Chapter 971 A Sudden Order
"I envy Javelin so much. I can stay with the commander and protect him. Laffy also wants to protect him..."
Walking on the dark red sea, Lafite said boredly.
Z23 looked back at Laffite, a helpless look on his face, " I'm afraid Javelin is no longer with the commander. She is probably just like us now, exploring the sea with everyone else, and fighting the same battle."
"But, she is very close to the commander, but we are so far away..." Rafi said weakly, then looked at Ayanami behind him, "Ayanami, what do you think?"
"I feel the same. The javelin is getting farther and farther away from the commander, but we are getting closer and closer to the commander." Ayanami said calmly, with a light flashing in her eyes.
Rafi and Z23 were both stunned. Z23 looked at Ayanami in surprise, "That's amazing! Why didn't I think of that?"
"Ayanami is so amazing..." Laffi couldn't help but stand up straight.
At this time, a message came out from the public channel, "Attention all teams, quickly return to the team flagship, and quickly leave the battle if you are in the middle of it."
Several people were stunned for a moment, and Rafi asked in confusion, "We just came out not long ago, what happened ?"
Z23 shook his head. "I don't know, but this message came from the public channel, so it must be a message for all factions. It seems that the flagship is making a big move."
"Are we going to fight?" Ayanami clenched her sword.
"That's enough, let's go back!" said Z23.
"Um."
At the same time, all ships in Zone E in the core Pacific Ocean withdrew from combat status and moved closer to their respective squadron flagships.
"What happened, Bunker Hill? We were just fighting, but the public communication sent out an order to come back to your place to gather?" Washington asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Bunker Hill glanced at Washington and said, "Don't worry, take a rest and wait until Ticonderoga and the others come back."
"Ah?" Washington was speechless.
"Ala, it's not a bad thing to wait a little, and this matter is obviously very important, otherwise Bunker Hill would not say so." North Carolina smiled.
"All right."
Soon, Ticonderoga's team returned safely.
"Haha, I didn't expect that we would be the last one. It seems that everyone is moving so quickly." Ticonderoga stopped and said with a smile, looking at the people who had gathered.
"Now that everyone is here, I'll tell you what's going on." Bunker Hill nodded and said to everyone, "I received an order from the flagship before. Since the strength of the Siren Fleet in the core waters has greatly increased compared to before, in order to ensure that our later strategy goes smoothly, we must build a base suitable for supply in the E Sea.
After discussion among several flagships, it was decided to target the Siren Fortress in the center of Sea Area E."
"Wait, that means the flagships are planning to use Siren Fortress as our future supply point?" North Carolina asked in surprise.
Bunker Hill nodded. "That Siren Fortress is the hub for controlling the entire sea area. We must take it down no matter what. Our previous goal was to clean up the Siren strongholds nearby before planning to attack that place. But now we are focusing our efforts on that place.
Moreover, clearing the Siren Fortress will allow this sea area to return to our control and protect our logistics supply lines from being disturbed by the Siren, so this is necessary."
"I see. Just tell us what to do. I'm ready to do a great job!" Washington said, rubbing his hands together, which made North Carolina laugh out loud.
"Our team's mission is to defend the left wing and ensure that the main force will not be affected by other Siren fleets during the attack." Bunker Hill said.
"Ah? I thought our mission was to attack directly, but after all this time it turns out to be to defend the flank? Isn't this a bit of a waste of our talents for a mission like this?
Is this decision Bismarck made? Is she deliberately suppressing our White Eagle? And hasn't she heard of the name of our task force? "Washington said with some dissatisfaction.
"I don't think they are suppressing us White Eagles, right? After all, this order has been approved by the enterprise. And I think, if we give up the surrounding strategies and forcefully attack the core fortress, then the surrounding Siren fleets will probably use the strongest firepower to break through our defenses and ensure the safety of the Siren Fortress, right?
So, if we are talking about frontal firepower, I think the flanks we defend are the places that are most suppressed by firepower, and are also the places where the war breaks out the most tragically." Ticonderoga said.
"Huh? Is there such a saying?" Ticonderoga's words calmed Washington down all of a sudden. She looked at Bunker Hill with disbelief, as if confirming something?
Bunker Hill nodded , "Yes, this time the flank defense is handled by the strongest forces in each camp. In addition to our team, there is also the task force led by New Jersey, and the aircraft carrier group composed of Yorktown, Hornet, Lexington and others.
The Sakura Empire also sent out elite troops, including an aircraft carrier brigade composed of Shinano Akagi and others, as well as the main fleet composed of Izumo, Kii and others.
The same is true for the Iron Bloods. Even Ulrich, Egil and other sea legends were deployed in the flanks. So don’t think that the flanks are an easy position. As Ticonderoga said, our position is the most dangerous one! "
"Ha, this is really great. I thought Bismarck wanted to deliberately suppress our White Eagle or something. It seems that I wronged her. As long as we are placed on the front line, no matter how dangerous the position is, our task force will have nothing to fear!" Washington laughed, his eyes full of confidence.
"Really?" North Carolina looked at her sister and shook her head. However, the war was about to begin, so she didn't say anything. She just looked at Bunker Hill and said, "When do we leave?"
"Now!"
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"Now? Are you in such a hurry?" Zuikaku looked at Shinano in surprise.
"Yes, this is the decision of the flagships." Shinano said softly.
"I understand them. We are now in the core waters of the Siren. They may be watching us all the time. We can't carry out our plans slowly like before. Instead, we have to cut the Gordian knot and launch a surprise attack.
Obviously, if we launch a surprise attack now, the defense of the Siren Fortress will definitely be much less than if we slowly make a detour. "Akagi nodded and said.
"Is that so?" Zuikaku reacted and tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand, "Then let's go!"
"Well, our combat position is..."
