According to the introduction of Jin Zong Pei Chengyi, the first feeling of humility was not excitement, but regret

According to Pei Chengyi's request. The Argentine authorities were not only unable to publish the results of the air battle. Also mention the loss of the Clippers in the report, and let the president step in and find a way to create a little turmoil.

"The facts cannot be denied, the Royal Air Force suffered heavy losses, and the Argentine Air Force rewrote history early this morning."

Pei Chengyi said lightly. It made Theron's expression change a lot.

For Argentina, the "air war" was definitely a historic battle. During the Falklands War many years ago, the Argentine Air Force made great achievements against the Royal Navy's task force, sinking several warships. Large transport ships were also sunk, but the RAF's air combat record was very shameful, and after losing dozens of fighters, it failed to shoot down a single Royal Navy fighter. You know, even before that, in the "Bekaa Valley Battle" of the Third Middle East War, the Syrian Air Force shot down several Israeli fighter jets and did not give a blank slate. Of course, there are many reasons for the crushing defeat of the Argentine Air Force in air battles, which cannot be blamed solely on the Air Force, but for the Argentines it is definitely an exciting thing to break this shameful record in the Second Falklands War.

"Of course, you don't need to keep it secret forever, just a few days."

"Just for a few days?"

"Yes, after the arrival of the task force, your country can find a suitable time to deliver relevant news." Pei Chengyi nodded. "If nothing else, the task force will arrive in four to five days, and we're arranging operations to prepare for the task force head-on." I think that the announcement of two alerts at the same time will not only be very gratifying, but will also silence the chattering news media. ”

Theron frowned slightly. As if thinking of something, his expression darkened again.

Bae didn't say any more, because Theron's look told him that the president must have thought of the worst outcome.

What is the worst outcome?

It is clear that the Argentine Air Force suffered a crushing defeat in the battle against the task force. In this case, the Argentine authorities must find a way to divert the attention of the people in the country, and the best way is to publish a good news to convince the people. The victory was still in Argentina's favor. And so it goes. There really should be no rush to announce the results of air battles.

After hesitating for a moment, Theron still asked: "General Pei, you didn't start talking about the reason, right?" ”

Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Of course it's not a reason, in fact, for the next victory, we have to keep it a secret." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Theron looked even more confused.

"Let's put it this way, the enemy hasn't lost the ability to hit the Clippers." Pei Chengyi paused slightly, and waited until Theron showed a shocked look before continuing. "You also know that the United States has sent submarines to the war, and as far as we can see, there are more than ten American submarines arriving on the battlefield, plus the submarines of the Royal Navy, the total number will not be less than fifteen, and at least a few of them still have enough anti-ship missiles to be able to deal with the Clippers fleet."

"Then why use Royal Air Force fighter jets?"

Pei Chengyi smiled and said: "A submarine is not a fighter, let alone attacking a target thousands of kilometers away in a few hours, even if it wants to deal with a target hundreds of kilometers away, it is very difficult." According to our inference, the American-British submarines did not participate in the war, not that there were not enough anti-ship missiles. And after walking through the scattered, it was too late to intercept the Clippers. ”

Theron frowned slightly and motioned for Pei Chengyi to continue.

"The Clippers can only go out again tomorrow night at the earliest, and according to the performance of the US and British submarines, as long as the deployment is adjusted on the 28th, it will be able to deploy in place from tomorrow night to early morning after tomorrow. In fact, it only takes five submarines to encircle the Clippers. There is no doubt that the United States and Britain are not short of five submarines. More importantly, the Clippers did not have escort warships to follow, nor did they have a means of defense against anti-ship missiles, as long as they were attacked, the possibility of damage was very high, after all, no matter how fast the speedboats were, they could not compare to the missiles. ”

Theron nodded and said, "According to you, the Clippers' second voyage will be more than lucky?" ”

"That's why I came to His Excellency the President." Pei Chengyi let out a sigh and said, "In fact, the United States and Britain will also take risks when they send submarines to encircle and suppress the Clippers. Do not forget that we have mobilized anti-submarine forces and have ample time to deploy submarines on the route. What's more, our second batch of submarines has already reached the South Atlantic II and is rushing to the theater of operations, unless the US authorities are willing to lose more submarines. Otherwise, it won't be risky. That is, just give the US authorities a reason not to take risks. American submarines will not take part in the battle. The Royal Navy has only three submarines operating in the South Atlantic. Coupled with the fact that two of them are on guard on the perimeter, it is very likely that only one submarine will be able to make a sortie, and the threat to the Clippers fleet is not great. ”

"In other words, you need to make a reason?"

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "That's right, a reason for the United States to let go." In view of the situation in your country, we believe that the easiest way is to get the United States authorities to abandon the operation to intercept the Clippers by believing that the Clippers will not be able to reach the Falklands before 5 May. ”

Theron hesitated for a moment and cast an inquiring glance at Pei Chengyi.

"The war is fought to this time. We all know that the ground battle on the Falklands will determine the outcome of the entire war. In other words, whether or not we can annihilate the Royal Marines on the island before the task force arrives is of paramount importance to us. It is impossible for the American and British authorities to read the truth of Ogawa Haku, so they will desperately support the Royal Marines and stop us from convex, Tanma. Otherwise, the Royal Air Force would not have risked its only twelve heavy fighters. In fact. According to the conclusion of our analysis, as long as the fleet arrives at the Falklands one day late, there is no guarantee that the Royal Marines will be annihilated before the arrival of the task force. Obviously, the US and British authorities can also draw the same conclusions. Imagine this. If, for some reason, the American and British authorities believe that the Clippers will be stranded in Rio Gallegos for some time, what reason do the American authorities have for the submarine to go on an adventure? ”

"The question is," Theron hesitated for a moment, "so why not take the opportunity to take out a few more American submarines if he concludes that American submarines will go to war again?" ”

Pei Chengyi shook his head with a smile and said, "Your Excellency, I want to know, what is the purpose of your country?" ”

"The purpose? The recovery of the Malvinas Islands, which had been occupied by the British, of course. ”

"That is, your country does not want to defeat the United States?"

"Defeat the United States?" Theron was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "General Pei, I'm an Argentine politician, do you think I'm crazy?" The defeat of the United States is a matter for the Republic, not a task for Argentina. Besides, why should we defeat the United States, and even if we defeat the United States, what good will it do us?

"That's right, since your country's purpose is not to defeat the United States, why drag the United States into the war?

Theron hesitated, then swallowed back the words that had come to his lips.

"We have already sunk two American submarines in battle, and the US federal government has a lot of work to do to cover up the truth about the death of these two submarines in the South Atlantic. If we take out a few more U.S. submarines, and the U.S. federal government can't afford to continue to cover up the truth, then we need to think not about the task force, but about the most powerful navy in the world. Rather than damaging our morale, I don't think it is possible, at least for now, to defeat the U.S. Navy in a war in which there is a huge disparity in strength. ”

Theron took a long breath and heard another meaning of Pei Chengyi's words.

To put it simply, if the United States enters the war, the Republic will certainly change its strategy and will not continue to provide assistance to Argentina, but will sacrifice Argentina in the same way that the United States sacrificed South Korea, Japan, and India.

"Of course, Your Excellency the President can rest assured that at least so far, the United States has no intention of entering the war, otherwise the news media in the United States would have reported the news of the sinking of the two submarines a long time ago." Pei Chengyi saw Theron's thoughts, and said, "According to our analysis, as long as the situation is under control, the United States will not enter the war. ”

"The question is, will the situation always be manageable?"

Pei Chengyi frowned, waiting for Theron to continue.

"As things stand, if all goes well, victory is not far away and we will definitely be able to recover the Malvinas Islands. And in the ensuing battle, the task force of the Royal Navy was heavily damaged.

That is, it was only a matter of time before Britain lost the war. From the standpoint of the American authorities, such an outcome will certainly not be acceptable, after all, Britain was defeated. The British people, who are already dissatisfied with the United States, can only bring to power political parties that hold political views free from the control of the United States, and bring Britain into the European family. Theron glanced at Pei Chengyi and said, "It is impossible for US President Brandino and National Security Advisor Du Qiwei not to understand these powerful relationships. In my judgment, as long as Britain showed an initial defeat, the United States would take action, even by entering the war to help Britain win. ”

"There is a possible trend like this, but the result is not necessarily that the United States enters the war

Theron didn't rush to speak, and then asked Pei Chengyi to continue.

"There is no doubt that the United States certainly does not want Britain to be defeated, but it is still unknown whether the United States will offend all Latin American countries for the sake of Britain and fight a war with huge losses for Britain. Of course, the U.S. federal government may be obsessed, but American voters are not necessarily going to die for the British. It turns out. Brampenos was a very talented politician, and if it weren't for his efforts, the United States would have met us in the war in India. Relatively speaking, the Falklands conflict is even more detrimental to the United States, which, in any case, has a great influence in Latin America, and the United States' blatant support for Britain is in fact tantamount to violating the "American principles" set by President Monroe and thus being resisted by all Latin American countries. The United States cannot afford such a price, so it will think twice before taking action. In fact, so far, the US authorities have maintained an ambiguous neutral attitude. I just don't want to get involved in conflict. ”

Theron did not refute it, because he knows the political landscape of Latin America better than Pei.

"If you want to stop the United States from going to war, you have to do two things." Pei Chengyi raised two fingers and said, "We must first win the sympathy and support of Latin American countries." Compared to more than half a century ago. Your country is in a better position, one way or another. Your government is a legitimate government elected by the people, not an authoritarian government, and your country's achievements in economic construction are well known to all, and your country's ties with neighboring countries are getting closer. Of course, the republic will provide assistance to the best of its ability, but on the issue of winning the support of Latin American countries, I think it is better for your country to do it alone, after all, the republic is also an external force, and the Latin American people are disgusted with the hegemonism of the United States, so there is no reason to welcome another catty. level of great powers. ”

Pei Chengyi didn't say it too directly, but the meaning was very clear.

In fact, in the early years of the century, the Republic has only one ally in Latin America

Two allies of the friendly country Venezuela. It is not the republic's diplomacy that is in place, but the general antipathy of the people of Latin American countries to foreign forces. In other words, Argentina would have little reason to ally with the Republic if it were not for Argentina's desire to recover the Malvinas Islands, the unwillingness of Western countries such as the United States to provide assistance, and the very limited help provided by a large power like Russia. The same is true of Venezuela, which has maintained close relations with Russia before moving closer to the republic. It is for this reason that Venezuela has never been an ally of the republic.

If it weren't for Russia's own problems, which suffered heavy losses in the Great Depression and could not supply Venezuela with sufficiently advanced arms and confront the United States politically, Venezuela would have no reason to improve relations with the republic.

It follows from this that if the republic intervenes on this issue, it will only help.

After pondering for a while, Theron spoke, "And what is the second thing?" ”

"This is what we and your army need to do well." Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "When the time is ripe, that is, after your country has received the general sympathy of Latin American countries, we must fight steadily on the battlefield, neither too radical nor too conservative, and push Britain into the abyss of defeat little by little, and when the United States reacts, it is too late to save Britain." To put it simply. It is to use the anti-war sentiment in the Latin American world to influence the decision-making of the United States, so that the American president will be jealous when making decisions, so as to miss the best opportunity to save Britain, and in the end he can only settle for the next best; On the basis of acknowledging that your country has recovered the Falklands, let the British authorities accept the fait accompli and take the initiative to organize negotiations. ”

"Isn't your government going to intervene?"

"What do you mean?" Pei Chengyi asked.

"I think it would be more beneficial for your Government to come forward and organize negotiations in due course. Of course, if your team is able to take action at the last minute. It can also help the President of the United States make decisions. ”

Pei Chengyi smiled. "Your Excellency the President is right, we will definitely take action, but we must be more cautious, after all, the Republic also faces resistance from Latin American countries," he said.

"That's true. We need to think carefully. ”

"Your Excellency. This is just my suggestion, as a soldier, I can't get involved in these things Pei Chengyi knew that he had said enough, "Therefore, I implore Your Excellency to act according to my request, not to announce the news for the time being, and to use the two yachts to be blown up and sunk to create a little trouble in your country." It's better to fake the real thing, after all, the intelligence agencies of the United States and Britain are not vegetarians. Of course, I will do my best to arrange the transportation and send reinforcements over as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will certainly be able to capture Port Argentina before the arrival of the task force. ”

Because there is only one port on the Falklands and there are no other towns, the capture of Port Argentina is essentially the same as the occupation of the Falklands.

"No problem, do you have any other requirements?"

This concludes the conversation. When Pei Chengyi returned to the Argentine Navy Command, Theron contacted the heads of the propaganda department and the intelligence department, and arranged the work according to Pei Chengyi's wishes.

On the same day, the Argentine news media reported on the air battle near the Falklands, but did not state the outcome.

In order to avoid self-defeating, the Argentine authorities did not disclose the details of the clipper fleet to the news media, only mentioning that several speedboats were damaged in the bombing. Because the speedboats of the Clippers are all requisitioned personal property. So when the Argentine authorities disclosed the relevant information. He highly praised the patriotic enthusiasm of the Argentine people and called on the Argentine people to unite in resisting the strong foreign enemy.

This innocuous piece of news immediately aroused the interest of the Western news media.

The Argentine authorities highly praised the socialites who "donated" speedboats. There must be a problem.

In fact, at this point, there is no need to do anything at all, just let the Western news media mess up speculation.

It's just that many people didn't expect that it was this news that triggered the anti-war actions in Latin American countries. As the descendants of Bolívar and San Martín, the freedom-loving Latin Americans were already very disgusted with the American authorities and did not have much affection for Britain. While Argentina's celebrities were contributing to the war effort, people in several neighboring Latin American countries began to donate themselves. By the end of the war, the donation was not large, tens of millions of dollars, but the impact on the minds of Latin Americans was so obvious that many Latin Americans believed that Argentina was not conquering the British-controlled Malvinas Islands, but was rebelling against the tyranny of the Western powers. Undoubtedly, this is very reminiscent of the independence movement of the previous years, which led Latinos to regard the Western countries with the United States and Britain as colonial empires.

Of course, the effects of this arrangement were soon apparent.

In the early morning of tomorrow 2nd, the Clippers will return to Rio Gallegos.

According to Pei Chengyi's arrangement, a number of speedboats were organized into several small fleets, and each fleet went to the Falklands alone after loading personnel and goods, rather than pre-destined for the destination in the form of a large fleet. In doing so, the main thing is to deal with the submarines of the Royal Navy.

On the morning of tomorrow 3rd, the first small fleet of speedboats arrived at the cobalt anchorage, bringing two companies of heavy equipment.

Not armored combat vehicles, but heavy artillery, as well as thousands of tons of shells.

It was only by this time that the battle for the assault on Puerto Argentina really began.