Just a sneak attack on the Raleigh fleet, that's nothing.

On the afternoon of January 5, after returning to the front line headquarters and receiving the news, Bai Zhizhan immediately sent a telegram to Liu Changxun and Zheng Jiangming, asking them to think of raising the alarm that the Royal Navy of Bran was likely to sneak attack the Locke fleet hiding in the colonial port in the northern part of the Xuan Continent in the near future.

Having said that, it is useless to rush it.

This is wartime, not peacetime.

Besides, the Locke Republic has already joined the Alliance Group and has become an ally of the Bran Kingdom, and the news released by the Empire will most likely be regarded as false information to sow discord.

Actually, it didn't take long.

On the afternoon of January 6, the Navy Command sent a message that the fears of the White Stop War had become a reality.

In the early morning of the 6th local time, the Bran Royal Navy's Western Continent Xinhai Squadron shelled Port Oran and destroyed three Locke battleships in the port.

By the end of the battle, only 1 battlecruiser broke through and escaped under the cover of 2 destroyers.

As expected, the ship will flee back to its homeland.

In addition, the Raleigh Kingdom had officially declared war on the Bran Kingdom on the morning of the 6th, about 2 hours before the White Stop War received the telegram.

Subsequently, the Kingdom of Raleigh signed an alliance with the Empire and became a full member of the Entente group.

Bai Zhizhan's biggest question was not solved.

Although the Navy Command sent the latest news on the night of the 6th, the reconnaissance planes of the Manman Air Force found a fleet sailing westward in the western part of Luxinhai, and concluded that it was the West Luxinhai Detachment that attacked Aolangang, but after January 5, that is, after Taranto was bombed, the reconnaissance planes of the Manman Air Force never found the Donglu Xinhai Squadron or the aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy.

In addition, there are no fleet aircraft carriers in the West Continent Heart Sea Detachment.

Here's the problem!

According to previous information, the three fleet aircraft carriers of the Bran Royal Navy are all in the Luxinhai Fleet, and two of them have been operating in the western part of Luxinhai before.

These 2 aircraft carriers did not take part in the battle against the Locke fleet.

There is every reason to believe that the assistance of the Sairiku Heart Sea Squadron was assisted by a seaplane carrier converted from a freighter.

During the entire shelling operation, only a few Bran Royal Navy seaplanes flew over the harbor to report the shell impact to the capital ship outside the harbor.

Where did those 2 fleet carriers go?

Also, where did the Eastern Continent Heart Sea Detachment go after the attack on Taranto?

After completing its mission, the Western Continent Xinhai Detachment turned back to Telok Fortress, but did the Eastern Continent Xinhai Detachment not return to Alexandria?

By January 7, there was still no news related to the Donglu Xinhai Detachment.

At this point, Bai Zhizhan basically concluded that the Eastern Continent Xinhai Detachment did not return to Alexandria, and it was likely that it entered the narrow sea through the Xifan Canal.

If this is the case, the two fleet aircraft carriers of the Western Continent Xinhai Squadron may have already been incorporated into the Eastern Continent Xinhai Fleet.

That is, the Royal Navy of Bran dispatched 3 fleet aircraft carriers.

Nothing surprising, though.

In order to be able to fight in the North Sunset Ocean when the weather is even more severe, the Bran aircraft carrier pays great attention to sailing performance, and all use closed hangars.

As a result, the number of aircraft carriers carried by Bran was grossly low, often only half the tonnage of Imperial aircraft carriers.

In fact, this also has a lot to do with the supremacy of the Royal Navy in the North Sunset.

To put it more thoroughly, after forming an alliance with the Newland Federation, the Royal Navy of Bran could not find a truly qualified opponent in the entire North Sunset.

The Navy?

If the Empire had not lost the last war, even if it was just like the Liangxia Empire, which participated in the Seba Peace Conference as a non-defeated country, then it has to be said.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Because it was a defeated country, in the twenty years after the war, the Empire lost not only the second-strongest fleet in the Western Hemisphere, but also the basic conditions for developing its navy.

Even after the outbreak of the Great Depression, the Empire began to rebuild its navy, and at the outbreak of the Great War, ten years of hard work were only 3 armored cruisers, 2 large cruisers, 2 unbuilt battleships, and far fewer submarines.

Not to mention powerful, it's not even qualified.

If you want to say, none of the opponents of the Royal Navy of Bran have aircraft carriers!

Is there any reason to reduce sailing performance in order to be able to install a few more carrier-based aircraft?

Because the number of carrier aircraft is too small, it can be said that it is very normal to use 3 fleet carriers to challenge the 2 fleet aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy.

If it were to fight in the depths of the ocean, without shore-based aviation, the three fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Bran Navy would not necessarily be the opponent of the 11th Task Force.

Of course, carrier-based aircraft have to be taken into account.

If it is carrying a carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Navy of Bran, it is here to send it to death!

Also because of the lack of opponents, not to mention the navy, even the air force, in the entire western continent, except for the Hindan Empire, other so-called powerful countries are not worth mentioning.

Crucially, the Royal Navy did not regard the Manman Air Force as an enemy.

It was actually the Royal Air Force of Bran that was fighting with the Euman Air Force.

As a result, the carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Bran Navy were also very bad, such as its main torpedo attack aircraft, which turned out to be biplanes that should have been eliminated a long time ago.

If you want to fight against the Liang Xia fleet, even if you don't force it to win, you just need to switch to a carrier-based aircraft with better performance if you just maneuver around in Fanyan Ocean.

In fact, this may also be the main reason why the two fleet aircraft carriers of the West Continent Xinhai Subfleet did not go to Oran.

Those 2 fleet aircraft carriers are going to accept the new carrier-based aircraft!

Perhaps, it is the "Sea Fire" fighter modified from the "Spitfire", as well as the attack aircraft and bombers provided by the Nuland Navy.

Because it is only a carrier aircraft, it does not consider combat, and the climate of Lu Xinhai is not bad, so you can make full use of the spacious flight deck.

Each aircraft carrier carries an additional 50% of carrier-based aircraft, which is not much difficulty.

All in all, the Bran fleet, with three fleet aircraft carriers as the core, is likely to have entered the narrow sea and will reach the eastern waters of the Fanyan Ocean within ten days.

Ten days later, the attack on Lion Spring City began!

It can be seen that this timing is very cleverly grasped.

But the question is, where did the Royal Navy of Bran get the guts?

Don't forget, the Riman fleet led by the "Prime Minister" has already taken advantage of the dense fog to cover the coastline of the Kingdom of Weijing and enter the North Sunset Ocean a few days ago.

As a result, the Nuland Federation postponed the dispatch of a convoy to the Locka Federation.

Crucially, the shipping route with the Kingdom of Bran is also threatened, and several convoys have turned back to the sea west of the midline of the North Sunset.

According to conservative estimates, the loss suffered by the Kingdom of Bran is more than a billion pounds, almost three months' worth of imports.

If shipping does not return to normal in time, the strategic bombing against the Empire will have to be suspended in the second quarter at the earliest, and in the third quarter at the latest.

Taking a longer-term view can also have an impact on the overall strategy.

The reason is also very simple: the large-scale strategic bombing has reduced the industrial production capacity of the Manman Empire by 30%, greatly weakened its war strength, dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Manman army and civilians, and indirectly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Manman army, which is equivalent to helping the Luosha Federation.

In order for the strategic bombing to continue, it is necessary to ensure that the North Sunset Ocean Flight is unimpeded.

The home fleet of the Royal Navy of Bran has not yet found the Riman fleet.

At this time, insisting on sending troops to Fanyanyang, the Royal Navy of Bran is completely sure of killing the "Prime Minister"!?