Lu Jiadong understands Musharraf's worries very well, in fact, the United States and the Soviet Union are vying for hegemony, and the regional disputes are small, the reason why the current situation can be maintained, the most important thing is the word balance, the United States and the Soviet Union can sit on an equal footing, and no one dares to act rashly, the reason is to achieve a strategic balance in nuclear ~ armaments, and Israel and Arab countries have entered a balance of power after the fourth Middle East war is also the result of the roughly balanced strength of the two sides.

As for Pakistan and India, the sworn enemies are the same, the two sides are not much different in terms of the size of their armies, the quality of their soldiers, and the quality of weapons and equipment, and in addition, they have the constraints and influences of the major powers behind each other, so that the current strategic equilibrium can be achieved, but once one side has enough means and weapons to change the existing situation, then the balance between the two sides will be completely broken, and the balance can be restored until the other side also has sufficient means of restraint.

In the face of such a situation, the United States was forced to change its original rules and move to Guam the main forces originally deployed in Okinawa and other areas close to China's coast, and the safe distance of aircraft carriers close to China's coast in wartime was also greatly expanded.

At the same time, it would be better if we could interrupt China's pace of development and let it trample under our feet, and if we could not we do so, we must strive to achieve a new balance, a strategic balance that belongs to the new world pattern.

Pakistan and India are facing a similar situation today, and India's independently developed Arjun tank, in the eyes of Musharraf and other Pakistani military and political leaders, is a veritable weapon that changes the balance of power, and in any case, a large part of the India-Pakistan border is river valley plains and desert areas. Very suitable for a quick assault of tank armored corps.

Once India is able to produce its own tanks with advanced performance, it is not unheard of that India, which has built its armor and iron fist into an incomparably hard fist, will wield it at Pakistan wantonly, and may even fall heavily and completely destroy Pakistan.

Just ten years ago in the Third Indo-Pakistani War. India used the method of surprise attack to dismember eastern Pakistan and establish today's Bangladesh, such a painful scar has not been completely healed, and now India has moved out the Arjun tank that is enough to change the balance of power, and Pakistan's military and political leaders are naturally unable to sleep!

Although Lu Jiadong understands the worries of Musharraf and other Pakistani military and political leaders, he does not have any anxiety or worry, but still maintains a relaxed and indifferent look, and gestures are in every move. I don't see the slightest intention of worrying about the iron buddy Pakistan.

This made Musharraf sitting opposite him a little unhappy, because the Chinese friends he had come into contact with were all good partners who thought about Pakistan, and sometimes even Pakistanis sighed to themselves, otherwise in the second and third Indo-Pakistani wars, China would not have given Pakistan a huge amount of free aid, but although Lu Jiadong, who was sitting on the opposite side, said that the friendship between China and Pakistan has lasted for a long time, his current attitude is far from that of the older generation of Chinese leaders who are consistent with their words and deeds.

Could it be that after reform and opening up, he learned the usual trick of putting the interests of the West first? Musharraf couldn't help but wonder in his heart. Although he did not expect the foreigners to have much sympathy for Pakistan, compared to the Chinese friends he had known before. At present, Lu Jiadong's attitude makes Musharraf unhappy:

"Mr. Lu, I know that you are now in charge of China's military trade affairs, and I also understand the rules of business, we will not ask for the detailed parameters of the Arjun tank in vain, although Pakistan is small and weak, but the corresponding remuneration can still be afforded!"

Musharraf's attitude was so cold. How can Lu Jiadong not understand, but the two stand from different angles, Musharraf is based on the present, while Lu Jiadong, as a military expert who has traveled through later generations, is well aware of the development of the Indian tank project, although the results are investigated. Musharraf is a bit unfounded, but judging from the current situation, the Pakistani army's deputy chief of staff is not unreasonable.

Because of this, Lu Jiadong also wanted to tell Musharraf the truth, but even if Lu Jiadong told the fact that the Indian Arjun tank had not been put into service until 30 years later, it is estimated that Musharraf not only did not believe it, but would think that he Lu Jiadong had either seen too much in 1,000 and 1 nights, or it was time to go to the ward to take medicine.

Fortunately, Lu Jiadong came up with a better method, in fact, this method had a general idea as early as last year when the arms sales were implemented, and when the Hanli Science and Technology Company was established, this idea was perfected, and it was written into the Hanli Company's medium- and long-term development program in the form of a clause of "introducing external capital, relying on domestic technology, and adopting the method of cooperative production to develop advanced weapons and equipment."

Lu Jiadong is no stranger to this, because this clause is exactly what he strongly advocated to write, but there is no suitable time to implement it in the subsequent arms sales project, but Lu Jiadong has never forgotten the plan he drafted before, so when Musharraf mentioned India's Arjun tank, this idea that had long been hidden in Lu Jiadong's heart involuntarily poured out.

However, ideas can be found at any time, and the key is how to put things into practice, otherwise, no matter how good the idea is, it will be empty talk, but how can it be so easy to come up with a way to impress the other party in a short period of time? Moreover, the person who wants to persuade is still Musharraf, who once served as the head of the intelligence department of the three services, and ordinary methods are even more unlikely.

Therefore, Lu Jiadong can only take a relaxed and calm wait-and-see posture outside the circle, just to see what Musharraf's attitude is on the matter of India's self-developed tanks, and now, Musharraf and the Pakistani high-level attitude he represents on this matter has been obvious, that is, to find a practical way to compete with it, so as to achieve a strategic balance, since there is this intention, then what is missing is a more feasible plan, thinking of this, Lu Jiadong put down the cup in his hand, and immediately showed an indifferent smile on his face:

"I think you've misunderstood me, Mr. Chief of Staff!"

"Isn't that what you mean?" Musharraf is also a straightforward person, since he has already decided in his heart, he did not hesitate to ask, and Lu Jiadong did not care about this, still maintained a faint smile:

"I said before that the Arjun tank has low performance is not unfounded, if according to the basic technical conditions of the third-generation tank currently under development in the East and the West, the Indian Arjun tank does not use advanced composite armor, so that its protection performance is not outstanding, at most it is comparable to the Soviet T-62.

As for maneuverability, because it uses an engine with less than 700 horsepower, it can't carry a vehicle weighing nearly 50 tons, not to mention that this weight has exceeded the carrying limit of most roads and bridges in India, and it greatly reduces its ability to mobilize and deploy on a large scale.

Lu Jiadong was originally eloquent, and said that military technology issues are his strength, so when talking about the details of the Arjun tank, it can be said that it is easy to talk about the details of the Arjun tank, from the three basic performance of the most basic tank, firepower, mobility and protection, to the subtle suspension, load-bearing wheels and observation equipment, from composite armor, large-caliber smoothbore guns, and double-stabilized fire control system, to steel plate welding process, tank explosion suppression system, The overall manufacture of the vehicle, from the external factors that affect the performance of the tank, to the respective circumstances of India and Pakistan and the constraints of the territory of the warring.

Lu Jiadong said the tank technology in extremely simple and humorous words, coupled with the familiarity and comments on the advantages and disadvantages of Eastern and Western tanks, for a time this room was Lu Jiadong's strong textured sound, and Musharraf, as an audience, nodded frequently, completely impressed by Lu Jiadong's superb military technology and profound knowledge, so that when Lu Jiadong finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile with admiration on his face, and said to Lu Jiadong with emotion:

"Mr. Lu, I thought you were only talented in light weapons, but I didn't expect you to have such profound attainments in complex heavy equipment like tanks!"

"I can't talk about profound attainments!" Lu Jiadong smiled modestly: "It's just that when I am in China, I like to read more books on this side, and ask the old-timers and experts more if I don't understand something!"

"Oh?" Musharraf listened to Lu Jiadong's words, and his heart sank, what did Lu Jiadong mean by asking the old-timers and experts, could it be that Musharraf's eyes suddenly lit up when he thought of this, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and then asked Lu Jiadong:

"Mr. Lu, your country is not going to carry out a new tank development project, is it?"

"I don't know about this, and I don't have the right to ask!" Lu Jiadong took a sip of orange juice, the smile on his face did not decrease, but his expression became intriguing, and then he continued to Musharraf:

"However, not long ago, China asked me to borrow two 'Chieftain' MK-5 main battle tanks from Iran to go back, and the ships currently transporting them will dock at the port of Karachi for replenishment. Lu Jiadong coughed dryly twice, and stopped what he was saying in time, and Musharraf, who was sitting opposite, immediately flashed in his keen eyes after hearing these words (to be continued......