After sending Chang Jian Xin on the plane, Tan Renhao was a little upset, he did not rush back to the headquarters, but sat on the hillside outside the airport for a while. He always felt a little sorry for the new recommendation. Over the years, Chang Jianxin has been Tan Renhao's best friend, but this time he asked Chang Jianxin to accept a position that he was very reluctant to accept. This made Tan Renhao feel very guilty, and he even wanted to go back and talk to the chief of staff about the personnel arrangements of the Third Task Force again. But after thinking about it, Tan Renhao felt that even if he talked to the principal, there would be no result, this was a decision made by the principal, not a decision made by him, and he couldn't change this decision at all.

At four o'clock, Tan Renhao returned to the naval headquarters, and after hanging out for a few hours, he was much calmer. When he saw Nie Renfeng's adjutant standing outside the office, he remembered that the principal asked him to come over in the afternoon. Tan Renhao hurriedly asked Du Xing to entertain the adjutant, and then immediately went to the principal's office.

"Is Chang Recommended New Gone?"

"I sent him on the plane, and the chief of staff asked him to go to Songjiang to arrange the maintenance of the battleship as soon as possible."

Nie Renfeng nodded and asked Tan Renhao to sit down. "Don't think too much about it, if it's gold, it will shine, when you went to the Fifth Fleet, I didn't expect you to have what you are today, didn't you?"

"Headmaster, actually...... "16K...

"I know, you feel a little sorry for Chang Jianxin, you two should have met in Task Force 5 back then, right?"

"Yes, he was separated from Hao Dongjue at the beginning, and we have been working together until the last time I left the First Task Force." Tan Renhao sighed secretly, he didn't dare to look at the principal's eyes, but lowered his head.

"This relationship is very rare, as a soldier, the most important thing is the comrade-in-arms, and you and Chang Zhixin are not only comrades-in-arms, but also more like brothers with different surnames. I can totally understand that. Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "Gan Yongxing talked to me at noon, in fact, this is just an opportunity to test the new recommendation, if he proves that he is a good fleet commander, then, he has more opportunities." As long as I am the commander of the navy, I will promote capable generals, instead of arranging positions based on the past situation. ”

"Principal ......" Tan Renhao's coming year became popular.

"In the morning, I carefully read the battle report you sent back." Nie Renfeng immediately jumped to the topic. "In addition to the factors such as the weather and the commander's decision-making that you mentioned in the report, there is actually another problem that even Yan Guozhong has not noticed."

Tan Renhao looked at the principal, and he really couldn't keep up with the speed of the principal's thinking.

"Do you think there's still something wrong with our chain of command?"

"Questions?" Tan Renhao was a little puzzled, thought for a while, and then looked at the principal puzzled.

"The new theater system really played a noticeable role. If we continue to command this series of battles in the southwest Pacific with the Naval Command as we have done in the past, we will probably have been defeated by the enemy. Nie Renfeng gave Tan Renhao a stack of documents. But the problem is that there is actually a loophole in our theater system. ”

Tan Renhao only looked at the pickiness of those documents. These are all the reports of the troops in the last campaign.

He's already seen it.

"The problem is the coordination of the theater of operations and the fleet." Nie Renfeng has been paying attention to the change in Tan Renhao's expression. "The fleet is a mobile force, so I did not divide the fleet by theater of operations before, and I will not do so in the future. Therefore. The fleet is subject to dual command, and the naval command can directly issue operational orders to the fleet, while in actual operations, the fleet will receive orders from the theater command. In addition, the fleet can bypass the theater command and report directly to the naval command. All this determines the special location of the fleet. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, he had previously reported the new plan directly to the Navy Command, and then to the Theater Command, so as to revise the battle plan.

"Arguably. The fleet is a force between the theater command and the naval command, and the problem lies in the combat operations of the fleet. Nie Renfeng paused slightly, "What do you think of the command system of the US military?" ”

"U.S. military?"

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, and then waited for Tan Renhao's answer.

"Their command system is very different from ours, in fact, to a large extent, the theater command is not responsible for commanding the fleet, the fleet is an independent establishment, unless the theater commander is also the commander of the fleet, otherwise the theater commander and the fleet commander are more of a partnership, not a subordinate relationship." Tan Renhao thought quickly. "There are advantages and disadvantages to this formation, the advantage is that the fleet is more flexible in its operations and has more freedom to operate within the theater of operations. The disadvantage is that there will certainly be contradictions between the commander of the fleet and the commander of the theater of operations because of the difference in purpose, and the result will affect the combat operation and even lead to the defeat of the campaign. At least, as far as we can now get information, the cooperation between MacArthur and Halsey was not harmonious, and there were many contradictions between the two. ”

"It seems that you are still very careful about the enemy's ground." Nie Renfeng let go of his hands, "The US military has inherent problems, but it also has its merits. It is understandable to learn from the experience and lessons of the other side in the war, and it is precisely because we have continuously found more problems from the opponent for hundreds of years that we have been able to get to the present. Do you think we should learn something from the establishment of the US military? ”

"Headmaster, what do you mean ......"

"The problem of disconnection between the theater of operations and the fleet is serious, as evidenced by the fighting that took place south of Kuah Island during the day, and there are many problems with the coordination between the various units. At that time, if the fleet had been able to provide more guidance to the bombers, perhaps Task Force 32 would not have escaped. Conversely, if the fighters could cooperate more effectively with the fleet, the two battleships would not have been sunk. Nie Renfeng slapped twice on his knee, "The main reason for these confusions is that our fleet lacks unified command, unified communication methods, and is unable to communicate and coordinate with the theater command in a timely manner." We can solve the technical problems, and I have asked the Equipment Technology Office to be responsible for formulating a unified communication password and communication channel, so that all units can share battlefield information. Of course, there are still some technical challenges that need to be solved. The most important thing is the issue of the chain of command, if we still keep the task force operating independently, maybe we will not have such good luck next time. ”

"You mean. Establish a command system for the unified command of the participating fleets in the theater? Tan Renhao understood now.

"Yes, following the current command system of the US Navy, a theater fleet command will be established, but at the same time, we must avoid those problems of the US military." Nie Renfeng stood up and walked towards the window, "If the fleet command and the theater command are against each other, it won't do us any good. This is also the reason why I did not think about the creation of a theater fleet command before. Now it seems that if we can avoid problems, it is entirely appropriate to establish a theater fleet command. ”

"The focus is still on the theater command, after all, the fleet command has a very limited operational scope."

Tan Renhao followed, "In terms of overall command in the theater, the position of the theater command is irreplaceable by the fleet command, and in terms of relationship, the fleet command should be subordinate to the theater command and be responsible for coordinating the command of the participating fleets and other units in the theater. ”

"So, how do you think we should set up this headquarters?" Nie Renfeng looked at the student next to him.

"Headmaster. I don't have any experience with that. ”

"You've commanded a few battles. And each time several fleets act at the same time, and in this respect you have much more experience than I do. Other than that. Judging from Yan Guozhong's evaluation of you, in fact, commanding the First Task Force only allows you to exert half of your ability. ”

"Principal ......" Tan Renhao smiled reluctantly, "If you want to avoid a conflict between the fleet command and the theater command, the best way is to set up the fleet headquarters under the theater command, and it is only a temporary body. This command exercises specific command authority only when it is necessary for multiple fleets to participate in the war at the same time, and when there is no need for the fleet to participate in the war, or only one task force needs to participate in the battle, there is no need to set up a layer of intermediate command structure. ”

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly. motioned to Tan Renhao to continue.

"The personnel of the theater fleet command can be the personnel of the command of a certain task force, which means that one task force can command all other task forces to fight. However, this workload is a bit larger, so it is necessary to consider temporarily increasing the establishment of the task force headquarters. Tan Renhao's thinking speed is also very fast, "When there is no need to set up a theater fleet command, these personnel can stay in the theater command and be responsible for coordinating the command work between the theater command and the task force." When necessary, these personnel will be transferred to the headquarters of the task force to perform the work of directing the operations of all task forces in the theater. So. The theater command is above the theater fleet command, and there will be no conflict of power and contradictions, and the cooperation of all units in the theater will also be more tacit. ”

Nie Renfeng smiled and grabbed the student's shoulder. "Now Yan Guozhong's side needs such an intermediate command organization, except for the first task force that does not have an aircraft carrier, most of the other warships are ready, are you ready to return to the fleet and take on this new mission?"

"Headmaster, that's a little too fast, isn't it?" Tan Renhao glanced at the principal in surprise.

"What, aren't you ready yet? Well, I'll give you 24 hours. Nie Renfeng didn't give the students a chance to argue, "Tomorrow afternoon, there will be a plane waiting at the airport, and you have a chance to have lunch with Liao Hanxiang and them, but it's best to pack your luggage in the morning." ”

"Headmaster, can you leave the day after tomorrow?" Tan Renhao has a headache, his wife will only come back tomorrow morning, is he going to leave tomorrow afternoon?

"The day after tomorrow? Then you go talk to General Yan Guozhong, he is so anxious that he is about to jump to his feet now. ”

Tan Renhao hesitated. "What's going on?"

Nie Renfeng went and brought a telegram. "See for yourself. Last night, a 'Washington Express' escorted about a dozen transport ships to Kuah Island, delivering a batch of much-needed war supplies to the U.S. troops on the island, while our fleet was still resting in Rabaul. If it weren't for Gan Yongxing's guarantee to Yan Guozhong and let the fleet participate in the war as soon as possible, I'm afraid Yan Guozhong would have flown back by now. ”

Tan Renhao was secretly shocked, he knew Yan Guozhong's temper very well, Guah Island had not been fought for several months, Yan Guozhong had already started to jump to his feet, and now that the US army has sent war materials again, it is strange that he is not angry.

"How about leaving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Headmaster, looks like I'm going to have to go back and pack my bags!" Tan Renhao sighed secretly, there was no reason for him to stay now.

Nie Renfeng patted the student's shoulder. "The sooner you conquer Kuah Island and sweep the Solomon Islands, the sooner you can come back, and whether you can get a vacation depends on your performance."

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly. "I'll do my best, I hope General Yan Guozhong won't see me and give me a punch."

"Don't worry, I have promised to provide Yan Guozhong with at least three divisions of marines, this batch of reserves will rush over before the end of the month, and he has no reason to beat you up!"

Tan Renhao also laughed, he was not as confident as the principal, Yan Guozhong was probably calculating how to clean him up.

That night, Tan Renhao asked Du Xing to help him pack his luggage, and then ran to Gan Yongxing's house and explained what he had done in the past few days to Gan Yongxing, which can be regarded as a farewell.

When I got home, it was already past eleven o'clock, and my parents had already gone to bed. Tan Renhao didn't drowse at all. He sat in the study for a while, and the thought of returning to the fleet so soon made him a little lonely. Before, he was afraid of staying in the naval headquarters for a long time and always wanted to leave early, but this time, he wanted to stay a few more days and return to the fleet later, which made him feel very conflicted.

At night, Tan Renhao fell asleep on the sofa in the study, and when he woke up, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning, and the sun shone in through the window. After Tan Renhao saw the time on the watch, he immediately went to call Du Xing, and rushed to the airport without even bothering to eat breakfast. The plane that my father-in-law and his wife were on arrived at about half past nine, and it was already nine o'clock when he left the house. Along the way, Tan Renhao seemed very anxious, always urging Duchenne to drive the car faster, if there were traffic police in the naval headquarters, they would definitely be stopped.