Bai Huawei called Jiang Wenlong out, and what he wanted to talk about was this matter.

To sum it up, it's just one sentence.

Times have changed.

Fortunately, the empire has always been at the forefront of the times, leading the trend of the times.

At this critical moment, the empire ushered in the post-war, to be precise, after Lian Xusheng, the most courageous first assistant, and the youngest naval marshal Zhou Yongtao so far.

In fact, it was only after Zhou Yongtao lived in the official residence of the first assistant that the imperial authorities followed the trend of the times and launched the third round of military reform after the war.

The key point is that the core idea or theoretical basis of the third round of military reform is actually the new military doctrine put forward by Ding Zhennan.

Here, it would be more accurate to replace the word "propose" with the word "summarize".

In other words, Ding Zhennan just summed up the many new theories put forward by his predecessors and turned them into a completely new set of theories.

If we want to move forward, as early as after the end of the Second Global War, the military commander-in-chief, led by the White Stop, raised questions about the global war. That is, in the face of possible heavy casualties, the top of the empire chose to compromise and did not insist on fighting the war to the end.

This incident proves that there is also a bottom line in all-out war, and it does not mean that in order to win, it can bear unlimited casualties and losses.

In that case, why fight all the enemies at the same time?

As early as more than 2,000 years ago, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancestors adopted strategies such as combining vertical and horizontal, long-distance and close attacks, etc., to solve the world's problems, and finally ended the centuries-long war by the first emperor of the ages, and unified the states and nations in the eastern land for the first time, and established the first centralized dynasty in history. Although dozens of dynasties and hundreds of emperors emerged before and after, in general, the eastern land was always under the rule of a central government, or working in this direction.

This is also the key to the rapid rise of the Liang Xia Empire.

It is a pity that for various reasons, whether it is Lian Xusheng, who became the head of the first and auxiliary official residence, Bai Zhizhan, who dominates the naval command, and Li Yunxiang, who created the air force, did not propose military reform, but Wang Kaiyuan, who reorganized the Military Intelligence Bureau, made relevant remarks after the war. It's a pity that it is mainly attacked, and its purpose is only to get more resources to expand the military intelligence agency.

As a result, the significance of the first two rounds of military changes initiated by the Empire was less obvious.

The first round of military reform was the summary of the great war, and the most prominent event was the independent formation of the air force and the emergence of the main strategic strike force. Although many Western powers formed air forces after the end of World War I, both the Liangxia Empire and the Republic of Nuland formed independent air forces after the end of World War II, and both were based on army aviation.

Comparatively speaking, the impact of the second round of military reforms, mainly electronic technology, represented by missiles and radar, is much greater, though it is also more unknown. In other words, because it is mainly reflected in the invisible command and control link, the impact of this round of change is not so direct. It is precisely for this reason that the second round of military reform is often regarded as a warm-up for the third round of military reform.

Obviously, it's not that simple.

It was only after the Polish-Iranian War that the imperial authorities clearly realized that there was no benefit in fighting a global war in the same way as before, even if it was won.

The Polish-Iranian War was a very typical local war, the main opponent of the imperial army was hundreds of thousands of stragglers, and the main hostile countries, the Empire and the Republic of Nuland, did not send troops to the war, at most they secretly gave support, and the imperial army still returned with a feather.

It is so difficult to deal with stragglers who are poorly equipped, do not even have a fixed place to live, and have to fight hungry many times, so can you imagine the casualties and losses against the heavily armed regular army, especially the regular army of the Empire and the Nuland Republic?

Judging by the situation at that time, if a third global war broke out, the battlefield would have turned into a meat grinder!

In the case of ground warfare, even the best protected main battle tanks in World War II were vulnerable and in some cases even vulnerable to increasingly advanced anti-armor weapons, such as anti-tank missiles.

If so, no country can afford to suffer the heavy casualties of the third global war!

Don't forget that in the First Global War, the warring parties were forced to shake hands and make peace before they were exhausted because of the high number of casualties. The most tragic of all, the Locke Republic, lost 25% of its men in just over four years, and 60 percent of them were concentrated in the first two years of the war. The collapse of the Locke Republic and its rapid surrender in World War II had a lot to do with this heavy loss. At the outbreak of World War II, the population of the Republic of Locke had not yet recovered to its pre-World War I level.

After the end of the Polish-Iraqi war, there were military scientists who put it up.

If several superpowers were mobilized to launch a third global war according to the standards of the Second Global War, there would certainly not be a Fourth Global War, because the belligerents would suffer unbearable annihilation in the brutal Third Global War. The resulting modernization of the industrial system and the global order that underpins it will be wiped out in the war.

Although human civilization will not return to the Stone Age, it will certainly go backwards, and it will take a lot of time, at least half a century, to come out of the shadow of the Great War.

What will become of human civilization after half a century of isolation?

No one can answer, and no one wants to face such a future.

In a sense, it is this fear of the future, or rather destruction, that has constrained states, especially the rulers of several superpowers, from settling disputes through consultation and dialogue, thus maintaining a largely peaceful situation for decades.

It's just that, at that time, it was mainly a reflection on the Polish-Iranian war.

As for the new military doctrine, on the contrary, not many people cared about it.

It was also during this period that many highly decorated political and military commanders, such as Lian Xusheng, Bai Zhizhan and Li Yunxiang, either passed away or withdrew in disgrace.

Obviously, in this context, it is difficult to emerge such an outstanding soldier as Ding Zhennan.

This situation was not officially over until Zhou Yongtao lived in the official residence of the first assistant.

In Bai Huawei's words, it was Zhou Yongtao who discovered Ding Zhennan.

At the beginning, after learning that the new military doctrine was proposed by an army officer of the Young Zhuang faction, Zhou Yongtao also sighed with emotion, obviously a little lost.

If you want to say it, with Ding Zhennan's talent, even if he serves in the navy, he can get ahead.

In any case, it was only after receiving Zhou Yongtao's support that Ding Zhennan was able to rise to prominence in the army, and in just a few years, he sat in the position of the combat staff officer of the Northwest Theater and became a big celebrity next to the commander of the theater, and this theater commander is not simple.

Shi Zhiliang is the niece and son-in-law of Li Yunxiang's wife, Li Tianling's cousin-in-law, and Lian Xusheng's niece and son-in-law, and he can also have a relationship with Bai Zhizhan.

In the imperial army, there are not many who can be related to the three famous marshals and the three major families after the war.

Of course, if he didn't have any talent, Shi Zhiliang would not have been able to win the favor of Lian Xusheng's niece.

Not to mention anything else, when he was young, Lian Xusheng was simply in the ascendant, not only the de facto supreme commander of the Imperial Army, but also a well-known minister. To put it mildly, Lian Xusheng has always been known for his iron fist, and in many ways he is better than Xue Yuanzheng.

The biggest characteristic of Shi Zhiliang is not that he is introverted, but that he knows people and makes good use of them.

In other words, if it is a general, Shi Zhiliang is not outstanding, but let him be the commander, in the Imperial Army, I am afraid that no one can match.

According to rumors, Shi Zhiliang is the number one candidate for the next army chief of staff, but in fact he is the only candidate.

Judging from this series of arrangements, Zhou Yongtao is obviously cultivating Ding Zhennan.

As for the opposition to the new military doctrine proposed by Ding Zhenna, it was actually a political necessity, that is, as the head and assistant of the empire, he could not openly support this strategic theory aimed at destroying the country.

Crucially, no reform can be achieved overnight.

"According to the original plan, we can complete the third round of military reform within 10 years at the earliest, so as to completely change the face of warfare."

"It only takes ten years?"

Bai Huawei nodded, and then said: "What drives the third round of military reform is technological progress, as well as new tactics based on new technologies. It's just that it's not the weapons and equipment we use on the other side of Posha Bay, but the new weapons developed according to the new military doctrine. ”

Jiang Wenlong had already tightened his brows, because these were the first time he had heard of them.

"For example, stealth fighters, and more importantly, stealth bombers. If nothing happens, the former will certainly be mass-produced within ten years, while the latter may already be in mass production. After entering service and replacing the fighter and bomber currently in use, it will inevitably change the face of warfare. ”

"What about our navy?"

Bai Huawei glanced at Jiang Wenlong and said with a smile: "Of course there is, and it is more advanced." If by this time next year, the war is not over, it will definitely be seen. ”

As he said this, Bai Huawei's gaze turned to the distance.

Behind the side of the aircraft carrier, a helicopter is flying in this direction. Judging by the flight altitude, it should be a fast combat support ship from the rear, transporting valuables, such as medicines that need to be carefully kept, or some electronic equipment that can be easily damaged.

Don't look at the fact that the aircraft carrier is very large, but it cannot be loaded with all the necessary goods, and in many cases supply ships are needed.

In the case of medical care, all aircraft carriers have medical centers, and they are the same size as county-level hospitals. The "Chen Bingxun" level medical center can serve 500 officers and soldiers every day, and it has 72 beds and can perform three surgeries at the same time, but it is still insufficient. The point is that there are almost 5,000 officers and men on the aircraft carrier, which is equivalent to a medium-sized town, and naturally it is indispensable to suffer from illness and disease.

"There's one thing I haven't figured out yet."

Bai Huawei didn't ask much, and turned his gaze.

"We are making military changes, and other countries are not pulling down. Whether the Empire can keep up is not easy to say. The Republic of Nuland, on the other hand, is different, even if it is a little worse than us, it is not completely unable to keep up. So how much advantage do we have in ten years? ”

"How much advantage is needed?"

Jiang Wenlong was stunned, obviously not understanding what Bai Huawei meant.

"Do you think that we launched the third round of military reform in order to defeat the opponent on the battlefield?"

"Isn't it?"

"If the meaning of 'battlefield' is expanded, it is right to say that. It's just that on the battlefield in the traditional sense, not only is it a big mistake, but it also puts the cart before the horse! ”

"This ......"

"As long as the Nuland Republic follows us in a military change, it will be enough."

After Bai Huawei said this, Jiang Wenlong suddenly understood.

Obviously, in Ding Zhennan's new military doctrine, the value of the third round of military reform is not on the battlefield, but in the reform itself!

It can also be said that the military revolution itself is a life-and-death battle!

In fact, the Posha Bay War has already embodied this characteristic.

The crux of the matter is that in the high-tech warfare advocated by the third round of military reform, the sharp rise in war costs is also linked to the science and technology adopted.

Not proportional, but increasing geometrically.

The more advanced the military technology used, the greater the cost of starting and winning a war!

If this development continues, it will inevitably become too big for any country to bear.

Taking the Poshawan War as an example, if the third global war had not broken out, then the direct combat expenditure of the four months planned by Ding Zhennan would have exceeded 200 billion gold dollars alone, and the total combat losses would have exceeded 500 billion gold dollars.

Here, without counting the post-war reconstruction.

If nothing else, the Saudi royal family is ready to take out 150 billion gold dollars from the royal fund after the war to help the war-torn friendly countries rebuild. Even if this is an exaggeration, it reflects the problem that war is indeed too expensive.

In fact, this is tantamount to raising the threshold of war.

To be precise, it raises the bar for entry into the "winners' club".

After the completion of the third round of military reforms, it will be very difficult to win the war, even if the cost of waging a war does not increase.

This will go a long way in containing the war.

The point is that in the future, only the super-hegemon has the ability and financial resources to wage war, so that war can become a tool in the hands of the conquerors.

In fact, this is the future predicted by Ding Zhennan in the new military doctrine.

That's why Bai Huawei will mention it. As long as the Nuland Republic follows the empire in carrying out military changes, it can only play its cards in the manner of the new military doctrine.

If the two most powerful countries give up the idea of fighting a global war, the world pattern will inevitably change.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and he looked extremely surprised.

"White Commander ......"

"You are younger than me, and your future achievements will definitely be above me. What's more, you know the new military doctrine well and also know what the future will look like. Bai Huawei let out a long breath and paused for a while before saying, "It's a pity that it's not just us who see this problem clearly. ”

"So the Mansan authorities are ...... with the Nuland authorities"

Bai Huawei nodded and didn't let Jiang Wenlong continue. "I called you out in the hope that you would stay sober and not give up your claims because of opposition from others. When the next war comes, it will be your turn to charge the young officers. ”

After saying this, Bai Huawei turned around and returned to the commander's bridge.

Jiang Wenlong stood outside for a while, and only after his emotions calmed down did he return to the commander's bridge.

The information that Bai Huawei began to reveal was really amazing!