Chapter 36 Siren Tide
Perhaps seeing the Centaur's embarrassment, Noshiro decisively pushed the wine in front of Qin Ge, indicating that she couldn't drink it.
"Commander, it's so hot, so uncomfortable..." With tears in his eyes and a red face, the Centaur looked at Qin Ge, which made Qin Ge lose his mind for a moment. No girl had ever shown such weakness in front of him, especially a beautiful girl like the Centaur.
Qin Ge was suddenly flustered. While refilling the Centaur's empty cup with tea, he reached out to stroke her back and said, "Drink some water, rinse your mouth, take it slow..." as if this could reduce the Centaur's discomfort.
Noshiro, who was standing by, looked at Qin Ge's caring eyes and actions towards the Centaur, and she felt as if she had missed something. However, when she focused her eyes on the vodka in front of Qin Ge again, she quickly closed her eyes again. She absolutely could not!
As for Aurora, who was sitting on the other side, she looked at Qin Ge and the other two with different expressions with great interest. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and then she took another sip of vodka.
Finally, when the Centaur finally recovered, Mikasa came out of the kitchen with the curry she had made.
"Hey, you guys are starting to drink? But is it really okay to drink vodka without side dishes?" Mikasa looked at everyone in surprise, then took a look at the Centaur sitting next to Qin Ge, whose face was a little red, and turned to Aurora and said, "Aurora, most ship girls can't drink your vodka, so don't let them drink it."
Listening to Mikasa's words, before Aurora answered, the Centaur quickly said, "It's not Aurora's fault, I just thought the wine the Commander drank just now looked very stimulating, so I tried it. I didn't expect it to be like this, and it also made the Commander worried."
Qin Ge touched his head awkwardly, "Uh, it's my fault. I shouldn't have encouraged you to try just because I can drink. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to feel so bad."
"It's not the commander's fault. I insisted on it myself." The Centaur said quickly.
"Okay, okay, nothing's wrong. Let's eat quickly. Eating something will make you feel better ." Mikasa said with a smile as she looked at the two of them.
"Yeah." Qin Ge took the curry handed over by Mikasa, put the first portion in front of Aurora, the second portion in front of the Centaur, and the third portion in front of Noshiro.
Since only three servings could be served at a time, when Mikasa went to the kitchen to serve food again, the Centaur looked at the navy curry in front of him and said to Qin Ge, "Commander, you eat first, I'm not hungry."
Qin Ge waved his hand and said, "Eat it. You will feel better after eating it. Besides, Senior Mikasa will bring new food soon, so there is no need to pass it around."
Seeing Qin Ge's determination, the Centaur nodded slightly and began to eat obediently. As for Nou Dai, he glanced at this side with his peripheral vision, said nothing, and began to eat elegantly.
Soon, Mikasa came out with two servings of navy curry and placed them in front of Qin Ge and herself respectively, then sat down and formally greeted Aurora.
"Aurora, didn't you say you would come back early when you left this time? Why did you come back later than me?" Mikasa asked Aurora.
"That's true, because I went to the Northern Union just to replenish some inventory, but an unexpected Siren Tide occurred on the other side, so I helped Rossia for a while. After the situation settled down a little, I set out from there." Aurora asked.
The term Siren Tide made Qin Ge raise his head. "According to the records, doesn't the Siren Tide usually occur in October? But when you went back, it should have been July or August. How come it happened so early?"
Aurora shook her head. "I have also asked the Soviet Union about this issue. She also doesn't know why the Siren Tide, which was supposed to break out in October, broke out between July and August."
"The Soviet Alliance doesn't know either? Then it seems that the Siren Tide in the Northern Union this time is really strange." Mikasa said with a frown.
Qin Ge also frowned deeply. As his knowledge of Sirens, ship girls and naval battles deepened over this period of time, he naturally understood what the Siren Tide mentioned by Aurora meant.
The so-called Siren Tide refers to the fact that the Siren fleet will continue to surge towards the coast like a tide, causing the coastal defense fleet and the port area stationed near the coast to engage in a large-scale naval battle with all their might.
At this time, the Navy Command will assign each fleet to complete the defense mission of the region. The fleet that completes the mission will of course receive generous rewards. As for the fleet that fails to complete the mission, there are only two options waiting for them. The first is to reorganize the fleet, and the second is to wait for a new fleet to replace them.
Because this kind of large-scale naval battle is not a small local friction, a mistake will cause a complete collapse. If you defend well, you will naturally get rewards. If you fail to defend, the large fleet will definitely suffer heavy casualties, so replenishing new combat power or replacing them with a new and complete large fleet is the best option.
This is the reality, it is often very cruel. This is a war , not a joke. If you lose the war, it means death. Only the winner can survive to the end, and only the winner will be rewarded.
This is also an important reason why many commanders and ship girls did not make it to the end and fell into the sea. The Siren Tide occurs every October, and the commanders graduate only three months away from that period. Therefore, after graduating from the Azur Lane Commander Academy , it is just the beginning. Three months later will be the first hurdle. If someone cannot pass the first hurdle, then they can only die in the sea.
War never cries for the weak, this is the truth, this is fate. Once you decide on this path, you must keep going, either leading your shipgirl to wade through a bloody road, or sinking with your shipgirl...
"So the commander of the Northern Alliance this time..." Mikasa didn't say any more.
There was a sudden silence at the dinner table. The Centaurs and Noshiro who were eating put down their spoons and looked at Aurora.
Aurora smiled faintly, "They are all good men. Even so, no one backed down!"
"How much is left?" Mikasa asked.
"43 people." A tear fell from the corner of Aurora's eye. "87 new commanders, after fighting on various defense lines, only 43 people are left."
Mikasa nodded and patted Aurora on the shoulder, "They are both great warriors!"
Qin Ge looked at the two people who were somewhat sad, and couldn't help but hold the vodka bottle at hand. After picking it up, he said to Aurora, "For them, for Azur Lane! For victory!"
Aurora wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, picked up the wine bottle heroically, and hit Qin Ge's wine bottle with it.
"For Azur Lane!"
