"If both sides are in a static situation, basically no one will do anything, we cannot cross the other side's multiple blockades to pose a threat to the enemy's sea transportation lines, and Germany and Austria do not even have this idea, if you want to use the Mediterranean theater as a breakthrough, then you must first let the opponent get up!" Facing the Allied fleet that shrunk like a turtle and defended itself, Lin Yongsheng also had to admit that there was almost no room to drill. If you only try to find a way in the Mediterranean, then the result is a dead end.

"Don't we still have at least one wing of aviation in Libya? The sea-based air wing that supports us in China is also stationed there, so what if we gather together and cooperate with the fleet to launch a surprise attack on the opponent's base? An Italian major general asked.

"Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800, maybe 900 or more, if we simply fight hard and take the initiative to attack, we don't have a chance. If we fail, we may be the first to collapse. Forget about the idea of taking the initiative to attack, the submarine forces and the light fleet forces have already tried many times under the cover of aviation, and they simply cannot penetrate several layers of the opponent's cordon. Tycho rejected with a wry smile.

According to the internal agreement between China and the Entente, the Volunteer Air Corps, composed of the United States and France, together with the Italian Air Force, was responsible for air defense operations in northern Italy. The Chinese Volunteer Aviation Corps was responsible for defending the Mediterranean Sea and Libya with the Italian Navy. Although the number is less than that of the United States and France, there is a naval wing throughout it, which can directly supplement the aircraft loss of the Italian Navy's aircraft carriers. This naval aviation wing, along with several other brigades, constituted the last reserve of the Italian Navy. It is obviously inappropriate for this precious force to be used in the direction of the opponent.

"General, the Turkish fleet has left the waters near my East African colony. They had moved south, but their lines of communication remained tightly defended, and they were covered by land-based aircraft from the Persian Gulf to the southern entrance to the Red Sea. And according to intelligence. Before entering the Red Sea, old combat ships will be arranged to escort the fleet, and if you look at it this way, even if Iyakino's fleet enters the northern Indian Ocean, it may not have much impact. A staff officer sent a piece of information.

"Two Sultans? That's an old comrade-in-arms, and we've fought side by side. After taking a look, Tycho joked with Lin Yongsheng next to him. These two battleships were also considered glorious in the 1st World War, participating in several naval battles. Although it can't be compared with a new warship at all, it is also a capital ship! Relying on the tonnage advantage to crush the current heavy cruisers is also handy! Let's not talk about artillery battles. Sicily and the Bora can't beat one of them together, as for the plane? How so? There are only a dozen bombers that not only cannot be loaded with torpedoes, but also bombs that can only be used with 250KG. An attack of this level is really nothing for a battleship! From this point of view, after the Turks sacrificed the old battleship escort method adopted by the British in history, the plan to let the Indian Ocean theater of operations attract counter-attention was completely frustrated!

"If the intelligence is good, the Red Sea is not included in the escort route of the Turkish capital ships. The deployment of the Allied land-based air forces was mainly based on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. There is no combat power deployed on the Red Sea coast. At this moment, a colonel of the Huaxia Air Force next to Lin Yongsheng pointed to the map and said.

"It's normal, we don't have any strong air power deployed in the East African colonies, so the other side has little air threat, and the Mediterranean Sea is a closed sea area, if two cruisers enter, it will undoubtedly be self-defeating, and a door will die. So there is no need for the other side to deploy aviation forces here. There is no need to deploy a fleet here, and perhaps the Turks have also laid mines here. If Iyakino had walked here, he might have run into a mine before he had even entered. Lin Yongsheng said. It was a distant relative of Deng Shichang who spoke just now, and I don't know why this guy did not choose the navy but the air force, which made Lao Deng very dissatisfied, and this time he came to Italy as an aviation staff officer.

"I mean, in that case, why don't we deploy an air force in your East African colonies? We did not have a difficult time in the past, the British are our friends, there is no problem with the whole territory of Guò Sudan, your country is not without airports in East Africa, if the British are willing to help, we can deploy a wing in East Africa without worrying about logistics and supplies. The entrance and exit of the Red Sea are so narrow, and there is no strong air force, we can lock this place as long as we go over, and if we can lay mines, the other side will not figure it out at night! Deng Song continued.

"This is a feasible solution, but it is much more difficult for the other side to deploy on the other side than ours, and the entire southern part of the Arabian Peninsula is a riverless area, and even the supply of fresh water is a problem. And although our East Africa is barren, we can still get some supplies from Sudan, plus some local stocks, and it is no problem to deploy a wing. An Italian naval officer agreed. And then the number of some East African airports was called up.

What is the strategy? The strategy is to choose the most beneficial for themselves and attack the most lethal place for the other party, and Deng Song's plan happened to be ruthless in the soft underbelly of the Allies, almost all of the maritime transportation of Austria-Hungary had to pass through the Red Sea, and if Germany did not want to detour to the Horn of Africa, I am afraid it could only take this road, so the safety of shipping in the Red Sea was a matter of great importance! If the Italian side deploys an air force here, it will undoubtedly be a sword of Damocles hanging over the head for Germany and Austria!

Ideas are good ideas, but if you take this step, how will the other person respond? The easiest way is to deploy aviation on the Red Sea coast, and although the Turkish Empire has territory on the Red Sea coast, it is really difficult to deploy a force large enough to suppress an air wing in that barren land, fuel, logistics, and even runways are a problem. But Tycho believed that if the Germans had to do it, they could do it.

"If we just deploy the air force in East Africa and do nothing else, I'm afraid this move will be a tactical victory at best. We can make the Germans uncomfortable in a short time, but the whole shape will not help, and sooner or later the northern front will collapse. And if it were to be redeployed, it would only be possible to draw troops from the air force now stationed in Sicily and Libya. In this case, our aviation will be weakened, and I am afraid that there will be no more spare strength to support the northern front! Tycho said calmly.

"Actually, I think that if we deploy an air force in East Africa, then time is on our side, Germany and Austria want to fight a low-cost war, although I don't know where their bottom line is, but considering that they even have the absolute main force such as the Imperial Air Force directly invested, this shows that the other side wants to end the war as much as possible, from the current point of view, the strength of the other side in the next month will only grow here, and the increase in their aviation strength during this period is supported by existing conditions, If they want to continue to increase their forces, or to project their aviation farther afield, they will have to build new infrastructure and logistical supply lines. This obviously takes quite a long time. By opening a new battlefield in the Indian Ocean, we would mean diluting the military presence of the Central Powers in the Mediterranean. And the other side must also do their best to break the situation when their military power is weakened, because the security of the Red Sea is too important to them! Lin Yongsheng's view was the opposite of Tycho's, and he believed that as long as this was deployed, then it would definitely be the Germans who would act first. And the other party will have a flaw when he moves! With flaws, you can act!

"But in this case, we will put in the last hole card, an air wing, counting the possible battle damage and various losses, we may throw away about 300 planes in East Africa! And that's only the number of planes that your country has begun to support us. And then there are more than 200 planes supported every month. In the Mediterranean, we have no reserves. At this point, Tycho paused, then drew a pencil on the map, and a black line connected Crete to Sicily. If I'm not mistaken, the other party's breakthrough point is entirely likely to choose us! Because we already have no reserves! And we're still the hub connecting the mainland and the colonies, and once it's cut off, it's all over! ”

In this case, the other party is very likely to take the initiative! This is our opportunity, back to the base and the opponent's fleet to fight, although after the withdrawal of a wing, our strength is greatly reduced, but the opponent must also draw the air force to the south, and they are still fighting away, our advantage will actually be greater! More importantly, we also have a naval aviation wing, which can be quickly replenished after the loss of carrier-based aircraft, and if necessary, our aircraft carriers can also put carrier-based aircraft into battle, but they just replace the Chinese livery on it with the Italian ones. Lin Yongsheng's words dispelled Tycho's last worries.

Although Huaxia sent a fleet to the Mediterranean, since the start of the Italian Civil War, Huaxia has not participated in actual combat except for escorting, which can be seen that Huaxia is still very afraid of using the fleet to directly engage in conflict with the other party! And this time, Huaxia expressed its willingness to invest in the naval aviation wing to support the operation of the Italian Navy, which added a naval aviation wing in vain! This will greatly offset the vacancies in the number of troops brought about by the southern transfer of part of the aviation forces!

"Since General Lin also thinks so, then let's plan it well and give the Allies a big gift!" Tycho finally agreed. The action is about to begin!

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976, hukaikaka for the tip~~~. (To be continued......)