When Tan Renhao finished reading the army's battle report, the sky had already darkened. He went to wash his face with cold water, then made coffee again and walked to the window. The study was facing southeast, and he couldn't see the sunset. Tan Renhao just wanted to relax and change his brain. When the commotion came from the window, Tan Renhao's attention was focused, and a large group of officers were passing outside the villa area. Just when he felt that the quality of these officers was low, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, then walked over and picked up the microphone.

"Renhao, I'm Gan Yongxing, are you okay now?" An eager, and excited, voice came from the earpiece.

"Chief of Staff, it's so late, it won't be you who invite me to dinner, right?" Tan Renhao's head is big, it's evening, could it be that Gan Yongxing's brain is congested for a while, and he wants him to go to the headquarters to work overtime?

"It's easy to talk about dinner, as long as I'm free, I'll invite you at any time. If it's okay now, just come to my office, and that's it, I'm hanging. ”

"Staff officer stand ......" Before Tan Renhao could shout out, a blind voice came from the earpiece, and Gan Yongxing had already hung up the phone. Tan Renhao smiled helplessly, and said into the microphone, "Chief of Staff, even if you want to invite me to dinner, you don't have to be so tight!" ”

Five minutes later, Duchenne parked the car outside the door, and Tan Renhao left the house after telling his father that he was not at home for dinner. Cell Yagui complained that since Gan Yongxing had already asked him to go, Tan Renhao had to go.

"Big brother, why are you going to the headquarters so late?" Du Xing was also annoyed, he definitely had to accompany Tan Renhao.

"I'll have to ask the chief of staff, I can't answer you, and I want to know why I went to the headquarters at this time." Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, "Don't drive too fast, you have to obey the traffic rules, understand?" ”

Duchenne laughed and immediately slowed down. "Do you want me to help you get ready for dinner?"

"No, if I am asked to work overtime. If you don't invite me to dinner, I'll come back immediately, and even if I work part-time, I can't work hungry. ”

"Talking about big brother, I don't think so."

Tan Renhao also laughed. "And what do you think will happen?"

"You won't disobey the chief of staff anyway."

"You kid make fun of me too?" Tan Renhao smiled and slapped Du Xing's head,

"I don't dare to talk about big brother, I'm telling the truth." Duchenne immediately shrank his head and avoided it.

"Come on. Drive carefully! Tan Renhao sighed, "You can go back later, if you come to pick me up at night, I will call you." ”

"It's okay, I ate a lot at noon, and I'm not hungry."

"Okay, you can wait for me in my office, clean the office by the way, maybe I'll go back to work tomorrow."

"I've cleaned up. I went to clean it the afternoon I came back. ”

Tan Renhao nodded. Didn't say anything more. Gan Yongxing called him at this time, something more important must have happened, otherwise he would not have called. Then he hung up the phone in a hurry.

By the time we arrived outside the Navy Headquarters building, it was already dark. The building was brightly lit, many officers were busy, and everyone was in a hurry. Tan Renhao was a little surprised, in the past, at this time, most of the officers had already left after work, only the officers on duty were there, and they would not be so busy. He wanted to find someone to ask what was going on, but after thinking about it, he went directly to Gan Yongxing's office. Anyway, the chief of staff will tell him as soon as possible, there is no need to ask anyone else.

"Renhao, you're still coming quickly, are you tired of staying at home?" Gan Yongxing greeted Tan Renhao at the door with a spring breeze on his face.

"Chief of Staff, I would like to rest for a few more days." Tan Renhao hung his hat on the coat rack by the door, "And you called in person, do I dare to play in slow motion?" And I haven't read all the documents you asked Duchenne to get back yesterday. ”

"I was afraid that you would get addicted, so I decided to find something easy for you to do." Gan Yongxing went to make a cup of tea. "At the very least, it will also allow you to find something to do to kill time when you are bored."

"I'm not bored at home." Tan Renhao took the teacup, "Chief of Staff, you won't let me come to drink tea at dinner time, right?" ”

"Of course not, I have already asked for two boxed lunches, this time we have hired two new chefs, the taste is not bad, it is guaranteed to be no worse than your family, you will definitely praise it after tasting it."

Tan Renhao rolled his eyes, how could the food in the cafeteria be comparable to the food at home?

"We just received a piece of good news before we called you." Gan Yongxing immediately opened the topic, "It was sent back from Sydney, guess what the news is?" ”

"Is this still a guess?" Tan Renhao laughed, "Chief of Staff, I'm not stupid. ”

"It seems that you don't need to say it, you know everything?"

Tan Renhao didn't speak, he had already guessed the approximate, but he couldn't believe it.

"The commander of the U.S.-Australian Corps surrendered to us two hours ago." Gan Yongxing took out his cigarette, "This is the headline news." We originally planned to storm Adelaide, but now that the U.S. forces have surrendered, we don't have to spend any effort to attack. ”

Tan Renhao immediately looked at Gan Yongxing. "Are you sure the U.S. forces have surrendered?"

"I'm completely sure, before you arrived, I only received the news from Yan Guozhong that Gu Xunlei and Yuan Ye's troops had received the first batch of prisoners of war and were now continuing to receive prisoners of war." Gan Yongxing looked at the table below, "Almost, by dawn tomorrow, the American and Australian troops in Adelaide will all be disarmed and surrendered." U.S. and Australian troops in other districts will also surrender within the next two days. ”

"That's really good news, so we're done with Australia!"

"Yes, I just contacted the principal, I'm afraid the principal is on his way to the Prime Minister's Office."

Tan Renhao was stunned again. "The headmaster has gone to the capital?"

"Yes, to deal with some tricky things, I originally planned to rush back early tomorrow morning, but now it seems that I will probably have to delay in the capital for a few more days." Gan Yongxing slowly spit out the cigarette, revealing a very comfortable look. "We planned to spend a year laying down the Australian continent, and now we have completed this task ahead of schedule. And the army will definitely be able to take Moscow in June. With the battles on the two main ground battlefields over, it's time to think about the battle on the other side of the planet. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. Originally, the Navy first planned to conquer the Australian continent by the end of 26. However, this plan was revised after the completion of the landing operation, mainly because the army's investment was insufficient, and the navy had to switch to the Central Pacific theater, so the time was delayed to the middle of 27 years, that is, to complete the combat operation of attacking the Australian mainland before the end of June 27. Now the US-Australian coalition surrendered voluntarily, announcing the victory of the Australian campaign. It was also the biggest victory of the Imperial Navy in these months, and at the same time a victory for the Imperial Army.

"I had the principal talk about it on the phone, but I didn't go into too much detail. After all, the phone is not very secure. "Gan Yongxing went and got a document." After the defeat of Australia, we can draw more troops, and with the victory of the army on the Russian battlefield, we can also gather forces for other battlefields. Now, as long as we have completed the combat operation to capture the Hawaiian Islands, we will have enough capital to attack the American continent. ”

"It will also take time, anyway, to move troops, to gather troops, to gather intelligence. There is also judging the actions of the enemy. It all takes time. ”

"Yes, we definitely need time, but a lot of things can't wait." Gan Yongxing handed over the document to Tan Renhao. "This is a battle plan drawn up by us, you take the time to take a good look at it, and after reading it, you will understand."

Tan Renhao frowned, he didn't open the document, it must be a troublesome thing in it.

"At the moment, we have not agreed with the Army on an attack on the American continent, and the Prime Minister has not approved a strategic deployment in this regard. But we can't wait for the Prime Minister's approval before we can prepare, we have to prepare anyway. That will allow the Prime Minister to adopt our plan, right? ”

"What is the main disagreement?" Tan Renhao asked bluntly.

"You should know that." Gan Yongxing did not give a positive answer.

Tan Renhao sighed, he was indeed very clear. "Okay, so what should I do?"

"Read the plan and give me an answer." Gan Yongxing stood up, "If you have already dealt with the affairs of the family, then come back tomorrow to report." ”

Tan Renhao nodded helplessly, it was impossible for him to refuse Gan Yongxing's request at this time, or Gan Yongxing's order.

"Alright. Meals delivered! Gan Yongxing beckoned to the adjutant at the door, "Ren Hao, you taste, the food in the headquarters is much better now than before." ”

"Chief of Staff, I still prefer the food at home, if there is nothing else, I will leave first, and I will report early tomorrow morning." Tan Renhao got up and said goodbye to Gan Yongxing.

"Okay, you have a good rest, and we'll discuss it in detail tomorrow."

Tan Renhao nodded, and then walked out of Gan Yongxing's office. Pinching the document in his hand, can he still take a good rest? Thinking of this, Tan Renhao could only smile bitterly, he also wanted to sleep a little more, but the chief of staff did not give him this opportunity.

On the way home, Tan Renhao has been thinking about the next combat operation. Now that the fighting on the Australian continent is over, the fighting on the Russian side is almost over. If all goes well, the fighting in the Hawaiian Islands will also end within these months. These are the three main battlefields, and with victory on all three, the next move for the Imperial army is to land on the American continent and directly challenge the United States!

The combat operation to land in the Americas, or even to land in the United States, is by no means simple and by no means easy. The United States has a huge army, a well-established war industry, and to defeat the United States from tens of thousands of nautical miles, the mere problem of logistics is enough to prepare the empire for several years. For the Imperial Navy, the biggest question was not how to land in the Americas, but what role the Navy would play in the next war.

Since the outbreak of the war, the Pacific Ocean has been the most important battlefield, so the status of the navy has always been above the army. It can be said that before the victory in the Pacific War, the status of the navy was above the army. However, when it reaches the American continent, the status of the navy will be significantly reduced. Especially in a direct engagement with the United States, the Navy played the role of only a supporter, a supporting role, not a protagonist, and the real protagonist was definitely the Army, or even the German Army!

This change in tone is inevitable, and if it is necessary to defeat the United States, especially on American soil, then no one can shake the position of the Army. The Navy's warships are unable to exert their strength in the interior, and even the Marine Corps will not be able to effectively fight in the hinterland of the mainland. This is a question that all admirals need to think about and worry about. If it was the Army that defeated the United States in the end, then after the war, the Navy would have to be subservient to the Army.

Maybe the problem was not as serious as Tan Renhao's consideration, but he had to think so. The Army will lead the operations against the United States, while the Navy will only be able to wave its flag from the sidelines. There is only one way to extricate the navy from this embarrassing situation, and to avoid attacking the US mainland as much as possible, and even if it has to attack the US mainland in the end, it must try to choose the enemy's soft underbelly to attack, rather than going deep into the US hinterland and fighting a decisive battle with the US military.

To achieve this, it is necessary to write in the strategic planning stage. This is also the new task that Gan Yongxing entrusted to Tan Renhao. The Navy will certainly be in favor of first sweeping away enemy positions outside the continental United States and encircling the United States, while the Army will certainly be in favor of attacking the United States directly. The ultimate goal of these two strategic lines is to defeat the United States, but the methods adopted are different. If the Navy prevails, it is likely that the United States will eventually withdraw from the war with dignity, thus ending the war that has lasted for several years, while also avoiding the cost of the lives of thousands of Imperial soldiers. If the army has the upper hand, then it will storm the United States, and eventually hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of imperial soldiers will fall on the battlefield, and the United States will be completely defeated, and even dismembered into several small countries, like Russia.

The choice is not in the hands of the military, but in the hands of the prime minister. What the army can do is to come up with its own arguments and try to convince the prime minister, and what Tan Renhao has to do is to try to get the prime minister to adopt the strategy of the navy, not the strategy of the army. But Tan Renhao is very clear about one thing, that is, the prime minister is very likely to adopt a compromise plan and not completely turn to either side!