"General, you guys talk first, I'll go outside to deal with something!"

Du Xing said goodbye very interestingly, Tan Renhao did not keep him, after Du Xing went out, he spread out the braised vegetables and put them on the table, and then opened two bottles of beer.

"Without a cup, the habit of our Navy is to drink wine from a wine bottle, I don't know what your 6th Army is used to."

"Our 6th Army drank liquor, not beer."

Gu Xunlei laughed, he glanced at the documents that Tan Renhao received from the side, "General Tan, it seems that you were promoted one step ahead of me, and this time you were ahead again." ”

"Where, we should be promoted in the same batch."

Tan Renhao also laughed, "Well, we are not in a competitive relationship, we should be comrades-in-arms." ”

"Yes, we can't compete across services!"

Gu Xunlei took the beer bottle, "I heard that you guys have a hard time fighting in the Mariana Islands?" ”

Tan Renhao did not avoid this question, he poured a sip of beer, and then said: "We are not ordinary people, to be honest, the empire's propaganda agencies have done too much work. The victory was certain, but it was a victory based on a painful defeat, and there was nothing to boast about. I admire you very much, the 6th Army fought extremely beautifully in several battles on the Northwest Battlefield, especially the several assaults of the Kazakh Army Group, which even I, a layman, found extremely exciting. ”

"General Tan, you have won the award, in fact, these victories are also hard-won."

Gu Xunlei's expression also darkened, "Before, we have always underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, thinking that after we complete the reform, the combat effectiveness will be far greater than that of the Russian army, but in fact, we have suffered a lot of losses on the battlefield." The Russian army and the German army fought on the East European Plain for more than two years, accumulated a lot of actual combat experience, and trained a large number of outstanding generals, many of whom were difficult opponents. If nothing else, Zhukov, who played against us this time, caused a lot of problems for the Germans. On the battlefield in Eastern Europe, if it weren't for several beautiful defensive counterattacks by Moder, I am afraid that the German army would have retreated to the Elbe. In addition, the equipment of the Russian army is far more powerful than we imagined. ”

"Their tanks?"

Although Tan Renhao is a layman, he also knows that the most important equipment of the 6th Army now, in addition to bombers, is probably tanks.

Gu Xunlei nodded slightly. "Our tank performance is still not up to par. In particular, most of the tanks equipped by the troops are based on the German IV tank, and their performance has lagged behind. The T-34 of the Russian army is much more powerful than our tanks. This time we also brought back a couple of captured T-34s and handed them over to the scientific research department. Do you know what the results are? ”

"What?"

Tan Renhao put down the wine bottle.

"Who can believe that this tank was actually made with the technology of creating tractors?"

Gu Xunlei shook his head, then took out a cigarette, and after Tan Renhao refused, he lit one himself. "The Germans now have a 'Black Panther' tank out of the way, and the technology has been transferred to us, as a result of which our engineers have come to the conclusion. The cost of building one 'Panther' tank can build at least three T-34s. And one 'Panther' will definitely not be able to beat three T-34s. ”

"So what are you going to do?"

In Tan Renhao's understanding, the status of tanks in the 6th Army should be similar to that of aircraft carriers in the Navy.

"What else can I do? Let our R&D institutions come up with a similar one to the T-34 as soon as possible, capable of mass production at a low cost. And the tank that was able to carry out the simplest maintenance in the front-line troops, and at the same time was not inferior in performance to the T-34. As a result, do you know what the conclusions of those engineers were? ”

Gu Xunlei spat out a cigarette, "They think that the fastest, easiest, and best way is to replace Russia's inferior armor steel with high-quality armor steel plates produced by us, and directly produce our T-34." ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and laughed along. "Isn't this a copy of the enemy's equipment?"

"Of course we can't use the enemy's equipment, how to say. Let's make some minor changes as well. ”

Gu Xunlei himself laughed, "However, I really admire the Russians, who can produce tanks with much better performance than our tanks in such a simple way, maybe, in many cases, we really have to change our current thinking." ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "So, what's the situation on the battlefield in the northwest now?"

"There hasn't been much progress, but it's finally withstood the fiercest attack of the Russians."

Gu Xunlei took a sip of beer. "The Battle of Volgograd is scheduled to end before the end of the year, after which we will readjust our defensive line and start a new offensive as soon as next spring. The losses of the Russian army are also heavy, they also need time to adjust their deployment, they will not be able to pose a threat to us in the near future, and the real decisive battle should start after next spring. ”

Tan Renhao pondered for a moment and asked, "In other words, the 6th Army will still use the Northwest Battlefield as the main battlefield?" ”

Gu Xunlei suddenly laughed. "Are you kid tricking me?"

"I didn't mean that, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at the Navy report I prepared."

"There's no need, it's not that I don't believe you."

Gu Xunlei immediately grabbed Tan Renhao and didn't let Tan Renhao get those documents. "Actually, we all know one thing that now the two militaries of the six seas must act together. On the surface, the Navy has made no contribution in the Northwest Theater, but in reality, we are all well aware that if it were not for the Navy's stubborn offensive in the Pacific theater, the United States would have provided much more military assistance to Russia this year, and the presence of the Navy in the South Atlantic actually held back the British and French navies, preventing them from entering the Eastern Mediterranean, and protecting our most important supply routes. No matter how the war is fought in the future, the two armies of the six seas must cooperate, and only with the full cooperation of the two armies can we win the final victory! ”

"That's my point, now is not the time for conflict."

Tan Renhao immediately felt that his consciousness was a little lower, "If our opponent is only a country like Japan and Russia, both the 6 seas and the 6 armies have enough ability to deal with one enemy, but the current enemy is the United States, if the 6 seas and the two armies are still engaged in internal capital and do not cooperate, then the result will not be beneficial to either of us, let alone the empire." ”

Gu Xunlei immediately laughed. "And what's your plan?"

"I have carefully studied the 6th Army in the Northwest Theater and the North African Theater for most of the past six months. Combat operations on the European theater, to be honest, I do not believe that the 6th Army will be able to draw forces to open up new theaters by the end of this year. ”

"That's for sure, we really don't have the ability to do that."

Gu Xunlei immediately agreed with Tan Renhao's point of view, "Maybe before the end of 25 years, the main force of the 6th Army will still be concentrated on the Great 6 battlefield." If Russia is defeated in 25, the 6th Army will move to the North African theater and control North Africa first. Try to force Italy and Spain out of the war, and then cooperate with the German army to sweep the European theater. If, by then, the Germans were able to defeat the French, the situation would have been even more favorable to us. Of course, during this period, if it is necessary to open up new battlefields, then the navy is the main force, and we can only provide some minor help. ”

"Then we will not be able to open up the Australian battlefield 25 years ago, at most we will only sweep the islands in the southwest Pacific."

Tan Renhao went to find a map and came over, "Estimate it from the most conservative perspective." If you want to climb 6 Australian Big 6. And to strengthen our foothold, we need at least sixty divisions of ground troops, and at least five tank divisions and motorized infantry divisions. The 6th team can only invest a maximum of twenty divisions, and there are no tank and motorized infantry divisions. In addition, our seaborne capacity is not enough to meet the operational needs of sixty divisions. Therefore, the idea of opening up the Australian battlefield in 25 years is very unrealistic. When the 6th Army swept Russia, we could first seize the important islands in the southwest Pacific and blockade the Australian 6, and then open up the Australian 6 battlefield in 26, and then we would be more likely to win. ”

"It depends on whether the Navy can completely blockade the Australian Big 6."

"If the 6th Army is willing to provide part of the support of the forces, especially the support of the aviation. The problem shouldn't be very big. ”

Both of them laughed, apparently this was the consensus of the two armies of the 6 Seas.

"We also want to make a difference in the Southwest Pacific, because we can't help much because of the limitations of our forces."

Gu Xunlei leaned back in his chair, "In addition, you also know who is in charge of the 6th Air now, if you need armored troops, I can give you a packing ticket, at least General Shi Naixing will give this face." But ......"

"You can't be blamed for this, but I believe that as long as the two armies of the 6 Seas have the idea of fighting together, and the marshals of the two armies, as well as Prime Minister Xue Xiyue, support the 2 armies of the 6 Seas to jointly open up the Southwest Pacific Theater, then no matter who it is, as long as he dares to do something contrary to the interests of the empire, then he will definitely not end well."

"I believe that, but the question is, who is to bear the consequences?"

Hearing Gu Xunlei raise this question, Tan Renhao also sighed secretly, in the emperor's ** team, there are always some voices that are not so harmonious, and there are always people who can sacrifice the interests of the empire and the army for their own interests. Such people should go to the eighteen levels of hell, but who can punish them until they are shown their true colors?

"Renhao—"

Seeing Tan Renhao turn his head, Gu Xunlei smiled awkwardly, "Can I call you that?" ”

"Of course, that's what everybody calls me."

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded.

"Actually, there is no need to worry about this, we just need to do what a soldier should do well."

Gu Xunlei took out another cigarette, "As you said, anyone who dares to harm the interests of the empire will not end well. Perhaps, they will bring some negative effects, but I believe that the vast majority of the emperors are based on the interests of the country and the nation, and as long as these soldiers are still fighting on the battlefield, then there is still hope for the empire, isn't it? ”

"It seems that my consciousness is not high enough."

"If everyone has such an awareness as talking about generals, what do we need to worry about?"

The two young generals laughed again, as soldiers, they both have big hearts, but they also know that the road to victory is bumpy and tortuous, and on this road, they have to face not only enemies on the battlefield, but also many enemies outside the battlefield.

The two chatted about interest, and the topic quickly opened up. From the battlefield of the six places to the battlefield of the sea, both of them expressed their views and analysis of the war.

Tan Renhao also gradually realized that Gu Xunlei was not only an excellent front-line commander, but also a master of strategy. This surprised him, in his previous understanding, he always thought that the generals of the 6th Army lacked strategic vision, and many times they were limited to command actions at the campaign and tactical levels, but through Gu Xunlei, he also realized that the younger generation of generals of the 6th Army did not lack long-term strategic vision, perhaps this was also determined by the battlefield environment.

The final topic of the two fell on the next stage of combat operations, and a consensus was quickly reached. After the 6th Army won a decisive victory in the Great 6 Battlefield, it had the ability to open up the Great 6 Battlefield of Australia, and before that, it would take the navy as the main force to seize the southwest Pacific Ocean and the islands in the South Pacific, expand the sphere of influence of the empire, continue to suppress the United States, strive to blockade Australia, and cut off the sea lines of communication between the United States and Australia.

"The battle for the islands is important, and in the same way that you are not proficient in large-scale ground warfare, I am also a layman in this regard."

Gu Xunlei smiled reluctantly, "But I know that the island will be the focus of the battle. Now that the Empire has basically controlled the waters of the western Pacific, and if we want to continue to push the front east, we must deal with the enemy in the southwest Pacific and sweep the American forces on the various islands. This phase of the operation will be difficult. The 6th Army will provide support to the best of its ability, we will send ground troops to fight, of course, the question of command is not up to us, but to the marshals of the two armies. ”

"If the ground forces of the 6th Army can participate in the war, then the problem of the strength of the Navy will also be solved."

"That's the best, we will try to get rid of Russia in '25, and at the same time urge Germany to increase its investment in the Western European theater, and if France loses in '25, then the situation will be extremely favorable to us."

Gu Xunlei drank the last few sips of beer in the bottle, "When the time comes, we can put pressure on the United States in both the Pacific and Atlantic directions, and the final victory will be just around the corner." ”

Tan Renhao didn't answer this question, he knew very well that if he wanted to win the final victory, he still needed to pay a lot, a lot!