Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, after his worries became reality, Bai Zhizhan still could not accept it.

Li Mingbo was very knowledgeable, called Zhou Yongtao, and left the officer activity center together.

"You don't have to think too much about it, you have to look at it from another angle." Li Yunxiang didn't leave, and now only he can stay to enlighten Bai to stop the war. "On the bright side, if Liu Xiangzhen doesn't come, it is equivalent to leaving us the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, so what's not to be happy about?"

"Treat officers and soldiers who have just gained actual combat experience as stepping stones to climb up?"

Li Yunxiang rolled his eyes and said, "You, sometimes too kind of a woman. To put it mildly, when Liu Xiangzhen makes a decision, will he consider these? I'm not saying he's right, but as the Supreme Commander of the fleet, you have to think about something more important. I believe that the thousands of officers and men of the Third Air Task Force are looking to you because they believe that they will be able to win battles and make meritorious contributions with you, not for the sake of returning home, still less for the sake of living a long life. I don't even have this awareness, and I don't deserve to wear the uniform of the Imperial Navy! ”

When Li Yunxiang said this, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Of course, Li Yunxiang knew that Bai Zhizhan was just emotional, or wanted to vent the sullenness that was pressed in his heart, and it was not really a woman's kindness.

If he didn't need to apply at all, Zhu Shijian would throw him to the Naval Academy.

"Don't say it's so useless, fight like this tomorrow?" Li Yunxiang pulled the topic back.

Bai Zhizhan rubbed his forehead and sighed again.

"If we can't do it, we ...... it"

"Tomorrow's battle, in fact, there is nothing to worry about. Zhou Yongtao has made it very clear that first to find and kill the Third Air Force, which is the most threatening, at least sink or severely damage the two small fleet aircraft carriers. Eliminate the worries, you can let go and kill the Quartet. ”

Li Yunxiang nodded and did not answer.

After dinner, Zhou Yongtao told Li Yunxiang about this set of tactics, and only after getting Li Yunxiang's approval did he come up with the battle in front of Baizhi.

Don't forget, Zhou Yongtao is a member of the Third Carrier-based Aviation Wing, and now he is a subordinate of Li Yunxiang.

"What makes me unwilling is actually the four fast battleships of the mobile fleet. To put it mildly, if I could take out those four fast battleships, even if I let go of the two main teams, plus Takano, I would never be heartbroken, and I would even open a bottle of champagne to celebrate. ”

"Are you willing to buy champagne?" Li Yunxiang said this, not because he was stingy, but because there was an allusion related to champagne and Erguotou.

Bai Zhizhan rolled his eyes, looking too lazy to take care of it.

Li Yunxiang smiled and said instead: "Can the cooked duck still fly?" ”

"Don't you think you can't fly?"

"Four 'gold and steel' ships are in the hot sea, it is difficult to become a ......"

Bai Zhizhan smiled, and waited for Li Yunxiang to close his mouth before he said: "It took the whole afternoon, and the special group did not find the four fast battleships, unless Liu Xiangzhen did not do his best, otherwise the only explanation is that the four fast battleships did not flee east after being hit." ”

Li Yunxiang tightened his brows and said, "In the afternoon, Liu Xiangzhen will not do his best. ”

"That's for sure, he definitely wanted to expand the results at that time, after all, in addition to the four fleet carriers, those four fast battleships were the most valuable. What's more, if the task force continued to sail eastward, the only ones that could pose a threat to it at night were the four fast battleships. ”

"So, could he ...... because he was afraid of being ambushed?"

"It's possible, but it's not too big."

Li Yunxiang looked puzzled, obviously not thinking about it.

"Don't forget, Liu Xiangzhen also has four fast battleships in his hands, two of which are the powerful 'Beihe' class. Even if you encounter it at night, you won't suffer, at least you don't need to worry about being hit head-on. Besides, he was a traditional officer from a professional background, like me, and must have known how to send cruisers out to reconnoiter at night. He could really encounter the remnants of the mobile fleet at night, and he was afraid that he would not be able to ask for it. ”

After Bai Zhizhan explained this, Li Yunxiang understood.

"According to my speculation, the four 'King Kongs' must have turned south to evade."

"Went to Mara City?"

Bai Zhizhan smiled bitterly and sighed, and then began to say: "How could Liu Xiangzhen not think of such a simple situation? Even if he didn't immediately think about it, after the first reconnaissance was fruitless, he would definitely be able to guess, so he only needed to arrange a few reconnaissance planes to fly south during the second reconnaissance, and he would definitely be able to find four fast battleships. It's a pity that he didn't make such an arrangement at all. ”

"This ...... What do you mean, he did it on purpose!? ”

Bai Zhizhan nodded, and then sighed again.

"But...... What's in it for him? Li Yunxiang was already dumbfounded, looking completely incredulous.

"Do you think the four 'Golden Steels' will go to Mara City?"

"If you don't go to Mara City, where can you go?" Li Yunxiang was obviously not confident enough, and after Bai Zhizhan said it, he was worried that there was something wrong with his speculation.

"If yes, that's great. Even if the Nuland Federation does not detain these four warships, it will not necessarily provide supplies. The point is, we have so many intelligence officers in Mara City that we will definitely be able to find four warships. After the matter is big, it will drag on for a few more days, and wait for us to lay a net. Do you think the four 'Golden Steels' will have a chance to escape back to the Narrow Continent after being driven out of Mara? ”

"If you don't go to Mara City......"

"With only one refueling, these four fast battleships can bypass the Nanzhu Islands from the south and head to the Tuke Fortress in the southwestern and southwestern seas!"

"What!?" Li Yunxiang was shocked.

"Although the Narrow Navy may not be prepared in advance, it is not difficult to send a few oil tankers to replenish the fuel for the four fast battleships after leaving the Yanhai."

"But go to Tuke Fortress, go there......" Shocked to shocked, Li Yunxiang quickly calmed down.

The reef fortress, which belonged to the Imperial Navy more than 20 years ago, is now occupied by the Narrow-Sized Navy and has become its home port in the southwestern and eastern seas.

"Still haven't figured it out?"

Li Yunxiang frowned, he really didn't understand it, or he couldn't believe it.

"Don't forget that in the telegram sent by the command of the Navy, the second stage of combat operations is mentioned."

"That's the problem." Li Yunxiang hesitated for a moment before he said: "The second phase of combat operations is divided into two strategic directions, and we advocate going south, and we first need to lay down the Tuke fortress. Isn't the fact that the four 'Golden Steels' went there just a reason to support the southward movement? ”

"And then?"

Li Yunxiang was stunned, and looked at Bai Zhizhan incomprehensibly.

"We use this as a reason to go to the Navy Command to argue with reason, and then end up with the pretext of forming a small group?"

Hearing Bai Zhizhan say this, Li Yunxiang was stunned.

Obviously, that's the key!

If Bai Zhizhan's analysis is correct, Liu Xiangzhen must have deliberately let go of the four fast battleships, and his purpose was to let the eastward expansion plan proposed by him prevail in the next stage of combat operations, and eventually become the main direction of attack in the next stage of strategic offensive.

If this is the case, Liu Xiangzhen's mind is too powerful!