Spark

"JL-3 has entered the air experiment stage, what does it mean?"

"Performance or beyond the Trident? Submarine-launched strategic missiles surpass the United States and Russia for the first time."

"Release a signal? There may be a change in tension."

"It is announced that sea trials will be conducted. What are the subjects of the experiments?"

With the release of a series of news, although the direction of public opinion has not taken a 180-degree turn, it has improved a lot compared to the previous depression.

At this time, there are still 3 days before the sea trial, and everyone is looking forward to the content of this experiment --- but of course, most people do not actually regard it as a simple "experiment", but as a Tit for tat maneuvers.

Therefore, the people's expectations for the experiment are extremely high. Perhaps there are not many people who really look forward to the war, but at least they really hope that this exercise can kill the opponent's prestige.

But how to do it?

Nobody knows.

On the forum, discussions about the exercise and Chiwei Island quickly became hot, and the opinions of many netizens were surprisingly consistent.

...

The number of posts and numbers immediately began to grow at an alarming rate, and the irony is that most of the comments below are "pray for peace", "cautious and rational", and even compared with the wind direction on the Internet a day ago, it can be said that Differently.

In the office during the lunch break, Chen Nian was lying on his chair and using the latest smart phone to browse the webpage. Looking at the comments made by Mr. Ye, he couldn't help feeling a little funny.

"So are these people really a group of people? One day they were clamoring for beatings, and the next day they just rationally said that it is best not to be beating? What kind of schizophrenia!"

Hearing his words, Li Xiang shook his head and replied:

"It's not schizophrenic. There are several reasons for it."

"On the one hand, what you said is that Mr. Ye is fond of dragons. In fact, he doesn't really want to fight. He just followed the trend before. This group of people has the largest number of people, and it is the best to understand."

"To put it bluntly, when there is no direct interest relationship, everyone would like to have more excitement and more fun, but one day, the fun will fall on their own heads, and no one will laugh."

Hearing his words, Chen Nian nodded slightly and said:

"It makes sense to say that - people who ask to resign will never resign. Those who say they don't want to live every day will be scared to death when they go to the hospital for a physical examination. It's human nature."

"Indeed, but there is another aspect. Some people with higher vision have already seen the problem - these people are generally senior military fans, and their views on military equipment and the international situation are more mature than ordinary people. "

"They can see that once they do something this time, it can't be a small fight."

"So it's understandable that they've turned against conflict out of fear of the so-called 'doomsday'."

"The last point is the one that confuses us the most—among these people, there is the shadow of the other side."

"The other side?"

Chen Nian repeated it in surprise and scratched his head subconsciously.

"What do you mean? Old Mei thought, but now the other side doesn't want to?"

"I don't know."

Li Xiang also had an inexplicable expression on his face. After thinking for a long time, he said:

"At present, the only possibility we can think of is that there is a division within the opposite bank, and it is a division at the top."

"Some people don't want to be pawns."

"The movement of public opinion is a typical signal."

"Is there a chance?"

Chen Nian immediately realized the crux of the problem.

Although judging from the current situation, it has almost become an extravagant hope to solve the problem through peaceful means, but if there is a division within the other party and the will to resist decreases, the price we need to pay will obviously be greatly reduced.

"I don't know that research and judgment will take time—forget it, let's not talk about this for now, how is your preparation for the Julang-4 project?"

Obviously, Li Xiang's reluctance to have too many discussions on this undecided matter is not because he doesn't trust Chen Nian, on the contrary, he is worried that inaccurate information will affect Chen Nian's judgment, which will lead to uncontrollable problems. s consequence.

After all, although Chen Nian is not directly involved in the formulation of strategic decisions, every technology he has mastered can greatly affect the direction of the entire country.

Therefore, it is also an important requirement to ensure the "cleanness" of the information Chen Nian receives.

And Chen Nian obviously knew this too, so he answered:

"Okay. If you don't talk, don't talk."

"JL-4 and JL-3 can actually be said to be launched at the same time. At present, the pre-research has ended, and it is ready to transfer to the formal research and development stage."

"If it goes well, it is estimated that within two or three years, there will be results."

"I knew it."

A knowing smile appeared on Li Xiang's face, and he said:

"At that time, the higher-ups asked to disclose the news of Julang-3, so I guessed that Julang-4 must have a clue."

"Otherwise, with the character of you people, how can you be willing to spend all your money?"

the other side.

In the private reception room, three middle-aged men were conspiring.

The one sitting in the middle is John Jefferson, the one on the left is Pickering, and the Asian face on the right is You Xijian, one of Gu Kuanmin's favorites.

There was nothing on the low table in front of the three of them except three transparent glasses, which meant that the content of this conversation was absolutely impossible to be leaked in any form.

".The progress of Julang-3 is a huge shock to us."

"According to our understanding, it is absolutely impossible for them to announce the development progress information related to a piece of weaponry before it is in stable service."

"So, after discussing with the military intelligence analysis department, our current view is that Julang-3 is probably not in the air test stage, but has already been installed on their Type 094A nuclear submarine."

"This is not a wild guess."

"We all know that before, they had organized two small-scale operations. Although it was publicly claimed that they were conducting routine military exercises, in fact, their purpose was to clear the channel and allow 094 to enter the deep sea smoothly. .”

"Our sonar equipment once detected the information of the submarine going out to sea, but unfortunately, due to their vigilance on the sea surface, we were not able to track it."

"So the current situation is that it is very likely that a nuclear submarine carrying a Julang-3 intercontinental nuclear missile is cruising in a certain sea area that we don't know."

"The threat contained in this can be understood without saying."

Hearing his words, the other two in the conference room nodded together.

Afterwards, Pickering received Jefferson's words and continued:

"However, this should be something that the turret should worry about, right?"

"Yes, military issues should really be taken care of by the turret."

"However, if we do nothing, there is no need for us to be here today."

As he spoke, Jefferson leaned back slightly, turned his head to look at You Xijian who was quietly waiting aside, and said with a smile on his face:

"Mr. You, you are a smart man, I think you should know what we are going to do."

"For this matter, I want to ask you, what is Mr. Gu's attitude?"

You Xijian on the opposite side did not show any of the groveling expressions commonly seen on South Island officials. His face was calm and serious, and when he faced Jefferson's staring eyes, he only replied briefly:

"I am here, which represents Mr. Gu's attitude."

"Very well, then I think we've reached an agreement."

Jefferson nodded in satisfaction and continued:

"Then, next, we can talk about the specific details."

"According to the plan, we will organize a visit on the 29th, that is, after the Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle group approaches."

"At that time, Pickering will issue a statement in his own name and visit in his personal capacity."

"You need to cooperate with us."

"Our goal is to turn on the transponder all the way and land at the airport to maximize the effect."

Hearing Jefferson's words, You Xijian frowned tightly. After a moment of silence, he asked:

"I have a few questions that I hope you can answer."

"Anytime, it's my responsibility."

You Xijian cleared his throat, looked directly into Jefferson's eyes and asked:

"According to what you just said, the current situation is already extremely tense."

"You even suspect that the situation has developed to the point where conflict may occur."

"But why, you still have to take such actions to further intensify the conflict?"

"Are you worried that they won't have the guts to press that button, so you're going to put another fire on them?"

Jefferson laughed and did not answer directly, but said inscrutablely:

"It's a big gamble."

"Big gamble? What are you betting on?"

You Xijian asked suspiciously.

"Betting that they are not ready, betting that their troops have not completed their mobilization and deployment, betting that they have not reached an internal agreement, betting that their nuclear weapons are still refueling-in short, what we have to bet is a time difference."

"If they are really not ready, then no matter how provocative we are, they are unlikely to respond aggressively."

"Or to put it bluntly, this is a temptation."

"We need to know their resolve."

"I don't understand. What good does it do you?"

"What if they really attack desperately because of this matter? How do you plan to deal with it?"

You Xijian's face was full of confusion, he could figure out the point of "testing", but wouldn't the potential consequences of such a temptation be too serious?

Why not choose another better time, why not expand your own actions after capturing the opponent's submarine?

"We responded like we planned from the beginning."

"Mr. You, I'm afraid you have made a mistake. This friction is destined to happen."

"From their reactions, it can actually be speculated—no, it can't be said to be a calculation, it should be said that the outcome of the incident can be determined."

"Therefore, there is only one thing we can do, and that is to accelerate the arrival of this result as much as possible."

"Only in this way can we maximize the advantages of waiting for work at leisure"

"So, you must challenge their bottom line as much as possible?"

You Xijian interrupted Jefferson's eloquence and continued:

"I get that, now the next question: How do you react if the plane is shot down mid-way, or electronically jammed and crashes?"

"We will never initiate a declaration of war, that is the bottom line. However, we will go to war."

"Understood - this is also my next question, where is your first attack direction?"

You Xijian raised a series of detailed questions, and Jefferson answered them one by one.

As the exchanges between the two sides deepened, You Xijian became more and more aware of:

This world, I am afraid, is about to undergo earth-shaking changes.

——

But strangely, he didn't feel any pressure at all.

It was as if somewhere in the dark, there was a voice telling him:

Things will definitely not develop in the direction expected by the United States. Even if it does break out, the other side will use their backhands to solve the problem in an incredible way.

You Xijian didn't know where this sound came from.

Similarly, as a pawn, he has no other choice.

He can only quietly wait for that moment to come, for the final mystery to be revealed

A few hours later, Pickering announced his visit plan, and when this behavior of challenging the bottom line was exposed, on the other side, on the sea at 125 degrees east longitude, the long-prepared storm also arrived as scheduled