Chapter 654: Offensive Strategy

In the Commander Academy's operations room, Qinglong was comprehensively briefing Qin Ge on Donghuang's current situation.

Standing beside Qin Ge were White Eagle's Enterprise, Xin ze xi, the Royal Monarch, King George V, Sardinian Empire's Weineituo and Zala, and Donghuang's Zhenhai and Hai Tian.

"This is Donghuang's current situation. This time, the Siren Tide's offensives elsewhere are as usual, but due to changes in the Siren Fleet, they have become somewhat difficult."

"But the situation facing Shenhua City is extremely severe; the Siren Fleet is like a tide that cannot be eradicated no matter how much we kill, and this state has persisted for over ten days." Qinglong said.

Qin Ge nodded. "So, Director Qinglong, you mean the Siren Fleet is coming from the northeast of Shenhua City?"

"Exactly, that's also why Ninghai had you take this route from Okinawa to Zhuzhou Island." Qinglong said.

"Commander, it seems the Siren outpost in Donghuang waters should be right at this point." Xin ze xi said, pointing at the junction of the East Sea and the Yellow Sea.

"I never expected that, after the Sirens attacked the front line, the most likely place to relocate their outpost would be near Chibi Isle in the East Sea, yet it's actually placed at the junction of the East Sea and the Yellow Sea—how strange." King George V said.

"Could it be that this place is also relatively close to the Sakura Empire?" Zhenhai said, smiling and pointing at the Sakura Empire's position.

"So Zhenhai means this place gathers a Siren outpost launching attacks on both the Sakura Empire and Donghuang?" Enterprise exclaimed.

"Interesting." Qin Ge nodded while looking at the sea chart.

"Qin Ge Commander, what is the Siren outpost you and your shipgirls mentioned?" Qinglong asked hurriedly.

"The situation is this: we were originally holding out on Guandao just like you are now, but one day I suddenly received a communication from Donghuang's Yixian." Qin Ge said to Qinglong.

"Impossible—since the Siren Tide began, Donghuang's communications with the outside have been cut off, and for this reason we specially modified our communicators; that's why we asked you to change yours." Qinglong said.

Qin Ge nodded. "Later we also understood, but previously we did not. Yixian told me that Donghuang's situation is dire, but there is a solution: eliminate the Siren outpost to stop the Siren Fleet from continuously spawning, thereby winning this battle."

"But Donghuang lacks the strength to carry this out, so she begged me to become the key point in breaking through the predicament."

"Having received such vital information, I naturally had to act, so I decided to first clear the Siren outpost within Guandao waters."

"After we finished clearing, indeed as Yixian said, Guandao waters produced no more Sirens, and the Siren Tide ended. At that time I also received confirmation from Akagi that Donghuang and the Sakura Empire should be blocked from Siren signals, unable to communicate."

"Perhaps all this is orchestrated by the Sirens behind the scenes, but that's not the key. The key is that as long as the Siren outpost is cleared, the Siren Tide in this area will no longer come in waves."

"I see." Qinglong nodded. "Earlier I heard from Yixian and Hu Feng that the Sirens had taken notice of you. I was puzzled—your strength isn't that great, why would they target you? It's likely because you possess a shipgirl like Xinong of Sea Legend Rank."

"Only after you returned this time did I realize how much you've changed—in just two years you've developed to this point, truly surprising."

Hehe, my current state is thanks to your help back then." Qin Ge smiled. "But discussing these memories now is premature; we already understand Donghuang's specific situation, and next comes strategic deployment.

"What are you planning to do?" Qinglong immediately turned serious, looking at Qin Ge.

Qin Ge glanced at her shipgirls, then said to Qinglong, "First, although my fleet is split into Donghuang and Sakura Empire parts for rescue, the forces sent to Donghuang remain my fleet's main strength."

"We currently have fifteen Awakened Shipgirls, and most of the shipgirls are at maximum proficiency, making them elite among elites."

Qin Ge said this, and Qinglong unconsciously nodded. Although he doesn't know the exact number of Awakened Shipgirls Qin Ge currently commands, most of the shipgirls present are Awakened Shipgirls.

"So I need absolute initiative and information rights." Qin Ge looked at Qinglong and said, "Battlefield information is too fragmented, so we must have concise updates constantly reported to me, allowing me to maximize the effectiveness of these elite shipgirls."

"Furthermore, my shipgirls must remain a unified whole; dispersing them would be unwise, and I believe you understand that."

Qinglong nodded. "Actually I'd prefer you to serve as overall commander for this operation, but clearly you don't want that. However, I can fulfill both points you mentioned, and when I arrived, Yixian, the overall commander, also said your status equals that of the Nine Major Factions' leaders."

Qin Ge chuckled. "Thanks for the commander-in-chief's trust; I'll fulfill my duties. Besides what I've said, I hope Donghuang can allocate more Awakened Shipgirls to me while ensuring the front line isn't torn apart."

Qinglong frowned. "You want to strike at the heart? That seems overly dangerous."

"Why not? If we keep grinding like this, how long can we hold out? Another ten days, a month, or even a year?" Qin Ge looked at Qinglong.

"I understand your idea, but I can't decide this alone; I must inform Commander-in-Chief Yixian before making a decision." Qinglong said.

"Understood. Furthermore, our target is not these Siren fleets but elite units, so in the coming period we will reduce pressure on the front line."

"Then we'll look for a suitable time, gather elite forces, strike at the heart, destroy the Siren outpost between the East Sea and the Yellow Sea, and completely resolve Donghuang's Siren Tide." Qin Ge said to Qinglong.

"Understood. First, complete resupply at the Academy; I'll now contact Commander-in-Chief Yixian and later bring you her decision." Qinglong said to Qin Ge.

"Good, then I'll wait for your good news." Qin Ge smiled.

"Hmm."

After Qinglong finished responding, he left the operations room. Qin Ge then took a short break with her shipgirls, since logistical support only required a few people, so these faction leader‑level figures were not needed.

"Commander, Weineituo said you used to study at this academy; taking this opportunity, could you show us around?" Xin ze xi said with a laugh.

Qin Ge looked at her shipgirls and found that, aside from Weineituo, most were summoned from Riyue Island and Guandao, and indeed none had come to the Commander Academy before.

Then they smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll take you to see my alma mater."