Chapter 897

"According to our speed, how much longer until we reach Yokosuka?" Zhang Men stood on the bow of her own main-body battleship, gazing into the distance as she spoke.

On her left and right were Akagi and Kaga of the First Carrier Division, and Qinglong and Feilong of the Second Carrier Division; a few others were stationed on the flanks and ahead for reconnaissance, while behind them was a mass-produced missile battleship formed from the fleet organization.

"Reporting to the Divine Child, at our speed it will still take half a day to reach Yokosuka." Fengyun's voice sounded over the communicator.

"Still half a day?" Zhang Men's eyes blinked, then she said, "Akagi, you were previously the leader of the Sakura Empire; according to your estimate, can they still hold out?"

"Holding out is certainly no problem, but the blows before and after will definitely consume the Sakura Empire's manpower once more; with such a sudden battle, they might not be able to drag it out this long, or they might only be able to abandon a section."

Akagi's voice came through the communicator, tinged with anxiety, after all, no matter what, the place she originally stayed was the Sakura Empire; after staying there for several decades, she then followed Qin Ge into his fleet.

"After this war ends, I will discuss with the Commander whether to station a fleet permanently in the Sakura Empire to guard against occasional battles," Zhang Men said softly.

"Zhang Men, we cannot bring this up ourselves when the time comes, even to the Commander," Qinglong spoke up.

"Why?" Zhang Men blinked in surprise.

"Because of dignity," Akagi said leisurely.

Zhang Men immediately went speechless, "Sorry, I forgot, this Sakura Empire here is not our Sakura Empire."

"Hehe, it's fine, the Divine Child harbors benevolence, which is good for us. However, from now on we should handle such talk ourselves; we don't need to state it outright, just hint at the meaning."

"Hadn't the Commander previously said he hoped all factions would establish a shared port area? I think this is a very good excuse; at that time we could dispatch a fleet to garrison the shared port area, and if the Sakura Empire ever encounters such a situation again, we could also offer them assistance." Qinglong adjusted her glasses as she spoke.

"Hmm, then later it'll be trouble for you, Qinglong." Zhang Men said softly.

"Leave it to us; the Divine Child only needs to command our United Fleet." Qinglong said.

The voice in the communicator gradually faded, and the signal returned to silence. Zhang Men stood on the bow and couldn't help but sigh.

"What a sorrowful war…… I hope…… to see the day when swords are forged into ploughs……"

Time gradually passed, and finally Kaga's voice sounded over the communicator.

"Attention, a large Siren Fleet has appeared ahead; it seems we are fast approaching the enemy fleet."

"Received, Divine Child, it's time to issue orders." Akagi's voice rang out, "We have already approached the enemy's rear; now is the perfect time to launch a surprise attack."

Standing at the bow, Zhang Men took a deep breath, looking ahead at the sea surface dotted with dark clouds, and said, "Everyone, prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

On the vast expanse of sea, several warships underway suddenly transformed into blue radiance, enveloping the few people slowly drifting onto the sea surface, and after that radiance faded, was the Ship Equipment borne by the fleet of shipgirls.

"Black Qinglong, the mass-produced missile battleship of the port area is entrusted to you to control; unless the situation gets out of hand, you had best not act, lest you draw the Arbiter and cause greater losses." Zhang Men said into the communicator.

Black Qinglong is none other than Yujin's Qinglong; this is also the nickname that everyone on the road recalled. After all, there are two Qinglongs in the fleet, and if not facing each other, it's easy for information to be misleading, so they came up with separate names.

"I understand, I will control the mass-produced missile battleship and watch from behind." Yujin's Qinglong replied over the communicator, she had no objection to this arrangement.

"Thank you." Zhang Men nodded, she also landed on the water surface, the formation gradually tightening; already she could see the smoke ahead and the Siren warships scattered across the sea surface.

"United Fleet, crush the enemy!"

A majestic voice issued from Zhang Men's mouth; in an instant, everyone in the Sakura Empire Fleet was covered with a layer of red aura. Those who gained this aura's boost couldn't help but feel they had increased somewhat, even Akagi looked at Zhang Men in surprise.

Although Zhang Men had previously experienced battles with them, back then she wasn't as strong as she is today, so the boost level was rather ordinary. But now Zhang Men has at least increased her strength by twenty percent.

"Hehehe…… the time for slaughter has come, for the Commander!"

With Akagi's exaggerated grin, one red fighter after another took off from her flight deck.

At the same time, behind Akagi, on Kaga's flight deck, blue fighters took off one after another, and likewise on the other side, Qinglong and Feilong did the same.

In a moment, the sky was filled with a swarm of Carrier Aircraft, looking like a locust plague at a glance, actually covering a stretch of sky.

Those Carrier Aircraft surged forward at extremely high speed, actually several times faster than the speed of ordinary shipgirl Carrier Aircraft.

Looking up as the Carrier Aircraft swooped overhead, Atago smiled and said to the few people beside and ahead of her.

Heh, everyone's already moving; we need to show our strength, so let's clear the way for the commander!

Yes.

Everyone's clear voices rang out from the communicator, each person charging forward with high fighting spirit toward the mass-produced Siren fleet ahead.

Obviously, by now they had recognized the mass-produced warships and spotted the Sakura Empire forces approaching from behind, but turning the bow at this juncture was already a pointless option.

Only the Carrier Aircraft and high speed swept past above their heads, and countless fire‑lit Aerial Bombs poured down like rain.

The tremendous explosion echoed through the sky, even blasting a wall of fire tens of meters high on the sea surface.

While the Mount Atago crew behind the Carrier Aircraft fired guns and fearlessly charged toward the wall of fire.

Wherever they passed, all the mass-produced Siren warships were sunk; this battle could no longer be called a struggle, it should be called a crushing.

Under their concentrated fire, not a single mass-produced warship could withstand a single salvo of their guns; the balance of battle had become one‑sided from the start.

In the distance, Zuikaku's Carrier Aircraft naturally also spotted this shocking scene; she stood rooted, unable to speak for a long time.

"Zuikaku, what's wrong? Could the Sirens be launching another large‑scale attack?" Beside her, Xianghe, having just recalled her Carrier Aircraft and thus unable to see, noticed her sister suddenly pause her attack rhythm and asked doubtfully.

Zuikaku snapped to attention, then excitedly looked at Xianghe and said, "Xianghe sister, reinforcements! Reinforcements! They've arrived!"

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