When Li Mingbo brought dinner, Bai Zhizhan left the command post.

Although he did not directly participate in the command, during the battle, Bai Zhizhan had to stay in his position and set an example for other officers and soldiers.

Not to mention dinner, breakfast and lunch were eaten on the bridge.

"I've already arranged for the seaplane to search for the pilot who fell into the water and will depart later."

Bai Zhizhan nodded first, and then said: "The anti-submarine side should also pay attention, and after dinner, let the main staff officer come to the conference room for a meeting." ”

"Okay, I'll let me know."

waited for Li Mingbo to walk away, and Bai Zhizhan put down the lunch box.

To be honest, he doesn't really have much of an appetite.

Not because of nervousness, but thinking about things.

By the time he decided to attack in the afternoon, Bai Zhizhan had already vetoed another proposal by Zhou Yongtao. Approach the Wangyu Canal at night and attack tomorrow morning.

At that time, the order was given to Bai Zhizhan.

Regardless of whether the attack is successful or not, turn back after dark.

What Bai Zhizhan is thinking about now is actually another issue.

Will you go straight back to the transit island, or will you turn north?

Because the Nuland Navy's 2 fleet aircraft carriers have been successfully annihilated, the Guards will return to the Transit Island with the 22nd Task Force as planned.

In this way, even if Spu kills with 2 small aircraft carriers, he will not be able to return to the sky.

It can be seen that the occupation of the transit island is only a matter of time.

With the current situation, it is even possible that the Nuland Navy will take the initiative to abandon the transit island after a period of death-to-death fighting to avoid the consumption of valuable troops.

The reason is also very simple, it is actually the navy that can defend the transit island, not the officers and soldiers on the island.

The fast ships and patrol planes that went to the transit island every night gave the defenders great encouragement and became the spiritual pillars of the defenders' brave battles.

The problem is that nighttime supplies, which serve only as a consolation, are based on great sacrifice and attrition.

In the fierce battle on the transit island for more than a month, the Nuland Navy has lost dozens of torpedo boats and destroyers, as well as more than 100 large patrol planes.

More than 3,000 officers and soldiers died in the transportation of supplies alone.

Such a tragic and huge cost means that it is not sustainable!

The Nuland Navy had been reinforcing the transit islands before, just to drag it out, not to say that it made sense to refuel the reinforcement tactics.

Having lost hope of regaining sea supremacy, the Nuland Navy had no choice but to abandon the transit islands.

Of course, not to make the defenders of the transit island surrender immediately, but to stop providing support to the transit island at night and save valuable ships.

Then, it won't be long before the defenders of the transit island will disarm and surrender out of desperation.

After the morale of the defenders collapses, it will be much easier to attack the transit island, and it will be possible to capture the island in advance.

Just, and then what?

Obviously, this is the question of the White Stop War.

The Nuland Navy will give up the transit islands, but certainly not the Khowaii Islands, especially the large islands in the eastern part of the archipelago.

Even if all the ships and warplanes are destroyed, the Nuland Navy will defend the Howaii Islands.

On a strategic level, the Khowaii Islands were a watershed moment in the Guia War.

As long as the Howai Islands are lost, the Nuland Navy will definitely lose the Guia War, and the Nuland Federation will lose the entire war.

In fact, just losing the Guia War would bring the Nuland Federation to an end.

To hold the Khowaii Islands, it is actually the air force, not the fleet, that is relied upon.

In fact, the Nuland Navy also has no fleet available.

Here's the problem!

The shortest distance from Jumbo Harbour to the west coast of Nuland is 3,000 kilometers, which is more than the maximum flight distance of any tactical aircraft.

To say, exceeded the normal flight range of all transport aircraft.

The only way to fly non-stop from Nuland to Jumbo Harbor is long-range bombers, and they have to fly lightly.

Then, to increase troops to Zhenbao Port, including the delivery of ammunition and other war materials, the only way to rely on sea transportation is to rely on sea.

Even if the air force is transferred, several escort aircraft carriers must be deployed in the east of the Khowaii Islands to allow the Navy's carrier-based aircraft to land and replenish fuel.

If it is a tactical aircraft of the Army Airlines, then it can only be delivered by boat.

All in all, the route from Treasure Harbour to the Nuland mainland was the lifeline for the Nuland army to defend the Howaii Islands.

Bai Zhizhan is eyeing this route!

To put it bluntly, if the route from Nuland mainland to Jumbo Harbor can be cut off, the archipelago can be captured at the lowest cost.

Theoretically, it is not even necessary to send troops to attack, it is enough to continue high-intensity bombardment.

With the combat experience of attacking the mainland of the archipelago, as long as the investment is large enough, it will only take half a year at most to completely destroy the military bases on the eastern islands of the archipelago.

Subsequently, during the discussion with the staff officers, Bai Zhizhan asked several questions.

If you go north, how much risk there is, and whether there is a way to overcome or reduce the risk, how much impact will it have on the next combat operations.

It's one thing to discuss, but is it necessary to go north?

To this end, Li Mingbo raised a new question.

If Task Force 21 had not returned to the Transit Island, and only Task Force 22 had rushed over, would it have been able to occupy the Transit Island within the planned time?

If not, will there be a cascading effect?

The key is that, according to the arrangement of the naval command, after the battle on the transit island is over, at least one task force should be dispatched to Fanyan Ocean to assist and cooperate with the 11th task force to march into Posha Bay, or attack the Kibu fortress, so as to relieve the pressure on the Lu Xinhai side of the Man.

Now that 2 of the Nuland Navy's fleet aircraft carriers have been killed, the battle to attack the transit island must be accelerated.

Don't forget that the purpose of making Bai Zhizhan decide to take the risk of attacking the Wangxi Canal was to try to complete the combat operation of attacking the transit island in August.

It's already mid-August!

Even if you return directly, it will be late August when you return to the sea area of the transit island.

In other words, even if the battle on the transit island was smooth sailing, there would not be much time for Bai Zhizhan to toss, and then he would have to move to Fan Yanyang.

Even according to the most conservative estimates, the Imperial Navy would have to send a task force to Fanyan Ocean in mid-September.

This contradicts the blockade of shipping routes to the east of the Khowaii Islands, which was mentioned in the White Stop-War.

Extrapolating from the time, at the end of August, no matter what the situation, one task force had to return to the mainland of the empire from the battlefield on the transit island.

If Task Force 21 does not go back, then Task Force 22 can only be sent back.

With only a support fleet left, that is, only 4 small aircraft carriers to provide air support, will it still be possible to take the transit island as planned?

What if the attack on the transit island is affected as a result?

In addition, if the 22nd Task Force is sent to Fanyanyang, the Wei Army will definitely play a supporting role, and will it be possible to bring this task force back in the future?

More importantly, Task Force 21 continued to fight behind enemy lines, and even if it was then moved to the transit island, it might not be able to stand up to the scene.

Not to mention warships, there is a limit for the officers and men of the navy.

In Task Force 21, many officers have been deployed continuously for more than a year, and some technical non-commissioned officers in key positions have not even rested since the outbreak of the war.

Obviously, Bai Zhizhan must think through these issues.