Chapter 709: Inland Sea! National Defense! Double Standards!

Chapter 709: Inland Sea! National Defense! Double Standards!

In early March, Cao Dongfang began to send people to deliver oxen to various places, all of which were provided by the engineering corps in the old revolutionary base areas.

There are not many of them, and the main oxen used for farming are not yellow cattle but water buffaloes.

Cao Dongfang used the night to deliver buffaloes and cattle to various locations, and then the engineers delivered them to the villages.

The total number used was less than 3000, and this was decided by the engineers. The number reported by local farmers was only a little more than 1/3.

The main reason is that they do not want to increase the burden on the army. They think it is good enough for the army to send people to build roads for them, and they also have to be considerate of the country and the army.

Cao Dongfang used his spiritual sense to check the progress of the engineering troops in various old areas and was quite satisfied with the progress. They basically did not rest during the New Year.

The road construction in the old districts is progressing very quickly. The locals should have contributed a lot, as they have been building roads all the time.

Cao Dongfang felt relieved about this matter. Now the army and fellow villagers make him feel at ease.

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The chief of staff in the ministry has already arranged a large-scale actual combat exercise.

The total number of troops is 18.3, and they are operating in the central region of the Northeast Province. Excluding auxiliary units, the army has 15.8 troops.

The exercise items were planned according to Cao Dongfang's plan, but Cao Dongfang made some changes in two aspects at the meeting.

One is that the number of people participating in the battle on the red and blue sides is not divided equally, but the blue army has more people than the red army.

The other is that the exercise was not conducted according to the department's script. There was no guarantee that the Red Army would win, and the uncertainty of war had to be shown.

The Red and Blue sides followed regular combat requirements, and the commanders of both sides were free to exercise their powers under the outline, rather than the Red Army's inevitable victory as before.

The outcome of this battle depends entirely on the abilities of the commanders of the Red and Blue sides. The department should look for problems rather than dictate everything.

The event officially starts at 5:00 a.m. on September 15th and ends at 5:00 a.m. on September 20th.

There are two days of formal exercises, one day for the two sides to exchange roles, and another two days of exercises, for a total of five days.

“Minister, if neither the red nor the blue sides have used them, they will be in chaos.

Also, there may be too many casualties in military exercises, which is not good! "

"It doesn't matter. We are conducting an actual combat exercise. The Chief of Staff thinks that if our imaginary enemy, the 'hairy bear man' attacks us, do we have a script?

Will we have casualties if we fight back? Maybe we will be completely wiped out, which is normal in war! Don't worry about the casualty rate.

This exercise is as close to actual combat as possible. The operational outline has been issued to the entire army. They write the content and we look at the results. There won’t be many casualties! "

"Minister, we can be sure that casualties can be controlled!" asked Deputy Minister Yang.

"I'm sure. I have blank ammunition and some weapon simulators. I can also control casualties on the battlefield. Do you have any other opinions?"

"If we can control the casualty rate, let the two sides of the exercise have a good fight and we will find out the problem!"

"That's it, Chief of Staff, please take the trouble to arrange the report!"

"Yes!"

.......

"I can finally take a few days off." After arranging the military exercise, Cao Dongfang wanted to rest.

This only gave Cao Dongfang four days of rest. On the fifth day, he held a press conference and answered reporters' questions about the navy's sinking of three opposing warships.

The old generals didn't want to face the reporters' questions and didn't want to go, so Cao Dongfang had to go alone.

"Minister Cao, what do you think about your navy sinking three warships in the XX Strait? I am a Spanish reporter! Thank you!"

“I know about this matter, but is it important to think about it?

Our navy was training in its own waters, and their warships came over and made noises as if they were about to start a war. Wouldn't it be right to sink them?

In the XX Strait, our inland sea, we are the masters of the Strait. What right do they have to talk nonsense? Give him some face! Thank you, next one! "

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Applause broke out, mostly from small countries, who thought that my country was doing the right thing!

"Mr. Minister, the XX Strait belongs to the high seas, not your domestic waters! Thank you, I am Niuniu reporter!"

"XX is part of our territory, and this is clearly stated in the diplomatic documents of all countries.

At such a close distance, we will tell the world the truth about our country, just like our 12-nautical-mile territorial waters line.

Passing through the XX Strait without notifying the Chinese government will be considered illegal entry by our country.

It is too close to our country. Our country has a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea line. I don't think it is fixed. It also needs to change according to the actual situation.

It can be more than 12 nautical miles. We are not afraid of objections from some countries.

It seems that passing through your Niu Niu Strait and other countries' straits also requires reporting to the governments of the respective countries, otherwise it is considered illegal entry. You can do it, so why can't our country?

Ladies and gentlemen, the Qing Dynasty perished long ago.

This is a brand new country that has been established for 25 years.

Our country has stood up again and will not allow any country to bully us.

Their warships broke in illegally and dared to provoke our navy.

Here I have to criticize our navy. They sent 15 warships and we sent 10 warships.

Why did they only launch three missiles? To sink three warships, they would have to launch at least 15 missiles. They had one missile for each warship, which is rare in actual combat.

Remember this next time you encounter something like this, don't save ammunition, naval combat effectiveness is important, our military doesn't need to save money when fighting the enemy. Thank you, next person! "

There was applause. Not all the reporters were Westerners.

There are quite a few small countries. Cao Dongfang is not wrong about the XX Strait, and it is also correct to report to the Chinese government when crossing the XX Strait.

Unless you are awesome enough to cross the strait, it’s better to just be quiet.

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"Minister Cao, we heard that your warships are not big, but have strong firepower. Is this true? Thank you, I am from the Secret Country!"

"This is compared with warships of different tonnages. Because our naval warships have a smaller tonnage, their ammunition load is only slightly more than that of the same class.

There is no comparison with 10,000-ton battleships.

As we all know, our army suffered from "firepower shortage phobia" 20 years ago. This disease is difficult to cure and it is also contagious.

This has spread from the army to the air force and now to the navy. They demand strong firepower output.

Our shipyard engineers agreed to this request and I had no way to object. Their request was normal and the armies of various countries also had their own requirements.

For this reason, the Navy started building 5000-ton destroyers this year, which are also the best in firepower. This is a legitimate request and our department agrees.

Thank you, next one! "

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Applause broke out again. Satisfying the demands of subordinates is the case in almost all countries.

"Minister Cao, building warships requires a lot of money? Does your country have it? Thank you, I am a reporter from Big Rooster Country!"

“This is a good question. Our country doesn’t have much money, but as long as we have money we cannot relax our military construction.

A hundred years ago, the Qing Dynasty paid too much war reparations. If it had used this money to build its own army, would it still need to pay war reparations?

We will spend every last penny on national defense and will not leave a penny as war reparations! Thank you, next person! "

Cao Dongfang's words were powerful.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The reporters below applauded enthusiastically. They all saw the determination of the country and the military to build national defense.

"Minister Cao, your country's warship construction will affect regional and world peace! Your country should stop building warships! Thank you, I am a reporter from the Eagle Sauce!"

“As soon as I heard the question, I knew you were a Hawkish person, because you really have double standards to the extreme.

Two years ago, your Ministry of National Defense announced the construction of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fleet, two 100,000-ton aircraft carriers.

Our country built 178 warships of various types in one year, with a total tonnage of 7.2 tons, which is less than the tonnage of your aircraft carrier.

You have not just one aircraft carrier, but two aircraft carrier fleets, with a combined weight of over 500,000 tons.

Our country's 7.2-ton warships affect regional and world peace. Do you Eagles want to affect the peace of the solar system?

Before talking about our country, I hope this reporter will think about your own country's affairs first. It is you who are truly influencing world peace.

Or I can exchange an aircraft carrier fleet with you using the 178 warships built by the navy this year, so that world peace will not be affected.

Thank you to this reporter. When asking questions next time, don’t be double-standard. You Americans are not as strong as you think.

How many warships to build is our internal affairs, and even your government can't control it. Thank you, next one! "Cao Dongfang said sarcastically.

Hahahaha!

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

The reporters in the audience laughed and applauded. After World War II, the Eagle Sauce was indeed defeated repeatedly.

You are not clear-headed and only show double standards to others.

The rabbit mocked me again.

Cheap bastard.