The outcome of the naval battle of the Southwest Fanyan Ocean exceeded everyone's expectations.

As early as February 1, the Nuland Navy sent four light cruisers and eight destroyers to Perth to form the Fanyan Ocean Fleet.

Subsequently, several additional ocean-going submarines were sent to Perth.

It's just that due to logistical support constraints, it is difficult for the Nuland Navy to do much in the direction of Fanyan Ocean, and at most it will send submarines to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations.

As for the deployment of cruisers and destroyers to Perth, it was mainly to deal with the threat from the Imperial submarines.

If anything, it is worth paying attention to Nuland's aviation.

On the last day of January, the Nuland Army deployed a strategic air force to Port Hedland and Derby, and carried out its first round of missions on the same day.

It's not to bomb Lion Spring City, it's to mine the Xunfeng Strait and the Longyan Strait.

At that time, the imperial side was not very clear about the purpose of the Nuland Army Air Force in deploying long-range bombers to the western part of Austria, believing that the B-17s were used to search for and attack imperial ships operating in the northeast Fanyan Ocean and the Yanhai Sea, or to serve submarines on the mission of breaking diplomatic relations.

It was not until February 3, when a freighter bound for the port of Padang in Sumatra was sunk by a mine in the Sunfeng Strait, that the Imperial Navy realized the seriousness of the problem.

In just a few days, those B-17s dropped hundreds of mines in the Xunfeng Strait.

The key, most of which is sunken mines.

Although these mines are not powerful enough to blow up and sink capital ships, they pose a huge threat to passing ships and are extremely difficult to eliminate.

As a result, the Imperial Navy had to ban ships from going to the Sunkaze Strait and the Lombok Strait.

Fortunately, the B-17 did not have a long enough range to mine the Shiquan Strait, so the ships of the Imperial Navy were able to enter and exit the Fanyan Ocean through the Throat Strait.

It was in this way that the 11th Task Force returned from the Throat Strait, not to the closer Sunkaze Strait.

In response to the long-range aviation deployed by the Nuland Army Aviation in the western part of Austria, the Imperial Army Aviation made corresponding arrangements in a-for-tat manner.

Now, the main thing is to deploy long-range fighters in Lion Springs.

After the operation on the Sri Lankan side is over, the army will open a new military base on the island of Java or an island in the southern Java Sea, deploy long-range aviation, and bomb military targets such as ports and airfields in the northern and western regions of Austria to ensure that the route to the Fanyan Ocean is unimpeded.

However, for the time being, there is no plan to attack the Austrian mainland.

The reason is also very simple, even if you want to attack the Austrian mainland, you will directly march into the eastern or southeastern regions, rather than landing in the northern and western regions.

Austria, that is, the continent of Austria, has a core population in the southeast, and the rest of the country is almost entirely desert.

The key is that there is not a single highway running through the entire continent of Austria, let alone a railway that must be relied on for ground attacks.

If nothing else, the Nuland army relied on sea to transport troops and supplies to Perth and other places.

It can be seen that even if the Emperor ** team can land in the west or north of the Austrocontinental continent, it will take huge resources and a lot of time to march to the eastern region.

Judging from the input, it is better to directly attack the eastern part of the Austrian continent by sea.

In Lian Xusheng's words, because the hinterland of Aozhou is full of uninhabited deserts, even if you want to build roads, you can't find a foothold.

In fact, this is also the main reason why the Nuland army is reluctant to invest heavy troops in Fanyanyang.

According to the estimates of the Sixth Bureau, with the capacity of the Port of Perth and the shipping force that the Nuland Federation can put into it, the Nuland Navy can only maintain 15 to 20 submarines in this direction, and under normal circumstances, it can maintain a maximum of 5 ocean-going submarines operating on the Fanyan Ocean.

Of course, it is not clear whether to attack Austria or not.

After joining up with the 11.3 detachment that responded, Bai Zhizhan got the top-secret information sent by the sixth round.

According to the current situation, especially after the difficulty of entering Posha Bay has been greatly reduced, the doubts against Xue Yuanzheng have disappeared.

The Empire's top brass preferred to attack the Khowaii Islands directly, and to win a decisive victory in the Guia Ocean first, rather than to go to the Guia to fight the Nuland army.

To put it bluntly, it is to take advantage of the absolute strategic superiority to completely defeat the Nuland Navy.

If we can do that, we will have a greater chance of achieving a comprehensive victory.

According to the analysis of the six rounds, if the Howaii Islands can be taken quickly, the Nuland Federation may even break out into civil strife due to the rapid defeat.

After the Battle of the Southwest Fanyan Ocean, there was a problem within the Nuland Federation.

A few days earlier, the Republican Party, which had lost the election, had filed a complaint with the Supreme Court, alleging that Lofos's third presidential candidacy violated the Constitution.

In addition, the alliance bloc also went wrong.

Because of the mutiny in Sri Lanka, all 30,000 local Bran soldiers surrendered, and the previous crushing defeat in Lion Springs, Chull's position in the Prime Minister's Office has been shaky, and even within the ruling party, there are voices calling for Chul's resignation.

In order to alleviate the pressure, Chull also openly claimed that the Nuland Navy was responsible for the naval battle in the Southwest Fanyan Ocean.

By implication, he is also a victim.

Although Chull was making excuses for himself to consolidate his position in the prime minister's office, he did not consider Lofus's feelings before making a statement.

It is clearly not wise to transfer the contradictions to the Nuland Federation.

As a result, Lofos called Eisenway back on 4 February, and the Nuland Federation suspended aid to the Kingdom of Bran without announcing it.

Just yesterday, February 8, the three convoys that were supposed to go to the Kingdom of Bran were all diverted to the route to the Locka Federation after leaving the port.

Unsurprisingly, in the next few months, the Nuland Federation will make a fuss about the aid and give Chull a little color.

According to the six-game prediction, Chull must step down, otherwise there is no way to end the game.

The main thing is that when Lofos sits firmly in the third term, the first consideration is to integrate the forces of the alliance as soon as possible.

Because the alliance group itself is not as good as the Entente group, especially the Liangxia Empire, and the Nuland Federation, which is the absolute main force, will enter the war at the latest, so if it is delayed, it will not immediately integrate the strategic forces of the group, and it will still be defeated in the end.

These are digressions, though.

After the emperor expressed his concern, Xue Yuanzheng personally made arrangements for Liu Changxun to mobilize dozens of transport planes to send the families of the main officers and meritorious soldiers under the eldest princess to Shiquan City to welcome the triumphant return of the soldiers.

For this reason, the navy also arranged for the celebration to be held in Shiquan City.

Because the damage to the "Longjiang" was not serious and could be repaired in Shiquan City, the 11th Task Force stayed here for the time being.

Wait until the top brass has made a decision on the strategic offensive before deciding where to send the 11th Task Force.

During his stay in Shiquan City, he said that he was going to conduct joint training with the newly established Far East Fleet, but in fact, it was so that the officers and men of the fleet could relax and recuperate.

Everyone knows that whether they return to the Guia Ocean or continue to fight on the Fanyan Ocean, it will be even more difficult.

The key, of course, is the celebration meeting.

This was the first time since the beginning of the war that the families of military personnel had attended a celebration meeting held outside the country.