※ "On the afternoon of the moon bow day, with the help of artillery. 【】The Afghan army began to attack the port area

Although there were only 2 heavy guns for the fighters, and the ammunition was not very sufficient, the face of the battle had changed dramatically compared to a few days ago.

In fact, Puerto Argentina is not an impregnable fortress.

In front of the old days, the thugs were famous officers and soldiers, and there were more than 2 people injured. It was such a large number of casualties that the Argentine Army had to stop the offensive. To put it bluntly, in the absence of logistical supplies, the Argentine Army will not be able to send more combat troops to the island, and it will be impossible to use the tactics of crowds to capture the port area.

Because the Royal Marines relied mainly on improvised fortifications, heavy artillery brought about decisive changes.

In order to maximize the power of artillery, to be precise, it is to save ammunition as much as possible, because according to Pei Chengyi's calculations, before the task force is defeated, the landing troops should not want to get more ammunition, after the offensive begins, in addition to the Argentine Army advancing frontally, the Hua'an Corps led by Yan Ruilin also participated in the battle. Although the soldiers of the regiment did not charge alongside the Afghan officers and soldiers, they played a more important role, that is, to indicate the targets of the Argentine artillery and carry out precise artillery bombardment of the fortifications in the port area.

Undoubtedly, the advance is not fast.

Of course, this is not a problem.

The port of Argentina is not a major port in the first place, with only one wharf for 10,000-ton ships, and usually mainly serves small ships, so the port area is not large.

Of course, the Argentine Army did not pin its hopes entirely on the mouth heavy artillery.

Although the fleet of armoured fighting vehicles could only arrive at night, under the guidance of a group of mercenaries, the Argentine army officers and soldiers used some local methods to create some heavy equipment, such as heavy trucks with steel plates welded on the perimeter and sandbags on top, and specially modified bulldozers. After the offensive began, these "home-made heavy equipment" quickly came in handy and became a sharp weapon in the hands of the Argentine army officers and men.

By the evening of the battle, the assault units of the Argentine Army had advanced to the thugs.

According to the slogans shouted by the Afghan army, the warehouse will be captured by the early morning of the 4th.

When he received the news, Pei Chengyi did not get carried away, but contacted Yang Shaoyong and asked him to arrange a combat mission for the Hua'an Legion of Shan Ruilin as soon as possible.

The battle order was very clear, and it was time for the mercenary corps, who had rested the old days, to do something.

Before it was completely dark, eight luxury yachts transporting armored fighting vehicles arrived, bringing Otter main battle tanks, knives, infantry fighting vehicles, hoe self-propelled guns, and all kinds of ammunition to the Afghan army on the island.

According to the original plan, a pound should have been transported. The Afghan officers and soldiers of the battalion came.

Because there was only one day left, and the large speedboat was sunk by the Royal Air Force, the transportation capacity was limited, so Pei Chengyi had to temporarily adjust the combat deployment, leaving the officers and soldiers of the Argentine Army's armored battalion in Rio Gallegos, and letting the legion commanded by Yue Ruilin temporarily make a cameo appearance as an armored corps.

Fortunately, the officers and men of the regiment will operate the heavy equipment of the Afghan army.

Regardless of the fact that there are only many old tanks and many tanks, in the small port of Argentina, this bit of armor is enough to determine the outcome of the battle. More importantly, the British army did not expect the Afghan army to be able to send tanks to the island, so they did not prepare much anti-tank weapons.

As the armored forces entered the battle, the British army, which was fighting a difficult battle, quickly collapsed.

In the early morning of the 4th, the assault force led by Leap Ruilin personally stormed the headquarters of the Royal Marines, that is, the communication center of the British army on the Falklands.

In order to avoid giving verbal truth, Yan Ruilin and other mercenaries did not come forward and handed over the final work to the Afghan officers and soldiers.

Under the threat of gunpoint, the commander of the Royal Marines gave the order to surrender.

It has to be said that the British officers and soldiers were very "sensible." ”

When the surrender order was given by Colonel Toddenham, the commander of the Royal Marines, another assault force of mercenaries, had not yet been able to enter the warehouse area and was not in control. That is, the Royal Marines, who were in charge of guarding the warehouse, had a chance to detonate the bombs that had been planted long ago. In fact, the Royal Marines did not blow up the warehouse, but handed over the warehouse and hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies to the Afghan army. After the war, Colonel Toddenham and Major Lyons, who guarded the warehouses, were both repatriated and left England soon after due to too much pressure, Colonel Toddenham emigrated to India and lived until the age of thugs, while Major Nyons went to South Africa to become a mercenary and was killed in the Namibian civil war later after.

The Royal Marines showed mercy and provided the greatest help to the Afghan army.

Several tens of thousands of tons of supplies are enough to consume for several months. In other words, even if the task force seizes air and sea supremacy, making it impossible for the Argentine army to continue to deliver supplies to the island, the Argentine authorities do not need to rush to end the war and can deal with the task force in the most advantageous way.

There is no doubt that the Falklands conflict will not last for a long time.

If a few months later the conflict is still bitter. That's not a conflict. It was when the war received this news that Pei Chengyi showed a relieved smile. Dongfang Wen and many other officers who have followed Pei Chengyi for many years know that that smile means that the general has seen the dawn of victory, and he is fully sure that he will achieve victory, and there will be no second outcome in the Falklands conflict.

Of course, when it comes to concrete actions, the military advisory group led by Pei Chengyi has to make persistent efforts.

On the morning of tomorrow 4th, the Argentine authorities announced the capture of Port Argentina.

As expected, when the Argentine authorities announced that the British troops in Port Argentina had surrendered and that the Argentine forces had occupied Port, the populations of the two countries reacted differently.

On that day, tens of millions of Argentines were immersed in revelry, and even the most sustained people could not control the excitement in their hearts.

On the other side of the Atlantic, tens of millions of Britons are immersed in grief and silence, and even children have no intention of laughing.

Less than two hours after the Argentine authorities announced the news, British Prime Minister George personally came forward and demanded that the Argentine authorities strictly abide by the openness of the international war and give the captured British ** humanitarian treatment.

There is no doubt that George needs to think about not a few thousand officers and men of the Royal Marines, but how to clean up the mess.

The task force was already about a kilometre south of Ascension Island and was sailing to the Falkland Islands at a maximum cruising speed of 24 knots.

The British authorities did not forget to consult the United States.

Only Duchway is qualified to give opinions.

On the same day, Dudgway participated in a teleconference of the Royal Navy Command, discussed the situation with the British generals, and made recommendations for the next combat operations.

In view of the actual situation and the choice of the British authorities, Duchway put forward three suggestions.

It was the task force that continued to move south, but it could not enter the strike range of the Argentine Air Force's long-range fighters, and it chose the appropriate patrol sea area for the main purpose of bombing the Falklands. During this period, it is possible to try to deplete the combat power of the Argentine Air Force, wait until the landing fleet and transport fleet arrive, and then continue southward to fight the Argentine Air Force and cover and support the landing of the Royal Marines on the Falklands. Although Du Qiwei did not say it directly, he obviously did not agree with the use of such a method to recover the Falklands, after all, the current Argentina is no longer the Argentina of many years ago, and whether or not the Argentine Air Force can be defeated is a question, and whether or not it can land on the Falklands is even more a problem.

Second, the fleet turned north, returned to Ascension Island and waited for the "Revenge" aircraft carrier battle group, and incidentally waited for the landing fleet and transport fleet. Of course. Duchway was not very much in favor of this approach. Even if the political problems of the British authorities are not considered, the impact on the morale of the British army must be considered. What's more, the "Revenge" aircraft carrier battle group could arrive as soon as the end of the month, during which time the Argentine authorities would have enough time to strengthen the island's defenses and even deploy warplanes on the island. In that battle many years ago, the "Canberra" attack planes deployed by the Afghan army on the island posed a huge threat to the Royal Navy's task force. Although it is unlikely that the Afghan army will deploy advanced fighters to the island, because advanced fighters require sufficient ground support and it is difficult to station them at field airfields for a long time, the Afghan army has more options and it is entirely possible to use the fighters deployed at the island's airfields to deal with the task force when necessary. If the Argentine Air Force concentrates hundreds of fighters, the consequences will be difficult to imagine.

Finally, the fleet continued to move south, selectively entered the strike range of the Argentine Air Force, and lured the Argentine Air Force to come forward in a decisive battle under the pretext of bombing targets on the island, so as to consume a large amount of the Argentine Air Force's combat strength in the event of a favorable task force for the task force, and prepare for a full-scale counteroffensive. According to Duchway's judgment, because the Argentine Air Force does not have many tankers, it can ensure the safety of the task force at an appropriate distance, and make the Argentine Air Force eager to try. As long as the scale is mastered, the combat capability of the Argentine Air Force can be gradually consumed. More importantly, in conditions where the air defense pressure is not very high, the task force is able to pay more attention to the fleet anti-submarine. There is no doubt that Dudgway supported the adoption of this tactic, and proposed a set of combat plans at the time of the meeting of generals.

The choice was put in front of the British authorities

To be precise, the British authorities have no choice.

Whether or not the British authorities accept it, Dudgway's proposal hits the nail on the head.

On the night of the 4th, London time, it was still afternoon on the Argentine side, and the task force adjusted its course after receiving an order from the Royal Navy Command.

At the same time, it was not only the Royal Navy's task force that turned to it.

Although the four electric submarines sent by the Argentine Navy were limited by their performance and endurance and failed to arrive in time, and they failed to bite the task force, the second batch of attack submarines sent by the Republic Navy to the South Atlantic, the "Killer Whale" class, had already arrived in the waters east of the Falklands on the day of last month, and then, in accordance with the order issued by Hua Jianfeng, gave up the combat mission of patrolling the waters north of the Falklands, and turned to the north as soon as possible.

It was not Hua Jianfeng who adjusted the deployment of submarines, but Pei Chengyi.

This deployment fully proves that Pei Chengyi is not an army general who is not familiar with naval warfare. Although Hua Jianfeng was reluctant to admit it, he had to agree with Pei Chengyi's judgment ability. Had it not been for Pei Chengyi's timely adjustment of operational arrangements, it would have been impossible for the "Orca"-class attack submarine to reach a concave of about 1,000 kilometers northeast of the Falklands on the night of 4 July, and it would have been impossible to ambush the task force's route.

Although the information provided by the Abyss Bureau. Is there a rarity in the special fleet? In addition, there are close anti-submarine patrol planes and dozens of anti-submarine helicopters, but the four "killer whale" class will definitely be able to penetrate the anti-submarine network of the task force, but whether they can get out smoothly after the ambush is a question.

It was precisely because of this that Pei Chengyi did not give the order to ambush the task force.

On the night of tomorrow 4th, after determining the turn of the task force, Pei Chengyi once again adjusted the movements of the "killer whale" class, letting them all go south and set up an ambush about a kilometer east of the Falklands.

Like 3 days ago, Hua Jianfeng didn't ask why, because the reason was too simple.

If the ambush fails, the republic's act of sending submarines to the war will give people the handle, so that the republic will be in a disadvantageous position in this international struggle. Of course, this is not to say that the task force cannot be ambushed, but it is necessary to seize the timing, for example, when the task force is attacked, let four more "killer whale" class appear on the field, and the result will be completely different. When the time comes, even if the British authorities believe that the submarines of the republic took part in combat operations, there is no evidence of this. Because the cruising degree of the task force has always been above the knot, if the four "killer whale" class sail at the same degree, it is easy to be spotted by the British submarines in the fleet, or anti-submarine warfare ships and anti-submarine patrol aircraft, so even if Pei Chengyi is not very proficient in submarine warfare, he knows that he should let the four attack submarines go south in advance and set up ambushes at the selected location.

The key is here, how to choose the ambush area?

Although in the eyes of most staff officers, Bei Chengyi is "looking for feelings" to make a decision completely intuitively, of course, in fact, it is very likely that this is the case, because there is indeed no evidence to prove which sea area the task force will go to, and it is impossible to set up an ambush according to the adjusted route of the task force, but in Hua Jianfeng's view, Pei Chengyi's judgment is very reasonable, because the purpose of the task force to adjust the route is to avoid the fighters of the Argentine Air Force, so go to the waters east of the Falklands, And it is most suitable to keep the distance from the Argentine air base between strong and strong kilometers. As a result, the task force would certainly operate in waters about a kilometer or so from the Falklands.

For the "killer whale" class, whether it can reach the ambush area in time has become a new problem.

To do this, it is necessary to find ways to reduce the degree of navigation of the task force.

In the early morning of tomorrow, Hua Jianfeng returned to the Argentine Navy Headquarters and officially commanded the Argentine Navy for Pei Chengyi, and the first thing he did was to order the female electric submarine heading north to turn to the full pursuit task force, attack the task force with missiles when the distance was shortened to a thousand kilometers, and then turn to escape.

Very direct combat orders, very simple combat operations.

Because the task force magazine network adjusted the course, it was not very far from the 4 Argentine electric submarines. If all goes well, look at the electric submarine that can launch an anti-ship missile after many hours of the old one.

Of course, the anti-ship missiles carried by rut-electric submarines pose little threat to the task force.

Electric submarines are not hybrid submarines, they have a much smaller displacement and cannot be fitted with separate ammunition compartments, and the torpedo compartments are also loaded with not many missiles and torpedoes. Under normal circumstances, electric submarines carry up to eight anti-ship missiles even when performing naval supremacy combat missions. The 4 submarines have only Wu anti-ship missiles in total, not to mention the task force, and a multi-purpose destroyer can intercept ugly missiles in two parts.

The attack of the Argentine submarine has only one meaning, that is, to remind the adversary that it is time to reduce the degree of navigation after entering the "submarine multi-sea area".

Because there was no request to kill the task force, Hua Jianfeng did not let the Argentine submarine go to death.

With a distance of thousands of kilometers, even if the anti-submarine patrol plane rushes over immediately, it will be necessary for the fighter to sail many nautical miles inside and choose to sit and sink or levitate. In order to search the sea area with a radius of four square nautical miles, you need at least a number of old anti-submarine patrol aircraft. There is no doubt that unless the task force does not intend to go south, it will not waste valuable anti-submarine power on a few submarines four nautical miles away. As long as the commander of the task force is a little cautious, he will think that there is a high probability that there are other submarines nearby, so as to keep the anti-submarine force with him and avoid a surprise attack by the submarines.

The entire combat operation was seamless, and there was little difficulty to whisper.

Tomorrow, at the end of Buenos Aires time, the first naval battle will begin.

In accordance with Hua Jianfeng's combat order, the four electric submarines fired eight anti-ship missiles at the task force 4,000 meters away in two batches.

The ugly missiles were all fireworks, and they did not pose a threat to the task force.

After half an hour of searching in the area where four submarines fired missiles, the Dart anti-submarine patrol aircraft returned to the task force after killing several fin whales on their way to wintering waters with self-guided depth charges.

Because it was the first naval battle of the Royal Navy in more than half a century, and the first time that a submarine of the Argentine Navy used an anti-ship missile in a naval battle, this battle without any results went down in history and was studied by military enthusiasts around the world for several years.

How significant is this naval battle?

It's no secret after a few days.