Before dawn, Gu Xunlei came to the dock. A seaplane is rapidly approaching, and another squad of fighters is patrolling the sky. The fighters flew away as the seaplanes landed on the surface of the harbor and taxied towards the docks. This is Tan Renhao's landline, and Gu Xunlei rushed over as soon as he received the news. If apart from Yuan Ye, now he should be most grateful to Tan Renhao. If it weren't for the strong support of the First Task Force, I'm afraid that Gu Xunlei's divisions would have been exhausted on the battlefield long ago.

"Renhao, you're still quite positive!" Gu Xunlei greeted Tan Renhao next to the dock.

"Where, with your General Gu here to greet you, can I not hurry?"

The two laughed, and then hugged each other vigorously.

"Ren Hao, don't blame me for being polite, I really have to thank you this time." As he walked towards the outside of the dock, Gu Xunlei slowed down, "If it weren't for your support, I'm afraid I would have lost a few division commanders." ”

"Don't say these kind words to me, you have to thank Yuan Ye, Yan Guozhong, and those soldiers under you, the First Task Force just did what it should do." Tan Renhao was also not polite to Gu Xunlei, "To be honest, I don't think you guys played well and exposed a lot of problems." ”

"I know that I have seen these problems for a long time, mainly the quality of the soldiers, but there is no way to solve this problem." Gu Xunlei stopped next to the jeep, "Let's go to the Marine Corps Headquarters first, Yan Guozhong and Yuan Ye are still waiting for us, and we will talk when we are free in the future." ”

"Don't worry, Hao Dongjue will be there in about half an hour. Let's wait for him to arrive before we go to Marine Corps Headquarters. Tan Renhao stopped Gu Xunlei, "We haven't talked for a long time, anyway, when Hao Dongjue arrives, Yan Guozhong will deploy a new combat mission, why is he in such a hurry?" ”

Gu Xunlei was stunned for a moment. Then he laughed. "Well, the fleet is in good shape right now, isn't it? I'm counting on your support. ”

"The situation of the fleet is very good, and now it is being replenished, by the way, let the officers and men seize the time to rest, the fighting of the past few days has made many people physically exhausted." Tan Renhao walked along the harbor breakwater towards the east. "Have you heard the news of the Army's victory on the battlefield on the mainland?"

"Continental battlefield?" Gu Xunlei frowned slightly, and kept up with Tan Renhao's pace, "Before leaving, I received news that I heard that the attack on Tambov is underway, and the progress is not very smooth, maybe it will not be able to reach the outside of Moscow until winter." ”

"This news has long been outdated, and I only received a message from the Navy command yesterday." Tan Renhao found a rock and sat down, "The army took Ryazan on the 22nd, and now it has surrounded Vladimir. Having achieved the operation of encircling Moscow on both sides, the next step is to prepare to sweep the Russian strongholds around Moscow, and probably before the winter, Moscow can be attacked. ”

"So fast!?" Gu Xunlei looked at Tan Renhao in disbelief. "Who commanded the attack, this news is not wrong, right?"

"It seems that it was personally commanded by Admiral Shi Naixing, and I don't know the specific situation. The Army Command does not inform the Navy Command about the specific combat situation, so I only know the general situation. ”

"No wonder, no wonder ......"

"What's the wonder?" This time it was Tan Renhao's turn to be puzzled.

"Yesterday, General Yan Guozhong sent me a piece of good news." Gu Xunlei touched his body and gave the document of the army headquarters to Tan Renhao, "This is the equipment that Marshal Yan Dingyu has supplemented for me, and it is very likely that more corps will be sent to the Australian continent in August, and it is possible to send the main corps over." The marshal would not have been so generous if the Army had not won a major victory on the continental battlefield. ”

Tan Renhao quickly glanced at the important contents of the document, and then laughed. "Marshal Yan Dingyu is so generous. There must be a reason, it seems. Your hard days are coming to an end, and perhaps the marshal will send an army aviation unit over. ”

"This is not important, the combat effectiveness of naval aviation is no worse than that of army aviation, especially carrier-based aviation, which can be said to be the most elite tactical aviation in the empire." Gu Xunlei squatted on the beach, he picked up a few stones from the ground, "You start to say, where did the army fight?" ”

Tan Renhao repeated the opening words, and Gu Xunlei used stones to represent several important cities such as "Moscow", "Ryazan", and "Vladimir", and put a simple sand table on the beach. In fact, he had a complete map of Russia in his head, and he laid out the battle situation on the beach, which gave him a more direct understanding of the battle situation.

"Where are the Germans fighting now?"

"Germans?" Tan Renhao had a headache, "It seems that it has advanced to the vicinity of Pskov and is preparing to encircle St. Petersburg." ”

Gu Xunlei immediately placed a few other stones on the beach, and then continued to ask without raising his head: "The Germans did not send troops to assist us in attacking Moscow?" ”

"I don't know about this, what is your agreement with the Germans?"

Gu Xunlei looked up at Tan Renhao. "I don't know very well, but after I came here, I didn't know much about the situation on the mainland battlefield. However, since the Germans are already capable of encircling St. Petersburg, they should divide their forces to assist us in capturing Moscow. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and then crossed his hands on his waist.

"If the Germans can take Smolensk to the west of Moscow, and when they encircle St. Petersburg, let the troops continue to advance eastward and block the northern gate of the Russian army, then we will be able to encircle Moscow as quickly as possible." "Perhaps, in the autumn, before September, we will be able to encircle Moscow." When the time comes, as long as the German army blocks the retreat of the Russian army in the east and north, and deliberately shows flaws in some defensive lines, sets up ambush positions in the rear, and allows the Russian army to break through in a planned way. Then it is quite possible that we will take Moscow before December, that is, before the arrival of the coldest month of winter, and end the war against Russia! ”

"This possibility should not be small, after all, the task of the army is to end the war against Russia this year!"

Gu Xunlei nodded. "All the elite units of the Army are concentrated on this battlefield. Now it is General Shi Naixing who personally commands the offensive operation, dozens of cavalry divisions. With at least 300 infantry divisions, if we can't take Moscow, then we simply don't fight! ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed, and he could see from Gu Xunlei's expression that Shi Naixing's status in the army's armored corps was a bit like Liao Hanxiang's status in the naval aviation. It is the idol worshiped by Gu Xunlei, a group of young generals.

"By the way, who is the commander of the German army?"

"It seems to be Manstein." Tan Renhao also did not know much about the situation of the German army.

Gu Xunlei nodded slightly. "Then who are their main front-line generals?"

"This ......" Tan Renhao touched his forehead, and then squatted down, "There should be Guderian, and there should be Moder, it seems that Rommel was also here before, but I heard that he was sent to the Suez Canal." ”

"North African theater?" Gu Xunlei was immediately surprised.

"The U.S. and British offensive in North Africa is fierce. I heard that the commander of the American army was Abrams, and the commander of the British army was the newly appointed Montgomery. Our expeditionary force had been holding on to Alexandria, and the Persian army was almost overwhelmed. In the middle of the year, Germany promised to send at least 20 divisions to support the Persian army in North Africa, as if it was at this time that Rommel was transferred. ”

"It seems that the Yankees have really found the right point. Knowing that we can't be separated on the battlefield between Australia and Russia now, and that Russia can't hold out anymore, otherwise they won't fight with us on the North African battlefield. Gu Xunlei sighed, then shook his head, "It's a pity. If Rommel had also been on the continental battlefield, then the Germans would most likely have taken St. Petersburg before the end of the year. ”

"Rommel is amazing?" Tan Renhao didn't know much about this German general.

"How can I say it, if you talk about command ability. He should not be under Guderian, and in terms of his grasp of the situation of the battle, he is very close to Manstein, that is, he is not just a front-line commander, but more like our theater commander. Otherwise, the German General Staff would not have let him command the North African Expeditionary Force. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "This is indeed a pity, and we can only blame the Persian army for being too uncompetitive and fighting for so many years. I haven't had any decent performances. ”

Gu Xunlei immediately laughed. "Persian troops? For more than a thousand years, the Persian army did not perform well. Well, if Persia has provided us with enough fuel, what more could we ask for? ”

Tan Renhao also laughed. "yes, I don't have much hope for the Royal Army of Persia, and so does their Royal Navy. At least, it was enough now that the German Army was holding up half the sky on the battlefield and the Reichsman was winning. ”

"Ren Hao, don't underestimate the German Army, after we have defeated all the enemies, I'm afraid only the German Army will be able to challenge the Imperial Army."

Tan Renhao was secretly shocked, this was definitely not a good thing, but he immediately diverted the topic. "That's not something we should be thinking about right now. If the Army defeats Russia by the end of the year, then it will be up to us how quickly we can take Australia. As long as we defeat Australia, then those who doubt the empire's naval and land forces will have to shut up! ”

"Yes, that's the most important job." Gu Xunlei nodded, "Now that victory on the mainland battlefield is in sight, it is impossible for the marshal to wait until after the victory to send troops over, so he will definitely send the elite troops over before the end of the war on the mainland battlefield." If you can give me ten main cavalry divisions, I can sweep the Australian continent in half a year! ”

"You think beautifully, ten elite cavalry divisions, we don't have the ability to support so many troops at the same time, and the logistics problem will crush you."

"It's true." Gu Xunlei scratched his scalp with a smile, "However, as long as there are five cavalry divisions, plus five motorized infantry divisions, and give me enough logistics support, I can defeat any enemy army in Australia!" ”

"Don't talk too early, no one can predict the changes on the battlefield. How much do you know about the commanders of the US military? ”

"Bradley? At least he hasn't taken advantage of me yet. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Don't underestimate the enemy, I heard that Bradley was temporarily transferred, and as far as I guess, the quality of the American army is definitely not very good. Taken together, the combat effectiveness of the US military will certainly not be very high. And once Bradley gets acquainted with his troops, and the U.S. military gets trained on the battlefield, you're going to have a hard time. ”

"At least my troops will also be trained. Well, that's what you're saying, I don't underestimate any of my enemies. In terms of overall performance, the US military is much worse than the Russian army and even the French army, but to be honest, the quality of my current units is not much higher. ”

"So you can't underestimate the enemy." Tan Renhao grabbed Gu Xunlei's shoulder, "What adjustments does Yan Guozhong have for the next stage of combat operations?" ”

Gu Xunlei was stunned for a moment, and then told him what he discussed with Yan Guozhong and Yuan Ye yesterday.

After listening to Gu Xunlei's explanation, Tan Renhao hesitated. "The main problem is the air support of the fleet, and when the time comes, I am afraid that I will have to keep the fleet close to the coast, try to expand the scope of air support, and provide you with as much support as possible. However, the most important thing is to build a regular airfield for the US military and let our shore-based aviation troops be stationed as soon as possible. As long as the airfield is obtained, then the next battle should be much easier. ”

"I thought so too, but the problem is that we don't have enough ammunition until we take Sydney, and the help of air support is quite limited." Gu Xunlei stood up, "Therefore, the key is whether we can take Sydney within two months, and whether the transport fleet can send war materials to the front line in time." ”

"Let Yan Guozhong worry about these problems." Tan Renhao also stood up, he looked at the sky to the east, a seaplane was flying towards this side under the cover of more than a dozen fighter jets, "That's Hao Dongjue's landline, he's about to arrive, let's go to the dock to meet him, otherwise this kid will lose his temper again!" ”

When the two came to the dock, the seaplane just stopped, and Hao Dongjue jumped off the plane. After the three of them shuddered, they went directly to the headquarters of the Marine Corps, ready to discuss the next stage of combat operations with Yan Guozhong.