It was said that it was a temporary recess, but everyone saw that Bai Zhizhan was full of doubts and had no intention of continuing to discuss in the afternoon.

The staff officers were very sensible, either finished their lunch quickly or made excuses to go to other restaurants.

"What do you think?"

Bai Zhizhan did not trust other staff members, but felt that there was no need to influence others or cause rumors because of his own worries.

This time, because he was under the 12th Special Mixed Fleet, there were already many unheard rumors.

Although it is not panic, it will definitely be affected by grassroots officers and soldiers and will be displayed at some point.

"I don't think this matter is over."

Bai Zhizhan didn't say anything, but just turned his eyes away.

The same goes for Li Mingbo.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yongtao continued: "As discussed in the morning, the Newland Navy can no longer bear any losses at this point. What's more, even if Spur personally commanded, he could not fight us to the death with the three small aircraft carriers at the bottom. Perhaps the three small aircraft carriers could not change anything, but the officers and soldiers of these aircraft carriers and the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft are all priceless treasures."

"There is also the impact of the defeat again on morale and confidence." Li Mingbo muttered.

Bai Zhizhan nodded slightly, but he didn't rush to speak.

"But the key is on the military level." Li Mingbo continued Zhou Yongtao's topic: "The Newland Federation has not yet reached the end of its reach. In a few months, it will be able to obtain several small aircraft carriers, and hope to obtain the first large aircraft carrier of the "Ethiopia" class next year. From a strategic perspective, at least before the Hovayi Islands are captured by us, there is no need to fight against us."

Li Mingbo's analysis immediately made Bai Zhizhan look at him with admiration.

"The key is that we cannot attack the Austrian continent now. Even if we send a fleet here, we will only suppress the Newland long-range aviation troops deployed in northwest of Austria through bombing." Zhou Yongtao took the topic and said: "Even if there are enough troops and materials to launch a combat operation to attack the Austrian continent, it will not land in its northwest region. It will take a long-term view. When the airports on Bali are put into use, it will not only be able to suppress the Newland bombers with shore-based aviation troops, but also deploy more fighter jets and strengthen the efforts of air defense interception."

"According to your opinion, we can ignore this telephone order from the Navy Command?"

Zhou Yongtao just shook his shoulders, and Li Mingbo turned his gaze away.

They are all staff officers, just providing advice and opinions. Whether to adopt them and how to act after they are adopted is the commander's business.

Noting the expressions of the two, Bai Zhizhan couldn't help laughing.

It’s okay for Li Mingbo to say that he is a well-known good man. Zhou Yongtao is different. He is a well-known young man, and now he has learned to avoid suspicion.

Obviously, after so long of hard work, Zhou Yongtao has made great progress, at least knowing how to remain silent at important moments.

However, this is a very huge improvement.

Bai Zhizhan was the same when he was young. Being able to close his mouth is a sign of maturity.

"From the current situation, we really don't have to hurry up." Zhou Yongtao said again. After all, Bai Zhizhan's meaningful smile made him feel a little uneasy.

"You all think so, just do it."

Bai Zhizhan agreed so readily that Zhou Yongtao felt unbelievable.

However, Li Mingbo immediately nodded at him.

Zhou Yongtao was also a sensible person. He didn't ask any questions at all, and got up and left straight.

It is Li Mingbo's business to make adjustments to the fleet's routes, and it has nothing to do with Zhou Yongtao, and he is not good at this work.

"Are you worried?"

After Li Mingbo asked, Bai Zhi fought for a while before nodding slightly.

In fact, after receiving the telegram, Bai Zhizhan immediately thought that this must be related to the domestic situation, and it may not be to suppress the Newland Air Force in northwest of Austria.

However, Bai Zhizhan has never been able to guess the real reason.

A fake shot?

There is such a possibility. After all, the attack on Socotra Island, bombing the Kibu Fortress and marching into Posa Bay were all going smoothly. The troops used, especially the Marine Corps, were not as many as expected. The two Marine Divisions acting as the battle reserves are still on standby in the Maldives.

As for the landing fleet used to send the Marines, they had already returned to Guadal and the transport fleet was in Colombo.

In other words, it only takes about 10 days to organize the Marines to launch landing operations, such as attacking the Kibu Fortress.

In addition, there is also a need to attack Kibu Fortress at the strategic level.

This is related to the battle on the Xifan Canal.

In order to support the Imperial Army, the Thuman Army launched an attack without being prepared, and invested more troops than planned.

The result is that the offensive actions of the Tyman army in the direction of the Xifan Canal can be maintained until at most until late November. If the meaningless offensive action is ended early and the appropriate adjustments and deployments are adjusted and deployed properly, it may be possible to rely on the saved materials to persist for an additional month.

However, at most, until the end of the year, the Tiaoman army in Beixuan area will be out of ammunition and food!

The situation in Malta is not very optimistic.

Even though the Tyman defenders fought extremely tenaciously, they could still obtain airdrop supplies at night, but without air supremacy, the Tyman army could not defend their positions at all.

In short, the Imperial Navy must consider accelerating its advancement and launching combat operations to attack Kibu Fortress in advance.

As for the difficulty, it is a secondary issue.

Judging from the previous battles, there is reason to believe that it will not be much difficult to attack the Kibu Fortress, especially when the island of Socotra has been occupied.

But the problem is that Bai Zhizhan felt that the problem was not that simple.

Even if you want to fight back, there is no need to make so many famous things.

To put it bluntly, the Bran army is now surrounded by enemies and is very tight on all fronts, so there is no way to increase troops to the Kibu Fortress.

If you want to say it is difficult to transport combat supplies to the Kibu Fortress.

So, how difficult is it to attack Jibu Fortress?

Since it is not difficult to attack, just send the fleet over and support the Marines to log in.

As for the Newland Navy, even if there is a threat, it will not be too great through the entire Fanyan Ocean.

As long as you make arrangements in advance, strengthen prevention and vigilance, you will definitely be able to detect the approaching threats in time. There is no possibility of giving up attacking the Kibu Fortress because of the Newland Fleet.
Chapter completed!