Coincidentally, Lao Zhenhua's comrade-in-arms is Colonel Gu Tian, who is also Dr. Gu's elder nephew.
Although they initially achieved victory against Zhan Nanyue, many follow-up tasks require the senior commanders of the South Sea Fleet to handle. They had to assign troops to garrison the islands that hadn't been seized by the enemy, guard against further territorial encroachments, and plan how to reclaim other islands that had been occupied. Gu Tian, the chief colonel, was nearly the highest-ranking officer at the Harbor City naval base.
Deputy Commander Wu was the deputy commander of the Southeast Military Region, but in effect, he was the actual commander of the South Sea Fleet.
The South Sea Fleet was stationed in Harbor City, but it wasn't the only naval base there.
This was also what Feng Qingxue learned from Dr. Gu and his wife. After being there for about twenty days, no one had told her the specifics about the South Sea Fleet, so naturally, she only half understood.
