Tan Renhao arrived in Guam on the morning of 10 November, and Liao Hanxiang personally came to the airport to greet him, and Huang Xiaotian also came.

"Hao Dongjue has contacted me." After returning to the theater headquarters, Liao Hanxiang personally went to make tea for his son-in-law, "This is the 'Tieguanyin' that was sent only a few days ago, the best, each general only got half a catty, I kept it for you." ”

Tan Renhao took the teacup with a smile, "What did Hao Dongjue say?" ”

"The fleet left Naha last night and is expected to arrive within three days." Liao Hanxiang sat opposite his son-in-law, "The training is still ongoing, and three bombers have been dropped in the past few days, Hao Dongjue is very angry, mainly because it is troublesome to declare training losses." ”

"It shouldn't be a problem to replenish new aircraft, right?" Tan Renhao sighed secretly, it seemed that those pilots had fallen addicted.

"No, all the losses can be made up quickly." Huang Xiaotian answered Tan Renhao's question, "We have a substitute squadron on our side, and the focus is to ensure that the fleet completes the refitting training as soon as possible and restores its combat effectiveness." This was personally instructed by the chief of staff, and Ha Fei also sent several engineers over to be responsible for cooperating with us in the training, and could summarize some of the technical problems found in the training. ”

"It seems that Hafei himself doesn't have much confidence in the 'Falcon'."

"It's mainly a problem with the pilots, not with the planes." Huang Xiaotian smiled and shook his head, "The pilot's operation problem is very serious, in fact, the 'Falcon' itself has no serious design defects, several small problems found have been reflected to the manufacturer, the fourth batch of production of the 'Falcon' has been paid, all the technical problems have been solved, probably in the next two days will be sent over, when the time comes, we can all replace the new bombers." ”

"That's good, I just hope those crazy people don't think it's their job to crash planes." Tan Renhao put down the teacup, "Xiaotian, I heard that you still have to stay here?" ”

"It's my arrangement." Liao Hanxiang helped Huang Xiaotian answer this question. "The time for the attack on Oahu is set for 15 November, and now Fang Xiaoxian is in charge of organizing the Marine Corps in the front, and the commander of the landing operation is Long Zhen, and when the time comes, the Third Fleet will go to support the Marine Corps and take Oahu as soon as possible, so we can send the headquarters to Pearl Harbor as soon as possible."

Tan Renhao glanced at Huang Xiaotian. "So you're getting ready to go, aren't you?"

"No, when Hao Dongjue and they arrive, it's not too late for us to set off." Huang Xiaotian leaned back on the sofa. "The main support tasks are carried out by the HNA and the fleet used to be just a warm-up. As you know, with a new bomber, training alone can't accomplish the task, so it's time for the pilot to go to Oahu to test the performance of the new bomber. ”

"That's great, when are you going to fight?"

"Before the 20th, anyway, the Marines will not be able to take Oahu in five days, let the HNA seize control first, destroy the resistance of the US military, and then we can be more assured to let those crazy people drop bombs."

"It's a really good opportunity. But ......" Tan Renhao looked at Liao Hanxiang. "I don't know if we have this opportunity, if we let the First Fleet also warm up, I'm afraid it will be ten times better than training."

"You want to join in the fun, too?" Liao Hanxiang immediately laughed. "The Chief of Staff didn't let you warm up on Oahu."

"I know this, it's only been a few days, and I don't know the whereabouts of the U.S. Fifth Fleet yet, and it's a question of whether they go to Christmas Island or not." Tan Renhao was taking advantage of the loophole of the order, "Moreover, the fleet has only changed its course, and it will not be delayed for a few days, if we find the whereabouts of the US Fifth Fleet, then it will not be too late for us to chase after it, maybe, we can hunt with the Third Fleet at that time." ”

The three of them all laughed, Huang Xiaotian was looking forward to participating in the combat operation of encircling and destroying the Fifth Fleet, and Liao Hanxiang had nothing to say to his son-in-law.

"The most important thing is that now we don't know much about the situation of the US Fifth Fleet, let's say, who is the new commander of the Fifth Fleet?" Tan Renhao raised a serious question, "Is Spruance reactivated, or is Turner the commander?" The intelligence services have not said anything for sure until now, which is simply creating problems for us. ”

"You can't say the same, the intelligence department has also done its best, and we all know the difficulty of intelligence gathering, not that if you want any intelligence, you will have it."

"I'm just talking." Tan Renhao sighed, "Then, just wait for Hao Dongjue to come, let's set off together, Xiaotian, no problem, right?" ”

"Of course there is no problem, anyway, it is not the fleet that will take the lead in taking Oahu."

Two days later, on the evening of the 12th, the three task forces of the First Fleet arrived at the port of Apra. At this time, the three task forces of the Third Fleet had already arrived outside the port and gave up the berths in the port. Huang Xiaotian did not wait for Tan Renhao to go on the road together, but took the Third Fleet to take the first step. That evening, the First Fleet completed its refueling and left the port of Apra the next morning.

"That's probably what happened." After the fleet departed, Hao Dongjue rushed to the flagship "Longganhu" to report to Tan Renhao about the situation of the fleet during this time, mainly the training situation.

"You have your own control of this, and the absence of casualties is already a blessing in misfortune." Tan Renhao's gaze turned to Chang Jianxin, "Old Chang, how is the situation over there?" ”

"It's basically normal." The new answer is still so steady. "Now the fleet is in the best condition, taking advantage of this maintenance opportunity, we have also replaced a batch of advanced equipment, this time we are going to Oahu to fight?"

"It's just going to warm up, but Task Force 3 doesn't have any mission." Tan Renhao gave a battle plan to Chang Jianxin. "This time, our real mission is to enter the Caribbean Sea from the far river of Panama, and the first purpose is to sweep the Caribbean, uproot the enemy's strongholds here, and extend the power of the empire over there. The next step is even more critical. As things stand, we can't build an forward base there, so if Task Force 3 breaks the barrels again, it will have to return to Apra Harbor, or at least to Pearl Harbor for maintenance. Therefore, the 3rd Task Force will not participate in other combat operations for the time being, when necessary. Task Force 3 was our only option.

Chang Zhixin nodded, understanding what Tan Renhao meant. The sea conditions in the Atlantic are worse than in the Pacific, and there is a good chance that they will encounter the battleships of the British Navy and even the newly built battleships of the US Navy in the Atlantic. At that time, if the aircraft carrier is not in normal use, it will have to rely on the battleships of the 3rd Task Force to deal with the enemy's fleet.

"Going to Oahu is just a warm-up, or rather, training our pilots through actual combat." Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue, "You are also very clear about the specific situation. Dongjue, this is a combat training, do you know how to arrange it? ”

"Don't worry, there is a navy in front of us, and the Third Fleet, we went, I'm afraid it's just a walk, and there aren't many opportunities for us to train."

"Anyway, control casualties and losses, and tell every pilot this point." Tan Renhao is still not very comfortable with his brother-in-law. "The ammunition is enough, the fuel is effective, just don't give me casualties. Tell each captain that if there are casualties, the squad leader of the squad will definitely be punished, and if the squad has a problem, it will be the squadron leader, and the captain will be held responsible. It's not that they are intimidated, it's just that don't fucking do those difficult stunts in battle, fight as much as you want, and don't treat the battle as child's play. ”

Hao Dongjue stuck out his tongue, and many training losses were caused by pilots doing stunts and trying to figure out the extreme performance of the "Falcon". Actually, there is nothing wrong with that. In battle, pilots are playing with their lives, especially when breaking through the enemy's air defense network and being intercepted by enemy fighters, bomber pilots can rely on their planes, bombers often make extreme actions, if even the pilots do not know the extreme performance of bombers, then how to deal with the enemy's threat in battle?

"That's about it." Tan Renhao looked at the two of them, "Do you have anything else to add?" ”

Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin both shook their heads.

"Alright, you guys go back as soon as possible." Tan Renhao stood up, "I won't send you anymore, when I get to Oahu, I will contact Huang Xiaotian first, and then Dongjue will be responsible for planning the aviation operation, Lao Chang, I will wronged you this time." ”

"It's okay, I still want to rest for a few more days, and many officers and soldiers are not on vacation, so it's good to take this opportunity to let them relax."

"That's it, these days, the fleet doesn't need to make contact."

After sending the two away, Tan Renhao went to the headquarters. Zhu Rongzhe is talking to the navigation staff officer, as far as Ren Hao knows, Zhu Rongzhe also has defects in navigation, after coming to the first task force, Zhu Rongzhe often discussed navigation problems with the navigation staff officer, in terms of enthusiasm for learning, Zhu Rongzhe is definitely much stronger than Hao Dongjue, this is also what Tan Renhao appreciates, he does not like lazy chief of staff.

"General Hao and General Chang are gone?" Zhu Rongzhe walked over, and the navigation staff officer also returned to his position.

"Just leaving, how is the current situation of the fleet?" Tan Renhao walked to the chart table.

"It's not bad, it's just that the training work during this period is a little tighter." Zhu Rongzhe shrugged his shoulders, "In addition, the aviation service personnel have a strong reaction to the new aircraft.

"What do you mean?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he had ignored this problem before, in order to bring into play the fleet's aviation combat capability, in addition to the need for excellent pilots, high-quality aviation service personnel are also necessary, and often these aviation service personnel have made greater contributions than pilots.

"The main thing is the problem of new aircraft." Zhu Rongzhe went to get a document, "These are the main problems I have summarized, you can take a look at them first." ”

Tan Renhao looked at it seriously, and these problems must not be ignored.

There are many problems caused by the "Falcon", and in the past, I actually encountered similar problems when changing clothes. For example, service staff are not familiar with the new structure, so it is difficult to find problems. In addition, the maintenance interface of the new aircraft is different from that of the previous aircraft, so the maintenance method will change, and the maintenance process will also be rearranged, which requires the service personnel to retrain and master the new way. In addition, there are some problems that I didn't encounter when I changed clothes before. For example, the "Falcon" uses a built-in bomb bay, so the operation method of loading bombs is definitely different, and some supporting ammunition trailers have also been added to the aircraft carrier, and new service personnel need to be arranged, which has increased the number of service personnel in disguise. The most serious thing is that the "Falcon" is a multi-purpose bomber, and when the bomb is hung, if the service personnel make the wrong plane, there will be a bigger problem, which will require the renumbering of each aircraft group and changing the order of work for departure preparation. Anyway, there are a lot of troubles, and if these troubles are not solved, they will definitely affect the combat capability of the fleet's aviation.

"Concrete solutions are being summarized." When Tan Renhao was reading the documents, Zhu Rongzhe continued beside him, "It is mainly summarized by a group of experienced sergeants, and many processes need to be modified. The intensity of the training is very high, and now the service personnel rest for eight hours a day, and almost all the rest of the time is training. They also put forward some opinions and suggestions, such as the newly equipped ammunition truck chassis is too high, it must be changed, these I also reflected to the manufacturer, but now the manufacturer has not given us an answer. ”

"The problem will be solved, and I will deal with it myself tomorrow." Tan Renhao put down the document, "Now, it won't affect the fleet's operations because of this, right?" ”

"No, at least there are no problems in training, it's just less efficient."

"Okay, then we'll fix that first." Tan Renhao pondered for a moment, "You first summarize all the problems, try to let the service personnel come up with solutions to the problems, and then write a formal report, prepare several copies, and send these reports back to the headquarters, and then send them to the manufacturer, so that the headquarters can directly put pressure on the manufacturer." ”

Zhu Rongzhe immediately agreed, he did not have the right to directly report the problem to the headquarters, and if Tan Renhao exerted pressure, the problem would definitely be solved quickly.

"Training should be paid close attention to, and the quality of personnel comes first." Tan Renhao also felt that there was nothing to say, "That's it, you are busy all night, go to rest first, and in the evening, we will have dinner and drink together, and then discuss it in detail." ”