Daily life with the ship girl

Pinghai felt Guogan's heartbeat. She could sense that her friend had regained her fighting spirit. Then she whispered in her ear:

"I believe in you. You will definitely become a great person! You will!"

Chapter 253: Memories of the Battle of Island A: Firefly

Firefly was currently cleaning up the battlefield, with Sigsby and Walkerland by her side.

"Firefly? Are you okay?"

Walkerland was not in a very good mood when she watched the fireflies rising from the early sun, and she also knew that the injury she suffered in the defeat of Kokang last night was a big blow to her.

"Walkeran, do you think I'm not brave enough?" Firefly blamed herself. At that time, the escort formation where their destroyer was located had been on the periphery of Bismarck and others, responsible for assisting in the battle and providing anti-submarine escort.

But last night's deep-sea submarine broke through their defense line and almost caused damage to Rodney and other main combat forces. On the one hand, this was because they were not equipped with enough anti-submarine equipment, and on the other hand, it was because they had always underestimated the enemy because they had always won against the deep sea.

However, Firefly would not use these as excuses. Last night, as the admiral's initial ship, she did not do much, which made Firefly a little unhappy.

"How could that be?" Walkeran looked at Firefly timidly. This was her good friend in study, very brave and lively. However, she herself was a little shy and did not dare to act coquettishly with the admiral.

"Walkeran, I will never lose to the brave ones! Next time I will definitely rush to the front and clear the way for everyone!"

"Hey? Slow down, Firefly, slow down!" Walkerland didn't know what was wrong with Firefly. Although she was introverted, she was sensitive and could sense that Firefly seemed to be irritated by what happened last night.

However, she also knew that their destroyer had indeed been negligent in many areas last night, whether it was in teamwork or the timing of torpedo release, they still made many unnecessary mistakes when facing the battle.

When they reached Firefly, Walkerlan maintained the same speed. She said to Firefly in a somewhat depressed tone:

"Hey, Firefly, don't you think we're doing well enough?"

"Yeah, we didn't do well enough, but it doesn't matter. Didn't Sister Helena tell us during training? Things change rapidly on the battlefield. Even if the training level is excellent, it doesn't mean that one's own strength has really increased. So we just need to work harder in the future, right?"

As Firefly spoke, she looked around and saw that there was basically no deep sea anymore. She pulled herself together and then fell into memories.

That was the first time Firefly witnessed how cruel the battlefield was. She originally thought that based on her memories of being a warship, she should be able to overcome fear and panic. After all, she was the brave Firefly, and she was the most courageous destroyer that dared to collide with a heavy cruiser.

However, from the time she transformed into a warship girl, Firefly knew that she was no longer a weapon, because her admiral, the man named Li Ran who was like a father and a brother to her, gave her too much tenderness, even though they were all small things in life.

But the admiral's embrace is so warm.

Firefly was a little confused at first. She was usually everyone's happy pill and a magician who firmly believed that she had the magical power to make everyone happy. However, the battle last night made Firefly witness the tragic situation of the Kokang's destruction, and also woke her up from the memories of the warship that she had been avoiding.

"Vauquelan, we are the Valkyries of the sea. We cannot be discouraged by a single defeat."

"Defeat?" Walkerland was a little puzzled. She knew that it was hard to win last night, but victory is victory. Why did Firefly say it was a defeat?

"Well, if we can't protect all the sisters from harm, then our operation will be a failure. We didn't expect the courageous thing to happen, but is this not our responsibility?"

The firefly seemed to understand why it was fighting. It was because it didn't want everyone to be depressed, because it wanted everyone to be happy, and because it was the magician. So, when necessary, let me use the cannon in my hand to defend everyone's port, to protect the admiral and everyone's smile, even if at that time, I might relive the terrible experience in my memory.

But, it doesn't matter now.

The glory of the heroic header cannot be destroyed in my hands, otherwise, I don’t know how those seniors will laugh at me.

It was the admiral who woke me up from the darkness. Now that I have felt the warmth and tasted loneliness, Firefly will never allow her sisters in the port area to fall into the same situation as her again.

This is the battle. What Firefly gained is more important than victory itself.

But Walkerlin had never expected that Firefly, who was usually the most lively and cheerful, would say words that she only said to her sister Richelieu. She gently gathered her brown curly hair that was messed up by the sea breeze around her ears and fell into deep thought.

At this time, Sigsby came from a distance and waved to Firefly and Walkerlan.

"It's Sigsby. Let's go too. We must not let everyone worry!" Firefly regained his original optimistic and positive look. He smiled and said to Walkerlan who was still in a daze:

"The Admiral must be waiting for us to report good news. We are still too slow in clearing the battlefield this time."

"Well, wait for me." Walkerlan watched Firefly rush out first, and she hurriedly followed.

At this time, Sigsby was no longer the shy ship girl who went to the naval base with Kogan. In the escort missions of Lexington and Saratoga, Sigsby, who came from the Little Beaver Fleet, might not be as outstanding as their sister Fletcher, but she has grown a lot in the past two months.

Moreover, although there is not much gap between everyone in the port area now, the warship girls who come from the same country will be closer to each other.

Li Ran also does not rule out arranging ship girls from the same country in the same fleet, for example, this time he sent the girls to Mishima for training.

Sigsby would usually conduct drills and competitions with Firefly and Walkerlan, with both sides winning and losing. During this support battle, Sigsby grew a lot, but she also realized that she was not as good as Firefly.

"Firefly, Walkeran, the battlefield clearing work is completed, let's return." Sigsby was also seriously injured. It can be said that all the ship girls of Xiguang Island were injured to varying degrees in this battle, but only a few were damaged. Except for the Kokang, which was severely damaged, everyone had exhausted their ammunition and the battle was over. The reason why they were still wandering on the sea was just to make sure there were no remnants of the deep sea. After all, both Island A and Islands BC are now crowded places.

Since they are Li Ran's ship girls, for the sake of the port's external development, they can no longer be as lazy as usual.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's go back." Firefly nodded. Now in the Xiguang Island Garrison, Firefly usually serves as the flagship of the expedition team where the destroyer is located.

Sigsby nodded, then nodded to Walkerlan. Seeing that the main gun on Walkerlan's left side was seriously damaged, she asked with concern:

"Walkeran, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay." Walkeran smiled. For the first time, she felt that pain was not a reason to cry, just like the weak smile on her face when she saw Dapo being escorted to Port A Pier by Guogan last night, who was dying.

That was the first time that Walkerland felt that being injured was not terrible, pain was not terrible, and crying was not necessary. Sometimes only a smile could bring courage and determination to everyone.

Sigsby sighed:

"I didn't expect that the night battle would be so difficult without Sister Lexington and the others."

"Yes, we used to fight deep sea operations with air support, but night battles are our battlefield. The reason why we are so hard-working is that we are not as good as the aircraft carrier sisters." Firefly waved the magic wand in his hand, and then saw the sun come out completely, and was immediately diverted. He said excitedly:

"Look everyone, the sunrise is so beautiful!"

"Yes, it would be better if the admiral was here too." Sigsby missed the admiral a little, she murmured:

"I wonder how the admiral is doing? We haven't been back for a long time."

"Hehe, don't worry. After this battle, the admiral will definitely notify everyone to go back, or the admiral will come to see us in person."

Firefly's tone was full of confidence. She was an admiral who knew her well. As the initial ship, she had been with Li Ran since he set foot on Xiguang Island. Although she was known for being lively and cheerful on weekdays, after nearly half a year, she gradually understood some of its meaning.

About his own duties and the admiral's significance to the port area.

"Huh?" Walkerland looked at Firefly and Sigsby, then increased her speed and shouted:

"You two, wait for me~"

Chapter 254: Memories of the Battle of Island A: Bismarck (Part 1)

"Sister Bismarck?"

Prince Eugen followed Bismarck. Looking at Bismarck's serious face during the voyage, she couldn't help but speak:

"It's Sigsby and the others who are back. The outer deep sea should have been cleared. Shall we return to the harbor?"

"Prince Eugen, do you think I did something wrong?" Bismarck looked at the three destroyer girls waving at her from afar, and she forced a slightly stiff smile on her face. At this moment, only Prince Eugen was around, so she was not afraid of being seen in her embarrassment.

"Am I still too weak? Every time I think of the letter Bei Zhai wrote to me, I wonder if she would be disappointed if she really met me one day?"

Prince Eugen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head:

"No, the responsibility for Kogan's injury last night is not entirely on Sister Bismarck's shoulders. If Senior Tirpitz knew, she would probably be proud of what Sister Bismarck did."

"Proud?" Bismarck was a little confused. She couldn't be proud at all. The scene last night came to her mind, and it was still a nightmare when she thought about it.

Time goes back to the battlefield in the southwest waters of Island A last night, three hours after Bismarck sent out his distress signal.

The situation on the battlefield gradually became stalemate due to the reinforcements brought by Rodney and Richelieu.

Emden and Leipzig, the two ships responsible for radar reconnaissance, had not arrived yet, so Bismarck had many inconveniences in its actions and was not too radical in its use of tactics.

Richelieu and Rodney were responsible for Bismarck's breakout from the outside, attempting to rescue Bismarck and his sisters who were surrounded by the deep sea.

Richelieu dialed Bismarck's number through the Heierer communicator:

"Bismarck? Just hold on for a while, we'll be there to meet you soon!"

"Okay, I'll ask U47 and U96 to help you scout the seabed. There are several dangerous reefs in the waters here, so be careful!"

"Very important information. Let's do this first. We will reunite soon. Don't confront the Deep Sea head-on now. The Deep Sea's attention has been attracted by us!"

Richelieu said, and then Bismarck only heard a soft "Hmm."

She also knew that Bismarck was always taciturn, and the current situation did not allow them to be distracted. She pulled herself together and said to Walkerlan, Firefly, and Gugan in the team:

"How's it going? Have you found any deep-sea submarines?"

"Nothing found yet." Firefly shook his head, then aimed the main gun in his hand at a deep-sea destroyer not far away.

Richelieu nodded. There was deep sea all around them, so she didn't dare to be distracted. The main gun in her hand began to spew flames and continued to advance in the direction of Bismarck.

Kokang kept her eyes on the nearby sea, feeling vaguely uneasy.

Richelieu and his men advanced towards the A Island Pier from the left sea area, but it was very easy to lose their route at night, so the first team they met was not Bismarck, but Rodney's team.

Sigsby is a member of Rodney's team. Because of her fast speed, she is responsible for making detours in the front and disrupting the attention of large deep-sea ships. When she saw the firefly, she was stunned.

Firefly was also a little surprised, but she always remembered Helena's usual teachings, that is, no matter what time, she must not be distracted on the battlefield. She watched the main guns of several deep-sea light cruisers aim at Sigsby, whose speed was obviously decreasing, and she immediately shouted:

"Sigsby, danger!"

Before Sigsby could react, several shells landed beside her. A stray bullet grazed her ship's suit, causing her face to twist slightly in pain.

"hateful!"

Sigsby was no longer the timid shipgirl who had just arrived at Xiguang Island. She had been in charge of the escort missions for Lexington and Saratoga, and had grown a lot in the past two months. When she was hit, she immediately fought back:

"Take advantage of the quintuple-mounted torpedo!"

"Boom!"

After Sigsbee got angry, he fired nearly one-third of the torpedoes, but he accidentally created a gap in the deep-sea encirclement.

"Good opportunity!" Richelieu made a prompt decision and said to everyone:

"Move toward this breakthrough!"

Sigsby looked at her own achievements in disbelief until the firefly came quickly towards her. Then she reacted and followed immediately.

"Sigsbee, where's Rodney?" Richelieu asked as he used the ship's main guns to clear the obstructing deep sea.

"Sister Rodney should have met up with Sister Pinghai and the others with Bismarck. U47, U96 and I are here to lead the way. Sister Pinghai said that if there is no radar detection on the battlefield, you might get lost."

"A calm sea?" Richelieu's eyes flashed with surprise, but she was really lost. After all, the battlefield was so chaotic. They had to avoid too many deep sea encounters while clearing the road, so they did not sail in a straight line. She nodded:

"Where are the two of them?"

"boom!"

As soon as Richelieu finished speaking, several deep-sea battleships not far from her suddenly exploded. She immediately understood where the submarines were and said:

"Then let's not waste any more time, just charge over! I'll be your shield!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Richelieu. Everyone should be careful about deep-sea torpedoes!" When Firefly heard what Richelieu said, she immediately spoke loudly.

Among the destroyer girls of Xiguang Island, she has the highest status and is also the strongest. Therefore, she has been in charge of all the expedition missions. So her words undoubtedly sound more like orders to the destroyers.

When Vauquelin heard Firefly's instruction, she held her ship's main gun tightly, followed Richelieu's back, and began to advance.

When Richelieu and his men broke through the encirclement of the outer Deep Sea, they saw Bismarck and his men not far away engaging in a fierce firefight with the Deep Sea, and they were clearly at a disadvantage:

"Everyone, rush over in one go!"

Richelieu raised the knight's sword high in his hand, and the main guns on both sides of her ship began to roar.

After they reunited, the pressure on Bismarck and others was relieved a lot.

Bismarck saw that the situation had stabilized. She said to Pinghai:

"Prepare for decapitation! I'll trouble you next!"

"Understood!" The clock scale on the [shooting type] on the ship behind Ping Hai's body began to run, and she nodded:

"On the left, the deep-sea flagship is in front of the two deep-sea heavy cruisers!"

[Target Indication] was activated, and Bismarck felt as if she "saw" a very obvious target in the chaotic deep sea. She took a deep breath and aimed the ship's main gun MK6 at that direction.

Before Richelieu had time to greet Bismarck, he heard her battle deployment. She also knew that her reinforcements arrived too late, so she consciously moved aside to guard.

Bismarck looked at Richelieu with a slight apology, then retracted her gaze, her eyes became firm, she aimed in the direction indicated by Pinghai, and opened fire.

The decapitation operation was carried out in an orderly manner. Just when Rodney and Richelieu felt that victory was at hand, Guokang suddenly rushed out unexpectedly.

Then, everyone saw that Kokang was hit by several torpedoes, and fell badly on a reef not far away, with flames burning on his body!

"How courageous!" Pinghai was stunned. She immediately realized the danger and shouted:

"It should be a deep-sea submarine, Firefly, please go and rescue Guokang. I can't get away now. Please!"

Firefly was stunned, and what was reflected in her eyes was the burning figure of Guogan. She gritted her teeth and rushed forward without saying a word.