As a worker soldier, he became the commander of the country, "not only Pei Chengyi, but also Du Qiwei, who has the edge of the lamp." [No pop-up novel network]

Objectively speaking, Du Qiwei's situation is similar to Pei Chengyi's, that is, after declaring war with the Republic, all parties are in a mess in front of each other, and many things need to be done from scratch. In terms of strategic understanding, Du Qiwei and Pei Chengyi completely agree that the Pacific Ocean is the main battlefield of the two major powers. And whoever can win in the Pacific theater will be able to win the final victory in this war. On the question of how to fight the war in the Pacific, Dudgway faced the same dilemma. That is, how the purpose should be achieved.

In the eyes of many, Du Qiwei is the most qualified and the only military commander who can challenge Pei Chengyi. This view is not unreasonable. For example, when faced with the same problems, Du Qiwei's decision-making is often the same as Pei's, at least in the overall direction.

In the case of other military commanders, they may use a very direct way, that is, to use the strategic superiority of the United States in the Pacific Rim region to solve problems in the Pacific theater. This is understandable, after all, it is not the republic that puts military bases on the doorstep of the other side. It's the United States.

No matter how you look at it, the strategic superiority of the United States in the Pacific Ocean is very obvious. Don't say anything else. The Philippines is only a few hundred kilometers from the mainland of the Republic and nearly 20,000 kilometers from the mainland of the United States. Even if you take a step back, Guam is just over four kilometers from the mainland of the Republic and not from the mainland of the United States. Multi-kilometer. That is, from the western Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the North American continent. Almost the entire Pacific Ocean is a defensive barrier for the United States. Even in the Hawaiian Islands, the depth of the US strategic defense is more than 10,000 kilometers. The sheer depth of the defense also meant that the assault distance was shorter, and the U.S. Air Force's heavy air supremacy fighters could attack the southeastern part of the mainland without needing to refuel in the air after taking off from Guam. Even if they retreat to the Hawaiian Islands, the US strategic bombers can complete the strategic strike mission within two hours. More importantly, in the southwest Pacific, the United States can rely on the Australian mainland. Go north to compete with the Republic for Southeast Asia, or go west to harass the Northern Indian Ocean route on which the Republic depends. For the republic. In addition to keeping an eye on the strategic defense line of the eastern gate of the homeland. It was only possible to move eastward step by step, and if it wanted to attack the continental United States, it would have to cross the entire Pacific Ocean, and before that, it would have to go south to occupy the Australian mainland in order to consolidate the flank defense.

All in all, the strategic advantage of the United States is not a little bit.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to understand why Yuan Chenhao advocated focusing on the mainland battlefield, and then going east to compete with the United States for hegemony in the Pacific after defeating Russia.

At the end of the day, without a solid foundation, it will be difficult for the republic to win in the Pacific theater.

From Yuan Chenhao's standpoint, this war will be a difficult and protracted war. In the post-war scenario, even if the republic can defeat Russia in a relatively short period of time, such as capturing Moscow within a year, sweeping the rest of Russia in another six months, or forcing the European Union to enter the war before that to shorten the duration of the continental war, the United States can complete the war mobilization and consolidate the strategic defense line before then. Other words. Wait until Russia is defeated before marching into the Pacific Ocean and competing with the United States for hegemony in the Pacific. The Republic will inevitably face a fully armed United States, and this is the most difficult United States to defeat. Although strategically speaking, the Republic has a much greater chance of winning a protracted war than the United States. And as a challenger. From the outset, the Republic had to be strategically prepared to fight a protracted war and drag down the United States through attrition. But a protracted war will inevitably overshadow the victory, and even make it impossible for the victor to gain anything from the war.

It is clear that Pei Chengyi does not want to fight a protracted war with the United States.

Starting the Pacific War ahead of schedule will certainly test the Republic's ability to mobilize for war and test the Republic's ability to withstand war, but at the same time, it will also put the greatest pressure on the United States. and to achieve a decisive victory before the United States completes its mobilization for the war, forcing the United States to admit defeat in the Pacific. Even if the United States does not admit defeat easily, after achieving an initial victory, it can greatly shorten the duration of the Pacific War, so as to achieve victory at the lowest cost and ultimately maximize the benefits of the war.

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It can be seen that this is also the difference between a politician and a military leader.

Looking back at history, it can be seen that the choice made by Ji Chengyi is almost exactly the same as that made by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt more than four years ago. Then. The United States declared war on Japan in the name of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and only after Germany declared war on the United States as an ally of Japan. Morally, America's number one enemy is Japan, not Germany on the European continent. The question is. After entering the war, Roosevelt adopted the strategic plan of "Europe first and then Asia" proposed by Marshall, Chief of the Army General Staff, and made defeating Germany the top priority. This time, Pei Chengyi's choice was almost exactly the same, that is, after Russia sent troops to invade Kazakhstan and took the lead in attacking, the republic declared war on Russia in the name of counterattack, and then the United States declared war on the republic in the name of Russia's allies. strategy, that is, to make the United States the number one target. Russia is a secondary target.

There is no doubt that Bae Chengyi has already completed the transformation from a soldier to a politician.

It is not denied that before that, when Du Qiwei also finished the corner of the door and turned to look at the war, Du Qiwei's Guchang Xuan Xiaoyi was the same, that is, he looked at the war from the perspective of a politician. In this way, it would be impossible for Dugway to "solve the problems of the Pacific in the Pacific way" as a military strategist did. From a political point of view, Duchway's first thought was to contain the republic in other directions.

As President of the United States, it is impossible for Dudgway not to know that the war power of the United States is far inferior to that of the Republic.

In a sense. The United States was able to maintain its international status as the "most influential country." It does not rely on its own strong strength, but on the basis of ideology and the formation of a group of countries with common interests, that is, the Western bloc dominated by the United States. Perhaps conceptual analysis is difficult to illustrate, so it is necessary to rely on some data. In the Western Group, the gross national product of the United States accounts for only about a large amount, while the Republic accounts for a proportion of the intensive bloc is close to Pus, the industrial output of the United States accounts for about 6 gills, the Republic accounts for more than a sudden amount, the United States has a strong military industrial capacity, and the Republic accounts for about Xu. It is also telling to compare the influential countries within the group. In addition to the United States, there are three countries in the WEST, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. Moreover, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia all have well-established industrial systems and are major industrial countries. In addition to the Republic, there are only four major countries in the intensive group, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan and Sudan, and only Pakistan can be regarded as an "industrial power" in the true sense of the word. "No other country has a well-developed industrial system, let alone a strong military industrial system. This phenomenon is also well understood, since intensive groups are typical of "emerging groups". "Even the republic is a typical newly industrialized country. Not to mention other Member States; The Western Group is a typical "old power group", not only the traditional powers of the United States, but also the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia are all traditional economic powers with hundreds or even hundreds of years of industrial history.

In terms of its own strength alone, the United States is no match for the Republic at all.

No matter how confident Dudgway is, he has to understand that the United States wants to win. It is necessary to make full use of the power of the allies.

Here's the key. If you want to use the power of your allies, you have to get your allies into the war.

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Although in accordance with the mutual defense obligations of the Western group. All member states have a responsibility to assist the United States in its war, but not until the U.S. mainland is attacked. Other Member States had the right to choose the means of assistance. That is, it can not participate in the war, but only provide material support and assistance to the United States.

And that's not the most important question.

It is well known that the Western Group and the Intensive Group control less than a third of the country. Even excluding the European Union and the CIS, it is a large number of young countries. Nearly half of these countries, although most of them are weak and vulnerable, and the only powerful ones are regional powers like Brazil, but in a world war, the attitude of these countries will certainly have a major impact on the course and outcome of the war.

All in all, whether or not it can win over enough allies determines whether the United States can have the last laugh.

If you want to win over enough allies, you have to open the front and involve enough countries in the war. In order to get the countries involved in the war to join the United States, it is necessary to choose the appropriate front. and appropriate ways and means.

Combined with the strategic needs of the United States, that is, to contain the military strength of the Republic so that the Republic cannot immediately face the United States in the Pacific theater, it is not difficult to understand Du Qiwei's choice.

From a military point of view, the ideal option would certainly be to create unrest in South Asia. The problem is that South Asia has long since become the "backyard" of the republic, and even the "Indian elephant", which was originally ambitious, has been domesticated into a circus clown". Arguably. India's relations with the Republic. The relationship with Mexico is very similar to that of the United States, that is, on the basis of full economic integration. Historical contradictions are no longer the main issue affecting relations between the two countries. Although in terms of time, it is not enough to make the vast majority of Indians forget the disaster caused by the war, but in the era of great change, it is enough for almost all Indians to taste the benefits of change. If we take into account the special social background of India, especially before the war in India, the overly vague Indians lived below the extreme poverty line. Half of them had to travel for three meals a day, and the impact of the changes that took place in the aftermath of the war on Indians was even more pronounced. Just from an economic point of view. India is the world's largest exporter of primary industrial products and services, and the Republic is the world's largest importer of primary industrial products and services. "It will not be able to replace the republic.

There is no doubt that there is no room for the United States to intervene in South Asia.

If you can't enter South Asia, you can only make a fuss in the surrounding areas. Obviously, the situation in East Africa is very similar to that in South Asia, that is, the Republic relies on its huge domestic market and the volume of outbound tourism that exceeds two per year, and several countries in East Africa are firmly tied to the "Chariot of the Republic", while Djibouti and Eritrea, which have taken refuge in the United States, are genuine countries. Moreover, most of them have contradictions with neighboring countries, and the neighboring countries have the support of the republic, so they will take the "American chariot".

It is for this reason that the United States attaches great importance to the port of Darwin in northwest Australia.

The problem is that Garcia is just an island in the depths of the ocean, and there is no depth of defense at all. In peacetime, there is nothing to worry about, and in wartime, even if the entire island is turned into a military fortress and the defense is deployed as much as possible, it can only hold out for a few months. The situation at the port of Darwin is no better, and although it is backed by mainland Australia, the side facing the Indian Ocean has no depth of defense. Moreover, the shipping route to the north is blocked by Indonesia. Coupled with the lack of infrastructure, it is difficult to become a strategic base for US military activities in the Indian Ocean. At most, it can only serve to consolidate the northwestern defense line of Australia, that is, to make the Republic abandon its intention to land in the northwest of Australia.

For the beauty again. There are only 2 directions for the real choice. One is South Africa, and the other is the Middle East.

South Africa is too far away from the northern Indian Ocean, and even if it becomes an ally of the United States and actively participates in the war, it will at most help the United States to hold the gate of the South Atlantic, and will not be of much help to the fighting in the Indian Ocean, especially in the North Indian Ocean. Out from the point of view of an active offense. The only thing that the United States can exploit is the Middle East.

Of course, as a military strategist, it is impossible for Duchway not to know that if he wants to use the Middle East, he must prevent the Republic from sending more troops to the region. Although back in the years ago. The Republic of China has been actively advancing into the Middle East by land through the construction of the China-Pakistan Strategic Railway through the Pamirs. The Pakistan-Iraq railway was built many years ago, but it can be seen from the Middle East war in the secret year that the transportation capacity of the land communication line is very limited, and at most it can only play an emergency role, and the republic still has to rely on the northern Indian Ocean route if it wants to enter the Middle East.

In fact, this is where the strategic route to the North Indian Ocean is most important.

From the perspective of the United States, in order to prevent the Republic from advancing into the Middle East, or to allow Israel and Turkey to enter the war and achieve a final victory, in addition to sending troops to the Middle East when necessary, the most important thing the United States should do is to seize the sea supremacy in the North Indian Ocean and defeat the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Republic. Looking back at the US military deployment, it is not easy to understand why the US Navy sent the Fourth Fleet to Djibouti before entering the war.

It can be said that when Pei Chengyi was eyeing the Indian Ocean, Du Qiwei was also eyeing the Indian Ocean.

The top military commanders of both sides know very well that the Indian Ocean will be an ideal warm-up battlefield for both navies before the Pacific Ocean becomes a graveyard for warships.

Of course, this is also a battlefield that must be won with all its might.

For the Republic in particular, if it cannot defeat the US Navy in the Indian Ocean, what qualifies it to go to the Pacific Ocean and win?

It can be said that the navy of the Republic must win the war in the Indian Ocean at all costs and master the sea supremacy in the Indian Ocean.

On the 4th of July, the Navy of the Republic underwent a series of military moves.

First, the Indian Ocean Fleet, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, turned northward, entered the covered waters of shore-based aviation, and joined up with the fast supply fleet from Gwadar Port to replenish the ammunition and supplies needed for the operation. During this period, the carrier-based aviation of the Indian Ocean Fleet was also adjusted, not only replacing all multi-role fighters with heavy air superiority fighters, but also equipping them with the maximum number of combat aircraft.

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The second is to allow the South China Sea Fleet, which enters the Java Sea, to enter the Indian Ocean from the Sunda Strait and remain covert throughout the entire process to pose a threat to the port of Darwin. The U.S. military was forced to make adjustments to the Fourth and Eighth Fleets, which were operating in the western Indian Ocean, to turn eastward. Assist in the defence of the Port of Darwin. What's more. Before entering the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea Fleet, like the Indian Ocean Fleet, replaced all multi-role fighters with heavy air supremacy fighters, and the maximum number of combat aircraft was allocated.

Finally, the Western Pacific Fleet, which had just attacked Guam and Tinian Islands, entered the waters of the East China Sea. As a result, it has escaped the monitoring range of US submarines and long-range reconnaissance planes, and the US military has not been able to figure out the specific whereabouts of the Western Pacific Fleet. Because the South China Sea Fleet has entered the Indian Ocean, it is enough for the US military to believe that the Western Pacific Fleet is rushing to the South China Sea, and its main task is to fill the defense gap left by the South China Sea Fleet and threaten the Philippines.

After this deployment adjustment, not to mention that the US military will think that the republic intends to make a big deal in the Indian Ocean, even some of the top officials of the republic think that it. Pei Chengyi is mobilizing troops to the Indian Ocean, and he is very good at opening a third front for the republic within a few days of the start of the war.

This is the case with Yue, and this round of military movements in the Republic has caused widespread controversy.

However, at that time, many people overlooked an extremely critical issue, that is, the military satellite systems of the Republic and the United States were completely paralyzed. Moreover, both countries have deployed some air-based interception platforms. Since the two warring sides do not have reconnaissance satellites that can be used, they can only rely on traditional reconnaissance means to find the opposing fleet, and it is by no means an easy task to find a fleet on the vast ocean.

To put it mildly, overnight, the tactics of naval warfare were set back by hundreds of years.

It was precisely in this way that the first regular naval battle between the two belligerents, and the first naval battle in which all their forces were committed, quickly replaced the ground forces assembled on the great plains of Central Asia and became the absolute focus of the war.