"Ba~~" The Soviet General Staff, Marshal Ogalkov, who had just returned to his office, angrily threw a stack of documents in his hand and struggled to the desk:

"This stubborn old guy, do you have to torture the country to death before he is willing to be willing? Artillery, artillery! What can China do even if it has advanced artillery? Without a strong air force, no strategic rocket force that can hit every shot, and no powerful reconnaissance and command system, what is a single artillery worth? In the future war, it can only be a living target..."

"My dear Comrade Ogarkov, just say less!" Before Marshal Ogarkov finished speaking, his old friend who came in with him, General Ivashujing, the deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense who was in charge of Soviet military equipment, quickly stopped him, then closed the door in the office, and then walked quickly to Marshal Ogarkov, whispering in a low voice:

"You have to know that you have opposed our powerful Minister of Defense on the Afghanistan issue. You had a completely opposite view to him at the meeting just now. If the words reached his ears today, I'm afraid of you..."

"Scared! What's there to be afraid of? Did I say something wrong at the meeting?" Ogarkov's sudden interruption made Ivashutin a little confused, but Ogarkov did not care about this, but continued with a heartbroken feeling:

"The future military development trend will inevitably undergo profound changes with the rapid development of the electronic information field. What we need to do is to tilt resources towards the military electronic information field and lay a solid foundation for future changes. Americans can see clearly in this regard.

The 'air-ground integrated warfare' proposed at the beginning of this year is to focus on military electronic information technology, strengthen precise guidance, information collection and flat command capabilities. The meaning of the 'large-depth combat theory' for our army is very obvious. But our Minister of Defense is very good. He holds the experience of the Patriotic War decades ago. In his eyes, nuclear weapons are big sticks, artillery is heavy hammers, and no matter how much investment is, it is not a pity. However, if this continues for more than ten years, we will be left behind by the United States for a few generations. At that time, let alone actively attack, it will be very difficult to defend actively! "

Marshal Ogalkov was recognized as theorist of the new military reform in the Soviet army. His military thought and strategic vision were also the best among the Soviet army at that time. However, his thoughts were too advanced and incompatible with the traditional Soviet military theories. Therefore, they were highly excluded and suppressed by conservative forces in the army.

The most active one is the Soviet Minister of Defense Marshal Ustinov. The two had disagreements in terms of military construction and strategic judgment, and I don’t know how many times they had argued, especially on the issue of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Due to fierce opposition from Marshal Ogalkov, they almost broke up with Marshal Ustinov. After that, the relationship between the two was even tense.

At the emergency meeting on the China-Vietnam artillery war that just ended, the two Soviet bigwigs rushed forward again, because of the issue of new artillery. Marshal Ustinov was very angry because of the fact that the Soviet Union was lagging behind in the artillery field by China's new artillery, and instructed the military industry to develop a new artillery that surpassed China at all costs.

As for Marshal Ustinov's instructions, Ogalkov, as the chief of staff of the Soviet army, firmly opposed it, believing that the Soviet army's existing artillery was enough. The most urgent task was to invest resources in the military electronic field with more development potential, enhance the command and coordination capabilities of the Soviet army, and use the advantages of new technologies to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army.

Two different military construction ideas confronted each other again in the small venue, followed by a tit-for-tat quarrel. Although Marshal Ustinov relied on his power to suppress Ogalkov and forced the order to develop new artillery on the head of General Ivashujing, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense who was responsible for Soviet military equipment.

Of course, the result of this meeting was naturally dissatisfied, and the two marshals were even more angry, especially Ogalkov's feeling of helping the world but not being valued, which made him feel deeply helpless in his anger. As his old friend General Ivashujing knew very well, so he patted the old friend on the shoulder. He was about to comfort him, but was stopped by Ogalkov's raised hand, and then continued helplessly:

"I know what you want to say, and I understand those words, but I just don't want to. Now even China is starting to use electronic information technology to improve the combat capabilities of their artillery!"

As he said that, Ogarkov took the document from his desk again, then came to General Ivashujing, and pointed it hard with his fingers:

"The content is in this same report. From the detection signal and the Sino-Vietnam artillery battle, the accurate and effective removal of sporadic mortars from Vietnam in the accurate and effective way of implementing artillery guerrilla warfare in Vietnam can be drawn. That is, China has equipped a high-performance artillery reconnaissance school-firing radar system. Such a force multiplier is written in the report in black and white. However, our decision makers only focus on the tank cannons equipped with facades, but the real core things are turned a blind eye. I am really...ah!"

Ogarkov did not finish his words, but the sigh spoke thousands of words. Then he sat on the sofa next to him, picked up the vodka on the coffee table, poured two books, and signaled General Ivashujing who was already sitting beside him. Then, without waiting for the old friend to reply, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Then he leaned against the sofa and said lightly:

"I'm just complaining to you a few times. Actually, I know you feel uncomfortable, especially the new artillery development project that was forced to be assigned this time, which doesn't even have the minimum reference for comparison models. Just based on the data inferred in this report, it's not easy to develop a cannon with better performance!"

"Yes!" Ogarkov's words were said to the heart of General Ivashujing. It is easy to say that a comprehensive surpassing sentence is easy. How to surpass, how to surpass, and in which aspects all require a specific goal and plan. However, now I don't know what the new Chinese artillery looks like, let alone specific performance parameters. Without reference models, it is difficult to develop a weapon and equipment that surpasses the performance. General Ivashujing is also the first and second. Because of this, after hearing Ogarkov's words, General Ivashujing couldn't help but nod:

"So I have asked the State Administration of Military Intelligence to help them get the specific situation of the new Chinese artillery, and at least they have to get a few specific photos, otherwise they will not be able to develop them at all!"

"Yeah! That's good. The General Administration of Military Intelligence is more at ease than the KGB!" Although Ogarkov spoke plainly, Ivashujing still heard some implications and couldn't help but lean against the scheming chief of staff of the Soviet Army. Ogarkov smiled with satisfaction and leaned over, and whispered a few words to the old friend.

After hearing this, General Ivashujing's eyes suddenly widened: "My dear friend, let the General Administration of Military Intelligence spy on Chinese artillery radar, you can personally..."

"I don't have some things to come forward, you know!" Before I could finish Ivashujing's words, Ogalkov patted his shoulder and said without doubt:

"Besides, these old guys are stubborn, so we can't watch the red army created by Lenin be destroyed like this, so..."

"Comrade Marshal, I promise with my military rank that I will handle this matter properly!"

After hearing this answer, Ogarkov's face finally showed a long-lost smile. Although Ivashujing also smiled, his heart was complaining secretly, and his head was so painful that it was about to crack...

At this moment, it was not only General Ivashujing who was alone. In the US Army Artillery and Ballistics Research Room far away from the ocean, Dr. Kelvin, the director of the laboratory, was also very troubled. At this time, he frowned and kept flirting with a top-secret information sent by Miller, deputy director of the CIA, and muttered softly from time to time:

"155mm caliber, effective range of 42 kilometers, and ammunition with a peculiar appearance..."

"Doctor, do you think it was the so-called 45-caliber concept proposed by Dr. Boer earlier introduced to China? According to intelligence, the technology source of the 45-caliber artillery that is being developed in South Africa is China!"

"It should not be 45 times caliber!" As soon as Miller finished speaking, Dr. Kelvin shook his head affirmatively: "Dr. Boer and I have worked in this laboratory for many years. I know what shortcomings his 45 times caliber artillery have. Even if the artillery radar guidance is used, there will be no such high accuracy!" As he said that, Dr. Kelvin suddenly remembered something, and then stared at Miller in front of him and asked seriously:

"Mr. Miller, what channel did you get this information?"

"You can rest assured that the reliability of the intelligence is a Vietnamese reporter who has experienced this battle and has deep connections with senior Vietnamese officials. Although he is a firm red person, hehe..."

Although Miller did not finish his words, the disdainful sneer showed everything. Dr. Kelvin did not care about this, but continued to ask:

"Then does he have more detailed information? Even a blurry photo!"
Chapter completed!