After returning to the Führer's Mansion from the General Staff, Ji Youguo immediately communicated with Japel on the hotline.

The hotline between heads of state is not something that can be called if they want to, except in emergencies, they must be "booked" before the call, and the secretaries of both sides agree on the time and main topic of the call. The Secretary also prepares a relevant document for the Head of State, highlighting the issues that need to be addressed to the other side and anticipating the questions that the other side may ask. When you're ready, it's the head of state's turn to come on the phone to discuss hot topics, reach consensus, or resolve differences.

What Ji Youguo and Japel want to discuss is the Indo-Pakistani war.

While commentators who like to make a big show on television and pay for newspapers and magazines are unaware of China's role in the Indo-Pakistani war, it is impossible for the US president to be unaware of China's covert aid to Pakistan, particularly in the field of intelligence.

The shooting down of the A-50i and the sinking of the Destroyer were completely beyond the capabilities of the Pakistan Air Force and Navy. Neither of these things would have happened without China's support, or even direct intervention. In the second round of missile assaults after the outbreak of the war, Pakistan's missile forces destroyed India's short-range ballistic missile units with extraordinary accuracy and timeliness, and inevitably received the support of reconnaissance satellites, but Pakistan did not have reconnaissance satellites.

All this is enough to prove that China has entered the war.

While "chatting" on the hotline, Japell has been testing Ji Youguo's tone, hoping to obtain some valuable information, such as the extent and what kind of support China has provided to Pakistan, how much support it is prepared to provide, whether it is sending troops to war, and even whether it has declared war on India. Ji Youguo is also testing Jappel's tone, hoping to know the extent to which the United States has provided assistance to India, how much military intelligence it has provided to India, whether it will provide more aid, and whether it will intervene.

At the end of the conversation, Ji Youguo didn't know what valuable information Japel had obtained, but he had gained a lot.

Japel was anxious to find out the confidence of Ji Youguo, obviously worried that China would "overexert force" and make India unable to bear it, leading to the expansion of the scale of the war. I am even more worried that China will directly send troops, which will make India unbearable and the United States unable to eat and go around. During the conversation, Jappel repeatedly showed his willingness to join hands with China to mediate, indicating that the United States does not want the scale of the war to expand, still less does it want to see India lose all its "underwear."

Jappel's attitude gave Ji Youguo the impression that the United States was timid.

At the beginning, Ji Youguo also thought that Japel wanted to capture the past, and wanted to use this to induce China to directly enter the war and plunge China into the quagmire of the South Asian War.

After weighing the pros and cons. Ji Youguo denied this possibility.

The war on terror in Afghanistan has made the United States suffer enough. As the United States prepares to send troops from Afghanistan. In order to secure its position in the South Asian region. Balanced diplomacy can only be pursued between India and Pakistan. Neither too much aid to Pakistan. And not to woo India too much. To achieve the goal of strategic balance between India and Pakistan under the control of the United States. If the scale of the Indo-Pakistani war expands. China sent troops to the war. The balance in South Asia that the United States has carefully constructed will be completely shattered. Whether it's Pakistan. Or India will be completely disappointed with the United States. Thus drifting away from the United States.

Only the appropriate scale of the conflict. It is in the interests of the United States.

This is the main reason why Japeel does not want to see China enter the battlefield.

Ji Youguo did not make the decision to enter the battlefield because of this. To go to war or not to go to war. It is determined by China's national interests. and not by the national interests of the United States. It doesn't have to be against the United States.

Look at the current situation. It would be most beneficial for China to "participate in the war indirectly". Punish India severely in this war. Let India know that China is not to be messed with. Chinese "buddies" are not easy to mess with. Twenty years of peace have been "fought" in South Asia. This frees up China's hands to solve problems in other directions. And put India on a path of no return. The possibility of becoming a world power has been completely lost.

Because he talked with Japel until midnight, Ji Youguo didn't go home to sleep and spent the night on the sofa in the study.

When he got up early in the morning, Wang Yuanqing had already prepared breakfast and medicine for stomach problems.

In the past few days, Ji Youguo's old stomach disease has been committed again, mainly due to overwork, irregular work and life, and often staying up late.

"Is there any news from the General Staff?"

"Not yet, do you need me to call and ask?"

"Forget it, if there is new news, Peng Maobang will take the initiative to contact me." Ji Youguo put down the cup containing the milk and picked up the lid of the pill. After suffering from stomach problems, he ate a lot less.

As soon as I took the medicine, the phone on the table rang.

Ji Youguo hesitated slightly, and Wang Yuanqing went over and picked up the microphone.

"Right...... I'm Secretary to the Führer...... What the? ”

Seeing Wang Yuanqing's expression change drastically, Ji Youguo immediately stood up. "What's going on?"

"A call from General Peng, the bombing of our workers' quarters in Gwadar port, more than 30 people were killed, and the number of wounded is not known."

Ji Youguo's color changed suddenly, and he took the phone. "Peng Maobang, I'm Ji Youguo."

"Führer, I just received the news......" Peng Maobang's voice came from the earpiece, very anxious and angry.

"Don't say so much now, immediately mobilize all forces to rescue the wounded, find the bodies of the victims, and settle the rest of the people." Ji Youguo interrupted Peng Maobang's words, "I immediately contacted Sharif and asked Pakistan for its full support and cooperation. ”

"Do you need a combat crew?"

"As long as you can use it, send it all out. Wait......" Ji Youguo hesitated slightly, "In the name of evacuating overseas Chinese and protecting overseas Chinese, special forces will be dispatched to let the embassy and the Karachi consulate provide assistance to contain our personnel in Pakistan." If combat personnel are to be sent, let them change into Pakistani military uniforms and use Pakistani army weapons and equipment whenever possible. ”

"Understood, I'll arrange it immediately."

After putting down the phone, Ji Youguo let out a sigh and picked up the red phone next to him.

Sharif also received news of the bombing of the port of Gwadar and the killing of Chinese engineers. From the bottom of his heart, instead of grieving this, he was secretly happy that China would provide more aid to Pakistan and even directly enter the war. When talking to Ji Youguo on the phone, Sharif's tone was very sad and angry, as if it was not the Chinese who died, but his relatives. Regarding Ji Youguo's request for assistance, Sharif agreed without thinking about it. Besides, those workers are helping the Pakistan Navy to expand its bases, and China has even provided part of the expansion costs, and Pakistan should bear part of the responsibility.

At half past nine, Ji Youguo left the Führer's capital and headed for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At around 9:20 a.m., Huang Guowei learned from the Chinese consul general in Karachi that the port of Gwadar had been bombed. At the time, it was not clear whether any Chinese had been killed.

When he saw Ji Youguo, Huang Guowei immediately knew that the situation was serious.

"Immediately draft a diplomatic statement." Before Ji Youguo could sit down, he said, "First of all, strongly condemn India's bombing of civilian targets; secondly, India is required to bear all the responsibilities and all the consequences for this; Third, let our personnel in Pakistan go to the nearest embassy and consulate as soon as possible, or leave Pakistan; Finally, it was announced that we would organize the evacuation of citizens in Pakistan and protect the lives and property of the Pakistani diaspora. ”

"Evacuate?" Huang Guowei was secretly surprised, this is by no means a simple signal.

"Yes, an evacuation operation carried out by the army." Ji Youguo had calmed down at this time. "Besides, go and call Zhao Rundong."

Huang Guowei secretly smiled bitterly, and the head of state used the foreign minister's office as his study.

Fifteen minutes later, General Zhao Rundong came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"I have received the news, but I didn't expect India to bomb the workers' dormitories." Zhao Rundong's mood was calmer than Ji Youguo's. "We are not yet sure whether it was a mistaken attack or a premeditated attack. If it is a mistake, we should engage in diplomatic representations with India, not military action. ”

"General Zhao, do you think this is a mistake?"

was asked by the Führer, and Zhao Rundong couldn't answer at once.

"Will a missile capable of hitting a battleship deviate by hundreds of meters and fall in the workers' quarters outside the naval base?" Ji Youguo smiled coldly, as if he had already guessed Zhao Rundong's attitude, "This is India testing our confidence and patience." If we swallow our anger now, I am afraid that tomorrow we will have the same tragedy as we did sixteen years ago. ”

Zhao Rundong was secretly surprised, he knew what Ji Youguo was talking about.

During the Kosovo War in the last year of the last century, the US military bombed the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, killing and injuring Chinese diplomats.

"It's okay to express your attitude, but your attitude should be tactful." Huang Guowei was a little stunned and said something that should not be said.

"The foreign minister is right, there is no need for us to show an attitude of participating in the war at this time."

Ji Youguo glanced at Huang Guowei, Huang Guowei immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, he immediately stood up and said, "You talk first, I'll go and draw up a diplomatic statement, and then come over to ask for advice." ”

After Huang Guowei left, Ji Youguo said to Zhao Rundong: "Lao Zhao, it's not that I don't understand what you mean, I just hope you don't think about things like the foreign minister." You and Lao Peng are both steel warriors who crawled out of the cat's ear hole, why are you completely different now? ”

"I ......" Zhao Rundong sighed, "Old Ji, you misunderstood what I meant." I just don't think there's a need to put too much effort into South Asia. The situation around us is not stable, Japan is causing trouble in the East China Sea, and the South China Sea is not calm. If we focus on South Asia, how can these problems be solved? ”

"More than 30 years ago, we traded a counterattack for a peaceful and stable international situation." Ji Youguo stood up, "If you can exchange a small-scale military operation for another thirty years of peace and stability, it is worth fighting for it." ”

"But ......"

"Don't worry, we're not going to war. From the very beginning, I did not intend to enter the war directly, and now is not the time to resolve the territorial dispute with India. Ji Youguo turned around, "Lao Zhao, I didn't think properly before, and I didn't let you get involved." I hope you can understand that, after all, what we are doing now has a bearing on the future of the Republic and the Chinese nation. Wait a minute, you go to Ying Changhui and discuss with him about sending a fleet, and try to release the news as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Rundong was no longer verbose, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Previously, Ji Youguo had always put Peng Maobang in charge of relevant affairs, and now he handed over the combat operations out of the Indian Ocean to the Minister of Defense, which not only made Zhao Rundong grateful, but also made Zhao Rundong believe that the head of state did not favor anyone, but only arranged the most suitable jobs for different personnel.

Damn it*

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