The last time he arrived in Guam, the plane was flying from south to north, and the sky was overcast, so he didn't see the expanded port of Apra. This time it was flying from west to east, and the sky was cloudless, and when the plane began to drop altitude, Tan Renhao saw the port of Apra.

The first thing that caught Tan Renhao's eye was the newly built 8-kilometer-long breakwater south of Apra Port, which was actually a white spray generated by the waves crashing onto the breakwater. It was from this breakwater that a piece of water area of more than 20 square kilometers was circled, and at the beginning, in order to build this breakwater, the marines mobilized more than 4,000 engineers, more than 200 large-scale engineering equipment, and at least 200 million yuan, which took nearly two years to complete, and this alone more than doubled the port area of Apra Port. Then, Tan Renhao saw the newly created land in the northwest corner of the port. This was created by moving mountains and reclaiming the sea, expanding the land area of the port area, which provided land for the later addition of infrastructure such as docks, warehouses, and camps. When he flew closer, Tan Renhao saw clearly the large and small warships moored in the port, but after a while, the buildings in the port blocked Tan Renhao's view, and he had time to identify those warships.

"Look, fighter!" Duchenne cried out.

Tan Renhao was taken aback, the first thing he thought of was the American fighter planes, but then he felt very ridiculous, the nearest airport in the United States is still thousands of miles away, if the US fighter planes can freely enter and exit the sky over Guam, then the empire will definitely not be far from defeat.

It was a few brand-new "peregrine falcons", and they quickly approached, and when Tan Renhao saw the number on the vertical tail of the fighter jet, he also saw the nearest fighter cockpit that was waving at him.

"It's Colonel Ellsler!" Du Xing must have thought that Tan Renhao was short-sighted, "They are here to escort us?" ”

"I guess I'm doing daily training, and I just happened to meet us!" Tan Renhao sat down, "Duchenne." Go get your bags ready and don't delay. In addition, go and wake Huang Xiaotian up, we are almost there. ”

Duchenne was glancing out the window. He really envied the pilots. Although he is Tan Renhao's adjutant, he has good food and good drink, and he is very respected. And he didn't have to venture to the most dangerous places, but Duchenne would never experience the thrill of killing enemies on the battlefield, so he was very envious of those excellent soldiers, especially those pilots who could fly freely in the sky.

"I'm up, and I'm starting with them?"

Tan Renhao looked back, Huang Xiaotian was walking over, and it seemed that he had just woken up.

"Most of them are on training missions." Tan Renhao moved to the position next to him, "How did you sleep?" ”

"It's okay, I just feel that my stomach is swollen, and I probably haven't digested what I ate last night."

"Who eats more than you?" Tan Renhao laughed.

"Hey, there's no way, I haven't eaten home-cooked food for a long time, and the dishes made by my aunt are just what I want, I can't eat less if I want."

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he knew that Huang Xiaotian was deliberately saying nice things.

The transport plane soon landed on Anderson Airport. As soon as the plane stopped, a jeep drove over, and Zhu Rongzhe, the new chief of staff of the First Task Force, and Hao Dongjue, who were driving, sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"How's it going, did it go well?" Hao Dongjue walked over with a smile, "You started to see the fleet of Anlux, right?" ”

"You told him?" Tan Renhao really wanted to teach Hao Dongjue a lesson, and his initial fright was not light.

"I didn't say anything, Elox they were on a normal training mission. And if you find an unknown plane, you must get closer to see what is going on, you say? Hao Dongjue gave Zhu Rongzhe a look.

"I asked Elos to go to the land, but he was half an hour late." Zhu Rongzhe was much more honest, "General Talk, shall we go back to the fleet, or will we go to the theater command?" ”

"Liao Hanxiang called last night, and we have already cleaned up the place where you and Huang Xiaotian lived."

"Then let's go over first, Xiao Zhu. You ride in a car with me, in addition. Don't be so polite in the future, call me Renhao to carry it out. ”

Zhu Rongzhe nodded honestly and got into the car first. Tan Renhao sat in the co-pilot's seat, he let Duchenne sit in the back, the back seat of the jeep is higher, and the space in the back is very narrow, so it is much more comfortable to sit in the front.

"What about the fleet with new fighters?" Tan Renhao didn't talk too much, this was his habit of communicating with the chief of staff, and he didn't care whether Zhu Rongzhe could adapt to his way.

"It's not bad, the new fighter was delivered to the ground only a few days ago." Zhu Rongzhe's words were much calmer than last time, but he didn't look at Tan Renhao, but looked at the road ahead. "When I came back, the aviation unit was making adjustments, and the adaptive training was in charge of An Leshi, Yao Boyan, and Zhu Xiaohuo. In addition, the manufacturer sent more than a dozen engineers to assist our aviation service unit in mastering the basic maintenance methods of the new fighter plane. Two pilots from the teaching team also came to accompany them in their adaptation training. I am now at the airport, and I am going to let them go to sea with the aircraft carrier for training in a few days, and by the way, complete the first aircraft carrier landing and take-off tests, hoping that there will be no problems. ”

"All the preparations are in place?"

Zhu Rongzhe nodded. "This matter is to let Li Wenlong be in charge, first let the 'Longganhu' go to sea, and the relevant officers on the other two aircraft carriers will go to the 'Longganhu' to go to the site for training, and after mastering the basic problems, let the other two aircraft carriers also do sea training."

"Yes, it seems, there's nothing more for me to do." Tan Renhao was quite satisfied with Zhu Rongzhe's arrangement.

"Talk...... Ren Hao ...... "Zhu Rongzhe started to call him wrong, and he wanted to change his mouth, but he changed to call him by his name, which made him feel very embarrassed.

"What?" Tan Renhao pretended not to care.

"Actually......" Zhu Rongzhe smiled reluctantly, and his eyes quickly returned to the road ahead, "I have already formulated a training plan, which is in the briefcase at the back, you can take a look at it first, and what needs to be improved." I immediately went to revise it. ”

"It's nothing, I'll watch it again when I have time, so I'll train according to your arrangement for the time being." Tan Renhao didn't want to dampen Zhu Rongzhe's enthusiasm, and Zheng Guanhua also lacked confidence when he came to the First Task Force. Therefore, helping one's own deputy to erect confidence is the first and most important step in making them a good chief of staff of the fleet.

Zhu Rongzhe nodded. And he said no more. Tan Renhao didn't ask anything more, because his attention was quickly attracted by the battleship in the harbor ahead.

After the sea area of the port of Apra was more than doubled, it was enough to accommodate the next three task forces, and at this time the port was composed of three task forces, and it was not too crowded, only a small number of warships were anchored, and the rest were on the edge of the dock. But after looking at it for a long time, Tan Renhao didn't find the third task force. He wanted to ask Zhu Rongzhe. But after thinking about it, I decided to ask Hao Dongjue.

In fact, the current capacity of Apra Port is not enough, and after the arrival of the other three task forces, these fleets will definitely have to take turns to enter the port and anchor, and the others can only train at sea or find a place to anchor. Because, with the exception of Task Force 3, all other fleets need to be trained by aviation units that have been replaced with new fighters, so it should not be a big problem. At that time, even with the most complete equipment and the largest area, it was impossible for Matsue Port to accommodate more than three task forces at the same time, compared to more than 100 warships.

Now, the Navy is debating whether to expand Saipan's port, which is now used to support submarine activities, into a military port, which will not be larger than the port of Apra, but it will not be much smaller. But now it has not been determined, mainly because many people think that it is not cost-effective. It is likely that the expansion of Saipan's port will cost more than the expansion of the port of Apra. Money is not a problem, the navy's military spending for another 27 years is quite sufficient, but the problem is that the transportation of so many basic equipment, as well as the mobilization of engineering troops, all of which have to occupy a lot of maritime forces, and in the next campaign, maritime forces are quite critical. In addition, if the battle goes well, then the front will definitely move eastward, and the status of the Mariana Islands will be reduced. Even the status of Apra Port will be lowered a lot, and it is very likely that it will become a transit port, rather than a home port for fleet activities, and in the future, the fleet can use Pearl Harbor as a base for activities, so is it necessary to talk about a huge amount of money to build a large military port in the rear? At that time, the fleet will only return to Naha at most, and it will only take a few more days, which is equivalent to the total time of the fleet at sea, and the additional time is not a big problem.

Because Tan Renhao and they want to live on the battleship in the future, he lives in the same villa with Huang Xiaotian and Hao Dongjue, that is, the villa where Huang Xiaotian lives, and also leaves rooms for Chang Jianxin, Yan Yulong, and Zheng Guanhua.

"Well, I have reserved this room for you, facing the port, it is the last room in this villa, and the best location."

Tan Renhao glanced at the room, which was at least twice the size of his bedroom at home, and he was indeed satisfied. The carpet on the floor must have just been cleaned, and it smelled of potion, maybe laundry detergent. In addition, the furnishings are luxurious, with a strong Western style.

"Usually they haven't arrived yet?" Tan Renhao asked Du Xing to put down his luggage and let him go out first. The adjutant's quarters were at the back of the stairs on the first floor, and were small, and were supposed to be for servants before, and they were for two people.

"No, I was supposed to arrive today, but I heard that there was a small problem in the fleet, and it would take about two days to get here."

"What's the problem?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly, even if he wasn't superstitious, he didn't think it was a good sign.

"I didn't ask in detail, it seems that there is a problem with the radar on one of the battleships, and there are no spare parts on Naha's side, and it needs to be transported from the mainland with a flying sword, which will delay a little time."

At this time, Tan Renhao was a little relieved. "Okay, I'll call Naha later, where are we going to eat at night?"

"This is not Zhoushan, but, with my arrangement, it's no problem, what do you want to eat?" Hao Dongjue looked a little proud, as if Liao Hanxiang was not there, he was the king of the mountain here.

"Whatever, take Wei Dongbei, and the chief of staff of the Fourth Task Force, what's his name?"

"Fenglingdu is transferred from the Third Task Force."

"Yes, it's the captain of that battleship." Tan Renhao remembered the new chief of staff whose mouth was full of giant artillery. "Call them all, everyone eats together in the evening, and when Lao Chang comes, we will make up for him."

"Okay, then I'll arrange it."

"Also, where's the study?" Tan Renhao stopped Hao Dongjue.

"It's next door, the phone is over there, dial two zeros first, and then call the operator to answer it for you."

Tan Renhao nodded, and when Hao Dongjue went out, he first found a change of underwear, and after taking a hot shower, he went to the study to call Chang Jianxin. It took half an hour for the commander of the port of Naha to call back. After asking about the situation, Tan Renhao had nothing to worry about. A careless electronic officer had broken an important part of the radar while inspecting it, so the fleet had departed a day late, and should now be within a few hundred nautical miles west of Guam.

When Tan Renhao walked out of the study, he heard the iconic voice coming from the hall downstairs. There is no need to ask, it is Feng Lingdu's loud voice that is bragging to a few other people, and it must be the other two fleet chiefs of staff. Wei Dongbei's voice also came quickly, originally Wei Dongbei was straight-tempered, and he knew a lot about fleet artillery battles, Feng Lingdu boasted about how he exchanged fire with the French expeditionary fleet in the South Atlantic, Wei Dongbei was naturally not convinced.

Tan Renhao couldn't figure it out, Huang Xiaotian could have directly promoted an outstanding officer from the Fourth Task Force to be the chief of staff, why did he want to bring Fenglingdu from the Third Task Force, maybe it was recommended by Chang Zhixin, but Chang Zhixin should not easily recommend his subordinates, and he recommended it to Huang Xiaotian. In addition, Fenglingdu is an absolute "big ship and giant cannon" activist, will it be very pleasant to talk about Huang Xiaotian?