The liquor inherits the tradition of the house. 【Full text reading】Dinner was not very rich. The left and right sides are so mushy, but each dish is exquisite.

In fact, those who came to the Yuan Mansion as guests were definitely not to fill their stomachs. To use a joke from Lin Muxun, before going to the Yuan Mansion for a banquet. It's better to eat something at the bottom so as not to be embarrassed at the table. Although Yuan Chenhao, Liu Xiaobin and other military and political dignitaries do not need to be so pretentious, but for so many years, they really haven't had a good meal in Yuanfu. Even if Pei Chengyi treats guests, their minds will not be on those exquisite dishes.

After the meal was served, Dongfang Wen left the restaurant with interest and closed the door.

Compared to the old Yuan Mansion, all rooms of the New Yuan Mansion are equipped with the most advanced anti-eavesdropping devices, and they are designed with the most in mind, so it will not feel awkward.

Because everyone's mind was not on the meal, after Pei Chengyi put down the chopsticks, Yuan Chenhao and Liu Xiaobin also put down the chopsticks.

"At the beginning, I thought about what Lao Liu mentioned repeatedly, and I felt that I could not wait until I got accurate information before considering countermeasures Pei Chengyi sighed, and now both of them are looking at him. Quickly picked up the chopsticks and said, "Don't be polite, you can't talk about things when you're hungry, eat first." ”

"Lao Pei, if you have anything, you can say it, we have no appetite in our hearts." Yuan Chenhao said as he took out a cigarette. I ordered one for Liu Xiaobin first.

"yes, things are put here, and nothing tastes good when you eat

glanced at the two of them. Pei Chengyi shook his head with a smile and said, "In this case, then let's talk while eating." ”

Yuan Chenhao didn't say anything and lit a cigarette. Liu Xiaobin felt a little reluctant, changed the cigarette to his left hand, picked up the chopsticks, and pretended to put a few pieces of green vegetables into the bowl.

"First of all, I didn't doubt and blame the intelligence department Pei Chengyi let out a long sigh. Two slices of boiled beef were sandwiched into Liu Xiaobin's bowl. Said. "Although I don't have a background in intelligence. But decades of dealing with intelligence agencies. I also have some knowledge of intelligence work. As I understand it, there is a lag in any intelligence. In other words, by the time we have the exact information, I am afraid that the situation is already very difficult and there is no room for doubt. Although we have already made a conclusion on the overall strategy, having a goal does not mean that we will be able to achieve it. To put it bluntly, if the Russian authorities make the most extreme decision, they intend to actively respond to external threats and challenge them in a proactive way. What are we going to do? The purpose is very clear. We must defeat Russia, but can we do it? Or rather, how much do we have to pay to do it? To be honest, I don't dare to think at all that without adequate preparation, we will suffer a large degree of losses in a full-scale war with Russia. ”

"If you want to reduce your losses, you have to be prepared in advance, and you have to be well prepared." Liu Xiaobin Heart Leader Association. followed Pei Chengyi's words.

"It's easier said than done."

Hearing Yuan Chenhao's words, Liu Xiaobin paid special attention to Pei Chengyi's expression, and when he saw that Yuan didn't say anything, he couldn't help but not answer.

"Russia's wolf ambitions have long been well known, and even if it wasn't for last year, we would have kept an extra eye on it." Yuan Chenhao paused slightly, and waited until Pei Chengyi and Liu Xiaobin turned their gazes before he continued, "In the previous war plans, we all left reserves that were sufficient to deal with the potential threat in the north, and the reserve troops of the army alone were more than 200,000. With the combat effectiveness of our army, even 200,000 ground troops are not enough to attack. It can also hold the border and ensure the security of the homeland. Of course. Prediction alone is not enough, and any military decision needs to be based on reality. Since the beginning of this year, we have intensified our surveillance of the Russian army, especially the deployment and movement of Russian troops in Siberia and the Far East. So far, there has been nothing spectacular about the Russian army

Yuan Chenhao said it to this point. Liu Xiaobin couldn't sit still.

Although many years ago, that is, after the return of the Military Intelligence Agency, which was mainly accountable to the Ministry of Defense. Lin Xiaolei, then chief of the General Staff, tried his best to set up an intelligence department under the General Staff, which was specifically responsible for intelligence work as an organ directly under the subordinates, and the bureau was an independent organ, but after Lin Xiaolei left office, this intelligence agency, which had just been established for a few years, was disbanded, and the General Staff Department lost its independent source of intelligence. It was not until the end of last year, at the insistence of Yuan Chenhao, that the Military Intelligence Bureau assigned the Strategic Intelligence Division to the General Staff, to be precise. It is to obey the dispatch command of the General Staff. This is because the main work of the strategic subdivision is to control all kinds of technical intelligence and information collection and processing tools, including military reconnaissance satellites, strategic reconnaissance planes, and spy ships, and to obtain strategic intelligence of other countries, especially military strategic intelligence. Therefore, Yuan Chenhao's request is also reasonable, after all, formulating a war plan requires a large amount of reliable intelligence.

For Liu Xiaobin, the problem is not so simple.

After Yuan Chenhao asked for access to the Strategic Intelligence Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Liu Xiaobin bluntly mentioned that the Military Intelligence Bureau is an organic whole, and the lack of any part will reduce the efficiency of intelligence collection and processing, and the Military Intelligence Agency is the only military intelligence agency in the Republic and the most important intelligence agency in the Republic, weakening the Military Intelligence Bureau. It is tantamount to reducing national security and creating unrest. In Liu Xiaobin's view, if Yuan Chenhao needs reliable information, he can make a request to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and there is no need to set up a separate intelligence agency.

The problem is that Liu Xiaobin's proposition is not only not supported, but it makes people feel that the military intelligence bureau is too big to deal with and needs to be contained.

If that's all there is, it's not a serious problem.

As we all know, after Li Cunxun, the Military Intelligence Bureau is declining. Although Liu Xiaobin has devoted himself to public service and has taken the maintenance of the Military Intelligence Bureau as his own responsibility, and for more than 10 years, he has done a remarkable job and has the style of Li Cunxun in the past, but the fact that the mountains and rivers of the Military Intelligence Bureau have become ironclad day by day, what Liu Xiaobin hopes for is that he does not want this world's number one intelligence agency, which has gathered the efforts of several generations, is related to the well-being of hundreds of thousands of people, and has been fighting for the safety of the country for decades, to be destroyed in his own hands. Until the end of the calendar year, Liu Xiaobin has been doing a very good job. It wasn't until Yan Jingyu decided to hand over the Strategic Quiet Report Division to the General Staff that Liu Xiaobin realized that no matter who became the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he could not change the calendar. It is precisely because of this that Liu Xiaobin had the idea of retiring, and Pei Chengyi was able to keep him, in addition to guaranteeing that he would only serve one term, but also promising to hand over a complete military intelligence bureau to him before leaving Yuanfu.

Seeing Liu Xiaobin's expression change, Pei Chengyi knew that Yuan Chenhao had spoken too thoroughly.

"Just because we haven't done anything before doesn't mean we won't do it in the future." Pei Chengyi pulled the topic back and said, "I invited you here today because the Russian authorities are likely to have made a major decision. Although the details are not yet clear, we have reason to believe that if there were no major changes, the Kremlin's high-level meeting would not last 15 hours, and the biggest change would have been. It was none other than that Cheryakov took the initiative to make concessions, adopted, at least partially, Djodnovich's ideas, and decided to respond to the challenge with positive actions. ”

Pei Chengyi affirmed the main point, and Liu Xiaobin didn't say much.

Yuan Chenhao did not object to Pei Chengyi's point of view, because this is also the situation he hoped would occur.

"My idea is that since you can make a rough judgment about the decisions of the Russian authorities, you should be prepared in advance."

"It's not about preparing in advance, it's about what." Seeing that Pei Chengyi was halfway through his words and turned to inconsequential issues, Yuan Chenhao seemed a little excited. "For an enemy like Russia, we have only two options, either to attack actively or to defend passively, and any hesitation and indecision will make the situation get out of control. My point of view is the same: the Russian authorities will definitely not delay for a long time on the question of whether to make war or peace.

Years ago, we received definite information. Russia signed a secret alliance treaty with the United States. Although, in our opinion. This is a non-binding treaty that is very beneficial to Russia, but as long as this treaty exists, it poses a threat to us. All along, I have always been positive about the threat from the north. It is hoped that the basic strategy can be set as early as possible so that relevant preparations can be made in advance. In any case, Russia is not a country like India and Japan. More importantly, we cannot defeat Russia with a local war, we can only defeat Russia in a world war. These two factors determine the characteristics of the war against Russia, that is, the sooner we are prepared, the better it will be for us. ”

Yuan Chenhao finished speaking in one breath, and did not avoid Pei Chengyi's gaze.

Pei Chengyi did not avoid Yuan Chenhao's gaze, but looked the army general up and down.

Seeing the tension between the two, Liu Xiaobin was not nervous at all. This is definitely not the first time that Yuan Chenhao has challenged Pei Chengyi on this issue, in Liu Xiaobin's impression, Pei Chengyi and Yuan Chenhao have argued with Yuan Chenhao on the strategy of appeasement during his tenure as vice minister of the country. And every time it didn't work. Although Pei Chengyi has become the head of the country, Yuan Chenhao has also become the chief of the general staff. But the essence of the quarrel has not changed, and the two will not hold a grudge against it. In a sense, Liu Xiaobin still hopes that the two will quarrel over this matter, and it is better to quarrel with a result. So as not to drag it all the time, and take it out and argue every time.

"It seems that this matter will not be clarified today. I can't even eat dinner. Pei Chengyi smiled, and then changed his words and said, "I also think that the sooner we determine our strategy against Russia, the better it will be for us." The problem is that we must admit that our number one adversary is not Russia, but the United States. In other words, does the Russian threat still make sense without the United States? The answer is obvious: when we are about to start a full-scale war with the United States, not to mention Russia, any major power adjacent to us may become an accomplice of the United States and pose a threat to us. Thankfully, Russia is the only remaining power in our neighborhood

Hearing Pei Chengyi say this, Yuan Chenhao had no way to refute it.

"Under this premise, the threat from Russia cannot be considered alone, and Pei Chengyi has not gained an inch. Changing the subject, he said, "From the standpoint of formulating a strategy, any decision we make is likely to be counterproductive until we understand Russia's strategic intentions." To put it bluntly, if the situation is exactly what we are guessing now, the Russian authorities do not want to get involved in the war, they just want to make a profit. We should not push people too hard, and at most we can only respond to possible threats with a solid strategic defense. Do everything possible to keep Russia out of the battlefield, at least until we achieve a decisive victory, so that Russia can survive, not only must we not put on an aggressive offensive posture, but we must also exercise restraint on the border issue. Of course, this is not the case, at least for now, it seems that the active participation of the Russian authorities in the war is much greater, and we can naturally make the opposite decision on this basis

"Yuan" Liu Xiaobin was secretly surprised. Because he heard what Pei Chengyi meant.

Pei Chengyi suppressed the words of the director of the military intelligence bureau, and said to Yuan Chenhao: "As I said earlier, when we grasp the exact alliance, I am afraid that even the daylily will have no choice, and we can only be silent, and prepare for war in a possible situation."

Yuan Chenhao's brows jumped a few times, and he threw a disbelieving self-light at Pei Chengyi.

"As you said, I also believe that there must be no hesitation in dealing with an enemy like Russia. The so-called "fight the snake does not die" but be bitten by the snake, if we are not resolute enough. There will definitely be a counterattack. In any case, Russia is a great power, and it is a great power with a tradition of armies. Counting the vast strategic depth, abundant strategic resources, and relatively strong war mobilization capabilities. Russia is definitely an adversary that should not be underestimated. Even though I'm not a soldier and haven't fought. will also believe that the war with Russia will inevitably break our nerves. Pei Chengyi sighed, and then said, "I believe that whoever sits here will try to avoid being an enemy of a country like Russia." The problem is that when Russian tanks hit the streets of Astana, the choice is not in our hands. ”

"Yuan, do you want to discuss this matter with Vice Yuan and the Prime Minister?"

"There is no need for this, this is a military decision, Pei Chengyi pressed his hand. Liu Xiaobin shut his mouth before turning his head to Yuan Chenhao and said, "After you go back, prepare for the worst-case scenario, but don't arrange military transfers, after all, with our army's mobility ability, there is no need to deploy in advance, and when the time is ripe, it is not too late to make another move." Give me a detailed plan as soon as possible, what's wrong. You can go directly to me, or find Jiao Viceyuan. I have only one request. That is, it is as secretive as possible, and it is better not to alarm the Russian authorities. ”

"Even if the troops are not mobilized, it is impossible to achieve absolute secrecy." Yuan Chenhao smiled bitterly and said, "As long as the Russian authorities have more eyes, they will closely monitor the logistics situation in our country, especially the transportation situation in the northwest and northeast regions

"I don't want you to make any promises, just do your best."

Xi Chenhao nodded, and then he was relieved.

"Looks like we can eat with peace of mind now." Pei Chengyi smiled, called Dongfang Wen in, and asked him to take the food to heat it up.

After talking about things, the appetite of several people has also improved a lot.

There seems to be something, when eating, Liu Xiaobin deliberately slowed down by half a beat. Because he was originally a chronic child, he did not attract Yuan Chenhao's attention. Interestingly, Yuan Chenhao was a typical acute child, and after eating, he got up and said goodbye.

"Yuan, if there is nothing to do, I will also leave."

"Lao Liu, I know you have something to say." Pei Chengyi picked up the cigarette that Yuan Chenhao had forgotten and stuffed it into Liu Xiaobin's hand, "Go to the study, I don't have anything else to do today, let's have a good talk."

Liu Xiaobin nodded and didn't say much. followed Pei Chengyi to the study.

After making tea and waiting for the secretary to bring melons and fruit cakes, the two sat separately on the sand.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're thinking. What did Elder Wang talk to me about, which made me change my attitude in just one day. Pei Chengyi deliberately paused before saying, "You also know that Wang Lao is left, it doesn't matter what he said to me, what matters is what we should do." I was thinking before you came here. Is it good for us to drag it out? Two years ago, this. The answer to the question is obvious. Right now. The answer to this question is also obvious. Seeking truth from facts, it's not that I want to fight, with my qualifications, even if I win a world war, it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, not only will not make my name more brilliant in the history of the country, but may make me ruined and stinted for thousands of years. For personal gain, I definitely don't want to fight this war. But from the national interest. I have no other choice, or rather, I am not comfortable with someone else leading the Republic to the most dangerous challenge since its founding. I don't worship individual heroism, but I do believe that being heroic is to do the right thing at the right time

"Yuan, I understand your thoughts, but." Halfway through speaking, Liu Xiaobin stopped and didn't continue.

"But you can't rush it." Pei Chengyi smiled. "Before, I thought the same thing. Good things are grinding, for the final victory. Patience for a while is nothing. The question is. How long can it be delayed? There are more and more signs. War is so close that it could break out at any moment. You might say that this has been the case for the past few years, and it looks like war could break out at any moment. The difference is, before that. The White House lacks a commander who is bold and decisive in his actions, and now there is not only such a commander, but also a commander who is well versed in military affairs. To be honest, I'm not worried about Russia, it's the United States that really worries me. ”

Liu Xiaobin sighed, indicating that he understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

"Whether I did this right or not, I don't need to judge now, history will eventually prove that Pei Chengyi's gaze stayed on Liu Xiaobin for a few seconds, "It's just that the next thing will definitely be unexpected by many people, you have to help me keep an eye on it, especially the domestic situation." Any abnormalities should be reported promptly. ”

"Domestic?"

Pei Chengyi nodded and didn't say anything more.

After thinking about it quickly, Liu Xiaobin showed a look of great surprise. Pei Chengyi's words showed. At the dinner table, what he talked to Yuan Chenhao was not from his heart, but took advantage of Yuan Chenhao's eagerness to fight. In other words, in order to achieve his goal, Pei Chengyi once again pushed Yuan Chenhao to the forefront.