On the way to Lae, Tan Renhao kept thinking about the words his wife had told him before leaving.

Before getting married, he always thought that his wife was a delicate woman, and sometimes she had a little girl's humanity. After getting married, he found that his wife had changed a lot, and this time, he felt that his previous opinion of his wife was not correct.

Liao Yingyu was born in a military family, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a soldier's family, and after her mother died, Liao Yingyu's relatives were all soldiers, and later entered nursing school and came into contact with more soldiers. It can be said that in Liao Yingyu's life, almost all the people he realized were soldiers. Over time, Liao Yingyu was infected by the people around her, and now she is not only an imperial soldier, but also a soldier's wife, and has learned to think in the way of a soldier.

Tan Renhao's worries are superfluous, the first thing that imperial soldiers learn is to serve the country, the nation, and the army, and his wife is also a soldier, so she can naturally understand the responsibilities and obligations of her husband. If Tan Renhao was not an excellent soldier, Liao Yingyu would not consider marrying him, and he would not even know him. It was not until this time that Tan Renhao knew that his wife needed not only a gentle and considerate husband, but also a husband who stood up to the sky and had a real manly spirit, and an excellent husband.

The plane jolted a few times, and Tan Renhao was woken up by Dushing next to him. When he looked out of the porthole, the runway of the airport had already appeared in front of the plane, and the high-ranking general's special plane transporting Tan Renhao was slowly lowering its altitude.

"General, look!" Duchenne said as he pointed out the porthole.

Not far away, several fighters were patrolling the sky, and two of them also flew over and flew over the transport plane. Tan Renhao glanced at the adjutant, Duchenne has also lived on the battleship for several years, what is there to be excited about seeing fighters? Lae was not very safe in the first place, and U.S. fighter jets stationed in Port Moresby often came to harass it. It is not surprising that several fighter jets on patrol duty appeared over the airport.

When the wheels touched the runway, the transport plane bounced, then fell again, then quickly slowed down, taxied down the runway for several hundred meters before stopping. A jeep drove over quickly, and it was Tan Renhao's partner Hao Dongjue. When Tan Renhao stepped off the plane, Hao Dongjue had already run over.

"It's okay along the way, it's not safe here. Yesterday, US fighter planes also came to sneak attack, and as a result, two patrol planes returning home were shot down. Hao Dongjue glanced at the fighter planes that crossed the airfield overhead, "General Yan Guozhong has already ordered martial law over the airport, and I heard that the US military airfield in Port Moresby will be destroyed in two days." ”

"That's a matter for HNA, and now there's nothing we can do to help the Marines attack Port Moresby." Tan Renhao pressed his hat, quickly left the turbulent area, and walked towards the jeep, "You've been here for a few days, how is the situation of the fleet now?" ”

"I heard you were coming, so I came from Rabaul in the morning." Hao Dongjue jumped into the driver's position. "Except that there are no aircraft carriers. The situation in the fleet is not too bad, at least we still have eight cruisers, twelve destroyers at work. Much more powerful than those 'Washington Express'. If it hadn't been for the fact that you were coming back, perhaps I would have led the fleet out tonight. ”

Duchenne consciously sat in the back seat, and the jeep quickly left the airport and drove in the direction of Lae. Tan Renhao also noticed that there were many concealed antiaircraft guns in the woods outside the airport, and on both sides of the road, there was a jeep parked on the side of the road every few hundred meters, along with several soldiers. It seems that the U.S. military not only sent fighter planes to harass it, but perhaps also dispatched a small force of raiders.

"What is General Yan Guozhong's reaction now?" Tan Renhao looked around for a while. That's when the conversation began.

"What's the reaction?" Hao Dongjue immediately laughed, "Just don't be surprised, fortunately, I am not a local personnel under the jurisdiction of the war zone, otherwise, Yan Guozhong would definitely have swallowed me alive and recorded me alive and used him as a staff officer, I am afraid that even the courage will have to be trained." ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "It's not that scary, is it?"

"I'm not blowing, you don't know what he looked like when he lost his temper last night, and he almost ran to Kuah Island himself. If it weren't for the marshal's telegram coming in time. I'm afraid he really dares to go to the front with the guard battalion. ”

"I don't doubt his guts, when was he on Iwo Jima and Hachijo Island, when did he not do this?" Tan Renhao laughed, Yan Guozhong is a well-known fierce general.

"Also, those staff officers in charge of intelligence were scolded by him to the blood, anyway, in the theater command, people are panicking, and everyone is worried about when they will be called to the commander's office alone, it will definitely not end well."

"How do you know? Didn't you stay in Rabaul all the time? Tan Renhao glanced at his partner in surprise, he felt that Hao Dongjue was being asked for eight women.

"Well, don't worry about it, how can I say it, I'm also a staff officer, and I don't have the ability to inquire about the news, so what else do you do as a staff officer?" Hao Dongjue also laughed, "By the way, I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant, your kid's ability is really good, when did it happen?" ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately smashed his fist over.

Hao Dongjue immediately dodged to avoid Tan Renhao's fist, and the jeep also made a serpentine turn on the road.

"Boy, drive steady, there are two generals in this car!" Tan Renhao immediately shouted, "I don't want to write a sentence on my epitaph that I died in a car accident!" ”

"Don't worry, I'm driving a fighter jet, this broken car can't be overturned!" Hao Dongjue immediately took control of the jeep, "It seems that there is nothing wrong with you, you are a normal man." ”

"As far as your thinking is not normal, according to you, it seems that I have to say hello to my little sister and let her examine it carefully!"

"Hey, man, don't you spew blood, I'm just saying something casually, is there something wrong?" Hao Dongjue was caught in the lifeline now, "Don't destroy our beautiful relationship, you are slandering, slandering, interfering with other people's free love!" ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed, he sometimes felt that there was no way to really take Hao Dongjue, a partner with a bit of a bastard taste.

"Alright, we're almost there!" The theater command was already not far ahead, and Hao Dongjue was no longer joking. He slowed down, "Be mentally prepared, wait for Yan Guozhong to make trouble for you." I'm waiting for you outside, I can't beat it, you say hello, I'll start the jeep first, this is to escape faster. ”

After Tan Renhao jumped out of the car, he raised his middle finger at Hao Dongjue. This bastard didn't think of helping, he even thought of running for his life.

Yan Guozhong was indeed losing his temper, and when Tan Renhao walked into the theater headquarters, he heard Yan Guozhong's roar with great personality and a volume comparable to the noise of an aircraft engine, and then, he saw a captain staff officer running out of Yan Guozhong's office, the staff officer glanced at Tan Renhao, and then flashed to the side, at this time, Tan Renhao saw Yan Guozhong walking back and forth in the room. He nodded to Yan Guozhong's adjutant outside the office. Didn't let the adjutant in and get into trouble. Then he walked into Yan Guozhong's office.

"What's the matter? As I said, except for talking about generals, don't bother me for the time being! Yan Guozhong turned around. After seeing Tan Renhao, he was stunned for a moment, and his face immediately changed, and it was a huge change. "General Tan, it's you, it's so soon?"

"Yes, I didn't say hello to you, it was Hao Dongjue who went to the airport to pick me up." Tan Renhao walked over with a smile, "It seems that I'm still a step too late." ”

"It's not too late. Just right. Yan Guozhong's expression quickly returned to normal, "What do you want to drink?" Nothing else good, a few days ago a batch of US military supplies were captured, and there were some US military coffee in it, do you want to try it? ”

"Well, I heard that the U.S. military also provides Coke to front-line troops."

"Coke? No problem, there are dozens of boxes in the warehouse, all of which were sent after being captured by the front-line troops, and I will ask someone to fetch you a few bottles! Yan Guozhong didn't wait for Ren Hao to answer. He walked to the door and shouted a few words at the adjutant.

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he sometimes wondered if a person like Yan Guozhong, who was too straight-tempered, would he be reused after the war ended? At least, he hadn't been used heavily until the war broke out. Yan Guozhong is the kind of soldier who belongs to war completely.

Soon, the adjutant ran over with a few glass bottles of Coke, put them down and ran out again, not staying long at all. Tan Renhao is not polite, in fact, he doesn't like to drink Coke, it was just a joke at first, since Yan Guozhong is so enthusiastic, he can't let Yan Guozhong feel disappointed.

"You know what happened on our side the night before yesterday, right?" Yan Guozhong also sat down.

Tan Renhao nodded. "According to the principal, MacArthur's courage is really not small, but his judgment is also very accurate. Knowing that we will not be able to arrange a fleet in the waters near Kuah Island for the time being, we let the transport ships come over, and it seems that he is a difficult enemy to deal with. ”

"That's right, this old boy has been grinding with me for a few months, and although he has been defeated, he still has not shown any signs of defeat, and he still maintains a general balance. If nothing else, MacArthur's efforts have played the most crucial role in holding out the US military on Kuah Island until now. Yan Guozhong quickly lit a cigarette, and Tan Renhao also noticed that there were cigarette butts in the two ashtrays on the coffee table and desk, and there were several cigarette butts scattered on the floor. After fighting for so long, he is still holding on.

I was also surprised by the operation the night before. At first, I received news that MacArthur was mainly sending daily necessities to the American troops on the island. ”

"Supplies?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

"Yes, although this old bastard refuses to admit defeat, but judging from the current situation, he can't hold out for long." Yan Guozhong sneered, "What the U.S. troops on the island lack is not only living materials, but also ammunition and equipment. Judging from the supplies arranged by MacArthur, perhaps those American troops couldn't even fill their bellies, otherwise he wouldn't have transported supplies over. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "This should be good news, which at least proves that the U.S. military has reached the point of exhaustion."

"So I'm going to throw two more divisions over and try to end the fighting on Kuah Island within a month."

Tan Renhao was not in a hurry to speak, and when he learned that the US troops on Kuah Island were actually making the last resistance, he had a new idea.

"Now we estimate that there are about 30,000 U.S. troops on Kuah Island, and about 40,000 officers and soldiers in the five Marine Divisions we have put into Kuah Island. As long as the fleet controls the surrounding shipping lanes, ensures that our transport ships can arrive smoothly, and the naval aviation can quickly destroy the US airfields and ensure air supremacy, then it will only take a month at most to conquer Kuah Island. Yan Guozhong looked very confident, "The Yankees are not Japanese, the reason why they continue to resist now is that they can still resist, as long as their ammunition runs out, or they run out of food, then they will stop resisting." This is very clear, the US military will not do desperate resistance......"

"General Yan, after conquering Kuah Island, where is our next target?" Tan Renhao interrupted Yan Guozhong's words.

"What's next?" Yan Guozhong hesitated for a moment, "The value of attacking Makila Island is not much, as long as Rennell Island is defeated, the situation of the Solomon Islands will be determined." ”

"After conquering the Solomon Islands, is it an advance into the New Hebrides?"

Yan Guozhong nodded. "What, do you have any other ideas?"

Tan Renhao thought about it quickly. "The Army will provide about 50 divisions to the Southwest Pacific Theater by March next year, including at least five tank and motorized infantry divisions. In other words, we can launch a combat operation against the Australian continent in March next year. The capture of the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides was the key to the battle, but was it still lacking? ”

"What's missing?"

"Port Moresby!" Tan Renhao only thought of this after seeing those patrolling fighters at the airport and listening to what Hao Dongjue said.

Yan Guozhong hesitated slightly, then nodded. "The capture of Port Moresby is indeed crucial to attacking the Australian mainland, and the US military still dares to continue to increase troops to the Solomon Islands, because we did not attack Port Moresby, so we think that we will not attack the Australian mainland, and there is no need to leave more troops on the Australian mainland."

"Then why don't we attack Port Moresby?"

The two looked at each other, then laughed at the same time.