The problem is very sharp. Not to mention more gentle leaders like Wen Tinggui, even Li Pingko felt it was too much.

The fierce debate lasted for several hours, and the most worrying thing was whether the United States would use this as a reason to strategically block China and cut off China's maritime routes.

Although most leaders find it unlikely, the risks still exist.

As the world's second largest trading country, China has 65% of oil, 60% of ore, and 40% of economic crops that need to be imported. It also exports trillions of goods worth billions of dollars to all over the world every year. Foreign trade companies feed more than 100 million workers.

Eighty percent of these imported and exported goods are transported by ships.

As long as the United States implements a strategic blockade on China, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Because we have not declared war with the United States, the possibility of the United States' strategic blockade on us is very small. Considering the serious impact of the strategic blockade on the war situation, the United States has no reason to take this step first." Fu Xiubo stepped forward to end the meaningless debate. "Like everyone, I am also worried that submarines will expand the scale of the war and worsen the war situation. But the current war situation is very unfavorable to us. If the US-South Korea coalition forces conquer Pyongyang within a week, the ground forces of the volunteer army will not be able to cross the Yalu River in time. Even if the serious threat posed by the US-South Korea coalition forces to the northeastern region of our country after the US-South Korea coalition forces hit the south bank of the Yalu River, they must also consider the price to win this war in extreme unfavorable circumstances. The advantage lies in the hands of the enemy, and our top priority is to reverse the adverse situation."

"Let the submarines participate in the war will only make the situation more complicated," Wen Tinggui glanced at Fu Xiubo and said, "It will not be much help to reverse the situation."

Fu Xiubo smiled and said, "So before taking action, we have to test the bottom line of the United States."

Wen Tinggui's brows jumped a few times, knowing that Fu Xiubo had already made up his mind to hold the meeting, just to get support from the senior management.

"How to test it?" Li Pingkoo asked along Fu Xiubo.

"Let the news first, and say that we agree to North Korea's request, sell a batch of advanced weapons and equipment, and improve the combat capabilities of the People's Army." Fu Xiubo knocked on the table and said with a smile, "If the United States responds fiercely, we must consider it carefully. If the United States does not accept it, turn the words said into facts."

Li Pingko nodded thoughtfully and agreed with Fu Xiubo's statement.

Wen Tinggui sighed secretly, not opposing Fu Xiubo's proposal.

"How is it? If you don't have any objections, it's decided. Lao Wen, you are responsible for this matter. Let the news that we signed a military aid agreement with North Korea and let the whole world know that this is a war in North Korea, and we are just helping North Korea resist aggression."

After the meeting, Fu Xiubo kept Li Pingko.

"Old Fu, it's best to think clearly about this matter and not make a hasty decision."

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who takes action without thinking about it?" Fu Xiubo smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your worries make sense because you don't know our opponents very well. The war has reached this point, and the United States has always performed very rationally and very cunningly."

"cunning?"

"Only by putting aside all appearances, you can see the truth. What do you think is the difference between this war compared to the wars that the US military has fought in the past?"

"this……"

"Although I am not a soldier, I can see that the US military is fighting more actively. At the beginning of the bombing, the ground troops crossed the ceasefire line and landed in Haizhou a day later. From a military perspective, the US military wants to capture Pyongyang as soon as possible and overthrow the North Korean regime. But what is the point of capturing Pyongyang after we announced the dispatch of troops? As long as the volunteers cross the Yalu River, the war will not end because of the fall of Pyongyang." Fu Xiubo paused for a moment and said, "I asked Lao Lu that if the United States wants to win military force, it should divide its troops into two groups, land in Wonsan or Ham Hung, divide its troops into two groups, attack Pyongyang in the west, and sweep the northern region of North Korea in the east. The US-South Korea coalition forces put all the eggs in one basket and concentrated heavy troops to attack Pyongyang, which is definitely not to win as soon as possible."

“That’s…”

"Wait until we enter North Korea."

Li Pingkoo was stunned for a moment and looked at Fu Xiubo in disbelief.

"The United States is not going to defeat us on the battlefield, but to defeat us outside the battlefield."

"But……"

"What benefits can the US military get if it loses?" Fu Xiubo smiled and said, "The United States is the world hegemon. The current rules of the game are formulated by the United States. Even if we can win, what can we win? Capture South Korea and help North Korea complete the great cause of unification? It is definitely not feasible. Even if we have this ability, we cannot do so. Most countries will not recognize the legitimacy of North Korea's annexation of South Korea. We will encounter a Waterloo diplomatically and politically. In the end, we will at most let the situation on the peninsula return to before the war breaks out."

"If so, there is really no benefit."

"This result was destined before the war broke out."

Li Pingko sighed and said, "It may not be much benefit for the United States if this happens."

"It depends on which angle the war is viewed. If decline cannot be avoided, then an irrelevant war can win the opportunity for revival for the United States." Fu Xiubo smiled and said, "If you have time, you can understand the truth after thinking about it."

"So, we can only take the initiative to expand the scale of the war?"

"It's not about expanding, but about limiting, and strive for the best results for us as much as possible."

"Let the submarines participate in the war..."

"This is a very clear signal that we can define the scope of the war, not the United States."

"Fight for strategic initiative?"

Fu Xiubo smiled and nodded and said, "If you want to understand this, you should know that only by grasping the strategic initiative can you turn the situation around."

Li Pingkoo breathed a sigh of relief and said nothing more.

"How are Sheng Shiping's talks?"

"The problems have been solved, and now we will wait for the Central Document No. 1."

"I'll talk about this for two days."

Li Pingkoo was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand what Fu Xiubo meant.

"If you can figure it out, I won't explain it. If you can't figure it out, you will know why I have arranged it like this in two days."

"It's related to the situation?"

Fu Xiubo smiled and said nothing.

Li Pingko didn't ask much, because he figured it out.

Half an hour later, the State Council announced the military aid agreement signed with North Korea. Wen Tinggui then held a press conference at the State Council, claiming that he would accept North Korea's request, sell advanced weapons and equipment to North Korea, and send military instructors to help the Korean People's Army improve its combat capabilities.

This incident did not attract the attention of the news media.

China has formed a volunteer army, providing a large number of advanced weapons and equipment for the volunteer army through aid, donation, sale, etc., and then selling weapons and equipment to North Korea to arm the Korean People's Army is undoubtedly a superfluous way, making people feel that China is like a nouveau riche.

However, this news immediately attracted the attention of Cia.

After receiving the exact news, Chandler immediately rushed to the White House and found Lindberg, who was about to go to bed.

"General, you came here in the middle of the night for this?" Lindberg threw the documents that Chandler drafted on the road aside and said, "I have read the news. China's move is nothing more than to prove to the world that this is a war in North Korea, and China is just helping North Korea."

"President, this is just a manifestation."

"Preface!" Lindberg glanced at Chandler, then yawned.

"You take a closer look at the detailed list of equipment for sale."

"I've seen it..."

"Look at it, pay attention to the naval equipment inside."

"Does the People's Army have a navy?"

Chandler did not laugh and handed the documents to the president.

Lindberg stopped his smile and opened the document again.

"Note the third line, have you seen it?"

"Submarine?" Lindberg looked up, and he could no longer laugh.

"You can find that when you compare the army equipment before, you can see that in the submarine, there is no mention of the specific model or quantity."

"Why?"

"It's obvious that China is testing us."

"Test us?"

Chandler nodded and said, "The Korean People's Army has a navy, but it is not large in scale and has poor quality. China will sell submarines to North Korea and will never let the Korean People's Army use these submarines, but will organize submarine officers and soldiers into the volunteer army and then let these submarines participate in the war."

"Is this necessary?"

"It's very common. After all, the Volunteer Army is a Chinese soldier, and the People's Army is a North Korean soldier. If these submarines organized in the People's Army Navy attack our warships, or even launch unlimited submarine warfare on the high seas and attack our transport ships, we can only retaliate against North Korea, not China."

"So, China plans to fight unlimited submarine warfare with us?"

"Not yet, but these submarines will certainly pose a threat to our shipping."

"The Korean Strait is so wide, and it is more than one thousand kilometers away from China. The threat to sea routes should not be too great, right?"

"If these submarines did not go to the Korean Strait, they were moving in the Yellow Sea..."

"Yellow Sea!?"

"Cut off the sea supply line to Haizhou."

Lindberg was stunned for a moment and asked Chandler to make the words clearer.

"If you want to capture Pyongyang as planned, you have to fight Huangzhouchuan as soon as possible and set out from Haizhou, which is much closer than starting from Kaicheng. At present, three brigades of the coalition forces have arrived in Haizhou, and four Korean military divisions are about to arrive. If the shipping route is cut off, this force will be unable to go north."

"That is, I can't capture Pyongyang on time?"

Chandler nodded, saying that's what it means.

"So, what should we do?" Lindberg said breathlessly, "You must not let such a thing happen. You must warn the Chinese government..."

"president……"

Lindberg stopped and asked Chandler to continue speaking.

"Doing this will only make China believe that maritime routes are crucial to us, allowing China to sell submarines to North Korea without hesitation, and even directly send submarines to the war."

"If so, it's equivalent to declaring war on us."

"But those submarines belong to the Korean People's Army, and we have declared war on North Korea."

"But……"

"The Chinese government announces this news to test our bottom line. We'd better do nothing and make the Chinese authorities hesitate. If it can delay for a few days and the coalition forces occupy Pyongyang, the Chinese government will naturally do what it can. If it fails to capture Pyongyang in time, it will have to modify the war plan and open up a second front."
Chapter completed!