Even though Ye Kai had doubts about the combat effectiveness of the army, he would not say much on this issue.
Even the second old man, as the de facto head of the Military Commission, cannot control the army like an arm and a finger. This is really because of the prevalence of hilltop doctrine, and all forces have their own small circles in the army, even
The top-down promotion of reform will also encounter extremely strong resistance, not to mention the resistance to the promotion of military modernization, and even high-level officials cannot reach consensus.
In Ye Kai's impression, there are many difficulties in peaceful rise. It is impossible for any powerful country not to take the path of external expansion. However, in the past, the expansion of big countries was to expand territory and conquer by force, but now it is economic aggression.
The means of market occupation are relatively mild, but the essence is the same, all for the purpose of grabbing huge profits for interest groups.
For example, in the United States, the huge interests of arms dealers are the main driving force for the U.S. military to continue to expand overseas. That’s why Gillette razor blades accompanied the U.S. military on its expedition to Europe, and that’s why Coca-Cola provided free supplies to everyone overseas.
U.S. military bases provide drinking services, which brings with them a monopoly on the local market and pockets of huge wealth.
Domestically, due to various restrictions, there is no si-human arms monopoly, so everyone does not have much motivation in this regard. Just relying on the benefits generated by changing clothes or daily consumption is not enough to attract people.
, so there is no interest group that can push the military to take the initiative to modernize. However, due to its own problems, the military has always been worried about being suppressed in political struggles, so it is unwilling to take the initiative to assume this responsibility.
Over time, this iron-blooded army was finally ignored among the heroes. Some foreign media even asserted that in terms of pure naval power, the military strength of the Republic is not even as good as that of several small countries around the South China Sea, let alone Japan and South Korea and other close neighbors.
Although people feel disgusted after hearing these words, many national quintessence commentators ridiculed them, saying that they underestimated the military power of the Republic. We have nuclear bombs, nuclear submarines, and intercontinental missiles. It is so powerful.
, Ruodehai is far beyond the comparison of a group of small countries.
But it is estimated that most people have doubts about this. Except for nuclear bombs and nuclear submarines,
Besides intercontinental missiles, what else can we pull out?
"A Gulf War woke up many people!" the second old man said with emotion.
Before the outbreak of the Gulf War, many people were still optimistic about Iraq. Saddam Hussein boasted Soviet-made armed forces with millions of soldiers, Feimao Tuil missiles, and the elite troops that had fought for more than ten years in the Iran-Iraq war.
, it is said that it would not be a problem for this force to sweep across the Middle East. Saddam's ambition is to become the overlord of the Middle East and drive out Western forces.
The United States, on the other hand, was fighting away from home. In order to rescue the suffering people of Kuwait, it risked its lives and sent three aircraft carrier battle groups, traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to act as the world's "police".
The outcome of the war was beyond everyone's expectations. Iraq hardly organized any decent resistance. In addition to launching a few missiles at Israel and being shot down by the other side, the air defense system was disabled immediately, as were the ground troops.
He abandoned his armor and fled all the way back to Baghdad.
A "Desert Storm" changed the minds of many military observers, and the military's information age has arrived!
There are many domestic discussions on this series of issues, and the same is true within the military.
It's just that under the slogan of peaceful rise that the top leaders are seeking stability at this stage, although the modernization of the military is being pushed hard, it has not achieved results. Sea and air power are still the shortcomings of the Republican Army. Lack of money is naturally one of the reasons. The economic blockade
This is one of the reasons, but the most important thing is that everyone does not feel that they have fallen behind and will be beaten. They still stay in the imagination that my army is sweeping the world and the Americans have to retreat.
"An army without fighting is sad. When it faced the small country of Annan, the Republic's army suffered repeated setbacks. The younger generation of generals could not grow up, and the soldiers lacked combat experience. As a result, they suffered heavy casualties. In the end, they had to use veteran generals to fight.
Let's go back to the game." The second old man couldn't help but sigh a little as he thought about the old days.
"The Americans have done a good job in this regard. They use war to support war, but they don't worry much about funding. When they fight wars, they make money, and it's paid for by others. After the Gulf War, the military has been tempered.
The technology has been tested, the weapons have been gorgeously displayed, the arms dealers' pockets are full, and in the end, Kuwait and Japan themselves foot the bill, is there anything more satisfying than this?" Ye Kai counted with his fingers.
The second old man also said, "We are still tight on high-end equipment, but we haven't done enough in modernizing conventional weapons. Now it seems to be a mistake."
Uncle Li interjected, "We have no war to fight. Conventional weapons naturally only need to be maintained. Without an application market, there is naturally no motivation for research and development. This problem is indeed a headache."
"Actually, the main problem is the balance of naval and air power. We are inferior to the small neighboring countries. Once a major conflict occurs, how can we calm the maritime borders?" Ye Kai pointed out the most important issue: "Americans all
The world is domineering. Isn't it just because people have strong naval and air forces that they only engage in overseas operations without worrying about being beaten? So this time I invested in building a shipbuilding base near Mingzhu City to change this situation. At least for us
We also need to get a few aircraft carriers out, right?"
"It's easier said than done!" The second old man shook his head and said, "Navy Commander Liu also mentioned this before, and even went to the United States to inspect the aircraft carrier. At that time, the Americans were also very interested and considered providing us with convenient conditions, but later Nanmen
After the incident, the relationship between everyone became very tense, so we stopped talking about this matter. The most important thing is that the investment is huge. An aircraft carrier costs nearly 10 billion, and the country cannot afford it!"
"It won't work if we don't do it. If we don't do it now, how about waiting twenty years later?" Ye Kai suddenly stood up, opened the curtain on the large maritime map in the second old man's room, pointed with his finger and said with some excitement, "
Here, the Japanese people are noisy every day, claiming that this is their inherent territory. Here, Annan Kingdom keeps harassing and injuring our fishermen many times. Here, the Philippines, a small country in the South China Sea, is also restless and is willing to act as a pawn for the Americans and provoke us.
The power of the Republic. Here, here, and here, look around the sea, can you find a quiet place?!"
The Republic has thousands of miles of maritime territory, from the northeast to the southwest, and under Ye Kai's guidance, there is not a single place where there are no territorial disputes!
"Yes," the second old man rubbed his forehead and said with some excitement, "If we don't make a decision now, will we leave the problem to our descendants twenty years from now? In this case, what use will I, Ye Xiangkun, have?!"
What’s the use of Lou Ye Xiangkun?!
Amid internal and external troubles, the second old man, as the actual person in charge of the Military Commission, finally spoke out his voice!
Life for the traditional forces in the military is actually not easy.
After Wenzhi faction officials took over the central government, the military's power has been suppressed. Comrade Fang He's judgment of the international trend was indeed accurate, and he determined that no major war would break out in the next twenty years, and the country should concentrate on economic construction.
, make the country prosperous and strong, and improve the lives of the people.
This judgment is indeed very powerful, and the reality is indeed true. Nowadays, the lives of ordinary people have been improved. Whether their lives are good or not can be clearly seen by comparing them with neighboring countries.
However, with the transfer of power and the voices of the Wenzhi faction officials in the central government becoming stronger and stronger, they no longer paid much attention to the issue of military construction. Most of them maintained the current plan and focused on the construction of naval and air forces.
Even more so, they are reluctant to spend money, and at the same time they are worried that the increase in military expenditure will stimulate neighboring countries, trigger a new round of arms race, and a backlash from the Americans.
This starting point cannot be said to be wrong. It is definitely not possible to engage in an arms race. The Soviet Union was so powerful, wasn't it also brought down by the Americans? The Republic certainly cannot repeat their mistakes.
After much thought, Mr. Ye had only one solution in his mind.
"Xiao Kai, since you dare to build a large shipbuilding base around Mingzhu City, let me ask you, how much funds do you have available?" The second old man asked Ye Kai with bright eyes.
"On the premise that it does not affect my investment plan..., there are 200 million US dollars that can be used. If I wait for two years and wait until my investment plan... takes effect, billions of dollars will still be a drop in the bucket." Ye Kai no longer concealed it, and
I slightly revealed my family background to the second old man.
"You made so much money last time by speculating on crude oil futures?!" The second old man and Uncle Li were both a little shocked when they heard this.
Although they knew that Ye Kai made money, they did not expect that he made so much.
But after knowing this situation, the second old man also made a decision in his heart, "Okay! A person always has to do several big things in his life! You will provide the money, and I will find the people! In addition, you can dig them from the Black Sea Shipyard
The people who come back should be able to afford a large shipyard! You are right, the aircraft carrier will be built now, otherwise, what will we do to defend our thousands of miles of sea territory twenty years from now?!"
After a pause, the second old man decided, "I don't think it's a big deal at the Military Enterprise Si Camp. In order to facilitate this, even if I step down from the position of deputy chief of the Military Commission in advance, what's wrong with that?"
Ye Kai listened for a moment, but he didn't expect that the second old man was so determined. In order to facilitate this matter, he was even willing to give up the most popular position at the moment!
Deputy Chief of the Military Commission, the actual person in charge of the military, this price is really high!
The second old man is indeed a veteran who has fought Japanese bayonets and seen blood. The patriotism of the older generation of revolutionaries cannot be compared to those officials of the Wenzhi faction who have drank foreign ink and come up through the academy!!.