Chapter 317: The Great Arsenal Plan (I)

The 1970s was the most tragic and dark era in American history. The war between the United States and Vietnam ended with Vietnam's complete victory. The United States withdrew from Southeast Asia. Cambodia and Laos immediately became communist countries. The communist guerrillas in Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and the Philippines had already gained military advantages. The Soviet Union had already gained the status of an ally in Iran, Syria, Egypt, and Libya. The communist movement in Cuba and Central and South America became the main force against the government. Now, unlike history, the Soviet Union actually took over the island countries at the same time, opening the door to the Pacific Ocean.

Economically, the Bretton Woods system had collapsed, the French government had withdrawn all its gold reserves, and the U.S. dollar became a weak currency under the siege of the yen, mark, and franc. With the help of the Fourth Middle East War, the tragic battle between Egypt and Syria, the Arab countries united to launch an oil embargo against the West. Oil prices soared, and the Western world, including the United States, ushered in a new round of economic recession. The Soviet Union relied on the export of oil and natural gas, and foreign exchange rolled in. The momentum was great to liberate the world!

Now, having lost the island nation, the United States has to regard China, which has different beliefs, as the only ally that can save the United States in World War III. This meeting is the most important strategic adjustment for the United States.

"Very nice to meet you." Warren said. Although it was his first time in China, he had already done a lot of preparations in advance. According to the CIA's analysis, Mr. Deng will soon stand out from the Chinese leadership and become the second generation of Chinese leaders. As for the others now, it was just a transition.

Warren certainly wanted to be able to talk to the person in front of him.

Both sides sat down and the meeting began in a friendly atmosphere. Warren first talked about the Ping-Pong Diplomacy in the past, and how US President Nixon came to China and held talks with the then Chinese leaders to establish the relationship between the two countries. At the same time, he also expressed some regrets that in recent years, the relationship between the two countries has not achieved a leapfrog development.

"I'm here this time to bring our president's sincere respect. China, as a great Eastern country, has different beliefs from the United States, but we share many common interests. We see that the world environment is not peaceful now, especially the Soviet Union in the north, which is now aggressively expanding abroad. The Soviet Union occupied the island country, making the environment in East Asia face a more complex crisis." Warren finally got to the point.

The Soviet Union occupied the entire island country! This is already known to everyone. The so-called gcd government is clearly a puppet! In order to suppress the situation of the island country, the United States led the Western world and carried out a series of economic suppression on the island country, but these are obviously not enough. The industry of the island country has terrible potential. Once it has passed the difficult period at the beginning with the support of the Soviet Union, it will make the Soviet Union grow into a huge monster! The strength of the Soviet Union undoubtedly puts greater pressure on China!

The former Soviet Union, as the image of a big brother, helped China through the difficult period after the founding of the country and helped China complete its industrialization transformation. However, the relationship between the two countries began to go downhill sharply. After the Zhenbao Island incident, the two countries were in a state of complete hostility. The Soviet Union deployed a large number of troops in the north of China. It can be said that China's current military focus is entirely to prepare for the defense of the Soviet invasion in the north!

Using old J-6 and J-7 fighters to fight against the Soviet Union's modern aircraft fleet, using Type 59 and Type 69 tanks to face the Soviet Union's rolling armored torrent. Even with a fearless spirit, the Chinese army was almost defending the motherland at the cost of their lives and was ready to make sacrifices at any time.

Poor and backward China had just emerged from that decade of catastrophe and had neither the funds nor the technology to update its military equipment. Now, after the Soviet Union aggressively occupied the entire island nation, what would the Soviets do next?

Warren just guessed that China must be worried about the invasion of the Soviet Union!

After he finished speaking, he waited for the translator to finish speaking in Deng Gong's ear, staring at Deng Gong's expression intently, trying to guess the other party's attitude from his expression.

Sure enough, although Mr. Deng's face remained normal, he could see that the other person's eyes were flashing with a unique light.

"Excuse me for being frank." Warren already had a comparison in his mind. He took a sip of the tea beside him. China has a long history of asking questions, and the taste of this tea is far better than Western coffee.

"The Soviet Union has deployed more than 500,000 troops in Mongolia, and the Soviet Far Eastern Front also has millions of troops. Moreover, the Soviets are well-equipped. Their MiG-25 aircraft can fly at a speed of Mach 3 at an altitude of 30,000 meters, and their ground tanks can easily tear apart tank armor that is more than 500 millimeters thick. If the Soviet Union continues to take new actions in East Asia, you will face heavy pressure." Warren continued, "Your army is of first-class quality, but its weapons and equipment are too poor to resist the Soviet military invasion."

Weapons and equipment! In modern warfare, weapons and equipment are the most important! In World War II, the disadvantage of weapons and equipment could be resisted by people, but in the Korean War, people alone were not enough. If China did not have the latest MiG-15 aircraft at that time, it would never be possible to establish the famous MiG Corridor. And now, weapons and equipment are the key to determining the outcome of a war! If the US F-15 fleet is not grounded, if the US has excellent weapons to restrain high-altitude and high-speed fighters such as the MiG-25, and if the US ground tanks can withstand the frontal shooting of Soviet tanks, then the US will never easily withdraw from the island country!

"Mr. Warren, you are here not just to analyze the security situation in our country, right?" Mr. Deng said.

"Yes." Warren said, "The Soviet Union's external expansion has made the righteous countries in the world very indignant. We, the West led by the United States, will not watch the Soviet Union's hegemonic behavior! I came here this time with the sincerity of our United States. We have a huge plan to help your country resist the invasion from the north."

This is a comprehensive plan drawn up by the Pentagon to arm China with American weapons. These plans are quite large. The name given to this plan in the United States is called the Great Arsenal Plan.

Warren took out a stack of plans that had already been translated into Chinese from his briefcase and said to Deng, "This is a brief description of our plan. Please take a look."