This question did not bother Bai Huawei for too long.

Liu Zunling had not finished his tactical analysis, and Jiang Wenlong sent the latest information sent by the Military Intelligence Bureau, and it was something that Bai Huawei cared about.

It was Severn who commanded the Nuland fleet?? Stark.

"This information was sent by the Military Intelligence Agency?"

Jiang Wenlong only nodded and didn't say much.

There was a payment on the telegram, and the fleet was in radio silence, so it was impossible for him to send a special telegram to inquire about it.

Besides, he doesn't have the authority to do so.

Although relying on the previous performance, through the analysis of the sorties of carrier-based aircraft, it was concluded that the 51st Task Force had gained Bai Huawei's weight in the Beidong Guia Ocean, and was promoted to the permanent staff officer of the fleet commander, to put it bluntly, that is, to run errands for the fleet commander, but in terms of specific powers, Jiang Wenlong was still only an ordinary staff officer, let alone giving orders, and he was not even qualified to convey orders for the commander.

Bai Huawei didn't ask much, just nodded at Jiang Wenlong, and then turned his gaze to the chart in front of him.

Liu Zunling didn't embarrass Jiang Wenlong, and walked over and stood beside Bai Huawei.

Both of them know this Stark, and they are very familiar with it.

As early as more than 10 years ago, when they were young officers, Bai Huawei and Liu Zunling both went to the country of Poland and participated in the Polish-Iraqi War.

To be precise, both worked in the coalition command as representatives of the Navy.

It was at this time that they knew that there was an opponent named Stark.

Although the Boi country at that time had no navy at all, and even did not have a decent sea force, but in the war with the coalition forces, the Boi army would inevitably face the Imperial Navy, and at least it was necessary to understand the combat methods of the Imperial Navy, and find a way to confront the Imperial Navy, or avoid its edge.

This is also the main reason why the Republic of Nuland sent naval officers to the Poian State as military advisers.

It was this Stark that made the Boi army change its passive dodge method and behave more actively in the confrontation with the Imperial Navy.

In the last two years of the Polish-Iraqi War, especially the Battle of Abbas, in which the coalition suffered a crushing defeat, the aggressive tactics proposed by Stark played a crucial role. Otherwise, the Imperial Navy would not have behaved in this battle, and would have collapsed in the end.

Fundamentally, one of the key reasons for the coalition's crushing defeat at Abbas was the inadequacy of the Imperial Navy in the latter stages of the battle. If the support provided by the Imperial Navy is in place, even if it cannot turn the tide, it will not collapse completely in the end.

From a military point of view, the Battle of Abbas was a turning point in the Polish-Iraqi War.

After this battle, the control of the coalition forces in the Boi region rapidly declined, and it was at this time that the Republic of There, which had long been weakened, decided to recognize the Boi state. Although the Liangxia Empire continued to hold out for almost two years after that, due to the influence of face and other factors, it did not gain any practical benefits except for adding tens of thousands of casualties to officers and soldiers and paying about 1 trillion gold yuan more in military spending.

Of course, this is also a bit absolute.

Two more years of perseverance will give the empire enough time to complete strategic adjustments, so as to smoothly control the international situation after the end of the Polish-Iraqi war.

For Bai Huawei and Liu Zunling, even if more than 10 years have passed, that period is not unfamiliar at all.

At that time, after knowing that the opponent was also a young officer, Bai Huawei also joked, saying that he would encounter him on the battlefield one day in the future.

Where is it like, it turned out to be a prophecy.

After the end of the Polish-Iranian War, the young officer named Stark did not return to the Republic of Nuland, but instead went to the country of Van Roe.

In the Second Southern Subcontinent War, he served as a military attaché to the Van Luo Kingdom.

Although in this war, the Van Luo Navy did not have any amazing performance, after all, in front of the Liang Xia Navy, the Van Luo Navy did not dare to make a mistake at all, but through proactive pre-war preparations, at least in the early stage of the war, the sea routes were ensured.

Judging by the situation at that time, this had a lot to do with the fact that the Imperial Navy had not yet come out of the shadow of the Polish-Iranian War.

To be precise, it has to do with the imperial authorities.

To put it simply, after the outbreak of the Second Southern Subcontinent War, the performance of the imperial authorities was lackluster, and they were afraid of another crushing defeat, but they did not dare to let it go, so they perfectly missed the favorable opportunity in the early stage of the war, and naturally did not want to send a navy to blockade the country of Van Luo.

It's just that Stark's role is also very important.

If Stark hadn't made a strategically accurate judgment that the Empire would not send troops immediately, the Van Luo authorities would never have dared to send out all the transport ships before the war, let alone spend the already small foreign exchange reserves and charter hundreds of super freighters from shipping companies in dozens of countries. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to transport millions of tons of war materials back to China before the Liangxia Navy was dispatched.

Without these supplies, the kingdom of Van Luo would have been defeated.

In fact, it was Stark's bold speculation that persuaded the Nuland authorities to agree to sell arms to Van Roe on a "lend-lease" basis.

Although Stark staked his own future for this bold judgment, it can be said that he is extremely courageous, but there is never a shortage of courageous people in this world, what is lacking is people who have courage, can remain calm and rational, and can remain sober when betting on the future.

Stark is that kind of person.

With his performance in the Second Southern Subcontinent War, even if he does not reach the level of success in the future, he will definitely be on the rise.

Bai Huawei also made a bet with Liu Zunling about whether Stark could be promoted to admiral before the age of 40.

There was no suspense in the result, and Bai Huawei lost 100 gold yuan for this.

After the end of the Second Southern Subcontinent War, Stark seemed to have evaporated from the world, and there was no more amazing performance.

As for the steady progress, there is no way to talk about it at all.

From major to colonel, this guy actually took a full 15 years!

Even in peacetime, this promotion is frighteningly slow.

In the same 15 years, Liu Zunling was promoted from second lieutenant to colonel, 3 levels more than Stark, while Bai Huawei was promoted to commodore in 16 years.

In fact, it was not long ago that Bai Huawei learned from a friend who worked in the Military Intelligence Bureau that Stark had been promoted to brigadier general.

Stark was buried for more than 10 years, also related to the Second Southern Subcontinent War.

At that time, Stark not only gambled on his own future, but also made the Minister of the Navy, who was opposed and did not believe that the Liang Xia Empire would watch the fire from the other side, not be able to step down.

At the time of the Secretary of the Navy, the Nuland Republic should not have intervened in the war on the Southern Subcontinent at all.

After the Second Global War, the Southern Subcontinent became the forbidden territory of the Liangxia Empire, not to mention foreign forces, even locally, the existence of a threat to the Liangxia Empire was absolutely not allowed. Otherwise, the Liangxia Empire and the Fanluo Kingdom would not be like fire and water.

From this point of view, the Liang Xia Empire will take action to clean up the Fanluo Kingdom this morning.

From a strategic point of view, if the Liangxia Empire had not returned in the Boi region, it would have launched a war against the Van Luo Kingdom in the Southern Subcontinent. Although the loss of the Polish-Iranian War made it take some time for the Liang Xia Empire to adjust, it did not mean that it had given up the Southern Subcontinent. When the Liangxia Empire recovers and learns the lesson of the hundreds of thousands of casualties in the Boi region, it will completely smash the pattern of the southern subcontinent and shape the strategic order in its favor through a war that no one can stop.

Undoubtedly, this speculation is not correct.

The performance of Liang Xia's army in the Boshawan War can show that even if it is replaced by the more powerful Fanluo Kingdom, Liang Xia's army can still defeat it!

If the Liang Xia Empire will send troops as soon as possible, then supporting the Van Luo Kingdom will have a high probability of triggering a full-scale war with the Liang Xia Empire.

With the situation at that time, even if the Liangxia Empire suffered a crushing defeat in the Polish-Iranian War, the Nuland Republic had no chance of winning.

Crucially, the Western Continent Group may not be willing to get involved in a full-scale war that suddenly breaks out. If the Nuland Republic quickly loses its vital naval supremacy after the war, the Empire is likely to choose to settle for the next best thing, that is, to mediate as a third party.

In this way, even if there is no danger of destroying the country, it will definitely hurt the vitality.

It was based on this judgment that the Minister of the Navy at that time was adamantly opposed to providing support to Van Ro, let alone providing arms to Van Roe in the form of almost gifts.

Admittedly, Stark was indeed very strategic.

It was against this background that he stood up against the Minister of the Navy as the naval attache stationed in the Van Luo Kingdom, and won the support of more people.

Obviously, it is not his argument that makes more sense.

The key is that it is the master of the Gray House who intends to expand its influence and enhance its international discourse through the war in the southern subcontinent, so as to become a super-hegemon.

The president's attitude is extremely important on the question of whether or not to support the Van Luo country.

However, whether it is to avoid political risks or to gain the favor of the military, presidents generally do not take a stand on military issues involving core interests, especially civilian presidents.

In this way, someone needs to stand up and speak for the president.

Obviously, Stark played that role.

It's just that Stark never imagined that before the end of the Second Southern Subcontinent War, the president, who greatly admired him, would be assassinated.

When he returned to the Republic of Nuland, the Secretary of the Navy, who had resigned in anger because of his humiliation, became the national security adviser to the new president.

This position, that's amazing!

Although the "National Security Adviser" is only a staff member of the Gray House, not even a federal official, his influence is not ordinary.

In a word, as long as it is security-related, the national security adviser is qualified to give advice to the president.

Often, after a similar incident, the president's first thought is also the national security adviser. After consulting with the National Security Adviser, or through the National Security Adviser, a more comprehensive understanding of the incident is obtained, and then an in-depth discussion is held with federal officials such as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense.

As a result, Stark was almost thrown into the cold.

Fortunately, the then Chief of Staff of the Navy was his old boss, who took him in when he was in distress and gave him a lot of support.

It was during these 10 years or so that Stark gained a deeper understanding and understanding of naval strategy.

If anything, it's also a blessing in disguise.

If he had been on the front line, even if it was only in the fleet, and had risen step by step, he would have been surrounded by tedious daily affairs.

As the saying goes, if people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries.

Then, he definitely doesn't have the time and mood to study and study deeper things, such as naval strategy, which has been ignored by many officers.

And, of course, the opponents that will be met on the battlefield in the future.

Don't forget, Stark's strategic sense is not bad, and it can even be said that he is very sharp.

As long as you grasp the general strategic direction, even if there are some mistakes at the tactical level, it will not have much impact.

Obviously, if you get the strategic direction wrong, even if you win all the battles, you will not be able to achieve the final victory.

In fact, judging from this combat operation, Stark has not wasted his martial arts in the more than 10 years he has been cold, and it can even be said that he is lying on his salary and tasting courage!

Strategically, he never deviated from the goal.

For the Nuland Republic, the number one strategic task is to retake the Khowaii Islands, and it must be completed before the Liangxia Navy launches a counterattack.

No matter how many detours are made, and no matter how many tricks are used, they are all serving this strategic task.

At the moment when the Nuland army landed on the transit island, this strategic task was half accomplished.

Until this time, Bai Huawei had not figured out the opponent's intentions!

It can be seen that this Stark is not simple!

After more than 10 years, the ability has not decreased at all, but has increased a lot. For example, when deception is carried out, all kinds of methods are used perfectly.

So, where are his flaws?

This is a question raised by Liu Zunling, or a question that everyone is very concerned about.

"If this is a decisive battle of evenly matched fleets, even if our officers and men are more brave and good at fighting, and our weapons and equipment are more advanced and sophisticated, we will only have a 50% chance of victory at most."

"It's only fifty percent?"

Jiang Wenlong looked surprised, after all, he didn't know anything about this Commodore Nuland named Stark.

Liu Zunling glared at him and told him to shut up and stop talking.

"That's a lot." Bai Huawei shook his head with a smile, and then said: "The navy is a strategic service, and when the fleet is fighting, the decisions made by the commander are related to the strategic goals to be achieved and the overall strategy of the country, so the length of the strategic vision determines the highest achievement that the commander can achieve. The famous admirals we know all have a very long-term strategic vision! ”

Hearing Bai Huawei say this, Jiang Wenlong pursed his mouth.

Of course, Bai Huawei didn't talk nonsense with him, and instead said: "It's just that the current battle of the fleet is not in the usual sense. From Stark's point of view, even if he held the command of two task forces, it was impossible for him to mobilize two task forces to fight us in a decisive battle. ”

"The transit island must be captured as planned." Liu Zunling answered.

Bai Huawei nodded and said, "This is his weakness." As long as the transit island is not occupied, the fleet must remain near the transit island, and the fleet must be avoided as much as possible, or at least a decisive battle with us prematurely, so it will inevitably tend to be conservative when deploying. ”

"If you say so, we can make a time difference."

Bai Huawei nodded again, but didn't explain too much.

Liu Zunling didn't ask more, he had already figured out what Bai Huawei meant, so there was no need to ask more.

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