The dinner was not rich, Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing were not disappointed, after dinner, Nie Renfeng asked people to bring a bottle of wine that had been cellared for nearly 20 years, and then took the two to the study.

"Headmaster, this wine is a bit old, isn't it?"

"Yes, it was sent to me when you went to the Atlantic Fleet." Nie Renfeng laughed, "I'm just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." ”

Gan Yongxing glanced at the principal in disbelief, then picked up the dusty wine bottle and looked at it. "This was given to you when I became a major?"

Nie Renfeng smiled and nodded. "You sent back five bottles, but only this one bottle remained."

"Why do I feel so familiar, Headmaster, your wine cellar is full of wine we gave you?"

"Usually I don't like to drink, but each of you thinks I like to drink very much, and as a result, I send wine every year, and I don't save it, so do you take it out and sell it?" Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "Ren Hao, you have to remember that today is the chief of staff's invitation, and we are all touched by his light." ”

Tan Renhao also laughed, and then looked at Gan Yongxing, it seems that the principal has been hiding all the wine that the students gave him, and then taking it out for a treat, which can also save a lot.

"However, this is the principal's treat, not mine." Gan Yongxing also laughed happily, before the outbreak of the war, every time the president's birthday, Navy Day, National Day, Spring Festival, and the days after the establishment of the Naval Officer Academy, he would send a few bottles of wine to the president to express his respect for the president, but he didn't expect it. The headmaster hid all the wines.

Thinking of this, Gan Yongxing immediately smiled even happier. There were tens of thousands of students brought out by the principal, and less than a hundred of them became generals. There are dozens of them, and they're sure they're going to give the headmaster wine. So how much wine is hidden in the principal's cellar? It's worth exploring.

"Okay, let's get down to business, if you can't finish this bottle of wine, you can take it back."

Nie Renfeng didn't dwell any further, "Ren Hao." You should have an idea of what's going on, right? ”

"I just read the plan given to me by the chief of staff, and I have some understanding." Tan Renhao put down his wine glass, "The general situation is clear, but there are some details that I haven't noticed." ”

"It's not important, you'll find out later." Nie Renfeng paused slightly, and then said, "I emphasize a few important points. First, it is very likely that the US fleet aircraft carrier will be re-programmed into the combat sequence in the next few days, and we should not ignore its existence. Second, Nimitz was planning a new offensive operation. However, the specific goals have not yet been clarified. Finally, and most importantly, the U.S. military will adjust its deployment on the Pacific battlefield. There may be big changes. ”

"Let the Fifth Fleet go south?" Tan Renhao immediately followed and asked.

Nie Renfeng frowned slightly, and motioned for Tan Renhao to continue.

"Judging from our current engagement with the U.S. military, the U.S. military's focus should be on the southwest Pacific." Tan Renhao thought about how to explain his point of view on the way. "MacArthur's defensive adjustments in the Southwest Pacific have already shown that the U.S. military intends to slow down the pace of our offensive. But that's not enough. In the absence of sea supremacy, no matter how many troops MacArthur committed in the New Hebrides, he could not hold on, or even hold out for two months. The key is whether the U.S. Navy will devote enough troops to the Southwest Pacific.

Our strategic intentions are obvious enough, and Nimitz will not be unaware of this, and he will not be unaware of this, that the key to the defense line in the southwest Pacific is the fleet, not the ground forces, so it is very likely that he will arrange for the Fifth Fleet to go south. ”

"Then he'll have to abandon offensive operations in the Central Pacific." Gan Yongxing also followed. "In addition, if the Fifth Fleet goes south, then the First Task Force can also go south, and at that time, the U.S. military will have to fight another decisive battle with us in the Coral Sea, unless Nimitz has absolute confidence in Spruance, otherwise he will not do this."

"One more thing, if Nimitz doesn't think we're capable of attacking Hawaii, he'll let the Fifth Fleet go south." Nie Renfeng also spoke, "The importance of Hawaii is far higher than that of Australia, and our combat operations to attack Australia can only start at the beginning of next year at the earliest, if at this time, the U.S. military loses the Hawaiian Islands, then they will be doomed to failure in the Pacific, Nimitz will definitely worry that we will concentrate our forces to attack the Hawaiian Islands first, and the First Task Force will return to Naha, and we will increase our troops to Guam, these actions will increase Nimitz's suspicions, he will arrange for the Fifth Fleet to go south at this time?" ”

"If he can hold off the First Task Force, then he may be able to send the Fifth Fleet south."

Nie Renfeng and Gan Yongxing both glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, and then fell silent. The room was also quiet, and Tan Renhao was not in a hurry to continue.

"Is there any way for the U.S. military to hold back the First Task Force?" Gan Yongxing broke the silence.

"Attack a place we have to defend, like Midway."

Gan Yongxing glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, and then looked at the principal. Nie Renfeng didn't rush to speak, but motioned for Tan Renhao to continue.

"Judging from the current situation, it is not very likely that the US military wants to take Midway Island in the short term, just like we want to take Wake Island in the short term, we are all because of the problem of troops, so it is difficult to achieve this goal, but Nimitz's intention to attack Midway Island is not to take Midway, but to contain our fleet." Tan Renhao paused, "Midway Island is of great significance to us, before we attack the Australian mainland, we must find a way to disperse the strength of the US military, and using Midway Island as a springboard to attack the Hawaiian Islands is the best way." Nimitz was well aware of this, and for a day that Midway was in our hands, he would not be able to live a day. Therefore, Nimitz will definitely fight to the death on Midway, and he will even throw the main forces here. When the time comes, we will definitely have to judge the activities of the Fifth Fleet in the waters near Midway, so we must strengthen the fleet forces on Midway, and the First Task Force will inevitably stay in the waters near Midway. And Nimitz could take advantage of this opportunity to send the Fifth Fleet south. When the time comes, will Task Force 1 go south, or will it stay? We simply can't make a judgment right away. If Spruance succeeds in his sneak attack on Task Force 4 in the Coral Sea. Then General Yan Guozhong's offensive operation had to be stopped. Even if the sneak attack fails, as long as the Fifth Fleet is active in the Coral Sea. Then Task Force 4 would not be able to fully support the Marine offensive. In fact, Nimitz didn't even need to send the Fifth Fleet, and as long as he landed successfully at Midway, we couldn't let Task Force 1 leave the Central Pacific, at the same time. Task Force 4 also had to be on increased alert in the Coral Sea and ready to respond to a surprise attack by the U.S. forces, making it difficult to fully support the Marines. In this way, MacArthur is likely to hold out until the beginning of next year, and Nimitz's intention will be achieved! ”

After Tan Renhao's analysis, Nie Renfeng and Gan Yongxing fell silent. This may not be impossible, and there is a great opportunity. Nimitz didn't even need to dispatch the Fifth Fleet, as long as the Tang Imperial Navy could not grasp the whereabouts of the Fifth Fleet, he would be able to achieve his intentions.

"This is the inevitable result of fighting on two fronts, but we can't avoid it now. And we still have to fight on three fronts. Tan Renhao sighed, "If the Second Task Force can regain its combat effectiveness, the Fifth Task Force does not need to go to the South Atlantic. Or if the third task force can continue to fight, then we have enough advantages now, but the problem is that we only have two task forces. It is simply impossible to maintain superiority in both directions at the same time. With Spruance's ability, he has one fleet carrier, three small carriers, enough to deliver a surprise blow to any of our task forces, and it will certainly be a fatal blow. ”

Gan Yongxing also sighed, and then looked at the principal.

"So what should we do?" Nie Renfeng asked very directly.

"This ......" Tan Renhao didn't expect the principal to jump to the topic so quickly, he thought for a moment and said, "There is no big problem with the chief of staff's plan, we have to take Wake Island first, and then we have the ability to enter the Hawaiian Islands." The problem was that it wasn't enough to attack Wake Island, we had to find a place where Nimitz would have to defend just as he would attack Midway. ”

"What's that place, Hawaiian Islands?"

Tan Renhao nodded. "Feint attack on the Hawaiian Islands, if Nimitz can convince us that our focus is on taking down the Hawaiian Islands first, then he will definitely have to keep the Fifth Fleet in the Central Pacific theater."

"The question is, how can we convince Nimitz that we are going to attack the Hawaiian Islands, and that we have the strength to attack the Hawaiian Islands?" Gan Yongxing raised a more in-depth question.

"It's up to us to prepare, and whether the intelligence deception is in place." Tan Renhao picked up his wine glass, "Let's put it this way, the United States must have an intelligence network on our side, otherwise they wouldn't be able to know our actions clearly." If we can find a little loophole in this area, send out two pieces of false information, and then deploy accordingly in terms of troop movements, then Nimitz will have to believe that we are going to attack the Hawaiian Islands and have the ability to take the Hawaiian Islands. ”

"There are a lot of aspects involved, and the scale of the troop movement is huge."

"That's not a problem." Nie Renfeng stopped Gan Yongxing's words, "I will directly contact the Military Intelligence Bureau for the relevant intelligence deception work, Yongxing, you are responsible for making preparations for troop transfers." Nimitz must be convinced as much as possible that we have a large concentration of forces in the Central Pacific and are preparing to attack the Hawaiian Islands! ”

"The operations of Task Force 1 in the Central Pacific could have threatened Nimitz, and it would have been even more effective if the naval forces, the Marine Corps, and the size of the transport and landing fleets had been properly strengthened.

Tan Renhao made a few suggestions, "In addition, we can also consider letting the US military judge that our offensive in the southwest Pacific is not the point." They were even convinced that our attack on the Australian continent would be delayed by a few months, so that we would have enough time and forces to take down the Hawaiian Islands and then take out MacArthur. Nimitz, then, would surely have thought that we had to attack in the Central Pacific first. ”

Gan Yongxing nodded while thinking. "I have to contact Yan Guozhong and Liao Hanxiang first, and after clarifying the specific situation, I will make a decision."

"We also have to determine the targets for the attack in the Hawaiian Islands." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao, "Renhao, you are responsible for this matter, you don't have to rush back to the fleet, in a few days, let Hao Dongjue lead the fleet to move to Apra Port first, and put some pressure on Nimitz." ”

"I'll work with the Chief of Staff."

"Yongxing, you also have to pay attention to one thing, that is, adjust the deployment of troops as soon as possible." Nie Renfeng glanced at Gan Yongxing, "I will contact Yan Dingyu directly, if the army can provide us with a few divisions at this time, then we can create enough illusions for Nimitz to make a wrong judgment." ”

Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing both immediately looked at the principal, and then they both laughed. If the Army could provide a few divisions, even if only in reserve, then Nimitz would have to believe that the Hawaiian Islands were already in jeopardy.

Until the Pacific War, the contribution of the Imperial Army in the Pacific Theater has not been very obvious, and only in the early days of the war against Japan there were large-scale operations on the Korean Peninsula and later in the South Seas, and then the main force of the Army was transferred to the mainland theater. And the re-dispatch of troops in the Pacific theater within the Imperial Army was actually a signal for the Empire to launch a full-scale offensive. Therefore, as long as the army deploys a few divisions to the Pacific theater at this time, then the US military will have to reconsider the situation in the Pacific. Coupled with a few pieces of false information, Nimitz is very likely to believe that the primary purpose of the Tang Imperial Navy is to take down the Hawaiian Islands, not to sweep the Southwest Pacific!

After the three of them discussed some details, Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing got up and said goodbye.

"Renhao, you really thought of something that I hadn't thought of before." Gan Yongxing has always admired this junior brother, "If this deception can be successful, then the United States will lose the Pacific War." ”

"The key depends on whether we can take out the Fifth Fleet."

Gan Yongxing nodded, and then patted Tan Renhao's shoulder with a smile, the fleet is still the most important force on the battlefield!