This is indeed bait, or rather, an experiment!
The Tang Army modified a destroyer to test the effectiveness of a new weapon. That's why these two destroyers were so blatantly advancing along the coast of the Mirage Country's Ben Island.
To support this operation, the Great Tang Empire deployed over 30 fighter jets to escort the two destroyers: some hid behind the clouds, while others patrolled the skies above New Island.
In fact, these aircraft were primarily prepared to guard against suicide planes from the Mirage Country because the targets on the sea… were the subjects of this experiment.
Indeed, the Tang Army, after losing a destroyer in the New Island naval battle, came up with a countermeasure against suicide speedboats. The answer was the Oto Melara 76mm fully automatic naval gun!
