Chapter 105: Annihilation

While Qin Ge and Guanghui were speaking, Banrenma's three aircraft had already flown far away, and she, together with Belfast, had already arrived at a point 4 kilometers from the shore.

"Reporting, Commander, we have reached the target location."

On the shore, the communication device in Qin Ge's hand rang with Banrenma's voice; he picked up the device, replied "Received" to Banrenma, and then began to look through his binoculars.

At a distance of 4 kilometers, the view was still very clear through the military binoculars, so he spoke into the communication device.

"Banrenma, continue using your aircraft for reconnaissance; Belfast is responsible for guarding Banrenma's safety."

"Yes, Commander (Master)!" the voices of Banrenma and Belfast rang out.

Meanwhile, Qin Ge was standing on the shore, scanning the area around Banrenma with his military binoculars.

Earlier, the few Siren warships they had seen from the shore in another direction had already been sunk, and shipgirls were now gliding to the wrecks to salvage supplies; the sea surface remained relatively calm.

But soon, Banrenma's voice came through the communication device: "Commander, a Siren mass-produced light cruiser has been detected in the 43 direction, just 10 kilometers from us."

"43 direction?" Qin Ge quickly turned his binoculars toward that direction, and indeed a Siren warship's silhouette appeared there; because it was relatively far away, it wasn't very clear.

"Banrenma, have you confirmed the enemy numbers?" Qin Ge confirmed again.

"Reporting, Commander, we have confirmed only one Siren mass-produced light cruiser." Banrenma confirmed again.

"Good, then Sortie!" Qin Ge said.

"Yes, Commander!"

Banrenma's voice came through the communication device, and soon Qin Ge saw through his binoculars that Banrenma pulled back an arrow on her longbow, shot it into the sky, where it transformed into a fighter plane and two torpedo planes.

At the same time, Belfast rushed straight toward the 43 direction, with the three aircraft flying above her head—a fighter in front and two torpedo planes behind—forming a very staggered formation.

After a few minutes, that Siren mass-produced light cruiser entered Belfast's firing range. At the same time, the three carrier aircraft arrived beside the Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

On the shore, Banrenma's voice came through Qin Ge's communicator: "Reporting, Commander, the enemy is now within our attack range."

"Understood, sink it!" Qin Ge shouted crisply.

"Yes!"

At the same time Banrenma responded, Belfast had already trained her main guns on the distant Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

"This might hurt a bit."

A playful remark came from Belfast's lips, and immediately three bright shells shot from her main turret toward the distant Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

At the same time, five torpedoes, under Belfast's words, sank beneath the sea surface, kicking up ripples as they raced toward the distant Siren warship.

The three carrier aircraft flying in the sky had already spread out, with a fighter diving straight at the Siren mass-produced light cruiser, while the two torpedo planes each flew toward the port and starboard sides of the Siren warship's course, then lowered their altitude and dropped two rows of torpedoes in different directions.

When Belfast's shells accurately struck the Siren mass-produced light cruiser, a flame burst from the warship.

Under the effect of Belfast's Burning Order skill, the fired shells had already ignited the Siren warship, and at that moment of soaring flames, the fighter had already flown over the Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

Two 500-pound bombs fell directly from the aircraft's belly, striking the Siren warship's hull accurately.

The attacked Siren mass-produced light cruiser immediately launched a counterattack, aiming at Belfast's position and beginning to fire fiercely.

A barrage of shells fell toward where Belfast was gliding, but she showed no panic, instead using her agile posture to easily dodge the incoming fire.

After waiting for the main guns to cool, she fired again at the distant Siren mass-produced light cruiser, while also steadily closing in on it.

Meanwhile, during this intense main-gun barrage, the torpedoes released by Banrenma's two carrier aircraft had crossed paths and reached both sides of the Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a violent explosion, both rows of torpedoes hit the Siren mass-produced light cruiser. Flames shot up from the sea surface, and a plume of smoke rose from the warship.

Nevertheless, despite suffering such a heavy blow, the Siren mass-produced light cruiser did not sink immediately; instead it ran aground on the sea surface, but was now immobile and had lost its attack capability.

However, the battle was not over, because the salvo of torpedoes Belfast had initially released had silently approached the Siren mass-produced light cruiser.

Although the torpedoes had been released in a spread, making it impossible for all five to hit the Siren mass-produced light cruiser simultaneously, given the cruiser's current state, a single hit would be enough to sink it.

Thus, with a loud "Boom!", the central torpedo among the five released by Belfast struck the Siren mass-produced light cruiser precisely.

And this final blow caused the entire ship to explode violently, flames shooting in all directions as the Siren mass-produced light cruiser gradually sank into the sea.

"Reporting, Commander, the enemy has been sunk by us; Belfast senior is now preparing to salvage supplies, and I will provide cover."

After confirming the sinking, Banrenma quickly spoke through the communicator.

On the shore, Qin Ge heard her voice and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Received, wait for Belfast to finish salvaging supplies, then immediately withdraw to defensive status and continue surface reconnaissance."

"Understood, Commander!"

Upon hearing Banrenma's reply, Qin Ge finally showed a smile on his face.

Meanwhile, Guanghui, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh, saying, "It seems Commander Qin Ge isn't as warlike as he claims; during the battle just now, he was actually quite worried about them."

Qin Ge nodded at Guanghui, saying, "After all, this is their first real participation in battle; one ought to offer some encouraging words, and rather than seeming too deliberate, it's better to say this is my wish."

"So now that you see the battle is over, you've also breathed a sigh of relief?" Guanghui smiled.

"Yes, they're the best!" Qin Ge looked at the rising smoke on the distant sea surface and nodded firmly.