Volume 1: The Empire Awakens Chapter 9 Operations Staff (Part 2)
Ji Xiaobin still looked extremely busy. There was still half of the cold food left in the lunch box on the table. It looked like he might even have to run to the toilet.
"Lieutenant, wait a moment. There is tea in the cabinet over there. Make yourself a cup!"
Ji Xiaobin smiled awkwardly at Tan Renhao, and then continued his discussion with a staff officer in his room.
Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, but he hadn't drunk water for most of the day, so he went to pour himself a glass of water.
"Follow this plan and start training tomorrow!"
Ji Xiaobin patted the staff officer on the shoulder, then stood up straight. "That's all. But you must give me a report every day. If there is anything else, you can report to me again."
The lieutenant staff officer stood up.
"Then I will go to the flagship tomorrow!"
Ji Xiaobin nodded and walked the staff officer to the door.
When passing by Tan Renhao, the lieutenant nodded and smiled at him, but it was just a courtesy.
"Well, Lieutenant, we won't waste any more time. As you can see, I'm afraid I'll be busy until midnight again today!"
Ji Xiaobin rubbed his hands and asked, "Do you understand aviation formation tactics?"
Tan Renhao was stunned. He didn't expect Ji Xiaobin to be so direct, but he nodded immediately.
"Something, but not much."
"So, can you help me come up with a plan?"
Ji Xiaobin's words were very polite. "A fleet aviation training program mainly emphasizes formation combat. Of course, the target is the navy's warships."
"Formation operations for sea bombing?"
Tan Renhao "translated" Ji Xiaobin's words.
"Yes, that's what I mean. How much time do you need?"
Without waiting for Tan Renhao to speak, Ji Xiaobin continued, "Is three days enough?"
"this……"
Tan Renhao was completely confused. In just three days, he, a junior staff officer who had not even entered the ranks and had only joined the fleet staff on his first day, had to come up with an aviation combat training plan. Wasn't this forcing him to work overtime every day?
"Three days then!"
Ji Xiaobin may not have noticed Tan Renhao's embarrassment at all. "Starting from today, the day after tomorrow afternoon, you send the plan over, and then we can discuss it in detail, how about that?"
Tan Renhao smiled awkwardly and nodded. What else could he say?
"Then I won't waste your precious time!"
Ji Xiaobin said as he walked Tan Renhao towards the door, "I know the pressure is a bit high, but I believe the commander is right, right?"
"Colonel."
When Ji Xiaobin was about to close the door, Tan Renhao stopped him and asked, "What kind of training is this?"
"which aspect?"
Ji Xiaobin was slightly stunned. "Do as you say, try to be as comprehensive as possible. Of course, it must include offensive operations. Any questions?"
"No, no problem!"
Tan Renhao really didn't want to disappoint this attentive and friendly colonel, and he didn't want his superior to think that he was incompetent .
When he returned to his room, Du Xing had already returned with two packages of braised food and two bottles of beer.
Excessive drinking is strictly prohibited in the imperial army, but beer is not among the prohibited items, especially in the navy. Some warships even carry a few barrels of beer when they go to sea. This is a history of the navy since the age of sail.
Now, Tan Renhao had almost no appetite. He had no idea about the task assigned to him by Colonel Ji Xiaobin.
What made Tan Renhao even more annoyed was that the scope of this task was difficult to determine. It could be big or small.
If this is considered a test, then Tan Renhao cannot be careless at all.
If the plan had been well written, perhaps he would not have been recognized, as it was within his scope of responsibility.
On the contrary, if he messed up, his image in the eyes of Ji Xiaobin and even General Liao Hanxiang would definitely be seriously affected.
"Sir, is there anything on your mind?"
Du Xing doesn't care about these things. His job is to assist Tan Renhao so that Tan Renhao can devote all his energy to work. This is the most important responsibility of an adjutant.
Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, his eyes lingering on Du Xing for a few seconds. When Du Xing felt a little embarrassed, he suddenly asked, "Sergeant, does the fleet have a library?"
"library?"
Du Xing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "The planned library is still under construction, but there is a library at the base headquarters."
Tan Renhao was disappointed at first, then immediately stood up.
"Take me over there now. Looks like I need to prepare a camp bed!"
Every city in the empire with a population of more than 100,000 had a library, which was a notable feature of the empire's emphasis on culture.
Similarly, there is a library in almost every military base. Although it may not be very large, there will definitely be a place for officers and soldiers who need to acquire more knowledge during their service in order to get more promotion opportunities.
The Naha Naval Port Command is no exception.
Ten minutes later, Du Xing drove the jeep outside the library.
This library is not big, but it contains quite a few books and materials, most of which are books and documents related to naval tactics and technology.
As a result, Tan Renhao asked a library administrator and found a bookshelf dedicated to aviation combat theory books and documents .
"Sergeant, please go do something else. If possible, please bring me a box lunch in the evening!"
Tan Renhao quickly found several documents he needed.
The library would probably close around 10 o'clock in the evening (mainly because most officers only had free time at night), and Tan Renhao's officer ID was a reading card.
Du Xing probably had no interest in books at all. He happily accepted Tan Renhao's suggestion and promised to deliver the lunch boxes on time.
Tan Renhao went to the administrator to ask for a cup of tea (provided free of charge) and then found a corner in the reading room and sat down.
Perhaps, time passes fastest when a person is carefully reading a book of interest.
Before Tan Renhao finished reading the first document, Du Xing came with a box lunch.
He only spent five minutes to "relieve his internal organs", and when he was about to open the second document, the middle-aged woman, who was the librarian, came to ask him to leave.
Along the way, Tan Renhao was flipping through the books. He had become extremely interested in the documents that he had never come across before.
