vncnus Chapter 118 Remember to call me Commander from now on
Chapter 118 Remember to call me Commander from now on
In the decisive battle envisioned by Lu Chen, the fleets of both sides will deploy their troops on the sea, and they will launch fierce attacks. Even if Musashi of the Sea Mist Fleet floats in the air with his starship, Lu Chen is not worried, after all, his own super-gravity cannon is fully capable of firing into the air. In this battle, they expect it to be like the line infantry duel in the 18th century, or those thrilling naval battles in history, relying on firepower, armor and shields to determine the winner.
The Sea Mist Fleet undoubtedly had a significant advantage in this kind of contest, whether in firepower, defense or number of ships. Under such circumstances, Musashi could hardly imagine how he could lose.
However, reality gave her a heavy blow. Before even seeing the enemy, the Sea Fog Fleet suffered an unprecedented asymmetric attack.
"boom--"
Looking up from the sea level, the night sky seems to be lit up by bright lights, and colorful high-energy rays penetrate the clouds and hit the warships of the sea fog fleet. The fire control system of the starship girls is extremely advanced. It can not only lock multiple targets at the same time, but also accurately strike their weaknesses. Small cruisers and destroyers are like lambs to be slaughtered under intensive artillery fire, and are captured one by one; battleships and aircraft carriers are subjected to the fixed-point shooting of the main guns. The scene is like playing a whack-a-mole game in outer space.
The radar scanned, locked, charged, and fired, and the target evaporated in an instant. Wave after wave of bombing triggered a tsunami several dozen meters high, and the originally orderly formation of the Sea Fog Fleet was instantly washed into pieces.
"Fight back! Fight back!" Musashi tried his best to hold up the Klein force field under the fierce firepower baptism and shouted to his companions. However, this was clearly a one-sided beating, and the enemy ship was still nowhere to be found.
"But we don't even know where they are! How can we fight back?!" Kirishima grabbed the railing on the hull, his body shaking violently with the ship, and he was almost thrown out.
In desperation, the Sea Mist Fleet could only fire blindly in an attempt to fight back. The supergravity cannons were activated, charged, and fired wildly into the sky. However, as expected, these artillery fire did not hit any targets.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." High in the sky, the starship fleet led by the Wannian Fengxue was quietly suspended in the universe, surrounded by shining stars. Lu Chen looked at the occasional counterattack laser cannons fired from the sea, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At a combat distance of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of kilometers, a small mistake can lead to a huge error. Although the range of the Sea Fog Fleet's weapons was barely enough, they obviously lacked the ability to search for the enemy at ultra-long distances, and could only vent their anger in vain on the sea.
"Musashi of the Sea Mist is nothing but this." In front of the starship formation, Musashi stood proudly. She mercilessly turned on the full firepower mode, pouring high-energy rays towards the Sea Mist fleet below like a storm.
"Bang bang bang--" the shock wave exploded on Klein's force field, and alarms flashed in front of Musashi's eyes.
[Klein force field saturation: 35%...44%...56%...]
【Warning: Computing power overload! 】
[Warning: Force field saturation 100%, computing power seriously overloaded! ! ]
Although one strike may not be enough to break the defense, under continuous concentrated firepower attacks, no matter how powerful the computing power or how solid the shield is, it will eventually reach its limit.
"Click——"
With a crisp cracking sound, the Musashi's shield shattered. Then, several bombs hit the ship accurately.
"Boom—boom—boom—"
Several large holes were blown out on the deck in an instant, and the hull was torn into pieces.
"Sister..." Musashi stumbled and fell into the sea, watching his ship turn into a sea of fire in the artillery fire.
In just one hour, the Sea Fog Fleet was almost completely wiped out, with only a few ship girls left struggling to hold on with the help of Klein's force field. The battlefield was littered with warship wreckage, and melted steel covered a large area of the sea, making the sea surface gleam with a cold metallic luster.
"Surrender! We surrender!" The surviving sea fog ship girls raised the white flag when they had no hope of counterattack, and sent a peace signal to Yamato through the mental model. They originally just wanted to compete with Lu Chen, but now it seems that if they continue to resist, they will probably be wiped out.
"Is this the way of fighting in the future... It is indeed different from what I expected..." Yamato sat in Lu Chen's bridge, staring at the tragic scene of the Sea Fog Fleet below, with mixed feelings in her heart. She seemed to see history repeating itself in this scene.
In the last life, the Yamato-class battleships carried people's expectations and were regarded as decisive weapons. People imagined that they could sweep the enemy with their large ships and cannons on the battlefield. However, the reality is that the emergence of aircraft carriers has made battleships withdraw from the stage. Today, the strong ships and cannons of the Sea Mist Fleet are once again in a similar predicament when facing the space fleet. No matter how powerful the supergravity cannons are, or how strong the Klein force field is, under the astronomical scale of beyond-visual-range attacks, they can only become live targets, and they can't even effectively search for the enemy.
"So I never planned to confront them head-on." Lu Chen patted Yamato's shoulder gently. "If they really lined up in a line and fired at each other on the sea, the result would probably be that both sides would suffer losses and perish together."
"To be able to hold on until now under the firepower of the space fleet... I admit that your combat effectiveness is indeed impressive." Yamato's tone was complicated. She wanted to praise "The commander is so awesome", but when she thought that it was her own sister who was frustrated at the moment, as the flagship of the Sea Mist, her mood was quite delicate.
"Next..." Lu Chen snapped his fingers, "Release Brie and start the search and rescue."
Buzz buzz buzz - the starship slowly descended, and hundreds of specially equipped Bri robots were airdropped out of the cabin, quickly carrying out emergency treatment on the severely damaged hull, dragging it into the hull of Wannian Fengxue or other blue ship girls for proper preservation, and at the same time salvaging the dizzy Haifog ship girl from the sea.
"Is this the ship's field medical team?" Yamato looked at the busy Brie with interest.
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Two days later.
"Ahem..." Musashi slowly sat up from the bed and looked around. This was a room decorated like a hospital ward. Familiar sea fog ship girls were lying on the beds around him, from flagships to major battleships, from battleships to assault ships, and even including the two relic ships 400 and 402. Everyone was gathered together as a family, some were still sleeping, and some had woken up and were curiously looking at the surrounding environment.
"Hmm? Are we... being captured?" King Kong rubbed his head and noticed that there were some unfamiliar high-tech devices connected to the bedside, with the Azure Navy logo printed on them. However, their personal freedom was not restricted.
Click—the door of the ward was pushed open, and Lu Chen walked into the room with Musashi, Yamato and several other ship girls.
"Are you awake? How do you feel?" Lu Chen smiled, his eyes falling on the slightly pale Canglan Musashi.
"It's you..." Musashi looked at Lu Chen intently, recalling the brief confrontation with him on the holographic interface not long ago. The Yamato-class second ship with an impressive figure and animal ears next to her also impressed her.
"Your ship's hull is seriously damaged, but considering that it will be converted into a starship later, it is not a big problem. All the ship girls of the Sea Mist Fleet should be here, right?" Lu Chen asked with a smile.
"Well, not one was missing. You beat them all into the hospital." Haiwu Kaohsiung rolled his eyes and teased.
"Don't worry, we have medical insurance, it's okay." Lu Chen glanced at the blue ship girls lying on the hospital beds. Although they were beaten badly, out of consideration for the transformation plan, he showed mercy at the last moment and did not cause fatal injuries.
“Are you convinced?” Lu Chen patted the blue little loli Musashi’s shoulder.
"You have the final say." Musashi sighed. She had no intention of breaking her promise. She knew that Lu Chen spared her life because of Yamato's consideration. Otherwise, with the overwhelming strength of the starship fleet, it would not be difficult to completely destroy the entire Sea Mist Fleet.
"Remember to call me Commander from now on." Yamato smiled and gave Musashi a hug and poked her face.
Musashi held it in for a while, but ultimately was unwilling to speak.
"Hurry up and yell, or I'll be angry." Yamato showed her dark side and pinched Musashi's cheeks, refusing to let go. The other sea mist ship girls watched with interest, looking forward to the performance of the flagship.
After a moment of stalemate, Musashi finally raised his head, met Lu Chen's gaze, and mustered up his courage:
"I mean... Commander... I'm sorry."
"Please give me more advice in the future." Lu Chen gently rubbed her head.
"That's right!" Yamato nodded with satisfaction, "Be good and obedient in the future. Although your CUP is much smaller than Azure Musashi, our fleet also has loli battleships."