"He's coming?"

"Yes, the Fifth Task Force has just sent the second telegram, and Jiang Zhongmin's seaplane has already taken off."

Tan Renhao touched his forehead, this is not a good thing.

"Should we send a few fighter jets over to meet us?"

"It's ......" Tan Renhao shook his hand, "Okay, send a group of fighters over to escort it, damn, it's really a pot that can't be opened." ”

Zhu Rongzhe immediately slipped away, he knew that Tan Renhao was most annoyed by Jiang Zhongmin at this time.

After the fleet departed from Limon Bay, Tan Renhao's greatest concern was not the interception and blockade of the US troops along the way, but how to negotiate with Jiang Zhongmin to resolve the issue of fleet command. In addition, there was a German "Far Eastern Fleet", which was also a tricky matter. It can be said that in the past few days, Tan Renhao has not felt at ease.

For Jiang Zhongmin, an old classmate, Tan Renhao still has a relatively clear understanding, and what he admires most is not Jiang Zhongmin's background, nor Jiang Zhongmin's performance on the battlefield, but Jiang Zhongmin's perseverance to get up from falling again and again. After talking with the principal, Tan Renhao admired Jiang Zhongmin's indomitable perseverance even more. He even secretly compared that if he was in Jiang Zhongmin's position, he would probably have fallen down long ago. It is this understanding that makes Tan Renhao very clear about what kind of person Jiang Zhongmin is. Maybe Jiang Zhongmin is not his enemy, at most he is just a competitor, but such a competitor is the most headache.

In the past few years, what Jiang Zhongmin needs is an opportunity, just a chance that will allow him to succeed. This point, Tan Renhao is very clear, if Jiang Zhongmin can get the opportunity to talk about Renhao in the early stage of the war, for example, in the "Philippine Naval Battle" did not lose the battle because of Fan Peikun's imbecile performance, then Jiang Zhongmin will not be what he is now, and Tan Renhao will not have the opportunity to return to the first task force, perhaps, it is not Tan Renhao who is galloping on the battlefield now, but Jiang Zhongmin. It can be said that fate played tricks on this young general from a famous family, but Jiang Zhongmin was not knocked down by fate, but stood up strongly, and became extremely tenacious after one blow after another.

On the battlefield, such an opponent is extremely terrifying and extremely difficult to deal with. Tan Renhao did not regard Jiang Zhongmin as an opponent, and in fact, no one would directly compare the two. In any case, Tan Renhao's status in the navy is affirmed, and even the principal has affirmed this, but Tan Renhao still doesn't like to deal with Jiang Zhongmin, this can be regarded as an instinctive reaction of his, if he has a choice, he would prefer that Huang Xiaotian's Third Fleet will come to fight with the Second Fleet, and he will lead the First Fleet to sweep the Caribbean.

After thinking about it for a while, Tan Renhao calmed down, at this point, there is no room for turnaround, anyway, Jiang Zhongmin doesn't have fangs, what is there to worry about? Perhaps, the only thing that Tan Renhao regrets at this time is that he shouldn't have rushed over so quickly, maybe this will cause Jiang Zhongmin to misunderstand.

"Xiao Zhu, how is the battle going on in Monrovia now?"

Zhu Rongzhe glanced at Tan Renhao, "It seems that it hasn't been fought yet, it should be that the amount of Marine Corps education invested is not enough, we only received a telegram from Weng Yiming yesterday, the reinforced Marine Corps has not yet arrived, and the supply of combat materials is not in place, I am afraid that the battle over there is still raging." ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and asked Zhu Rongzhe to continue to be busy.

When the fleet departed, Tan Renhao thought that before they arrived, Jiang Zhongmin would be able to capture Monrovia and was attacking the Cape Verde Islands. After all, Monrovia is not a strong stronghold, so Tan Renhao did not control the speed of the fleet, under the urging of Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin, the fleet did not provoke the enemy on the Little Andres Islands at all along the way, and even passed through the Strait of St. Vincent at night, avoiding all troubles, and rushed over as quickly as possible. But what Tan Renhao never expected was that a stronghold that was not a strong stronghold would allow a main fleet to fight with three divisions of marines for nearly a month, but the result was not defeated.

This is not to say that Tan Renhao is doubting Jiang Zhongmin's command ability, nor is he doubting the combat effectiveness of the Second Fleet and the Marine Corps. This made Tan Renhao feel very embarrassed. With the arrival of the First Fleet, the Marines will receive more than double the fire support, and the battle for Monrovia will soon be over, in which case many will think that this is the credit of the First Fleet, and even the naval command will make such a judgment, thus ignoring the contribution of the Second Fleet in the more than 20 days of hard fighting. It is equivalent to Tan Renhao coming over to snatch the credit that originally belonged to Jiang Zhongmin, which not only does not help the delicate relationship between the two, but will have a great impact, maybe Jiang Zhongmin will think that Tan Renhao deliberately arrived in advance and came to compete for credit!

Thinking of this, Tan Renhao had an even more headache. He had already done enough, and after assisting the combat team in sweeping the Central American region, was it necessary for him to compete with Jiang Zhongmin for the credit in the remote region of Monrovia? Even if he wants to fight, he won't fight for himself, but let Hao Dongjue fight with Chang Jianxin. Anyway, Tan Renhao didn't expect it to come so coincidentally, just at this juncture.

"Old talk, Jiang Zhongmin's seaplane is about to arrive, and the fighter sent back the report."

"Got it, let him come over later." Tan Renhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Come on, I'd better go and greet him in person, after all, you are not equal." Also, send someone to vacate the meeting room, make the tea, and don't slack off. ”

Zhu Rongzhe shrugged his shoulders, if he hadn't known that Tan Renhao and Jiang Zhongmin were at odds, I'm afraid Zhu Rongzhe would still think that Jiang Zhongmin was Tan Renhao's old friend, because Tan Renhao rarely treated people so politely.

Jiang Zhongmin's seaplane landed on the sea near the "Longganhu" aircraft carrier, and a fireboat leaned in and took Jiang Zhongmin to the aircraft carrier. Tan Renhao personally greeted the admiral from afar on the hangar.

"General Tan, thank you for your hard work."

"Where, you've worked hard." Tan Renhao made a gesture to invite bamboo, "Let's go to the conference room, the tea has been brewed." ”

The two soon arrived in the conference room, and Tan Renhao didn't let anyone else follow.

"General Tan, I really didn't expect you to arrive so soon."

"Hey, I didn't expect that." Talking about Renhao, this is a heartfelt word. "Originally, we wanted to go to trouble the American army, but the fleet passed through the St. Vincent Strait at night, and the American army became a shrunken turtle. The journey was smooth sailing and I didn't encounter any trouble, so I arrived a few days early. ”

"It seems that God is quite fond of General Tan."

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he didn't pay attention to this cool remark, and immediately changed the topic, "How is the battle going on in Monrovia now?" ”

"Pretty much. We're waiting for reinforcements to arrive, but we probably won't be able to take Monrovia before they arrive. ”

Tan Renhao muttered in his heart, if he can lay down, what did he do in the first twenty days?

"I'm here this time to discuss the next stage of combat operations with General Tan." Jiang Zhongmin glanced around, and went to the rejection in the corner of the room to get a chart. "After taking Monrovia, our next target is the Cape Verde Islands. Originally, this task should have been completed by us, but now that the First Fleet has arrived, then we should not delay time, I wonder if General Tan has the confidence to conquer the Cape Verde Islands? ”

Tan Renhao laughed, Jiang Zhongmin is too cautious, isn't this catching bad medicine for the first ship?

"The British war materiel was sent from the north, and we have enough intelligence that the British convoy will reach the port of Bissau in the next few days and then transport the supplies by land to Monrovia. If the British get this supply, they will be able to hold it for a few months, so we must intercept the British army. ”

"This should be the mission of the Marines, right?" Tan Renhao pretended to be very confused.

"The British convoy of consorts will pass through the waters of the Cape Verde Islands." Jiang Zhongmin straightened up, "It is unlikely that the British transport troops will be intercepted on land, the best way is to intercept them at sea, I wonder if General Tan has other high opinions?" ”

"Of course, interception at sea is much easier than interception on land." Tan Renhao glanced at the map, "You mean, the First Fleet is responsible for this interception operation?" ”

Jiang Zhongmin smiled and nodded, "As far as I know, the First Fleet is invincible, and if it can take down the Cape Verde Islands by the way, it will naturally be great." ”

"General Jiang, this is a bit difficult for a strong man." Tan Renhao couldn't help it, "The fleet is not a Marine Corps, even if there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, there are no tens of thousands of guns, and without the support of the Marine Corps, how can we attack the Cape Verde Islands?" ”

"This is easy to solve, before the marines land, the fleet must need to provide a few days of aviation support, right?" Jiang Zhongmin had already thought of a countermeasure, "And the reinforced marines will arrive in the next few days, if General Tan thinks it's not a big problem, then I can assign a marine team to the First Fleet, and the First Fleet will be responsible for the combat operations of attacking the Cape Verde Islands, so there should be no problem, right?" ”

Tan Renhao gritted his teeth, which clearly showed that he was giving him a way.

"Of course, if the First Fleet can't be defeated, then we can also switch up, and the First Fleet will be responsible for supporting the Marines to attack Monrovia, and I will take a Marine Division to attack the Cape Verde Islands." Jiang Zhongmin took out a cigarette, "Originally, our attack on Monrovia was slower than expected, if we waited until after the capture of Monrovia before marching into the Cape Verde Islands, I am afraid it would be delayed even more, which is probably not a good thing for the empire, right?" ”

"General Jiang, I don't know if this is your order or the order of the Navy Command?" Tan Renhao was a little unbearable, he was a second-level general, and Jiang Zhongmin was only a third-level general, and it was not Jiang Zhongmin's turn to give orders in front of him.

"I'm also thinking about the empire, if General Tan wants to take action after receiving the exact order, I won't stop it, anyway, the order will arrive with reinforcements, but the consequences arising from this will probably not be borne by me."

Tan Renhao sneered in his heart, if he was more than a trick, then he was really not Jiang Zhongmin's opponent.

Jiang Zhongmin was also paying attention to the change in Tan Renhao's expression, these were all things he had thought about on the way, no matter what, the responsibility for the defeat in this operation could not be borne by the Second Fleet alone, since the First Fleet rushed over, it would naturally have to bear part of the responsibility.

"Alright, then we'll attack the Cape Verde Islands." After thinking about it for a while, Tan Renhao made a choice, "When will the strength of a marine division arrive?" ”

"Within five days." Jiang Zhongmin paused slightly, "If you want to rush to the Cape Verde Islands, it will take about ten days. ”

Tan Renhao laughed. "No problem, the Marines will arrive in ten days, we will make preparations in advance, and I will be responsible for the rest, of course, if the Marines cannot arrive on time, then the responsibility is not on me."

"Naturally, you can rest assured that you can talk about generals." Jiang Zhongmin also felt that there was nothing to say, "If General Tan feels that he is not sure, he can wait until we take Monrovia before attacking the Cape Verde Islands. ”

"General Jiang is too careful, of course, if the Second Fleet needs support, I can leave a task force behind, I don't know what General Jiang thinks?"

Jiang Zhongmin's face changed immediately, originally he wanted to make Tan Renhao feel embarrassed, but he didn't expect that Tan Renhao would push his words back at once, and he was bored.

"Then I won't delay much of my precious time talking about the general!"

"Please, please go!"

Tan Renhao only sent Jiang Zhongmin outside the door, and Zhu Rongzhe, who was guarding outside, immediately saw what was happening from the looks of the two. Tan Renhao's mood has indeed become extremely bad, he doesn't understand why Jiang Zhongmin has become like this after more than a year, more than a year ago, when the two talked for the last time at the award ceremony, Jiang Zhongmin was not like this. Is it the experience of more than a year that has changed Jiang Zhongmin, or is Jiang Zhongmin such a person?

"Talk, what's going on?" Zhu Rongzhe was also very anxious, if the two main fleets did not get along, it would not be good for everyone.

"It's okay, it's boring for someone to talk to themselves."

Zhu Rongzhe still wanted to ask, but he endured it, so he didn't speak, after all, when Tan Renhao was in a bad mood, it was best not to provoke him.

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