Volume 12 Prelude to the Great War Chapter 54 Exchange of Positions
When Jinhui spoke again, Pei Chengyi only expected that he would ask Shi Chenran
For Su Jinhui, who has accepted the appointment, the first thing he needs to understand before he takes office is Pei Chengyi's position. Although in some aspects, Su Jinhui's understanding of the situation is not as good as Pei Chengyi. However, as well as the background of the Su family, he cannot not know. The central government has serious differences on this war. Even the opinions of the senior leaders have not been unified. Does the Republic still have hope of winning this war?
Since the possibility of losing the war is very high, Su Jinhui has to make a decision before acting.
It is precisely because he appeared in the suburban air force base. It can even be said that it was not Li Cunxun who invited him. Instead, he took the initiative to ask to meet Pei Chengyi in advance. The address of this site has been changed to: Aigu, Zhou Jing, please log in to read!
When Pei Chengyi met Su Jinhui, he considered this possibility.
Because he learned some situations from Liu Xiaobin on his way back to China, Pei Chengyi was careful. When Su Jinhui expressed that he did not have much hope for this war, he did not argue with reason and encouraged Su Jinhui. In fact, encouragement of this method would not have any effect on Su Jinhui. If you want to convince Su Jinhui, or win over Su Jinhui, the most effective way is to discuss and solve the problem in a realistic manner.
When Pei Chengyi mentioned that he didn't have much hope for this war, he already suggested that Su Jinhui was, that is, they and Yuan Chenhao were the same as the same line.
Su Jinhui is not a fool, but because of his relationship with Pei Chengyi, he must have some concerns.
As Pei Chengyi clearly stated that losing the war does not mean losing everything, Su Jinhui's doubts were dispelled. In this case, he would definitely ask a question, that is, how to "protect yourself." To be precise, how to gain benefits in a war destined to lose.
When Su Jinhui raised this question, he had already expressed his position.
Not to mention anything else, being able to raise this question is enough to prove that Su Jinhui did not treat Pei Chengyi as an outsider. Or it is equivalent to handing over a handle to Pei Chengyi. While making his position, he also expressed that he would work hard to fully obey Pei Chengyi's command.
For Pei Chengyi, there is nothing to be happy about.
From Su Jinhui's standpoint, he had no other choice. Some people may think that Su Jinhui could retreat after understanding the truth. Mo Yong doubted it. Ordinary generals would definitely do this. The problem is that Su Jinhui was definitely not an ordinary general. His performance on the peninsula battlefield in his early years proved that he was a very courageous general. He was hiding for many years and finally got the opportunity to make a name for himself. Will he give up easily? More importantly, for a general who is in his fifties, opportunities are more precious than anything else. If he had taken the New Year before, it might have taken a step back and broadened the sky. Now, Su Jinhui cannot retreat at all, so he can only bite the bullet. From another perspective, even if he messed up, he would at most ruin his reputation for a lifetime. For a general who has been working hard for many years and has not done serious business, what is this?
You can't retreat, you can only advance.
When Su Jinhui had to take on this task, he had to pin his hopes on Pei Chengyi, because no matter what, Pei Chengyi was his superior. In other words, Su Jinhui had to figure out Pei Chengyi's position to keep up with Pei Chengyi's pace. Mu Yong doubted that Su Jinhui knew Pei Chengyi very well and knew that Pei Chengyi was not an ordinary soldier. If he wanted to figure out Pei Chengyi's position, he would first show his trump card. It is precisely this that when the two talked, Su Jinhui expressed some concerns, and when Pei Chengyi analyzed the situation, he put forward his own point of view. These were all to win the trust of the other party and lay the foundation for the subsequent in-depth discussion.
Of course, the most important thing is to win Pei Chengyi's absolute trust.
To this end, Su Jinhui must first make his position clear and make Pei Chengyi believe that he has no other choice and will not pose a threat to Pei Chengyi.
It is precisely this. Su Jinhui raised such a question that he could not be more direct.
Although she had been prepared for a long time, Pei Chengyi still thought for a while.
"In fact, what General Su mentioned was also something that worries me." Pei Chengyi smiled and first made his position clear. "Although soldiers have nothing to do with politics, in this war involving several countries including two superpowers, it is likely that the one who took the blame in the end was a soldier, not a politician. Before considering this issue, we must think clearly about one thing, that is, how likely is to win."
"I have been thinking about this issue too," Su Jinhui sighed and said, "but my opinion is probably much more pessimistic than General Pei."
"Is that true?" Pei Chengyi asked calmly.
"Although we have reason to believe that as long as the Middle East war loses control, the United States will not expect to gain benefits from it, but in the determination to carry out the war to the end, we are far inferior to the United States." Su Jinhui only lit a second cigarette at this time. It seems that his smoking addiction is not very large. "For us, winning the Middle East war can only gain long-term benefits, that is, this is an investment of twenty or even thirty years. Not only will it not see any benefits in the short term, but it also requires continuous investment. No matter how large the final profit is, it does not have enough attractiveness to the current authorities. For the United States, the benefits of winning are in front of us, or the disadvantages of failure are obvious. It is precisely this that the American authorities are so tough and actively preparing for war."
"No matter what, the ending is not decided by the United States."
"It is true, our actions have a crucial role." Su Jinhui took a few puffs of cigarettes and continued, "The key question is, no matter how active we are, what's the use of not being active at the top? General Pei should know that a war is imminent and there is no consensus on it above. In this case, how many chances of winning are we still have? Of course, the war will definitely break out. At this point, there is no way to go back. In this case, let alone how many opportunities can win this war. As long as you lose, we will definitely be the ones who take responsibility."
Pei Chengyi did not rush to speak because Su Jinhui had already made the words clear.
Su Jinhui seemed to realize that he had said enough, so he didn't continue talking.
After pondering for a while, Pei Chengyi said, "No one can tell what the result is. And I think it's too early to discuss the ending now. No matter what, it's human-made. The war has not yet broken out, so we're discussing the ending here. This is a bit pessimistic."
"The problem is, we can't be without any preparation."
Pei Chengyi breathed a long sigh and knew what Su Jinhui needed.
To put it bluntly, what Su Jinhui wants is a guarantee. To be precise, the thug is Pei Chengyi's guarantee. From Su Jinhui's standpoint, he must consider a possibility, that is, when someone needs to take responsibility, Pei Chengyi will push him out without hesitation. In fact, this possibility is very high. Not to mention anything else. Su Jinhui's appointment as commander of the Southern Front War Zone is a very targeted arrangement. Although Li Cunxun did not say it explicitly, when talking about this matter with Pei Chengyi, he hinted that Pei Chengyi. Even if Su Jinhui could not know what Li Cunxun had talked with Pei Chengyi, he could guess the truth from the current situation with his talent. In this way, Su Jinhui had enough reason to face this problem and asked Pei Chengyi to make a guarantee in person.
"General Su, I can't say anything else. After all, as a soldier, I can't say something." Pei Chengyi turned his eyes to Su Jinhui and said, "There is only one thing I can guarantee. No matter what, I am the supreme commander of the Joint Command. As the saying goes, the sky has fallen, and there are still pounds that are high. At that time, even if someone needs to come out to take responsibility, I believe that I should bear the responsibility first."
Su Jinhui's brows jumped a few times and heard another meaning of Pei Chengyi's words.
To put it bluntly, Pei Chengyi is the main responsible person, but not the only responsible person. In other words, if Pei Chengyi needs to bear the responsibility, then Su Jinhui and Yuan Chenhao will also bear the responsibility. It is just a secondary responsibility. Pei Chengyi said this not to threaten Su Jinhui, but to tell Su Jinhui clearly that they are on the same boat, and only by working together can they overcome the difficulties in front of them.
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"General Pei, I'm not evading responsibility, I
"General Su, I can fully understand your thoughts." Pei Chengyi pressed his hand and said, "To be honest, I was also very shocked when I received the appointment. Not to mention that we were able to access a lot of top-secret information, ordinary people know that the Middle East is not South Asia. We cannot deal with Israel or Turkey like we did with India. It can be said that from the beginning, our situation was very embarrassing. In the long run, we must support the country's grand strategy, because this is our inevitable direction of development and an inevitable way out for the long-term development of the Chinese nation. But from the perspective of immediate interests, this situation is
The war is likely to cause us to fall into a quagmire that we cannot extricate ourselves. To put it seriously, if it is not done well, the impact of the Middle East war on us will not be much worse than the impact of the Iran war on the United States. In the end, in addition to the soldiers, there are also the interests of the Republic and the Chinese nation. From the day we wear military uniforms, we vowed to defend the country and nation with our lives. In the face of the interests of the country and nation, our personal gains and losses are nothing. If necessary, we will sacrifice ourselves without hesitation to protect the country and nation we love."
Su Jinhui's expression changed a lot, as if Pei Chengyi's words touched him very much.
“Of course, this is just an extreme situation.
No matter what, soldiers are also human beings. If they can realize their personal value while defending the interests of the country and the nation, it will naturally be the best of both worlds." Pei Chengyi smiled faintly and said, "That's right, I have always believed that even if we will lose this war, we will lose meaningfully and valuable. As I said at the beginning, failure is victory at some point. And from our personal perspective, how to protect our personal interests in failure is the most critical thing. I also believe that it is not that there is no way, but we have not thought of it for the time being."
"In other words, General Pei is confident of solving the current problem?"
"There is no question of confidence, and this is not something I can do alone."
Su Jinhui nodded and said, "That's true. No matter what, we can only overcome difficulties by working together."
"Of course, it's best to defeat a strong enemy on the battlefield. No matter what, victory can bring more benefits."
Su Jinhui frowned slightly and heard the implication of Pei Chengyi's words.
The problem is that Pei Chengyi did not continue to talk.
Hesitated, Su Jinhui asked, "General Pei, what you started to say."
"General Su, there are some problems. It's better not to explain it too clearly."
Su Jinhui hesitated for a moment and said, "I understand, it's just such an important thing. I think we should be open and honest and not have any protection." Pei Chengyi breathed a long sigh and said, "Since that's the case, I'll talk about it in detail."
Su Jinhui lit the third cigarette and waited for Pei Chengyi to speak.
"First of all, we have to be clear. That is, we all know that this war is more lost than the less. As high-level decision makers, that is, leaders who actively promote the war, may not understand it? As far as I know, as many years ago, we and the leaders of the United States were preparing for the Middle East War. In other words, we were in the Celi War a few years ago. In other words, there is no reason for the top leaders to believe that we can defeat the United States at this time." Pei Chengyi paused for a moment and said, "Since we knew we would be defeated, why
We must also actively promote the war. As I said before, defeat is likely to be the goal that the top leaders need to achieve. In other words, in order to achieve the goal, we need a failure. When it comes to specific issues, someone must take responsibility for the defeat. Not to mention anything else, we have won consecutive battles for more than 20 years, but we have never suffered defeat. Can the people accept failure? With the current political system, even if the government does not hold them accountable, the general congress and the political consultation conference will hold them accountable. At this point, the one who takes the blame must be the soldiers."
Su Jinhui smiled bitterly, as if he had already thought the same thing.
"To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if General Su refused this appointment."
"It's easy to ride a tiger, it's difficult to get rid of a tiger."
Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "In fact, I am not as pessimistic as General Su. To be precise, I don't think the situation is extremely unfavorable to us."
"What does it mean?" Su Jinhui took two sips of cigarettes.
"Political failure is needed, but military failure is not necessarily the case."
"You mean"
"From another perspective, the situation of the US military is not necessarily much better than ours. In any case, the Middle East is closer to us. We have three allies in this region. The United States has only two allies. If we really fight, we won't suffer much loss in time and location. In terms of military strength, our ground troops dominate, while the United States has the advantage of sea and air strength is basically equal. If we consider the quality of officers and soldiers, especially over the years, we have fought so many wars, and the army's war experience is unparalleled, while the US military has not fought a major war for almost twenty years and has severely lacked war experience. So we have reason to believe that if we really fight, the US military is not our opponent."
Su Jinhui smiled and said, "Defeating the US military is not a problem, but winning the final victory is a problem."
"What if the authorities can be forced to end the war?"
Su Jinhui frowned slightly, as if he didn't understand what Pei Chengyi meant.
"To put it simply, if we can defeat the US military in a very short time and lay the foundation for victory, at least put us in an invincible position, no one would think that the responsibility lies with the soldiers.
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"In fact, this is our only way out." Pei Chengyi sighed and said, "I said earlier that our Middle East policy is essentially different from the United States' Middle East policy. The United States uses Israel to restrain Arab countries, while we are actively helping the Arab world achieve unity. The problem is that the differences and gaps in many Arab countries are very prominent. Not to mention sectarian conflicts, just the gap in economic development level is a big problem. In this case, a crushing defeat is needed to teach certain Arab countries, and create a core in the Arab world, and then achieve unity on this basis.
That's right, this Middle East war, deliberately created by two superpowers, will definitely end in a way that is very unfavorable to the Arab countries, that is, very unfavorable to us. In fact, we do not have the ability to change the ending, but we have the ability to change the fate of soldiers. In addition to politicians, whether Arab countries will lose this war has to ask the soldiers' opinions. In other words, as long as we fight beautifully enough, we can force politicians who want Arab countries to lose the war to change their minds or find other methods. In short, the key is that we are fine and everything is easy to say. If we don't fight well, the blame will be decided."
"So, General Pei is very confident."
Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Before this, I didn't have much confidence. After seeing General Su, I felt that victory was not far from us."
Su Zhihui also laughed.
Obviously, Su Jinhui is a very scheming person. He didn't show his last trump card until the end.
It is obvious that Su Jinhui had long had the same idea, and his judgment of the situation was no worse than that of Pei Chengyi. After meeting Pei Chengyi, in addition to expressing his position, Su Jinhui had been trying to figure out Pei Chengyi's thoughts. It was not until Pei Chengyi said the last thing, that their main enemy was not from abroad but from home, that Su Jinhui expressed the same view.
Of course, Pei Chengyi is not a fool either.
When Su Jinhui was biting the issue of victory or defeat, Pei Chengyi knew that Su Jinhui wanted not only the answer, but also Pei Chengyi's political views. That's why when talking about this issue, Pei Chengyi seemed particularly cautious. He just hinted Su Jinhui and did not directly express his views.
No matter what, Pei Chengyi did not need to make any political remarks before finding out Su Jinhui's background.
Chapter completed!