Chapter 41 Motives of the War
When Wu Yuanqing disguised himself as he left the capital, on the other side of the earth, he was walking into the White House.
The war came very suddenly, but not by chance.
Du Qiwei's words were confirmed, and the Chinese army's reaction speed was beyond imagination. It was less than twelve hours from Wang Yuanqing's official signing of the "Tentative Law on Undetermined Borders" to the outbreak of the war. Even though the Chinese army had already made relevant preparations and could complete the preparations before the attack within ten hours, it still exceeded most people's expectations.
It's just that the situation is not exactly consistent with Brudering's expectations.
Before he headed to the White House, only the Chinese army launched an attack, and the Pakistani army entrenched in the northern part of Kashmir did not cross the Line of Actual Control.
Is this just a local conflict of limited scale?
"Tommachi is on his way to come, and he will introduce the war situation to us in detail." Westwood asked Bruderlin to sit down, then took out a cigar from the sandalwood box. "I spoke to Lulajapani on the hotline. The Indian army on the eastern battlefield collapsed completely, and India is preparing for a total war."
"Total War!" Brudering's brow jumped a few times, looking shocked.
"At least that's what Rulajapani said." Westwood snorted coldly and said, "Before this, Duqiwei spoke with me. You also know that only the Chinese army launched an attack on the eastern battlefield, and the Pakistani army remained unmoved and had not participated in the war. Although the war broke out for less than two hours, according to Duqiwei's judgment, this was just a local conflict with a limited scale, and Pakistan would not participate in the war."
"What is his basis?"
"So far, China has invested very limited troops. According to information provided by the Ministry of Defense, China
The Chinese Air Force has invested about five wings of tactical fighter jets, which is less than four hundred fighter jets. The Chinese Navy has only one aircraft carrier battle group in the Indian Ocean, and the other two aircraft carrier battle groups are still in the South China Sea. As the main force, the Chinese Army has only dispatched two airborne brigades, and one airborne brigade is about to be put into battle. Even if the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is several levels higher than that of the Indian army, this force can recover the southern Tibet region at most and does not have the ability to launch a large-scale strategic offensive." Westwood smoked two cigars and said, "More importantly, before the war broke out, China definitely did not vent to Pakistan, because the Pakistani army did not enter an offensive state before the war broke out, and even did not prepare for any combat.
If this is a large-scale war, China will not let Pakistan stand idly by. On the other hand, if China's purpose is to regain southern Tibet to avoid the scale of the war, it will definitely stabilize Pakistan and even make Pakistan not too late to join the war."
"That is, the war will end soon?"
Westwood nodded and said, "At least Duchwie thinks so. So far, the scale of the counterattack of the Indian army is very limited. The Indian Air Force has not participated in the war and the navy is also retreating. All signs indicate that India is likely to voluntarily give up resistance and make peace with China. If so, the Chinese army can sweep the southern Tibet region within a few days and complete the military occupation. Rurajapani can only admit the fait accompli, or be prepared to recognize the fait accompli."
"Since that's the case, why"
"Maybe he wants to get our full military aid or has other plans."
"What are the plans?" Brudering felt more and more hanging over the more he heard it.
"Under the political situation in India, if Lurajapani agrees that China will occupy southern Tibet, it will inevitably suffer political disaster."
"Get off?"
Westwood nodded. "India has been talking to China for several years, but has never made substantial concessions on the southern Tibet issue because Lurajapani cannot take this risk. What's more, the main excuse for India's military expansion over the years is to deal with China's military threat, and China's military threat is mainly reflected in the southern Tibet issue. If Lurajapani makes concessions on the southern Tibet issue, the legitimacy of its regime and the legitimacy of military construction will be questioned."
"For this, Rurajapani is ready to fight a total war?"
Westwood frowned slightly and heard the implicit sound of Brudering.
"Let's not consider Rulajapani for the time being, let's talk about Wang Yuanqing first." Bruderlin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There must be a motive for launching a war. What is Wang Yuanqing's motive? If Wang Yuanqing has the opportunity just to recover southern Tibet, he may not have to take action at this time, right? Judging from China's actual situation, the political reform that Wang Yuanqing is most concerned about has entered a critical moment of deciding success or failure. Even if Wang Yuanqing needs a war to divert domestic conflicts and consolidate military and political power, the only thing that can be launched immediately is the military operation to recover southern Tibet. Wang Yuanqing must also consider the serious consequences of this. Let's not talk about whether Kistan will join the war. After all, Pakistan will be the only way to launch a military operation to recover southern Tibet.
Only China is in line with its leader and will not go against China on major issues. The key is India. If India vows to resist to the death and turns a regional conflict into a full-scale war between countries, can Wang Yuanqing get what he wants from it? Even if it does not evolve into a full-scale war, as China recovers southern Tibet, the conflict between China and India will no longer be reconciled. Sooner or later, there will be a new war, and China will confront India in a comprehensive way. Unless Wang Yuanqing can deal with India like the Japanese in Zhichuan, China will suffer too much loss. The shrewd leader, Wang Yuanqing cannot imagine these problems and cannot make such a wrong decision."
Westwood pondered for a while and said, "You are indeed right. The key is China's motivation."
Brudering lit a cigarette, took two sips, and seemed to think of something. The net wanted to open the mouth, but the door was pushed open.
The fourth director Tang Machi hurriedly walked in, and the two immediately turned their eyes.
When Tom Ma was stunned for a moment when he found that only Brudering was present, he immediately understood the purpose of the president's arrangement.
"Our action is being planned and results can be seen within 24 hours."
"Can the action be terminated immediately?" After asking this, Westwood glanced at Brudering.
Tommachi frowned and glanced at Brudering.
The Secretary of State felt a little innocent. Although this was also the question he wanted to ask, the president was asked.
Westwood sighed and turned his eyes to Tommachi.
"President, it's necessary"
"I just ask, after all, the situation is not clear enough, and if we take this wrong step, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Tang Machi hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to terminate the action, you must issue an order before dawn in Beijing."
Westwood frowned and looked at Bruderling.
"If we cannot figure out Wang Yuanqing's motives, we'd better act cautiously."
"Motivation, what motivation?"
Westwood sighed, roughly repeating the topic he discussed with Brudering.
"What you mean is that Wang Yuanqing is likely to know the subversion action we planned in China. In order to defeat the subversion action, Wang Yuanqing took the initiative and launched this war according to our will?"
Westwood nodded.
"Is it possible?" Tang Machi said with a cold smile, "His Excellency President, China is not the United States."
"What does it mean?" Westwood asked calmly.
"Although Wang Yuanqing is determined to carry out political reforms, and the ultimate goal of his political reform is to establish a democratic and legal system in China, fundamentally speaking, China is not the United States." Tang Ma was a little excited, "China's political system pays more attention to centralization. As the head of state, Wang Yuanqing has received full support from the army and has mastered the country's military and political power. If someone poses a threat to him, does he need to take the risk of dealing with domestic opposition forces through war? If I were Wang Yuanqing, I would take the most direct and simple method."
"What's the solution?" Brudering also asked.
"Let all opponents evaporate from the world."
Westwood and Bruderly frowned at the same time.
"The Military Intelligence Bureau is loyal to Wang Yuanqing. With the strength of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it is not a problem to quietly eliminate hundreds of people. More importantly, after Wang Yuanqing came to power, he has proved with practical actions that he is the toughest head of state in China in recent years, a literal iron-fisted politician. With his skills, as long as there is a little turbulence, everyone will definitely fall to the ground."
"The problem is that Wang Yuanqing has no reason to start a war at this time."
"That depends on what he is trying to achieve."
Brudering smiled bitterly and did not argue with Tommachi.
"If it were just to recover southern Tibet, Wang Yuanqing shouldn't have taken action at this time. If Wang Yuanqing's purpose was more than that simple, there would be a reason to start a war."
"What does it mean?" Westwood signaled Tommachi to continue.
"Can the Sino-India conflict be reconciled? The Sino-India conflict is irreconciled." Toma said very decisively, "Either we or Lurajapani know that China is not rude to Japan, so it will not be rude to India. At the beginning, China could deal with Japan before the negotiations were completely broken, and would treat India the same way in the future. Although the way to deal with India will be different, the fundamental purpose is that China has become a world power, just like we cannot tolerate a powerful Mexico and Canada, China
The country will not tolerate a powerful Japan and India. As long as the Sino-India conflict is irreconcilable, it will be resolved sooner or later in the form of war. For this reason, Wang Yuanqing needs to build momentum and prepare for future wars. India will pose a threat to China, and Wang Yuanqing's term of office is at most until the year of his sword. With his usual style, he will definitely resolve the Indian issue before leaving office and lay a solid foundation for the next leader. In less than six years, it is not surprising that Wang Yuanqing will prepare at this time."
After Tommachi said that, Westwood and Brudering remained silent and did not speak immediately.
I have to admit that Tang Machi's analysis makes some sense.
Westwood was unsure about how Wang Yuanqing would deal with China-India relations, and Bruderlin was unsure about it.
Chapter completed!