Section 29 Hope Dashed (I)

Tan Renhao said that he didn't care about the life and death of the Second Fleet, but after the Second Fleet left the port, he paid close attention to the actions of the Second Fleet. Lei Shaoqing would also come several times a day, and the two would run to the garden behind the hospital whenever they had the chance, find a stone table to sit down, and then start discussing the actions of the Second Fleet. Two days later, Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin also joined in. The four young men were very concerned about this combat operation.

"Hey, don't be busy, let's eat!" Liao Yingyu has changed from Tan Renhao's "personal doctor" to the "nanny" of four big men. "If you come and pester Renhao every day, I'm going to drive you away. Put your things down and cook them when you're eating! ”

The four of them put down the information in their hands with a smile, and then spread a few newspapers on the stone table, while Liao Yingyu brought a few stir-fried dishes, for which she also went to buy a set of tableware.

"Renhao, how about tasting it, this is what I spent a long time doing today."

Tan Renhao was shocked, but he still smiled and picked up a pair of chopsticks, only chewed them twice in his mouth, and swallowed them. "Well, yes, yes, you all should try it, it tastes really good."

Lei Shaoqing and the other three were also surprised, and picked up the chopsticks a little suspiciously, they were not fooled once or twice, if Liao Yingyu's cooking skills were really good, then they would not have rushed to bring a boxed lunch a few days ago. Soon, the expressions of the three people changed, but when they saw Tan Renhao who was smiling and waiting, and Liao Yingyu who was waiting for evaluation, the three of them forcibly swallowed the step in their mouths.

"Well, it's really good, it's almost like a first-class chef!" Lei Shaoqing felt hot in his throat.

"Dongjue, what do you think?" Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue with a smile again.

"Shaoqing's evaluation is not in place, I think at least the level of a special chef!" Hao Dongjue said as he picked up the water cup next to him, and he only felt that he had eaten a piece of salt.

Tan Renhao nodded with a smile, and his eyes turned to Chang Jianxin.

"The flavor is so unique, I've never eaten it before!" Chang Jianxin said half the truth.

"Is it really delicious?" The happiest person must be Liao Yingyu, she said, and picked up the plate of fried shredded pork with green peppers, "Then you will share the points by yourself, you have to eat it all today, wasting food is the worst habit, and it will be thundered by the sky!" ”

The four big men suddenly had a headache, this table full of food, even if they didn't think about the taste, they couldn't eat it all in a day. However, soon Lei Shaoqing and the others breathed a sigh of relief, Liao Yingyu was the most concerned about Tan Renhao, so the share in Tan Renhao's bowl was naturally the most.

This was Tan Renhao's most impressive lunch, and decades later, he used this story to educate his juniors. However, for the other three, the meal was also extremely impressive. From now on, I'm afraid they will no longer dare to "doubt" Liao Yingyu's cooking skills.

Liao Yingyu is not "sensible", after lunch, she packed up the dishes and chopsticks and left first.

"This is the route map of the Second Fleet." "This is what a friend of mine told me when I was in the First Fleet, and now he works in the Naval Staff. ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and most of the officers of the First Fleet who had withdrawn from Ryukyu Island were temporarily placed in the Naval Staff. After Admiral Wiehan became Chief of Staff of the Navy, he removed most of the officers of the former Naval Staff and replaced them with new faces. Obviously, this was Jiang Bangguo's arrangement to sweep away the officers of the Sajeting faction within the navy.

Lei Shaoqing buried his head in looking at it for a while, then let out a sigh and said: "The Second Fleet is simply going to die, doesn't Rear Admiral Fan Dinghai know that they are not the opponents of the Japanese Home Fleet?" ”

"And Japanese bombers on the island of the Ryukyus." Hao Dongjue added, "If the Japanese fleet and the bomber force cooperate in action, the Second Fleet may not even have the strength to fight back." ”

Tan Renhao glanced at the two of them, and then pondered. The Second Fleet chose an almost direct route, and although it was escorted by long-range fighters from the Army Aviation, these were equipped with two engines, and long-range fighters, which were not more agile than ordinary bombers, could not be the opponent of the "Zero Battle" at all. In addition, even if Japan's bombers could not pose a threat to the Second Fleet, the Japanese Home Fleet deployed near the Ryukyu Islands and the arriving Tohoku Fleet would probably be killed by the Second Fleet. Is all that can be counted on to win is a miracle? Jiang Bangguo did create miracles back then, but can he create miracles this time?

"In addition, I heard that the Japanese side has already made some preparations." After Lei Shaoqing saw Tan Renhao's face darken, he changed the topic and stopped criticizing the actions of the Second Fleet. "The Japanese home fleet has been operating near the Ryukyu Islands, and their Tohoku Fleet is coming as fast as it can. At that time, the Japanese Navy will have eight capital ships deployed near Ryukyu Island, and the number of other warships will be about twice that of the Second Fleet. Even if it is to fight for naval warships, the Second Fleet does not have much hope. Now the only thing we can count on is that the bombers of the Army Aviation will be able to destroy the airfields on the island of Ryukyu and then force the Japanese fleet to leave the island. ”

"It's just a dream!" Hao Dongjue's temper was even greater than Lei Shaoqing's, "Without fighter escort, and the speed of those bombers of the Army Aviation is so slow, it is difficult to break through Japan's air defense network near Ryukyu Island." At present, Japan has more than 200 fighter planes deployed on the Ryukyu Island, and the number of bombers we can put into operation at one time will not exceed 200. ”

Lei Shaoqing smiled bitterly and shook his head, he agreed with Hao Dongjue's point of view.

Chang Jianxin also shook his head. "Ren Hao, according to this, it seems that there will be results in a few days."

"When did the landing force depart?" Tan Renhao let out a sigh, he didn't have any hope for the Second Fleet's actions at all.

"Two days late, according to the plan, the Second Fleet should first seize sea supremacy, then the army aviation should bomb the Japanese airfield on Ryukyu Island, and finally the marines will go ashore, and the army units will be responsible for the main attack."

Tan Renhao quickly glanced at the chart, and then smiled bitterly. The result is obvious, the Second Fleet is going to die on its own initiative!

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