Revisiting Azur Lane

As a result, his current planned attack targets changed from one to two, one is the base in the west, and the other is the southern islands. It is known that the Siren base cannot be breached in a short period of time, and the southern islands are far away from the port area, and the internal situation is unknown.

"So both sides are not good people?"

Zhou He narrowed his eyes and found Xuefeng on the attack map. She had been running south while Yudachi and others were fighting. At this time, she had appeared in the South Sixth District. Because of the Nagashima plane, Xuefeng entered the South Sixth District, and the archipelago was immediately displayed on the map. It was indeed a beautiful location.

It’s just that the constantly rotating black vortex on the map looks a bit creepy.

"Can Xuefeng break through this mirror sea alone?"

Zhou He wanted to see what was inside, but was worried that he would not be able to get out if he went in, so his eyes fell on Xuefeng who was still heading south, and then moved away after a moment.

He believed that Xuefeng could definitely do it solo, but Xuefeng's level was already high enough, so it would be better to help other members of his family level up.

"What should I do~"

Muttering to himself, Zhou He gave Xuefeng the order to return.

Chapter 152: Behind Enemy Lines (?)

After arriving at the South Sixth District, Yukikaze began to return, but the map running was not over yet. Nagashima received a follow-up order from Zhou He, and a small number of reconnaissance planes spread out to illuminate the fog. To the latter's surprise, the sisters Zuikaku and Shokaku took the initiative to join the map running after the battle. In less than half an hour, the South Fourth District, which originally had only a straight road and was surrounded by darkness, the South Fifth District and the South Sixth District were lit up, and the scene became clear.

What surprised Zhou He even more was that the joint team here did not return to the aircraft carrier, but ran straight to the second port area where he was to land.

After a few days, this deserted and dilapidated port area welcomed guests again.

"It's your turn."

The coastline of this port area is very long, and the landing team did not land together, but Tosa deliberately approached Yudachi. After stepping on the ground, he casually patted the wet clothes and wrinkles on his body, and cast his eyes on Yudachi who was sniffing with his eyes closed.

"Well, it's too far."

Unfortunately, after sniffing for a long time, Xili couldn't smell Zhou He's scent. Instead, he was a little overwhelmed by the smell of the accumulated dust and the breath of the sea. In the end, he covered his ears and shook his head, his little face wrinkled into a bun.

"Is the Commander really here?"

Hamanman, Bush and other members of the White Eagles surrounded Yorktown, speaking with doubt, and Yorktown shook her head: Zuikaku's fighting style was too rough, and she felt it was difficult just to follow behind and provide cover, and she didn't pay attention to whether there were any traces of humans here.

Generally speaking, when looking down from the sky, people on the ground look as small as ants. There are such large ruins here that her plane would not be able to spot Zhou He even if it passed by overhead.

I don't really understand the eyesight of these two sisters.

"There are no landing craft around here either."

Cleveland also had doubts. Before going ashore, she deliberately observed the situation nearby and did not find any tools that could carry Zhou He to this place. However, the people from Chongqing Sakura Empire insisted that Zhou He was here. It was very strange.

"what."

Because it was the second landing, after Montpellier got ashore, she began to look for the path they took last time, which was at least safer. As a result, she walked a little further inside and found a high rock to climb up. She saw a white figure wandering in the abandoned buildings in the distance, looking for something. If she was not mistaken, it seemed to be her commander.

Montpellier rubbed his eyes, and after making sure he was not mistaken, he turned and called out to Cleveland, pointing in the direction of Zhou He: "Sister, the commander is hanging out over there."

"..."

The people who were discussing stopped talking for a moment, looked at each other and began to move in the direction pointed by Montpellier. Kaga, who had landed at another place, saw that there seemed to be some discovery here, and called on others to move over here as well. So the two teams found Zhou He in a relatively spacious open space at the same time.

"commander!?"

Harman took one more step forward. Even though she didn't say much, Zhou He already understood what she meant just by the shock and curiosity in her voice. Zhou He smiled and spread his hands towards everyone: "Are you surprised? This is my latest projection technology, which allows me to appear in a specific area regardless of distance."

"surprise?"

Hamanman didn't agree with his words. She crossed her arms and frowned, "It was a shock!"

They had just fought a battle with the Sirens nearby, and the commander who was originally in their own port area appeared here. It is hard to describe what kind of feeling this is, anyway, just pretend to be very angry!

"it's the same."

Zhou He didn't want to dwell on this issue too much. He raised his hand and pointed to the side. Large patches of blue light gathered into various supplies. He then looked at the taller people at the scene and said, "Tosa, Kaga, Cleveland, Yorktown, use waterproof sheets to surround the area."

Then he called on Shentong and Ayanami, who seemed more reliable, to help, and put together the picnic tableware they had bought to form a temporary small kitchen.

"Commander, do we need to continue exploring?"

After helping, Ashigara dusted off his clothes, sat on a stool beside him, and looked at Zhou He who was cooking and starting a fire. He asked, "If we go any further, the Siren might send troops to block our retreat and surround and ambush us from multiple sides."

"Hmph, let them come. It just so happens that we haven't had enough fun yet."

Kaga raised her dustproof cloth and gave an answer for Zhou He with a sneer. The latter looked at her and answered Ashigara seriously: "Siren doesn't have the troops to surround us, nor can it cut off our retreat, and..."

Zhou He didn't think that he could ignore the observers and let them do whatever they wanted at this stage, but since it was confirmed that there was a mirror sea in the South Sixth District, he should at least find out the situation around the mirror sea to facilitate the subsequent specific attack plan.

So he thought about it, raised his hand and waved it in the air, and the sea map given when he occupied the base appeared beside him, still clearly visible under the sunlight.

This is a new feature he developed after independently trying it out. When it appears in this port area in a projected state, the map can be as solid as his body for other people to see.

The appearance of the map attracted the attention of others, and Zhou He pointed to the location of the second port area where they were with a spatula, and swiped south to the archipelago: "Xuefeng has already discovered the traces of sirens here. It is a mirror sea area with unknown danger. We have already run here, so why not take advantage of the situation to directly explore the situation nearby before going back."

He repeated his thoughts: To summarize, it was to skip the Siren Base in West District 4 and go straight to West District 5, District 6 or even District 7 - advancing past the enemy's fortresses was a taboo in military strategy, but it didn't matter to Zhou Hejia, as he was responsible for the logistics of the port area.

More importantly, after collecting intelligence from all sides, it is almost certain that the observer no longer has a large fleet that can crush his ship girls, at least not today.

"Keep exploring."

Zhou He gave a summary, and Ashigara who asked the question was greatly shocked. This behavior was different from the tactics she knew. But when she came to her senses, she felt that it was not so difficult to accept, and she was even excited inside - as a samurai, she was eager to fight and intended to prove her strength in battle!

"That's right! If our fleet wasn't so small, I would really like to attack them directly and see if the defense ability of those Sirens is as strong as their annoying ability."

Kaga highly affirmed Zhou He's judgment, crossed his arms across his chest, and a variety of emotions flashed in his bright eyes.

"The commander is right!"

Yuli was very supportive, even though she didn't understand what Zhou He said at all.

——After a brief exchange, Zhou He began to work hard. Last time he tried to use projection to touch an object, it actually worked. This projection function is more like creating an avatar for him in this base than a 'projection', a data clone that can perform material work. It's quite amazing.

“…Is it possible?”

Yorktown asked Cleveland in a low voice. As an inherited historical memory, she was used to playing against the wind, but in her opinion, it was a bit inappropriate to blatantly wander around under the nose of the enemy.

"Well, it's OK. The commander's orders may seem unreasonable to us, but we will definitely win in the end."

Cleveland didn't think too long, and shrugged with a smile: "According to the commander's order, the mission success rate is close to 100%."

As far as she could remember, they had never been defeated in the true sense. The only time they were defeated was because they were unable to kill all the Sirens besieging the port. The difference in numbers was simply not something that could be handled by tactics. They were just tired of killing, and it could not be said that they were defeated.

Harman next to her also whispered in agreement: Although Zhou He often makes her angry, he will not joke about serious matters. Since he said he can go, there must be a chance.

"Well, thank you."

Upon hearing this, York City smiled and said, "You really trust the commander."

"what?"

Cleveland and Harman were both stunned when they heard this, looked at Zhou He who was busy, and finally smiled at each other.

Chapter 153: Big Stride

"Ms. Bismarck, according to the feedback from the reconnaissance aircraft, no sirens or abnormalities were found in the sea area covered by the commander's map."

Looking down from the sky, a group of people were galloping on the sea. Miss Yi Bei, who only looked unruly and fun-loving on the surface, was reporting the reconnaissance situation in a serious manner. Her long silver hair fluttered in the oncoming sea breeze, and under the shadow of her military cap were half-closed eyes and slightly furrowed brows: "So I conducted an aerial reconnaissance farther away, and found that there was a transformed island that was suspected to be a war base about a hundred nautical miles away from the map. There were a large number of sirens wandering around there, and the number was very abnormal."

"You did a good job. Be careful not to be discovered and conduct a simple reconnaissance in other directions."

After hearing the report, Bismarck gave feedback in a slightly low voice, and Elbe smiled, asked the reconnaissance plane in front to return, and then released another group of planes to take over.

"Being guarded by the fleet, it sounds like there is a Siren stronghold near our home."

Z23 waited for the message to finish and started a conversation with great interest.

In the Iron Blood team, Count Spee and Hutten preferred action rather than speech, U556 was wandering underwater, and Bismarck himself was not very talkative, so Z23, who wanted to know more about everyone, could only find ways to start a conversation.

"Well, but compared to the base itself, the Siren fleet wandering nearby is more worthy of consideration."

Bismarck was thinking. Elbe had made it very clear. From here to the so-called war base, there was a distance of nearly two hundred nautical miles where the number of Sirens was sparse, but near the base, the number of Siren fleets was abnormally large.

Obviously, the cadres of the Observer and other experimental institutions don't have much manpower available here, but they don't mobilize the Siren here to reinforce. There are many things worth thinking about:

For example, whether the combat power inside the Siren node base near their port area is really scarce, or whether this stronghold is an important defense position of the Siren, playing an important role that they are unaware of.

The third is that, in the more distant seas, a similar battle is taking place on the other side of the war base. It is not that the Sirens do not want to send troops to reinforce, but that they simply cannot spare the time.

Not only that, this discovery will serve as a reference for their future actions to a considerable extent.

"Yes, if these Sirens come closer to us, it will be very troublesome."

Z23 replied with a "hmm".

"..."

Hutten and Count Spee simultaneously turned to look at Z23, causing her to blink: "Isn't that right?"

"No, quite right."

Hu Teng withdrew her gaze. She had no intention of talking big. There was nothing wrong with Z23's opinion, because the most direct threat to their port area was the Siren army approaching. In comparison, any possible conspiracies and tricks in the future were not that important.

"If we take over that stronghold, we may be able to obtain important intelligence to fight against the Sirens."

Spee expressed her thoughts. She was not interested in blind fighting and killing. She preferred a plan that could end the war efficiently.

"Well, this place is so far away from our port area, it would be difficult to take it down, right?"

Z23 has a similar idea.

Bismarck listened to the simple exchange between the few people for a while before interrupting the topic of "attacking the Siren stronghold". Compared with the stronghold here, the key point is to capture the Siren base near the port area.

The above conversations are all electronic communications within the team.

……

“It’s a big problem.”

Hood and his group, who were exploring northward, encountered sporadic attacks from Siren teams of different sizes after entering Area 5. Although all the enemies were killed, the number of Sirens had exceeded the number Zhou He had stated before setting off.

Such anomalies made Hood suspicious of the unknown north, so he ordered the Royal Ark to conduct reconnaissance as far as possible. He discovered that there were Siren fleets consisting of more than ten ships on the sea in the North Sixth and North Seventh Districts that had not been explored and were outside the map!

There are even more Sirens in the North Eighth District, and more importantly, they are moving in the same direction, from north to south, facing Hood and his group head-on.

"The further north we go, the more Sirens there are. It seems that those Siren officers are mobilizing fleets from other seas to provide support. There is a high possibility that there is another large Siren base in the north."

Hood made simple thoughts and judgments based on the intelligence from the Royal Ark.

"Humph, they are advancing in such a scattered manner. Are those Siren officers confused, or do they want to rely on the vanguard to hold us back so that the follow-up teams can complete the encirclement?"

Jean Bart sneered. The Siren's warship configuration was not weak, but their commanders were too clumsy. Their arrangements for large-scale battles were gentle and rough, just like playing house with children, easy to understand.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. The Siren's base is behind us. If they send troops, we will be forced to retreat to Bismarck's side."

Hood corrected Jean Bart and looked around at their own personnel deployment. The most powerful camp in the port area at present was the Sakura Empire camp, which far exceeded their Royal Camp in terms of both personnel deployment and numbers. If the Sakura Empire team was here, they would most likely be able to kill all the approaching Siren fleets, but they couldn't do it. Even with Jean Bart, they only had three battleships. There was no problem with small-scale combat, but if they could drag the enemy troops to gather, they would have to retreat.

"Tsk, it seems necessary to urge the commander to increase the number of combat personnel."

Clicking his lips rather inelegantly, Hood whispered something and gave orders to the others: enter North Sector Six and engage any Siren that comes within range of her main guns!

The quiet east, the warring north, and finally the complicated west—

In Changdao, thanks to the efforts of the Shuanghe sisters, the shadows in the South Districts 4, 5, and 6 all dissipated. After they returned with Xuefeng and enjoyed the food cooked by Zhou He, they received troublesome orders again.

The second team set out, first going around to the south and entering District Five. After dealing with the scattered Sirens, they moved towards the southwest. Zhou He watched as the fleet around the Siren Base in District West Four was mobilized, and after a burst of commotion, it returned to silence. He simply dispersed and adjusted the defensive direction of the fleet, guarding against an attack from Zuikaku and others.

Without the harassment from the Siren main fleet, after lighting up the West Fifth District, the combined fleet of the Sakura Empire and the White Eagles ran straight to the West Sixth District and finally entered the West Seventh District.

"Great, this way I can see from which direction the observers entered the Siren Base."

At this time, Zhou He had already removed the projection and returned to his own body in the port area. After having a meal in the restaurant, he had a tea break. Looking at the surrounding seas that were gradually lit up, he couldn't help but get a little excited. Then he made arrangements for ammunition supply and support for the situation encountered by Hood and others in the north: "Shokaku, Yorktown, you take the team directly north to help Hood and others clear the approaching Siren fleet. Remember to bring Nagashima - Yukikaze has another mission."

After a short pause, Zhou He contacted Xuefeng alone: ​​"Xuefeng, can you continue to go south to the back of the mirror sea area of ​​the archipelago?"

"…Don't you think it's troublesome? Wouldn't it save time if I just ran over there?"

Xuefeng, who was sitting on the white wolf and having a video call with Zhou He, showed a subtle look in her eyes. She looked at Zhou He and said, "Or do you think I can't conquer this mirror sea alone?"

"Haha, thank you for running around so much, Xuefeng. But this is also to guard against the actions of the Sirens. As for the Mirror Sea, I hope that everyone can work together to conquer it so that everyone can participate in growth."

Zhou He smiled and turned his hat. He didn't mean to let Xuefeng explore in a detour, but he didn't know the specific size of the mirror sea in the South Sixth District. If Xuefeng passed by and was caught and couldn't get out unless the sea was closed, things would be even more troublesome.

During the current period when the fleet is dispersed for exploration, handle things as simply as possible.

"I hate guys who are good at talking."

Xuefeng stared at Zhou He. He actually said such a thing. How could she continue to be in a bad mood?

"What a coincidence! I hate guys like that, too."