In fact, Liao Hanxiang only passed on the word on his behalf, and the specific situation had to wait until Gan Yongxing explained.

Before the official order arrived, Tan Renhao was not in a hurry to leave Guam and return to Zhoushan, anyway, he could use the excuse of arranging the work of the fleet to stay here for a few more days, first, to rest and recuperate, and second, to accompany his father-in-law for a few more days.

The day after the fleet arrived at the port of Apra, the officers and men were arranged to go ashore for rest and recuperation.

In line with the principle of taking care of ordinary officers and soldiers, the first batch of people who went ashore to live were ordinary soldiers and junior officers, the middle officers were arranged in the second group, and some senior officers took planes back to Ryukyu Island. Hao Dongjue was responsible for the maintenance of warships, the deployment of aviation, the supply of materials, and the arrangement of officers and soldiers, and Tan Renhao did not intervene, and he justifiably said that he wanted to exercise Hao Dongjue's ability, so that he could have the ability that he should have as a fleet commander as soon as possible. Hao Dongjue thought that he would soon be going to talk to Tan Qinglian, that is, the sister of his partner who had cursed him several times behind his back, was about to come to Guam, so he didn't bother with Tan Renhao, who called Tan Renhao his boss, his friend, and most likely his future brother-in-law?

While Hao Dongjue was busy dealing with the tedious things of the fleet, Tan Renhao was accompanying Liao Hanxiang to bask in the sun, to be precise, Liao Hanxiang was accompanying his son-in-law to bask in the sun.

"Renhao, what do you think about Japan's problems?" Liao Hanxiang sat up from the beach chair and reached for the cigarette on the small coffee table in the middle. He had been in Guam for more than two months, and the sun had already soaked enough, if it weren't for Tan Renhao's need to relax, he really didn't want to lie down in the scorching sun.

"Opinion?" Tan Renhao smiled, his expression was very serious, "To be honest, I have always disapproved of letting Japan go before. What's the use of that puppet government? Until now, the Kingdom of Korea, the Kingdom of Thailand. And how many troops have we invested in Japan? No less than 400,000, these 400,000 troops have already wiped out Japan, what else is the puppet government? In my opinion, it's better to burn Japan all in one go. Didn't those Japanese monkeys hide in the forest? Aren't there a lot of forests in Japan? Then use Molotov cocktails to burn all the forests, burn them all inside, and see where they can hide. If he had the ability, he swam across the Pacific Ocean and took refuge in the United States.

What kind of puppet government is you, it's like taking off your pants and farting! “

Liao Hanxiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head with a smile. "You didn't tell the marshal that, did you?"

"I'm not going to talk to the headmaster like that!" Tan Renhao also laughed, "But then again, I'm just a general, a general who leads the army to fight." Supporting the new government in Japan was a decision made by the prime minister, not the president. It's a matter for politicians, we're soldiers.

What do you care about so much? Since we are asked to do it. Then we'll do it.

It's just that now that this problem has come out, I don't know who should be held responsible. “

"Maybe. No one will be held responsible. ”

"Why?" Tan Renhao glanced at his father-in-law. When a soldier loses a battle on the battlefield, there will be politicians to investigate, and if politicians make wrong decisions, no one will care?

"Because no one can investigate Xiang-sama, and there is nothing wrong with Xiangji's decision."

Tan Renhao knew that his father-in-law was on the side of the prime minister, just like the principal was also on the side of the prime minister at the beginning.

"There are many benefits to supporting a new government in Japan, but there are problems, but they are more than what we can gain. These issues are all secondary. Liao Hanxiang lit a cigarette, "From another perspective, even if we don't go to Japan and support the new regime, won't Japan evacuate their high-level talents to the United States?" ”

Tan Renhao was silent, and what he said made sense.

"The way Japan is now, not to mention the tens of millions of people, I'm afraid even cockroaches won't be able to survive for long. As long as the Tojo government does not surrender, as long as the United States is willing to accept Japanese refugees. Japan's strategic shift is certain. Liao Hanxiang put down the match, "As early as last year, we made an estimate of the relevant aspects. Strategic bombing can destroy Japan, but it cannot completely conquer Japan. Previously, Japan did not surrender and still insisted on resisting because they hoped that the US military could counterattack Iwo Jima and Ogasawara Islands, break our blockade of Japan, and wait for a large number of US aid to arrive, and then Japan would come back to life. In fact, the United States did make a commitment. This is the latest information we have obtained, the United States prepared millions of tons of grain last year, and hoarded it in a port on its west coast, but it has been unable to help Japan because it has no way to send this grain to Japan. Think about it, if the battle of the Mariana Islands had turned out to be the exact opposite of what it is now, what would have been the situation on the battlefield now? ”

"But the United States has no chance of winning the battle for the Mariana Islands!" Tan Renhao immediately raised objections.

"Yes, but before you take out Task Force 17 and Squad 6 land on Asunción, who can be sure that we will be able to win the Battle of the Mariana Islands?"

"But at that time, the American side was not sure that they would win."

"Well, let's not argue about that, just Japan." Liao Hanxiang avoided this topic, "Take 10,000 steps back, even if we lose the battle of the Mariana Islands, the result of Japan will only be worse than now, not better than now." ”

"Why?" Tan Renhao glanced at his father-in-law.

"Quite simply, if we lose the Battle of the Mariana Islands, the 6th Army will concentrate its forces on the 6th Japan and temporarily abandon the offensive in the Northwest Theater." Liao Hanxiang sneered, "Although I can't be sure, it is very likely that when the prime minister decides to strengthen the investment in the Great 6 battlefield, there will be a set of backup plans, and this backup plan is that we lose the battle of the Mariana Islands, and the US army will attack Iwo Jima and Ogasawara Islands, and after smashing our encirclement of Japan, the 6th Army will first concentrate its forces to solve Japan." ”

Tan Renhao was silent, the strategic plan is related to the future of the entire empire, and a complete set of strategic plans must be formulated according to the actual situation, which includes not only the empire's own war endurance, but also the changes in the war situation. Liao Hanxiang's words make sense.

"Japan is the enemy who poses the greatest threat to us, and if Japan turns around, then we will hardly be able to defeat the United States." Liao Hanxiang went on to explain his point of view in depth, "We can use strategic bombing to destroy Japan, and in the same way, the United States can also use strategic bombing to destroy us. There is no shortage of long-range bombers in the United States, we now know. The performance of heavy bombers such as the B-17 and B-24 in the United States is not under the 'wolf', and the performance of the new bombers being developed by the United States is by no means below that of our next-generation bombers. What the United States lacks is an airfield close to the Empire's homeland. From the perspective of the entire Western Pacific theater, Japan is the most ideal choice. Before that, the U.S. military lacked the means to deploy bombers to Japan and deliver large quantities of ammunition, fuel, and other support supplies. And the Mariana Islands are the key to this shipping route. As long as the U.S. military opens this passage, they may rearm Japan, and they may provide Japan with a large amount of supplies to help Japan tide over the difficulties. But at the same time, they would certainly deploy a large number of heavy bombers to Japan for large-scale strategic bombing of the eastern coast of the empire. Perhaps, we will move the factories of the eastern seaboard to the interior, but we will not be able to transfer so many large shipyards, and the transfer of factories will reduce the industrial production capacity of the empire by at least one-third in a short period of time, and it will take at least one to two years for the empire to resume industrial production. And during this time. The United States is enough to push the front to the gates of the Empire. ”

Tan Renhao sighed, this is a very good reason, for this. The empire could not allow the U.S. military to control Japan even at a great cost, and after the defeat in the Battle of the Mariana Islands, the only solution was to land on the Japanese mainland and start a ground war.

"If the empire does its best, Japan will surely be doomed. This will inevitably have a lot of negative consequences, and if that were the case, we might still be roaming the East China Sea and confronting the U.S. Navy fleet. Liao Hanxiang laughed, "Fortunately, this is not the case, and no matter what the result is." Japan's fate was tragic. So, do you think, didn't Tojo see through this? ”

"You're saying that Japan's plan to evacuate high-level talent to the United States has been in place for a long time?" Tan Renhao immediately raised a key question.

"It's just my guess, but it's a very reasonable guess. Japan had chosen the wrong time to go to war, and they had to bear the consequences. If Tojo and the others realized that they would have a tragic end, they would have left a way out as soon as possible. It would be reasonable to transfer these people to the United States even if they were to preserve valuable human resources for the future of Japan. Liao Hanxiang sighed. The United States may not accept tens of millions of war refugees, but it will certainly gladly accept tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Japanese technical personnel. The quality of workers in Japan is not low, and in some areas the technology is still very advanced, which is good for the United States. Politically speaking, the political benefits of the United States accepting these Japanese refugees would be obvious if we were to control Japan in the future, and we would be able to establish a government-in-exile. ”

Tan Renhao pondered for a while and said, "So, it is very necessary for us to go to Japan and support the new regime?" ”

"Do you think that the so-sama will not understand the power of this?" Liao Hanxiang laughed, "It is only a matter of time before Japan establishes a government-in-exile in the United States, and if we don't come up with a new government sooner, it will be the government-in-exile that will represent Japan at that time." And now, let's start with it, as long as Tojo runs away to the United States, who would think that a government that has lost even its own land is legitimate? ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and now he figured it out. "You're saying we'd rather have Japan form a government-in-exile?"

"I didn't say anything, these were my guesses." Liao Hanxiang immediately corrected Tan Renhao's words, "As you said at the beginning, we are just soldiers, and the task of soldiers is to obey orders and carry out orders, and soldiers don't need to have political acumen, right?" ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed. "But that's what it means, right?"

"This is for sure, as long as the government-in-exile arrives in the United States, then we can immediately declare the new Japanese government as the legitimate representative of Japan, and then we can sign a treaty with the new Japanese government to withdraw Japan from the battlefield, and even assist the new Japanese government in stabilizing the domestic situation and consolidating the position of the new government." Liao Hanxiang smiled and nodded, "At that time, Japan will be controlled by us, which will be good for us, and the United States will not have much substantial benefit except for nominally controlling the Japanese government-in-exile, at least, there will not be much benefit until the United States wins the war, and if the United States loses this war, then we have nothing to worry about, right?" ”

"It seems that I did think a little too simple before."

"It's not something you should think about, and it's taken me a lot of time to think about it."

Tan Renhao let out a sigh. "When does General Gan Yongxing want me to return to Zhoushan?"

"I contacted the Navy Command in the morning, and the chief of staff told you to rest enough before you go back, anyway, just for a few days." Liao Hanxiang stood up, "I've had enough sun, when are you going to leave?" ”

"The sooner the better!" Tan Renhao also stood up, "Anyway, I don't have anything to do here, let Hao Dongjue be responsible for the work of the fleet, by the way, exercise his ability, sooner or later, he will become the commander of the fleet, let him always serve as my chief of staff, a bit condescending." When can I come out? ”

"The plane can take off at any time, but I'd suggest you'd better leave tomorrow."

"There's no need, I'll be out in the afternoon." Tan Renhao picked up the coat hanging on the back of the chair, "Dad, help me contact Yingyu, if you can, go back to have supper at night." ”

"It's the middle of the night, I don't know if Xiaoyu will wait until that late!" Liao Hanxiang smiled and walked towards the headquarters behind.

"She shouldn't go back, she doesn't usually go to bed early." Tan Renhao also followed, "It's better to go back early, I don't know how their situation is now." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Tan Renhao left Guam, the transport plane first landed at Kadena Airport, and then took off for Zhoushan, when he arrived in Zhoushan, it was already midnight, the lights in the house were still on, and the figure of his wife was printed on the window.