Chapter 705

Battle, unending battle.

It's been about a week since we entered the Pacific Siren sea area, and the fleet's advance has been steady.

Although Hai Lun Na had promised Qin Ge, Qin Ge wouldn't just charge straight into the heart of the Atlantic Siren base sea area.

After all, they came this time not to figure out how to defeat the Arbiter, but to lift the crisis facing all factions along the Atlantic coast.

So when they were still some distance from the center, Qin Ge decisively issued a retreat order. After falling back to a safe position, they continued to attack the outer Siren bases.

So although the battle continued, everyone's burden wasn't as heavy as before. They now had only one idea: before encountering the Arbiter, to clean up the Siren bases as much as possible, giving their own faction a chance to catch their breath.

However, although this process is going more and more smoothly, a problem has now become prominent.

That is, after such a long time of fighting, supplies are falling behind.

"Let's tally up—how long can our current supplies hold out?"

On the command ship, Qin Ge said to Zhenhai,

"I've already asked the other two fleets; supplies can still last less than a week, but the fast‑consuming emergency repair tools can only last four to five days at most."

"But according to the current situation, if we want to clear this sea area, we at least need to keep fighting for over half a month, so we must resupply." said Zhenhai.

Qin Ge nodded. "I know—didn't we discuss this with Weineituo of the Sardinian Empire? If supplies run short, Madalena can provide for us."

"That's true, but given our current advance, Madalena isn't the nearest supply point; we've veered off in a big direction, and the closest supply now is from Iron Blood."

"A round trip from Madalena would take at least seven days, and that's assuming no enemy encounters at sea. If we run into groups of Siren fleets, it could take even longer."

"But if we can get supplies from Iron Blood's port, the round trip would only take four days. During these days we could adopt a conservative attack pattern to slow the use of emergency repair tools." suggested Zhenhai.

"I will communicate with Iron Blood next, believing that at this crucial moment someone like Bisimai, who looks after the big picture, can tell what's important." Qin Ge said, "Besides that, any other suggestions?"

"That being the case, due to the current supply situation, I suggest the commander inform all major factions to have the vanguard fleets focus mainly on support, preserve themselves, and avoid reckless advances. In the main force fleet, ship girls capable of melee combat and possessing defensive skills can appropriately take on the job of drawing fire."

Qin Ge nodded. "Also, White Eagle's Female Kitchen God, Sakura Empire, and our port's Xizhang can conduct equipment repairs; damaged ship girls can rotate repairs there, and only when severely damaged should emergency repair tools be used."

"Yes, if we carry this out, our tight supply situation over these days can be smoothly gotten through." Zhenhai smiled.

Qin Ge spread his hands. "The key is that our current situation is too complex; normally supplies would be the first thing to worry about, but now we can only do this."

"Heh, that's right." Zhenhai smiled. "After all, we came here with the resolve to press forward without hesitation, yet we didn't expect the battle to go so smoothly."

"Hmm, then let me first contact Bisimai and her group." Qin Ge said with a laugh, then walked to the communications station on the command ship, picked up the communicator, and began contacting.

Although signals inside the Siren sea area suffer interference, through supplies from several factions and the boost of dedicated communicators, this interference can be reduced to a level allowing normal conversation.

So reporting battle details and such might not be possible, but short communications can be done very well.

"This is the command ship; Iron Blood's Bisimai, please respond."

Qin Ge's voice quickly reached Bisimai's receiver via the communications device, and this direct address made Bisimai a bit puzzled, but she then connected the call.

"This is Bisimai; command ship, go ahead."

Qin Ge quickly said, "Our fleet now faces a difficult situation; the original plan was to resupply from Madalena, but due to the current front line advance, getting supplies from Madalena here would cause many delays."

"And the nearest faction right now is you, Iron Blood, so I want to set the resupply point at Iron Blood—that's why I'm discussing this with you."

Bisimai reacted very quickly: "No problem; let's establish the resupply point at Iron Blood. I'll now order personnel to return to Iron Blood and prepare supplies to send here."

"That's great, but for safety's sake, Bisimai can contact my Iron Blood and White Eagle units to have them send a team for escort." Qin Ge said.

"I will, Commander Qin Ge—rest assured, the supplies will definitely arrive on time." Bisimai said.

"I've never doubted Iron Blood's efficiency or execution. Well then, let's leave it at that—please carry this out promptly." Qin Ge smiled.

"Understood."

After the call ended, Bisimai cut off the communication. At this moment, Ou Gen Qin Wang, the Prince standing beside her, smiled and said, "Are you transporting supplies? Indeed, the progress over this period has been relatively rapid, and the consumption of supplies has been relatively fast."

"Then, Persian Cat Sauce, you prepare to let who go back?"

Bisimai thought for a moment, "Let Scharnhorst go back, and also let her go back to see the cleanup here during this period, and the specific situation of our Iron Blood side."

"Just going alone?" Ou Gen Qin Wang, the Prince, laughed and said.

"Transporting supplies doesn't need that many people; moreover, just now Commander Qin Ge said we can allocate personnel from White Eagle and Iron Blood, and they are the main force here now." Bisimai said.

"Hehe, it's probably not that simple, after all, transporting supplies is also a very important matter." Ou Gen Qin Wang, the Prince, said.

"We've been fighting for so long, you should have felt it too, right? Such high-intensity combat is beneficial to our current situation. Although transporting supplies is relatively important, comparatively speaking, I hope our Awakened shipgirls can master greater power." Bisimai said.

"Alright, anyway, just arrange it as you see fit." Ou Gen Qin Wang, the Prince, smiled and said.

While Bisimai and Ou Gen Qin Wang were speaking, a public message came through the communicators of all factions.

"All personnel, attention, this is the Command Ship. Currently, due to our offensive going smoothly but being relatively aggressive, the consumption of Emergency Repair Tools is relatively severe, so before the supplies are transported and arrive, please all personnel of the Vanguard Fleet shipgirls take note……"