"With the current situation, it is unlikely that the 51st Task Force and the 52nd Task Force will act separately, at most there will be a sequential division."

When Jiang Wenlong was doing the analysis, Liu Zunling stood next to him and nodded in support.

"Fundamentally, we must first understand the tactical intentions of the Nuland Navy." Bai Huawei rubbed his forehead vigorously before continuing: "Judging from the information we have so far, many of the deployments of the Nuland Navy in this battle are actually self-contradictory and completely unreasonable. For example, the landing fleet was withdrawn at the same time as the landing force was not withdrawn. In fact, it should be the other way around, and the landing fleet should be withdrawn without the withdrawal of the landing force. Even if it is a temporary evasion, it will inevitably deal a heavy blow to the fighting spirit of the landing force. ”

"At this point, the Nuland Navy has no better option." After Bai Huawei finished speaking, Liu Zunling followed, obviously not agreeing with Bai Huawei's point of view.

"The transit island is the size of a palm, and it has been bombed for the past few days, and even if it is prepared in advance, the landing force will not have much war materials in stock. Without the support of the landing fleet, relying on its own little strength, it would not have lasted long at all. ”

Liu Zunling pursed his mouth and did not answer.

"If you want to conquer the transit island, you must first maintain sea supremacy, and you must win the decisive battle of the fleet." Jiang Wenlong said at this time: "If you lose the decisive battle of the fleet in order to support the landing force, it will be a sacrifice of the end, and it will still be impossible to defeat the transit island in the end." ”

"That being said, but there's a question, I don't know if you've thought about it."

After Bai Huawei said this, Liu Zunling immediately tightened his brows, and Jiang Wenlong also showed a puzzled look.

"In the current situation, if we are not here, but return to the vicinity of the Transit Island, and join up with Task Force 61, do we still need to fight the Newland fleet? Don't forget, as long as you can hold the transit island, you have a good chance of holding the Khowaii Islands. After taking out the landing fleet, we can go back and wait for the Nuland fleet to come to us for a decisive battle, or drag it out for a few months. In fact, after the landing fleet was finished, the Nuland Navy had lost the ability to capture the Transit Islands, let alone the Khowaii Islands. ”

"So the Nuland Navy must protect the landing fleet." Liu Zunling said a word.

Bai Huawei nodded, indicating that this was what he meant at the beginning.

This time, it was Jiang Wenlong's turn to scratch his scalp.

Intuitively, he felt that there was a problem with Bai Huawei's analysis, which was not completely reasonable, but he couldn't see the problem for a while.

Of course, Bai Huawei didn't care about him.

"The inconsistencies in the tactical deployment of the Nuland Navy must have ulterior motives. As mentioned earlier, the primary purpose of the Nuland Navy was to seize sea supremacy, and only after winning the decisive battle of the fleet could it be possible to capture the transit islands, and then seize the entire Khowaii Islands. Bai Huawei paused for a moment before continuing: "Although Stark may have guessed our whereabouts, it is definitely easier to find the 61st Task Force operating on the west side of the Transit Island, so it is more certain to deal with the 61st Task Force. ”

"There's a chance he'll believe we're over there, too." Liu Zunling added.

Bai Huawei nodded and said, "Based on this, we have reason to believe that the two Nuland fleets are actually near the transit island. ”

"This ......"

Although his position has changed, Liu Zunling was still taken aback after Bai Huawei said this.

"If that's the case, why didn't you desperately keep the landing fleet?" Jiang Wenlong was very straightforward, and asked in front of Liu Zunling.

"Maybe it's a tactical mistake."

"Such a serious mistake?"

Bai Huawei glanced at Jiang Wenlong before he said: "With this deployment, then the main purpose of the Nuland fleet is to use all its forces to kill us, and the sixty-first task force that is with us, then there will definitely not be too many troops that can be used to protect the landing fleet." The key is that we must first be found, and we need to arrange a sufficient number of carrier-based aircraft to carry out reconnaissance missions. Perhaps, while the bombers were dealing with the landing fleet, the reconnaissance planes of the Nuland Task Force were flying to the sea area where the 61st Task Force was located. The flight decks of the five Nuland aircraft carriers were full of carrier-based aircraft, which could be dispatched immediately as soon as Stark gave the order. ”

"......"

"Don't forget, those patrol planes before have actually caught the grass by surprise. If we don't plan to fight back, why do we send so many patrol planes? The series of combat operations of the previous days, especially the paralysis of the military satellite system of the Republic of Nuland by the Air Force in just a few hours, could not be more obvious. Stark is not a fool, he can definitely think of it, and he will prepare in advance. ”

Although Bai Huawei's analysis was very reasonable and reasonable, Jiang Wenlong's expression became even more puzzled.

"So, we're doing it for nothing."

Bai Huawei only sighed and did not answer, because Liu Zunling said this, obviously to enliven the atmosphere, so as not to make the commander lose face.

"If the Nurant Squadron doesn't retreat east, but stays near Transit Island, we'll have to think about what's next."

"Retreat."

Liu Zunlong was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Bai Huawei.

"If the Nuland fleet is not found before dawn, we will turn back and return the way we came." Bai Huawei let out a long breath before he said, "No matter what, the goal has been achieved. Having lost the landing fleet, the Nuland Navy would certainly not be able to take the transit island. By the end of the year, or early next year at the latest, we will be able to let the Nuland authorities know that a truce is the only option. ”

"Won't fight?"

Bai Huawei nodded and said, "Since the goal has been achieved, why take the risk?" ”

"This ......"

"Besides, if the Nurant fleet is on the Transit Island, it may be destroyed before dawn, and we won't be able to wait for us to rush over."

Hearing Bai Huawei say this, Liu Zunling understood.

The point is that the Air Force still has a bomber formation available, and 20 "H-9D" carry 480 anti-ship missiles. According to the combat efficiency of the previous attack on the landing fleet, even if it is not enough to deal with two task forces at the same time, it will certainly be more than enough to deal with only one of them.

And, of course, the two carrier-based aviation wings of the 61st Task Force.

Although all the "Zh-12" multi-role fighters have been abandoned, the two carrier-based aviation wings have each retained one heavy attack aircraft group, and each has two squadrons of 16 "Attack-5F" planes in a state of combat readiness and can be dispatched to carry out attack missions at any time.

All sorties, capable of delivering up to 144 anti-ship missiles.

Even if it is unable to completely annihilate the two Nuland fleets, it can still deal a heavy blow to it and make it incapacitated.

Subsequently, the Air Force will send more bombers.

Submarines cruising nearby would also swarm to torpedo the remnants of the Newland to the bottom of the sea.

The battle would be over in a few hours, at most, a dozen hours, and Task Force 41, even if it was all sailed, would not arrive until a day later.

Obviously, it won't be in time anyway.

Thinking of this, Liu Zunling sighed.

If anything, it's not a trip in vain.

The point is that it was through the actions of Task Force 41 on the side of Jotun Island and the delay in returning to the vicinity of the Transit Island that the opportunity to surprise and make the opponent make a miscalculation, laying the foundation for the elimination of the Nuland Landing Fleet and the removal of the threat to the Transit Island in one fell swoop.

is also like Bai Huawei said, since the goal has been achieved, why take risks?

"Who can guarantee that it will be the landing fleet that will start to be killed?" Just when Liu Zunling was about to make arrangements, Jiang Wenlong suddenly came out. Without waiting for the others to speak, he added: "Don't forget, the Nuland Navy has requisitioned dozens of large ships to transport war supplies for the landing force, and these civilian ships were previously included in the landing fleet. Perhaps, he became a substitute for the landing fleet. ”

Now, the atmosphere is tense again.

Fortunately, Bai Huawei was not angry, but nodded thoughtfully.

"Sacrificing dozens of transport ships, even civilian ships, is this loss too great?"

"It depends on the earnings."

Liu Zunling also wanted to say that after seeing the eyes handed by Bai Huawei, he also left the opportunity of the magic eye to Jiang Wenlong, who was eager to try.

"The key is the Nuland fleet commander's prediction of the battlefield situation." Jiang Wenlong gritted his teeth before he said, "No matter who it is, it is impossible to make a judgment based on your own conjecture without any basis. It is clear that the commander of the Nuland fleet can rely on the fact that before the 9th, there is no carrier-based aviation to support the defenders of the transit island. While it cannot be relied upon to conclude that we have bypassed the Khowaii Islands, it is certain that we did not return to the Transit Islands and that it was Task Force 61 that arrived on the 9th. ”

"Does it matter?" Liu Zunling asked directly.

Jiang Wenlong nodded and said, "If I were Stark, I would definitely not delay until now, and I would launch an attack on the 10th or 11th to kill the lone 61st Task Force." Although there were some risks, they were within the controllable range, and a few days earlier, a Newland squadron did maneuver to the northwest of the transit island, and dispatched carrier-based fighters to intercept the bombers flying to the transit island. If the fighters had not been allowed to fly over long distances, that is, they relied heavily on refueling in the air to increase the combat radius of the fighters, then in the previous two days, the distance between the Nuland fleet and the 61st Task Force was between 1,000 and 1,500 kilometers. ”

"So close......"

"Task Force 61 was replacing carrier-based aircraft at the time, and fighters were being dispatched to provide cover for the bombers, so there was definitely no way to send carrier-based aircraft to carry out the search mission. In addition, there are always shore-based aviation patrol planes operating on the periphery, and they do not have the ability to launch attacks, so there is no need to arrange for carrier-based aircraft to carry out reconnaissance missions. As for the Nuland fleet, if we were not waiting for us to arrive, it would have been too sure of the destruction of the 61st Task Force, or both, so there was no rush to attack. ”

"According to you, there was only one task force in the northwest of the transit island at that time!" It was only at this time that Bai Huawei answered.

After Bai Huawei finished speaking, Liu Zunling also said: "The problem is, Stark definitely can't conclude that there is only the sixty-first task force. ”

"So, at least at that time, two Nuland fleets were near Transit Island, one of which was responsible for intercepting bombers and the other providing air support for the landing force. Even if there is little hope, he will do everything in his power to try to take the Transit Island before the decisive battle with us. ”

At this time, Liu Zunling closed his mouth.

"That is, through the battle a few days ago, the commander of the Nuland fleet has a rough judgment that we are not near the transit island."

Bai Huawei nodded and said, "The escort and interception battles have been fought for 3 days, but we have not made a move, which is enough to prove that the 41st Task Force is not over there." ”

"With such a judgment, what reason does Stark have to use the landing fleet as bait? Or rather, why not let the landing fleet retreat in advance? Jiang Wenlong let out a long breath and said: "On the one hand, there is no way to take the sixty-first task force, and on the other hand, I don't know where we are, if Stark is really very powerful, we should make preparations in advance, such as letting the landing fleet leave the warring sea area in advance." It's a pity that in the past few days, our combat planes have not been able to reach the vicinity of the transit island, so we don't know whether it is the landing fleet or the requisitioned civilian ships that are operating there. As for the information provided by the defenders of the island, I personally feel that it is not credible enough. ”

Bai Huawei didn't answer, but turned his gaze to Liu Zunling.

Liu Zunling didn't say much, just shrugged his shoulders, saying that Jiang Wenlong's analysis was indeed reasonable, especially the judgment of the defenders on the island.

Obviously, the defenders made a rough judgment of the forces invested by the enemy mainly on the basis of the intensity of the attack.

"You mean, Stark has set a trap waiting for us to get into?"

Jiang Wenlong nodded, but did not answer.

"If that were the case, shouldn't we turn to retreat? One way or another, we at least know that there will certainly be no Nuland fleet in the back. ”

"This ......"

Bai Huawei smiled and said, "The danger is definitely ahead, so you have to continue sailing west before you enter the trap set by the enemy." ”

"What if Stark's goal isn't to kill us, but to push us back?"

"How is this possible, force us away, who is he looking for......"

Bai Huawei raised his hand to interrupt Liu Zunling's words, and then he grabbed the edge of the table, and his body trembled a few times involuntarily.

Seeing this, Liu Zunling hurriedly grabbed his arm.

"What's wrong?"

"We still underestimate Stark." Bai Huawei closed his eyes, and after a long while, after his emotions calmed down a little, he continued: "Jiang Wenlong is not wrong, Stark's purpose is not to fight a decisive battle with us, but to fight a time difference and break us apart." ”

"This ......"

"Hurry up and send a telegram warning to Task Force 61."

Where did Liu Zunling dare to delay, he immediately glanced at the communications staff officer.

"The sixty-first task force will definitely be able to withstand it, after all, dozens of fighters have been added, and they are still in combat condition, so it is not so easy to deal with."

Bai Huawei glanced at Liu Zunling and didn't say anything.

In fact, he should have thought about this question a long time ago.

If Task Force 41 doesn't show up for a long time, Stark will seize the opportunity to take out Task Force 61, which has already rushed to the vicinity of the Transit Island and revealed its whereabouts.

If there was no chance to attack before, now the opportunity is in front of Stark.