Revisiting Azur Lane

This is a bit troublesome. He wanted to rely on Zuikaku's reconnaissance ability to light up the surroundings and defeat the Siren fleet one by one, but now he can only operate within a limited range.

"The commander should understand."

Zuikaku looked at Zhou He. Their port was surrounded by the Siren fleet, and it was only a matter of time before they were discovered. Faced with this situation, their tradition of the Sakura Empire was to strike first.

Zhou He nodded, but did not make a decision in a hurry. This stronghold was very important to him, but the core of his development was still on the system. Even if the Siren really discovered and attacked, he could rely on the system map to avoid danger and make a comeback.

After a moment's silence, he said, "The Siren fleets around the port are too dense to be destroyed in a single location. Wait for the right opportunity. I will notify you to attack as soon as I find one."

"it is good!"

There was a gleam in Zuikaku's eyes. She herself was the product of Yudachi sinking the Siren. As long as she continued to sink the Siren, the combat power of the port would continue to increase, and Shokaku would return to her sooner or later.

Zhou He was not surprised by Zuikaku's bellicosity. When Yudachi discovered Siren, she also had a similar reaction of "Are we going to fight?" Perhaps the shipgirls of the Sakura Empire camp are more bellicosity than those of other camps.

After asking Zuikaku about some situations outside the map, Zhou He stood up from the dining table and returned to the office. He took out a diary from the drawer, opened it and wrote three lines on it, then stopped writing and put the diary back, and started to pack up the port area planning chart.

He had no interest in writing a diary before he traveled through time, and he has no particular interest in it now. He only leaves a few words every day to serve as material for future historical research - well, he is worried that he will forget the time when the ship girl joined the port and what happened. If he has the opportunity to discuss the current situation of the port with old members in the future, it would be too embarrassing if he can't answer it, which would be the most outrageous behavior of a commander.

……

After resting for a while after the meal, Zhou He went downstairs with the sorted chart. When he arrived at the entrance of the command center, he put the chart on the ground, opened his arms, pointed his left hand at the door of the command center, held the pen in his right hand and pointed it at the bay. After finishing, he squatted down and let the pen fall vertically. Then he moved his position, opened his arms, squatted down, picked up the pen with his left hand and handed it to his right hand and repeated the above actions. After the third time, he turned back to pick up the chart and marked 1:2500 in the corner, which means that 1 millimeter on the map is equal to 2.5 meters in reality.

According to Donghuang's body measurement in his previous life, the arm span of an adult male is about 170cm. Spending 1 Home Coin to buy a tape measure is a bit too extravagant at this stage, so he directly uses himself as a ruler. There will definitely be errors, but he can act according to the situation, so there is no problem.

Zhou He was measuring the distance from the headquarters to the bay very seriously, but his behavior seemed very subtle, and he caught the attention of Zuikaku who was outside basking in the sun with Yudachi. Zuikaku thought it was very interesting, so he strode over, glanced at the chart on the ground, then looked at Zhou He who was moving around, and said with a smile: "Commander, are you measuring the distance?"

"correct."

Zhou He himself actually thinks that this kind of measurement is very interesting, a bit like a game played by children.

"This measurement is not standard, and there are branch lines. How about I help you?"

Ruihe said that he wanted to play too, so he picked up the chart and pen on the ground and started to play translation with Zhou He. From time to time, he pointed out that the pen was not in the right position, and at intervals, he used the sheath at his waist to draw a horizontal line in the ground by turning over the soil as a reference point for Zhou He's position.

After measuring for a while, Zhou He suddenly realized something when facing Zuikaku's frequent corrections. He rubbed his sore arms and tilted his head to look at her: "I suddenly remembered, Zuikaku, you should be born with the ability to accurately estimate the length and distance, right?"

“…That’s not the case.”

Ruihe almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He turned his head and covered his mouth, trying to pretend that nothing had happened. However, Zhou He couldn't hold it in anymore and sat down on the grass facing the sea. He felt very ashamed, but also a little relieved. Fortunately, he didn't spend money on buying a tape measure, otherwise he would have lost a lot of money. Even if it was only 1 home coin, it was very precious to him now.

"Ahem, Commander, there are two roads extending to the seaside. What are they used for?"

Zuikaku did not continue teasing Zhou He, but after laughing, he looked at the chart and asked seriously.

"I want to build a dock warehouse area on the left, and develop an entertainment area on the right."

Zhou He glanced at her and expressed his rough thoughts.

As a port area, it must have a proper shipyard at least. If it expands outward like this, it will sooner or later encounter the indigenous people here, and then it can be used for trade. In addition, it is necessary to prepare multiple lighthouses to indicate the direction at night.

As for the beach entertainment area, those who know it will know it. It is a common place in anime for sunbathing, playing in the water and enjoying benefits.

"The commander's goal is very ambitious."

Ruihe tilted his head to look at the lonely command center, and then looked at Zhou He's frail figure. It would be a bit difficult for him to carry out the construction alone.

"Yeah, I definitely can't do it alone, how about Zuikaku, can you help me pave the way?"

Zhou He saw through her thoughts at a glance and raised his eyebrows to ask back, but he didn't expect Ruihe to nod and smile without hesitation: "Okay."

After finishing, she lifted up her crane-wing-like kimono sleeves to reveal her fair arms and posed towards Zhou He: "Don't look at me like this, I'm actually quite strong."

"..."

Zhou He was confused by Zuikaku's frank attitude. Looking at the girl with a bright smile in the sun, he raised his hand to press down his navy hat, turned his head to the side, stood up on the grass and patted the weeds on his pants. When he turned back to face Zuikaku, he had returned to normal. He spread his hands and invited her to help measure other routes.

There are two branches leading straight ahead from the headquarters at the seaside, and there are also routes extending to the left and right sides with the headquarters as the center. We haven’t decided how to develop them yet, but we’ll just pave the road first.

"give it to me!"

Zuikaku followed Zhou He with a blueprint and a pen to help him measure the distance. Every 25 meters, he would use the scabbard to draw clear horizontal lines of equal length on the grass for reference. Zhou He felt a little distressed when he saw this, but Zuikaku himself didn't seem to care much. He just smiled and said that he would just wipe it off later.

For Zhou He, the roads needed to be carefully measured, but for Ruihe, it was just a simple walk. He quickly completed the measurement of the three roads. This made Zhou He think that "in the future, when I have work, I must ask other people before taking action."

"Thank you for your hard work, I have prepared some snacks."

Back at the headquarters, Hermione had already prepared afternoon tea and invited Zhou He and the others to have it. She took the muddy sword from Zuikaku and walked aside to help wipe it. Zhou He was surprised that Hermione knew how to maintain the knives, and Hermione's answer left him speechless: Hermione knew a thing or two about anything that he might be interested in.

To put it simply, she is an all-purpose maid.

This is just Hermione. Zhou He didn't even dare to imagine what kind of fairy ship girl Belfast, who was called the head maid, was. He was afraid that she could be easily trained into a useless person who only knew how to enjoy herself.

terrible.

……

"Well, you didn't even call me for snacks!"

After waking up from a nap, Yuli wiped her cheek and returned to the headquarters, where she found the snacks that Hermione had specially left for her. The way she ate while angry was very loving, and Zhou He, who happened to be going downstairs, almost couldn't help but touch her head. He smiled and apologized as he passed by, because Yuli was sleeping so soundly at that time and he couldn't bear to disturb her.

"Be sure to wake me up next time."

Yudachi accepted the apology, then asked, "Is the commander coming down now to prepare dinner?"

Most people don't eat too many snacks before meals, but Yuudachi is not common sense. His foodie look makes Zhou He unconsciously want to check the inventory of ingredients, especially after Zuikaku and Hermione joined.

After simply dealing with Yuli, Zhou He went into the kitchen to check the remaining vegetables. The family ate a lot of meat, so there were still quite a few vegetables left, about enough for two days. He thought about it and decided to exchange them for new ones after they finished eating. Then he turned his attention to the remaining beef in the refrigerator.

When there was no war, Xili and his companions could go home and have three meals, but now they might fight with the Sirens at any time. He did not have the ability to exchange for cooked food in the mall, so he could only find a way to make some snacks that were easy to carry.

“Try the beef jerky first.”

He took action as soon as he thought of it. Zhou He selected some beef of good quality, cut it out, removed the fascia and cut it into strips. He soaked it in seasoning to remove the blood. Then he took advantage of the free time to start selecting ingredients for dinner and took out the last sea fish in the refrigerator. He would have fish soup today.

"Are you hungry, Commander? You've started preparing dinner so early."

Outside the kitchen window, Zuikaku, with a leaf on his head, knocked on the glass and poked his head in, pointing his finger in the direction of the island: "I just went to the forest over there and there seemed to be wild boars in it. Commander, do you know how to set traps?"

"Wild boar?"

Zhou He walked forward and used his fingers to remove the leaves on Zuikaku's head. After making sure that she didn't turn into a raccoon cat with a bang, he touched his chin and said, "If there is one, it means there are wild boars. Don't disturb them for now. When the time comes, find a chance to keep them in captivity."

"Oh!? As expected of a commander, you are so thoughtful."

Zuikaku's eyes lit up. How could she not have thought of that?

Zhou He shrugged: "It's okay. Compared with wild boars, I am more interested in whether you can use fishing nets to catch fish in the sea?"

"Ah, Commander, you are too cruel. This is the job of a fishing boat."

Zuikaku felt like she was about to become a multi-purpose aircraft carrier.

"There are no fishing boats in our port area. This is the only fish left."

Zhou He laughed, it was great that his own ship girl didn’t need oil or other fuel when going out.

Zuikaku narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms, raised his head and thought for a long time before speaking: "Let me think about it."

"Not in a hurry."

Zhou He looked back at the kitchen, leaned out of the window and saw the setting sun, pointing to the seashore: "Hermione is picking up shells at the beach, go and help her, and come back early."

"The commander is really good at ordering people around."

Zuikaku made a casual complaint, waved her hand and walked towards the beach. She still had a good impression of Hermione.

"This is the commander's privilege."

Zhou He leaned against the window and watched her go away, muttering something in a low voice. Then he couldn't help laughing. He turned around and started to fiddle with the beef to remove the blood.

This was his first time making beef jerky, and he would consider it a success if he didn't get diarrhea after eating it.

Chapter 18 Second Attack

Because there were a large number of Siren fleets roaming around the headquarters island, Zhou He did not let Zuikaku and Yuudachi go out to sea for a few days after completing the initial run (aircraft carrier reconnaissance).

First, he was worried about a skirmish at sea, and second, he couldn't leave the map of the outside area. Zhou He could do something like simply observing the movements of the Sirens by himself.

It was not known whether it was due to good luck or the lack of observation ability of the Siren on the other side, but even though the Siren fleet was sailing back and forth at the entrance of the bay, it did not discover the existence of the headquarters. Zhou He's attitude gradually changed from nervousness and excitement at the beginning to indifference.

The price he paid was that Yudachi and Zuikaku became increasingly restless, and they would come to ask Zhou He at least ten times a day whether there were any plans for an attack, which made him unable to concentrate on thinking about the development of the port area. He would always subconsciously observe the system map for half an hour at a time.

"what."

In the office, Zhou He drank the steaming cup of tea brought by Hermione and observed the sea map projected on his retina. Most of the fleets attracted by the Sirens in the past three days have wandered outside the map. There are still a few left, but compared to the number of his ship girls, it is still a multiple of the Sirens team.

After taking a sip of tea, he shifted his gaze to Hermione at the table. The maid who followed the royal naval discipline of 'fighting the enemy on sight' did not show any emotion because of the sirens blocking the door. He even suspected that the popular science he had seen before was taken out of context. The royal naval discipline of 'fighting the enemy on sight' might be a discipline with deeper meaning, rather than just literally having to fight the enemy when you see him.

"Mr. Commander, is there really no Siren team that can be selectively attacked?"

Seeing Zhou He looking worried, Hermione asked with some reluctance.

"..."

Zhou He didn't say anything, his eyes returned to the system interface again, switching back and forth between the four small maps that had already run away - each area had at least ten Siren warships, the weakest destroyers, the strongest heavy cruisers, and he didn't know if there were any submarines.

After reading the distribution of the Sirens, he closed his eyes and thought for a while, then tilted his head and asked Hermione in a low voice: "How strong is Zhenghang's combat power? I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Positional warfare must be very disadvantageous to Zuikaku."

Seeing his cautious look, Hermione thought he would be asked some questions, so she smiled and answered in a low voice, "Positional warfare is indeed disadvantageous, but the combat effectiveness of the Zhenghang is very strong. As long as Miss Zuikaku's body is not discovered by the Sirens, and if there is enough ammunition, she can sink many Sirens, even Sirens that are also aircraft carriers."

"How many destroyers can be sunk in an hour without interference from enemy aircraft carriers?"

Since he had already spoken, Zhou He decided to go all out. In the game, the three aircraft carriers in the back row were like a place that could sweep the floor, but in reality he really had no idea how powerful aircraft carriers were. What he learned in the game and what he imagined in his mind could never serve as a reference for attack.

I guess Hermione would definitely not expose his ignorance to others, so it's okay to ask childish questions, right?

"Well, that depends on luck. If Ms. Zuikaku has a super high hit rate, then one destroyer is equivalent to one round of bombing by planes."

This question made Hermione ponder for a moment. She had never seen a situation where an aircraft carrier fought against an enemy fleet without frigates. However, the destructive power of carrier-based aircraft was real and would not be weakened by the lack of frigates. A lucky aircraft carrier might be able to destroy the enemy fleet alone.

"A round of bombing?"

Zhou He muttered something, then turned to look at the Siren formation that appeared on the map, picked up the teacup that was still warm and took a sip.

To be honest, the Siren passed by the bay in front of the headquarters several times but did not find the existence of the headquarters. He doubted very much that without the ship girls deploying their ship suits on land, the Siren without aircraft would not be able to find a single building on land where the ship girls were hiding.

"It's just a guess, but it's worth a try."

Zhou He was a little overwhelmed by the constant urging of Yuudachi and Zuikaku. He was really worried that one day these two would not listen to him and attack on their own, or would perform a show of subjugation and no longer recognize him as a cowardly commander.

Furthermore, he looked at the clear position of the Siren on the map and thought about what Hermione said: "If the Siren doesn't find my true form... that means I can do micro-management, right?"

"commander!"

Before Zhou He could figure it out, a familiar and headache-inducing voice came from outside the door. He looked up and saw Yudachi walking into the office from the stairs angrily, pointing angrily outside, which was the entrance to the bay: "Another Siren is wandering around our house! These guys are bullying the commander!"

"Yes, yes, I saw it."

Zhou He glanced at the area to the south and indeed saw a few Siren destroyers wandering past the edge. He then sighed softly: "Yuudachi, tell me honestly, was it Zuikaku who taught you to speak like that?"

"Yes!"

Yudachi held his head high with his hands behind his back, betraying his teammates without any hesitation, and his voice was so loud that Zuikaku, who was hiding in the stairwell, immediately covered his face with his hands.

"..."

Zhou He's mouth twitched, and Hermione beside him turned her head calmly to hide her smile. After a while, Zhou He straightened his face, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and finally sighed: "Okay, let Zuikaku come in, I'll arrange something for you."

"Oh!"

Yudachi blinked, turned around and went downstairs, and was pushed into the office by Zuikaku. Miss Masako, the only girl in Minato District, moved very stiffly, and she avoided looking at Zhou He.

"Well, I know you've been very unhappy with the Sirens these past few days. How about this? I'll let you attack. Let Hermione be the flagship after departure. I'll keep conveying orders to you. Zuikaku, Yudachi, you can express your opinions during the execution after receiving the order, and then Hermione will pass it on to me. If I don't change the order, continue to execute my last instruction. Is that acceptable?"

This little provocation was not enough to make Zhou He come to the rescue, so he decided to go out and give it a try to confirm whether his guess was correct. If he failed, he would just give up this base and find another island to develop on.

This group of Sirens is really outrageous. Isn't it just a matter of killing their two small fleets? But they surrounded him directly. If he is strengthened like this, he will gain points based on his strength. Sooner or later, the real bodies of the Observer's group of experimenter Sirens will be caught and locked up in the basement to vent his anger.

"Attack order!?"

"May I?"

Yudachi and Zuikaku were shocked when they heard what Zhou He said, and even asked Zhou He in return, leaving the latter speechless: "You are the ones who are clamoring to fight with Siren every day, right? Now you know not to be impulsive?"

"Hey hey hey."

Zuikaku and Yudachi were embarrassed by what they said. They put aside their impetuousness in recent days and stood obediently in the middle of the office to listen to Zhou He's pre-war speech. Zhou He reminded them to be careful and took out a pen and paper from the drawer to write something. When he was done, he tore it off and handed it to Hermione: "When you attack this time, don't touch the Sirens on the east, south and west sides. The top priority target is the Siren heavy cruiser fleet wandering in the north, followed by the approaching Siren fleet. If you encounter an attack by Siren carrier-based aircraft during the fierce battle, Zuikaku, remember to guide them to the opposite direction of the island. These things haven't woken up yet and will only follow orders."

"Put it on me!"

Zuikaku patted her chest. She inherited the experience of the last elite aircraft carrier of the Sakura Empire, so she was very familiar with luring the enemy.