Where would Sp have gone if Task Force 16 hadn't followed Frye's Task Force 17?

North of the convoy?

Obviously, that's not his style.

According to Bai Zhizhan's understanding of this old major, although he has a gentle temperament, he is very determined and adventurous. Otherwise, the hot-tempered Hal would not have appreciated him, and later not only became a close friend, but also recommended him to Niz.

Without Hal's sponsorship, Nitz didn't even know who Sp was.

Actually, the key is one point.

The Imperial Navy's task force must be south of the transport fleet, and if the 16th task force goes to the north, it will be tantamount to using the transport fleet as a shield. When the battle began, even if the 16th Task Force was full of fighters, it would definitely not be able to stop the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft from sending more than a hundred transport ships to the bottom of the sea. What's more, there are murderous fleets that are coming, two task forces dominated by battleships.

Of course, Nyze was also not going to let Task Force 16 hide to the north of the convoy.

Behind the convoy?

Obviously, the same impossible, for the same reasons.

If, to the south of the convoy, Frye's Task Force 17 covers the convoy and is responsible for keeping an eye on the Task Force, then Sp is left with only two options. One is to follow Frye and provide cover for Frye. The second is to actively move forward, replace passive defense with active attack, and strive to discover the 41st Task Force before the start of the war, so as to seize the absolute initiative.

Obviously, the latter is much more likely.

This is the style of Spu!

There is another point, which is in line with the strategic purpose of the operation.

The reason is also very simple: unless the Imperial Navy takes the initiative to attack and start a war against the Newland Federation, then after the 41st Task Force, which was supposed to remain hidden, will inevitably choose to retreat, and there is no way to prevent the Nuland Federation's transport fleet from going to the Narrow Empire.

Initiating an attack?

Lofos is definitely not asking for it!

Not to mention that the imperial authorities are not ready to declare war on the Newland Federation, even if they do, if they encounter road construction on the way to deliver the war letter, and the war letter is delivered a few hours late, it will become an undeclared war, and the Liang Xia Empire will become the party that deliberately starts the war.

Familiar?

The Narrow Imperial Kingdom is a lesson from the past.

Although it doesn't matter who starts the war after the full-scale outbreak, from the standpoint of Lofus, a war deliberately created and launched by the Liang Xia Empire can allow him to mobilize more than 200 million Nulands in the simplest way, so that this war machine, which is second only to the Liang Xia Empire, can complete the mobilization in the shortest possible time, and then break out with a powerful war strength that is comparable to the Liang Xia Empire.

The key is that the Liang Xia Empire really has no intention of taking the initiative to start a war with the Nuland Federation.

Otherwise, Xue Yuanzheng would have approved the battle plan for the attack on Jumbo Harbor in June, when the main force of the Nuland Guia Fleet was all there.

That's right, even if Task Force 16 would be at great risk, it would be worth the money.

Even if Task Force 16 is destroyed by this, or even lost to Task Force 17, as long as it can make more than 200 million Nulands hate the same enemy, why not?

Lofos has this kind of courage, Niz has it, and what about Spooth?

Even if Spu's courage was a little worse, it wouldn't be too far, at least far beyond Fry.

It's just that he is a tactical commander, and he will consider more realistic issues, such as striving for a bigger victory on the premise of ensuring the completion of the mission.

At the very least, he will try to preserve the fleet in the event of a surprise attack, even if it is to save a couple of aircraft carriers.

As a result, Task Force 16 would be positioned a little further back, perhaps to the south of Task Force 17, rather than to the southwest.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhizhan suddenly realized that he had made the same mistake again.

"Zhou Yongtao, do you think the Nuland Navy knows that I have come here?"

"This ......"

"To put it more bluntly, if Sp was in command of the 16th Task Force, would he have believed that I would have a big wedding in the imperial capital and did not return to the fleet?"

"Maybe."

Bai Zhizhan shook his head before saying, "If I hadn't come back, then it would have been Lao Li who was now commanding the 41st Task Force." With his character, he will honestly stay behind Task Force Task Force and provide cover. Even if you are taken into account, the position of Task Force 41 will be slightly further south at most, that is, more than 100 kilometers behind the sea area where we are now. Your courage must be above Lao Li, but you are too young, and Lao Li is a little stubborn, or old-fashioned, and may not listen to your advice. ”

Li Mingbo rolled his eyes, but did not refute Bai Zhizhan.

"If that were the case, Task Force 41 would never have come forward. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that the 16th Task Force under the command of Sp went to the southwest of the 17th Task Force under the command of Frye. So, Task Force 16 is not far to the east of us at this time. ”

Zhou Yongtao didn't speak, only nodded.

When Bai Zhizhan was saying this, he was also thinking.

According to the projections of the White Stop, the distance to Task Force 16 will not exceed 400 kilometers now, and will be shortened to less than 200 kilometers at night.

If this is the case, in the evening, the 16th Task Force has already entered the search range of the reconnaissance aircraft.

The reconnaissance aircraft did not detect the 16th task force, so there is reason to believe that the speculation of the White Stop War is problematic, at least not so reliable.

"In another case, Sp has received the news, or is suspicious, then Task Force 16 will definitely not be there."

This white stop war is also, it went around in a big circle, and finally came back with a sentence.

"Where would that be?" Li Mingbo asked instead of Zhou Yongtao.

"I don't know."

Bai Zhizhan answered neatly, which caught Li Mingbo, who asked the question, off guard, and Zhou Yongtao couldn't help laughing.

However, it is true.

From a bystander's point of view, if it was Sp who commanded the 16th Task Force and believed that Bai Zhizhan had quietly returned to the fleet, he would definitely not act according to the tactics that could be speculated, after all, he knew Bai Zhizhan very well and knew that Bai Zhizhan would not act according to common sense.

The key is that Spu will definitely learn from the experience and lessons of the defeat and destruction of the narrow navy.

When it comes to ability, he must be far above Lan Yun.

Unfortunately, this is all speculation, because it is not even certain whether Hal is actually in Treasure Harbor, let alone that it must be Sp who will go to Task Force 16.

At this time, the telecommunications officer arrived again.

Message from Task Force.

It was already 10 o'clock in the evening, which was also the first time node in the battle plan.

Task Force 42 and Task Force 43 have been in contact with Task Force 42 and Task Force 43 and will shut down the radio stations after this telegram is sent.

The Nuland Confederation's convoy was still heading west, not turning or slowing down.

Intelligence all indicated that the Nuland Navy would never retreat.

The First Fleet will certainly rush to the front of the convoy at night to make way for the convoy.

As expected, at around 4 a.m., the 42nd and 43rd Task Forces, which had come out, were able to see the warships of the Nuland Navy's First Fleet through radar.

Perhaps, the battle will begin at that moment. 8)