When Gujarad rushed to the Prime Minister's Office. Dudgway left the Pentagon, the former White House on the other side of the Macin River.

While Brandino didn't often ask Dudgway about the progress of the war in India, it didn't mean that the president didn't care about the war situation. According to Blandino's deployment, Duchway is mainly responsible for providing military assistance to India, with a focus on providing operational and strategic deployment assistance to India. Elsewhere, Brandino didn't bother Duchway, and the material aid was handled by National Security Advisor Princeton. Diplomacy is handled by Secretary of State Sullivan, military intelligence is handled by Davis, and everyone has their own business to do. If it weren't for the exceptional circumstances, Dudgway wouldn't have gone to the White House. In his eyes, the White House is a stage for politicians, not a center for military activities.

When he met with the president, Duchway first reported on the progress of the war.

Although this is not a war for the United States, and there is no question of reporting good news but not bad news, when explaining, Du Qiwei still tried his best to explain that India still has hope of victory, and did not say that India is worthless. This attitude reflects Dudgway's ambivalence. From the standpoint of a soldier, Duchway knew that India had been defeated, or would be defeated. Take the position of a politician. There was a glimmer of hope, or rather a reluctance to accept reality. Since accepting Westwood's invitation to become U.S. Secretary of Defense, Dudgway's body has undergone subtle changes. Although Dudgway never considered himself a politician in Washington, he firmly believed that he was an out-and-out soldier, his old subordinates and those who knew him well called him "general", and only a few politicians called him "Secretary of Defense", but it is true that the current Dudgway is not the Dudgway when he commanded the Second Marine Division, especially when considering issues related to national interests, Dudgway is more like a politician.

"According to you, there is still hope for India to get a limb?"

"Admittedly, this is not much hope. And it is not India that will decide whether India will win. It's us. "Dudgway is very aware of the president's abilities, he does not hide anything and appears to be sincere." Although it is only a matter of time before the Indian army is defeated on all fronts and the entire eastern region is lost, we must believe that India has the most powerful war mobilization capability in the world and will not encounter the problem of being without troops to fight. For India, there are only two favorable conditions lacking at the moment: one is time. The second is equipment. If you put these two issues together, what India lacks is weaponry to arm its soldiers. In other words, as long as India can quickly raise enough troops. You can buy the time you need. Although India has established the most complete industrial system in South Asia through nearly two decades of exhibition, since the start of the war, China has been bombing India's strategic targets, especially military and heavy industry. According to the results of our assessment, in addition to being able to produce firearms and matching ammunition. India's defense industry has largely lost its ability to function. There is no doubt that India will not be able to achieve the final victory with rifles alone. It is imperative to provide India with more equipment, especially heavy equipment for the formation of armored forces. ”

Brandino let out a long breath and said, "As far as I know, India had the most powerful armored forces in South Asia before the outbreak of war. ”

Indeed, Duchway knew he was wrong.

"In that case, why didn't you stop the squadron?"

"This,"

"Of course, there must be many reasons." Brandino smiled and said, "According to my understanding, India is not lost on the ground, but in the air. If there is no way to regain air supremacy, even if we provide India with more heavy weapons and equipment, it will only make the Chinese Air Force and Army Aviation consume more ammunition. ”

Dudgway nodded, not refuting the president's point.

"A few days ago, I asked Princeton to reassess the aid package to India, according to his report; What India needs most is not tanks and artillery, but air defense systems and individual weapons. Brandino picked up the coffee cup, his eyes stayed on Duchway for a few seconds, and said, "Although I don't quite agree with Princeton's point of view, as you know, he has always wanted to see that India will inevitably be defeated, but we must admit and accept the reality that armored forces cannot save India, what can save India is its vast territory and large population." ”

"Individual weapons are not a problem, the point is that India lacks skilled servicemen to operate air defense systems."

"That's what I asked Princeton.

Brandino smiled and said, "There is no other choice, we have to help India train skilled soldiers." As proposed by Princeton. We'd do well to set up a military training center in Diego Garcia. The Secretary of State has flown to London, and as long as Britain does not object, the first batch of Indian soldiers will arrive at the end of the month, and the training work will begin at the beginning of next month, with a view to forming 20 to 30 air defense brigades for India by the end of the year to ensure air security in India's central cities and strategic points. Of course, these are all plans, and no one can guarantee that our plan will be able to survive the changes in the tide of battle. ”

"The key to implementing the plan is not training, but whether it can prevent China from strategically blocking India."

Blandino nodded and said, "You're right, if China implements a strategic blockade of India, even if we can train enough Indian soldiers, we won't be able to send them to the battlefield, but will carry a heavy burden." I have been thinking about this for the past few days, and according to my judgment, China will impose a strategic blockade on India after the decisive battle on the Eastern Front, that is, after the fleet goes to the Arabian Sea. If nothing else, at the beginning of next month, at the latest in the middle of the month. China will make the announcement official. ”

Dudgway sighed, his judgment was in full agreement with the president.

"From a realistic point of view, it will be very difficult for us to stop," said Bhodino with a wry smile on India's implementation strategy. He said, "The war is not a war against Japan, but with Japan's experience, as long as China makes up its mind, it will impose a strategic blockade on India as soon as possible, so as to speed up the process of the war and end the war before the international community takes action." The reality is also very similar. The squadron will occupy New Delhi by the end of the year, or even by November. At this point, China will have the absolute initiative. When the time comes, even if the international community takes action, China can counteract the impact of international forces on the war, including by supporting a puppet regime. Even with the best possible outcome, China could retreat and plunge India into a protracted war. ”

"It's up to us to fall on New Delhi and take action."

"Military operations are certainly unreliable. No matter how the war is fought, we cannot go to war. "Actually, we've missed the best time to go to war." Even if they entered the war at this time, not only would they not be able to turn the tide of the war, but they would also be completely hostile to China, and even lead to the death of thousands of soldiers. Judging by the domestic situation. We don't need a war, let alone be dragged into a war that is not much of a laugh with us and poses no threat to our homeland. ”

Du Qiwei nodded, he was not an ordinary soldier, and he never advocated sending troops into battle.

"If we can't go to war, we can only pin our hopes on diplomacy."

"The point is that the attitude of Europe and Russia is not clear, and no action has been taken so far."

"Do you know why?"

Du Qiwei frowned slightly, but did not speak, he did not want to express too much opinion on diplomatic issues.

"The most important reason, in addition to the fear of offending China, is that we have not yet obtained a reason to convince Europe and Russia to impose sanctions on China."

"Why?"

Bran nodded and said, "Although the great powers are fighting for interests, before taking action. Regardless of the purpose behind it, there must be a good reason, otherwise it will not be able to gain a foothold in the international community and the sanctions will not have the desired effect. China dared to destroy all of Japan's nuclear facilities during the war because Japan used nuclear weapons first, leaving other countries without any reason to sanction China. China cannot even be blamed for bombing Japan's civilian nuclear facilities. While India did not use nuclear weapons in the war, China did not use nuclear weapons either. What's more, China's pre-war preparations were very well placed, especially when it was authorized by the United Nations to send troops to Sikkim as a military operation supported by the international community. If it weren't for the fact that India was too stupid. After China sent troops to Sikkim again, there was no reason for China to send troops to India itself. Of course, stupid people tend to make the same mistakes over and over again. The Indian army entered Nepal without any reason, providing the most favorable reason for China to expand the scale of the war and win over other countries in the surrounding region. At this point, even if China overthrows the Indian regime, as long as it does not formally annex India. The independence and integrity of India are guaranteed. There is no reason for us to sanction China. ”

"In reality, it is impossible for China to annex India, or even dismember India."

Brandino let out a long sigh and said, "That's what worries me the most. With Wang Yuanqing's mind, it is impossible for him not to know that annexing India is a self-defeating road, and it is impossible not to know that dismembering India will leave endless troubles. Most importantly. Wang Yuanqing's goal is to turn India into China's largest overseas dumping market and the largest cheap labor market, so that China can smoothly pass through the aging of the population. In order to achieve this goal, Wang Yuanqing not only could not annex and dismember India, but also had to restore normal social order to India quickly after the war. If I were Wang Yuanqing, I would definitely prepare a plan for India's post-war reconstruction, and make it public at the appropriate time" to win the support of the international community. When will it be made public? Undoubtedly, certainly not now, but when we act. ”

"That is, if we sanction China. Wang Yuanqing will announce this plan? ”

Blandino nodded and said, "Think about it carefully, if you don't have sufficient preparations, with Wang Yuanqing's character, will you go to war against a big country with a population of 1.7 billion?" Looking back at China's actions, it is not difficult to see that Wang Yuanqing has considered almost every step of his actions and is fully prepared for every step. From the time China proposed the reinstatement of Sikkim to the United Nations, we have been in a passive position. It has never really been effective in preventing China from going to war. As a Yuan who had the courage to carry out political reforms in China, if Wang Yuanqing hadn't even thought about how to solve India's post-war problems, he would have left the Yuan Mansion a long time ago. ”

"In that case, nothing can be done to prevent India's defeat."

Brandino smiled wryly and didn't say much.

When the war broke out, the top level of the United States reached a consensus that India would definitely be defeated. For the United States, the difference is only when India is defeated. In other words, everything the United States has done is to delay India's defeat. The longer India holds out, the better it will be for the United States.

Dudgway sighed to himself, and suddenly thought of the main purpose of coming to the White House.

Seeing the change in Dudgway's expression, a smile appeared on the corner of Blandino's mouth.

"President, it's not that there's no way, maybe,"

"Maybe what?"

Du Qiwei paused for a moment and said: "I just received the news that when the squadron was attacking Howrah, it used a special bomb with a particularly powerful power to blow up the connection between Kolkata and How

Hidden road at the bottom of the river. As a result, tens of thousands of Indian officers and soldiers attacked Kolkata in a few cases, and the squadron used the bomb again, and dropped it on the densely populated urban area. Although accurate casualty data has not been received yet, according to the information we have, it is certain that tens of thousands of civilian casualties will be caused. ”

"Civilians?" Bran's eyes immediately lit up.

Dudgway nodded and said, "There will definitely be civilian casualties, and large-scale civilian casualties. ”

"That is, the squadron used weapons of mass destruction."

"This," so to speak. Du Qiwei smiled bitterly and said, "According to my speculation, China is using a catalytic metallic hydrogen explosive device. The key issue is that China, when our views are unanimous, has not recognized catalytic metallic hydrogen explosive devices as nuclear weapons, nor as weapons of mass destruction. ”

"Whether it is a weapon of mass destruction or not, it should be determined by the casualties caused, right?"

"This

"Just because you didn't admit it before doesn't mean you won't recognize it in the future." Branjuno smiled and said. Besides, we are not God, and it is impossible not to make mistakes. Because the power of the kind of explosive device you mentioned was not recognized before. So recognize that it is not a weapon of mass destruction. As it turned out, we made mistakes, and no small mistakes. If you are wrong, you should admit your mistake and correct it. ”

"But," Dudgway gritted his teeth. "If we admit that catalytic metal-hydrogen explosive devices are weapons of mass destruction, we will have to accept extremely strict arms control treaties that will have an impact on relevant research work." ”

Brandeno frowned slightly, and motioned for Dudgway to continue.

"Although after our change of attitude, China will be left alone, and finally have to admit that the catalytic metal hydrogen explosive device is a weapon of mass destruction, or even a nuclear weapon, under pressure from the international community, but it is a great pity. Our research in this area is far inferior to that of China. At least China has achieved miniaturization and practical use of explosive devices, and has successfully mastered low-yield design technology, and we have not made much progress in these areas. What's more, it is very likely that China will drag on for several years before making concessions after it has fully mastered the basic technology of explosive devices. As a result, our research in related fields will definitely lag far behind China, and the gap will widen to more than five or even ten years.

Because catalytic metallic hydrogen explosive devices are not nuclear weapons in nature, they can be used much more flexibly in some extreme cases than nuclear weapons. Therefore, lagging behind China in this field will pose a serious threat to China's national security. ”

Bran's brow jumped a few times, and he understood what Dudgway meant.

Although Dugway is very sensible, as a soldier, he has to think about national security. Politically, Dudgway is certainly hawkish, not dovish.

It seems that the president has not changed his mind. Du Qiwei also said: "Explosive devices, in fact, are only one aspect of the expansion of catalytic metal hydrogen in the field of conduction technology, in fact, the application range of catalytic metal hydrogen is very wide, if it can be fully promoted and popularized, the impact on the entire human society will definitely be more than the watt Ming steam engine." This is no longer a question of national security, but a question of whether the United States can continue to lead the world in the future. Miss this opportunity. Not only will we lose badly, but we will also be reduced to a third-rate country. What's more, explosive devices are a key research project for the expansion of metallic hydrogen applications, and they are one of the most supported projects today. If we stop researching, even if we invest more money in pomelo, we won't be able to make up for the losses. ”

Bran let out a long sigh of relief, his brow furrowed even tighter.

"President's Cabinet and"

"I see what you mean." Brandino smiled and said, "Anyway, you should give me a little time to think, don't you?" ”

Du Qiwei was stunned for a moment, and did not speak again.

After pondering for a while, Bran forced Nuo to speak: "You are right, we can't lose to China in this, not only can we not stop research, but we also have to increase investment. In this way, you can only avoid specific problems. Make a fuss about "weapons of mass destruction." ”

"The ear is

"Just" weapons of mass destruction. And not any one weapon. Brandino smiled and said, "How to do it is the Secretary of State's business, and we don't need to worry about it." The point is that the squadron did use weapons of mass destruction, which did cause a large number of civilian casualties. Other words. We can't just rely on speculation to blame China, we have to have hard evidence. ”

Du Qiwei frowned slightly, and then nodded, indicating that he understood what the president meant.

"Sullivan is going to Paris in two days, so you have to hurry. The French have been very close to China in recent years, and have made overtures to China almost everywhere, and if there is not enough evidence, Sullivan's activities in Paris will not be smooth sailing. Brandino smiled coldly and said, "As long as France is dragged into the water, Europe will not remain indifferent; If Europe is shaken, Russia will show something. Sullivan's trip to Paris is crucial to whether or not China can be brought into line. It's up to us to get the French to change their minds. ”

"In this case, you have to use public opinion."

Brandino nodded and said, "This is a matter for me to consider, you just need to provide evidence for Sullivan." ”

Du Qiwei didn't say anything more, and he shouldn't have intervened in public opinion.