Receiving a telegram from the command of the Navy, it was already evening.

Subsequently, several telegrams were received, all of which were related to combat operations.

The Sixth Bureau suspects that Lofos has given Congress an authorization for war in advance, so after the ultimatum expires, Lofos will officially declare war on the Liangxia Empire.

If that were the case, the relevant combat orders had been telegraphed to the Nuland Navy's task forces.

To this end, the Imperial Navy Command has also issued an order for all task forces to be ready for battle at night and enter combat mode in the early hours of the morning.

It's just that I still can't get the first shot.

According to the deployment of the Navy Command, Task Force 42 will sail eastward at night to maintain close contact with the Nuland Navy's First Fleet and avoid a sneak attack in the early hours of the morning. The key is to compress the space for the Nuland fleet to operate and strive to find the aircraft carrier task force hidden in the east.

Unsurprisingly, Task Force 42 would send out seaplanes at night.

Instead of carrying out reconnaissance missions, they took advantage of the cover of night to fly to the east of the First Fleet of Newland, and then landed on the surface of the sea and waited until the early hours of tomorrow morning to take off.

In this way, it may be possible to find the carrier task force hidden behind the First Fleet before the fighters on the Nuland aircraft carrier take off.

This tactic was devised by a staff officer of Task Force 21.

Although seaplane pilots will suffer a lot, as long as they can find the Newland aircraft carrier task force, it is worth the hardship.

Task Force 43 will also sail east at night.

However, the route of Task Force 43 is to the south, and the route of Task Force 42 is separated by more than 100 kilometers.

Like Task Force 42, Task Force 43 is mainly used against the First Fleet of Nuland and compresses the space for the operation of the Newland Aircraft Carrier Task Force.

Of course, the former is more important.

Because there are only four fleet aircraft carriers, and the whereabouts of the Newland aircraft carrier task force have not yet been mastered, when the fight starts, Liu Xiangzhen and Bai Zhizhan may not be able to provide cover for the two main task forces, let alone attack the first fleet of the Newland, and the two main task forces will have to work together.

Without the support of Task Force 43, Task Force 42 would certainly not be a match for the Nuland's First Fleet.

One way or another, the opposing side had ten battleships.

In addition, Task Force 43 has an important mission.

Cover the 21st Task Force that followed behind.

True, Task Force 21 did follow Task Force 43 and sailed east at the same speed.

If there is an aircraft carrier task force behind the First Fleet, and the 21st Task Force is still in its original position, that is, behind the 42nd Task Force, then by tomorrow morning, when the decisive battle of the main force begins, it will not be possible to send carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack under any circumstances.

Not only because the distance is too far, but also related to the dozen or so battleships in the middle.

Even if you attack, you can't achieve suddenness.

As for the other aircraft carrier task force, it was a matter of stopping the war in vain.

Besides, the 43rd Task Force is a meat shield in front, so what else is there to worry about?

Although the two task forces maintained a distance of about 200 km, Task Force 43 was not worth less than Task Force 21 to the Nuland Navy. If Task Force 43 had not been able to take out Task Force 43 in time, but had instead spent a few hours dealing with Task Force 21, the Nuland Navy would most likely have lost the First Fleet and put ten battleships of the First Fleet in danger.

If you want to protect the First Fleet, you have to attack Task Force 43 first.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Xiangzhen concluded that it was safer to follow behind the 43rd Task Force.

Task Force 43 and Task Force 21 did not use radio, and were reported by Task Force 42, so their whereabouts were not revealed.

Now, the only one who has not reported his whereabouts is Task Force 41.

In fact, Task Force 41 was also heading east, but south-east, and at a slightly slower speed, around twenty-five knots.

Shortly after nightfall, the four heavy cruisers of the 41.2 detachment of the "Wuzhou" class had already converged at the front.

To be precise, just as the "Wuzhou" and "Changzhou" in the east and southeast converged, the "Yuzhou" in the northeast and the "Shazhou" in the south were still catching up at an accelerated pace. Because the speed of the "Wuzhou" and "Changzhou" is a little slower, the "Yuzhou" and "Shazhou" will catch up in the early morning.

According to the deployment, the four heavy cruisers will sprint at full speed to the east, the sea area where the Nuland carrier task force is most likely to exist.

Detachment 41.2 had only one mission: to get as close as possible to the Nuland fleet at night.

It would be great if they could meet the Nuland fleet.

Even if you can't, it doesn't matter, pretend to be Task Force 41 after dawn.

At that time, the "Wuzhou" of the 41.2 Detachment will use the radio to continuously command reconnaissance planes and seaplanes to improve the efficiency of reconnaissance and search as much as possible.

Bai Zhizhan personally assured the guards that at the moment of dawn, a squadron of eight "Roaring" fighters would appear in the sky above him.

After dinner, Bai Zhizhan did not go to rest, but returned to the commander's bridge.

"Aren't you going to sleep?"

When Li Mingbo came over, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although Li Mingbo didn't mean to mock, Bai Zhizhan knew that he was talking about the first battle, before the raid on the Fifth Air Force of the Narrow Navy's permanent fleet, everyone else was so nervous that they couldn't sleep, except Bai Zhizhan went back to the command cabin and slept for a night.

"There's no need to be too nervous."

"It's weird to say you're not nervous." Bai Zhizhan let out a long breath. "At the beginning, I wasn't scared at all against the Sagai Navy, because Takano was famous, he was good at the old one, and in addition, because he had an amazing performance in the last battle of the last war, or because he was lucky enough, so he became famous. As for the few subordinates he cultivated, whether it was Lan Yun, Ze San and Hei Dao, they were basically all wrecked, at least they were not powerful. If you really want to say it, it's just that Tian Shi is a little more powerful, but it's too tender and doesn't get much chance. But now, our opponents, those commanders of the Nuland Navy, are by no means waste. ”

"It's not much better." When Li Mingbo said this, he handed the coffee cup to Bai Zhizhan.

After catching the coffee cup, Bai Zhizhan smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling that Li Mingbo was a little underestimated.

"Otherwise, the Nuland Navy would not have asked Tian Shi to be an advisor." Li Mingbo is not a light enemy, he just wants to use this way to make Bai Zhizhan relax a little.

"When did Tian Shi go to the Newland Federation?"

"Didn't the Sixth Bureau send information before? It is mentioned in it that it is suspected that Tian Shi and a group of narrow naval officers who participated in naval battles went to the Newland Federation. It is also mentioned in the innocence that these narrow-minded officers did not go to Newland itself, but were probably in Treasure Harbor, and some of them became instructors. ”

Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, and then slapped his head a few times.

Li Mingbo didn't say nonsense, there is indeed such an intelligence.

Bai Zhizhan has also seen it, but he understands it wrong.

In his memory, the intelligence said that Tian Shi sent a group of naval officers with actual combat experience to the Nuland Navy as advisers, not that Tian Shi also went.

It is precisely because of this that Bai Zhizhan did not take it to heart.

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