Liao Hanxiang came back very late, and he stayed at his daughter's and son-in-law's house, while his villa was empty. Tan Renhao also knew that his father-in-law was coming back, and he had been waiting for him in the study.

Liao Hanxiang still looks so hot, and even the action of sitting down and smoking is so hurried. Tan Renhao went to make a cup of green tea and brought it over, and then sat down on the sand opposite his father-in-law.

"The marshal has already spoken to me."

Liao Hanxiang glanced at his son-in-law, took out another cigarette, and then quickly lit it, "I support this naval reform, but why does the marshal want me to be the commander of the theater?" ”

Seeing his father-in-law like that, Tan Renhao laughed. Nie Renfeng had already carried out a theater system, but Wu Xianyu was assigned to the position of commander of the Western Pacific Theater, and he didn't do anything, and later he had to jump to Liao Hanxiang's hand as an ordinary deputy commander. Obviously, Liao Hanxiang also felt that there was no essential change in the current theater system, and he would definitely not do it if he was asked to leave the strategic strike force and go to a position where he had no real power.

"Renhao, the marshal still let you stay in the fleet?"

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Now it's time for me to stay in the fleet, that's what I think. With my qualifications, it is impossible to go to the war zone. ”

Liao Hanxiang laughed. "You're going to kick this to me?"

"I didn't say anything."

Tan Renhao touched his forehead, he didn't want to be misunderstood by his father-in-law, "The principal did ask my opinion, but I didn't say anything, after all, in this regard, my opinion is biased." ”

"What does the marshal mean that this matter has already been decided?"

Liao Hanxiang has been running around outside for a long time, so he still needs to learn about some changes in the headquarters from his son-in-law.

"Well, I'm not sure."

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, "Actually, this reform is very different from the last time, if the commander of the theater is still an idle position, the principal will not let you go, at most arrange an old general to go." So, you don't need to worry about anything. ”

"It's not that you don't need to worry, but you need to worry about it."

Liao Hanxiang sighed, "I've listened to other generals discussing outside, the scope of this system reform is very large, and the marshal is determined to get a better system, for most generals, what they care about is not the significance of the reform itself to the navy." It's what it can bring them. Do you know what the generals are most concerned about? ”

Tan Renhao shook his head slightly, even though he had already guessed, he still didn't say it.

"Everyone is concerned about only one thing, and that is the distribution of power in the navy after the reform."

Liao Hanxiang leaned on the sand, "As you said, the commander of the theater is no longer a cold bench, but a sweet and sweet." So, how many people will be staring at this position? I had a general idea of the reform plan. Plainly. It is to transfer the power of the arms command to the theater command and transfer the power of the rear to the front. In fact, it is a mechanism that has shifted from a peacetime response to a war-based mechanism. This transformation is decided. The powers of the arms command, the reserve command, and the logistics command will be greatly weakened, while the powers of the theater command, which is responsible for front-line theater command and operations, will be greatly increased. Renhao, what do you think? ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he had already seen this. To be more precise, it is to let the commanders of the front line have more power, while the generals in the rear are only responsible for cooperating, and no longer have the power to command the troops to fight. Of course, Liao Hanxiang has already said it thoroughly.

"So. Will there be people willing to give up power, and how many will have their eyes on those hot positions? ”

"It shouldn't be too little!"

Tan Renhao sighed secretly. It is not easy to complete a reform, probably only Nie Renfeng has this skill and ability in the current imperial navy, and if anyone else is in the position of naval commander, I am afraid that he will not even dare to mention the word "reform".

"But there's another problem."

Liao Hanxiang patted the handrail of the sand a few times, "The ability of the commander of the theater is not omnipotent, although he has the power to command all the combat units in the entire theater, but the problem is that the troops need materials, ammunition, equipment, and also need to replenish the lost troops, and they need the cooperation of various bases, and they need the cooperation of the fleet, aviation, 6 teams, and strategic strike forces. In the Battle of the Mariana Islands, we mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, belonging to several arms, and also invested millions of tons of ammunition and materials. Without these troops, without these supplies, we would not have been able to fight at all. Well, now these are in the hands of the rear arms command, as well as the reserve command, the logistics command, if these departments do not cooperate, what can the commander of the front-line theater of operations do? ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, this has already involved the distribution of power within the navy.

"I believe that the marshal will definitely find a better solution."

Liao Hanxiang sighed, "Actually, this new command system can better meet the needs of war, but the premise is that all departments must fulfill their duties, otherwise, it will be completely chaotic!" ”

This is also the reason why Nie Renfeng is cautious in reform, if the status of the theater command is raised, it is bound to weaken the power of other commands, if the rear arms command, reserve command, and logistics command do not cooperate, or even only need to create a little trouble, then the front-line theater command will have more trouble.

"The headmaster must have a way to solve it."

Tan Renhao smiled reluctantly, "On such a critical issue, the principal will not fail to see it, and the theater command is not omnipotent, and it definitely needs strong support from the rear." At the heart of this reform is accountability, and as long as this system is put in place, the problem will not be serious. ”

"Let's hope so!"

It wasn't too early, and after the two talked about some inconsequential things, they went to rest. Early the next morning, when Tan Renhao was rushing to the naval headquarters, Liao Hanxiang was already out in front of him. After arriving at the Navy Headquarters, Tan Renhao first dealt with some backlogged matters before going to Nie Renfeng's office.

"We're talking about when you're coming."

Nie Renfeng invited Tan Renhao in and made him a cup of tea, "I've been discussing this reform with General Liao, how about it, you talked about it yesterday?" ”

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, glancing at his father-in-law sitting on the sand.

"General Liao has made several very important suggestions, and I am also considering this aspect."

Nie Renfeng walked over. "I have already submitted the new system to the Sodain, and we plan to start implementing it next month. With regard to the theater system, we have decided to conduct a larger-scale experiment in the Pacific theater first, that is, to establish only one theater command for the time being. ”

Tan Renhao reacted immediately, and it was obvious that the principal himself was also prepared for the possible resistance in this reform. The purpose of setting up a theater command is not only to test whether the new system can meet the needs of war, but also to convince everyone else with a successful outcome. More critically. The problems and troubles exposed in the new system can be better solved and the scope of impact is smaller. Nie Renfeng may even let Gan Yongxing be the backing of Liao Hanxiang, and let the chief of the general staff of the Navy be responsible for solving many problems that the theater commander cannot solve. This will better maintain the theater system.

"Okay, let's make sure of General Liao's affairs for the time being, and the new theater command is planned to be located on Guam or Saipan."

Nie Renfeng sat down, and then crossed his hands, "There is one thing that you need to deal with now, this can be regarded as a chance to exercise in the Pacific Theater, Ren Hao." You are responsible for assisting General Liao. In the future, all three of our task forces will temporarily cover the Pacific theater of operations, of course. This compilation is not fixed. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, and then looked at his father-in-law. In Nie Renfeng's reform, the relationship between the fleet and the theater of operations is very special. Although the fleet is under the command of the Theater Command, at the same time, the fleet is directly under the command of the Navy Command. In other words, the fleet actually has two direct command structures. As a result, the flexibility of the fleet has increased a lot. For example, if Task Force 1 is on a mission in the Pacific Theater, it will be under the command of the Pacific Theater Command, and if it is transferred to the Atlantic. It is under the command of the theater command over there. The movement of the fleet between theaters of operations is the direct responsibility of the naval command.

"Is it Japan?"

Liao Hanxiang interjected next to him.

Tan Renhao was secretly startled and immediately looked at the principal.

"Yes, that's what happened in Japan."

Nie Renfeng leaned on the sand, "It stands to reason that this matter should be handled by the Navy Command personally, but now Gan Yongxing and I are busy with reform matters, and there is no way to divide our energy to deal with Japan's problems." General Liao, you have a good understanding of the situation in Japan, so I think it is more appropriate to leave this matter to you. ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly. "So when are we going to start?"

"At the beginning of next month. In a few days, we had to take action. ”

"Okay, then I'll start organizing it right away, and I'll report back when I have the results!"

Liao Hanxiang stood up as he spoke, "Marshal, then we won't bother much." ”

Tan Renhao also stood up immediately, he hadn't figured out what was going on.

"General Liao, then I'll trouble you."

Nie Renfeng sent the two to the door, "Ren Hao, try your best to assist General Liao, this matter can be big or small, and the result is very important to us." ”

Tan Renhao was a little confused, but he still nodded and agreed.

"What the hell is going on over there in Japan?"

After entering his office, Tan Renhao asked.

"What else could it be?"

Liao Hanxiang sat down in Tan Renhao's position very unceremoniously, "Japan is basically finished, the strategic strike force has dropped millions of tons of incendiary bombs in Japan, and all the man-made buildings that can be seen have been blown into ruins, and now most of the Japanese are either hiding underground or hiding in the forest." Previously, Japan was also counting on the US military to be able to counterattack from the Mariana Islands, open sea lanes and receive assistance from the United States. Now, as the battle for the Mariana Islands draws to a close, the United States has basically abandoned the islands, and it will not be able to counterattack for a while and a half, and Japan has no last hope. Judging by the information provided by the intelligence services, the famine in Japan has been going on for four months, it has reached the point of cannibalism, and they can drag it on? ”

"You mean, Japan is ready to surrender?"

Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

"Yes, Japan is ready to surrender, but that's not the problem."

Liao Hanxiang took out a cigarette, "Since the Tehran Conference, Japan's surrender is no longer our country's final say, and now the relevant terms on accepting the surrender of the defeated country are still being discussed, that is, we cannot accept Japan's surrender for the time being." ”

"Why?"

Tan Renhao was even more puzzled, in the war against Japan, except for a few allies such as North Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand, the empire did not let other countries interfere, and the several allies who intervened were close allies of the Tang Empire, and they would not cause trouble for the empire, could it be that Germany and the Persian Empire still had the right to speak on this issue?

"Politics, that's politics!"

Liao Hanxiang laughed, "However, the problem will not be very serious. The principle that the defeated country must surrender unconditionally and cannot impose any conditions for surrender is now largely established. If the Japanese side is willing to surrender under this premise, then we can still accept it. ”

"The problem is ......"

"The problem is that Japan will not necessarily accept the condition of 'unconditional surrender.'"

Liao Hanxiang's words were a bit tongue-twisting, "If Japan refuses to surrender, then our only way is to split Japan and let the Japanese fight themselves." ”

Tan Renhao was slightly startled, and now he understood. Because of the Tehran Declaration, the Tang Empire could not conditionally accept Japan's surrender, which after all was related to the unity and unity of the entire Allied bloc. But the Tang Empire could use the method of dividing Japan to achieve the same goal.

"Do you remember the Japanese I brought back earlier?"

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, that was a few months ago.

"There is already a split within Japan, and if we can take advantage of the split within Japan, then it will not be difficult to solve the Japanese problem."

Liao Hanxiang stood up, "I'll go and recruit a group of personnel later, you help me find a place to work here, we will solve the Japanese problem first, and then do other things!" ”

"Okay, then I'll go straight to the chief of staff later."

The two said yes, Tan Renhao went to find a temporary office location, and Liao Hanxiang went to recruit his manpower.