Seeing the change in Li Mingbo's expression, Bai Zhizhan knew that it was not good news.

It's just that Li Mingbo didn't explain, and after reading it, he handed the telegram to Bai Zhizhan.

Just one word.

Intelligence provided by the Sixth Bureau.

Hal did not go to the fleet, but at the naval hospital in Treasure Harbor, where intelligence officers had confirmed that the credibility of the information was very high.

"Hal stayed in Treasure Harbor, and it was ...... to go to the fleet"

Bai Zhizhan glanced at Zhou Yongtao, but didn't say anything.

"There may be something wrong with this information." Li Mingbo said at this time: "If you don't come early, you won't come late, why did you send it here at this time?" ”

"If the intelligence is okay, who will replace him in Task Force 16?"

When Li Mingbo and Zhou Yongtao said this, Bai Zhizhan had already walked to the chart table.

The two of them didn't say anything and walked over.

"White Commander ......"

"If the intelligence is correct, it is likely that Hal's commander of Task Force 16 will be his best friend, Sp, who is known for his caution and boldness."

"You're talking about the old major?"

"Perhaps, he is already a brigadier general or a major general."

"This ......" Li Mingbo immediately tightened his brows.

This Spu not only knows Bai Zhizhan, but also Li Mingbo.

In 96 of the new calendar, when negotiating whether to extend the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments", Li Mingbo followed the White Stop War to the Nuland Federation to participate in the negotiations, during which he met with Spu. Strictly speaking, it was through Hal's introduction that I met Spu, who was still a major in his forties.

To say, Hal and Sp were originally rivals.

Li Mingbo also has some understanding of these two people, which is not in-depth, after all, he was just a low-level officer who worked for Bai Zhizhan at that time.

What is still fresh in Lee's memory is that Bai Zhizhan gave Sp a very high evaluation.

At that time, Bai Zhizhan told Li Mingbo that if the opponent he met in the Guia in the future was Hal, he would have a great chance of winning the battle, but he would not be much sure if he met Spu.

If Hal is said to be a bull who likes to go on a rampage, and his mistaken name is "Brute Bull", Sp is a cunning fox, or a fierce wolf, or a combination of the two.

He is very patient, knows how to advance and retreat, and has a clear purpose in everything he does.

This kind of soft on the outside and tough on the inside, or a ruthless character, made Spark run into walls everywhere in the Nuland Navy, and he was only a major in his forties.

If he hadn't met Hal and became Howl's best friend, it would have been difficult for him to get ahead.

All in all, Spu is much tougher.

According to Bai Zhizhan's evaluation, Spu's ability is not only far above Hal, but also surpasses the Takaya of the narrow navy, but he became famous too late.

"It's just that it could be some other rear admiral." Bai Zhizhan let out a long breath and said, "One thing is certain, as long as this information is not wrong and Hal is indeed recuperating from his injuries in the rear, then it is very likely that it is Major General Frye who has the decision-making power." ”

Hearing Bai Zhizhan say this, Li Mingbo immediately tightened his brows.

"You mean......" Zhou Yongtao also showed a puzzled look.

"If Hal is in charge, then the Nuland fleet will be very active, and maybe take the initiative to come up and look for an opportunity for a decisive battle. If he were to be replaced by Fry, he would aim to complete the established combat mission, and would not do anything unrelated to the established mission, let alone take risks. ”

These words turned a few corners, and Li Mingbo and Zhou Yongtao did not immediately understand.

"What is the mission of the Nuland Navy this time?" Although he was asking a question, Bai Zhizhan's words were also a reminder to the two.

"Destroy us?" Li Mingbo tentatively tried to answer.

Bai Zhizhan smiled and turned his gaze to Zhou Yongtao.

"If this combat operation had been planned by Admiral Jin May, he would have kept an eye on us and aimed at eliminating us. It's just planned by Niz, and the purpose is certainly not so simple, or rather not so direct. The fleet is only an instrument of warfare, or rather a necessary means to achieve an end. As Commander White said before, even if we are eliminated, the Nuland Navy will have to face four large aircraft carriers next year. ”

"But if you don't destroy us, then you have to count the four fleet carriers."

"Compared with a few aircraft carriers, a revitalized Narrow Imperial State, even if it can only be counted as half, has a greater value."

Li Mingbo was stunned, but he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Don't look at the fact that the Imperial State of Narrowness has fallen down and split into two regimes, the East and the West, but as long as the Eastern Narrowness regime is still there, it has not died completely.

A hundred-legged insect, and dead but not stiff, let alone a huge country.

The Eastern Narrows regime has so far refused to surrender, and is still struggling to survive, isn't it just waiting for the Newland Federation to enter the war, and then Lofus will continue its life?

"Xiao Zhou is right, the key is here." Bai Zhizhan only said at this time, "If it's just to lure us out, it's necessary to dispatch hundreds of transport ships?" All of them were ocean-going freighters, which set sail in the North Sunset, and in the last month alone, more than 20 freighters were sunk by submarines of the Navy. What's more, it's all fully loaded. I dare say that only fifty ships will allow us to pour out of the nest. ”

"According to you, the purpose of the Nuland Navy is to get the convoy to Sagi?"

Bai Zhizhan smiled, and Zhou Yongtao nodded, indicating that Li Mingbo was not wrong.

"Because Task Force 21 is already heading north, and Task Force 42 and Task Force 43 have departed, the Nuland Navy's Task Force 16 and Task Force 17 should be south of the convoy, one behind the other. The front one is slightly northerly and closer to the convoy. The southern one is slightly southerly and farther away from the convoy. According to this arrangement, the task force in front will definitely attack Liu Xiangzhen, and the task force in the south will be responsible for covering, and will only participate in the battle to attack the 21st task force when necessary. ”

While saying this, Bai Zhizhan also picked up a few beacons and inserted them on the chart.

"Also because the whereabouts of Task Force 21 have been revealed, there is reason to believe that it is Task Force 17 that is in front. Task Force 16, which has three York-class aircraft carriers, provides cover in the rear, focusing on the west and southwest directions. ”

"In that case, we should continue to maneuver southeast and move away from Task Force 21."

After Li Mingbo said this, Bai Zhizhan only nodded slightly.

"These speculations are correct, but there is a prerequisite." Zhou Yongtao said at this time, "It is indeed Major General Frye who commands, and the commander who replaced Major General Hal obeys Frye's words. The question is, if it was Sp, would he have listened to Frye? ”

At this time, not only Li Mingbo, but even Bai Zhizhan tightened his brows.

Spu was able to become famous and valued by Hal because of his soft and rigid personality and very assertive.

As for Frye, he certainly wasn't good.

Sp doesn't take Hal seriously, so how could he be obedient to Frye?

The generals are not in harmony, that is a taboo for soldiers.

When doing this personnel appointment, didn't Niz and Hal think about it, or didn't understand how powerful it was?

If so, Niz has nothing to fear.

If he realized, how would he arrange the relationship between these two people?