"According to this method, after launching the first round of attacks, in addition to retaining enough air defense fighters, the second round of attacks can also be launched in time."

When Jiang Wenlong suddenly stopped, neither Bai Huawei nor Liu Zunling could react. It was not until Jiang Wenlong looked behind them that the two turned around.

The communications consultant had come over and looked very serious.

"Is there any news?" Liu Zunling asked in front of Bai Huawei.

The war is imminent, and the atmosphere at the Fleet Command is very tense, and Bai Huawei's every move puts great pressure on the staff, making the atmosphere even more tense.

Although the current fleet commander is Bai Huawei, the officers and soldiers of the fleet command are all brought by Liu Zunling.

Whether it is good news or bad news, you should face it calmly.

"The first round of reconnaissance has ended, and almost all patrol aircraft have been intercepted, and it is not possible to determine the exact location of the Newland fleet for the time being."

When the communications officer said this, Jiang Wenlong walked over and took the telegram in his hand.

There is a large stack, but the content of each message is very short, most of which only have one sentence, and a few more complicated ones have only a few more sets of data.

Although it is just a few numbers, in the eyes of the staff officer, this is intelligence.

Jiang Wenlong didn't say anything, and immediately walked to the chart, marked the data, and used icons of different colors to distinguish them.

While he was doing these things, Bai Huawei and Liu Zunling walked over.

This type of homework on the map is a basic skill that the staff must master.

If we could become the commander of the fleet decades ago, that is, in the era before the Baizhi War, relying on our talents and surprisingly good luck, then after that, training the commander of the fleet became a specialized knowledge and a fixed routine.

Simply put, start with the staff!

If you want to say it, this is also the beginning of the war.

That's why at the Imperial Naval Academy, staff cadets must master a lot of professional skills, and no one can be exceptional.

In Bai Huawei's words, this is how everyone comes here.

Without much effort, Jiang Wenlong marked all the data he received on the chart.

The situation is clear at a glance, and there is no need to introduce it too much.

In the northeast of the transit island, an oval sea area with an area of ​​more than 5 million square kilometers is a dark area, and no reconnaissance aircraft enters this sea area.

The key is that this sea area is in a narrow and narrow direction.

In other words, the Newland fleet is already sailing eastward!

The most powerful evidence is that patrol aircraft have arrived in the northwest of the transit island and completed the search mission, but the Newland fleet has not been found.

According to this, the Newland fleet had already turned to sail eastward by the afternoon of the 12th, and the speed was not slow at all.

Leaving?

Thinking of this, Bai Huawei took out a message he received in the afternoon and read it carefully.

It is indeed correct that the Newland Marines, who landed on the transit island, have stopped attacking, but have not retreated. To be precise, they retreated near the beachhead position.

The Newland army has turned offensive to defense and has begun to strengthen its defense on the landing field.

Judging from the intensity of investment, there will be no attack in the next few days.

Obviously, the adjustment of combat deployment of landing troops must be related to the fleet.

If the fleet does not withdraw, will the landing Newland Marines give up the attack?

Until now, the Imperial Army guarding the transit island has retreated to the southwest corner of the airport and has only controlled a small area near the tower. That is, relying on the tower and nearby hangars, the defenders can withstand the attack of the Newland Marine Corps. The problem is that when the materials are about to be exhausted, even if the guardian officers and soldiers are not afraid of death, they will not be eliminated by the enemy.

Even according to the most optimistic estimate, the defenders can last until the 15th day at most.

The reason is very simple. The last time the supplies were replenished was on the night of the 9th. Since then, because the air supremacy was lost, and the coastline was controlled by the Newland army, it was impossible to use transport planes and submarines to provide supplies to the defenders. On the night of the 9th, only 500 kilograms of rations were sent to the island.

This material is enough for up to 3 days.

Even if it saves use and reduces combat personnel, it will reduce consumption, so you can only last for 2 to 3 more days.

The key is that there is no water source on the transit island!

Although the Imperial Navy dug several deep wells on the island after the Second Global War and then installed a very advanced desalination device that was powered by solar energy, and the freshwater supply was basically self-sufficient, but this device was destroyed on the first day of the war. What the defenders then relied on was actually freshwater stored in underground facilities and a small amount of freshwater obtained from collecting rainwater.

All these fresh water will be consumed tomorrow!

Without food, I can still fight for a few days when I am hungry.

If you don’t drink water, even healthy adults can only last for 2 to 3 days. If you engage in high-intensity combat, you will have to spend up to 2 days.

The worst thing is that the transit island is in the subtropical zone, with sufficient sunshine in autumn, and the maximum daytime temperature is always around 30 degrees Celsius.

According to the report of the defenders, the most lacking thing now is Tamsui.

In order to persist for a longer time, the commanders of the defenders have ordered centralized management of drinking water and given priority to ensure combatants. In order to keep the combatants in good condition, some seriously injured people even refused to receive treatment and asked military doctors to use the injected glucose water as drinking water.

But, it's up to 3 days.

If the Tamsui problem cannot be solved before the 15th, the defenders will definitely not be able to see the sun on the 16th.

It can be seen that the transfer island is within reach.

So, why did the Newland army still turn into defense to offense?

Let God deal with the stubborn defenders?

Obviously, God is very unreliable.

Just a light rain will allow the guards to hold on for a few more days.

Although the temperature is very high during the day and is often clear, the ocean climate itself is volatile, not to mention that the typhoon on the west side has not passed. There is no guarantee that the clear weather will continue without a heavy rain one night.

In fact, in the past few days, there have been several cumulonimbus clouds approaching the transit island, but they have not floated over the transit island.

Obviously, the only reasonable explanation is that the Newland fleet, which had previously been active on the north side of the transit island, has been transferred, and at least the tactics have been adjusted.

This means that the commander of the Newland Fleet has noticed it or expected that the 41st Special Mixed Fleet will arrive soon.

But this sea area is too big.

The length of the east and west is more than 3,000 kilometers, and the width of the north and south is more than 1,500 kilometers.

With such a large range, there is definitely no way to launch an attack.

It’s not that you are afraid of losses, but that the probability of success is almost zero.

Whether it is a carrier-based aviation or an air force to dispatch bombers, it is necessary to ensure the suddenness of the attack, that is, raids are used as the main means of attack.

If the suddenness is lost, the attack will definitely suffer failure.

In fact, raids themselves are a major feature of offense.

The reason is also very simple. Compared with the defensive side, the attacking side itself has disadvantages such as insufficient troops, poor battlefield control capabilities, and insufficient intelligence.

Even now, this comparison of advantages and disadvantages has not changed much.

For example, due to performance limitations such as flight speed and range, carrier-based early warning aircraft is difficult to perform tasks with attack aircraft groups, and often cannot fly that far. In contrast, early warning aircraft has irreplaceable value in defensive operations. It is obvious that the attacking party needs to challenge air defense fighters supported by early warning aircraft without the assistance of early warning aircraft, and it is difficult for them to take the initiative on the battlefield.

In this case, if you can't even make a raid, you will definitely return in a defeat.

Obviously, the prerequisite for launching a surprise attack is actually to grasp the exact direction of the target.

The battle that happened in the East Lu Xinhai before was the best proof.

The key is that the area of ​​Donglu Xinhai is less than 1 million square kilometers!

In other words, if the Thaman Air Force tactics are used and the "aircraft sea tactics" are used to make up for the loopholes in insufficient intelligence, hundreds of bombers will probably be lost.

In addition, there is not enough confidence.

What should I do now?

Although he could only continue to wait, Bai Huawei felt a little nervous.

Not afraid of being hit.

In fact, when he decided to bypass the Hovay Islands from the east and reach the rear of the Newland fleet, Bai Huawei expected the worst result.

At that time, he made the worst mental preparations.

To put it bluntly, if the 41st TF fleet is attacked first, it will definitely be possible to find the Newland Fleet. Even if the 41st TF fleet loses its combat capability, more than 100 bombers of the Air Force can kill the Newland Fleet and let all five Newland aircraft carriers sink to the bottom of the sea.

Even if the 41st Special Mixed Fleet is wiped out, the 61st Special Mixed Fleet is still available.

In addition, several aircraft carriers joined the Viagra fleet a few months later.

In contrast, the Newland Navy's family is not so rich.

If this battle suffers a crushing defeat, the Newland Navy will not only lose five aircraft carriers, but also include tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers on these five aircraft carriers.

Not to mention a few months, even if it takes one year, it may not be able to recover.

It takes a lot of time to train tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and even if they are trained, they are just new recruits who have not been trained in war.

Obviously, this is Bai Huawei's confidence in intervening in the war of attrition.

What made Bai Huawei feel nervous was that if Stark had made an accurate judgment, he would be very likely to choose to retreat and would be able to escape unstoppable.

If you let go of the Newland fleet, there will be endless troubles.
To be continued...