From the side of the Imperial Navy, this is not a good thing.

There was a prerequisite for the Riman army and the Raleigh army to send troops to the Xuan Continent, the Imperial Navy marched into Posha Bay at the same time, and had to attack the Kibu fortress.

This is not only cooperation at the military level, but also political mutual trust.

The key is oil!

If anything, the Empire of Ranman and Raleigh, like the Liangxia Empire, relied almost entirely on imports of oil, so they all had their eyes on Posha Bay.

This is also the key to the fact that the Raleigh Kingdom has been swaying from side to side.

If the Bran Kingdom is willing to make concessions on the issue of exporting oil, I am afraid that a few months ago, the Raleigh Kingdom entered the war as a member of the Alliance Group.

On the other hand, this is also the key to the fact that the Juman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom agreed to send troops to the Xuan Continent.

After the emperor's ** team conquered Posha Bay, only by sweeping the northern part of the Xuan Continent and capturing the Xifan Canal could the oil produced from Posha Bay be obtained.

It was in this way that the Imperial Navy was needed to take down Posha Bay.

This design is the core interests of the Entente group, and there is no room for negotiation at all. The empire also needs the oil of Posha Bay, otherwise it will not enter the Fanyan Ocean.

That's not the most troublesome issue, though.

If anything, in the Navy's strategic plan, the attack and capture of Posha Bay has always been at the forefront, and the Imperial Navy has long made arrangements.

In addition, it is not difficult to march into Posha Bay, just advance westward on the northern shore of the Mua Sea, and there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome outside of time.

As for the strength of troops, it is also within the range that the Imperial Navy can withstand.

According to the established plan, within a year, or even only half a year, Posha Bay will be built, and at the same time open up the route between Posha Bay and the mainland of the empire.

The main problem, in fact, was to attack the Kibu fortress.

In late February, when Bai Zhizhan went to Puzhou, the "Royal Ark" and two "Prestige"-class battle cruisers returned to Luxinhai through the Xifan Canal.

After that, only 2 ships of the "Prestige" class returned to the home fleet, and the "Ark Royal" remained in Alexandria.

Apparently, the Royal Navy of Bran had a premonition of the coming storm.

It is precisely because of this that the Raleigh Kingdom proposed that the Imperial Navy must attack the Kibu Fortress and let the Bran Royal Navy increase troops to Fanyan Yang to alleviate the threat it is facing in the Luxinhai and ensure that it can smoothly dispatch troops to the Xuan Continent without the failure of the operation due to the existence of the Bran Luxinhai Fleet.

Because it is the main force of ground warfare, the Hindan authorities have made the same demand.

It is said to be a feint, but according to the attitude of the two countries, it is to ask the Imperial Navy to take the feint as the main attack!

Now, the problem is serious.

Although a few days ago, under the command of Liu Xiangzhen, the Imperial Navy had captured the Maldives and controlled several relatively large islands, it was still far from attacking the Kibu fortress, and even attacking Socotra Island first would be a huge challenge.

The point is that the Imperial Navy's strength in Fanyan Ocean is seriously insufficient!

In order to launch a strategic offensive in the Guia Ocean, the Imperial Navy has sent the landing fleet to attack Shiquan City to Naqiu Harbor, and there are less than 20 landing ships left in the Fanyan Ocean, and they are mainly small ships, and their main task is to deliver supplies to the defenders on the forward islands.

In addition, the ground forces are insufficient.

The problem is even more acute if there is to be a simultaneous march into Posha Bay.

In short, it is impossible for the Imperial Navy to launch a combat operation to attack the Kibu fortress in the near future, let alone capture the Kibu fortress.

If it is postponed for half a year, to the fourth quarter, there may still be some hope.

The main thing is that the Imperial Navy will be able to acquire several small aircraft carriers by then, and the additional landing ships will be enough to form a second campaign-class landing fleet.

The key point is that by half a year later, the Imperial Navy has captured Posha Bay, and there is no question of dividing forces.

If all goes well, then the operation in Guia may have already borne fruit.

Unfortunately, the Manman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom did not accept such an offer.

From a strategic point of view, this is also unrealistic.

Half a year later, the Royal Navy of Bran will be able to acquire at least 2 fast battleships, and it is possible that 2 fleet aircraft carriers of the Newland Navy will return.

The Manman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom will not be able to drag on for that long at all, and they will inevitably use up their oil reserves within half a year.

It was as if the Imperial Navy had to storm not only the Kibu Fortress, but also the Kibu Fortress.

Otherwise, there will be no way to open up the route to Lu Xinhai, and there will be no way to transfuse blood for the Manman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom.

Here, the Hindan Empire mentions a very important matter.

As long as the Imperial ** team conquered Posha Bay and achieved absolute superiority in the Fanyan Ocean, the Terman Empire would be able to persuade the Republic of There to let this ally from the last war join the Entente group, ensuring that the oil of Posha Bay could still be obtained by land without conquering the Xifan Canal.

If you can convince the Republic of There to go to war, you will get more than just a ground transportation channel.

Of course, it's best to be able to defeat the Bran Land Heart Sea Fleet.

In short, the Imperial Navy had to take action in the direction of Muahai, and even if it could not take down the Kib Fortress, it would force the Bran Royal Navy to send heavy troops to defend the Kib Fortress.

For this, it is necessary to leave a sufficiently powerful fleet.

It is clear that the combined fleet is not considered powerful.

Even though the Imperial Navy had incorporated the "Beihe" and "Nanjiang" into the combined fleet, there were no aircraft carriers in the fleet.

There is no problem in intercepting enemy ships on the Fanyan Ocean and shelling ports in remote areas every once in a while.

However, to let 3 battleships and 3 armored cruisers shell the Kib fortress without the cover of the aircraft carrier is to send them to death!

Here, too, the combined fleet itself is involved.

Although according to the agreement, the Imperial Navy arranged for the general to serve as the commander of the Combined Fleet, and it was Liu Xiangzhen, but the Imperial Navy had the right to make its own decisions, and could make arrangements for the departure and retention of the four Immortal warships such as the "Prime Minister" without the approval of the Imperial Navy.

Under the circumstances, if the Imperial Navy did not agree to attack the Kibu Fortress, the Manchurian Navy would most likely act alone.

If this were the case, there would be no need for the United Fleet to exist.

In the end, in fact, it is necessary for the Imperial Navy to keep a few fleet aircraft carriers in Fanyanyang, and it is best to let the 11th Task Force stay.

2 aircraft carriers are enough, but 3 are better.

According to the report sent back by Liu Xiangzhen, if there are three fleet aircraft carriers, he is sure that he will launch an attack on Socotra Island while marching into Posha Bay, so as to ensure that after taking control of Posha Bay, he can use Socotra Island as a base to launch an attack on the Kibu fortress.

From a military point of view, this is also the only feasible strategy to open up the sea route to Luxin within the year.

If it is delayed until after the capture of Posha Bay and then preparations for the assault on the Kib fortress and the attack on Socotra, then it will not be possible to open the sea route within the year anyway.

In this way, the Empire of the Empire will definitely be affected, which will have a negative impact on the offensive of the vast land hinterland.

It's just that Liu Changxun hasn't made a decision on this matter yet.

The main thing is that the Imperial Navy now takes the invasion of the Khowaii Islands as its number one task, so whether or not to leave a few fleet aircraft carriers in the Fanyan Ocean depends on the side of the White Stop War, that is, whether the White War needs to bring those fleet aircraft carriers to be able to take down the Khowaii Islands.