You say, what did the principal ask us to do this? "After reading the document, talk about foggy water.

"Needless to say, it must have something to do with the meeting in Tehran." Gan Yongxing leaned back in his chair and stretched, then lit a cigarette. "You take a closer look, the principal asked us to do these things, I bet it must have something to do with military aid to Germany, otherwise, this kind of work, just find a few staff officers to do it, why do we do it ourselves?"

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, and the principal asked them to determine which of the military technologies mastered by the Imperial Navy were extremely sensitive technologies, that is, those advanced technologies that were extremely critical and could have a huge impact on the performance of existing weapons and equipment. What are the sensitive technologies, such as those that can help improve the performance of weapons and equipment? Which are the important but no secret value of military technology, such as radar, which is advanced, but has been mastered by many countries. Which are the ordinary military technologies again.

It stands to reason that such technical work should be completely handed over to the people in the equipment technology office, and there is no need to worry about Renhao and Gan Yongxing. Perhaps, as Gan Yongxing said, this matter is very important, so the two of them should be personally responsible, otherwise the principal would not have given them the task.

"It's almost time for lunch, what would you like to eat?" Gan Yongxing glanced at his watch, "Now the canteen of the headquarters provides several flavors of food, basically we have everything we think of here, and even the flavor dishes of the northwest region, how about it, what do you want to have?" ”

"Whatever, the previous box lunch was also good." Tan Renhao put down the documents in his hand, it was almost twelve o'clock, and he also felt a little hungry. I didn't eat much in the morning.

"It's okay, then we'll all have a boxed lunch, otherwise we won't be able to finish these things in the afternoon."

"By the way, should we get some people from the equipment technology office to help?" Tan Renhao put forward his thoughts, "After all, we are not from a technical background, even if we have a certain understanding of our technology, it is impossible to know as much as a professional technical officer, right?" I'm not saying that we can't do this task, and if we get some important issues wrong, shouldn't we hold the principal accountable? ”

Gan Yongxing thought for a moment. Then he nodded. "That's right, then let's eat first, and then I'll send someone to call a few technical officers over, so we don't have to be so troublesome."

After Gan Yongxing called the adjutant to buy them a box lunch, he asked the secretary to go to the equipment technology office and call three school officers. Given the importance of the mission, as well as the high level of secrecy, Gan Yongxing did not seek out more people, and he did not seek out young officers who were more tech-savvy, but had not been in the navy for several years.

Afternoon. After having the assistance of the three technical officers, Gan Yongxing and Tan Renhao were much more relaxed, and they basically took out the things that Nie Renfeng needed before they got off work. Before Nie Renfeng came to pick them up from work and went to dinner, Tan Renhao asked Du Xing to go home first to inform his family that he didn't have to wait for dinner, and then he got into the car with the principal and the chief of staff and went to the principal's house.

As with the previous visits to the principal's house, Tan Renhao felt that this might be the only place in the entire naval base where there had not been any changes. The evening meal is still very simple and mainly light. The only thing that is commendable is the old and good wine collected by the principal, but because they still have to discuss important matters in the evening, Gan Yongxing and Tan Renhao are very restrained, and after tasting some taste, they feel satisfied.

After the meal, when the orderly comes to clean up the table. The three went to the study. It was only at this time that Tan Renhao found out that the principal was the only one in the family, and his wife was not there. Later, Tan Renhao learned that the principal's wife died of a heart attack at the beginning of the year, and the principal happened to be in the capital at that time, and he didn't even see his wife for the last time. Gan Yongxing thought that the principal would be depressed because of his widowhood, but just like when Tan Renhao heard about it, the principal resumed his normal work the day after returning to Zhoushan. At that time, Gan Yongxing was also very surprised, for more than a month, he was worried that the principal was taking work to relieve his troubles, and secretly arranged for three medical officers to follow the principal day and night to prevent the principal from suddenly falling ill. Of course, these were all after leaving the principal's house, the two chatted on the road, and Tan Renhao didn't know that such a major thing had happened, and he didn't notice anything unusual about the principal at all.

"Let's have some tea. I don't drink anymore. "After coming to the study, Renfeng went to make tea." It's not that I'm reluctant to have a few bottles of good wine, you want to drink, say hello, and come at any time. I'm afraid we're going to be busy until late today, have we taken care of everything? ”

"It's been dealt with." Gan Yongxing immediately took out the document that had been prepared in the afternoon from his briefcase, "According to your request, our main technology has been divided into five categories, which is the list, and I have already arranged for the officers of the technical department to be responsible for drafting a more specific report." ”

"Yes, it's enough to have this list." Nie Renfeng took the document, quickly flipped through it, and then closed it.

"Headmaster, what does the Prime Minister want this list for?" Tan Renhao has always wanted to ask this question.

"We've talked a little bit about it this morning, you should have guessed a little bit about it, right?"

"Military aid to Germany?" Tan Renhao frowned, Gan Yongxing really didn't guess wrong.

"To be precise, it is the Prime Minister who needs to know what we can give to Germany, what we must not give, and what we can use as a bargaining weight." Nie Renfeng nodded slightly. "Negotiations on military aid to Germany have not yet reached the critical topic, and we have been dragging our feet, mainly because the prime minister needs to determine our strengths."

"That is, this time we will have a very rich agreement with Germany?" Gan Yongxing also asked.

"I don't know for the time being, to be honest, the Navy is not responsible for this negotiation, although the military assistance of the Navy is the most important, but the people in charge of the negotiations are directly arranged by the Prime Minister." Renfeng shrugged his shoulders, "I just heard a little sign when I was talking to the prime minister on the phone." The main reason is that the German side is asking for a very high price, and of course, if the prime minister can sit down and talk to the Germans, then they should offer a higher price, and there must be something that the prime minister wants, otherwise, there will be no negotiations. ”

"The Germans have the technology we need? It's not like we're trading technology for the Germans' military operations, that's too

Finish. ”

"I don't know what it is, but of course, Germany must have more advanced technology than us, just as we learned that the British had such advanced code-breaking technology after we occupied Britain, and we cannot deny the advanced nature of the Germans." Nie Renfeng immediately corrected Tan Renhao's words. "Whether it's a change of technology, or a more active military operation for the Germans, if it's not good for us, the chancellor won't negotiate with the Germans."

"That's right, and it's good for us to support military operations at this time." Gan Yongxing also disagreed with Tan Renhao's view.

"In fact, Yongxing's words are our biggest problem now." Nie Renfeng looked at the two students, "Ren Hao, before you left Zhoushan last time, you should have known that in the later stage of the war, our strategic direction was not completely determined. The prime minister has only adopted our plan temporarily, but with Han Shaofeng's current progress, I am afraid that we will not be able to start bombing the US mainland until the end of the year. Most importantly, if strategic bombing doesn't force the United States to its knees, then we'll have to land on American soil, and we'll need to invest more than we do now. ”

"That is, we need the support of Germany at this time?" Tan Renhao immediately heard the meaning of the principal's words.

"Yes, if we have to land in the United States, then we have to rely on the support of the Germans, or rather, the support of the Germans is important to us." Nie Renfeng sighed, as if he had been relieved of a lot of pressure. "The Army has come up with a plan for fighting on U.S. soil, and has made a new assessment of the likely losses of landing in the U.S. According to what Yan Dingyu told me, if we have to fight a large-scale ground war on the American mainland, then we must be prepared to lose 150 officers and soldiers. And until the war has been fought so far, we have not killed more than 200 officers and soldiers on the battlefield. In other words, it is not much easier to defeat the United States than to defeat all the other enemies, and it is only the last war. ”

"What does the Prime Minister mean is that Germany will be responsible for the main task of ground operations, while we will be responsible for the air and sea battles, and the logistics and the supply of war materials?" Gan Yongxing furrowed his eyebrows, "But." Will the Germans do this? ”

"Yes, and as long as the Germans agree, we will not object, because we all know that even if Germany does not participate in the war against the United States, after the war, Germany will soon affect the American continent, and we will not be able to drive all the tens of millions of German descendants from the United States back to Germany, right?" Nie Renfeng smiled and shook his head, "I think too." It is likely that the Prime Minister wanted to use our technological superiority, as well as our advantage in general strength, to best persuade Germany to send troops to the United States. Perhaps, this is the fundamental reason why the Prime Minister personally sent people to negotiate with Germany, a problem that neither our Navy nor our Army can solve alone. ”

"Then we have to fight on American soil?" Tan Renhao asked at this time.

"It's not a question of whether we can fight or not, but we have to be ready to fight." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao, "I know what you mean, it can be said that Yongxing and you have the same thoughts, and we must try to avoid fighting a ground war with the United States on the American mainland." It's like any enemy will try to avoid fighting us on the Empire's soil. But the question is, are we absolutely sure that we will defeat the United States by bombing? No, absolutely not, if I am fifty percent sure, I dare to use the position of commander of the navy to guarantee the prime minister. However, we are afraid that we are not even 50% sure. Then, in the end, we must fight a ground war on American soil, and we must be prepared to fight this war. The Prime Minister also thinks this way, and the Prime Minister also wants to defeat the United States by bombing, otherwise he will not adopt our plan. But the problem is that if we don't unite more forces now and bear the casualties and losses of this ground war alone, then we will defeat the United States. What do we get? And, will we get more than we give? ”

Tan Renhao was silent, the principal's words made him unable to fight back, to put it bluntly, he also had to admit that if the strategic bombing did not achieve its goal, dispatching ground troops was the last choice, and the only choice at that time.

"The chancellor must have weighed the pros and cons before deciding to invite Germany into the war. Even at the expense of some of the cutting-edge technology we have, and even made large-scale military assistance. This decision was made at the risk of Germany's rapid post-war rise. Gan Yongxing also sighed secretly, "Then we have to grasp the balance in the negotiation, otherwise, I am afraid that the gains will really outweigh the losses at that time." ”

"It's the prime minister's business, not ours. Of course, what the Germans want most is definitely the advanced technology of our navy, which is also what the Germans lack the most. Nie Renfeng smiled bitterly, "Of course, don't let more people know about this matter, Yongxing, how many staff officers have you found to assist?" ”

"Just three."

"Remember to greet them, now there are only six people in the Navy who know, and if there is a seventh person who knows, then we have to find out who leaked it."

Gan Yongxing nodded, looking at the principal's appearance, this negotiation with Germany must be extraordinary.

"Of course, we still have to work towards the best results." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao, "Renhao, you should know quite a bit about the situation in the Americas, right?" ”

"Sort of, you mean the contradiction between Han Shaofeng and Gu Xunlei?"

"Yes, I also talked to Yan Dingyu about this, to be honest, Yan Dingyu was also very annoyed, and he almost replaced Gu Xunlei." Ren Feng laughed, "Whether we can carry out a comprehensive strategic bombing of the United States, and whether the strategic bombing can be effective, depends on whether Han Shaofeng can lay a forward base for us as soon as possible." That's one of the main reasons for calling you back this time. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he didn't think he was suitable to act as a mediator.

"It's getting late, and you should rest early. Renhao, you come to my office early tomorrow morning, and we'll talk about it then. Ren Feng said as he stood up.

Tan Renhao didn't ask much, and went home after Gan Yongxing said goodbye to the principal, the principal was very tired, he was also very tired, probably only Gan Yongxing was still quite energetic.