At noon, Pei Chengyi returned to the General Staff. 【Full text reading】『Super fast update』

Pei Chengyi didn't watch the news programs of the TV station, let alone read the newspapers or surf the Internet, and his busy command work made him even have to "sneak away from the busy" while eating and sleeping, so how could he have the energy to ask about things that had nothing to do with combat operations?

The announcement of the surrender of the ROK 1st Army made everyone believe that the war on the peninsula was coming to an end.

It was very "rare" to reach a consensus with Al Jazeera that Liu Zongchun had only two choices: either mobilize the whole country and "fight to the end" with China, or surrender immediately and strive to end the war at the negotiating table.

When the two TV stations analyzed the situation, they came to two similar conclusions: first, even if South Korea carried out a national mobilization, it would be impossible to reverse the defeat and win a few days of respite at most; Second, if South Korea does not make substantive concessions and compromises with the DPRK on the issue of "peaceful reunification," it is unlikely that China will end the war through negotiations.

Is the battle so simple?

Apparently unlikely.

On the way back to Beijing, Bae Seung-yi received two pieces of news, one is that Cho Yun-dong has approved the personnel promotion order of the General Staff and that he is about to become a brigadier general of the Republic Army, and the other is that South Korea has conveyed its intention to armistice through the Thai government, and the Republic has not given a positive answer on whether or not to cease war.

Promotion is a trivial matter, and after the war, Pei Chengyi is even likely to become the youngest major general in the history of the republic.

Mr. Cho's failure to respond to the question of the truce suggests that senior leaders are considering whether they should continue fighting.

Although Pei Chengyi did not have much contact with the high-level of the Republic. But in his opinion. Wang Yuanqingdi's opinion played a key role.

Worked in the General Staff for many years. made Pei Chengyi understand a truth. When making strategic decisions. There is a big difference between a politician's exit point and a soldier's exit point. To fight or not to fight. Many times it is not determined by the war situation. Rather, it is determined by national interests and national security. Although it is said that the military does not need to be involved in politics. But a good soldier must understand politics. War itself is in the service of politics. If the military does not understand the political power. How can we grasp the direction of the war?

Along. Pei Chengyi is thinking about this.

There are many benefits to resolving issues through negotiation. At least hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Republic can return to their loved ones safe and sound. There is no need to continue to fight bloody battles in foreign lands. Huge war expenses can also be saved. It is used for national construction or to improve people's living standards. There are no small drawbacks to negotiation. First of all, there is no guarantee that in a few years it will be possible to "negotiate" an outcome that is most favorable to the Republic. Second, the enemy is likely to use the negotiations to regather strength and cause trouble again. Finally, negotiations do not necessarily solve the root causes.

There are also many problems in the fight. The benefits are: The issue of the peninsula, which is closely related to the security of the republic itself, can be resolved once and for all. To maximize the international prestige and status of the Republic. Demonstrate the Republic's military prowess to other enemies. honing the Republicans through war; The downside is. More republicans will remain in foreign lands forever. War expenditures can have a serious negative impact on the Republic's land development. The post-war reconstruction of the peninsula will add a burden-bearing burden to the Republic. A Republic's hard-line stance can have a detrimental effect on diplomacy.

The lesser of two evils.

It is not important what kind of fight it is, but what is important is how to protect the interests of the republic to the greatest extent.

Different people have different opinions and choices.

Pei Chengyi is very smart, and after thinking about it carefully, he knows that Wang Yuanqing advocates fighting to the end, and Gu Weimin is negotiating an armistice.

Seeing the position of the senior leaders clearly, Pei Chengyi also understood the reason why Xiang Linghui asked him to return to the General Staff.

Nominally, Pei Chengyi will introduce the details of the first two battles to the senior leaders in his capacity as a front-line commander and analyze the war situation. In fact, Bae's report will have a very important impact on the strategic decisions of the top leaders, and even on the future political situation of the republic.

If Pei Chengyi emphasized in the report that it is necessary to continue fighting, Zhao Rundong will definitely support Wang Yuanqing. On the contrary, Zhao Rundong will support Gu Weimin.

To fight or not to fight is not a simple military issue.

Pei Chengyi was faced with a choice, either to support Wang Yuanqing or Gu Weimin.

In the past, for example, let Peng Maobang or Xiang Linghui make a similar choice, either unequivocally support the "hawks" or remain "neutral" impartially.

Pei Chengyi didn't look at the problem so simply, because he was a representative of the "Young Zhuang faction".

In the eyes of the outside world, the "young Zhuang faction" of the republic is a veritable "practical interest faction." Regardless of whether it is a military officer of the "Young Zhuang faction" or a civilian official of the "Young Zhuang faction", when making a decision, the first consideration is "practical interests", and they will not consider their beliefs and ideals first like the "old Cheng faction."

Who is for and who is against is entirely determined by interests.

Of course, there are also differences between the "young Zhuang faction". In the true sense of the word, the "Young Zhuang faction" puts the interests of the state and the nation in place, while the "interest faction" waving the banner of the "Young Zhuang faction" puts personal interests in place.

Pei Chengyi belongs to the former.

From the interests of the country and the nation, both the main war and the main peace are beneficial. It's just that in Pei Chengyi's view, the benefits of the main battle are more obvious.

The republic is no longer the republic of the beginning of the 211th century, let alone the republic of the 20th century.

After decades of rapid development, the Republic has become a veritable country in terms of comprehensive national strength and overall strength, and the Republic is the only country that can compete with the United States and challenge the hegemony of the United States. In terms of per capita income and production efficiency, the Republic has entered the ranks of primary countries.

Thirty years ago, in order to promote economic development, the republic needed peace and stability.

Now the republic needs "prestige" even more.

This is not the idea of "tyranny", but the inevitable path of national exhibition.

In the 19th century, before the United States became a world power, it unswervingly pursued an "independent policy" and never easily participated in confrontation and competition between major powers, with the main purpose of ensuring practical interests. It was not until the First World War in the early 20th century that the United States helped the Entente win the victory and the recognition of its status as a world power that the United States gradually embarked on the road of global hegemony, becoming the world's number one power after World War II, and defeating the Soviet Union through nearly half a century of Cold War and becoming a world hegemon.

Although the republic's rise path is not exactly the same as that of the United States, there are still many similarities.

In order to break through the obstacles and surpass the most powerful competitors, the republic must not only have the greatest national strength, but also have sufficient "prestige".

"Prestige" cannot be gained through peaceful exhibition, it can only be born in blood and fire.

As with the "theory", the reality of the situation requires the republic to demonstrate the right strength at the right time and in the right way.

Being able to see problems other than the military is what makes Pei Chengyi "different".

After the end of the war on the peninsula, the world pattern will certainly undergo earth-shaking changes. Although Japan and India still pose a real threat to the Republic, and the Philippines still defects to the United States, the Republic will surely become the number one power in the Western Pacific and even in the Eastern world.

In the coming decades, the Republic will compete with the United States for markets and resources on a global scale.

If there is not enough "prestige", will the republic be able to break the monopoly of the United States?

You don't have to think about it, the answer is there.

From this, it is not difficult for Pei Chengyi to understand Wang Yuanqing's tough stance.

Gu Weimin is only the prime minister's material, while Wang Yuanqing is the future supreme leader of the republic. In the face of war, the prime minister will pay more attention to the harm of war, rather than the "indirect benefits" brought by war; The Meta will place more emphasis on long-term impacts rather than "real problems".

From the very beginning, Wang Yuanqing actively promoted the war and made his position clear.

Seeing the situation clearly, it is not difficult for Pei Chengyi to make a choice.

The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, the East China Sea War, the Laos War, the Vietnam War, and the South China Sea War, along the way, on the road to the rise of the Republic and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, war will be commonplace. Historically, whether it is a slave society, a feudal society, or a capitalist society, the social form has no influence on the way in which the state rises, and no country has become the world's number one power in a peaceful way. There were no exceptions in the Roman Empire, no exceptions in the Han and Tang Empires, no exceptions in the Spanish Empire, no exceptions in the British Empire, and no exceptions in the United States.

In the foreseeable future, the Republic is bound to endure more tests.

In different historical periods, republics need different leaders.

In Pei Chengyi's eyes, Wang Yuanqing is the most ideal leader for the future of the republic.

Before the plane landed at the air base on the outskirts of the capital, Pei Chengyi completed the summary report of the campaign and made preparations for reporting the war situation in front of the national leader.

To Pei Chengyi's surprise, he saw Xiang Linghui after getting off the plane.

"Your promotion order has been approved." Xiang Linghui smiled faintly and said, "Congratulations, General Pei Chengyi." ”

"Mr. Xiang, are you making fun of me?" Pei Chengyi also laughed, "The report is ready, is there anything to pay attention to?" ”

Xiang Linghui looked at Pei Chengyi and said, "After arriving at the General Staff, you take a shower first and change into clean clothes." ”

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment, and then showed an embarrassed look. In the 1 day mentioned above, Pei Chengyi did not take a bath or change his clothes.

"Do you know the focus of the report?"

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "The point has been thought of a long time ago, but I don't know if I can satisfy the above." ”

"Truth be told, it's not our turn to make decisions." Xiang Linghui took out a cigarette, lit one for Pei Chengyi first, and said, "You are a smart person, you should know the situation above." Let you come back, it's not what I mean, it's what Yuandi means. According to my guess, the above disagreement is more serious, and Yuan wants to hear the opinions of the front-line commanders. ”

Pei Chengyi pretended to smoke and didn't express much opinion.

"How is the deployment of the third campaign going?"

"It will take time, the second campaign has more than doubled in size than expected, so the situation is much worse than we expected."

Xiang Linghui nodded and said, "Focus on the actual situation, don't avoid the problem." ”

"I understand, I'll be careful."

Seeing Pei Chengyi's calm appearance, Xiang Linghui didn't say anything more.

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