Tan Renhao was Marshal Nie Renfeng who went to see him the next morning. The marshal's improvement was much better than last time, and after a chill, Tan Renhao got a promotion order.

"Mine?" Tan Renhao was very surprised, surprised not that he would be promoted to major general, but that he was not stamped with the seal of a marshal.

"It's actually a commendation order." Nie Renfeng had already prepared cigarettes for Tan Renhao, "It was personally ordered by the Prime Minister, I haven't approved it yet, and I want to ask for your opinion first." ”

Tan Renhao put down the promotion, which made him feel that the promotion order was a little hot.

"If you accept it, then now I can confer on you the rank of rear admiral." Nie Renfeng leaned on the sand, "But at the same time, you should know that as a rear admiral, you are about to prepare to say goodbye to the First Task Force." At least in the current situation, the new position you are most likely to take on is Chief of Staff of the Western Pacific Theater of Operations. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, he also thought of this, so when Lei Shaoqing proposed that he would be promoted to rear admiral when the fleet returned, he was not too excited. According to the current structure of the Navy, the commanders of the task force are all commodore generals, while the commander of the theater fleet is a vice admiral and concurrently serves as the commander of the theater of operations. Only the chief of staff of the theater of operations is a rear admiral. If Tan Renhao chooses to be promoted, then he is most likely to become the chief of staff of the Western Pacific Theater and the deputy of Lieutenant General Wu Xianyu. But in this way, Tan Renhao didn't expect to continue to command the First Task Force at all. At least when he was promoted to lieutenant general, he didn't have the slightest chance to command the fleet to fight, at most he planned the fleet battle.

"Want to hear my advice?" Nie Renfeng knew that Tan Renhao was very embarrassed. Tan Renhao came from the Fifth Fleet, and the foundation of the First Task Force is the Fifth Fleet.

Tan Renhao raised his head and lit a cigarette. He really needed the headmaster's guidance now.

"If you choose to stay in Task Force 1, I believe you will become the greatest fleet commander in the history of the Empire, and you will go down in history as the most famous admiral in the history of the Imperial Navy. But you have to know one thing: a brigadier general is never a general, let alone a marshal. Nie Renfeng's tone was calm. He has been in the navy for more than 40 years, and his understanding of the navy is far greater than that of Tan Renhao. "If you choose to be promoted, there is no doubt that you will be saying goodbye to Task Force 1 for the time being. However, the Western Pacific Theater Command is not without things to do. At least after the end of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the task of the naval fleet has shifted from seizing sea supremacy to supporting the 6th Sentai Squadron's Deng-6 operation. Let's put it this way, in the next stage of the strategic counterattack, we have two main directions. Among them, the main force of the fleet was the Deng-6 operation. After the 6th Army's counterattack in the Nanyang region began, the fleet would inevitably move south to support the 6th Army. That's why I'm planning to form Task Force 2. And in the other direction. The fleet will not be the main force. Arguably. In the next stage of the strategic counterattack, the role of the fleet will be much reduced, and there will not be many hard battles to fight! ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. He had already seen this. After the collapse of the Japanese Navy, the task of the fleet shifted to offshore support and support the operations of the 6th Sentai and 6th Armies. And on this battlefield, the fleet can only play supporting roles, so it will be even more difficult to get military achievements.

"Secondly, it's a big opportunity for us to develop talent." Nie Renfeng habitually crossed his hands on his chest, "Fighting at a low intensity is the best opportunity to cultivate talents." And the Imperial Navy wants to defeat all enemies, and the talent is the most crucial, especially the talent who knows how to fight aviation. I don't deny it. You are the number one talent in the Imperial Navy, without the counterattack of your Imperial Navy, I am afraid that there will be many detours. The First Task Force is also good enough, and it has gone from the predicament step by step to the pinnacle of glory. But the Imperial Navy needs more people, and more powerful fleets like Task Force 1, so that we can defeat a stronger enemy, right? ”

"The Headmaster's Empire is preparing for war with the United States?" Tan Renhao was slightly startled. He has a very strong ability to grasp the main points.

"This issue is not something we are discussing now, I will give you a detailed discussion when I have a chance in the future." Nie Renfeng stopped talking about Renhao's words and said with a smile: "And the last reason is also the most important reason. After the turn of the year, we will carry out a large-scale strategic bombing of Japan, and this task will be undertaken by the Western Pacific Theater Command. General Wu Xianyu is very good, but his strengths are in other aspects, such as personnel organization. So the Western Pacific theater needs a chief of staff who is proficient in aviation operations. This position was originally supposed to be held by General Ji Xiaobin, but ......"

Tan Renhao let out a sigh, and now he understood.

"Originally, I wanted to promote Colonel Luo Yunchong, but Luo Yunchong has not been able to get a record until now, he has already been promoted once after entering the navy, if he is promoted again this time, and it is directly promoted to major general, it will not be good for the prime minister, and the 6th Army will also oppose it, at least Wei Boyu will not see an officer from the 6th Voyage get such importance in the Navy. Therefore......" Nie Renfeng put down his hands, "I can only promote Luo Yunchong to the rank of brigadier general of the naval aviation, and is specifically responsible for planning strategic bombing against Japan." And the relationship between you and Luo Yunchong is the best, Luo Yunchong was also your subordinate at the beginning, so if you were to serve as the chief of staff of the Western Pacific Theater, then Luo Yunchong would definitely not have an opinion. In addition, I am confident that with your cooperation, we will defeat Japan even faster! ”

"Headmaster, I see!" Tan Renhao laughed, "So what do I need to do first?" ”

Nie Renfeng laughed. "Young people, don't be in a hurry. If you don't object, I'll send this promotion order back to the prime minister, and the official promotion order will be issued in a few days. Of course, you'll have to get ready for a new dress, and the Navy has changed a batch of dresses last month, and the style is much better. ”

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, he knew very well that the principal was thinking about him and did not treat him badly. And this promotion and personnel transfer must have been specially arranged by the principal, and it was specially arranged for the embarrassment and provocation of certain people.

A few days later, Tan Renhao received an official promotion order, because Nie Renfeng went to the capital to participate in an extremely important order, so the rank of major general was worn by General Gan Yongxing and Tan Renhao. Then he received a personnel transfer order signed in advance by Marshal Nie Renfeng a few days ago. He was officially promoted to Chief of Staff of the Western Pacific Theater of Operations. It's just that he didn't rush to Qingdao, but continued to stay in Zhoushan, because he still had to settle down the affairs of the First Task Force first.

After thinking about it for a few days, Tan Renhao also understood why the principal had placed him in the position of chief of staff in the Western Pacific. The strategic bombing of Japan undertaken by the Navy has always been obstructed and embarrassed by the Sixth Army. Although Xue Xiyue had already determined this plan, when Zong Hanqin served as the acting minister, he raised objections to the 6 voyages, and one of the keys was. In the past, the HNA mainly used tactical bombing, and it did not even have two medium bombers, so how could it have the experience to organize a large-scale strategic bombing of Japan? For this reason, the 6th Shipping Department even caused trouble for HNA everywhere. The most obvious is that Hainan Airlines does not provide airports.

Air 6 had a large number of airports in the northeast of the empire, but Air 6 refused to allow HNA fighters to be stationed in the name of training pilots and important bases for training pilots of Air 6, or maintenance and expansion. As a result, the Navy had to find a way to open up new directions. The conquest of the Volcanic Islands and the Ogasawara Islands was for this reason.

At this critical moment, Nie Renfeng arranged Tan Renhao to the position of chief of staff of the Western Pacific Theater. It is to use Tan Renhao to deal with the provocation and pressure of the 6th Airlines. In terms of military merits, Renhao was already the first person in the navy, and he commanded several beautiful battles, not only defeating the Japanese navy. And it also opened up the situation in the western Pacific and pushed the imperial counterattack into the **. With this point of view, Renhao has enough prestige and status. Secondly, Tan Renhao is Liao Hanxiang's "closed disciple", and he has won the true biography of Liao Hanxiang, and Liao Hanxiang strongly advocated the development of large bombers when he was in the 6th Voyage, focusing on strategic bombing rather than tactical strikes, and was squeezed out of the 6th Voyage by Wei Boyu. Third. Tan Renhao is the most proficient of the young admirals in aviation operations, and even if he used to command tactical combat operations, this is a thousand times better than those generals who do not understand the importance of aviation operations.

Considering so many reasons, Nie Renfeng would naturally push Tan Renhao to the front. Of course, according to Nie Renfengdi's idea, the fleet will not participate in many fierce naval battles for a period of time in the future, so it would be a waste of talent to talk about Renhao staying in the fleet.

After figuring out this, Tan Renhao gladly accepted this new position. Of course. He did not forget to do a very important thing, that is, when Marshal Nie Renfeng returned, he submitted the list of meritorious personnel of the First Task Force and the list of personnel who could be promoted.

"I'll approve these two lists after I look at them." Nie Renfeng put the list away, "Don't worry, these personnel rights are still in my hands, as long as it is suitable, I will approve it." The officers and men of the 1st Task Force are excellent, brave in battle, and have made great contributions to the Empire, and they deserve to be commended! ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he wasn't worried about this, at least the principal was not the kind of commander who skimped with a few epaulettes.

"There's one more thing we have to ask for your opinion on." Gan Yongxing walked over, holding a list in his hand, "We have been considering the selection of the commander of the first task force and the commander of the second task force that will be established soon. As the former Commander of Task Force 1, you have the most say in this regard. According to the principal's intentions, we will still mainly select young generals or young officers. You take a look and give us an answer. ”

Tan Ren Haoxun browsed the list, and then glanced at the two of them in surprise. "Jiang Zhongmin?"

"Yes, Jiang Zhongmin was promoted to lieutenant colonel last month, and his performance in the staff department is very good." Gan Yongxing sat down: "Although Marshal Jiang Bangguo has made some mistakes, the Imperial Navy has never pursued this kind of joint relationship. Lieutenant Colonel Jiang Zhongmin has been working hard, and I have seen all of this. This time, I proposed that he run for the new Fleet Commander and Fleet Chief. ”

"And how does Van Peikun explain?" Tan Renhao was a little unhappy, and what he couldn't get used to the most was Fan Peikun, a classmate.

"That's what the headmaster meant." Gan Yongxing glanced at Nie Renfeng.

"I know that you have some problems with Major Van Peikun, but if Major Van Peikun can get the gold medal of 'Sea Lion', that is also a manifestation of his ability." Nie Renfeng's words were very peaceful: "The navy is only used by quantity, if he has the ability, then it will be reused, just like when I enabled you, isn't it?" ”

Tan Renhao let out a sigh. "That's not what I meant, Headmaster. It's just that I think Colonel Lei Shaoqing is more qualified to be the commander of the fleet. ”

"That's for sure." Gan Yongxing rushed in front of Nie Renfeng and said, "Colonel Lei Shaoqing's promotion report has been submitted, and we have all agreed that he will be the commander of the fleet. ”

"There are also Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin, and many staff officers and captains in the First Task Force are qualified to take on more important positions."

"The Renhao Navy will never cultivate small groups. The first task force is very good, but it can't cover the sky with one hand, and it has to leave room for others to survive. Nie Renfeng spoke: "We will consider your opinion, of course, we are just asking for your opinion!" ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, he also knew that it was already very good that he had the right to give his opinion on such a major matter as the personnel transfer of the navy.

"Okay, so be it!" Nie Renfeng stood up: "In addition, the fifteenth acting prime minister is coming to inspect the work of the navy, and when the time comes, we will hold a banquet for the acting prime minister, and all the generals who stay in Zhoushan will participate in the banquet, you should prepare the dress as soon as possible." After the banquet, we will go to Qingdao. ”

Tan Renhao also stood up. "Headmaster, I'll be ready, and if nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Gan Yongxing sent Tan Renhao to the door, and then whispered: "Renhao, you must know that the principal is also very difficult, in fact, ......"

"Chief of Staff, I can understand this!" Tan Renhao smiled and nodded.

Gan Yongxing glanced at Tan Renhao and patted him on the shoulder, and then he sighed.