Chapter 421: The "Prime Minister" attacks
By the time he saw off a few admiring Admirals of Daiman, it was already early in the morning of the next day.
The banquet that lasted all night, Bai Zhizhan was also speechless, feeling that he was not suitable for this kind of social entertainment, and needed an adjutant who was good at socializing.
The point is, Admiral Dayman is here for him.
In Du Kang's words, in terms of popularity, Bai Zhizhan is definitely among the top three in the Daiman Kingdom, while the other two are Lian Xusheng and Li Yunxiang.
Not to mention anything else, the whole Daiman Kingdom regards Bai Zhizhan as Chen Bingxun today.
It was only decades ago that the Daiman Kingdom became the Empire's number one ally on the Toe Peninsula after the fleet under the command of Chen Bingxun took Lion Springs.
Until the end of the last war, the Kingdom of Daiman maintained good relations with the Empire.
Even after the end of the war, the Kingdom of Dayman did not completely fall to the Western powers, nominally remaining neutral, but in essence tending to be friendly with the Empire.
Not to mention anything else, the tropical products imported by the empire, such as quinine and natural rubber, mainly came from the Daiman Kingdom.
Of course, Bai Zhizhan's fame is related to another identity.
At least, for the royal family of Daiman, as the imperial concubine, the White Stop War is the object that must be defeated.
One of the visiting Admirals was a cousin of King Daiman, who had recently received the title of Prince.
Of course, it is easier for the prince to come forward and make a request.
The so-called cooperation, to put it bluntly, is to ask the empire for assistance.
The Kingdom of Dayman hopes that the Empire will provide a fleet of warships to build a powerful fleet for it. Correspondingly, the Royal Navy at Dayman is responsible for controlling the waters northwest of Dayman Bay and the Throat Strait, providing cover for fleets passing through the area and ensuring unimpeded shipping lanes.
But the question is, the Imperial Navy can't form an escort fleet with warships that come to aid?
If only some small warships are supplied, it is not a big problem.
To date, the Imperial Navy has not had several maritime routes to focus on protecting.
It is necessary to wait until after marching into Fanyan Ocean and capturing Posha Bay before convoy escort needs to be considered. By that time, the Imperial Navy would certainly be able to acquire enough escort warships, so the destroyers and light cruisers built before the war might not be useful, not to mention the battleships that had been replaced by the main fleet.
If you can strengthen the relationship, it is not impossible to give away some old warships to the Daiman Kingdom.
It's just that the Kingdom of Daiman has made a very excessive request.
Hope for an aircraft carrier from the Imperial Navy!
It doesn't have to be a fleet carrier, a small aircraft carrier can also be.
To put it simply, it is a matter of face.
King Daiman seems to feel that the aircraft carrier is a powerful totem and symbol of the country, and as long as the aircraft carrier is owned, the Daiman Kingdom will become a great power.
It's not just King Daiman who thinks the same way.
Previously, when the crown prince of the Gaoju Kingdom made a pilgrimage to the imperial capital, he proposed to obtain an aircraft carrier, to be precise, to pay for the empire to help build it. According to the agreement reached, the Empire will help the Kingdom of Goju build 2 small aircraft carriers, and the Kingdom of Goju promises to provide 2 aircraft carriers Impermanence to the Imperial Navy during the war. Later, the Kingdom of High Ju actually only paid for the construction of 1 small aircraft carrier.
As expected, most of them will use this way to satisfy King Daiman's feelings for the aircraft carrier.
King Daiman is willing to pay for the construction of aircraft carriers, and this is not a bad thing.
Besides, the aircraft carriers built during the war will definitely be more than enough after the war, and some assistance to allies can also save a lot of maintenance costs.
After returning to his residence, Bai Zhizhan received a telegram from the naval headquarters from Zheng Jiangming, saying that Lian Xusheng had been appointed commander-in-chief of the southwest front, and that he had left the empire with Li Yunxiang last night, and was expected to arrive at the front line this morning.
In addition, Zheng Jiangming also mentioned an important thing in the telegram.
Also last night, the "Prime Minister" of the Yamaman Navy entered the North Sea through the Skagrak Strait after joining up with two large cruisers. They will be accompanied by 4 large destroyers and 3 fast oil tankers, which will go north along the coastline of the Kingdom of Weijing as planned.
It's just that the home fleet of the Royal Navy of Bran has long been prepared.
According to the information previously provided, the Royal Navy's home fleet of Bran has dozens of warships, large and small, including the "Beard", "George V" and "Prince of Wales". Among them, there is 1 fleet aircraft carrier, but due to the weather, carrier-based aviation may not be able to play a role.
Owing to the limited content of the message, no other information was mentioned.
Thinking that the battle in the North Sea was about to break out, Bai Zhizhan was also extremely worried, and even his sleepiness was diluted.
Will the Prime Minister be able to break out of the encirclement?
Or how long can this lone giant ship hold out on the North Sunset Ocean surrounded by strong enemies?
Bai Zhizhan felt worried and anxious, not sympathizing with the Manman Navy, but the "Prime Minister" sortie to attack the North Sunset and the Ocean, which would have an impact on the Imperial Navy's attack on Shiquan City.
The point is, the Prime Minister is the number one enemy of the Royal Navy in Bran.
The Royal Navy of Bran will never divide its forces until this super battleship is destroyed, so it will only increase its forces after that.
The longer the "Prime Minister" held out, the greater the chances of the Imperial Navy taking Shiquan City and marching into Fanyanyang.
In any case, with the "Prime Minister" entering the North Sea, a new round of strategic decisive battle officially kicked off.
waited until noon to see Lian Xusheng and Li Yunxiang.
The actual situation is even worse than what he knew, that is, what Zheng Jiangming mentioned in the telegram.
It was not the Prime Minister who revealed her whereabouts, but on the day of the Prime Minister's sortie, the Royal Navy's Land Heart Sea Fleet left Telok Fortress and Alexandria.
Two detachments with several battleships, disappeared at the same time!
The Royal Navy of Bran must have made a big move on Lu Xinhai's side.
As for the North Sea side, there is nothing to worry about.
Due to bad weather, the aircraft carriers of the home fleet may not be able to function.
If carrier-based aircraft cannot take off and land safely, the aircraft carrier will just watch the excitement with the past.
In addition, the Manman Air Force has deployed hundreds of combat aircraft in the Kingdom of Weijing, which can provide cover for the fleet, and there is nothing to worry about.
As long as this bad weather lasts for 3 days, the "Prime Minister" has a chance to break out of the North Sea.
Entering the North Sunset Ocean, then everything is easy to say.
The supplies carried by the fleet were enough to consume for three months, and the fleet had a range of more than 15,000 nautical miles, including the fuel loaded by the three fast tankers.
This meant that the Palman fleet would be able to move south if necessary, from the sunset to the Guia Ocean or the Fanyan Ocean.
Of course, the Imperial Navy needs to make arrangements in advance and send a fleet to meet it.
Whether it goes south, or whether it breaks through and returns to the mainland after a few laps in the north and sunset, it is actually the same.
As long as the "Prime Minister" is still active in the North Sunset Ocean and is not discovered, then the Royal Navy will have to desperately find and sink her.
To put it more seriously, as long as the "Prime Minister" is still operating outside, no transport ship will dare to leave the port.
It doesn't take 3 months, 2 months is enough.
This is also the key for Lian Xusheng and Li Yunxiang to come to the front line together.
Xue Yuanzheng had approved a new battle plan, with the navy and army jointly attacking Shiquan City, and Liu Changxun ordered Li Mingbo to lead the 41st Task Force south.
The assault on Shiquan City will begin around January 15.