Early in the morning of the third day, the sky was slightly bright, and Tan Renhao went out.

"Send your sister-in-law to the hospital first, I'll go to Hao Dongjue later, and I'll go to the headquarters with him." Tan Renhao arranged a new task for Du Xing, "Then come to the headquarters and bring me some early on the way." ”

After Du Xing walked away, Tan Renhao walked towards the direction of the hotel, the distance was not very far, and along the way, you could see some cars and jeeps entering and leaving the villa area, and there were many old generals exercising. Tan Renhao trotted up after walking a few steps, he hadn't exercised for a long time, and after running for a long time, he noticed that his physical fitness had decreased a lot. Before he arrived at the hotel, he saw Hao Dongjue outside the hotel from a distance, chatting with his adjutant.

Hao Dongjue also saw Tan Renhao who came over, he was very surprised at first, and when Tan Renhao ran closer, he realized that Tan Renhao was already sweating profusely and panting.

"Why, you haven't exercised in a long time, have you?"

"Yes, I ran a few steps today, and then I realized that my body was terrible." Tan Renhao took a few deep breaths, "Did you have breakfast?" ”

"I'm about to eat, so early to the headquarters?" Hao Dongjue followed Tan Renhao in the direction of the headquarters.

"Let's go together, I'll let Duchenne buy breakfast. Anyway, it's still early, so let's walk over slowly. ”

Hao Dongjue hesitated for a moment, then nodded, let the adjutant follow behind in the car, and then followed Tan Renhao's pace.

"What is the situation of the fleet now?" Tan Renhao slowed down, and he did feel a little tired.

"The combat effectiveness has been restored, the 'Daihai' has also been repaired, the training work has been going on for almost a month, the officers and men are returning to the team in June, and before I came, I gave an order that the vacation should end on November 15, and everyone must return to the fleet."

Tan Renhao nodded. "You've figured out a few of the main issues of this meeting, right?"

"I watched it again. Probably understand, our task is still to be a mobile unit? Hao Dongjue was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what Tan Renhao was asking him for.

"It's not yet certain, but there's a good chance we'll be used as a mobile fleet." Tan Renhao sighed, "There are a lot of problems now, and the Fourth Task Force is bound to participate in the war. ”

"And who is the commander of Task Force 4?"

"Eighty percent is Huang Xiaotian, but. He was acting commander for the time being. Tan Renhao glanced at his partner, "The principal has decided to promote him to major general, and if he behaves well this time, he will be appointed as the official commander, and now he is only acting." ”

"Then he is also the chief of staff?"

"This is impossible, the reason for the chief of staff is to have two commanders in the fleet, and in the event of an accident in one of them, there is someone who can command the fleet to fight. In peacetime, one person may be appointed to do both duties, but in wartime the same person will never be appointed as Commander of the Fleet and Chief of Staff of the Fleet. ”

"And who's the chief of staff?" Hao Dongjue frowned. "It was selected from our fleet. Or pick from the second stagger? If it was picked from us, I could recommend a few people......"

"Dong Jue, this time it was not recommended by us." Tan Renhao smiled bitterly. He really didn't know how to tell Hao Dongjue about this.

"What does that mean?" Hao Dongjue also realized something.

"Let's put it this way, Huang Xiaotian is not experienced enough, so he should be paired with an experienced chief of staff, preferably a chief of staff who has commanded fleet operations."

"You mean......" Hao Dongjue looked at his partner in surprise, "No, it's definitely impossible." I saw Jiang Zhongmin in the morning, could it be him? It can't be, it certainly can't be. ”

"Why can't it be?"

"Renhao, are you kidding me?" Hao Dongjue still didn't believe it.

"I'm not kidding you, that's what the headmaster meant."

"It's just nonsense!" Hao Dongjue shouted. I almost jumped.

Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue. "Don't be so loud, this is not a fleet, and you are a general, don't let people see jokes."

"It's impossible, Renhao, you won't agree, will you?"

"What does it matter if I say yes or not?"

Hao Dongjue's eyes rolled, and he immediately said, "Then why are you telling me this?" I have nothing to do with Task Force IV, and since this is arranged by the marshal, what else can we say.

What does it have to do with me? “

"You have a relationship with Huang Xiaotian." Tan Renhao said this very directly.

"Huang Xiaotian? He's about to become the commander of the fleet, and I'm still a chief of staff, I can only envy him, what else can I say? Hao Dongjue's words were sour.

"So, how about I go talk to the principal and let you go to the Fourth Task Force as the commander and Huang Xiaotian as your chief of staff?" Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue obliquely.

"Of course not, you want to kick me away, it can't be!" Hao Dongjue shouted again, he looked around, lowered his voice and said, "How many catties and taels I have, you know better than me, I am not the material to be a commander, I follow you, it's already very good, I don't want to go to the Fourth Task Force to be a bullshit commander." ”

"So, the Fourth Task Force must have a commander and a chief of staff, do you want to be a subordinate to your former subordinates?"

"It's impossible, don't think about it, I'm not going to leave Task Force 1."

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "Then, Huang Xiaotian will be the acting commander and Jiang Zhongmin will be the chief of staff."

"Mind my, do whatever you like!"

"Don't you think there's a problem with that?" Tan Renhao sighed, Hao Dongjue's reaction was not fast enough in some aspects.

"Questions? This is a question in the first place, do you need to ask? Hao Dongjue really didn't figure out the meaning of Tan Renhao's words.

"I mean, isn't there something wrong with the relationship between the two of them?"

Hao Dongjue was stunned for a moment, and now he understood. "You mean, Huang Xiaotian and Jiang Zhongmin are upside down?"

Tan Renhao sighed, then nodded.

"This is also Jiang Zhongmin's land problem, I believe that Huang Xiaotian has the ability to command the Fourth Task Force, if Jiang Zhongmin is not convinced that a newcomer will press on his head, it will be his land problem."

"It's not that simple." Tan Renhao stopped his pace, and then pulled Hao Dongjue aside, and the headquarters was in front. "Jiang Zhongmin has the principal on his side to do the work himself, so it's not a big problem.

It's mainly Huang Xiaotian's problem. “

"What's wrong with him?" Hao Dongjue looked a little upset, and he took out a cigarette.

"Huang Xiaotian is also the place where the first task force came out. We are all the way, this time we arranged Jiang Zhongmin to be his chief of staff, do you think there is a problem? ”

Hao Dongjue nodded. "Okay, so what do you want me to do when you tell me these things?"

"Huang Xiaotian used to be your subordinate, so he should have a good relationship with you, right?"

"It's okay, he used to listen to me, maybe now."

"Then go talk to him." Tan Renhao patted Hao Dongjue on the shoulder. "I made a package ticket with the principal, as long as Huang Xiaotian doesn't make trouble, when the time comes, he is the commander, Jiang Zhongmin is the deputy, and we can't control that much, right?"

Hao Dongjue sighed. "Okay, I'll go to him today, and then have a good talk, and I hope he still listens to me."

"It should be fine. Treat him to a meal in the evening. Say it well, it won't be long before you're a major general. Don't be like an ignorant officer, keep the point. Tan Renhao leveled Hao Dongjue's collar, "The performance of the Fourth Task Force is very important, this is directly related to our next stage of combat operations, if Huang Xiaotian and Jiang Zhongmin have any awkward trouble, it will not be good for us, and you don't want to see Huang Xiaotian unlucky, right?" ”

"I know, I'll talk to him about it." Hao Dongjue nodded and threw away the cigarette butt, "Okay." Don't be wordy, as long as Jiang Zhongmin doesn't make trouble, Huang Xiaotian won't make trouble. ”

"That's good." Tan Renhao turned his head and just saw Jiang Zhongmin getting out of his car, and Jiang Zhongmin also saw them. Tan Renhao hurriedly pulled down Hao Dongjue, lowered his voice and said:

"Go up and say hello, be kind, don't keep a straight face, maybe. We'll ask him for help in the future! ”

"The devil went to beg him." Hao Dongjue rubbed his hands, immediately laughed, and then walked quickly towards Jiang Zhongmin.

Tan Renhao looked at his partner's rapidly changing expression in surprise, and laughed along, sometimes he really admired Hao Dongjue's cheekiness.

After greeting Jiang Zhongmin, Hao Dongjue said goodbye first.

"Hao Dongjue has this temper, don't take it to heart." Tan Renhao didn't hear what Hao Dongjue said to Jiang Zhongmin, and was a little worried that kid was messing around.

"He's nice and welcoming." Jiang Zhongmin glanced at Hao Dongjue's back, "I heard, you talked to General Yan Guozhong?" ”

"yes, we had a chat yesterday afternoon." Tan Renhao walked up the steps, "I'm not very optimistic, I'm afraid we will have to revise the previous plan." ”

"Team 6 can't attack Kuah Island?" Jiang Zhongmin immediately took the briefcase from the adjutant's hand, and then quickly chased after him.

"It is very likely that the landing time of the 6th team on the 6th team will be postponed to the end of December." Tan Renhao walked directly towards the office on the third floor, "And the current situation is obvious, if the 6th team can only land on the 6th Guah Island at that time, our previous plan will have no meaning." ”

"So what now?"

"The specific solution has not yet been determined, and perhaps we will have to fight a decisive battle with the US fleet on Wake Island or even in the waters near the Mariana Islands, and at the same time adjust the deployment of forces on the entire front to prevent the US military from attacking the Mariana Islands, which will inevitably weaken our investment in the direction of the Solomon Islands and have a huge impact on the entire Pacific war situation." Tan Renhao stopped by the door, "The best way is to find a place that can replace Kuah Island, and at the same time allow us to attack in early December, preferably before the end of November, and still use the Southwest Pacific Theater as the main battlefield, so that the US military has to send more troops like this." ”

Jiang Zhongmin nodded and followed Tan Renhao into the office. "In other words, you want to find a vital part of the US military in the southwest Pacific?"

"It's just my idea, and I haven't mentioned it to the principal and chief of staff yet." Tan Renhao sighed, "It's very difficult, if there is really no way, we can only adjust the overall deployment, and then fight a decisive battle with the US army in the Pacific theater." ”

"There's nothing wrong with being prepared, maybe the problem can be solved."

"Hopefully, we'd better come up with another backup plan and think about how to solve the problem." Tan Renhao stopped in front of his small room, "The meeting will be held the morning after tomorrow, and we had better put forward some useful suggestions or opinions to the principal tomorrow afternoon, and this will be announced at the meeting in time." ”

"Okay, I'll come back to you when I have a specific idea."

The two of them didn't say anything more, and went into their respective small rooms. When Duchenne sent Tan Renhao earlier, Tan Renhao was standing in front of the map on the wall, looking at the map and pondering, not even noticing that the adjutant had come in. Du Xing didn't bother Tan Renhao, put it on the table early and went out lightly.

Tan Renhao also deeply felt that war was not just a matter of paper at this time. No matter how good a plan is, if it does not correspond to the actual battlefield situation, it is a failed plan. Taking this time as an example, the focus of the plan is to use Kuah Island, a key point that the US military has to defend, to force the US military to deploy its main fleet to the southwest Pacific theater and achieve the goal of active defense through active tactical offensive. The plan itself is very good, but it ignores one point, that is, the offensive level of Team 6 is simply not up to the requirements.

If the U.S. military takes the initiative to counterattack in the western Pacific, the Imperial Navy will be very passive. Now the Empire's defenders deployed on Wake Island are only a few thousand people, and the defense capability is not strong. After the U.S. military captured Wake Island, it could attack the Mariana Islands to the west, and sweep the Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands where the 6th Squadron had not gained a firm foothold to the south. The strength of the 6th Squadron remaining in the Mariana Islands is only one division, and even if you count the other personnel, it is only more than 40,000 people, including many non-combatants such as engineers and aviation service personnel. The Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands have fewer troops.

Even if we start to increase troops in the Pacific Theater from now on, by the end of the year, we will mobilize up to three 6th Divisions, and this is still the transfer of strategic reserves originally reserved for the Southwest Pacific Theater. In addition, there were problems with the delivery of supplies, and it was impossible to quickly strengthen the defenses of the Marianas, Marshall Islands, and Gilbert Islands.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tan Renhao still felt that he had the greatest chance of winning against the US military in the Southwest Pacific Theater, but the question was, how could he bring the main fleet of the US army over?