I really hadn't thought about the strategic value of aviation competition before, and although Long Yun was already a little enlightened, he still interjected and asked in confusion.

"yes, that's a long story."

Probably because of the rise of chatting, Wang Weiguo stuffed the cigarette back into his pocket and continued to talk like a lecture:

"We also have to admit that Americans' economic acumen and strategic vision are sometimes very desirable. The first thing that came to the minds of the Americans was probably this: If firearms can be allowed to be privately owned, to gain a huge stock advantage of shooters and weapons -- of course, this is not useful under the conditions of modern warfare, then by analogy, can it also be used in the armament of fighters in this form, using civilian capital and manpower and material resources to maintain a considerable reserve of equipment and personnel for the country?

Therefore, they first began to carry out preliminary research, overall planning and industry layout, starting from the confrontation competition and competition of the military system and civilian aviation schools, and soon developed into a considerable scale of aviation competition, opening up a new economic and industrial field. With the help of private capital, enthusiasts, athletic operating organizations, and even gaming companies, after nearly 20 years of development, the number of fighter planes owned by the civilian sector in the United States has now exceeded 13,000, of which more than 80 percent are relatively advanced third-generation fighters, and even a small number of fourth-generation fighters have begun to be introduced.

Such a large fleet, although it does not have any weapons in peacetime and does not pose any unstable factor, can quickly rearm before the war, and in a large-scale war as a steady stream of air force into the battlefield, to gain overwhelming air superiority over other countries.

After discovering that the Americans' approach was really effective and conducting a corresponding comprehensive evaluation, China's aviation competition industry was quickly launched. The purpose is simple. It is to maintain a certain strategic balance of power with the world's major countries.

Otherwise. If it is maintained entirely by military spending, the total number of fighters of the Air Force and the Navy is less than 2,000, plus the limited scale of a small number of attack aircraft. You must know that the Americans also have air force and navy fighters and attack planes of basically the same size, and if a full-scale war really breaks out and the regular military forces are equal, but they still have tens of thousands of third-generation fighters in stock, then this battle will be very ugly.

Of course, wars between major powers are based on limited operations of strategic nuclear deterrence. The Americans are afraid to hit our doorstep. However, even a small-scale war of medium intensity can greatly weaken or even subvert China's weak allies and friendly countries, and the severe deterioration of China's geopolitical situation and the blow to the country's prestige and living environment are also very huge. ”

After saying so much in one breath, Wang Weiguo picked up the glass and drank two sips of water, and at the same time left some time for the young man in front of him to think, and then gave a concluding conclusion:

"All in all, the popularity of aviation competition is not only due to economic interests, but also to national strategic considerations; Although this consideration is not a secret, it is conceivable that no one will intentionally publicize it. Captain Dragon. You should remember that the document signed when registering for the qualification of an aviation athlete. A number of articles relating to the army reserve - these are not routine, but do refer to them. ”

"Oh, indeed......"

After being reminded by Wang Weiguo, Long Yun did remember that when he went through the registration of "Chenlong" and his own aviation competition qualifications, there were some similar clauses in those lengthy documents, which seemed to be official wording such as "aircraft pilots who participate in aviation competitions automatically become candidates for the national military system reserves" and "when the state deems it necessary, they may exercise the right to recruit and recruit the necessary personnel to participate in war and combat readiness operations......".

In this way, as I vaguely guessed before, the state allows and even supports aviation competitive activities, is there really such a global consideration?

Turning his head to look at Shangguan Ling beside him, who had a novel expression and seemed to have just come to his senses, Long Yun felt that Wang Weiguo's statement was indeed very reasonable, especially the analysis and insights on the situation of modern warfare, which he had never thought of before.

That's right, unlike the situation of World War I and World War II, the tempo of short, flat, and fast modern warfare is indeed very fast, and the traditional idea of competing for war potential and using long-term warfare to drag down the opponent is basically outdated; Not to mention anything else, if the Americans have a developed aviation competition and China does not, if a large-scale war really breaks out, how can this war be fought?

In terms of the number of fighters alone, there are two or three thousand on this side, but there are one or two thousand on the other side, and it can be said that the battle has been lost before it has even been fought.

You must know that modern fighter jets are not cars, let alone televisions, and they are not mass-produced at the touch of a button, and by the time military enterprises expand their production capacity and supporting industries keep up with the pace, I am afraid that the battle will be over long ago.

After getting a lot of new inspiration from Wang Weiguo's words, Long Yun not only agreed, but also became more interested in the identity of this mysterious man. And as if to confirm his guess, Wang Weiguo, who had just been gushing about his views, changed his demeanor at this time, and suddenly asked a question:

"I said, Captain Dragon, I think there is still this clause. ――If the state really had a move now and called you on a mission, would you go? ”

"...... me?"

Being caught off guard by the question, Long Yun was stunned for a moment, and then understood that Wang Weiguo was asking a surprise question, in order to get the true thoughts in his heart subconsciously - suddenly asking a question during a casual casual conversation often makes people lose their guard and say their true thoughts openly.

This strategy of surprise attack often works for ordinary people who are not trained, but it has no effect on Long Yun, who is thoughtful and determined. Now the first thought that comes to his mind is: Why did Wang Weiguo ask this?

Could it be that he really wanted to persuade himself to become a mercenary, as Shangguan Ling had guessed?

With the help of the ability of consciousness snooping to scan Wang Weiguo's mental activities, Long Yun quickly denied this, he keenly found that the man in front of him did have great expectations for him, but he was not going to be a mercenary.

As an intelligence officer with a military background, his mission on this trip turned out to be to try to convince himself to carry out the secret mission explained above. This thought suddenly raised Long Yun's vigilance, and he almost thought that the fact that he had superpowers was already known; But after thinking about it further, I feel that this is not the case, and think about it, isn't what Wang Weiguo said just now contradictory......

Feeling that things might not be so simple, Long Yun was silent for a moment before responding with a question.

"Mr. Wang, I really haven't thought about the question you asked. But to be presumptuous, isn't the premise of this question very abrupt? (To be continued......)