Early the next morning, Bai Zhizhan went to the naval headquarters.

To his surprise, Liu Xiangzhen had rushed back overnight.

The two went to see Liu Changxun together, and Liu Changxun threw the question directly in front of the two.

The navy's next mission was to attack Nanzhu and sweep the surrounding areas of the Yanhai Sea. The offensive was carried out in three directions, with the Army being responsible for the attack and occupation of the Toe Peninsula, and the Army could provide up to five infantry divisions and one air force in the battle against Nanzhu.

The main task of the Navy is on the Guia side.

That's right, it is to attack and occupy the island.

Although the Nanzhu side is also dominated by the navy, it is not Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen to worry about it, and Liu Changxun has already arranged for Liu Xiangdong to be in charge.

In this regard, Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen have no opinion.

The place where the two of them want to contribute is Guan Island.

"Let's talk about it, how this battle will be fought, and whether you are sure of it, how sure it is."

When he said this, Liu Changxun got up and walked towards the cupboard with a teacup.

Looking at his haggard appearance, he must have broken his heart these days.

There is nothing strange about it, there is only one fleet aircraft carrier left that can still be dispatched, and it is strange that Liu Changxun, commander-in-chief of the Navy, does not worry about it.

Losing the battle is nothing, and it affects the entire strategic plan, so it is not as simple as taking responsibility.

"Do you have to attack Guan Island at the same time?" The White Stop War broke the sinking.

"I also want to delay for a few months, until next year with four large aircraft carriers, Guan Dao is at our fingertips, but the current strategic situation does not allow us to delay until next year, we have to fight now, and we have to attack the South Pearl Kingdom at the same time as entering the North Malaysia Islands, and take Guan Dao in one fell swoop."

"Is this necessary?" Liu Xiangzhen obviously didn't react.

After coming over, Liu Changxun said: "We have won, but not a decisive victory, and the Nuland Navy still has one aircraft carrier left." According to Shousuke's meaning, we must use a battle to prove that we are the overlord of the Guia, and the participation of the Nuland Federation in the war will not change the overall situation. ”

"Isn't it enough to find a way to kill that aircraft carrier?" Bai Zhizhan spoke for the second time.

"If only it were that easy." Liu Changxun sighed and sat down before saying, "I received the news last night that the 'Endeavour' has arrived at Zhenbao Harbor, but it has not let the officers and soldiers leave the ship. After completing the resupply, it is likely that the ship will leave Treasure Harbor and go to the port of Jotun, more than 1,000 kilometers to the southwest, or go east to stand by. It is clear that the opportunity to sink this aircraft carrier will not be available in the short term. ”

"You mean, if we attack Guan Island, the Endeavour will come to the battle?" Liu Xiangzhen also raised a second question.

"Guandao is the most important strategic base of the Nuland Federation in the Guia Ocean, and it is also a transit point to connect with the Southern Pearl Kingdom and even to Lion Spring City. Unless ......"

"Unless the Nuland Federation intends to give up the Nanzhu Kingdom, it can only defend the island."

Liu Changxun nodded, indicating that Bai Zhizhan was not wrong, but he obviously misunderstood what Bai Zhizhan meant.

"With the current situation, the probability of the Nuland Federation giving up the South Pearl Kingdom is very high." Without waiting for Liu Changxun to speak, Bai Zhizhan continued, "Even if the Nuland Federation will not give up the island, it will still defend it, but it will only consume our time and troops, and will not send aircraft carriers to fight." If we really want to say it, I'm afraid that the Nuland Navy would like us to spend a few months and use a large number of troops to storm the island. ”

"Don't forget, there is also the Tuke Fortress to the south, which is controlled by the Eastern Satsui regime." Liu Xiangzhen added.

Bai Zhizhan nodded at him and didn't say much.

Originally built and operated by the Imperial Navy, the Fortress was captured by the Narrow Navy in the last Great War. It was also during the last Great War that the Nuland Navy captured Tube Island. Because the North Malaysia Islands in the north were also seized by the Narrow Navy, in order to ensure the unimpeded shipping route to the South Pearl Kingdom, the Nuland Navy spent a lot of resources to build the island into a military fortress in the Guia Ocean after the end of the war.

"So, you two are on the same page."

Liu Changxun is not wrong, on the issue of whether to attack Guandao, the position of the two is indeed the same, that is, both of them believe that attacking Guandao is of little significance.

As Liu Xiangzhen said, the Tuke fortress in the south has a similar strategic value to Guan Dao.

In other words, even if the island is abandoned, the Nuland Navy will be able to rely on the Tuke Fortress to maintain the route to the South Pearl Kingdom.

Will it take a few more months to storm the fortress?

If you really want to toss like this, I'm afraid that by this time next year, you won't be able to go out of the West.

But the question is, can you not fight the island?

Or can it be bypassed?

The answer is clearly no.

A few months earlier, the Sixth Bureau had provided a very reliable piece of information that the Nuland Navy had delivered enough fuel and food to the garrison for more than half a year.

Shortly thereafter, the Nuland Navy also deployed more than 100 combat planes to Guan Dao, and at any time they could send additional combat planes to Guan Dao through Transit Island and Wei Dao.

Because Nuland had a large number of transport aircraft, it was able to airlift troops to the island after the outbreak of war.

In this way, the defenders of the island, especially those combat aircraft, are a great threat in themselves.

As long as it detoured south and avoided the Imperial Navy's patrol aircraft deployed in the Volcanic Islands, the Nuland Navy could also use aircraft carriers to replenish the islands with fighter jets. If it is supplemented by carrier-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier does not need to get close to Guan Dao, and sails to the sea area 1,000 kilometers away from Guan Dao.

Tactically, it was difficult to stop the Nuland Navy from increasing its forces on the island.

Even if shore-based aviation is not taken into account, the "Katerina" patrol aircraft deployed on Guan Island are a huge threat to the Imperial Navy.

The presence of these patrol aircraft makes the Imperial fleet more cautious when going out of the Guia, and its whereabouts may be exposed at any time.

All in all, Guan Dao is a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the Imperial Navy, and it must be eliminated as soon as possible.

To put it another way, the tube island is more like a piece of chicken ribs that must be swallowed.

The key is, how to fight!

Storm?

Definitely not, not to mention that there is only one aircraft carrier now, even if there are two aircraft carriers, there is not much certainty.

What's more, the Nuland Navy has one fleet aircraft carrier left. If the Imperial Navy sends an aircraft carrier task force to attack the island, the Nuland Navy will have a chance to take advantage of it.

As long as a fierce battle situation is formed, the Imperial Navy will inevitably be difficult to take care of.

Slowly?

More unrealistic.

Liu Changxun said at the beginning that attacking Guan Island was Xue Yuan's intention, and it was related to the overall strategic situation, so there was no room for negotiation at all.

If he could figure it out slowly, he would not call Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen back.

The key is still related to the overall strategic situation, which can be said to affect the whole body. If the island cannot be taken down, combat operations in other directions will also be implicated.

Ask the Army to help?

Obviously, this kind of combat operation for isolated islands, the army really can't help much.

If it can't get the sea power, the army can only watch the excitement, and if it wins the sea power, the Marine Corps can do it.

In addition, the army is actually not very good at landing operations against small islands, and when it comes to cooperating with the fleet, the degree of tacit understanding is certainly not as good as that of the marines.

Until noon, the three of them did not say why.

After lunch, Liu Changxun left the naval headquarters with the two of them and went to the residence of the first assistant, so that they could explain the situation directly to Xue Yuanzheng.