After a few simple words, Bai Zhizhan asked everyone to do the right thing.

Of course, Li Mingbo stayed.

The fleet had just left the anchorage, and there would be nothing important in the next few hours, and there would be no need for Li Mingbo to command the bridge to guard.

"The news is beginning to be received, and the landing fleet is also starting to prepare, and it will leave after dawn."

Bai Zhizhan nodded and said, "Tell Li Jie that you don't have to dare to have time, just act according to the plan." ”

"Don't worry, he's not Jin Hong."

Hearing Li Mingbo say this, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Li Jie is indeed reliable, but if you really want to say rest assured, Bai Zhizhan can't do it yet.

Although according to the plan, at least five days were to be reserved for the task force to seize sea and air supremacy and complete the firepower preparations before landing, due to speed restrictions, the landing fleet had to set off with the task force and then gradually distance itself from the task force during the voyage.

When it came to the stage of landing operations, the landing fleet commanded by Li Jie was the absolute main force.

Although in the original plan, only six "Longxing" class battleships and more than 20 cruisers and destroyers were incorporated into the landing fleet, and their main task was to provide artillery support for the landing force and not to undertake the fleet's combat missions, when drawing up a detailed battle plan, Bai Zhizhan adjusted the troop deployment and tactical arrangements, and incorporated all four "Nanzhuhai" class fast battleships into the landing fleet.

Of course, 4 fast battleships will not be transferred to the landing fleet until after the start of the landing operation.

In addition, it will be integrated into a support fleet consisting of four small aircraft carriers and two Asahimi-class ships.

That is to say, as long as it enters the stage of landing operations, the landing fleet will become the main force, and Li Jie will be the protagonist, and Bai Zhi will have to stand aside.

"Any idea what I'm worried about?"

After Bai Zhizhan asked, Li Mingbo only smiled.

"So far, we haven't received any news related to Spu, and the two small aircraft carriers also disappeared more than half a month ago."

"Maybe, we'll get the news later."

"You can think so, and if I think so too, defeat is not far away."

When Bai Zhizhan said this, Li Mingbo didn't know how to answer.

"I wouldn't have any doubt that we could fool other people with these tricks, but I don't believe that we could fool Spu and Nitz." Bai Zhizhan paused slightly, did not wait for Li Mingbo to speak, and continued: "At the strategic level, we will give up the march into the southwest and the Guia Ocean, directly attack the Howaii Islands, and there is not much secret to capture Midway Island first. ”

"That's just strategy."

"All combat operations at the tactical level are in the service of achieving strategic objectives."

Li Mingbo pursed his mouth and said that he didn't say anything.

"It can be said that as long as Spu and Niz grasp this point, then no matter what tricks they play, they will not believe that we are going to attack the Isle of Wai. As long as it is determined that we will go to the transit island, Niz will definitely deploy 2 small aircraft carriers to the northeast of the transit island. ”

"Sneak up on us while we're attacking Transit Island?"

Bai Zhizhan nodded, and continued: "Don't forget, there are hundreds of long-range bombers on the transit island, and dozens of long-range patrol planes that are more threatening. ”

"We've been thinking about this for a long time, so what's there to worry about?"

"Considering that it does not mean that a solution has been found."

Hearing Bai Zhizhan say this, Li Mingbo couldn't help but sigh secretly.

When formulating a battle plan, to be precise, determining tactics, the main consideration is whether or not you can launch an attack before it is discovered.

Fundamentally, that is, the combat radius of carrier-based aircraft.

According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, the Nuland Navy relies on more than 100 B-17s and dozens of PBY planes to discover the task force within 1,500 kilometers. Theoretically, there is a high probability that the task force will be discovered at a distance of 2,000 kilometers from the transit island.

For carrier-based aircraft, this is clearly a distance that cannot be crossed.

Now, you have to rely on aircraft carriers.

According to the plan drawn up by Zhou Yongtao, the task force can sprint at full speed at night and sail about 500 kilometers, thus shortening the combat radius of carrier-based aircraft to 1,000 kilometers. If you can sprint at full speed on the first afternoon, you can shorten the distance by more than 200 kilometers.

In fact, it is enough to shorten it to 1000 kilometers.

Carrying 250 kg of bombs and taking off with overload, the combat radius of the "Suzaku" and "Thunderbolt" can reach 1,000 kilometers.

In addition, the "Roaring Sky" can also fly up to 1,000 kilometers away to carry out a 15-minute air combat mission in a state of air supremacy.

If it can be shortened to 750 kilometers, the "Suzaku" and "Thunderbolt" can be hung with 500 kg of bombs.

Tactically, as long as the first wave of attacks is successfully launched, after paralyzing the airfield on the transit island, the task force can be brought close to launch an attack.

Of course, only one task force can be used from the beginning to the end, so that the other task force can be kept hidden.

The key is whether the two carrier-based aviation wings of a task force can completely paralyze the airfields on the transit island in the first two waves of attacks.

To this end, Zhou Yongtao organized the staff officers of the headquarters and conducted several war games.

It turned out that, with the right tactical arrangements, two carrier-based aviation wings were sufficient to complete the raid and paralyze the airfield on the transit island with two waves of bombardment.

It's just that you have to give it your all.

This means that when striking the transit island, the task force will not be able to perform any other mission.

This is the key reason for the need for joint operations of the two task forces.

A task force launched a surprise attack on the transit island, while another task force provided cover in the rear.

If other threats are not taken into account, there is nothing wrong with this combat plan.

Unfortunately, there are other threats that must be taken into account.

As Bai Zhizhan said, those two small aircraft carriers have disappeared for more than half a month, and Spu has not shown up, I am afraid that the Nuland Navy has already been in full battle.

Then, when bombing the transit island, there is a high probability that it will be attacked.

If anything, it is not difficult to guess that the Imperial Navy is about to attack the Transit Island, and do not expect deception to be of much use.

In the end, it's definitely going to be a tough battle!

Obviously, this is the reason why Bai Zhizhan is now frowning.

If you know where Spu is, and fight with Spu, you will never have the slightest worry about stopping the war.

But now, I don't even know where Spu is.

This situation is almost the same as before the Battle of the Northwest and Guia, except that the two sides have exchanged positions.

Li Mingbo knew what Bai Zhizhan was worried about, but he didn't know how to enlighten him, after all, when it came to the decisive battle of the fleet, he, the chief of staff, didn't have much say in it.

Perhaps, doing your part well is the greatest help.

The overseer Bai Zhizhan finished the supper, and Li Mingbo left the restaurant.

Outside, on the flight deck, the aviation crew was already busy. The first batch of carrier-based aircraft, scheduled to take off before dawn, have been sent to the flight deck and are making preparations for takeoff, and several of them are in front of and behind the island to test whether the engines can work properly.

The fleet has already departed, and as long as there are no accidents, six days later, on June 28, it will reach the vicinity of the transit island, and then dispatch carrier-based aircraft to attack.

Hope all the best!