When discussing this, Zhou Yongtao was the first to propose that the Nuland Navy was likely to go for the Combined Fleet.

The point is that if a new enemy appears on the Fanyan Ocean, the first thing that comes to the mind of the naval command will definitely be the Combined Fleet.

The 11th Task Force was responsible for keeping an eye on the Bran fleet on the side of the Kib Fortress and was also responsible for the combat operations on the march into Posha Bay.

If the combined fleet has three long and two short, it will be a big problem!

Although in the Combined Fleet, the two "Northern Rivers" class ships provided by the Imperial Navy are the absolute main force, no one can deny the value of the Combined Fleet in the Hindan Navy.

In a sense, the Combined Fleet is all the hope of the Navy.

According to the strategic plan, after laying the Kibu Fortress and the Xifan Canal, the Imperial Navy will march into Luxinhai and join the Raleigh Navy.

When the time comes, the Combined Fleet will be in the vanguard!

If all goes well, the next step is to march into Telok Fortress.

In fact, according to the guarantee given by the Riman Empire, as long as the Entente coalition forces can seize the sea control of Lu Xinhai and destroy the Lu Xinhai Fleet of the Royal Navy of Bran, they will have a great chance of persuading the Kingdom of Span to join the Entente group and realize the encirclement and blockade of Telok Fortress from the land direction.

Of course, as long as you can seize Lu Xinhai's sea dominance, it will be easy to build the Zhiluo Fortress.

At this point, the Imperial Navy will, in accordance with the agreement, transfer the command of the Combined Fleet to the Yamaman Navy, and help the Yamanian Navy seize the control of the sea in the North Sunset.

All in all, when the time comes, the combined fleet will become the absolute main force of the Manman Navy.

It can be seen that for the Navy, the Combined Fleet is almost all the property.

Crucially, the approximately 5,000 officers and men on the four battleships including the "Prime Minister" can be said to be the backbone of the rebuilt fleet of the Homman Navy.

It would be more appropriate to say that the Combined Fleet is the lifeblood of the Navy.

This is also the key to the Nuland Navy's focus on the Combined Fleet.

At the political level, if the Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses, or even total annihilation, then the Imperial Navy would inevitably have to adjust accordingly.

Combat operations in the assault on the transit island will not be affected?

According to Zhou Yongtao's analysis, under the huge political pressure, Liu Changxun would first consider transferring a task force from the side of the transit island.

The point is that the advance into Posha Bay must not be compromised by this.

In order to appease the Riman Empire, it was even necessary to launch an attack on the Kibu Fortress in advance, and strive to open up the shipping route to the Xifan Canal as soon as possible and seize the sea control of Lu Xinhai.

Here, Zhou Yongtao clearly mentioned one point.

The assault on Transit Island went too well!

So far, there have been no real challenges.

Once the landing force has gained a foothold, consolidated the beachhead, and expanded the landing ground, there will be no need for two task forces to operate here.

Leaving a task force, plus 4 small aircraft carriers in the support fleet, is definitely more than enough.

Obviously, this is also what Zhou Yongtao is worried about.

According to his analysis, the Nuland Navy's small aircraft carriers are still in the Guia Ocean, and it is likely that they are on standby in the waters east of the Khowaii Islands.

There are so many famous halls in front of it, and it is necessary to divide the imperial navy.

If only one task force is left to cover the landing fleet, and the support fleet mainly supports the Marine Corps, the Nuland Navy will have the opportunity to sneak attack.

As long as you seize the opportunity, you can take out 2 large aircraft carriers in one raid!

When explaining the situation, Zhou Yongtao always stressed that if it was necessary to score troops, then it was necessary to find a way to speed up the ground offensive.

Or open up a second battlefield.

The solution was simple: attack and occupy a small island to the east of the transit island, and deploy shore-based aviation to provide cover for the marines on the transit island.

Of course, it is also possible to provide cover for the fleet.

It's just that this proposal obviously failed to impress the White Stop War.

If you can take away other islands, do you still need to storm transit islands?

In this vicinity, the easiest thing to attack is the transit island.

Besides, isn't it too much to divide forces to attack other islands without even taking down the transit islands?

Even if you're well prepared, you can't mess around!

Crucially, who can guarantee that the Nuland army is not heavily deployed on other islands?

If we get caught up in a bitter battle again, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In addition, the nearest islands are hundreds of kilometers to the east, and if the Marines were to be sent to land, a task force would have to be sent to provide cover.

Isn't this the division of troops that has been trying so hard to avoid?

It's just that Zhou Yongtao's worries were acknowledged by Bai Zhizhan.

The Nuland Navy has made so many reputations, in fact, it is to deal with the expeditionary fleet, and by using the expeditionary fleet to sows discord between the Manman Empire and the Liangxia Empire.

If the Liang Xia Empire had any scruples, it was that it had to work together with the Juman Empire.

Even if you can defeat all the powers alone, it doesn't mean that you don't need allies.

Of all the allies, the most important and valuable is the Empire.

Long before the outbreak of the Great War, estimates were made at the top of the empire.

Without the support of the Empire, or the rapid defeat of the Empire, it would take at least two more years for the Empire to gain 3 million to 4.5 million casualties before it was possible to achieve the final victory, and it was more likely that after trying its best, it would still have to make a truce with the Great Powers.

It was precisely for this reason that after the discussion was over, Bai Zhizhan immediately asked the communications staff officer to send a telegram to the naval command, indicating that the recipient was Liu Changxun.

The content is: Let the combined fleet operate under the cover of shore-based fighters as much as possible, and must not go deep into the open sea.

As for the Nuland's broken fleet, even if it slips away, it doesn't matter.

In the North and Southwest Guia Oceans, the transport ships of the Alliance Group are sunk by submarines every day, and an average of dozens of them are lost every month.

Comparatively speaking, the Empire's losses in the Guia and Northern Fanyan Oceans were simply negligible.

Shortly after the meeting, the command of the Navy sent a call back.

The Combined Fleet had gone into radio silence and was commanded by the Chief of Staff, Admiral Lütjans of the Manman Navy.

Liu Xiangzhen had always been in the Eleventh Task Force, so Lu Teyansi was the de facto commander of the Combined Fleet.

The naval command had already sent a telegram to the Combined Fleet, reminding Admiral Lütjans to try not to go to the open sea while carrying out search missions.

In addition, Liu Changxun also ordered the shore-based aviation units deployed in Sri Lanka and Shiquan City to strengthen their power output.

It's just that whether or not he can find the Nuland Broken Fleet in time, Liu Changxun did not make a guarantee.

On the contrary, he hinted at the White Stop War in his telegram, telling the White Stop War to speed up the attack on the transit island as quickly as possible in order to deal with possible changes.

As for what happened, Liu Changxun didn't say.

It's too sensitive to say it in the telegram.

After receiving the callback, Bai Zhizhan was even more worried.

It's just that he didn't call a meeting of the staff officers, and he didn't even tell Zhou Yongtao, but just found Li Mingbo and let him know about these things.

Anyway, Zhou Yongtao is still too young.

In addition, he was often with officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, and he was also the leader of the young staff officers.

Let's not talk about what to worry about, it's just that such rumors have no good impact on the morale of the army.

The most unshakable thing now is the morale of the military.