Finally, a telegram was sent from the command of the Navy.

Shousuke has already agreed in principle to provide impermanence assistance to the Riman Navy after the completion of the combat operation of attacking the transit island, and through the Republic of There, send a group of engineers and technicians to the Riman Empire to help the Riman Navy build two more fast battleships of the same class. After opening up the sea routes, it will also consider helping the Manman Navy build fleet aircraft carriers through technical assistance.

Obviously, this was done in order to stabilize the Riman Empire.

According to the battle report received before, even if the "Prime Minister" returned to Lion Spring City, it would be difficult to repair, I am afraid that it will stay in the dockyard until the end of the war, or after opening up the sea route, it will find a way to send it back to the Empire and be repaired by the shipyard of Birdman.

In any case, it's a troublesome matter, don't get any hope out of the "Prime Minister".

If anything, the Imperial Navy would certainly not repair this battleship.

As mentioned earlier, there are no matching parts, and there are differences in industry standards, which makes repairs more difficult than rebuilding.

In addition, the Imperial Navy did not lack fast battleships.

Even if 2 "North Stream" class ships lose their combat effectiveness, the Imperial Navy now has 8 fast battleships available, and only 7 aircraft carriers that need cover. By the time large cruisers are put into service, it is no longer necessary to send fast battleships to provide air defense cover for aircraft carriers. Besides, the application for the construction of the third, that is, after the "South Zhuhai", the first type of post-treaty type fast battleship in the true sense of the word has been approved.

Both in terms of quality and quantity, the fast battleships of the Imperial Navy far surpassed the Nuland Navy.

Sending 2 ships of the "Asahimi" class to the Riman Navy will not have a serious impact on the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Navy.

In fact, these two battleships did not participate in the battle to attack the transit island, and they have been playing soy sauce in the rear all the time.

To be said, the four "South Zhuhai" class ships that were incorporated into the support fleet were also basically playing soy sauce, and most of the time they were patrolling in the northeast direction of the transit island.

All in all, the Imperial authorities have done their best to stabilize the Empire.

Clearly, this situation cannot be sustained forever.

The topic of discussion quickly fell to practical issues.

Can the transit island be captured at the end of August, that is, in more than one month?

Not to mention other staff officers, even Lian Xusheng, who has always been optimistic, and several generals of the Marine Corps feel that this is almost impossible.

By now, the battle on the transit island has long since turned into a battle.

To put it mildly, every step forward comes at a huge cost.

The point is that in the face of the underground fortifications built by the Nuland army, the Imperial Marines did not have the right weapons to speed up the attack.

In addition, the Nuland Army has been transporting personnel and supplies to the transit island at night with speedboats, destroyers and patrol aircraft.

Although the supplies provided were not much, they greatly encouraged the officers and men of the defenders.

In the words of the Marine Corps generals, without assistance from the rear, the morale of the officers and men of the defenders of the transit island would have collapsed long ago.

Previously, on the island, the Nuland army was quickly defeated after the support was cut off.

Although arrangements were made for the support fleet to maneuver cruisers and destroyers to the east of the Transit Island at night to intercept the ships of the Nuland Navy, the effect was minimal and heavy losses were suffered, with three light cruisers and six destroyers being sunk by enemy ships in the night battle.

If you want to say it, it's actually that there are not enough troops.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the fact that the task force is not able to fight at night, and the fear that the fast battleships will be attacked by enemy ships in night battles.

However, the real reason lies on the islands to the east.

It was at this time that Zhou Yongtao once again put forward a proposal that had been vetoed by Bai Zhizhan before.

That's right, it's a sneak attack on Jumbo Harbor!

Although almost all the ships and patrol planes that go to the transit island at night come from the adjacent islands to the east, no one can deny that Jumbo Harbor is the key to guarding the transit island. Without the support of Jumbo Harbor, the Nuland forces on the small islands east of the Transit Island would have nothing to fear.

If you really want to be able to paralyze Jumbo Harbor, it will be easy to take the transit island!

But is it that easy to sneak up on Jumbo Harbor?

Only 4 aircraft carriers, even large ones, need to launch at least 2 waves of air strikes to be sure of temporarily paralyzing the Treasure Harbor.

To completely paralyze the Treasure Harbor, it is necessary to launch 3 or even 4 air strikes.

The key is to achieve the suddenness of the campaign.

In the event of a strong attack, at least 4 large aircraft carriers are needed.

In addition, the Nuland Navy has definitely stepped up its defenses.

If nothing else, at the beginning of July, the Sixth Bureau received information that the Nuland Navy had withdrawn all the large warships deployed in Treasure Harbor.

So, what's the point of a sneak attack on Jumbo Harbour?

Because the Khowaii Islands are a must-defend place, there is no room for maneuver, so after the collapse of Jumbo Harbor, the Nuland Navy will inevitably establish other military bases in the eastern part of the islands.

Crucially, the islands in the eastern part of the archipelago are large enough to have enough places to build ports and airports.

Of course, it is also possible to deploy enough combat troops and hoard enough combat materials.

According to the information provided by the Sixth Bureau, the Nuland Army Air Corps alone has deployed 3,000 combat aircraft in the Khowaii Islands, most of them on the eastern islands.

Counting the shore-based aviation of the Navy, there must be more than 5,000 combat aircraft on the Khowaii Islands.

Even if the Treasure Harbor is paralyzed, it may not make the Nuland Navy incapacitated.

What's more, the port of Jotun is just south of the Treasure Harbor, where hundreds of warships can be deployed.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan did not immediately veto Zhou Yongtao's proposal this time.

Although the actual value of a sneak attack on Treasure Harbor is not great, it can attract the enemy's attention and force the enemy to divide his forces.

Also, isn't the Nuland army desperately defending the Transit Island just to cover Treasure Harbor?

Not to mention anything else, the heavy bombers deployed on the transit island can fly directly to Jumbo Harbor, so the imperial ** team can deal with the Nuland army in the eastern part of the archipelago through strategic bombing after capturing the transit island, thus greatly reducing the difficulty of attacking and occupying the Khowaii Islands.

The key question is, can the Nuland authorities be convinced that the Imperial Navy will attack Jumbo Harbor directly?

It was with this in mind that the White Stop War allowed the topic to continue, and the staff officers discussed whether it was feasible to paralyze the Treasure Harbor through a sneak attack.

The first thing to determine is actually the risk.

Unfortunately, it was this question that directly rejected this proposal.

Regardless of the method, as soon as the Nuland army is in combat readiness, the task force will be discovered from 1,500 kilometers away.

Not to mention that there are only 4 large aircraft carriers, even if there are 8 or even 12, it is difficult to succeed in a sneak attack.

If anything, the attack on Jumbo Harbour was definitely a vicious battle that could not be taken shortly.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan did not make a decision immediately.

The reason is also very simple, he didn't think about going to attack Jumbo Harbor, but was just discussing the relevant situation.

If the Nuland Navy concludes that the Imperial fleet will attack Treasure Harbor, will it use heavy forces to defend the port?

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

From another point of view, forcing the Liang Xia Navy to attack Zhenbao Harbor is also the only way for the Nuland Navy to turn defeat into victory without fleet aircraft carriers. 8)