Han Shaofeng rushed back early in the morning of the thirteenth, that is, the arrival of the transport fleet, and he went directly to Tan Renhao. At that time, Tan Renhao hadn't gotten up yet, and in desperation, he could only send someone to call Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin over. Since Han Shaofeng was so active, these fleet commanders had to be a little more active.

"I went to the port and had a look." Han Shaofeng looked very excited, "This time, two transport fleets came together. And there were no US submarines encountered on the way, and there were no losses. I asked for a list of supplies, and the command of the Navy sent us at least three months of combat supplies. In addition, the reinforcement of the 5th Marine Division will be able to arrive before 20, and I heard that the battle on the other side of Oahu is almost over, and if everything goes well, when we launch the second round of landing campaigns, General Liao Hanxiang will send the support fleet over, and then the pressure on the ground of the First Fleet will be much lighter."

"Second landing campaign?" Hao Dongjue immediately looked at Han Shaofeng, "How many landing battles are you still going to launch?" ”

"Yes, if it is just one landing campaign, it is impossible for us to completely defeat the US troops in Central America, it is better to fight three landing campaigns and divide the US troops into several parts, and then we don't even need to send troops to attack. The U.S. military will surrender voluntarily."

Dong Jue shook his head, feeling that Han Shaofeng was going crazy.

"General Han's words are reasonable, and I also think that it is necessary to go through several landing campaigns to achieve the goal."

"But ......"

Tan Renhao pressed his hand. Let the staff officer spread the map on the table." If you look closely, the terrain of Central America is narrow in the south and wide in the north, and the mountainous area is extremely dense, if we attack from the south to the north, the terrain will have a negative impact on the attack. Secondly, it is very difficult for us to deploy our forces, so it is difficult for us to quickly break through the US defense line, and finally, we cannot build too many front-line airfields, so we cannot deploy aviation forward, and even it is extremely difficult to deploy a large number of artillery on the front line. Therefore, it is quite difficult to push north from land."

Several people nodded. Even laymen like Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin have to admit this.

"Another situation that we can easily overlook is the lack of ports in Central America that can support large fleets and fleet activities." Tan Renhao circled several ports on the map, "The landing operation must not be too far from the port, especially in the face of the mainland. After the successful landing, it is necessary to advance to the interior of the landing operation, if there is no port support. Then it will be difficult for the marines to exert their full combat effectiveness after they come ashore, General Han. There's no problem with me, right? ”

Han Shaofeng smiled and shook his head. There's no problem at all, general, if you come to the Marine Corps, then we people will be unemployed."

"General Han is polite, I'm just getting an axe at the class gate." Tan Renhao continued,

"Landing operations are also very dependent on terrain. The marines had to be deployed immediately after coming ashore and could not concentrate on the beachhead, so . It is better to land facing the plains than on narrow beaches. Combined with the previous factors, there are very few landing sites that can be determined."

"Then why can't you launch just one landing campaign, but many times?" Hao Dongjue still didn't understand.

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, it seems that Hao Dongjue is just a fleet commander. And he is only a proficient commander of the air combat ground fleet.

"Let's put it this way, the landing operation is also limited by one of the most critical factors. That's the delivery distance." Han Shaofeng answered Hao Dongjuedi's question, "The ground transportation force in our hands is quite limited, and the ground support and cover of shore-based aviation are indispensable. This is not a completely replaceable place for the fleet. Therefore, there is a certain limit to the delivery distance of the landing operation. Right now. Our army has only reached the eastern part of Panama and is attacking the city of David. If we start from here and use the radius of tactical aviation as the offensive distance, then we will have to choose landing sites in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and it will not be possible to advance to the territory of Mexico in one go. In this way, our landing fleet and transport fleet will be able to return in time to deliver the second batch of landing troops, and at the same time, combat materials will be able to be quickly delivered to the front line, instead of being hoarded in the rear and unable to be delivered to the front-line combat units because of their limited delivery capacity."

After listening to Han Shaofeng's explanation, Hao Dongjue also fell silent.

"We had to launch two or three landing operations......"

"How to solve the problem of time?" Chang Zhixin didn't speak until this time, and asked a key question.

"That's our biggest problem." Tan Renhao sat down, "Compared to troops, materials, choosing a landing site, and even defeating the US army, time is our biggest problem. In four months, it was necessary to fight three landing campaigns. This is too tense, even if we have enough materials and enough troops, it will be difficult to get in place in a timely manner in terms of campaign organization, planning, and troop deployment, and it will be difficult to complete the combat operation in such a short period of time."

"Then we should report this to the Navy Command and buy more time."

After Hao Dongjue said it, the three of them all looked at Tan Renhao. Even Han Shaofeng thinks that time is too tight.

"I've thought about that, but the order makes it clear." Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to tell them about the situation in Mexico." Perhaps, the Navy Command also knows that we are in a difficult situation, but why does the Navy Command limit the time to four months? I just received the battle plan today, and a copy will be sent to you soon. The goal of this offensive campaign was not just to defeat the American forces in Central America. There's more important tasks ahead! ”

Tan Renhao didn't say it directly, his hint was enough, and the expressions of the other three people dimmed. All three of them thought that the campaign must have something to do with Mexico and the march from Mexico to the United States.

"General Han, if you want to complete the campaign within four months, are you sure you can win several landing battles?"

Han Shaofeng hesitated. I don't talk big either. At most, and it is the same if we change to someone else, if we want to organize a landing campaign with more than 100,000 troops within four months, and win this battle, I am afraid that letting General Yan Guozhong take charge of the front-line command will be the same as the situation we have now."

That means we can only launch one landing campaign." Tan Renhao looked at Han Shaofeng.

"If we can't prolong the combat time, then we can only fight one landing campaign." Han Shaofeng affirmed what he had said at the beginning.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. Then he pondered. Before Han Shaofeng came back, he was also thinking about this problem, if he could only fight a landing campaign once, then how should he fight this time?

"Perhaps, we want to combine land and sea." It is often recommended that Xindi not talk much. But every time you get to the point.

"At the same time as attacking the ground in the south. A landing campaign in the north? "Hao Dongjue is a bit idiot with this question.

"It's difficult." Han Shaofeng sighed, "I've also considered this. The first is the issue of troops, and the second is the issue of support. Moreover, it is not easy to cooperate, and as long as the coordination is not good, our landing operation will be in a desperate situation."

"I think these problems can be solved." Tan Renhao knocked on the table, "The 5 reinforcements can arrive on the 20th, right?" These 5 divisions are more than enough to deal with combat operations in one direction. If the battle on the Oahu side can be successfully concluded, General Liao Hanxiang can send us to support the fleet, and then the support will not be a big problem. Of course, we can contact General Liao Hanxiang right now. Let him send a support fleet over first, which will arrive at the end of the month, so that he can share the tasks of the main fleet in one direction. With the addition of the ground artillery of the Marine Corps and the ground-based aviation of the HNA ground-based aviation, the problem of support will not be very big. There is no need to think about war materials, as long as we launch a campaign, more supplies will be delivered, maybe this is not enough for us to attack the US mainland, but to solve the US forces in Central America. It shouldn't be a big problem. In terms of command, the battle in the south was mainly a leading force in the early days. The main thing is to force the US military to concentrate more troops in Costa Rica and create convenient conditions for us to land in the rear of the US troops, so we can arrange for a Marine Corps general to temporarily replace us here, and then General Han will be responsible for the unified command of the work and flank the US troops from the north and south. ”

Han Shaofeng has been pondering. If Liao Hanxiang can send us a support fleet in time. And if the materials are guaranteed, I can solve other problems."

"Now the question is, where should we land?" Tan Renhao's gaze swept around the three of them. If the landing site is too far south, then it will not be possible to achieve the goal of total annihilation of the US army. It will also trap the landing force in a flank attack from both sides of the enemy's ground. If the landing site is too far north, the ability to deliver, the ability to deliver materials, and the ability to support the fleet to the ground will be the biggest problem."

"Fleet support shouldn't be much of a problem, the First Fleet has enough strength to support the Marines." After Hao Dongjue finished speaking, he also glanced at Chang Jianxin.

"As long as the Marine Corps quickly seizes the front-line airfield, or establishes a field airfield, so that the HNA can transfer it in time, then the problem should not be very big." SHKP is often recommended to be more cautious.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, then looked at Han Shaofeng and asked Han Shaofeng with his eyes what choice he made.

"I can only choose the latter." Han Shaofeng smiled bitterly, "If we choose the former, even if we win the landing battle, we will not be able to achieve the final goal, and the US army will be allowed to establish a new ground defense line in the north, then we will have to fight a second landing battle."

"So, where is the landing site?" Tan Renhao then asked. He also knew that Han Shaofeng had only one choice.

Han Shaofeng stood up, leaned on the table, and his eyes stayed on the map for a while. The other three all waited patiently, although this was only the general planning of the battle site, but the choice of landing site was extremely crucial.

"We can only land in the Gulf of Honduras and then quickly seize the port of Barrios, which has a deep-water dock and has always been a US military port, and our transport ships and landing warships can dock directly at the pier." Han Shaofeng clicked on the map, "After the marines go ashore, they will advance directly to the hinterland of the mainland, reach the mountainous area in the southwest, and establish a defense line, so that at least ninety percent of the US troops will be blocked by us in the south of this defense line, complete the strategic encirclement, and finally flank the US troops on both sides and defeat the Central American region!" ”

Tan Renhao glanced at the map. So. The delivery distance is more than 1,500 nautical miles, and the team must enter the Caribbean Sea, we must first seize sea and air supremacy in the Caribbean, and the first batch of marines to land cannot be too small, and we must withstand the US military's counterattack in the first few days to open up the situation, and the combat difficulty is quite huge."

"I will be responsible for the local affairs of the Marine Corps, and as long as the offensive in the south is successful and the main force of the US military is successfully attracted to the Panamanian side, then the difficulty of landing on the ground can be greatly reduced." Han Shaofeng sat down, "The main thing is fleet operation, the landing fleet, and the transport fleet have to operate in the Caribbean Sea, if we can't ensure sea and air supremacy, then it will be difficult for us to land here."

"Then I'll take care of the fleet." Tan Renhao didn't go into too much detail, "Let Hao Dongjue be in charge of naval combat missions, and try to use naval aviation to attack US airfields on the front line, and other tasks can only be completed by relying on the fleet."

Han Shaofeng did not refuse this proposal, and Hao Dongjue naturally did not object.

"In the next few days, we will seize the time to determine the specific actions of the campaign." Tan Renhao stood up, "Deploy the troops in place as soon as possible, and wait for the 5th Marine Division to arrive at the reinforcements. We immediately launched combat operations! ”

"Talk about the general, contact General Liao Hanxiang for local affairs......"

"Don't worry, of course I'll do it." Tan Renhao smiled and nodded at Han Shaofeng, "If there is nothing else, then we will settle it like this. General Han, wait a minute, I still have a document here for you."

Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin immediately got up to say goodbye, and after the two left, Han Shaofeng lit a cigarette, while Tan Renhao went to his office to take the personnel file of the American general's territory. When he saw this file, Han Shaofeng didn't understand it first, but after noticing Tan Renhao's serious look, he immediately understood that this was likely to be his new opponent, and it was an opponent that even Tan Renhao would not underestimate.