. Many ministers have no say in simple military issues.

Even Chandler did not give a positive statement at the meeting.

At this time, the battlefield in the East China Sea calmed down.

Although he did not catch up with the decisive battle of the fleet, the East China Sea Fleet still returned to the west of the Diaoyu Islands on the evening of June 3rd according to the previous plan.

The landing fleet has arrived and is unloading engineering equipment and supplies.

If everything goes well, before dawn, the engineers will be able to set up the first helicopter take-off and landing platform and then build the seaplane dock with prefabricated parts.

The East China Sea Fleet will have to operate at sea for a while, and will return to Zhoushan Naval Base when the project is completed.

Of course, the premise is that Japan no longer launches a large-scale counterattack.

After dinner, Teng Yaohui handed over the command of the fleet to Yang Yufang, and took Zhou Yusheng, Mu Haoyang, Yu Zhanbing and other major staff members to return to Zhoushan by helicopter.

Because in the short term, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will not be able to recover its combat effectiveness, and the main threat comes from the air, Huang Zhibo decided to let Teng Yaohui return to Beijing and personally report the battle situation to the head of state.

Obviously, Huang Zhibo is very dignified and has no exclusive credit.

Teng Yaohui was also very dignified and brought several main staff. If it were not for the need to direct air operations, Yang Yufang would also return to Beijing to report his duties.

It was on this night that Fu Xiubo went to the General Staff himself.

"Old Lu, I didn't expect that you really did what you said, and you did it better than you said."

"Head of the People's Republic of China, this is not my credit. Huang Zhibo decided to announce the elimination of the joint fleet in advance, and the specific affairs were arranged by him."

Fu Xiubo smiled and looked at Huang Zhibo.

"I didn't think so much. Anyway, the United Fleet is fish on the chopping board. Say hello in advance so that the little devil can know."

"It's not that simple, right?" Fu Xiubo smiled and shook his head, saying, "If you do this, it will definitely make the Japanese top leaders completely desperate about victory, allowing us to end the war at a speed. However, military victory does not mean everything, only real benefits are obtained, victory is meaningful."

Huang Zhibo nodded and said nothing.

"Before I come here, I asked Li Pingko to find a way to propose a ceasefire negotiation to Japan through a third."

"We take the initiative to propose a ceasefire negotiation?" Huang Zhibo was shocked and looked at Fu Xiubo in disbelief.

"Old Fu, aren't you a little too hasty to do it now?" Lu Fenglie was also surprised.

"No hurry, I still feel it's a bit late." Fu Xiubo exclaimed, "Fundamentally, we cannot completely defeat Japan. You know the reason better than me. As long as the US-Japan alliance relationship is not broken, we cannot attack Japan's mainland and completely eliminate Japan's war machine. No matter how much victory we win in the military, it is just a superficial victory. Twenty years, maybe it will take twenty years to recover, and become a military power that can compete with us. The more we fight now, the more powerful we will rebound in the future. Perhaps, this may not be a bad thing, after all, the more independent Japan is in military affairs, the more fragile the US-Japan alliance. But from the perspective of the next war, we don't need to suppress Japan too much. In my opinion, it is beneficial to let Japan retain a little military power. Unexpectedly, it was killed in just one day."

"We didn't expect it." Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "The night's battle is completely out of the plan."

"No matter what, I think the Japanese authorities have recognized their interests until now." Fu Xiubo paused for a moment and said, "The important thing is that our main purpose is not to defeat Japan, but to use the East China Sea conflict to resolve the Taiwan Strait issue."

Huang Zhibo nodded, indicating that he understood what Fu Xiubo meant.

"In this case, we should do our truce with Japan." Lu Fenglie glanced at Fu Xiubo and said, "The plan has been formulated. After the armistice negotiations began, we will take action in the Taiwan Strait to strive to control the main military targets on the island at a speed."

"Military matters, you and General Huang are watching, I don't need to worry." Fu Xiubo smiled and said, "I came here this time mainly to figure out how much impact the Taiwan Strait military operations will cause, especially how much loss. Taiwan is our territory, and the 20 million people on the island are our compatriots. The Taiwan Strait issue is different from the East China Sea dispute. When we fight Japan, we can use all our strength, but in front of our compatriots, we must not be without scruples. If we get a piece of ruins, what is the value of unification?"

"Wars will inevitably lead to casualties, so we can only try our best to avoid hurting the people."

“This is certainly not enough.”

Huang Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief and said: "To try to control the casualties and losses of the war, you must modify the combat plan, mainly to attack suddenly, and to destroy the combat capabilities of the Taiwan military through the military command and communication system of the attack on Taiwan, and then end the war by controlling government agencies."

"How confident are you?"

Huang Zhibo hesitated for a moment and said, "First of the People's Republic of China, I'll tell the truth. Our army does not have this ability yet."

"Is that true?" Fu Xiubo was very patient.

"What this kind of small-scale military operation requires precise strike capabilities. Although our army has precision strike weapons, the population density on the island is very large, and many military facilities are built in areas with relatively concentrated populations. In addition, air strikes can only disintegrate the combat capabilities of the Taiwan army, and to control the situation, you must immediately enter the ground forces. Unfortunately, we only have one airborne force, and only one airborne division can be sent at a time, which is not enough to control all strategic goals. If we use the Marine Corps, the combat operations will affect civilians." Huang Zhibo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If we cannot control the administrative agencies and main strategic goals on the island as soon as possible, even if only a few Taiwanese troops participate in the battle, it will affect civilians and even provide reasons for intervention for foreign forces."

"Can you explain it in detail?"

Huang Zhibo nodded and said, "Tactically, we must first control Taipei so that we can control the Taiwan leaders as soon as possible, and then let the Taiwan army lay down their weapons through the Taiwan leaders. In this way, we must attack dozens of strategic targets, including the Presidential Palace. Small-scale assaults can be undertaken by special forces. However, to control Taipei City, we must dispatch the airborne army, so we must first occupy an airport near Taipei, preferably Taoyuan Airport. The entire assault process will last at least twenty-four hours. After our army launches, the Taiwan army will definitely react that ground combat will be inevitable. If the special forces' assault operation encounters unexpected situations and fails to control the Taiwan leaders, large-scale ground wars will be inevitable, and we can only invest a lot of troops."

"There's no other way?"

“There is no other way to avoid the impact of civilians.”

Fu Xiubo breathed out and did not rush to express his opinion.

Huang Zhibo hesitated for a moment and said, "From a purely military perspective, I think the 'decapitation operation' is appropriate, that is, bombard the main land of the Taiwanese leader at the first time."

Fu Xiubo was stunned and said, "Obviously, I will not approve such combat operations."

Huang Zhibo smiled and said nothing.

Although the "beheading operation" is reliable, Huang Zhibo had long thought that Fu Xiubo would not agree. The reason is very simple. The purpose of attacking Taiwan is to achieve national unity, and national unity must not be achieved by force alone. True unity must be based on cross-strait reconciliation. To put it simply, only if the mainland fully respects Taiwan, the Taiwanese people will sincerely accept national unity. For this reason, they must never attack the Taiwanese leaders. Not to mention the "beheading operation", even if special forces are sent to conduct attacks, they must ensure that the Taiwanese leaders are unscathed.

The bombing of Taiwan's leaders will only put all Fu Xiubo's efforts to national unification into vain.

After a moment of silence, Fu Xiubo said: "The combat plan must be formulated as much as possible, and multiple combat plans must be formulated for different situations. When the time is ripe, let's discuss this issue."

"It's good that way, after all, there is no time when we have to use force to solve the Taiwan Strait problem." Lu Fenglie was also relatively conservative.

Huang Zhibo did not object. After all, as a soldier, he knew very well that the Taiwan Strait issue was different from any other military issue.

Whether to fight or not depends on the comparison of military strength, it depends on the political environment.

Seeing that Fu Xiubo was about to get up and leave, Huang Zhibo quickly said, "First of the People's Republic of China Teng Yaohui is rushing back, if possible..."

"He's back?"

"There are several main staff members."

“When will it arrive?”

"Before dawn."

"Then you have to make some arrangements." Fu Xiubo smiled and said, "When you have breakfast, you and Lao Lu bring them over and I will treat you."

Huang Zhibo quickly nodded and agreed. Obviously, the head of state would not treat these meritorious soldiers unfairly.

After seeing Fu Xiubo away, Lu Fenglie rushed back.

"Xiao Huang, don't mention anything related to the war in the Taiwan Strait next time."

"Why?"

"You didn't see it?"

Huang Zhibo was a little confused, he really didn't see any problem.

"The attitude of the head of state has changed, and military means are no longer the primary choice."

"You mean..."

"The Taiwan Strait issue has troubled us for decades, and generations of leaders have not resolved it. Anyone who lives in the head of state will have some concerns. If there is still a glimmer of hope in the peace negotiations, the head of state will not make a war decision." Lu Fenglie said with a sigh of relief, "The palms and backs of hands are flesh, and we cannot establish unification on conquest. Only the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait respect and understand each other, and can achieve long-term and stable unification through reconciliation. To put it simply, Taiwan is not an island, but more than 20 million people. We must never solve the Taiwan issue by regaining lost land. We must consider the problem from a longer-term perspective, so that Taiwan is no longer a scar on the Chinese nation."

Huang Zhibo nodded, indicating that he understood Lu Fenglie's meaning.

"No matter what, even if there is only one percent hope, we must do 100% of our efforts." Lu Fenglie smiled and said, "Through this war, the leaders of Taiwan should also realize that the strait is no longer a natural barrier, and no one can stop the Chinese nation from moving towards great unification."

"I hope so."

Huang Zhibo did not speak nonsense because as a soldier, he had to prepare for the future...

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