The establishment of the Western Pacific Theater Command is not as large as that of the theater staff, and even more than 50 people are counted in the miscellaneous staff, and there are less than 20 people who actually do things. A lot of work had to be done by Tan Renhao himself, and other senior staff officers were also busy.

On the third day of the General Staff, Tan Renhao finally figured out the situation, and then he directly appointed five staff officers to assist Brigadier General Luo Yunchong, so that Luo Yunchong organized a strategic bombing operations staff, and Luo Yunchong was personally responsible for leading this organization. At the same time, Tan Renhao submitted a report on personnel requirements to the Navy Command and began to expand the size of the theater staff. This was originally his job, and as chief of staff of the theater, he had the right to make requests directly to the naval staff without the approval of the theater commander. Wu Xianyu also handed over all the affairs of the staff to Tan Renhao, and when Tan Renhao was so busy that they even had to trot to go to the toilet, Wu Xianyu went home every day to enjoy a sumptuous dinner cooked by his wife.

Fifteen staff officers sent by Gan Yongxing arrived at the Western Pacific Theater Command in late November. Except for one person, Tan Renhao assigned the other fourteen young officers to Luo Yunchong's subordinates, and the remaining one was Hao Dongjue.

"How did you get here?"

Tan Renhao really couldn't figure it out, what Hao Dongjue was doing here if he wasn't in the fleet?

"It's hard to put into words!"

Hao Dongjue's temperament seems to have changed a lot, but this is just an illusion. "Damn, do you know the new fleet staffing arrangements?"

Tan Renhao didn't open his mouth, to tell the truth, he didn't understand, even if he knew, he wouldn't say it now.

"Jiang Zhongmin and Fan Peikun are in charge of commanding the first task force!"

Hao Dongjue looked like he wanted to scold, "Shaoqing went to the Second Task Force, and I caught eunuchs with Lao Chang." As a result, he often went to be the chief of staff. What else do you think I can do? ”

Tan Renhao laughed, Hao Dongjue's position was indeed very embarrassing after losing the position of chief of staff of the fleet, but at the same time, he also felt that Chang Jianxin was more suitable for the position of chief of staff of the fleet, because he was more stable. What the chief of staff of the fleet needs is steady, not aggressive. As chief of staff, the chief of staff has two main tasks: one is to make reasonable suggestions to the fleet commander, and the other is to assist the fleet commander in directing operations. In fact, these two major tasks require the chief of staff to be steady and have the determination to face danger. At the same time, the chief of staff of the fleet is also a transition between the commander and the general staff, so the chief of staff must also have the ability to stabilize the morale of the military, and this needs to be even more steady. Hao Dongjue's personality is not stable enough, but he is now a colonel, and according to the current fleet, the chief of staff of the task force is the colonel. There is no corresponding staff officer of the rank of colonel below. Unless. Hao Dongjue was willing to go to a large warship to serve as a captain, otherwise it would be difficult for him to find a suitable position in the fleet.

"General Gan transferred me back to the Navy Staff."

Hao Dongjue lit a cigarette, "It's okay." At least you don't have to be angry with others in the Navy Staff, and you don't have to look at Shaoqing's bitter gourd face. ”

"Then why are you here?"

Tan Renhao still didn't know the reason why Hao Dongjue came.

"Do you think I'll be able to work in the Navy Staff for the rest of my life?"

Hao Dongjue glanced at Tan Renhao: "Brother, we have been together for more than three years, and I don't see you for a few days, I still miss you, do you say I can't come?" ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment and immediately laughed. "You kid, don't give me this set, are you being ostracized over there?"

"This is not so good that Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing treats me very well. And the Navy Staff lacks talent in aviation, but I think it's more promising here. ”

Hao Dongjue also laughed: "I heard that you are organizing the strategic bombing operations and the general staff is specifically responsible for Luo Yunchong, as soon as I heard the news, I immediately went to find Gan Yongxing, Chief of Staff, and the Chief of Staff was also very happy, and immediately arranged for me to come over." What do you think. Brother, I'm not bad, right? As soon as I heard that you were short of manpower here, you didn't even pack your clothes, so you rushed over, you can't treat me badly, you have to arrange a good place for me, otherwise what am I doing here? ”

"Then I have to think that there is a shortage of gardeners now."

Tan Renhao was deliberately teasing Hao Dongjue: "How do you want to learn a craft to make a living?" ”

"Ren Hao, you can't treat me like this, I'm a dignified Imperial Navy Colonel and an officer, and I asked me to be a florist......"

Hao Dongjue is not stupid, "You lied to me, right?" You must be kidding me! What am I going to do after I put up with it? ”

"To be honest, I didn't think about it because I didn't expect you to come at all."

Tan Renhao patted Hao Dongjue on the shoulder: "Come on, you can learn more from Luo Yunchong first, and after you are familiar with the work here, I will arrange a specific location for you, how about it?" ”

"No problem, then I'll go find Luo Yunchong now!"

Hao Dongjue stood up as he spoke.

"Don't worry, I'll call Luo Yunchong in the evening, and then go out to eat together."

Tan Renhao also stood up, "He's still outside now, and he won't be back until the afternoon." So get acquainted with the base and get to know the other staff officers. If you have time, visit General Wu Xianyu. ”

Hao Dongjue has a lot of shortcomings, but the advantages are also obvious, no matter whether he knows or not, he can quickly get along with others. When Tan Renhao went to the officers' canteen to eat at noon, he saw Hao Dongjue chatting with a group of staff officers very energetically, and he had to admire Hao Dongjue's friendliness. In the evening of the same day, Luo Yun rushed back. In order to make sure about the bomber, he went to lie down, and Hafei discussed some minor issues with the chief designer of the plane, and when he heard that the newly assigned staff officer had arrived, he hurried back.

In the evening, Tan Renhao invited two people and several other important staff officers. Originally, he also went to invite Wu Xianyu, but Wu Xianyu still went home for dinner. Obviously, now that Wu Xianyu has started to shake his hands, the commander has handed over everything that should be done to Tan Renhao, and if there is no special need, he will not take the initiative to come forward.

Luo Yunchong was also very happy to be able to partner with Hao Dongjue, and Hao Dongjue was responsible for the aviation operations of the First Task Force at the beginning, and Hao Dongjue was responsible for the specific arrangements, at least in this regard, Hao Dongjue's experience was no worse than others. Tan Renhao also saved a trouble, in his opinion, it was at least much better to be able to push Hao Dongjue out than to stay by his side.

On the 24th, Liao Hanxiang rushed back from North Korea. As soon as Tan Renhao heard the news, he immediately rushed to the airport. As soon as he saw General Liao Hanxiang. It immediately became clear that the trip to North Korea did not go well.

"Call Wu Xianyu and Luo Yunchong in the evening, let's go to the city for a meal."

Liao Hanxiang looked a little tired: "When you were transferred, I happened to have something urgent to leave, and this time I will pick you up." ”

"General Liao, you're too polite."

"Where the words. I'm going to take care of something in the afternoon, and I'll send someone to call you in the evening. ”

Liao Hanxiang smiled and patted Tan Renhao's shoulder, and then said to the driver in front, "Send General Tan back to the staff headquarters first." ”

Tan Renhao was slightly stunned, and he didn't know what made Liao Hanxiang so anxious.

"We'll talk more in the evening. By the way, how long has it been since you wrote to Yingyu? ”

"This ......"

Tan Renhao laughed embarrassedly: "It's probably more than half a month, I wrote it once when the fleet came back." ”

"Isn't this a sign of a good husband, do you want to be a fiancé for the rest of your life? I'm still waiting to hug my grandson! ”

Liao Hanxiang laughed. "Yingyu, this doll is sometimes very willful. But as long as you coax her often, she will be very obedient and have time. Go write to her. ”

That afternoon, Tan Renhao spent an hour writing two letters, one for Liao Yingyu and the other for his family. Seeing that it was still early, Liao Hanxiang probably hadn't finished his work yet, so he wrote another letter to Lei Shaoqing. Judging from Hao Dongjue's tone, Lei Shaoqing's life is not very good, and he needs the support and comfort of others at this time, especially Tan Renhao's support.

At half past five, Liao Hanxiang took Wu Xianyu to the staff headquarters. After calling Luo Yunchong, Hao Dongjue, and several other staff officers, the group went directly to Qingdao City. Liao Hanxiang's adjutant had already gone out one step ahead of schedule and booked a private room at the best "Fude Restaurant" in Qingdao. As soon as the boss heard that it was a banquet booked by the admiral, of course he was very attentive.

"'Fude' is a famous restaurant in Shandong. I remember when I first came, I was still a cavalry major, old man, you were still a company commander at that time, right? ”

Wu Xianyu smiled and nodded. When Liao Hanxiang was the commander of the cavalry battalion, he was the commander of Liao Hanxiang's ground reconnaissance company.

"It's been more than 20 years, nothing has changed here."

Liao Hanxiang seems to be promoting the restaurant, "The restaurant is most famous for its seafood and Shandong cuisine, which is full of color and fragrance." Don't miss your chance today, let's try it out! ”

After a while, the boss personally brought a few shopkeepers to deliver the wine and food. From the decoration of the hotel to the clothes of the waiters, they are all Tang style, and even the boss wears a set of Tang style gowns, giving people a simple and antique feeling.

"Everyone moves the chopsticks, let's fill our stomachs first, and then talk about anything else."

Liao Hanxiang picked up the chopsticks first, and the others picked up the chopsticks one after another: "We are talking while eating, and if we want to drink, we have to wait until I fill my stomach and come back." Let's eat the vegetables first! ”

At first, a few staff officers who were not very familiar with Liao Hanxiang were still a little restrained, but when Wu Xianyu talked about Renhao, Luo Yunchong, and Hao Dongjue, these generals who came out of Liao Hanxiang's subordinates, all started to move, and they were all enthusiastic, and the atmosphere quickly became much gentler.

"General Liao, there's a problem on the North Korean side?"

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Tan Renhao was the first to speak.

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly and said, "Let me first talk about the current fleet adaptation. Originally, Task Force 1 was subordinate to the Western Pacific Fleet and the Western Pacific Theater Command. However, the reality was that Task Force 1 was under direct command from the Navy Command. As for the current expansion of the Second Task Force and the personnel arrangements made by the Navy Command, I don't want to say anything more, and the marshal's arrangements have his own reasons. I also hope that everyone will stop talking about it. This is also what General Wu Xianyu meant, we are all soldiers, and soldiers only need to obey orders, right? ”

Wu Xianyu sighed beside him, and his expression was a little gloomy. Tan Renhao immediately figured out why Wu Xianyu would hand over all the affairs of the Western Pacific Theater to Tan Renhao, the chief of staff, to deal with, and he, the commander of the theater, was idle all day long, and there was only one reason why the Western Pacific Theater Command was at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and Wu Xianyu, the commander of the theater, almost did not have any real power, so he felt very depressed and very negative.

"There's something really wrong with North Korea."

Liao Hanxiang lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair: "Originally, the Kingdom of Korea had promised to provide us with four airfields, but now the 6th Army has sent 6 airlines in advance to occupy these four airfields on the grounds of supporting front-line operations. I don't have much to say about the 6th flight. But now the Korean Kingdom is also in great difficulty, hundreds of thousands of Imperial 6 Army troops are stationed on the Korean Peninsula, and the security of the Korean Kingdom depends on the 6th Army, and they dare not offend the 6th Army. I don't want to say much more about the Empire. ”

"Then we're going to give up the airport on the North Korean side?"

Luo Yunchong glanced at Liao Hanxiang in surprise, and then gritted his teeth.

"I'll keep trying, but hopefully it's not very big."

Liao Hanxiang smiled bitterly: "Now we have to fight for the right to use the airport on Jeju Island." Since the 6th Army can first control the North Korean airfield without any notification, why can't we do the same? Renhao: How many planes do we have to mobilize now? ”

Tan Renhao looked at Luo Yunchong, and Luo Yunchong looked at Hao Dongjue.

"There are probably more than 2o transport aircraft, in addition to a group of anti-submarine patrol aircraft."

Hao Dongjue immediately replied.

"That's right, get these planes ready now."

Liao Hanxiang knocked on the table a few times: "I'll go to Jeju Island tomorrow, there are about six airports available over there." Let the transport planes and anti-submarine patrol planes all carry the officers and men of the navy. We will take control of these airfields before the 6th Army, and then see what the 6th Army will do! ”

"I'll come with you!"

Tan Renhao immediately said.

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly. "It's good that you can familiarize yourself with the situation with me in the past, and you can command the battle in a more advanced way in the future. Luo Yunchong stayed and grasped the work here. It is impossible for us to occupy the airfield for a long time and not use it, so the timely service of our bombers is the most important thing! ”

That night, Tan Renhao went back and packed his luggage and prepared to follow Liao Hanxiang to Jeju Island.