Chapter 591: Royal Etiquette
stayed in the Raleigh Kingdom for 3 days, and in these 3 days, the White Stop War was an eye-opener.
After meeting with the Prince of Galilee in Taranto, Bai Zhizhan took a plane to the capital of the Raleigh Kingdom.
Because of the temporary arrangement, Li Mingbo, who stayed in the fleet, also made emergency arrangements and dispatched fighters from two squadrons to escort the plane on which Bai Zhizhan was riding.
On the night of his arrival in the capital of the Raleigh Kingdom, Bai Zhizhan attended a welcome banquet hosted by the king himself.
Here, he also met with the main diplomats of the Raleigh Kingdom, including the Imperial Ambassador, as well as the diplomatic envoys of dozens of allied and neutral countries.
The banquet was very grand, and the Raleigh Kingdom was even more courteous to the dialogue.
As for the Medal of Honor, honorary military ranks, and noble titles, everything that could be given was given, and it was almost impossible to ask Bai Zhizhan to sit on the throne.
Later, Bai Zhizhan heard about it from others.
When arranging this banquet, several Liang Xia Tong of the Raleigh Kingdom proposed to the king to marry the royal family of the Liang Xia Empire, and to marry the youngest princess, to be precise, the youngest daughter of the crown prince of Galilee, to the son of Bai Zhizhan, and strengthen the relationship with the Liang Xia royal family through nepotism.
In the words of these aides, Eastern countries like the Liangxia Empire valued marriage relationships based on marriage.
Fortunately, after learning that Bai Zhizhan's son was not yet a year old, and the daughter of the crown prince of Galilee was almost ten years old, King Raleigh did not do such a stupid thing.
If you want to bring it up, Bai Zhizhan may turn his face on the spot.
Even if there is an abundance of white wars, the imperial family will definitely not agree.
Don't forget, what happened to the little eldest princess back then.
Of course, this series of arrangements is enough to prove that the Raleigh royal family regards Bai Zhizhan as a savior, or a patron saint that must be caught.
The next day, he visited the monuments of Rome, including the city within the city.
If it weren't for the fact that time was particularly tight, I am afraid that the war would have been delayed for a few days.
That night, a telegram sent by Li Mingbo rescued Bai Zhizhan.
The Sixth Bureau has received information that the Nuland fleet, which had previously supported the landing operation on the Casablanca side, has entered the Luxinhai from the Zhiluo Strait to replace the Bran's Luxinhai fleet.
In addition, in order to strengthen its presence in the Luxinhai direction, the Allied coalition forces are already marching towards Tunisia.
This suggests that the Nuland fleet may soon leave for Malta.
Early the next morning, Bai Zhizhan returned to Taranto, and then followed the "Qinling" back to the fleet.
After returning to the "Pu", Bai Zhizhan realized that there was no such thing at all, or that the things mentioned by Li Mingbo in the telegram were not all true.
The Confederate forces did march towards Tunisia, but very slowly.
Because the Liangxia Empire intervened, and the Raleigh Kingdom had changed its mind, at least it would not be stupid enough to defect to the Alliance at this time, so the Empire had already adjusted its strategy, asked Rommel to rush to Benghazi, and organized ships to transport war materials to the Beixuan region.
The Imperial Navy convoy had arrived in Alexandria and would be ready to leave for Benghazi in a few days.
Obviously, even if the two task forces did not rush over, the Rangman army would have been able to hold Tunisia.
Because the opportunity to regain sea supremacy has been lost, and the loss of air supremacy is also an inevitable result, the Kingdom of Bran has already withdrawn its troops from Malta.
In just 2 days, the Kingdom of Bran withdrew at least 2 divisions from Malta.
The key is still 2 main divisions.
In addition, the Nuland Federation withdrew its advisory group to Malta and transferred the tactical aviation originally deployed there to Tangier.
Judging from the current situation, the Allied forces are still marching towards Tunisia, which is nothing more than to stabilize the battle line, that is, to expand the depth of defense, to ensure that they can hold the vital Algiers and Tangier, and to keep the fortress of Telok, and to prevent the Imperial fleet from entering the sunset ocean by blockading Naola Haixia.
It was in this way that the Nuland Navy sent a fleet to Telok Fortress.
Of course, instead of guarding Telok Fortress, he sent troop supplies to Telok Fortress, to be precise, to cover the fleet sailing from the Bran Kingdom.
According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, it is very likely that the Nuland Navy will send the fleet back to the Guia Ocean in the near future.
The reason is also very simple, on the side of the Western Continent, even if the Entente Group is now turning defeat into victory and seizing the initiative on the battlefield, the advantage it has is not big enough to be able to attack the territory of the Bran Kingdom, at least for a long time in the future, the advantage of the Entente Group is only reflected in the Ring Land Heart Sea region and the Western Continent.
Then, there is no need to leave a fleet to protect the kingdom of Bran.
On the Guia side, it is necessary to increase investment.
Suffice it to say that after taking Posha Bay and ensuring an adequate supply of oil, the Imperial Navy had all the necessary conditions to attack the Khowaii Islands.
From that moment on, no force could prevent the Imperial Navy from sending troops to the Howaii Islands.
As for the later storming of the Kibu Fortress, the attack on the Xifan Canal and the march into Lu Xinhai, they were all for the sake of the allies of the Entente.
To put it simply, the main purpose of these military operations is politics.
So far, at least the situation on Lu Xinhai's side has been calmed down.
At least the leaders of the Nuland Federation, namely Lofus, can see this and make an accurate judgment about the overall strategic situation.
If Lofos doesn't even have this bit of sunshine, he is not qualified to command the Newland Federation.
Because in the short term, there are no prerequisites for attacking the mainland of the Bran Kingdom, so in this direction, it is likely to develop in the direction of Mohai.
To put it simply, it is to strive to defeat the Luosha Federation in the shortest possible time.
In fact, this is also the best way to turn the strategic advantage into the fruits of victory and consolidate the victory when it is temporarily impossible to land on the mainland of the Bran Kingdom across the sea, and the Bran Kingdom has not surrendered, and it is also the most critical step taken by the Entente group towards the end of victory.
To put it bluntly, taking the Xifan Canal is equivalent to locking in the victory, and defeating the Luosha Federation is equivalent to making the victory come years earlier.
To fight in the direction of the Mohai Sea, there is no need for a task force, it is enough to deploy a sufficient number of combat aircraft in the Republic of Ther.
Even if it was necessary to maintain deterrence, the Imperial Navy would only need to keep a task force in Lu Xinhai.
From this, within a few months, the Liangxia Navy was able to assemble enough forces in the Guia Ocean to launch a strategic offensive, especially aircraft carriers.
Theoretically, the Liangxia Navy will be able to have up to 12 large aircraft carriers by next year!
In addition, it can deploy at least 3 fleet carriers and 8 small aircraft carriers in the Guia Ocean, and dispatch 20 fast escort aircraft carriers.
Obviously, when the time comes, even if the Nuland Navy obtains the "Ethiopia" and has more than a dozen small aircraft carriers, it may not be able to withstand the attack of the Liang Xia Navy.
Even according to the most optimistic estimates, the Nuland Navy will have only one large aircraft carrier at that time, and the number of small aircraft carriers will certainly not exceed 10.
So, what reason is there to waste precious troops in the sunset?
Of course, Li Mingbo sent this "false" telegram to relieve Bai Zhizhan, because he knew that Bai Zhizhan did not like the entertainment of false and wrongful snakes.
In addition, a new order was sent from the command of the Navy.
After assisting the Hormen in encircling and annihilating the Bran army in Malta, he immediately returned to the Empire with the 11th Task Force in preparation for the next phase of the strategic offensive.