After dinner, Tan Renhao was not in a hurry to take Chang Jianxin to the command cabin, and the two of them came to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. The officers and men on the battleship were cleaning the flight deck, and the two walked to the turret in front of the ship's island, which happened to be cleaned. Chang Jianxin saw that Tan Renhao was worried about it early in the morning, and he couldn't bear to ask it. After letting a few soldiers who were in charge of cleaning the deck, Tan Renhao told him what he had thought of in the afternoon.

After listening to Tan Renhao's analysis, Chang Jianxin's expression immediately sank. Analyzing the situation has always been Tan Renhao's strength, and this has always been the worst part of Chang Renhao, so many times, Tan Renhao thinks more deeply than Chang Jianxin. It's the same this time, what Tan Renhao thought of, Chang Jianxin didn't expect. But Chang Jianxin's comprehension ability was not bad, and he immediately realized that this operation was indeed very arduous, almost an impossible task.

"I don't know why the principal arranged it this way, and to be honest, I don't have much confidence right now." Tan Renhao sighed, "No matter who is sent this time, the result will not be much better, and what I can't figure out the most is why let the First Task Force and the Third Task Force come to the Indian Ocean before the threat of the US Navy appears again when the Australian mainland is about to be attacked?" ”

"This is definitely not the principal's intention, and even if it is, the principal must have his reasons."

"Why?" Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, "I didn't think of it before, but now I feel that we are here to wipe Jiang Zhongmin's ass this time." ”

"Ren Hao-" Chang Jianxin immediately stopped Tan Ren Hao, "The principal will definitely not arrange it like this, the principal's attitude towards you." I know very well that if this time it's for us to wipe someone's buttocks, it definitely doesn't make sense! ”

"But why didn't I take on this task?" Tan Renhao leaned on the base of the turret. "And to put it bluntly, how much hope of victory do we have? Hardly. Unless the British are idiots, and unless the French are idiots, we have little hope. ”

"Hope is not given by others, we create it ourselves!" … Computer station

Tan Renhao sighed. Then he raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky. The starlight was dim, and the night sky wasn't very clear, just like his mood. He was not angry about the operation, but felt that he had been treated unfairly.

"Renhao, we've known each other for almost seven years, right?"

"It's been more than seven years." Tan Renhao lowered his head, his mood was very annoying.

"Do you know what your biggest impression has been on me in the past seven years?" Chang Jianxin took out a cigarette.

Tan Renhao looked at his old friend, he didn't know what kind of person he was in the eyes of several good brothers.

"From the first day I met you. I know that you are a very confident person who can give confidence to others. I still remember. When I was in the Fifth Fleet, almost no one believed in you, a captain, but you believed in yourself, and it affected me.

Hao Dongjue, Ji Xiaobin, and a large group of people around him. Chang Jianxin's voice seemed calm, "Do you remember those things before the outbreak of the war?" ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

"At that time, we had just finished our visit to Japan and were on our way home. No one believed that Japan would attack Naha Port and start a war, but you did, and you convinced General Wu Xianyu and Liao Hanxiang of your reasoning, and even later almost convinced Marshal Sajting of your reasoning. At the time, I was amazed by your confidence, and to be honest, I didn't believe it at first, but it turned out that your inference was correct. Chang Jianxin walked in front of Tan Renhao, "In the past four years or so, which time have you inferred that you have not been suspected by others?" And you didn't get to where you are now, but when did you give up? Each time you insist on your own judgment, and in the end you win, which ultimately affects the course of the war. You know? I have always envied you for this, and not only me, Lei Shaoqing, Hao Dongjue, and even Huang Xiaotian, Zheng Guanhua, Wei Dongbei, etc., everyone envies your ability to put all the suspicions of others behind and persevere in performing tasks according to your own judgment, and this is based on your self-confidence. ”

"But a lot of times, that's arrogance." Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head.

"Yes, sometimes, blind self-confidence is arrogance, but the question is, do you take advantage of it or eat more?" Chang Jianxin's eyes became serious, "If Hao Dongjue said in front of me that he had no confidence, I wouldn't be surprised, and even I didn't have confidence many times." But I never believe that you are a person without faith, and I don't believe that you will lose faith! ”

"Old ......"

"To be honest, sometimes I hate your confidence." Chang Jianxin suddenly laughed, "When you recommended me to be the commander of the Third Task Force, do you know what I thought? ”

"I'm afraid you're scolding me behind my back, right?" Tan Renhao also laughed, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

"It's not enough to scold you, but I really can't figure it out." Chang Jianxin also leaned on the pedestal of the turret, "To be honest, I didn't want to go to the Third Task Force at that time, everyone knew that the Fifth Task Force was about to be established, and I always thought that I would be assigned to the Fifth Task Force. But later, I thought it was you who was wrong. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly. "Chang, I've been apologizing to you, but ......"

"There's no need for that, it's gone, and I know now that Task Force 3 is a better place for me.

Chang Jianxin threw away the cigarette butt, "Because I don't know much about myself, I complained about you, but after I got to know myself, I knew that you were not hurting me, but giving me a better space for development." ”

"You earned it all yourself, if you ......"

"That being said, without your support, I'm afraid I wouldn't be the commander of Task Force 3, right?" Chang Jianxin patted Tan Renhao's shoulder, "Actually, each of us is the same. When you observe others, you can see in detail, but when you look at yourself. How many people can recognize themselves well? It's the same for you, you can guess the enemy's actions on the battlefield. But how much do you know about yourself? ”

Tan Renhao lowered his head, and then sighed secretly, Chang Jianxin's words were to the point.

"That's probably the only flaw in you, you don't know yourself too well. In fact, this is the shortcoming of all our young generals. Chang Zhixin smiled and shook his head. Now, what you lack is not self-confidence, but understanding of yourself. When you know yourself, maybe you won't have so many worries. ”

"But ......"

"I never doubted that the headmaster valued you, you should know that the headmaster has been taking care of you for all these years. Even if the principal attaches great importance to Jiang Zhongmin now, why don't you think about it the other way around, why does the principal focus on promoting Jiang Zhongmin? ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he had considered this question. And it's been thought about in depth.

"In my opinion, the principal also promoted Jiang Zhongmin to take care of you!"

Tan Renhao looked at his friend. Even if he thought about it, the feeling of thinking and hearing it was completely different.

"You must have thought of it yourself, right?" Chang recommended the new dynasty to talk about Renhao and laughed, "The principal promoted Jiang Zhongmin, which can make you less eye-catching." You understand the truth that trees are big and attract wind. If you don't have a strong foundation and attract the envy of others, then you are doomed. The second is to create a competitor for you. To be honest, I think Huang Xiaotian or Hao Dongjue is more suitable to be your competitor, but the problem is that neither Hao Dongjue nor Huang Xiaotian will compete with you. Therefore, the principal can only promote Jiang Zhongmin and let Jiang Zhongmin play this role. No matter how well Jiang Zhongmindi plays this role, you will have pressure, and you have to keep moving forward and constantly improving yourself, because we all know that you are not the kind of person who will take the initiative to admit defeat, right? ”

"Chang, it looks like I should recommend you to be the next principal of the Naval Academy!"

Chang Zhixin laughed. "You kid knows it's a joke, twenty years later, when you become the commander of the navy, it's not too late to recommend me."

"Then you'll have to be patient." Tan Renhao also laughed, and most of the shadows in his heart were dispersed.

"Okay, I'm not Hao Dongjue, I'm joking, let's talk about it when I see Hao Dongjue!" Chang Jianxin grabbed Tan Renhao's shoulder, "Perhaps, knowing your brother is the most important and crucial thing in my life." And we're brothers, so I'll be a little more straightforward about some things, and you don't take it to heart. ”

"Since we're brothers, if you don't speak straight, then what kind of brothers are we?"

"That's good, in fact, I also know that your kid is thick-skinned enough, most likely because he has been with Hao Dongjue for a long time!" Chang Jianxin smiled and took out the second cigarette, "No matter what you were thinking before, we should firmly believe in one thing, that is, we will be the winners, and it is not us who loses, right?" ”

Tan Renhao nodded. "Chang, it seems that you really have the potential to be the principal."

Chang Jianxin smiled and shook his head. "Come on, let's decide the actions of the fleet, the time has dragged on for a long time, it will not do us any good, if we want to seize the opportunity, then we have to cherish every minute."

Tan Renhao's mood regained his calm, and after returning to the command cabin, the two discussed some details, and Chang Jianxin also agreed with Tan Renhao's inference, that is, if you want to win, then you can only run long distances, and it makes no sense to spend time on those secondary strongholds. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the supply of the fleet can be in place in a timely manner. And this problem was obviously unsolvable by Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin, and in the end, Tan Renhao sent someone to invite Jiang Zhongmin over.

"The rush is a very effective method, but the problem is that if the supply fleet does not have a docking point on the way, it is easy to miss it with the fleet." Jiang Zhongmin's expression still looked very haggard. "I will personally command the supply fleet, and the ships that have been withdrawn will be responsible for providing cover for the supply fleet, so that there will be no need to draw combat ships from the task force. Most of the cruisers were still reinforced to the task force as planned, and destroyers were needed for escort. ”

"That's fine." Tan Renhao also accepted Jiang Zhongmin's opinion, "According to what you mean, we must seize the strongholds along the way?" ”

"At least one stronghold, preferably Moroni." Jiang Zhongmin circled Port Moroni on the chart. "If, as you speculated, the Anglo-French expeditionary fleet has returned to Cape Town, or is in the process of returning to Cape Town, then there should be no enemy main fleet moving here. Moroni's defenses are not strong, and we can draw a small team of Marines to take Moroni back. As long as you capture Port Moroni, the next battle will be much easier! ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, this is indeed a good way, but he ignored it before. Three stinkers are Zhuge Liang, and this still makes sense.

"What if there's an enemy fleet moving here?" Chang Jie Xin proposes another possibility.

"Then we'll have to adjust the course of the fleet." Tan Renhao helped Jiang Zhongmin answer this question, "The fleet can only take the route on the east coast of Africa, and after the Marines capture Moroni, or confirm that the Anglo-French joint expeditionary fleet is not active nearby, then continue to go south."

If necessary, the fleet could stay at the southern end of the Mozambique Channel for two days, delaying the march to Cape Town. ”

"This will certainly delay the fighters, and if it is confirmed that the Anglo-French expeditionary fleet has returned to Cape Town, then the task force should go south to the waters near the southern tip of Africa, where it will be more effective to intercept the combined Anglo-French fleet." After Jiang Zhongmin finished speaking, he looked at Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin.

"Zhong Min's opinion is reasonable, we should not delay time here in the Mozambique Channel." Chang Jianxin stood on Jiang Zhongmin's side this time.

Tan Renhao smiled secretly and said, "Then do it, Zhongmin, when will the supply fleet be ready?" ”

"If you count the Marines, it will take about three days."

Tan Renhao nodded, at this time, his combat ideas were also determined, and many of the problems that made Tan Renhao feel a headache before were also solved, and the "double reed" he and Chang Jian sang obviously also restored Jiang Zhongmin's confidence, which is the best result!