When he arrived in China, Wang Xiqing still didn't have any leisure time, and the old days were tricks; The warehouse congress will be held on the day of the key ugly. Because Wang Yuanqing announced last year that he would not seek a third term, the first session of this year's Second Plenary Congress will be held at the beginning of the month to elect a new head of state and a new head of government. To put it simply, the republic will usher in a once-in-a-decade regime change.

To Jiao Kuishan's surprise, when he returned to the Yuan Mansion, Wang Yuanqing did not see Gu Weimin, Yan Jingyu, Ye Zhisheng and other central leaders, but asked him to call Li Cunxun over.

Who is Li Cunxun?

Although not many people have heard of the name "Li Cunxun", and even if they did, they could not associate it with a certain person, but the whole world knows that the director of military intelligence is the most mysterious and influential of the senior leaders of the republic. According to some information published through the deletion of the fourth, during the Japanese War and the Indian War, the suggestions and opinions of the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau directly affected Wang Yuanqing's strategic decision-making. It can even be said that it was some of the information provided by the director of the military intelligence bureau that made Wang Weiqing make a war decision. Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. In the United States, the four chiefs play the same role, using intelligence to influence the president's strategic decisions. You must know that the intelligence provided by the United States in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and even the Iran war later, played an extremely crucial role.

Fairly and objectively, compared with four. The MIA is much more low-key.

For a long time, the exact height of the military intelligence in the republic has not been known to the outside world, and not much attention has been paid to it. Until July of the year of the field. Wang Yuanqing, Gu Weimin, Yan Jingyu, Ye Zhisheng, Yan Shanglong, and other state leaders, Xiang Linghui, Pei Chengyi, Lin Xiaolei, Zhang Zhongxian, and other military leaders, as well as Ji Youguo, Zhao Rundong, Peng Maobang, and other former state leaders, went to the national cemetery to attend the funeral of a former state leader named "Pan Yunsheng." Only then did the outside world learn more about the Military Intelligence Bureau. The funeral specifications are very high, second only to the national yuan. In his eulogy, Wang Yuanqing mentioned that he has made indelible great contributions to the country, the nation and the people for decades in obscurity on the intelligence front, "This sentence alone is enough to prove Pan Yunsheng's identity." Three months later, a personal biography titled "Silent Fight in Memory of the Great Intelligence Soldier Pan Yunsheng" was officially published, revealing Pan Yunsheng's identity and the mystery of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The book sold 10,000 copies in just two months, making it one of the best-selling books in the world for 2o. It was this book that allowed more people to learn about the Military Intelligence Agency and the fighters on the intelligence front.

The editor-in-chief of "Silent Fighting" is Li Cunxun.

In the last two months of Pan Yunsheng's life, Li Cunxun was always by his side. Although Pan Yunsheng has children and Li Cunxun also has parents, in Li Cunxun's heart, Pan Yunsheng is not only his leader, but also like his father. When he was dying, Pan Yunsheng said his last wish.

Relying on the personal biography written by Pan Yunsheng after his retirement, Li Cunxun completed "Silent Fighting" in three months.

In accordance with Pan Yunsheng's wishes, Li Cunxun used the manuscript money of the book to set up a "pension fund for the relatives of intelligence officers." "Funding the relatives of martyrs on the intelligence front, especially the orphans of martyrs.

Why does Pan Yunsheng have such a wish for promotion?

Li Cunxun knew very well in his heart that because he was an orphan of a martyr, his parents also died on the intelligence front.

In the next few months, Li Cunxun's form has not been very good. Although as usual, he commuted to and from work on time every day and actively handled various affairs of the Military Intelligence Bureau, everyone around him knew that Pan Yunsheng's death had hit him too hard. If anyone thinks that the intelligence agent is a spy like the four in the movie, they are very wrong. Intelligence officers are also human beings, flesh-and-blood people, and very emotional people. In the words that Pan Yunsheng taught Li Cunxun, if he does not have a deep affection for the motherland, the nation, and the people, he is not an excellent intelligence officer. In recent years, Li Cunxun's field work has given Li Cunxun a deep understanding of the meaning of this sentence, and it has also given him rich feelings.

Coming to the Yuan Mansion, Li Cunxun returned to the state of the director of the military intelligence bureau.

Compared with ordinary people, he has richer feelings and stronger self-control.

"How's the situation in the bureau?" Wang Yuanqing personally made a cup of tea for Li Cunxun, "I heard Liu Xiaobin say, you have been working overtime all this time, are you in trouble?" ”

Li Cunxun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing troublesome, it's just that I'm bored to find something to do for myself."

"Really?" Wang Yuanqing took out a cigarette.

"I'm quitting." Li Cunxun declined Yuan's kindness and picked up the teacup.

"It's a good thing to quit, and when I retire, I should quit too." Wang Yuanqing hesitated for a moment, threw the cigarette case into the trash can, and said with a smile, "Why wait until you retire, quit now." ”

Li Cunxun was stunned again, and shook his head with a smile.

"When I was in London, I talked to Theron alone for a few hours."

"Your Majesty" Li Cunxun's brows jumped a few times, and said, "Is Argentina ready to make a move?"

"I have this idea, and my intention is clear, but I still have a little hesitation."

"What do you mean?" Li Cunxun put down the teacup in his hand.

"As I understand it, he has become completely disillusioned with the negotiations." Wang Yuanqing let out a long breath and said, "As you know, Argentina and Britain have been talking for several years, but no result has been reached. Although the oil fields near the Falklands are not as important as they used to be compared to 20 years ago, Lin Muxun gave me a survey report last year, and if this is the case, the Falklands may have surprising reserves of rare metals. If the British Seven Hearts talk to Argentina on an equal footing, there is a good chance that Theron will lose patience

"I also noticed this, in addition to the Sanjian Group, there are also several European resource companies near the Falklands Li Cunxun paused a little, said, "The survey results of the Sanjian Group have not yet come out, mainly because the British government has not let Chinese companies participate in the survey work of the Falklands." Before you come back, I have already asked Liu Xiaobin to pay attention to this matter, maybe there will be definite news in a few days. ”

"How sure are you?

Li Cunxun pondered for a while and said: "It's still uncertain, after all, this is related to the fate of the two countries, and we can't draw conclusions at will." It's just that judging by the situation in recent months, the problem is a bit more complicated. ”

"What do you mean?" Wang Yuanqing asked.

"There are five companies surveying the Falklands, only one British company and one French company, and the other three are all American companies. The news that leaked out some time ago was all distributed by American companies. In other words, whether there are rare metal mines in the waters near the Falklands, we cannot conclude based on the survey results of a few American companies alone. You know, these U.S. resource companies have a very close relationship with Four, and who can guarantee that this is not a trap set by Four? ”

"Is that possible?"

Li Cunxun nodded and said, "Not only is it possible, but it is very likely. Most importantly, if this is a deliberate piece of information, what is the intention of the United States? In my experience, we'd do well to sit idly by until we figure out America's intentions

Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and didn't ask any more.

Li Cunxun took two sips of tea and didn't say anything more.

At the beginning of the century, the Falklands dispute heated up again. Then. European oil exploration companies claim to have several large deep-sea oil fields in the waters off the Falklands with billions of tons of total reserves, with a potential economic value of hundreds of billions of dollars. As soon as the news came out, the relationship between Argentina and Britain took a sharp turn for the worse, but due to the influence of the international environment, Argentina has been seeking sovereignty over the Falklands in a peaceful way. At the end of the exploration work, the reserves of the submarine oil fields exceeded 100 million tons, and the potential economic value reached hundreds of billions of dollars.

The issue of the ownership of the Falklands has once again become a hot topic in the world, and although Argentina has repeatedly expressed its willingness to negotiate with Britain to settle the Falklands dispute, Britain has not the slightest idea of negotiating with Argentina. As a direct consequence of this, the Tame visited Buenos Aires and met with the Argentine President, which led to the signing of a multibillion-dollar arms purchase contract between the Argentine Government and the Republic. Stimulated by Argentina's vigorous expansion of armaments, Britain was not to be outdone and adjusted its defense exhibition plan, not only "Queen Elizabeth." The number of aircraft carriers was increased to three, and the third "Duke of York" was converted into a conventional take-off and landing aircraft carrier, and the same improvements were made to the first two, and the number of large ships such as attack nuclear submarines and air defense destroyers was also increased to the next level.

"Anglo-Afghan arms race. By the end of the year, Argentina had procured arms from the Republic in three tranches worth up to $1. Because the Republic agreed to Argentina's "barter" payment, the Western countries unanimously accused the Republic of deliberately creating an "Anglo-Afghan conflict." During this period, Britain also made every effort to upgrade its armaments, concentrating on building an ocean-going navy that could fight independently. The most representative is that Britain decided to sell three "Queen Elizabeth"-class aircraft carriers "Duke of York", which had just been in service for a few years, and was still under construction, and used the income from the sale of three aircraft carriers and the new military spending appropriation to build a "class aircraft carrier" with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons. Later the aircraft carrier was named "Eagle". No. with the "Ark Royal." Number. The abandonment of medium-sized aircraft carriers and the purchase of large aircraft carriers show that Britain will defend the sovereignty of the Falklands at all costs and will never make concessions to Argentina.

It wasn't until the year of the tooth that the situation took a turn for the better.

It is the Republic that is too busy dealing with the war on the peninsula to have time for anything else, and it is unlikely that it will be able to provide full support to Argentina. Although the Republic has never stopped cooperating with Argentina, and even opened its own market to Argentina during the Great Depression to help Argentina out of the difficult economic period, Argentina is the least affected country in South America and even the Americas by the global Great Depression, but in the case that the Republic needs to concentrate on solving peripheral problems, it will certainly not be able to give Argentina too much assistance on the Falklands issue, and Argentina will have to restrain itself.

Second, Britain was affected by the global depression, the economic development fell to the bottom, military spending was repeatedly reduced, and the plan to build a navy had to be postponed again and again. More importantly, after Britain joined the eurozone and was delisted, the British government needed to concentrate on solving financial problems and domestic contradictions, and had no intention of dealing with the troubles in the South Atlantic. As Britain's most important ally, the United States is also troubled and does not want new troubles, so it no longer pursues a unilateral policy of supporting Britain, but uses its status as an American country to act as a mediator of conflicts.

Third, with the maturity and promotion of controllable fusion nuclear power plants, the strategic and economic value of oil has been greatly reduced. According to the optimistic estimates of some Western institutions, under the condition of only being used for chemical production, the proven reserves of global oil, including heavy oil, are enough for human society to use for 3 or 4 years, and if coal and natural gas are included, the global mineral and chemical raw materials are enough for all mankind to use sea years. Compared to the oil that is only enough for the field year, the coal for the year of the strength and the natural gas for the year of the thug. Oil, butterfly charcoal, and natural gas, which are used as chemical raw materials, are not so valuable. International oil prices plunged in the year of the tooth, and finally fell to life, and the vicinity of the reduction line is enough to show that it is important to ask the Falklands. You ask oil fields, which are much more expensive to extract than the oil fields of the Middle East and heavy oil from Venezuela, and for the foreseeable decades, there is almost no economic value to extract.

Without the ability and without the temptation, the Falklands crisis began to cool down.

The problem is that as long as it is a contradiction, there will definitely be an explosion one day.

At the end of the year, the "Standard Company", which was exploring in the waters near the Falklands, suddenly announced that there might be a rare metal deposit with reserves of more than two tons in the waters near the Falklands.

As soon as the news came out, the situation on the Falklands suddenly heated up.

What is a Rare Metal Mineral?

If oil is the strategic resource of the century, then rare metal ore is the strategic resource of the century. In the "electric revolution" that promotes the development of human civilization. Rare metal ores are the main raw materials for several essential products, such as composite batteries and conductive motors. At the beginning, for the rare earth ores and rare metal ores in Laos, the Republic and the United States fought openly and secretly, causing chickens and dogs to jump in Southeast Asia.

If there really is a rare metal mine in the waters near the Falklands with reserves of about two tons, not to mention that Argentina and Britain will tear their skins, and the Republic and the United States will not sit idly by.

There was silence for a while. Wang Yuanqing smiled bitterly and said, "Your worries are indeed justified, the news came too suddenly, and it was too coincidental. ”

Li Cunxun sighed and said, "This is also what worries me the most. Standard Company's exploration activities around the Falklands have been going on for several years, but it is strange that there are no strange deposits of rare metals in the immediate aftermath of the end of the war in India. ”

"The thing is, if there is, it's not a trivial matter."

Li Cunxun nodded, indicating that he understood what Yuan meant.

As the United States has gradually mastered the advanced production technology of composite batteries and conductive motors, and has made great progress in the field of controlled fusion nuclear power plants, the competition between the Republic and the United States has spread from the field of technology to the field of resources. It can even be said that the Republic is able to suppress the United States in cutting-edge fields, so that the United States has to make a fuss about the price and compete with the Republic at a price almost lower than the cost, because the United States does not have the power to price resources, and the rare earth ores and rare metal ores above the global ship level are in the hands of the enterprises of the Republic.

A rare metal ore with a reserve of two tons of heart is enough to change the relationship between the republic and the United States.

"In any case, we can make the right decisions by getting the truth out as soon as possible."

"No problem, I'll take care of it myself."

"Also, the Argentine government will send a purchasing team, and you will be responsible for security and confidentiality."

"Confidentiality?" Li Cunxun frowned slightly.

"According to Cerrón, in addition to the procurement of armaments, Argentina needs our military assistance, especially military training. I want to hand over this matter to the General Staff, and if nothing else, Xiang Linghui will send Pei Chengyi over. You also know the situation in the General Staff, for the sake of the next Chief of the General Staff, several generals are about to merge.

Wang Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "Although Xiang Linghui fully supports Pei Chengyi, the rules have been set a long time ago, and the next chief of general staff is from the navy. Besides, military reform has just begun, and someone has to come out and sing blackfaces. Pei Chengyi's political consciousness is too high, and he may not bear the blame for the government. At this time, someone needs to bear the pressure, and Lin Xiaolei is a more suitable candidate. You make good arrangements, and have a chance to talk to Pei Chengyi and let him know about the situation in Argentina. ”

Li Cunxun nodded and didn't say much.

Another purpose of Yuan's arrangement is more important, that is, Pei Chengyi's reputation is outside, and he can only help Argentina establish a modern military defense system. in order to highlight the importance that the Republic attaches to Argentina. From another point of view, sending Pei Chengyi over can also help Argentina make up its mind. You know, for a hesitant Argentina, a victorious general is definitely more effective than fighting four fighters.

"You are also responsible for military procurement, and you can sell what you can, and it is not a problem to have a low price." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "No matter what the final result is, there is no harm in selling more arms." Also, remember to talk to Lin Muhua, let her do a good job in after-sales service, don't just sell things, Argentina is our big customer, we must take care of it, so that customers have to buy again. ”

Li Cunxun also laughed, as the head of the country, Wang Yuanqing actually cared about these trivial things.

"By the way, have you decided to stay?"

Li Cunxun was stunned for a moment and said, "Yuan, this"

"I know what you think, to be honest, I also believe that Liu Xiaobin has the ability to manage the Military Intelligence Bureau well, but now is a special period, and you also know that military reform and political reform are at key points. No matter who the next Yuan is, he needs a strong assistant. It's not that I look down on Liu Xiaobin, in this regard, a hundred Liu Xiaobins can't stand up to one Li Cunxun. Wang Yuanqing paused a little and said, "I didn't force you to stay, I just hope you think about it." Of course, I can guarantee that after another five years, when the situation is stable, you can do whatever you want, and you will never be bothered by the same thing again. ”

"I'll think about it again."

After observing Li Cunxun's expression, Wang Yuanqing didn't say anything more.

Although Li Cunxun still did not agree, Wang Yuanqing knew that the director of the military intelligence bureau had already made a decision.