Chapter 245 The Cutest Person

National Day celebration.

The leader personally announced that the army would continue to be streamlined. It would take one and a half years to complete the goal of streamlining the army by one million before the Spring Festival in 1983, and the total number of troops would be reduced from the current 5.3 million to 4.3 million.

This news caused a stir at home and abroad.

You know, after the news of the military exercise was broadcast not long ago, it attracted attention and sensation at home and abroad.

Even the polar bears seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water.

But no one expected that China would streamline more than 700,000 troops in the past year and then streamline one million troops again.

This means that after two rounds of streamlining, the Chinese army will only have 4.3 million.

4.3 million troops seem to be a lot, but they can only be ranked second.

The first place is the Soviet Union, with a total active force of more than 5 million. Not to mention that the Soviet Union was the first in the world to achieve mechanization of the army. The Soviet Union has more than 53,000 tanks, more than 63,000 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 48,000 army artillery, more than 6,000 first-line aircraft, and more than 4,000 helicopters in the Army Aviation.

In contrast, the total active force of the United States is more than 2 million, with more than 13,000 tanks, more than 20,000 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 10,000 army artillery, more than 4,000 first-line aircraft, and more than 8,000 helicopters in the Army Aviation.

These are the two countries with the strongest military power in the world.

It is obvious that in addition to the advantages of the Navy's aircraft carrier battle group and the Army Aviation's helicopter advantage, the Soviet Union has an absolute advantage over the United States in terms of the total army strength, the total active force strength, and the artillery, tanks, conventional combat aircraft and bombers of the Air Force.

Even in terms of the number of nuclear warheads and the advancement of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union is far superior to the United States.

From the comparison between the two camps, the military strength of the Warsaw Pact led by the Soviet Union also exceeds that of the NATO group led by the United States.

In Europe, the US military has 350,000 troops, more than 5,000 tanks, and 725 aircraft in the air force. The total number of active troops that can be deployed in Europe by the entire NATO camp is 2 million. The total number of tanks of the armies of NATO countries is only 22,000 tanks, and there are more than 3,700 front-line combat aircraft that can be deployed.

In Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union has more than 30 army divisions, more than 14,000 tanks, and more than 2,300 aircraft in the navy and air force in the "Western Theater" alone. If a war breaks out in Europe, the Southwest Theater of the Soviet Union will also support the Western Theater to participate in the war. With the addition of the troops of the Southwest Theater of the Soviet Union, the Soviet army can deploy 70 divisions in the entire European direction, with more than one million army troops, 24,000 tanks, and more than 4,500 aircraft in the air force and navy, which exceeds the overall strength of the NATO air force.

If the entire Warsaw Pact's military strength is added, the Warsaw Pact can deploy more than 2 million troops, more than 50,000 tanks, and more than 6,800 combat aircraft of various types.

This is only in terms of weapons and equipment. As for combat effectiveness, it far exceeds the NATO group.

Even the most optimistic experts, after watching the military exercises in September, will sadly say that the Soviet army will take a week to penetrate Europe and reach the Atlantic coast. It only takes two weeks for the Soviet army to take over the whole of Europe.

It is conceivable that the Soviet Union at this time is definitely at its peak and is definitely the world's number one military power.

In fact, as early as ten years ago, the Soviet military strength had surpassed the US military.

At this time, China has once again streamlined its one million troops. If the northern neighbor gets angry and the polar bear's anger comes again, what should we do?

Many people don't understand China's operation, and even think that China is crazy.

But there is no doubt that China's efforts for world peace and development have made many people feel good about China and praise it.

Liu Tao was not happy. He knew that streamlining the army was imperative, but the cost was also huge.

This time, many troops were disbanded, including those that had been glorious for decades and had made great military achievements.

Many outstanding soldiers chose to obey the disbandment in order to cooperate with the overall situation of the country. After being announced to be disbanded, many soldiers still took exercises and ran every morning until the trucks sent them away. They were still regular soldiers.

Many troops were still urgently building roads and speeding up construction to complete unfinished projects before being disbanded. Many laid-off soldiers took brooms to sweep the streets, clean the rooms, and carry water for the people for the last time. Then, after making the last contribution to the people, they immediately obeyed the reorganization order and resolutely and neatly completed the last military action and disbanded.

Many people felt sad and unfair after losing their unit numbers, but everything was over. They were no longer soldiers from then on.

In Liu Tao's view, Chinese soldiers are the best soldiers in the world!

They are the cutest people!

They are the people's hope in difficult times. They are the people who rush to the front in earthquakes, floods, and wars. They shed blood but not tears. But when they leave, they still sob softly. They are reluctant to leave and really want to be soldiers for life.

It is glorious to be a soldier!

This is not just talk, but real.

They sacrifice their small families for the sake of everyone, holding steel guns to defend their homes and the country. And when the country needs to make sacrifices, they still obey the overall situation of the country.

Dedication and dedication!

They are the best practitioners of "serving the people"!

They not only shouted "serve the people", they did it.

They sacrificed too much for the country!

With China's current national strength, fiscal revenue and military expenditure, it is impossible to properly resettle so many people. Cadres may be arranged, but more people will not.

Even subsidies, only veterans who have participated in two years have some subsidies.

This time is also the case.

Many soldiers left the army at a loss. Returning to their hometowns and entering society, they can only learn from their parents because they are suitable for guns and machinery.

It is precisely because of this heart that Liu Tao decisively accepted the task of resettling 50,000 people, and he also accepted a lot before.

This time, he will also leave some to become the security force of various factories of Panshan Machinery Factory, some will train them to become workers, and some will help them start their own businesses, such as raising chickens, ducks, pigs and vegetables for Panshan Machinery Factory, and some will be sent to Hong Kong, Nanyang, Africa and the Middle East to be security guards.

It's not that he doesn't want to help more people, but because this is already his limit.

Although Panshan Machinery Factory is large, its capacity is limited. Most of the jobs are for workers in the third-line factories of the weapons industry. It will take at least three years to absorb so many people.

Not to mention so many soldiers. These soldiers are good at fighting, but they are often lacking in other aspects.

Even if they find business overseas, many soldiers are unwilling to go because it is difficult to leave their hometown.