At four o'clock in the afternoon, to the east of the Watcher Strait, the 21st Squadron's Promotional flagship "Luhe".

The sun has set west, but it is still early before sunset.

It would be great if I could drag it for more than two hours and enter the strait after dark.

Because He Yongxing was standing next to him, Bai Zhizhan just sighed secretly, did not write his thoughts on his face, and he also seriously used a telescope to observe the situation ahead.

The strait is right in front, and you can already see Wanggui Peak guarding the island.

It is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is a hill with a height of less than 200 meters. Before the popularization of telegrams, the Imperial Navy built a beacon tower on the top of the mountain.

Because more than 200 days in a year are covered by sea fog, the viewing is not very meaningful, so the beacon tower on the top of the mountain has been abandoned for decades.

"Are you from Yuzhou?"

He Yongxing suddenly said something, Bai Zhizhan didn't react, and felt that He Yongxing was talking to others.

"Before ten years old, I lived in Yuzhou for half a year. There was a shipyard there, and my father was a ship engineer." When He Yongxing said this, Bai Zhizhan understood. "What impressed me the most was the old hot pot by the river. Even if I think about it now, I drooled."

"The best hot pot is not by the river, but in the river, the kind that is at the boatman's home." Bai Zhizhan put down the telescope in his hand.

"Really? If you have the chance, you must try it."

"Just go to my house. My dad is a boatman. The hot pot base made by my mom is very delicious. With the freshly slaughtered tripe and live fish in the river, cook it in a large pot, and the taste will not be played." The last half sentence, the Yuzhou dialect spoken by Bai Zhizhan sounded very exciting.

When Bai Zhizhan said this, He Yongxing sighed. Bai Zhizhan is not a fool. When he noticed He Yongxing's expression, he kept his mouth honestly. The He family where He Yongxing was located became famous in Dongyue, and the two people in Guangdong hate spicy food the most and basically don't eat spicy food.

"I heard from Gui Boyong that you major in aviation reconnaissance, how could you choose such a non-stop option?"

Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

He Yongxing didn't ask much. In fact, when Bai Zhizhan smiled bitterly, he knew it. Children of the civilian class were already in their ancestral graves, and they were not qualified to be picky, and some people had to fill in the holes of specialized professionalism.

"Do you think if we do it again, we have hope of winning?"

"No."

Bai Zhizhan's answer was decisive, which surprised He Yongxing, or was surprised. After all, before, Bai Zhizhan tried his best to avoid answering such questions.

"If you still follow the current routine and don't make any changes, it will be useless even if you do it a hundred times."

"Why?"

"As a rising old empire, we must defeat not only the Western powers, but the whole world. Just compete for strength, no matter how strong the empire is, it is not the opponent of the whole world."

"So, how to change?"

This time, Bai Zhizhan did not rush to answer.

The direction of change has actually been clear.

After the war broke out, the air force took to the war stage.

Two years ago, the Alliance Group took the lead in using seaplanes to carry out maritime reconnaissance missions.

During the battle to blockade the Ter Empire, the Royal Bran Navy's seaplanes carried out the first bomb bombing. Although the target was a civilian ship and none of the bombs dropped hit, this is enough to prove that dropping bombs from the air is a way of strike.

Last year, before the surrender of the Empire of Ter, the Royal Brann Navy's aviation force completed the first real, or to be precise, bombing operation. A bomb dropped by a large seaplane successfully sank a wooden minesweeper of the Ter.

Inspired by this, the Royal Bran Navy began to build a mothership carrying conventional take-off and landing aircraft.

Unfortunately, even in the Royal Bran Navy, no one believed that aircraft could pose a threat to the main battleship, let alone the Imperial Navy.

Traditional generals like He Yongxing regard planes as reconnaissance tools at most.

In fact, even Bai Zhizhan felt that it was difficult for aircraft to pose a real threat to the main ships that were tens of thousands of times larger.

As for determining that the mothership will replace the main battleship and become the overlord of the marine battlefield in twenty years, he would not dare to draw a conclusion even if there were any.

Although change may not necessarily bring victory, non-change will certainly not bring victory.

Change is certain, but not yet determined, it is just the way, method and direction of change.

Just as Bai Zhizhan was thinking about how to answer, Gui Boyong came to the open-air corridor. When He Yongxing and Bai Zhizhan turned around, Gui Boyong did not explain much, but pointed to the southeast and handed the high-power telescope he brought to He Yongxing.

There are several vague smoke columns on the Southeast Sea antenna.

After taking a look, Bai Zhizhan turned his gaze to the "Beihe" ahead.

The flag bearer has put down the battle flag on the main mast and is preparing below. The commander who symbolizes the flagship identity will be raised again later.

At this time, a battle alarm sounded.

The lookout has made a judgment and determined that the fast combat team of the Joint Fleet appears in the southeast, and is coming here.

However, it is still more than 20 kilometers away.

"Go and give orders." He Yongxing breathed a long sigh and returned the telescope to Gui Boyong. "It's wealth, it's not a disaster, it's a disaster."

Gui Boyong didn't say much, and when he turned back to the bridge, he gave Bai Zhizhan a look and asked Bai Zhizhan to remind He Yongxing to return to the commander's bridge.

The Quick War Team appeared in the southeast direction, not surprised Bai Zhizhan.

This situation was expected long ago.

The overall direction of the maze channel is from northwest to southeast, and the width of the channel is only enough for a battleship to pass slowly. There is also a safe sea area to the east of the mid-line of the strait where warships can turn and maneuver. Therefore, after entering, the fleet can only sail in one direction.

That's true, you only need to deploy a few battleships outside the exit of the waterway to block the entire waterway.

The location of the fast battle team is about ten kilometers away from the exit of the maze channel, and this distance is exactly within the direct fifteen-inch main gun. Therefore, whether it enters the channel or comes out of the channel, it will directly face the forty main guns of five fast battleships. Not to mention the weak armored battlecruisers, even the powerful battleships cannot withstand the fifteen-inch armor-piercing bombs directly fired.

Using conventional tactics, the 21st Squadron will definitely not be able to enter the maze channel under the guns of the Quick War team, let alone pass through the Watcher Strait safely.

Fortunately, it is less than three hours before dark.

Even the lookout with the best eyesight cannot see the warships in the distance clearly at night, so as long as they can drag until dark, they can break through under the cover of night.

How to drag it until dark?

"Commander He, let's go in."

After Bai Zhizhan said this, He Yongxing turned around and walked towards the commander's bridge.

The breakthrough tactic is ready-made. The 21st Squadron has long had plans for this, but some details must be modified according to actual conditions.
Chapter completed!