Interestingly, at this all-military banquet, no one discussed combat-related issues.

If you want to say anything, there is no need to discuss it.

Before attending the banquet, Bai Zhizhan had already received a telegram from the Navy Command.

Combat operations in Lu Xinhai will continue, but with Liu Xiangzhen as the commander-in-chief, Bai Zhizhan will return to the empire in the near future.

In addition, Liu Xiangzhen has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy.

What was left for the White Cease-War was the throne of Commander-in-Chief of the Guia Side.

In addition, in addition to the 12th Task Force, which was officially renamed the 31st Task Force after the establishment of the Sunset Ocean Fleet, the Imperial Navy will also send 4 small aircraft carriers over to form a task force to serve as the main force in the direction of Lu Xinhai.

This arrangement was to allow Bai Zhizhan to lead the 11th Task Force back to the Guia Ocean.

At that time, in addition to the two large aircraft carriers and the three fleet aircraft carriers, there will be at least eight small aircraft carriers on the Guia side.

In another six months, it is expected that 4 more large aircraft carriers will be added.

Now these forces are also capable of launching combat operations against the Khowaii Islands.

According to the arrangements of the Navy Command, the focus on the west still needs to be focused in the near future.

The imperial authorities, to be precise, Xue Yuanzheng had sent an envoy plenipotentiary to the Republic of There to discuss with the leaders of There about leasing the military base.

Because the Imperial Navy has only opened up the route to Luxinhai and has been able to provide various assistance to the Republic of There, including equipment, by sea, the There authorities have no reason to refuse to provide military bases to the Empire, that is, to support the Empire's dispatch of troops to Mohai.

In this way, the next step is to send a fleet to the Mohai Sea.

From the overall strategic point of view, it is only when it attacks the Mohai Sea and achieves a decisive victory in the direction of the Luosha Federation that the Imperial Navy will turn its focus elsewhere.

Obviously, this is a prerequisite for sending troops to attack the Khowaii Islands.

Waiting for a few months is not necessarily a bad thing, at least a few large aircraft carriers can be added.

On Lu Xinhai's side, there is no need to take action.

The Royal Navy's last fleet carrier, the Ark Royal, has been badly damaged and will not be repaired until a few months at the earliest.

The Nuland Navy does not have aircraft carriers available for the time being, and even if there is, for example, the "Ethiopia" will be sent here in advance.

It can be seen that it is impossible for the alliance group to launch a counterattack in the direction of Lu Xinhai in the short term.

Without sea supremacy, the attack on Malta would certainly have ended in failure.

If anything, the alliance group switched from attack to defense in time, withdrew its precious forces, and perhaps had some hope, that is, to hold the Telok fortress.

If you still don't admit defeat and continue to fight in Malta, I'm afraid that in the end, you will even lose the Telok Fortress.

At this point, let alone the Newland Federation, even if God comes, it will not be able to save the Bran Kingdom.

From this point of view, the defeat of the Bran Kingdom is actually an inevitable result.

There will definitely be a chance to retake Malta and take Telok Fortress, but there are no insurmountable obstacles, and it is not wrong to say that it is easy to say.

According to the arrangement of the naval command, it was still necessary to carry out an operation in the direction of Malta, send the mixed fleet to seize sea and air supremacy, open the route to the Raleigh Kingdom, and cheer up the Raleigh Navy, so that it could send out the fleet that was cowering in the harbor.

Even a walk around the harbor is proof of its existence.

This move was mainly to maintain the unity of the Entente group and avoid the extremes of the Manman Empire.

If you want to say, this is also Bai Zhizhan's last action on Lu Xinhai's side.

Because he already knew that Bai Zhizhan was about to return to the Guia Ocean, and the naval command had also issued personnel orders, when making arrangements, Liu proposed to Allah that Bai Zhizhan still commanded the operation to march into the Raleigh Kingdom, and he led the 12th Task Force to follow behind.

In this regard, Bai Zhizhan did not be polite to Liu Xiangzhen.

In Li Mingbo's words, after going back this time, what awaits Bai will be the vast Guia Ocean, and I am afraid that there will be no chance to return to Lu Xinhai until the end of the war.

Two days later, on January 15, the two task forces left Alexandria and set out for the Kingdom of Raleigh.

It is said that it is a march, but it is more like an armed trip.

Before reaching the middle of the land center and joining up with the warships sent by the Raleigh Navy, the only threat encountered was an underwater target that appeared to be a Bran submarine.

Because the accompanying destroyer arrived in time, the unidentified submarine did not get a chance to sneak attack.

Although it arrived off the coast of the Raleigh Kingdom on the afternoon of the 16th, it did not meet the fleet sent by the Raleigh Navy until the next morning.

In addition, Bai Zhizhan did not order the task force to enter Taranto, only the "Qinling" into the port.

The other warships, all remained in the open sea and remained in combat readiness.

The reason is that the fighting on the Maltese side is not over, and the land heart and sea fleet of the Royal Navy of Bran is still a big enough threat.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan also gave the Raleigh Kingdom enough face and followed the "Qinling" into the port.

This arrangement makes sense.

The "Qinling" is a full-time flagship, or the nominal flagship of the 11th Task Force, and the flag of the fleet commander is hoisted during the battle.

The flagship enters the port, and it is enough.

Interestingly, Bai Zhizhan did not go to the Raleigh Kingdom as the commander of the Imperial Navy's task force, using the identity of a member of the imperial family.

For this reason, Bai Zhizhan also specially changed into a royal dress.

This dress, which was customized after marrying Zhang Xiaoqing, is mainly used for various royal family external activities, but it has never been given similar opportunities.

If you want to say, this is the first time that Bai Zhizhan has visited another country as a member of the royal family since he went to the Kingdom of Gaoju.

Bai Zhizhan is a soldier, not a politician, let alone a diplomat, and even if he occasionally attends foreign affairs activities, he does so as a soldier.

For example, before the outbreak of the Great War, White Stopper participated in disarmament negotiations many times as a representative of the Imperial Navy, during which time he met Dunz and Spu, other outstanding talents of the Navy.

The one who went to Taranto to meet the White Ceasement was the crown prince of the Raleigh Kingdom, the Prince of Galilee.

This shows that the Raleigh Kingdom attaches great importance to the concubine of the Liang Xia Empire.

The point is that Bai Zhizhan is not a prince, and strictly speaking he is not the heir to the imperial throne, and his status is definitely under the crown prince.

If you want to say it, it's about the same as the duke of the Kingdom of Raleigh.

As for the reason, it couldn't be simpler.

Because of the two sides and three swords before, the Manman Empire and the Raleigh Kingdom have become the same passers-by, and it can even be said that they are tense. After the Bran Lu Xinhai fleet was defeated, the way to join the alliance group had been blocked, so the only thing that the Raleigh Kingdom could grasp now was the thigh of the Liang Xia Empire.

To put it bluntly, if they were disliked by the Liang Xia Empire, those in power who lived in Rome would probably not even know how to die!

To curry favor with the number one cadre of the Liang Xia Navy, or a member of the royal family of the Liang Xia Empire, it is a matter of course.

To put it mildly, in the eyes of those in power in Raleigh, Bai Zhizhan is the thigh that must be held and must not let go!

Of course, in the official propaganda, the Raleigh Kingdom has long said that Bai Zhizhan is an archangel sent by God to save the common people.