On the day of the month, the thug of Bukounos was sent to the beach by thug. Fortunately. The British troops stationed on the Falklands did not have heavy weapons capable of threatening the speedboats, otherwise the unloading would have been a disaster.

About a few minutes later, Pei Chengyi received the news that Yang Shaoyong was back.

After asking Dongfang Wen, who had just rushed back, to find Zhang Xiaolong, Pei Chengyi set off for the Argentine presidential palace to report to Serón on the battle that day.

Before Pei Chengyi arrived at the Argentine presidential palace, the transport plane carrying Dugway landed on the lawn of the White House.

Upon receiving the message from the command of the Atlantic Fleet, Dudgway immediately contacted the White House and asked Pensalako's Marines to have a VTOL transport ready for them. On the way back to the White House, Dudgway seized the time to read the reports submitted by the Fleet Command and intelligence agencies, and sorted out the events before and after. Because the latest news from Pensaraco was received moments before the transport plane landed. John Holland, who had previously reported on the engagement, had already contacted the base and was on his way back to the base, so when he stepped off the transport plane, Duchway seemed much more relaxed.

"General, upon receiving your call, I pushed off all arrangements and Blandino greeted Duchham at the door. His expression was even more arrogant than that of Dudgway. "What's going on in the South Atlantic?"

"We lost two submarines."

"Two submarines!?" Brandino was startled, almost dazed.

"The blessing of misfortune is." Holland. The ship is unharmed, at least not sunk, and is returning to base. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Blandino came back to his senses and immediately asked, "Did the Argentine submarine do it, or did the Chinese submarine do it?" ”

"Do you need to say it explicitly?" Dudgway sat down on the sand and said, "Although we have 10,000 reasons to believe that the sinking of the Santa Fe is the same name as the Argentine submarine that was damaged by British anti-submarine helicopters in the Falklands War, Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico, and the Santa Fe provincial capital of Argentina is also called Santa Fe and "Denver, and Denver is the capital of Colorado, which is a Chinese submarine, but we have no way to prove that it is indeed a Chinese submarine." More importantly, we cannot announce the news of the sinking of the submarine, let alone engage with China on this matter

Brampenno also sat down, looking much calmer.

Judging from what has been learned, China sent its most advanced submarines to the South Atlantic, and Duchway's tone was much lower, "Since we are involved in the conflict, losses are inevitable." I've already arranged the aftermath. The news of the submarine wreck will be announced after the end of the conflict. What we should focus on is not how big the loss is, but what will happen next. All intelligence confirms that the fleet we intercepted was just a decoy. There is no other meaning. What's more, before I arrived at the White House, another fleet of supplies had already arrived in the Falkland Islands.

Brandino immediately frowned.

Although as a president with no military experience, Blandino is not very good at military affairs, but he is a shrewd politician. From the outset, he knew that the Falkland Islands' ability to hold out until the task force arrived would be a key factor in determining the final outcome of the conflict. To this end, in addition to the British authorities sending a task force as quickly as possible, the Argentine authorities had to be prevented from sending reinforcements to the island. As a result, the Royal Navy sent a task force of only two carriers in the absence of a landing fleet, a convoy of transports, and a third carrier battle group. Likewise, after Dugway's proposal, Brandino approved the use of submarines to aid British military operations.

Seeing the president's expression, Dudgway did not continue.

In fact, as early as a few days ago, Duchway knew that this round of combat operations was unlikely to succeed.

Although there is no intelligence to prove that it was Pei Chengyi who commanded the Afghan army to fight, after losing a transport fleet, the Afghan army will definitely learn from the pain and find the reason for the failure. Dudgway knew it very well. Pei Chengyi must have known the importance of seizing the Falkland Islands in time. Even if he did not get the command, he would have advised the Afghan army to continue to send reinforcements. At all costs, in order to ensure that at least one fleet reaches its destination, several convoys will certainly be dispatched at the same time. When making a battle plan. Dudgway made a proposal to the Royal Navy. Attention should be paid to the fleet, which may appear at any time. And not those submarines of Argentina with the Navy of the Republic. If Dudgway's advice were followed, the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy submarines would operate separately and be deployed in several directions, rather than just to the north. The question is. According to the agreement reached between the United States and Britain, if the United States refused to enter the war, the British generals would command the operation.

No doubt. The Royal Navy did not take Duchway's advice.

As far as Dudgway knows. The reason for the Royal Navy's insistence is simple: it is confirmed that the Argentine authorities did not send combat troops and supplies to the island first, but to stabilize the daily life of the people on the island.

Regardless of whether the intelligence is true or not, the results have led the Royal Navy astray.

At the judgment of the Royal Navy. Since it was not a reinforcement force, it would be impossible for the Afghan army that landed on the island to attack in time. The Argentine authorities will certainly send people and supplies to the island again. starvation; Most of the island's inhabitants are British. If the living goods method and lung concave. I'm afraid that many people will be cold and starving. As a result, the Royal Navy decided to use the opportunity to encircle and destroy the submarines of Argentina and the Republic, and requested full assistance from the U.S. Navy.

Dudgway knew there was something wrong with that, but he couldn't change the Royal Navy's decision.

Of course, Duchway also kept a hand. Initially, instead of sending the Holland, or the boat, to the ambush area set by the Royal Navy, he decided to go it alone to the west of the Falklands to intercept another Argentine fleet that was likely to appear in this direction at the same time.

Until the sunrise of April. It was the two pieces of information that were submitted at the same time as the oil and the old that made Duchway change his decision.

Previously intercepted intelligence has been confirmed, entering the northern Indian Ocean "boats. Starting with the "Swordfish", American intelligence agencies named submarines of all classes in the republic in the order of 、、、". The code name of the "killer whale" class is that the follow-up boat has long left the exercise area, and it is very likely that after passing through Garcia, it will enter the South Atlantic Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope, and reach the Falklands at the earliest.

The mother is undoubted. The weight of this information is too heavy.

Although American intelligence agencies have not yet obtained detailed information about the boat. But judging from some of the performance data of the "cuttlefish" at hand, the performance of the boat is far from the "killer whale." Grade with "Atlanta." class, much more advanced than the Royal Navy's "Fast" class, with the US Navy's "Holland." number at the same level. Before that, "Holland. set a record for fighting the female "Atlanta" class at the same time in a single battle. Other words. If the strength of the boat is on a par with the "Holland", then the eight American and British submarines that are ready to intercept the Argentine fleet will be more fierce

Few.

No doubt. Neither the U.S. Navy nor the Royal Navy can afford to be so big

Lose.

Don't say anything else. If the "Atlanta" class is sunk in the same sea area, even if the reckless US government has a thousand mouths, it will not be possible to give the people a reasonable explanation. As long as the news leaks out, the United States will be involved in this war, whether the federal government wants it or not.

Until now, Dudgway's greatest opposition was to get involved in the war.

Although Duchway had reason to believe that the authorities of the republic would never drag the United States into the war, because after the United States entered the war. Whether to go to war or not, the republic will not benefit, but Duchway knows it. Submarine warfare is extraordinary, and when it really starts, not only can the rear not be controlled, but the dive on the front line will not be so long. In other words, if the captain of the boat feels that the American and British submarines are a threat. It will definitely sink all the enemy ships in the vicinity in one go.

What's more. The intelligence drawn confirmed that it was very likely that the commander of the boat was a naval colonel named Xiao Jingbo.

Who is Xiao Jingbo? Du Qiwei didn't care, he just needed to know that this naval colonel was the most powerful of the active submarine commanders in the Republic Navy. Other than that. He also needs to know. He had been sent to command the boat only a few months earlier, shortly after the situation in the South Atlantic had heated up. These two points convinced Dudgway. The Republic has long been prepared, and when necessary, it will definitely be directly introduced."

Anyway. At the same time the loss of 7 ships "Atlanta. are all disasters for the United States.

With no other way to ask, Dudgway had to turn the "Holland Smaller" to the ambush area set by the Royal Navy, and let the "Santa Fe" and "Denver" go south to direct and protect Holland. Number. Of course, Dudgway did not forget the most important thing, which was to tell the captain of the "Holland", Colonel Jeben Reeves, that after being attacked by an unknown submarine, he must fight back quickly and decisively.

Dudgway's idea was simple, as long as the boat was killed, the Republic would have to watch from the sidelines.

From a certain point of view, Duchway was not wrong. In the absence of any open entry into the war, the best option for the Republic and the United States to intervene in the war was submarines. The conflict surrounding the Falkland Islands is, in the final analysis, a maritime conflict, and the ownership of sea supremacy determines the outcome of the conflict.

For the Argentine authorities, the best way to win the conflict was to crush the task force, and in the battle against the task force, the submarines of the Republic were able to play a big role. For the British authorities, the best way to win the conflict was to extinguish the Argentine hope of capturing the Falkland Islands, and in the event that the Argentine troops had already landed on the islands, the submarines of the US Navy would become the absolute main force in the blockade of the Falkland Islands. Thus. Submarines of both countries can play a vital role. If one side can force its submarines to withdraw from the battlefield, the other side can be the ultimate winner. The way to get rid of the republic's submarines is not complicated, as long as it can be proved that the U.S. submarines are more powerful and can easily take out the most advanced submarines of the republic, the republican authorities will be somewhat restrained. In a high-intensity local conflict. Small concessions on either side will have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict.

No doubt. Dudgway is betting on size.

The outcome of this gamble was not what Duchway had expected.

There was silence for a long time before Dudgway spoke: "For us, the situation at this time is neither ideal nor the worst. Judging from the small photographs returned by the satellite and the intelligence provided by the British authorities, the Argentine authorities dispatched dozens of luxury yachts to deliver supplies to the island. It's just that the information obtained so far seems to be correct, and the first batch of supplies is basically for the residents of Port Stanley. If it is not surprising, the Argentine authorities will send reinforcements to the island in the next Israeli operation"The problem is that we have no way to intercept the Argentine convoy. ”

"The Royal Navy is figuring it out." Du Qiwei smiled bitterly and said, "Of course, before the task force arrives. The capabilities of the Royal Navy are very limited. Even after the three submarines deployed on the periphery were withdrawn. It is also difficult to pose a threat to the dozens of speedboats that can survive the seventy-fifth quarter at the earliest. To be honest, the Argentine authorities' move was very unexpected, you must know that those speedboats are the private yachts of powerful people, and even if Cerron himself intervenes, it may not be able to get them to hand over their private property. There is reason to believe that China's intelligence agencies have played a key role in this matter. Otherwise, the more than 20 speedboats that have arrived in the Falkland Islands are all from Argentine bigwigs with ties to China, most of them related to the arms trade. In other words, these people must have a handle in the hands of China's intelligence services. ”

"It's a secondary issue, the point is. Is there a way to intercept those speedboats? ”

Du Qiwei smiled bitterly and said, "If you only send out submarines, it is unlikely. As we all know, even if we have torpedoes that have sailed 75 knots, they are almost useless against those hydrofoils, surface effect boats, and wave-piercing speedboats, and the most effective weapon is anti-ship missiles. The question is. Our submarines have run out of anti-ship missiles, and it will take us a week to rendezvous with the submarine supply ships at the earliest, and then return to the engaged waters in a few days. In the meantime, the Argentine fleet has made several trips to and from the Falklands to the mainland. The situation with the Royal Navy is no different, there are up to forty anti-ship missiles on the four submarines that have arrived in the theater of operations, and according to the calculation of two missiles against one speedboat, only twenty speedboats can be dealt with, and it is quite possible that the Argentine authorities will continue to mobilize dozens of speedboats

"In other words, we can only be caught?"

"It can't be said that submarines can't deal with speedboats, there are other ways."

"What's the solution?" Brandino asked very seriously.

"If possible, the cobalt moorings of the speedboats should be bombed immediately."

Blandino's brow jumped a few times. Motioned for Dudgway to continue.

"It must be admitted that if the Argentine speedboats were allowed to travel unimpeded between the Falk Islands and the mainland, even if the Royal Navy contingent arrived in the war zone as planned, there was a more than 80 percent chance that the Kingdom of Great Britain would lose the Falkland Islands. In fact, if Argentina were able to send reinforcements to the island in time, the Argentine army would have a good chance of destroying the Royal Marines on the island before the task force arrived. Let's not forget that the mercenary army, which consisted of Chinese retired soldiers, is still on the island, and if necessary, they will definitely take part in the battle and even become the main force of the attack. As a result, the Royal Navy would have no choice but to have the task force temporarily dock at Ascension Island, wait for the landing fleet and convoy to arrive, and then sail together to the Falkland Islands, braving the freezing cold of tens of degrees below zero, through a landing operation, as it had done more than fifty years ago. Eliminate the Argentine forces on the island and regain control of the Falkland Islands. The problem is that the Argentina of today is not the Argentina of more than fifty years ago.

According to our analysis and judgment, the probability of the Kingdom of Great Britain losing the war is close to 100% in this case. After saying it in one breath, Dudgway took two sips of coffee before continuing, "Although for us, the Falkland Islands are nothing, even if the island has amazing rare metal deposits, it is the private property of the British king, and it has nothing to do with us, and if we lose the Falkland Islands, the first to die will definitely be the coalition government led by George, but we must admit that if the coalition government falls, Britain will definitely take a completely different path, and then we will lose more than the Kingdom of Great Britain, There will also be the loss of the bridgehead across the Atlantic, the loss of the main power that binds Europe. There is no doubt that this is not the ending we want, but the ending that Yuanqing, the king of China, wants. As long as Europe rises rapidly, we will not be able to concentrate our forces on China, and there will be no force that will be able to prevent China from becoming the sole hegemon. Although I am not a prophet, I am sure that if we lose the South Atlantic, within thirty years we will face the greatest challenge we have ever faced

"General, according to your words, we should send troops at once

"Sending troops?" Du Qiwei shook his head with a smile and said, "As long as we send troops, we will lose."

Branjono also smiled bitterly. He started out just jokingly, as president. It was impossible for him not to understand the dire consequences of sending troops.

"The Royal Banquet Army has proven with their actions that they have good long-range strike capabilities, and we still have a good chance of winning if we take immediate action."

"You arrange it right away, and I'll call George personally."

Duchway nodded, got up and said, "Although I think it is a bit excessive, if possible, it is better to find a way to get the British authorities to accept our command, at least listen to our opinions and suggestions."

"I'll take care of this, I just can't give you any guarantees."

Dudgway knew what the president meant, and he didn't say anything more.

Wait for the National Security Advisor to leave. Brandino immediately connected to the UK hotline.

In fact, for the English ** team. What is most needed is also a good commander, a commander with real combat experience, and who knows the opponent very well.