Since the establishment of the "General Staff" in the Imperial Navy, it has undergone more than 200 years of changes. The original General Staff was a staff that provided advice to commanders (primarily fleet commanders), and its members were junior officers with no actual command. With the expansion of the size of the fleet, the changes in naval warfare tactics, and the fact that the fleet commander was no longer able to fully command the fleet's operations in battle, and had to use other personnel to assist in directing combat operations, the "general staff" really had the most basic authority, that is, to command the fleet's operations.

The structure of the General Staff has also undergone many changes, from the initial linear single structure to the current tiled multi-line structure, it can be said that in the history of more than 200 years, the change of the Imperial Navy's General Staff is the change of the Imperial Navy's tactical command thinking. By now, the staff of each fleet of the Imperial Navy had five main departments, namely operations, intelligence, communications, logistics, and personnel. Among them, the operational staff is the most important, and its most fundamental duty is to directly assist the fleet commander in commanding the fleet in combat operations. The rank of operational staff officer is also the highest among the five main staff officers, except for the chief of staff. The Imperial Navy Fleet Staff does not have a deputy chief of staff, and the operational staff officer is the actual deputy chief of staff.

The Fifth Fleet's operational staff room is located on the first floor of the building, occupying six rooms on the east side of the first floor, and three of the rooms are together, which is a combat simulation exercise area. Colonel Ji Xiaobin's room, an operational staff officer, was in the innermost, much smaller than General Liao Hanxiang's office, and was separated by a wooden plank in the middle, and on the other side was the office area of several staff officers.

"You're just talking about Renhao, right? The general just called me, and we will work together in the future, and it is a pleasure to meet you! "Ji Xiaobin is a middle-aged man about forty years old, and his stature is not tall, but he is very handsome, with a standard imperial soldier figure.

"Sir, I'm glad to meet you, too!" Tan Renhao's words were very decent, he knew that Ji Xiaobin was one of the few officers of the Fifth Fleet under Liao Hanxiang from the cavalry unit.

"Your specialty is aviation combat, right?" Ji Xiaobin said as he walked out of the room with Tan Renhao.

"Sir, I learned to sail, and aviation combat is my hobby!" Tan Renhao is very honest and does not lie at all.

"Hobby!?" Ji Xiaobin glanced back at Tan Renhao, "It's okay, now we happen to have a position of a staff officer for aviation operations here, and in addition, there is also a position of a staff officer responsible for the navigation of fleet formations, which one do you choose?" ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, it seemed that the Fifth Fleet was indeed short of manpower, because the latter position was one of the most sought-after positions in the fleet's staff that could be filled by low-ranking officers.

"Then, you are still in charge of aviation operations, this is where we need manpower the most!" Ji Xiaobin led Tan Renhao into the third room on the left side of the corridor, "This is your office area, for the time being, you are the only one here!" ”

"Am I alone?" Tan Renhao looked at Ji Xiaobin in surprise again.

The Colonel smiled awkwardly. "In the past, I was in charge of aviation operations, but now you are in charge."

Tan Renhao nodded, the room is not small, at least four people can work here at the same time, it is indeed a bit big for him alone.

"Well, if you have anything else, then I'll go first!" Ji Xiaobin looked very busy, "If there is anything, you can come to my office to find me!" ”

"Sir," Tan Renhao hurriedly stopped Ji Xiaobin, "Then what am I going to do now?" ”

"Now? Familiarize yourself with the environment, and then tidy up your workspace. Ji Xiaobin shrugged his shoulders awkwardly, "In the afternoon, about three o'clock, you come back to my office, and I will arrange other tasks for you." ”

Tan Renhao didn't delay the busy Colonel Ji Xiaobin any longer, but he did need time to get familiar with this "building" and tidy up his office, at least, he had to find a table and a chair for this empty room!

It took Tan Renhao a whole morning to find a desk with a lot of paint peeled off and several holes on it in the warehouse of the base headquarters, as well as a wooden chair with a missing leg. In the end, Tan Renhao borrowed a set of carpentry tools, and then went to ask Duchenne to help him find half a bottle of paint. By two o'clock in the afternoon, he had finally completed these two necessary office "equipment", and finally spent half an hour, with the help of Sergeant Duchenne, to clean the room that belonged to him alone.

"Looks like we're starting from scratch!" Tan Renhao wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Sergeant, let's go to dinner, I'll have a treat." ”

Duchenne smiled awkwardly. "The restaurants are closed now. However, I went to the commissary to buy something to eat and came back......"

"Wait!" Tan Renhao stopped Du Xing and handed over a banknote, "It's been a hard day for you today, let me treat you and buy more!" ”

Duchenne hesitated, then took the bill. A sergeant in the Imperial Navy has a much less allowance than a second lieutenant officer, but the allowance for a second lieutenant officer is not much. However, all the expenses necessary for their living in the army are free of charge.

After Du Xing went out, Tan Renhao cleaned up a few corners of the room that had not been cleaned up at the beginning. He doesn't want others to know that he has a habit of liking cleanliness, at least, in the Imperial Navy, people who have a habit of cleanliness are looked at as different, especially on battleships, often unable to take a shower for two or three months, I'm afraid that people who love cleanliness will become "at ease with what happens" if they live in such an environment for a few years.

When Tan Renhao cleaned up the room spotlessly, he showed a satisfied smile, at least most of the day's busyness, plus missing the time for lunch did not make him feel worthless, a good environment can bring a good mood.

At this time, the open door was knocked a few times, and Tan Renhao immediately turned around.

"Second Lieutenant, the Colonel told you to go right away!" Standing by the door was a sergeant, who was Ji Xiaobin's orderly.

"Now?" Tan Renhao looked at the dusty military uniform and smiled awkwardly.

The sergeant nodded, obviously not feeling the need for Tan Renhao to change into a clean set of clothes.