When Tan Renhao turned his general idea into a concrete plan, he also had to get approval from the Navy Command. On the 31st, the command of the Navy called back and forth.

"What does this mean? Let's see! ”

Hao Dongjue read the telegram first.

"It's not about watching it, it's about letting us decide our own battle plan."

Tan Renhao laughed, "It seems that the chief of staff and the principal have decided to delegate power to us, so let's do a good job." So, let's do it once! ”

"Do you want me to call Lao Lei and them?"

"No, we'll figure it out for ourselves first, and then we'll contact them."

Tan Renhao glanced at the staff officers in the command cabin, and then walked to the chart table, "We have to determine the enemy's whereabouts first, as well as a rough plan, and then discuss it with Shaoqing and them." Dong Jue, go and get the information you have received in the past few days. ”

Hao Dongjue immediately went to the confidential room, and ran back after a while, in addition to bringing the information of the previous day, he also held a telegram. "I just received it, and the American fleet left Pearl Harbor."

Tan Renhao glanced at his partner in surprise and immediately took the message. There is very little on it, and the American warship that has left the port is still a submarine, a submarine operating outside Pearl Harbor. These submarines hide under the surface during the day, and only at night do they surface to ventilate and recharge their batteries. In order to show the traces of the American fleet in time, the Imperial Navy has always had a submarine force operating outside Pearl Harbor, and from the beginning of the United States to the present day, several submarines have been sunk outside Pearl Harbor. The submarine lost contact with the base as soon as the telegram was returned, and, apparently, it was also sunk.

"!"

Tan Renhao was not cursing the commander of the submarine for not making the content clear. "The above only mentions the existing aircraft carriers, but the number of aircraft carriers, which aircraft carrier, or which aircraft carriers, as well as the size of the fleet, the type of escort warship, how many. None of these! ”

"It can't be helped, the submarine hasn't telegraphed again, you look at the time above."

Tan Renhao glanced at the time when the message was up and down, and then he understood. It was a telegram that came out an hour and a half ago, that is, the submarine was in the morning time. In order for a submarine to send a telegram, it had to surface, and this was extremely easy to expose. In order to get this message out in time. Dozens of officers and men on the submarine were all killed!

"That's already pretty good, at least we know the U.S. fleet is out."

"Maybe it's just the 'Enterprise' aircraft carrier."

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, "The 'Hornet' has not been repaired yet, and the 'Saratoga' and 'Yorktown' should not have entered Pearl Harbor yet, otherwise our submarine will also appear." ”

"You mean ......"

"It should just be the Enterprise leaving Pearl Harbor."

Tan Renhao took out a cigarette, and then lay on the chart table, "If it's just the 'Enterprise' that left Pearl Harbor, what about the other three aircraft carriers?" And, why did the Enterprise leave Pearl Harbor? ”

"Training?"

Hao Dongjue also had questions.

"No way, if it's training. Then why are there a large number of escort warships? ”

Tan Renhao threw the message to his partner. "If there are large escort warships, then it should be at least cruisers, maybe those battleships. If it's training. At most, you only need to bring destroyers, there is no need to have large battleships escort you, right? ”

After talking about Renhao, Hao Dongjue immediately reacted.

"Perhaps, they will meet in the open sea."

Tan Renhao lit a cigarette, "If the two aircraft carriers from the west coast of the United States have completed the inspection during the voyage and confirmed that there are no major problems, they can completely complete the replenishment in another anchorage nearby." Now our submarines deployed outside Pearl Harbor are actually exposed. Nimitz must have feared that their aircraft carrier would be attacked by a submarine by surprise, or that their whereabouts would be exposed. If I were Nimitz, I wouldn't be in a hurry to get these carriers into Pearl Harbor or find a way to take out our submarines. Either let the aircraft carrier anchor near some other island and receive supplies. It is very difficult to take out the submarine we deployed at Pearl Harbor in a short period of time, and the Hawaiian Islands have dozens of islands, large and small, and there are many places where the aircraft carrier can dock and replenish. Nimitz would definitely choose the latter! ”

Hao Dongjue nodded slightly, this possibility is very large. Perhaps, the submarine that is now in the American fleet was besieged by American destroyers after the attack failed, and then died at sea.

"It seems that the American fleet will soon return to combat effectiveness. Let's not expect any submarine to pull off a miracle. ”

Tan Renhao moved the intelligence document aside, and his eyes fell on the chart, "The most important thing now is to find out the enemy's intentions, routes, and operational deployments. ”

Hao Dongjue thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Ren Hao, is the purpose of the US fleet to seize sea supremacy?" ”

Tan Renhao glanced at his partner, this is a clear intention.

"And the key to seizing sea supremacy is to defeat us, right? If the U.S. side knew that we had two task forces operating in the waters off the Mariana Islands, or they guessed, and preferred to believe that we already had two task forces, a total of five aircraft carriers, how would they fight? ”

Tan Renhao straightened up. "What do you mean?"

"Let's put it this way, the whereabouts of the second task force may not have been revealed, but the maintenance work of three aircraft carriers and so many warships cannot be completely kept secret, right?"

Hao Dongjue leaned on the chart table, "Nimitz has always been very good and has been causing us problems, he is still a cautious person. Now that Task Force 2 has suddenly disappeared and all three aircraft carriers are gone, will Nimitz believe that Task Force 2 is training in the rear, or is it watching the fire from the other side? ”

"It's certainly impossible."

"That's right, then Nimitz would rather believe that Task Force 2 has reached the war zone and is hidden."

Tan Renhao nodded, he was negligent about this. Nimitz had been cautious, and if he hadn't noticed Task Force 2, he wouldn't have been worthy of being the commander of the U.S. Pacific Theater.

"So, what kind of arrangement will Nimitz make after he is sure that we have five aircraft carriers?"

Tan Renhao was silent, fighting more with less, although the gap in the number of aircraft carriers is not large, but if it really starts, I am afraid it will be difficult to decide the outcome of the battle.

"The most troublesome thing is. We can't be sure who the opposing commander is yet! ”

Hao Dongjue sighed, "Last time, there was a Halsey, and it almost completely destroyed the second task force, God knows what kind of ghost will come out this time." We have to think about our opponents being stronger, even better than Halsey, so that we can be sure that nothing goes wrong! ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he had always thought so. Before you can find out the details of the opponent's commander, you can only try to consider the opponent stronger.

"Now, you must be on Nimitz's list, and on the list of the most difficult Imperial Navy fleet commanders to deal with."

Hao Dongjue laughed, "The whereabouts of the First Task Force are basically exposed, and the U.S. military must be more aware of your situation, and the battle of the surprise attack on the 17th Task Force is enough for Nimitz to roughly find out your bottom, so that Nimitz is very likely to guess our plan." Isn't it? ”

Tan Renhao nodded again. Hao Dongjue's analysis is reasonable. From the beginning of the attack on Japan, the United States must have been paying attention to the admirals of the Tang Empire, and he must be the one who will focus on them. Tan Renhao's characteristics in the use of troops are actually obvious. If the commander of the US military understands this, then he will take countermeasures accordingly.

"Renhao, I also know you better. Now, let's make a guess. ”

Hao Dongjue was quite serious when he became serious, "First, I will play the commander of the American fleet, and I know more about your situation." Now, Task Force 1 has entered the waters northeast of Saipan and is on a combat mission in support of the 6th Sentai Group. Well, I'll think first. Why would Task Force 1 still be doing such a secondary mission at this juncture, exposing itself? There is no doubt that this is a trap, Task Force 1 is a decoy, and the real killer is lurking behind, so who will it be? Task Force 2 must have it, right? ”

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, Hao Dongjue didn't go to be an actor. That's a waste of talent.

"Since it's a trap, the main force of the American fleet will definitely not get in, pay attention, it's the main force."

Hao Dongjue circled the planned area of activity of the first task force on the chart, "If you want to pull out the second task force, you must first kill the first task force, and when the time comes, the second task force will inevitably appear." Okay, now the focus of the question is, is there any way to kill the first task force without using the main force, or at least force the second task force to fight? ”

Tan Renhao glanced at his partner. "If you have anything, just say it!"

"Those four battleships!"

Hearing these words, Tan Renhao almost jumped.

"The fastest of these four battleships is about 21 knots, and what is the strike radius of our carrier-based aircraft? 25o nautical miles, and the search range of the reconnaissance aircraft is about 3oo nautical miles. According to the normal patrol arrangement, these reconnaissance planes should return before dark, that is, they must return two hours before dark. If these four battleships had kept this distance from us, and had all been killed an hour before dark, they would have put their bayonets on our chests before dawn......"

"But don't we know how to escape?"

Tan Renhao frowned, like all aircraft carrier commanders, he would never engage in close combat with those "turtle ships" equipped with giant cannons.

"What if you can't escape?"

Hao Dongjue sneered, "If there is still an aircraft carrier in the US fleet, and it attacks before dawn, how can we escape?" ”

At this time, Tan Renhao was a little dumbfounded. If the U.S. Navy really mixed the aircraft carrier with the four battleships, it would be to send the aircraft carrier to death. But here's the problem, if you are willing to spend one aircraft carrier in exchange for two aircraft carriers of the First Task Force, then the aircraft carrier forces of the two sides will be equalized. In this matter, the main aircraft carrier fleets on both sides are in the dark, and the battle situation has returned to the balance point, and it is even more difficult to determine who will kill the deer.

"It's a one-to-two exchange, and even with the loss of four battleships, the U.S. Navy still has an advantage."

Hao Dongjue looked at his partner, "Now, what should you do?" ”

Tan Renhao looked at the chart and pondered for a long time, then laughed. "It's also a gamble."

"Yes, it's a gamble!"

Hao Dongjue nodded.

"If we can take out their bait, we can force their main force to come out and save the day!"

"And how do you get rid of their bait?"

Tan Renhao laughed, pondered for a while, and said, "There is naturally a way, but well, it is not certain yet." These are just our guesses, and the situation of the enemy is not yet clear. In addition, the key to this battle is actually in the hands of Shaoqing and Lao Chang, as long as the second task force can seize the opportunity, even if we lose, then we are still the victors in the end! ”

Hao Dongjue also laughed, if it can really be exchanged for two to four, then the Imperial Navy still firmly holds the sea dominance, and the United States will not have new aircraft carriers in service before the end of the year, and the Imperial Navy can get four new aircraft carriers before the end of the year, and the second batch of four new aircraft carriers at the beginning of next year. By 25 years, the superiority of the Imperial Navy will be obvious. And in the next few months, the Imperial Navy will definitely be able to turn this advantage in strength into an advantage in the field.

"Wait a minute, let's go to Shaoqing and discuss it with Lao Chang."

Tan Renhao turned around, "The key is in the performance of the Second Task Force, which is also the turnaround battle of the Second Task Force!" ”

Although Tan Renhao has not explained, Hao Dongjue has already felt it, and Tan Renhao has been trying to find a way to help Lei Shaoqing and Chang Jianxin. After the disastrous defeat of the Second Task Force, although they performed well in the "Night Battle of Anatahan Island" and assisted the Third Task Force in annihilating the "Z Fleet" of the United States, the two have not yet come out of the trough and are still questioned. The only way to change the status quo is to win a big battle and annihilate the last threatening force of the US Pacific Fleet. If the Second Task Force can seize this opportunity, then Lei Shaoqing and Chang Jianxin will not only not be questioned, but will definitely go to the next level!

Actually, both of them thought so. Tan Ren Haoli has a lot of military exploits, as a leading bird, he is under a lot of pressure, and has been squeezed out by many people, from the navy to the emperor's ** team, there are people who look at him unpleasantly. If Lei Shaoqing and Chang Jianxin can get up, this will actually be very beneficial to Tan Renhao, at least, in the future, he will no longer be alone, and he will no longer fight alone!