Daoguo said that in order to take into account the overall situation, before making major decisions. Pei Chengyi will chew Tai Congheng, more like an experienced politician than a victorious general who has been in a hundred battles, so in the same situation, Yuan Chenhao is a thorough and decisive soldier.

On 8 August, the morning of the day after receiving Yuan's authorization, Yuan Chenhao signed the first war-related order of the chief of general staff, ordering the logistics units stationed in the northeast, northwest, and Central Asia and the Korean Peninsula to thoroughly investigate the situation of material hoarding, repair material warehouses, overhaul transportation equipment, and make preparations for material mobilization and loading and unloading.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first.

The big war is imminent, and logistics support must be placed in the first place.

Of course. As far as Yuan Chenhao is concerned, all he has to do is to issue an order, and the staff officers will gradually carry out and implement it according to the plan that has been drawn up long ago.

I have to say that even in front of Pei Chengyi, Yuan Chenhao has reservations.

As we all know, as early as Yo Nian, Pei Chengyi, who was still the vice premier of security, handed over the important task of formulating the war plan to Yuan Chenhao, and Yan Jingyu, who was the state minister at the time, also gave Yuan Chenhao the corresponding powers. Although the planning for a world war is much more complicated than the calculation of profits for a local war. Otherwise, it will cost a lot of money to build the world's largest computer fleet for the General Staff, but only a few years before and after World War, the First World War lasted for 4 years, the Second World War lasted 6 years, and the time to formulate the relevant plans lasted only a few years at most. After the first brief plan was presented by the general, the General Staff submitted a revised plan every year, and a new plan was submitted in the year and year after year. It can be seen from this that Yuan Chenhao not only did not lack ready-made war plans in his hands, "but he could also choose the most suitable plan according to the actual situation and implement it immediately."

Yuan Chenhao appeared full of confidence at the central decision-making meeting, and sometimes he didn't even give Pei Chengyi much face, which was inseparable from such adequate preparations. In the words of some insiders, just as Pei Chengyi is an indispensable commander at the highest decision-making level, Yuan Chenhao also plays such a role in the army. Although in some ways, like commanding armies to fight. Yuan Chenhao is not irreplaceable. But speaking of who knows best the pre-war preparations of the republic. And who can command the republican ** team to successfully complete the pre-war preparations, it must be Yuan Chenhao. That's all. It determines the importance of Yuan Chenhao in the republican ** team.

For other countries, Yuan Chenhao is a completely different image.

As mentioned earlier, after the Middle East War, about 2 years after Likou, the fourth took Yuan Chenhao as the number one target of rebellion and took special action. Although after the calendar year. Affected by the overall situation, the US authorities put an end to this risky action that could easily lead to war, and ordered a ban on substantive action against the senior leaders of the hostile countries, but the US intelligence agencies never lowered their attention to Yuan Chenhao. According to the information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, that is, before and after Yuan Chenhao became chief of the General Staff. For a time, he intensified his surveillance. He also made prejudgments on various situations in which he would become chief of the General Staff. All in all, in the eyes of the U.S. intelligence agencies, Yuan Chenhao is not only one of the most influential military personnel in the Republic. He can be regarded as the number two person in the republic.

Of course, paying attention to Yuan Chenhao is not only about his personal affairs, but also about things related to him.

The order of the chief of the general staff is not a top-secret order, and in the process of being issued, it will be handled by many people and finally handed over to the grassroots troops, so there is no talk of secrecy. More importantly, under the close surveillance of hundreds of military satellites of the United States, Russia, Europe and other countries, there is no secret to any movement of the Republican team, let alone the abnormal behavior of dozens of military bases and hundreds of military warehouses. Less than two hours after Yuan Chenhao gave his order, a US reconnaissance satellite passing over the western waters of the Sea of Japan revealed an abnormal situation in Wonsan Port. After another half hour, the relevant intelligence analysis report appeared on the director's desk. About three hours after Yuan Chenhao's order, an urgent phone call from the old director's office disrupted US President John Dudgway's dinner schedule. At the same time, the information processing system is sending relevant information to the US political leaders, including the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the four directors, the national security adviser, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the commander of the North American Air Defense Command, in accordance with the emergency situation.

In the United States Eastern Time, the flight point is minutes on August 7. That is, about three and a half hours after Yuan Chenhao issued the order of the chief of the general staff, US President Duchway convened an emergency meeting at the White House, which was attended by Secretary of State Williams, Secretary of Defense Stark, Uranium Director Lewis, former Director Holyfield, National Security Advisor Boarbridge, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Rockville, and General Phillip, Commander of North American Air Defense.

It can be said that these people are the core members of Du Qiwei's team.

Stark doesn't need to be introduced, and his re-election as Secretary of Defense is what Dudgway meant. Williams, a veteran former Democratic diplomat who served as consul, ambassador and assistant secretary of state in the Blandino administration, was one of the founders of the Democratic New Party and is widely regarded as the party's most outstanding diplomat. Because in the U.S. political system, the secretary of state is primarily responsible for foreign affairs, so he is also an expert on foreign affairs from Dudgway. One of the four leaders is a former Democratic Party and the other is a former Republican, of which Lewis has the deepest friendship with Duchway, and Holyfield is completely consistent with Duchway in terms of basic views. Cannon Bridge was a relatively unfamiliar face, and was far less important in the Dugway government than the aforementioned ones. It's not that the hawk from the Republican Party isn't talented. But here in Duchway, there is not much room for talents like him to show, because Duchway himself is an outstanding military strategist. Admiral Rockville and Admiral Philip had become acquainted with Duchway thirty years earlier. The two belong to the kind of soldiers who do not have much political acumen and are relatively simple.

Of course, there are more than a few talented people around Du Qiwei.

The United States has also merged the Air Force and the Space Force, and adopted the same method as the Republic, that is, to retain the Air Force number in order to deal with the conventional arms control agreement, the Marine Corps Commander Admiral Pasens, and several theater commanders. There are not even staff members with official positions.

Of course, the most important assistant to Duchway is not mentioned earlier.

Even the more traditional Americans believe that in the Dudgway administration, apart from the president who lives in the White House, the most influential is not the official staff around the president, but the vice president as a backup. Some people even believe that the Dudgway administration will completely change the political landscape of the United States, so that the vice president, who was rarely taken seriously in the past and rarely played a role outside the general election, will become a real power figure.

The Vice President of the United States is none other than Mrs. Loeblin.

In any case, the best way to reflect the value of the vice president is the general election before becoming the vice president.

As we all know, after the Democratic New Party lost the general election in the first year, Dugway became the leader of the party and formed a partnership with the former Republican Secretary of State, Mrs. Loblin, and participated in the general election this year. Although many people think that it is a pity that the DPP was not able to enter the White House in this election, Dudgway and Mrs. Loeblin do not think so, because before the election begins, they believe that the DPP is unlikely to win, and the main purpose of participating in the election is to stabilize voters and lay the foundation for winning the election in four years' time. It is in this way that in the general elections of the previous years, Duchway once again partnered with Mrs. Loeblin, and won by an undoubted margin.

In a sense, the Democratic New Party was able to defeat the Republicans and Democrats in the first round of the election, and did not drag the general election into the second round of the election. To put it bluntly, it was precisely because of the presence of Mrs. Loeblin, and the fact that she persuaded some interest groups and civil society forces that had always been loyal to the Republican Party, that Dudgway won more than half of the electoral votes in the first round of elections. According to the commentary of the television station, it is precisely because of Mrs. Loeblin's efforts that the United States has been able to resolve the most thrilling domestic crisis since the Civil War, so that American society has been united and not torn apart by multipartisan competition. Although the criticism of the Democratic New Party, which is the throat of the Democratic New Party, is a bit biased, judging from the situation at the time, if the election is forced to enter a second round, and the two parties with the most votes compete for the presidency, it is indeed possible to divide American society and lead to a serious social crisis. If in peacetime, this problem is not prominent, after all, the United States has a perfect democratic system and a perfect legal system, and after the initial pains, American citizens will gradually accept the new rules of the game. The problem is that in the past years, at the critical juncture of a world war, any degree of turmoil in American society, even if it is a sign of turmoil, may become a signal for the start of war, and it will be even more difficult for the United States to win when its strength is already inferior to that of the Republic.

Winning an election is not the same as winning the trust and support of all Americans.

It must be admitted that Du Qiwei is not only an excellent general, but also an excellent politician.

Because he was widowed at an early age and did not have a daughter, according to the American tradition, in the event of the death or divorce of his wife, the daughter can exercise the rights of the first lady on important occasions, so at the inauguration ceremony at the beginning of the year, Dudgway broke with tradition. Mrs. Loebling was invited to join him in taking the oath of office.

At that time, Dudgway's move caused widespread controversy. In the eyes of many Americans. The purpose of setting up the vice president is to make a, "backup." That is, in the event of assassination, illness, etc., which incapacitates the president, the vice president will be the president, and the federal government and federal institutions will not be greatly affected by this, and the president of the federal Chamber of Deputies will be followed by the vice president, ensuring the normal functioning of the state apparatus.

In this way, the president and vice president should keep an appropriate distance and never get too close. In addition to some particularly important events. The president and vice president even have to avoid staying together as much as possible, lest they encounter accidents at the same time. From the point of view of checks and balances of power. … The core system also has a great significance, that is, to form a hidden towel to contain the president. Repentant Mountain did not dare to use the power of the state wantonly. You know, under the U.S. system, as long as two-thirds of the cabinet members believe that the president is no longer capable of leading the country, the president can be removed without going through the parliament and the Supreme Court, and the recall order must be supported by the vice president in order to take effect. Although this has never been the case, because the cabinet members are almost always chosen by the president, and the possibility of a collective betrayal of the president is slim, such a system can certainly keep the president in check, and the vice president plays the most important role in this. All in all, in the eyes of the vast majority of Americans, the president and vice president cannot get too close.

The question is, in the context of the time. Duchway must stand in solidarity with Mrs. Loebling.

At the swearing-in ceremony, Duchway made it clear in front of all members of Congress. The United States is facing an unprecedented challenge. Moreover, it is a challenge from different civilizations, and if the United States wants to overcome difficulties and forge glory again, the whole country must unite and work together with the outside world, and any suspicion and disagreement will lead to unpredictable disasters. Although Dudgway's remarks were considered by many liberals to be a dictatorial manifesto, they were supported by a majority of Americans, as well as some members of Congress.

Under these conditions, the first presidential order signed by Dudgway after moving into the White House was to put the vice president in charge of the State Department.

It can be said that this decision was both shocking and expected by most people.

Although Dudgway had some administrative experience as secretary of defense and national security adviser during the Westwood and Blandino administrations, it was much more difficult to manage the State Department than to manage the entire department. Arguably, if not out of the election, Mrs. Loeblin's best role is not vice president, but secretary of state. As mentioned earlier, Secretary of State Williams is a veteran diplomat, not an administrative expert. Duchway's arrangement is to create space for Mrs. Loeblin. More importantly, after the State Department was handed over to Mrs. Loeblin, it was actually formed that Mrs. Loeblin was in charge of domestic administrative affairs and Williams was in charge of foreign affairs. And Dudgway is personally responsible for the overall situation of defense, which is the ideal structure of the domestic power framework in the United States.

To put it another way, Dudgway did it. It was also to stabilize Mrs. Loeblin.

According to some unconfirmed rumors, after losing the general election that year, Mrs. Loeblin once again had the idea of quitting and did not think of joining forces with Dudgway to defeat the presidency again. If that were the case, Dudgway would be able to convince Madame Loeblin, and he would probably have to make a substantial commitment. It can be seen that Mrs. Loeblin repeatedly threatened to retire, not really wanting to live an idyllic life. Rather, they want to reap substantial benefits from it. All in all, in the case of the beginning of the year, whatever Duchway may think, Mrs. Loebling must be put in charge of the administration.

Knowing this, it is not difficult to understand. What an important place Mrs. Loebling has in the American system of power.

It was for this reason that instead of greeting the other officials in the Rotunda Office, Dudgway waited until all the attendees had arrived before rushing with Mrs. Loeblin. Of course, according to etiquette, it was only after Mrs. Loeblin was seated that Dudgway sat down in the shirt-and-sheepskin swivel chair custom-made by President Franklin Roosevelt and which had been in the service of the president for hundreds of years.

As in previous meetings, presentations were made by two heads of intelligence agencies.

Because the intelligence is provided by the old, and the US strategic intelligence system directly controls the four reconnaissance satellites, but the number and performance are not comparable, and they are mainly used to collect specific intelligence, and are not responsible for daily strategic vigilance, so Holyfield mainly introduces the situation, and Lewis only supplements the old intelligence when necessary.

It only took a few minutes to introduce the information, and it was very efficient.

Arguably, this is one of the biggest changes that Dudgway has brought to the U.S. federal government. Although the bureaucratic problems of the U.S. government have been criticized, no president before Dugway has really taken care to solve the problem, and even Eisenhower, who also came from the military, only downsized the federal government during his tenure. It has not been possible to significantly improve administrative efficiency. Just six months after Dudgway took office, he gave the federal government a new look. Not to mention other departments, in the case of the White House. Not only has the staff been reduced by a third, but the efficiency has nearly doubled. As a result, federal government officials and aides are very knowledgeable when reporting to the president, and no one dares to risk their official positions. It's also easy to understand. As a retired general who has served in the army for decades, discipline has gone deep into the bones. In other words, it is a blessing in misfortune that Dudgway did not turn the White House into a barracks.

Regardless, efficiency is a good thing, not a bad thing.

After the two intelligence officers finished briefing the situation, the others were not in a hurry to speak. These people know it. Dudgway is a non-assertive president who will never be swayed by his staff. It can be said that there is only one person who can speak before Dudgway, and that is Mrs. Loeblin, who is also very assertive.