Just like in the last war, at a critical moment, there was a problem with the allies.

The difference is that the last war was because of defeat, and this time it was because of victory.

Although the Newland Federation has not announced its surrender, in the current situation, after the surrender of the Kingdom of Bran, the Newland authorities have no choice.

Of course, there is also a Luosha Federation.

According to the news brought by Zheng Jiangming, when discussing the surrender of the Kingdom of Bran, the imperial authorities had reached a basic agreement with the Tauran Empire.

After the summer arrives, the two sides will jointly launch a strategic offensive on the mainland battlefield.

According to the preliminary negotiation results, the Liangxia Empire guaranteed that the troops invested no less than 4.5 million on the huge land battlefield, while the Tiaoman Empire guaranteed that the troops invest no less than 5.5 million on the eastern battlefield of the Western Continent. The key is that the actual control area after the war will be determined from the final front.

Simply put, the place where both sides meet is the boundary of the actual control area.

If the Luosha Federation announces surrender before the two sides meet, the middle line of the front line of both sides will be used as the boundary.

Because this involves the core interests of both parties, there is no problem of refusing to contribute.

In fact, it is through this agreement to ensure that when attacking the Luosha Federation, the Liangxia Empire and the Tiaoman Empire will do their best.

Here, a secret agreement that has existed for decades is involved.

Long before the outbreak of the last war, when the alliance was officially concluded, the supreme commander of both sides, the imperial emperor, made this secret alliance.

After defeating the common enemy, it was the Luosha Empire at that time and now the Luosha Federation, and will ensure that this common enemy no longer poses a threat through military occupation.

To put it into practice, it is actually to dismember it into several small countries.

Although the Allied Group failed to achieve the final victory in the last war, the main body of the Covenant was not changed, and the Covenant was still valid.

Obviously, after the war is over, the boundary line of the military fact-controlled area will become national borders.

The Tiaoman Empire has no worries, and the Liangxia Empire is even more ready to go. Is there any possibility that the Luosha Federation will persist until the beginning of next spring?

Then, the Newland Federation may announce its surrender within the year.

This is also the most critical point.

As long as the Newland authorities announce their surrender, the Tyman Empire will accept it as soon as possible, and the Liangxia Empire will definitely not be able to continue the war alone.

With the current military strength of the empire, it will not be possible to achieve a decisive victory within the year in any case.

It would be great if we could take down the Hovay Islands and gain a springboard to enter Newland's homeland, so as to gain some bargaining chips in the subsequent surrender negotiations.

That's why we need to speed up our marching.

However, there is no saying "accelerate".

When formulating the plan, Bai Zhizhan took into account various situations, and all deployments were aimed at launching a timely attack.

The so-called "speed up" progress is nothing more than making the fleet run faster.

Fortunately, there is no problem of not being able to keep up with the supply.

As oil produced in the Posawan oil field was transported back to the empire at the beginning of the year, and oil fields in the southeastern region resumed production, the empire's energy supply problem has been alleviated, or it has disappeared at all. During combat, the fleet commanders no longer need to worry about fuel supply.

At the age of the year, the Empire's stock of fuel was exhausted.

At that time, in order to ensure the logistics supply of the huge land battlefield, the daily training of the navy was also restricted to minimize unnecessary consumption.

Of course, this is also related to the supply stations along the way.

Although the Imperial Navy has hundreds of oil tankers and supply ships of various types, it still has a large number of bases in the east.

Departing from Naqiu Port to the east and before arriving at the transit island, the fleet can provide supply on Liuhuang Island.

If necessary, you can also provide a supply during the voyage.

At this time, the advantage of the Imperial Navy's main warships' cruising speed was reflected.

In fact, this is also a major feature of the Imperial Navy.

The cruise speed of all main combat ships and auxiliary ships is slightly higher than that of the opponent's warships of the same type. For example, the cruise speed of the aircraft carrier is above 18 knots, and the "provincial" class has reached 20 knots. The maximum cruise speed of the next area aircraft carrier that has started construction is as high as 22 knots.

In addition, all the main warships built in the war, that is, warships organized in the special mixed fleet, have the cruise speeds based on the aircraft carriers of the same era. For example, the cruise speeds of the "South Zhuhai" class and the "Huaihe" class have reached 20 knots, which is the same as large aircraft carriers.

The faster cruise speed means that you can reach the battlefield as fast as possible without overloading the power system.

In fact, in a non-combat state, the maximum speed of a warship is almost always a decoration.

In order to save time, Baizhizhan did not allow the fleet to stay in Liuhuangdao, but only allowed some warships, especially destroyers and cruisers with insufficient endurance, to Liuhuangdao in batches, taking turns to replenish fuel. Before arriving at the transit island, the fleet provided fuel supply.

This saved about 3 days.

Early in the morning of April 17, the 22nd Special Mixed Fleet, which was the leader, arrived in the northwest of Lesan Island and dispatched carrier-based aircraft to attack several islands in the east.

The other three main special mixed fleets are actually behind the 22nd special mixed fleet.

According to the arrangement, after the 22nd Special Mixed Fleet announced its existence, it launched a strong attack with the flow.

Of course, the first to start was the shore-based aviation force deployed on the Transit Island and Laisan Island.

On the same day that the 22nd Special Mixed Fleet arrived, Land Airlines and HNA cooperated to launch the largest air strike on Zhenbao Port this year.

China Airlines divided into three batches and dispatched 450 heavy bombers.

To eliminate the 7 aircraft that landed on Gardner Island due to failure, a total of 443 bombers performed the attack mission.

The cover was provided by 180 long-range fighters sent by the Navy's shore-based aviation force.

In order to enhance the assault effect, the bombing operation took place in the evening.

A total of 414 bombers arrived over Zhenbao Port, dropped more than 1,400 tons of bombs, and focused on bombing the port, warehouse and airport.

The bombing operation was initiated to achieve the purpose of tactical deception.

Simply put, it is to convince the Newland army that the attacks launched by tactical aviation during the day were actually covering the bombing in the evening.

Don’t forget that the tactical aircraft deployed on the transit island are all naval carrier-based aircraft.

The bombing of the shore-based air force only ended after sunset.

At night, the shore-based aviation force did not stop and continued to dispatch long-range fighter planes to the vicinity of Honu Island to intercept Newland aircraft that set out for patrol and reconnaissance at night.

These long-range fighters are actually night fighters, equipped with small search radars, and have strong night combat capabilities.

That is, on this night, three special mixed fleets, led by Bai Zhizhan, were advancing at full speed more than 1,000 kilometers northwest of Honu Island.

If everything goes well, the four main special-mix fleets, including the 22nd Special Mixed Fleet, will arrive at the attack waters in the early morning of the 18th, and dispatch the first batch of carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack before dawn. The combat operation to attack the Hovayi Islands will begin.

Although he is no longer the commander of the special mixed fleet, Bai Zhizhan is still at the forefront.

The "Qinling" is organized into the 21st special mixed fleet, with direct cover provided by a heavy cruiser and an ocean-going cruiser.

This night, no one is destined to fall asleep.
Chapter completed!