The difficulty of combat has been reduced, but it does not mean that there is no at all.

It was precisely for this reason that Bai Zhizhan instructed Zhou Yongtao to draw up a detailed battle plan in view of possible situations.

This arrangement is not unreasonable.

After Bai Zhizhan was promoted to fleet commander, Zhou Yongtao did not serve as the chief of staff of the 21st Task Force, but served as the operational staff officer of the Guia Fleet.

Since there is no chief of staff, the operational staff officer performs the duties of the chief of staff.

In the words of Bai Zhizhan, what Zhou Yongtao lacks from becoming an excellent fleet commander is the ability to control the overall situation.

Prior to this, Zhou Yongtao was only a staff officer who made suggestions, not a commander who made decisions and made ideas.

Of course, if you want to have the ability to control the overall situation, you must first draw up a battle plan.

Leaving the work of drawing up the battle plan to Zhou Yongtao was also because Bai Zhizhan lacked skills, and he had to focus on more important places.

To put it simply, it is to resist the pressure from the top of the empire and let the combat operation of the advance into the Khowaii Islands proceed smoothly.

In the past few months, the White Ceases has spent only one-third of its time in the fleet, another third in the Empire's homeland, and the other one-third on its way back and forth to the mainland and the fleet. Basically, I had to go back to the imperial capital every few days to attend one meeting or another.

In addition, there were still serious differences among the upper echelons of the empire over the advance into the Guia Southwest and the attack on Austria.

It was not that there were not enough troops, nor that there were not enough resources, but that the army generals who advocated marching into the Guia were unable to produce enough evidence to prove that after conquering the Guia and occupying the Austrian continent, the Nuland Federation would surrender and end the war.

Moreover, after delaying until the beginning of spring, the Army refocused on the huge land battlefield.

This was the key to the Empire's top brass approving the battle plan submitted by the White Stopper and promising that the navy would take the lead in launching an attack on the Khowaii Islands in April.

At the last high-level meeting, Xue Yuanzheng clearly mentioned that the offensive actions of the army on the huge land and the navy in the Middle East and the Middle East will decide the strategic direction of the offensive in the second half of the year, whether to send troops to attack the southwest and eastern seas and Austria before entering the isolated continent.

As long as the Khowaii Islands can be successfully taken, then there is no need to attack the Ojau.

If the defeat in the Howaii Islands proves that the Nuland army still has a stubborn will to fight, and the offensive in the direction of the huge land is also in trouble, and the Luosha Federation is not defeated as planned, and the war cannot be ended in the near future anyway, so it is considered to enter the Austrian continent.

This is also the key to Bai Zhizhan's decision to focus on strong attacks.

To quickly take the Khowaii Islands, there can't be too many tricks.

The point is, there's not much time to waste.

After the fleet left the port, Bai Zhizhan held a commanders' meeting on the "Qinling".

Actually, there's not much to say.

In the past few months, the commanders of the fleet, such as the Guards, have not only been directly involved in the formulation of the battle plan, but have also provided a lot of valuable advice.

Besides, Bai Zhizhan is still stunned with the fleet this time.

He had not yet told the guards and others that this was his last expedition with the fleet.

According to the arrangement of the naval command, after the fleet commander tribe in Naqiu Harbor was formed, Bai Zhi fought honestly and stayed in the rear to strategize.

In Liu Changxun's words, Bai Zhizhan has already made great achievements, and it is time to leave the few remaining opportunities to others.

The so-called pre-war meeting is to let everyone know that the expedition to the Khowaii Islands will officially begin now.

After that, the guards and others returned to their respective flagships.

Being able to come and go freely, thanks to a new type of aircraft.

The helicopter is developed and produced by SECO Group.

This aircraft, which relies on the lift generated by the rotor to achieve vertical take-off and landing, was originally developed at the request of the Army Air Corps. It was only after the successful development that it took the lead in attracting the attention of the Navy. While the army aviation was still hesitating, the naval aviation preemptively placed an order.

For this purpose, the Navy also took the lead in equipping helicopters.

Compared with traditional aircraft such as carrier-based aircraft and seaplanes, the most prominent advantage of helicopters is that they can take off and land on a limited deck.

It is in this way that helicopters are the first to be equipped with full-time flagships, as well as large warships of task forces.

The main purpose of helicopters at present is to transport people.

In peacetime, it served senior officers such as commanders and captains, and facilitated the movement of warships, while in wartime, it mainly transported the wounded.

Of course, it can also be used to transport some equipment that is not too heavy if needed.

As for other uses, that's for the future.

As usual, Li Mingbo stayed at the end.

In fact, he did not need to rush back to the "Pu".

The "Qinling" was part of the 21st Task Force and was operating with the 21st Task Force, while the "Pu" was several dozen kilometers away.

Because the other task forces have to speed up their separation, the guards and others must return to their flagships as soon as possible.

"Anyway, at least it started."

"The last time I went back to the imperial capital, I heard Zheng Jiangming say that Lian Xusheng made a military order, promising to take the Luosha Federation this year and end the huge land war."

Li Mingbo was surprised, because the last time Bai Zhizhan returned to the emperor was half a month ago, and he didn't mention Lian Xusheng before that.

"The question is, whether or not you can win the Luosha Federation depends not only on Lian Xusheng, but also on the Manman Army."

"The Manman Empire should be more interested in defeating the Luosha Federation, right?"

Bai Zhizhan glanced at Li Mingbo before he said, "What do you think of the high-level leaders of Yuman regarding the combat operation of marching into the Lonely Continent and attacking the Nuland Federation?" ”

Li Mingbo pursed his mouth and didn't talk nonsense.

"At the top of the empire, many people feel that expeditions to the Lonely Continent and attacking the Nuland Federation are thankless chores, and in the Empire, there will definitely be more."

"According to you, the Manman authorities don't want to defeat the Luosha Federation this year?"

Bai Zhizhan did not answer this question, but turned his gaze into the distance.

The sun had already set near the sea antenna, and the night was about to fall soon.

Li Mingbo didn't ask too much, as for the powerful relationship, he had already figured it out.

The key, actually, is just one point.

After defeating the Locke Third Reich, William the Great was crowned at the Palace of Versailles, and the Kingdom of Ran evolved into the Empire, its ultimate goal was only to dominate the Western Continent, at most to dominate the West, replace the old empires such as the Kingdom of Bran, and become the number one power in the Western world.

As for global domination, it was not the goal pursued by the Empire.

Especially after the rise of the Liangxia Empire, even the ambitious Wilder II gave up his dream of hegemony and chose a more realistic goal.

In fact, this is also the basic condition for the alliance between the Manman Empire and the Liangxia Empire.

So, when the Locke Republic has been defeated, the Bran Kingdom has been disabled, and the Luosha Federation is about to be defeated, what reason does the Riman Empire have to send troops to the Lonely Continent in order to help the Liang Xia Empire dominate the world, and mobilize millions of troops to attack the Nuland Federation?

Also, after defeating the Nuland Federation, what will the Empire gain?

Obviously, that's the key.

When Li Mingbo was thinking about this question, the communications staff officer hurriedly ran over, and he still had a telegram in his hand that had not dried the ink.