When Han Shaofeng was looking at the document, Tan Renhao didn't bother him, but waited patiently. After the tea was changed twice. Han Shaofeng finally put down the file, then let out a sigh and habitually picked up the cigarette on the table.

"General Han, what would you say of this general?" Tan Renhao threw the match over.

Han Shaofeng unhurriedly lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then said: "If I want to classify the US generals, then I will list them as the most difficult generals to deal with, compared to those US Marine Corps and Army generals I met before, and even Yan Guozhong was better than MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific, and it was more difficult to defeat."

"I see it that way, and I'll try to avoid fighting that kind of opponent." Tan Renhao laughed, he noticed that Han Shaofeng didn't look at the last page of the file carefully, "It's a pity that it is. Now Eisenhower has been appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army's Western Theater. The commander in charge of fighting and commanding all the armies of the fifteen western states of the continental United States is mentioned at the end."

Han Shaofeng immediately opened the document and carefully read the last page.

"In other words, there's a good chance he's your underground opponent, or even your current opponent."

"Western Theater of Operations?" Han Shaofeng closed the document again. Wouldn't you be in charge of commanding U.S. forces in Central America? ”

"Of course, this side of Central America belongs to the American theater of operations, not the western theater. But the problem is that if we lay down the Mesoamerican dialect. The next unfortunate place is Mexico, and if anything changes in Mexico, the war will soon reach the United States. Do you think a general like Eisenhower would sit idly by? ”

Han Shaofeng's expression immediately became serious. You're saying that the purpose of our campaign is ......?"

"I can't explain this. If you can understand it." Tan Renhao pressed his hand, he was very aware of the military's local secrecy regulations, and he didn't know what kind of secrecy Han Shaofeng could access, "If Eisenhower didn't want to be a bystander, and Marshall supported his words, what would he do?" ”

"I'm afraid, we're going to have to prepare an exile route for the president of Mexico." Han Shaofeng smiled bitterly. That's not a good thing, and when the time comes, even if our offensive is won, it will be greatly reduced. The question is, will Eisenhower choose to take the initiative? ”

"Quite possibly."

"Which way will he choose?" Han Shaofeng looked at Tan Renhao. Now the Mexican president is still more pro-American, if Mexico is going to turn against it. He will take action when we conquer Panama. The United States cannot afford to lose another ally. It is even more impossible to disperse the forces to deal with a population of tens of millions without protecting the territory itself. The land area of the country reached millions of square kilometers, and it was mired in a new war. Since Eisenhower has been called a 'military statesman and diplomat,' he will not ignore the political and diplomatic disasters brought about by the initiative to attack."

"The lesser of two, and Eisenhower didn't have to send a heavy army to capture the president of Mexico. He has a lot of other options."

Han Shaofeng nodded slightly. This is where we should consider if Eisenhower can control the Mexican president. I'm afraid we're going to have to use the army to put pressure on Mexico."

"I'm here to warn you, too." Tan Renhao stood up. You should take this file back and take a good look at it, maybe it will be useful and useful. If it really goes somewhere, then the headache may be some general in the Army, at least, the Marine Corps is not going to enter the hinterland of the mainland to fight the U.S. Army."

Han Shaofeng also stood up. Then I'll go back and take a closer look, he's our enemy anyway. If one day you encounter a local dialect on the battlefield. I don't want to be the one to lose."

After sending Han Shaofeng away, Tan Renhao began to plan the combat operation of the fleet. The relevant information is incomplete. That's not less. Since the Imperial Navy occupied Panama, many of them had remained neutral. Or the Caribbean countries controlled by the United States have shown signs of pro-Tang territory, and anti-American guerrillas have even appeared in some island countries. Other than that. Countries in South America have also turned to it. began to support the Tang Empire, among which Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivar, etc., were even secretly in contact with the Tang Empire, negotiating to join the Allied Organization and declare war on the United States. With the help of these countries, the intelligence department of the Tang Empire in the Caribbean is proceeding very smoothly. When Tan Renhao and the others returned to Panama again, the intelligence department basically mastered the distribution of military bases in the Caribbean, the United States, Britain and other countries, and the Panamanian intelligence station summarized this information and provided Han Shaofeng with a copy of the enemy army in the Caribbean.

The biggest problem is the projection of troops. The distance from the port of Colón to the Gulf of Honduras to the north of the Panamanian Canal is more than 800 miles, and the sea route is more than 1,500 nautical miles. The fleet needs to enter the waters controlled by the US shore-based air forces, and the Caribbean Sea is certainly the main sea area where the US submarine operates, and both the landing fleet and the transport fleet need to navigate in dangerous sea areas. Even if you don't take into account the threat of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet, this battle is not easy to fight. person

In the next few days, Tan Renhao began to plan the combat operations of the fleet, Hao Dongjue was in charge of the naval operations, and Han Shaofeng was in charge of the ground operations of the Marine Corps, and the task of supporting the landing operations was handed over to Chang Jianxin. All four were busy, and all four came to the same conclusion. The landing campaign was either a complete defeat or a complete victory. And in order to win, there are several conditions that need to be met.

First, before landing, it is necessary to attract the main forces of the US military to the southern front. Disperse the rear forces of the US army and reduce the pressure on the landing operation. Second, in the ground assault a few days ago, the HNA had to blow up the US military ground forward base and seize air supremacy. Third, the fleet must move quickly and covertly. In the first few rounds of fighting, it destroyed the US military bases in the Caribbean and seized sea and air supremacy. Finally, the landing operation must be very decisive and swift, and the first round of landing will crush the US troops, and the safety of the landing fleet and transport fleet must be guaranteed.

After identifying the main problem. Four people set out to solve these problems. By the time of the twentieth. The 5 Marine Divisions that reinforced Han Shaofeng arrived, and to Tan Renhao's surprise, it was none other than Long Zhen, the first fierce general under Han Shaofeng, to lead the troops this time!

"The fighting on the other side of Oahu is basically over." The arrival of Long Zhendi not only made Han Shaofeng and the others very excited, but he himself was also very excited." Old Han, I'm not blowing. The U.S. military really hasn't been fighting, how long has it been fighting? They gave Pearl Harbor out of the way. As a result, before our troops stormed Pearl Harbor, the main force of the American army fled to Hawaii Island. It's a pity that tens of thousands of American troops just escaped."

"Now Fang Xiaoxian is cleaning up the mess over there?" Han Shaofeng poured Long Zhen another beer.

"Yes, this kid Fang Xiaoxian may be a green onion on the front line, but in terms of being responsible for rear support, he is really a talent, at least our troops have never stopped because of the lack of ammunition and materials, as well as support firepower." It seems that this cooperation also made Long Zhen change the other party's filial piety." I've heard that you've made a big move over here. I took the initiative to ask to come over, and before General Liao Hanxiang's order arrived, I took a plane to catch up with the fleet, otherwise I would miss the good show here."

"You mean, General Liao Hanxiang didn't approve you to come?" Tan Renhao touched his forehead, this Long Zhen really deserves to be beaten.

"Of course not, I received an order as soon as I arrived at the fleet, and General Liao Hanxiang officially appointed me to come and support you."

Hearing Long Zhen say this, Tan Renhao still didn't believe it.

"It's me who is going to ask for land, and this campaign will definitely need two Marine Corps commanders. I can't do it alone." Han Shaofeng explained Tan Renhao's question, and then asked Long Zhen. Is General Liao Hanxiang still preparing to attack Hawaii Island? ”

"Of course not. After conquering Oahu, the islands to the east are basically worthless."

"Well, the matter of supporting the fleet ......"

"You can rest assured about this, General Liao Hanxiang is dispatching troops, and the support fleet must have driven directly to the place, and he has not returned to Midway Island at all, and he will probably be able to arrive in the next few days."

Han Shaofeng relaxed a little at this time, compared to the 5th Marine Division, he paid more attention to whether the support fleet could arrive in time.

"So, General Liao Hanxiang is still on Guam?" Tan Renhao thought of another thing.

"I guess, I don't know." Long Zhen hesitated for a moment, "But I heard that the Navy Command is ready to let General Liao Hanxiang be the commander of the Naval Aviation, and it is also ready to cancel the existing ground theater establishment and redivide the theater. I'm afraid that this time I should let Lao Han be the commander of the theater."

"Don't talk nonsense, if you talk about the general here, will it be my turn?" Han Shaofeng smiled embarrassedly at Tan Renhao.

"Talking about the general, don't blame me, I'm a straightforward person, and I can say whatever I want."

Han Shaofeng immediately glared at Long Zhen, this is not explained, there is nothing, explained, what does it mean?

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he also knew what kind of person Long Zhen was, so naturally he would not be as knowledgeable as him.

"General Tan, now that reinforcements have arrived, and the support fleet will arrive soon, can we get the troops active first?"

"Almost, anyway, the battle in the south needs to start first, if there is no problem, then let Long Zhen be in charge of the combat operations in the south, General Han, what do you think?"

Han Shaofeng glanced at Long Zhen. It's okay, I'll be in charge of the landing campaign personally, and I'll let Long Zhen be in charge here."

Long Zhen originally wanted to argue, but he couldn't bear to say it, after all, Tan Renhao was not Han Shaofeng, and Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin were present, so he couldn't behave too presumptuously. Fell to the ground of Han Shaofeng.

"If you have time, let General Long familiarize yourself with our battle plan." Tan Renhao stood up as he spoke, "The battle must start as soon as possible, the more fierce the battle in the south, the greater the pressure on the US army, and more troops must be sent over, so that we can successfully land in the north. General Long, the task on your side is not light, General Han has spent several months without being able to tear through the US army's ground defense line, and now it depends on your performance."

"No problem, Yankee is a bird, I have ......"

"Just say a few words!" Han Shaofeng had to stop Long Zhen." Don't talk big about it yet, you'll know what it's like when the fight starts. In the past two days, you will follow me, first familiarize yourself with the battle plan, and then go to the front-line troops, don't say that I didn't remind you, if you fight well, the credit is indispensable to you, if you don't fight well, I will directly replace you, and let Fang Xiaoxian replace you."

"Old Han, you can't do this, if it's a hard fight, I can't fight well, what kind of fame can Fang Xiaoxian play?" Long Zhen immediately became anxious, he hated others to compare him with Fang Xiaoxian the most.

Han Shaofeng shook his head with a smile, talking about Renhao and Hao Dongjue, Chang Jianxin was also stealing fun on the side, it seemed that Han Shaofeng knew very well about the "death hole" of his subordinates, and one sentence made Long Zhen honest.

"Alright, that's it, we'll go back to the fleet tomorrow." Tan Renhao looked at a few people, "If there are other questions, we will contact again, if there are no problems, the marines will start the operation as soon as possible, and the fleet will also need time to prepare for the departure place. When the fight starts here, it's time for us to leave Panama."

Tan Renhao and the others returned to the fleet that afternoon, and Han Shaofeng quickly handed over the battle plan to Long Zhen. On the 23rd, Long Zhen left Panama City. Took his local guard battalion straight to San Diego. He brought 5 land battles, which is probably what Han Shaofeng meant.

On December 24, Long Zhen launched a fierce attack on the frontline troops under the command of David. That night, which is what Western countries call Christmas Eve. While the battle for Daviddy was still going on, Tan Renhao led the 1st Task Force to be the first to pass through the Panama Canal and reach the port of Colon in the Gulf of Limon to the north. Before dawn, the three task forces entered Limon Bay, but they were not in a hurry to pass through the northern exit of the bay and enter the Caribbean Sea, they still had to wait here for Han Shaofeng's landing fleet, according to the plan, Limon Bay will be the assembly place of the landing fleet and the transport fleet, and it is also the departure point of the marines!