In addition to learning that New Orleans was bombed, Tan Renhao's return to Cologne this time was to unify his views with Han Shaofeng. Han Shaofeng originally planned to land in Jamaica on the 20th, and even decided to leave the fleet and act alone. At that time, in addition to concentrating several divisions of marines, Han Shaofeng's support fleet for the landing fleet had also arrived, and he had dozens of escort aircraft carriers and fire support ships in his hands, which had enough ability to attack alone. Maybe after New Orleans was bombed, Han Shaofeng also saw the opportunity to annihilate the Atlantic Fleet, so after Tan Renhao put forward a request to give the fleet a few more days, Han Shaofeng did not refuse, saying that he could postpone the time for another five days, and at the latest at 25, he would send out a fire support fleet to attack Jamaica Island first, and if Tan Renhao and they could not kill the Atlantic Fleet, Han Shaofeng would definitely not continue to delay the time of the landing operation.

Five days was already quite precious, Tan Renhao originally wanted to return to the fleet immediately after discussing with Han Shaofeng, but Luo Yunchong's actions made him stay for the time being, and he didn't leave Cologne until the 21st. At this time, Tan Renhao had already realized that the decisive battle was coming, and maybe on the 25th, he would be separated from Spruance. After knowing that the Atlantic Fleet had entered the port of San Diego, Tan Renhao became even more excited, and when he left Cologne, he had a general idea.

Soon after the plane took off, Tan Renhao asked the escorting fighters to contact the Fourth Task Force, and then the group turned to fly towards the Fourth Task Force. And not directly back to Task Force 1. Now, Tan Renhao needed to discuss combat operations with Huang Xiaotian face-to-face, so that he could start operations immediately when he returned to Task Force 1.

On the aircraft carrier "Taihu", before Tan Renhao arrived. Huang Xiaotian also roughly grasped the situation on the battlefield from the telegram sent by Lei Shaoqing. He had nothing to say about the bombing of New Orleans. Although Huang Xiaotian did not have much contact with Luo Yunchong, Huang Xiaotian knew that Luo Yunchong was a powerful general who dared to act. Similarly, when he learned that the U.S. Atlantic Fleet had entered the port of San Diego, Huang Xiaotian's first thought was that a decisive battle was coming. They were led by the nose by Spruance and turned around the battlefield for several days, and this time, Spruance was finally blocked.

Soon. Tan Renhao's plane landed on the "Taihu" aircraft carrier, and in order not to delay his meeting with Huang Xiaotian, the fighters of the escort squad landed on the other two aircraft carriers. After Tan Renhao got off the plane, he didn't take off his flight suit, and went directly to the conference room under the leadership of a staff officer of the Fourth Task Force. Huang Xiaotian was already waiting here for Tan Renhao, and at the same time prepared all the telegrams he had received during this time. He is also going to report to Tan Renhao on the situation of the fleet.

"In the past few days, there has been basically no major ...... in the fleet"

"Xiaotian. We'll talk about that later. "Tan Renhao is not in the mood to talk to Huang Xiaotian at this time." You've also received a telegram and know about the Atlantic Fleet's departure to the port of San Diego, right? ”

Huang Xiaotian nodded and put the teacup in front of Tan Renhao. "Lao Lei sends me several telegrams every day, and I have been following this matter for a long time."

"That's good, I don't have to explain the situation to you more." Tan Renhao picked up the teacup and flew all the way, he was also thirsty. "Now that Spruance has reached a dead end himself, we can't be blamed. I have already discussed it with Lei Shaoqing. He will send out reconnaissance planes in these two days to determine whether the Atlantic Fleet has entered the port of San Diego, and if it is finally confirmed, then this is the best way to defeat the Atlantic Fleet. ”

"I think so, too, as long as the Atlantic Fleet enters the port of San Diego, then we are sure that it will never get out."

The two looked at each other and laughed together, they thought of the same idea.

"But the question is, why did the Atlantic Fleet go to the port of San Diego?" Huang Xiaotian said as he flipped out the chart. "Judging by the location of the Atlantic Fleet discovered by our submarines, Spruance was separated from us in the Bahamas. He was definitely ready to go to New Orleans, maybe the U.S. military was ready to let the Atlantic Fleet operate in the Gulf of Mexico, or just temporarily go to New Orleans to replenish supplies and allow the fleet to take a short break. Because New Orleans was flooded, the Atlantic Fleet had to shift its destination. It stands to reason that the nearest port that can support the fleet is Miami, and Miami is in the rear, so it will be difficult for us to strike, so why didn't Spruance choose Miami and go to San Diego? And one more point, why did the Atlantic Fleet linger at sea for several days? ”

"Do you know why?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

Huang Xiaotian hesitated. "I think maybe Spruance's purpose is to deal with us as well. Also, he doesn't necessarily enter the port of Santiago, he just goes south from here. ”

Tan Renhao immediately said: "You mean, the U.S. military has determined our exact location, and ordered the Atlantic Fleet to stand by at sea in the first place to avoid being discovered by our spies when they enter the port, and then go directly south, ready to deal with us?" ”

Huang Xiaotian nodded, that's what he was going to say.

Tan Renhao also pondered, this was something he hadn't considered before, but it was by no means impossible. The First Fleet and the Third Fleet wandered around the eastern Caribbean for several days, just as the 332 submarine met the Atlantic Fleet, and the American submarine may have spotted the two fleets in the Caribbean. In that case, the U.S. military will definitely try to sneak attack, and the only one that can sneak attack the First Fleet and the Third Fleet is the Atlantic Fleet. Until a plan for a sneak attack is made, the Atlantic Fleet must remain hidden, so it cannot enter the port, but operates in the open sea, waiting for orders. Perhaps, after the bombing of New Orleans, the U.S. military made a quick decision to send the Atlantic Fleet south against the First and Third Fleets. In that case, Spruance would have had a few days to determine a plan of action, and then move south, approaching the First and Third Fleets through the Windward Channel, the Jamaica Channel, or the Mona Strait.

Thinking of this, Tan Renhao was also a little nervous, but he soon discovered that there were several problems in this set of inferences. First of all, the Atlantic Fleet should have left the Bahamas before New Orleans was bombed, and it stands to reason that if it had gone directly to New Orleans, then on the 18th, the day New Orleans was bombed, the fleet would have almost arrived