When they heard that they wanted to carry out disarmament, many people on the military side immediately opposed it. Disarmament is going to move their cake, and the number of troops is their bargaining capital, so of course they don't want to be disarmed. Disarmament means a reduction in the strength of the armed forces, and it also means that some units will inevitably be dismantled, and many officers will be forced to change jobs to other jobs. In this way, the strength of the army will definitely be suppressed, of course they will not do it, if such a thing can pinch the nose, then what kind of soldiers will they be?

"We don't agree, especially with the current disarmament of our army, is that to reduce our military spending? If we reduce our military spending, how will our military be maintained? War Minister Chen Liyan was the first to speak out against it.

However, Wang Guorui took the initiative to say for Xiao Hongsheng: "Actually, you think badly, our current army will not cut military spending." It is to make the use of our military spending more reasonable, especially since we will change from a quantitative army to a qualitative army in the future. Although we have adopted new tactics, the combat mode of our trench warfare is actually a war of attrition. If we fail to reach a certain level of power, then we will inevitably fall into a war of attrition. The war of attrition is very cruel, not only the economic consumption of weapons, equipment and ammunition, but also the consumption of human lives. These populations are the greatest wealth of our country. The most important thing in a country is not the resources and wealth that are busy, but the population. ”

"The most important thing in our country in the future is science and technology, and our future competition is the competition of science and technology. The competition in the future is not resources, especially if there are many resources, it may not be able to produce a strong country. And what really dominates the world is our scientific and technological development. Therefore, our weapons and equipment will change from an extensive number of people to a high-tech army of quality. ”

"If you think about it, the planes we're currently developing, and the combat vehicles on land. Although our tanks do not have much combat effectiveness at the moment, but what about our future? In the future, how many infantry will we be able to top a tank tank? Even if one of our planes can install some heavyweight bombs, then we can use it as a strategic weapon. If a bomb goes down, the area of a football field will be killed. How many guns can such an airplane be on top, and how many soldiers can an airplane be compared to? ”

"So, I think we still have to focus on quality, not quantity. You should have all heard the truth that there are not many soldiers in the army, and I am currently using the method of elite soldiers. In the past, elite soldiers had strong training ability, but now elite soldiers are not only training, but also weapons. We will not reduce military spending, but will use it more rationally and directly where it is more needed. It's good for us, and it's great for our future. ”

"We have reduced the army and increased the population. Behind every population is a hope, and perhaps the more people we have, the more hope it brings. There is a limit to genius in this world, and one more of our populations means that their descendants also have one more possibility of genius. Don't tell me any nonsense about Lao Tzu's heroes and heroes, geniuses in this world are random, so one more population has one more chance, as long as the population is large enough, that genius will always come. ”

Wang Guorui explained to the people of this group of troops the development trend of the army in the future, and the future army will use high technology as the main means, and will not take quantity as the foundation. Maybe the era of cold weapons is a generation gap, but in the age of firearms, it can easily crush those cold weapons. In the era of information technology, the army of the information age can easily crush the army of ordinary hot weapons.

In the future, as long as there is a high-tech army, it can annihilate thousands of times more enemies at the cost of almost zero casualties. Therefore, in the face of all kinds of high technology, the so-called traditional infantry is almost worthless, and it is completely a lamb to be slaughtered.

Wang Guorui will not stupidly continue to invest these military funds in those soldiers, but will transfer them to the research and development of those weapons and equipment, so that the weapons can become more and more advanced and not fall behind.

Only when the army's weaponry is developed can this be the right way. What's more, the world is still relatively peaceful now, and there is no need to develop and maintain so many troops, so it is yourself who suffers in the end.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to be disarmed?" Zheng Hong also asked unwillingly.

Wang Guorui nodded and said, "Yes, it must be disarmed." There will be few major wars in the East in the future, and this disarmament will be dominated by the army. The Navy and Marine Corps will not be dismantled for the time being. ”

Hearing this, those officers from the army, including Hu Wei, Zheng Hong, and Chen Liyan, also turned a little dark. Qiu Baoren, who came from the navy, and Li Yuanhong, who had just qualified to attend the meeting of the Central Military Commission, also breathed a sigh of relief, because this disarmament is mainly based on the army, and the navy and marines will not be abolished, so this is naturally the best.

However, once the army is disarmed, their voice will be further reduced. On the contrary, after the army is abolished, the navy will definitely get a larger proportion of military spending.

In fact, the abolition of the army is tantamount to changing the direction of the country's military development in the future. The purpose of the army is mainly defense, and strengthening the army represents the country's national defense policy of focusing on defense. The navy is an expansive service, and even if there is an air force in the future, it cannot ignore the navy. Even in the next 100 years, the navy will be the most important means of projecting large forces. Without a sufficient navy, the projection of large forces will inevitably not be completed. Otherwise, the air force alone will not be able to complete the projection of large forces, and it will not be able to threaten the enemy. Therefore, reducing the army, upgrading the status of the navy, and giving the navy more funds means that the country will focus on further expansion in the future.

The expansionary strategic approach is definitely going to expand next. However, expansion, Qiu Baoren, the chief of the general staff who came from the navy, is also thinking about the direction of future expansion.

"In the future, maybe it's going to Africa, right? At present, we have only mastered the Strait of Malacca, but it is not enough for us to really defend the country. We may have to make arrangements in Africa next. Originally, we had some forces there at the time of the war between the British and the Boers in South Africa, so that we could consider deploying more there in the future. ”

"If we can get hold of South Africa and make it our important stronghold, we can directly threaten the Suez Canal, so that if the enemy wants to come out of the Mediterranean, our first line of defense can be met from South Africa. Moreover, Africa also has a lot of resources, so that we can have those resources at our disposal for further development needs. ”

In Qiu Baoren's eyes, he also probably had an idea of the direction of future expansion, but this was just a plan he guessed, not a real specific way of action. At present, Wang Guorui's meaning is not obvious, but expanding to Africa is the most appropriate at present. Although the Strait of Malacca is the gateway to Asia, although it has this gateway, it does not mean that it is completely safe.

It's like a group of robbers watching you outside your house all the time, and you won't be at ease. The so-called only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves. Although they have mastered the Strait of Malacca, they don't like a bunch of robbers watching you outside your house at all times, so who will be happy?

It is necessary to master Africa in this way, so that it can be used as a strategic blocking position regardless of threatening the Suez Canal, and if the enemy wants to come out of the Suez Canal, it can be used as a position to meet the enemy for the first time. Even if Britain and other countries want to make a detour to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, once they have mastered South Africa, they can not only threaten the Suez Canal in the east, but it will not be so easy for Western countries in the west to detour through the Cape of Good Hope. The geographical location of this South Africa is too good, plus I fought with the British in the Boer vest in South Africa before, so it has a certain strength in the local area. If we can take this opportunity to get hold of this South Africa, it will also be helpful to threaten Westerners in the future.

This time, Wang Guorui cut the army and improved the status of the navy, in fact, he also hoped to continue to further balance the status gap between the navy and the army. At present, the three giants of the army are all from the army, and although the navy also occupies some positions, its power and influence are not as good as the army. Therefore, it is also necessary to be prepared to balance the strength of this army.

This is the art of balance, whether it is the military and the government, there must be a certain balance within the government, to avoid monopoly, but also to avoid fragmentation. A family independence will affect the power at the top, but if it is fragmented, then the party strife will be serious, and it will not be conducive to the development of the country. It is also more appropriate to maintain two or three factions, usually no more than five. It can not only avoid the dominance of one family, but also avoid the political instability caused by fragmentation and the difficulty of policy implementation.

Of course, this is true not only for civilian officials, but also for the military to maintain a balance between land and sea. Even at present, the land and navy and the Marine Corps are relatively balanced, and the air force may be added in the future.

Of course, the reduction of the army is not only in line with the future direction of military development, but also suitable as a medium and medium means to reduce the strength of the army and maintain the balance between land and sea. This prevents the army from being too strong and the navy too weak.

Therefore, it is imperative to reduce the army, not only the army's war model, but also represents the country's future development trend, and also represents the political balance. Even if his own woman Zheng Hong is in the army, but the abolition of the army is also inevitable, this is the overall situation of the country, and there is no more to talk about. In front of the country, anyone's personal interests must be sacrificed when necessary, even Wang Guorui's woman is no exception. (To be continued.) )