Second, Yuan Chenhao insisted on being alone, so the meeting on July night still had no use.

In the next few days, Pei Chengyi met with the main officials of local governments, military representatives, main members of the functional committees of the all congress, and representatives of various industries. These are things that the new head of state must do after taking office and must do as soon as possible. Because the Republic's authorities did not have a clearer war measures, and did not even release any war-related news. Therefore, the rumors about the Republic's upcoming war were self-defeating and dissipated on their own. It was not until August 6 that Pei Chengyi finished what the new head of state must do.

In the early morning of August 7, before dawn, Pei Chengyi left the head of state on "Road Airlines One".

The vertical take-off and landing transport plane flew southwest for about a fat minute. When it was about to brighten, it landed on the take-off and landing platform behind a mountain manor.

The person who lives here is not someone else, but the former head of state Wang Yuanqing, who left office before Zaili.

Because Ji Zuoguo died at the age of Kuangdong in Li, Zhao Rundong also died in Yonian, and a large number of former national leaders such as Peng Maobang, Pang Xinglong, and Pan Yunsheng all died several years ago. So when Pei Chengyi took office as head of state, Wang Yuanqing was the oldest former national leader. Before Tian Nian, Wang Yuanqing lived in his former residence. After the capital was settled, the General Congress specially approved a construction fee of Xinyi Yuan, and built a pre-department national leader treatment in various regions across the country.

Maintenance centers are dedicated to serving retired national leaders. In fact, this is not accurate. Because national leaders have a large number of state secrets, they enjoy the same level of treatment even after retirement, and are currently in-house staff of the central government. Therefore, each national leader has a number of bodyguards after retirement, and major itineraries must be notified at least one week in advance. In short, former national leaders enjoy high-level treatment. It is not an exaggeration to do so.

Even so, this policy is still unacceptable to many people.

If it weren't for the sudden cold air flow in the north in mid-June that caused the temperature to drop sharply and caused Wang Yuanqing to be cold, I'm afraid he still lives in his hometown in Sichuan and wouldn't have been to the sanitation center in Hanzhong.

No matter what, Pei Chengyi came very timely.

While Wang Yuanqing was having breakfast, Pei Chengyi briefly introduced the situation, especially the differences among the top military and political leaders of the Republic in war decision-making.

Until breakfast, Wang Yuanqing didn't speak.

It can be seen that he was not interested in Pei Chengyi's sudden visit, and he was not very concerned about what Pei Chengyi mentioned.

Like Ji Zuoguo, Wang Yuanqing never participated in national affairs after leaving office. He even seldom even concerned about national affairs. According to rumors outside the world, at the beginning of the year, Gu Weimin was preparing to implement the "Green Mountains and Green Water Project. When he was about to implement the "Green Mountains and Green Water Project, he once looked for Wang Yuanqing, hoping to get Wang Yuanqing's support. As a result, Wang Yuanqing not only did not give any suggestions, but also stayed abroad for several months in the name of accepting the commission of non-governmental organizations, and did not return to the Republic until the project was launched. It can be seen that Wang Yuanqing did not want anyone to destroy his peaceful life, nor did he want to participate in government affairs as a former head of state. The problem is that no one can ignore Wang Yuanqing's huge influence in the military and political circles of the Republic. Many people believe that when the four were four, Yan Jingyu was able to beat Ye Zhisheng, and the fundamental reason was that he received Wang Yuanqing's support. At that time, representatives from the army voted all the votes for Yan Jingyu, and most representatives who had close relationships with Wang Yuanqing also voted for Yan Jingyu.

Pei Chengyi came to the door at this time, which was not unrelated to the use of Wang Yuanqing's influence.

"This is the general situation. If Wang Fang and Qing can choose to escape the world, then Pei Chengyi has no choice. He must find a solution before the deterioration of the matter. "Although we have been preparing for the war since eight years ago, we have been trying our best to avoid war. Now, blindly avoiding can no longer bring us more reliable security. Even if we do not provoke trouble, as the global economy deteriorates sharply, the war will break out in the next one or two years. The central government's opinions are relatively consistent. Instead of waiting for the opportunity, it is better to actively create opportunities. The problem is that so far, the central government's opinions have not been unified in the choice of the main attack direction so far.

After hearing Pei Chengyi's words, Wang Yuanqing slowly put down his chopsticks and asked the guard to remove the plate.

Pei Chengyi didn't say more. With Wang Yuanqing's status, he had known what he should have known long ago. If he talked too thoroughly about the problem, it would easily lead to misunderstandings.

"According to your words, I have been preparing for eight years. Can't I wait for another two years?"

After hearing what Wang Yuanqing said, Pei Chengyi immediately frowned.

"Of course, the opportunity is not to wait for Pei Chengyi's expression to change. Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "If such a big thing is not divided, then there will be problems. No matter when, there will always be different voices at the central government's decision-making level. This is a good thing, and it is also the inevitable result of our move towards a democratic system.

Pei Chengyi nodded, indicating that he understood what Wang Yuanqing meant.

"The so-called political discussion is not different, so we cannot think that the opponent's position is problematic." Wang Yuanqing gave Pei Chengyi a vaccination before continuing, "I have a rough understanding of what you are talking about.

We won’t mention it early or late, but we will propose war at this time...Rich. One or two, our preparations have been in place, but we will continue to drag on it, and Yuemeng will bring more benefits. The question is, if we take the initiative to trigger war, I mean, can we bring more benefits to us if we provoke war and assume the responsibility of creating war?

"Old Wang, you mean

"Sixteen years ago, why did we send troops to the Middle East for 20 million Kurds and take the risk of fighting with the United States?"

Pei Chengyi's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to hear what Wang Yuanqing meant.

"Turning forward, twenty years ago, what was the purpose of our adventure in confronting the United States and Britain in the South Atlantic? It was all the way back to 43 years ago, when we did not occupy favorable conditions, we sent troops to South Asia and helped Pakistan to thwart India's invasion. What was the purpose of? Wang Yuanqing paused for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, before the outbreak of the Middle East War, you proposed that we should establish an international image that is different from the United States in the international community. In order to promote our values, only when our values ​​are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and get the international community.

Only with the recognition and support of the association can we replace the United States and become the world hegemon. It can be said that you are the first soldier to see through this point. Of course, you are not the first politician to understand this point. Twenty-six years before that, when the Fourth India-Pakistan War broke out, Mr. Ji understood this point and formulated the basic foreign policy of the Republic for this. At that time, Mr. Ji proposed a horoscope policy, which is "morality first, reason and evidence." For decades, we have always adhered to this foreign principle. Even now, this is one of our basic national policies.

”

After hearing Wang Yuanqing's words, Pei Chengyi took a long breath.

"It is undeniable that after more than 40 years and generations of efforts, the current republic is no longer the republic at the beginning of this century. In terms of strength alone, let alone defeating the United States, even if the Western world joins forces, we have an 80% chance of winning. The problem is that international struggles are never completely determined by strength. Otherwise, the United States will not withdraw its troops from Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran, and we will not accept one in the Middle East War. There is no complete victory." Wang Yuanqing smiled slightly and said,

"At the root of this, no one can avoid morality, at least not leave morality behind the current context and speak completely by strength. I do not deny that what you mentioned is also a fact. Whether we want to or not, war will break out within two years, and if we delay for another two years, the situation is likely to become unfavorable to us. But when considering this issue, my position is slightly different from you. Since war is inevitable, why do we have to fire the first shot?"

"Old Wang, what you mean is

"In some aspects, our views are consistent, and I also think that Russia is a good breakthrough. Wang Yuanqing sighed and said, "No matter how many grudges we have with Russia in history, from a geopolitical perspective, as long as we or Russia refuse to give up their ambition to dominate, it is difficult for two major powers to coexist. In the past few decades, we have been in peace with Russia. We can even fight the enemy in unison. It is not that we have no conflict with Russia, but that both of us face stronger enemies. Of course, these basic issues. I won't talk about these basic issues.

You also understand. Back to the real issue, since we can no longer coexist with Russia, we have to have one side to go down and at least become a second-rate country. There is no doubt that we don’t want this to be a republic. As a country that builds national security on land power, we cannot ignore the threat from the north, but we cannot take this as a threat too seriously. In any case, our number one opponent is on the other side of the Pacific. It is much simpler to deal with the secondary enemies than the main enemies, and there are much more options to choose from."

When Wang Yuanqing said this, Pei Chengyi suddenly understood.

"It seems that you have figured it out, Wang Fang, and Qing smiled and said, "Since you have made a special trip, I still have to say it thoroughly, otherwise there will be a problem, and I cannot bear this responsibility. Compared with the United States, Russia has two very obvious characteristics: one is greater ambitions and the other is lack of endurance. Although we are fighting with the United States, we will never give up until we have a difference, but from the fundamental point, as long as we both sides are unwilling to bear too heavy burdens and losses of war, there is no way to deal with each other. In other words, this war is likely to end in an incomplete way. Compared with the United States, Russia has much higher requirements for the outcome of the war. The reason is very simple. There is no vast Pacific between us and Russia, no matter what the war looks like. As long as we do not have a difference with the United States, Russia is from

If you are involved in a war, then after the war, or in the next war, Russia will become our number one target. For Russia, that means destruction and will continue to sink forever. The Russian authorities will definitely not accept such a result, and will try their best to help the United States. The problem is that Russia's war potential is there, and there is no secret to it. Even if we do not consider our border with Russia, ground war will be our main means of confrontation with Russia. Russia's ability to continue to fight is very limited. Even if it is optimistic, Russia will persist for up to three years. Maybe it can only last for two years. If we can focus on the mainland battlefield in the early stages of the war, we may be able to defeat Russia between one and a half years. Combining these two points, we can draw a conclusion

“Russia Association

Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and said, "It can be said that this is the most ideal choice for the Russian authorities. Of course, to let Russia take the initiative to provoke a war, a prerequisite must be met."

Pei Chengyi immediately frowned.

"It's very simple, let Russia see the hope of victory." Wang Yuanqing put his hands together and said with a smile, "The secret alliance treaty between Russia and the United States is not a secret. Even if Li Cunxun didn't tell me about this, I can still guess it. Even if he knows that he can't win, let alone let Russia provoke a war, it's unlikely to let him fulfill the alliance treaty. In fact, the United States has no way to deal with Russia. When the United States asks Russia to fulfill its alliance obligations, it will be not far from defeat. In short, only after seeing the hope of victory can Russia take the initiative to provoke a war to realize national interests

"The question is, is there any way to let Russia see the dawn of victory?"

"That's the problem you want to solve

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly.

"Another angle, you can see it more clearly." Seeing Pei Chengyi's expression change, Wang Yuanqing smiled and shook his head. He said, "In fact, ten Russias are not our opponents. In other words, we cannot induce Russia to take the initiative to start a war against us by deliberately showing weakness. In fact, in a full-scale war, national strength is only one of the important factors for victory, not all. At some point, the will of a national leadership, especially in the early stages of the war, will have a great impact on the outcome of the war. Take World War II as an example. If Germany could focus on bombing British industrial cities and fighting Britain's war potential after defeating France, rather than concentrating its efforts on bombing London, perhaps

Before the Barbarossa operation, Britain will surrender. For Russia, the dawn of victory is nothing more than that. If Russia wants to gain benefits in this war, its only hope is to gain an advantage in the early stages of the war. Force us to sign an armistice treaty without victory. And recognize the benefits gained by Russia in the war, thereby determining Russia's position on the Eurasian continent. Although this cannot avoid the next war, in the decades between the two wars, Russia is able to use the results it has achieved to quickly grow into a world power and prepare for the next war. To put it bluntly, Russia only needs to believe that they have the opportunity to take the initiative in the early stages of the war and achieve a major victory, and the war will break out.

Pei Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief and heard what Wang Yuanqing meant.

"I can't say about the military deployment. After all, I'm not a soldier, and I haven't even taken a gun." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said. "There is only one thing you need to pay attention to. Military decisions are always a continuation of political decisions, or in other words, military decisions are the means to achieve political goals, so military decisions cannot be separated from political decisions. In short, differences in military decisions are within the scope of methodology, while differences in political decisions are the basic purpose. To make Russia believe that there is a chance to defeat us, it must let Russia know that we do not have a set purpose of war, or there are serious differences in the purpose of war. With appropriate propaganda, unexpected results can be achieved.

"If the senior generals in the army can come out and jump for a few times, this scene will be perfect

After Pei Chengyi said this, Ji Yuanqing laughed out loud.

"It seems that we thought the problem too complicated before. Pei Chengyi didn't laugh, and he was not in the mood to laugh. "If it weren't for Mr. Wang's guidance, I'm afraid I would have gone astray."

"With your ability, you will definitely not make mistakes on such a simple question. You are not here to seek answers, but to verify the answers. Wang Yuanqing paused for a moment and said, "Since you have made a decision, you must dare to do it. Of course, you must be fully prepared before taking action.

"Old Wang, come back to Beijing with me, at this time

"This matter is definitely not OK. Wang Yuanqing shook Pei Chengyi's words and said, "Don't talk about Jun Wuer Ershui, even in peacetime, I will not worry about this. To be honest, it was not you who came to me personally, and they rushed over before dawn. I wouldn't tell you these things. No matter what, you are the supreme commander of the Republic, I am just an ordinary citizen who enjoys special treatment. If there is nothing else, you can go back first. I also have to go hiking and exercise.

"Old Wang"

Before Pei Chengyi could speak, Wang Yuanqing stood up and left.

Looking at Wang Yuanqing's back, Pei Chengyi sighed secretly. If Wang Yuanqing didn't care about national affairs, he would definitely be a fraud, otherwise Wang Yuanqing would not have made such important suggestions. He helped Pei Chengyi solve the most difficult problem. It was just on major issues. Wang Yuanqing was very sensible and would never do anything that the former leader should not do. In fact, Pei Chengyi was also very clear that Wang Yuanqing could only help him clear the world and never go to Xindu with him. The war was imminent. The Republic needs to work together instead of letting two national leaders, one old and one new, play a double act.

On the way back to Xindu, Pei Chengyi gradually calmed down.
Chapter completed!