Chapter 310: Victory

However, Qin Ge's shipgirls won't give them that much reaction time; since it's carrying out a split-and-split tactic, a quick response is necessary.

While the shipgirls were waiting for their commander's orders, Qin Ge's vanguard shipgirls, accompanied by the carrier aircraft group's air superiority, like a sharp dagger, tore through the enemy's formation.

Amid the booming of firecrackers, each volley had 1~2 shipgirls falling, but because the enemy lacked organized fire, the damage points could not concentrate on a single point.

So although it appears that the enemy's shipgirls are all firing, the actual effective damage is really very little.

Moreover, in the midst of this chaos, suddenly under the feet of the shipgirls on the periphery, five torpedoes exploded. Such concealed damage directly sentenced the peripheral destroyer shipgirls to sink.

On the stands, Washington withdrew his gaze, "It's over; the upcoming battle will be a massacre."

"Yes, the defensive formation was torn open, allowing the enemy to cut straight in from the middle. Moreover, it was originally just a temporary formation; there could be no close coordination."

"As expected of a tactical master, this move is truly vicious." North Carolina blinked her eyes and said.

"But this is also good; it lets them know there are people beyond people, heavens beyond heavens. Bringing this information back to our own side will make our commanders value it, fostering tactics and mutual cooperation training."

"Rather than simply pursuing shipgirl rarity and strength." Cleveland nodded and said.

"Actually, I'm thinking about a question: you say if Qin Ge's commander were to command not his own shipgirls but us awakened shipgirls, how large a scenario could we handle?" North Carolina suddenly said.

Washington, Cleveland, and the others fell silent at once; after a while, Cleveland said, "I'm not sure, but I think that scene would definitely be very surprising."

"This is what a leader is: an excellent commander can turn disadvantage into advantage, while likewise a foolish commander can turn advantage into disadvantage." Washington said.

"However, saying these now is not practical; we should still talk about something concrete."

"Then have you considered if we handed over this Wisdom Cube we are discussing to Qin Ge's commander, would that let him break away from Donghuang?"

"After all, this is something unified by the nine factions; if he were to break away from the Donghuang faction, would that make this possible?" North Carolina said.

"Have you decided? You should know the White Eagle's top leadership would not agree to this." Washington said, looking at his sister.

"We are the envoys sent to Sakura Empire this time; moreover, given the current situation, don't we have any other candidates?"

"I estimate that the other factions' ideas are roughly the same as ours; moreover, Donghuang and our White Eagle are not hostile forces, and there has traditionally been no grudge, unlike Iron Blood and Royal."

"Furthermore, what do you think of Enterprise's temperament—would she disagree?" North Carolina said.

"......" Washington thought for a moment, nodded at his sister, "However, our White Eagle cannot be the first to state a position; at the very least we must wait until everyone else has stated theirs, then we follow the majority, otherwise we'd have trouble explaining when we go back."

"Of course." North Carolina nodded, then smiled and turned her gaze back toward the sea.

At this moment, the sea surface was exactly when the battle was most intense, or perhaps also the closest to melee combat.

After breaking up the United Fleet with a charge plus air superiority, Qin Ge Fleet's shipgirls began a targeted strategy.

That is, conducting unified target elimination, picking them off one by one. During this period, Hai Lun Na's mouth never stopped, constantly using radar to detect each shipgirl's distance and direction.

Reporting this information to all shipgirls in the fleet, then eliminating each shipgirl locked onto by that information one by one.

War's ruthlessness was also fully exposed at this moment, because they are all first-year students, so some shipgirls lack much training, unlike Qin Ge's side where most have a certain level of training.

Therefore, this chaotic situation did not last long before being ended in this way.

When the last carrier shipgirl was blown to major damage by the aircraft group's aerial bombs, finally a period was put on this grand melee.

Xianghe's gentle voice came through the communicator: "This mixed battle drill is over; the commander currently present on the field is Qin Ge's commander from the Donghuang faction."

"Victory! We've won!" The most energetic Biaoqiang, upon hearing this voice, lowered her guard and almost jumped up from the sea surface.

"The commander is really formidable." Ou ruo la said with a smile.

"Hmm, being the sword in the commander's hand is an honor for Zhende." Zhende nodded and smiled.

Listening to the excited voices of the shipgirls coming from the communication device, Qin Ge, standing at the pier, smiled faintly, picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Although your praise makes me happy, and I also know now is not the time to disturb your celebration of victory."

"But you should be coming back now, after all, there needs to be someone on the award podium."

"Yes!" The shipgirls replied in unison over the communication device; then, maintaining neat formation, they rowed toward the shore where Qin Ge stood, in the posture of victors.

Compared to the excitement of Qin Ge's shipgirls, the shipgirls of the other factions felt a bit sad and lost. Although they had tried hard, the tactical gap left them no chance to retaliate.

Likewise, the commanders of the major factions standing at the pier also felt a bit lost. They never imagined that, even with all the major faction commanders gathered together, they could not sway Qin Ge.

Moreover, after this they realized that naval combat is not about comparing paper strength; the coordination of each ship type and the execution of tactics are decisive for a battle.

However, the victor of this melee is ultimately only one, and it is not them.

Not long after, Qin Ge's shipgirls all slid to the pier's edge and jumped up. Meanwhile, Qin Ge, standing on the shore, opened his arms and embraced each returning shipgirl one by one.

This welcoming ceremony has gradually become routine, so Qin Ge Fleet's shipgirls also do not discuss a battle's MVP.

According to Qin Ge's words, each shipgirl has exerted her effort in a battle. Although ship types differ and duties differ, there is one thing in common: the spirit of advancing fearlessly in combat.

"Everyone has worked hard." After embracing each shipgirl, Qin Ge said to everyone.

"Thank you, commander!"