Revisiting Azur Lane

The questions were answered one by one, and the crowd began to leave the living room. They split into several small teams on the road near the beach to communicate with each other. Zhou He walked at the end, looking at the overall harmonious "big family", and nodded secretly in his heart. As long as the various camps did not fight among themselves, there would be basically no problems with the instructions he gave.

……

The plane circled above the island. Above the sea, Shokaku and the other three looked at each other and passed the situation on to the others.

"Currently, the Sirens are all gathered 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 targets that meet the requirements."

Shokaku explained the situation to Bismarck over the microphone. Bismarck, who was a few hundred meters away, glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "Deal with the enemy's aircraft carriers first, and leave the rest to us."

"it is good."

The simple communication determined the general direction of the action. Shokaku and the other four aircraft carriers stood not far from the island. The escort and tugboat groups sped up and ran to the front. Bismarck and others had a slower speed, but also followed.

In any war, taking the initiative is equivalent to having the upper hand. Although the emergence of aircraft carriers directly blocks the possibility of guerrilla warfare at sea, it is enough to kill the enemy by surprise.

After the three teams arrived at the cognitive boundary, the fighter jets that were still circling in the sky rushed towards the Siren fleet that was wandering carelessly. The planes were extremely fast and there were too many of them. The Siren fleet, which had noticed it, had no way of completing the air defense fire line in such a short time.

According to the discussion results, the fleet rushed directly to the rear of the Siren fleet, targeting the aircraft carrier which was supposed to be in the safest position. The battle was about to break out. The roar of the explosion ended, and black smoke representing severe damage or even fire rose from all directions of the sea.

The Siren fleet would never panic, so they continued to work hard on air defense, but failed to notice the guns that had locked onto them.

Huge shells drew arcs in the air, followed by a shrill sound that oppressed the air. The main gun salvo, which had a larger range and was more accurate than an air raid, immediately destroyed five heavy cruisers and light cruisers close to the port, turning them into a sea of ​​fire. The remaining Sirens attempted to counterattack but could not find their target at all. A moment later, they were greeted by a new round of artillery fire. The aircraft groups in the sky also split up, some heading north, some heading south, and some beginning to harass the remaining battleships and battlecruisers.

The long-planned raid yielded gratifying results. 80% of the huge fleet of nearly ships originally stationed in the northeast of the port were wiped out in just minutes. The remaining few ships were still fighting stubbornly, but were uselessly killed by the escort fleet that rushed out.

"As long as air superiority is not a problem, any number of ordinary mass-produced models can solve the problem. It's too weak, too weak! Is there no stronger opponent?"

Kaga, who had already rushed out of the boundary line, laughed wildly. The only Sirens that could attract her attention were the cadres who had demonstrated powerful ship-equipment strength. Facing these mass-produced models that were not worth mentioning at all, she could feel the pleasure of crushing the weak, but she was not satisfied in her heart.

"Don't be crazy. Let's go north. We need to deal with as many Sirens as possible before the Siren Fleet comes to support us."

Tosa didn't quite understand why Kaga liked to talk nonsense during battle, but her fighting ability was indeed not weak, and she had nothing to say about her somewhat strange interests.

"Got it, just the two of us?"

Kaga was not convinced by Akagi in many ways, but facing Tosa, she had no intention of competing with him. She fired a shot at the light cruiser that was trying to launch a sneak attack, drew a semicircle on the sea, and followed Tosa's actions.

"Shokaku said there are few Sirens here, and the two of us are enough at this stage."

Tosa responded calmly, his eyes turned cold the moment the radar locked onto the enemy's light spot. The naval guns surrounding him began to adjust, emitting a soul-shaking roar. The Siren warship, which was nearly ten miles away, was reduced to ruins after more than ten seconds.

Kaga reacted similarly and sank the Siren, but more Sirens appeared in front of the sisters and an annoying buzzing sound was heard in the sky above.

"It's really weird. The Siren fleet is circumventing the route, but their planes are also circumventing the port area. With this discrepancy between the scheduled and actual time, won't the Siren become suspicious?"

Having been in the port area for a while, Kaga has gradually gained a deeper understanding of the profession of aircraft carriers. He understands that in the naval battles of the post-era, their battleships are useless old things.

"It would be better if the other side discovered us. This would attract those curious Siren officers to come and fight us."

Tosa snorted coldly. Her target was always the stronger one. Those Siren cadres were the opponents she wanted to defeat the most.

"Makes sense."

The disadvantages turned into advantages. Kaga's emotions became more and more excited. He started to charge directly. Under the interweaving fleets in the sky, he took the initiative to meet the approaching Siren fleet.

The Tosa sisters were doing this, and the other teams were carrying out their tasks even more smoothly. With the help of the escort team, Bismarck and his companions began to clear the approaching Sirens from north to south one by one, while Yukikaze and his companions took the opportunity to jump up and down next to an aircraft carrier that was riddled with holes and surrounded by smoke but still not sunk, and tied the chains that came with the Yukikaze ship to the aircraft carrier.

"Okay."

Bush, who was not afraid of being killed in the explosion, climbed onto the aircraft carrier and assisted the people below to complete the connection. Hearing the response, Xuefeng took a deep breath and pulled the taut chain to speed up from slow to fast. The wolfhound under him ran non-stop with its teeth bared, and finally dragged the hundreds of meters long beast to move.

"What an amazing power. Even the power has been enhanced after evolution."

Hamanman was very surprised at Xuefeng's power strength, which was already comparable to the power of a destroyer in warship form. With this level of power to drive their current body warships, the speed would definitely be faster than theirs, which was really enviable - if she possessed such a powerful force, she would definitely be confident when facing Zhou He, and would not turn around and run away every time after saying something against her will.

York City criticized her a little for this, but unfortunately she felt a little nervous when facing Zhou He. When she was praised, she felt like she was being treated like a child, and when she was teased, she felt that Zhou He was too frivolous. She really couldn't understand it.

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

Hermione observed the situation outside and came to talk to Harman. The latter quickly came to his senses and said that there was no problem. Then with the help of Bush and Jarvis, the three of them towed the heavy cruiser together. The remaining Jinqi also cooperated with Bush, and the two of them towed a light cruiser.

Assisting in their escort were Count Spee with his Z23 and Kursk with his agility.

……

"I've come out, but I still can't locate the space they are in. It's really weird."

Inside the Siren Base in the west, a huge computer with a large screen was broadcasting live in the middle of the screen what Zhou He's ship girl was doing. The Clearer looked at the code numbers flashing wildly on the right side of the screen and blew a punch on the machine angrily. With a thud, a dent appeared on the iron sheet of the console.

"We can't locate them, but we have determined the coordinates that connect them to this world. If we rashly set up an ambush, we will most likely alert the enemy. Do you have any ideas?"

The observer sat sideways on a chair nearby, his snow-white legs resting on the armrests as he spoke casually.

"The intelligence we have collected so far is not enough to add them to the natural deduction system. We need to test them, especially that thing."

The tester pointed at Yukikaze who appeared on the screen with a grim expression. It was obvious that Yukikaze was like a mentally dead corpse when fighting with them, but now not only had she returned to normal, she also got together with those unknown ship girls. This obviously increased the difficulty of her test.

"Don't worry."

The observer also saw that there was no fluctuation on her face, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking. She continued, "I have done some investigations in the past two days. The spatial structure of this sea area is abnormally unstable. No wonder the test sites in other worlds overlap with this world."

"What's the point of this kind of investigation? If you had followed them the day before yesterday, they wouldn't have gotten away unscathed."

The tester's face was gloomy: "Now that the test subject has regained the ability to think, we have no way to deal with her."

"You are too anxious. I checked the records of these ship girls from their appearance to the present, and there is one item we can use."

The observer had a calm smile on his face, as if he had already figured out who was on the screen.

"I'm leaving my words. I've also seen their records. In addition to not dying in battle, they can also get new ship girls by defeating our warships. This is already an anomaly and needs to be treated with special attention."

The tester frowned and looked at the observer, who naturally tapped the screen. The live broadcast disappeared and switched to Kursk inexplicably observing the second entrance and exit of their mirror sea area, and then conducted a strict search of the island.

"It's obvious that these ship girls are very short of intelligence, 'information about our world'. In order to obtain intelligence, they even took the initiative to go to the Mirror Sea. Isn't there an abandoned port next to it? This is something that can be used."

The observer made a very simple analysis and said to the few people: "Next, you go and test the capabilities of these ship girls. I will find the constructors to build the mirror sea area, and we will deal with them in the mirror sea area."

"Will it work?"

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

Chapter 120 Cats and Dogs

"The number of Sirens has obviously decreased?"

Zhou Heru was drinking tea at home as usual, paying attention to the health bar of his own ship girl and the movements of the Siren on the map, but after the cannon fire for a long time, the health bar of his ship girl did not drop much. He communicated with Shokaku in surprise and received the above report.

"Yes, especially the enemy's aircraft carriers, the number of which is more than half of what it was a few days ago."

The hair of Xianghe on the other side of the video fluttered in the wind. After noticing that Zhou He's eyes followed her hair, Xianghe stretched out his hand to restrain it. The corners of his mouth raised a charming arc and he moved closer to the screen and lowered his voice: "This is the number after taking into account the executor's aircraft carrier."

“…Is there such a thing?”

Looking at the playful Xianghe, Zhou He rubbed the stubble on his chin with his palm before saying, "Could it be that when Xuefeng came over the day before yesterday, he specifically picked the Siren's main battleship to attack?"

Was it the so-called fighting instinct engraved in his body? Or did the beautiful white wolf possess a little wisdom?

At first, he was quite curious why Yukikaze's cat-shaped ship suit would evolve into a wolf. After he read Yukikaze's memory, he realized that the moment Yukikaze chose to leave Sakura Empire, she became a lone wolf with no one to rely on. This wolf-shaped ship suit reflected Yukikaze's inner changes at that time.

"Probably so."

Xianghe had the same guess as Zhou He: "The place where Xuefeng first appeared was the rear hinterland of the Siren for us. The first thing she came into contact with was the Siren's main battleship, which inadvertently helped us a lot."

"Yes, the benefits that Xuefeng has brought us are too great. I think, after we capture the Siren Base, we should change the name to Xuefeng Port."

Zhou He remembered that he had deliberately provoked Xuefeng this morning, which was a heinous crime, so he thought of a plan to make up for it.

"...Commander, why don't you try a more ordinary way of thanking me, such as preparing some desserts, cakes, or medals?"

Shokaku's smile froze a little. This man was too lively. He said such heavy words in such a casual tone: "Doing something like that suddenly will scare Yukikaze."

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

Zhou He thought that just talking big was not enough, he needed something more direct.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander. By the way, Xuefeng and the others have already towed several Siren warships and are about to dock. Should they be anchored here or taken directly back to the port?"

Xianghe changed the subject in a few words. Zhou He answered without much thought: "Just stop there. This is the first operation. The Sirens are not on guard. Xianghe, please comfort Xuefeng and the others and ask them to tow as many boats as possible."

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

According to the test, the daily attack mission must annihilate a certain number of Sirens to be completed. In addition, killing enemies can improve the data of your own ship girls and drop new ships. Now you are directly confronting with the intelligent experimental agency and others, and you can't miss any opportunity to accumulate strength.

"understood."

After responding, Shokaku read out Zhou He's 'instructions' to the others very smoothly, informing Bismarck and others of the movement of the approaching Siren fleet and asking them to find a suitable position for fighting. He also comforted Xuefeng and his party. After everything was over, she came to her senses and was surprised to find that Zhou He had not cut off contact. Zhou He seemed very happy at this time, with a faint smile on his lips, but his brows were slightly furrowed while he looked at her with soft eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

"Oh, sorry, did I interrupt your work? I'll cut off the line first, please be careful."

Zhou He and Xianghe's eyes met, and he suddenly came back to his senses, smiled and waved, said goodbye, and then cut off the video.

"No, no matter how capable and pleasing to the eye Shokaku is, you can't let her be the secretary ship."

Rubbing his temple, Zhou He talked to himself with regret.

If it's Zuikaku, there will be no problem letting her be the secretary ship. She is the second one to join the port area and has the qualifications.

But Shokaku is not an option. She joined the ship much later than Hood and Bismarck, and her work ability is no better than the former two. Promoting her to be a secretary ship without mentioning it to anyone else just because she looks pleasing to the eye 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 for each camp to select one to assist or take turns to assist in the work."

A sudden flash of inspiration instantly eased Zhou He's mood. He took a cautious attitude towards the operation of the port and the relationship between the various camps. In his opinion, the position of secretary ship was just to select capable people to help, but there was no guarantee that other people would have special ideas.

However, there are a few people in the port area who may not necessarily accept the position of secretary ship. He has to ask around and make sure everything is correct before implementing the project.

Well, actually, he really didn't have much work that needed the help of a secretary ship right now, and he was worried that if he arranged for a secretary ship like Yudachi to go out, it would be discovered that he actually had to fish for 24 hours out of 22 hours a day.

……

Zhou He did not expect that the first attack, which was mainly aimed at collecting shipbuilding materials, would last more than four hours.

The reason is very simple. The number of Siren's aircraft carriers has decreased, and his four aircraft carriers, especially Zuikaku, have begun to show "level suppression" because of the improvement in their numbers. The aircraft she released have hard armor and powerful bullets. They can kill the enemy in pieces as soon as they meet the Siren's fleet. The tactics of kamikaze due to insufficient power are a thing of the past.

However, with only four aircraft carriers, they were able to fight on equal terms with the more than ten aircraft carriers on the Siren side.

There is no need to say more about the battle situation on the sea. The increase in values ​​has made Zhou He's ship girls appear to have a sense of "the earlier they join the port, the stronger they will be". Yudachi used the armament of a destroyer to deal the damage of a light cruiser. The Kursk operations have not been frequent, but its firepower has been close to that of a battleship or battlecruiser. Tosa and Hood are even more heavyweights. Basically, one round of shelling from the two of them will kill the Siren if it is hit.

In the absence of air pressure, many mass-produced ships have completely become trash in front of everyone.

"Commander~We're back!"

Zhou He stood on the shore, staring at the figure that appeared at the end of his sight. A white figure rushed to the front as usual. When it was about seven meters away from Zhou He, Yuli jumped into the waves. In the light when the ship's equipment disappeared, her figure left in the air like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. She spread her hands and landed steadily, and stepped on the tide in front of Zhou He with one foot. Water mixed with brown sand splashed everywhere, and the smile on her face was excited and bright, but when she looked up, she found that Zhou He was still very far away from her?

"Yuudachi, I can feel that you are very happy."

Zhou He pressed his hat down and looked down at his trouser legs that were still dirty. He took a deep breath and walked forward to pat Yudachi on the shoulder. He reminded him earnestly, "But remember to log in normally next time. If you fall, it will hurt a lot."

"understood!"

Yuudachi wagged his tail and answered with a smile on his face, then naturally opened his arms and hugged Zhou He, rubbing his cheek in his arms.

"..."

Zhou He was very suspicious that Xili didn't even hear what he said clearly, but there was nothing he could do. Even the most obedient dog can be disobedient sometimes. He would remind him a few more times next time.

Yudachi was in the front, and the others also returned to the shore one after another. The scene of Yudachi occupying the position was already familiar to him. After landing, Shentong looked back at the battleships still at the entrance of the bay, and came to Zhou He and bowed slightly: "Commander, this battle went very smoothly. Our team alone defeated five heavy cruisers, nine light cruisers, fifteen destroyers, and eight submarines head-on. Counting the achievements of other teams, the number should be more than a hundred."

"Very good! With this efficiency, we only need to complete a few more missions before we can fight the Siren main force in an open and square battle."

Zhou He nodded, but he was very puzzled in his heart. Why didn't any new ship girls drop from so many ships? It was the same before. Sometimes he fought till death but didn't see any new ships, and sometimes he would lose ships when fighting a lone Siren team.

Comparing the conditions, does it mean that the system will only activate the decision to kill the ship girl when the enemy can be completely wiped out or the two sides are evenly matched?

"Well, this may be the system's safety protection for the new ship girl."

In this operation, the daily attack mission contributed two Rubik's Cubes to him, which rounded up to two ships. Now he still has nine Rubik's Cubes in reserve, which can be used to carry out major construction in the few days before the counterattack on Siren to allow the new ship girls to adapt to the situation.

After a short pause, Zhou He suddenly asked, "Shentong, do you know what day it is today, or what day of the week it is?"

After living here for so long, he can only judge time as 24 hours a day. He doesn't know the year, month and day in this world. It doesn't matter to him normally, but if there is something that needs to be done in a certain number of days, he will feel confused and can't keep track of the progress.

"Today's date?"