"Eat it, this is a sweet and sour pork rib made especially for you."

Tan Jingkang said as he sandwiched a piece of pork ribs into his son's bowl, "I heard that you are coming back, so my father has prepared it all morning today." Taste, I haven't cooked for decades, and I don't know if the craft is still there. ”

This sweet and sour pork ribs are really not very good, and now his wife Liao Yingyu is still in school, and the little sister Tan Qinglian has gone to the art troupe, and the only one who can cook at home is her father.

"How's it going, does it taste okay?"

"Yes, I haven't eaten such a delicious meal in many days!"

Tan Renhao is telling the truth, how can those meals on the battleship be compared to the meals at home?

"That's good, eat more, eat more, you're tired these days, right?"

Tan Renhao smiled and lowered his head to eat. He didn't eat this meal very well, because there were only two people at the dinner table, he and his father, and the house was deserted.

"I'm full."

Tan Renhao put down the empty rice bowl, "Dad, is Mom's illness better?" ”

"Much better, I didn't want to tell you so sooner, but, here......"

"I know."

Tan Renhao nodded, wiping the oil stains off his mouth, he received the news that his mother was seriously ill when the fleet returned to the anchorage of the Ogasawara Islands, and his mood was also very heavy in those days, but he had important responsibilities, and he couldn't come back to visit his mother at all.

"Later, General Gan sent two doctors, and your mother's illness has improved a lot."

Tan Jingkang put away the dishes and chopsticks, "I'll send the food later, if you have time in the afternoon, go to the hospital to have a look." ”

"I know, I'm going to the hospital after I'm done in the afternoon."

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, as a son, he should rush over now, but as a soldier, he must stay at his post.

Tan Jingkang glanced at his son, and then packed up the dishes and chopsticks and went into the kitchen.

"Dad. I'm going to the study to pack some things, and I'll take you to the hospital later? ”

Tan Renhao also stood up.

"No, I'll just walk by myself."

Tan Renhao glanced towards the kitchen, and then went upstairs. When he came back this time, Tan Renhao also had to submit the fleet's combat report, so he had to sort it out first, so as not to be able to get anything out when he met with the chief of staff.

Writing a war report is the most headache for Tan Renhao, before setting off from Iwo Jima. He had only finished the draft and had to re-polish it. This kind of work is better done by civilian personnel, and Tan Renhao's own writing skills are not deep, so every time he writes a war report, he has a headache.

Just copied a copy and was about to revise it carefully, there was a knock on the study door, and then Tan Jingkang pushed the door open and walked in.

"Are you busy? Then I won't bother. ”

"It's okay, Dad, what's the matter with you?"

Tan Renhao stood up and went to pour his father a glass of water.

"Actually......"

Tan Jingkang smiled reluctantly. "Actually, I shouldn't bother you at this time. Just ......"

"Tell me, is there anything you can't tell me?"

Tan Renhao asked his father to sit down, and then pulled a chair to sit next to his father.

"Renhao. There's something I'd like to ask you to help with. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and then looked into his father's eyes.

Tan Jingkang looked very embarrassed, opened his mouth several times, and swallowed his words back several times.

"Just say something."

Tan Renhao took out a cigarette, and what his father wanted to say was definitely not ordinary.

"That's right,"

Tan Jingkang plucked up a lot of courage, "An old acquaintance asked me to help and wanted you to write a letter of introduction to introduce his son to the navy. ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand it now. There are two ways to enter the Imperial Navy. First, just like Tan Renhao, he became a naval officer after graduating from various academies in the places where the Navy was established, and of course, those who can embark on this path are very outstanding young people. The second is to go to the naval recruiting station, like Duchenne, starting from an ordinary soldier, and this is very simple, as long as you are a qualified citizen of the empire. After a physical examination, as well as a simple family background assessment, you can join the navy. In other words, as long as you are in good health and willing to serve the empire, there are no political problems (mainly no political prisoners in the immediate family, criminal prisoners) can join the navy, and there is basically no difficulty at all.

"Who came to you?"

Tan Renhao soon thought that if he wanted to entrust his relationship to enter the navy, there must be something wrong with this person's background, and the purpose of entering the navy was not to fight for the empire, but to seek personal gain.

"This ......"

Tan Renhao glanced at his father, and his gaze was no longer so kind.

"It's Chai Jinbiao, Renhao ......"

"Enough!"

Tan Renhao immediately stood up, "Dad, you are not a person who doesn't know the severity, I can promise to other people, but he, absolutely not!" ”

"It's not him, it's Chai Ronggui, it's ......"

"I know who Chai Ronggui is!"

Tan Renhao's hands trembled slightly. Chai Ronggui is Chai Jinbiao's youngest son, about the same age as Tan Renhao, he was a big bully in Wenzhou City when he was a child, not to mention such a bully entering the navy, even if he lives in the empire, he is rubbish and scum.

"Renhao ......"

Tan Jingkang also stood up, looking very embarrassed.

"Dad, have you thought about it?"

Tan Renhao forced himself to calm down, "Why did Chai Jinbiao come to beg you?" ”

Tan Jingkang lowered his head and did not speak. After running the rivers and lakes for decades, he can't still see the powerful relationship in this?

"What is the background of the Chai family, you should know very well."

Tan Renhao didn't want to blame his father, he also knew that his father was loyal and honest, and he didn't want to owe favors all his life, and he owed Chai Jinbiao a huge favor back then. "The Chai family has a very wide network in Japan, and you know very well the current situation that even if the Chai family is fine, something will happen sooner or later. Why did he want his youngest son to join the Navy? ”

"Renhao, this ......"

"As long as Chai Ronggui joins the navy, the Chai family is a military family, and they can be treated very well, and they will no longer be questioned."

Tan Renhao directly said to the point, "I don't know what the hell Chai Jinbiao is fighting, you should know very well that Chai Jinbiao will not send his son to the front line to sacrifice, and Chai Ronggui is by no means the kind of warrior who can brave the rain of bullets and bullets." Since Chai Ronggui joined the Navy not to serve the Empire, why did he join the Navy? ”

"There is no more than him in the navy, and there is no less than him......"

"Nonsense!"

Tan Renhao became excited again, "The navy wants elites, soldiers loyal to the empire, not black sheep!" Dad, I don't blame you. After all, you are an honest person, and you just want to pay off this favor, but I will never help with this, if Chai Ronggui wants to join the navy through other channels, I will directly reflect my opinion to the above. In addition, you don't want to contact Chai Jinbiao, their family is not a good thing. When the empire is in peril. They only consider their personal interests, not the interests of the country and the nation, and I will never be with them, and I hope that my family members around me will not have any involvement with them. ”

Tan Jingkang sighed, his son's attitude was very clear.

"Dad, have you been back to Wenzhou recently?"

Tan Renhao suddenly reacted, it was impossible for Chai Jinbiao to find the Navy Headquarters, this is a military restricted area, and ordinary people can't enter it at all.

Tan Jingkang nodded. "Your mom is sick. I heard that there was an old Chinese medicine doctor who could cure her illness. So I went back to my hometown, and then I met Chai Jinbiao. ”

Tan Renhao let out a sigh. "Then go back less in the future, and it's better not to go back. If there's anything you need to go back to. Looking for Duchen to help you do it, he has also been to Wenzhou a few times, and he is more familiar with it. I'll say hello to Duchenne later, don't think about it so much. ”

"Okay, then I'll try not to go back."

Tan Jingkang smiled reluctantly, "I won't bother you, you can be busy." ”

"Dad."

Tan Renhao stopped his father, "I'm not blaming you, I just hope you can understand that my son is now a soldier of the Imperial Navy." There has been a saying since ancient times that loyalty and filial piety are in dilemma. As an imperial soldier, my son must be responsible for the country, so ......"

"Renhao, Dad understands, Dad doesn't blame you, in fact, it's all Dad's fault."

"Don't think so, you're not doing anything wrong."

Tan Renhao walked in front of his father. "If you want to blame, you should blame those who want to use the state for their own personal gain. Don't think too much, if Chai Jinbiao finds you in the future, you will let him come to me directly, and I will see what tricks he can play! ”

Tan Jingkang nodded and left the study.

After his father walked downstairs, Tan Renhao closed the door, and then wiped his face vigorously. There are a lot of worries when I come back. He didn't expect Chai Jinbiao to go through the back door through his father's line at all. Then, Tan Renhao thought that something must have happened to the Chai family, otherwise Chai Jinbiao would not be so anxious to ask his son to join the navy so that he could get the protection of the navy. Thinking of this, Tan Renhao made up his mind that he would never help with this.

Fifteen minutes later, Tan Renhao sorted out the combat report, went downstairs to call Duchenne, and then went to the naval headquarters.

"Duchenne, when are you going back to the training class?"

Du Xing quickly turned his head and glanced at Tan Renhao, "Three days later, is there anything wrong?" ”

"No, it's okay,"

Tan Renhao sighed, "How long will it take to train?" ”

"Two months, if anything, then I'll ...... when I go back"

"Study with peace of mind and come back early."

Tan Renhao didn't want to delay Du Xing's future, "I really don't get used to it without you by my side." ”

Duchenne laughed, then sped up.

When he arrived at the Navy Headquarters, Gan Yongxing hadn't rushed back yet, Tan Renhao wanted to go to the principal, but after thinking about it, the principal should also go home for dinner, and he won't be here now. Gan Yongxing's secretary had already known Tan Renhao, and probably got Gan Yongxing's instructions, so he invited Tan Renhao into Gan Yongxing's office first.

After waiting for ten minutes, Gan Yongxing came back, and his pace was very hurried.

"How's it going, it's still comfortable to live on the battleship during this time, right?"

"Chief of Staff, you're kidding!"

Tan Renhao immediately stood up, no one would think that the nest on the battleship was more comfortable than the home on the ground.

"Look at you, aren't you in a good mood?"

Gan Yongxing nodded at Tan Renhao, signaling that Tan Renhao was not polite, and then walked to the cupboard, "What do you want to drink?" Coffee, tea, or wine? ”

"Just whatever."

Tan Renhao took out a cigarette, and he would not be polite in front of Gan Yongxing.

"Then drink some wine, presumably you've had enough coffee and tea during this time."

Gan Yongxing also stepped down from the battleship, and he knew very well that when the fleet commander was directing the battle, cigarettes, tea, and coffee were all indispensable.

Tan Renhao took the wine glass with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and did not take the initiative to speak.

"You must be wondering why you were recruited back from the front, right?"

Gan Yongxing sat on the sofa opposite Tan Renhao.

"Chief of Staff, it seems that you are becoming more and more like the principal......"

"What do you mean?"

Gan Yongxing looked at Tan Renhao puzzled.

"The principal can see at a glance what others are thinking."

Hearing Tan Renhao say this, Gan Yongxing immediately laughed. "You too. I asked you to come back this time, because there was a very important matter that I needed to discuss with you, and it was not convenient or safe to contact you by telegram, so I asked you to rush back. ”

"What's the matter?"

Tan Renhao immediately focused his attention.

Gan Yongxing went to get a document and handed it to Tan Renhao. "This is the report of the last US bombing of the island of Taiwan, several cities were bombed, although the damage was not large, but the above was shocked. Any idea what that means? ”

Tan Renhao did not speak, the political significance of this bombing is far greater than the military significance.

"This means that the empire itself is not safe!"

Gan Yongxing's words were very serious, "Before, we always thought that the empire itself was the safest, but since this bombing, no one will think so. The losses from the bombing were indeed not large, but the blow to the morale of the Imperial army and civilians and the will to fight was very large. You may not know the situation in China, but I can tell you that there is a problem now. The Prime Minister has already stated himself that he must fight back, he must retaliate, and no matter what the cost, he must let all the military and civilians of the empire know that any attack on the empire itself will lead to catastrophic consequences! ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, after receiving the news of the bombing of the island of Taiwan, he guessed that there would definitely be retaliation.

"Originally, this matter should have been settled a long time ago, but the headmaster has been under pressure, and you know the reason, we all think that this kind of retaliation is of little military significance."

Gan Yongxing sighed, "The problem is that now we don't want military significance, but political significance. If nothing else, the bombing of the empire itself has already made the Persian Empire, the German Empire suspicious of us. If we don't retaliate, it's a sign of weakness. So, now the principal has set the task down! ”

Tan Renhao was taken aback, what he didn't expect was that this would be the principal's decision!