The fleet stayed in Colombo Port for five days, and in addition to allowing the officers and men to rest on the spot, the main thing was to overhaul large warships such as aircraft carriers.

Before coming to Fanyanyang, because the situation was very tense and there was no extra time, most of the warships of the 11th Task Force only did basic inspections.

Since then, he has participated in several large-scale combat operations in Fanyanyang, and has also carried out combat missions in Lu Xinhai, and the main warships, including large aircraft carriers, have all had problems of one kind or another, and they are in a relatively bad state, and it has reached the time when they must be maintained.

This is also one of the key reasons why the 12th Task Force did not immediately go to the Mohai Sea.

For this reason, the navy sent several large floating docks to Alexandria, and gave Liu Xiangzhen a few months in the name of reorganization.

Here in Colombo, 5 days is certainly not enough.

According to the results of the preliminary inspection, the main warships of the 11th Task Force will need to be repaired, preferably at domestic shipyards.

It's not that the floating dock isn't big enough, it's that it lacks the necessary equipment and accessories.

In addition, the naval engineering unit stationed in Colombo has never carried out repairs on large aircraft carriers, and has previously served mainly escort warships and transport vessels.

After arriving at Lion Spring City, Bai Zhizhan received the latest news.

The kingdom of Spann had officially entered the war, to be precise, the day after they left Colombo, signing the Covenant to join the Entente bloc.

Two days later, on the day Task Force 11 arrived in Lion Springs, the Kingdom of Span officially declared war on all the nations of the Alliance.

In the previous hours, the Empire had airlifted two divisions to the Balearic Islands of the Kingdom of Span and took control of several local airports and ports, and then deployed a fleet of fighter jets to strengthen its military presence on the islands.

The Raleigh Navy sent a fleet of two fast battleships as the core to cover the fleet of ships transporting equipment and supplies, and sailed to the Balearic Islands with the Terman army.

In addition, before declaring war, the Kingdom of Span sent 3 additional divisions to the southern region.

These troops are concentrated in the northern part of the Zhira Peninsula.

However, it will not be until the Hindan Empire sends troops that the Kingdom of Span will launch a combat operation to attack the fortress of Zhiluo.

Before that, the deployment of aviation to the Balearic Islands is also required.

The most important thing is actually to wait for the 31st Task Force of the Imperial Navy, that is, the task force commanded by Liu Xiangzhen, to restore its combat capability.

The entry of the Kingdom of Span into the war is tantamount to sounding the clarion call for a general attack against the Kingdom of Bran.

Although the Royal Air Force did its best in the next three days, and also pulled in the Newland Army Aviation Expeditionary Wing to bombard the main cities of the Kingdom of Span, it could not change the fait accompli, let alone eliminate the huge threat to the fortress of Zhiluo.

In fact, on the very day that the Kingdom of Spann announced its entry into the war, the Bran authorities made the decision to abandon the fortress of Zhiluo.

Of course, it's not just giving up.

Later that day, a convoy of convoys sailed out of the port of the Bran Kingdom and, under the cover of a dozen warships, rushed to Telok Fortress at the fastest speed.

In this fleet, there are 5 freighters carrying about 60,000 mines!

The key is mainly magnetic induction sinking mine or anchor mine.

In addition, there were several freighters carrying large quantities of explosives.

Even if Bran's army were to abandon the fortress of Zhira, they would block the Strait of Zhira with mines and blow up the entire fortress before withdrawing.

Fortunately, the intelligence agency received the information in time and took action in a timely manner.

According to the battle report, after receiving the support of the Kingdom of Span, the Manman Air Force immediately deployed an expeditionary group to the Kingdom of Span to prepare to attack the convoy rushing to the Zhiluo Strait. The Navie also made a deployment, ordering all submarines operating in the Bay of Biscay to seek out and intercept the fleet.

In addition, the Manman authorities have sent a request to the Empire for the participation of the Imperial Army Expeditionary Group in the operation of the interception fleet.

Within three days, the Entente was able to send hundreds of long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay and use hundreds of long-range fighters to escort the bombers.

However, no one could guarantee that the fleet would be able to prevent it from reaching Telok Fortress.

Finding a fleet on the vast sea is definitely not an easy task, not to mention that the weather in the north sunset is notoriously poor. What's more, the Royal Air Force will not sit idly by, at least dispatch combat aircraft in the Beixuan region to provide cover for the fleet.

In addition, there are many problems on the side of the Kingdom of Span.

If nothing else, the kingdom of Span has not yet been industrialized!

Although it claims to be the third most powerful country on the Western Continent, the Kingdom of Span is still predominantly agricultural, and it is still a very closed country.

In the western part of the kingdom of Spane, there are not even a few airports with hard runs.

Railways and roads are also very bad, there are no roads in the Northwest, let alone railways, and there are only mountain roads where mules can walk.

In fact, this is also the key reason why the Riman Empire did not exert pressure on the Kingdom of Span before this, and did not encourage the Kingdom of Span to send troops to the war.

There is no problem in deploying combat aircraft to temporarily opened field airfields, but relying on field airfields for combat is a big problem.

Just refueling can discourage commanders in charge of combat operations.

In fact, this is also the key reason why the Balearic Islands were chosen by the Balearic Air Force instead of going to the mainland of the Kingdom of Span Islands, that is, to build a field airfield on the island, and to be able to build a dock nearby, and to reduce the burden of logistics support by sea, rather than relying on mules and horses to send everything to the front line.

As for the Span Air Force, then even less to count on.

Before officially entering the war, the main force of the Spann Air Force was still the biplane in service at the end of the last war, and the total number was less than 300.

In terms of combat effectiveness, a tactical aviation brigade of the Manman Air Force is stronger than the Spann Air Force.

In addition to the lack of advanced fighter jets, the Spann Air Force also lacked experienced pilots.

In fact, one of the conditions for the Kingdom of Span to enter the war was that the Impermanence of the Empire would provide 1,500 combat aircraft and train pilots for them.

According to the agreement reached between the two sides, the Span Air Force will send 1,000 pilots to the Yamaman Air Force within six months to fly the planes of the Yamanian Air Force. After completing the minimum of six months and the maximum of one year of actual combat training, these pilots will return to China and become the backbone of the Span Air Force.

In addition, the Empire also wants to provide a fighter production line to the Kingdom of Span so that the Kingdom of Span can gain the ability to manufacture fighter jets independently. Because the industrial foundation of the Kingdom of Span was so poor, the implementation of the agreement was postponed until after the war, and it was not required to be fulfilled during the war.

Obviously, it is not only difficult to rely on the Kingdom of Spann to prevent the fleet of the Kingdom of Bran from reaching the fortress of Zhiluo, but the probability of success is also very low.

As for submarines, it also can't help.

Don't forget, the Royal Navy of Bran arranged for a dozen escort warships!

The only thing to be counted on was the 31st Task Force, which was still reorganized in Alexandria.

It is precisely because of this that on the day that the Kingdom of Span joined the Entente group, Liu Xiangzhen issued a combat readiness order to make all warships ready to leave the port.

By the time the Kingdom of Spann had officially declared war, the 31st Task Force had sailed out of Alexandria.