This time, Tan Renhao did not receive an order to return to the naval headquarters ahead of schedule, but two days later he received an order to return to the port of Naha with two cruisers, accompanied by two newly arrived destroyers. After arranging the maintenance work of the two cruisers in the port of Naha, Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue returned to the naval headquarters together. What surprised Tan Renhao a little was that this time the family came to the airport to greet them, and Tan Qinglian obviously didn't come to pick up her eldest brother.

"Dongjue, the opportunity is right in front of you, and it's up to you whether you can grasp it." Tan Renhao patted Hao Dongjue on the shoulder, then drew a line with him and walked quickly towards his wife.

Tan Renhao could almost imagine Hao Dongjue's mood and demeanor at this time, and when he approached his wife, he could also see it from his wife's surprised look.

"Renhao, what is he doing? Propose? ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed, hugged his wife and turned around. "yes, this must be a marriage proposal, but that bouquet of flowers is too bad, isn't it?"

Liao Yingyu glanced at her husband. "This must have been a bad idea you gave him, right?"

Tan Renhao smiled and said nothing, that bouquet of roses was bought by Hao Dongjue in Naha Port, and he tossed around on the plane for several hours, and now he doesn't look like a person. Like a medieval knight, Hao Dongjue knelt in front of Tan Qinglian on one leg, holding flowers above his head, and holding the brocade box containing the ring on the other hand. What does Tan Renhao think, how do he think that Hao Dongjue is raising his hand to surrender like this, maybe this kid has been practicing surrender for a long time.

The whole family laughed, Tan Jingkang was still nodding her head, and Gu Xiujuan was standing beside her husband. Happily looking at the four children in front of him. Tan Qinglian was face was red and white, his hands were stirred together, and he didn't know whether to pick it up. Or should it be refused.

The service personnel on the ground at the airport, as well as some pilots who were fine, all gathered around. Many people know Hao Dongjue, so naturally they inevitably talk about it on the side, which makes Hao Dongjue and Tan Qinglian more and more embarrassed.

Seeing that it was almost over, Tan Renhao pulled his wife. Let Liao Yingyu go up and help the two young people out of the siege. Those who had nothing to do saw Tan Qinglian accept the flowers and rings, and they dispersed in a hurry. Hao Dongjue's face was flushed, which made Tan Renhao even more surprised, in his impression, Hao Dongjue was the kind of guy who was extremely thick-skinned and extremely shameless, how could he still know that he was shy?

That night, the family was naturally very happy, and Tan Jingkang even took the initiative to propose to eat at a restaurant in the city, and everyone agreed. As for the checkout, Hao Dongjue's movements are going to be faster, and he can't let his father-in-law pay for it.

"How. I can't be wrong about what I said. Talking about the jeep that Renhao and Hao Dongjue were sitting in, "It's time to be satisfied now, right?" ”

Hao Dongjue has not returned to normal, although he no longer feels shy, but he is a little excited.

"Renhao. When do you think we should get married? ”

"We? I'm not going to marry you, and you should discuss this with your family first. Tan Renhao laughed, "Let's go home in a few days, you haven't been back for a long time." Tomorrow I'll go to the headmaster and ask about the situation, and then you can leave. ”

"Inquiring about the situation?" Hao Dongjue was a little puzzled.

"I guess you should have a chance to be promoted this time." Tan Renhao is indeed estimating, but he is very sure, "I'll go to the principal and the chief of staff to find out some rumors and give you an exact message, and then you can return to your hometown." ”

Hao Dongjue was taken aback. "Isn't it? Do I have a chance to be promoted? ”

Tan Renhao nodded. "I estimate, you have performed well in the position of chief of staff of the fleet, and the combat reports are all written by me, judging by the combat merits you have accumulated now, it is very likely that you will be among the first few people to be promoted this year. And, after you are promoted to major general, there may be new land arrangements. ”

Hao Dongjue fell silent. "Do you think I should set up my own door, as I always do?"

Tan Renhao didn't say anything, he actually didn't want Hao Dongjue to go, after all, a pair of commanders and chiefs of staff who cooperate tacitly is the guarantee of the fleet's combat effectiveness, but he also knows very well that whether he can go or not, this is Hao Dongjue's right, and at the same time, it depends on the decision above. The most important thing is that Hao Dongjue cannot be the chief of staff of the fleet for the rest of his life.

Early the next morning, Tan Renhao went to the naval headquarters, he first reported the battle to the chief of staff, and then found a reason to go to the principal's office.

"You came back yesterday, right?" Nie Renfeng still looked unhurried, "I originally wanted the chief of staff to pick you up, but there are many things to do these days, and you should also reunite with your family first." I heard that Hao Dongjue proposed to your sister at the airport yesterday? ”

"Yes, the relationship between the two is not bad, and they have reached the age of talking about marriage." Tan Renhao took the teacup handed by the principal, "I'm going to give Hao Dongjue a few days off, let him go home and ask his parents for advice, if there is no problem, I will do it first when I come back." ”

"Although Hao Dongjue is not a student I brought out, he is more talented than most of my students. I wanted to send something, but I didn't think I could do it. Nie Renfeng sat down, thought for a while, and said, "I'll discuss it with Yongxing later, a few veterans went back to their hometowns last month, and their houses were all vacant, so they just left one set for Hao Dongjue, which can be regarded as a new house for him to marry." ”

Tan Renhao was slightly startled, and immediately nodded with a smile, he didn't have much effort to hear an important piece of news from the principal.

The admirals' villas of the Navy Command have not been enough to allocate, after all, many retired veterans are still here, and the territory of the headquarters is already limited, and since the outbreak of the war, the speed of promotion of generals has exceeded that of peacetime, and the already tense "housing problem" is now in short supply. Therefore, there is an unwritten rule that brigadier generals, who are between generals and school officers, should not be assigned to villas, at least they must be at the level of major generals, and they are particularly excellent major generals to qualify, and the others are lieutenant generals and generals. Therefore, Tan Renhao was assigned a villa when he became a major general. And now Lei Shaoqing, Jiang Zhongmin, these major generals have not been assigned yet. If the principal assigns Hao Dongjue a set, then Hao Dongjue will definitely be promoted to major general. At the same time, he is also one of the best major generals recognized by the principal.

"Yan Guozhong reported that it had been sent back. You're doing a great job. Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "The losses are still huge, the first task force has been completely disabled, and the fourth task force has also temporarily lost its aviation combat capability, until June." We only have one aircraft carrier that can operate in the theater of operations, and it is the oldest, the oldest. ”

Tan Renhao's expression sank, and he also took this into account.

"Fortunately, at least our enemy doesn't even have a fleet aircraft carrier now, and those three small aircraft carriers are trapped in Port Vila, and they don't even have the courage to leave the port." Nie Renfeng patted his thigh, "Yan Guozhong is now finishing up on the southwest Pacific side, and the U.S. military has begun to strengthen the defense of the New Hebrides, and Yan Guozhong has submitted two plans." One is to capture Port Moresby first, and the other is to advance the New Hebrides. You've just come back from the front, what step do you think you should take? ”

Tan Renhao hesitated. He said, "Headmaster, I now think it's best not to take any of these steps. ”

Nie Renfeng frowned slightly, and motioned for Tan Renhao to continue.

"The Battle of the Solomon Islands was fought for more than a year, and the losses of the army were extremely heavy. And now only the 4th Task Force, and the escort ships of the 2nd Task Force, can still support the Marine Corps. The losses of the Navy were not small, and the losses of the Marine Corps themselves were even greater. Originally, I should have said these words to General Yan Guozhong, but", Tan Renhao shook his head, "I don't think he will listen to my opinion on this issue." If we launch the next round of attacks now, then when the US counterattack comes, we will be at the end of the crossbow, not to mention the attack, and we will not even have the ability to defend it. ”

"You mean, stop for a moment?"

"Let the Marines be sufficiently modified to take advantage of this opportunity to consolidate our victory in the Solomon Islands, such as expanding the airfields on the islands, establishing military stations on more islands, and returning officers and men who have been fighting overseas for more than a year to return home for vacation, so as to restore morale and morale. Withdraw all the warships of the Second Task Force, repair what should be repaired, and make up for the land that should be repaired. The aircraft carrier 'Xuanzong' of the Fourth Task Force will be used as a training aircraft carrier in the future, so it can continue to be at the front for now. As long as Task Force 4 exists, the U.S. military will not dare to fight back easily, and we can take this opportunity to adjust the frontline deployment and allow the army to recover quickly, rather than continuing the offensive with the last bit of strength at hand. ”

Nie Renfeng pondered for a while and said, "It seems that your opinion is reasonable, then I will personally send a telegram to Yan Guozhong." ”

"Better get him back." Tan Renhao added.

Nie Renfeng laughed. "Okay, then I'll let Gan Yongxing do this, let Yan Guozhong return to China to report on his work, and then the Navy Command will come forward to adjust the deployment of the theater."

"Principal, I'm starting to talk a little too much, but it's just ......" Tan Renhao also knew that he was starting to talk a little too much, after all, this was a suspicion of making a small report.

"I know, don't worry, I won't let Yan Guozhong know that this is your opinion."

Nie Renfeng stood up, "You can also take a good rest, after you go to the chief of staff to report, you can stay at home for a while if you have nothing to do, if there is something, I will let Gan Yongxing inform you." ”

"Headmaster, then I'll take my leave."

Nie Renfeng nodded and sent Tan Renhao to the door. After leaving the principal's office, Tan Renhao went to Gan Yongxing again. Gan Yongxing was still busy dealing with some trivial matters, after all, the Battle of the Solomon Islands had just ended, and many battle reports and documents needed to be sorted out by the Navy Command and handled by the Chief of the General Staff. Tan Renhao's office was still preserved, and the furnishings in it had not changed at all, and when Tan Renhao went to the principal and chief of staff, Duchenne had already helped him clean up the office.

Gan Yongxing didn't assign any tasks to Tan Renhao, so before going home in the evening, Tan Renhao read the newspaper in the office and found something to pass the time for himself. At six o'clock, he called Duchenne to leave the headquarters building and hurried home to eat.

Hao Dongjue was waiting for Tan Renhao outside his home, and when he knew that he would be promoted to major general with a ninety percent chance, he immediately became excited, and this excitement made his wallet naturally be ransacked, and as a result, under the stimulation of Tan Renhao's few words, Hao Dongjue's head was dizzy, and he invited the whole family to the city to rub it, which made him spend a lot.

"You're saying the headmaster is going to give me a villa?" Hao Dongjue was even more excited than the night before. Being able to have a house of your own in the villa area of the headquarters general, even if it is the small wooden house where the janitor lives, this is a symbol of identity and status, to put it bluntly, not everyone can come here to be a doorman.

"Yes, I asked the chief of staff about this, three veterans died last month, and four veterans went back to their hometowns to retire, so seven empty houses came out, two of which were allocated to the general, three to the lieutenant general, and the remaining two sets, and now there is no specific distribution decision, the principal has promised to give you a set, saying that it is a wedding gift for you." Tan Renhao grabbed Hao Dongjue's shoulder, "Boy, your status in the principal's heart is not low now, you are the second person to be assigned to the villa as a major general, this is the principal's special reward for you!" ”

Hao Dongjue laughed stupidly, although a house is not worth a few dollars, this kind of disguised reward is more valuable than any medal.

"When are you going back?"

Hao Dongjue was stunned for a moment, and said, "Qinglian, she can invite her to the holiday in two days, and we will go together when the time comes." ”

"That's right, how to put it, you should also let the future parents-in-law see what the daughter-in-law is like." Tan Renhao really forgot about this, "That's it, tomorrow I'll say hello to the leaders in her troops, you will leave tomorrow, go early and return early, and pick up your uncle and aunt by the way." I'll let my parents pick a good day, and you'll do it. ”

"So soon, I'm not ready yet!"

"A soldier must have the style of a soldier, don't be a mother-in-law, after this village, there will be no such shop, you think about it yourself."

Hao Dongjue hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "You're my brother-in-law, so listen to you!"

"Who is your brother-in-law?" Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue, "You go to the civil affairs department to get the marriage certificate first, and then ask the eight sedan chairs to marry Qinglian, and then you can say this again!" ”

The two immediately laughed, now they are brothers and relatives, Hao Dongjue naturally feels more concerned about Renhao, this choice is not wrong.