In the war room of the Nagato, the general flagship of the Combined Fleet at the Pillar Island berth, everyone was nervously waiting for the report of the Huitian troops.

Theoretically speaking, if the Huitian troops are dispatched alone without the cooperation of the regular fleet, the combat effect will certainly be greatly reduced. No one really expected the Huitian troops to bring back any earth-shattering results, but most of the staff officers and generals of the Combined Fleet felt that Huitian's sacrifice should be able to exchange some of the results for a little victory.

Even if only a few destroyers were sunk, the Navy would be able to proudly report its first victory to the base camp in Tokyo.

As for how many sacrifices were made for these results, the navy and the base camp would not care. From the perspective of the base camp, anything that can boost morale is needed now, so even if it is a blow-out result, His Majesty the Emperor and the members of the Imperial Council will probably accept it with their noses.

Finally, the confidential staff officer pushed the door in and reported loudly: "The Yi-7 submarine ahead is calling." ”

"Read."

As soon as the last letter was finished, the confidential staff officer read aloud: "The loss status of my Huitian troops is unknown, and the Huitian Mother Fleet encountered the enemy's armored patrol detachment and was completely destroyed. Enemy losses have yet to be determined. ”

The so-called armor patrol is the telegraph term of the Japanese navy, and the armor patrol is a large cruiser equipped with medium-caliber artillery.

"What?" The lowest-ranking staff officer in the room, Kuroshima Kameto, stood up sharply, rushed to the confidential staff officer, grabbed the telegram and began to read it, as if this action could change the content of the telegram.

In contrast, the last Nobumasa was much calmer, he picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and whispered: "The big whale that has just been made has sunk like this." ”

In fact, in addition to the big whale that had just been built, there were three other diving carriers carrying the Huitian attack, and these ships consumed a lot of taxes along with the Huitian, and they were gone like meat buns beating dogs.

The atmosphere in the conference room was suddenly extremely heavy, and in such a situation, the older Mishima staff officer said tentatively: "Well, isn't this not confirmed that the losses of the American troops have not been confirmed, maybe the American military has lost about the same ships as ours......

Before he could finish speaking, another confidential staff officer burst into the room, glanced at his colleagues who were already in the room, and then put his feet together and the heels of his shoes clattered.

"Report, my spy ship is hearing radio communications!"

"U.S. military?" Someone asked eagerly.

"No, it's from our army."

"What about the content?"

The confidential staff officer of the "......" hesitated for a moment before reporting, "'Are the armor of the U.S. troops all monsters?'" ”

The generals and staff officers who were originally sitting in a precarious position like Jizo Bodhisattva were shaken all of a sudden, and everyone looked at each other and whispered. And the Black Island Turtle Man threw down the telegram that he had read many times in his hand, and snatched the telegram in the hand of another staff officer.

Suddenly, he slapped the telegram on the table and said loudly: "This is a deception ploy of the US military!" They want to use this to disturb the morale of our army! It is impossible for our fighters to radio communication in plain language! ”

The whispering in the room died down suddenly, and after a brief silence, someone agreed, "Well, it's very likely. ”

"My Imperial War Princesses are well-trained, and even in extremely critical situations, they will not forget to use code words."

"But we don't have any code words in our code book that can express this meaning." Tachibana Qinli's calm voice made the echoes in the room come to an abrupt end, "In a critical situation, that calm and well-trained battle queen planned to convey the message of 'the United States magic armor is very powerful' to the empire, but found that there was no suitable code word, and shouted such words in a hurry, this can also be explained, right?" ”

The next moment, there was an uncomfortable silence in the whole room, and the solemn atmosphere made it impossible to breathe at all.

At this time, someone suggested, "Let's discuss how to report the results of this battle to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"That's right, that's right, that's the most important thing," someone immediately chimed in, "Based on the four ships such as the sunken whale, the U.S. military will lose at least five armored patrol ......."

Tachibana Qin Li let out a long sigh, the American fleet has dozens of heavy cruisers, and the loss of five is really not painful. Even if such a result is reported, when it is discovered in the future that the US military is truly invincible, no one will jump out and ask, "Haven't you been achieving results all the time?" but with such results, it cannot be said that the Navy's battle is useless.

Tachibana looked at everyone at the conference table enthusiastically discussing the number of results that should be reported, and his expression was very helpless. She stood up, bowed slightly to the last Shinmasa, and said, "Tachibana Kotori, now prepare to report to the Tokyo garrison circle in accordance with the third order of the base camp. ”

According to the strategy agreed upon by the Imperial Council, the next task for the Japanese navy was to hold the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, and they would be supported by army warriors stationed on Jeju Island. As a naval goddess, Tachibana Kotori will be transferred to the Tokyo Defense Circle and serve as the defense of the capital.

The plan of the Japanese was to hold the capital area and wait for the Americans to land and then have a decisive battle on their homeland.

To this end, Japan will gather three gods with complete combat effectiveness in the Tokyo metropolitan area and engage in a three-on-three battle with the American gods.

Although the American Shinhime's magic armor may have new techniques obtained from the Germans, if the defensive policy is implemented and the cooperation of the Senhime troops is fully relied upon, the base camp thinks that even if it is three against three, it will not be left behind.

As for the little girl of the Inushen family, who only has 30% of the combat strength left, she was arranged by the base camp to be a surprise soldier, and she was ready to enter the battle when Tachibana Qinli and other gods and Americans were defeated and defeated.

This plan was also approved by the head of the navy, so Tachibana Qinli's magic armor was loaded onto the train and transported to the capital area two days ago.

She was supposed to go with the car, but she was determined to stay in the navy for a few more days, or at least send her home to the battlefield herself.

Now, her purpose has been accomplished.

So she should go.

Tachibana didn't wait for the last letter to answer, turned around and walked towards the door of the conference room.

At this time, the last Nobumasa stopped her: "Miss Tachibana, on the way to Tokyo, let's go to Etajima to have a look, this is my personal reluctance." ”

"I don't need you to say that I'll go back." Tachibana Qinli glanced back at the last Shinzheng, and then swept his gaze over the staff officers who had stopped discussing and looked at her, "I also wish you all the best luck and prosperity in your martial arts." ”

With that, Tachibana left the room.

Two lieutenants had been waiting at the door of the room, one of them holding Qin Li's salute. The one who did not salute led the way, and soon the group came to the deck of the Nagato.

Tachibana walked down the gangway and climbed onto the personnel boat that was already waiting outside the ship. With the sound of the motor, the bridge of the Nagato faded away.

The girl looked at the Nagato and the Mutsu not far away, the silhouettes of the two giant ships were so mighty no matter what time they looked, but now, Qin Li felt that these two ships were shrouded in a tragic color of heroic end. Qin Li didn't know if if they had joined the Ming Empire's navy under the original name instead of being named "Nagato" and "Mutsu", and had joined the Ming Empire's navy under their original names.

At this time, the lieutenant, who was carrying the luggage for Chinli, suddenly said: "The silhouette of the two ships is so exciting at all times. ”

Qin Li turned his head and looked at the young lieutenant in surprise.

There is no haze on the young face that catches the eye, but there is still a sense of vitality. Qin Li understood as soon as he looked at his eyes, he had no idea about the harsh fate that was coming, and he naively thought that the Imperial Navy would still be able to win this time.

Immediately afterwards, Jean Li realized that soon the news of the heavy damage inflicted on the American fleet by the secret forces of the Empire would spread widely throughout Japan through the radio and newspapers, and the people would rejoice at another great victory of the Imperial Navy, until the American fleet sailed mightily in front of him.

This discovery made Jean Li's mood even lower.

"Miji-sama?" The lieutenant asked curiously, "Are you feeling unwell?" ”

"No," Jean Li shook her head, "I'm not uncomfortable, I'm just thinking about things." ”

"Are you unhappy about the transfer?" The lieutenant continued, "But I heard that you are going to Tokyo to receive a newer and larger warship......

After a brief silence, Qin Li squeezed out a smile at the young lieutenant and replied with a high emotion: "Don't talk nonsense, this is a military secret. ”

The second lieutenant immediately confessed his mistake and said, "I'm sorry, I'll pay attention to it later." ”

Qin Li gave him a smile, and then turned his gaze to the main force of the combined fleet that was moving away, the sky was getting darker, and from the hazy sky, today's Pillar Island anchorage would usher in a starless night.

**

Potsdam, Sanssouci Palace.

Lin Youde was woken up by the movement on the bed in the middle of the night, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the fox whose waist had begun to grow was sitting on the windowsill, looking at the night sky.

Lin Youde got off the bed and was about to go to his wife's side, but turned to the wine cabinet, poured two glasses of wine and brought them over.

"You actually let your pregnant wife drink." The fox quipped, "Aren't you afraid of affecting the babies you are born?" ”

"If it's a freak, I'll admit it." Lin Youde shrugged, took a sip of wine, and said, "What's the matter, you seem to be a little absent-minded lately." ”

"Ah, you can see that?"

"Of course, I'm your lover." Lin Youde stretched out his hand and gently hugged the fox's shoulder, and at this time, Viola on the bed seemed to react to the word "lover", turned over and muttered a dream word, and fell asleep again.

The fox glanced at the bed, and then said in a much lower voice, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just ...... You should know about my childhood sweetheart, right? ”

"Yes, Zhilu Dao."

"She is a person very similar to Sissi, with her personality, I guess...... Although I cheated on her all day long, and left her alone on that broken island after the last day, I was still a little sentimental at the thought of the person who was once closest to me about to leave this world. ”

With that, the fox drank half of the wine in his hand in one gulp, and then burped.

Lin Youde looked at the fox's side face, and to be honest, the fox's expression at this time made him feel very novel—it was the first time he had seen her show such genuine sentimentality.

He tightened his arms around the fox's shoulders and held the girl's narrow shoulders firmly in his arms.

For nearly half an hour, he drank cup after cup with the fox.