On the west side of the strait, on the battleship "Longxing".

After nightfall, Gui Boyong came to the commander's bridge. Although he had received the promotion order more than ten days ago, put on the third star and became the lieutenant general of the Imperial Navy, Gui Boyong did not forget his identity, nor did he feel as if he was in the position of commander of the local fleet.

Is it a commander, is it different?

Over the years, the person Gui Boyong admired the most was not He Yongxing, but Bai Zhizhan, especially in this naval battle these days.

In the past, Gui Boyong felt that Bai Zhizhan was very motivated and was a very energetic young man.

After this battle, Gui Boyong was surprised to find that Bai Zhizhan not only had "motivation" and "spiritual", but also had more precious things.

In the past twenty years, this more precious quality has been concealed by the spirit of struggle.

That's right, it's "courage".

It is not the "courage" of "being brave but not being able to do it", but the "courage" of "both wisdom and courage".

It can also be said to be courage generated by self-confidence.

In the past, in the eyes of others, the "wisdom" side of "wisdom" was more dazzling.

This time, it showed a "courageous" side.

It's simply bold!

If you are not brave enough, who dares to bring two aircraft carriers and more than 100 carrier-based aircraft, and only rise into the enemy's backbone with six destroyers?

If you don’t talk about others, if it were Liu Xiangzhen, would he dare?

In fact, in the past twenty years, Bai Zhizhan has shown similar courage many times.

What made Gui Boyong sighed was that in many cases, Bai Zhizhan had no choice, or took risks under the pressure of the situation.

Of course, it is often not the opponents and enemies who force him, but the comrades in the rear.

Take this battle as an example. If Liu Xiangzhen did not stop on the night of the 26th, Bai Zhizhan would have to venture deep into the west to look around on the 27th?

With the support of special mixed groups, Bai Zhizhan can stay near Zudao and dispatch ship-based aviation troops to kill two main teams.

For this reason, Gui Boyong kept praying in secret, hoping that Bai Zhizhan would not have bad luck, and that he could return safely even if he didn't seize the fighter plane.

But now, what Gui Boyong wants to do is not to sigh at Dr. She, but to help Bai Zhi fight with one arm.

Yesterday, on the night of the 26th, after receiving the news that the special group had turned to sail westward from the Southern Fleet Command, He Yongxing made a bold judgment that Bai Zhizhan would definitely enter the East Ocean early and would not stay in the south of the Zudao Strait for opportunities. Next, He Yongxing sent a telegram to Gui Boyong, asking him to control his speed and send two fast battleships out at the same time.

After that, this speculation became a fact.

But the problem is that the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet has been keeping radio silence, and two fast battleships commanded by Li Jie and Jin Hong ran away in vain.

By the early morning of this year, the situation became complicated.

Bai Zhizhan was so brave that he actually sent four heavy cruisers that provided air defense cover and four light cruisers responsible for periphery to the Twin Vehicle Strait.

This means that only six destroyers are left to provide direct cover for the two "Imperial Capital" classes.

The air defense firepower of the destroyer is not worth mentioning at all, and there is no crucial radar, so as long as the third aviation special mixed fleet is exposed and is hit, the entire army will inevitably be destroyed. At that time, let alone Gui Boyong and He Yongxing, the Heavenly King will not be able to save Bai Zhizhan.

It was at this time that He Yongxing once again made adjustments to the deployment.

According to his request, Liu Changxun ordered the postponement of the march into the Watcher Strait and seized the North-South Islands. Although it was only one day, it was very important. Next, He Yongxing gave Gui Boyong an order to move towards the Watcher Strait as planned.

What's the meaning?

That's right, it's about breaking into the East Ocean when necessary and responding to Bai Zhizhan's battle.

Even if you don’t know where Bai Zhi’s battle is, as long as Gui Boyong comes with four battleships from the local fleet, the Navy will definitely welcome you grandly.

Of course, it is not wrong to say that it is full of force to parry.

This move is actually to attract firepower.

Unexpectedly, just during today's day, the elusive third aviation special-mix fleet caught the Nai Navy off guard again.

When he received the news that the Third Air Force was destroyed, Gui Boyong immediately thought that Bai Zhizhan should go home.

But, the problem arose.

The Third Air Special Mixed Fleet is in the East Ocean. On the way back, it has the second main team of the permanent fleet, and even the first main team directly commanded by Takano. If you don’t go to the Watcher Strait, you will have to go south, which is equivalent to actively sending it to Takano’s muzzle.

The key is that Takano will definitely not let Shiratsuba go.

After fighting for a few days, did Takano still know that Shiratsu was commanding the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet and the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet had entered the East Ocean?

If he knew, would he do this?

Although the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet won consecutive victories, it was already at the end of its strength after two consecutive days of fierce battles.

Gui Boyong also personally estimated the fuel margin of the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet, but the result can be said to be very unoptimistic. Bai Zhizhan can only wander outside for a few days. If he did not return to Xuhai before the New Year, the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet would likely be interrupted on the return journey.

When the "waves" starts, a few days pass in a blink of an eye.

From Gui Boyong's perspective, the situation is actually clear at a glance.

Takano will try his best to find and eliminate the third aviation special mixed fleet, and it will definitely kill you. After losing most of the carrier-based aircraft, Bai Zhizhan's only choice is to break through with speed and keep it hidden throughout the entire process. If it must be exposed, he must try to delay.

How can I help Bai Zhizhan?

The solution is actually very simple.

In the Watchmen Strait, the third aviation special-mix fleet must pass when returning home, fight a fierce battle and teach the Nai Navy how to be a human being with his fists.

If the enemy's arrogance can be eliminated and Takano runs away with his head in his arms, it would be better.

Even if it can't, it doesn't matter.

The more fierce the local fleet is in the Watcher Strait, the more enemies it attracts, the fewer warships that Takano can use to search and attack the Third Air Special Mix Fleet, the more loopholes it will be when sieging the Third Air Special Mix Fleet, and the easier it is to find the gap in breaking through the White War.

That's right, in the afternoon, the local fleet sang all the way, as if they were afraid that no one would know, and rushed towards the Watcher Strait with great swagger.

In fact, every half an hour, I used a long-wave radio to send a telegram to report the whereabouts of the fleet.

In order to ensure that they were intercepted by the Navy's surveillance radio station, the telegrams were sent by the "Longjiang" and they had to be sent repeatedly each time.

In the evening, while having supper, Gui Boyong issued a combat readiness order, allowing all the warships to enter a state of combat, preparing for a fleet decisive battle at night.

enemy?

Just across the strait, we are coming to fight here!

"Report to the commander, the lookout reported that there was an unknown ship in front of him, suspected to be a battleship of the Nai Navy."

As the staff officer shouted out loud, Gui Boyong shivered involuntarily for a few times before turning around and nodding at the combat staff officer who was looking at him.
Chapter completed!