The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1041: Changes in the Situation

In the capital, an emergency meeting is being held.

First, the US military budget for fiscal year 3700 was as high as 2001 billion US dollars, then the US announced a high-profile military aid of more than 135 billion US dollars to India, and now the polar bear and India have reached the largest arms purchase in history between the two countries, with a total of 300 billion US dollars.

At this moment, there is a feeling that a storm is about to come.

Even Liu Tao was a little confused.

You know, although the warships sold by Polar Bear, except for the "Dreadnought" class destroyers and the "Modern" class destroyers, are all old ships, it does not mean that these warships have no combat effectiveness.

At least in South Asia, these warships are powerful weapons, enough to make the Indian Navy the number one navy there.

You know, India had previously purchased two aircraft carriers from the Polar Bear, one of which was a helicopter carrier and the other was a proper modern aircraft carrier.

Although both aircraft carriers have been in service for decades and are old ships, they should not be underestimated.

What Liu Tao wondered was, does India have so much money to buy weapons for polar bears?
You know, that’s 300 billion US dollars!
The $135 billion in military aid previously announced by the United States was mainly in the area of ​​weapons and equipment, not funds.

In Liu Tao's opinion, the $135 billion in military aid was mostly used for accounting.

Under normal circumstances, those weapons and equipment might only be worth $20 billion, but the United States made the equivalent of $115 billion in this way.

If it were Panshan Group, US$5 million would be the maximum.

In recent years, the U.S. military and military-industrial complex have really been suffocated.

It’s such a big deal at once.

He was wondering how India could come up with the $300 billion to give to the polar bears.

The polar bears have not been living well these years, and the landlords don't have any surplus food either.

It was during this period that energy prices rose, and polar bears had a slightly better life.

But Liu Tao doesn't believe that the polar bear doesn't care about the $300 billion and will give the warship away for free.

The meeting began and the intelligence department reported the relevant situation.

The mystery in Liu Tao's heart was finally solved.

The United States provided India with an interest-free loan of 80 billion US dollars. As the leader of the Commonwealth, Britain took the lead and provided 50 billion pounds of military aid and a 20 billion pounds of interest-free loan.

Add to that the foreign exchange remitted by Indian migrant workers every year, India can really come up with such a large sum of money.

At first, India proposed to deliver in rupees, but the polar bear did not agree at all.

"If the war breaks out in South Asia, it will even affect the safety of shipping routes in the Indian Ocean. And Annan is ready to make moves. If we are not careful, the war will reignite." Someone pointed to Annan's location and the entire South Asia.

Others also spoke up and discussed countermeasures.

Liu Tao hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I'm not worried about other directions. I'm worried about the northeast. There is a huge powder keg here, and the situation is very complicated. Polar bears have a huge influence there. If this huge powder keg is ignited, it will be difficult for us to stay out of it."

In South Asia, there are Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal, and East India. No matter how hard the war goes, I don't have to intervene. I just need to be a good nurse. In Southeast Asia, there is only Annan left, but Annan has to face Laos and Cambodia. The combined military strength of the two countries is still greater than Annan. No matter what happens, I don't have to intervene. I can just watch the show from behind.

Moreover, in Southeast Asia, the terrain is there. To the south is the Mekong River, which is not so easy to fight across. In the middle is a mountain range running north-south. If Annan wants to fight across the mountain range, he must be prepared to suffer huge casualties. At the border, the width is only 30 to 40 kilometers, and the fortifications are very complete. Laos and Cambodia have more than 20,000 troops there. It will not be easy to capture the military fortress there.

Liu Tao was worried about the northeast, where the situation was very complicated and China did not have enough influence.

When the others heard what Liu Tao said, they couldn't help but look solemn.

The northeast direction is indeed a huge problem. The US military has 7.6 troops stationed there, 33 military bases, and has military command over the South Korean army during the war.

Yes, the command of South Korea’s military is not in South Korea’s hands, but in the hands of the United States.

Coupled with the huge influence of polar bears in the northeast, who knows if they will go crazy and detonate this huge powder keg.

China is promoting a strategy to revitalize the old industrial base in Northeast China, hoping to activate the economic vitality of Northeast China and accelerate its development. So far, it has invested a lot of money.

If there are problems in the Northeast, it will affect the revitalization strategy of the Northeast’s old industrial base.

Moreover, it is not just the Northeast, but also Outer Mongolia and Central Asia that must be considered.

"This is a contest that is testing us. We must take the current situation seriously. The US wants to strengthen its military hegemony, and this is a test." Liu Tao said in a deep voice: "Once we retreat, the situation in South Asia will inevitably deteriorate. Changes in Southeast Asia are inevitable, and things may get out of control in other directions!"

"We cannot back down from conducting normal trade! We also have to speed up the construction of the navy, army and air force, strengthen our military strength and cope with new changes. I suggest conducting a launch test at sea and firing a shot for everyone to see." Liu Tao felt the danger of the current situation.

I don't know when the situation turned out to be like this.

He even doubted whether the Americans would make further attempts.

"We should also note that the strategy of developing the central and western regions must be accelerated. While we attach importance to foreign trade exports, we must also increase the construction of our own markets and build two large internal and external cycles to prevent certain people from taking risks!" Liu Tao originally thought that the next step would be for the war in Africa to be quelled, everyone would negotiate properly, and then wait for something to happen.

But he didn't expect that the Americans were already impatient to start testing.

India dared to take the initiative to provoke a war at the beginning of the year. This was definitely not due to hot-headedness, but the result of two or even three pairs of hands behind it.

It has to be said that as the current world's number one superpower, Americans' influence is indeed in all aspects, and they have many cards to play.

Unconsciously, I had done something so earth-shattering.

Before this, he hadn't even noticed.

Others also spoke up, and gradually, everyone reached a consensus.

Opposing hegemony and unilateralism is the consensus of the whole world, and actively promoting the process of multi-polarization is what everyone is working towards.

Therefore, we must continue to emphasize peace and development and resolve differences through political negotiations.

In addition, wars in grain-producing areas such as the Ganges Plain and the Indus Plain will inevitably affect grain production. It is foreseeable that there will be a huge food gap in the world, and we must be prepared for this in advance.

Otherwise, the destructive power caused by lack of food would even be greater than that of a war.

(End of this chapter)