When Tan Renhao arrived on the beach in the early morning on a fireboat, the 6th team sent by Han Shaofeng had already "taken over" the beach and was dealing with the aftermath of the battle.

The bodies of the dead officers and soldiers of the US army were placed together, and more than 100 US soldiers were responsible for transporting the corpses, and they were guarded by a platoon of officers and soldiers of the 6th Combat Brigade of the Tang Empire. It was dirty and tiring work, and it was not a violation of any international laws of war to have prisoners on the battlefield to clean up the bodies of their comrades.

The captured US officers and soldiers were divided into three groups.

The wounded were gathered together, and Han Shaofeng sent more than a dozen medical officers to help these wounded American officers and soldiers. This was clearly stipulated in the Geneva Conventions after the First World War, and the victorious side had the obligation to help the wounded of the defeated side that had lost their combat effectiveness. But at that time, there was a shortage of medical drugs on the island, and there were still a large number of wounded people in the Tang Empire who needed help, and most of the medical officers brought were bandages, painkillers, or morphine, but there were not many medicines that could really have a therapeutic effect.

Of the more than 2,000 American wounded, at least a quarter were seriously wounded, and less than 20 percent of these wounded were able to make it to the prisoner of war hospital in the rear.

The captured officers were placed together, these officers were all in groups of five, and two heavily armed 6 fighters watched, and they were to be "cross-examined" when they were sent to the rear prisoner of war camps, to be precise, interrogation, through the interrogation of prisoners to obtain information, this is allowed, of course, depending on the mode of interrogation. Under normal circumstances, torture is not permitted, and captured officers have the right not to confess secrets relating to their own country or their own army. The U.S. military also has regulations that after being captured, officers can only give their name, age, home address and other basic information, but cannot tell any suspected leakage information to the other party. And actually. After either side of the war has captured the officers of the other side, it will try to force out the contents of the officers' minds and make them confess all the secrets they know, and it is possible to use any means in the course of interrogation. In many cases, in order to disguise the use of torture to obtain information, interrogators will even execute other interrogators in secret, so as not to leave a legacy of trouble.

The captured soldiers were placed on the other side, in teams of 5o men. Guarded by a squad of 6 fighters. The soldiers were also interrogated, but much more easily, and after their identity as soldiers was determined (many officers shed their uniforms and blended into the soldiers before being captured, in order to avoid being interrogated), they were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in the rear. Under the Geneva Conventions, both warring parties were obliged to provide the most basic living arrangements for their captives, and the Tang Empire had always adhered to this convention, and these prisoners would be placed in rear prisoner of war camps far from the battlefield and with little escape. Stay here until the end of the war. Or when the captives are exchanged with the other party, and during this time, the captives can work. There will even be leisure time, and the basic living will be guaranteed. The condition for the future was that the captives were obedient and did not cause trouble, and if there was any escape, or riot, they were punished with death.

Each country's army has a special unit for the settlement and disposal of prisoners, most of which is a gendarmerie unit. The Tang Empire was no exception, and one of the tasks of the gendarmerie of the Tang Empire was to guard the prisoners, but as the scale of the war expanded, the gendarmes were too busy. Only then did the Navy and the 6th Army organize a "service force" to assist the gendarmes in guarding the prisoners. In addition, the Tang Empire had hundreds of prisoner of war camps, which could generally accommodate 1ooo to 1oooo prisoners according to the size of the camp and the size of the prisoners they received (the size of the prisoner of war camps for officers and pilots was not very large), and these prisoner of war camps could accommodate millions of prisoners in total, I am afraid that before the end of the war. These prisoner-of-war camps will be bombed.

When Tan Renhao landed on the beach, he saw the registration points set up by the 6th Sentai team, and the American prisoners would be taken there by the 6th Squadron to register their names, ranks, and other basic information, and then they were escorted to temporary prisoner of war camps on the island, waiting for transport ships to come and send them to the prisoner of war camps in the rear of the empire (the prisoner of war camps set up by the navy are generally on the islands, including more than a dozen prisoner of war camps on Jeju Island, and there are also prisoner of war camps on several islands in the Ryukyu Islands). He didn't care about the situation of these captives, it wasn't his job, someone would take care of the captives anyway.

"General Tan, I didn't expect us to meet again here!"

Hearing this rough voice, Tan Renhao saw a major general of the 6th team trotting towards him. This person is Han Shaofeng, when he was still attacking those Japanese islands, Han Shaofeng had a relationship with Tan Renhao, and Han Shaofeng was not a general at that time. Of course, the relationship between the two is not very good, and it is even very strange.

"I don't know how to thank you enough. Without the assistance of the fleet, I am afraid that we would have to fight for several days and sacrifice thousands of officers and men to defeat this American army. Han Shaofeng said as he stretched out his two big hands covered with thick calluses.

"General Han, you're too polite!" Tan Renhao was very unaccustomed to stretching out his hands and shaking them with Han Shaofeng, "Everyone is fighting for the empire, and the fleet and the 6th team are originally a family, you fight, we fight, don't you fight the same?" ”

"General Tan is right." Han Shaofeng politely made a gesture of please, "Commander Liao sent a telegram, he originally wanted to come over in person, but now there are still many things for him to deal with on Guam, sheltering prisoners of war, settling the wounded, and preparing to receive damaged warships, Commander Liao will not be able to pull out for a while." He asked me to express my condolences to the officers and men of the fleet, which was a great victory, and I am afraid that even the marshal is now paying tribute to the Prime Minister. ”

Tan Renhao laughed and said, "This is not a great victory, it is already very good to be able to defeat the enemy, and our losses are very large. ”

"Talking about the general, you are too modest." Han Shaofeng first asked Tan Renhao to get into the jeep, "In this battle, we did suffer a lot of losses, and at the same time, our victory was also very large. The U.S. military has lost two aircraft carriers, and the other two aircraft carriers will probably have to be repaired for several months. During this period, the US military was no longer able to attack, and whether it was the Pacific Theater or the Southwest Pacific Theater, these months were extremely precious. Even General Yan Guozhong sent a telegram congratulating him on the great victory, and he also said that if there was a chance. He's going to invite you to drink. ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, the jeep was driving along the ring road towards the airport.

"I've already sent some of the news back, and now the marshal hasn't replied to the telegram, probably, I need to wait until you report the battle back." Han Shaofeng seemed to be a very talkative person, "The plane is ready, if you are not in a hurry to return to Guam, then you can have lunch before leaving." Although the conditions on the island are rudimentary, the food of the 6th Sentai is not as good as that of the fleet. But when it comes to putting it on the table, it's not a problem. ”

"General Han, I appreciate your kindness, next time we meet in the rear, I will invite you to dinner."

Tan Renhao politely declined Han Shaofeng's invitation, "I want to go to the hospital first, and then take a plane back to Guam." ”

Han Shaofeng patted the driver's shoulder, and then said, "It's okay, probably General Liao has prepared a richer dinner for you, then I won't delay you." ”

The jeep arrived at the airport in no time. He sent Tan Renhao to the outside of the makeshift field hospital. The field hospital was actually set up in tents on the lawn outside the airport. To the east were the wounded of the 6th Squadron, while to the west were the wounded of the Naval Fleet, including the 1st Task Force. There is also a second task force.

When Tan Renhao walked into the tent area to the west, several officers who were not too seriously injured and were operating outside saw him, and these people recognized Tan Renhao at a glance, and then stood up and saluted.

"Hello General!"

Tan Renhao also quickly returned the courtesy, and then signaled that they didn't need to be too polite. But the call had drawn the attention of the others, and more and more wounded men came out of the tents, some with bandages on their arms, some on their legs, and some all over their bodies. When these soldiers saw that it was the commander of the fleet who had come to visit them. Regardless of whether they were the officers and men of the 1st Task Force or the 2nd Task Force, they all stood up and saluted Tan Renhao one after another.

Tan Renhao controlled the strong emotions that suddenly rose, these officers and men were all brothers who fought with him, and some of them had fought with Tan Renhao since the Fifth Fleet. Tan Renhao didn't want to come to the island, but after he knew that the wounded had not been sent back to Guam, he immediately rushed over. They are the most valuable wealth of the navy, and Tan Renhao always feels that he owes these brothers something. If he didn't even think and act to visit the wounded, he wouldn't be a good fleet commander.

After a long walk through the queue of the wounded, Tan Renhao stopped outside the large tent dedicated to housing the wounded pilot. The flight "wounded" who were able to move down to the ground all came to the outside of the tent, and Tan Renhao saluted them first, and the wounded were first startled, and then immediately returned the salute. According to the rules, it should be the junior officers who salute first, and the commanders return the salute, and Tan Renhao took the initiative to salute these officers. This action may not seem like much, but it has a lot of significance. It was clear to all the pilots that the commander did not know how to express his gratitude to them in words, and could only express it in this seemingly ordinary action, but which could not be seen anywhere else. This is respect, but also appreciation, and a kind of gratitude to those brave men who fought to the death.

When he came to the tent, Tan Renhao saw Zhang Zhitao lying on the hospital bed at first glance, trying to struggle to get up. Zhang Zhitao was the highest-ranking officer and soldier wounded in the Tang Imperial fleet in this naval battle.

"Lie down, are you feeling better?" Tan Renhao helped Zhang Zhitao, and Du Xing, who followed up, immediately put a pillow behind Zhang Zhitao.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt that much." Zhang Zhitao smiled bitterly, "General, I'm causing you trouble, if I knew this, I wouldn't have ......."

"Don't say anything, I already know everything." Tan Renhao sighed, "I know what you think, to be honest, whether it is me or Hao Dongjue, if this situation is encountered, the same decision will be made." ”

"Can I stay in the army?"

"Of course, it's just ......" Tan Renhao hesitated, "I have already contacted Luo Jinming, and he will arrange a suitable position for you." ”

"General......" Zhang Zhitao's expression immediately withered. Do I have to leave the fleet? ”

"Zhang Zhitao, let's put it this way." Tan Renhao didn't know how to comfort this excellent pilot, "The best pilots are needed in the front and rear, and whether it is on the battlefield on the front line or in the training camp in the rear, they are all contributing to the empire." Luo Jinming has already organized a confrontation force, and now the main thing is to improve the quality of fighter pilots, but we all know that it is bombers, not fighters, that make history on the battlefield. Luo Jinming also wants to form a bomber confrontation force, which requires excellent pilots to serve as instructors, and to let those rookies know how to fly bombers to drop bombs and torpedoes on enemy warships, and even more so that those fighter pilots know how to shoot down enemy bombers. You have a lot of practical experience and excellent skills, don't you think this position is for you? ”

Zhang Zhitao sighed secretly, no matter how high-sounding the reason for talking about Renhao was, he still didn't want to leave the fleet.

"I have prepared your battle record, and I will personally submit it to the marshal, after arriving at Luo Jinming, you are very likely to be promoted to the general of the aviation army, which is a reward for you, and it is also an affirmation of your contribution to the empire."

"General, I know, when will I go to report to Luo Jinming?" Zhang Zhitao knew that this decision could not be modified, and his physical condition was no longer suitable for being a pilot, and it was the best way to retreat to be able to go to the second-line army to continue his aviation dream.

"When you are well, Luo Jinming will come back to pick you up." Tan Renhao stood up, "Recuperate with peace of mind, there will be a plane to pick you up and return to Guam in the afternoon, and I will let Hao Dongjue make arrangements." ”

After leaving the field hospital, when he rushed to the airport to prepare to board the plane and return to Guam, Tan Renhao felt uncomfortable, he had always refused to reduce the officers of the aviation unit, that is, he knew that these officers were the best, but he could not leave Zhang Zhitao behind, Zhang Zhitao's physical condition could no longer allow him to do combat flights, maybe when he arrived at Luo Jinming, he would also spend time in the office in the future.