!" Atago said in a serious tone.