In fact, the war on the Japanese mainland was not over, and it can even be said that it was far from over. It's just that the battle here has nothing to do with the Tang Empire.

According to the agreement reached between the Tang Empire, the Kingdom of Korea, the Kingdom of Thailand and the new Japanese government, the Tang Empire provided weapons and equipment (almost all of them light weapons) to the Japanese New Army, and the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand sent troops to assist the Japanese New Army against the old Japanese army. In other words, the Tang Empire only needed to contribute, not troops, and the war in Japan itself was undertaken by the Japanese New Army. Even if they contributed, they only sent some outdated equipment, even equipment captured on the battlefield, to Japan, which can be regarded as an effective way to use garbage.

At that time, the Tang Empire had already captured millions of rifles on the battlefield, and these rifles could be said to be "Wanguo". Among them, there are rifles used by the old Japanese army, there are also used by the Russian army, and there are also used by the US army, and the caliber of the rifle is very complex, and it cannot be unified at all, and this is naturally impossible to use to equip the imperial army, if it is destroyed, it will be a pity, in addition to "gifting" a batch to other weak and small allies, most of them were provided to the Japanese new army. Also, the Tang Imperial Army began to replace with new rifles at the end of 24, and the old firearms that had been used for decades had to be eliminated, and these firearms were basically sent to Japan, which can be regarded as being called Hanako.

While "gifting" weapons to the new Japanese government, the Tang Empire also provided a large amount of materials to the new Japanese government in the form of loans. In the first half of 25 years, the Tang Empire provided 2.5 million tons of grain and 15 million sets of cotton clothes for the winter to the new Japanese government. 5 million tents, and 100,000 tons of medical medicines. Japan's new government has to take the money to buy these supplies, but. At that time, Japan had no money, so it was guaranteed by the Tang Imperial government. The Imperial Bankers provided loans to Japan, and contracts were signed whereby the new Japanese government would repay the loans in installments after the war, including interest, of course.

In other words. The Tang Empire's policy toward Japan was to arm the Japanese to fight the Japanese and reduce the number of troops stationed in Japan. At that time, the Tang Empire had less than 50,000 troops stationed in Japan, and it was only a symbolic occupation. In addition, the armies that replaced the Tang Empire's occupation forces in the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand did not actually undertake front-line combat missions, but were only responsible for assisting the Japanese New Army in its offensive, protecting logistics routes, and training Japanese troops. And it was all the Japanese army that really fought on the battlefield on the Japanese mainland, and both sides of the war were Japanese soldiers. Computer station.16

The Tang Empire's policy toward Japan was clear. The more the Japanese army fought each other, the more it would benefit the Tang Empire, and the empire did not invest much in Japan anyway. The weapons and equipment sent were not used by the imperial army (the ammunition for light weapons was produced by the craftsmen organized by the new Japanese government), and the Japanese government had to pay for the materials sent to Japan, and had to pay high interest. Moreover, most of these materials are inferior goods that have been backlogged in the Empire's strategic warehouses for several years, and they cannot be used by the Imperial army at all.

If you want to calculate the input, the empire may invest the most in Japan is the transportation capacity, after all, a large number of materials need to be transported to Japan, and this has to rely on sea transportation. At that time, there were hundreds of merchant ships to and fro with the Empire and Japan, transporting supplies and equipment to Japan, and this accounted for about half of all the Empire's merchant ships in the Pacific.

Because of this, the civil war in Japan itself was dragged on, the new Japanese army lacked training, and the old Japanese army lacked supplies. It is difficult for either side to take out the other quickly. Perhaps, at that time, the Tang Empire did not want the Japanese civil war to end as soon as possible, at least before the Tang Empire had enough troops to occupy Japan, the Japanese civil war still had to be fought, and when the Japanese civil war ended, this was in the hands of the Tang Empire, without the support of the Tang Empire, the Japanese new army would not be able to launch an offensive at all, let alone defeat the old army.

Tan Renhao has long seen this mystery, and the Tang Empire has never been very concerned about the life and death of the Japanese, just like no one would care about robbers who broke into their homes, robbed their property, and burned their houses. No matter what kind of war Japan turned out, the final result was not harmful to the Tang Empire. In addition, now that the war between the empire and the United States is in a critical period, the empire has no way to be distracted from dealing with the Japanese issue.

The day after the prime minister spoke on the radio, the day after Hao Dongjue returned to Zhoushan, Nie Renfeng rushed back. The Prime Minister's speech was actually prepared a long time ago, and it was just delivered at an appropriate time. On the afternoon after Nie Renfeng came back, he sent someone to call Tan Renhao over.

"Headmaster, how are you doing along the way?"

"It's not bad, there wasn't much trouble this time." Nie Renfeng looked very energetic, not like he had just been on a plane for a few hours. "Liao Yingyu is about to give birth, right? Some time ago, I helped you think of the child's name, but I haven't had time to contact you, so you can read it when you go back. ”

Tan Renhao took the envelope handed by the principal, and then put it in the pocket of his jacket, the principal called him, definitely not to name the child.

"There are a lot of meetings this time, but there are not a lot of troubles, at least, I didn't have a dispute with Yan Dingyu as a strategic direction." Nie Renfeng sat down, and then asked Tan Renhao to sit down as well, "Have you talked to the chief of staff?" ”

Tan Renhao shook his head. "After I came back, the chief of staff gave me a few days off, and I only finished reading the documents that the chief of staff gave me, and I haven't had time to talk to the chief of staff."

"That's right, it's time for you to get some rest." Nie Renfeng smiled and nodded, "The Prime Minister already knows about the First Task Force defeating the Fifth Fleet, and he also highly affirmed the great significance of this victory, and wants me to come back to commend the First Task Force, focusing on you and Hao Dongjue." ”

"Headmaster, it's just our job."

"That being said, your contribution needs to be recognized." Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "You should know more clearly about the commander of the Second Task Force, right?" ”

Tan Renhao nodded. "I talked to Hao Dongjue yesterday, and it's not a big problem. If you can, let Wei Dongbei partner with him. ”

"Wei Dongbei? The commander of the 1st Task Force shelling formation? ”

"Yes, he's been in Task Force 1 for several years. The performance has always been very good, and there are many times of experience in commanding fleets alone. Its ability in artillery warfare and navigation is outstanding, and partnering with Hao Dongjue is the best arrangement. ”

Nie Renfeng pondered for a moment and said, "So, how does Zheng Guanhua arrange it?" ”

"Headmaster. In fact, the failure of the Second Task Force has nothing to do with Zheng Guanhua, I have read the combat records of the Second Task Force, and even if I was commanding the Second Task Force at that time, I am afraid it will ......."

"I know that this is not the issue we are discussing, and I will consider the failure of Task Force 2 separately."

Tan Renhao's gaze stayed on the principal for a few seconds, and then he said, "If I can, I want him to partner with me and be the chief of staff of the First Task Force." ”

Nie Renfeng frowned slightly. "There's no better choice?"

"Actually. I need a chief of staff who is proficient in aviation operations. "Tan Renhao found a far-fetched reason, he himself is a master of aviation operations." has partnered with Hao Dongjue for a few years, if he changes to the chief of staff in navigation at this time. I'm afraid I can't get used to it. ”

"This is your official suggestion, right?"

Tan Renhao nodded, he could only make suggestions.

"I'll think about it, you don't need to worry about Zheng Guanhua's affairs, there are many reasons for the failure of the second task force." Nie Renfeng gave Tan Renhao a reassurance. "Well, now you have a lot to do. It stands to reason that I should let you rest for a while, but I need an assistant other than Gan Yongxing right now, and you are the best choice. ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, the holiday is over.

"Tomorrow, you go to the chief of staff first, and then I will send someone to call you." Nie Renfeng stood up, "If there is nothing to do tonight, come to my house for dinner, I have already called Gan Yongxing, and in addition, let Hao Dongjue come along." ”

"Okay, by the way, Liao Hongpeng is back, why don't you call him along?"

"This ......"

Tan Renhao knew he had said the wrong thing. "However, he seems to have something, so I'll go and ask first."

Nie Renfeng nodded, made a send-off gesture, and Tan Renhao also said goodbye and left.

As soon as he walked out of the principal's office, Tan Renhao saw Hao Dongjue walking behind Nie Renfeng's adjutant. He hesitated, stopped Hao Dongjue, and then pulled Hao Dongjue aside.

"Did the principal tell you to go?"

Hao Dongjue nodded. "I was probably going to ask me about the Second Task Force."

"Be measured when you speak, don't open your mouth and talk nonsense."

Hao Dongjue nodded hurriedly, he looked a little nervous.

"Alright, let's go in, I'll wait for you outside." Tan Renhao patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder.

After Hao Dongjue was brought into the principal's office, Tan Renhao left the headquarters. He didn't rush back, but waited for Hao Dongjue to come out by the car.

In the past two days, he has also been thinking about the arrangement of letting Hao Dongjue go to the Second Task Force, and he even put himself in the position of the principal and thought about it carefully, it can be said that letting Hao Dongjue go to the Second Task Force is the most helpless arrangement.

From the point of view of the principle of considering the internal balance of the navy, the commanders of the first task force, the fourth task force, and the third task force are all from the previous Fifth Fleet, and only Jiang Zhongmin of the fifth task force is not from the Fifth Fleet. That is, before the war, the advent of the Fifth Fleet, the most neglected, became the mainstay of the Imperial Navy.

Putting aside Liao Hanxiang's influence among these generals for the time being, just talking about Ren Hao's influence on these fleets is very huge.

Thinking about it a little deeper, Tan Renhao is Liao Hanxiang's son-in-law, Hao Dongjue's brother-in-law, a brother who often recommends new worshippers, and the former head of Huang Xiaotian, that is to say, Tan Renhao already has his own power base, but the question is, how many years has Tan Renhao only served in the navy? In addition, how many foundations did you have before talking about Renhao? If he has a background like Fan Peikun and Jiang Zhongmin, this influence is harmless, but the problem is that Tan Renhao is from a civilian background and has no foundation in the navy, and his influence has been laid by himself in the past few years, that is to say, he does not have much foundation!

Nie Renfeng will definitely take this issue into account when considering the candidate for fleet commander. Although the status of the commander of the fleet is now much lower than before, the fleet is still the basic unit of the navy, and in war, the status of the fleet is the highest. A fleet is a big family, and the fleet commander is the head of this big family. This is just like Tan Renhao has a lofty position in the hearts of Huang Xiaotian and Hao Dongjue. In other words, a new general is born in any fleet, and this new general is the direct descendant of the fleet commander.

For hundreds of years, all the great families of the Imperial Navy have developed through the fleet, and any naval family has developed rapidly through the network of connections in the fleet, and then grown. Tan Renhao has now embarked on this road, he not only has a good father-in-law, but also a good brother-in-law, and has his own generals. And it was impossible for Nie Renfeng not to know this, so he would arrange Jiang Zhongmin, not Hao Dongjue, to the Fifth Task Force in the first place. The problem is that now Lei Shaoqing can no longer return to the fleet (Lei Shaoqing is also a descendant of Tan Renhao), and Zheng Guanhua's ability is not enough to be the commander of the fleet, and the second task force needs to quickly restore its combat effectiveness, and there is no one who can compete with Hao Dongjue.

This is why arranging Hao Dongjue to serve as the commander of the Second Task Force is a helpless choice. At the beginning, when Nie Renfeng appointed Jiang Zhongmin as the commander of the Fifth Task Force, Tan Renhao had already seen this. The principal was not restricting Tan Renhao's development, but told Tan Renhao about the relationship very vaguely. There is nothing wrong with expanding its influence, but if its foundation is not enough to support a strong influence, then expanding its influence too quickly will endanger Tan Renhao himself. After all, Tan Renhao is also Nie Renfeng's descendant, and Nie Renfeng has no reason not to support his descendant.

When waiting for Hao Dongjue to come out, Tan Renhao had been thinking about this problem, and he even wanted Hao Dongjue not to go to the second task force and stay to take over the first task force, but in the end he gave up, after all, this was an opportunity, and he had already stopped Hao Dongjue once, and he couldn't delay Hao Dongjue's future any longer.