Chapter 380: Intermission

"Is this, maybe a bit too smooth?" Qinglong looked at the red dots continuously emitting light on the screen, and said to Qin Ge, who had just put down his communication device beside him.

Yes, too smooth, so smooth that Qinglong even began to suspect whether this was a Sirens' plot.

"How come, after getting used to bitter days, you suddenly feel happiness isn't quite real?" Qin Ge said with a smile to Qinglong.

"Indeed somewhat." Qinglong said with a bitter smile, "When we previously encountered the Siren Tide, everyone would be extremely worried, the whole process required being careful, careful, and careful again."

Fearful that any command error might cause the defensive line to break, resulting in Shenhua City behind us ceasing to exist.

But now, seeing us devouring the Sirens' main force bit by bit while suffering no losses ourselves, it truly feels like a dream.

"This is the power of tactics." Qin Ge said with a smile to Qinglong.

Tactics, military strategy—this is the method humans devised to kill more and kill faster. From ancient times to the present, anything related to war has always placed these first.

Between a person skilled in military strategy and a fierce general who only knows how to charge, anyone with even a basic understanding would choose the former as the victor.

And this, is the power of military strategy and tactics.

It can enable the weak to overcome the strong, the few to defeat the many, and make commanders omnipotent.

Throughout the history of civilization, those generals and marshals who left their mark in the long river of history have all been masters of military strategy. This is especially evident in Donghuang's history.

"Although I don't know how many more miracles you will create in the future, the miracle you have created now is already astonishing."

I believe that after this Siren Tide war ends, the other eight factions' regard for you may increase by another level." Qinglong said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge unconsciously touched his nose, "Actually I just want to live an ordinary life, living and fighting together with my shipgirls, but sometimes it's truly beyond my control."

"Hehe." Qinglong chuckled but said nothing. Because she knew Qin Ge was speaking the truth, but unfortunately, his dream may never be realized.

Because some people are like that; after a single stunning cry, they become stars in the sky, and countless people will gaze upon their light.

But everything has another side: once he makes that stunning debut, he can no longer live an ordinary person's life.

The battle on the sea surface continues; after experiencing the initial engagement, all the grand fleets have tasted the flavor of combat under firepower superiority.

Thus, when Qin Ge realized those grand fleets had become accustomed to battle, his subsequent orders became swift.

Almost constantly on the sea surface, localized battles are occurring; and such localized battles mean the Sirens' main force is being further weakened.

Moreover, with the continual carrier aircraft strikes flying toward the Sirens' main force, the Siren main force fleets on the five routes are visibly decreasing on radar.

By the time night falls, the Siren main force fleets that appeared at noon have been completely consumed. The remaining grand fleets, under the cover of carrier aircraft, are sweeping the battlefield on the sea surface, awaiting the next wave of Siren Tide.

Inside the command department, lights are now blazing; what originally was a two-person command department now has several more people. These are shipgirls transferred from the Maritime Affairs Bureau after Qinglong's arrangement, because the annihilation speed of each grand fleet afterward was truly too fast, to the point that Qin Ge and Qinglong's two sets of orders could not be issued in time.

Therefore, Qinglong urgently recalled a few shipgirls to continuously issue orders in the command department.

"This phase of the Siren Tide is finally over; it seems the next wave should come in the deep night. Taking advantage of this lull, Qin Ge, you should rest a bit." Qinglong said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge shook his head, "I'm fine; night is the most crucial time, this period must absolutely not be relaxed—the Siren Tide only has one or two days left, everyone else is working hard, I can't go rest."

"Your identity is different from theirs, and what you do is different from what they do.

They only need to command their own fleets to attack, mostly leaving it to the shipgirls, whereas you must coordinate the overall situation and devise corresponding measures; the workload is inherently not on the same scale.

So when you can rest, you must rest well. Only then can you maintain ample energy to continue commanding this Siren Tide battle.

Moreover, letting you rest doesn't mean going elsewhere; it's right here in the command department, where they've brought you a camp bed—just unfold it and you can rest.

So sleep a while; when I notice the situation, I will immediately wake you up." Qinglong said to Qin Ge.

"And what about you?" Qin Ge said to Qinglong; actually, by now Qinglong had completely convinced Qin Ge. Qin Ge also realized that now is not the time to show off, because he needs to keep his mind absolutely clear in order to command this battle well.

"Us?" Qinglong laughed, "We are shipgirls; comparing spirit with you? Our bodies contain Wisdom Cubes, which continuously provide us with power—do you have one?"

Qin Ge was momentarily speechless; indeed, compared to Belfast and Guanghui, what Qinglong told him was more direct. Some things are only possible for shipgirls, and as a human Qin Ge simply cannot do them.

"Then, then I'll rest a bit; when enemy signs appear on the sea surface, remember to call me promptly." Qin Ge said to Qinglong.

Qinglong nodded, pointed out the location of the camp bed to Qin Ge, and let him go rest first.

Qin Ge walked to a dark spot, unfolded the camp bed without a word and lay down. He now needs to fall asleep quickly, restore his energy, and be ready at any moment for the second Siren Tide.

As night gradually deepened, all the commanders began taking turns resting; while the shipgirls carried out wave after wave of sea patrols, vigilant against a possible second wave of attack.

Moreover, at midnight, a blot of blood-red appeared on the radar, and the second round of Siren Tide finally arrived.

The shipgirls who spotted this quickly summoned their own commanders, including Qinglong in the command department, who directly woke Qin Ge.

Qin Ge slept very lightly; as soon as Qinglong approached his bedside, he opened his eyes, looked at the stern-faced Qinglong, and immediately asked, "Has it arrived?"

"It has arrived." Qinglong replied.

"Hmm, what time is it now?" Qin Ge stood up, twisting his stiff neck as he asked Qinglong.

"Three a. m." Qinglong said.

"Heh, these Sirens really know how to pick their timing." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Notify all grand fleets and aircraft carrier fleets to get ready!"

"Hmm."