Chang Jianxin, Hao Dongjue, Huang Xiaotian, Zheng Guanhua, Wei Dongbei, Yan Yulong, and Gu Zhenyun and others came back by plane together. At that time, the third task force had already been transferred to Naha, and the plane arrived first in Naha, and flew back to Zhoushan after picking up Chang Jianxin and Gu Zhenyun. Because Liao Hanxiang still needed to arrange other troops in Guam, he had to rush back a day late.

Before arriving at the airport, Tan Renhao decided to talk to Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin first, Huang Xiaotian and Zheng Guanhua's affairs could be arranged to be discussed later, and Wei Dongbei didn't need him to do persuasion work at all, and Gu Zhenyun's arrangement had nothing to do with him. When arranging for these people to get into the car, Tan Renhao stuffed Hao Dongjue into the co-pilot's seat, he and Chang Jianxin sat in the back, while the others got into the other two cars.

"Renhao, I heard that the new 'Peregrine Falcon' is about to start mass production, why haven't we seen it at the airport?" Hao Dongjue still looks like a monkey in a hurry.

"It's still early, the test flight work will not end until March, and it would be nice to be able to provide it to carrier-based aviation in April." Tan Renhao took out a cigarette from the small drawer in front of him and handed it to Chang Jianxin, who was touching the cigarette on his body. "The test flight unit was transferred to Wuxi a few days ago, just so that Luo Jinming and they also participated in the test flight work, and there are safety issues, no one wants any fighter plane to crash into the building of the naval headquarters."

"Then when are we going to Wuxi to have a look?"

"Don't bother me." Tan Renhao glared at his brother-in-law, "Old Chang, you should have heard about the establishment of the main fleet, right?" ”

Chang Jianxin nodded and gave the cigarette case to Hao Dongjue. "I heard about it a few days ago, Ren Hao, yours is the First Fleet, right?"

"Yes, it has now been confirmed that I am the commander of the First Fleet, and Jiang Zhongmin is the commander of the Second Fleet. However, the Second Fleet will definitely go to the Atlantic, consisting of the Fifth Task Force and the newly established Task Force, and Gu Zhenyun will be promoted to the commander of the Sixth Task Force. ”

"Battleship task forces?" Chang Jianxin frowned slightly.

"The task force with four battleships as the core is mainly to cooperate with the fifth task force, and the Atlantic side is more suitable for battleship operations." Tan Renhao did not continue to discuss the matter of the Sixth Task Force. "There will definitely be a Third Fleet. Now the question is that another fleet commander is needed. ”

Chang Jianxin just nodded, and when he heard this, he already understood what Tan Renhao meant. At least I know that there is no hope.

"Choose between the two of us?" Hao Dongjue didn't react immediately, "Ren Hao, what do you recommend is Lao Chang?" ”

Tan Renhao's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he was also cursing Hao Dongjue, an idiot, why didn't he think about it with his brain before speaking?

"It's impossible for me, Renhao. Do you recommend Dongjue? Chang Jianxin solved the embarrassment of Tan Renhao.

"No, I recommend Huang Xiaotian." Tan Renhao didn't give face to his brother-in-law, and at the same time, he also found that Hao Dongjue's expression first dimmed, and then returned to normal.

"Why?" Chang recommended the new help Hao Dongjue asked.

Tan Renhao did not answer Chang Jianxin's question, but asked Hao Dongjue: "Dongjue, who do you think is more suitable to be the commander of the fleet, you or Huang Xiaotian?" ”

Hao Dongjue shrugged his shoulders. "It depends on how you say it. Huang Xiaotian does have stamina, and he has more experience than me, and he has commanded many fleets to fight together, in addition, he should also be promoted, but ......"

"Then there's no problem." Tan Renhao didn't let Hao Dongjue continue, "The Second Task Force will be incorporated into the First Fleet. Dongjue, you're going to work with me again, that's no problem, right? ”

Hao Dongjue's eyebrows jumped twice, and he immediately laughed. "Of course there is no problem, is it common to be assigned to the First Fleet?"

Tan Renhao looked at Chang Jianxin, who smiled and shook his head.

"If the three of us work together, there will be no enemy we can't deal with, let alone Spruance, even if Nimitz himself goes to the sea. He's going to have to admit defeat! ”

"Come on, your boy's ass is up again." Tan Renhao sighed. "Chang, how much do you know about the next combat operation?"

"You mean General Liao Hanxiang's battle plan?" Chang Jianxin threw away the cigarette butt, "Let's ask Dongjue about this, he has been on Guam for a long time, and he has also participated in the formulation of the battle plan." ”

Tan Renhao immediately looked at Hao Dongjue, he didn't expect Liao Hanxiang to let Hao Dongjue participate in the formulation of the battle plan, as far as Tan Renhao knew, this matter should be Huang Xiaotian in charge.

"Huang Xiaotian can't be busy alone, and he still has to be responsible for the maintenance of the Fourth Task Force and the replenishment of new warships, so I am only responsible for assisting Huang Xiaotian." Hao Dongjue said a word of nonsense, and then he told the general content of the battle plan formulated by Liao Hanxiang.

Tan Renhao had been listening carefully, and after Hao Dongjue finished speaking, he had a general impression. "In other words, Liao Hanxiang is going to conquer the Hawaiian Islands in one go, not just Kauai?"

"Yes, if we just played Kauai Island, we started a year ago, so we don't have to put it off until now. Since we want to fight, we must fight thoroughly, and we must not give the US military any hope, nor can we give the US military any chance to counterattack. ”

"The fleet is still the core combat force, and if the Fifth Fleet cannot be defeated, it is useless to invest no number of marines." Long Line added a sentence next to it.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "According to this battle plan, the fleet must first annihilate the Fifth Fleet, and if this goal is not achieved, then the fleet will have to undertake a dual mission."

"Even if we undertake two missions at the same time, we have two main fleets, so it's not a big problem, right?"

Tan Renhao glared at Hao Dongjue. "How well do you know Spruance? Don't think he's easy to deal with, how much did you lose by taking out 'The Boxer' last time? If you don't take into account the results, it's good that you don't get punished! ”

Hao Dongjue stuck out his tongue, anyway, he was thick-skinned enough.

"Renhao, don't blame Dongjue. The last time we were able to achieve that result, it was already quite good to kill two US aircraft carriers, and no matter how you say it, we did not lose a single aircraft carrier. Chang Jianxin immediately said good things for Hao Dongjue, "If you really want to fight in two directions at the same time, then the establishment of the fleet is a big problem." ”

"I see. It is better to put the 1st, 2nd, and 4th task forces together and deal with the 5th Fleet exclusively, even if they are evenly matched, they can drag the 5th Fleet into the water! Hao Dongjue screamed again, as if he had forgotten that he had been reprimanded by Tan Renhao a few seconds ago.

"It's impossible, and it's not necessary." Tan Renhao didn't pay attention to his brother-in-law. "It's a waste to put together the three most powerful task forces, and it's easy for the other main fleet to become a target for the U.S. military."

"Then, we have to distribute the strength equally." Chang Jianxin added.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "If you put Task Force 1 together with Task Force 2. Then the Third Task Force should also be incorporated into the First Fleet. Even if we only have six aircraft carriers, with the combat effectiveness of the 1st Task Force and the 2nd Task Force, plus the air defense enhancement effect of the 3rd Task Force, we will not suffer much loss in a decisive battle with the Fifth Fleet. In addition, it is unlikely that the Fifth Fleet will be concentrated in one group. The Fourth Task Force and the other two newly formed Task Forces were reorganized into the Second Fleet, which has nine fleet aircraft carriers, and even if the other two task forces are inferior in combat effectiveness, they can still be trained in place. Moreover, Huang Xiaotian can grasp the opportunity, and it should not be very difficult to take out the Fifth Fleet. ”

"Renhao, you mean that our three brothers can work together?"

Tan Renhao nodded, in fact, he was thinking to avoid a conflict between Chang Jianxin and Huang Xiaotian, and at the same time, he also noticed. Chang Recommended New should think the same way.

"It would be nice if Lao Lei could return to the fleet again."

Tan Renhao was about to reprimand Hao Dongjue again, and Chang Jianxin immediately said: "By the way, is there any news of Lao Lei, how is his life in the Southwest Pacific now?" ”

"It should be not bad, the Fifth Task Force has been withdrawn, and now he can command a theater fleet that is not too small to blockade Australia and prevent the US troops deployed in New Zealand from going to Australia. The battle on the Australian side is almost in the middle of the year, and by then, he should have a chance to return to the naval command. Or to play a role under Liao Hanxiang. Tan Renhao is also guessing, "But." If we really want to put our three fleets together, we have to be prepared to cover for Huang Xiaotian this time. ”

"It's very likely, unless Spruance thinks it's easier to deal with nine carriers than six." Chang Jianxin took out another cigarette, "In addition, considering the quality of the US military aviation, I am afraid that Spruance would prefer to concentrate his forces to kill six aircraft carriers first." ”

"Chang, you've overlooked a critical issue."

Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue, and Hao Dongjue immediately stopped.

"What's the problem?" Chang Jianxin also looked at Hao Dongjue in front of him.

"The question of the commander of the fleet. Would Spruance take the risk if he knew that it was me who was partnering with Ren Hao, especially with you all the time? In addition, considering that Huang Xiaotian was ambushed nearby, he would not take risks easily. If I were Spruance, I would have to eat Huang Xiaotian who was ambushed first, and then deal with the remaining six aircraft carriers! ”

Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin both laughed, and Hao Dongjue scratched his scalp, not knowing what the two were laughing at.

"It seems that Dongjue will still use his brain to think about problems. Renhao, this is indeed an important factor. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, because if he was in Spruance's position, he would do the same.

"In addition, according to General Liao Hanxiang's plan, we will definitely support the Marine Corps in the front, and the Second Fleet will withdraw from the battlefield after completing the first phase of the concentrated strike mission, and will not even participate in the bombing of Kauai, and will stay outside the battlefield all the time, so that we will be fighting on the front line, and there should be a certain distance from the Second Fleet, and if the Second Fleet is suddenly attacked by our bombers to attack US military targets on Kauai, it will be difficult for us to support in time." Hao Dongjue also came to the rescue, "In my opinion, the best way is to kill the Fifth Fleet first, and it is best to blow up and sink the Fifth Fleet in Pearl Harbor, so that Spruance will not be able to go to sea at all!" ”

"We don't have to think about this issue for the time being." Tan Renhao didn't think Hao Dongjue talked too much this time, "The establishment of the fleet is not fixed, and it will not be determined for the time being, and most of the decisions will be made after Liao Hanxiang submits the battle plan." There is another question, Dongjue, how much do you know about Yan Yulong? ”

"The chief of staff of Task Force 4, you said?"

Tan Renhao nodded, he didn't expect that there would be a second Yan Yulong.

"This kid is good, for my appetite, I heard that he was also appreciated by Liao Hanxiang, in addition, Huang Xiaotian also thinks that he is one of the best chiefs of staff in the history of the Fourth Task Force, but he is a little tender, and there are some rumors about him."

"What rumors?" Tan Renhao's first thought was lace news.

"He seems to be the grandson of Marshal Yan Dingyu."

At this time, Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin were surprised.

"No, he's Yan Dingyu's grandson? So how did he join the Navy? If he is in the army, I am afraid that his current status is still above Gu Xunlei! Chang Jianxin felt that Hao Dongjue was joking, "I also heard that Yan Dingyu has several grandchildren, and now they are all major generals in the army, if Yan Yulong becomes a major general in the navy, I am afraid he will be a general in the army." ”

"Not necessarily, army generals are not so easy to be." Tan Renhao corrected the mistake of recommending new people, or the bias of recommending new ones.

"Don't believe me, I think it's true. If you don't believe what I say, then ask Huang Xiaotian, he definitely knows. ”

"It doesn't matter if he is Yan Dingyu's grandson or not, if he has the ability, then he will become the commander of the task force." Tan Renhao did not discuss Yan Yulong's life experience again. "In addition, the chief of staff nominated Zheng Guanhua to serve as another commander."

Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin both nodded, they both felt that Zheng Guanhua should come out, and Yan Yulong's performance was also up to the standard of a fleet commander.

"We'll discuss this matter after dinner, and I'll talk to Zheng Guanhua and Yan Yulong about it. And one more question, I need to have a new chief of staff, do you have any people to recommend? ”

At this time, Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin both laughed, everyone knows that the position of chief of staff of the first task force is the best starting point for becoming the commander of the fleet in the future, I am afraid that many people are waiting for Zheng Guanhua to give up this hot throne!