There were not many guests who came to attend the wedding, Nie Renfeng and Gan Yongxing did not come, and the wedding was presided over by an idle old general. In addition, representatives from various departments of the Navy Command, most of them colonels, came to congratulate the newlyweds. This did not affect the atmosphere of the wedding, especially the mood of the two "parties". It's remarkable to have so many guests here in times of war.

"The chief of staff asked me to be the representative."

Hao Dongjue arrived at the wedding scene with several large bags of gifts, "This is a little bit of the brothers, they are all lotus seeds and peanuts, these gifts representing auspiciousness are not valuable." In addition, the other brothers thought that staying at the post now would be the best help for you, so I was the only one who came. ”

Even if Hao Dongjue doesn't come to talk about Renhao, he will be very happy. "Please, the wedding will start soon."

Hao Dongjue handed the gift to Du Xing, who was standing outside the door, and then smiled and patted Tan Renhao on the shoulder. "Renhao, you are at the forefront this time, I will definitely catch up with you."

Tan Renhao also laughed, is it even faster than getting married?

The wedding ceremony was a combination of East and West, and the newlyweds were all wearing red clothes, but they didn't let Tan Renhao ride a horse or let Liao Yingyu sit in a sedan chair. The main ritual is the exchange of rings and the marriage in the church. After that, the couple will thank the guests, followed by a wedding reception at noon.

The scene was arranged by Tan Jingkang, and Tan Renhao's mother and sister rushed over to help half a day in advance, and they were also the hosts and were responsible for entertaining guests. Liao Hanxiang became the most active one, he wore a luxurious admiral dress, and specially wore all the medals. This time, he looks much more dazzling than the paperback Tan Renhao, if he doesn't know the reason, he will think that this is Liao Hanxiang's second marriage.

At ten o'clock, the wedding officially began. Because Tan Renhao and Liao Yingyu did not believe in Western religions (the navy tried not to believe in any religion), they did not use priests. Instead, the veteran general who presided over the wedding gave a speech and consulted the newlyweds, and finally the two exchanged rings. It's just a cutscene, it's a symbol, and it's not the first time the two have exchanged rings.

Subsequently, Liao Hanxiang talked about Jingkang, and Gu Xiujuan sat in the chairman's position. Tan Renhao and Liao Yingyu respectively offered tea to their elders. This is the tradition and custom of the Tang Empire, and this is the most important part. When Liao Hanxiang and Tan Jingkang Gu Xiujuan drank the tea of their son-in-law and daughter-in-law, the wedding entered the third stage.

Representatives of the guests congratulated the newlyweds on their eternal marriage, growing old together and having a precious child. This was not needed at a formal wedding, but considering that the commanders of so many departments in the Navy Command naturally couldn't let go of this face, Liao Hanxiang specially asked to add this part. Finally, there is the moderator's speech. The old general must have been attending this kind of event a lot. The words are very flavorful and level.

It was until eleven fifty o'clock, when the orderly men set the table. After the food was served, the guests began to take their seats. The location is also very particular. Naturally, the banquet was left to the elders on both sides and those respected admirals, then to the representatives of various departments, and finally to some relatives and friends. Because there were not many people who came to the wedding, there were only three tables, and the last table was two empty.

The wine and food are not sumptuous, and the chef invited them from a large restaurant in Zhoushan City, and several dun dun are all orderlies from the canteen of the headquarters. The raw materials of the wine and vegetable fields were directly brought to the logistics department, and only the wine was bought by Liao Hanxiang who specially asked someone to go to Songjiang to buy it. This is one of the most popular.

Tan Renhao and Liao Yingyu had already taken this opportunity to change their clothes. Tan Renhao changed into a brand new rear admiral dress, and Liao Yingyu changed into a captain's dress (this is what she got in advance, she will only be a captain after she gets the medical officer certificate), which can be regarded as a major feature of the navy, since almost all the people who came to attend the wedding were admirals and officers, it naturally reflected the status of the navy and the characteristics of the navy.

"Eat your fill, wait until you go to toast, don't drink too much!"

Gu Xiujuan tidied up her son's clothes, "Renhao." Mom is so happy today......"

"Mommy son is happy for you too!"

Tan Renhao smiled and wiped away the tears that fell from his mother.

"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful today, you shouldn't use 'beautiful' to describe you, you are simply my idol!"

Tan Qinglian also slipped out, and she looked at the military uniform on Liao Yingyu with envy. "I don't know when I'll be able to be like you."

"Little sister, you will have a beautiful military uniform soon."

Liao Yingyu is particularly compatible with this sister, "When will you go to the condolence group to report?" ”

"At the end of the month, the notice has been obtained, and I haven't figured out what to do yet."

Tan Qinglian has decided to participate in the Navy Art and Industry Condolence Group and officially submitted a letter of volunteer.

"Then I'll help you, and when we're done with today, we'll plan it well."

"Alright, let's get out!"

Tan Renhao walked over: "Qinglian, you sit with your mother for a while, and come out later, I will go out with your sister-in-law first to thank the guests." ”

"Brother changed his name so quickly?"

Tan Qinglian immediately laughed, still making her brother happy.

Tan Renhao shook his head with a smile, took his wife's hand and walked out of the room, and then went downstairs to the hall.

Some young officers have already begun to fight wine, and these officers usually have a rare opportunity to drink, and it is even more rare to drink those high-grade liquors prepared by Liao Hanxiang, so naturally they will not let go of this opportunity.

Seeing Tan Renhao and Liao Yingyu coming down, Du Xing immediately ran over with the pot of wine that had been prepared a long time ago. This pot of wine was mixed with more than half of the water, and this was also an important task for Duchendi, and he couldn't let his chief be overturned by others.

There is an order in which the toasts are toasted, and the first toast must be the old general, who is the guest of honor today. Then there are the generals on the chairman's side, and these people must be respected individually, otherwise they will appear insincere. In the other two tables, it is generally a one-time toast rather than a single toast, because Tan Renhao is a general, and those guests are all school officials, Tan Renhao naturally can't lower his status to accommodate others.

"General Tan, you are the navy's greatest hope."

Another old general who came to the wedding banquet nodded as he spoke, "Lao Nie often mentions you to us. said that you are the best seedling in his 2o years of principalship, you are Gan Yongxing, and the other is the pillar of the Navy. Although the veteran general is no longer able to go into battle to kill the enemy, he has the heart to serve the country, and now the hope of the empire and the hope of the imperial navy lies in the young people of your generation. ”

"Old General Mo is serious!"

Tan Renhao immediately raised his glass. "Ren Hao can't have today, thanks to the guidance and promotion of the old generals, Ren Hao will do it first as a respect!"

"It's a good old man, and I've quit drinking for many days, and today I'm breaking this case!"

The old general also drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp, which was a real spirit.

Almost every veteran will say something to Tan Renhao, and as a result, after a round of walking, Tan Renhao can't stand it. He wondered if Duchenne had taken the wrong flask. Why is this water-soaked wine so powerful?

Before going to the second table, Tan Renhao secretly ate a few cloves of citrus, which is a good hangover reliever.

"Renhao. We've all discussed what to say now. ”

Hao Dongjue was the representative of the second guest: "You can't serve it in one pot, how can you say that we are all peers, don't use your rank as a general to pressure us, we all have to drink one by one, brothers, don't you say?" ”

Many officers immediately coaxed, and although most of them were not in the same department, everyone worked in the headquarters. If you don't look up and look down, you'll already be familiar with it. Now talk about Ren Hao is a little embarrassed, if he loosens his mouth, Hao Dongjue, that bastard will come up with some new tricks, then he will have to drink several cups with everyone, and it will be okay to go on like this?

"Brothers, don't let General Tan go today, otherwise you won't have this opportunity in the future!"

Hao Dongjue did not forget to continue to fan the flames. is ready to pour Tan Renhao down.

Liao Yingyu gently pulled Ren Hao, she didn't show a spicy appearance today, after all, there were so many guests watching her, she didn't want to leave everyone with the impression of a "shrew".

Tan Renhao followed his wife's gaze and looked out of the door, and when he saw that Gan Yongxing had already walked into the garden and was walking briskly towards him, he immediately felt like he had seen a savior. But Tan Renhao immediately realized that Gan Yongxing would definitely not have anything good coming at this time.

Hao Dongjue saw Tan Renhao put down his wine glass, and immediately looked out of the door. When he saw Gan Yongxing's hurried appearance, he was also secretly surprised. If it weren't for something very serious, Gan Yongxing would never come to ruin Tan Renhao's wedding. He immediately caught up with Tan Renhao. "What is Chief of Staff Renhao doing here?"

"I don't know, but it's certainly not here to give me a gift!"

Tan Renhao whispered a sentence and greeted Gan Yongxing by the door: "What happened to the chief of staff?" ”

Gan Yongxing hesitated for a moment, and did not hurry to speak, he pulled Tan Renhao behind the door. At this time, the other guests in the hall noticed Gan Yongxing's arrival, Liao Hanxiang whispered to those veterans not to panic, and at the same time handed a look to Wu Xianyu, and when Wu Xianyu went to help him greet the guests, he also walked out.

"This is the principal's order, in fact, it is interfering, and we can't do anything about ......it."

Gan Yongxing saw Liao Hanxiang coming out, and then nodded at Liao Hanxiang: "General Liao, I'm really sorry, I'm going to take your son-in-law away from here." ”

"What's wrong?"

Liao Hanxiang glanced at Tan Renhao, who had a solemn face.

"The battle has begun, Ren Hao's prediction is not wrong, and the First Task Force has become the key target of the US Navy."

Gan Yongxing took out a cigarette a little tremblingly, "Now the First Task Force is retreating, and the specific losses are not clear, but they must have suffered heavy losses." Xiang had personally ordered the removal of Jiang Zhongmin and Fan Peikun, and transferred the two of them back to the capital to hold a hearing. Now the 1st Task Force needs a new commander and chief of staff, so Ren Hao is called to go. ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly, and he grabbed Tan Renhao's shoulder. "So it's going to come out now?"

Gan Yongxing nodded. "The plane arrived an hour later, and it was a special plane sent by Xiang. The headmaster originally wanted to delay for two hours, but now it seems that this matter is very angry, otherwise he would not have sent a special plane to come. ”

Tan Renhao knew that Gan Yongxing was talking about his wedding. "And what about Task Force 2 now?"

"Lei Shaoqing hasn't telegraphed back yet, but this is certainly the best news, at least it proves that the second task force has not been attacked."

Gan Yongxing handed the cigarette to Tan Renhao and Liao Hanxiang, both of whom refused. "We have already sent a telegram to Lei Shaoqing as soon as possible, asking Lei Shaoqing to make a decision immediately, if there is no fighter plane, then immediately withdraw to Iwo Jima, we must not fall in love with war, let alone hesitate."

"General Ray will be measured, he won't joke with the Second Task Force."

Hao Dongjue interjected next to him.

Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue, and when the three generals were talking, Hao Dongjue was not qualified to interject. "Okay, I'll go pack my bags right away and go to the airport later. Also, who is my chief of staff? ”

Gan Yongxing glanced at Hao Dongjue. "Didn't you keep Colonel Hao Dongjue as your deputy?"

Hao Dongjue immediately laughed awkwardly, and his partnership with Tan Renhao was obvious.

"Dongjue, you go back now, pack your luggage, and meet you at the airport."

Tan Renhao didn't hesitate, he patted Hao Dongjue's shoulder: "Don't be late, I won't wait for a late chief of staff." ”

"The letter of appointment will be delivered when you arrive in Guangzhou."

Gan Yongxing nodded at Hao Dongjue, and then said to Tan Renhao: "The First Task Force will return to Guangzhou from the Bass Strait, where it will be repaired. As soon as you arrive in Guangzhou, you take over the command of the 1st Task Force and make preparations for the repair of the battleship. You also know that if the navy's overall operational policy is not agreed to revise the combat plan, then whether the first task force can quickly recover its combat effectiveness will become the key to the next stage of combat operations. I will give it to you as soon as I receive the details of the losses of the fleet. ”

Tan Renhao looked back at his wife standing in the door, and then said to Gan Yongxing: "Chief of Staff, then I'll go and pack my things immediately, you can sit for a while, and then send me to the airport after ten minutes!" ”

Gan Yongxing also noticed Liao Yingyu, and he nodded slightly. Dragging Tan Renhao away from the wedding made Gan Yongxing feel a little guilty, after all, marriage is one of the most important things in life, but now it has to give way to war.