On the fifth day, Hao Dongjue returned to Zhoushan, Tan Renhao received a call half a day in advance, he also went to the airport according to the time, and notified his sister before that, so that Tan Qinglian could rush back as soon as possible. After waiting at the airport for less than fifteen minutes, the transport plane carrying Hao Dongjue arrived.

"How's it going on the road?"

"It's not bad, this new plane is really comfortable." Hao Dongjue looked very excited, "Did you call Qinglian?" ”

"Don't worry, I've already beaten it, and I'll probably be back tomorrow." Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, "There are some things on the phone that are not easy to say, the situation of the fleet is okay now?" ”

"It's nothing good or bad, you know the situation, this time a few more cruisers have to come back for overhaul, and I asked Wei Dongbei to arrange this matter." Hao Dongjue sighed, "I originally wanted to stop by Naha to have a look, but the plane didn't land on Ryukyu Island, so it flew back directly." ”

"You don't need to worry about these things, the chief of staff has already arranged for someone to be in charge of the maintenance of the battleship." Tan Renhao drove the car out of the airport, "The matter of your going to the second task force has been decided, but now there is a problem. ”

"Arrange the matter of the chief of staff of the fleet?"

Tan Renhao nodded. "Have you considered the right candidate? Wei Dongbei or Li Wenlong? ”

"I think these two people are very good, and they are very familiar with me, there is no problem with any one, if I really have to choose, it is better to assign Wei Dongbei to the second task force, and let Li Wenlong continue to stay on the 'Xingkai Lake' aircraft carrier, at least, so that you can be safe."

"As planned. ' The USS Xingkaihu aircraft carrier battle group will be assigned to Task Force 2. ”

Hao Dongjue glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, the "Xingkaihu" aircraft carrier was the first "Hu" class aircraft carrier, and it was Tan Renhao who took the initiative to ask that this aircraft carrier be assigned to the first task force.

And it has always been the flagship of Task Force 1, if not necessary. Tan Renhao will never "give" this aircraft carrier to other fleets.

"Your first task should be to go to the southwest Pacific to transfer the Fourth Task Force, so that the Fourth Task Force has enough time to rest and regain its combat effectiveness." Tan Renhao explained things a little clearly, "You also know that Huang Xiaotian has been running around there for several months. The condition of the battleship is even worse than ours. This is basically a foregone conclusion. ”

"And when will Task Force 2 pass?" Hao Dongjue also thought of this, if he wanted to fight in the southwest Pacific, the second task force would have at least two aircraft carriers, and one aircraft carrier alone would not be able to support combat operations there.

"By the middle of next month at the latest." Tan Renhao glanced at his brother-in-law, "When you're done here, go and replace Zheng Guanhua, Zheng Guanhua should return to the First Task Force as Chief of Staff." The handover work should be prepared as soon as possible, and if you have time in the next few days, you can contact Zheng Guanhua. ”

Hao Dongjue nodded, in fact, he felt that it was a little unfair to Zheng Guanhua. Although the second task force was destroyed at his hands. But the problem is not with him. As a young general, Zheng Guanhua's performance on the battlefield was not bad, and even surpassed many others. But there's the problem. He was in danger and was defeated at the hands of the commander of the U.S. Navy's number one fleet, and perhaps under the circumstances, Tan Renhao would also have failed. The black cauldron of the second task force has to be carried by someone. And Zheng Guanhua is the scapegoat. Now Tan Renhao is trying to find a way to get Zheng Guanhua to be the chief of staff of the First Task Force, firstly, Tan Renhao needs a chief of staff like Hao Dongjue who is proficient in aviation operations, and secondly, he can give Zheng Guanhua a chance so that he can wash away his previous shame.

"How's the old minefield doing?" Hao Dongjue asked a new question.

"He has stood up and is now undergoing rehabilitation, however, he has lost the opportunity to return to the fleet, listening to the chief of staff, he is probably going to transfer him back to the naval command, first work here for a period of time, and when he recovers, he will probably be sent to the theater command to exercise."

"What do you mean?" Hao Dongjue frowned slightly.

"I don't know, but don't worry, this should be the best arrangement." Tan Renhao shook his head, "Looking at the attitude of the chief of staff, Shaoqing will mainly work in the staff department in the future, this is an opportunity to train him, perhaps, he can find a broader space for development here." ”

"You're saying that the chief of staff is going to train him to be his successor?"

"I didn't say that." Tan Renhao laughed, "Anyway, we don't need to worry about anything, and Shaoqing can stand up and return to the army from the new, we should all be happy, right?" ”

Hao Dongjue also laughed, at least Lei Shaoqing survived, this is the most joyful thing.

"Now, the whole situation is extremely favorable to us, General Yan Guozhong has opened a gap in the southwest Pacific and is expanding the results of the battle, and we have stabilized the situation in the Central Pacific, and General Liao Hanxiang is very likely to turn around and knock down Laisang Island...... "The text version of the short story .1 was first published

"He is planning an offensive operation, and this time it was proposed by Han Shaofeng, after consolidating Gardner Island, he turned around and attacked Leysang Island, and based on these two islands, he launched an attack on the Hawaiian Islands, of course, just to prepare, they have to prepare for more than half a year." Hao Dongjue hurriedly said, "Before I left, I met General Liao Hanxiang once, and I heard that he was applying to send a batch of heavy bombers over, depending on what he meant, he was probably going to gradually bomb the US military airfield on the Hawaiian Islands, maybe he could transfer Luo Yunchong back this time." ”

"This is unlikely, Luo Yunchong's mission in Europe is very important, and besides, is it necessary to trouble him for such a trivial matter?" Tan Renhao drove the car onto the road outside the airport, "However, Liao Hanxiang must know what to do, he is from the orthodox aviation force, and now it is unlikely that we will send more marines in the direction of the Central Pacific, and he can only make a fuss about bombing, and this is also in line with our strategic arrangement." ”

"That's right, maybe Liao Hanxiang will personally direct the bombing operation, anyway, after taking Gardner Island, he doesn't have much to do."

"You're alone?" Tan Renhao glared at his brother-in-law, who spoke without measure.

Hao Dongjue smiled awkwardly.

I know I'm saying the wrong thing.

"Okay, have you been in touch with the Chief of Staff?" Tan Renhao shook his head, Hao Dongjue was still a little immature.

"I was in touch before I got on the plane. He told me to report to the headquarters tomorrow. ”

"Are you ready to deal with the Chief of Staff?"

"Questions?" Hao Dongjue was a little puzzled.

"You think it's easy to become a fleet commander?" Tan Renhao sighed secretly, "The chief of staff will definitely ask you a lot of things." And how do you answer that? ”

"This ......," Hao Dongjue's expression darkened.

"Hehe, don't think so much, answer how you want." Tan Renhao shook his head, "Well, since you're about to become the commander of the fleet." Then, you will definitely get promoted soon. ”

"What do you mean?" Hao Dongjue's expression immediately changed again.

"The current fleet commanders are all vice admirals, and even Lao Chang is about to be promoted, do you think that after sitting in the position of commander of the second task force, you will not be promoted?" Tan Renhao paused slightly, "I'm just guessing, you are now a first-class major general, and if you are promoted, you will be a lieutenant general." In addition, Task Force 2 now needs to boost morale. Morale of the military, and the status of Task Force 2 is very important. With these aspects in mind, you have a good chance of getting promoted. ”

"Hey. As long as you become the commander of the fleet, what if you want to be promoted? ”

"Don't underestimate the lieutenant general, this is a recognition of your personal ability." Tan Ren Haoyou shook his head, "This matter." I'm afraid we won't be able to confirm until the headmaster returns. Now the principal is still in the capital, probably next year's budget has not been approved, and the matter of our cooperation with the army to attack Australia needs to be determined. I heard from the chief of staff that the principal will be back in a few days. When the time comes, I may talk to you alone. ”

"So troublesome?"

"Is this more troublesome than managing a fleet?" Tan Renhao really wanted to beat Hao Dongjue, "Do you think the principal would easily hand over a fleet to someone else to command?" It can be said that whether you can become the commander of the fleet depends on whether you can pass the headmaster's level. At the beginning, Huang Xiaotian was not asked to talk alone, of course, I believe you will handle it. ”

"Try your best, I'm not sure."

"You should believe in yourself, in my opinion, you are much better than Huang Xiaotian, since Huang Xiaotian can make a name for himself, can't you do better?"

Hao Dongjue laughed, it was not that he was not confident, but he felt a little unaccustomed, after all, he had been partnering with Tan Renhao for several years.

The car stopped at the door of the house, Tan Renhao got out of the car first, and when he walked to the yard, he said: "Don't talk about the affairs of the army at home, and when Qinglian comes back, you can go back and live by yourself." ”

"Dude, you're not trying to drive me away, are you?"

"I'm not driving you away, don't you have your own home?"

"Hey, don't mention it, I haven't been back to that home yet."

The two of them walked into the hall as they spoke. Several people were in the hall, even Liao Hongpeng, they were all gathered around the radio, Tan Renhao immediately heard it, and the voice of the prime minister came out of the radio.

"Renhao, come here, the Prime Minister has something important to announce!" Liao Hongpeng glanced at Tan Renhao, and his eyes fell on the radio again, as if it was not a radio, but a TV.

Tan Renhao went over and sat next to his wife, and after Hao Dongjue said hello to Liao Hongpeng, he sat next to his father-in-law.

“…… Dear Subjects of the Empire, I have something important to announce......"

Everyone listened attentively, and the prime minister's speech began, and naturally there was a long paragraph of wordy words in front of it, such as what declarations, what victories, anyway, they were used to boost morale.

Five minutes later, the prime minister's speech fell to the point, and Tan Renhao immediately figured out that what the prime minister wanted to announce was the news that Japan had been defeated!

With the support of the Tang Empire, as well as the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand, the Japanese New Army had captured Tokyo and was advancing to the northern part of the island of Honshu, while Japanese government-in-exile troops were retreating to Hokkaido. At the time of the Prime Minister's announcement, all the troops controlled by the Japanese government-in-exile had withdrawn to Hokkaido, and the Japanese New Army controlled most of Japan and was preparing to attack Hokkaido and complete the operation to control the whole country.

This is indeed exciting news that Japan has finally been defeated. But at the same time, Tan Renhao noticed a detail that the prime minister did not say explicitly, that is, the new Japanese government is still negotiating with the Allied bloc, and Japan's fate will be determined by the results of the negotiations. In other words, now the new Japanese government only controls most of Japan, but it cannot decide the fate of Japan, the fate of Japan is in the hands of the Tang Empire, as for how to deal with Japan, it depends on the attitude of the Tang Empire, as well as the demands of other countries.

"Good news, shouldn't we celebrate?" Hao Dongjue was the first to jump.

Everyone else looked at Hao Dongjue, which made him sit down embarrassed again.

"It really should be celebrated, and Dongjue only came back today, so let's just wash his dust." Tan Renhao stood up with a smile, "Let's go to the city for dinner in the evening, let's go together, it's a little lively, and I haven't been happy for a long time." ”

Naturally, no one objected, in order to let his wife go, Tan Renhao also went to find someone to arrange an extra car. At dusk, two cars drove into the downtown area of Zhoushan City. It was already a sea of flowers and laughter, and most of the people of the empire heard the prime minister's speech and learned more about the defeat of Japan. As a result of this news, most of the people went out of their homes to celebrate the victory, and some even set off firecrackers outside the door, and the whole city was as lively as the New Year.

"It seems that the common people are even happier than us!" Liao Hongpeng sat on his sister's right side.

"Yes, after winning the battle, the happiest people should be the people." Hao Dongjue, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, turned around, "This is also a rare opportunity to relax, after so many years of fighting, we finally won the first big victory." ”

Tan Renhao looked at the elated citizens outside, and he didn't feel very happy. In fact, Japan had already been defeated two years ago, and now it is only a matter of declaring victory. But the war still goes on, and the war will not end until the United States falls, and no one knows when the United States will be defeated, a year, two years, or five years? No one can predict when the war will end!