"Among the four meat dishes, the fiber is made of pork, and even the only soup dish is pork liver and bean sprout soup. Although dishes such as back pot pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and Dongpo elbow are very common in China, they are difficult to taste in Pakistan. When Pei Chengyi arrived in Islamabad, he found a Sichuan restaurant with a more authentic taste and often went to take care of business. As a result, the restaurant closed its doors less than a year after opening, which was directly related to the high cost of most of the raw materials that needed to be shipped from the Republic, in addition to being able to cater to the republican people who were only working and traveling in Islamabad. People take food as the sky, Pei Chengyi is not used to the spicy afternoon flavor prepared with curry, and many republican ** people who have worked in Pakistan for a long time are not used to it. In order to take care of "high-ranking cadres" like Pei Chengyi, the embassy and consulates of the Republic in Pakistan specially invited cooks from China, sent pork and spirits by diplomatic plane or special train, and held a buffet party once a week. Before becoming a father, Pei Chengyi often went, one was to feast on his mouth, and the other was to fall in love. After becoming a father, Pei Chengyi rarely went, first, his wife took a year's maternity leave. The second is the need to take care of children at home. More than a year down. In the face of those exotic dishes that have changed back and forth, Pei Chengyi is almost "ignorant of the taste of meat".

"When I visited Pakistan a few years ago and visited the embassy and consulate staff, Ambassador Yang told me one thing." Wang Yuanqing was in a very good mood and took the initiative to set up a dragon gate array, "Do you know what the Pakistani embassy and consulate staff want most when they write a letter back to China?" New Year's goods, bacon, face meat, sausages, ham, these are the most authentic New Year's goods. At the beginning of the year, I also asked Yan Shanglong, and I heard that the New Year's goods shipped to Pakistan alone filled a cargo plane. ”

"It's true that the taste doesn't match, it's a problem, but it's not a big deal."

Wang Yuanqing smiled and said: "That being said, the personnel stationed abroad cannot even meet the needs of normal life, and their work enthusiasm will definitely be greatly affected." But then again. The staff of the embassy and consulate are fine, after all, most of the daily necessities are transported from China; The personnel of other overseas agencies have received a high subsidy for traveling abroad, and before going abroad, they know that they are not going to travel, but to work, and it is normal for the conditions to be difficult

Pei Chengyi smiled and nodded, not entangled with Yuan.

"If you understand. Xiao Pei must be above us, Xiang Linghui pulled the topic back. "Lived in Pakistan for several years. It's Batong. ”

Wang Yuanqing's gaze shifted from Xiang Linghui to Pei Chengyi, and said: "Maybe Mr. Xiang has already talked to you, and it is my intention to let you go to Pakistan." This arrangement is to give you a deeper understanding of Pakistan, and secondly, I don't want you to get involved in the trouble of the General Staff.

More than four years ago, we made a plan for all-out war and "began to prepare for war." Although we have not pinned our hopes on Pakistan. Pakistan is only asked not to drag its feet, but in the context of a full-scale war, Pakistan is very important. As the general of our army who is most familiar with large-scale warfare, and the only general who has participated in large-scale regional warfare from planning to deployment to campaign command, your understanding of Pakistan is crucial to combat operations, and even related to the success or failure of the war. ”

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Wang Yuanqing pressed his hand and said: "I know what you want to say, after all, in the past few years, there have been many domestic talents, and you have been outside for a few years, I'm afraid no one will follow your command." I discussed this matter with Mr. Xiang, and the model of the Peninsula War was still adopted, with Mr. Xiang coordinating in the rear. We're here to support you. There is only one thing you need to consider. That's how to win the war! ”

Pei Chengyi let out a long breath and picked up the cigarette he had in his hand.

The meaning of Yuan's words is very clear, Pei Chengyi is the front-line commander-in-chief of the Indian war.

"Over the past few years, the situation in the General Staff Headquarters has undergone great changes, and to be precise, there have been great changes in the command system of our army." Xiang Linghui took Wang Yuanqing's words and said. "The main responsibility of the General Staff is to plan war. Coordination of combat forces. The authority of the headquarters of the various services and arms has been greatly reduced, and the headquarters of the services and independent arms are mainly responsible for the construction and daily management of the army, and are subject to the transfer of the general staff in wartime; The Arms Command under the Arms and Independent Arms is responsible for the daily training of the Army. In wartime, he was subject to the transfers of the General Staff. To put it simply, the General Staff Headquarters and the Commands of the various services and arms do not have the power to direct operations, and the command work in wartime is undertaken by the temporarily established front-line commands or theater commands, and in combat operations, the front-line commands or theater commands may mobilize and command all combat forces except strategic forces within the scope of the authorization of the General Staff. After the outbreak of war, the General Staff Headquarters will set up a joint coordination group, with me as the head of the coordination group and the commanders of all services and arms as members of the group, to give full support to the front-line command or theater commander. ”

After hearing Xiang Linghui's words, Pei Chengyi frowned slightly.

According to the meaning of the words of the chief of the general staff, except for the fact that the nature of the front-line command has not yet been determined, other matters have been properly arranged as to whether it will be a front-line command with limited power or a theater command with greater power. In the past, the situation in which the commands of various services and arms independently commanded the operations of their services and arms will be completely changed, and the commands of various services and arms will be changed from war commanders to military coordinators, with the result that the wartime authority of the commanders of various services and arms will be greatly restricted. For this reason, the authority of the General Staff was also greatly limited.

Undoubtedly, this is the ultimate goal of the second military reform.

The purpose of the second military is to break the boundaries between the services and arms, and the establishment of a cross-service joint command Mao "However, due to the limitations of technical conditions and tactical requirements, it is impossible for the arms and services to be completely decorated, but with the development of military strength, only the joint command system can most effectively display the combat effectiveness of all services and arms."

It can be said that in terms of the operational command system, the republic is far worse than the United States.

As early as the last century, the United States established a joint command system, and although in normal times various branches of the armed forces still go their own way, and sometimes even quarrel endlessly over military spending, there is no boundary between the various branches of the US military in combat operations. In terms of strike capability, the US military has long established a strike system in which "whoever is close will be hit, and whoever is convenient will be hit." Instead of arranging strike missions according to the scraping points of the services and arms.

Until the conflict in southern Tibet four years ago, the boundaries between the branches of the armed forces of the republic were still very obvious. In the last battle, the Air Force was very dissatisfied with the Army's undertaking of too many strike missions, and if it weren't for Xiang Linghui's resolute support for Pei Chengyi, I'm afraid Zhang Zhongxian would not have obeyed Pei Chengyi's command at all.

If this trouble is not solved, sooner or later something big will happen.

It is precisely because of the problems exposed by the Republican ** team during the Korean Peninsula War that Zhao Rundong will carry out the second military reform before leaving office, focusing on adjusting the military command system. It's a pity. This time was not enough to complete all the reform work, and after Wang Yuanqing came to power, he was busy preparing for the war of judgment and did not continue to advance along the reform line formulated by Zhao Rundong. It was only after the conflict in southern Tibet that Wang Yuanqing quickened the final work of the second military reform and regarded the readjustment of the command system of the General Staff Headquarters and all branches of the armed forces as a matter of top priority.

After four years, the reform has finally paid off.

Xiang Linghui did not return to the field after serving as chief of the general staff in the old years, and his continued stay in the general staff must have a lot to do with the second military reform. If Xiang Linghui leaves office, whether it is Lin Xiaolei or Zhang Zhongxian, he will be the chief of the General Staff. It is impossible to complete military reform in full accordance with Wang Yuanqing's vision.

In the fight against an opponent like Japan, which has no strategic depth, the problem of "independent" combat by various branches of the armed forces is not yet obvious.

Deal with low-intensity conflicts such as the reconquest of southern Tibet. The problems exposed by the military command system are also not serious.

However, when dealing with a powerful adversary like India, if there is a problem in the military command system, it means that the entire war operation will go wrong, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Pei Chengyi was also very emotional

From the first military reform of the country to the completion of the second military reform by Wang Yuanqing, it took the republic a full number of years to establish an effective modern military command system. Military reform is still so difficult, and economic and political reform oriented to society will certainly be even more difficult.

"Let's eat first, let's talk while we eat."

Hearing Yuan's greeting, Pei Chengyi came back to his senses. Extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand.

After sandwiching a chopstick dish, Pei Chengyi hesitated and asked, "Yuan, how much time do we have to prepare?" ”

"Not much, I can't say that Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Yan Shanglong is on his way to the United Nations, and according to the request of the Sikkim government-in-exile, we will file a complaint with the United Nations, demanding that India withdraw its troops from Sikkim and restore Sikkim as a sovereign state." You also know that diplomatic matters are troublesome and tricky to deal with. If the two sides are willing to talk, it is normal to talk for eight years and ten years. If the two sides are not willing to talk, I am afraid they will not be able to wait for a month

"That is,"

"Sikkim will be the fuse." Xiang Linghui spoke up for Yuan.

Pei Chengyi's brows jumped a few times, feeling a little incredible.

"I thought about this matter for a long time, Wang Yuanqing put down his chopsticks and picked up his cigarette. Said. "There must be good reasons for going to war against India. After recovering southern Tibet, we became the de facto winners, in addition to recovering all the lost territory in the eastern sector, we also controlled about 30,000 square kilometers of disputed areas in the western sector, so we could not make a fuss about the territorial dispute. ”

"But Sikkim has been dead for several years. This time

"This is like adjudicating a case, as long as someone shouts injustice, no matter how long it drags on, the case will have to be overturned." Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said, "The government-in-exile of Sikkim has been promoting in our country, and in fact, it is also related to our border dispute with India in the middle sector. Prior to this, we have reached out to South Asian countries including Pakistan, Nepal, not only that, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, but also dozens of other UN member states. As long as Yan Shanglong's proposal to restore Sikkim's membership to the UN General Assembly is adopted, we will be able to send troops to Sikkim at the invitation of the Sikkim government. ”

"That's not a good reason."

"It's really not sufficient, and the key depends on whether India will back down." Wang Yuanqing took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "According to my guess, it is very likely that Rurajapani will retreat from the battle and take the initiative to retreat like four ago." The problem is that India's internal environment is very different from the four ago. Until then, we will try to widen the contradictions, such as by having India send troops to suppress the people of Sikkim who are demanding independence. As soon as things get bigger, the situation is out of Rurajapani's control. Besides, every second counts in modern warfare, and by the time Rurajapani makes a decision, the flames of war have already been ignited. ”

Pei Chengyi was secretly surprised that Yuan already had a complete strategic plan.

The point is not what will become of Sikkim. It is not whether India will send troops to suppress the independence movement in Sikkim, but India's domestic environment.

Paste from the conflict! Later, Rurajapani in order to maintain power. The "Great Reform" in India

Nominally, the main purpose of the "great reform" is to strengthen economic construction, consolidate the national foundation, and enhance national defense strength. In fact, the "Great Reform" is an out-and-out struggle between social classes.

With the full assistance of the United States, India has put economic adjustment in place in addition to rebuilding its national defense capabilities.

The "package of economic cooperation agreements" for more than four sub-projects of the milk beater is based on the agreement. Dozens of U.S. companies, including Ford, Chrysler, Boeing, Loma, Northrop, General Electric, Intel, Microsoft, Four Apples, Wal-Mart, Kraft, and Gambler, which were bought back from Japan with loan assistance from the U.S. federal government, and Johnson & Johnson, Westinghouse, and Motorola, have established joint ventures with dozens of Indian companies that have received loan guarantees from the Indian government in the form of capital contributions and technology shares. It involves high-end and high value-added industries such as electric vehicles, electric aircraft, precision electronic instruments, electrical equipment, commercial chips, software development, commercial computers, engineering design, retail, daily chemicals, pharmaceuticals, communications, etc.

Since then, the United States has become India's most important partner.

Americans don't trade at a loss.

At the same time as providing capital and technology to India. U.S. businesses have gained significant market share. Especially in the face of a sharp decline in Sino-Indian relations, American companies have been able to effortlessly dominate India's high-end market and reap unimaginably huge returns.

This scene is familiar.

Decades ago, American companies used the same method to enter the Republic, eventually dominating the Republic's market. Not to mention anything else, taking daily chemicals as an example, the market share of cleaning companies in the republic once reached an astonishing level. For a long time, toothpaste shelves in major retail stores of the Republic. Crest, Colgate, wash shelves. The products of various cleaning companies such as Rejoice, Head & Shoulders, and Yi account for more than half of the individual placements; More importantly, through mergers and acquisitions, traditional state-owned brands such as Zhonghua and Liby fell into the hands of cleaning companies, and domestic brands such as Little Nurse, Baiqiling, and Vitality Flying were familiar in the early days of Lishi from the sight of the people of the Republic

A high degree of monopoly that brings high profits.

Compared to the Republic of Blade Years Ago, the Indian market is now more attractive.

By the end of the year, high-end products from the United States had occupied more than one share of the Indian market. According to a survey by an Indian economist, within a year, U.S. companies could sweep away about a dollar of profits from India. Although India's average annual trade surplus with the United States is between persuasion and the strong dollar of a dollar, India gets only a pitiful amount of hard-earned money, while American entrepreneurs count the bills in their luxury villas.

Such a price is far beyond India's ability to bear.

Facts have proved that all India can get is the hard-earned money that Indian workers have paid for the blood and sweat of American capitalists, and it is impossible to obtain the key technologies needed for the country to take off from US aid. The reason is simple. All high-end industries are joint ventures, the technology is in the hands of American companies, and the ability to develop new technologies is also in the hands of American companies, and India only has the right to produce, and it has to pay high royalties to American companies in production.

In the short term, U.S. aid has been effective in compensating for the Republic's withdrawal from India.

The bigger impact is that India's social structure has changed dramatically.

In this "economic frenzy", the new capitalists, who had developed in their trade dealings with the Republic, were the biggest victims. By the end of the year, only of the three projects invested by the United States in India were related to emerging capitalists, and the rest were with Brahmin aristocrats with strong backgrounds. Among other things, the Gandhi Nehru family participated in many cooperation projects and once again became the most prominent family in India.

Economic status determines political status.

With the rise of the Brahmin aristocracy in the economic sphere, so did its influence in Indian politics.

In the general election of India, although Rurajapani, who was born as a commoner, retained the power of prime minister. The Congress Party still won the election by a narrow margin, but in the Indian Parliament, the seats in the near house fell to the Brahmabai aristocracy, and the share of seats for the new capitalists fell to nothing

Changes in the political situation will inevitably have an impact on India's basic national policy.

Compared with the new capitalists, who attached more importance to practical interests, the Brahmin aristocracy also attached great importance to profits, but the way in which they realized their interests was fundamentally different from that of the new capitalists. Cooperating with the United States to gain economic benefits by controlling the economic lifeline of India became a means of profit for the Brahmin aristocracy. Even if it is armed, it is also linked to practical interests, because India's military enterprises are basically in the hands of the Brahmin aristocracy, and if there is no foreign threat, why should India show arms. On what basis did the Brahmin aristocracy benefit?

Affected by the political situation in India, Yuan will definitely accelerate the pace towards war.

Thinking of this, Pei Chengyi was no longer surprised.

The so-called one catty, the slap does not make a sound, and only when both sides jointly promote it, the war will explode!