Chapter 350 Night Battle
While Qin Ge and Hao were talking and laughing, they looked out the window and saw that Veneto had already prepared all the ship girls, and had arranged for the ship girls on the aircraft carrier to launch carrier-based aircraft to seize air superiority.
Bismarck, along with Noshiro, Belfast, Prince Eugen and others, quietly left the main force and disappeared into the night.
Although Veneto usually feels a little out of line, she is still an outstanding leader in such a large-scale battle. In the previous offensive and defensive battle with Bismarck, the two had a record of winning and losing. This shows that her camp leader is not called for nothing.
"All command ships should keep their distance and follow the aircraft carrier at a distance of 1-2 kilometers ." Qin Ge ordered everyone on the communicator.
The commander and the ship girl are one and the same, and they need to observe the changes in the battlefield situation and make the most reasonable judgment. Therefore, in every battle, the commander will not be too far away from the ship girl.
Especially in this kind of sea battle, the command ship must not be too far away from its own ship girl. If the enemy appears near the command ship when the ship girl is facing the enemy head-on, then the command ship will be isolated and helpless, and the command ship will only be sunk.
So as the formation of the ship girls began to advance forward, Qin Ge immediately commanded all the command ships to follow.
Although the darkness obscured everyone's vision, all commanders could clearly see on the radar panel the small green dot representing their own ship girls, as well as the red dot facing the Siren fleet which was gradually getting closer.
The sudden sound of artillery fire resounded across the entire sea. Helena had used radar to lock onto the enemy's vanguard warship and informed the battleship group of the warship's location.
The battleships led by Veneto accurately aimed at the position marked by Helena. Although they could not see anything in the field of vision, with Helena's help, it was no less than fighting within the visible range for them.
And as Helena's training level increased, her radar scan became much more accurate than before, and the number of people scanned also increased a lot, so Veneto's order was to fire freely.
After the battleships opened fire, the Siren Fleet began to counterattack. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire, aircraft engines, and explosions rang out across the sea.
The originally silent night suddenly became terrifying. The light from the artillery fire and the light from the sinking warship reflected the fire on the sea, making the sky red.
During this fierce exchange of fire, a burst of gunfire suddenly broke out from the other side of the Siren Fleet. It was Bismarck who launched the attack, and the fleet she led destroyed the two battleships on the opponent's flank in an instant.
And with the reflection of the fire, it can be clearly seen Prince Eugen Noshiro and Belfast and others formed the vanguard fleet, which was directly infiltrating into the warships of the Siren fleet with the force of a sharp knife.
"This is a beautiful execution of the tactics. Now it can be said that it has been finalized." Hao looked at the battlefield in front of him and said to Qin Ge.
“Yes, with the air superiority seized by Guanghui and the others, and the flanking attack led by Bismarck, this battle would have been won if there were no other accidents.” Qin Ge nodded and said.
"But why do you look so serious? Are you still worried about something?" Hao asked.
Qin Ge smiled and said, "It's just a habit. I still feel uneasy until I reach the last moment and witness the victory with my own eyes."
"I see." Hao smiled, "Commander Qin Ge is really steady. Your character reminds me of someone."
"Who?" Qin Ge looked at Hao in confusion.
But the counterattack on the side answered Qin Ge's question, "Who else could it be? Of course it's my sister. She has a rather old-fashioned personality and is very serious about her work. When she encounters a battle, she is like a knight and will never let down her guard until the last moment."
"Reputation?" Qin Ge smiled. "I have heard the Prince of Wales talk about her, but I don't know if I will have the chance to meet her."
"I believe there will be a chance, and I think based on your two personalities, you might get along very well." Counterattack said with a smile.
"Counterattack is right. I also think that based on your personalities, you two will get along very well. One is the issuer of orders, and the other is a firm executor of orders. I believe that your cooperation will be very interesting." Hao smiled.
"But compared to reputation, I want to meet your royal legendary Warspite more." Qin Ge had an excited expression on his face when he talked about Warspite.
If one had to pick a legendary battleship from World War II, then for Qin Ge, it would not be the Yamato-class battleship known as the Yamato Hotel, nor the Iowa-class battleship known as the cutting-edge battleship.
In his mind, there is only one ship that represents the legendary battleship, and that is the Queen Elizabeth-class ship No. 2, HMS Warspite.
Since it was officially commissioned in March 1915, as a super dreadnought-class battleship, it has experienced the Battle of Jutland, the Battle of Narvik, the Battle of Calabria, the Battle of Taranto, the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Battle of Crete, and later participated in the Far East Fleet, until the Battle of Sicily, the Battle of Salerno, and the Battle of Normandy.
Her ship history spanned the First World War and the Second World War, and her footprints covered the entire Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In her 35 years of service, the ship was scarred countless times, and was in desperate situations several times and threatened with sinking several times.
But no difficulty can defeat her, just like her ship motto, "Despise the hardships of war!"
Therefore, Qin Ge was very fond of such a legendary warship. If he had the chance, he would definitely meet this legendary ship girl and listen to her talk about her previous glorious experiences.
"Lord War-weary?" Hao smiled, "Indeed, that lord is not only the guardian knight of Her Majesty the Queen, but also the legendary battleship of our royal family.
When I came here, she told me that if she had the chance, she would also like to meet Commander Qin Ge who created miracles. "
"If that's the case, that's great." Qin Ge smiled and turned to look at the battlefield in front of him. "Then I have to work hard in the future. Only when I stand firm can I have the opportunity to meet such a person."
"Haha, I believe that Brother Qin will have the ability to command Guang. I am witnessing your growth." Hao said with a smile.
Qin Ge nodded, looking at the battlefield which had gradually quieted down in the distance and the sporadic sounds of artillery fire. He knew that the battle was about to end.
This was only the first battle of their great fleet since the Siren Tide, and he believed that this would not be the last!
