Aboard the "Qinling."
After receiving the message that the seaplane carrying Spur had departed, Bai Zhizhan returned to his living quarters.
Although going to accept the surrender of the Newland 5th Fleet as a victor, Bai Zhizhan felt that he should change into a formal ceremonial dress.
After all, Spur was a worthy opponent.
In fact, he was the toughest opponent Bai Zhizhan had ever faced.
In their first engagement, if it weren't for Hal and Frey dragging their feet, especially Hal not withstanding the attack launched by Liu Xiangzhen and then mistaking the direction of the reprisal, coupled with a bit of bad luck, Spur might have defeated Bai Zhizhan in the Northwest East Ocean.
Under those circumstances, at least it wouldn't have been such a disastrous defeat.
If the Newland Navy hadn't lost the Northwest East Ocean Battle, the situation in the East Ocean battlefield, and indeed the entire war, could have developed in another direction.
