Chapter 010 Guidance

Hearing Xiao Chen say this, Liu Weijiang's hanging heart was slightly lowered, but he was still a little anxious, and hurriedly asked, "What does Minister Xiao mean?" ”

Originally, Liu Weijiang was in his early fifties at this time, although he was still a young hawk among the senior generals with the rank of lieutenant general in the military, but years of tempering have made him no longer the temperament when Xiao Chen accompanied Ye Yiling to participate in the hawkish cocktail party, calm and resolute, this is the evaluation of him by the top level of the Military Commission, and it is precisely because of this evaluation that he has taken such an important military position as the commander of the South China Sea Fleet. However, this incident made him unable not to be urgent, due to the signs of the bursting of the bubble in the domestic economy, some foreign ** forces began to move stupidly, and the US decision-makers will never be as friendly as they say about China, the real most threatening opponent in the world today. The premise of friendship is interests, but if they have the opportunity to stab Huaxia with the knife and retard the speed of China's development, the Americans will definitely not let go of the opportunity.

Since the godfather has moved his mind, of course, some countries around the South China Sea can't wait to jump out, throwing out a threat theory for a while, a confrontational incident in a certain sea area for a while, and a dispute over an island for a while, in short, not allowing China to live in peace.

China's national policy is to "strike iron first to harden itself", while diplomatic mediation, while strengthening itself. However, this policy has been controversial among the people in recent years, and many young people believe that the government is too weak, and that China, as the world's second-largest economy and the world's second- or third-largest military power, needs to be tougher on its foreign policy. These young people admired the heroic style of the Han and Tang dynasties, or at least demanded that the government maintain the "solemn arrogance" of the Máo era and not "bow the knee and surrender". To be honest, Xiao Chen also had this kind of thought in the early years, but as his political status became higher and higher, and the political level he was exposed to became higher and higher, he also knew that this kind of thinking was definitely not a good thing for the current Huaxia.

He also hopes that all nations will come to the court, and he also hopes that "those who clearly offend my Han Tianwei will be punished even if they are far away", but that requires strength, and not everyone can be the Tian Khan, he must face the reality: In today's world, the Tian Khan is not China, but the United States. It is true that the appearance of the American Khan is a little ugly, but the strength of the people is there, and Huaxia, as a rising star among the modern world powers, must not come up with the attitude of competing with the United States when it is not capable of immediately replacing the United States, otherwise the consequences will be worrying. This is like: At that time, the United States had surpassed Britain by a lot in terms of economy, but it was obviously not Britain's opponent in terms of world discourse, and it was not until the two world wars dragged Britain down that the Americans suddenly went down the mountain to pick peaches, which is one thing.

What China has to do now is to hold on to the United States, show weakness everywhere while ensuring that it does not lose a lot of capital, and at the same time let the United States overdraw its credit with its allies, and when the time is ripe, everything will fall into place. This is the strategy to sneak into the night with the wind and moisturize things silently.

But the Americans are not dry food, if you really give in everywhere, as if it is a complete collapse, people may be fierce Zhang Fei and lead the troops, no matter what empty city plan you put up, what goose máo fan, what kind of scorched tail piano you play, and directly rush into the city, then you will be cocooned and self-bound. Therefore, it is also necessary to be soft and rigid, and to hide needles in the cotton, such as the aircraft carrier plan.

But as I just said, this "rigidity", he has to have a limit, you have to make people's homes like a fish in their throats, but you can't let people be like a man's back. Although it makes people uncomfortable, he doesn't think that this thorn can kill him, and what he thinks in his heart is how to pull out this thorn; But if Mang is on his back, this will make people have a huge sense of crisis, and they will get rid of you as soon as possible. So in the final analysis, this aircraft carrier plan is a big pretense to attract the attention of those people, so that they can focus their attention on these aircraft carriers, and think about how to get these aircraft carriers all day long, while Huaxia is using these aircraft carriers to talk to others, while continuing to develop itself honestly. This is also a strategy in a sense to repair the plank road and secretly cross the Chen Cang.

Of course, the aircraft carrier is not said to be a completely empty shell, it is really just a disguise, its actual role is still there, and its deterrent effect on the clowns jumping off the surrounding beams still does exist, but it would be too exaggerated to say that one aircraft carrier and two aircraft carriers are related to national fortunes.

As for Liu Weijiang's thoughts, Xiao Chen is of course very clear. Although Xiao Chen has never been a soldier, his wife's family is a military family, and Xiao Chen's thoughts of a soldier are also very clear. Aircraft carriers are strategic weapons, and where they are placed is very important. All fleets have to want aircraft carriers. The North Sea Fleet said that it wanted aircraft carriers to defend the capital, the East China Sea Fleet said that it would guard against Japan and deter the treasure islands, and the South China Sea Fleet said that it would protect trade routes and safeguard the huge circle of interests in the South China Sea. If China's first nuclear aircraft carrier can be built and deployed in the South China Sea Fleet, its voice within the Navy will be greatly enhanced, and to a certain extent, it will also strengthen its control over the South China Sea Fleet.

Xiao Chen wanted to help him, not because the Liu Weijiang family had a good relationship with the Ye Yiling family, but in Xiao Chen's view, Japan was actually not a big enemy, let alone Baodao, and the trade routes and interest circles in the South China Sea were the top priorities that Huaxia should firmly grasp now.

Now is the era of nuclear war, as the master of the Japanese, the United States will never allow Japan, the vicious dog, to really break out into a large-scale war with China, China's strategic depth makes China have enough nuclear counterattack capabilities, and the Americans may allow the Japanese to scream the fiercest, but they will never allow Japan to drag him into hell together. In dealing with China, the Americans will still insist on focusing on economic warfare, supplemented by diplomatic warfare, and military threats will only be occasional, and they will inevitably only remain at the level of "threats." In the past, Huaxia and the United States fought in North Korea, and those who were barefoot were not afraid to wear shoes, and now Huaxia itself wears shoes, but after all, these shoes are just a pair of hard cowhide shoes, which look bright, but in fact, they also have some foot pain when they are worn, and they are not as precious as Americans' delicate fawn leather boots, which are beautiful and comfortable. So the Americans will not kick hard with Huaxia, kick the shoes badly, although Huaxia's feet are cold, but they can't be cold in the United States, and their two eldest brothers and second brothers kicked their shoes out, and the cheap ones are still those brothers behind, it's not cost-effective.

Xiao Chen pondered for a moment before he smiled slightly and said: "The central government naturally knows the importance of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, but Commander Liu also knows that aircraft carriers do not fight alone, and they need the cooperation of all types of ships...... And the construction of two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers at a time is too much pressure diplomatically......"

In fact, the statement that Huaxia Yù built a nuclear aircraft carrier has been often reported in foreign media, and many foreign media swore that according to the Huaxia plan, by 2015, there should be two domestic 4.8-64,000 tons of conventionally powered medium aircraft carriers (Type 089) launched, and between 2015 and 2020, two more 93,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (Type 085) will be built, so as to have large warships comparable to American aircraft carriers, ensure the safety of China's maritime lifeline, and break the blockade of the United States' ** island chain.

Some foreign media even claimed very accurately that, according to the plan, Huaxia will vigorously develop weapons systems with Huaxia's special characteristics while stepping up the construction of aircraft carriers, such as the "Dongfeng-21D" anti-ship ballistic missile, an aircraft carrier killer with a maximum range of 2,800 kilometers. By 2025, China will vigorously develop its navy while continuously reducing its army strength, and now the navy construction expenditure has accounted for about one-third of China's military budget. Professor Bernard Cole, an expert on the US Navy, believes that this alone is enough to show that China has regarded the navy as an important tool for safeguarding national security. An officer of the Chinese Navy has pointed out that the strategy of the Chinese Navy is changing from ensuring coastal security to protecting the ocean-going borders. As the country's economic interests increase, the Navy should ensure better protection of the country's lines of communication and major waterways.

Not long ago, China told the United States that the South China Sea is its key interest zone and that its regional affairs brook no interference by third countries. At the end of March, three Chinese warships visited Abu Dhabi, which was the third visit of the modern Chinese navy to a Middle Eastern port, reflecting China's growing self-confidence and willingness to protect its overseas interests. Not long ago, Pakistani Defense Minister Mukhtar announced that Pakistan very much hopes that the Chinese Navy can build a military base in Pakistan and hopes that China will invest a huge amount of money in the Gwadar deep-water port project. The port of Gwadar in Balochistan is located on the shores of the Oman Strait and guards the trade route from the Gulf of Bōs to the west. At the same time, Huaxia is also actively participating in the commercial development project of Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka. China's third potential base in the Indian Ocean is the port of Sittwe, Myanmar. All three of these ports are part of the maritime lifeline between China and Bōs Bay.

China's economy is now very dependent on energy imports, and it will only increase in the future, not decrease. In order to ensure the stability and security of energy supply, Huaxia has made large-scale investments in Africa, the Near East and the Middle East. These investments must also be protected in some way. But the Chinese coastline is virtually completely surrounded by U.S. vassals, especially the pro-American Philippines to the east and the pro-Western Singapore to the south. In other words, the United States is stuck between China and the energy base, which cannot but make China nervous. Moreover, the United States is trying to further contain Huaxia and choke the Huaxia Dragon more and more tightly.

The Russian media claimed that although the actions of the United States are still hidden for the time being, a trend has taken shape to respond to China's economic challenges by force or the threat of force. Huaxia does not believe that the United States will abide by the principle of honest competition, and is now soberly assessing the situation in an effort to protect its own maritime lifeline and huge investments. On the one hand, China is seeking an alternative transport corridor to the world's oceans via its allies Pakistan and Burma, but this corridor is inconvenient and obstructed by India and the Americans. On the other hand, China has continuously strengthened its navy and improved its long-range force projection capabilities.

And U.S. Pacific Command Commander Willard's assertion that the modernization of the Chinese military appears to be aimed at U.S. freedom of movement in the region is particularly troubling. Washington supports this view, and although the Pentagon does not officially call China an adversary, most of the US military's multipurpose submarines have recently been transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and US Navy intelligence ships often sail to spy near the submarine base on China's Hainan Island, often clashing with Huaxia ships trying to expel them from coastal waters. In order to break the blockade of the US maritime island chain, ensure the safety of its own maritime lifeline, and safeguard its national interests, China needs a strong navy. But as long as the wall built by the United States to blockade China is intact, even if China has a strong navy, it may not be able to provide any guarantees. After all, the United States will not allow itself to lose its maritime supremacy, even if only in a few regions. In fact, all the allies used by the United States to encircle China are either island countries or basically equivalent to island countries, and if China is only relatively dependent on sea lines of communication, then the vassal states of the United States are absolutely dependent. Losing control of the western Pacific would be a huge geopolitical disaster for the United States.

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have the advantage of range over conventional aircraft carriers, and the general nuclear-powered aircraft carriers do not need to replace nuclear fuel within 30 years, while conventional aircraft carriers need to be refueled after a period of time. In addition, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers do not need to occupy much space in terms of power design, and they also save the flue of conventional aircraft carriers, saving a lot of deck space and parking more carrier-based aircraft, so nuclear-powered aircraft carriers still have great advantages. Of course, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are technically complex and expensive to use, and not every country can afford to manufacture them.

Liu Weijiang somewhat understood, in fact, this was also what he expected, but he could guess that the central government might agree to build one first, but he couldn't guess whether the central government would give him this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the South China Sea Fleet, and this latter one was what he was most concerned about, so he couldn't help asking: "Then ...... deployment of this aircraft carrier?"

Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "I'm not from Lingnan, I don't know how important the South China Sea is......"

This seems to be a dumb riddle, but Liu Weijiang's eyes immediately lit up, he already knew the meaning of Xiao Chen's words, it is true that only "Lingnan people" know best how heavy the interests of the South China Sea are, and only then do they know how heavy the trade routes of the South China Sea are! But this "Lingnan people" is not only talking about people who were born in Lingnan, but people who have worked in Lingnan, of course, this refers to the "Lingnan people" at the central decision-making level, Xiao Chen is telling him what direction to go.

Liu Weijiang immediately said: "I understand, thank you Minister Xiao for your advice." ”

Pointing out this word, it seems to be a bit excessive, Xiao Chen smiled: "Commander Liu's words are too foreign." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled—

There are not many formal chapters left, and Wufeng is considering whether to write directly at the summit or to describe the situation in the afterword, which is a question.