Chapter 17 Long-term View

"First of the People's Republic of China, we should not focus on the war in the Middle East, but on where Egypt and Syria will go."

"What's the meaning?"

"There is no doubt that Najaf and Assad will definitely ask for help from us, and hope we can send troops directly." Mu Haoyang paused for a moment and said, "We have enough reason to believe that Israel's attack on Egypt at this time is definitely not an accident."

Huang Hanlin immediately frowned and waited for Mu Haoyang to continue talking.

"According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency and my judgment, the United States will certainly support Israel, such as seizing the control of the Indian Ocean, cutting off our maritime traffic from the Middle East, and directly joining the war when necessary. In exchange, Israel will declare war on us."

“Is there any exact information?”

"There are already intelligence that six US aircraft carrier battle groups have entered the Indian Ocean, and we only have two aircraft carrier battle groups in the Indian Ocean. If we only target us, the US military only needs to use three aircraft carrier battle groups at most." Mu Haoyang paused for a moment and said, "Military point of view, seizing the sea control power of the Indian Ocean is of course important, but it is more important to use the favorable strategic situation in the early stage to consolidate the dominant position on the main battlefield. Therefore, there is no clear purpose, the United States should focus on the Pacific Ocean and add three more.

The aircraft carrier battle group is enough to determine the development direction of the Pacific battlefield in the next one or two years. The United States’ clear purpose is to support Israel in the Middle East, first defeat the Arab countries, cut off our ties with Europe, force Europe to remain neutral, or turn to the United States. Strategically, the United States must take this step, at least to make Europe temporarily give up its integration work and become a vassal of the United States. It is precisely this that the U.S. Navy will deploy six aircraft carrier battle groups in the Indian Ocean and turn the Indian Ocean into the main battlefield."

"According to your words, Europe may still be anti-American?"

"It's not anti-American, but becoming a new superpower."

"this……"

Mu Haoyang glanced at Huang Hanlin and said, "France, Germany and Italy have achieved unity. Europe is only one step away from unification. This war will promote the great unification of Europe. No matter what the result is, in the near future, Europe will become a super force that no one can ignore, and will not be much worse than us and the United States in terms of strength. For the United States, if it finally defeats us but has to face new opponents, it may not get any war dividends. From a historical perspective, if Europe can use this war to achieve unity, it is very likely that it will replace the victor and become the new world hegemon. Don't forget that it was through World War I and World War II that the United States replaced the British Empire, which dominated the world for more than two hundred years, and became the leader of the West and even the entire world."

"The key is that Europe cannot achieve unity within a few years."

"This is indefinite."

"Yeah?".

"France, Germany and Italy have sufficient economic, military and diplomatic strength, and are not behind in technology. Europe only lacks a key factor to achieve great reunification."

“What factor?”

"Can France, Germany and Italy take the opportunity to eradicate the United States' influence in Europe?"

Huang Hanlin's brow jumped a few times and asked Mu Haoyang to continue talking.

"In a sense, this is the best opportunity for us to win over Europe, or to form an alliance with Europe and achieve joint combat."

"You have this confidence?"

Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "Although Europe and the United States have the same roots and roots, they will definitely not be able to go together on major issues related to national and national interests. Not to mention, after the end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the situation of US dominance has caused heavy losses to Europe. In the global financial crisis more than 40 years ago, Europe became a scapegoat. After that, Europe gradually became marginalized, and the fundamental reason was that the US hegemony policy seriously restricted the development space of Europe and made European countries unable to defend their own interests at all. France and Germany are willing to jointly promote the process of integration at this time, indicating that European leaders and European people have already had a clear understanding of the current situation, that is, a loose alliance of countries cannot fundamentally defend European interests."

"I admit your point of view, just..."

"It's just that Europe has been waiting for an opportunity, or France, Germany and Italy are waiting for an opportunity, and this opportunity is that the influence of the United States has been greatly reduced. France, Germany and Italy can replace the United States in the entire European region, at least on the European continent, thereby achieving great reunification."

“How to replace it?”

“That depends on how we do it.”

Huang Hanlin frowned and asked Mu Haoyang to explain his words more clearly.

"It's very simple. If we can defeat the United States, we can attack the prestige of the United States, weaken the United States' influence, and give France, Germany and Italy such opportunities."

"The problem is, this is something we have to do, it has nothing to do with Europe."

“But we can take advantage of that.”

“How to use it?”

"Make a promise to France, Germany and Italy."

"this……"

"Even without Europe, we will do our best to defeat the United States. But as long as we express sincerity and let France, Germany and Italy know our intentions in advance, we can prepare France, Germany and Italy in advance and promote unification when the influence of the United States drops to the bottom."

"In this way, we have a common goal with Europe."

"This is also the basis for our alliance with Europe. Just like we don't want to see the unification of the Arab world, the United States does not want to see the unification of Europe, so the United States will definitely obstruct France, Germany and Italy. We only need to do the right things at the right time to win the support of France, Germany and Italy. Of course, we must grasp the right measure, because if a unified Europe is achieved, there will definitely be a new goal, and this goal is not necessarily consistent with us. Therefore, after Europe achieves unification, the foundation for alliance will no longer exist."

Huang Hanlin nodded thoughtfully, expressing his agreement with Mu Haoyang's point of view.

"Of course, this is just a long-term vision. What we need to do now is to try to help Egypt and Syria overcome difficulties and regain the control of the Indian Ocean."

"What are you going to do?"

"If you don't object, I hope to go further ahead."

"this……"

"The establishment of the Chiefs of Staff Conference has been determined, and within the next one or two years, we will definitely be in a strategic defensive position. General Qi Kaiwei and his mother General Qi Tie have enough ability to lead the General Staff." Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "If I stay, it will only increase internal conflicts. As the commander of the navy, I also have the responsibility to lead the navy to turn the situation around, so I think that going to the front line can play a greater role. Besides, I am still relatively young, and I am strong enough to do more things to do now."

"You've thought about it long ago?"

"First of the People, I've been a soldier in my life. I believe you know that I came out of the special forces."

Huang Hanlin smiled and said, "I will consider your suggestions, but you have to know that no matter how high Qi Kaiwei and his mother Qi Tie are, they will not replace you. If you insist on going to the front line, I will not block it. I just hope that you can arrange the matters of the General Staff before this. Don't talk about the Chiefs of Staff Conference, in extraordinary times, we cannot risk military reform."

"But……"

"I will talk to them separately with Qi Kaiwei and his mother Qi Tie, and I believe they can understand."

Mu Haoyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I will try my best to make arrangements and let Zhou Yusheng stay. He has enough ability to handle the affairs of the General Staff."

"So, are you going to leave these few days?"

"Maybe it depends on the development of the battle."

Huang Hanlin nodded thoughtfully. He was about to say something, but the secretary hurried in and followed Premier Du Xiaolei of the State Council.

"Prime Minister, why are you here?"

"I just met with the Egyptian and Syria ambassadors. Najaf and Assad have already made a request and hope that we will send troops to help as soon as possible." Du Xiaolei looked at Mu Haoyang and said, "In addition, ten minutes ago, I received a letter of declaration of war submitted by the Israeli Foreign Minister."

Huang Hanlin was stunned for a moment, looking a little surprised.

"Israel declared war on us?" Mu Haoyang asked afterwards.

Du Xiaolei nodded and said, "Israel has ordered the expulsion of our diplomats and leave all within 24 hours."

"How did you respond?"

"I have arranged a special plane and issued an order to expel Israeli diplomats. As for the declaration of war, Du Xiaolei glanced at Huang Hanlin and said, "This is not something within my responsibilities."

"I will draft a declaration of war as soon as possible."

Du Xiaolei nodded and said, "According to my estimate, in the next few days, Australia and other countries will declare war on us, so..."

"We will discuss this matter separately." Huang Hanlin pressed his hand and said to Mu Haoyang, "Mr. Mu, the situation is already obvious, and your judgment is very accurate. From now on, I will grant you all the decision-making power to do what you should do. There is no need to ask me for instructions."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

After returning to his office, Mu Haoyang immediately called Li Mingyang'>.

Israel's formal declaration of war has proved that Li Mingyang had provided the information that at least six aircraft carrier battle groups of the US military entered the Indian Ocean and were looking for a decisive battle in the Chinese fleet. Otherwise, Israel would not declare war on China without fundamental security.

You know, this means that China can send troops to the Middle East without any reason.

The IDF is confident in defeating Egypt and Syria, but not necessarily in defeating the Chinese army, especially on the ground battlefield.

What Mu Haoyang wanted was to get was just asking Li Mingyang to confirm this information.

Then, he asked the staff to send a telegram to Zhang Yuting, asking the Western Indian Ocean Fleet not to take the initiative to find the US fleet to fight the decisive battle, but should avoid going north and try to operate under the cover of the shore-based aviation force to avoid being suddenly attacked by the US fleet.

However, this telegram was sent too late.

Chapter 17 Long-term View
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