On the seventh day of the month, Yan Dingyu and Luo Yunchong and their party left Zhoushan. When the list of members is only provisionally determined, finally, it needs to be approved by the Prime Minister. After sending off the two distinguished guests, Tan Renhao went directly to find Gan Yongxing, he definitely didn't want to be the chief of the general staff of the theater at this time, because it was a thankless errand. At yesterday's meeting, he did not think of an alternative, and after going back and thinking about it all night, he had found a way to prevent him from becoming the chief of the general staff of the theater of operations, and at the same time not affect his position in the navy.

"Luo Yunchong, this kid is still quite measured, this time the personnel nomination ......"

"Chief of Staff, I'm just going to talk to you about this." Tan Renhao didn't wait for Gan Yongxing to finish, "I don't want to be the chief of the general staff of the theater, and now the nomination has not been sent yet, so I have to let Luo Yunchong revise it as soon as possible." ”

"Why?" Gan Yongxing glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, as if he didn't believe what he was beginning to hear.

"There are many reasons, anyway, ......"

"Don't worry, it will take several hours for them to return to the Army Headquarters, and Luo Yunchong will not be able to send the personnel nomination to the Prime Minister until tomorrow at the earliest, if your reasons are good enough, I can help you find a way." Gan Yongxing saw Tan Renhao's urgency, and at the same time asked Tan Renhao to sit down. "I can't figure it out, the position of chief of staff in the theater is not light, many people can't sit on it if they want to, your kid's vision is quite high, don't you think it's not enjoyable, and you want to be the commander of the theater?"

"Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't have proposed to the principal to let Luo Yunchong come as the commander of the theater."

"So, what other reason do you have?"

"To put it bluntly, it's a thankless thing, and. I've already served as Chief of the General Staff of the Theater of Operations before, and adding such a service record doesn't help me very much, does it? ”

Gan Yongxing frowned slightly, what he said made some sense. When Tan Renhao was "demoted" from the First Task Force, he went to the originally established Pacific Theater and served as Wu Xian's deputy, and his position was Chief of the Theater General Staff. It was during this period that Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong jointly planned the strategic bombing of Japan. Thus finally defeating Japan. It can be said that Tan Renhao's service record during this period is very important. This time, an important duty of the newly established theater is to direct the strategic bombing of the United States in the future, and as a naval admiral, and the navy will not have a strategic strike force in the future, then Tan Renhao naturally does not need to add a similar service record, which will not be of much help to his development in the navy.

"What's more, after being the commander of the fleet for so many years, let me be the chief of staff again. I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt yet. Tan Renhao's sentence is to the point.

Gan Yongxing also heard it immediately, and immediately knew what Tan Renhao was talking about. If Tan Renhao wants to become the future commander of the navy, then there is no need for him to be the chief of staff before that, on the contrary, he should always be in the position of a decision-maker, and he should be tempered and improved as a commander. The difference between the commander and the chief of staff is quite huge, if Tan Renhao is allowed to serve as the chief of general staff of a prominent theater of operations, although this can allow him to accumulate combat merits, but it will also make him gradually lose the ability to be a decision-maker, and what the commander needs is decision-making ability. And by no means the ability to advise. In other words, as long as Gan Yongxing continues to support Tan Renhao to compete for the future commander of the navy, then he must let Tan Renhao avoid becoming the chief of the general staff of the theater, but should give him a relatively independent position with huge decision-making power.

While Gan Yongxing was thinking, Tan Renhao was also waiting patiently. In fact, his two sentences are enough.

"So, do you know why Luo Yunchong nominated you to be the chief of the general staff of the theater?"

"Of course, I actually talked to him at noon yesterday, and I asked him not to nominate me at that time, but he still didn't listen."

"I'm afraid, Luo Yunchong also has to consider many aspects of this matter." Gan Yongxing touched his forehead, and then pondered. Knowing the problem does not mean that the problem is solved.

Then. Luo Yunchong nominated Tan Renhao for an extremely important reason, that is, the navy and the army must be balanced, and the army must not be allowed to dominate. Luo Yunchong is also an army general, if he is the commander-in-chief of the theater, then there is no doubt that a general must be arranged to serve as the chief of the general staff of the theater, and it is best to be a descendant of the navy, that is, an admiral in the navy. In fact. This is also the fundamental reason why Luo Yunchong proposed the establishment of a theater general staff, if there is no general staff. Rather, if a few deputy commanders are appointed, the problem is much more complicated. After the establishment of the theater general staff, the chief of the theater general staff is actually the only deputy commander of the theater and the number two person in the theater, and the other deputy chiefs of the general staff will be placed in the back, which is much more reasonable than arranging several deputy commanders in parallel.

At that time, there were only two people who were qualified to serve as the chief of the general staff of the theater, one was Tan Renhao and the other was Huang Xiaotian. There is no doubt that Tan Renhao and Huang Xiaotian are both admirals, and now they are both commanders of the main fleet, and Huang Xiaotian is not very competitive. Then, Tan Renhao became the only candidate. Let Tan Renhao be the chief of the general staff of the theater, and the problem on the navy's side will be solved, perhaps, this is the fundamental reason why Luo Yunchong wants to resolutely nominate Tan Renhao.

"To solve this problem, we have to come up with an alternative, otherwise, it will not be easy." After a long time, Gan Yongxing spoke, and made it clear that this should be done by Renhao himself.

"I've already thought of a solution." Tan Renhao had already expected it, so he didn't come to Gan Yongxing last night. "I think Lei Shaoqing is a more suitable candidate."

"Lei Shaoqing?" Gan Yongxing frowned slightly.

"Now it seems that Lei Shaoqing does have a lot of inappropriateness, such as that he is only a vice admiral, and the other deputy chiefs of general staff are almost all admirals. Also, in the past few years, Lei Shaoqing has not had any outstanding performance, mainly as a planner and coordinator in the rear. However, both of these problems are easy to solve, or rather, they are not problems at all. ”

"Military rank is not a problem, with his current merits and service experience, as long as I propose, the principal should not object, and he can be promoted to general at any time."

"The other problem is not a problem." Tan Renhao immediately followed up and said, "Lei Shaoqing has done the most in recent years as the commander of the theater fleet. Ostensibly, this is responsible for the operations of the theater fleet, may

, however, is responsible for coordinating the actions of the fleet and other forces, and is more like a senior staff officer in a war zone. With Lei Shaoqing's experience in the past few years and the experience he has accumulated, there is absolutely no big problem for him to coordinate the actions of various troops, so he is the person who is more suitable to serve as the chief of the general staff of the theater. ”

Gan Yongxing nodded slightly, Lei Shaoqing is also the object of his head office, and in the past few years, Lei Shaoqing has indeed had a very good performance in coordinating work. Perhaps, from the very beginning, Lei Shaoqing was not the kind of commander-in-chief talent who was good at commanding fleet operations and making key decisions at critical moments, but was more suitable for coordinating various units in the rear, dealing with contradictions and conflicts between various troops, and combining various forces to play the greatest role. In other words, Lei Shaoqing did not perform well in the Second Task Force back then, perhaps he was in the wrong position. And when he got a position that suited him better, he naturally had a great performance. As Tan Renhao said, Lei Shaoqing's ability is indeed more suitable for serving as the chief of the general staff of the theater.

"Chief of Staff, it's not too late, it's too late to go to Luo Yunchong now."

"I know this, don't worry, as long as it's confirmed, a phone call is enough." Gan Yongxing touched the corner of his forehead, "I think, there is another reason, right?" ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, it seems that he still can't hide it from the chief of staff.

Tan Renhao did not say one of the most important reasons, that is, he didn't want to show his face so early. Originally, his position in the navy was already prominent enough, and he was already recognized as the number one candidate for the future commander of the Imperial Navy. If Tan Renhao has been in the Navy for decades, then he should try his best to get credit and win the support of more people now. Especially the recognition of the upper echelons. But the problem is that Tan Renhao has only served in the Navy for less than ten years, and ten years is not enough for him to establish the foundation for becoming a naval commander. In other words, what Tan Renhao should do now is not to show his face, but to do some down-to-earth work silently, establish his own foundation, and then become the commander of the navy when the time is ripe. Served as Chief of the General Staff of the Theater of Operations. On the surface, it is very prominent, but in reality, there are not many opportunities to contribute to the navy, and sometimes in order to take care of the overall situation, it may even damage the interests of the navy. In other words, for the navy, this position is to play blackface, and this is absolutely not beneficial to Tan Renhao. Originally. Tan Renhao also took this into account, so he first found Luo Yunchong, hoping that Luo Yunchong would not nominate him to serve as the chief of staff of the theater, but he didn't expect that Luo Yunchong would create so much trouble for him in the end.

"Okay, the twisted melon is not sweet, since you don't want to go yourself, can we still force it?" Gan Yongxing also knows this powerful relationship, and he must not let Tan Renhao pretend to be blackfaced.

"Chief of Staff, are you calling now?" Tan Renhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course not. I'll have to talk to the principal first. ”

"Then I'll go with you." Tan Renhao followed Gan Yongxing and stood up.

"Do you think it's appropriate for you to go to the headmaster now?" Gan Yongxing smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, your business is my business, I will explain the reason to the principal, and if you come forward now, it will not make the principal realize the seriousness of the problem." As you thought to yourself, you don't have to meddle in this matter. As long as you don't come forward in public, people won't say anything about you, will they? ”

Tan Renhao nodded, that's for sure.

"There's a catch, though." Gan Yongxing walked over to the desk. "If Lei Shaoqing is the chief of the general staff of the theater, then who will be the deputy chief of the general staff in charge of fleet operations, and where should you go?"

"I think. Huang Xiaotian is a more suitable candidate, and I will continue to serve as the commander of the fleet. ”

Gan Yongxing was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react at first, and then he laughed. "Looks like you've thought it out a long time ago."

Tan Renhao also laughed, if he hadn't thought about it, would he take the initiative to talk to Gan Yongxing?

Tan Renhao's proposal is a bit absolute, and it can even be said that it is Huang Xiaotian. But what else could he do when there was no other choice? It's obvious. Lei Shaoqing and Huang Xiaotian will not have a big problem with the pair, Huang Xiaotian's qualifications are below Lei Shaoqing, and the two of them will be able to guarantee the interests of the Navy when they enter the theater general staff together, and there is no problem with the relationship between the two. More importantly, after Huang Xiaotian went to the General Staff of the Theater, Tan Renhao became the only commander of the local fleet, even if the Third Fleet would have another commander, Tan Renhao was undoubtedly the only person with the highest command in the two main fleets.

"So, who will take Huang Xiaotian's position?"

"Yan Yulong should be good, right?"

"Do you think that's appropriate?" Gan Yongxing shook his head. "Come on, what do you kid think, don't I know yet? I think about it, don't worry, I will talk to the principal in time. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and did not say the next half of the sentence. To put it bluntly, with Yan Yulong's seniority and prestige in the navy, it is impossible for him to be the commander of the Third Fleet, and it is impossible for Zheng Guanhua to do so. In other words, the commander of a task force from another fleet would have to be assigned to the post of commander of the Third Fleet. The Second Fleet had only the Fifth Task Force, and the Sixth Task Force was basically disbanded. It was only possible to transfer personnel from the First Fleet. Chang Jianxin's position in the Third Task Force cannot be changed, so the only possibility is that Hao Dongjue served as the commander of the Third Fleet in the past, and it is very likely that the Second Task Force and the Fourth Task Force will be transferred. In this way, the overall strength of the First Fleet and the Third Fleet will not change much, and at the same time, the problem of the commander of the Third Fleet will be solved.

It can be said that the hours that Tan Renhao spent last night were not in vain. These are what he has thought of a long time ago, or rather, he has thought of the ground a long time ago. Through this series of personnel changes, there are three people who have benefited the most, one is Tan Renhao, the second is Lei Shaoqing, the third is Hao Dongjue, and perhaps only Huang Xiaotian has been affected a little. Of course, the most important thing is that after this series of personnel changes were arranged, Tan Renhao became the only fleet commander in the Imperial Navy with huge real power, whether it was Jiang Zhongmin or Hao Dongjue, it was impossible to compete with him!