※News of the bombing of the port of Agen. Pei Chengyi contacted Yang Shaoxi immediately. He figured out the damage.

The information sent by the MIA was very limited, except for the bombing of the port of Argentina by the Royal Air Force (RAF) group deployed on Ascension Island after an aerial refueling, with the entry of three batches of heavy fighters. A number of air-launched cruise missiles were dropped at a number of targets, including the aviation control center. And evacuated before the Argentine Air Force air defense fighters arrived, and there was no mention of important information such as how many targets were bombed and how much damage the Argentine army had, so Pei Chengyi had to contact Yang Shaoyong and ask the army major to spend more effort.

Shortly after dawn. Yang Shaoyong replied and reported yes

The bombing was not widespread and was mainly concentrated on airfields. The aviation control center was hit by several missiles and was completely blown up. Fortunately, the Hua'an Army led by Yan Ruilin had already left the airport without any casualties. The Afghan troops stationed at the airport were not so lucky. After four casualties, the airfield was paralyzed. In other words, Argentina will not be able to continue to transport combat personnel and materiel to the island by civilian aircraft until its air command capability is restored. According to the conclusion of Yang Shaoyong's on-site inspection, it will take at least several days to repair the aviation control center. Although a few other locations were bombed. For example, the Afghan barracks, the material hoarding center next to the airport, the aviation maintenance point, and the Afghan army assembly area in the direction of the port, but the purpose of the Royal Air Force's bombing campaign is very clear, that is, to paralyze the Afghan army's air supply lines.

Are air supply lines important?

It does matter. At least until the sea supply line is opened, the air supply line has an irreplaceable role.

Although the Afghan army and the British army were still fighting for the port, and neither side had an absolute advantage, the Afghan army had already taken control of most of the city of Port Argentina with the reinforcements that had been airlifted. In other words. The Afghan army is already an "occupying force", and it has to provide the most basic livelihood guarantees to civilians affected by the war. Although there are fewer permanent Mau residents, a third of whom will leave before the onset of winter, the Argentine authorities need the support of these people to ensure their interests if they want to control the Falklands for a long time. What's more, 80 percent of the permanent residents live in Puerto Argentina. In other words, after the occupation of Port Argentina, the Argentine army must solve the problem of living for nearly 10,000 people.

This is indeed a big problem.

According to the most basic needs, the old 10,000 people need about tons of daily necessities a day, because the temperature has begun to drop, Argentina has no large transport planes, and there is no mobile power station, so the island's thermal power station still burns about a thug of fuel every day. Although the fuel reserves could be used until the beginning of the month, the Afghan army could not seize the British military material warehouse in the port area as expected, so it could only transport the necessary daily necessities to the island by air. In fact, the air supply is far from satisfying the demand, because only about about the stew can be transported by air every day, and the residents of Ayiting Port and the Afghan army need at least a ton of ant supplies every day. The Afghan army has reduced the quota of materials to a minimum, and most residents have stockpiled some daily necessities for the winter, so the contradiction of material shortage in the short term has not yet appeared. For the Afghan army, if the sea supply line cannot be opened as soon as possible, even if air transportation is resumed, it will be difficult to ensure that all the residents of Port Argentina can withstand the severe cold that arrived at the beginning of the month. Air transport is disrupted. It can only make the situation of the Afghan army worse.

The purpose of the Royal Air Force is so clear, and the intentions are even clearer.

The Argentine army will definitely not withdraw from the Argentine port, but will only find a way to solve the problem. There are only three ways that can be adopted: one is to resume air transportation as soon as possible to ensure the daily transportation of tons of materials, because air transportation cannot meet the demand, and with the empty fuel consumption of reserves, the Afghan army also has to ensure the fuel supply of thugs every day, so the resumption of air transportation is not of great significance; The second is to go all out to attack the Argentine port and seize the material warehouses controlled by the British army, because the British authorities have always stored winter materials according to the standard of ensuring at least three months of normal consumption, so as long as the material warehouses in the port area are occupied, the problem of material shortage can be solved to a great extent, and the key is that the Argentine army has no ability to capture the port area at all. The British army did not necessarily let the material warehouses fall into the hands of the Afghan army; The third is to open up supply lines at sea. Let the transport ship full of supplies arrive at the port of Argentina. Fundamentally solve the problem of material shortage. Because no one solution can solve the problem completely. Or the risk is too great, so the Afghan army will adopt a multi-pronged strategy, taking action at the same time in a few catties.

Combined with the actual situation. Ji Chengyi has enough reason to believe that the intention of the British army is to make the Afghan army "panic".

In response to the choice of the Afghan army, the British army will definitely take-for-tat actions. Airlift is of little significance, and before the arrival of the task force, the Royal Air Force will not be able to intercept Argentine civil aviation and aircraft with the only thugs and heavy fighters, at most only destroy them after Argentina has repaired its aviation control center. The Royal Marines will definitely defend the port area, fight for every position with the Afghan army, and try to kill and injure the living forces of the Afghan army, even if they can't hold it, the Royal Marines will blow up the material warehouse before surrendering, and will not let the materials fall into the hands of the Afghan army. As long as the Albanian army cannot make a breakthrough in the battle in the port area and occupy the material warehouse before the Royal Marines make a move, Argentina will have no choice but to let the transport fleet reach the Falklands as soon as possible, so as to choose the shortest route, and the Royal Navy's submarines need such a pound. Opportunity.

Seeing the intentions of the British army, it is impossible to guess what the British army is going to do next.

In other words, Yuan Wang Xian's salary on Children's Day washed the four concaves of the book mouth to pay 3 dividends with concave "The gap customers were all defeated and accurately judged the line of the opposite lane, and soon after receiving Yang Shaoyong's report, Pei Chengyi received a call from Argentine President Serón.

No doubt. The Argentine authorities are already in turmoil.

After arranging the work for the staff officers, Pei Chengyi went to the Argentine presidential palace and explained the war situation to Seron in person.

"No, we underestimated the British's determination to fight." Pei Chengyi reluctantly smiled and said. "A few days ago, we received credible information that the Royal Air Force had stepped up its deployment to Ascension Island. A large amount of ground service equipment was delivered there. What's more, the Royal Air Force deployed heavy fighter jets on Ascension Island earlier this year, albeit on a temporary basis, but this is a testament to Ascension's ability to support heavy fighters. It is a pity that such important information has not been taken seriously by us, thus ignoring the imminent threat. ”

"General Pei, what do you mean

"The Royal Air Force's deployment of ground service forces on Ascension Island with great fanfare is in preparation for the deployment of heavy fighter jets." Split Chengyi smiled bitterly. The look was very quick, "Anyway, such an important move should not be ignored by us. You know, with the exception of Ascension Island, RAF fighters can only take off from mainland territory. There is no doubt that no matter how advanced a fighter plane is, it is impossible to cross half the world and bomb targets tens of thousands of kilometers away. We have received information that the fighter jets that bombed Mau took off precisely from Ascension Island. And our intelligence agencies have been on the alert for a long time, but they have been deliberately ignored for some human reasons, so I think. Someone has to be held accountable for this. ”

Pei Chengyi said this catty. It's not easy, as long as Theron isn't stupid, she can hear the meaning.

There's no denying it. A few days earlier, the Military Intelligence Agency had informed the Argentine intelligence agencies and the Argentine Air Force that the British Royal Air Force had strengthened the base maintenance force on Ascension Island in accordance with a secret agreement between the two countries, and had repeatedly warned that the Royal Air Force was likely to send heavy fighters to bomb the Falklands if necessary. The problem is that the MIA did not say too clearly and did not even emphasize the inevitability of the RAF's bombing of the Falklands. Although no one denies that the Royal Air Force has the ability to bomb the Falklands, in the eyes of most people, it is difficult for the Royal Air Force, which only has heavy fighters to pose a mortal threat to the Afghan forces on the Falklands. This is indeed the case. The RAF's bombing campaign did not inflict a crushing defeat on the Afghan army. It is even more unlikely that the Royal Marines, who are holding on to Puerto Argentina, will defeat their opponents. According to the practice of the Argentine army, most of these things will not be resolved, but now Pei Chengyi does not plan to stop it, but to "hold it accountable"

Theron knew that Pei Chengyi emphasized this matter, not to pursue responsibility, but to seize power.

"I'll take care of that

"Your Excellency, isn't it enough to teach you once and wait until an even greater disaster strikes to know the seriousness of the problem?"

Theron frowned slightly, looking even more hesitant.

Almost everyone agreed that the RAF's bombing of Port Argentina was mostly a propaganda of "imperialism." Sentiment. There is not much practical significance. In fact, it was a well-planned and well-purposeed bombing campaign. If the information just received is correct, the RAF bombing campaign has served its purpose. ”

"What do you mean?" Theron immediately tensed.

"Before I came here, I contacted the liaison officer on the island." Pei Chengyi let out a long breath and said, "Although I don't think it's the best time to attack the port area now, your army has adjusted its battle plan and intends to concentrate its forces to attack the port area in a few hours. ”

"The capture of the port area as soon as possible will be of great help to the subsequent combat operations, even if it is not

"Your Excellency President, don't you think it's a coincidence?"

Theron's brow jumped a few times, and he motioned for Pei Chengyi to continue.

"Everybody knows that if we can occupy the port area before the convoy arrives, it will save a lot of trouble, otherwise we will have to spend a lot of effort to transfer supplies. That's why, after successfully capturing the airport, we have been attacking the port area, and the British Royal Marines are desperately guarding the port area. It is no exaggeration to say that whoever controls the port area will control the Falklands, and will also control the victory or defeat of this war. ”

Theron let out a long breath and did not object to Pei's point of view.

"Just announced that we would send a second self-destructing transport flotilla, and the Royal Air Force bombed the airfield, is it just a coincidence?" Pei Chengyi sneered and said, "We have enough intelligence to prove that as early as two days ago, the Royal Air Force had the ability to bomb the Falklands. While there is also reason to believe that the RAF needs time to plan before taking action, it is a matter of coincidence. There must be an intrinsic factor. ”

"General Pei, what do you mean

"In my opinion, this is not a coincidence at all.

Pei Chengyi paused slightly, waiting for Theron to come back to his senses. He continued, "After the airport was bombed. We have temporarily lost the ability to airlift supplies to the Falklands, and the supply of supplies must not be delayed, even if it is interrupted for twenty-four hours, it will have unimaginable consequences, and if it is interrupted for forty-eight hours, I am afraid that before the task force arrives, we will have to think about how to suppress the mob on the island, and how to deal with angry international opinion. In other words, in addition to resuming air transportation as soon as possible, we also have to find ways to ensure the supply of supplies. If all goes well, the fleet will only be able to reach the Falklands in three days, between those three days. It is necessary to provide daily necessities for the garrison and permanent residents of the island. Although there are some solutions, such as to the island. Heart materials, but they are all a drop in the bucket, and they can't solve this problem, and the method is to seize the material warehouse in the port area. In other words, even if we did not make the capture of the port area a major task, we would spare no effort to attack the port area after the airport was bombed. ”

"In other words, the British army can adjust its defensive deployment accordingly."

"That's right, and let's not forget that the ground forces we have invested are very limited, and the attacking forces lack the heavy equipment and artillery necessary to attack the fortifications." Pei Chengyi smiled bitterly and said, "According to my experience, in the absence of limited offensive means, as long as the defenders have enough ammunition, they can easily block more than ten times the attacking troops. Unfortunately, the last thing the Royal Marines lacked was ammunition. Imagine what would happen if the ground forces landing on the Falklands suffered heavy casualties and the convoy carrying reinforcements did not arrive in time? ”

Theron was secretly startled. Even if he wasn't a soldier, he knew what would happen.

"It's fair to say that if that's the case, before the task force arrives, we're losing the fight."

"How can I avoid such a consequence?"

"If you see the problem clearly, everything will be easy." Pei Chengyi smiled slightly and said, "In the ground battle, we must minimize unnecessary casualties, it is not important whether we can capture the port area, what matters is whether we can hold out until reinforcements arrive." In terms of supplies, we can consider supplying a batch of essential materials through airdrops, and then let the occupying forces do a good job of ideological work to ensure that they can provide the residents with essential supplies after three days. There are two key points, one is that the convoy must arrive on time at the Falklands, and the other is to ensure air supremacy and prevent the same thing from happening again. ”

"It's important to transport supplies. As long as the fleet arrives on time, even if it is bombed again, it won't have much impact, right? ”

"Your Excellency President, material conditions are only one of the key factors in victory, if there is no morale and fighting spirit, no matter how much material you have, it is impossible to defeat the enemy."

Theron frowned slightly, as if he still didn't quite understand the meaning of Pei Chengyi's words.

"From our side, one bombing is enough, and if it is bombed again, the morale of the officers and soldiers will definitely be affected, and even some officers and soldiers will doubt the final victory. The point is not that we are not. It's the enemy. The bombing must have greatly boosted the morale of the Marines, convincing the recalcitrant British that they had not been abandoned, and if the RAF bombed the airfield again, the Marines might even take more proactive action, complicating the situation on the ground. You know, winter is coming, if you can't annihilate the remnants of the British army before the blizzard arrives. With the arrival of the task force, we will have to fight on two fronts. While I don't doubt the combat effectiveness of the Air Force, when it comes to concentrating on a powerful task force, absolutely no one wants to disperse their forces. More importantly, the use of the Falklands airfield will have a crucial impact on the entire combat operation. If I were the commander of the Royal Air Force, next time I would have a heavy fighter with anti-runway ammunition for the main purpose of paralyzing airfields. As long as the airfield is paralyzed, even if the subsequent combat operations are smooth sailing, we will have to pay more for the victory, and even pass by the victory. ”

Listen to Pei Chengyi. Theron let out a sigh of relief.

It is obvious that Pei Chengyi is targeting Alfonso.

"General Pei, I understand what you mean, it's just that whether the fleet can arrive in time is the key, if"

"Your Excellency, I can guarantee that the flotilla will reach the Falklands in three days' time, but only one condition must be met.

"What prerequisites?"

"I need unrestricted use of shore-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft of your Air Force."

Theron frowned slightly. said: "I have given the general the highest military decision-making power, and the mobilization of shore-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft is also among them, there is no need to bring it up separately, right?" ”

"If that's the case. There really is no need to bring it up separately. ”

Theron hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll send someone to the Air Force Command to assist you in dispatching the Air Force's combat units." ”

"That would be the case."

"The guarantee of General Pei's beginning"

"Your Excellency, do you think I'm the kind of person who goes back on his word?" Pei Chengyi glanced at Theron and said, "I will do what I say, this is what I must emphasize, if the Falklands are bombed again, no matter what, someone must take responsibility, otherwise no one can guarantee that your country can achieve the final victory." ”

Theron let out a long breath. "You can't make the same mistake twice, and someone will definitely be responsible for it," he said. ”

Seeing that the Argentine president agreed, Pei Chengyi didn't dwell on this issue anymore, and said: "It's not too early." I had to go back and adjust the deployment, and there was good news. I will report back to you as soon as possible. ”

"That's for the best." Theron didn't stay, and got up to send Pei Chengyi out.

It doesn't matter whether someone is responsible for the bombing of the airport in Port Argentina, but what matters is that Pei Chengyi must take this opportunity to gain command of the Argentine Air Force. The task force has already moved south, and it will arrive within half a month, and if he can't master the Argentine Air Force as soon as possible, Pei Chengyi will not be able to defeat the task force. As for whether Alfonso has this ability, Pei Chengyi does not have much hope, because the performance of the Argentine Air Force before this is enough to prove that Alfonso is not an air force general suitable to lead the battle.