When Tan Renhao came to the door, Nie Renfeng knew why.

"What you said, I'm still holding it down for the time being." Nie Renfeng went to make a cup of coffee for Tan Renhao, "I just sent it, this year's newly produced coffee beans, I finally got two bottles of it, you can taste it." ”

"Thank you, Headmaster." Tan Renhao calmed himself down.

"Actually, several of the problems mentioned by Luo Jinming in the plan are real, and you should also feel them." Nie Renfeng sat down, "After the fierce battle with the Fifth Fleet, have you noticed any changes?" ”

"Change?" Tan Renhao had to immediately follow the principal's train of thought.

"Changes in the enemy, like changes in enemy aviation."

Tan Renhao was slightly stunned, and then said: "Principal, are you talking about the improvement of the quality of the enemy's pilots?" ”

Nie Renfeng nodded, and then looked at Tan Renhao. "Taste it, I didn't add much to lie down, I know you don't like to add sugar to coffee."

Tan Renhao took a sip, then put down the coffee cup. "It is true that the quality of US military pilots has been improved, and not only the combat capability of fighter pilots has been greatly enhanced, but even the bomber pilots' bombing accuracy has been greatly improved. I have roughly counted that the bombing accuracy of the US dive bombers is close to 40%, while the bombing accuracy of the torpedo bombers is close to 20%, which is a little worse than our pilots, but it is already very good. If it weren't for the advent of new anti-aircraft ammunition, I'm afraid we wouldn't be so lucky. ”

"It seems that you are still very concerned about the problems of warfare, and you are very careful to observe. I also have a report that is about as accurate as you say. Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "Actually, the U.S. Navy fleet aviation is not using new aircraft, and they will probably not replace new bombers until the middle of the year." Why, then, did the quality of American pilots improve so much, you know, our bomber pilots did not reach this level until two years after entering the war. And it only took them a year. ”

"This ......" Tan Renhao really didn't think about this issue.

"Actually, one thing is very important, and that is the training method of U.S. military pilots." Nie Renfeng picked up a document from his desk, "The intelligence department sent it last month, I only read it at the time, and I only read it in detail a few days ago." The U.S. military has adopted high-intensity confrontation training, using the best pilots to fly fighter jets to simulate our fighters, and then conducting confrontation training with new pilots in a way that is close to actual combat, and the new pilots who have participated in these trainings before going to the battlefield. Much better than our new pilots. In addition, they simulated attacking bomber swarms and had bomber pilots trained to drop bombs in situations similar to actual combat situations. The casualties of this training are high, with about one in every 100 pilots dying in an accident.

The elimination rate is also very high, and less than 20% can actually complete the training. But in the case of losing one person, the US military got 19 excellent pilots, do you think this is a good way? ”

Tan Renhao sighed and nodded a little reluctantly.

"As early as last year, Luo Jinming proposed a similar method to train pilots, but we did not adopt it at that time. Because we have enough pilots on our hands. But. It's different now, and I have a statistical report here. Nie Renfeng pulled out another document, "Take a look." Here is a list of the pilots we have lost on the battlefield this year, and the results of the statistics specifically. In just one year, we lost more than 4,800 pilots on the battlefield, and we only lost 5,000 pilots in the first two years before that. ”

Tan Renhao flipped to the last page of the document, quickly glanced at the final statistical results, and then looked at the principal and shook his head.

"At this loss rate, we are afraid that by 26 years, we will face the embarrassing situation of not having good pilots." Nie Renfeng sighed, "At our current speed." Training 5,000 pilots for tactical fighters in a year is already good, and we may lose more than 5,000 pilots this year, so what will we do next year? ”

"Principal, we can scale up the training."

"This is a palliative solution, even if we increase the scale tenfold, we will send it to the battlefield only rookies who have just learned how to fly an airplane, how to fire artillery, or how to drop bombs. In your words. It's a 'rookie', right? ”

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, but smiled a little bitterly.

"Why did you come to me?"

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he had already explained the problem at the beginning.

"Why are you trying to keep all the best pilots in Task Force 1?" Nie Renfeng changed the way he asked, "I also know the value of these excellent pilots, in your eyes, even if you exchange a hundred 'rookies', you won't let go of a pilot, right?" ”

Tan Renhao nodded again, this time he was even more reluctant.

"You already know the value of a good pilot, so have you thought about these people?"

"Headmaster, I've definitely thought about them, and ......"

"And you've been fighting for them higher ranks, more rewards, haven't you?" Nie Renfeng laughed, "But this is not enough, you should know that they are also human beings, they also need to rest, and they also need time to relieve the highly tense nerves."

If they remain on the front line, they will never be able to relax and never enjoy the true value that victory brings them. ”

Tan Renhao lowered his head, and after the principal said this, Tan Renhao felt that he was very selfish.

"Of course, I don't accuse you, as a fleet commander, you need to think about thousands, if not tens of thousands, of officers and men, not just a few hundred pilots. You want to keep them because you want to win more victories, but also to make the fleet safer, so you need to keep the best people. Nie Renfeng sighed, "But at the same time, you should know that if all the excellent pilots are concentrated in the front-line troops, then their battle loss rate will be very high, and for every time we lose an excellent pilot, we will have to use 100 'rookies' to go on the battlefield to take risks, through a lot of sacrifices, many brutal battles, and months." It even took a few years to train a good pilot who can replace the losses, do you think this is appropriate? ”

Tan Renhao shook his head slightly, he felt that he was back in his student days.

"Reasonable matching of pilots, so that everyone has a chance to rest, but also so that more 'rookies' can grow into 'eagles' smoothly, this is the best choice, and this is also the long-term plan." Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "Luo Jinming's report has already mentioned it. If we carry out the reform according to his plan, perhaps the loss of pilots in the fleet will increase in the first half of the year, but after half a year, the loss rate of pilots will be significantly reduced, and the number of pilots we will lose this year will be lower than last year, and by next year, we will be able to further reduce the loss rate of pilots, and we will enter a virtuous circle of development, and there will be more and more excellent pilots in the future. You can have as much as you want. ”

"Headmaster. Did you approve the plan? Tan Renhao sighed secretly, he knew that his previous thoughts were indeed a bit selfish, and they must be wrong.

"I have approved Luo Jinming's plan to set up a confrontation force. Now he's looking around for talent. Nie Renfeng laughed, "Figured it out?" Originally, I wanted to discuss this matter with you in a few days, but Gan Yongxing has basically agreed to this plan, and you are the one who knows the most about front-line combat, so I would like to ask for your opinion. ”

"Actually, this is indeed a good way, and now the pilots of the First Task Force are all trained by Luo Jinming, and I believe that he has the ability to train more excellent pilots for us."

"Then, I'll let Luo Jinming be in charge of this matter." Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on Tan Renhao. "Actually, when I started talking about that, I also want you to understand the truth that a trickle of water flows a long time. Luo Jinming's proposal could also be extended to the fleet. ”

"Fleet?" Now Tan Renhao was a little surprised, could it be that the officers and men of the fleet also had to take turns to fight on the ship?

"The specific approach is different, but the general meaning is the same." Nie Renfeng stood up, "In the short term, both the First Task Force and the Second Task Force will have at most one aircraft carrier. However, the task force of an aircraft carrier is deficient in combat effectiveness, and it is impossible for us to send the first task force to the Pacific theater, still less to send the second task force to the southwest Pacific theater. How to solve this problem? ”

"Headmaster. What do you mean......" Tan Renhao also stood up.

"There is a very important point in Luo Jinming's proposal, that is, flexible collocation, the relationship between the fleet and the air wing will no longer be fixed in the future, and specific arrangements will be made during the operation, which is actually a very good way." Nie Renfeng looked at the bay in the harbor, paused, and then said, "We can also use this method in the fleet. Now the basic composition of the task force is actually an aircraft carrier battle group, as well as a battleship formation. In particular, in the aircraft carrier task force, the aircraft carrier battle group is the smallest establishment, and one aircraft carrier battle group has independent combat capability, while several aircraft carrier battle groups form a task force. Then why don't we separate the aircraft carrier battle group from each other, and send it to us wherever we need it, so that we can not only enhance the combat flexibility of the fleet, but also increase the utilization rate of warships, at least for the time being, which can solve the problem of our lack of aircraft carriers. ”

Tan Renhao immediately pondered, this idea is indeed very bold, and there must be many problems in it. For example, the ability of the aircraft carrier battle group to coordinate with the staff of the task force, and how well the fleet commander knows his own troops, if the fleet commander does not know much about the troops under his command, then how can the fleet's combat effectiveness be brought into full play? But again, these are minor problems, problems that can be solved, and the benefits of such a development are even greater.

"Renhao, what do you think?" Nie Renfeng turned around.

"The problem should not be big, the feasibility is still good, and this is really a good way to increase the utilization rate of the fleet and provide combat capability."

"But there's a problem with that, isn't it?"

"The main thing is the connection between the command level and the combat level, if this configuration is too flexible, it will inevitably lead to the commander not being familiar with the troops, and the troops are not familiar with the commander's style, which brings about a very serious run-in problem, if it is not done well, it may also cause extremely bad consequences."

"That's what worries me as well." Nie Renfeng asked Tan Renhao to sit down, and he also sat down. "The tradition of the Imperial Navy is that the commander commands the fleet, and the commander must be familiar with the fleet, and most of the mid-level officers in the fleet are promoted by the fleet commander. This transmission has been around for hundreds of years, and in these hundreds of years, we have also proved that this method can bring the combat effectiveness of the fleet to the limit on the battlefield, without taking into account the shortcomings of this method of formation. ”

"Actually, this problem should be solvable."

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, and let Tan Renhao continue.

"In fact, the biggest problem is the commander's style, after all, in the operation, it is the subordinates who adapt to the superiors, and the superiors to understand the subordinates, the most important of which is that the commander's command style is almost different, if the subordinates are difficult to adapt, it is easy to produce confusion in the command link." Tan Renhao paused for a moment, "Then, the best way is actually to formulate a set of common command terms, so that everyone can accurately understand the commander's meaning, so as to accurately carry out the commander's orders." Perhaps, this will make the commander's style no longer exist, but it will allow the fleet to work better with the command clip. ”

While talking about Renhao's narration, Nie Renfeng was also pondering.

"Of course, this has to be proven through practice, and I can't guarantee whether this method will be useful until practice proves it."

"It's a really good idea." Nie Renfeng laughed, "The commanders all give orders through the General Staff, and it is not difficult for the officers of the General Staff to master some ordinary terms, but who will do this?" ”

"This ......"

"If there's no better candidate, I don't think you need to rush back to the fleet, right?"

"Headmaster, I'm ......"

"Okay, you're in charge of the command terminology of the aircraft carrier fleet, and I'll arrange other personnel for anything else." Nie Renfeng smiled and lowered his hands, "Give me a complete set of passwords as soon as possible, and then, you can go back to the fleet." ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, and he had no choice but to take on this task head-on.