Looking at the chart, Spear felt indescribable.

Cunningham could use the 61st Special Mixed Fleet as a sacrifice to the altar, but Spear could not give back to him, and he had to do his best to protect the expeditionary fleet.

How to fight this battle?

"If I were Bai Zhizhan, I would hide in the south of Magas Island, keep the distance from Xuan Continent above 500 kilometers, and avoid the shore-based reconnaissance aircraft as much as possible."

When Tian Shi said this, Spook looked up at him.

"According to the latest information, Liang Xia's Navy's 'Surprise Bird' bomber and 'Pili' torpedo aircraft have begun to be delivered, and the fleet commanded by Bai Zhizhan has been active in the Xuhai before and only went to Yanhai after the reversal of the year. In the following days, it also carried out non-combat missions in the southern part of the Yanhai. It is reasonable to believe that the fleet has been replaced with a new carrier-based aircraft. The key is that the combat radius of these two carrier-based aircraft exceeds 700 kilometers."

"You mean that with these new carrier-based aircraft in Liang Xia's fleet, even if they stay in the far sea, they can block the near-shore route to the Strait of Magas?"

Tian Shi nodded and did not explain much.

Now Sp's face became even more ugly.

According to the initial plan, after entering the Fanyan Ocean, the expeditionary fleet turned north and took a near-sea route close to the Xuan Continent to the Strait of Magas.

This arrangement is actually to use the shore-based aviation troops deployed in Magas Island and Nanxuan areas.

Simply put, the shore-based aviation force will not expose the whereabouts of the whereabouts of the whereabouts are exposed by sending carrier-based aircraft to perform reconnaissance tasks.

However, in the initial plan, I did not expect that Liang Xia's fleet would take the initiative.

When making plans, even Spear felt that as long as he acted fast enough, he would not have to worry about encountering Liang Xia's fleet on the Southwest Fanyan Ocean.

According to the idea at that time, after conquering Shiquan City, Liang Xiate's fleet would go directly to Mu Ahai.

To this end, the Royal Navy of Bran drew the "Ark of Royal" of the local fleet and formed a task force with two fast battleships.

After the fleet arrives at Fanyan Ocean, it will use the Kibu Fortress as its base.

Since then, in addition to guarding the Kibu Fortress and controlling the route to Posa Bay, it has served as bait for this battle to attract Liang Xia Navy to attack Kibu Fortress.

That's why the Expeditionary Fleet and the 61st TF will go to the Magas Strait and go to the Somalia Sea north of the Comoros Islands to stand by. If the Liangshat Fleet goes to the Muahai and fights the task force, the Expeditionary Fleet and the 61st TF will immediately go north to launch an attack.

This is the original combat plan.

The idea is clear and the operability is very high.

In this plan, there are only two key factors. One is whether the task force can lead Liang Xia's fleet over, and the other is whether the expeditionary fleet and the 61st special-mixed fleet can be deployed in place.

As for unexpected factors, such as the fall of Shiquan City, it did not have much impact.

But now, there are problems with both key factors.

In fact, Cunningham foresaw this.

According to the telegram he sent from the "Guanghui", the expedition fleet's route was more southerly, or did not go northeast as planned, that is, it was not close to the far-sighted Cape. Therefore, when entering the Fanyan Ocean, it would not approach Xuan Continent, and it might not necessarily go to the Strait of Magas.

The reason Cunningham gave was: enter Fanyan Ocean as soon as possible and open the way for the 61st Special Mixed Fleet behind.

The 61st Special Mixed Fleet was already lagging behind. If you still approach the original plan, approach the far-sighted Cape, enter the Fanyan Ocean under the cover of the shore-based aviation force, and then go to the Strait of Magas along the near-sea route, you will appear on the left rear of the expeditionary fleet and will definitely enter the sea area that is most likely to encounter with the Liang Xia fleet.

To put it bluntly, the 61st Special Mixed Fleet will therefore rush to the front of the Expeditionary Fleet and become the bait for this battle.

Because the expeditionary fleet went to the south, it not only could avoid the attack of Liang Xia's fleet, but also could come out to pick up the cheaper after the 61st Special Mixed Fleet successfully lured the enemy.

Cunningham's wishful thinking was very loud.

Unfortunately, he obviously made something wrong.

Bai Zhi Zhan will lead Liang Xia's fleet to stare at the near-shore route to the Strait of Magas?

If you want to say it, Bai Zhizhan dared to take Liang Xia's fleet to raid for a long distance. One of the main reasons is that he used a new carrier-based aircraft.

As Tian Shi said, Liang Xia Navy is a carrier-based aircraft, with a combat radius exceeding 700 kilometers.

Among them, when the "Surpriser Bird" performs a reconnaissance mission, the flight distance can even reach 2,500 kilometers, and the patrol radius can reach up to 1,000 kilometers.

More importantly, Liang Xia's fleet may not be able to catch up.

According to the latest information, the Liangxiate fleet entered the Fanyan Ocean from Xunfeng Strait or Longyan Strait on the night of the 19th. It has only been more than 5 days now, and only more than 6 days on the morning of the 26th. Therefore, it must sail at full speed to reach the waters near Magas Island.

Obviously, Bai Zhizhan could not keep the fleet sailing at full speed.

Not only because of insufficient fuel, it is also related to Liang Xia Navy's aircraft carrier.

Spoo has long received relevant information that there are problems with the power system of the "Imperial Capital" class fleet aircraft carrier of Liang Xia's Navy and basically cannot maintain the fastest speed.

Then, Liang Xia's fleet can only maintain a higher speed at most.

Even if everything goes well, on the morning of the 26th, you can only reach the southwest Fanyan Ocean, which is the southeastern waters of Magas Island.

As Tashi analyzed, Shiratsuba sent carrier-based aircraft to monitor near-sea routes at most.

The key is that he will definitely not ignore the distant sea.

Here, there is another very important reason.

Did Bai Zhizhan already know or guess that the "Enjin" is also here?

If it is certain, then why does he think he can defeat the Expeditionary Fleet and the 61st Special Fleet after raiding thousands of kilometers?

If it is negative, the question arises.

Because he didn't know that the "Enprogress" was also here, Bai Zhizhan was targeting the expeditionary fleet. When making arrangements, he might only leave a carrier-based aircraft that only formed a group of aircraft, and sent all other carrier-based aircraft to perform reconnaissance missions to expand the search scope.

Only by making such arrangements can we monitor the entire southwest Fanyan Ocean and discover the fleet coming from the west in time.

In any case, Bai Zhizhan will expand the search scope.

If he dared to bring the special fleet to the scene, he would definitely guess that Cunningham was here, and he believed that killing the expeditionary fleet would control the entire Fanyan Ocean.

Then, no matter whether the Endeavour arrives or not, they will stare at the Royal Bran Navy's expeditionary fleet.

On the other hand, as long as the Expeditionary Fleet is killed, the Newland Fleet will retreat and be able to control the entire Fanyan Ocean.

Not only Spee thinks that, even Tian Shi thinks that Bai Zhizhan is a person with extremely clear purpose and will definitely be targeted.

Leading a fleet across the Fanyan Ocean is not a joke.

The only one who could make Bai Zhizhan risk was the expeditionary fleet commanded by Cunningham, because before the 19th, Bai Zhizhan could only conclude that Cunningham led the fleet to Nanxi Luoyang.

So, how can we protect the expeditionary fleet?

Spear rubbed his forehead hard, but he was still frowning.

If the warning is useful, Spur will send a report immediately to slow down the expeditionary fleet, wait for the 61st Special Mix Fleet to follow, and then enter Fanyan Ocean together to avoid being defeated by Liang Xia's fleet.
Chapter completed!