.Chapter 118 Soft grinding hard bubbles

After the head of state made the decision, all that was left was military decisions.

"You also saw that the head of state has a very clear attitude. He will not interfere with military decisions, but he will not allow us to mess up the matter." Lu Fenglie asked Huang Zhibo to sit down and went to make two cups of tea. "The situation in the country is a bit complicated now, and the attitudes of senior leaders are also varied. Although the Prime Minister's trip to Moscow has achieved a successful result and won Russia's support, things always have positive and negative sides. Russia's support has made more people believe that we can compromise with the United States without bleeding or less bleeding."

"Is it possible?" Huang Zhibo shook his head with a smile.

"How do you know it's impossible?" Lu Fenglie sat on the sofa opposite Huang Zhibo.

"End a war is much more difficult than launching a war. It is conceivable that before launching this war, the US authorities encountered many difficulties. With the strength of the United States, even if they can win, they will win at most. If the United States can overcome difficulties and start a war, they will definitely need to overcome more difficulties. To this point, it is not the US federal government that hopes to expand the war, but the arms groups that make a fortune in the battlefield, and those financial groups that hope to make us pay for the financial storm that has started Wall Street."

"When did you care about economic issues?"

"War is just a means, and there is no full benefit. Who will start a war?" Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "Since we want to win this war, we must find the root of the war. Only by starting from the root can we defeat the enemy, or force the enemy to put down the weapons in our hands."

"As you mean, the war won't end soon?"

Huang Zhibo nodded and said, "This is also the problem I worry about the most."

Lu Fenglie frowned and asked him to continue talking.

"I proposed at the meeting that I would postpone the entry of ground troops into North Korea and do my best to defeat the enemy in the air and ocean battlefields, and at least to withstand the enemy's attack. It is not that the ground troops of the volunteer army cannot fight, but how much impact will large-scale ground wars have on us."

"casualties?"

"Take casualties are one aspect, and the most important thing." Huang Zhibo sighed and said, "Mr. Lu, last time I mentioned to you that there are too many only sons in the army. If the casualties are too heavy, even if we win, it will be difficult for us to gain benefits. During this period, I am also paying attention to the domestic situation. You may not know that there are still many people who do not understand why we are participating in this war and why we fight with the most powerful country in the world and the most closely related to our economy for a closed, backward, and even dictatorial regime. Although the doubts of the people have not yet risen to doubting the political situation, or have no impact on the domestic situation, what will happen if thousands of soldiers die in the territory of other countries and when thousands of families are destroyed? "

"You're right, there are indeed many problems in China."

Huang Zhibo breathed a sigh and said, "Mr. Lu, you know me very well, so you must have seen that all the tactics I have adopted are to reduce casualties and defeat the enemy with the least blood as possible. But at present, even if we can turn the situation around the ground troops entering North Korea, we still cannot predict the direction of the battle, and it is even more impossible to control the casualties of the war within an acceptable range based on our subjective will."

Lu Fenglie nodded, indicating that he understood Huang Zhibo's meaning.

At the beginning, Lu Fenglie recommended Huang Zhibo to Fu Xiubo. In addition to Huang Zhibo's military talent, it had a lot to do with his caring about the troops and subordinates.

Victory is not accumulated through blood and life.

If you have to trade blood and life for victory, such victory has no value.

The problem is that realizing the problem does not mean solving the problem.

"Do you have any good solutions?" Lu Fenglie went straight to the point.

With Huang Zhibo's character, he would never ask questions before he thought of a solution. As a soldier, this should be the case.

"No solution was thought of yet."

"Yeah?"

Huang Zhibo forced a smile and said, "It's really not possible. We still have to defeat the coalition forces on the ground and still have to be mentally prepared."

"What is really not possible?"

"To put it simply, if we cannot force the United States to admit defeat before the ground war begins, then ground war becomes the only way to win."

Lu Fenglie nodded, let Huang Zhibo make it clearer.

"From the current situation, ground war is indeed inevitable, but we have the opportunity to keep the casualties of ground wars, or ground wars, to a minimum."

“How to control it?”

"Use all means to combat the coalition's air supremacy, sea supremacy and information supremacy, and strive to create the most favorable battlefield situation before ground forces join the war."

"That's too general, right?"

Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "At present, the first thing to do is to replenish air power for the volunteers and send more submarines to the Sea of ​​Japan."

"That's all?"

"I came back for these two things."

Lu Fenglie smiled and said, "The latter has no big problem. I have already arranged it for you. Within half a month, the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet and the South Sea Fleet will transfer two to three submarines respectively, which can arrive at the fastest in twenty-five days and enter the Sea of ​​Japan in one month at the latest."

“Where is the former?”

"I have read the combat report delivered by the Volunteer Army Command. The losses of this counterattack campaign were huge, with nearly 200 aircraft lost by combat aircraft alone." Lu Fenglie sighed and said, "To this day, the Volunteer Army has lost more than 400 fighters, which does not include those irreparable fighters. Before the war, the total number of third-generation fighters of the Air Force and HNA was less than 800. After deducting the fighter jets used for local air defense, the Volunteer Army can be allocated up to 600, and you can use them completely within a month."

"I don't want this either."

"The reality is that I can't replenish the lost fighter jets for the Volunteers."

“It can always add some.”

"A very small part, about fifty."

"But……"

"The General Equipment Department has made Shen Fei and Cheng Fei a military order. Starting next month, the fighter jet production line can reach the maximum designed production capacity. Prime Minister Wen's trip to Moscow has solved the biggest problem for us. The Russian authorities have promised to provide us with an urgent batch of engines in stock and provide us with engines starting from the beginning of next year at a rate of 150 units per month. Overall, the situation is getting better, but there is no way to meet your requirements immediately and immediately supplement the combat losses of the volunteers."

Huang Zhibo nodded thoughtfully and said, "So, we will have to fight ground war with the coalition forces without air supremacy."

"This is a problem you have to solve, at least until the first battle, air supremacy is not guaranteed."

Huang Zhibo sighed and did not rush to speak.

"If I were you, I would consider adjusting the campaign plan."

"Mr. Lu, you say this easily, but it is not easy to do." Huang Zhibo sighed and shook his head, saying, "As long as the ground war begins, we cannot decide what it will be like. More than 60 years ago, we failed to use a single army to snatch a battalion of the US military. Although the present is different from the past, the gap between the advantages and disadvantages is still very obvious. In the absence of air supremacy, the losses and casualties will not be mentioned for the time being, and whether the purpose of the battle can be achieved cannot be guaranteed. Fighting with the target of the battle may be difficult to see results."

"So, are you afraid of losing?"

"Of course not. What I worry about is what consequences will be if I lose."

"What are the consequences?" Lu Fenglie smiled and shook his head, saying, "The sky fell, and there was still a tall one standing up. You are just the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army. If someone had to take responsibility, it wouldn't be your turn."

"Mr. Lu, I'm not afraid of taking responsibility, I just..."

"Nothing is just, and nothing else, the performance of the Volunteer Army in this counterattack was very eye-catching." Lu Fenglie patted the handrail of the sofa, as if he wanted to cheer up Huang Zhibo. "Before this, no one believed that we could use existing weapons and equipment to attack the US aircraft carrier battle group, and no one would believe that we could use some very backward ballistic missiles and several conventional submarines to defeat the US aircraft carrier battle group, and even sink the US super aircraft carrier. But now who would doubt that we not only won the battle with existing weapons and equipment, but also a great victory. The one who decides the outcome of the war is never weapons and equipment, but people who use weapons and equipment. As long as you can use the weapons in your hands, I believe that even if you have to fight a ground war with the coalition forces in an unfavorable situation, we will be the one who laughs to the end."

"I never doubt the final victory, just..."

"It's here again, just what?" Lu Fenglie smiled and said, "When you were in Nanjing, you were not like this."

"Mr. Lu, it used to be the past, but now it's a real sword and gun, I..."

“Lack of confidence?”

"If there are more advanced weapons and equipment, victory will definitely come easier."

"What weapons and equipment do you need?"

"The more you are, the better, the more advanced you are, the better. As long as you can go to the battlefield, I want it."

"You think beautifully, even if I agree, the head of state will not agree."

"Of course, I only have conventional weapons." Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "For example, the j-20 and the aircraft carrier battle group that had been wandering in the Bohai bathtub for several years."

"J-20 and aircraft carrier?" Lu Fenglie was stunned and said, "Don't think about fighter jets. I've asked you. Before the new engine comes out, the j-20 equipped with old engines is not even as good as the j-11, and there are only a few technical verification aircraft. The design test flight will be completed as soon as next year. It would be very good to be finalized and mass-produced within five years. Besides, Chengfei is expanding the production capacity of the j-10, and the development of the j-20 has been affected. Even if the engine can be introduced from Russia, it will not be able to be put into mass production within a few months."

"Where is the aircraft carrier?" Huang Zhibo did not have hope for the j-20, but just used it to increase the asking price.

"I have to consider this, I can't give you any guarantee now."

Huang Zhibo nodded, expressing his understanding of Lu Fenglie's meaning. Although the "Shi Lang" belongs to the navy in its organization and is organized in the North Sea Fleet, its command power is directly the highest military decision-making body and is responsible to the head of state. Only the head of state has the power to mobilize this aircraft carrier.

Lu Fenglie agreed to consider it and said that he would mention to the head of state that the aircraft carrier would participate in the war.
Chapter completed!