readx; In the rigid promotion system, it is definitely not an easy thing to be promoted to lieutenant general at the age of forty-four. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Among these many lieutenant generals, Li Yuting is the most dazzling, and among the next 20 or so major generals, most of them are obscure, they have just risen from colonels, and it can be said that they have entered the sight of high-level military generals for the first time, but most of them are not famous, but there is a rear admiral in it that many people know.

It's just that he doesn't know him because of how much military talent he has, but because his private identity is widely known, he is Hong Ronghan, the third-generation leader of the Hong family. His person is the widow of Hong Zhilin, the fifth son of Hong Zitai. A few years earlier, he had already been a lieutenant colonel in the navy, and during the Second Lieutenant War, he served as the colonel commander of the 16th Destroyer Group, and the 16th Destroyer Brigade under his command hit many capital ships with torpedoes, and made a lot of contributions to the victory of the Amami Naval Battle. After the war, he took up a transitional position in the Admiralty, and now he has been successfully promoted to rear admiral.

After this promotion to rear admiral, he will be transferred to the 7th Mobile Fleet, which is deployed to the Mediterranean, as commander of the 73rd Fleet.

After the promotion ceremony, Hong Ronghan wore a brand new rear admiral dress, wearing the rank of rear admiral and returned to the Hong Mansion, and only returned to his own residence in Nanjing after meeting Hong Zitai.

As soon as he entered his house, his wife Zhao Yifei greeted him: "You went in such a hurry this time, is the situation in Europe not good!" ”

Hong Ronghan shook his head: "No, you know from reading the newspaper yourself, the progress of the army in Europe is relatively smooth, the reason why I went to Europe in a hurry this time is because my predecessor was seriously ill in Europe, and the Admiralty was in a hurry to transfer me to take over the position!" You don't have to worry too much! ”

"That's good!" Zhao Yifei is a little relieved in this way!

"What about the kids?" Hong Yonghan took off his coat and walked up the stairs.

"After a day of playing during the day, now I'm tired and falling asleep in my room!" Zhao Yifei followed upstairs.

Hong Ronghan pushed open the door of the two sons' rooms after going upstairs, and the children inside opened their eyes when they heard the sound, and then quickly got up, and the younger six-year-old boy raised his head and asked, "Dad, are you already a general now!" ”

Zhao Yifei stepped forward with a mother's smile: "No, your father is now a major general!" ”

"Oh, then Dad, when are you going to be promoted to general!" The child continued to ask with wide eyes.

Hong Ronghan walked up and picked up the child: "Soon, when Chen'er grows up, Dad will be a general!" ”

After talking with the child, Hong Ronghan and Zhao Yifei went out of the door of the child's room, and then Hong Ronghan said: "I have asked my colleagues to find a suitable residence in Turkey, and you will come over when I settle down first!" ”

Zhao Yifei nodded and said, "Hmm!" ”

When the officers of the navy are generally transferred to other bases, many officers will choose to bring their families with them, because the major naval bases of the navy are generally deployed in coastal ports, and they do not stay in the barren mountains and mountains like the field units of the army.

Although Hong Ronghan went to Turkey this time, it was different from the last time he went to Myanmar, the climate and environment in Myanmar were not good, and his wife and children did not follow him at that time.

Compared with the army and air force, the naval officers are more Western-style, and the way of life of the officers is relatively relaxed. There are the most balls, and there are basically all kinds of balls held by naval officers every day.

If you only look at the past on the surface, it is a completely negative image of eating, drinking and having fun during the war.

However, the tradition of the navy has always been like this, and it does not pay attention to the style of hard combat like the army, and the way of life can be called extravagant and indulgent.

The next day, Hong Ronghan left Nanjing on a special naval plane, first went to Ili, Xinjiang Province, and then transferred to Turkey, where the officers of the Seventh Mobile Fleet held a lively welcome dance for him, the newly appointed commander of the 73rd Fleet, after arriving at the port of Mersin, the main base of the Seventh Mobile Fleet in Turkey.

In addition to the opulent halls, the ceilings are adorned with crystal chandeliers, and dozens of officers dressed in navy navy blue dresses roam around, and in addition to these officers, there are also dressed female guests, some of whom are family members of these officers, and some of whom are local Turkish women.

Men and women chatted and laughed in the hall, and as the band on the stage played soft dance music, the officers began to invite the beauties around them to the dance floor, and then danced.

At this time, Hong Ronghan, like everyone else, was wearing a full-body general's dress, wearing a golden double sword medal, and a navy dagger hanging from his waist, he did not enter the dance floor like everyone else, but turned his eyes to a woman who was also sitting not far away, the woman was wearing a purple evening dress, and her hands were wearing matching purple gloves.

The two looked at each other, and after a while, Hong Ronghan stood up, and then walked up to the woman: "When I was in Taiwan last year, I had a hunch that we would meet again!" Mrs. Pei"

Mrs. Pei smiled and nodded slightly: "Yes!" ”

Then he said: "Congratulations on your promotion to major general!" ”

Hong Ronghan said: "You see everyone is gone, let's dance too?" ”

Mrs. Pei's eyes blinked twice, revealing a hint of hesitation in her eyes, and then she quickly looked back at the door of the hall, where the door was still closed.

Then she was bitten on the red lip by the teeth: "Okay then! ”

As Hong Ronghan bent down and stretched out his hand, Mrs. Pei also put her hand wearing a long purple glove in Hong Ronghan's hand, and entered the dance floor, gently rotating with the sound of music, the purple dress and the navy blue military uniform fused together, and Mrs. Pei's long head also flew gently with the dance steps.

"I remember when I was in Taiwan, you were also wearing a purple dress!" Hong Ronghan said softly in Mrs. Pei's ear: "Also, why don't you write to me!" ”

"If you don't want to write it, you won't write it!" Mrs. Pei twisted her face and said, "Aren't you the same as other naval officers, what your vitality loves most is sea water and war!" ”

"It's not all two!"

"Anything else?"

"Naturally!" Hong Ronghan leaned back slightly as he spoke, and then looked at Mrs. Pei with a straight face.

Mrs. Pei looked at him for a few seconds, and then quickly lowered her head: "Yes!" ”

"I'm going on a mission in a few days, maybe for a while, and when I come back, I hope to see you here!" Hong Yonghan whispered.

Mrs. Pei laughed at herself: "If I'm not here, I can still go there!" ”

At this time, the door of the hall opened, and a lieutenant colonel about thirty years old walked in, and after looking around, he saw Hong Ronghan and Mrs. Pei on the dance floor, his face changed slightly, and he took a deep breath before slowly walking over!

"Can I disturb?" It didn't take long for him to walk up to Hong Ronghan and Mrs. Pei.

Hong Ronghan turned his head with a hint of embarrassment, and then said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel Pei, you're too late!" ”

Lieutenant Colonel Pei smiled: "There will be a delay on the way!" ”

Immediately Hong Ronghan retreated, Lieutenant Colonel Pei wrapped his arms around Mrs. Pei and continued to pick up, and Hong Ronghan walked to the seat on the side, took a glass of wine handed over by the messenger, and then drank slowly, this just drank two sips, the messenger next to him just walked and slipped, and his body bumped into him slightly, and then the crystal goblet in his hand fell to the ground, and there was a breaking sound in the music, and the golden wine and crystal fragments flew in the air, shining brightly under the light of the light!

On the dance floor, Lieutenant Colonel Pei and his wife continued to dance lightly!

"I can see that you have something on your mind! You've been like that since last year! Lieutenant Colonel Pei said softly: "If you have already betrayed me, then there is no need to continue to force a smile!" ”

"If betrayal means that I slept with someone else, then I can say with certainty that no!" Mrs. Pei turned her face and said, just when she saw the crystal cup in Hong Ronghan's hand falling to the ground, the bright brilliance made her almost unable to open her eyes.

Lieutenant Colonel Pei didn't refute when he heard this, but said to himself: "You must know that he is a member of the Hong family!" ”

"I know!"

Lieutenant Colonel Pei took a deep breath: "When the mission is over, I'll take you back to China and go through the formalities!" ”

Mrs. Pei didn't speak, but the sliding dance steps paused slightly.

Two days later, at the port wharf, on Hong Ronghan's ship Xingdu, many officers of the 73rd Squadron were already sitting in the conference room, including Lieutenant Colonel Pei.

"The order has been issued, our detachment is about to go to sea, and when the time comes, it will go to the Adriatic Sea to carry out the task of air defense cover for the 71st detachment. This Mobile Fleet will head to Venice to destroy the last Axis naval base in the Adriatic Sea, completely destroying their submarines before leaving the base. At that time, not only will our mobile fleet participate in the operation, but the allies will also send a detachment of their fleets to act together! ”

"Although this mission is not too difficult, I hope that all of you can work together to complete the task!"

In order to better cooperate with the army's attack on Yugoslavia, and in order to destroy the last Axis naval power in the Mediterranean, the Seventh Mobile Fleet was ordered to attack Venice by air, and the Allies were to send a detachment to participate in the battle.

If this operation can be carried out smoothly, it will be the first coordinated operation between the navies of China, the United States and the United Kingdom.

On the same day, the 7th Mobile Fleet went to sea one after another, and the 73rd Squadron sailed at the forefront of the mobile fleet as an advance fleet, serving as a forward reconnaissance, air defense, anti-submarine and other tasks. At the same time, the Allied British and American navies also sent a detachment with an aircraft carrier as the core, and the two large fleets were about 100 nautical miles away at the same time to the Adriatic Sea and headed straight for Venice.