After Secretary Blade explained. Chervinsky turned to the crowd. The old people have already expressed their opinions, so everyone's attention is on the commander of the army.

"As is customary, I will first introduce the two-month expedition

As soon as Chervinsky spoke, the atmosphere in the room eased considerably. Everybody knows. Chervinsky was a sworn friend of Cheryakov. Therefore, when the president's attitude is still relatively ambiguous, many people are worried that there will be an army commander who will come out to oppose the vice president's view. Chervinsky did not go directly to the topic of war, but started with the basics of the Russian Army, which rarely indicates that he will not work against Chodnovich.

Of course, Chervinsky will not give the basics.

Although Russia is not a big country with overseas troops, even if there are several overseas military bases, they are concentrated in the surrounding areas, and the only overseas military base that can be regarded as an overseas military base is the Chavez Naval Complex in Venezuela, but Russia has a vast territory, a huge span of the east and west ends, and a complex ethnic structure, so as early as the beginning of the century, in order to strengthen the central rule, the Russian authorities abolished the military district system left over from the former Soviet Union. The theater system was changed, and several theaters were established. After decades of development and changes, by the middle of the century, Russia's theater system had been perfected and consolidated, and the territory was divided into four major theaters from east to west, namely the Far Eastern Theater, the Siberian Theater, the Urals-Caucasus Theater, and the Central Western Theater. Because the main tasks of the home theater are to protect national security, fight natural disasters, maintain social stability, and combat separatist forces, the army occupies an absolutely dominant position in these four theaters.

The importance of the four major theaters is not exactly the same, and it will change with the international situation. For example, at the beginning of the century, under the influence of the eastward expansion of NATO and the European Union, the central and western theaters of operations were particularly important, and the Caucasus theater was also valued because of local rebellions such as the Chechen War. After the Third Chechen War, the Russian authorities adjusted their basic strategy. Shaking hands with the bloc of Western countries represented by NATO and the European Union and concentrating on Central Asia with the republic, the Siberian theater of operations was taken seriously, and the Far Eastern theater directly facing the republic was appropriately strengthened.

Chervinsky gave a brief introduction to these basic situations in just a few sentences, and then cut to the point. "First of all, we must admit that in the past few decades, the theater system has enabled us to maintain the security and interests of our homeland at a relatively low cost of national defense, so that we can still ensure the unity and integrity of the country despite the significant disarmament and downsizing. However, we must not ignore the drawbacks of the theater system, still less can we ignore the huge loopholes in national defense construction. Maybe you think I'm alarmist, so let me give you a very simple example. More than a month ago, when I went to the Far Eastern Theater for investigation, I encountered a rare torrential rain. The transport plane that sent me to Vladivostok broke down and had to make an emergency landing in Ulan-Ude. It's not a big problem, it's just that the necessary parts are broken, and they can take off with new ones. The question is. Ulan-Ude had no reserves and had to be transported from other places, so it had to be flown in by another transport plane from Vladivostok. Later I learned that it was not far from Irkutsk. That kind of parts is piled up in an entire shipping container, just because it belongs to two different war zones, so we have to go to the near and far, and waste precious national resources for no reason. It's still peacetime, and it's just a little bit of time, and if it's in wartime, it's not just time wasted. ”

Before Chervinsky could finish speaking, the room fell silent, and at first the dignitaries who thought he was making a big fuss looked serious.

Of course, some might say that this is a natural flaw in the theater system, and the armies of other countries cannot avoid it. It is true that any military system has drawbacks of one kind or another. The key question is not whether there is a problem, but whether there is a way to solve it. Chervinsky let out a long breath and said, "At least as far as we know, the squadron was twenty years ago. That is, when the theater system was just introduced, we were beginning to solve the drawbacks of the theater system. As you must know, sixteen years ago in that war. The Chinese Army has dispatched eight combat units, of which only the first and second combat units are subordinate to the South Asian Theater where the battlefield is located, and the other six combat units have no connection with the South Asian Theater. It was such a force, which looked like an improvised patchwork, defeated three times the number of American troops in just a few dozen days, and also crushed Turkey. Crippled Israel. Think about it from another position, let alone sixteen years ago, do we have the strength we have now? Let me say that if one unit from each of the four theaters of war is drawn to form a corps, then it will be a real rabble

Speaking of which, Chervinsky finally made some people unable to sit still.

I believe that after entering a wartime state, as long as the command system is appropriately adjusted and the relationship of responsibility is clarified. You can solve it...... The commander of the Air Force, Admiral Krachov, paused slightly, and after noticing the look that Djodnovich handed over, he said, "It is undeniable that human supernaturalism has plagued us for decades, and it is difficult to effectively solve it in peacetime. The problem is that this does not hinder our war operations. You must know that China has the most complete local defense system in the world, and it also has the most extensive territory, and there are even different body clams that are very beneficial to us. All in all. We can't afford to miss the book for these little things...

"Are these minor issues?" Chervinsky couldn't help it, and his voice was a few degrees higher.

In the face of the army commander who commanded him, the air force commander who wanted to stand up for the vice president was stunned and very embarrassed. Equally embarrassing is the vice president who has not stepped forward. After a few seconds of silence, Chodnovich gave Krachov, who was about to stop talking, and sat the Air Force commander down.

In any case, Chervinsky has first-hand information and a long-term strategic vision.

Although Krachev was also a general, he was far behind Cherwinsky in terms of personal ability, seniority and prestige. What's more. Arguing about it won't do any good to solve the problem, and all Djodnovic needs is an answer. Instead of wasting time in pointless quarrels.

At this time, Cheryakov also realized that Chervinsky had overspoken.

As Krachuv sat down, Cheryakov knocked on the table and said: "We cannot avoid the problem, let alone ignore it, but we also need not be afraid of it. Now that the problem has been found, you should try to solve it instead of wasting time in pointless quarrels. The name of Joseph Cherwinsky. You went around the military districts and found out the problems of our army, and you must have come up with a solution, right? ”

As soon as the president said this, the eyes again turned to the commander of the army.

"Whether we can solve the problem depends on whether we can fully recognize the problem, or say. Is there a clear understanding of the nature of the problem. Cherwinsky's tone was much softened, but his attitude remained resolute, without the slightest hint of a compromise with Kracchuv. Although our military command system is a major root cause of the problem, the fundamental factor that leads to the towering regional barriers of our military is our country's basic national conditions. The vastness of the territory has brought us both resources and wealth, as well as untold troubles. In terms of the relationship between the central and local governments, it is compared with China and the United States. China's central government has the weakest control and restraint over local governments. Although these problems can be solved after entering a wartime state, who can solve the painful problems that have existed for decades in wartime, especially those basic problems that require a lot of effort, huge resources, and a lot of time to solve? ”

Chervinsky said this, and even Krachov sighed to himself.

"As we all know, after the Iran war, we began to adjust our basic strategy and regarded China as the number one potential enemy. And it has made careful arrangements and arrangements for a full-scale war with China. Although there is nothing wrong with the general direction. However, in terms of many concrete measures, we have not been able to keep up with the times. "Chervinsky's look was very grim, and it seemed that the reference was no longer to military issues, but to the life and death of Russia." Fundamentally. In terms of China strategy, we can only replace offense with defense. Take advantage of our country's unparalleled strategic depth. Deter any enemy who tries to attack. In fact, since Peter the Great, no country has been able to cross the thousands of kilometers of Eastern European Plain and defeat us once and for all. Under the strategy of clearing the walls and fields pursued by Marshal Kutuzov, the French army led by Napoleon fell in the wind and snow in Moscow. Blocked by the steel line erected by Marshal Zhukov, Hitler's German army also fell in the cold blizzard. Attacking eastward, it was much more difficult to cross the vast Siberian Plain, cross the Ural Mountains, and cross the Volga Valley. The mother is undoubted. Strategic depth is absolutely the best guarantee of China's national security, and the vast Russian enemy is a natural grave for invaders. However, we made a very serious mistake. ”

"General Chervinsky, this is the highest decision-making meeting, don't be alarmist." Djodnovic finally couldn't sit still.

"Alarmist?. Chervinsky glanced at the vice president, smiled faintly, and said, "Your Excellency, if it is really alarmist, I will be happy and willing to take responsibility for my words and deeds." It is a great pity that what I am referring to is definitely not alarmist, but the fact that iron cannot be beaten. ”

Before Djodnovic could react, Chervinsky nodded to the secretary of the meeting.

The projector lit up, and a scaled-down, large, spectacular three-dimensional map of Russia appeared on a three-dimensional virtual projection screen in the center of the conference room

"In our strategic defense deployments. It has always been based on large-depth defense, and the theater system has been established based on this. Chervinsky walked to the center of the conference room and used a touch system to control the projected map. In terms of overall deployment, the depth of defense in the Far Eastern Theater and the Siberian Theater has met the basic requirements, and at least it can make China pay a heavy price in its opinion. The key question is: Does the squadron need to attack the Far Eastern theater of operations and the Siberian theater? For decades, the Chinese authorities have rejected Mongolia's request for merger several times, just because they do not want to arouse our suspicions, so some people think. By maintaining Mongolia's independence, it adds hundreds of kilometers of defensive depth to us. Fifty years ago. There is nothing wrong with this view. The situation now is. China did not annex Mongolia, but it has been strengthening Mongolia's infrastructure, and all infrastructure has strategic value. Take railway and road construction as an example, how many people are there in Mongolia? For almost thirty years. The Chinese authorities have built 5,000 kilometers of railways and 20,000 kilometers of high-grade highways in Mongolia with investment at any cost, forming a transportation network with Ulaanbaatar as the core. Such a large, sophisticated and well-developed transportation system is enough to play a decisive role in wartime. Similarly, as early as 30 years ago, China entered Central Asia in the same way, comprehensively upgrading the transportation network in the central region, building tens of thousands of kilometers of railways in Kazakhstan alone. Of course, there must be people who believe that our railways, unlike China's, can blow up the border railway transfer system to block the Chinese army, and that the depth of our country's own strategic defense is sufficient. But this was the standard of thirty years ago, and now, the squadron's dependence on the ground transportation network has been reduced to a minimum

"The Chinese Army does not need to rely on the ground transportation network to attack, but the combat materials of the squadron still have to be transported by rail and road

"That's true, and that's why China is strengthening Mongolia's transportation network with Central Asian countries at all costs......

Joud Novi was stunned for a moment. He immediately shut his mouth, because Chervinsky got to the point.

"The urgency of transporting supplies is much less than that of the troops. What's more, as early as sixteen years ago, the Chinese Army proved on the battlefield in the Middle East that it was completely dependent on air transport. It is enough to hold out for more than half a month, during which time the Chinese engineering troops will definitely be able to open up the ground transportation network Chervinsky for long breath. "In fact, the offensive distance of the Chinese Army has always been determined by two factors, one is the delivery distance of tactical airlift troops, and the other is the maximum range of long-range artillery. Since the South China Sea War, this law has not been broken in every war in which the Chinese Army has participated. According to the information already available, the throwing distance of the tactical airlift unit of the Chinese Army Aviation has already exceeded 2,500 kilometers, and it may even exceed 3,000 kilometers, while the Chinese Army is already equipped with the latest electromagnetic guns, and the maximum firing range of long-range artillery is definitely more than 800 kilometers, perhaps more than 1,000 kilometers. What is our bit of strategic depth compared to that? If the previous guess had been correct, and I had been in command of the Chinese Army, I would not have attacked along the ground lines of communication. Instead, it will make full use of the Chinese Army's powerful strategic assault capability to quickly capture important military towns and transportation hubs in the rear of China's strategic defense zone, and cut off the Siberian theater from the Far Eastern theater, so that our army will completely lose the initiative and suffer a crushing defeat in passive defense. ”

"If that's the case, the squadron shouldn't want to cross the Ural Mountains quickly." Krachov again stepped forward and questioned it as a general.

"Does the Chinese Army need to rush over the Urals?" Chervinsky shook his head with a wry smile. "In practice, as long as the Asian region falls, we will be defeated. You must know that two-thirds of the many strategic resources that can allow us to hold on are east of the Urals, and more than half of our country's many military industrial enterprises are concentrated east of the Urals. Without these, even if we keep 70% of the population, it will be difficult to turn defeat into victory. You know, compared to any previous enemy. China is one of the least lacking soldiers, and our population is only one-sixth of China's. More importantly, the Chinese Army is fully capable of quickly crossing the Ural Mountains, to be precise, from the delta of the Volga estuary into our European region, forcing us to concentrate our forces on defending Moscow and creating opportunities for sweeping and controlling our Asian region. In this case, we don't even have a chance of winning at the last point. ”

At this time, Krachuv also closed his mouth.

Seeing that he had said more or less, Chervinsky did not continue to be aggressive and looked towards the president.

"General". Before Cheryakov could speak, Djodnovich preemptively said, "According to your words." We're going to lose this time. So I wonder, in addition to these qualitative analyses, is there any evidence, even less reliable intelligence, to prove the general's point of view? ”

Cherwinsky's brow jumped a few times, and his expression suddenly darkened.

I have to admit that Djodnovic is an out-and-out politician who not only grasps the point. Also in a very direct way made Cherwinsky shut his mouth.

"The name of Boris Chodnovich. If the general direction cannot even be determined, what is the point of concrete evidence? ”

"Your Excellency, this is the most important matter that determines the fate of the country and the nation, can we rely on the personal subjective judgment of a few people to make a decision without any evidence to support it?" Facing Chelyakov, who saved the scene, Chodnovich was not polite at all. "There's no denying it. The squadron is indeed strong enough, and it is even the most powerful military force today, but we have never been afraid of strong enemies, and the French army and the German army were not the most powerful armies in the world. Again, I think. The right decisions can only be made if the general direction is determined, but what I see is that now all the evidence proves that we are facing a great opportunity that if missed, the scenarios mentioned by General Chervinsky will become a reality

Cheryakov sighed secretly and threw a helpless look at Cherwinsky.

The army commander, who had been confident before, looked even haggard, because neither he nor the president could refute what Chodnovich had mentioned.