On the 11th, Ji Youguo moved out of the head of state. Starting

On the same day, Qin Aoshuang resigned from her job at the General Hospital of the Capital Military Region and left Beijing with her husband.

The two walked very low-key, except for Zhao Rundong, Peng Maobang, Pan Yunsheng, Pang Xinglong, Huang Guowei and others, only Wang Yuanqing, who was about to go to Guangxi to serve as acting chairman, went to the airport to see off Ji Youguo and his wife.

Ji Youguo's life after retirement has become a topic of discussion for many people.

According to the relevant system of the state, after leaving office, in addition to power, Ji Youguo can still enjoy all the benefits of the head of state, including a large pension, full-time guards, private health doctors, life secretaries, etc., and the state also provides Ji Youguo with a villa in the suburbs of Beijing.

Ji Youguo did not stay in Beijing, but decided to return to his hometown of Shangluo, Shaanxi.

As the last special treatment, not only did the State Council arrange a special plane for Ji Youguo, but the Air Force also sent four fighter planes to escort the special plane.

The parting is both simple and solemn.

When accompanying Zhao Rundong to the head of state, Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng were very touched.

As the "Three Tiger Generals" under Ji Youguo, Zhao Rundong, Peng Maobang, and Pan Yunsheng have known and communicated with Ji Youguo for more than 30 years, and have experienced countless ups and downs together. Ji Youguo retreated, and they had to continue fighting.

"Now. Lao Ji is relaxed. ”

Pan Yunsheng smiled and shook his head. Then Peng Maobang said: "Listen to Lao Ji. The first thing to do after retirement is to take Sister Qin to climb Mount Hua. ”

"That was Lao Ji's wish more than 30 years ago." Zhao Rundong shook his head with a smile. "Maybe no one believes it. Born at the foot of Mount Hua, Ji Youguo has never been to Mount Hua. ”

"Nobody believes that there are so many things. I'm afraid that there are many people who don't believe that Lao Ji has left office. ”

Zhao Rundong heard the meaning of Peng Maobang's words.

"No matter what. Lao Ji fulfilled his duties as the head of state. I did what I should do and what I shouldn't do. Pan Yunsheng smiled. Said. "We're miserable. It's going to take years. ”

"I've thought about it, and I'll retire when I'm done this time." Peng Maobang's words were resolute.

Pan Yunsheng smiled bitterly, he had already seen what Peng Maobang meant.

Since Ji Youguo decided to let Zhao Rundong take over, Peng Maobang was not very happy. Although both of them are from military backgrounds, the difference in their personalities is too great. Ten years ago, when Ji Youguo became the head of state, it was precisely because Peng Maobang became the chief of the general staff that Zhao Rundong took the initiative to apply for retirement and become the minister of defense. For decades, Peng Maobang and Zhao Rundong have not been "on the same string". If it weren't for Ji Youguo in the middle, I'm afraid the two would have parted ways a long time ago.

When they came to the head of state's mansion, the staff had already rearranged the study according to Zhao Rundong's habits.

Peng Maobang's face has not been very good-looking, and Pan Yunsheng knows what he is thinking. As soon as Ji Youguo's front foot left, the study of Xipuyuan changed. With Peng Maobang's character, he must be very unhappy.

"Ahem...... I received new information last night. ”

Pan Yunsheng took the initiative to open the topic, which eased the slightly tense atmosphere.

Zhao Rundong went to make tea in person, and Peng Maobang sat down with a big grin.

"The U.S. military is speeding up the deployment of the war."

"When?" Zhao Rundong asked.

"From February 15 to yesterday morning, the US military has assembled three aircraft carrier battle groups to the Gulf region, and three more air battle groups will arrive before the end of the month." Pan Yunsheng picked up a cigarette and lit one for Peng Maobang first, "In addition, the US military has assembled five divisions of ground troops in the Gulf region, and can also send two additional divisions before the end of the month." If war had broken out at the end of April, the U.S. military would have committed more than 250,000 ground troops. ”

Zhao Rundong frowned slightly and looked at Peng Maobang.

"If you want to come, you will come sooner or later." Peng Maobang took two puffs of cigarette and said, "I have been shouting for more than half a year, and the fight has not started until now, which can only show that the United States has encountered a problem." I am also paying attention to the movement of the US military, in addition to the US military as mentioned by Xiao Pan, the US military has deployed more than 850 combat aircraft in the Middle East, and has also deployed 12 B-2 stealth bombers in Diego Garcia. This scale does not seem like a lesson to Iran, I am afraid that it is preparing to overthrow the Iranian regime. ”

Pan Yunsheng hesitated for a moment and said: "Lao Ji has said that it is unlikely that the United States will overthrow the Iranian regime. ”

"Why?" Peng Maobang looked a little surprised.

Zhao Rundong's mouth moved a few times, but finally he didn't speak.

"According to the old analysis, the fundamental purpose of the United States in waging war is to solve the domestic crisis and save American companies from bankruptcy. The first is that the cost of overthrowing the Iranian regime is too great for the United States to afford. The second is that the United States needs to create an enemy for Israel and the Arab states of the Gulf region, and no country can replace Iran. ”

Peng Maobang thought for a while and didn't say anything.

"I also don't think the U.S. is going to overthrow the Iranian regime." Zhao Rundong only spoke at this time, saying, "If the United States overthrows the Iranian regime, Arab countries, especially those in the Gulf region, will turn the spearhead to Israel." When the time comes, the United States will have to invest huge amounts of aid in supporting the pro-American regime in Iran, and it will have to provide support to Israel, and it will not do any good to realize the interests of the United States by standing on the opposite side of the Arab countries. ”

China won't attack Iran for the sake of spending money, right? This purpose is too far-fetched!

Zhao Rundong did not refute Peng Maobang's point of view, and turned his attention to Pan Yunsheng.

"In addition to burning money and saving domestic businesses, the main purpose of the United States is to consolidate its hegemonic position." Pan Yunsheng extinguished the cigarette butt a few times, "The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the East China Sea War have seriously challenged the international hegemony of the United States, and compared with the dismal ending of the United States in the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, we have achieved a very important victory. In addition to the changes in the foreign policy of South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Southeast Asian countries, which were very arrogant in the past few years, have also become much more honest. As we expand our investment in the Middle East, the United States must find a way to turn things around, or risk losing its hegemony within a few years. ”

"Not so fast."

"It didn't turn out so well."

Glancing at Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang, Pan Yunsheng shook his head with a smile. "In any case, the international hegemony of the United States has been challenged. If Iran can be defeated in a single war, and Iran can be regressed to the Stone Age, and it will not be able to pose a threat to the United States for decades, the hegemony of the United States can be consolidated. ”

"A surgical air strike."

"Air strikes cannot achieve all the goals, and the United States must send ground troops."

It is clear that Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang's views are completely different.

Pan Yunsheng secretly smiled bitterly and said, "We have already analyzed the situation. Bombing can destroy much of Iran's military infrastructure, even national infrastructure, but it cannot completely remove the Iranian threat, and can only force the Iranian regime to stir up national sentiment and use more extreme measures against the United States. To defeat Iran, the United States must first occupy the oil-rich province of Khuzestan and destroy Iran's offshore oil platforms to undermine Iran's national potential. Even if the United States does not send troops to occupy Khuzestan Province, it will take ten to two decades for Iran to resume oil production. At the current rate of technological development, in twenty years' time, oil will be much less important. In this way, the United States has achieved its goal of disintegrating Iran. ”

Zhao Rundong nodded, agreeing with Pan Yunsheng's view.

"In that case, the United States will definitely control the scale of the war." Peng Maobang's attitude has also changed, "The key is how to make the United States unable to achieve its goals." ”

"Arms sales to Iran are the only options we can take."

Peng Maobang's brows jumped a few times and looked at Zhao Rundong.

"Before leaving office, Lao Ji talked to me several times." Zhao Rundong picked up a cigarette, "Before that, including me, everyone thought that Lao Ji focused on calming the surrounding situation and expanding the living space of the nation, but in fact, we were all wrong. In the past ten years, Lao Ji has been most concerned about domestic development. ”

Peng Maobang's brows jumped a few times, and his expression obviously changed a lot.

"It seems that a lot of domestic problems are actually directly or indirectly related to the 'aging population', or 'labor shortage'. Looking back at all the reform policies that Lao Ji has pursued over the past decade, they are essentially aimed at solving this problem. Zhao Rundong paused slightly, and then said, "In 20 to 30 years, this problem cannot be cured radically, what we can do is to try to tap the potential of the nation and reduce the negative impact." After the end of the East China Sea War, Lao Ji mentioned to us that in the next ten years, the Republic should recuperate and avoid getting involved in foreign conflicts as much as possible. Why? Because war can have a serious negative impact on domestic development, we will have more trouble in solving the 'labor shortage'. At first, I didn't quite understand why Lao Ji said that. In the past few days, I have read some internal information to understand Lao Ji's thoughts. Every descendant of Yan and Huang hopes that the Chinese nation can be rejuvenated one day sooner, but we can't be in a hurry, because if we are in a hurry, it will be bad. ”

"You can't just give in."

"Of course you can't back down." Zhao Rundong smiled, "Supporting Pakistan in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and recovering the Diaoyu Islands and Islands are all old Ji's strategies. A war of limited scale can not only increase the prestige of the country, but also strengthen the cohesion of the country, which is good for domestic development. It's just that we have to get the right balance. ”

"Lao Zhao's words are right." Pan Yunsheng hurriedly said, "We must grasp the balance and know how to advance and retreat." ”

Peng Maobang glanced at Pan Yunsheng and said, "You kid, you learned to see the wind and steer so quickly?" ”

Pan Yunsheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"That's true, sometimes I'm just too anxious."

"Lao Peng, you are thinking about the country and the nation, but the angle is different, which is understandable."

Seeing that Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang finally talked together, Pan Yunsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "In this case, there is nothing to discuss about how to deal with the US-Iraq war." ”

"I've already arranged the team of instructors, and I can leave tomorrow."

"It's better for Huang Guowei to inform Iran in advance, so as not to get into trouble."

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The discussion was on the right track, and Pan Yunsheng felt the most relaxed. Before Ji Youguo left office, the most reassuring were Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang. As long as they don't have conflicts, everything will be resolved. (To be continued)

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