In the afternoon, Niz adopted Spu's suggestion and sent a telegram in the name of the commander-in-chief of the fleet, demanding that all submarines operating in the waters east of the Volcanic Islands and the North Malaysia Islands report their whereabouts to the fleet headquarters as soon as possible, regardless of whether or not the Liangxia fleet was found.

By the evening, reports of a total of 14 submarines were received.

According to the deployment of the submarine force, this is almost all the submarines operating in the waters east of the Volcanic Islands and the North Malaysia Islands.

Based on these telegrams, especially the location of the submarines, a rough inference can be made about the whereabouts of the Liangxia fleet by the method of elimination.

At that time, the only thing that was certain was that the probability of Liang Xia's fleet going south was extremely low.

Of the 14 submarines, seven were in the southeast of the volcanic archipelago, all on their way to the west, that is, in the first half of the mission.

The distribution of these seven submarines is not very large, concentrated in the eastern part of the North Malaysia Islands, near several major routes to the south.

The point is that none of these 7 submarines found the Liangxia fleet.

Obviously, the probability of several fleets with nearly 100 warships, large and small, avoiding the scattered 7 submarines is very low, unless the whereabouts of these submarines have been mastered.

In terms of probability, this is also impossible.

Even if the intelligence agency of the Liang Xia Empire is very powerful and can get information about the voyage of submarines, it is absolutely impossible to grasp the situation of each submarine.

When the submarine is on a mission, it rarely sends a report to contact the rear.

In addition, after the submarine goes to sea, the captain often decides the course according to the actual situation.

In practice, no specific patrol routes will be assigned to the submarine, and at most a key search area will be designated, and the rest will be determined by the captain.

In the evening, after receiving the final analysis report, Spark left Jumbo Harbor by seaplane and headed for the Wasp, which was on standby southeast of the archipelago.

In the afternoon, Nyze had already given the order for the "Commando", which was still operating on the east side of the islands, to go south, rush over to join the "Wasp", and form the 51st Task Force headed by the "Wasp", and form the 51.2nd Detachment with several escort warships.

In addition, two "North Carolina"-class fast battleships that were conducting acceptance tests off the west coast of the mainland also received a telegram and rushed to be assigned to Task Force 51 at full speed.

Nyze also sent 4 heavy cruisers, 6 light cruisers, and 10 destroyers to the 51st Task Force.

As for the supply ships mentioned by Spoo, according to Nitz's arrangement, after he led the 51st Task Force to reach Austria, it was then transferred from the South-West Guia Fleet.

That's right, Spu is going to the southwest and the east.

When proposing this set of tactics, Spu clearly told Niz that now he was fighting with the Liang Xia navy, and he could only fight according to his own routine.

To put it simply, it is "you hit yours, I hit mine", and in the end it depends on who can't hold on.

If you follow the routine of the Liang Xia Navy, that is, engage the Liang Xia fleet in the Middle East, the Nuland Navy will definitely be defeated.

Nitz was not impressed by Sp's theory, but felt that Spark was evading responsibility.

However, in the end, Niz agreed to Sp's request.

There is only one point, the Nuland Navy has no way back.

If the Liang Xia navy was still trapped in the western and eastern seas, and had not yet conquered the volcanic islands and the islands, and did not pose a threat to the islands, this tactic might work.

Having enough strategic depth means having enough time to play however you want.

The problem now is that the Nuland Navy has lost the North Malaysia Islands, and Wai Island is unable to hold up a defensive line, and the Howaii Islands will soon be attacked.

If the Khowaii Islands were captured, almost the entire Guia Ocean would be lost.

In this case, why fight guerrilla warfare with the Liang Xia Navy?

Or rather, there is no room for time.

The only way to buy enough time is to hold on to the Khowaii Islands and drag down the Liangxia Navy through bloody battles.

It's just that the Nuland Navy now doesn't even have the capital to fight bloodily.

In addition, even if you stick to the Khowaii Islands, you don't need a fleet, and those 2 small aircraft carriers are of no use.

Unfortunately, there is no other way to do it.

Otherwise, Nyze wouldn't let Sp decide for himself.

In Niz's words, now the only way to do this is to be a dead horse doctor.

Perhaps, Spu can really work miracles.

Of course, Niz didn't hand over all the money.

That night, after Sp had left, Nyze issued an order to prepare for battle, telling all the warships remaining in Treasure Harbor to assemble and stand by at sea.

Actually, a little early.

Even if Liang Xia's fleet traveled day and night, it would take ten days to reach the vicinity of Zhenbao Harbor, and if it attacked the transit island, it would take eight days to arrive.

However, the main purpose of letting the battleship go to sea early is to increase combat readiness.

To be said, Niz doesn't have much capital in his hands.

Among the remaining battleships, several old battleships could only stay in the eastern part of the archipelago because they were too slow, which played a role in boosting the morale of the army.

What really came in handy was a few heavy cruisers, more than a dozen light cruisers, and a large number of destroyers and torpedo boats.

If anything, the main force is the torpedo boat.

Two-thirds of the destroyers of the Nuland Navy were on escort duty in the sunset ocean, and most of the remaining one-third were in the southwestern and southwestern Guina to cover the convoy bound for Austria, and the rest were in the northeast and Guia Ocean, and not many of them could be used for fleet operations.

After consulting with generals such as Hal and Frye, Nyze also sent an additional batch of torpedo boats to the transit island.

In addition, temporary anchorages were set up on several small islands and atolls to the east of the transit island, and some fuel and ammunition needed by torpedo boats were stockpiled in advance, so that after the battle began, torpedo boats could be used as support points to attack the Liangxia fleet attacking the transit island.

The most important thing that the Nuland Navy lacks now is transport ships large and small.

In order to hold the island, the Nuland Navy requisitioned many ships. Now, almost all of these ships are on the side of Jumbo Harbour.

Although they are small and medium-sized cargo ships with a displacement of between 1,000 tons and 5,000 tons, they are expensive in large numbers.

In addition, the speed of the voyage is not slow.

In fact, from the focus on the development of fast freighters, it can also be seen that the Nuland Federation has long been preparing for war.

Compared with economy, fast freighters are far inferior to ordinary freighters. In peacetime, only a small number of goods with significant timeliness need to be transported by fast freighters. The main value of fast freighters, in fact, is reflected in wartime, which can greatly improve the efficiency of cargo transportation.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Nuland Federation encouraged its own shipping companies to purchase and operate fast freighters through subsidies and other means, and in this way, it created the world's largest fast transport fleet, and the most complete shipbuilding industry chain among the Western powers after the Liangxia Empire.

Now, the Nuland Federation's transport fleet, as well as the shipbuilding industry, are the cornerstones of the Confederate group.

The Nuland Navy was able to hold steady in the Guia Ocean by relying on a large fleet of transport ships.

It is precisely in this way that in the next few days, we can strengthen the defense deployment of the transit island and other islands, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Liang Xia fleet.

The key remains aviation.

If anything, the shore-based aviation force, which has thousands of combat aircraft, is perhaps the most valuable asset of Niz at present, and it is also the source of its confidence.