At dinner, Tan Renhao put forward a few questions to consider. He didn't explain in too much detail, Hao Dongjue is not stupid, as long as he mentions it, he can understand it.

"In other words, Liao Hanxiang did not adjust the deployment of troops according to the plan?"

"Can't say the same, and we have nothing to blame." Tan Renhao put down his chopsticks.

"Because he's your father-in-law?" Hao Dongjue picked up the wine glass as he spoke.

"I didn't say that, I don't talk about it in the military." Tan Renhao glanced at his partner, "As the commander of the theater, General Liao Hanxiang has the obligation and responsibility to deploy in accordance with the needs of the theater and the actual situation of the theater. Our purpose this time is only to take out the Fifth Fleet, not to actually attack the Hawaiian Islands, so Admiral Liao Hanxiang is not obliged to make a fake show. ”

"But the problem is obvious, if the U.S. military finds out our troop deployment, then they will definitely suspect our series of moves in the Central Pacific." Hao Dongjue also became serious, "Spruance and Nimitz are not stupid, as long as they figure out our intentions, then the Fifth Fleet may not come out to fight us." ”

"That's what worries me." Tan Renhao sighed, "If the American fleet doesn't take the initiative to fight, then we have to force them to come out and fight." ”

Hao Dongjue nodded. "Do you have any ideas?"

Tan Renhao didn't rush to speak, and he didn't know exactly how to fight and where to fight now, so he didn't rush to make a judgment.

"Since we think so, let's turn it into action."

"We'll talk about that tomorrow." Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue, who was a little excited.

"You're tired too, get a good night's sleep, and we'll discuss it in detail tomorrow."

"It's fine. I'm still in good spirits, or else.

We'll go to the theater command now. ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he also wanted to buy some time, so he didn't refuse Hao Dongjue's proposal. After settling the bill with the boss, the two immediately drove back to the Navy headquarters. Liao Hanxiang had already left the headquarters, and the staff officer on duty knew Tan Renhao. He immediately took them to the combat center, and quickly sent over the materials from the theater that Tan Renhao had raised.

"The Fifth Fleet will definitely leave Pearl Harbor in the near future." Tan Renhao gave the submarine reconnaissance report to Hao Dongjue, "The main problem now is the repair of the fleet aircraft carrier, judging from the ground intelligence we have obtained now, the repair work of the 'Franklin' must be more troublesome, and now the three small aircraft carriers are rushing to Pearl Harbor, which shows that the 'Franklin' is very likely not to be repaired, and it will be difficult to repair it in the near future." ”

"At most, though, until the end of the month. This aircraft carrier can be repaired, and a month is a lot of time. ”

Tan Renhao nodded. "Then, we will judge the ...... of the Fifth Fleet to leave Pearl Harbor in the second half of the year."

"Won't Spruance set off with three small aircraft carriers first?" Hao Dongjue looked at Tan Renhao.

"If that's the case. Then we should be happy, shouldn't we? Tan Renhao also looked at his brother-in-law, "If Spruance dares to scatter the little force he has, then he will make a serious mistake." So. It is unlikely that he will allow three small aircraft carriers to fight alone. In addition, these three small aircraft carriers have also been out for two months of combat operations and need to return to Hong Kong for major repairs, so it is very likely that they will go back for repairs this time and then set off with the 'Franklin'. ”

Hao Dongjue nodded. "And what do you think?"

"Take the initiative." Tan Renhao walked to the sand table, "We have now controlled Midway Island, although Wake Island has fallen into the hands of the U.S. military, but as long as we start from Midway Island and take another step forward, the U.S. military will have to defend the Hawaiian Islands with all our might, and when the time comes, the Fifth Fleet will naturally stay." ”

"Take the initiative to attack the Hawaiian Islands?" Hao Dongjue frowned, "Then we have to kill the Fifth Fleet first." ”

"It should be to launch an attack before the Fifth Fleet regains its combat effectiveness and force the Fifth Fleet to stay." Tan Renhao laughed, "Our purpose is to annihilate the Fifth Fleet, and the purpose of attacking the Hawaiian Islands is to keep the Fifth Fleet behind, not to launch an attack on the Hawaiian Islands by annihilating the Fifth Fleet." Of course, if the battle goes well, we will definitely attack the Hawaiian Islands, but the order is different. ”

Hao Dongjue also pondered. If you want to attack the Hawaiian Islands, then you must first take Wake Island, at least make the American troops on Wake Island completely desperate, and the most important thing is to destroy the airfield on Wake Island. This is all a follow-up mission, and the most important thing at the moment is to take out the Fifth Fleet and fight Spruance in a decisive battle. Tan Renhao's meaning is very clear, by launching an active attack on the Hawaiian Islands, Spruance has to come to the decisive battle.

"Well, we have to choose a target first." Tan Renhao gave another document to Hao Dongjue, "This is the defense deployment of the US military in the Hawaiian Islands. Maybe that's changed now, but in general there shouldn't be much of a difference. ”

Hao Dongjue immediately flipped through the documents. The core of U.S. defense in the Hawaiian Islands is Oahu, the island where Pearl Harbor is located. In addition, ground troops have been deployed on several large islands such as Hawaii Island, Maui Island, and Kauai Island, and regular airfields have been built, especially on Hawaii Island, where there are three regular airfields of the US military, and a large number of combat aircraft are stationed, and seventy percent of the heavy bombers deployed by the US military on the Hawaiian Islands are on this island. These islands are concentrated in the eastern part of the Hawaiian Islands, which are also the most heavily defended places in the U.S. military. Of course, there is no need to consider a sneak attack on these islands at all, and the more than 3,000 combat planes deployed by the US military on more than a dozen regular airfields on these islands are enough to completely wipe out the First Task Force.

"I think the only place to do it is on the west side of the archipelago."

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, isn't this equivalent to saying it in vain?

"Which island did you choose to start with?" Hao Dongjue raised his head.

"Liszski Island is the closest to Midway, but the island doesn't have much value, and you can't even build an airport on it. The U.S. military has only a few hundred deployed here, and there is a seaplane base. Tan Renhao tapped the island on the sand table with a wooden stick, "Then there is Laisan Island." This is the closest island to Midway with an airport, although the airport is small.

But the US military has deployed dozens of long-range reconnaissance aircraft here, as well as a group of fighter jets. Perhaps, tactical bombers have now been deployed here. ”

"Then we'll bomb the island."

Tan Renhao laughed. "Dongjue. Now we have to think about this offensive operation in terms of the plan for attacking the Hawaiian Islands. In this way, the US military will think that our real purpose is to attack the Hawaiian Islands. And not looking for a decisive battle for the Fifth Fleet. ”

Hao Dongjue scratched his scalp with a smile, and waited for Tan Renhao to continue.

"There are about 10,000 U.S. troops on Lysan Island, and a well-developed ground defense system has been built, and perhaps the ground defense force has increased a lot. Attack the island. We could not use the shore-based bombers of the HNA and the marines could only be supported by the fleet. Even if we committed twice as many offensive forces as the U.S. defenses, it would take a long time to take this island, right? ”

"That's for sure, the U.S. military has months to strengthen the defenses of Lysan Island, and this is the ideal springboard for our offensive, and they will not let up in any way."

"Herein lies the problem. If we attack Lysan Island, it will take a lot of time, if we do attack the Hawaiian Islands. We must push the front to Oahu as soon as possible, and we will not fight any islands that we can not fight halfway. And Lysan Island definitely belongs to this category of islands. ”

Hao Dongjue's gaze fell on the sand table. "You mean, we're going to attack Gardner Island?"

"The U.S. military presence on Gardner Island should not be very large. And the primary defense of the US military should be Laisan Island. There's an airport here. The U.S. military also deployed a fleet of aircraft. Tan Renhao put down his stick, "If we really want to send troops to attack the Hawaiian Islands, then we should skip Laisan Island." Landing directly on Gardner Island. ”

"But the question is, if we bomb Gardner Island directly......"

"The first place we bombed was Lysan Island, not Gardner Island." Tan Renhao laughed, "If we really want to attack Gardner Island. Then it is necessary to first destroy the US airfield on Lysan Island so that the landing fleet and transport fleet can pass smoothly, and then bomb Gardner Island to complete the pre-landing firepower preparations. ”

"Then we must first put the fleet in the waters east of Midway Island, rely on the cover of shore-based fighters, bomb Lysan Island with all our might, destroy the airfield on Lysan Island, and then the fleet will go out to the waters near Gardner Island and take advantage of the opportunity for the US military to adjust its defense to blow up the airfield on Gardner Island." Hao Dongjue also thought so, "If the transport fleet and the landing fleet are deployed to the waters of Midway at the same time, then the Yankees will have to believe that we are going to attack the Hawaiian Islands." ”

"Yes, we launched this campaign exactly the same way as a regular landing operation."

Tan Renhao pulled a chair over, and then sat down, "Let's first go and blow up the U.S. military airfield on Lysan Island, and then prepare for the pre-landing firepower on Gardner Island." During this period, the landing fleet and convoy of convoys assembled at Midway Island and presented themselves as landing operations. And there's only one problem. ”

"We must complete this series of actions before the Fifth Fleet leaves Pearl Harbor, and when the time comes, the Fifth Fleet will definitely come to fight a decisive battle with us, instead of going south to the Coral Sea to hit Huang Xiaotian's ass!"

Hearing Hao Dongjue's words, Tan Renhao immediately laughed. "Then we really have to think about Huang Xiaotian's ass. When can the fleet depart? ”

"Once you're done resupplying, you're ready to hit the road. I'll personally arrange the supplies tomorrow. Hao Dongjue also laughed, "Spruance wants to spank Huang Xiaotian's ass, then let's go and spank his ass and see who gets first." ”

"Maybe Spruance will come and slap us in the face this time and avenge Halsey."

"That way, it couldn't be better." Hao Dongjue rubbed his hands, "Then I'll go back to the fleet first, gather all the officers, get a rough battle plan first, and arrange the supply work immediately, so that the fleet can set off smoothly." ”

"Okay, I'll contact General Liao Hanxiang, and if there's news, I'll go back to the fleet."

"Is there something important?"

Hearing Liao Hanxiang's voice, Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue immediately looked towards the door.

"I heard that you were in the war room when I came back, how is it, do you have a plan?" Liao Hanxiang walked over with a smile, and he also deliberately looked at Hao Dongjue, "I was too busy in the evening, I didn't go to the port to pick you up, how is the situation of the fleet?" ”

"It's all good, everyone is waiting for this decisive battle." Hao Dongjue laughed.

At this time, Liao Hanxiang's adjutant brought in the lunch box, and it seemed that Liao Hanxiang had not eaten dinner yet.

"Have you eaten?" Liao Hanxiang glanced at the two of them, and then ate unceremoniously, "What are your plans?" Tell me first, I'll fill my stomach by the way. ”

When Liao Hanxiang was eating, Tan Renhao said their thoughts.

"The plan is good, and we are also planning a landing operation." Liao Hanxiang gave the empty lunch box to the adjutant, and then took out a cigarette.

"Landing on Wake Island?" Tan Renhao immediately asked.

"Yes, if you can defeat the Fifth Fleet, we will immediately launch a combat operation to land on Wake Island." Liao Hanxiang said as he walked over, "When the time comes, the First Task Force will immediately rush over to support us." As for the attack on the Hawaiian Islands, we have no plans yet. ”

"Then we can send the troops who landed on Wake Island to Midway Island first." Hao Dongjue immediately said the opinion he had just thought of, "Although this is a little troublesome, it can play a deceptive role." And when we take out the Fifth Fleet, the landing fleet can immediately go south to attack Wake Island. ”

"And a fleet of ships transporting war supplies." Tan Renhao added.

Liao Hanxiang nodded while thinking. "I'll consider this suggestion, but it's too late today, let's discuss it in detail tomorrow, how about it?"

Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue were also embarrassed to delay Liao Hanxiang's rest time any longer, and immediately resigned and left the theater headquarters. By this time, Tan Renhao also had a relatively complete campaign idea, if he could achieve the goal of attracting and deceiving the US military by mobilizing the Marine Corps, he would not be afraid that Spruance would not be fooled!