When Tan Renhao went to take a bath, Hao Dongjue read the battle plan that Tan Renhao brought back. When Tan Renhao came out of the bathroom, he immediately saw that the room was filled with smoke, and there were already four or five cigarette butts in the ashtray that he hadn't used for months, and he had only been gone for twenty minutes.

"Washed?" Hao Dongjue didn't even raise his head, still reading the plan.

Tan Renhao nodded, feeling that there was something wrong with Hao Dongjue's words, how to take a bath is the same as eating, do you have to ask first when you meet in the future: "Have you washed it?" ”

"The plan is very clear in the overall idea of the campaign, but well, there are a lot of problems."

"It seems that you should become an instructor, and maybe in a few decades there will be hope to become a principal." Tan Renhao sat down while wiping his head with a towel. "Don't pretend to be deep.

There must be a problem, I talked to Huang Xiaotian once before I came back, and he also felt that there was a problem. ”

"What else did he say?" Hao Dongjue laughed, he knew that Tan Renhao was starting to laugh at him.

"It is recommended that we revise the plan, if we follow this plan, we are half as sure that we will defeat the opponent, but we will also suffer heavy casualties, at most a painful victory."

"Huang Xiaotian, this kid has improved, he can see it at a glance, don't you see it?"

"Of course I can see it, otherwise why should I bring you here?" Tan Renhao leaned on the bed, "If it's against Spruance this time, maybe I'm a little more sure." But this time the opponent is likely to be Halsey, and I really don't know how to fight against an all-out offensive opponent like Halsey. ”

"Know your biggest change?" … ap．bsp; "Change? What does it matter? ”

"Or rather, your biggest flaw right now." Hao Dongjue shrugged his shoulders and changed his words.

"This ......" Tan Renhao shook his head, "Of course, it's still the bystanders, what do you think is my biggest shortcoming?" ”

"Big."

Tan Renhao immediately furrowed his eyebrows, this should be an advantage, not a disadvantage.

"In the eyes of many. This should be an advantage, actually, I think this is your biggest advantage, but in some cases, it may not be a plus, but a disadvantage. ”

"Go on, Scholar Hao!" Tan Renhao went to make a cup of tea. He didn't make tea for Hao Dongjue, and when Hao Dongjue started to come in, he was very consciously greeting himself.

"Renhao, I'm not joking with you, and I'm not hitting you." Hao Dongjue became serious instead, he patted the document in his hand, "Let's take this plan as an example, the biggest feature is the overall nature of the campaign, judging from the arrangements in all aspects, even if you have always put the battle of the Third Task Force and the waters of Kuah Island in a secondary position, you still attach great importance to it." I know. This must have been the request of General Yan Guozhong. Maybe you have no choice but to do it, the 6th team can't afford to lose this naval battle, and General Yan Guozhong wants to capture Kuah Island as soon as possible. It is necessary to ensure victory on this side, which is why you have set two priorities in the whole plan, one is to deal with the Halsidi aircraft carrier fleet, and the other is to intercept the American battleship fleet heading north. I'm not wrong, am I? ”

Tan Renhao nodded, he did arrange it this way. Hao Dongjue has known him for more than five years and cooperated for more than five years, and the two were also the first to partner, often recommending new people and Lei Shaoqing both joined later. Hao Dongjue knows Tan Renhao very well. And it is very clear what kind of considerations Tan Renhao will make when directing the campaign and operations. Therefore, when Hao Dongjue finished reading the battle plan drafted by Tan Renhao, he immediately found the problem.

"There is no doubt that you are considering this combat operation from the perspective of the planner of the campaign, from the perspective of the entire Solomon Islands battle site. To be honest, your ability to grasp the overall situation is indeed better than that of other fleet commanders, and I have to admire you. ”

"Then what else admires me?" Tan Renhao laughed, he felt that Hao Dongjue was a little abnormal, Hao Dongjue would not be so serious before.

"Renhao. We're serious, not kidding. Hao Dongjue grimaced, and then laughed. Alright, go ahead. This kind of overall nature will allow you to think more about the overall victory, but from a higher position, your campaign arrangement this time will actually not be so complicated. ”

"What do you mean?" Tan Renhao also got serious.

"The key to the battle is actually sea supremacy, and the key to sea supremacy is to take out the US aircraft carriers, not the US battleships." Hao Dongjue lit a cigarette again, "If we go all out to deal with Halsey's aircraft carrier fleet, it is very likely to lead to the defeat of the naval battle of Kuah Island, which is unacceptable in the short term, or from the perspective of General Yan Guozhong, and the worst result is that the combat operation to sweep the Solomon Islands will be forced to be extended for several months." ”

"It's entirely possible. Yan Guozhong has already talked to me that if the US military sends a large number of war materials and reinforcements to Kuah Island, perhaps the attack on Kuah Island will be extended for several months, and the sweep of the Solomon Islands will be even longer. ”

"That's true, but the question is, why not think about it from the top of the war zone?" Hao Dongjue rummaged on the table for a while, and pulled out a map of the Southwest Pacific region. "First of all, the deployment of US troops in the southwest Pacific is quite limited, and now that the Gilbert Islands are under our control, the route from the US mainland to Australia has been extended by at least 3ooo nautical miles, and the degree of US reinforcements to Australia has been reduced a lot, and it will be difficult for the US military to invest heavy troops in the southwest Pacific within this year."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, the original combat operation to capture Tarawa Island seemed to be insignificant, but now the benefits have been shown, just let the American merchant ships sail for five more days and run an extra 3ooo nautical mile voyage, which is of great significance.

"Secondly, we are fighting viciously with the US military on Kuah Island, and the US military must draw troops from other parties to fill this loophole, judging from the fighting on Kuah Island in the past few months, the US Army has continued to reinforce at least 25ooo troops here, as well as a large number of war materials. While the battle on Kuah Island is consuming us, it is actually consuming our opponents. Relatively speaking, Yan Guozhong does not have any supply difficulties and lack of troops, and until now, he still has two divisions and reserves. The battle dragged on for months after hoarding war supplies in Lae and Rabaul, but it only allowed us to spend more time and more consumption to capture Kuah Island, but for the U.S. military, this means that their defenses on other islands, and even on the Australian Big 6, will be weakened a lot. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, although it was very painful to fight a war of attrition. But this is even more detrimental to the US military.

"Finally, and most importantly, what is the purpose of our capture of Kuah and the sweep of the Solomon Islands?" Hao Dongjue glanced at his partner, "The ultimate goal is to board the 6th Australian Big 6, drive the United States out of the Southwest Pacific region, and lay the foundation for finally entering the United States and sweeping the entire Pacific Ocean." Judging from the current actions of the 6th Army, it is a question of whether it is possible to send heavy troops to support our 6th Australia at the end of this year. In other words, we've got plenty of time to spend here with the Yankees. Even if the battle to capture Kuah Island dragged on until the middle of the year. We still have enough time to capture the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and complete the strategic outflanking before the arrival of the 6th Army! ”

"That's true. What does it have to do with this campaign? Tan Renhao also looked at Hao Dongjue.

"In that case, why don't we make some sacrifices and go all out to annihilate the US aircraft carrier fleet?"

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and now he understood the reason why Hao Dongjue made such a big detour and told him so many big truths, and at the same time, he also realized that he really did not take into account the overall strategic needs when considering the overall situation of the campaign.

"By taking out the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet, we can maintain our superiority in sea supremacy until the middle of the year, and during this period, Yan Guozhong has enough time to capture Kuah Island. Maybe even the whole Solomon Islands will be defeated. Hao Dongjue clicked on the map, "Therefore, the focus of this battle is not on the naval battle on the Kuah Island, but on the naval battle between us and the US aircraft carrier task force, and there is only one such focus." Even if the Kuah side loses, we can still grasp the overall advantage, as long as we control the sea supremacy, then the US military will definitely lose the Solomon Islands! ”

"But the problem is, if Task Force 3 loses. Then the US military will have mastered the sea supremacy at night, which is still not good for us. ”

"Then let Task Force 3 retreat, don't fight hard, and let MacArthur send troops and supplies to Kuah Island. When we take out the aircraft carriers in Halsey's hands, and then let the third task force go south, if the American battleship fleet dares to challenge, we will concentrate the strength of the three task forces to clean them up! ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "It seems that you and Huang Xiaotiandi have the same suggestion."

"He also told you to give up the battle on Kuah Island first?"

He didn't say it directly, but suggested that I adjust the position of the fleet, leave the sea where Halsey is most likely to be present, and then make a surprise attack. And if we do that, then we will have to give up the naval battle on the other side of Kuah Island. ”

"This kid really can talk, it seems that he really thinks so." Hao Dongjue laughed, "Of course, it's up to you to decide what to do." I'll go to the command cabin to take a look, it's been so long, maybe those staff officers are drinking tea and farting again, I can't let them turn the command cabin into a private club! ”

Tan Renhao laughed, Hao Dongjue himself often drank tea and chatted with staff officers, and now he still cares about others.

After his partner went out, Tan Renhao calmed down. Hao Dongjue's opinion can be said to be to the point, and it is very direct, not as euphemistic as Huang Xiaotian. This is also Hao Dongjue's personality, and it is also because he has a good personal relationship with the commander that he dares to say it so directly.

After thinking about it a few times, Tan Renhao also made up his mind that if he wanted to take care of both sides, then he couldn't take care of both sides, he could only guarantee victory in the most important direction, and then accumulate overall victory. But the question is, how to explain this new deployment to Yan Guozhong? Yan Guozhong will definitely not agree to give up the battle on Kuah Island easily, after all, Yan Guozhong is the general of the 6th team, and he is the commander of the theater, as long as Yan Guozhong does not agree, then Tan Renhao's plan 1 cannot be approved, and naturally cannot be implemented.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tan Renhao decided to report this to the Navy Command first, and then the Navy Command would send the order to the Theater Command. But he felt that it was inappropriate to do so, originally planning a campaign operation was the business of the theater command, and the naval command no longer cared about specific campaign operations, if the naval command was allowed to give orders, even if Yan Guozhong obeyed, then he would think that Tan Renhao was pressuring him.

After thinking about it, Tan Renhao still decided to tell Yan Guozhong about the revision of the plan first, and then report to Gan Yongxing in a consultative tone, so that Gan Yongxing could come forward to mediate this difference. Having thought about it, he immediately drew up a telegram and went to the command cabin.

Sure enough, Hao Dongjue was chatting with a few staff officers, and some were laughing, I don't know who went to buy a bag of melon seeds, and a group of people were just like having a tea party.

"Okay, let's go and do things, don't be lazy here!" Seeing Tan Renhao coming in, Hao Dongjue immediately jumped up, and when he was helping those staff officers to exonerate, he hurried up to meet him, blocking in front of Tan Renhao, and the two staff officers quickly took away the melon seeds and teacups.

"Help me get this telegram to the Theater Command, and the following one is for the Navy Command." Tan Renhao saw everything in his eyes, he sent the telegram to the communications staff officer, then glared at Hao Dongjue, and said, "Next time there is an event to drink tea and chat, remember to call me too, you are doing a small collective!" ”

Hao Dongjue was stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed. "No problem, I'll call you next time. What, think about how to fight? ”

"Think about it, I'm afraid we're going to offend a few people this time." Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, "No matter how much, winning is the key, if you can't win, it's useless to be a good person." ”

"That's right, but don't worry, anyway, this time it's you who will command the naval battle, and the marshal and the other side will be victorious, not defeated."

Tan Renhao sighed, and then left the command cabin, lest he dare not clean up the melon seed shells on the floor because he was in those staff officers. Hao Dongjue's words are not wrong, the most important thing is to win, not how to win!