Just over three months after the start of his studies, Tan Renhao was considering whether he should take the semester's exams at the end of the semester when an unexpected telegram disrupted his plans. The telegram was sent by Principal Nie Renfeng. After receiving the telegram, Tan Renhao immediately boarded a plane and returned to the Zhoushan Naval Headquarters, and he didn't even have time to bring a few more clothes.

Along the way, Tan Renhao was figuring out the content of this telegram, but there was actually no content, just asking him to return to the naval headquarters immediately, and there was an important job waiting for him to do. Tan Renhao felt a little headache, what important thing was going to pull him out of school suddenly? In addition, Principal Nie Renfeng should have retired, why did he return to the navy? There were too many questions, which made Tan Renhao feel that this matter was strange the more he thought about it, and later, he simply didn't want to think about it, anyway, when he arrived in Zhoushan, he knew what was going on.

By the time the plane landed, night had already fallen. Nie Renfeng's adjutant came to the airport to greet him. Tan Renhao knew that officer, and when he was in school, he was Principal Nie Renfeng's adjutant.

"Ensign, where are we going now?" As soon as the car started, Tan Renhao found that they had not left the airport, but were heading towards the other side of the airport runway.

"The headmaster is waiting for you in the lounge over there, the plane is ready and will take off in two hours."

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, and didn't ask another question, he also knew that there was nothing valuable in the mouth of this adjutant.

Five minutes later, the jeep was parked outside the officers' lounge. When Tan Renhao walked in, Nie Renfeng was talking to an officer at the airport.

"Headmaster, then I'll go first, and I'll pick you up when I come back!" It seems that this officer is also a student of Nie Renfeng.

Nie Renfeng smiled and sent the officer to the door, and then pulled Tan Renhao to sit down. "Captain, it looks like I surprised you by suddenly bringing you here, right?"

Tan Renhao laughed a little embarrassed, he felt as if he was wearing nothing in front of the principal, and the principal could see at a glance what he was thinking.

"Now, I'm retired and just a nominal vice admiral. Of course, as an Admiral of the Imperial Navy, I am still obliged to serve the Empire and serve the Imperial Navy. Nie Renfeng handed a document on the table to Tan Renhao, "This is the information of the Japanese Navy." Later, we will fly to Japan for a new round of negotiations on a naval arms treaty. ”

"Negotiations?" Tan Renhao was taken aback, and he even wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, the Matsue Treaty will expire this year, and this time we will hold negotiations in Tokyo, Japan, and the nine signatory countries will send representatives to discuss whether to extend the arms treaty." Nie Renfeng nodded, "This time, Marshal Sajiting entrusted me to negotiate on behalf of the Imperial Navy, which can be regarded as another contribution to the Imperial Navy." And we need an expert who understands aviation, aircraft carriers, I thought about it, you are the best candidate, therefore, put your name in the list of negotiating members, you will not object, right? ”

Tan Renhao shook his head awkwardly, what was the use of him objecting?

"Well, then, you should familiarize yourself with the situation." Nie Renfeng stood up, "This is the plan for the development of aircraft carriers by the navies of Japan and other powers, and most of it is the information we have obtained. Therefore, you want to keep this information secure. On the way, you have a few hours to read slowly. After arriving in Japan, in addition to arms negotiations, we will also visit several major shipyards in Japan to monitor Japan's implementation of the treaty. You need to familiarize yourself with the information at hand as soon as possible, and when the time comes, you will naturally know what to do. ”

After the two men left the officers' lounge, they quickly boarded the transport plane. It was also an important transport aircraft of the Imperial Navy. The conditions in the plane were not too bad, and there were even two beds, presumably for the generals to rest on long flights. What surprised Tan Renhao the most was that there was a small bar near the tail cabin, and there were a lot of fine wines in the wine cabinet.

After the plane took off, Nie Renfeng went to pour two glasses of wine, and finally took all the wine bottles. He's also looking through the materials. Tan Renhao didn't waste time, he had to seize every minute and every second to familiarize himself with this "mission". In his eyes, this is a mission.

The information is not very detailed, and the content is not very substantial. During the treaty, the naval powers, especially those that sought to challenge the hegemony of the Tang Empire, were secretly developing warships that violated the restrictions of the Treaty of Songjiang. Taking Japan as an example, the latest aircraft carrier designed by Japan has a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, far exceeding the provisions of the treaty. In addition, the Japanese Navy developed heavy cruisers and battleships, which exceeded the limits of the treaty, and even expanded the strength of the naval fleet by developing large-tonnage light cruisers. Like Japan, other powers had similar plans. The British Empire had already begun work on the design of new battleships and aircraft carriers, the Kingdom of France was also designing new Richelieu-class battleships, and the German Empire was preparing to build Bismarck-class battleships. The United States of America has begun work on the development of Iowa-class battleships and Essex-class aircraft carriers. Even the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, the Kingdom of Spain, the Persian Empire, and so on, whose naval power is not too strong, have launched their own programs for the development of new warships.

Before the plane began to land, Tan Renhao read all the information. The only conclusion he came to was that no naval power would renew the Treaty of Songjiang, that the twenty-year truce was long enough, and that the wounds of the last war had begun to heal, and that the next step would be for the great powers to start another war of arms build-up for their own interests, and even a new global war.

"How's it going, do you have any thoughts now?" Nie Renfeng also closed the document in his hand at this time.

Tan Renhao smiled awkwardly, and then picked up the wine glass next to him, he needed time to think about it and sort out his somewhat chaotic thoughts.

"Think about it, and in half an hour, we'll be in Tokyo." Nie Renfeng also poured himself a glass, "Tonight, the Japanese Minister of the Navy will hold a banquet for us, and when the time comes, you can join me and familiarize yourself with the situation in Japan by the way." ”

Tan Renhao nodded, all he wanted to think about now was to seize the time to rest.

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