The day after inspecting the shipyard, Tan Renhao took Duchen to Baiyun Airport. Zheng Guanhua was organizing the officers in the fleet to go to the shipyard to assist in the maintenance of the battleship, and did not go to Baiyun Airport with Tan Renhao. On the first day, when Tan Renhao went to the shipyard, Yang Qinkai and An Shile, who were the first to return to the team, went to Baiyun Airport to organize pilot training.

"This is the list of pilots newly assigned to the fleet from the chief of staff, given to you."

Tan Renhao took the document from Du Xing's hand, and then took a look at it. "There are still a lot of people, and now Ansler and Yang Qinkai are organizing these people to train?"

"Yes, I heard that they have also stepped up their night combat training."

"Who did you listen to?" Tan Renhao looked at Duchenne.

"It's the other lieutenants." Duchenne scratched his scalp.

"Yes, you kid knows a lot of people." Tan Renhao laughed, "That's right, some time ago, the Second Task Force was fighting in the southwest Pacific, and it organized night bombing many times, and I heard that the effect was very good, I don't know when we will be able to have night bombing capabilities." ”

Duchenne didn't answer, he was already talking about it. Computer station.. cN

Tan Renhao had also heard about the night bombardments organized by the Second Task Force for a long time, and this could be regarded as a precedent for the Navy's carrier-based aviation.

Night bombing is not an uncommon thing, as early as during the Empire's strategic bombing of Japan, several large-scale night bombing was carried out, and good results were achieved. However, the problem was that, due to the limitations of technical conditions, the difficulty of night bombing at that time was quite enormous, and the main target of night bombing was actually a surface target. Instead of point targets. In addition, bombers on night bombing missions had special equipment.

What really gave aviation the ability to fight at night was radar, and after the advent of radar, it was proposed to use radar to search for ground targets for bombers. And guide the bombers to drop bombs. But in the beginning, the radar was not only poor, but also bulky, so it was almost impossible to install the radar on the aircraft. Later with the advancement of tube technology. The size of the radar has decreased a lot. And as the warring sides more and more frequently use the tactics of large-scale strategic bombing at night. The requirements for night air defense operations are also getting higher and higher, so the first type of aircraft equipped with radar is not a bomber, but a fighter. It was also because of this that the first night fighters were born. Unlike ordinary fighters, night fighters are very bulky in order to be able to install radar, and their performance cannot be compared with ordinary fighters at all. The British even converted a medium bomber into a night fighter. Therefore, the main task of the night fighter is to intercept enemy bombers. And not against enemy fighters.

Carrier-based aviation was a special case, at that time the Imperial Navy was already equipped with a large number of night reconnaissance aircraft, night fighters and night bombers, and even installed radar targeting systems on a number of night bombers, using radar to detect ground targets for pilots. But these aircraft belong to shore-based aviation, not carrier-based aviation. The reason is simple: the aircraft equipped with radar are bulky and very bulky. It simply cannot be deployed on an aircraft carrier. Therefore, in fact, carrier-based air forces have never had regular night combat capability, and in several night battles in actual combat, in fact, excellent pilots were organized to identify targets and directions at night with the help of starlight and moonlight, and the combat results can be imagined.

It can be said that the 2nd Task Force made a bold attempt, but at that time it was still an excellent pilot. Perform night bombing missions. In addition, most of the night bombing sites are fixed targets on the ground. And the bombing efficiency is not very high, far less than the bombing effect during the day, the only thing to be thankful for is that Hao Dongjue took advantage of this opportunity to train a group of pilots who can carry out night combat missions, and it is precisely because of this that when assigning specific campaign tasks, the second task force was assigned more air support tasks than the first task force and the fifth task force, but it was not able to assign artillery bombing tasks, so it was not equipped with a separate artillery bombardment formation.

When Tan Renhao arrived at Baiyun Airport, it was almost noon, and the pilots had almost finished their morning flight training. In order to improve the ability of the newly recruited pilots as soon as possible, An Shile and Yang Qinkai were personally responsible for the training tasks, and aviation fuel was fully guaranteed, and the aviation unit at Baiyun Airport even provided a group of aviation service personnel to assist the ground aviation unit of the First Task Force.

"Talk about the general, look!"

Tan Renhao followed the direction of Duchenne's finger and looked into the sky. The two "Golden Eagle" fighters were tumbling up and down in the sky, constantly changing their positions with each other, and it was almost impossible to distinguish between them and their descendants. Tan Renhao's eyesight was not very good, so he didn't see the pilots on these two fighters clearly.

"It looks like there's a landline from Colonel Ellslo." Duchenne's eyesight was much better.

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, and greeted Yang Qinkai who was walking over. "That's Ellsle?"

"Yes, it seems that Ellsler is going to suffer a dumb loss today." Yang Qinkai did not salute Tan Renhao, but waved his hand very casually.

"Who is he against? Yao Boyan returned to the team ahead of schedule? Tan Renhao was a little surprised, as far as he knew, Yao Boyan was the only fighter pilot who could compete with Ellsle.

"No, Yao Boyan will be back in two days." Yang Qinkai glanced at the sky, "It's a novice who is fighting against Ansle. ”

"Newbie!?" At this time, Tan Renhao was even more surprised, and he immediately looked up at the two fighters who were still indistinguishable.

"Talking about the general, I didn't expect it, right? To be honest, we didn't expect that. Yang Qinkai immediately laughed, "His name seems to be Yuan Peng, and he only came to report yesterday, and then he named him to 'go head-to-head' with our best pilot." Lao An still wanted to teach him a lesson, but he didn't expect that he couldn't get off the stage now. ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed. "Looks like this isn't a novice."

"I've seen his information, which was personally cultivated by General Luo Jinming, and he was originally going to be assigned to the Fifth Task Force. But after hearing that we wanted someone, Lao Luo sent him to us. Yang Qinkai leaned against the car door, "Talking about the general, Lao Luo still takes good care of us, but he probably didn't expect it." This Yuan Peng turned out to be a thorn, and on the first day he came, he looked for Lao An to 'go head-to-head'. ”

"That at least proves that he still has some skills." Tan Renhao glanced at his watch, "Wait a minute, let him come with An Shile, I also want to see what kind of character this Xinnen is, if he does a good job." Just let him do it with Ellsler! ”

The heavenly "fight" is still raging. An Shile was already tired of stinky sweat, and while constantly cursing, he also had a good impression of this "new tender" named Yuan Peng. Of course, Annsler is also deliberately testing this new Nen's ability, his partner has been assigned to be the squadron leader, and now he needs a partner.

"Lao An, General Tan has arrived, you have had enough, hurry up!" When Tan Renhao went to the pilot's rest center, Yang Qinkai ran to the command car. Got in touch with Anslele. "By the way, wait a minute, you call Yuan Peng, and talk about the general wanting to see him."

"Okay, it's going to be over right away, this kid does have a few hands, and it's right up to my appetite!"

Ellsler no longer showed mercy to his subordinates, and after a few rendezvous, the brand-new "Golden Eagle" was immediately "killed" by him. The confrontation training was also immediately over, and the two fighters landed side by side on the runway and taxied until they reached the outside of the pilot's rest center before stopping. And Yang Qinkai also came to the pilot's rest center at this time, and other pilots were rushing over one after another.

Seeing An Shile and a young man in his early 20s walking in with his shoulder, Tan Renhao knew that the person was Yuan Peng. In terms of appearance, Yuan Peng has nothing special, but he looks very confident, like a newborn calf. And judging from Ansler's attitude towards Yuan Peng. This kid must have two hands, otherwise Ellsler wouldn't be so affectionate with him.

"Probably Lao An is going to let Yuan Peng be his partner."

"What do you mean?" Tan Renhao looked at Yang Qinkai.

"Lao An's partner was transferred to serve as the fighter squadron leader of the new aviation group. He just lacks a partner now, and at the beginning he was probably testing Yuan Peng's ability, and from the current intimate relationship between the two, it can be seen that Lao An is quite satisfied with this kid. ”

Tan Renhao stood up with a smile, and at this time An Shile also walked over, and Yuan Peng stopped a few steps away, probably only at this time did he recognize that the person who arrived was the commander of the fleet, and he looked a little flustered.

"Ellsler, you kid knows how to burn gasoline when he's fine!" Tan Renhao went up and patted An Shile on the shoulder, "But, as long as you can improve your ability, you can burn as much as you want!" ”

"General, I didn't waste anything!" An Shile scratched his scalp, and then beckoned Yuan Peng over, "General, his name is Yuan Peng......"

Yuan Peng immediately raised his hand and saluted, in front of Tan Renhao, he didn't dare to be too casual.

"It's okay, don't be so polite, I've already heard Colonel Yang Qinkai's introduction at the beginning. You are the proud disciple of General Luo Jinming, right? Tan Renhao walked in front of Yuan Peng, "Yes, it won't be long before we have one more super ace." An Shile, you have to be careful, you haven't surpassed Jiang Wenhan yet, if you are surpassed by Yuan Peng, then you can find a crack in the ground to get in! ”

"General, this won't happen, Yuan Peng has already agreed to cooperate with me, and he will be my wingman pilot from now on." An Shile looked very confident, "General, when are we going to go to war?" I heard that Lao Jiang has added more than forty victories in the past few months, if we are still in the rear, I'm afraid I won't want to catch up with him in my life. ”

"Don't worry, when we are ready, there is a chance," Tan Renhao invited a few people to sit down, "The fleet will arrive in the Southwest Pacific Theater in mid-June according to the plan, and it will depart in early June, and before that, you will all be stationed here, and you will only have one mission." ”

"Training!" Yang Qinkai followed and said.

"Yes, training." Tan Renhao took out the list, "This is given to me by the chief of staff, this time the fleet has been replenished with more than 100 new pilots, and these novices will be scattered into three aviation groups, so the training work is quite important." When will Qiu Gengbo and Yao Boyan come back? ”

"Lao Yao will be here in two days, and Qiu Gengbo's bastard won't be back until the end of the month, I heard that he went back to get married." Ansloth took out his cigarette.

"Married?" Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, "It's almost time to get married, and the personal problems of the few of you have been solved, right?" ”

"General, we don't have as much leisure as Qiu Gengbo." Yang Qinkai took the cigarette, and then shook his head, "And I have been fighting outside all the year round, and if I don't get married, I still have a chance to go out and fool around, if I get married, how can I have a chance?" ”

Ellsler immediately laughed, still nodding his head.

"Come on, you're half a year old. Otherwise. Tan Renhao and these pilots are also used to being casual, "Next time I go back to Zhoushan, I will ask your sister-in-law to introduce you to a few nurses, and I will ensure that all of them will satisfy you, but whether you can catch it depends on your own ability." ”

Hearing this, Yang Qinkai and An Shile's eyes lit up, although both of them said that they didn't want to get married, they were both almost thirty years old, and they must be thinking about starting a family.

"Okay, let's eat together at noon, your food here is not bad, right?"

"It's a little worse than the fleet, but it's a lot better than other troops."

Tan Renhao nodded and took the lead out of the pilot's rest center. "I asked the chief of staff to help you arrange it, and the food still has to be guaranteed, and no matter what, it must be done according to the standards of the fleet."

"General, it's too much trouble, and this is not our air station......"

"You don't need to worry about this, I'll take care of it. Are there any good restaurants nearby? Tan Renhao stopped outside, "I'm having a treat today, wait for everyone to be happy, Yuan Peng, don't be so restrained!" ”

Yuan Peng was a little embarrassed, but it was the first time he had seen Tan Renhao, how could he let it go.

"Just this time today, when I have enough to eat and drink, I will come back for training, and if anyone dares to be lazy, then I will leave him on the shore!"

Everyone laughed, they used to be casual with Hao Dongjue, but after Hao Dongjue left the fleet, they found out that the fleet commander was actually a very casual person, after all, everyone was a person of the same age, there was no big barrier, and Tan Renhao was not as serious as they thought before.

In the past few months, Tan Renhao has also spent a lot of energy and thought to improve the relationship between him and the officers and men of the fleet. And now he also understands the importance of Hao Dongjue, in the past, these things were done by Hao Dongjue, and he didn't need to worry about it at all!