After lunch, Tan Renhao asked people to send the sorted documents to Gu Xunlei, and Gu Xunlei also sent a batch of relevant documents of the army. These are all documents on the army's preparations for attacking the Australian mainland, Tan Renhao only took a cursory look at them, and then rushed to Gan Yongxing.

"The principal just called, let's go over together." Gan Yongxing said as he walked outside, "You sent the documents over, right?" What do you think of Gu Xunlei? ”

"A very good young general." Tan Renhao made an objective evaluation.

"Yes, I know, but he's better to handle, right?" Gan Yongxing looked at Tan Renhao.

"It's okay, at least it didn't give me any trouble."

Gan Yongxing smiled and nodded, and the two soon arrived in Nie Renfeng's office. Nie Renfeng was talking to someone else on the phone, he nodded at the two, Gan Yongxing and Tan Renhao were not polite, and went to sit down first. After a while, Nie Renfeng finished the phone.

"Yongxing, how did you arrange Gu Xunlei?"

"I asked Ren Hao to be in charge of receiving him." Gan Yongxing said as he looked at Tan Renhao.

"Renhao, you'd better keep an eye on him." Nie Renfeng also looked at Tan Renhao, "Yan Dingyu only called at the beginning, and now the German side is very annoyed, he messed up the attack in Western Europe, and the German command wants us to take responsibility, although Yan Dingyu and the prime minister are very tough, and the Germans don't want to make a big deal about it, but Gu Xunlei has indeed gone a little too far." ”

Tan Renhao looked at the principal in surprise, it seemed that Gu Xunlei had indeed done something that he shouldn't have done in Western Europe.

"I know you have a good relationship with Gu Xunleidi. There is nothing to worry about, Yan Dingyu has always been very protective, and Gu Xunlei is the most promising young general under him. Yan Dingyu, an old man, will definitely not hand over Gu Xunlei. Nie Renfeng said. He laughed, "Do you know what Gu Xunlei did in Western Europe?" He even sent his own men to rob a convoy of fuel in Guderian's land! ”

Tan Renhao was taken aback, he couldn't believe his ears a little, and when Nie Renfeng told the general story, he no longer doubted it.

Before attacking the Dunkirk region, where the British Expeditionary Force was entrenched. The German High Command had already made a decision to let the air force destroy the besieged British Expeditionary Force, and replace the Imperial Armored Expeditionary Force commanded by Gu Xunlei with an infantry unit of the German Army, so that Gu Xunlei could fully assist Guderian, first take Paris, and then quickly advance south, completely defeating France. At that time, the German army had already made adjustments to the distribution of supplies, but Gu Xunlei did not act according to this plan at all, in the absence of fuel. He sent dozens of tanks, "encircled" a convoy of fuel for Guderian's armored forces, and obtained the fuel needed for the offensive. Then the British Expeditionary Force was quickly wiped out. However, as a result, Guderian's advance to Paris was delayed for at least three days, giving De Gaulle and Leclerc's Panzer Group enough time to withdraw, and Guderian also lost the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the French Panzer Group.

This could have been trivialized. After all, the annihilation of more than 300,000 British expeditionary forces is of great significance, which is not much worse than defeating France. But the problem is that Gu Xunlei's armored troops killed more than a dozen German soldiers during the "robbery" and detained more than 200 German soldiers, and he did not release them until five days later, when the Germans came to the door. This was obviously overdone, and the German High Command demanded a clear answer from the Imperial Army and even the Imperial Government in response to Gu Xunlei's action. Gu Xunlei disobeyed the order, killed the friendly army, and detained the officers and soldiers of the friendly army without authorization, which was enough to sentence him to death. It was in this situation that Yan Dingyu let Gu Xunlei "escape" back to the empire by plane overnight, and Gu Xunlei did not fall into the hands of the German military police.

"Yan Dingyu is having a headache about this matter, and he asked Gu Xunlei to come to our side, first, to avoid the Germans, and second, to let Gu Xunlei keep a low profile for a while." Nie Renfeng said with a smile, "He has already called me three times, and he wants us to watch Gu Xunlei and stop him from making trouble again." If the Germans knew that he was in the naval command, then we would also be involved. ”

"In other words, it is very likely that Yan Dingyu will let Gu Xunlei be in charge of the army's combat operations in the Pacific direction?" Tan Renhao snickered, he always thought that Gu Xunlei was a daring general, but what he didn't expect was that he would dare to rob the supplies of friendly troops.

"Yes, that's what Yan Dingyu meant." Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "Although no formal letter of appointment has been issued yet, judging from Yan Dingyu's arrangement and the attitude of the German Command now, Gu Xunlei will definitely not be able to participate in the war against Russia, and Yan Dingyu sent him over to let him command the combat operations of the army units on this side of the Pacific, at least, the Germans cannot interfere in the combat operations in the Pacific theater." ”

"Looks like we're going to have to arrange a few more people to deal with him." Gan Yongxing also laughed.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the Germans, Gu Xunlei is an imperial army general who makes them very unhappy, but in the eyes of Nie Renfeng, Gan Yongxing, Tan Renhao and others, Gu Xunlei is definitely a very good army general.

"There's no need, just let Ren Hao stare at him." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao, "Renhao, you also have to pay attention, you can only tell him what you should tell him, and don't take the initiative to bring it up if you shouldn't tell him." Although this time it was nominally a cooperation between the army and the navy, up to now, it has not been decided who will be in charge and who will be in charge. The Pacific Theater is a naval battlefield, and we can't let the Army lead the way, so we can't let the Army know too much about the preparations we've made. ”

"I know, I'm already paying attention to this." Tan Renhao also understood why there was not too much mention of the combat operations of the Imperial Expeditionary Corps in that report on the war situation in Western Europe, it seemed that the empire was deliberately touching this matter, so as not to affect the unity within the alliance.

"Up to now, Yan Dingyu has only verbally promised that he will provide us with at least 50 divisions by the end of next year, and the official battle plan has not yet been determined." Nie Renfengdi's expression became serious. "When I went to the capital, I mentioned this issue to the prime minister, but the prime minister's attitude was. We should first get rid of Russia and complete our combat operations on the mainland battlefield.

In this way, the army will be able to devote more troops to other battlefields, and as long as the war against Russia does not end for a day, the main force of the army will be dragged on the mainland battlefield. ”

"Headmaster, what do you mean......" Gan Yongxing immediately felt that something was wrong.

"I mean that. Perhaps we need to prepare to attack the Australian continent on our own. Nie Renfeng said directly, "If France is defeated before the end of the year, then it will definitely launch a general offensive against Russia in the spring of next year, and strive to take Moscow and St. Petersburg before the arrival of winter." And from what I have now, the German focus is on the capture of St. Petersburg, and ours is on the attack on Moscow. The campaign will be carried out at the same time, making it impossible for the Russian army to adjust its troop deployment in the two key theaters. In other words, the Army's focus next year will remain on the continental theater. ”

Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing both sighed secretly, it was a good thing that France was defeated, but France was defeated too quickly.

"The army is also trying to adjust its troop deployment. Efforts were made to provide 50 divisions to the Pacific Theater, but this was only Yan Dingyu's verbal guarantee. Nie Renfeng smiled and shook his head, "Judging from the 26 annual army battle plan he submitted to the prime minister. The Army will not throw too many forces on our side. ”

"Then we'll have to increase the size of the Marine Corps as soon as possible."

"I have submitted this to the Prime Minister, and it will not be a big problem, and the Prime Minister also knows the importance of capturing the Australian continent." Nie Renfeng nodded at Gan Yongxing, "If our new 30 marine divisions can form combat effectiveness early next year." Then even if Yan Dingyu can't provide us with 50 divisions to reinforce us, we may still be able to capture Australia. ”

"Headmaster, I think that if the navy has the ability to attack Australia alone, then Yan Dingyu will definitely provide us with troops." Tan Renhao spoke at this time.

Nie Renfeng's gaze shifted and motioned for Tan Renhao to continue.

"The Navy has been working hard for almost two years to attack the Australian mainland, and now the conditions are basically ripe. The capture of the Australian continent will be an important turning point in the entire Pacific theater and even the entire war, as long as we defeat Australia, we can concentrate our forces to attack the Hawaiian Islands and win the final victory, and when the time comes, we can even induce Mexico to join the war and burn the war to the United States. Tan Renhao has been thinking about this question since he started, "It can be said that the significance of attacking the Australian continent is very significant, and Yan Dingyu will not know it." So, will he pass up this opportunity? If, in the end, the navy alone completes the combat operation to capture the Australian mainland, then all the fruits of victory will go to the navy, and the army will not contribute anything. As long as Yan Dingyu is sure that we have the ability to defeat Australia, and if the army participates in the war, we can win in advance, he will definitely send troops to support us and share the fruits of victory with us. ”

"But the problem is that when the time comes, we won't necessarily cooperate with the Army." Gan Yongxing immediately understood what Tan Renhao meant.

"Chief of Staff, the problem should not be seen that way."

"Ren Hao's analysis makes sense, Ren Hao, what do you think we should do?" Nie Renfeng saw farther than Gan Yongxing.

"Headmaster, in fact, Australia is only one focus, and we still have two steps to go to win the Pacific theater. One is to conquer Hawaii, the other is to fight back to Central America, and at least control the Panama Canal. As long as these two steps were completed, the US Navy could not enter the Pacific Ocean, and we took control of the Pacific Ocean and won the Pacific War. So, I think that if the Army enters the war, then we will let the Army take on the main task on the battlefield on the Australian mainland, and our Marines will focus on the Hawaiian Islands, fighting in both directions at the same time, so that the American Army will not be able to defend at all. ”

"But the problem is that it is difficult for our maritime forces to support a strategic offensive in two directions at the same time." Gan Yongxing asked a pointed question.

"We have a few months to prepare, and we can also draw ships on other routes." Tan Renhao looked at the principal, "Use the time of these months to stock up on the front line and shorten the length of the logistics supply line. In addition, by concentrating all the ships that can be concentrated, we should be able to launch a strategic offensive in two directions at the same time in a few months, and attacking the Hawaiian Islands will take only a few months. ”

"Then we have to start preparing now, at least stockpiling supplies in the Central Pacific theater." Gan Yongxing also stood on Tan Renhao's side at this time.

Nie Renfeng pondered for a while and said: "Then, we have to ensure that we complete the task of building 30 new marine divisions, and use this batch of troops to force Yan Dingyu to send troops to the Australian mainland, and we will transfer this group of marines to the Central Pacific Theater and launch a strategic offensive there." ”

This is Tan Renhao's original intention, to use the way of strengthening the Marine Corps to make the Army think that it is profitable to send troops to the Australian mainland, and when the time comes, let the Army undertake the main tasks on the battlefield on the Australian mainland, while the Marine Corps will send troops to the Hawaiian Islands, taking advantage of the opportunity of the US military to confront the Imperial Army on the Australian mainland, and quickly capture the Hawaiian Islands.

"Yongxing, you can come up with the relevant plan first." Nie Renfeng didn't rush to make a decision, "Ren Hao, this is your suggestion, if you have time, assist the chief of staff to complete the relevant battle plan first, and then we will make a decision based on the actual situation." ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, he also thought of this suddenly, and now he regrets it a little, isn't this nothing to do for himself?

"If I have time, I have to contact Yan Guozhong and Liao Hanxiang." Nie Renfeng continued to arrange work for Gan Yongxing, "Let them make relevant preparations, especially Yan Guozhong's side, so that he must complete the offensive combat operation within the scheduled time, and if necessary, strengthen the investment of the fleet." Will the third task force be able to restore combat effectiveness by the end of the year? ”

"There should be no problem, I contacted Chang Jianxin yesterday, and the repair work of the battleship is progressing smoothly."

"That's good, when the time comes, let Task Force 3 rush over first. At the beginning of next year, we still have a batch of battleships in service, and at that time, we can consider strengthening the combat effectiveness of the third task force, but the premise is that we have to show some results! Nie Renfeng stood up, "You guys go get busy first, if there is something, I will inform you." ”