Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

After complimenting Essex, Ticonderoga changed his posture on the sofa and said shyly, "Actually, it wasn't me who wanted to find you. It was Fearless who wanted to ask you for help, but she was too embarrassed to ask, so I came instead."

Hearing that it was Fearless who wanted to talk to him about something, Essex immediately understood something and said angrily, "Forget it. Why did you come to me for such a matter?"

"Ticonderoga, don't forget that you are also a party involved. You are Kalyon."

With an awkward smile, Ticonderoga said cautiously, "My relationship with him is not comparable to yours, Jiaozi. You two are childhood sweethearts."

"That's Azalea, not Essex!"

Seeing Essex's angry look, like an angry female leopard, Ticonderoga quickly comforted her, "Okay, okay, I'll go by myself. It should be okay for me to go by myself. Don't be angry."

Then he began to mumble to himself again.

"Why are you so angry... Humph, if you let me go, I must get your man back."

"What did you say!"

Hearing Essex's angry voice, Ticonderoga's face froze, and she quickly explained: "Nothing, I mean your man is awesome, pretty handsome, hahaha..."

It must be a curse. How come Jiaozi's ears are so sharp that he can hear even the quietest words.

Essex noticed Ticonderoga's guilty look and was determined to have a fight with her.

At this moment, a burst of shouting and cursing came from under the White Eagle dormitory.

"Essex! Essex, come out here! You little purple-haired bitch."

"You dare to steal a man, but you don't dare to come out, right?"

"I tell you, the White Eagle can protect you temporarily, but not forever."

"..."

After hearing these unbearable words, Essex's face turned purple, he clenched his fists and looked downstairs.

Chapter 117: The Battle Style of the Ship Girl

In the Iron Blood Dormitory, in the Northern Queen's room.

Xia Bai, who was talking with Tirpitz to improve their relationship, suddenly received a message from her head maid.

After carefully confirming that he had read the message correctly, Xia Bai stood up and said goodbye without any hesitation, then rushed to the coast where the accident occurred.

Although he didn't know what had happened to make Xia Bai so anxious, Tirpitz's intuition told him that this should not be a trivial matter. After looking at Z23, he followed him.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the coast.

When she saw Xia Bai coming, Belfast immediately went up to him, lifted her skirt and bowed slightly.

"Master, you..."

Interrupting Beifa's actions, Xia Bai said anxiously: "Let's skip the extra etiquette and first tell us why they fought."

With his signature smile, Befa glanced at Tirpitz who was following behind Xia Bai, and slowly explained: "I heard from the White Eagles that it seemed that Miss Akagi brought people here to provoke, and then Essex could no longer bear it and accepted the invitation to the exercise...

Noticing Xia Bai's strange expression, the head maid quickly added, "But this is only Baiying's one-sided statement. The specific reason may only be known by Miss Akagi herself."

In fact, there was no need for Befa to explain further. Xia Bai knew very well what kind of personalities Akagi and Essex had. He was almost certain that the red fox was a big part of the reason for their becoming like this, because Jiaozi was not the kind of ship girl who would actively provoke others.

But he was also a little puzzled at this time. Shouldn't Akagi and Kaga be looking for him? Why did they go to the White Eagle Dormitory and fight with Essex?

And for some unknown reason, Essex agreed to Akagi's exercise request. Could it be that Enterprise didn't try to stop it?

Unable to figure out the reason, Xia Bai took Tirpitz and the others into the crowd of spectators and came to the best spot to watch the exercise.

Looking at Akagi and Essex confronting each other on the sea from afar, Tirpitz asked coldly: "Aren't you going to stop them?"

"How should I put it? No matter what, I am on the side of Akagi. If I show up now, the White Eagles might think that the Sakura Empire is using its power to bully others."

Of course, this is only one aspect. On the other hand, Xia Bai saw Enterprise and even the White Eagle leader was watching the show on the cliff, and he looked like he didn't want to stop the exercise, which means this is a small matter.

So Xia Bai simply let Akagi and Essex compete to see who can beat whom, and then ask what the reason is after the fight.

"I'm not very familiar with the Kanmusu exercise, and I've never experienced it before. Who do you think will win?"

Finding that the two people on the sea had not taken action yet, Xia Bai brought up an appropriate topic to pass the time and asked the three ship girls about their opinions on the victory or defeat.

"I think it should be Miss Essex. According to the historical prototype, the Essex class of Country A is more advanced than the First Carrier of Country J."

"..."

"Except for carrier-based aircraft, Miss Essex should be faster than Miss Akagi. In a duel between aircraft carriers, speed is very important."

The studious Z23 immediately cited historical knowledge to make his own judgment, which was logical and convincing.

However, Tirpitz had a different opinion. She retorted coldly: "Nimi, you pay too much attention to written data. Historical warships are historical warships, and ship girls are ship girls."

"We can change equipment at will. If both of us have the same equipment, the outcome will only depend on three points."

"First, the stage of personal growth. This is also the most important. A newly born shipgirl can never compare to a 'veteran' who has been on the battlefield for a long time."

"Second, combat experience and mentality. In a battle, as long as you are better than the opponent in these two aspects, you can firmly grasp the situation. Even a destroyer can play with a battleship or an aircraft carrier..."

"Third, their own abilities... Abilities are something that are unique to them. Even ships in the same position have very different abilities. Peter and Awesome are the most difficult types to deal with. Unless you are much stronger than them, you will be stopped."

After listening to Tirpitz's on-the-spot instruction, Z23 lowered his head in shame, thinking that he was indeed somewhat rote and should study more and speak less.

Xia Bai nodded in sudden enlightenment. These were things that a commander who had just started his career didn't know. He kept the knowledge firmly in mind and asked in confusion, "Who do you think will win, Tizi? Akagi?"

"I think Essex will win, she's amazing..."

Seeing that Xia Bai didn't understand, Tirpitz continued to explain: "Chong Sakura Akagi is just famous, and Essex's brilliance is all hidden under the enterprise."

I see. Basically, Akagi will fail because he underestimated Essex.

After understanding what Tirpitz meant, Xia Bai turned his attention to Befa, wanting to hear what his head maid had to say.

With a smile on her face, Belfast said softly, "Unfortunately, Belfast thinks Miss Akagi will win. This maid's intuition is correct."

As a maid who can read people's minds, Befa naturally understands what Xia Bai wants to hear. It is the maid's style to cater to the master's ideas.

But she was not just trying to please him, she truly believed that Akagi would win, and the reason for that was, as she said, the maid's intuition.

"Hehe, I also guessed Akagi would win."

Just when the vote count reached 2:1, New Jersey walked behind the crowd at some point and cast his precious vote for Akagi.

Seeing this, Tirpitz's expression became a little serious. Belfa thought that Akagi's victory could be regarded as a joke, but New Jersey was different. She immediately asked, "Why? I want to hear how you, as the strongest ship girl, analyze it."

"It's a simple matter. Akagi has a commander, but Essex doesn't. So if they fight, Essex will lose."

"Commander..." Glancing at Xia Bai, Tirpitz fell into deep thought.

This was the point Xia Bai made when debating with her. With a commander, the ship girl would surpass her own limits. If even New Jersey thought this statement was correct, it would only prove that her theory was completely wrong.

The outcome of this battle is not just a matter between the two people on the sea, but also related to Tirpitz's own philosophy. If Akagi really wins, then Iron Blood may have to consider the commander's affairs.

Just as Tirpitz was considering what to do next for Iron Blood, Akagi took action. She was not an old-fashioned aircraft carrier that followed the rules, and competing with carrier-based aircraft in terms of control was outdated.

In addition to launching all of its own ships, red flames also began to spread across the sea, evaporating thick water vapor.

Chapter 118 Red Fox vs. Childhood Sweetheart

"Hmmmm...Essex, you're going to regret digging your claws in too deep and too long."

Laughing wildly, Akagi released all the fox fire. The red flames spread across the sea, and seemed to be surrounding Essex.

The sound of flames and water blending together, the whistling of carrier-based aircraft in the air, Akagi's loud laughter... several noisy sounds mixed together, causing Essex to frown.

Essex doesn't like to talk too much nonsense during a fight, and she disdains to use taunts that could affect her opponent's mentality, because she believes that strength is more direct than words.

Raising his hand to launch all his carrier-based aircraft, Essex slid backwards with an expressionless face to avoid Akagi's fire attack, and began to think about how to win this exercise.

There is no false reputation. The White Eagle ship girls all know how difficult the Sakura Empire First Carrier Battle was. It was definitely not as Tirpitz said.

In addition to their superb skills in operating carrier-based aircraft, the two foxes are also very capable of setting fires at will, and they use a bold and aggressive fighting style.

Essex believes that the level of carrier-based aircraft is almost the same as Akagi, but she is not the kind of ship girl who is good at fighting alone, and does not have the corresponding "single challenge" ability. If she insists on competing in carrier-based aircraft under the influence of fire, her chances of winning are slim.

So...Is that the only thing we can rely on for victory?

"It's so strange, why is Essex always running? Go ahead and do it."

Looking at Essex constantly gliding on the sea to avoid Akagi's attack, Xia Bai, who was watching the battle, shook his head in disappointment, as if he really disliked this way of fighting.

He was puzzled. Shouldn't aircraft carriers use cold weapons to fight each other? Why were they fighting each other from such a distance?

As the saying goes, the layman watches the excitement, the expert watches the details. After hearing what Xia Bai said, most of the ship girls present looked at him with strange eyes.

If they were not sure that Xia Bai was a tough commander who could charge into the front, they would really think that this guy had no combat awareness at all.

"Miss Essex was at a disadvantage at the start and chose to do this in order to have a chance to fight back."

"It's rare to find a carrier girl who can move quickly and precisely control carrier-based aircraft. Miss Essex is amazing."

After explaining the changes in the battle situation to Xia Bai, Befa covered her mouth and chuckled, "We shipgirls are good at long-range combat. Miss Essex's choice is correct... Is this different from the way the master imagined the shipgirls to fight?"

With a hot face, Xia Bai said awkwardly: "Is that so? I thought everyone liked close combat."

"Close range is a double-edged sword... The master may not realize that we often fire at distances of 20 to 30 kilometers on the battlefield."

"The size of a ship is too small compared to a battleship, and it glides very fast on the sea surface. Even with the barrage ability, it is difficult to hit the opponent, so accurate gunnery is a necessary skill for us to master."

"Close combat is a last resort. Most shipgirls are not as 'tough' as ​​their masters imagine. The closer the distance, the more likely it is that both sides will sink the other side in one round."

"It is precisely because of this that, apart from the radical Sakura Empire, most other shipgirls will choose to fight at a relatively safe medium to long distance."

"..."

After listening to Befa's detailed explanation, Xia Bai finally realized that this was the fighting style of the ship girls. The Sakura Empire that drew swords and hacked people were outliers, while normal ship girls fought by firing at long range.

Moreover, torpedoes are not as useless as he thinks. The torpedoes of the ship girl are very fast and have very good concealment. With the help of the firepower of her companions, it is easy to hit the target with one shot.

In fact, it was not only Xia Bai who knew this today, New Jersey did the same. She had never paid much attention to how other ship girls fought before, and thought that everyone rushed into the enemy camp like her.

Now that I think about it, no wonder I found my sisters staying away from me every time I defeated the Siren. It turns out that there was nothing wrong with them, but with me.

Just when the two simple-minded guys were shocked by the ship girl's fighting method, the situation on the sea changed again.

Essex, which was supposed to avoid the fire pursuit, had quietly approached Akagi after making a big circle, and this distance was the best time to launch torpedoes.

With his right hand clenched, Akagi gave a mocking smile to Essex who was getting closer and closer.

"TBF Avenger...You're so easy to guess."

As soon as the words fell, the flames burning fiercely on the sea surface seemed to have received some order and rushed towards Essex from all directions.

It was no secret that Essex had a team of TBF Avenger torpedo planes hidden. Whether it was due to their abilities or they were deliberately hiding their abilities, this kind of unexpected surprise attack was something Akagi had long been tired of.

From the very beginning of the exercise, Red Fox had anticipated that the enemy might launch a surprise attack at close range, and had secretly mobilized the flames to attack Essex harshly. As long as she dared to slow down and launch the torpedo planes, the flames would completely engulf her.

But Jiaozi's reputation as a warlike ship was not undeserved. Naturally, he knew that Akagi could predict his torpedo planes. When the flames came, he did not slow down and use his abilities. Instead, he rushed straight towards Akagi himself.

"So you want to fight me in close combat? Hahaha... interesting."

Although he did not hone his close combat skills like Kaga, Akagi also put a lot of effort in this aspect. When being approached, he did not panic, but went straight up to fight with Essex.

Seeing the two men displaying their fighting skills on the sea, even forgetting to control the carrier-based aircraft, Xia Bai muttered to himself: "This is not right, why is it different from what Beifa told me?"

"Well...what Befa said just now was just the normal situation. The actual situation also depends on the specific conditions." After whispering an explanation, Befa lowered his head silently.

How could she know that the two aircraft carriers would be like this? They suddenly switched to using fists to decide the outcome before the battle between the carrier-based aircraft had even finished. This was something the Royal Army would never dare to think of.

"You've gotten really angry, why don't you stop it?"

"Don't worry, let me see the enterprise... Never mind, let's separate them first."

Originally, Xia Bai wanted to tell Tirpitz to wait and see what Enterprise's attitude was, but seeing that the two people on the sea were fighting more and more out of line, he decided to stop them first.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Bai put his hands in front of his mouth to make a trumpet shape and shouted, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, fighting like this will not produce any results."

However, the two men on the field seemed not to hear his shout, and had no intention of stopping, continuing to punch each other in the face.

Just as Tirpitz said, they are really angry, and today's battle will not end easily unless either side lies down.

Chapter 119: Paid Beating

"Really? No matter what I say, you won't listen. It's still a carrier battle. Can Akagi be more mature..."

Gently hugging the red fox's soft waist, Xia Bai carefully kneaded her limp fox ears. In addition to complaints, there was also a deep sense of tenderness in his mouth.

After Xia Bai used the God of Radiance to forcibly stop the exercise, Akagi did not show the madness she had in the battle at all. She held his hand on her belly like a little woman, and said with a pout, "It's because you deliberately avoided me, dear. Dafeng said you were in the White Eagle dormitory, so..."

Xia Bai knew what happened next without Akagi telling him. Given the red fox's personality, he would probably imagine that he was going to the White Eagle dormitory to find Essex, and that the other party was exactly the one that the foxes of Sakura Empire hated the most, including the petite Chang Meng.

Moreover, Akagi was abusive and fierce, and she brought the Sakura Empire ship girls to the White Eagle dormitory to challenge her. It was normal for Essex to not help but come down to confront her.