"Is there a new weather forecast?"

"Yes."

When Zhou Yongtao went to look through the meteorological reconnaissance report, Bai Zhizhan noticed that the cup of coffee that Li Mingbo had prepared for him was already cold.

Don't look at it, it's still the end of summer, but the temperature in the northwest and eastward has dropped.

"Found it, next few days...... Clear, or cloudy. Zhou Yongtao said, handing the telegram that he turned out to Bai Zhizhan.

Weather forecasts are provided by the command of the Navy.

Because the weather has a great impact on the fleet's operations, the navy has a professional meteorological reconnaissance unit equipped with "White Swan" patrol planes.

Strictly speaking, it is actually a patrol plane to collect weather information by the way.

Usually, the navigator of the patrol aircraft will bring a barometer and other meteorological measurement tools, make regular measurements during the flight, and send the measurements to the base command after returning home, and then forward them to the naval command. After all the information is summarized, a professional forecast report will be given by a meteorological expert.

In general, a weather forecast for the next 10 days will be provided.

It's just accurate, three days at most.

In summer and winter, the confidence level of the weather forecast is only three days at most, while in spring and autumn, five to seven days is acceptable.

After a quick glance, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but sigh.

Don't look at the Northwest and West Guia Oceans, there is only one archipelago separating them, but the climate of the two seas is very different and completely incomparable.

The current Guia is typhoon season, and there are typhoons basically every 10 days and half a month.

As for the weather, don't say a day, almost every hour is different.

Of course, most of the time it's cloudy.

On the other hand, summer has not yet completely passed, and winter is still very early, so the sea is calm.

Forecasts suggest "good weather" for more than a month.

The sky is cloudless, which means that reconnaissance planes can spot warships on the sea from a distance of several tens of kilometers.

The point is also that with good enough visibility, the reconnaissance aircraft can fly higher, so that it can detect approaching fighters in time.

On the contrary, because the reconnaissance plane flies higher, the air defense fighter may not be able to kill in time.

While the fighter was still struggling to climb, the reconnaissance plane had already sent the telegram.

If the weather is bad, the clouds are thick, and the altitude is low, the reconnaissance plane will have to fly low. Guided by anti-aircraft radar, fighter jets can approach from above the clouds and dive to attack. Normally, it is very difficult for the personnel on the reconnaissance plane to send the telegram in time.

All in all, when the weather is good, the fleet is more exposed.

Of course, the same is true for the Newland Naval Task Force.

"What do you think?"

"If you want me to say, there's no problem."

Zhou Yongtao has been waiting for Bai Zhizhan to ask.

Bai Zhizhan smiled and didn't say much.

"According to the information available so far, Rear Admiral Hal is in command of Task Force 16, and Rear Admiral Frye is in command of Task Force 17. The personalities of these two men are almost completely opposite, and it can also be said that they complement each other, with Major General Hal being more proactive and Major General Frye being more cautious. ”

"Kind of like you two." Li Mingbo followed.

He is not talking about Bai Zhizhan and Zhou Yongtao, but Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen.

Bai Zhizhan smiled casually and didn't answer.

"I think that's why Nyz made them commanders of the task force."

"Why?" Li Mingbo asked directly.

"The key is actually on our side." Zhou Yongtao paused for a moment before he said: "Although the 42nd Task Force and the 43rd Task Force are still silent until now and have not been discovered so far, as the transport fleet and the First Fleet of the New Zealand Army approach, these two task forces will rush to meet them. Otherwise, the 21st Task Force would have to go up and block the muzzles. ”

"You mean, we're the only ones left who are unknown?" Li Mingbo said something useful this time.

Zhou Yongtao nodded and said, "I dare say that at this moment, Hal and Frye are also guessing our whereabouts, and they regard us as the number one enemy. Not to mention, Task Force 41 has been out of port for so long and has never returned, and Nuland's intelligence agencies do not know. ”

"Getting to the point." Bai Zhizhan reminded Zhou Yongtao.

He is not good at this, and when he is energetic, he often digresses.

"They have two task forces, and we only have one!"

"Does it make a difference?" Li Mingbo picked up again.

"If Hal is in front, then Frye is in the back. In fact, this also happens to be in line with their personality traits. ”

"You're saying they're using a similar tactic, with Task Force 16 at the front as a decoy, and Task Force 17 hiding behind, launching a sneak attack after we're exposed. If Task Force 16 is able to take out Task Force 21, it will be able to annihilate both of our task forces in one fell swoop. ”

"It's the safest way to play."

Li Mingbo's brows jumped a few times and looked at Bai Zhizhan.

"That's true, if you fight like this, even if you win, what's the use?" Bai Zhizhan smiled, and then said, "Exchanging one task force for our two task forces seems to be a good deal, but in fact, it is not. Even if Hal commanded Task Force 17 and secured three aircraft carriers, the Nuland Navy would not be able to take down the all-important Volcanic Islands in the next few months. If you use Guan Island as a springboard, bypassing the volcanic islands, and you can't avoid the North and South Sadou Islands, you will also have to face a tough battle. ”

"This ......"

"By next year, we have four large aircraft carriers in service, and the Nuland Navy's 'Ethiopia' will not be delivered until the year after next at the earliest. Then by the second half of next year at the latest, we will be able to use four large aircraft carriers against the three remaining fleet carriers of the Nuland Navy. ”

"What about the Royal Navy of Bran?" Zhou Yongtao was obviously not convinced.

"Yanhai is such a big place, surrounded by land and islands, do you think the Royal Navy of Bran would be stupid enough to send an aircraft carrier to die?"

"This ......"

"In the end, and most importantly, Lofos appointed Nyth as the next Commander-in-Chief of the Guia Fleet, and let him go to Treasure Harbor in advance, because Nyth had a strong sense of the big picture and a very strong sense of strategy, and he would never fight such a meaningless battle. To put it another way, if Nyz really wants to do that, it won't be enough. It's just that if he is so stupid, he can't be reused by Lofus. ”

At this time, Zhou Yongtao closed his mouth.

"Judging from the current situation, the Nuland Federation has not made any move until now, and what is waiting is actually a sufficient reason to participate in the war. Until this reason arises, the Nuland Navy will never act rashly. From this point of view, it becomes nonsense to launch a surprise attack with aircraft carriers. ”

"But now ......"

"Be patient, it's just one night."

was said by Bai Zhizhan, and Zhou Yongtao was also honest.

In fact, Zhou Yongtao is still too young, lacks experience and vision, and is easy to focus on one point when looking at problems, thus ignoring the overall situation.

Of course, it was the same when Bai Zhizhan was young.

At this moment, the telecommunications officer sent a telegram.

Just like in the past, Li Mingbo stopped the telecommunications officer and snatched the telegram.