Compared with dealing with the affairs of the fleet, dealing with the complicated affairs of the naval headquarters made Tan Renhao feel more tricky, and even made him feel a little helpless.

This time the naval delegations of Germany, the Persian Empire, as well as several other Central Powers were very large. As the most powerful navy in the Allied bloc, the Imperial Navy is responsible for the most important naval combat missions and is widely recognized as the number one maritime power. After more than four years of hard work, the Imperial Navy has established its dominant position in the Pacific Ocean, especially after the successive annihilation of the US Navy's Third Fleet and the Fifth Fleet, the Imperial Navy has ensured its victory in the maritime theater. But this is still far from enough, the United States has not been completely defeated, Britain is still holding on to resistance, France is still lingering, Russia has not given up, and even Italy and Spain are continuing to fight. The war was not over yet, and how to win the war in the future was a common problem for the entire Allied bloc.

It was also under these circumstances that Germany, the Persian Empire, and other Allied member states sent naval delegations, and these representatives came to Zhoushan for two important purposes, one was to negotiate with the Imperial Navy for the next phase of combat operations, and the other was to fulfill their promises, that is, their promises, and the promises made by the Imperial Navy. Mobile station ap.

Because the Imperial Navy has always been the dominant force on the maritime theater, there are not many questions about the next stage of combat operations. Unlike the ground battlefield, in the maritime battlefield, no country's navy can replace the status of the imperial navy, so it is almost the imperial navy that determines the direction of the maritime battlefield, and other countries can only support it unconditionally. The main question was how the Reich could deliver on those promises, including aiding the German navy. Provide more warships for the Persian Empire, and even provide support to those allies who are weak. This is the real point, and this has become the headache of Tan Renhao.

After learning about the purpose of the visit. Tan Renhao also received further instructions from Gan Yongxing. The Imperial Navy was far from strong enough to provide strong support to the other Allied powers, and the gains in the Pacific Theater needed to be consolidated. The fighting in the South Atlantic is not over, and more forces need to be invested in the Indian Ocean route, and in this case, it is impossible for the Imperial Navy to provide much assistance to other countries. But before that, the empire had made promises. After the empire gained maritime dominance, it would provide naval support to the Central powers such as Germany and the Persian Empire. Now, representatives of these countries have arrived, but the problem is that the Imperial Navy simply cannot come up with the assistance that will satisfy these Central Powers.

This was originally Nie Renfeng's problem, but Nie Renfeng handed over the trouble to Gan Yongxing, and Gan Yongxing handed over the trouble to Tan Renhao, and the problem fell into Tan Renhao's hands. Over the past few days, Tan Renhao has been trying to learn as much as he can about Germany. Naval and ground information of countries such as the Persian Empire, to understand the intentions of the delegations of these countries. The piles of paperwork had taken him days, and that was not counting the decisions of the Imperial Navy. It is also the time to deal with this matter.

Tan Renhao realized that being a fleet commander is just the beginning, and if you want to get better development opportunities, then. He had to learn to deal with more problems, those that had nothing to do with fleet operations. Of course, in addition to dealing with the representatives of the Allied powers who came to visit Zhoushan, Tan Renhao had other things to worry about.

"General, General Zheng Guanhua has arrived, do you want to invite him in?"

Tan Renhao looked at Du Xing, who was really by the door, and at the same time put down the papers in his hand. "Let him in, you picked him up at the airport?"

Du Xing nodded, and he rushed back, because Tan Renhao was busy dealing with the affairs at hand, and he hadn't had time to report to Tan Renhao what happened when he went home this time.

"Xiao Zheng, just order, you're welcome." Tan Renhao greeted Zheng Guanhua who walked in, "What to drink?" I don't have any good tea here......"

"General Tan, you're too polite, just whatever." Zheng Guanhua looked a little shy, he quickly glanced at Tan Renhao's office, and then went to sit down.

"Make a cup of tea for General Zheng." After Tan Renhao instructed Du Xing, he closed the door, "How are you okay along the way?" ”

"Not bad, it's only a few hours away." Zheng Guanhua still seemed a little uncomfortable.

"Hao Dongjue has arrived at the fleet, right?" Tan Renhao sat down on the sofa opposite Zheng Guanhua, "How is the handover of the fleet?" ”

"There are not many problems, most of the officers know Hao Dongjue, and the aviation unit has also made arrangements." Zheng Guanhua hesitated slightly, "General Tan, let me go back to the Navy Headquarters this time......

Du Xing brought the tea in, and then left consciously, and Zheng Guanhua's words were only halfway through.

"To get you back this time, it's actually that I need a deputy." Tan Renhao motioned to Zheng Guanhua casually, "Now, Hao Dongjue is in charge of the Second Task Force, and we have nothing to worry about, but I lack a deputy." ”

Zheng Guanhua frowned slightly, he had not yet received the news of the transfer to the First Task Force.

"Originally, I should have informed you of these things in advance, but this time is too busy, in two days, the representatives of Germany, Persia and other countries will arrive, and the chief of staff has asked me to take charge of the reception." Tan Renhao sighed, "Long story short, are you interested in serving as the chief of staff of the First Task Force?" ”

Zheng Guanhua glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, he originally thought that he would be Tan Renhao's deputy at the Navy Command.

"You also know that I have cooperated with Hao Dongjue for a long time, and to a large extent, I need a chief of staff who is proficient in aviation operations." Tan Renhao also said his thoughts straight to the point, "It was I who asked you to be transferred to the First Task Force as the chief of staff, and now you are the most suitable chief of staff you can find." Moreover, Hao Dongjue himself is an expert in aviation tactics, and if you cooperate, it is not very suitable. ”

"I know, but ......" Zheng Guanhua looked a little flustered.

"If you have any ideas, just say them." Tan Renhao looked at Zheng Guanhua.

"Talking about the general, this surprised me." Zheng Guanhua barely calmed down a little, "Indeed." I didn't expect that I would be assigned to Task Force 1 as Chief of Staff this time, and ......"

"Actually. You don't need to think about it at all. Tan Renhao interrupted Zheng Guanhua's words, "Now." Task Force 1 needs a chief of staff who is proficient in aviation operations, and you are the one to do that. How about it, are you interested3zkou 122 Zheng Guanhua didn't rush to answer, he originally thought that he would be punished, at least he had to be demoted. The demise of Task Force 2 was closely related to him. In this case, he has no chance of getting promoted. On the surface, he also served as the chief of staff of the First Task Force, but everyone knows that the position of Chief of Staff of the First Task Force is a sweet spot, Lei Shaoqing came out of here, and now there is a Hao Dongjue, as long as he does a good job in this position, then sooner or later he will have the opportunity to be promoted.

"Well, you can think about it." Tan Renhao stood up. "Now, it's just our intentions, and your own decision is important."

"Talk about the general. Is there any other option? Zheng Guanhua looked up at Tan Renhao.

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, then laughed. "At least I don't know yet, but if you don't want to come to Task Force One. Maybe the chief of staff will give you a new arrangement. ”

Zheng Guanhua nodded slightly. "Okay, then when will I give you an answer?"

"Once you've figured it out, you can always come and talk to me." Tan Renhao sent Zheng Guanhua to the door, "I have to deal with the affairs of the visiting group in the past few days, you can take a break, and it's not bad to go home and have a look, but remember to give me an answer as soon as possible." ”

Zheng Guanhua didn't say anything more, and immediately said goodbye to Tan Renhao.

After sending Zheng Guanhua away, Tan Renhao also breathed a sigh of relief, this finally solved a secondary problem. He noticed that Zheng Guanhua was now seriously lacking in confidence, and it could be said that after the Second Task Force was completely annihilated, his confidence was severely damaged, just like Tan Renhao before his victory over Spruance. Tan Renhao knows very well that as a good general, confidence, especially self-confidence, is very important, if a general does not even have self-confidence, then it is impossible to win. After Ji Xiaobin's death, Tan Renhao was also depressed for a long time, and he knew better that what Zheng Guanhua needed now was a little time and an environment that allowed him to relax, which was why he asked Zheng Guanhua to think about it carefully, and at the same time let him go on family leave.

"Renhao, you seem to have just driven your future chief of staff away?"

Tan Renhao was startled, and when he turned around, he saw Gu Xunlei standing by the door. He immediately walked over, "When did you come over?" Come on in. ”

"As soon as I came over, I saw Zheng Guanhua go out dejectedly, what's the matter, did you teach him a lesson?"

"Am I that kind of person?" Tan Renhao laughed, "However, you still know a lot about the situation in the navy." ”

"Hehe, don't underestimate the army, and now that the intelligence of our two armies is shared, if we don't have a little bit of understanding of the imperial navy, then how can we understand the enemy?"

"We're not enemies." Tan Renhao invited Gu Xunlei to sit down, "Did you come to me for something?" ”

"I heard that the German Navy delegation will be arriving soon?"

"Just these two days." Tan Renhao was secretly surprised, "Are you here to ask for leave?" ”

"Of course, I don't want to stay here and be caught." Gu Xunlei laughed, "There are several high-ranking officers in the German delegation who were sent by the German General Staff, and if they find out that I am here, there will definitely be trouble." ”

"I wanted to look for you two days ago, but ......"

"It's okay, I already know." Gu Xunlei nodded, "I also know the severity, so I came to say goodbye to you today, I am going to go to Songjiang to relax for a few days, and after the Germans are gone, I will come back." ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, his gaze stayed on Gu Xunlei for a few seconds, and then asked, "It seems that what you committed in Germany has a big impact." ”

"Hey, don't mention it, someone has to come out to carry the black pot anyway, right?"

"Then you don't have to hide from the Germans, do you?" Tan Renhao is puzzled by this, now Gu Xunlei is in the Imperial Navy Headquarters, no matter how good the Germans are, they don't dare to come to the Imperial Navy Headquarters to arrest people.

"It's a long story, but it's pretty much over now." Gu Xunlei sighed secretly, "Okay, I can tell you something, but you'd better not mention it to anyone else." ”

Tan Renhao laughed and waited for Gu Xunlei to continue.

"The German General Staff had been holding me accountable, and Marshal Yan Dingyu promised to punish me, and the reply to Germany was that I was under investigation by the Imperial Army Command, and that after the investigation was over, a reasonable explanation would be given to the German General Staff. It would certainly not be a good thing to let the Germans know now that I am happy in Zhoushan. Gu Xunlei gave a brief explanation, "I also received a call from the marshal in the morning, he has already arranged for someone to pick me up from Songjiang, I will fly over in the evening, ready to disappear for a few days, and after the Germans are gone, I will rush back." ”

"Okay, let's go relax by the way." Only then did Tan Renhao figure it out, "What time is the plane at night?" ”

"Ten o'clock, there shouldn't be many people who see me like this."

"Alright, let's have dinner together in the evening." Tan Renhao stood up, "You wait for me for half an hour, there are still some things that have not been dealt with, after you are done, we will go together." ”

Gu Xunlei nodded, he looked a little uneasy, obviously, he did a lot of "excessive" things on the German side, otherwise the Germans would not bite it. Tan Renhao also noticed this, and he didn't ask much, after all, there were many things that he didn't need to know as a vice admiral.

Before leaving the Navy Headquarters, Tan Renhao asked Du Xing to send his work report in the past few days to Gan Yongxing, and then asked Gu Xunlei to leave the Navy Headquarters office building. The two went directly to Zhoushan City, went to the tavern they often went to, asked for a private room, ordered a few side dishes, and two bottles of rice wine.

There are many things that Tan Renhao really doesn't know, especially on the European battlefield. Previously, the Western Front in Europe has always been a battlefield dominated by the German army, but as the empire expanded the scale of the expeditionary force, the imperial army has also become the main force, and Gu Xunlei is just a fuse, the real problem is the difference between the imperial army and the German army in the overall strategy, the inevitable difference!