Huang Xiaotian and Yan Shiqi both returned to Laicheng the next morning, and they both handed the fleet to the chief of staff for command. This time, the US military was approaching. In order to coordinate the three fleets and the combat operations between the fleet and the 6th team, Yan Guozhong specially recruited the three fleet commanders back to Laicheng to determine the battle plan.

After the four commanders arrived, the arrangements for command authority were determined first. Yan Guozhong was the commander of the theater, responsible for coordinating the battle command, fully responsible for the command of the 6th team, and arranged for the base troops of the naval and coast to cooperate with the fleet. Tan Renhao was the joint commander of the three special mixed fleets, responsible for fully commanding the fleet's operations. The focus of the battle was on fleet operations. During this period, the 6th team would reduce the offensiveness on Guadao and try to cooperate with the fleet's operations.

Huang Xiaotian had no objection to this arrangement, and Yan Guozhong's position was affirmative. He was originally a subordinate of Tan Renhao before. After working with Tan Renhao for more than a year, this time he was able to quickly become a major general and become a fleet commander or agent. Thanks to Tan Renhao's help and support, he would not object to Tan Renhao commanding him to fight, and he would not have the confidence to command his old superiors to fight.

Yan Shiqi was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement. He didn't think Tan Renhao was much better than him.

Tan Renhao is indeed very powerful in aviation operations. Yan Shiqi has to admit that it is obvious that this time the US military mobilized six battleships to fight artillery with the Imperial Navy. In terms of artillery battles, Yan Shiqi felt that he was much more powerful than Tan Renhao. What qualifications are Tan Renhao's ability to command him to fight, but this is also the arrangement of the Navy Command and the War Zone Command. Even if he is dissatisfied, he has to endure it. As a soldier, he still knows the meaning of the order.

Whether they were convinced or not, after determining the command authority, the four began to discuss this combat operation.

I discussed with General Yan and felt that the US military's deployment of this battle was probably like this. Tan Renhao gave a rough explanation on the war zone map. The American battleship fleet is likely to enter the Solomon Islands from these straits east of the Solomon Islands. During the day, it will first move in the south of Indistopsephub Reef to avoid being caught by our reconnaissance planes and at the same time avoid being attacked by our shore-based tactical bombers. Then, they will travel north around the evening, and arrive at the southern waters of Guaroon at about 12 o'clock. If MacArthur makes any arrangements, he will also carry a group of soldiers and supplies, or cover a express transport fleet to go north to provide reinforcements to Guaroon.

Several red routes are marked on the map. This is a northbound route that the US battleship fleet may take, and these routes eventually gather in the south of Guadalam. The length of the route is between 15o and 18o nautical miles, while the maximum length of the US battleship is about 27 knots. Therefore, it only takes more than 5 hours to complete this journey.

In order to ensure the safety of the battleship fleet, the US military will strengthen the number of fighter jets on Makira Island and Rennell Island in advance to the south of the Solomon Islands, reduce the number of tactical bombers, and deploy a batch of night reconnaissance aircraft. Therefore, during this period, we must strengthen reconnaissance and surveillance of US military airports on these islands. Tan Renhao has noticed that Yan Shiqi's expression is a bit less beautiful. He did not care about Yan Shiqi, and he was not very good at playing with this artillery war expert.

General Yan has already stated that a group of scouts can be deployed to these two islands to be responsible for close reconnaissance on the front line. In addition, the tactical reconnaissance aircraft we deployed on Bougainville will also go to surveillance and reconnaissance. If the US military strengthens the deployment of fighter jets at the airports of these two islands, it will prove that the US counterattack is about to begin.

They can send fighter jets over the night before the counterattack, without having to take a few days in advance Huang Xiaotian asked a question at this time.

It is entirely possible, and to cover up the intentions of the battle, the US military will definitely do so.

Yan Guozhong explained for Tan Renhao that although seizing sea control is the focus of the US military's combat operation, the US military on Gua Island is about to run out of energy, and MacArthur will definitely take this opportunity to provide reinforcements to Gua Island. Even if the operation to seize sea control fails, as long as it can provide strong support to Gua Island, the US military can still hold on to Gua Island until the next counterattack.

Therefore, they must conceal their battle attempts, and deploying fighter jets in advance can only expose their battle attempts, and completing the transfer and deployment of fighter jets that night is a very normal arrangement.

Therefore, we need to monitor the situation of these two islands, especially Makira Island, scouts, and night reconnaissance planes are indispensable, and the US military reinforcements should be carried out in the first half of the night, which means that the US fleet will arrive in the Guadalam waters in the second half of the night. Tan Renhao took a look at Yan Shiqi, General Yan, and then we will see the performance of the third special mixed fleet.

There is not much problem here. Even if we can't beat it, we can pass it. Anyway, bombers will come to support us as soon as the sky is dawn. Yan Shiqi's words are obviously jealous.

General Yan, the key problem is that we cannot let the US military send reinforcements to Gua Island. As for the battleships against the US military, this is the task of your fleet. Yan Guozhong can't stand it anymore. In order to ensure that the attack on Gua Island can continue smoothly, even if it is a bullet, the US military cannot be sent to Gua Island.

We will do our best, but we cannot make a guarantee. After all, the US military has six battleships, while we only have four. Yan Shiqi's attitude is a little more correct. After cooperating with Yan Guozhong for several months, he also knows Yan Guozhong's temper very well.

This is not a problem. As long as the US fleet is killed, we will control the sea control, and the 6th team will sooner or later be able to capture Guadalam. Tan Renhao nodded slightly to Yan Guozhong and said to the map that two small American aircraft carriers had passed the Panama Canal a few days ago. According to our estimates, these two aircraft carrier formations will not go to Pearl Harbor, but will go to Christmas Island to refuel and then go directly to the battlefield. Halsey is likely to arrange these two aircraft carriers in the waters north of the Coral Sea, probably within a waters of 15o to 25o nautical miles south of Guadalam. Its main task is to provide air defense cover for the retreating battleship fleet after dawn. If this is the arrangement, we will not be able to attack these two aircraft carriers, and maybe we have to watch the US battleship withdraw from the Solomon Islands.

The Fourth Special Mixed Fleet or the First Special Mixed Fleet can enter the Solomon Sea, so that you can reach the attack position Yan Shiqi gave Tan Renhao a difficult problem.

General Yan, the US military has always had reconnaissance aircraft patrolling the Solomon Sea, and when their fleet headed north, they would definitely consider that we would transfer the aircraft carrier into the Solomon Sea. At that time, they would definitely arrange dozens of reconnaissance aircraft here. If we enter the Solomon Sea, we would probably face not two small US aircraft carriers, but shore-based bombers deployed by the US military at the Tagula Island field airport. Huang Xiaotian rushed to help Tan Renhao answer this question, and looked at Yan Shiqi very unscathed, showing his position very clearly.

General Huang's analysis makes sense, unless we are sure to block Tagura Island and more than 200 US tactical bombers on Port Moresby. The aircraft carrier fleet can enter the Solomon Sea. Before that, we will not consider letting the aircraft carrier go south to take risks. Tan Renhao thinks Yan Shiqi is very strange. Everyone is a naval soldier. It seems that Tan Renhao stole something from him. Yan Shiqi is always asking Tan Renhao some questions. The most important thing is that Halsey has two fleet aircraft carriers and a small aircraft carrier. There are nearly 2oo bombers on these three aircraft carriers, which is the strongest counterattack force of the US military.

Yan Shiqi sneered. Perhaps he was mocking Tan Renhao again. The six battleships were not the most powerful. Are the two and a half aircraft carriers even more powerful?

Huang Xiaotian was really disgusted with it. He was about to fight Yan Shiqi. Yan Guozhong and Tan Renhao immediately gave him a look and calmed down.

Halsey's troops are likely not to stay in the Coral Sea. Tan Renhao sighed secretly. It seems that he will not cooperate with Yan Shiqi in the future. Now this fleet is likely to have left Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately, our submarines cannot continue to stay outside Pearl Harbor, so we have not received relevant information. If the fleet is heading south with the battleship fleet, then they will pass through the Ryan Islands, the Tuva Islands, and finally reach the east of the Solomon Islands.

The sea area north of the New Hebrides Islands and south of Nauru Island. If Halsey deploys this fleet in the Coral Sea, it will only serve as a cover at most and will pose the greatest threat to the third special-mix fleet. Halsey is unlikely to adopt such deployment.

Why are the four battleships not attractive enough? Yan Shiqi almost jumped up. He felt that Tan Renhao had insulted him by that.

General Yan, please feel free to listen to the analysis before expressing your opinions. Yan Guozhong immediately came out to interfere.

Four battleships are indeed a big target, but Halsey also knew that if he wanted to kill the third special fleet, our three fleets of aircraft carriers would also be able to kill six US battleships. Four to six, he suffered a lot of losses. Did Tan Renhao sneer in his heart? In addition, the US military deployed on the surrounding islands and the fighters on the two small aircraft carriers were enough to protect their battleship fleet. Halsey had no reason to idle the main aircraft carrier fleet in the rear. Therefore, he was most likely to leave the aircraft carrier fleet in this area between the Solomon Islands and the Gilbert Islands, looking for opportunities to annihilate our aircraft carrier fleet, and laying the foundation for the final seizing of sea control.

The room became quiet. Except for Yan Shiqi still a little dissatisfied, the other three were thinking. Tan Renhao only mentioned the focus of the battle at this time. Killing six battleships is of great value, but this is not the main way to ensure sea control. Only by killing Halsey's aircraft carrier is the most critical.

In this case, the Fourth Special Mixed Fleet and the First Special Mixed Fleet will act together. Huang Xiaotian broke the silence.

Tan Renhao nodded to Huang Xiaotian. If we avoided the war, we could only let the fleet retreat westward. But as a result, we could not threaten the battleship formation of the US military, and it was even more impossible to provide cover for the third special-mix fleet. Halsey could let go of his hands and feet to make the six battleships head north, and even do not need to retreat during the day. Therefore, we cannot retreat, but should take the initiative to face the enemy eastward. But the problem is that if we move eastward, we are likely to enter the strike range of US shore-based bombers, and the strength to support the third special-mix fleet will also be much weaker.

Team 6 will repair the field airport on Guadao as soon as possible. Even if the bomber cannot be stationed, it is possible to provide support to the bomber at that time. Yan Guozhong glanced at the three of them. Annihilated the US aircraft carrier fleet is the key and the key is the key. I have applied to transfer the second special-mixed fleet. If you have the opportunity to kill the US aircraft carrier fleet, you can consider temporarily leaving the Guadao battlefield, and the HNA coast-based bomber troops will undertake most of the combat tasks. The special-mixed fleet will do its best to deal with the US aircraft carrier.

Then, our battle flexibility is much greater. Tan Renhao took a look on the map. If we could not place the main force in the naval battle on Guadalam, even if the second special fleet did not come to support us, we would have enough strength to kill our opponents.

But the problem is that if Halsey also sends two other small aircraft carriers to the northern battlefield, we will be at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, Huang Xiaotian proposed another possibility.

This possibility must exist. Maybe Halsey will do this. He also knows the importance of killing the Fourth Special Mixed Fleet and the First Special Mixed Fleet. Tan Renhao nodded slightly. Then, we really have to consider letting the Second Special Mixed Fleet come to help.

Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing will give us a reply in two days. Yan Guozhong stood up. After determining the direction of the US military's battle, the second special fleet will be sent here. They only need three to five days to arrive at the battlefield. I hope they can catch up. Let's get here today. This is the general arrangement of the battle. General Tan Renhao is fully responsible for the command of the fleet. I will cooperate with you this time.
Chapter completed!