Maybe it can be regarded as compensation for his wife, Tan Renhao also accompanied his wife to Zhoushan 1 City the next morning and bought some daily necessities at home. Before, he would never care about these things, even the toothpaste and toothbrush he used in the army were asked Duchenne to go to the logistics department to get them back.

At noon, Tan Renhao rushed back, and Liao Yingyu did not embarrass her husband, and after lunch, she asked Tan Renhao to report to the Navy Headquarters.

"I went to the city and bought a lot of things, right?" Gan Yongxing is very well-informed. … Ａp． n

"Except for the fact that I didn't get a second jeep to help deliver the goods, I bought everything else I could!" Tan Renhao laughed as he spoke, "Do women have the desire to shop, and when they buy things, it's endless, not to mention anything else, the soap I bought this time is at least enough for a year at home, it's no different from preparing for war, isn't our soap distributed by the logistics department?" ”

"You're okay, before the war, I went on a business trip to the capital and took your sister-in-law with me, but it cost me a month's allowance in one day, and now I feel distressed when I think about it!" Gan Yongxing also laughed, "However, we usually have less time at home, so it is nothing to make our family happy and spend some money, isn't it?" ”

Tan Renhao smiled and sat down. "Chief of Staff, won't it be for those Japanese bullshit issues when you call me back this time?"

"Japan's problems are easy to solve, and we don't have to worry about it, the president is in charge of it personally, and I heard that this time it was arranged by the Prime Minister himself, and it is not our turn to make the decisions." Gan Yongxing went to make tea for Tan Renhao. "The main reason for calling you back this time is to solve the problems of the United States, General Liao Hanxiang has talked to you, right?"

"Talked about it, but it wasn't very comprehensive." Tan Renhao took the teacup, so hot that he almost threw it away.

"We have confirmed the information provided by German intelligence that the four 'Essex'-class aircraft carriers will definitely be commissioned in early December, and the arrival time in the Pacific theater of operations is late December."

Gan Yongxing sat opposite Tan Renhao, "The shipbuilding industry in the United States has been fully mobilized, and its capabilities are not below us. Its merchant ship production capacity is even much stronger than ours, and I simply did not expect the United States to have such a strong industrial strength. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he had read the analysis report of the US industrial production capacity provided by the intelligence services more than a year ago.

"We were surprised in many ways." Gan Yongxing pulled out a document, "This is a new analysis made by the intelligence department based on the news in the past six months, you can take a look first!" ”

Tan Renhao immediately took the document and quickly flipped through it.

"The intelligence services were very skewed in their previous estimates." Gan Yongxing explained in a key way, "Previously, we estimated that the shipbuilding capacity of the United States was at most comparable to ours. But in reality, this is not the case at all. In '22 and '23, Britain and France lost at least 55 million dwt of merchant ships in the Atlantic, while the United States built 8.5 million dwt of merchant ships in the first eight months of this year, exceeding the number of merchant ships lost on the Atlantic route during the same period. The ability of the United States to build ground warships is relatively close to ours, perhaps a little worse, because the United States must invest more forces in building merchant ships, otherwise it will not be able to keep up with the speed of losses, and there will be no guarantee that Britain and France will continue to fight. If there is no such burden. It is quite possible that the United States will surpass us in the construction capacity of warships. ”

"So to speak. The production capacity of the United States in basic industries such as steel also significantly exceeds our estimates? Tan Renhao glanced up at Gan Yongxing, and then his gaze fell on the document in his hand.

"Yes, U.S. steel production in the first eight months of this year is almost as much as we did in the whole of last year. That's a little more than we're producing steel in the same period this year. Maybe it's just a short-term outbreak, but who's to say it's going to improve in the future? Gan Yongxing sighed, "The intelligence department has concluded that the industrial production of the United States has reached a state of explosion, and the industrial output value in the first eight months of this year is so high, which is directly related to the utilization of a large number of strategic materials in the United States before the war, and in the long run, this outbreak will not have any benefits, and this will even have a negative impact on the country's production capacity." However, this has already affected the production plan of the empire for 25 years. The Prime Minister has already proposed new production targets this month. Regardless of whether the production capacity of the United States exploded in a short period of time or not, we must not be left behind, or we will lose the war. ”

"What do you mean?" Tan Renhao immediately raised his attention.

In other words, the empire will also expand its industrial production faster than it can afford, which means that most of the production of non-war materials will be reduced, and as a direct result, the lives of the people of the empire will be severely affected and the quality of life will be reduced. The Empire has entered a period of tension! ”

Tan Renhao let out a sigh. "This is not a good thing, and if this situation continues, it will have a big impact on the morale of the military and civilians."

"But what else can we do?" Gan Yongxing shrugged his shoulders, "Several major allies can't improve any more, maybe the only thing we can count on is the resources of the Persian Empire."

In addition, by expanding the occupied area, more land resources will be obtained. “

Tan Renhao was secretly startled, and immediately said: "Attack Australia? ”

"The plan to attack Australia was originally set for the end of '25, or the beginning of '26, and now the prime minister has not made any changes, and we estimate that it is very likely to be brought forward to the middle of '25, and what kind of changes will be made, it will depend on the performance of our army on the front." Gan Yongxing flipped out another document, "This is the US Navy's 25-year shipbuilding plan, and our opponents have begun to exert their strength." ”

As Liao Hanxiang said, the US Navy will build at least six "Essex" class aircraft carriers in 25 years, and it is very likely that two more will be added, depending on whether the United States can use the two large slipways to build aircraft carriers. Nine "Independence" class aircraft carriers, that is, the kind of miniature fleet carriers converted from cruisers, will also certainly be in service for 25 years. In addition, a forecast table is followed, and the United States plans to build 10 "Essex" class aircraft carriers in 26 years, and will definitely build dozens of escort aircraft carriers with a displacement of no more than 10,000 tons and can carry more than 30 fighters. If the war lasts for 27 years, then the scale of the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding will be further expanded, and if the U.S. Navy can drive German submarines out of the North Atlantic, or control the loss of merchant ships, then the scale of its shipbuilding will be frighteningly large.

In comparison, the Tang Empire planned to build only two batches of eight "Lake" class aircraft carriers in 25 years. Although Nie Renfeng has approved the plan to build two more aircraft carriers in the third batch, by that time, the Tang Empire will have a maximum of sixteen aircraft carriers, while the U.S. Navy will most likely have twelve large fleet aircraft carriers, as well as nine miniature fleet aircraft carriers, and its aircraft carrier strength will surpass that of the Tang Imperial Navy!

In addition to aircraft carriers, the US Navy in battleships, cruisers. The scale of construction of destroyers, submarines and other warships was not under the Tang Empire. For example, the US Navy's Baltimore-class cruisers, which are built on the basis of the "Li Jing" class large air defense cruisers, will be in service in 25 years, and the "Iowa"-class battleships whose performance is not below the "New Provincial Capital" class will also be in service in 25 years, and the "South Dakota" class battleships will also be in service in 25 years. If the losses of both sides by the end of 25 are about the same, then by the end of 25, the size of the US Navy will catch up with the Tang Imperial Navy and ensure the balance of forces!

The more Tan Renhao looked at it, the more surprised he became, the war potential that the Americans had erupted was indeed terrifying.

Before the United States, the most powerful opponent that the Tang Empire had encountered in its centuries-long history was at most only one-third of the Tang Empire's war potential. It takes several opponents to add up to the opponents of the Tang Empire.

And now. The United States alone has the strength to challenge the Tang Empire alone, and it is difficult for Britain, France, Russia, and Japan to regard the United States as a savior.

"And what are our plans?"

"That's our plan!" Gan Yongxing handed over the third document, "The principal has proposed to increase the scale of the navy's shipbuilding in 25 years by at least 30%. And immediately start to build some new warships, speed up the development of more advanced warships and fighters, we are fighting with the enemy is a relatively stupid way, we must also give full play to the scientific and technological strength of the empire. Now the prime minister has not yet finally approved the 25-year military budget, but let's not expect too much. If the navy's land budget is too large, it will only affect the army's performance on the mainland battlefield, and this is directly related to whether the army can switch to the southwest Pacific. The Navy's warships cannot be built in a day, a month, or even a year, and the Prime Minister will certainly first ensure that the Army will win the victory on the mainland battlefield in 25 years, so as to draw up the strength to launch a combat operation to land on the Australian mainland. And then the needs of the Navy will be met as much as possible. ”

"In that case, we're going to have a miserable 25 years." Tan Renhao laughed, but smiled a little sadly.

"It should be from the end of this year that we will tighten our belts and get by." Gan Yongxing also smiled bitterly, "In these two years, we will not have a numerical advantage, at most we will be equal to our opponents, and we will not fall into disadvantage." Therefore, we need to pay more attention to each battle.

Accumulate big wins with small wins. “

"So what am I going to do?" Tan Renhao asked the key question.

"There's a lot of work to be done for you, at least until mid-December, you can't leave the Navy Command, we need someone on our side who understands naval technology, and understands future developments, and has the relevant experience to deal with these issues, and you are the only candidate." Gan Yongxing handed the last document to Tan Renhao, "There are some clear requirements on it, you take it and look at it first, determine a sequence, and then we will solve these problems together." ”

"Okay, then I'll hurry!" Tan Renhao felt that it was a mistake to return to the Navy Headquarters early, why did he be impulsive and forget the question of not wanting to leave easily when he returned to the Navy Headquarters?

"Don't worry, you can spend more time with your family in the past two days." Gan Yongxing didn't rush to let Tan Renhao leave, "The principal has gone to the capital, this time we have to discuss the 25-year military budget and distribution, and there are several other major issues, I will probably stay in the capital for nearly a month, and whether I can come back by the end of October is a problem, we have a lot of time to deal with these problems, anyway, after the principal comes back, we will just submit the solution." ”

"Perhaps, the Prime Minister will ask us to come up with a plan in advance!"

"Then hurry up!" Gan Yongxing shrugged his shoulders, "I arranged a new office for you, I'll take you to see it!" ”

Tan Renhao glanced at the chief of staff in surprise, he only belongs to the supernumerary personnel of the naval headquarters, it would be good to have a place to stay, what office do you need? And when he saw Gan Yongxing push open the side door, he was even more surprised.

"This is your office, which used to be reserved for the Navy's operational staff, but now the size of the Navy's General Staff has been reduced a lot, and this place is also vacant, I have people redecorate it, I hope you are satisfied!"

Seeing this spacious office, with windows facing the harbor, and furnished with expensive mahogany furniture, Tan Renhao couldn't believe it, it stands to reason that such an office should definitely be reserved for the most important personnel of the General Staff, which round to get him as a supernumerary?

"Right next door to my office, there's a small door that is the same, so that if there's any problem, we can discuss it right away, and we don't have to run around." Gan Yongxing walked to the main entrance of the office, "There are two office locations outside, one is for your adjutant and the other is for the secretary, and he will be asked to report tomorrow, how about it, it's not bad, right?" ”

"Chief of Staff, I think this is a bit too much, Bi Ru"", "Don't say so much, do it well." Gan Yongxing patted Tan Renhao on the shoulder, walked towards his office, and when he reached the side door, he said, "By the way, what do you think of Jiang Zhongmin?" “

"Jiang Zhongmin?" Tan Renhao didn't react first, and then he looked at Gan Yongxing in surprise.

"He returned to the Navy last month, and all the charges against him were dropped, and it was arranged by the principal." Gan Yongxing shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know why the principal arranged it like this, he will report in two days, I don't know what position to arrange for him, you should be classmates, or, you will meet him first?" ”

"This ......" Tan Renhao was a little annoyed, Gan Yongxing should know that he and Jiang Zhongmin are the kind of people who don't get along.

"If there's a problem, forget it."

"No, no problem, I'll pick him up then!" Tan Renhao knew that the chief of staff had his own arrangements, so he could only reluctantly agree. After Gan Yongxing left, Tan Renhao felt regretful, why did he agree to this matter by the ghost?