Chapter 126 Line of Hope
When Gujarad rushed to the Prime Minister's Office, Duchiway left the Pentagon, in front of the White House on the opposite side of the Majing River.
Although Brandino did not often ask Duchway to ask Duchway about the progress of the Indian war, it did not mean that the president was not concerned about the situation of the war. According to Brandino's deployment, Duchway was mainly responsible for providing military assistance to India, focusing on providing assistance in combat and strategic deployment to India. Brandino did not bother Duchway, and material assistance was conducted by National Security Assistant Princeton. Diplomacy was undertaken by Secretary of State Sallivan, and Military Intelligence was undertaken by Director Davis. Everyone had their own things to do. If it were not for special circumstances, Duchway would not go to the White House. In his eyes, the White House was the stage for politicians, not the center of military activities.
When he saw the president, Du Qiwei first reported on the situation of the battle.
Although this is not a war in the United States, there is no problem of good news or bad news, when explaining, Duqiwei still tried his best to show that India still has hope of victory and did not say that India is worthless. This attitude reflects Duqiwei's ambivalence. From the perspective of a soldier, Duqiwei knew that India had been defeated, or would definitely be defeated. From the perspective of a politician, Duqiwei held a glimmer of hope, or was unwilling to accept reality. Since accepting Westwood, he has accepted Westwood.
Since German invitation, Ducheway has undergone subtle changes in Ducheway since he became the Secretary of Defense. Although Ducheway never considered himself a politician in Washington and firmly believed that he was an absolute soldier, his old subordinates and those who were familiar with him all called him "general". Only a few politicians called him "Secretary of Defense", Ducheway is indeed not Ducheway when commanding the Second Land Warrior Division, especially when considering issues related to national interests, Ducheway is more like a politician.
"According to your words, India still has hope of gaining limbs?"
"It is undeniable that this hope is not great. And it is not India who decides whether India can win. It is us." Duqiwei is very clear about the president's ability, without any concealment, and seems very sincere. "Although the Indian army is defeated on its entire line and it is only a matter of time before it will be a matter of losing the entire eastern region, we must believe that India has the most powerful war mobilization ability in the world and will not encounter the problem of no war without war. For India, now there are only two favorable conditions, one is time and the other is equipment. If these two issues are combined, what India lacks is the weapons and equipment used to arm soldiers. In other words, as long as
India can quickly arm enough troops and gain the time required. Although India has established the most complete industrial system in South Asia through nearly two decades of development, after the war, China has been bombing India's strategic goals, especially military industry and heavy industry. According to our assessment results, in addition to being able to produce guns and supporting ammunition, India's defense industry has basically lost its operating capabilities. There is no doubt that only rifles can India not achieve the final victory. The most urgent task is to provide India with more equipment, especially heavy equipment for the formation of armored forces."
Brandino breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As far as I know, India had the most powerful armored troops in South Asia before the war broke out."
"It's true that Duqiwei knew that he was wrong.
"Since that's the case, why can't I stop the Chinese army?"
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"Of course, there must be many reasons." Brandino smiled slightly and said, "According to my understanding, India does not lose on the ground, but on the air. If there is no way to regain air supremacy, even if we provide India with more heavy weapons and equipment, it will only allow the Chinese Air Force and the Army Air Force to consume more ammunition."
Duchway nodded, not refuting the president's point of view.
"A few days ago, I asked Princeton to re-evaluate the aid plan to India, according to the report he submitted; what India needs most is not tanks and artillery, but air defense systems and individual weapons." Brandino picked up the coffee cup, his eyes stayed on Duchwie for a few seconds, and said, "Although I don't agree with Princeton's point of view, you also know that he has always wanted to observe and believe that India will inevitably be defeated, but we must admit and accept the reality that armored forces cannot save India. What can save India is its vast territory and a large population."
"Single-soldier weapons are not a problem, the key is that India lacks technical soldiers to operate air defense systems."
“This is also the question I asked Princeton.
Brandino smiled and said, "There is no other choice. We must help Indian train technical soldiers. According to Princeton's proposal, we would better establish a military training center in Digo Garcia. The Secretary of State has flew to London. As long as the UK does not object, the first batch of Indian soldiers will arrive at Mago Garcia at the end of the month. The training work will start from the beginning of next month, and strive to form twenty to thirty air defense brigades for India by the end of the year to ensure the air safety of India's central cities and strategic locations. Of course, these are plans, and no one can guarantee that our small-scale projects will exceed the changes in the battle situation."
"The key to implementing the plan is not training, but whether it can prevent China from banning India."
Brandino nodded and said, "You are right. If China implements a strategic blockade on India, even if we can train enough Indian soldiers, we will not be able to send them to the battlefield. Instead, we will bear the burden of bearing. I have been thinking about this issue these days. According to my judgment, China will implement a strategic blockade on India after the final battle on the Eastern Front, that is, after the fleet heads to the Arabian Sea. If as expected, China will officially announce this news at the beginning of next month, at the middle of the latest."
Duchwie sighed, his judgment was exactly the same as the president.
"From the reality, it is difficult for us to stop "scheming India to implement strategic blockades, Budino smiled bitterly. He said, "Ton:: The war is not a Japanese war, but with experience in Japan, as long as China makes up its mind, it will implement a strategic blockade on India as soon as possible, thereby accelerating the process of war and ending the war before the international community takes action. The actual situation is very similar. The Chinese army will occupy New Delhi by the end of the year or even November. When it reaches this point, China will have absolute initiative. At that time, even if the international community takes action, China can offset the impact of international forces on the war by supporting the puppet regime and other methods. Even if the most ideal result occurs, China can escape unscathed and put India in a long-term war."
"The key is whether we can fall and take action in New Delhi."
"Military operations are certainly unreliable. No matter what the war looks like, we cannot participate in the war." Branjuno first rejected the most likely suggestion from the soldiers and said, "In fact, we missed the best opportunity to participate in the war. Even if we participate in the war at this time, we will not only be unable to reverse the situation, but will also be completely hostile to China, and even lead to the death of thousands of soldiers. Judging from the domestic situation, we do not need a war, nor can we be dragged into a war that is not as humble as our country and does not have any threat to our country."
Du Qiwei nodded. He was not an ordinary soldier and never advocated sending troops to the war.
"If we can't join the war, we can only pin our hopes on diplomacy."
"The key is that Europe and Russia are not clear in attitudes and have not taken any action so far."
"Do you know why?"
Duqiwei frowned slightly and did not speak. He did not want to express too much opinions on diplomatic issues.
"In addition to worrying about offending China, the most important reason is that we have not yet obtained any reason to convince Europe and Russia to impose sanctions on China."
"reason?"
Branmanno nodded and said, "Although the great powers Xi Zheng talks about interests, before taking action, no matter the purpose behind it, there must be a sufficient reason, otherwise it will not be able to stand firm in the international community, and the sanctions will not be able to achieve the expected results. China dares to destroy all Japan's nuclear facilities during the Japanese war because Japan first uses nuclear weapons, so that other countries have no reason to sanction China. We cannot even blame China for bombing Japan's civilian nuclear facilities. Although India did not use nuclear weapons in the war, China did not use nuclear weapons. More importantly, China's pre-war preparations are very in place.
Not to mention that they have obtained the authorization of the United Nations, making it a military operation supported by the international community. If India had not been too stupid, it would have sent troops into Sikkim again after China sent troops to Sikkim, and China would have no reason to send troops to India. Of course, stupid people often make the same mistakes repeatedly. The Indian army entered Nepal without any reason, providing the most favorable reason for China to expand the scale of the war and win over other countries in the surrounding areas. To this point, even if China overthrew the Indian regime, as long as it did not formally annex India, guaranteeing India's independence and integrity, we would have no reason to sanction China."
"In fact, China cannot annex India or even dismember India."
Brandino breathed a sigh and said, "This is also the problem I worry most. With Wang Yuanqing's mind, he could not have known that annexation of India is a way out, nor could he not have known that dismembering India would leave endless troubles. The most important thing is that Wang Yuanqing's purpose is to make India the largest overseas dumping market and the largest cheap labor market, so that China can safely survive the aging period of population. To achieve this goal, Wang Yuanqing not only cannot annex India and dismember India, but also needs to quickly restore normal social order after the war. If I were Wang Yuanqing, I would definitely prepare a post-war reconstruction strategy for India and publicize this strategy at the appropriate time, so as to win the support of the international community. When will it be made public? There is no doubt that it is not now, but when we take action."
"In other words, if we sanction China, will Wang Yuanqing announce this plan?"
Brandino nodded and said, "Think carefully. If you don't have sufficient preparations, will Wang Yuanqing start a war against a big country with a population of 1.7 billion? Looking back at China's actions, it is not difficult to find that Wang Yuanqing has considered almost every move and fully prepared for each move. Since China proposed to restore the status of Sikkim member states in the United Nations, we have been in a passive situation. We have never really effectively prevented China from launching a war. As a head of state with courage to implement political reforms in China, if Wang Yuanqing had not even considered how to solve India's post-war problems, he would have left the head of state."
"In this way, nothing can stop India from losing the war."
Brandino smiled bitterly and said nothing.
When the war broke out, the top American officials reached an agreement that India would definitely be defeated. For the United States, the difference is only when India will be defeated. In other words, everything the United States does is delaying the time for India's defeat. The longer India persists, the more beneficial it will be to the United States.
Duchewei sighed secretly and suddenly thought of the main purpose of coming to the White House.
Seeing Duchiway's expression change, a smile appeared on the corner of Brandino's mouth.
"The president, it's not impossible, maybe,"
"Maybe what?"
Duqiwei paused for a moment and said, "I just received the news that when the Chinese army attacked Howrah, they used a special bomb with extremely powerful power to blow up China Unicom Kolkata and Howrah.
The hidden tunnel at the bottom of the Saigang River was small, causing tens of thousands of Indian soldiers to attack Kolkata. When the Chinese army attacked Kolkata, the Chinese army used this bomb again and threw it into a densely populated urban area. Although no accurate casualties have been received for the time being, according to the information we have, it will definitely cause tens of thousands of civilian casualties."
"Civilian?" Branmanuo's eyes immediately shone.
Duqiwei nodded and said, "There will definitely be civilian casualties, and there will be large-scale civilian casualties."
“That is, the Chinese military used weapons of mass destruction.”
"This," can be said," Du Qiwei smiled bitterly and said, "According to my speculation, China uses catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices. The key issue is that when China agrees, it has never admitted that catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices are nuclear weapons, nor is it a weapon of mass destruction."
"Is it a weapon of mass destruction? It should be determined by the casualties caused?"
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"Not admitting before does not mean not admitting later." Branven said with a smile. "Besides, we are not God, and it is impossible not to make mistakes. Because we have not realized the power of the explosive device you mentioned before. Therefore, we are not a weapon of mass destruction. As it turns out, we have made mistakes, and it is a big mistake. Since we are wrong, we should admit the mistakes and correct them."
"But" Duqiwei gritted his teeth. He said, "If we admit that catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices are weapons of mass destruction, we must accept extremely strict arms control treaties and have an impact on related research."
Branfono frowned slightly and signaled Duchwie to continue.
"Although after we change our attitude, China will be alone and will eventually have to admit that catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device is a weapon of mass destruction under the pressure of the international community, and even admit that it is a nuclear weapon, it is a pity that our research in related fields is far inferior to China. At least China has achieved the miniaturization and practicality of explosive devices, and has successfully mastered low-equivalence design technology, but we have not made much progress in these aspects. More importantly, China is likely to delay for a few years and fully master the basic technology of explosive devices before making concessions. In this way, our research in related fields will definitely lag behind China, and the gap will widen to five years, or even more than ten years.
Because in essence, catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices are not nuclear weapons, and their flexibility in use in some extreme cases is much greater than that of nuclear weapons. Therefore, lagging behind China in this field will pose a serious threat to our country's national security."
Branfino's brow jumped a few times, understanding what Duchwit meant.
Although Duqiwei is very rational, as a soldier, he has to consider national security. In terms of basic political concepts, Duqiwei must be a hawk, not a dove.
It seems that the president has not changed his mind. Duqiwei also said: "Explosive devices are actually just one aspect of the expansion of catalytic metal hydrogen in the field of superconducting technology. In fact, the application range of catalytic metal hydrogen is very wide. If it can be fully promoted and popularized, the impact on the entire human society will definitely exceed that of Watt's invention of steam engines. This is no longer a question of national security, but a question of whether the United States can continue to lead the world in the future. Missing this opportunity. We will not only lose a lot, but also become a third-rate country. More importantly, explosive devices are a key research project for the expansion and application of catalytic metal hydrogen, and are also one of the projects with the greatest support. If we stop related research, even if we invest more funds in its pomelo, it will not be possible to make up for the losses caused by this."
Branforno breathed a long time and his brows frowned even tighter.
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"I understand what you mean." Brandino smiled and said, "Anyway, you should give me some time to think, right?"
Du Qiwei was stunned for a moment and did not speak again.
After pondering for a while, Branbu Novo said, "You are right. We cannot lose to China on this. We cannot stop research, but also increase our investment. In this way, we can only avoid specific issues. We will make a fuss about "Weapons of Mass Destruction."
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"It's just "weapons of mass destruction, not any weapon." Brandino smiled slightly and said, "What should be done specifically is the Secretary of State's business, and we don't need to worry about it. The key is that the Chinese army has indeed used weapons of mass destruction, which has caused a large number of casualties among civilians. In other words, we cannot blame China by relying solely on speculation, we must have solid evidence."
Duqiwei frowned slightly, then nodded to show that he understood the president's meaning.
"Sallivan goes to Paris in two days, so you have to hurry up. The French have been very close to China in recent years and show goodwill to China almost everywhere. If there is no sufficient evidence, Sallivan's activities in Paris will not be smooth." Brandino smiled coldly and said, "As long as France is dragged into the water, Europe will not be indifferent; if Europe is shaken, Russia will make some statements. Sallivan's trip to Paris is very critical. Whether China can submit. It depends on whether we can change our minds."
"In this case, public opinion must be used."
Brandino nodded and said, "This is the question I should consider, you just need to provide evidence for Sallivan."
Duqiwei didn't say anything more, and he shouldn't interrupt in public opinion.
Chapter completed!