The northeast of the Yanhai Sea, the southern waters of the Zudao Strait, and the fleet aircraft carrier of the "Imperial Capital".

The sun has set on the sea and it is almost time for supper. On the flight deck, the officers and soldiers of the aviation service department are still busy.

To the north, a huge fleet of aircraft is approaching.

It is not an enemy plane, it is a carrier-based aircraft of the Third Carrier-based Air Force corps that rushed from an inland airport.

When Li Mingbo brought the dinner, a super-large hamburger with two pieces of beef, the first batch of carrier-based aircraft had already entered the landing channel.

In terms of dietary habits, the Imperial Navy tended to be Western food.

It is not about admiring foreign countries, but about making Western food simpler, easy to eat, and higher calories, making it very suitable for naval officers and soldiers with high daily work intensity.

Take hamburgers for example, one can take care of most of the day.

If conditions permit, the chef will also cook some dishes that suit everyone's tastes.

"Is there any new news?"

After Bai Zhizhan asked, Li Mingbo just shook his head.

Bai Zhizhan didn't ask much and couldn't help but sigh.

Ten days ago, he did not return to the First Air Special Mixed Fleet, but followed Li Yunxiang to Shizhou and boarded the fleet carrier "Imperial Capital" that had just completed maintenance.

Subsequently, Bai Zhizhan was promoted to brigade general of the Navy and served as the acting commander of the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet.

In addition, he also served as the acting commander of the First Aviation Special Mixed Fleet.

This is not the choice made by Bai Zhizhan himself, but the result of rock-scissors.

Before leaving the imperial capital, the new commander-in-chief of the Navy Liu Changxun threw a problem to Bai Zhizhan and Liu Xiangzhen.

Who will go to Chengjiang Port to command the special mixed group?

Of course, the other one has to go to the Schuyzhou to take over the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet that has just formed its combat power.

Liu Changxun did not directly arrange for Liu Xiangzhen to go to Chengjiang Port, and he had already given enough face to fight. After all, Liu Xiangzhen was originally a member of the Southern Fleet.

Out of fairness, Liu Xiangzhen proposed rock-scissors.

Bai Zhizhan is also very interesting. He proposed to decide the outcome. If he loses or draws, Liu Xiangzhen will go to Chengjiang Port to command the special mixed group.

As a result, both of them produced scissors.

As for letting Bai Zhizhan retain the title of the Interim Commander of the First Aviation Special Mixed Fleet, it is actually for the need for confidentiality, that is, the news cannot be leaked due to personnel changes.

That's why the special mixed group formed by the First and Second Aviation Special Mixed Fleets is under the command of Liu Xiangzhen.

The third aviation special mixed fleet, commanded by Bai Zhizhan, is a core of two "Imperial Capital"-class fleet aircraft carriers.

This is also a new force of the Imperial Navy.

The two aircraft carriers, the "Imperial Capital" and the "Paijing" were delivered to the Navy at the end of last year, and have not completed all training subjects so far.

The key is that these two fleet aircraft carriers built in accordance with the standards of the "Huacheng Treaty" and the "Lentay Treaty" have used a lot of new technologies and new equipment in order to achieve the tactical performance proposed by the Navy, which has created many problems that were not considered and cannot be predicted in the design.

According to the plan, both aircraft carriers should join the battle sequence by the end of next June.

During peacetime, two more aircraft carriers have nothing to do with the navy, after all, the main thing used is the annual fleet exercise.

As the situation worsens, the value of these two aircraft carriers is reflected.

Don’t forget that the Nai Yi Navy has obtained two "Ruihe" classes, and even the Newland Navy on the other side of the East Ocean has five large fleet aircraft carriers.

No matter how powerful the combat power of the "Longjiang" level is, it is difficult to win more than less.

Fortunately, the carrier-based aviation corps assigned to the Third Aviation Special Mixed Fleet have already completed training, and two-thirds of the pilots are veterans from the other two aviation corps. Even newbies have studied and trained in the aviation school for several years, and many have participated in fleet exercises over the years.

In fact, pilots have never been the main problem for the Imperial Navy.

According to statistics from private institutions, the aviation industry is supported and encouraged by holding international flight racing competitions, so the number of civil pilots in the Empire is more than 200,000, the largest in the world, and most pilots are between the ages of 20 and 40.

During wartime, these civilian pilots were the reserves of the Navy and Army Aviation!

Conservatively estimated that the Empire was able to mobilize 50,000 pilots within one year and form a tactical aviation unit of hundreds of wings.

As for the plane, that's even more not a problem.

As early as last year, the Imperial Navy formed the Third Ship-Board Air Force and ordered hundreds of carrier-based aircraft. By this year, the Imperial Navy also applied for an additional fund in the name of training losses and found several manufacturers to order additional carrier-based aircraft sufficient to form two carrier-based aircraft. The total number of combat aircraft ordered was 360, of which 300 had been delivered to the Navy before December.

However, it is not that the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet lacks nothing.

To be said, there is a shortage of air defense warships!

Although the fast battleship is assigned to the combat fleet, it is mostly in the special mixed fleet, providing air defense cover for aircraft carriers.

The value of fast battleships has been confirmed in fleet exercises over the years.

That's true. As early as three years ago, because the Navy Empire refused to sign a contract, the "Naval Holiday" spawned by the "Huacheng Treaty" and the "Lentai Treaty" would inevitably die. The Imperial Navy decided to build a brand new rapid battleship to deal with the threats from other powers.

Because the treaty has not been invalidated, the new battleships were strictly restricted when they were designed.

Of course, all the Imperial Navy needs is "fast", so there is no high demand for specific performance.

When the treaty was abolished, the Imperial Navy immediately issued a construction order, and one was built by the Puzhou Naval Shipyard and the Tuzhou Naval Shipyard.

This is to practice with the shipyard, because the Imperial Navy did not build battleships throughout the treaty!

Both treaty-type rapid battleships were launched at the beginning of this year. Although they were delivered to the Navy last month, they were temporarily assigned to the local fleet. According to convention, after completing all training, the two warships will hold an enrollment ceremony and will only consider how to allocate them at that time.

Because the war has broken out, it is likely to be assigned to the special mixed fleet.

But now, the two battleships are still in the Mast Harbor.

By the way, Li Jie and Jin Hong were recalled by the local fleet at the beginning of the year, and they went back to replace the two supervisors and served as the acting captains of the two warships.

The result is that the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet does not have a fast battleship, and the heavy cruiser provides air defense cover for the aircraft carriers.

Can heavy cruisers compare with fast battleships?

The answer is obviously no!

But, what else can I do?

It can’t be said that because there is no fast battleship providing air defense cover, let the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet hide in the Zudao Strait to watch the fun!

The one that decides the outcome is the aircraft carrier, not the battleship!

In fact, Bai Zhizhan also knew this well, so when he was playing rock-paper-scissors with Liu Xiangzhen, he deliberately gave the fat to Liu Xiangzhen.

What's the meaning?

This is not the first time the two of them have been rock-scissors.

In the past, Liu Xiangzhen's first punch was either scissors or stone.

As long as Bai Zhi fights out the scissors, he will definitely not win.

When Bai Zhizhan ate half a hamburger, the first carrier-based aircraft had already landed on the flight deck, which was a "flying fish" with a sub-fuel tank hanging on its belly.
Chapter completed!