After eating, when he returned home, it was already half past eleven, Tan Renhao went upstairs lightly, ready to go to the study to sit for a while and go to bed, but when he arrived at the study, Liao Hanxiang was still waiting for him.

"How's it going, do you have fun at night?" Liao Hanxiang poured a glass of red wine for Tan Renhao, "Your wine here is not very good, next time I come back, I will get you a few bottles of good wine." ”

Tan Renhao smiled and took off his coat, and then took the wine glass. "You haven't rested yet?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow, I wanted to go to you, but Xiaoyu insisted that I eat at home, so I didn't go." Liao Hanxiang nodded at his son-in-law, "How were the talks?" ”

"What?" Tan Renhao didn't understand a little, he didn't invite his father-in-law to go, mainly because he didn't want to put pressure on several other people.

"It's not just dinner, you've definitely talked about the combat side of things." After his son-in-law sat down, Liao Hanxiang said, "I am also thinking about the deployment of this campaign, and I think there are still a lot of problems." You shouldn't be unable to see it, and if you look for Lei Shaoqing and Huang Xiao to have dinner every day, it will definitely not just be to see them off, right? ”

"Dad, you should go to the intelligence bureau to work, otherwise it will be too condescending."

Liao Hanxiang immediately laughed. "What kind of character you are, I don't know yet? There is nothing important that you will invite them to dinner? Moreover, this battle is quite critical, Lei Shaoqing's performance makes you worried, and the cooperation between Jiang Zhongmin and Huang Xiaotian also worries you, if you don't give them advice, that's a strange thing. ”

"I'm not a nosyman." Tan Renhao smiled bitterly.

"It's not too early, let's be serious, I'm going back to Guam tomorrow."

"Leaving tomorrow?" Tan Renhao glanced at his father-in-law, according to the plan, Liao Hanxiang should stay for a few more days before going back.

"Yes, I went to tell the marshal in the afternoon, Yan Guozhong and I will return to the theater headquarters tomorrow, and many things are still waiting for us to arrange. And the commander of the fleet will also have to rush back, and if we remain in the rear, then we will let others see the joke. ”

"When is the plane tomorrow?" Tan Renhao nodded and said, "If you have time, I'll send you." ”

"There's no need, you have something to do." Liao Hanxiang took out a cigarette, "What do you think?"

Will the U.S. military choose to strike back in other directions? “

"I happened to talk to them about it. I think it is not unlikely, that the US military will attack in the direction of the Marshall Islands and the Gilbert Islands. ”

"Yes, I also took this into account, and it can be seen from the deployment of the marshal that the marshal also took this loophole into account." Liao Hanxiang sighed, "Our defenses in the Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands are very weak, and the defense forces of Kwajalein Atoll, Majuro Atoll and Tarawa Island are only a few thousand people, and the nearest fleet is thousands of nautical miles away. If the U.S. forces attack heavily. I am afraid that these three islands will not be able to hold on for ten days, and whether the fleet can quickly move into place is a serious problem. Nimitz was not a mediocre man. It's not something that can be easily dealt with. If he had found this vulnerability, he would probably attack. But at the same time, Nimitz also had to think about it. ”

"What?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly, there must be something he didn't take into account, and Liao Hanxiang had already taken it into account.

"The key to the capture of these two islands is sea supremacy, and Nimitz will not forget this, and with the US military forces, it can only carry out 6 combat operations on one island, which is most likely Tarawa Island."

"Yes, that's the most likely. The location of Tarawa is relatively remote, and it is difficult for our tactical aviation on other islands to take care of Tarawa. ”

"Then, they must consider destroying our fleet, otherwise, it will be difficult to succeed in the Deng-6 operation." Liao Hanxiang laughed, "I imagined that if the U.S. army attacked Tarawa Island, it would definitely form an artillery formation to provide close artillery support for the 6th team." And it is possible that there will be two battleships in this, of course, this is not necessarily. Before the 6th Sentai boarded the 6th, the US aircraft carrier task force would first bomb Tarawa Island for about one day, focusing on destroying the airfield on Tarawa Island, covering the artillery fleet close to Tarawa Island, and then suppressing the airfield on the island through artillery fire to secure air supremacy. Subsequently, the U.S. aircraft carrier task force will withdraw from the battle and go into cover, waiting for our task force to arrive. In this way, if our task force does not come to the rescue, Tarawa Island will be lost, and if our task force kills us, it will definitely be attacked by the US fleet suddenly, and it will be easy to fall into the trap of the other side. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, and then sighed. This is the most likely tactical deployment for the U.S. Navy fleet, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out.

"Herein lies the problem. If the First Task Force rushes to the aid of all, it is very likely that it will face a situation of two to four, and if we wait for the arrival of the Second Task Force and the Fourth Task Force, we will miss the best opportunity to defeat the US Task Force 6, and the result will be unfavorable to us. ”

"I know, but the problem is that when the time comes, we will have to go if we don't get it, and we must try to delay the American offensive until the other two fleets arrive."

"Renhao, that's not the crux of the matter." Liao Hanxiang lit a cigarette, "Nimitz knows very well that the US Navy will only have an advantage of three days at most in attacking Tarawa Island, and after three days, it will have to face our three task forces, and he only has four aircraft carriers, four to six, even if the US military can severely damage one of the task forces, it will have to face the other two task forces, and the situation will not be of much benefit to the US military at that time." ”

"You're saying it's unlikely that Tarawa Island will be attacked?"

"I can't rule it out, but we should pay more attention to the defense of Wake Island." Liao Hanxiang shrugged his shoulders, "This is very clear, if the U.S. forces attack Wake Island, in the short term, we can only invest two task forces, if they can first inflict heavy damage on the second task force and force the second task force to withdraw from the battle, then we will have to send the fourth task force north, and at that time, the U.S. military is likely to turn to a counterattack in the southwest Pacific, at least take this opportunity to consolidate the defense line on the Solomon Islands and drag our offensive in the southwest Pacific, And then concentrate on fighting a few vicious battles with us in the Central Pacific, which will be of greater benefit to the US military.

Therefore, I feel. It is more likely that the U.S. military will choose to attack on Wake Island, and our victory or defeat will depend on whether Lei Shaoqing can withstand the most difficult two days ahead. “

Tan Renhao pondered for a while, and then said, "It seems that we still have to focus on Wake Island. ”

"Okay, if you have time, go to Lei Shaoqing and have a good talk." Liao Hanxiang stood up, "This time we are mainly defensive, at least for the first two days. We need to be steady, not adventurous. ”

Tan Renhao laughed, he knew very well what Liao Hanxiang meant. Lei Shaoqing has been trying his best to learn and imitate Tan Renhao's tactical command characteristics, and in Tan Renhao's tactical command, risk-taking accounts for a large component. If Lei Shaoqing still insists on taking risks, then I am afraid that he will suffer a setback.

"One more thing." Liao Hanxiang turned around when he walked to the door, "Yu has already applied to work in the front-line hospital." ”

"Front-line hospitals?" Tan Renhao was taken aback and immediately jumped up, "When did she apply, why didn't I know?" ”

"I submitted my application a few days ago. There is now a shortage of medical officers in traumatology in front-line hospitals. She took the initiative to submit the application, and she wouldn't let me tell you, so as not to distract you. "Liao Hanxiang walked back." Don't think too much, Xiaoyu is very much like her brother, and this is her decision after careful consideration, I don't disagree. I'll try to get her to Guam so I can take care of her. ”

Tan Renhao let out a sigh. "Dad, do you think that's appropriate?"

"Renhao, I know what you think, but you should also value other people's opinions, as well as other people's own ideas. Isn't it? Liao Hanxiang grabbed his son-in-law's shoulder, "Yu is already an adult, it's a good thing that she can make her own decisions, just like I didn't interfere in your relationship back then, maybe I wouldn't have agreed to her doing this before, after all, there is a certain danger in the front-line hospital, but I will learn to respect other people's choices now." If you have time, go and talk to Xiaoyu about it, she needs your support and understanding. ”

It's still a little hard to accept Tan Renhao. He himself was already fighting for the Empire, and his father-in-law, sister, and a prospective brother-in-law were also fighting for the Empire, and his wife, as a medical officer, was also serving the Empire as much as she could, and now it was difficult for him to think about letting his wife go to the front line to take risks.

Liao Hanxiang patted his son-in-law on the shoulder, and then left the study. He also knew Ren Hao's thoughts very well, but he didn't know how to make his son-in-law understand his daughter's choice. He can't say so much, after all, now that his son-in-law and daughter are a family, and his daughter wants to go to the front-line hospital, she definitely needs the understanding and support of her son-in-law.

Tan Renhao was a little upset, he poured himself a large glass of wine, sat on the sand and thought for a long time. He really couldn't figure out why his wife made such a choice. As a medical officer, Tan Renhao supports his wife to have her own career, and he doesn't think it's wrong for her to go out to work, but the problem is that he doesn't want his wife to take risks. War is a man's business, and a woman has to stand aside, and letting his wife be a medical officer is already a big concession, and he never wants his wife to be threatened or in any danger.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tan Renhao couldn't figure it out, most of the bottles of wine were also drunk by him, and when he was awakened by the dazzling sunlight, he realized that he was sleeping on the sand in the study at night, and the sun was already hanging high outside.

"You came back late last night?"

After Tan Renhao heard his wife's voice, he immediately sat up. Liao Yingyu walked in with a bowl of ginseng soup.

"Let's drink it, it's boiled, it's not hot." Liao Yingyu glanced at the wine bottle in the air on the coffee table, and counted it in his heart. "Did Dad tell you that I was going to the front-line hospital?"

Tan Renhao took two sips, then nodded. "Yingyu, why don't you discuss it with me?"

"Actually......" Liao Yingyu hesitated, "I just don't want you to be distracted, and I think it's ......"

"Think I'll object?" Tan Renhao looked at his wife.

Liao Yingyu nodded, and then said: "I hope you can understand and support me, I don't want to leave you, I just want to be closer to you, do you know why I took the medical officer exam in the first place?" ”

Tan Renhao was slightly stunned, and then put down the soup bowl in his hand.

"I just want to be able to take care of you, and while I hope that day never comes, I just hope that I can help you when you need me the most, be by your side, be with you through the most difficult times, I'm just ......"

"Yingyu ......" Tan Renhao was excited for a while, and grabbed his wife's hand, "I know, I know what you want, it's just that I don't want you to go to the front line......"

"That's not the front line, I just received a notice that I will be going to the Pacific Theater Hospital in a few days, and there is a need for traumatology medical officers right now." Liao Yingyu sat next to her husband, "And Dad will help me arrange it, with Dad taking care of me, what are you worried about?" ”

"This ......"

"The hospitals are all in the rear, thousands of kilometers away from the front line, I'm afraid you don't want it to become the front line, right?"

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly and shook his head, not knowing if his wife was joking or cheering him up and boosting his fighting spirit.

"When are you going to return to the fleet?" Liao Yingyu also saw that her husband would not object anymore, even if he did not express his support, but this was enough.

"I don't know, it's probably going to be a while." Tan Renhao sighed secretly, now almost their entire family is fighting on the front line.

"Then let's go out together then, anyway, we won't be in a hurry to go over now."

"Okay, dad is leaving today, you go and drop him off, and in addition, let him help you make arrangements first."

Tan Renhao stood up, "When the time comes, I will also go to Guam first, and then return to the fleet, we can just make up for the newlywed honeymoon." ”

"Don't try to fool me, when the war is over, you still have to make up for it!"

Tan Renhao was taken aback and immediately laughed. "Okay, then we'll wait until the war is over."

Liao Yingyu laughed happily, in many cases, she is actually a wife who lives around her family and her husband.

Tan Renhao also had to make concessions, and his wife gave him an indecisive reason. But he still felt that his wife's decision was a bit hasty, at least going to the front-line hospital would not reassure Tan Renhao.

Thinking of this, Tan Renhao could only contact his father-in-law as soon as possible, and let Liao Hanxiang make good arrangements over there to ensure his wife's safety as much as possible.