After asking Hao Dongjue, Tan Renhao breathed a sigh of relief. The principal only asked some basic questions, and Hao Dongjue's answer was reasonable, and it didn't leave a bad impression on the principal, which can be regarded as the best result.

"The headmaster told us to come over at night?"

"Yes, you wait and talk about it, let's go to the principal's house for dinner in the evening." Tan Renhao threw a stack of documents to Hao Dongjue, "Hurry up and read them in the past few days, since you want to be the commander of the fleet, then you have to learn as much as possible." ”

Hao Dongjue took the document. "It seems that I still like to be the chief of staff."

"Unless you're a chief of staff for the rest of your life." Tan Renhao glanced at his brother-in-law, "Okay, go change into a set of clean clothes, dress decently, and in ten minutes, we will meet outside." ”

The principal's house was at the other end of the compound, and after Tan Renhao greeted his family, he walked over with Hao Dongjue.

"I heard that the marshal's house has a lot of fine wine, isn't it?"

"Who did you listen to?"

"Who else but the Chief of Staff?" Seeing Tan Renhao's expression, Hao Dongjue immediately laughed, "I don't know, can I get it light today." ”

"Don't think about it, do you think the headmaster will take a few bottles of Erguotou to send us away?"

"That's good, listen to the chief of staff, the wine in the principal's house is superb......"

"That's right", Tan Renhao stopped, "When did you like to drink?" ”

Hao Dongjue also stopped. "It's a rare opportunity, you can't enter the gold mountain and return empty-handed, right?"

"It seems that I have to talk to Qinglian, if you kid dare to drink too much. Be careful I clean you up! Tan Renhao continued to walk in the direction of the principal's house.

Hao Dongjue immediately followed, and muttered in a low voice: "Anyway, I'm going to go to the second task force......

"Don't think that if you go to Task Force 2, I won't be able to clean you up." Tan Renhao looked back at his brother-in-law. "If you want to clean you up, I can do it at any time. Why don't I talk to the principal in the evening and let you stay?" ”

"Dude, don't talk nonsense."

"Then you'd love to leave Task Force 1?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just saying ......"

Tan Renhao laughed. Then he quickened his pace, he didn't want to listen to Hao Dongjue's explanation.

By the time Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue rushed over, Gan Yongxing had already arrived one step ahead of schedule and was chatting with Nie Renfeng in the hall.

"You've arrived just in time, it's time to start eating." Gan Yongxing winked at Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue while holding his hand, "The principal let us choose what wine to drink today, which of you will go to the wine cellar with me?" ”

"Chief of Staff, I'll go with you!" Hao Dongjue is very positive.

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, it seems that Gan Yongxing and Hao Dongjue have the same smell. After the two of them left. He sat down on the couch across from the headmaster.

"Didn't Liao Hongpeng come?" Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao.

"He still has something to do, he will go to Germany in two days, and there are still a lot of things that have not been dealt with yet." Tan Renhao never looked for Liao Hongpeng at all.

"It's fine. His mission to Germany this time was very important, and he would probably have to stay there for a long time, so he should spend more time on personal matters. Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, "Afternoon."

I talked to Hao Dongjue, and he also felt that it was more suitable to partner with Wei Northeast.

I will hand in the specific letter of appointment tomorrow. In a few days, let Hao Dongjue go and replace Zheng Guanhua back, and you have time to talk to Zheng Guanhua about it. ”

"I know, when will he be back?"

"The chief of staff will arrange it, you can pick him up at the airport when the time comes." Nie Renfeng stood up, "Okay, let's go eat first, there is still a lot of time in the evening, let's talk later." ”

At this time, Hao Dongjue and Gan Yongxing also rushed back, and both of them brought two bottles of wine, and it seemed that they had gained a lot.

The principal's meals are still light, and the only thing that is commendable is the bottles of wine, which is what Tan Renhao and the others are most interested in. After the meal, Nie Renfeng took them to the study, of course, Gan Yongxing and Hao Dongjue would not forget to bring the wine that had not been drunk.

"Yongxing, your eyes are not bad, you actually found this bottle of wine that I have hidden for more than 30 years." Nie Renfeng laughed as he spoke, "This bottle of wine was given to me by my father when I joined the navy, and I was going to keep it until I retired before taking it out, but I didn't expect it to be found by you." ”

Gan Yongxing was also taken aback, and then looked at Hao Dongjue, obviously, this was found by Hao Dongjue.

Tan Renhao was also curious, as far as he knew, Hao Dongjue didn't know how to drink at all.

"Dong Jue, how do you know that this bottle of wine is good?"

"This ......" Hao Dongjue scratched his scalp, "Actually, I don't know, but I just see which wine bottle has more dust on it, so I'll pick which bottle." ”

At this moment, everyone laughed, this is indeed a way, a place to distinguish wine, presumably those wines that have been cellared for a long time must be good wines, and the longer they are placed, the more dust will be on them.

Of course, at this time, Tan Renhao also realized that the principal had included Hao Dongjue in the ranks of senior generals, and he was a core member of the navy, otherwise, he would not have invited Hao Dongjue to his home as a guest and participate in this kind of after-dinner conversation that only the most important personnel could attend.

"The specific letter of appointment will come down in a few days." Nie Renfeng looked at Hao Dongjue, "There is also the rank of lieutenant general." When the time comes, I will give you the title myself. ”

"Thank you, Marshal!" Hao Dongjue immediately stood up.

"Okay, Yongxing, did you arrange for Tan Qinglian to come back tonight?"

Gan Yongxing immediately nodded and said, "The plane will arrive at about ten o'clock." ”

Hao Dongjue was a little surprised at first, and then he showed joy.

"Dongjue, you go to pick up the plane, not long after you got married, you went to the fleet, and it is rare for the husband and wife to reunite." Nie Renfeng looked at Hao Dongjue again, "These days, spend more time at home." After we take care of it, I'll let Gan Yongxing contact you. ”

"Marshal, Chief of Staff. Then I'll take my leave. Hao Dongjue couldn't sit still for a long time, and he nodded at Tan Renhao. Then he left the study.

Tan Renhao has been observing, and by this time, he also knew that this must have been specially arranged by the principal, and after Hao Dongjue left. will get down to business.

The room was quiet for two minutes, and then Nie Renfeng spoke: "Renhao, tomorrow you will go to Yongxing to report, and your office is still there."

Yongxing has already arranged a special person to deal with the maintenance of the battleship, so you don't need to worry about it. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he knew that after coming back this time, he would not want to return to the fleet immediately.

"Actually, I have every reason to give you a promotion this time." Nie Renfeng sighed, "But." I don't think you need to be promoted right now, and I hope you understand what I mean. ”

"Headmaster, I know. Actually, I'm already quite satisfied. ”

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly. "If only you could understand. Now, there's a lot of tricky stuff to take care of, and you can do a lot of help by staying at Headquarters. ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, could this be the reason why he stayed.

"Renhao. The principal means that you can choose a new location if you can. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, and then reacted, did the principal want him to leave the First Task Force?

Nie Renfeng and Gan Yongxing both looked at Tan Renhao, waiting for Tan Renhao to speak.

Tan Renhao tried not to show surprise on his face. He had long thought that sooner or later he would have to leave Task Force 1, even if he thought that he could play a greater role in the fleet, but according to the Imperial Naval Ground Mechanism, he had already reached the end of his position as fleet commander. And then, he has three directions. One is to go to the theater command as the theater chief of staff, and maybe he can soon become the theater commander. The second is to return to the Navy Command and serve as the third-in-command of the Navy Command, so that he is very likely to succeed Gan Yongxing after the end of the war and become the chief of the Navy's General Staff, and he will have the opportunity to become the commander of the Navy in the future. Finally, there is the restructuring of the navy, and he is the commander-in-chief of the fleet, which, of course, involves more issues. But the problem is that Tan Renhao didn't think about leaving the fleet immediately.

Now that the war has finally taken a turn and the most important task is to consolidate victory, then the position and role of the fleet are certainly the most important, and the performance of the First Task Force determines the situation in the Pacific theater to a great extent.

This is also the reason why Tan Renhao did not think about being promoted immediately. But he soon thought that there was also a reason why the principal proposed to let him leave the fleet at this time, and this was the reason that Tan Renhao thought of before.

"Headmaster, can you give me some time?"

Nie Renfeng nodded. "Task Force 1 will take at least a few months to regain combat effectiveness. I have already ordered the repair of the 'Gaoyouhu' aircraft carrier as soon as possible, even if it is the fastest speed, it will take two months, and this will affect the production progress of the next batch of aircraft carriers. You have plenty of time to think about the arrangement. ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, he really didn't want to leave the fleet now.

"Alright, let's talk about something else." Gan Yongxing also saw it, "This time, we have several problems that need to be solved, to sum up, one is the problem on the Western European front, the second is the problem of dealing with the two American warships, the third is the Japanese problem, the fourth is the attack on Australia, the fifth is the attack on the Central Pacific, and the sixth is the shipbuilding plan for next year." In addition to these six major problems, there are many minor troubles, and we must all come up with solutions as soon as possible. ”

"Tomorrow you go and talk to the chief of staff, and after you come up with a solution, come and talk to me." Nie Renfeng also saw Tan Renhao's thoughts, "Yongxing, it's not early, you go back and rest first, and I'll talk to Renhao again." ”

Gan Yongxing immediately got up and said goodbye, he had already put forward his opinion, but the decision-making power was in the hands of the principal, not in his hands.

"Don't you want to leave the fleet?" Nie Renfeng sat down next to Tan Renhao.

Tan Renhao smiled reluctantly, and did not answer the principal's question directly.

"I know exactly what you're thinking." Nie Renfeng set up his legs, "If I were in your position, my feelings would be the same." It can be said that the first task force was brought out by you, and this is the foundation of the Imperial Navy now, and it is the result of your efforts, and it is really difficult to accept that you want to hand over the fleet. ”

"Headmaster, I didn't mean that, the fleet is the fleet of the Imperial Navy, not my personal fleet, it's just ......"

"It's just that you think you can play a bigger role in the fleet now, don't you?" Nie Renfeng laughed, "Indeed, the contribution of the First Task Force is the greatest. Leaving aside the glorious results of the First Task Force for the time being, all of our Task Force commanders are now from the First Task Force, and this alone has established the position of the First Task Force in the Navy.

Huang Xiaotian, Chang Jianxin, Hao Dongjue, Zheng Guanhua and others, and even Jiang Zhongmin all have the imprint of the First Task Force. But the question is, have you ever thought that maybe, in another position, you can make a greater contribution, and with your talents, commanding a task force is overkill, and besides, will this hinder the performance of others? ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, this is not a real reason.

"You can't listen to what I'm saying now, and of course, I'm sure you'll understand it sooner or later." Nie Renfeng has been enlightening Ren Hao like a teacher, "Anyway, you won't stay in the position of fleet commander forever, this is actually just a transition. I believe that one day, you will play a greater role in the navy, and this is the result of my discussion with Gan Yongxing. Ren Hao, what do you think of what you have done in the Navy in the past few years? ”

"What?" Tan Renhao didn't react for a while.

"Since I became the commander of the Navy, I have valued you and Gan Yongxing the most, and you should feel this." Nie Renfeng laughed, "To be honest, Gan Yongxing is a good chief of staff, but it is precisely because of this that he will not be a good commander." This year, I'm in my sixties, and maybe I'll be able to do it for five years, or even ten years, but the question is, sooner or later, I'll have to leave the Navy, and none of us will be an exception, right? ”

"Principal......" Tan Ren Hao suddenly came to his senses.

"Renhao, you are a smart person, as your teacher, as your principal, I have always treated you as my own child, if I can have a son like you, maybe ......"

Nie Renfeng smiled and shook his head, "Okay, you go back and rest first, you have to get up early tomorrow." ”

Tan Renhao immediately got up and said goodbye. He only relaxed when he left the headmaster's house, maybe the path he took was not arranged by himself!