It is Kokang and Changchun

　The waitress originally wanted to suggest Zhajiangmian, but she personally felt that Dalumian was better than Zhajiangmian, so she recommended Dalumian instead of Zhajiangmian to Aurora.

　To take care of Aurora, the waiters used words that were as simple and easy to understand as possible, fearing that the customers would not understand or make mistakes, thus avoiding misunderstandings.

　"I want...a bowl of noodles with gravy." As for the measure word, Aurora chose the universal word "a" because she didn't know whether the noodles in this restaurant were served in bowls or plates.

　"One bowl, right? I've got one bowl of noodles with gravy. Anything else?"

　"No more."

　"Okay, please wait a moment, the dishes will be here soon." The waiter said, putting down the bill in his hand. Then he went to the kitchen and announced the dishes, asking the chef to prepare them.

　If there are no other interfering factors, vegetarian dishes are often served faster than meat dishes. Look, a bowl of delicious and fragrant noodles with gravy was served in just a few minutes.

　"Sir, can you use chopsticks?" The waiter was afraid that Aurora didn't know how to use chopsticks, and was thinking about how to get her a fork.

　"Don't worry, I can do it. I've practiced." Aurora picked up the chopsticks and made two special pinching movements to show that she could do it and there was no need to worry.

　Seeing that Aurora could use chopsticks, the waiter breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Call me if you need anything else." Then he turned around and went to collect the dishes from the two diners.

　Aurora used her chopsticks to slowly and evenly stir the noodles in the bowl, coating every inch in the color of the marinade. As she stirred, the noodles at the bottom of the bowl rose up, emitting bursts of fragrant, hot steam that made one's mouth water.

　After the noodles were almost done, Aurora took a bite. As soon as she took a bite, her pupils suddenly dilated. "Oh! This is really good!"

　The delicious food made Aurora throw away all her reserve, and the boldness of Mao Mei was released in an instant.

　When eating Liu Kuang Xuan noodles, the noodles keep hanging down from your mouth into the bowl until you finish it.

　"Good noodles! Another one... No! Two bowls!" Aurora was very excited. She put down the bowl, patted the table, and asked the waiter to add more noodles.

　The boss sitting at the cashier counter and the waiter sitting at the back playing with his phone stood up at the same time to look at Aurora's satisfied and smiling face, and looked at each other in surprise.

　You know, this noodle was served less than a minute ago!

　"Okay!" The boss was so happy to see such a big eater that he turned around and asked the kitchen staff to prepare another bowl.

　After all, as long as they can afford it, there is no restaurant that doesn't welcome big eaters. (Mistia: Yeah, right, right)

　A few minutes later, two new bowls of noodles were served, and in less than two minutes, all the noodles were eaten by Aurora.

　"Miss, you have a huge appetite..." The waiter couldn't help but admire and praise Aurora as she showed off without any pressure.

　"Huh? Massive? What does that mean?" Aurora stopped. Her current level of Chinese was not enough to understand some slightly more advanced Chinese vocabulary.

　The waiter explained: "It's just... you have a good appetite and the food is delicious."

　"Thank you." Aurora thanked him and put down the bowl again. "It's delicious! Another bowl!"

　……

　"Ahaha~ I'm almost done... Just one more bowl will be enough." Aurora called the waiter, "Waiter, one more bowl, take it away, thank you!"

　The waiter looked at Aurora's table with shamefaced eyes. There were 19 bowls piled on top of it. He said, "Sorry, we're almost out of noodles and sauce. If you want more, we can get more ingredients and cook more."

　"No need for that. I'll wait for the roast duck." Aurora only then realized that she seemed to have eaten a little too much. "Don't worry, I'll pay."

　This time, the waiter came to Aurora, not only to continue with her request for noodles, but also to remind her: "The noodles are gone, but your roast duck is ready."

　"I can't wait any longer, bring it up quickly!" As soon as Aurora heard that the roast duck was ready, she asked the waiter to bring it up.

　The boss looked at Aurora, who was still very interested in the food, and unconsciously thought of the old memories in Beijing, feeling very emotional:

　"Back in the 197s, an American official visiting China ate 19 bowls of noodles in a row, just like this girl. Hey, foreigners really are big eaters..."

　Anshan, who was also observing Aurora, had the same idea and complained: "Before, Kissinger made a secret visit to China and ate 19 bowls of noodles with soybean paste. Now, Aurora is on a state visit to China and shows off 19 bowls of noodles with gravy. In a sense, history may really be a repeater."

　Oh, no, it’s not exactly a repeat, at least Kissinger didn’t order Peking duck, right?

　After eating Peking duck, Aurora bought several large bottles of Red Star Erguotou and drank them while walking on the way back.

　If you're asking, what if a national leader loses control of his words after drinking? I can only say, comrade, you're really underestimating Aurora's alcohol tolerance; Aurora is not Eugen, who becomes promiscuous when drinking.

　In the evening, Aurora attended the state banquet at the Diaoyu Islands State Guest House as scheduled. Most people think of state banquets as extravagant and luxurious, but this is not the case.

　State banquets typically feature a combination of meat and vegetables, with a fixed menu of four dishes and one soup. The menu prioritizes flavor and nourishment, emphasizing balanced nutrition and health over luxury. This standard, established by Premier Zhou Enlai, remains unchanged today.

　All the raw materials for the state banquet come from fixed channels and are subject to strict standards. For example, all vegetables are organic and no chemical fertilizers are added during the growth process to avoid damage caused by harmful substances.

　There are also strict regulations on the parts of the ingredients used in cooking. For example, for "boiled cabbage", only cabbages that are three and a half inches tall, with green leaves and thick flesh are selected. The cabbage stalks must be removed, leaving only the three tender leaves.

　Taking into account the tastes of Aurora and her diplomatic representatives, the chef team of the state banquet made the food taste heavier and also prepared some classic Russian dishes to avoid the embarrassing situation caused by Aurora not being accustomed to Chinese food.

　A lot of thought has also been put into the preparation of the drinks. In addition to the national liquors specified in the state banquet standards, there are also foreign liquors such as vodka, brandy, and absinthe.

　The organizers even took Aurora's needs into consideration and found a portable gasoline barrel filled with heavy oil. When the drinks were served next to Aurora...

　The dishes at state banquets are not extravagant, but the tableware is very exquisite, unlike other banquets. It has the unique style of the Chinese nation, with porcelain, pottery, gold, silver, stainless steel, and bronze utensils.

　The shapes of the tableware are also unique, such as cabbage-shaped porcelain plates, fish leaf-shaped porcelain plates, fish-shaped porcelain plates, turtle-shaped porcelain plates, persimmon-shaped porcelain jars, orange-shaped porcelain cups, chicken-shaped pottery jars, duck-shaped pottery jars, pottery steam pots, conch shells, apple-shaped bowls, etc.

　These exquisite tableware not only enhance the flavor of the dishes, but also make the state banquet have the characteristics of "color, fragrance, shape and utensils".

　At the banquet, the Soviet delegation and the Chinese leaders enjoyed their meal and conversation. Aurora's drinking of heavy oil from a goblet of wine was a bit awkward, but otherwise, everything was fine.

　"It tastes good... Which company produces this oil?" Aurora stared at the remaining heavy oil in the goblet, savoring it with an endless aftertaste.

　Anshan replied: "It is Sinopec,

　I have always felt that when it comes to fuel, Sinopec has a more mellow flavor than PetroChina.”

　"Why?" Aurora asked.

　"PetroChina's crude oil is mined domestically, while Sinopec's crude oil mainly relies on imports. Different areas produce different amounts of oil, and the density of crude oil varies depending on the area where it is mined. The density of imported crude oil is higher than that of domestic crude oil.

　Furthermore, Sinopec places significant emphasis on refining technology and fuel quality research. Sinopec also operates extensively in crude oil extraction and trading, which also influences fuel quality to a certain extent. After all, fuel color affects sales, just like wine does for humans. Anshan answered based on his knowledge.

　"Come to think of it, after becoming a ship girl, I haven't tasted the oil from my hometown yet." Anshan said jokingly.

　"I remember that Russia gave China a lot of oil, right?" Aurora found Anshan's words a little unbelievable.

　"I mean the product is made at the place of origin and brewed at the place of origin." Anshan said with a smile.

　Aurora made the final decision and said, "Okay, next time I come to China, I'll bring you... no, I'll bring a can for each of you four sisters."

　"I appreciate your kindness, but can I get into the passenger and cargo hold?"

　……

　The human leaders of both China and the Soviet Union looked at the two ship girls with intriguing interest as they discussed the taste of fuel in a state banquet-level setting. This scene was indeed a bit... emmmm... very subtle.

　The designers of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse would never have imagined that in the restaurant they designed, two ships would publicly discuss the taste and quality of fuel in front of the leaders of human countries.

　Chapter 273: Encounter in the Eastern Pacific (1)

　[The events described in this chapter occurred in early March 2023 in the world line of this book.]

　After taking a hot spring bath and replenishing supplies, the American ship girls followed the human fleet across half of the Pacific Ocean to return to their homeland. As a result, they encountered the Yamato and Musashi patrolling the Western Pacific halfway.

　Fortunately, in this encounter, the US military discovered the enemy first, thanks to the excellent search performance of Enterprise and its E-2D early warning aircraft, while the early warning aircraft on the human aircraft carrier side found nothing.

　After knowing that it was the Deep Sea Yamato Musashi, many middle and lower-level officers were extremely indignant, cursing these two bitches and saying things like "Give us back our friendly forces" and "Avenge our hatred."

　The task force's senior commanders were well aware and realized that Yamato and Musashi seemed unaware of them. In order to avoid alerting the enemy and causing further complications, the commander decided to have the fleet circumvent the situation.

　However, the Deep Sea Yamato and Musashi have always maintained their maximum cruising speed. The powerful power provided by the deep sea black technology psychic reactor allows the Yamato and Musashi to reach a speed of up to 48 knots.

　Among all the ship girls, only the Utopia class can compete with such speed.

　So when the task force was making a roundabout maneuver, the Deep Sea Yamato and Musashi just turned 180 degrees and patrolled back. Because the speed of the fleet was far slower than that of the Yamato and Musashi, the two sides gradually got closer and closer.

　"Shit!" The commander of the task force could not help but curse, "Since we can't escape, let's face reality!" He ordered the entire fleet to enter the first level combat state.

　Then the fleet commander ordered a Burke-class destroyer to fire a Tomahawk missile at the Yamato and Musashi.

　"Sir, are you firing two Tomahawks to hit two battleships?" The Burke-class destroyer thought he had misheard and asked.

　"I'm testing their reaction." The fleet commander replied.

　Two Tomahawk missiles, trailing long tail flames and white smoke, flew out from the vertical launch silo of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, rose to dozens of meters in the air, turned 90 degrees, and flew towards the sea where Yamato Musashi was located.

　The Tomahawk is flying... Bah, flying, the information system opens its eyes, guiding and correcting the Tomahawk's navigation journey.

　In order to confuse the enemy, the Tomahawk took a longer route so that when the missiles approached Yamato Musashi, the direction they flew from was different from the direction of the fleet.

　After a while, the Tomahawk flew into the radar range of the deep-sea Yamato and Musashi. The Yamato and Musashi immediately dived to avoid the missiles and, based on the direction of the missiles, requested the deep-sea command to dispatch satellites and remote sensing systems to monitor the nearby waters and search for enemy forces.

　Enterprise accepted the early warning aircraft's perception and reported truthfully: "Commander, the target has disappeared from the radar."

　The commander had a clue in his mind after hearing this. The battle report from the east coast said that Deep Sea liked to take advantage of the deep diving of surface ships to launch a surprise attack on their own fleet.

　The commander ordered all ships, including the ship girls, to turn on their sonars to monitor any suspicious movements underwater in real time. At the same time, he asked Enterprise to pull out the S-3 anti-submarine aircraft and other carrier-based aircraft to be equipped with anti-submarine catapults and take off on alert.

　"It's worth the extra anti-submarine weapons this time," the fleet commander rejoiced. Since the theft off the northeast coast, the US Navy has greatly increased the carrying rate of anti-submarine weapons, equipment, and ammunition on its ships, drawing on combat lessons learned.

　After a while, the Deep Sea Command sent a message to Yamato Musashi, saying that they had locked the approximate location of the US task force.

　"Sister, do we really have to do this? There are too many ships on the opposite side, and there are also ship girls. Our point defense may not be able to withstand it. We should take a long-term view." Musashi was a little worried.

　Yamato earnestly taught his sister, "What do you understand? For humans, a ship girl is like one less if one is missing. Unless humans can make ship girls like they do in games.

　For the Admiralty Code and revenge, we will risk our lives.

　Go, and swallow this American fleet! Even if you can't swallow it, those American battleships and aircraft carriers, especially the nuclear-powered Enterprise and the four Iowa-class sisters, must be buried in the sea! "

　"I still think it's too risky... This time is different from the previous time when we attacked the main force of the Seventh Fleet. The wind and waves are very strong this time, and we can't handle it all by ourselves." Musashi thought for a while and said.

　"Tsk..." Yamato stood up with a look of disdain and said with a smile: "I'm afraid of strong winds and waves? Don't forget that we are the largest battleship in the world! Speaking of wind and waves, do you know what human fishermen said in my memory?"

　"How to say?"

　“The louder the storm, the more expensive the fish!”

　It has to be said that Yamato embodies the Showa ideology to the fullest. Musashi cannot argue with his sister, so he can only obey orders and follow Yamato to carry out the mission.

　The Yamato and Musashi, which were originally full of confidence, repeated the method they used to attack the Seventh Fleet last year and approached the task force.

　However, they were unlucky this time. When they were more than 30 kilometers away from the task force, the company's anti-submarine aircraft detected the movements of Yamato Musashi.

　The radar and sonar of deep-sea ships are very stealthy. If you see them on the radar, it will be too late to say anything. The consequences will be the same as what happened to the Seventh Fleet before.

　The ship girl's radar and sonar are not as blind as ordinary radar and sonar when looking at the deep sea. Although the deep sea also has a certain degree of concealment for the ship girl's radar and sonar, it is not as buggy as ordinary radar and sonar.

　Therefore, Enterprise relied on the S-3 anti-submarine aircraft to expose the conspiracy of the Deep Sea Yamato and Musashi. After discovering the enemy, Enterprise immediately sent the news to all ships and ship girls, and then controlled the S-3 and the F-18 equipped with anti-submarine mounts to quickly turn around and launch anti-submarine missiles in the direction of the enemy ships.

　At the same time, after receiving the coordinates of Yamato and Musashi, other ships in the fleet also launched torpedoes, anti-submarine missiles and other attacks.

　"Kuso! Why are these American beasts different from the previous Seventh Fleet! They have so many more torpedoes than last time!" Faced with the torpedoes coming from all directions, Yamato and Musashi hurriedly used anti-aircraft guns to intercept them.

　Due to the principles of physics, the power and effective range of particle beam weapons underwater are greatly limited. In addition, there are too many torpedoes this time, making it difficult for Yamato and Musashi to intercept them.

　Despite the sisters' best efforts, seven or eight torpedoes still hit the ship. Fortunately, it was the deep-sea-proofed hull; otherwise, if it was the original hull, they would have been destroyed by now.

　"Surface, surface!" In order to prevent further damage from being hit by mines, Yamato Musashi rapidly surfaced at a speed far slower than that of human submarines.

　Compared with underwater saturation strike torpedoes, at least on the surface, when saturation strike missiles come, particle beam anti-aircraft guns can still destroy most of the incoming missiles.

　During the ascent, they were hit by several torpedoes one after another, and both ships were slightly damaged.

　As soon as it surfaced, the anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles of the US task force appeared, and Harpoon Tomahawks were launched one after another, flying towards Yamato and Musashi.

　On the ship's side, the main guns of the four Iowa sisters turned and pointed at Yamato and Musashi. The deafening salvos formed an impenetrable wall of fire over the sea in front of the side.

　Along with the cannons, the missiles on their bodies were also fired. In addition, the slow-speed battleship girls also accompanied their juniors to bombard the Yamato and Musashi with their main guns.

　Heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers followed suit, launching torpedoes or dropping shells. Some modernized destroyers even launched missiles at the same time.

　"Don't think we are just the ones who will passively take the beating!!!" Yamato roared angrily. While she was desperately trying to intercept the saturation attack of missiles, torpedoes and artillery shells, she was also preheating the particle beam main gun.

　Yamato and Musashi wanted to target Enterprise, but they found that the aircraft carriers were all in the middle, blocked by other small ships. They had no choice but to attack the battleships first. Anyway, the aircraft carriers had not yet recovered their planes and switched to targeting surface ships.

　To capture the enemy first, strike the snake at its weakest point. Yamato and Musashi decided to target the Iowa-class battleships that posed a threat to them first. They randomly targeted two Iowas and fired a salvo of their 9x2 guns.

　Due to the characteristics of particle beams, at this distance, unlike kinetic weapons, there was no delay, and a lead time was required. When the particle beam cannon was fired, the targeted Iowa and Wisconsin had no time to react before nine black and red particle beams swept across their hulls.

　The high-energy particle beam quickly melted the armor and hull steel of the two battleships. All the steel plates near the particle beam turned into orange molten iron and fell down with a hissing sound.

　Correspondingly, Iowa and Wisconsin suddenly felt a sharp pain, and wounds suddenly appeared on their human forms, and blood gushed out.

　"Sister, Wisconsin!" New Jersey and Missouri shouted anxiously.

　"It's okay, just a little skin breakage...that's all! Cough cough!" Iowa and Wisconsin endured the severe pain and prepared to transform their main body into ship armor to greatly reduce the area affected by bullets.

　When Iowa and Wisconsin were hit, the fleet commander also thought of the same thing. He quickly ordered all the ship girls to switch to ship-mounted mode via radio.

　Although the area affected by bullets is much smaller in ship-mounted mode compared to the original body, the stability of the ship on the sea surface in this mode is greatly affected by waves, and the accuracy of the artillery is greatly limited.

　If you want to hit the target accurately, you have to get close to it before firing.