As for what Bai Zhizhan was worried about, there was no need to guess, anyone could think of it.

Is that really an escort aircraft carrier?

Because most of them are converted from freighters, and the newly built ones also use the hulls of freighters, the defect of the escort aircraft carrier is actually very prominent, that is, the slow speed.

Of course, it is not necessary to cover a convoy of transport ships with an average speed of about 10 knots, and it is not necessary to be too fast.

Escort aircraft carriers usually operate at speeds below 20 knots, and some at less than 16 knots.

As for the fast escort aircraft carriers, because of their small number, they have always been regarded as a baby bump by the Nuland Navy, and almost all of them are in the southwest and eastward oceans.

In order to pursue speed, the endurance of fast escort aircraft carriers is very poor, and it is not suitable for expeditionary operations.

In addition, the high speed of the fast escort aircraft carrier is also relative, but it is faster than the general escort aircraft carrier, and it is still not as fast as the fleet aircraft carrier.

Usually, there are only 25 knots.

With such a slow pace, can you keep up with the broken cruiser?

According to the first report, that is, the telegram sent by the escort destroyer, the enemy ships opened fire from a distance of 20 kilometers, and the fire was still very fierce, so it is likely that it is not a broken cruiser with poor observation and sighting equipment, but a real heavy cruiser, and there is no guarantee that there is a more powerful existence.

Then, the escort aircraft carrier will be even more unable to keep up.

When quick maneuvering is required, escort aircraft carriers become a drag in the fleet!

Going to the sea area far from the cover of the air force of the side to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations will certainly often perform rapid maneuvers, and even require long-term high-speed sailing.

It can be seen that even if it is deployed in the rear, or transferred in advance, the escort aircraft carrier may drag down the entire fleet.

In any case, there is no reason for the Nuland Navy to arrange a slow escort aircraft carrier to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations.

In addition, there is no intelligence that the Nuland Navy has acquired escort carriers with a speed of about 30 knots.

If you want to say, it is actually a small aircraft carrier that can run so fast.

Could it be that the Nuland Navy sent 2 small aircraft carriers to Fanyanyang?

But the question is, what's the point?

If there were no such doubts, Bai Zhizhan would dare to conclude that there were at least 2 small aircraft carriers and 2 fast battleships in the Nuland Breakout Fleet that attacked the transport fleet in Fanyanyang, and even the 6 heavy cruisers that had not appeared on the battlefield of the transit island so far.

When he arrived at the dining room, while the cooks were preparing dinner, Bai Zhizhan threw the question out and asked the staff officers to express their opinions.

This was the usual style of the White Stopper, and the staff officers were very active.

If nothing else, the previous active staff officers have been reused.

It's just that the staff officers have different opinions on this, and the differences are very big.

After some discussion, half of the staff officers felt that it was an escort aircraft carrier, and there was not just one, but several, all of which were in the rear of the broken fleet, only providing air defense cover for the broken fleet, and did not participate in the battle on the front line, so as to ensure that they could immediately turn back when they encountered danger.

The other half of the staff officers expressed concern, thinking that it might be a small aircraft carrier, but they did not think that there were fast battleships in the fleet.

The reason is this: if you are just going to carry out the task of breaking the diplomatic relationship, you don't need to dispatch powerful fast battleships.

As for sending a small aircraft carrier to Fanyanyang, it is actually reasonable.

Staying in the Guia Ocean is also helpless, it is better to go to Fanyan Ocean to provide cover for the broken fleet, and by the way, train carrier-based aviation.

Seize the opportunity to have carrier-based pilots perform several combat missions until they fight to the death against the Imperial fleet.

But the problem is that it is impossible to say that the fast battleship is sent to Fanyanyang.

The main thing is that on the side of Fan Yanyang, there is actually no port that can provide support for fast battleships, and there is not even a deep-water dock that can stop fast battleships.

In addition, 2 ships of the "North Carolina" class were delivered to the Nuland Navy at the beginning of the year, and then acceptance tests have been carried out all the time.

According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, the design of these two battleships was faulty, resulting in a serious headroll phenomenon when sailing at high speeds, and even affecting the main gun turret in front. In addition, there is a noticeable resonance, which directly leads to the fact that the security of the battleship is not high enough.

Even if combat effectiveness has been formed, there must be many unsolved problems.

Obviously, being sent to Fan Yanyang now is tantamount to asking for trouble for yourself.

The point is that fast battleships are not needed at all to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations, heavy cruisers are enough.

There were no ships in any escort fleet that could compete with heavy cruisers, and no navy would take heavy cruisers to carry out escort missions.

It can be seen that most of the staff officers are optimistic.

Bai Zhizhan did not participate in the discussion, which is also his habit.

After dinner, Bai Zhizhan opened the topic.

The first question is, why did the Nuland Navy go to Fanyanyang to make a fuss.

Just to distract the Imperial Navy?

Obviously, it doesn't make sense at all.

The Imperial Marines had landed on the transit islands and established landing grounds, and after consolidating the beachhead, they would advance into the heart of the island.

It can be seen that as long as the Imperial Marines are still on the transit island, it is impossible for the Nuland army to win the counterattack.

It would be easier said than done to drive the Imperial Marines out of the Transit Island, or to annihilate the landing force!

Even if the two task forces were withdrawn, leaving behind the landing fleet and support fleet, they would definitely be able to withstand the counterattack launched by the Nuland Navy.

After entering the landing operation stage, four "South Zhuhai" class fast battleships were incorporated into the support fleet.

For the Nuland Guia Fleet, which has no aircraft carriers and no fast battleships for the time being, those 4 "South Zhuhai" class are invincible behemoths.

As for the blockade of the route of Fanyanyang, it is even more impossible to talk about.

The key to the success of the sneak attack is that the Imperial Navy is unprepared.

After the Imperial Navy strengthened its defenses, it was not so easy.

If anything, the Imperial Navy also has escort carriers, and there are enough support points in the North Fanyan Ocean to deploy shore-based aviation to strengthen the cover of the route.

In addition, the Imperial Navy's shore-based aviation had enough bombers and long-range fighters to control the sea area at a range of 1,000 kilometers.

When the Nuland fleet comes again, it will definitely be able to give a head start.

In fact, there is no need to make adjustments at all, only need to strengthen patrols, and Nuland's broken fleet can be discouraged.

What's more, there are two powerful fleets on the Fanyan Ocean, namely the Eleventh Task Force of the Imperial Navy and the Combined Fleet jointly formed by the Heman Navy.

Any fleet has enough capabilities to crush, or even annihilate, the Nuland fleet.

Even the slightly weaker Combined Fleet had 3 fast battleships and 3 armored cruisers, as well as an indefinite number of light cruisers and destroyers.

In fact, after the discovery of the Nuland Broken Fleet, the Navy Command made adjustments to allow the Combined Fleet, which had previously been operating in the eastern part of the Mua Sea, to return to the Bay of Bengal.

This move is to prepare for the encirclement and annihilation of the Nuland Broken Fleet.

Obviously, in front of the combined fleet, the broken fleet is not worth mentioning at all!

So, how to carry out the task of breaking the relationship?

The point is also that the mobilization of the combined fleet does not conflict, or does not have an impact, on the combat operations on the side of the transit island.

To put it more harshly, even if the Combined Fleet is ambushed or even completely annihilated, it will not shake the determination of the Imperial Navy to attack the transit island.

That's the key, though.