Chapter 1651: Ten. BABEL (3)

There is a story. "
A finger swiped across the terminal interface, and the latest information from all over the world appeared on the screen. From the private life of politicians to the latest secret government meetings, all the secrets were gathered and condensed into square inches.
"One day, the naughty son accidentally cut down a cherry tree seedling that his father loved when he was playing around. Although he was not seen, the child did not choose to lie or shirk his responsibility to escape under the anger of the father. He confessed his fault and his old father's expression gradually softened. He said,'I would rather have an honest son than a cherry forest.'"
This is a very common story of parents educating their children, encouraging them to be honest, not lying and shirk their responsibilities, and educating parents on how to face their children.
But at this moment, the focus of this story is not education.
"Maybe not very precise, but the present fate of the countries is somewhat similar to that of the child in the story. If the fall of Charlemagne and the radical change in the international strategic landscape were caused by a series of wrong decisions by the countries and Charlemagne. Tragedy, what does it mean to carry out an arms race without any chance of winning after paying a heavy price? The countries are extremely fond of the previous geostrategic pattern, and the "absolute balance" is theirs. 'Cherry tree'. But compared with the future and destiny of the country, what does this seedling count?"
After a quick glance at the intentions of various countries regarding arms control negotiations and the contents of internal meetings, the emperor closed the interface and turned a meaningful smile to the senior military and political officials on both sides of the conference table.
If there are outsiders present, you will be amazed that the core decision-making layers of the empire have gathered here.
Almost all department heads and heavyweight officials of the national defense, diplomacy, finance, internal affairs, military and police Xiante were present, and every participant was sitting in a serious manner with a serious expression.
The meeting of the Supreme Command of the Empire was very serious, but this time the atmosphere on the scene was almost dignified.
Arms control negotiations quote the story just told by the emperor, which is both the cherry trees of the kingdoms and the cherry trees of the empire.
In the foreseeable future, the world will split into two camps in a maximum of ten to twenty years, one is the defender of the world order and the other is its challenger. The fierce arms race is about to start, and will evolve into one at the end A protracted war.
It sounds a bit like the atmosphere that permeated between countries on the eve of the two world wars, but it's actually not much worse. The camp has already been divided, and everyone is secretly preparing for the fateful battle, only waiting for the opportunity or a certain opportunity.
For example, some crazy acts of radical fools, or certain forces deliberately create a situation that can induce war, and sometimes it is just an accident that no one expected.
As long as a Mars can trigger a big gunpowder barrel this is the current world situation.
"The Olympia was almost maddened by the Albion last time. It was really only a little. Her Majesty was about to declare war on us."
The emperor's speech sounded like he was afraid or relieved. In fact, including himself, no one here believed that Her Majesty Elizabeth and her cabinet dared to do so.
Albian first declared war on the sacred Gilmanian Empire. According to the secret agreement, the countries began to mobilize one after another. It is impossible for the world war to start in advance. No country is ready to participate in a comprehensive war; I am afraid that the country’s national strength is still not ready after more than ten years, but after all, the arms race has been carried out for many years, but now it has not yet fully launched. Lundinium can only do a short time with Yalfheim Cold war. It will accelerate the advent of world wars, but it will not allow the war to start immediately, or even affect subsequent arms control negotiations.
The full-scale war in the industrial era is not a game for children, and history has proved this.
Once war breaks out in the current situation, it is bound to be an unprecedented brutal war of attrition and protracted war, otherwise it will be a high-intensity blitz that abuses weapons of mass destruction. Either way, the end result is that the empire wins, and the entire world is turned into wasteland covered by dead bodies.
Whether this kind of... can be called a victory is unclear, but what is certain is that the victory expected by the top empire is by no means the same.
"Of course we don’t want to end up with a lot of ruins after all the hardships. No one is the winner in this ending. But for the countries, even if it is like this, it is better than the dead country. So we need to lower our body. To avoid pushing the other party to suicide, at least you must be humble before all preparations are completed."
Intimidation, humility, friendliness, and high pressure are all just means. They are masks prepared to match the mood of the other party and let the other party dance along their own lines. As long as you can faithfully follow the script in the script, no matter whether it is a clown, devil, witch or other masks, you can wear it.
This is the diplomatic strategy of the empire. Like the ever-changing amoeba, it can change its appearance at any time as needed. Its soft body can pass through all the gaps and reach the target that is hard to touch in the eyes of ordinary people.
It sounds weird, but it is indeed the most accurate description. Unlike other countries that care about face, tradition, and style, the imperial realism tends to be stronger than that of Albian, and its camouflage and flexibility are more than that of Albian.
Of course, the so-called flexibility is limited to non-principles. Fundamental principles unify the entire world, and the sky, the earth, and the sea are all under the control of the new empire order. This will never be shaken. Temporary concessions and retreats are nothing more than a move forward in the future.
"The early preparations for the'Sea Lion Project' and the'Typhoon Project' need to continue to be strengthened, not only for topographic surveying, meteorological environment, geological surveys, transportation bases, logistics channels, production bases, military bases, equipment storage sites, and places for talent gathering. , Periodic flow should also pay more attention. The elimination of a class of high-end talent in the war has an impact that is even better than a successful strategic bombing."
The emperor's majestic voice sounded, and the spy leaders of the intelligence agencies nodded.
In the empire's timetable, there is still a period of time before launching a full-scale war. In addition to the existence of the "Legion", the original shortage of human resources and the difficulty in adapting to a long-lasting war of consumption can be overcome. But these alone are not enough.
"Legion" production capacity, artificial intelligence debugging, optimization and upgrading of aircraft types, special specifications required for special terrain, according to different goals, terrain and landforms, temperature, humidity, carrying capacity... etc. to develop a suitable marching route, Aircraft configuration, supply lines, emergency plans... With the war from "artisan's art" into a "rigorous science". Its reliance on intelligence has increased even more, especially in the face of two-line or even multi-line operations, even if it has the ace of "Legion", it still needs sufficient intelligence support to ensure victory.
The high-ranking officials present and the upper levels of the nations knew very well that the next war could no longer be a single fight between nations, and it must be a full-scale battle involving all the forces. Faced with the attack from both directions, the empire must first concentrate on solving a certain direction completely, and then quickly turn back to solve another enemy. However, whether it is to cross the sea to defeat Albian, or conquer the vast principality, it is not easy, and thorough and long-term intelligence work is essential. This is also one of the reasons why the empire tried hard to delay the start of the war. Even before the intelligence work was completed, the war started.
In any case, it is necessary to reach a compromise with the countries, even if a certain degree of concession is made to satisfy the other party. The concession list of the empire even included fleet size restrictions and some patent openings. It seemed full of sincerity, enough to satisfy the countries.
In fact, only the top of the empire knows that these concessions are not much different from high-class palace dishes. They are all tasteless chicken ribs.
Taking the size of the fleet as an example, the Empire has already decided to focus on the development of unmanned fighter motherships and ships in the future. Attacks on fortified targets such as fortresses will be carried out by bombers carrying giant guided bombs and electromagnetic guns. Arsenal ships come to complete, the traditional artillery battleship will gradually retreat to the second line. Therefore, the restrictions on the performance and number of traditional battleships do not affect the upgrade of the empire's air and sea fleet. On the contrary, due to "significant concessions", the empire can exchange compromises with the nations on certain issues of greater concern.
Such as the construction of "equipment repair bases", imperial capital investment in foreign markets, etc.
As long as there are no disruptors, it is not difficult to reach an agreement that will satisfy all parties, especially the Empire.
"The problem lies with the Republic. According to the current trends, they are likely to put forward the requirement of'opening of telecommunications technology patents.'"
"It's really a little troublesome."
The word "trouble" would be rare from Li Lin's mouth, but considering the seriousness of the matter, it would not make the participants fuss.
For the empire, wireline telegraph and radio technology are outdated technologies, and it seems that it is not a big deal to open up ~EbookFREE.me~ In fact, what the empire is most reluctant to open up is this kind of technology that can increase the speed of information exchange processing.
That is not so simple as communication technology, it is a major technology that will revolutionize the entire intelligence system. Once the countries have obtained relevant technology and established an "information network system based on telecommunications networks", the previous targeted Even if the intelligence work is not completely abolished, a part of it must be discarded. What's more terrible is that it will be difficult for the empire to manipulate the hearts and situations at will with the advantage of the speed of information transmission and processing.
From open technology patents, it takes quite a long time to absorb, understand, try and complete, but for the first time, the countries will stand on the platform equivalent to the empire and compete in the battlefield of "information warfare." For the empire that is used to leading its rivals, whether this is a positive competition that is worth looking forward to, or a sign of the future blueprint shaken, is not yet known.
There is only one thing that can be determined.
At the joint meeting that is about to open, on the battlefield of the "Language Tower", the seemingly weak republic will be the most difficult opponent of the Empire in this meeting.
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