Preventing the sudden participation of the Newland Federation in the war can be said to be the number one mission of the Imperial Navy in the past few months.

At the end of March, Liu Changxun issued an order to divide the original 21st Special Mix Fleet into two, reorganize the new 21st Special Mix Fleet and the 41st Special Mix Fleet, and respectively appoint Liu Xiangzhen and Bai Zhizhan as commanders, and deploy alternately in the west and northwest and eastwards.

The next two months were deployed in the northwest and east oceans, responsible for implementing a strategic blockade on the Nayi Empire, providing air cover for cruisers and patrol aircraft that carried out the strategic blockade mission, and also monitoring islands and Honu Island. The 21st Special Mixed Fleet was commanded by Liu Xiangzhen.

The 41st Special Mixed Fleet with the two "Imperial Capital" class as the core returned to Mast Harbor for renovation.

This arrangement is mainly because the two "Longjiang"-class ships are in better condition.

Although after the combat operation against the permanent fleet was completed, both the "Imperial Capital" class returned to the shipyard and underwent the first comprehensive maintenance after serving, due to the restrictions of self-design, the two "Imperial Capital" class have been in a very bad condition and have serious problems.

After that, these problems were exposed during the battle to attack the volcanic islands.

According to the statistics of the special mixed group, in the combat operations against Liuhuangdao, the dispatch rate of the "Imperial Capital" and "Paijing" was equivalent to 88% and 85% of the "Longjiang". Especially when it was continuously dispatched, the power system and catapult device were difficult to operate stably for a long time.

In addition, the two "Longjiang" classes carried out mid-term maintenance before attacking the Volcanic Islands, and solved some old problems by replacing key spare parts, including replacing new valves for hydraulic catapults, effectively improving reliability and stability and ensuring operating efficiency.

In the two months since the replacement, the two "Imperial Capital" class carried out the second maintenance in Puzhou and Tuzhou respectively.

To be said, this is also the first improvement after entering the service, mainly to solve various problems exposed during combat operations.

By the end of May, the 41st Special Mixed Fleet was officially established in Naqiu Port.

At this time, the Imperial Navy had already clarified the fleet naming specifications.

Simply put, the port shall prevail.

The home port of the Fourth Fleet is Naqiu Port, so as long as the home port is used as the home port, no matter where it is active, it will be organized under the name of the Fourth Fleet.

The home port of the Second Fleet is Guandao, but the mast port of the local fleet is temporarily used as the home port.

On the last day of May, Bai Zhizhan led the 41st Fleet out of the port.

After that, it will be a three-month deployment period.

Strictly speaking, it will not be until June 10 that the 41st Special Mixed Fleet will arrive in the Volcanic Islands.

I delayed for a few more days, mainly to test the two aircraft carriers during the voyage, and also let the pilots train quickly so that they can get into the state as soon as possible.

Once you go to the battlefield, you don’t have time to conduct systematic and comprehensive training.

It was not until June 15 that the 21st Special Mixed Fleet was replaced.

The five days that were delayed were mainly to conduct joint training with the 21st Special Mixed Fleet, and to allow the staff of the Fleet Command to exchange combat experience.

After all, this is the first time that the 41st Special Mixed Fleet of Baizhizhan Commander has carried out a theater patrol mission.

For the next two months, until August 25, the 41st Special Mix Fleet was active in the northwest and east of the Volcanic Islands.

There is only one mission: search and intercept the freighter trying to go to the Nayi Empire and leave the Nayi Empire, providing cover for cruisers carrying out the safari mission.

Of course, we must also focus on the Newland Navy Forces.

In more than two months, Bai Zhizhan has not been able to sleep well at a night.

According to his speculation, from June to August, the Newland Federation will have the highest probability of sending troops to the war.

In fact, this is also the key reason why Liu Xiangzhen pushed to mid-June and Bai Zhizhan took over before June 15.

In Liu Changxun's words, Bai Zhizhan commanded the 41st Special Mixed Fleet to the front, so when the Newland Navy tries to launch a raid, he will definitely have some concerns. Perhaps he will send all five aircraft carriers to deal with Bai Zhizhan, and there will be no way to destroy Liang Xia's Navy in one fell swoop.

Feelings, Bai Zhizhan is to attract firepower.

Relatively speaking, the strategic blockade of the Naoyi Empire was a trivial matter.

The main force is cruisers, especially those with cruisers with a range of more than 10,000 nautical miles, which can move alone in the ocean for several months, and are equipped with heavy artillery.

These cruisers are transformed from fast freighters.

Before the war broke out, the Imperial Navy invested in shipping companies to build large quantities of fast cargo ships for requisition during wartime.

After simple modifications, such as the installation of large caliber naval guns, these fast cargo ships transformed into traffic-breaking cruisers.

Although it can't beat a real warship, it will definitely be easy to deal with ordinary ships.

The interior space of the freighter is very huge, and can carry a lot of supplies, providing crew members with more living and entertainment space, and gaining super continuous combat capabilities.

For Liang Xia Navy, who has the power to control the sea, a cruiser is an ideal choice than a submarine.

The key is that there is no political risk caused by "unlimited submarine warfare".

In the past two months, the 21st Special Mixed Fleet returned to Mai Chuan Port. The two "Longjiang" class, which had been active at sea for four months, returned to the shipyard for necessary maintenance and maintenance. The officers and soldiers were also rested and took this opportunity to replace the carrier-based aircraft.

It was not until this time that the "Typhoon" fighter jets were completely withdrawn from the front-line combat troops.

The main reason for the time being to change the clothes is that there is no time. After all, it will take several months for the pilot to undergo adaptation training.

Fortunately, the 41st Special Mixed Fleet did this after its establishment, and it had been replaced with a new carrier-based aircraft before departure.

Unfortunately, the Newland Federation did not participate in the war until the 21st Special Fleet returned to change its guards.

Then, Bai Zhizhan returned to the imperial capital.

After more than two months of hard work, except for losing a lot of weight, I was just getting darker.

This is also what Bai Zhizhan couldn't understand the most.

During the 41st Special Mixed Fleet's strategic blockade mission, Bai Zhizhan communicated with the Navy Command many times, which meant he deliberately exposed his whereabouts and wanted to lure the Newland Fleet out.

At the end of July, Bai Zhizhan even directed the fleet to sail about 1,500 kilometers northwest of the Hovay Islands, and intercepted several Newland freighters in a swagger. During this period, cruisers were sent to pursue and shell a fleeing freighter, but nothing happened.

Not to mention the fleet, the Newland Navy did not even dispatch patrol aircraft, and the 41st Special Mixed Fleet seemed to not exist.

In more than two months of patrol missions, more than one hundred Newland merchant ships seized by the 41st Special Mixed Fleet and directly sunk, and hundreds of them were also expelled. If those who were discovered by the 41st Special Mixed Fleet and then expelled by long-range patrol aircraft were included, there would definitely be more than one thousand.

Although the officers and soldiers on the cruiser who broke the merchant ship were very polite when intercepting the merchant ship and did not cause serious casualties, the intercepted freighters and the materials they carried were worth a huge amount of billions. Many of them were confiscated directly in accordance with imperial laws after being seized.

Can you bear this!?

To use the jokes of the fleet officers and soldiers, even if you can tolerate this, you can only believe that the officers and soldiers of the Newland Navy must not believe in God, but Buddha.

However, Bai Zhizhan did not relax his vigilance.

Danger often comes when you take it lightly.
Chapter completed!