In the end, the government representatives of the two sides, witnessed by the Grand Prince of the Empire and the Emperor Sa, signed the "Treaty of Eternal Friendship between the Liangxia Empire and the Sayi Empire".

Scheduling so many things is just stalling for time.

Unfortunately, until the final signing ceremony, which was 5:30 p.m., the sky was still calm.

It was less than an hour before it got dark.

Apparently, the Nuland fleet did not come at all!

The reason is also very simple, even a faster carrier-based fighter can fly 1,000 kilometers for more than 2 hours, and a bomber needs 3 hours.

None of the enemy planes have been spotted now, so it is certainly impossible for the enemy planes to arrive before dark.

When the secretary came to ask if he needed to arrange a dinner, Liu Changxun simply refused, because he didn't think about delaying here for one more night.

Subsequently, the captain of the "Longxing" sent away the Emperor Sa, as well as Niu Man and other officials of the Sakuyi government.

As for Peng Huaisheng and other army generals, before 4 p.m., they had already taken a patrol plane arranged by the Army Airlines to Changwee in the west.

Liu Changxun will go to Daban Port with the fleet, and wait for news there.

According to the alliance treaty signed with the Sagai Empire, the Sagi Imperial State has leased six ports, including Changwee, Shrimp House, Daban, Hahama, Xinxie and Genshi, to the Liangxia Empire for a period of 99 years, and as long as the Liangxia Empire does not propose to return them, they will be automatically renewed for 99 years after expiration.

It was for this reason that the Imperial Navy temporarily designated the port of Obangang as the home port of the Second Fleet.

Although the geographical location is a little off, the infrastructure of Daban Port is relatively well preserved, and it is still the second largest city and shipbuilding base of the Saoyi Imperial Kingdom.

There are quite complete shipbuilding facilities in the area, which can provide maintenance services for all warships of the Imperial Navy.

With millions of inhabitants, it was able to provide the Imperial Navy with a complete range of services and support, allowing the officers and men of the Navy to receive the most comprehensive services in the region.

The officers and men of the navy, who have been adrift and fighting at sea for several months, have an unusually high demand for service.

The key is that the salary of the Navy is very high, even for low-level sailors, including deployment and combat allowances, the income is several times that of soldiers of the same level in the army.

As long as the service was considerate, the officers and men of the Imperial Navy were willing to pay.

In addition, the front-line command of this combat operation was located in Daban.

This was a proposal to stop the war in vain, and the purpose was to deceive the enemy, because the Nuland Navy would never have imagined that the Imperial Navy would have its forward headquarters in the narrow-handed port that had just been captured.

At about 6 o'clock, before the "Longxing" lifted anchor, Liu Changxun asked the communications staff officer to send a telegram.

It's actually the same whether you send a telegram or not.

Because no telegram had been sent that it had been bombed, Bai Zhizhan had long known that the Nuland fleet had not attacked Dongdu Bay.

Task Force 41 was in the east, an hour earlier in the time zone of the sea area, and it was already night when the "Longxing" sent the telegram.

Receiving the telegram from the "Longxing", Bai Zhizhan and others were having dinner in the officers' canteen.

After the telecommunications officer on duty delivered the message, Li Mingbo gave Zhou Yongtao a 100-yuan bill, which was the result of a bet between the two.

Bai Zhizhan didn't bet with Zhou Yongtao, but he was not surprised by this result.

"Ordered a turn at half past seven as planned, remember to report our whereabouts to the Navy Command, and in addition to arranging tomorrow's reconnaissance mission in advance."

"Okay, I'll arrange it now." Li Mingbo didn't delay much.

Although he lost the bet, he was not annoyed, because he always felt that the risk of a sneak attack on Wai Island was too great, and it was not proportional to the gain.

Betting with Zhou Yongtao is just for hedging, I don't feel sorry if I lose, and I don't have anything to be happy about if I win.

In fact, the same is true for Zhou Yongtao.

"Just going back?" After Li Mingbo went out, Zhou Yongtao asked, and listening to his tone, he was obviously very unwilling.

He didn't think it would be easy to attack Wai Island, but he just hoped to be able to fight the Nuland Navy.

According to his analysis, if Sp went to the Northwest and Guia and attacked Dongdu Bay, after the sneak attack on Wai Island, that is, on the 27th or 28th, he could encounter the Nuland fleet commanded by Spec and fight a decisive naval battle north of Wai Island.

Of course, Zhou Yongtao is full of confidence in victory.

Task Force 41 has two fleet carriers, while Spark has only one.

A few days ago, the Sixth Bureau sent information that the "Lek" had returned to the Nok Naval Base, where it would spend more than half a year on repairs.

Although the Nuland Navy still has two small fleet aircraft carriers, it is certainly not as good as a fleet aircraft carrier.

In addition, if the "Endeavour" carries more than 10 B-25 bombers, it will not be able to carry too many carrier-based aircraft, and its combat effectiveness will definitely be very limited.

All in all, if he can catch Sp at this time, Zhou Yongtao has a great chance of winning the battle.

But now, that's not necessarily the case.

Spu did not go to the Dongdu Bay to sneak attack, so the "Endeavour" may not be carrying the B-25, and it is very likely that it will have complete aviation combat capabilities.

In this way, the Newland Task Force of One Plus Two will also be able to wipe out Task Force 41 in one fell swoop.

If there is really a war, it is impossible to say who will kill the deer.

Zhou Yongtao did not retreat, and seemed to feel that this kind of evenly matched battle was more meaningful.

In his words, a noble navy should fight like a knight, and only a grand victory over the enemy will have honor.

Of course, this is a joke.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan doesn't think so, and he sneers at Zhou Yongtao's "chivalry".

After eating the last few bites of food slowly, Bai Zhizhan said: "Although I don't know where Spu is, I dare to bet you that it will be an extremely bloody battle either on the island or on the island of Guan, which may last for months or even a year." ”

"How is this possible?"

"How could it be?" Wiping his mouth, Bai Zhizhan looked at Zhou Yongtao. "When formulating the strategic plan, we have been emphasizing the importance of multiple attacks, not because we think that we can defeat the Nuland Navy in one fell swoop and seize the strategic initiative, but because we are forcing the Nuland Navy to come to meet it. To put it more bluntly, we don't know where the focus of the defense of the Nuland Navy is, or where it must be defended, so it can only bloom in full swing, and there is always a place where the Nuland Navy has to defend to the death, and it must fight a decisive battle with us. ”

"This ......" Zhou Yongtao sighed secretly, and did not say the words that had already come to his lips.

"In the coming year, we will have a strength advantage that will almost crush the Nuland Navy, but what we achieve in this year will also determine whether we can achieve the final victory. The real decisive battlefield is not here, but in the other direction. ”

"Fan Yanyang?"

Bai Zhizhan nodded, and then said: "Our oil reserves are enough to consume for a year and a half at most, and if we want to maintain sufficient offensive intensity, maybe it will only be enough for one year. By this time next year, if we still haven't been able to sweep away the Fanyan Ocean and capture Posha Bay, I'm afraid we will have to consider a way out. ”

Zhou Yongtao has known these for a long time.

According to the statement of Bai Zhizhan, the actions on the Guia side are actually all strategic feints, covering for the attack on Fan Yanyang!

In fact, it is also the core content of the entire offensive plan, taking the feint as the main attack!