Elder brother's garrison

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"Sister Yamato, Lord Su." Xiaobai stood on tiptoe and called out twice to the rear of the ship girl formation.

"Little White, I'm here!"

"I am here!"

At the rear of the ship girl formation, a pair of delicate hands were raised high. Then, Abyssal Yamato pushed through the crowd of ship girls and, together with Sukhbaatar, came to Shiro one after the other.

"Little girl, do you need something from this great man?" Sukhbaatar asked Little White.

"Lord Su, and Sister Yamato, you are the captains of the supply ship and the Deep Sea Dean's team, respectively. Due to your status, it may be inconvenient for you to show yourselves in front of Admiral Haoding and the others. If you do not wish to go, you can stay here and guard the house."

"Guarding the home? Guarding the home is good. Then I'll stay here." Sukhbaatar nodded and yawned slightly. "Anyway, you can handle that level of deep-sea disaster by yourself, right? Then I'll stay here with the other supply ships and wait for you to come back."

"Ah."

"I want to go, I want to go!" Unlike Sukhbaatar, Yamato immediately raised his hand upon hearing Shiro's words and said, "Shiro, Shiro! I have a very subtle intuition that I will definitely be of use if I go!"

"Of course Yamato-neechan is amazing... I believe that. But you're still the captain of the Deep Sea Dean's team... it's not really convenient for you to leave..."

"Ah, you can leave the job of looking after the other Abyssal Deans to us." Sukhbaatar raised his little hand. "Anyway, I and the other supply ships don't have much to do here. Most of the Abyssal Deans are quite obedient, but there are a few illiterate ones who are a little difficult to manage, right? Well, we can keep an eye on a few naughty Abyssal Deans for you."

"Eh? Is that okay?"

"a piece of cake."

"..." Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Yamato.

Deep Sea Yamato looked at Shiro with anticipation.

Xiao Bai smiled helplessly.

"...Yamato-neechan, if there are any deep-sea strategies I don't understand, please explain them to me."

"Thank you, Shiro!" Deep Sea Yamato raised his hands happily like a child.

After dealing with the matters concerning the abyssal deans and the supply ships, Xiaobai and the ship girls left the valley and headed towards the beach.

When Xiaobai and the ship girls arrived at the beach, about ten minutes had passed since the alarm sounded.

On the beach, the ship girls who arrived first at Haoding Garrison had already joined forces with the ship girls who were originally stationed there. At this time, all of these ship girls had released their white ship equipment and sailed into the sea. They formed several square squads in the visible distance, with the squads echoing each other and vaguely forming a solid defensive line.

Sparks were flying on the sea surface.

The Haoding Garrison ship girls, lined up in formation, were systematically unleashing their firepower towards the distant sea. In an instant, a large amount of ammunition was sprayed into the sky like rain, and countless shells bombarded the distant sea with thunderous roars, splashing up layer upon layer of black waves as tall as skyscrapers.

Little White looked towards the distant water.

All that could be seen was the area behind the bombed waters.

Deep-sea destroyers, deep-sea light cruisers, deep-sea heavy cruisers, deep-sea battlecruisers, deep-sea battleships, deep-sea aircraft carriers... Densely packed deep-sea creatures huddled on the surface of the sea, almost covering the ocean with the color of steel. These marine creatures raised their heads, enduring the relentless bombardment from the ship girls of Haoding Garrison. Even as their comrades fell one after another in front of them, these deep-sea creatures moved slowly toward the land without fear, roaring loudly.

Chapter 1846 Schemes!

The sheer number of deep-sea creatures far exceeded any deep-sea activity Xiaobai had ever witnessed before. This was no longer just the size of a deep-sea fleet; it was clearly a force that could be described as a "beast tide."

Rumble, rumble——

The deep-sea creatures roared, spewing out massive amounts of firepower, forming a dense, interwoven barrage that swept forward. However, the dozen or so formations of Admiral Haoding's ship girls were always able to find fleeting opportunities to dodge the deep-sea creatures' attacks, not only successfully avoiding their onslaught but also launching deadly and effective counterattacks.

On the distant sea, orange and red flames shimmered and reflected each other.

"Admiral Haoding's ship girls are truly amazing... They're holding their own against such a large number of enemies." Xiaobai murmured to herself, gazing at the ship girls fighting fiercely on the sea. "Truly worthy of being one of the world's top ten naval bases..."

"Is it that impressive..." Beside Shiro, Abyss Yamato glanced at the distant sea a few times. Her gaze did not linger on the turbulent sea for even a moment, and she quickly muttered to herself with little interest, "It's just ordinary... It's still far inferior to our naval base."

"Does Yamato-neechan have any thoughts?" Shiro asked curiously, looking at Deep Sea Yamato.

“It’s not that I have any opinion… Look, Xiaobai, take a closer look.” Deep Sea Yamato gestured with his lip, indicating that Xiaobai should observe the sea surface. “There are quite a few deep-sea creatures, and their combat strength is also quite good—probably exceeding the level of ordinary deep-sea amphibious ships in Chapter Six. But Xiaobai, have you noticed? The deep-sea creatures appearing in the sea are all deep-sea amphibious ships with a strength below that of deep-sea frigates.”

"Huh? Below the level of a deep-sea destroyer..." Xiaobai was slightly taken aback when he heard what Abyssal Yamato said, and then carefully observed the sea surface.

really.

Before Yamato of the Deep Sea reminded Xiaobai, he hadn't realized it. Only now did Xiaobai notice that although the number of Deep Sea Abyssal Ships on the sea was huge, surprisingly, there wasn't a single Deep Sea Guardian Ship here, let alone a Deep Sea Dean or anything like that.

To put it simply, this place is full of regular soldiers; there are no bosses or elite monsters.

A deep-sea fleet without elite monsters and bosses is significantly weaker than one with elite monsters and bosses.

"That's a bit strange... Why haven't we seen a single deep-sea amphibious vessel of the deep-sea frigate level... Are they further out in the sea?" Xiaobai stood on tiptoe and peered at the distant sea, but even with her eyesight strained, she couldn't spot any creature with the aura of a frigate among the densely packed deep-sea creatures. "Deep-sea frigates... Huh? Could it be... a diversionary tactic? Are the deep-sea frigates actually leading other fleets in an attack on land from another direction?"

“Regarding this plan… it’s probably impossible. Hood and I looked at the map of Chapter 8 before. From the current map, the only connection between the entire Chapter 8 and the water is this beach. It’s impossible for the deep-sea frigate to land via any other route,” Akagi said, standing next to Xiaobai.

"Oh...why is that?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

"Maybe it's because you're reluctant to part with them?" Yamato thought for a moment and said to Shiro, "Although it sounds strange for me to say this, training deep-sea frigates is actually quite time-consuming and labor-intensive. Look at my previous fleet of deep-sea frigates, they were all good candidates that I personally selected from thousands of them in the deep-sea territory. Then I kept training and nurturing them. It took hundreds of years to cultivate such a large fleet of battle-hardened deep-sea frigates."

"I see..." Shiro looked at Yamato in surprise and asked curiously, "Then what happened to your deep-sea destroyer, Yamato-neechan?"

“…Uh.” Yamato Shokuriku withdrew his hand and turned his head away awkwardly. “What else could it be? Of course, you guys sank them all when you captured me back then.”

"……"noob.

This is a bit embarrassing.

"Sorry..." Xiaobai scratched his head and apologized to Shenhai Yamato.

"It's alright, it's all in the past, and besides, it wasn't you, Shiro, who did it back then." Deep Sea Yamato wasn't too bothered by it. "In the end, although I just said that Deep Sea Frigates are more troublesome to train, they are, after all, just Deep Sea Frigates. They have no spirit, they won't talk to us to keep us entertained, and they won't play games with us, so let them sink if they sink. We can just train a few more when we want them."

“…I see…” Xiaobai blinked.

"So I'm wondering about this too." Yamato Abyss pouted, looking at the distant water. "Abyssal frigates are rare, but they can't possibly be more valuable than thousands of mature abyssal combatants, right? Why would the abyssal director of this area rather send out so many abyssal creatures to their deaths than send out a single abyssal frigate..."

"It is quite strange." After listening attentively to what Yamato Aqua said, Xiaobai looked around the beach thoughtfully, searching for the location of Admiral Haoding.

quickly.

Xiao Bai spotted the location of Admiral Hao Ding in the distance on the beach, within his sight.

At this moment, Admiral Haoding was standing below a repaired watchtower. Several ship girls were guarding his safety, but there were no other ship girls around. Admiral Haoding gazed at the distant water, waving his hands in the air and constantly issuing messages.

"First column, provide longitudinal support, then provide artillery support from the front in three seconds!"

"Second column, shut down and take cover, third column, follow..."

"Fourth column to support the second column's evasive maneuver. Enemy has opened fire. Torpedo teams, charge!"

"..."

From Admiral Haoding, Xiaobai could sense an active fluctuation in the Admiral Network. Presumably, Haoding's recent orders and announcements had already been simultaneously transmitted to the ship girls at Haoding Naval Base, which was far away on the sea.

This is the combat method of a regular admiral.

Xiao Bai glanced at the distant sea and saw the dozen or so ship girls lined up in perfect coordination. He couldn't help but admire Hao Ding's true strength as an admiral.

Shiro, a ship girl who came to ship girl training halfway through her career, is not good at this.

But it's okay.

Although Xiaobai lacks experience in troop deployment, fortunately, her flagship ship girls are mature enough that even without Xiaobai's orders, they can make tactical configurations that are comparable to those of top admirals. As for on-the-spot tactical instructions, they can rely on their self-discipline and don't need Xiaobai to worry about them much.

"Yamato-neechan," Shiro said to Deep Sea Yamato.

"Hmm? What's up?" Deep Sea Yamato looked at Shiro with a smile.

"Yamato-neechan, you're the Dean of the Deep Sea, you know those deep-sea creatures best. With your experience and judgment, how long do you think it will take for Admiral Haoding's ship girls to sink all those deep-sea creatures that appear on the surface?" Xiaobai asked.

"How long will it take..." Yamato Shinkai tiptoed and glanced at the distant sea. Without much thought, he answered decisively, "This kind of deep-sea fleet only has an advantage in numbers. It's quite reliable to stall for time and consume resources. It should be mostly sunk after about seven or eight hours."

"Seven or eight hours..." Xiaobai nodded.

“Hmm… Xiaobai, now that you mention this, I do remember something. Speaking of which, your ship girls are short of supplies in Chapter 8 and can’t fight for long, right? This place called Haoding Naval Base should have already gone through a war of attrition last time. Maybe after this war of attrition, they won’t have many resources left.” Deep Sea Yamato said.

"That's really not good news..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile. "No wonder Admiral Haoding told me before that he didn't want me to waste resources on a place like this... I didn't expect that these deep-sea fleets that counterattacked were actually here specifically to fight a protracted war and consume resources..."

It consumes resources...

The second deep-sea counterattack came too suddenly, so much so that Xiaobai didn't even have time to react. If future deep-sea counterattacks continue at this frequency, Admiral Haoding's resource transportation speed will definitely not be able to keep up with this kind of consumption...

Ugh.

There's really nothing we can do about it...

After all, facing these deep-sea fleets that have quantity but no quality, the defensive side's disadvantage becomes quite serious. Regardless of the quality of the enemy's forces, their side has to use the same resources and time to deal with them, and they are being worn down by the enemy...

……

Ok?

and many more.

Think of this.

Suddenly, Xiaobai had a flash of inspiration.

"Sister Yamato, you just said that these deep-sea fleets are used to consume Admiral Haoding's resources and time?" Xiaobai turned her head and asked the deep-sea Yamato.

"Huh? Yeah. What's wrong?" Yamato Akagi was taken aback.

"...Yamato-neechan, resource limitations are a weakness unique to ship girls. As the head of the Abyssal forces in Chapter 8, if this Abyssal counterattack and the last one were her doing, then logically she shouldn't have considered that the ship girls have resource consumption." Shiro said to Abyssal Yamato. "Even you, Yamato-neechan, only discovered the ship girls' resource limitations after going ashore and spending a long time with them, right?"

"Uh...more or less?" Yamato tilted his head.

"In other words, these deep-sea minions, although they did happen by accident... were not originally intended to consume Admiral Haoding's resources." Xiaobai said to Deep Sea Yamato, his brows furrowed. "These deep-sea minions... were there to consume Admiral Haoding's time."

"Huh? Time? What's the meaning of time..." Yamato Akagi was taken aback. She was about to answer, but then she froze, "Eh? Could it be..."

Xiaobai and Shenhai Yamato both looked towards Admiral Haoding, who was not far away.

really.

Right under the watchful eyes of Shiro and Yamato.

In the distance, the seemingly peaceful face of Admiral Haoding was furrowed with worry. Large beads of sweat dripped from his face, and a deep, almost impenetrable purplish-blue tinge was visible on his face—a symptom of being disturbed by the aura of the deep sea!

Chapter 1847 Determination

Before the newbie garrison reached Chapter 8, Admiral Haoding had already inhaled an excessive amount of deep-sea energy during the long period of land reclamation, making it difficult for him to continue working on the surface of the sea. Later, although Admiral Haoding accidentally managed to dispel the deep-sea energy in his body by hoeing the fields, this was not a problem that could be solved in a day or two. In Xiaobai's judgment at the time, to completely dispel the deep-sea energy in his body, Admiral Haoding would have to continue hoeing in the fields for at least half a month.

It's now the second day since the newbie naval base reached Chapter 8.

The deep-sea aura in Admiral Haoding's body was far from being completely cleared. Under such "injuries," the sea surface of Chapter Eight was no longer as simple for Admiral Haoding as it had been when he first arrived at Chapter Eight. The deep-sea aura permeating the surrounding air was now like a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire for Admiral Haoding. Every minute Admiral Haoding stayed on the beach, the pressure on his body increased exponentially.

Admiral Haoding is undeniably an excellent admiral.

He is courageous, tenacious, physically strong, and possesses the charisma to lead ship girls. His command ability is also outstanding. But no matter how excellent he is, he is ultimately just an ordinary human being.

If Admiral Haoding continues to force himself to stay on the beach, allowing the deep-sea energy to continue to erode his body, then soon, this deep-sea energy will cause permanent damage to his physical body. At that point, it won't be a problem that can be solved simply by swinging a hoe in the farmland for half a month.

"So that's what they were looking for, deliberately delaying Admiral Haoding's time..." Xiaobai looked at Admiral Haoding not far away, and her expression finally began to become serious. Saying this, she quickly called the ship girls around her and rushed towards Admiral Haoding's direction.

Xiao Bai quickly approached Admiral Haoding and shouted at him, who was directing the ship girls.

"Admiral Haoding!"

Admiral Haoding, who was directing the ship girls on the sea, did not seem to hear Xiaobai's words. However, two of the ship girls guarding Admiral Haoding stepped forward and quickly came to Xiaobai, blocking her and the others. They bowed respectfully to Xiaobai, as if they did not want Xiaobai and the ship girls to get close.

"Admiral Lu Lin, please wait. The admiral is currently commanding the front-line troops. The battle is intense, and it's inconvenient for him to be distracted," the ship girls said respectfully to Xiaobai.

"Quickly tell your admiral that his health is very poor. For his safety, he can no longer stay on the beach." Xiaobai pursed her lips and spoke to the ship girls who had blocked her way. "You are also ship girls of Admiral Haoding. As ship girls, you shouldn't want to see anything happen to your admiral, right?"

"..." Xiaobai's straightforward words clearly swayed the ship girls blocking the way, but to Xiaobai's surprise, although these ship girls' expressions wavered slightly, after hesitating for a few seconds, they still gritted their teeth, lowered their heads, and continued to speak firmly, "...I'm very sorry, Admiral Lu Lin, we still can't let you pass...because not letting you go and disturb us is actually the admiral's wish."

"Huh? Is this what Admiral Haoding meant?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Admiral Lu Lin, please go back, or you can rest here." The ship girls whispered to Xiaobai.

On the sea.

The battle between the deep-sea ships and the Haoding Garrison was extremely fierce, with the booming sound of cannons echoing endlessly.

Xiaobai frowned, looking at the ship girls guarding in front of her, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a while, seeing that the ship girls in front of her had no intention of backing down, Xiaobai sighed helplessly.

"Okay..." Xiaobai lowered his head, his imposing manner seemed to have softened.

"..." The ship girls guarding Xiaobai also breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Admiral Lu Lin, thank you very much for your cooperation..."

“In that case… Missouri, Bismarck.” Little White suddenly raised her head and called out to those behind her, her eyes shining brightly.

The ship girls guarding Xiaobai were all stunned for a moment, but before they could react, two ghostly figures darted out from behind Xiaobai and appeared behind them in the blink of an eye.

The ship girls of Haoding Garrison are all battle-hardened warriors, and they are very quick to react to sudden and crisis situations. However, the two figures that darted out from behind Xiaobai were even more experienced. Both the timing and speed of their actions were perfectly timed to the last second before the ship girls could react.

Two loud thuds were heard.

The two ship girls from Haoding Naval Base rolled their eyes and fell onto the beach without making a sound, revealing Bismarck and Missouri behind them.