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After the Spring Festival in 2032, even the common people realized that the domestic political atmosphere was very tense.

Although the new government will not be established until 2033, the election will be held in June 2032 to identify new national and government leaders.

The ones who called the most were Li Pingko and Huang Hanlin.

According to the rumors in the city, Li Pingkou, who has received support from the military, will become the head of state, while Huang Hanlin, who has always adhered to the private and market economy route, will be likely to become the Premier of the State Council. In addition, Du Xiaolei, known as the "Iron Lady of China", will be likely to become the Executive Vice Premier of the State Council.

However, this is just a rumor.

Whoever serves as the head of state and the Premier of the State Council will determine China's basic domestic and foreign policies in the next decade and will also determine China's development direction.

As the commander of the Marine Corps, Mu Haoyang attended the congress held after the New Year, but made no remarks.

Military members accounted for about 20% of the seats at the congress, mostly senior generals. The importance of soldiers on the political stage has been revealed. Votes from soldiers, plus votes from private entrepreneurs and grassroots workers, it is only a matter of time before Li Pingko was elected as the head of state.

On June 30, Li Pingko was officially elected as the head of state, with a term of office from 2033 to 2038.

At this point, soldiers like Mu Haoyang can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although according to the final resolution made by the high-level meeting, Yi Yuandao will still serve as the military leader and will not leave until 2038, but with the military's high support for the Li Pinggang, Yi Yuandao has almost no real power and cannot have a significant impact on national defense policy.

In July, Mu Haoyang returned to the General Staff to deal with the matters of the Marine Command.

Huang Zhibo will retire by the end of the year, so before that, Mu Haoyang has to deal with the major issues of the Marines, otherwise trouble will inevitably occur when Teng Yaohui takes office.

But the problem is not as simple as Mu Haoyang imagined.

The election of Li Pingko to the head of state has had a significant impact. The situation around China has deteriorated seriously, and the clouds of the next war have risen.

"This is provided by Lao Li," Huang Zhibo handed a piece of intelligence document to Mu Haoyang and sat down and said, "Next year, Japan's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be put into service, and the second will be put into service the following year. Because the third aircraft carrier starts construction two years ahead of schedule, it will be completed and put into service as early as early as 2035. Including the "Akagi", the Japanese Navy will have four heavy aircraft carriers, no less than us."

"Didn't Japan intend to sell the Akagi to India?"

"It seems that Japan does not intend to sell aircraft carriers now." Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "According to Li Mingyang, Japan and India are likely to share the 'Akagi'."

"Share?" Mu Haoyang felt a little strange.

"At the end of this year, the Akagi will be deployed to the Indian Ocean, with Visakhapatnam as its home port, mainly in the Bay of Bengal to deal with our Indian Ocean fleet. I have discussed with Lao Teng and deploy an aircraft carrier to the Indian Ocean after obtaining the exact information." Huang Zhibo sighed and said, "As expected, Japan will provide the Akagi to India for use, but will not be sold to India. In peacetime, the Indian Navy will use the Akagi to train fleet officers and soldiers and carrier-based aviation pilots to master the use of large-scale attack aircraft carriers. If India has the ability, two to three aircraft carriers will be built based on the Akagi."

"Where is the wartime?"

"Because it is not for sale, the 'Akagi' number still belongs to Japan."

Mu Haoyang's brow jumped a few times and said, "So, as long as the war breaks out, Japan will take back the 'Akagi'?"

"It's almost the same, but the most likely situation is that the Akagi stays in Visakhapatnam and restrains our Indian Ocean fleet."

Mu Haoyang nodded thoughtfully and understood what Huang Zhibo said.

"Obviously, the situation is worse than we thought."

“We should be happy from another perspective.”

"Happy?"

Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "Although whether to sell the Akagi is Japan's business, whether to buy it is India's business. Strategically, Japan must create the most favorable situation, try to extend our front line, and at the same time shorten its own front line. India is a very good choice, so Japan actively supports India, helps India recover, and forces us to retain a strong enough fleet in the Indian Ocean."

Huang Zhibo did not speak, waiting for Mu Haoyang to continue talking.

"It is obvious that if face-to-face competition, Japan is definitely not our opponent. Whether it is twenty or fifty years, Japan cannot surpass us. Therefore, Japan must make a fuss in the Indian Ocean and try to divide our troops, so as to gain a military advantage in the Western Pacific battlefield." Mu Haoyang paused for a moment and said, "It is obvious that sending the Akagi to the Indian Ocean can at least contain one of our aircraft carrier battle groups. If India and Can cooperate, such as preparing for war with Japan when the situation is tense, it can restrain more troops. We need to control the sea power in the Western Pacific and protect routes through the Indian Ocean. After India is carrying out combat preparations, we need to deploy at least two aircraft carrier battle groups in the Indian Ocean, and there will be no more than three aircraft carriers left in the Western Pacific."

"In this way, Japan will have an advantage in military strength."

Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "Relying on the island chain, the Japanese Navy's advantage in combat in the Western Pacific is very obvious, and our fleet either retreats and defends or attacks forward. The Navy is an offensive service and can only reflect the value of existence in the offensive. If we choose to attack forward, even if we can break through the first island chain and enter the Western Pacific waters, there will be no rear base to support it."

"If the fleet fights alone, the chances of victory will not be much higher."

"If you don't have a military advantage, you will basically lose."

Huang Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say much, because Mu Haoyang had already made it very clear.

"Of course, the problem is not that serious. At least for now, India is still hesitant about whether to follow Japan."

"Yeah?"

"At least so far, India has not concentrated its efforts to rectify its naval military equipment." Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "Although India has been seeking to obtain aircraft carriers, and there were news in the past two years that it intends to purchase the "Queen Elizabeth" from the UK, India has not started the construction project of domestic aircraft carriers. Even if construction starts immediately, it is impossible to launch the water before 2035."

"You mean..."

"India's strategy is very obvious. It is to use Japan's aid to achieve industrialization as soon as possible and lay a solid foundation for a strong country. As for whether to follow Japan to deal with us, the Indian Prime Minister may not have considered it at all. Even if India needs to cooperate with Japan to curb us strategically, it will not make a decision easily in war."

“That is, there is no need to worry about India.”

"It's not that you don't have to worry, but that you can try to put India out of the way."

"Yeah?"

"My opinion is that if you can, you will first fight a war in the Indian Ocean, stabilize the situation, and then fight against Japan in the Western Pacific."

"Obviously, this is unlikely."

"Even so, some consideration should be taken into account during the battle decision-making stage after the outbreak of the war."

Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "This is your business, at least the war will not break out this year. By next year, these things will have nothing to do with me."

"Mr. Huang..."

"The Marine Corps affairs have been confirmed, and Lao Li personally made a guarantee that after taking office, the first document he signed was to give the Marine Corps independent military status, and will officially grant you the rank of Navy General. As for the Marine Corps Command, you can do it yourself."

Mu Haoyang's brows jumped a few times, but he did not reveal his joy.

After the Second Korean War, Huang Zhibo became the first general after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and then the older generation of soldiers such as Lu Fenglie were promoted to generals. From then on, the commanders of the three armies and the three armies of the army, navy and air force were all generals. Although the Marine Corps nominally belonged to the navy and were only independent branches, awarding the rank of commander of the Marine Corps was equivalent to improving the status of the Marine Corps and becoming the fourth military branch standing side by side with the land, navy and air force.

"Don't be too happy too early. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility." Huang Zhibo knocked on the handrail of the sofa and said, "I have already agreed with Lao Teng that he will not interfere in the Marine Corps affairs, and you will be responsible for the overall planning and deployment of the Japanese war."

"Me?" Mu Haoyang seemed even more surprised.

"After the East China Sea War, you were commanded by you, and you were still very young, so Lao Teng and I thought you should let you do it."

"The problem is..."

"You are the commander of the Marine Corps and the general of the navy, and have commanded the fleet to fight." Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "Why, don't have confidence in yourself?"

"The key is that this is not a local war."

"Of course, this will be a total war."

“I have never commanded a war of similar scale.”

"You are lucky enough to compare to us. Before the Second Korean War broke out, I didn't even have the chance to command small-scale military operations."

"this……"

"Don't refuse, there is no better candidate except you."

Mu Haoyang sighed, knowing that he could not refuse.

"You have two years left. At the latest, the war will break out. Either Japan provokes the war or we take the initiative."

"So urgent?"

"Didn't you think that 2035 is a hurdle?"

"But……"

Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "Whether to fight or not, and how to fight, is not up to us, but to Japan. In another two years, even if Japan endures humiliation, we cannot miss the opportunity. To put it bluntly, we cannot wait until Japan grows and grows before fighting this inevitable war, and we cannot risk losing both sides and turn this war into the fuse of the world war."

"Japan launched a 'nuclear program'?"

Huang Zhibo nodded slightly and said, "If you don't understand, go find Li Mingyang. Once you figure it out, come to me and talk about specific issues."
Chapter completed!