After leaving the Naha Naval Port, the fleet sailed northwest at a maximum cruising speed of 18 knots. Two days later, a battleship approached, and after seeing the battleship's side number and the fleet flag hoisted, Tan Renhao found out that it was a "Coyote" destroyer of the Straits Fleet (the Korean Strait Detachment, stationed on Jeju Island, and belonging to the local patrol fleet). Obviously, the Fifth Fleet has reached the vicinity of Jeju Island, and the fleet, led by the destroyer "Coyote", is still continuing to move in a northwesterly direction.

"We're definitely going to Bohai." Hao Dongjue said what a person knew, "The battleship 'Dongting Lake' was in the establishment of the First Fleet, and it used to be the deputy flagship of the First Fleet. ”

Chang Jianxin smiled a little bitterly, a warship that has been in service for more than 20 years, but in the end it has to be sacrificed as an experiment, if the warship also has feelings, I'm afraid it won't feel very good.

Tan Renhao looked at the destroyer "Coyote" twenty chains away, and did not participate in the conversation between the two. This was the first challenge the Fifth Fleet faced. Perhaps, it is not possible to say the same, but the results of the test will be directly related to the future of the Fifth Fleet. As a member of the Fifth Fleet, Tan Renhao tied his fate to this fleet that was not valued by anyone, and this test will also be directly related to his future.

At this time, a non-commissioned officer came over, he was General Liao Hanxiang's orderly. "Second Lieutenant, Commander told you to go to the flagship conference room right away."

Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin glanced at Tan Renhao, they were both a little strange. There are more than 50 officers in the staff department who set off with the fleet, and the three of them are only the lowest level, Liao Hanxiang is now calling Tan Renhao to go over, there must be something very important.

"Okay, I'll go!" Tan Renhao nodded to the two companions and followed the non-commissioned officer into the bridge.

When the "Yancheng" was determined to be the flagship of the Fifth Fleet, it returned to the shipyard to undergo a small-scale refit, and the biggest change was that under the navigation bridge, the original non-commissioned officer cabins were converted into the fleet headquarters. The flagship meeting room is located here. Nominally a conference room, but in fact it was just a narrow room five meters long and three meters wide, much smaller than any conference room on land, and could accommodate more than a dozen people in it for combat meetings. When Tan Renhao entered, Liao Hanxiang, Wu Xianyu, Ji Xiaobin and other major generals of the fleet were already inside.

"Second Lieutenant, are you still getting used to it these days?" Ji Xiaobin took the initiative to greet Tan Renhao.

Before sailing with the fleet this time, Tan Renhao had only lived on a battleship for two months during his sailing internship in the first half of the third year of the Military Academy, but he was very adaptable and did not get seasick like many people, which was probably an important reason why he chose the navy.

"Alright, let's get started!" Wu Xianyu asked Tan Renhao to sit next to Colonel Ji Xiaobin, and on the table was a huge map, a small-scale map of Liaodong Bay in the northern Bohai Sea. "The battleship 'Dongting Lake' and the heavy cruiser 'Jiading' have been towed to this sea area."

Tan Renhao quickly glanced at the position pointed by Chief of Staff Wu Xianyu. This is in the east of Liaodong Bay, about 10 kilometers southeast of Juhua Island, and the water depth nearby is about 50 meters.

"According to the plan, thirty-six fighters of the three bomber squadrons will take off from the aircraft carrier early tomorrow morning and go to the naval air station in Qinhuangdao. The fleet will enter the Bohai Sea tomorrow afternoon. Wu Xianyu pointed to the route on the map, "We will conduct a two-day coordinated training with the Bohai Garrison Fleet in the waters near Snake Island, and then we will conduct a maritime formation training with the First Destroyer Squadron on the third day." The bombing of the two decommissioned warships will take place in the afternoon of the third day, that is, before the end of the entire training. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, Chief of Staff Wu Xianyu's meaning was very clear. This inspection will be kept strictly secret, so this series of coordinated training activities was arranged, which is why the Fifth Fleet suddenly went north. Of course, this is the most basic method of secrecy, but whether it can fool spies from other countries is another question.

"We only have one chance." Colonel Ji Xiaobin took over Chief of Staff Wu Xianyu's words, "The bomber formation will return to the fleet in the name of returning home, but they will first complete the bombing operation of the two retired warships." Because of the heavier ammunition loaded, all the bombers could only carry a third of the fuel, plus they had to fly about 50 kilometers in the direction of the fleet to reach the sky over the Bohai Sea before they could go to the intended bombing site. Therefore, the entire bombing time will not exceed ten minutes, and there will be only two chances to enter the bombing route at most. During the whole process, we will not use radio communication equipment to communicate with the bomber formation for the sake of secrecy, but in order to ensure the smooth bombing, we need someone to direct the front line and record the bombing data. Second Lieutenant Tan Renhao, your team will be responsible for data recording. ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded.

"Colonel Ji Xiaobin is personally responsible for the command." Liao Hanxiang spoke at this time, "You will leave the fleet on two seaplanes tonight. The First Fleet would send a cruiser to stand by south of Juhua Island. During the three days of the fleet's training, you have to master the hydrology and weather conditions of the nearby seas, and you can't make any mistakes, understand? ”

Ji Xiaobin nodded immediately, I'm afraid that all the officers and men of the Fifth Fleet are now looking forward to the test that will determine the fate of the Fifth Fleet in four days.

When he left the conference room, Ji Xiaobin stopped Tan Renhao. "Second Lieutenant, I recommended you this time, and the commander trusts you the most. The data of the bombing is very important, and when the time comes, you will be in the air on a seaplane, and you will try to arrange the mission of the three people as well as possible, and there will be no mistakes at that time. ”

"Colonel, I'll do my best." Tan Renhao didn't say anything to death, he is not engaged in aviation, but Hao Dongjue should be an expert in this area.

Ji Xiaobin patted Tan Renhao's shoulder and left. Tan Renhao also immediately went to find the two partners and told them about the newly assigned tasks.

That night, two seaplanes on board the "Yancheng" carried them out of the fleet. The plane flew against the surface of the sea, which made Tan Renhao have to sigh at the pilot's eyesight and technology. However, he didn't get a moment of silence, and along the way, Hao Dongjue was instilling the fun and excitement of flying to the two partners, and constantly exchanging experiences with the two pilots, as if he was the pilot of this seaplane.