Just like in the last war, at a pinch, the allies went wrong.

The difference is that the last big war was because of defeat, and this time because of victory.

Although the Nuland Federation has not yet announced its surrender, with the current situation, after the surrender of the Kingdom of Bran, the Nuland authorities have no choice.

And, of course, there's a Luosha Federation.

According to the news brought by Zheng Jiangming, when discussing the surrender of the Bran Kingdom, the imperial authorities had reached a basic agreement with the Riman Empire.

After the arrival of summer, the two sides will jointly launch a strategic offensive on the mainland battlefield.

According to the results of preliminary consultations, the Liangxia Empire guaranteed to invest no less than 4.5 million troops in the huge land battlefield, and the Huiman Empire guaranteed to invest no less than 5.5 million troops on the eastern front of the Western Continent. The point is that the area of actual control after the war will be determined by the last front.

To put it simply, the place where the two sides meet is the boundary of the actual control zone.

If the Raksha Federation announces its surrender before the two sides meet, the middle line of the two sides will be the boundary.

Because this involves the core interests of both sides, there is no question of refusal to contribute.

In fact, it was through this agreement that it was ensured that when attacking the Luosha Federation, both the Liangxia Empire and the Riman Empire would do their best.

Here, there is a secret agreement that has existed for decades.

Long before the outbreak of the last war, when the alliance was formally concluded, the supreme commanders of both sides, the emperor, made this secret pact.

After defeating a common enemy, then the Luosha Empire and now the Luosha Federation, will ensure that this common enemy no longer poses a threat through military occupation.

To put it into practice is to dismember it into several small countries.

Although the Entente failed to achieve a final victory in the last war, the main body of the Covenant was not changed, and the Covenant was still valid.

Obviously, after the end of the war, the boundaries of the military-controlled areas will become national borders.

The Riman Empire has no worries, the Liangxia Empire is even more poised to go, is it possible for the Luosha Federation to hold out until the beginning of spring next year?

Then it is possible that the Nuland Federation will announce its surrender within the year.

This is also the most critical place.

As long as the Nuland authorities announced their surrender, the Empire would accept it at the first time, and the Liangxia Empire would certainly not be able to carry out the war alone.

With the current strength of the Empire, it will not be possible to achieve a decisive victory within the year in any case.

It would be nice to have taken the Howaii Islands and gained a springboard to Nuland mainland and thus gain some leverage in the subsequent surrender negotiations.

That's why we need to speed up our marches.

However, there is no such thing as "speeding up".

In drawing up the plan, the White Ceaseice took into account a variety of circumstances, and all deployments were aimed at launching an offensive in a timely manner.

The so-called "speeding up" of progress is nothing more than letting the fleet run a little faster.

Fortunately, there is no problem of supplies not being able to keep up.

With the return of oil from the Posha Bay oil field to the Empire at the beginning of the year, and the resumption of production from the fields in the southeast, the Empire's energy supply problem has been alleviated, or completely non-existent. When it comes to combat, fleet commanders no longer have to worry about refueling.

At the end of the year, the Empire's fuel stocks were depleted.

At that time, in order to ensure the logistical supply of the huge land battlefield, the daily training of the navy was also restricted, and unnecessary consumption was minimized.

Of course, this also has to do with the supply stations along the way.

Although the Imperial Navy had hundreds of tankers and supply ships of various types, a large number of bases were established in the Guia Ocean.

Heading east from Naqiu Harbor and arriving at the Transit Island, the fleet can first make a replenishment at Liuhuang Island.

If needed, you can also resupply it in the middle of the voyage.

At this time, the advantage of the relatively fast cruising speed of the main warships of the Imperial Navy was manifested.

In fact, this is also a major feature of the Imperial Navy.

The cruising speed of all main combat ships and auxiliary ships is slightly higher than that of the opponent's warships of the same type, for example, the cruising speed of aircraft carriers is more than 18 knots, and the "provincial" class has reached 20 knots. The next aircraft carrier, which has already started construction, has a maximum cruising speed of up to 22 knots.

In addition, all the main warships built in the Great War, that is, the battleships formed in the task force, had a cruising speed based on the aircraft carriers of the same era. For example, the cruising speed of the "South Zhuhai" class and the "Huaihe" class has reached 20 knots, which is the same as that of large aircraft carriers.

Faster cruising speed means you can get to the battlefield at the fastest possible speed without overloading the power system.

In fact, in a non-combat state, the maximum speed of a battleship is almost always a decoration.

In order to save time, Bai Zhizhan did not let the fleet stop at Liuhuang Island, but only let some warships, especially destroyers and cruisers with insufficient endurance, go to Liuhuang Island in batches and take turns to replenish fuel. Before reaching the transit island, the fleet underwent fuel replenishment.

As a result, about 3 days were saved.

Early in the morning of 17 April, Task Force 22, which took the lead, reached the northwest of Lysan Island and dispatched carrier-based aircraft to attack several islands to the east.

The other 3 main task forces are actually behind the butt of the 22nd task force.

According to the arrangement, after the existence of the 22nd Task Force was announced, a strong attack was launched.

Of course, the first to do so was the shore-based aviation units deployed on the transit islands and the islands of Leysan.

On the same day that Task Force 22 arrived, the Army and the Navy, in cooperation with the Navy, launched the largest air raid on Zhenbao Harbor this year.

The army aviation was divided into three batches and dispatched 450 heavy bombers.

Excluding the seven bombers that landed on Gardner Island due to a malfunction, a total of 443 bombers carried out the attack mission.

Providing cover were 180 long-range fighters sent by the Navy's shore-based aviation.

In order to enhance the effect of the assault, the bombing operation was carried out in the evening.

A total of 414 bombers reached the skies over Jumbo Harbour and dropped more than 1,400 tons of bombs, focusing on the port, warehouses and airports.

This bombing campaign was also launched to achieve the purpose of tactical deception.

To put it simply, it was to convince the Nuland army that the attack launched by tactical aviation during the day was actually a cover for the evening bombardment.

Don't forget that the tactical aircraft deployed on this side of the transit island are all carrier-based aircraft of the Navy.

The bombing campaign by shore-based aviation came to an end after sunset.

During the night, the shore-based air force did not stop and continued to dispatch long-range fighters to the vicinity of Honu Island to intercept the Nuland planes that set out at night to carry out patrols and reconnaissance.

These long-range fighters are actually night fighters, equipped with small search radars, and have strong night combat capabilities.

That is, on this night, the three task forces under the personal command of Bai Zhizhan were advancing at full speed more than 1,000 kilometers northwest of Honu Island.

If all goes well, the four main task forces, including the 22nd Task Force, will arrive at the attack area in the early morning of the 18th, and the first batch of carrier-based aircraft will be dispatched to launch an attack before dawn, and the combat operation of storming the Howai Islands will begin there.

Although he is no longer the commander of the task force, the White Stop War is still at the forefront.

The "Qinling" was assigned to the 21st Task Force, with one heavy cruiser and one ocean-going cruiser providing direct cover.

This night is destined to leave no one to sleep.