When Tan Renhao walked into Nie Renfeng's study, Nie Renfeng, Gan Yongxing, Liao Hanxiang, and another general were talking about some very interesting things, and they were all smiling happily. Tan Renhao recognized the general at a glance, it was the admiral of the two navies in the investigation team.

"Ren Hao, let me introduce you, this is Admiral Weng Yiming."

Tan Renhao immediately looked at the general again, and then shook hands with Weng Yiming to say hello. Weng Yiming was previously the commander of the Independent Fleet, and after the restructuring of the naval chain of command, he was appointed commander of the South Atlantic Theater of Operations, commander of the South Atlantic Fleet, and at the same time promoted to admiral. Tan Renhao didn't know much about Weng Yiming, mainly because the status of the independent fleet was very special in the navy, it was a multinational fleet, and before the outbreak of the war, the commander of the independent fleet was not appointed by the naval command, but by the imperial prime minister. This alone determined the peculiarities of the independent fleet in the Imperial Navy.

"General Tan, your performance is wonderful." Weng Yiming was also looking at Tan Renhao, "I think, this time the problem is not big. Acting Prime Minister Zong Hanqin is not an unreasonable person. And the Prime Minister attaches great importance to the victory of the Navy and will not embarrass the Navy! ”

"Yes, it's not a big problem on the Prime Minister's side." Nie Renfeng smiled and nodded at Tan Renhao, "I started to listen to General Weng, your reaction was very clever, and you didn't give the other party any handle." The results of the survey are within our expectations. This time, we will jointly submit a letter of guarantee to the acting prime minister of Zong Hanqin to see what else those people in the army can say. ”

"Army?" Tan Renhao was a little puzzled, could the army be able to instigate the government to investigate him?

Nie Renfeng let out a sigh. "Just as you were leading your fleet out to sea. The Army failed in the Battle of Ulsan, where it was launched, and was not able to cut the landing Japanese troops into two pieces, and now the Japanese army is based in Busan and Ulsan, and has launched a counterattack campaign, and the army is increasing its forces on the Korean Peninsula. In order to divert attention, or to cover up their mistakes. They found fault with the operations of the First Task Force. ”

Tan Renhao gritted his teeth, and his heart fluctuated. The war has reached this point, and the army is still engaged in nest fighting.

"However, this is not what Marshal Yan Dingyu meant." Nie Renfeng patted the armrest of the sofa twice, "Marshal Yan Dingyu fell ill last week, and now the work of the army is in charge of the chief of staff, General Tian Bofang. ”

In fact, it was Wei Boyu who first raised the doubt, believing that the naval aviation performed unsatisfactory in the campaign. Later, after several cabinet ministers raised relevant questions, Acting Prime Minister Zong Hanqin had to organize an investigation committee to investigate the operations of the 1st Task Force. Liao Hanxiang added Nie Renfeng's words, "Therefore, the reason for this is not on the acting prime minister, but on the army, especially Wei Boyu." ”

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, Wei Boyu was obviously the "perpetrator". Without him being the first to raise doubts, how could those cabinet officials who did not understand naval warfare have so many doubts? Moreover, Wei Boyu must have secretly given those cabinet officials some so-called "evidence" and "judgments", which is why there was this arraignment. Thinking of this, Tan Renhao became even more angry in his heart. He led tens of thousands of officers and men of the First Fleet to win a victory at the risk of death, only to be wiped out, but also to bear a trumped-up charge.

"Renhao, you can't blame the acting prime minister for this." Gan Yongxing also spoke, and they all saw Tan Renhao's thoughts, "No matter what, we are all working hard, and the acting prime minister is very aware of the importance of this battle." Believe. It won't be long. The investigation will be over, and you will still be able to return to your position as Commander of Task Force 1. When the time comes. If anyone wants to make things difficult, we can change the name at most......"

"Chief of Staff, am I going to bow my head?" Tan Renhao glanced at Gan Yongxing, his expression was unusually firm, "First, I didn't do anything wrong. Second, these accusations are unfounded. Do you want me to admit my mistake at this time? Or let me admit the trumped-up charges? ”

Gan Yongxing smiled bitterly, and then sighed.

"Headmaster, General Liao, am I really doing something wrong?" Tan Renhao only fights for one breath, the tree lives a skin, and the person lives for a breath, if he doesn't even fight for this breath, he is not an emperor.

Liao Hanxiang glanced at Nie Renfeng and said to Tan Renhao: "It's not a question of whether to bow your head or not, it's ......"

"But I have to, don't I?" Tan Renhao looked at several generals and marshals.

"Actually, that's not what we meant."

As soon as Gan Yongxing's words were finished, Weng Yiming said: "General Renhao, we all know your ability, to be honest, before I met you, the principal had talked to me about you many times, and the principal always thought that you were the hope of the Imperial Navy, and the truth was that it was exactly the case. At that time, General Yuan Haoyi was 25 years old and paid homage to the generals, turning the tide and helping the empire to fall into the generals. And you've now broken that record. Now, I am even more convinced that the future of the Imperial Navy, and indeed the entire Empire, lies in the hands of you young people. And on the road to the rise of the empire again, there must be many twists and turns, if you can't even endure a little hardship, can't stand a little grievance, then how can you shoulder this heavy responsibility? ”

Weng Yiming's words were steady and slow, he was also a student of the Imperial Naval Academy, although he was not under Principal Nie Renfeng, he also called Nie Renfeng the principal. Of course, Weng Yiming's words were very profound. Tan Renhao also calmed down. When Nie Renfeng recruited him back to the naval combat unit and made him the chief of staff of the First Task Force, Tan Renhao already knew that the principal would reuse him, and these young men would become the hope of the Imperial Navy.

"General Weng Yiming's words are not wrong, this is just a test, a very ordinary test." Liao Hanxiang walked next to Tan Renhao, "Renhao, if you can't even withstand such a test, then ......"

"Everyone, can you let me talk to General Tan Renhao alone?" Nie Renfeng stood up. I made a gesture of please.

Everyone else also stood up, and Liao Hanxiang patted Tan Renhao on the shoulder, and then the three of them left the room. Tan Renhao let out a sigh, and then looked at Nie Renfeng, at this time, he knew that Nie Renfeng must have a new arrangement for him. And it's an arrangement related to his future.

Nie Renfeng sat next to Tan Renhao, and then took out a pack of Tan Renhao's favorite "Wangfu" brand cigarettes. Tan Renhao was not polite. He was already holding back a little too much.

"Do you know why I called you?"

Tan Renhao didn't speak, he really wanted to relax his mood and look at this incident with a normal attitude, but he found that even with the help of cigarettes, he still couldn't completely calm down.

"The things investigated are trifle, at least. Now I am still the commander of the Navy, and the Navy still has to obey my command. Even if the acting prime minister of Zong Hanqin comes, I dare to say that the navy cannot do anything without my order. Nie Renfeng looked at the sky outside the window, "No matter who is behind the scenes, I will never let him go, and the subjects of the empire will not let them go." But the problem is. What do we do now? ”

Tan Renhao immediately understood the meaning of the marshal's words.

"Shall we go back to fight those people internally, or should we deal with the enemy from outside?" Nie Renfeng smiled coldly, "Now is the autumn of the empire's survival, others can dig into the corners of the empire for personal interests, but can we do this?" Actually, when I found out about it. I really wanted to go back to Beijing to find the acting prime minister, to argue with them, to fight against those saboteurs. But when I see the warships in the harbor, the soldiers in the camps, and the uniforms we wear, do you know what I'm thinking? ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, he found that he was slowly calming down, and he was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning.

"We are soldiers, soldiers of the Empire. And it is also the best among the emperors. It's a military man in a general's uniform. I still vividly remember the oath I made to the 'Zhenhai Flag' forty-five years ago. Whenever I think of this vow. I thought of the empire we were going to defend to the death, and the people of the empire behind us. It has been more than a year since the outbreak of the war, and the empire has changed a lot in more than a year, and the empire is also winning. What should we do at this critical time? ”

Seeing Nie Renfeng's gaze, Tan Renhao took a long breath. "Headmaster, I see what you mean."

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly. "Remember when I gave you the 'Sea Lion' medal? It's been three years, and in these three years, you have been the best performer among the last batch of students I sent away. Although, at that time, you fell under Fan Peikun and Jiang Zhongmin for special reasons, I believe that in front of you, they are just chicks in front of the phoenix, and they can't compare with you at all. The facts have also proved this, now Van Peikun is just an ordinary captain officer, Jiang Zhongmin can only serve as an ordinary ground staff officer in the naval headquarters, and you are the commander of the most powerful fleet in the empire. At the same time, I also believe that while you have shown the ability to surpass others, you will also be able to better understand the challenges we are facing now and what we should be doing now! ”

"Headmaster, what should I do now?" Tan Renhao lit a cigarette again.

"Patience!" Nie Renfeng patted Tan Renhao's shoulder, "Now, you have to endure it." As the emperor, we should focus on major events, the empire can not withstand internal attrition now, and now is the most critical moment, if the conflict between the land and navy breaks out, then the empire will face incalculable losses, or even lose the war, and completely lose the opportunity to revive its strength. Our duty is to defend the empire and fight for it, so we cannot hold the empire back, let alone do anything that endangers the interests of the empire. ”

"But ......"

"But you have to sacrifice your own interests." Nie Renfeng stood up, "When every officer and soldier of the Imperial Navy joined the Imperial Navy, he had already sworn to the 'Zhenhai Banner' that for the interests of the Empire, for the motherland we defended, and for the people behind us, we can sacrifice everything, including our lives. So, now do you think it's worth it to make a little sacrifice? ”

Tan Renhao hesitated slightly, and immediately stood up. "Headmaster, even if I die, I won't blink my eyes, the moment I stepped on the battlefield, I had already left the coffin money for myself, but ......"

"But you have to sacrifice your honor." Nie Renfeng turned around, "I promise, you will not suffer any wrongs, this is not only a commander's guarantee to a subordinate, but also a teacher's guarantee to a student." Talking about Renhao, if you can't even stand such a little grievance, then how can you finish the following road? ”

Tan Renhao suddenly came to his senses. "Headmaster......

"It's good to understand, it's good to understand!" Nie Renfeng laughed, "I know, you will understand this truth, and I also believe that you are a real soldier." ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and the result was already obvious.

"Tomorrow, you can go home and have a look." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao for a while, making sure that he no longer had any resistance, and then said reassuringly, "You should also go back and take a look, you don't need to worry about the affairs of the fleet, I will entrust General Liao Hanxiang to watch it for you for the time being." Two months, maybe just a month, and you'll be back in the fleet again. Task Force 1 is still under your command, and will be strengthened in due course. Go back and relax, and do everything you need to do. By the time you return to the fleet next time, you may not have time to manage your personal affairs. ”

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, what else could he say?

"By the way, when you go back, you will receive all your allowances by the way, you haven't received your allowances for months."

"Headmaster, then I'll take my leave!"

Nie Renfeng didn't look back at Tan Renhao, in fact, letting Tan Renhao leave the fleet at this time was the best solution he could think of, and at the same time, Nie Renfeng also knew that when Tan Renhao came back, the Imperial Navy would face a real general, a fierce general who could make all enemies fearful.

The sunlight shining on his face was soft, and Tan Renhao felt his whole body relax for the first time. It's not just physical relaxation, it's mental relaxation. He put on his admiral's hat and glanced towards the garden of the Admiralty Headquarters, and as Duchenne drove his car, he looked into the distant harbor, where the First Task Force was moored, his second home!