After waiting for Huang Xiaotian and Chang Zhixin to go out, Hao Dongjue immediately pulled a chair and sat next to Tan Renhao.

"Renhao, I think ......"

"You think we need to take the risk, don't you?" Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue, "Then, let's talk about your general plan first, don't tell me, you think we can take a risk if we should take a risk, but we don't know how to turn the adventure into a victory." ”

Hao Dongjue nodded, he took out his cigarette first, took two puffs, and then said: "There are many ways to take risks, we have tried many times before, and the experience is definitely there, and it is ......"

"To be direct, I know these dogmas better than you." Tan Renhao felt that his influence on Hao Dongjue was too great, because two years ago, Tan Renhao was definitely a fleet commander who regarded adventure as the only way to win. In the end, Tan Renhao suffered in the adventure, and quickly recognized the defect and immediately corrected it, but now Hao Dongjue did not realize that the risks that need to be taken in the adventure often put the fleet in a desperate situation, and whether or not he can win is not in the hands of the fleet commander, but in the hands of God!

"Okay, then I'll just say it." Hao Dongjue paused slightly, "I think we should directly attack Pearl Harbor, and blow up the Fifth Fleet in Pearl Harbor while the Fifth Fleet is still in Pearl Harbor and we have not fully grasped our operations, and we will be killed!" ”

"That's!"

Hao Dongjue looked at Tan Renhao, and before he noticed Tan Renhao's excited look, he had already said: "What is this not feasible, and it is ......"

"Enough!" Tan Renhao scolded Hao Dongjue, and he quickly controlled his emotions, because he felt that being angry with Hao Dongjue was angry with himself two years ago.

Hao Dongjue still seemed very unconvinced, because Tan Renhao was just yelling at him, not convincing him.

"Remember what happened when the war broke out?" Tan Renhao also knew that he should not scold Hao Dongjue, as long as he reasoned, Hao Dongjue would not continue to adhere to his erroneous theory.

Hao Dongjue nodded. At that time, he was still a very ordinary officer, but he will never forget how he felt when he received the news that Naha Port and several other fleets had been attacked by the Japanese Navy.

"I had thought of a similar sneak attack somewhere." Tan Renhao's tone calmed down, "You should know too." At that time, I repeatedly warned that the Japanese Navy would launch a sneak attack, but as a result, it was still a few hours late, and the damage caused by these few hours still affects us to this day. ”

"This is both a lesson and an experience that we should learn from."

"But in the past, when we were attacked by the Japanese, we were almost defenseless, the anti-aircraft guns on the battleships of the First Fleet were not even equipped with ammunition, the fighters on the airfields did not even take off, and there were not even people in charge of air lookout and vigilance near the harbor. If only we had. Even a little bit of vigilance and preparation. Will the sneak attack of the Japanese Navy be successful? ”

Hao Dongjue did not say anything, he believed that as long as there was a little preparation at that time, the sneak attack of the Japanese Navy would be a dead end. But he also knew that if he admitted it, his theory would not hold water.

"Naha's status back then must still be above Pearl Harbor's status for the U.S. military, but the problem is, the U.S. military will not be prepared at all, their officers and soldiers will go to church on Sundays, or their planes will be parked on the airport waiting for us to bomb, and their warships will be parked by the docks, and there will not even be shells in the chambers of the anti-aircraft guns?" Tan Renhao knew that he had almost convinced Hao Dongjue. "Dongjue, you are a smart person, think about it carefully, even if we send fifteen aircraft carriers of the five task forces, three small aircraft carriers of the theater fleet, and even the third task force now, will we be successful? Moreover, what are the consequences of a failed sneak attack? ”

Hao Dongjue kept smoking, but still didn't say anything. But his momentum is obviously much weaker.

"First of all, we have very little chance of sneaking close to Pearl Harbor, the distance between the fleet and Pearl Harbor is within the bomber's strike radius, and even the chance of a one-way bombing is very slim, as your previous operation to intercept the 'Boxer' has proven." Tan Renhao didn't feel that convincing Hao Dongjue was a waste of time, and if he wanted Hao Dongjue to cooperate with him with peace of mind, he had to first convince Hao Dongjue and make Hao Dongjue change his mind. "Based on the most basic information we have now, and with the most optimistic estimates, the U.S. military has deployed at least 250 long-range water patrol aircraft at Pearl Harbor and water bases on nearby islands. Katerina's patrol radius is above 750 nautical miles, and last time, the second task force was attacked, most of which were discovered by long-range water patrol planes of the US military, and at that time, the other side may have been flying very low, and the radar on the battleship could not detect it in time, and even if it did, it would not necessarily be alert. In addition, the number of long-range reconnaissance planes deployed by the US military on regular airports modified from B-17, B-24, and even B-29, which has only recently entered service, must be in the hundreds, and some of these long-range reconnaissance planes must be equipped with radars to carry out night patrol missions, and even most of them are equipped with radars. The search radius has reached 800 nautical miles, or even 1200 nautical miles. With so many long-range water patrol planes and long-range reconnaissance planes, even if we can get close to the sea area of 800 nautical miles of Pearl Harbor during the day, it is almost impossible to sail to the sea area of 350 to 400 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor before dawn. In addition, the U.S. military must have deployed a large number of submarines in the vicinity, and the number of PT boats patrolling outside Pearl Harbor is also quite large, and there are also U.S. submarines on duty in the Mariana Islands returning at any time. Even if we are a little unlucky, as long as the whereabouts of the fleet are revealed, then we will not be able to succeed in a sneak attack! ”

Hao Dongjue nodded slightly, Tan Renhao's analysis was reasonable, and he had to admit it.

"Ten thousand steps back, even if we can approach Pearl Harbor, even if we approach Pearl Harbor in an exposed situation, think about it, will our sneak attack be successful?" Tan Renhao is still talking bitterly to make Hao Dongjue completely change his mind. "If the fleet had been exposed too early and had forced its way close to Pearl Harbor, the Fifth Fleet would have slipped away ahead of schedule. At that time, all we can bomb is an empty port, and as long as the Fifth Fleet escapes, even if we blow up Oahu, the purpose of the campaign will be completely defeated, and the combat operation will be completely defeated. Take another 10,000 steps back, even if the Fifth Fleet can't slip away, and there is not even any preparation. We managed to get close to Pearl Harbor and get the bombers to take off. Well, our mission is to take out the Fifth Fleet, but at the same time, we must not be retaliated by the US military, so we must maintain a strong air defense force and, crucially, destroy the US airfields on Oahu and the nearby islands at the same time. You do the math first. How many airfields are there for the US military on the nearby islands. Even if we entered on the best routes, we would have to deal with at least a dozen regular and field airfields at the same time, and we would have to deal with dozens of anti-aircraft artillery positions in the vicinity of these airfields. Even if it's just to make sure to blow up the runway. Well, how many bombers do we need to put into it? Even if we had enough bombers in our fleet, and you, the number one air operations commander of the Imperial Navy, were to organize so many batches of bombing operations, would you be able to organize such a large-scale bombing operation by ensuring that all the aircraft groups reached the target almost simultaneously and dropped bombs in ten minutes, or at least twenty minutes? ”

Hao Dongjue shook his head, he was still relatively clear about his ability. If he deals with several airports at the same time, he can do it. And the prerequisite is that these airfields are not large and there are not many anti-aircraft artillery positions around. However, no one can do it at the same time to bomb dozens of large targets and hundreds of small targets, and it is impossible for the local combat command system to accommodate so many command lines at the same time.

"Even the slightest mistake can lead to a failed sneak attack in the end." Tan Renhao took a deep breath and then took a sip of water. "Let's think about the outcome a little bit more ideally, even if we end up blowing up the Fifth Fleet and destroying most of the airfields and American warplanes, how many pilots do we have to pay for this? I'm afraid the battle loss rate will not be below 20%, or even 30%. And almost half of our pilots are only in service for a short time, and the most difficult targets to bomb must be dealt with by the old pilots, and their losses must be the greatest. ”

Hao Dongjue raised his head. "It seems that I was naïve."

"It's not that you're naïve, it's that you haven't thought about it at all." Tan Renhao glanced at Hao Dongjue, then shook his head, "You have to change this habit, no matter what you want to say, before you say it, think about it carefully, don't regret it after saying it, understand?" ”

Hao Dongjue nodded, he also knew his own problem, but he couldn't change it.

"Also, don't think that taking risks is the only way to win, in fact, I'm hurting you." Tan Renhao sighed, "You have worked with me for several years, you have grown a lot, but you have also developed some bad habits, to be honest, I was like you before, but you should also know that we almost lost in the risk several times, or if we could have adopted more cautious tactics at that time, I am afraid the result would have been completely different." At this point, Huang Xiaotian has done a lot better than you, and even better than I have done before. ”

Hao Dongjue shrugged his shoulders. "I think he's amazing, too."

"Have you read the reports of the Fourth Task Force against the Fifth Fleet?"

"I've seen it a long time ago, and he's missed a lot of opportunities."

Tan Renhao laughed. "That's not a miss, it's inevitable. From beginning to end, Huang Xiaotian did not deviate from his ultimate goal, and he missed the opportunity three times, which was the result of his cautious tactics, but in the same way, because of the cautious tactical arrangement, I am afraid that more than three times he avoided the catastrophe. If he had adopted aggressive risk-taking tactics from the start, he would have been killed by Spruance before he could seize the opportunity. In the end, Huang Xiaotian was still the victor, even if the Fourth Task Force was defeated, but he achieved the battle and even the strategic goal, and bought enough time for our combat operations in Australia, therefore, he is the real victor, what do you say? ”

Hao Dongjue nodded convincingly, this was actually the fundamental reason why Huang Xiaotian was able to surpass him and be promoted to the commander of the main fleet.

"I tell you so much, not to blame you, but to blame, I should blame myself."

"Ren Hao......" Hao Dongjue was a little excited, or a little moved.

"You are my brother-in-law and my brother, but I will not be very lenient with you because of this." Tan Renhao grabbed Hao Dongjue's shoulder, "I always thought that you were better than Huang Xiaotian, but you haven't opened up yet, and you haven't put all your energy into your career." In other words, you are not mature yet, and when you understand these truths one day, I am afraid that even I will not be your opponent. ”

"When the time comes, you have to give me face and help me stand up."

Tan Renhao laughed, what should he say about Hao Dongjue?

"Okay, I know what you mean, actually, I'm just giving an opinion." Hao Dongjue's expression quickly returned to normal, "I don't mean anything else, since a sneak attack is impossible, then I won't think about it." ”

"I didn't say that, it's just that this sneak attack is impossible, the specific tactical arrangements depend on the specific situation, if all kinds of conditions are ripe, then we can still use sneak attack tactics."

"Don't be so serious, it's just a matter of discussion." Hao Dongjue took the initiative instead, "Come on, don't put on a face, I know why Qinglian said that your eldest brother is a little unkind, back then, when you ran away from home, didn't you think about it so much?" ”

"You ......"

Seeing Tan Renhao raise his fist, Hao Dongjue immediately flashed to the side. "Just kidding, don't take it seriously. If nothing happens, I'll fly back to the fleet in the afternoon to arrange for the coordination with Task Force 3, and I won't be here with you. ”

"Go, go, out of sight, out of mind!"

Tan Renhao really didn't know what to say about Hao Dongjue, in addition to being able to listen to the truth, the only thing he knew about Hao Dongjue was that he was thick-skinned enough, even cheeky!