Chapter XXVIII
ps: Because I received a warning, some sensitive plots can't be written, so the plot has to have a small jump, sorry!
Half a month later, the Indian Prime Minister said at a mass rally: "Erroneous reports about the situation on the Sino-Indian border have been deliberately disseminated by certain Western powers in order to create misunderstanding and tension between India and China." ====”
The meaning of this statement is obvious, that is, the previous tension is actually non-existent, and China and India are still friendly countries.
I was relieved to hear this, which at least proved that the Indian side had finally realized that they had miscalculated, that the squadron was not as vulnerable as they thought, and that the Indian army was not as invincible as they had seen in the report, even if they were equipped with many advanced weapons.
In fact, if we really want to fight, there is still a possibility that there will be a one-sided situation like in 62. The reason for this is very simple, the war is determined by two factors: man and equipment, and India was easily defeated by our army back then, which shows that their defeat is not only because of the gap in equipment, but also because of "people".
But then again, the reason why Sino-Indian relations have taken such a sharp turn from tension to rapid slowdown is not only because we have shown strength, but also because of international pressure.
There is no need to say more about who is under pressure in the international community, now is the era of hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the international community is basically the two camps of the United States and the Soviet Union.
Of course, the United States does not want a war between us and India, you must know that China and the United States are still allies at this time, and we are still concentrating on facing the threat of the Soviet Union, and it does not want to make such a trip to bite the gold halfway.
As for the USSR. Although he has the evil intention of provoking the Sino-Indian dispute...... Create a little more trouble for China. It means that he can take a little less pressure. But the problem was that India was now biased towards the side of the Soviet Union. Most of its weapons and equipment came from the Soviet Union, and once China and India fought, needless to say, the Soviet Union would definitely have to pay for the equipment.
At this time, the Soviet Union can be said to have fallen into a quagmire financially, although the Soviet Union was a veritable big and powerful country at this time, but the war in Vietnam tossed and turned, Afghanistan tossed again, and then added India in the future...... I'm afraid I'm going to bring it down soon.
So. The Soviet Union only hoped that India would put some pressure and harassment on China on the border, and did not want a large-scale war between the two countries.
Now that India's problems in this regard have been solved, there is no need for us to stay on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so Commander Zhang ordered us to be transferred back to the Beijing base.
This time it was much easier than ever because we were going straight back to base in a helicopter, instead of having to go back and forth between cars and planes as we used to.
And Zheng Liangqiang was even more direct, he knew that the first thing I did every time I returned to the base was to go to the headquarters to see Commander Zhang, so he simply landed the helicopter in an open space near the headquarters.
Of course, it is also impossible for the helicopter to land directly in front of the command...... Just kidding, there's the headquarters. Although these helicopters are our own people, we don't know how many procedures and vetting they have to go through. Instead of that, I might as well take a few more steps.
"Come, sit!" As soon as I walked into the headquarters, Commander Zhang politely beckoned me to sit down, and then nodded with a smile and said: "I didn't expect this problem to be solved in this way, you kid is really bold, if you can't get it right...... If a war breaks out, we will be threatened from three sides at the same time. ”
I just smiled, in fact, part of the reason I dared to do this was because I knew that the conflict in history did not expand, and in the end China and India still moved towards their own solutions.
"How?" Then Commander Zhang asked: "I've been on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a few months, and I'm still used to it!" ”
Hearing this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Commander, who can get used to it from the plains to the plateaus?" ”
"That's right!" Commander Zhang couldn't help laughing.
It was originally just a polite remark, but it was the exact opposite.
"That's it." Commander Zhang then asked straight to the point: "Tell me what you think, and talk about what we still need to improve on the plateau." ”
I think this is one of the reasons why Commander Zhang sent me to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on a mission...... Let me investigate any difficulties and reforms, and I can always put forward some constructive suggestions after the inspection.
It's just that what Commander Zhang didn't know was that these opinions I put forward actually had little to do with my "investigation", and it was just that I had some more modern information.
Of course, these words could not be said to Commander Zhang, and after thinking about it, I replied: "First, of course, it is the issue of transportation supply lines. In fact, we have a great advantage in this area, but we have not been able to take advantage of it. ”
"Oh!" Commander Zhang asked with interest: "Tell me what the advantages are!" ”
"The biggest advantage is that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is only a few hundred kilometers away from India." I said: "Moreover, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is still a plateau at an altitude of four or five thousand meters, and it has the inherent advantage of being condescending and threatening its capital. ”
"We've thought about that, too." Commander Zhang nodded.
"Secondly, I don't dare to build their supply lines in India." I say.
"What do you mean by that?" Commander Zhang was obviously unaware of this.
In fact, this is not to blame him, you must know that at this time our country is still in the early stage of reform and opening up, before that, there is very little information about foreign countries, especially the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can be said to be an isolated place, so there is naturally not much understanding of India.
"That's right." I said, "Over the years, India has had a lot of opportunities to improve their supply lines along the border, especially after the war of '62, and they should have realized how important it was to transport supplies to the plateau, but now there are only two roads." Twenty years later, there are still only two roads, and they are still in disrepair, which is a bit puzzling. ”
"Hmm." Commander Zhang couldn't help but nodded.
On the Chinese side, it is because of the fact that the economy is not enough to support it, while India can be said to have money and opportunities during this period, and it is indeed a little difficult to figure out that there are only two roads until now.
Of course, this may also be because the Indian government is too strict with corruption, and it is so strict that it is a bit unbelievable.
For example, in modern times, I once watched an Indian program that described corruption in India as follows: the state paid for the construction of three dams, but in the end only one dam was actually built. How did the corrupt officials deceive the eyes of the acceptance personnel? Quite simply, from three different roads, from different directions, the inspectors took the inspectors to see the same dam, so these are the three dams they built.
So, I have every reason to believe that it is possible that the Indian government is not aware that they only have two roads to the Sino-Indian border.
But that's just one of the reasons.
"That's what I call advantage." I said: "Since we won that battle in '62, there has been a saying among the Indian soldiers that the reason why the squadron failed to expand its gains in the end was because this section of the road was too difficult for the squadron to transport supplies to the front. ”
In fact, there is a certain amount of truth in this, when our army suddenly withdrew after winning the war, the main reason was of course because of political reasons, and secondly, it was the difficulty of supply.
"Under this kind of thinking." I continued: "The Indian military will have such a concern, if the road is built to the Sino-Indian border, will it become a tool for the Chinese to attack." ”
"Oh!" As soon as I said this, Commander Zhang understood: "They are worried that our army will use these lines of communication to strike at them. ”
"That's right." "So they'd rather use helicopters to supplement the pressure of logistical supplies than build roads," I said. ”
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Commander Zhang's unexpectedness, because China and India are both big countries, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau lies across the Sino-Indian border, so what India needs to worry about, we should also need to worry about.
For example, on the issue of road construction, if the Indian side will be worried about being used by our army when building roads, won't the PLA be worried about being used by the Indian army when building roads? !
However, our military does not seem to have considered this aspect of the problem, and from this point of view, it can also be seen that many people on the Indian side are actually not confident enough in their own military strength.
"So......" I said, "under this strategic consideration, the Indian side will not dare to develop logistical supply lines, and if our army vigorously expands, it will not only build roads but also railways, and then this logistical aspect will soon leave the Indian army far behind......
"Railroad?" Hearing this, Commander Zhang couldn't help but be stunned: "That's the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, how much does it cost to build this railway!" ”
"No matter how much it is, I think it's worth it." I said: "On the one hand, the railway can make a great difference in military affairs, and can transport a large amount of military strength and supplies to the plateau in a short period of time, and on the other hand, it can also be of great help to the people's livelihood. Once the railway is completed, it can easily transport a large number of commodities to the plateau to lower prices, and at the same time transport the local products on the plateau down to the plateau, etc., which can create many employment opportunities and greatly improve the living standards of the people. ”
"Makes sense." Commander Zhang nodded: "The people are our foundation, if we really do practical things for the sake of the people and improve the lives of the people, that is, we have won the hearts of the people." Strictly speaking, this is perhaps more important than the military aspect. ”
I also agree with this, because after the opening of the railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Sino-Indian border towards the Chinese side has been quickly expanded, and many Indians on the Indian side even sighed: "What did we do wrong as Indians, why do we have to suffer like this!" (To be continued!)
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