After dinner, Lin Shiping did not leave in a hurry.

Zhou Yongtao left him for dinner, obviously it was not just a dinner, there were some things to discuss with Lin Shiping.

In fact, that is what Lin Shiping began to mention, giving young people more opportunities.

Although the war had just broken out and the fighting on the other side of Posha Bay was not over, so far, the talents of young officers such as Ding Zhennan had been proven.

Here, whether or not to focus on training young officers also involves a crucial issue.

Does the Empire have any hope of winning a big victory in World War III?

Of course, this is a difficult question to answer.

Until the end of the Polish-Iraqi War, the empire had only one goal: to win the next global war after the end of the 20-year "truce."

At the time, almost everyone believed that a third global war would soon break out.

There are even those who feel that there is no 20-year truce at all, and that a third global war will break out in 10 years, 15 years at most.

The reason: the Nuland Republic has not been devastated.

As long as the Nuland Republic concentrates on military construction and is in cahoots with the Empire, it will certainly be able to challenge the global hegemony of the Liangxia Empire in 10 years.

It's just that everyone believes that the empire will definitely win the third global war.

Actually, it's easy to understand.

Before the Polish-Iranian War, the Liangxia Empire was unique in all aspects, not only surpassing all competitors, but also crushing the level.

If anything, the Empire of Ranman and the Republic of Nuland combined are not as good as the Liangxia Empire.

The Polish-Iraqi War threw the Liangxia Empire off the altar.

Of course, from an after-the-fact perspective, the strength of the Liangxia Empire after the war did have a lot of moisture, which can be said to be due to the identity of the victorious country.

It's like a balloon that has been blown up.

After the Polish-Iraqi War, the entire Liangxia Empire began to introspect.

The most discussed issue is the Third Global War, and the debate is still about whether or not a total victory can be achieved, but it is more rational.

To put it more bluntly, after the Polish-Iraqi War, the whole empire began to reflect on the idea of fighting a global war.

Prior to this, everyone believed that with the great strength of the Empire, with full preparation, it would be possible to defeat all enemies and achieve a complete victory through a global war of great scale, which had not been won twice before because of insufficient preparation.

As a result, the entire empire was actively preparing for the big war.

After reflection, starting from the top of the empire, it gradually became clear that it was simply impossible to defeat all opponents through a global war.

After Zhou Yongtao lived in the Shoufu Mansion, this understanding was recognized by more people.

The point is: the global war is actually fighting for attrition, and no participating country can benefit from it, and it will be a loser in the end.

Even the victorious country will become the loser of the war because of heavy losses.

This problem was very evident after the end of the Second World War.

Although the Liangxia Empire was the victorious country and its brilliant victories were obvious to all, after the end of the war, the Liangxia Empire parted ways with the Empire, and then fell into the dilemma of direct confrontation, and did not gain a more favorable international environment because of the victory in the Great War.

After the end of the war, the Liangxia Empire also had to help many countries rebuild after the war.

Even in the long run, especially the control of Posha Bay, the peg of the gold dollar to oil, and the expansion on a global scale, all brought substantial benefits to the empire, but as long as a third global war was inevitable, these so-called benefits were all in the flash.

It can be seen that the benefits of the empire in the Second Global War are all uncertain.

It is precisely for this reason that in recent years, the top echelons of the empire have been discussing whether there is a need to fight a global war.

If anything, there is a general consensus at the top of the empire on whether or not substantial benefits can be gained through a global war.

The unsolved question is, in fact, is there any other means than a global war?

Of course, this kind of strategic-level problem is limited to the top.

It was at this time that Ding Zhennan put forward that famous set of military theories, which attracted great attention from Zhou Yongtao and other imperial leaders.

The crux of the matter is that the military theory put forward by Ding Zhennan has solved a very crucial problem.

It does not mean that a global war is fought according to the idea of a quick decisive battle, but this set of military theories vetoes the value of a global war from the tactical level.

Or rather, it proves a crucial question.

No matter how hard the empire tries, it will not be able to win the global war!

Strictly speaking, the Liangxia Empire did not achieve an absolute victory in the Second Global War, because at the end of the Great War, the Nuland Republic was not defeated and surrendered.

Why fight a global war if you can't win it?

It's a pity that Ding Zhennan was "born" too late.

If someone had put forward this set of military theories a few years earlier, even in the year 144 of the new calendar, perhaps the current situation would not have arisen.

With 3 more years, the empire will be able to do a lot.

To put it bluntly, if a global war does not break out, then after winning the Poshawan War, the empire can fight a larger and more shocking war in three years, and it is certain that through this war, the Empire and the Nuland Republic will retreat.

In fact, there has always been a strategic plan for this.

According to the last adjustment, after the end of the Poshawan War, the empire will launch a regional war aimed at dismembering and encroaching on the country by supporting Pakistan and the railway, fundamentally eliminating the greatest immediate threat, and testing the "encroachment strategy" proposed by Zhou Yongtao through practical actions.

With the performance of the Imperial Army in the Battle of Posha Bay, it was not difficult to defeat the Van Luo Kingdom.

If anything, as long as the war against the kingdom of Van Luo starts, the global war will be history.

The reason is also very simple, other super-hegemons will certainly follow suit, or be forced to follow the "encroachment strategy", to fundamentally change the confrontation represented by a global war.

In this way, the super-hegemon will all go down the path of encroaching on the smaller countries around it, and the alliance-based global order that was built after the last great war will collapse.

The point is that just encroaching on the surrounding small countries is enough for the super-hegemony to keep it busy for decades.

In fact, this is also a strategic transformation.

To put it simply, it is a global war that has changed from a decisive battle to a local war that lasts for decades and has the fundamental purpose of strategic expansion.

Entering the period of expansion, all expansion wars have a clear purpose, or rather, they are all aimed at increasing the strength of the country.

If you want to say, this is also the reason why Zhou Yongtao firmly advocates starting with the Fanluo Kingdom, and the first step is to dismember the Fanluo Kingdom.

A unified Van Luo country, no one can swallow it.

Even if the Liangxia Empire swallowed the Fanluo Kingdom, which had more than 700 million people at a time, it would definitely have indigestion, and in the end, it might even be strung to death.

Clearly, nibbalization is ideal.

That is, in order to encroach on the Brahman-Luo country, the Brahman-Luo country must be dismembered first.

From another point of view, this is also the key reason why the Liangxia Empire has been actively supporting Pakistan and Railway, and after Zhou Yongtao came to power, it began to vigorously assist Pakistan Railway.

However, there is a problem that no one can avoid.

It will take decades before the fruits of the cannibalization strategy can be reaped.

Not to mention Zhou Yongtao, who is over 70 years old, including Lin Shiping, all the leaders of the empire who are over 50 years old may not see the day when the empire will become the sole hegemon in the world.

This means that the focus must be on nurturing the younger generation.

Obviously, this is also the key to the reuse of the young Zhuang faction officers represented by Ding Zhennan.

In Zhou Yongtao's words, don't look at Ding Zhennan is only in his early 30s, with his ability, maybe no one will be able to compete with him in the next 30 years.

Of course, what Ding Zhennan lacks is the opportunity to show his talent and exercise his ability!

However, one Ding Zhennan is definitely not enough.

The two who are as famous as Ding Zhennan?

Obviously, that's just outside terms.

In terms of personal ability, Li Tianling is not a commander-in-chief talent at all, but more like a cadre who charges into battle, that is, he is more suitable for commanding the army on the front line.

Of course, if time can be passed, maybe Li Tianling will have a qualitative change.

It is very obvious in his grandfather, that is, Li Yunxiang.

But the problem is that even if Li Tianling grows up in the future, his ability will be limited to aviation operations, and at most he will become the commander-in-chief of the air force.

Bai Huawei was slightly better, but he still did not reach the height of a commander.

It's not that Bai Huawei's ability is not strong enough, but it's poor in vision.

Many people compare Bai Huawei with Bai Zhizhan, and believe that Bai Huawei is the successor of Bai Zhizhan and is the most likely naval officer to reach the height of Bai Zhizhan today.

In this regard, Zhou Yongtao has always disagreed.

If you want to say, Zhou Yongtao is the closest existence to the White Stop War, and his achievements are second only to the White Stop War.

Obviously, Zhou Yongtao knows the White War best.

In his understanding, the most powerful part of the White Stop War was not actually commanding the fleet to fight.

Although in the Second Global War, the commander of the Imperial Fleet won several naval battles, but in almost all the decisive battles of the fleet, the tactical commander was not Bai Zhizhan, but the staff officer who partnered with him, Li Mingbo in the early stage, and Zhou Yongtao later.

More often than not, the White Stops simply followed the fleet on its marches.

In terms of personal ability, the most outstanding thing about Bai Zhizhan is actually the strategic vision that far surpasses others, as well as the accurate judgment and grasp of the development of the battle situation.

Not to mention at that time, even now, no admiral has reached the height of the White Stop War.

Zhou Yongtao himself admits that it is far inferior to Bai Zhizhan.

Obviously, Bai Huawei did not have the strategic vision of Bai Zhizhan.

If you want to say it, on the contrary, Ding Zhennan is more like Bai Zhizhan.

In addition to putting forward military ideas, one of the things that can best illustrate Ding Zhennan's capabilities, especially his strategic vision, is related to the Howaii Islands in the Guia Ocean.

At that time, in the war games, almost all staff officers believed that space had to be exchanged for time.

To put it simply, in the event of an unfavorable war, you can consider abandoning the Khowaii Islands and retreating to the North Malaysia Islands on your own initiative, weakening the enemy's offensive momentum through a long distance, and gaining more time to stabilize the defensive line closer to the mainland.

It's just that Ding Zhennan is resolutely opposed.

According to Ding Zhenna's meaning, no matter what the cost is, the Khowaii Islands must be defended.

The reason is that it is very likely that the Nuland Republic will actively seek reconciliation with the Liangxia Empire by stopping the offensive after conquering the Howaii Islands.

In the context of the global war, the Liangxia Empire had no more options.

Even if Xue Yuanzheng was resurrected, it was impossible to risk losing the entire battle to fight for the archipelago tens of thousands of kilometers away from the empire's mainland.

As a country on the island of the world, the Liangxia Empire had to consider the security of its homeland first, and then it was its turn to expand externally.

Besides, holding back doesn't buy safety.

While shrinking the defensive line, it will inevitably lead to a more serious threat to the homeland and the loss of strategic initiative.

In the last war, the empire suffered a big loss because of this!

At the beginning of the war, if it had not been held back by the Imperial Empire, the Imperial Navy would have been able to seize sea supremacy in the Guia Ocean at least one year earlier. Whether it is forcing the Newland Federation to enter the war early, or making the Luosha Federation retreat, the empire is likely to achieve a complete victory in the global war.

It was because of the loss of the strategic initiative that the empire had to turn its focus to Fanyan Ocean and Posha Bay in advance, thus missing the opportunity to completely defeat the Nuland Federation.

According to the information declassified after the war, the empire will divide the Nuland Federation into several countries after it has completely defeated it.

If so, the Liang Xia Empire is likely to become the first thousand-year-old enemy empire to dominate the world.

Since then, the intelligence bureau has obtained information to prove Ding Zhennan's speculation that the Nuland authorities did not completely defeat the Liangxia Empire, and the basic purpose was to recapture the Khowaii Islands, at most return to the southwest and the Eastern Ocean. If the empire takes the initiative to abandon the Khowaii Islands, it will inevitably lead to the Nuland Republic gaining an inch, thus losing the southwestern and eastern seas, becoming passive in the eastern ocean, and even being suppressed by the enemy.

Among the current generation of young soldiers, at least among those young soldiers who have already emerged, there is no one who can compete with Ding Zhennan for the time being.

Obviously, this is not something to be happy about.

Zhou Yongtao left Lin Shiping behind to talk to him about the cultivation and selection of military talents, or to hope to get some news from Lin Shiping.

Unfortunately, Lin Shiping can not provide much information.

It's not that he doesn't understand the young officers in the army, but that the Great War broke out, and even if he has talent, he may not be able to get the opportunity to perform.

Even if you are talented, you have to have a chance to perform.

In Lin Shiping's words, let the horse run a little longer.

Whether it's a Maxima or not, you will know if you run down.

Of course, it is now certain that Ding Zhennan is a maxima worth focusing on.

Otherwise, Zhou Yongtao would not have mentioned that after the end of the Boshawan War, Ding Zhennan would go to Pakistan Railway to be responsible for combat operations with the Van Luo Kingdom.

In fact, if you don't consider age, rank and position, Ding Zhennan is definitely the best commander to attack the Van Luo Kingdom.

There is no way to solve the problem of age, but in the latter two problems, Zhou Yongtao can help Ding Zhennan.

After talking to Lin Shiping, Zhou Yongtao signed a promotion order to Ding Zhenna, promoting Ding Zhennan to brigadier general of the Imperial Army, and serving as the chief of staff of the joint forces, acting as the commander-in-chief of the joint forces, that is, Ding Zhennan was fully responsible for the combat operations against Irax.

This arrangement is also to allow Shi Zhiliang to return to the Northwest Theater as soon as possible.