Sajiting's gaze stayed on the two of them for a moment, and then said: "Now, I lack a qualified chief of staff, Admiral Guo Xianzhong went home this morning to recuperate, according to the rules, Pei Yuming should take over as the chief of the general staff of the navy, but he ...... now"

General Pei Yuming had just arrived at the Base Command (the temporary headquarters of the First Fleet) when the Japanese bombers dropped bombs, and the Base Command was the target of a batch of strikes dropped by the Japanese bombers, and a bomb fell less than 20 meters away from him. In the end, it was judged by the general's half epaulettes that General Pei Yuming had died.

Sajiting's expression darkened for a moment, and then he said: "Lieutenant General Jiang Bangguo is also old and unsuitable to be the chief of staff, so now you are the most qualified to sit in this position." ”

Liao Hanxiang was slightly startled, and suddenly didn't know how to answer.

"If you come to serve as the chief of the general staff of the Navy, then the Fifth Fleet will be commanded by Rear Admiral Wu Xianyu, and Brigadier General Ji Xiaobin will be the chief of staff of the fleet and the operational staff officer." Sajiting's gaze fell on Tan Renhao, "I believe that General Liao Hanxiang will definitely recommend Major Tan Renhao, right?" ”

Tan Renhao was also slightly shocked in his heart, this personnel change is not small. If it follows Sajiting's plan, then Liao Hanxiang, Wu Xianyu, and Ji Xiaobin will all be promoted to another level, and he will become a colonel at the age of 22! This has broken the record for the minimum age of an officer in the Imperial Navy, when General Yuan Haoyi became a colonel at the age of 23.

"Marshal, I want to stay in the Fifth Fleet even more, after all, the Fifth Fleet is like my child, it was cultivated by me, and I watched it grow and develop." Liao Hanxiang paused slightly, then changed his words and said, "However, as long as I can defeat the enemy, serve the empire and serve the navy, then even if I am asked to be an ordinary sailor, I am willing." ”

Sajiting smiled slightly, and then looked at Tan Renhao.

"Marshal, I'm actually too young to be fit for ......"

"Major, you have to have faith in yourself." Sajting took out a folder, "This is your resume, I keep it handy." There have been many young generals in the history of the Imperial Navy, and I believe that you will soon be recorded in the history of the Imperial Navy. Now, we need someone to stand up and fight for the Empire, and as an Imperial Navy officer, will you back down? ”

Tan Renhao immediately shook his head. "Marshal, the Imperial Navy will not back down."

"Very well, then, I will now officially promote you to Colonel of the Navy, and at the same time serve as the Operational Staff of the Fifth Fleet, and concurrently serve as the Chief of Staff of Aviation Operations." Sajiting didn't give Tan Renhao a chance to choose at all, he went to get a set of epaulettes and came over, "It's a special period, so I can't hold any ceremony for you." ”

Tan Renhao immediately stood up, and Sajiting personally pinned the colonel's epaulette to Tan Renhao's shoulder, which was an exception, because this should have been given the title to Tan Renhao by General Liao Hanxiang or General Wu Xianyu, who had just "served" the commander of the Fifth Fleet.

"Colonel, do a good job, the hope of the Empire, the hope of the Imperial Navy are pinned on you young people, I believe, it won't be long before you will make us all feel that this pair of Colonel's epaulettes is worth it." Sajiting pinned Tan Renhao's epaulette, then patted him on the shoulder, and then turned to Liao Hanxiang and said, "Chief of Staff Liao, your official appointment will be tomorrow, and I will personally preside over it." Of course, the letter of appointment has already been approved. Now that the empire has entered a state of war, Prime Minister Xue Xiyue has given our navy a great deal of personnel autonomy, and we will make personnel appointments and dismissals in full accordance with the wartime system. ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded, he knew this set of rules. In peacetime, the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, as the second person in the Navy, will be nominated by the Commander of the Navy and then approved by the Prime Minister before he can be appointed, while in wartime, the Commander of the Navy can directly appoint the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, eliminating the need for approval by the Cabinet.

"Colonel, I'll congratulate you first!" Liao Hanxiang looked at Tan Renhao with a smile, and now he also felt that the letter he wrote to General Nie Renfeng back then was too cost-effective.

"Thank you, general, thank you, marshal!" Tan Renhao seemed very happy on the surface, but he felt a lot of pressure in his heart, and getting promoted also meant that his responsibilities were greater and his burden was heavier.

Liao Hanxiang's gaze turned to Sajiting's body. "Marshal, what should we do now?"

"Quite simply, we want to tell the world that the Imperial Navy is not finished yet, and that the Imperial Navy has enough strength to defeat any powerful enemy." Sajiting handed over another document to Liao Hanxiang, "This is an order personally issued by Prime Minister Xue Xiyue, asking the imperial army, including the army, to find a way to deal a heavy blow to Japan in the near future, in order to show the determination of the empire to fight to the end." The army has put forward a plan for a large-scale strategic bombing of Tokyo and several other cities in Japan, and Prime Minister Xue Xiyue approved it this morning, and authorized Marshal Yan Dingyu to make a full decision, and Lieutenant General Wei Boyu is specifically responsible. ”

Liao Hanxiang's face immediately darkened. He was extremely disgusted with Wei Boyu, and it could even be said that he was incompatible with Wei Boyu, and when Liao Hanxiang "left" the navy, it was because Wei Boyu secretly did things to let Liao Hanxiang pass by the position of commander of the army aviation.

"Therefore, we must also come up with a plan as soon as possible!" Sajetin's expression became very serious, "It was the navy, not the army, that suffered heavy losses this time. Marshal Yan Dingyu obviously wants us not to get off the stage, since we were beaten, why should others help us to take revenge? In any case, the Imperial Navy must perform better and better, so we must use our own swords against the enemy. ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded. "So, what plans do we have?"

"Chief of Staff, that's what you're going to think about." Sajetin laughed, "Now, the Fifth Fleet is the only sharp blade in our hands, so our hope lies in the Fifth Fleet. You have to come up with a feasible counterattack plan within three days, no, within two days, and use the sharp blade of the Fifth Fleet to cut a few pieces of meat off the Japanese, so that the Japanese know how powerful we are, and also let Prime Minister Xue Xiyue know that the navy is still standing, as long as our navy does not fall, then it will not be the turn of the army to intervene in overseas operations! ”

Looking at the slightly excited marshal, Tan Renhao secretly sighed in his heart, at this time, the army and navy of the empire were still fighting in the nest, and I really didn't know when it would be over.

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