At around 3 a.m., the officers and soldiers on the "Paijing" and "Longjiang" became busy.

However, it was not until 2 hours later, at around 5 a.m. that the "Surpriser Bird" who carried out the first round of reconnaissance missions flew away from the aircraft carrier one after another.

At this time, it was less than an hour before dawn.

Although night flight training has been underway in the past few months, most pilots have mastered the ability to take off and land on aircraft carriers, through repeated exploration, even old birds such as Sunpu have to admit that it is too difficult to find an enemy fleet at night.

The key is that the officers and soldiers on the warships can easily discover the flying reconnaissance planes.

The reason is also very simple. The roar of the plane is very loud. At night, even if the flight altitude exceeds 5,000 meters, it will be heard by the officers and soldiers on the warship.

It is precisely because Zhou Yongtao arranged the investigation after dawn.

In Samp's words, fighting at night has exceeded the limit of human ability and cannot be solved through training and other means.

Then, you can only rely on technical means.

There are already companies and scientific research institutions doing research, and there are several solutions, but the progress is very slow and far from practicality.

After the last reconnaissance plane was launched, Zhou Yongtao returned to the commander's bridge.

As before, the staff on duty prepared breakfast for him.

"All of them have been arranged. If Cunningham is nearby, you will definitely receive the message within 2 hours."

Bai Zhizhan nodded and glanced at the lunch box on Zhou Yongtao's hand, meaning to have a meal quickly and don't talk so much nonsense.

Zhou Yongtao was very sensible because he had to give a briefing to the pilots performing attack missions later.

He was a little overly excited about what to say.

Last night, after repeated deductions several times, discussions were held until midnight, and Bai Zhizhan and Zhou Yongtao unified their opinions. The probability of Cunningham leading the Bran fleet north to Muahai was much higher than the probability of going to Sri Lanka, because the Bran authorities may not waste precious troops in Sri Lanka.

In addition, Cunningham may not go directly to Muahai, and is likely to wait for an opportunity north of Magas Island.

The key is that after going to Mu Ahai and joining the "Ark of Royal", the whereabouts will definitely be exposed, so there is no question of sneak attacking the 11th Special Mixed Fleet.

Also, you will be strategically passive.

The reason is also very simple. The Bran army retreated directly to the Kibu Fortress, which was equivalent to giving up the Fanluo area, or even giving up the entire Fanyan Ocean.

The Kingdom of Bran has stepped back. Will the Newland Navy still advance?

Even if the "Entertainment" has entered Fanyan Ocean, it will go to Aurora and be incorporated into the Southwest East Ocean Fleet to prepare for the next combat operations in this direction.

Since then, Bran's army can defend the Kibu Fortress at most.

Without the support of the Newland Fleet, even if the Imperial Navy sent all the aircraft carriers back to the east, the Royal Bran Navy might not be able to control Mu Ahai.

The key is that Bran's army may not be able to defend Kibu Fortress.

Judging from the battle in Lion Spring City, there is no fortress that cannot be defeated in front of the powerful aviation troops.

The emergence of carrier-based aviation is equivalent to declaring that the era when a fortress could control an ocean like in the past is gone.

In front of the air force, the strong fortress is nothing more than the tomb of the guardians!

What's more, the Empire has the world's most powerful strategic aviation force, thousands of long-range bombers, and an inexhaustible amount of ammunition.

To be honest, the Imperial Army can use bombers deployed on the north coast of Muahai to make Kibu Fortress the next Lion Spring City through uninterrupted high-intensity bombing, use aviation troops to destroy enemy ships on Muahai and protect the route to Posa Bay through Muahai.

That's true, Cunningham will definitely aim to annihilate the 11th Special Mixed Fleet.

Only by annihilated the 11th Special Mixed Fleet and taking control of the sea and strategic initiative can we increase our troops in Sri Lanka, or guarding Sri Lanka, so as to gain more time to consolidate the Kibu Fortress and strengthen military presence in the Muahai and Posa Bay coasts.

So, how can we annihilate the 11th Special Mixed Fleet in one fell swoop?

This is also the key to Bai Zhizhan and Zhou Yongtao's determination that Cunningham would lead the fleet north after entering Fanyan Ocean.

Fundamentally, the 11th Special Mixed Fleet has only two fleet aircraft carriers, and the carrier-based aircraft they carry can only launch two consecutive attacks at most.

Considering the harsh climate on the southwestern Fanyan Ocean, the problem of insufficient carrier-based aircraft will be more prominent.

For example, after two waves of attacks are arranged, there may not be enough air defense fighters left.

In short, if you fight near the coastal area near Xuan Continent, you can rely on the support of the docking-based aviation force to make up for the shortcomings of weak aviation combat capabilities.

However, another possibility cannot be ruled out.

After entering the Fanyan Ocean, the Bran fleet parted ways with the Newland fleet. Cunningham went north, while Spear took the Newland fleet eastward to Austria.

The reason is that no matter how you fight, after throwing away Shiquan City, the Kingdom of Bran will lose the sea control power of Fan Yanyang within a few months.

In a sense, the Kingdom of Bran has been defeated in Fanyan Ocean.

From the standpoint of the Newland Federation, since it cannot defend Fan Yanyang, it is not worth continuing to waste troops, let alone taking the risk of the only fleet aircraft carrier.

In addition, after the imperial army took down Shiquan City and opened the door to enter Fanyan Ocean, they would return to the army to fight against the East Ocean.

The reason is also very simple: entering Fanyan Ocean is just to capture Bosha Bay.

Because he quickly won the Lion Spring City and was about to acquire 4 large aircraft carriers, plus the powerful strength shown by the strategic aviation force of the Army Aviation, the Newland authorities' view that the top leaders of the Empire will be confident in taking over the Posar Bay and will also launch combat operations to march into the Hovay Islands in advance.

Even if it is difficult to attack the Hovayi Islands, it will choose to march into the southwest and east ocean.

Don’t forget that the Newland Federation is the number one enemy of the Liangxia Empire, and only by defeating the Newland Federation can you achieve a comprehensive victory.

The longer you delay in Fanyan Ocean, the more difficult it will be to win in the East Ocean.

In this way, it is even more necessary to transfer the "Entertainment" number back.

If you want to say it, Lian Xusheng is indeed powerful, and the strategic aviation corps under Commander Li Yunxiang is not a vegetarian.

The current good situation is first attributed to Lian Xusheng and Li Yunxiang, including Du Kang, who has been on the front line, which has nothing to do with Bai Zhi’s war.

However, whether you can continue to expand your victory depends on Bai Zhizhan's battle.

According to the above analysis, Zhou Yongtao made careful arrangements for the first round of investigation operations in the early morning.

Two aircraft carriers dispatched a total of 32 "Suhu Birds" to carry out reconnaissance missions. 24 of them flew westwards and focused on searching for the nearshore near the Xuan Continent, especially the route to the Magas Strait. The other 8 were flew southwards, focusing on searching for the northern waters of the west wind belt.

As for which fleet to attack first, it depends on the reconnaissance results.

The principle is also very simple. The first thing to do is to attack whoever you find is the first thing to do.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that although this battle will focus on anti-aircraft carriers, Bran aircraft carriers pay special attention to defense. Almost all fleet aircraft carriers are equipped with armored decks, and their horizontal protection performance is not inferior to that of battleships, so they need to use 500 kilogram-class aviation bombs.

Of course, these things were arranged by Zhou Yongtao, and there was no need to worry about them.
Chapter completed!