"I heard that you were very windy yesterday, but it's a pity that my plane was delayed, I really want to see your expression at that time!"

"That's nothing to look at." Tan Renhao brought the teacup over and put it in front of the new army general, "Xunlei, you kid seems to have gained weight, can it be said that the life on the front line is quite nourishing?" ”

Gu Xunlei immediately laughed. "That's not blowing, the enemy is as soft as persimmons, I have little to worry about, the troops are released, and the battle is guaranteed to be won. By the way, you know what? The U.S. military has built a golf course over there in Melbourne, and if you have a chance, I'll take you to play a few games. ”

"I'll talk about it later, I don't have time to learn that Western stuff right now." Tan Renhao is working as a spy this time, "Now that the US-Australian coalition forces have all surrendered, right?" ”

"It was a few days ago, and when I came back, I was transporting prisoners to the rear." Gu Xunlei set up Erlang's legs, "This matter is enough for your chief of general staff to have a headache, nearly a million prisoners, enough to fill dozens of prisoner of war camps, right?" ”

"It's a real problem, and it's not my turn to worry about it anyway." Tan Renhao threw the cigarette used to entertain the guests to Gu Xunlei, "You fought really fast, but I didn't expect that the U.S. army finally took the initiative to surrender." ”

"If they don't surrender, what other options are there?" Gu Xunlei sneered, "I'm afraid you don't believe it, when our troops drove into Adelaide, hordes of American troops were on the side of the road to snatch the cans we sent. After being besieged for a year, the food reserves of the US army have long been exhausted, and Australia's harvest this year has been almost halved, how can hungry soldiers still fight? I bet even if we stopped in Melbourne, the U.S. military would have surrendered. In addition, if you attack the Hawaiian Islands, the United States will completely abandon the Australian battlefield, there is no hope, there is no future, and even the most heroic soldiers will not continue to die for the government that abandoned them. ”

Tan Renhao nodded. He also just learned something about the situation in Australia. Australia's crops ripen from January to April, when the U.S.-Australian coalition has largely confined itself to Adelaide and further west, away from the main agricultural areas. The long-term naval blockade has made it impossible for the US-Australian coalition forces to receive supplies from the US mainland. After nearly a year of fighting, the supplies hoarded by the US military have either been destroyed or captured, and there is very little left. Food scarcity was a major reason for the U.S. military's decision to surrender. In addition, the Hawaiian Islands were attacked. The United States abandoned the Australian battlefield and retreated to the New Zealand defense line, all of which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the American and Australian troops on the Australian mainland, causing them to lose hope and hope, so why should they fight for what?

"When you come back this time, you should return to the Army Headquarters, and you won't continue to 'foster' with us, right?" Tan Renhao began to explore Gu Xunlei's tone.

"Almost, I've been with you for more than a year, and it's time to go back." Gu Xunlei lit a cigarette. "Now the fighting on the Russian side is coming to an end. Our cooperation with the Germans has essentially ended. Australia has also been defeated, and I can't intervene in Hawaii, so there's no need for me to stay in the Navy anymore, right? ”

"And what are your plans for when you go back?" Tan Renhao went one step further.

"This ......," Gu Xunlei suddenly laughed. You're here to spy on the news, aren't you? ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and also laughed. "If I wanted to spy on the news, you are so clever, I won't look for you."

"That's right, you're not stupid." Gu Xunlei spit out a smoke ring, "Maybe I'll be in charge of the landing operation when I go back this time." ”

"Landing operations?" Tan Renhao immediately asked, "When did the army engage in landing operations?" ”

"It's a secret."

Tan Renhao laughed, with Gu Xunlei's straight temper, could he still hide secrets in his heart?

"I can tell you, though. Anyway, you're pretty smart, I can fool others, I can't fool you, can I? Gu Xunlei smiled and said, "We're buddies, you can't talk nonsense about what I told you." ”

"Don't worry, my mouth is much stricter than yours." Tan Renhao felt that his face was feverish, he was obviously here to spy on the news of the army this time, so he would naturally tell Gan Yongxing the news he had obtained. Isn't this just deceiving Gu Xunlei?

Gu Xunlei thought for a moment and said, "You should also know that in the army, there are few people who know how to land operations. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, this is a fact, if the army has a large number of generals who are proficient in landing operations, then what do you need the marines to do?

"Relatively speaking, I participated in the landing operations on the Australian mainland, and although I did not directly command the battles in the landing phase, I still have a good understanding of the landing operations." Gu Xunlei shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe in front of a Marine Corps general like Yuan Ye, my ability is nothing, but in the army, I'm afraid there is no second person who knows better than me how to fight a landing operation and what details to pay attention to." ”

"So Marshal Yan Dingyu asked you to go back and form the Army's Marine Corps?"

"Of course not, does the Army need Marines?" Gu Xunlei smiled and shook his head, "I only knew on the phone that I was going to plan a landing operation, and the specific things are not very clear." If it was other aspects of combat operations, the marshal would not let me take the lead, now there are many rising stars in the army, and there are a lot of regular battles on the Russian battlefield, and there are many people who will not be worse than me, and my biggest advantage is the combat experience on the Australian side. ”

"And one more thing, it's your relationship with the Navy, isn't it?"

"Looks like I really can't fool you." Gu Xunlei looked at Tan Renhao, "That's true, even if we have a landing fleet, so what?" Without the support of the navy, even if there are millions of armored units, they are just decorations, and there is no way for tanks to cross the Pacific Ocean alone, not even a strait several nautical miles wide. I think that the marshal's letting me go back at this time must have something to do with my relationship with the navy. ”

"So, the Army really wants to fight a landing operation?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly, this is big news.

"Maybe, maybe not, anyway, I don't know very well now, and I don't know exactly what I want to do until I go back to the Army Command."

"And when are you going back?" Tan Renhao didn't continue to ask, he had already received enough information.

"I'll leave in the afternoon, the plane is ready, I'm taking the time to come and see you, otherwise you kid will know that I won't come when I pass through Zhoushan." Then you're going to blame me again. ”

"Where, then I'll see you off at the airport in the afternoon." Tan Renhao stood up and talked about it.

"No need, you still have a lot of things to do, anyway, you won't be idle when you go back to the Navy Headquarters." Gu Xunlei then stood up, "I still have to deal with some things, so I won't bother you much." We should still have a chance to cooperate, next time to the Army Command. I invite you to drink. ”

Tan Renhao didn't keep Gu Xunlei either, he sent Gu Xunlei to the door. After thinking about it for more than ten minutes, Tan Renhao entered Gan Yongxing's office directly through the side door.

"You're saying the Army is planning a landing operation?" After listening to Tan Renhao's report, Gan Yongxing was also very surprised.

"This is Gu Xunlei's exact words, and I think it is a large-scale landing operation."

"How credible?" Gan Yongxing took out his cigarette in slow motion, which was his standard action when thinking about problems.

"Very high, Gu Xunlei won't lie to me, and he won't lie." Tan Renhao paused slightly, "The most important thing is that. Now among the senior generals of the army. Gu Xunlei is the only one who has experience in landing operations, and he has worked closely with the navy and knows very well about land-sea joint operations. It is also reasonable for Yan Dingyu to arrange him to be responsible for planning landing operations. Other than that. The battle on the Australian continent has just ended, and there are still hundreds of thousands of army combat units that have not left, and a lot of aftermath work has not been completed, Yan Dingyu recruited Gu Xunlei back at this time, isn't it for the next stage of combat operations, will he do this? ”

Gan Yongxing pondered and nodded at the same time. "That's true, now is the time for the army to turn victory into benefits in Australia, and it is a bit abnormal for Yan Dingyu to let Gu Xunlei go back. Do you think the Army is planning a landing in the United States? ”

"Is there any other option than landing on the West Coast of the United States?"

Gan Yongxing laughed. "So to speak. The Army is ready to leave us alone. ”

"Chief of Staff, I don't think so."

Gan Yongxing looked at Tan Renhao and motioned for Tan Renhao to continue.

"The geographical conditions of the West Coast of the United States are very special, there are almost no suitable forward bases nearby, almost all the fire support needed for landing operations must be provided by the fleet, and it is simply impossible for the army to deploy aviation on a large scale on the front line." Tan Renhao looked around for a moment, and then walked quickly to the map hanging on the wall, "If the army plans to land directly on the west coast of the United States, in addition to investing in a large number of ground forces. In addition to the landing fleet, as well as a large number of transport ships, the main thing is the fleet. Without a fleet, the ground forces of the army could not go ashore. Therefore, it is impossible for the Army to leave us alone. ”

"Then what do you think is Yan Dingyu's purpose in planning the landing operation at this time?"

"Put pressure on us, or rather, get the Prime Minister to support the Army's plans." Tan Renhao walked over, "In other aspects, the army does not have the conditions to launch a large-scale landing operation. The landing fleet, the transport fleet are within the scope of the establishment of the Navy. Even if the prime minister agrees to land on U.S. soil, the Navy will be involved. If the army itself builds landing ships, transport ships, do they have so many shipyards? And even if there were, how much time would it take? A year, maybe two years. Yan Dingyu would not fail to discover these problems, then he would know very well that without the navy, the army would not want to launch an attack on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. ”

Gan Yongxing continued to ponder, Yan Dingyu's move was indeed ruthless enough.

"For us, if the Army comes up with a landing operation plan, it will be the most disadvantageous thing. When the time comes, the Prime Minister will certainly consider bringing the Navy on board, and with the Army dominating. What can we do in this situation? The Headmaster can only try to get the Navy to dominate the landing campaign, and even if we do, will the outcome change? Definitely not, as long as we land on the west coast of the continental United States, then we will follow the strategic direction planned by the army, and maybe our plan will not be adopted at all, and it will not even attract the attention of the prime minister. ”

Gan Yongxing raised his head. "It's true, if the Navy says it can't be done, and the Army says it can, then the Prime Minister will favor the Army."

"Chief of Staff, maybe we should let the Headmaster take care of this."

"Alright, we'll go to the headmaster later." Gan Yongxing sighed, "Now we must try to prove that a direct landing on the west coast of the United States is not feasible and cannot be successful. At the same time, we have to come up with another set of landing operations plan-for-tat, and let the prime minister adopt our landing operation plan first, and then we can concentrate the landing fleet and the transport fleet, and even if the army proposes an operational plan for landing directly on the west coast of the United States, we can refuse on the grounds that we do not have enough support fleets, and the prime minister cannot forcibly order us to cooperate with the army. ”

"Then we have to get ready as soon as possible."

"You go back and refine your plan for attacking the Panama Canal, and after lunch, we'll go to the principal." Gan Yongxing glanced at his watch, "It's almost time for lunch, you go and prepare first, and I'll call you later." ”

Tan Renhao didn't go to the cafeteria to eat, and Duchenne bought him a boxed lunch. After talking to Gan Yongxing, Tan Renhao already had a general idea. This move by the army is indeed ruthless enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and Yan Dingyu made the navy scramble with a small move.

Just as Gan Yongxing said, in order to make the army's plan fail, in addition to trying to get the prime minister to support the navy's plan, it is necessary to create some practical trouble, and the most effective way is to limit the landing fleet, the transport fleet, and even the main fleet of the navy to a battlefield favorable to the navy. In this way, without the support of a sufficient number of warships and ships, it will be impossible to launch a large-scale landing operation, and then the navy will have sufficient reasons to oppose it, and the prime minister will not be able to adopt the army's opinion.

There is only one way to achieve this goal, that is, to immediately launch a campaign to attack the Panama Canal, and Tan Renhao has realized that this is by no means a small-scale combat operation, but a large-scale combat operation, so that the navy will have enough reasons to concentrate a large number of support ships on this battlefield!