He said he understood the situation, but in fact, he had lunch again.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan took the opportunity to sort out his somewhat messy thoughts.

After arriving at the commander's bridge, he immediately asked Zhou Yongtao to gather the main staff officers and the senior officers of the aviation wing.

Both air wings are now under the command of Shenpu, who is the Commander of Air Operations of Task Force 11.

Unless there are special circumstances, they will never fly carrier-based aircraft into the air again.

If I want to say, this is also the arrangement of the White Stop.

In the words of Bai Zhizhan, there are people in their 40s, and they still fly in the sky all day long, and they can only be able to work in the navy until they are old when they are transferred to command posts as soon as possible.

Bai Zhizhan said so, and Shen Pu couldn't argue.

In addition, at the end of last year, that is, during a training session after the live-fire test, the "Suzaku" piloted by Shen Pu failed to hang the aircraft carrier's arresting cable, crashed headlong into the blocking net, and also damaged several carrier-based aircraft parked in front, and he himself was injured in the accident.

This experience made him have to admit that he was old.

After returning from injury, Shen Pu obeyed Bai Zhizhan's arrangement and transferred from the combat post to the command post, and at the same time set an example for Zhu Huasheng.

Zhu Huasheng was on the "Hengjiang" and was responsible for training pilots.

When the four large aircraft carriers are commissioned, he will also be transferred to a command position and serve as an aviation operations commander in a newly formed task force.

Zhu Huasheng didn't want to fly for a while longer, after all, Shenpu was injured before, and someone had to stay behind to lead the newly established aviation unit.

This move was also to obtain command of a task force for the White War to obtain command of a task force.

When the personnel arrived, Bai Zhizhan brought up the topic of discussion.

There is only one: whether it is necessary to enter the Van Yanyang in advance, and if so, which tactic is the most appropriate to take, and give sufficient reasons.

In fact, this is also the consistent style of the White Stop War.

In the stage of tactical discussions, the white stop war generally only mentions the operational objectives and does not restrict the means of combat, thus giving the staff officers a large enough space to operate.

It's just that, after some discussion, none of the staff officers gave valuable advice.

The reason is simple, there is simply too little information to refer to.

Not to mention other staff officers, even Zhou Yongtao felt that it was too early to discuss the tactics of entering Fan Yanyang, and it was meaningless.

In Zhou Yongtao's words, even if you want to discuss it, you must first figure out the situation of Bran's fleet.

After the discussion ended and the other staff officers returned to their posts, Bai Zhizhan told Zhou Yongtao his thoughts.

The point is that the Bran fleet may not be killed directly, and it is likely to be a smokescreen to make the Imperial Navy fearful of so many famous halls before.

To put it bluntly, Bran's fleet was limited by certain factors, and there was no way, or it could not be arrived in time.

If the Imperial Navy is timid and does not decisively enter the Fanyan Ocean, it is tantamount to missing the opportunity.

Drag it out to the end, and it is even possible to suffer a fiasco.

If the purpose of the Bran Kingdom is to delay time, especially before the defeat of the Empire, and does not want to invest too many troops in the Fanyan Ocean, it will make a fuss about the reinforcement of Lion Spring City, or even bluff, and postpone the decisive battle with the Imperial fleet as much as possible.

"The problem is, whether Cunningham comes with a fleet or not, we're going to storm Lionsprings. Without the cover of the fleet, Bran's army could not hold it at all. If the morale is over, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out for even a month. What's more, if it drags on for a few months, we will send a large aircraft carrier over. As long as there are two task forces, even if Cunningham is blocked in the east with 3 aircraft carriers, it will only be a mantis arm. ”

"So, dragging it out is a dead end?"

Zhou Yongtao nodded, indicating that Bai Zhizhan was not wrong.

Bai Zhizhan let out a sigh before he said, "Actually, this is also what I didn't understand. ”

Zhou Yongtao was stunned, obviously surprised.

"As you said, apart from defending Lion Spring City, there is no reason for the Bran Kingdom to send additional troops to Fan Yanyang, and there is no reason to delay time. The problem is that there are many signs that Cunningham's fleet has not yet entered the Fanyan Ocean, at least not at full speed. ”

"What are the signs?"

Bai Zhizhan glanced at Zhou Yongtao and said, "So far, we have not received any news from the Bran fleet passing through the Xifan Canal. ”

"This ......"

"The Xifan Canal is so long, it takes a fleet more than ten hours to pass, even at night, it is impossible to be silent."

"It's wartime."

"What? Even if the wartime control is stricter, the intelligence officers will be more vigilant, and the Sixth Bureau will not relax its surveillance of the Xifan Canal. ”

Zhou Yongtao pursed his mouth and did not continue to argue with Bai Zhi.

The reason is here, and it is useless to argue.

"If this assumption is correct, then the new question is, what is the Royal Navy waiting for?"

"Or what's worth waiting for."

After Zhou Yongtao received this sentence, Bai Zhizhan laughed.

Obviously, Zhou Yongtao has already followed his train of thought, so there is no need to remind him anymore.

"I really want to say that 3 aircraft carriers are indeed a little less. Taking into account the combat effectiveness of the Bran carrier-based aviation, even if it is replaced by carrier-based aircraft of the Nuland Navy, it will by no means be our opponent. ”

"And then?"

Zhou Yongtao rubbed his forehead before he said: "Looking at the world, except for those small aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers, there is only one that can be mobilized. ”

"Endeavour?"

Zhou Yongtao nodded and didn't say any more.

Bai Zhizhan's face also made him think immediately, Bai Zhizhan had thought of this issue for a long time, but he hadn't affirmed it yet, so he needed to take it out for discussion.

To say, the key lies in this aircraft carrier.

In addition, the "Endeavour" will have a greater chance of winning, even if it is still not enough to change the strategic balance, especially if it makes full use of other favorable conditions.

It's just that the Nuland Navy will send the "Endeavour" to Fanyanyang?

Previous intelligence has shown that the only remaining fleet aircraft carrier of the Nuland Navy has been operating in the East and East and is waiting for another aircraft carrier to be repaired and returned.

The main thing, of course, is to train carrier-based aircraft pilots.

In the Battle of the Northwest Guia, the Nuland Navy lost several hundred carrier-based pilots, and if it does not step up training, it will definitely have big problems in the future.

The key is that when the "Endeavour" passes through the Wangxi Canal, it will definitely be discovered by lurking intelligence officers.

Bypassing the Ojau?

Even so, you have to go to the southwest and look at the ocean first, and you will also be discovered by the intelligence officers of the Sixth Bureau.

"There's also a very critical issue."

After Zhou Yongtao said this, Bai Zhizhan immediately looked at him.

"We must keep the Van Luo area, and hold the Xifan Canal, and prevent us from entering Lu Xinhai. What else can be done besides defending Lion Spring City? Between Lion Springs and Kibu Fortress, there is little to defend. Isn't giving up Shiquan City now equivalent to giving up the Van Luo area? ”

Bai Zhizhan was silent, and the questions raised by Zhou Yongtao were indeed very sharp.

"With the full support of the Newland Federation, it is indeed possible that the Kingdom of Bran will abandon the Van Roe region and retreat to the Kibu Fortress, as it did decades ago."

"Anyway, we have to get this out of the way first."

"I'm going to send a telegram now."

"After taking the telegram, remember to remind Li Mingbo and ask him to adjust the course of the fleet."

Zhou Yongtao nodded in agreement, and then ran out of the commander's bridge.

In fact, Zhou Yongtao's last sentence reminded Bai Zhizhan. With the support of the Newland Federation, the strategic value of the Van Roe area is not as good as it used to be.