Zhou Yongtao is indeed bold, and there is some truth in this proposal, after all, the first thing to ensure in attacking the transit island is to control the sea, and attacking Zhenbao Harbor is the most direct or effective way to seize and control the sea power, which is much better than fighting a decisive battle of the fleet.

However, this suggestion is not within the scope of consideration for the White Cease-of-War war.

After Zhou Yongtao made this suggestion, Bai Zhizhan instinctively vetoed it.

And for good reason.

If before the outbreak of the war, or before the Nuland Federation entered the war, Zhou Yongtao's proposal had a certain degree of feasibility, after all, the Nuland Navy had not strengthened its vigilance.

As long as the sneak attack is successful, it will be able to seize the sea control of the Guia Ocean in one fell swoop.

But the problem is that the war has reached its third year, and the Nuland Federation has been participating in the war for less than half a year, so how can the Nuland Navy be negligent in taking precautions?

What's more, Jumbo Harbor is also the home of the Nuland Navy's Guia Fleet.

At any given time, there are dozens of ships in Treasure Harbour.

In addition, Honu Island, where Jumbo Harbour is located, has enough fuel for the Nuland Guia Fleet to consume for a year, as well as hundreds of thousands of tons of ammunition and other supplies.

If anything, Jumbo Harbour is perhaps the most fortified military port in the entire Guia Ocean.

The reason is also very simple, to the east of Treasure Harbor, Nuland mainland is thousands of kilometers away, and Treasure Harbor is the only natural harbor in the Middle East Hope.

This is not only the base camp of the Nuland Navy, but also the necessary place to attack the Newland mainland.

As long as the treasure port is held, the local security can be assured.

In addition, after the Battle of the Northwest and Guia Seas, the Nuland Navy greatly increased its emphasis on major military bases such as ports.

Nowhere is this more evident than in tactical deployment.

In order to prevent a sneak attack, the Nuland Navy insisted on deploying warships according to the principle of decentralization.

For example, before going to Fanyanyang, the home port of the "Endeavour" was the port of Jotun south of the Howaii Islands, and it did not even return to the port of Jumbo during this period.

In addition, the Endeavour will not stay for more than 10 days at a time.

If, during this period, the Imperial Navy's task force had already left the port and could reach the Middle East Ocean, the stationing time of the "Endeavour" would have been further shortened.

For the most part, Jumbo Harbour was a transit port, and it mainly served transport ships and escort warships that followed the fleet.

As for the main warships, they either operated in the open sea, or went to other ports to rest.

It can be seen that a sneak attack on Treasure Harbor can at most weaken the combat effectiveness of the Nuland Navy, especially the ability to sustain operations, and cannot achieve the goal of destroying the Nuland fleet in one fell swoop

Because it is impossible to obtain sea supremacy once and for all through sneak attacks, it does not make much sense.

According to Bai Zhizhan, Nitsu is afraid that the Imperial Navy will attack Treasure Harbor.

After the Battle of the Guia, the Imperial Navy has been sending submarines to monitor Treasure Harbor.

At any given time, there will always be 2 or 3 ocean-going submarines of the Imperial Navy outside Treasure Harbor, whose first task is to monitor the ships entering and leaving Treasure Harbor.

After discovering a large battleship, a telegram must be sent as soon as possible.

In less than half a year, 13 ocean-going submarines went missing in the Middle East Ocean, and at least five were sunk by the Nuland anti-submarine warfare ship near Jumbo Harbour.

In fact, in the submarine forces, missing is equivalent to being sunk.

So far, not a single submarine of the Imperial Navy has managed to approach Jumbo Harbor, and all of them have been exposed dozens of kilometers away from Jumbo Harbor.

The anti-submarine defense is so tight that it is preventing a sneak attack.

In fact, this is also reflected in the intelligence aspect.

In Zheng Jiangming's words, maybe in a few months, don't think about getting first-hand information related to Jumbo Harbor in time.

The reason is that the spy personnel lurking on the Khowaii Islands, especially Honu Island, have been exposed one after another, and there are not even a few narrow-minded intelligence agents left who plotted rebellion.

Although information related to Treasure Harbor can be obtained indirectly through other channels, there will definitely be delays, and the timeliness will not be too good.

Either way, there's not much value in sneaking up on Jumbo Harbour.

Zhou Yongtao's proposal also reminded Bai to stop the war.

Even if you don't have a sneak attack, you can take advantage of it.

Make a fuss about the surprise attack on Treasure Harbor, let the Nuland Navy divide the forces, divert the Nuland fleet, or decide the time and place of the decisive battle of the fleet.

If a decisive battle of the fleet is inevitable, it must be fought at a time and place of its choosing.

All in all, Bai Zhizhan asked Zhou Yongtao to go to Zheng Jiangming and discuss this bold idea with the people of the Sixth Bureau.

In the end, Bai Zhizhan gave Liu Changxun a positive answer.

As long as the combat operation begins in June, and there is intelligence that the two fleet aircraft carriers of the Nuland Navy are still under repair in the shipyard, then four large aircraft carriers will be enough, and three fleet aircraft carriers can be sent to Fanyan Ocean to launch a combat operation against Socotra Island at the same time as the advance into Posha Bay.

After the main battle force was determined, Bai Zhizhan began to draw up a detailed battle plan.

At this time, Li Mingbo had already returned to the naval headquarters.

This was also the first time he returned to the naval headquarters before he went to Fanyanyang last year to pick up the battleship Fernandes.

He was followed back by the officers and men of the 11th Task Force Command.

It's just that these officers and soldiers did not come to the imperial capital, and all of them went to the port of Matsuqiao to participate in the acceptance test of four large aircraft carriers to adapt to the new environment.

To say, Li Mingbo really helped a lot.

Liu Changxun recruited Li Mingbo back, just to let him share his worries about the Bai Zhi War.

In Liu Changxun's words, Li Mingbo has always been Bai Zhizhan's deputy, so it is his job to help Bai Zhizhan solve problems.

To be chief of staff is to do these things well.

After entering the planning stage, it is necessary to carry out relevant preparations simultaneously, especially the deployment of troops and the delivery of war materials to the front line.

These are all trivial tasks that require a lot of energy.

It's not that Bai Zhizhan can't do it, but after worrying about these things, he doesn't have the energy to think about other problems.

Obviously, Li Mingbo does not need to think about other issues.

To put it mildly, don't say half of the achievements of Bai Zhizhan, at least a small half belongs to Li Mingbo.

According to rumors within the navy, Li Mingbo has always been the best green leaf of the imperial navy, and what he sets off is the beautiful flower of Bai Zhizhan.

At the fleet headquarters, Li Mingbo was also given the nickname of "Master of Praise".

Whether it is in the Imperial Navy or looking at the whole world, Li Mingbo is a deputy who works hard and can do everything, and I really can't find a few.

In terms of personal ability, Li Mingbo is definitely not as good as Bai Zhizhan, or even as good as Zhou Yongtao.

But in terms of importance, Li Mingbo can at least rank after Bai Zhizhan and definitely ahead of Zhou Yongtao.

In Bai Zhizhan's words, without Zhou Yongtao, he could command the fleet to fight, if there was no Li Mingbo, he would have to find another chief of staff.

It was in this way that in the next two months, Bai Zhizhan was able to devote his energy elsewhere.

To say, his name is to solve problems for Liu Changxun.

Even before Li Mingbo came back, Bai Zhizhan's energy was also at the strategic level, but there were not too many trivial matters at that time, and ordinary affairs were overtaken by Zhou Yongtao, so it would not have much impact on him, allowing him to spend more time on the side of the naval command.

In March, to be precise, from the end of March to mid-April, the most critical thing was actually the operation of the Riman army and the Raleigh army to march into the Xuan Continent.