At that time, there were no Imperial civilians on Guam, and thousands of soldiers were transferred to other islands, and the officers and men of the Imperial Navy and the 6th Sentai were all who came to meet the First Task Force. Everything else was there except Beauty and Flowers. Liao Hanxiang even specially organized a military band, and when the "Xingkaihu" aircraft carrier entered the port, the military band played the military song of the imperial navy.

"What's that music?" Hao Dongjue glanced at his friend next to him.

"It should be our military song!" Tan Renhao is not very clear. The Imperial Navy has not had a military song for hundreds of years, it has only emerged in the past few decades, and the Zhenhai flag relative to the navy, as well as those distinctive dresses, military ranks, and military songs are very unfamiliar to naval officers and soldiers.

"It seems that General Liao Hanxiang is really thoughtful, if there is a group of more beauties, it will be perfect!"

"You think beautifully, it seems that I have to reconsider the relationship between you and Qinglian!"

"Hey, man, I'm just talking about fun, are you serious? We are colorless and colorless, at most we just talk, do you really want to be so ruthless? Do you want to ruin a happy relationship with your own hands? Renhao, you stand ......"

Tan Renhao didn't pay attention to Hao Dongjue at all, and walked down the gangway quickly, he just scared this partner who was a little fancy and intestines, and he didn't interfere with his sister's free love.

"Ren Hao, good job, if it weren't for some small problems, the marshal's commendation order should have been delivered today." Liao Hanxiang walked over quickly, "Your actions are very timely, to be honest, after I received the good news from Lei Shaoqing, I couldn't believe that you really succeeded." ”

"It's just luck." Tan Renhao smiled faintly, "Are all those barracks arranged?" ”

"It's all ready, but it's too small to let all the officers and soldiers go ashore."

"Enough, I'll let Hao Dongjue arrange it. Let the officers and men take turns to stay ashore for a few days, you know, after staying on the battleship for a long time, no one can stand it, and it is really good to take this opportunity to completely clean up the battleship. Tan Renhao and Liao Hanxiang walked towards the jeep parked behind the dock, "Actually, in this combat operation, the second task force contributed the most. Lei Shaoqing and they have done their best, and the loss last time was ......"

"It's not their responsibility, it's mine, and I've submitted my report to the marshal."

Liao Hanxiang nodded as he spoke, "No one will come to investigate, we have already won, and the loss is within the expected range, which is completely acceptable." ”

"That's the best, it's not a matter of command." Tan Renhao stopped next to the jeep. Turning to Hao Dongjue, who was following up, he said, "Go and arrange the rotation of officers and soldiers to rest ashore." ”

Hao Dongjue nodded. But he didn't rush away, he looked at Liao Hanxiang.

"Rest assured, there will be no new missions in the near future. If necessary. Tomorrow I can provide you with a few transport planes and arrange for the officers to return to the empire. ”

"General Liao, then I thank you in advance on behalf of the officers and men of the fleet!" Hao Dongjue immediately laughed. He also wanted to go back for a long time, maybe he had a chance to meet his girlfriend again.

"By the way, Tan Qinglian's art troupe will come to Guam in two days, and they are now holding performances at Naha, do you want to rush over now, or wait for her to come?" Liao Hanxiang also knew that Hao Dongjue was pursuing the matter of talking about Qinglian.

"This ......"

"You just stay here, maybe I have something to do these days, and the fleet needs someone to watch." Tan Renhao helped his partner make a decision. "When Qinglian comes, I won't delay your date, but before that, you have to arrange the affairs of the fleet first, do you know what to do?"

"Yes, of course I know, I'll arrange it now!" Hao Dongjue suddenly came to his senses.

"Then let's go and come over for dinner in the evening!"

looked at Hao Dongjue's figure running away. Tan Renhao and Liao Hanxiang both laughed. Hao Dongjue and Tan Renhao are about the same age, but their personalities are completely different, and in many cases, Hao Dongjue is like a child who has not grown up. Tan Renhao and Liao Hanxiang also quickly got into the car, and after Liao Hanxiang's adjutant greeted Tan Renhao, he immediately moved the jeep and drove the two generals in the direction of the theater headquarters.

"Dad, how is the maintenance work of the 'Daihai' going on?" At this time, Tan Renhao changed his words, and in public, he has always used his official name, not his family name.

"It's not a big problem, the catapult was sent a few days ago, and after the engineer checked it, he promised to repair the aircraft carrier within fifteen days, maybe it won't take so long." Liao Hanxiang took out a cigarette and his expression sank, "The aircraft carrier of the Second Task Force is much worse, it has suffered so many bombs and torpedoes, it is a miracle that it did not sink." More than 60% of the cabins were blown up, and when we came back, there were thousands of tons of water, and we couldn't repair it, so after completing a simple repair yesterday, we went to Naha. There is no specific repair report yet, and according to the estimates of engineers on our side, it will take about four months to repair. ”

"Four months?" Tan Renhao was secretly shocked, "In other words, it will not be until February next year to recover its combat effectiveness?" ”

"yes, it's troublesome." Liao Hanxiang sighed, "After dinner, we will talk slowly, and let Hao Dongjue come over when the time comes, there are some things that you need to deal with." ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he had expected it a long time ago, otherwise Gan Yongxing would not have let the First Task Force withdraw after the 6th Squadron had not yet captured Tarawa Island.

In the evening, Liao Hanxiang paid out of his own pocket to hold a banquet for Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue, the wine and food were not rich, after all, there were only three people, and Liao Hanxiang was not the kind of person who liked extravagance and waste. However, Liao Hanxiang prepared a bottle of good wine, and besides smoking, drinking was his only hobby. Moreover, since coming to the navy, Liao Hanxiang's drinking taste has also been much higher, and he likes wine, champagne, brandy, vodka, and other foreign wines!

"How does it taste? I brought this with me when I arrived in Guam, and I was reluctant to open a few bottles! ”

"Yes, but I can't taste it!" Tan Renhao laughed, he rarely drinks alcohol, and even if he does, he doesn't care about the taste of wine.

"Dongjue, what do you think?"

Hao Dongjue tasted it a few times. Then he nodded. "This must be a wine that has been hidden for decades, and it is indeed a good wine!"

"Or do you know how to taste wine, at the beginning, I blackmailed for a long time to get these bottles, although it is not a famous brand, but the taste is absolutely authentic." Liao Hanxiang is getting more and more energetic the more he talks. As far as Tan Renhao knew, these wines must have been obtained by Liao Hanxiang from his old subordinates.

The action of the three of them eating is not slow, this is also a characteristic of the military, a major feature of the navy, people who have lived on the battleship for a long time, will not regard eating as enjoyment, especially when they just board the battleship, many recruits can't even eat.

"Let's get down to business, Dad, call us back this time. What the hell is going on? Tan Renhao opened the topic first. He didn't want to delay too much, so he finished early and went to bed early.

"There are several things." Liao Hanxiang put down his chopsticks. Then he habitually took out a cigarette. "First, the situation of the US Navy ......"

"The new aircraft carrier of the US Navy is in service?"

"Not yet, but the four new aircraft carriers have already been launched, which is accurate information provided by German ground intelligence." Liao Hanxiang gave Hao Dongjue a cigarette, and then lit it himself, "These four aircraft carriers were launched at the beginning of last month, and they are expected to complete their perching in late November and enter service in early December, and the time to transfer to the Pacific Theater should be in late December. Other words. By the end of this year, the US Navy will deploy four aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean! ”

Tan Renhao let out a sigh, which was the same as the previous estimate.

"In addition to the four aircraft carriers, the four new battleships of the US Navy will also be renewed for service by the end of the year, and by then, the number of battleships joining the Pacific Fleet may reach seven!"

"So much?" Hao Dongjue's mouth immediately opened wide in surprise, and he didn't even bother to light the cigarette, until the match burned his hand, and he didn't react.

"It's also possible that there are four. It's not yet certain. According to our estimates, most of the four battleships in the new service area of the US Navy will be incorporated into the aircraft carrier fleet and used as escort warships, at least, the US Navy does not yet have a special air defense warship similar to the 'Li Jing' class, and the fast battleship is the only warship that can provide cover for the aircraft carrier. ”

"That's the best, or Task Force 3 will be pinned down." Tan Renhao nodded, "Then when is the U.S. Navy ready to launch an operation, and what is the specific direction of their attack?" ”

"We can only make guesses about this, there is no definite intelligence yet, anyway, there are only a few options for the US Navy." Liao Hanxiang sneered, "One is to counterattack Wake Island, fight a vicious battle with us in the Central Pacific, and determine who the victory belongs to through the decisive battle of the fleet, however, they have little hope of winning, and now that Wake Island is under our control, we can use shore-based aviation to provide support for the fleet." The other is to enter the Southwest Pacific Theater to prevent us from going south, and strive to find an opportunity to deal with our fleet, or at least an aircraft carrier task force, and gain superiority in troops, so that the US Navy can free its hands and feet to fight with us! ”

Tan Renhao picked up the teacup, these two sets of tactical choices are the most likely.

"There is another problem, the US Navy has rebuilt nine cruisers!"

"What do you mean?" Hao Dongjue immediately asked.

"This was originally nine light cruisers, but after the war, the number of aircraft carriers in the US Navy has been at a disadvantage, so the United States has been trying to find a way to get more aircraft carriers." Liao Hanxiang slowly spat out the tobacco, "We only have part of the information now, these nine aircraft carriers will definitely be commissioned next year, the fastest will be in March, and the slowest will be before October." The displacement of the aircraft carrier is about 10,000 tons, which is not too slow, enough to keep up with the fleet aircraft carriers, and the number of aircraft carried is about half of the fleet aircraft carriers. That is, two such aircraft carriers can be on top of one large fleet aircraft carrier! ”

Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue were both shocked, nine such aircraft carriers are equivalent to four and a half fleet aircraft carriers, and this combat effectiveness must not be underestimated.

"In addition, the US Navy will have at least six large fleet aircraft carriers in service next year, while we will only have eight next year, and the marshal has already placed an additional order for two aircraft carriers, using the new dockyard to build, first appropriating the materials of the latter batch of aircraft carriers, and increasing the degree of construction, but by next year, we will lose the advantage in aircraft carrier forces."

"Are there any other plans?" Tan Renhao followed and asked.

Liao Hanxiang shook his head. "I listened to the chief of staff about this, and he didn't tell me explicitly. In two days, the chief of staff will let you go to the headquarters, and then he will talk to you about it in detail. In addition, there is one more important thing. ”

"What's the matter?" Tan Renhao let out a sigh, the war potential of the United States has exploded, and the industrial production capacity and shipbuilding capacity have reached their peak, which is the most difficult thing for the Tang Empire to deal with.

"Japan."

"Japan!?" At this time, Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue were even more surprised.

"Yes, Japan!" Liao Hanxiang gritted his teeth, "According to reliable intelligence, Japan has begun to evacuate its senior personnel to the United States, and those politicians are a trivial matter, but the problem is that a large number of Japanese technicians will also be transferred to the United States, including many high-level talents." In addition, Japan is also preparing to send some of its advanced technology to the United States. ”

"Damn, the Japanese want to borrow chickens to lay eggs?" Hao Dongjue scolded angrily in a low voice.

"No matter what they want, the consequences of these talent flowing to the United States are obvious, if nothing else, if the U.S. Navy has 'Lance' torpedoes, then we are in trouble. Moreover, Japan has in its hands a large amount of imperial military intelligence, and even some physical objects, such as the motive for our bomber that crashed on the Japanese mainland. This will certainly greatly raise the level of US military technology, and for us, it will be tantamount to a disaster! ”

"You called us back for this?" Tan Renhao sneered, initially, he did not agree to support the Japanese puppet government, and now the problem has finally exploded.

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly, and then glanced at the two of them. To put it bluntly, he doesn't want to see these things happen, but war is not a matter of personal will, the problem has already arisen, and the most important thing is to find a solution to the problem.