After returning to Zhoushan, Tan Renhao, as usual, did not rush to the Navy Headquarters to report. He had a sense of dread about returning to the Navy Command, and every time he came back, he had a lot of troubles, and as long as he got his hands on it, he couldn't get rid of it. Therefore, before going to the Navy Command to report, Tan Renhao went home first and slept well.

The family is a little deserted, the wife is still in the theater hospital in Guam, and there are only parents at home, and there is a "nanny" sent by the Navy command. It's true that the popularity is a little worse, but it also seems quiet.

Tan Renhao didn't think much about this, just after the battle, he took a plane for more than ten hours, he was already very tired, and after falling on the bed, Tan Renhao fell asleep with his head covered. When he was woken up by a whole "bang" sound coming from downstairs, he realized that it was already dark.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Tan Renhao wrapped himself in pajamas and went downstairs. Mother was chopping something in the kitchen that looked a bit like an old tree root, and it was probably some kind of medicinal herb.

"You're up? Let's go read the newspaper first, and then have breakfast ten minutes later. Gu Xiujuan glanced back at her son, and then cut it again.

"What is this?" Tan Renhao walked over, yawned, and looked at the "old roots" "Medicinal herbs, there is a plane to Guam today, I asked Xiaoyu to bring some medicinal herbs to replenish his body." ”

"Replenish your body?" Tan Renhao was a little confused, in his opinion, there was no problem with his wife's body, and he was taken care of by his father-in-law, so why worry about it?

"Yes, Xiaoyu came back a few days ago, don't you know?"

"Know? Know what? Tan Renhao was even more confused.

"You kid, Xiaoyu didn't contact you? She's the same kid, and she must have been worried that you would be distracted on the front line, so she didn't tell you. Gu Xiujuan shook her head as she spoke.

"Tell me what?" Tan Renhao scratched his scalp, the more his mother said this, the more mysterious it became.

"Xiaoyu is already pregnant, don't you know?"

"What!?" Tan Renhao almost jumped up, "When is it?" How did I not know? ”

"I know you don't know, it's all for fetal security." Gu Xiujuan glanced at her son with a smile, "It's been more than three months, and you don't even know at all." Hey, Xiaoyu, this kid is too sensible to tell you about such a big thing. ”

"I'm going to be a dad?" Tan Renhao suddenly laughed, and then rushed out.

Tan Jingkang was busy watering and fertilizing the little vegetables he planted in the garden, when he saw his son rushing out. Immediately put down the water ladle in his hand.

"Dad, I'm going to be a father, you know? I'm going to be a father! ”

Tan Jingkang laughed innocently. "You're going to be a father too, your mother is preparing some medicinal herbs for Xiaoyu to nourish her body, have you seen it?"

"yes, no, no!" Tan Renhao was a little like crazy, "I'm going to Guam, I'm going to be a father, I'm going to Guam......"

Just Tan Renhao was circling in the yard. When the mouth is muttering constantly. A car stopped outside the villa, and as soon as Tan Renhao stopped and turned his head, he saw Gan Yongxing walking in through the gate.

"Chief of Staff. You know? I'm going to be a dad! ”

"Then I'm going to congratulate you, have you come up with a name for your son?" Gan Yongxing seems to have known about it for a long time.

"Yes, I still have to choose a name, what should I choose?" Tan Renhao was so excited that he danced with his hands, and he didn't know what he was doing at all.

"Don't worry, I don't know if it's a man or a woman now." Tan Jingkang came over and invited Gan Yongxing to sit in the house.

"Then take one of each!" Gan Yongxing sat on the sofa with a smile, "I had a banquet with General Liao Hanxiang a few days ago, and at the end of this month, I asked Xiaoyu to be transferred back." She is not suitable to continue working on the front line now, and we will arrange a lighter job for her here. ”

Tan Renhao also gradually quieted down. "Chief of Staff, then I thank you first. By the way, did you have breakfast? ”

"I heard that Sister Tan did a good breakfast, but I came on an empty stomach!" Gan Yongxing's face is not thin, "It's rare to have such an opportunity, I want to taste it!" ”

Tan Jingkang immediately went in to greet his wife to prepare an extra breakfast, while Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing went to the restaurant first.

"You don't have to worry about Xiaoyu's affairs, we have relevant regulations. Moreover, with General Liao Hanxiang staring over there, nothing will happen. Gan Yongxing took out a cigarette, "How is it, you slept comfortably last night, right?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that I didn't expect that I was going to be a father." Tan Renhao smiled happily, this was the best breath he had heard.

"Anyone can be a parent, don't be too happy too early, when the child grows up, you will have a headache!" Gan Yongxing smiled and shook his head, "When will you report to me?" ”

"This ......" Tan Renhao seemed to be splashed with cold water.

"There's no need to act so painfully, I'm not here to pull the strong ding, if you think it's better to be in the fleet, then I'll let you return to the fleet immediately, how about it?"

"Chief of Staff, that's not what I meant." Tan Renhao immediately adjusted his mentality, "Why don't you have to eat breakfast first, and then report to the headquarters, good generals don't send hungry soldiers, right?" ”

Gan Yongxing smiled and shook his head. Soon, Tan Jingkang sent two copies in early. After Gan Yongxing was polite, he quickly ate this not too sumptuous breakfast with Tan Renhao, and then Tan Renhao went to change into a military uniform and followed Gan Yongxing out.

On the way, Tan Renhao kept asking what name to give his son (daughter) who was born, and Gan Yongxing also helped him think of a few names, but they were all vetoed by Tan Renhao, and the two did not discuss the war. Tan Renhao also thinks that this is a good way, firstly, the principal has more connotation, and secondly, it can also bring him closer to the principal.

"Perhaps, the principal will recognize a godgrandson." After entering the office, Gan Yongxing went to make a cup of tea first, he usually doesn't like to drink tea, smoking is his hobby. "Alright, let's get down to business. I have read the battle report, although this battle was fought very fiercely, but you have done your best, if you want to complain, you should complain that God does not do beauty. ”

Tan Renhao sighed. I wasn't so excited anymore. "The weather had a much greater impact than we had previously estimated, and the battle was fought very reluctantly, so perhaps we should have retreated instead of fighting Task Force 31."

"It's not up to you guys to decide, do you think Halsey will give up the attack? Judging by the battlefield conditions at the time, even if you retreat to the northwest, you will not be able to bomb Task Force 32 after dawn, and Halsey will definitely catch up. By then, you may have sent your bombers against Task Force 32, and you will have no power to fight back against Task Force 31, which will be even worse. Gan Yongxing hesitated, "At least, judging from the current situation, Halsey would not have stopped at that time." ”

"Is Halsey finished?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

"Probably not, judging by the US military cables we intercepted, Halsey should have been evacuated before the sinking of the Valiant, and he is probably in Port Vila now. Prepare a report to Nimitz and MacArthur on the fight. ”

"It's a bit of a shame. If we can blow him up, we'll have one less tough opponent. Tan Renhao shrugged his shoulders, "Okay." Chief of Staff, is there anything important about calling me back this time? ”

"A lot, but it won't delay you for long." Gan Yongxing went to get a document, "Now the work of the Navy Command is much less, and we don't need to command front-line operations." However, the principal gave me a job in a new place. ”

'What work?' Tan Renhao took the paper.

Gan Yongxing glanced at the document and motioned for Tan Renhao to open it and take a look. "How to put it, the specific thing is that let's summarize the experience and lessons of each battle, and then sort it out and provide it to the commanders of each fleet. And arrange it to be part of the teaching curriculum of the college. In this way, all our fleet commanders, staff officers can learn from the experience of these battles, learn lesson1 and avoid making the same mistakes in future operations. ”

"In other words, it's up to me to write this report this time." Tan Renhao's reaction is also quite fast, which is a tricky job.

"Yes, you are the specific commander of this battle, although you only command the battle in the north. But the campaign is deployed by you, and you have received all the ground battle reports, so you know the actions of the various units best. I wasn't on the front lines, and if you weren't doing this report, who else would be able to replace you? ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "Well, is there anything else?"

"We'll talk about the rest later!" Gan Yongxing stood up, "The office next door is reserved for you, you have two days, and then hand over the report to me." In addition, the principal is resting at home these days, so don't bother him if he has nothing to do. ”

"What's wrong with the principal?" Tan Renhao was secretly surprised, in his impression, the principal had always been an energetic little old man, and his body was very healthy.

"Hey, what else, whoever becomes the commander of the navy will be exhausted sooner or later. However, you don't need to worry, the principal just caught a cold a few days ago and now needs to rest. ”

Tan Renhao can't help but worry, emotionally speaking, the principal is his mentor, more like his elders, he has always regarded the principal as a relative. From the current relationship, the principal is Tan Renhao's backer in the navy, and he is now the pillar of the entire naval system.

After leaving Gan Yongxing's office, Tan Renhao asked Du Xing to inquire about the principal's condition, and after learning that the principal was only infected with the wind cold, his body was a little weak, and he needed to recuperate for a period of time, so he felt a lot more relieved. Next, he had to complete the tricky task assigned to him by Gan Yongxing.

In the past, the lessons and lessons learned in the course of a campaign were written down by the battlefield commander in the form of a battle report, and in the battle report, a special part of the battle report summed up the problems that occurred in the combat units, the loopholes in the command link, the impact of various factors, and so on. However, this part of the summary report will not be too long, and these war reports will be sealed as military secrets for years, even decades, before they will be lifted, handed over to the war history experts in the military academy to study, and finally sorted out into teaching materials, so that the cadets in the military academy can learn from the experience of the textbook. Back then, most of the war experience that Tan Renhao learned in the military academy was decades ago, or even hundreds of years ago.

Obviously, the previous method was not scientific, and the problem was that many officers had no experience before leaving the military academy, and even the experience they learned from textbooks was seriously insufficient. After arriving in the troops, officers need to go through a long period of training to gradually rise through the ranks, and finally become commanders. In peacetime, as well as during the last war, the problem was not really serious, and the selection of talents through combat was also an effective method. However, nowadays, if the officers are still inexperienced before entering the army, this is a serious problem, and it is very likely that those officers who have just graduated will not be able to perform their jobs and abilities in the army. This is also the reason why Nie Renfeng asked Gan Yongxing to set up a special department to summarize the experience and lessons of various battles.

Tan Renhao is deeply touched by these problems. In writing this report, he emphasized two points: first, the impact of weather conditions on combat operations, and second, the importance of battlefield commanders making quick decisions. In fact, these are the two most obvious points that are reflected in this campaign.

The influence of weather factors on battles has long been a science, and there are many people doing research, and in actual battles, it will be different depending on the actual battlefield situation.

Tan Renhao did not mean to "icing on the cake", he just emphasized the use of weather changes according to the actual situation. And what he focused on explaining was the impact of the commander's decisive, swift, and accurate judgment on the battle. This is also the characteristic of Tan Renhao.

In the report submitted by Tan Renhao, in addition to being full of the characteristics of this campaign, he also brought some of his own views and characteristics, after all, he wrote the report as a battlefield commander, not as a scholar, from the perspective of a third party, which naturally includes his own characteristics. In fact, this became a common feature of all subsequent summary reports, and different generals would bring their own characteristics to their reports.

Later, these reports also became important documents for the study of these generals.