The Eastern Branch took Peng Maobang to show that the subsequent decisions had nothing to do with military affairs, and the soldiers intervened.

When he arrived at the conference room, Zhao Rundong asked the secretary sent by Xiang Yinghui to prepare tea and a few plates of fruit snacks. Since the outbreak of the war, Zhao Rundong has been in the General Staff Department for food and accommodation. To this end, Xiang Yinghui not only arranged a "full-time" secretary to take care of Zhao Rundong's daily life, but also vacated an office with a bathroom and a bathroom for Zhao Rundong to be a bedroom.

After the secretary brought the tea, Zhao Rundong asked Gu Weimin to close the door.

"Before coming here, I asked Xiao Li for the situation." Wang Yuanqing broke his silence and said first, "The situation in Japan is still unclear. The Military Intelligence Bureau will do all its efforts to prevent Japan from participating in the war. In my opinion, Murakami Satoshi has not shown his trump card so far, indicating that his willingness to participate in the war is not strong, and he does not even intend to participate in the war."

Seeing that Gu Weimin had no intention of speaking, Zhao Rundong said: "As long as Murakami Seimasa was a little rational, we annihilated two US Army divisions and two Army divisions with lightning speed. After we broke the 1c11 Air Assault Division, we had to think twice before we could do it. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Japanese army was stronger than the Korean army, but not as good as the US army. Our army will soon cross the 38th parallel. Even if the Japanese army is ready to join the war in advance, it will have to spend dozens of days to send troops and plan and organize combat operations across the Korean Strait. It is unknown how long the Korean army can last. That is,

According to the ideal situation, the South Korean army voluntarily gave up Seoul, built the first line of defense from Cheongju to Yongju, built the second line of defense from Jeonju to Daegu, built the third line of defense from Jinju to Ulsan, and built the fourth line of defense around Busan, and held for up to two months. Decades ago, the US military could land in Incheon and defeat the Korean army besieging Busan in one fell swoop. Now, not to mention that Japan does not have the ability to land behind the front line, even if it has, it is impossible to successfully land. If it launches a counterattack from Busan, the Japanese army will not be able to reverse the situation without investing millions of troops."

Zhao Rundong didn't say the last sentence.

If Japan had the determination to invest 10,000 troops, it would not delay the war until the US military was defeated, but would immediately join the war after the war broke out.

The conference room became quiet, and Gu Weimin and Li Cunxun did not raise any objections.

"I asked you to stay, not to discuss Japan's participation in the war." Zhao Rundong looked at everyone and said, "Our army is about to cross the 38th parallel and enter South Korea. Although the North Korean Provisional Government announced that Seoul was the capital and we have always fulfilled our alliance obligations in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance with North Korea, we have not legally denied South Korea's status as a sovereign state. If our army enters South Korea, will it cause political and diplomatic trouble?"

After saying that, Zhao Rundong looked over at Wang Yuanqing first.

"The diplomatic problem is not very big. The war is at this point. Everyone is tacitly aware. Liu Zongchun will go to the United Nations to protest at most. There will be no result. As the White House changes its master, Westwood, which has always refused to argue for direct confrontation with our country, will speed up the withdrawal of troops. At most, it will provide South Korea with war supplies and weapons and equipment. It will cause us some minor trouble in diplomacy.

Our main problem with the United States is not a military confrontation, but a trade confrontation. If the trade issue cannot be solved and the world economy restores normal order, it will be difficult for the United States to fight back against our country through diplomatic means. Although the United States is likely to impose unilateral sanctions on our country, in the event that the trade war has not stopped, no sanctions will have much effect."

Zhao Rundong nodded and looked at Gu Weimin.

Gu Weimin did not express his opinion. He expressed his agreement with Wang Yuanqingdi's views.

"The political issues are less prominent." Wang Yuanqing took a sip of tea and said. "We are participating in the Peninsula War. We are fulfilling our alliance obligations and security commitments. The better we fight, the more peace of mind, Pakistan, Old Cambodia and other allies are. We believe more that we have the determination and ability to defend the security and interests of our allies. In the long run, it is very necessary for us to fight the Peninsula War to the end and help North Korea complete unification."

"Long-term?" Zhao Rundong asked.

This question is not simple, because Zhao Rundongdi's term of office is until early 2027. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Yuanqing will be the next head of state of the Republic. If Wang Yuanqing does not have a clear understanding of the future, he will not be able to lead the Republic to continue to move forward, and he will not be qualified to become the supreme leader of the Republic.

"It is not the Peninsula War that changed the world, but the Great Depression." Wang Yuanqing knew that Zhao Rundong asked deliberately, first pointing out the core point, and then said, "Although the Peninsula War consumed the surplus materials of our country and the United States and injected vitality into the global economy, the whole world knows that the world pattern after the Great Depression will undergo earth-shaking changes. Regardless of whether we have the ability to replace the United States and become the world's number one power, the situation of confrontation between the two strong has been formed. Europe is still struggling on the road to integration. As long as the pro-American attitude of Britain, Spain and other countries does not change, it will be difficult to unite in the short term. Russia will take at least twenty years to recover its vitality, and the prerequisite is that NATO, led by the United States, has rapidly decreased in the Eastern European region, and Ukraine and other countries have joined, or are preparing to join the NATO group and countries turning to Russia. No matter how Japan issues it

If we remain a world power, Japan will always be a strong regional power, and it is difficult to recognize its status as a strong regional power. India's recovery speed is quite amazing because its own problems are difficult to solve. In addition, Pakistan and our leading role as the "China-South Asian Market Community" will be difficult to pose a threat to us in the short term."

Zhao Rundong nodded and signaled Wang Yuanqing to continue speaking.

Gu Weimin and Li Cunxun also focused on Wang Yuanqing, because Wang Yuanqing rarely explained strategic views so comprehensively in the past.

"After the Great Depression, all countries will do their best to get their economies into the fast lane." Wang Yuanqing drank two sips of tea and took the cigarette handed by Li Cunxun. "We are exceptions. We must restore the normal development speed as soon as possible. Overall, the gap between us and the United States is still very huge. In terms of per capita GDP, per capita annual income and per capita annual consumption, we are less than one-third of that of the United States. What's more serious is that starting next year, our country's population will decrease at a rate of 5.5 million per year; by 2035, the population reduction rate will reach 17.5 million per year; by 2050, our country's total population will decrease to 700 million. Although the adjustment of industrial structure has greatly improved my country's labor efficiency and alleviated the problems caused by labor reduction, fundamentally speaking, if we cannot reach a level comparable to that of the United States by 2035, it will be difficult for us to catch up with the United States in 2c50 years."

The other three showed extremely serious expressions.

There is no problem in reducing the total population. After all, with the Republic's resources, it is a serious challenge to bear 700 million people. The problem is how to move society forward when the population is largely reduced. Although many newly introduced policies are solving population problems, slowing down the rate of population decline, stabilizing the social structure, and alleviating the labor problem after 205, between 2035 and 2050, the Republic will have to face the population reduction problem.

Relatively speaking, Wang Yuanqing attached more importance to this issue.

The reason is very simple. Wang Yuanqing came to power in 2027 and ruled both worlds and would leave office in 2037. If he could not lay a solid foundation for the Republic during this period, even if Ji Youguo could survive until 2037 and came to power in 2037, he would not be able to lead the Republic to create a miracle that no country or nation has ever created.

"For us, the most important thing is resources and markets." Gu Weimin muttered.

Wang Yuanqing looked at Gu Weimin and said with a smile: "This is not only our key, but also a key issue for all developed countries, including the United States. Therefore, we have enough reason to believe that after the Great Depression, all major powers will desperately seize resources and markets, and even create and launch wars. On the surface, the Peninsula War is a war of high attrition. In fact, who can deny that the Peninsula War is a war of 80 million consumers? At present, as long as the United States does not give up its plan to contain us and we do not give up the goal of becoming a world power, there will be no other solution. In order to compete for resources and markets, our "cold war" with the United States will be inevitable. Of course, our confrontation with the United States is not the same as the confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States in the last century."

While Wang Yuanqing was lighting a cigarette, Zhao Rundong said: "In other words, the future world will be divided into pieces?"

Wang Yuanqing nodded, took two puffs of cigarettes, and said, "Our problem with the United States is ultimately a contradiction and conflict between two different cultures. Although globalization has allowed the cultures between countries and nations to be integrated, no one will change the core of things. Just like we do not believe in God, Westerners will not regard the legendary "dragon" as a sacred totem."

Zhao Rundong smiled bitterly and did not deny Wang Yuanqing's views.

The United States has always criticized the Republic for democracy and human rights, but in fact, it wants to use Western culture to assimilate Eastern culture in order to maintain the dominance of Western civilization. No Westerner denies the glorious history of Eastern civilization, and no Westerner is willing to buy the Republic's high-tech products at the price of buying silk and tea before the 16th century.

The conflict between China and the United States itself is not an ideological conflict, but a cultural conflict!

"Compared with the United States, or the Western Group of countries, our foundation is weaker." Wang Yuanqing changed the subject and said, "So, we need a complete victory to prove our strength and shock all Western countries that are trying to suppress us."

"But you can't go too fast."

After hearing Zhao Rundong's words, Wang Yuanqing didn't say much. Because Zhao Rundong's words were not aimed at the current situation, but the future of the Republic.

"At present, we should make sufficient diplomatic preparations." Gu Weimin did not sing a counter-tune with Wang Yuanqing.

Only then did we get into the official topic, and several people discussed in detail the preparations for "crossing the 38th parallel". (To be continued,)

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