To the west of the strait, on the battleship "Longxing".

After nightfall, Gui Boyong came to the commander's bridge. Although he had received the promotion order more than ten days ago, put on the third general star, and became a vice admiral of the Imperial Navy, Gui Boyong did not forget his identity, let alone feel fluttering because he sat in the position of commander of the home fleet.

Isn't it the commander, isn't it the same?

Over the years, the person Gui Boyong admires the most is not He Yongxing, but Bai Zhizhan, especially in these days, in this naval battle.

In the past, Gui Boyong felt that Bai Zhizhan was very self-motivated and a young man full of energy.

After this battle, Gui Boyong was surprised to find that Bai Zhizhan not only had "self-motivation" and "drive", but also more valuable things.

Over the past two decades, this more valuable quality has been overshadowed by the fighting spirit that has been shown.

That's right, it's "courage".

It is not the "courage" of "courage without strategy", but the "courage" of "wisdom and bravery".

It can also be said to be the courage that comes from self-confidence.

In the past, in the eyes of others, Bai Zhizhan's "wise" side, that is, "wisdom" and "reason", was more dazzling

This time, it showed the "brave" side.

It's just daring!

Who would dare to take two aircraft carriers and more than a hundred carrier-based aircraft, and only be accompanied by six destroyers?

Don't talk about others, replace it with Liu Xiangzhen, does he dare?

In fact, over the past two decades, White has shown similar courage many times.

What makes Gui Boyong sigh is that in many cases, Bai Zhizhan has no choice, or he is forced by the situation to take risks.

Of course, it is often not the opponents and enemies who persecute him, but the comrades in the rear.

Take this battle as an example, if Liu Xiangzhen hadn't stopped on the night of the 26th, would Bai Zhizhan need to venture deep into the West and East on the 27th?

With the support of the special task force, the White Stop War could completely stay near Ashishima and dispatch carrier-based aviation to take out the two main teams.

For this reason, Gui Boyong has been secretly praying, hoping that Bai Zhizhan will not be unlucky, even if he does not catch the fighter, he can return safely.

It's just that now, what Gui Boyong has to do is not to sigh in vain, but to help Bai stop the war.

Yesterday, to be precise, on the night of the 26th, after receiving the news from the Southern Fleet Command that the special task force had turned to sail westward, He Yongxing made a bold judgment that Bai Zhizhan would definitely enter the Guia Ocean ahead of schedule and would not stay in the south of the Ashishima Strait and wait for opportunities. Next, He Yongxing sent a telegram to Gui Boyong, asking him to control the speed and send out two fast battleships at the same time.

Since then, this speculation has become a fact.

But the problem was that the Third Air Task Force kept silent on the radio, and the two fast battleships under the command of Li Jie and Jin Hong ran away in vain.

By the early hours of this morning, the situation had become complicated.

Bai Zhizhan was so bold that he dared to send four heavy cruisers providing air defense cover, as well as four light cruisers responsible for perimeter vigilance, to the Shuangche Strait.

This means that only six destroyers remain to provide direct cover for the two "Imperial Capital" classes.

The destroyer's anti-aircraft fire was nothing at all, and there was no vital radar, so if the Third Air Task Force revealed its whereabouts and was hit, it would inevitably be completely destroyed. At that time, not to mention Gui Boyong and He Yongxing, the king of heaven and Lao Tzu will not be able to save Bai Zhizhan.

It was at this time that He Yongxing once again made adjustments to the deployment.

At his request, Liu Changxun ordered the postponement of the march into the Watchman Strait and the seizure of the Sadou Islands in the north and south. It's only one day, but it's very important. Next, He Yongxing gave Gui Boyong an order to advance towards the Watcher Strait as originally planned.

What do you mean?

That's right, it is to fight into the Guia Ocean when necessary, and respond to the white end of the war.

Even if you don't know where Bai Zhizhan is, as long as Gui Boyong arrives with the four battleships of the home fleet, the narrow navy will definitely greet him grandly.

Of course, it's not wrong to say that you are parrying with all your might.

This move is actually to attract firepower.

Who would have thought that during the daytime today, the elusive Third Air Task Force once again caught the Navy by surprise.

When he received the news of the destruction of the Third Air Force, Gui Boyong immediately thought that it was time for Bai Zhizhan to go home.

Only, the problem arises.

The Third Air Task Force is in the Guia Ocean, and on the way back, there is the second main force of the permanent fleet, and even the first main force under the direct command of Takano. If you don't go through the Watcher Strait, you can only go south, which is equivalent to taking the initiative to send it to the front of the gun port in Takaya.

The key is that Takano will definitely not let go of the white stop war.

After a few days of fighting, didn't Takano know that it was Bai Zhizhan who was commanding the Third Air Task Force, and that the Third Air Task Force had entered the Guia Ocean?

If he knew, would he do it?

Don't look at the Third Air Task Force's consecutive victories, but after two days of fierce fighting, it is already the end of the crossbow.

Gui Boyong also personally estimated the fuel surplus of the Third Air Task Force, and the results can be said to be very unoptimistic, and Bai Zhizhan will be able to hang out for a few days at most. If it does not return to Xuhai before the arrival of the New Year, it is very likely that the Third Air Task Force will run out of fuel on the way back.

When the "waves" get up, a few days will pass in a blink of an eye.

From Gui Boyong's point of view, the situation is actually clear at a glance.

Takano will do his best to find and destroy the Third Air Task Force, and it will inevitably be wiped out. After losing most of the carrier-based aircraft, the only option was to rely on speed to break through and remain concealed throughout the whole process. If you have to be exposed, you have to put it off as long as you can.

How can I help Bai Zhiwar?

The solution, in fact, is very simple.

In the Watcher Strait, the third air task force must pass through the place to go home, fight fiercely, and teach the narrow navy how to be a man with his fists.

It would be great if you could defeat the enemy's arrogance and let Takano run away.

Even if you can't, that's okay.

The more fierce the home fleet made trouble on this side of the Watcher Strait, the more enemies it attracted, the fewer warships Takano could use to search for and attack the Third Air Task Force, and the more loopholes there were in the containment of the Third Air Task Force, and the easier it was to find a gap to break through the battle.

It was in this way that in the afternoon, the home fleet sang all the way, as if it was afraid that no one would know, and swaggered towards the Watchman's Strait.

In fact, that is, every half hour, a telegram was sent by long-wave radio to report the whereabouts of the fleet.

In order to ensure that they were intercepted by the listening stations of the Narrow Navy, the telegrams were sent by the "Longjiang" and had to be sent several times each time.

In the evening, while having dinner, Gui Boyong gave an order to prepare for battle, so that all the battleships were in combat state, and prepared for a decisive battle of the fleet at night.

Enemy?

It's just across the strait, and it's coming this way!

"Report to the commander, the lookout reports the presence of an unknown ship ahead, suspected to be a battleship of the Sagai Navy."

When the staff officer shouted loudly, Gui Boyong involuntarily shivered a few times, and then turned around and nodded to the combat staff officer who was looking at him.

Now that it's here, let's start fighting! d