Daily life with the ship girl

"Change the formation and form a wheel formation to prevent any accidents. I will contact the admiral immediately."

"Understood." Seeing Bismarck, the flagship, giving the order, Nuremberg and the others were all in awe. They were all shipgirls of Country G, and they still had an instinctive respect for Bismarck, the nominal big sister. Although they might not have a close relationship after waking up and being separated from each other, once they were in the same team (although this was rare), the Prussian military tradition in their bones would come into play. These were imprints engraved deep in their souls, that is, it was the duty of a soldier to obey orders.

As Bismarck was the flagship at this time, he was naturally their superior. If they had anything to say, they could wait until the battle was over and the threat was lifted.

Bismarck glanced at the sky. It seemed that yesterday's rain still had some impact. At this time, there were thick clouds over the sea, which was indeed very suitable for the concealment of carrier-based aircraft.

She thought about it and then contacted Li Ran.

Li Ran found a cafe which was close to the port but in a safe zone. He ordered a cup of coffee and some pastries. After all, he was just an ordinary person and still had to eat three meals a day.

However, Li Ran had no appetite at this time. Deep worry flashed in his eyes. He looked out the window to the northwest, where Bismarck and his team were going to fight. He shook the spoon absentmindedly. At this moment, he suddenly heard a communication request from Bismarck. He answered it immediately. Then he asked:

"Bismarck?"

"Admiral, we have discovered some suspicious situations here. Could you please help us confirm them?"

"Suspicious situation?" Li Ran frowned.

"Well, Emden detected suspicious targets flying towards Qimica Port at about 200 kilometers in the air based on the air defense radar. Admiral, can you give us some feedback? We are a little worried that those suspicious targets may be planning to bomb Qimica Port."

"But we are at least 300 nautical miles from the front line. Can carrier-based aircraft fly so far? Don't they use carrier-based aircraft to return home?"

"Admiral, we are facing Deep Sea. They will not care about the loss of carrier-based aircraft. As long as they can bomb the Qiyun Port, I think Deep Sea's goal will be achieved. However, these are just speculations at this time. We are now on the sea and the situation is changing. It is also possible that a few flying birds appeared within the detection range of Emden's radar. In any case, please report the situation as soon as possible. I feel a little uneasy."

"Got it. Then you guys be careful."

Li Ran nodded, then hung up the call, thought for a moment, took a big bite of the cake, and then dialed the No. 7 exclusive combat channel. He contacted the person in charge of the call, and then said:

"There is a report of suspicious situation in the northwest waters."

"Suspicious situation?" The operator nodded and said:

"Please wait a moment. I will immediately transfer you to the Governor General's General Staff Headquarters."

"Thank you very much." Li Ran thought he would be given a hard time. After all, he was only a trainee admiral. Although the ranks between admirals did not have much practical use, these ranks represented how many battles you had fought in and how many deep-sea ships you had sunk. These were topics among the admirals in the admiral circle and were also where the admirals competed secretly.

Li Ran only waited for a while before he received a communication invitation from the Far East Governor's General Staff Headquarters.

He immediately chose to accept it, and then he heard that there seemed to be a lot of people in the background, and it seemed a bit noisy.

Just as Li Ran was wondering, there was a sound of footsteps, and then a thick male voice asked in a hoarse voice:

"Trainee Admiral Li Ran? Could you please report your soul frequency band?"

"UID819430."

The male voice seemed to be flipping something, and some people's shouts were heard. Li Ran heard something like "shore-based ultra-long-range support artillery". Not long after, the male voice came into Li Ran's ears again, becoming a little more polite, not as cold as before:

"The soul frequency is correct. I belong to the Pacific Theater Xiguang Garrison. What's your situation?"

Chapter 185: Defense of Qiyun Port [Part 4]

Li Ran hesitated for a moment, then said:

"It's like this. My ship girl sent back a report from the northwest waters. She detected a suspicious target about 200 kilometers from their airspace flying towards Qiyun Port. I would like to ask if you have detected any abnormalities."

The male voice was silent for a while, then said politely:

"Please wait a moment. We need to verify whether there is a shore-based air-to-air radar pointed at 200 kilometers before we can give you a reply."

"It's okay. By the way, their location is about 300 nautical miles away from Qinyun Reef and only a few dozen nautical miles away from the home port. This means that these suspicious targets are already close to the home port. Please verify as soon as possible."

"Understood." As soon as the male voice heard Li Ran add the sea area where the target was found, he immediately shouted:

"Where's the radar team? Where are the people in the radar team? There's something going on!"

Li Ran heard hurried footsteps coming from the other end and felt a little uneasy. How long had Bismarck and the others been gone? Less than half an hour, and they discovered the situation. Li Ran looked up at the sky and realized that the sky, which had finally cleared up, was blocked by thick clouds again, and the sunlight was also blocked.

Li Ran finished the cake in three or five bites, then took a sip of coffee. He always felt that the situation was not good.

After waiting for about five minutes, when Li Ran was about to hang up the communicator, he suddenly heard the sound of running, and then the thick male voice came, as if he was panting, and he said breathlessly:

"Thank you for the report. We have confirmed that it is not our target. We have dispatched the aircraft carriers staying in the home port to provide air support. Thank you for your timely report. Please evacuate to the air defense facilities as soon as possible. After the battle is over, we will distribute your merits according to the reward regulations."

"Is it really a deep-sea carrier-based aircraft?" Li Ran hung up the call with the staff headquarters, and then a few seconds later, the air defense alarm sounded throughout the port dock. Li Ran looked at the coffee shop waiter who hurried over and said to himself:

"Dear guest, please go to the nearby air-raid shelter for shelter. It is not safe here."

"It's okay, you guys go ahead, I'll stay here, don't worry, I won't touch anything in your store."

"But it's too dangerous here. You'd better leave quickly."

"No need, go and do your work. I am the admiral, how can I be afraid of death?"

Li Ran drank a cup of coffee leisurely. No wonder the protagonists in the novels he read before liked to show off. It turns out that showing off is such a cool thing.

The guy in the coffee shop saw Li Ran's nonchalant look. He looked at the admiral's uniform on Li Ran and could only say:

"Then please be careful, guest. Here is the key to the underground wine cellar. If all else fails, you can hide in the wine cellar."

As he said that, the guy threw a bunch of keys on Li Ran's desk and then ran away.

Li Ran didn't even have time to say thank you. He just listened to the shrill air raid sirens. He would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous. But he had been a soldier after all, and these air raid sirens were usually early warnings. The important thing was to see how things developed afterwards.

Li Ran was thinking, seeing that the coffee shop had become quiet and the waiter had turned off the music before leaving. He stood up, walked to the phonograph, and played an exciting song.

This song should be a military song. Li Ran's blood boiled when he heard it. He used to be a marine in China on Earth. Basically, his concept of war was just based on some information. He had never experienced it personally like today. The feeling of being in the middle of it not only did not make him feel scared, but instead aroused the blood in his bones.

Li Ran put some uneasy light cruisers behind his mind, then called Bismarck and told him the situation.

When Bismarck received Li Ran's call, she immediately signaled Nuremberg, who was leading the way, to slow down, and then connected the admiral's call.

When Bismarck answered the phone, she heard the crackling sound of bullets from Li Ran's side, which scared her. Then she heard singing again, which made her break out in a cold sweat. She was very angry and said in a cold tone:

"Admiral? If you're looking for me to share music with me, I think you should wait until I return this time."

"I was wrong." Li Ran was a little flustered. He turned off the music, then straightened his tone and said:

"You reported the situation very promptly. I reported it to the Far East Governor's General Staff Headquarters. They confirmed that there are indeed hundreds of deep-sea carrier-based aircraft flying towards Qimium Port. Now they have notified the aircraft carriers stationed at Qimium Port to fight back. Oh, by the way, the air defense alarm has just stopped. You may be attacked at any time, so please be careful."

"Admiral, you haven't evacuated to the air defense facility yet?"

"Well, you don't have to worry about me here. I'll just hide in the underground wine cellar later."

Bismarck sighed. She really wanted to go back to Li Ran and tie up this guy who made her worry to the air-raid shelter. However, she could only say helplessly:

"Admiral, if an air raid occurs, please ensure your own safety."

"I understand." Li Ran heard the concern in Bismarck's words and was about to say a few words when he heard a whistling sound. He only felt a vibration in the ground and then heard an explosion.

"Admiral!" Bismarck heard the explosion and immediately exclaimed:

"Admiral, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I seem to be under air raid here. Bombs are falling from time to time. I'll hang up first."

As he spoke, Li Ran cut off the call, then looked at the shattered glass in the cafe, and watched with lingering fear as the house not far away that was hit by a bomb was burning fiercely. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:

"Just a little bit more, it looks like we can't stay here for long."

Just as Li Ran returned to the table to pick up the key, he saw a little girl standing on the street crying through the unbroken glass on this side.

"Fuck!"

Li Ran's face suddenly changed in shock. He immediately ran out from the back door and picked up the little girl. Then, before he could switch over, a volley of bullets whizzed past Li Ran's right side, stirring up a circle of dust.

Li Ran saw that the street was too empty and wanted to run back to the coffee shop, but the carrier-based aircraft seemed to lock onto him and flew back with a whoosh sound, which made Li Ran furious.

Without time to think, he lowered his head and said to the little girl:

"Don't be afraid, close your eyes, you will be safe soon."

Li Ran said this, then quickly picked up the little girl and ran towards a private house.

Just as he ran to the house, the bomb fell into the coffee shop. The explosion made Li Ran a little confused. She looked at the little girl with a painful expression and said quickly:

"Cover your ears with your hands and close your eyes. Uncle will take you to a safe place."

"Ah."

The little girl looked at Li Ran's white clothes which had become dirty. She clenched her teeth to prevent herself from crying.

Li Ran shook the bag that was a little dizzy. Fortunately, he ran away fast enough and used the house to avoid the shock wave of the explosion. Otherwise, the explosion would not only be deafening.

Li Ran felt much better. Seeing that the little girl who had been crying was surprisingly quiet now, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He really didn't know where the little girl came from.

Never mind, let’s find a place to avoid these annoying planes first.

Li Ran looked at the carrier-based planes that were showing off their might in the sky and firing bullets everywhere.

Li Ran could only walk along the shadow of the edge of the wall. Fortunately, there were some sunshade facilities on top of this residential building. Moreover, because it was close to the port terminal, there was only a small path between each building that was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. This was also an area with dense buildings.

Li Ran knew that the chances of encountering a bombing would be higher if he entered these buildings, but he had no choice. He certainly could not go back to the coffee shop because it was close to the street and if he went back to such an open place he would become a target. He could only carry the little girl and run deep into the residential area.

While Li Ran was running away, he could hear the sound of houses collapsing and explosions from time to time around him. Sometimes, Li Ran would even see a carrier-based aircraft whizzing by in the sky above an alley, and he didn't know whether it was a friend or an enemy.

Li Ran didn't know where the air-raid shelter was. He regretted not listening to the coffee shop waiter. However, when he looked at the little girl who was quietly letting him hold her in his arms, he secretly felt lucky that he didn't listen to the waiter.

"Uncle, are you tired? Xiao Nuan can walk by herself."

"It's okay. By the way, little girl, do you know how to get to the air-raid shelter?" Li Ran just wanted to give it a try, so he asked.

The little girl looked no more than six or seven years old, and then she smiled bitterly:

"If you don't know, I can find it myself."

"Well, Xiao Nuan knows, but if uncle wants to go to the air-raid shelter, he's running in the wrong direction."

"Running in the wrong direction?" Li Ran was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a brick flying from nowhere, blown away by the blast, and then freely fell and hit the awning in front of a flower shop not far from him.

"It doesn't look safe here either, Xiao Nuan, do you know if there is an underground parking lot here?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Nuan tilted her head and said uncertainly:

"Uncle, just walk forward, then turn left, then turn right and go straight."

Li Ran heard Xiao Nuan say this, he nodded, hugged Xiao Nuan tightly, and said:

"Well, let's go then."

Li Ran held Xiao Nuan in his arms and walked forward for more than ten minutes, only to find that he had to leave the residential area again without realizing it. He did not go out rashly, but hid in the corner of the alley, looking at the wide street in front of him. After thinking for a while, he put Xiao Nuan on the ground and said:

"Xiao Nuan, stay here and don't move. Uncle will go to the front to take a look."

"Well, then uncle, be careful." Xiao Nuan nodded sensibly.

Li Ran felt warm in his heart. He nodded, hid Xiao Nuan, and then walked along the wall to the alley entrance.

Chapter 186: Defense of Qiyun Port [V]

At the same time, in the northwest waters of Qimium Port.

After Bismarck hung up the call, she told the team members about the situation, and then said to Emden:

"Your reconnaissance was very timely. Those carrier-based aircraft were really heading for Qiyunmu Port. They should have known about it in advance. We should pay close attention to the change of attack targets of those carrier-based aircraft. If the sneak attack fails, I think those carrier-based aircraft will probably turn their attack targets to our direction."

Emden's expression suddenly became serious. She thought for a moment and then asked:

"Do we need to explain this to the other teams?"

Leipzig's voice revealed a kind of helplessness:

"I don't think it's necessary."

Bismarck listened to what Leipzig said, and before she asked why, she heard the roar of carrier-based aircraft.

Nuremberg calibrated the ship's anti-aircraft guns. She looked at the carrier-based aircraft that were no longer hiding their bodies and emerged from the clouds. Then she said in an extremely solemn tone:

"It seems that you are right."

Bismarck's face suddenly became serious. As expected, those deep-sea carrier-based aircraft may have changed their targets after seeing the failure of the surprise attack. She immediately issued a combat order:

"Wheel formation, prepare for battle, pay attention to air defense!"

Other ship girls also discovered these carrier-based aircraft, but they had all experienced battles and were not panicked. It was just that the teams on the sea were separated by some distance from each other, so the deep-sea carrier-based aircraft did not seem to attack rashly, but seemed to be provoking these teams without aircraft carriers.

Bismarck ordered everyone to remain on alert. The deep-sea carrier-based aircraft overhead forced the fleet of ship girls in the northwest sea to slow down their pace.

Because these carrier-based aircraft were circling overhead from time to time, all the ship girl teams subconsciously gathered together. The original speed of travel was not fast, and now because they also had to take into account the movements in the air, all the support teams heading to Qinyun Reef were delayed unknowingly.

……

At this time, the supply port of Qinyun Reef, which was only more than 300 nautical miles away from Qimium Port, was also attacked. Yubari had to order the emergency transfer of supplies to the air defense fortifications, and then leave the port to meet the enemy.