Qi Qiwei's arrival in London did not surprise Pei Chengyi

The Military Intelligence Agency has long provided relevant information, and Duchway will not only officially serve as the top military adviser to the British minister, but will also act as the top military command of the United Kingdom. In other words, with the full support of Benji, Duchway would command the three British armies in the name of joint commander.

Of course, the impact of this event on others is much greater.

On the night of 8 July, as soon as the special plane on which Du Qiwei was taking arrived at London's Heathrow International Airport, Al Jazeera took advantage of the opportunity of on-the-spot reporting to report and comment on Du Qiwei's appointment as the British prime minister's top military adviser; in addition to hyping up that the United States is intervening in the Anglo-Argentine conflict in an informal way, a special commentator hired by Al Jazeera also mentioned in his commentary that the appearance of Duchway will turn the Anglo-Argentine conflict into a war, and it will be a war between two major powers.

It has to be said that Al Jazeera is very pessimistic about the future.

By contrast, the Western news media is much more optimistic. However, when evaluating Dugway's appointment as the top military adviser to the British Prime Minister, both British TV stations clearly mentioned that Argentine President Cerrón had already asked Pei Chengyi to be the top military adviser, and at the same time, they all expressed a certain degree of concern, believing that this kind of unrestricted intervention would make the Anglo-Argentine conflict out of control. Although the Republic is limited by its naval strength and is unlikely to compete with the United States in the South Atlantic, in the long run, because the rise of the Republic is irreversible, if the Falklands conflict leads to two major powers fighting each other, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Under the influence of the news media, almost the world's audience turned their attention to London.

It is clear that this is a deliberate act of hype.

Although Al Jazeera quickly came to its senses and adjusted the content of its report, the Western news media had taken advantage of the situation to hype up Duchway, which had a great impact on international public opinion, making the vast majority of people believe that Duchway's appearance would fundamentally change the outcome of the Falklands conflict and help Britain achieve a final victory. What's more, this matter also made many people believe. The United States has taken a crucial step, the choice is in the hands of the republic, and the final outcome of the Falklands conflict is not for the United States and the United Kingdom, but for the Republic and Argentina. In other words, if the republic thinks about the peace of the whole world, it should endure the momentary anger and make the most rational decisions to avoid direct conflict with the United States. It is clear that everyone wants such an outcome, after all, the Republic and the United States possess enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times. When the vast majority of people think so, hope becomes hope, or rather, pressure on the republic, so that the republic's decision-makers make the wrong choice.

Thankfully, the Republic's decision-makers did not make the wrong choice.

In the early morning of the same day, Pei Chengyi received a call from Li Cunxun.

Although the director of the military intelligence bureau did not say too much on the phone, the meaning was very clear, that is, the top level of the republic has not changed the decision, and Pei Chengyi, as a front-line commander, has no need to worry about things in the rear, and should concentrate on solving problems on the battlefield.

With Li Cunxun's hint, Pei Chengyi no longer worries about anything.

To put it bluntly, the head of the republic is about to be replaced, but the top leader of the Military Intelligence Agency will not be replaced. No matter who lives in the Yuan Mansion, as long as Li Cunxun is still in the position of director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he will unswervingly carry out Wang Yuanqing's orders, thus influencing the next Yuan of the country.

In fact, Pei Chengyi did not take Du Qiwei's position as the top military adviser to the British minister in mind.

From Pei Chengyi's point of view, Du Qiwei's trip to London was just a formality, or a show for publicity. With the relationship between the United States and Great Britain, and Dudgway's location in the United States, even if he stayed in Washington, or stayed in Pensalaco, he would still be able to influence the British authorities, and it made no difference whether he went to London or not. The key is not in Dugway. but in England Prime Minister George. In other words, as long as George made up his mind to let Dudgway command the British army in battle, then Dudgway was not only the prime military adviser, but also the supreme military commander of the British army.

There is no doubt that George has already made his decision.

It's just that Pei Chengyi can't completely consider the problem from his own standpoint.

In any case, Duchway is recognized as the best general in the United States, and even the most prestigious general of the Western group. To some extent, because Du Qiwei entered the political arena earlier, his influence in the United States is greater than that of Pei Chengyi in the Republic. Although Du Qiwei's military achievements are not as good as Pei Chengyi's, and his public popularity is not as good as Pei Chengyi's, he is "in the circle. "Du Qiwei's reputation is no worse than Pei Chengyi's, and it is far superior to Pei Chengyi in the Western world and the Western Hemisphere. Not to mention anything else, there are no fewer people in the Afghan army who know Du Qiwei than those who know Pei Chengyi, and most of the Afghan officers and soldiers think that Du Qiwei is very powerful.

It is precisely because of this that Pei Chengyi has to consider the feelings of the Argentine authorities and the Argentine soldiers.

On the morning of the same day, Pei Chengyi went to visit Argentine President Cerrón and personally briefed him on the situation.

It was not difficult to convince Theron, Pei Chengyi didn't even need to guarantee anything, so he convinced Theron that Du Qiwei had been secretly commanding the British army to fight and had not helped the British army achieve victory as the legend said, so there was no need to worry about anything, and the final victory would definitely belong to Argentina.

In the afternoon of the same day, Pei Chengyi went to the Argentine General Staff.

According to Theron's arrangement, Pei Chengyi will introduce the situation at the general meeting of the Afghan army, so that the generals of the Afghan army will believe that so is Du Qiwei

Of course, this drama can't be done by Pei Chengyi alone, but also by Hua Jianfeng.

At the same time, Argentine propaganda efforts were in full swing.

When reporting on Dugway's appointment as the British minister's top military adviser, Argentine television focused on Duchway's resume, and when introducing it, it clearly mentioned the reasons why Duchway entered politics and that it was Pei Chengyi who defeated Duchway many years ago.

In order to do a good job in publicity, the Military Intelligence Agency also spent a lot of money.

In fact, the MIA was at fault with Zhang Bu.

Everyone knows that Al Jazeera's relationship with the MIA is extraordinary. Although Al Jazeera is in Qatar and has little to do with the Republic, it has secretly cooperated with the Military Intelligence Agency since the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, culminating in the East China Sea War. In other words, the vast majority of the hot news reported by Al Jazeera comes from the Military Intelligence Agency. When it is inconvenient for the news media in the Republic to come forward, the Military Intelligence Agency will disseminate information through Al Jazeera. It can be said that this is a win-win cooperation, one side gets the news, and the other side creates public opinion. That is, when reporting on Duchway's news, it was not Al Jazeera who was blind, but the military intelligence who made a mistake. According to unreliable information, it should be Cao Xuehua, who is in charge of propaganda work in the Military Intelligence Bureau, who made a misjudgment in a hurry. Although the MIA's response was timely, the negative impact could not be offset. As a result, the MIA had to find a way to pull back the game.

This time, the military intelligence found not Al Jazeera, but Argentina's "Straits TV." ”

Using the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, Straits Television did a special program to report on Dudgway's experience from military man to politician in a storytelling way, in which the news marked as "inaccurate" were all public, including Dudgway's military advice to the President of the United States during the Japanese War, the dispatch of military advisers to India during the Indian War, and so on. These reports illustrate the problem that many of Dudgway's military decisions after the Korean Peninsula War ended in failure, and did not help the United States out of its predicament several times, as rumored by the outside world.

There is no doubt that these reports are unlikely to be refuted, at least not by the U.S. government.

You must know that during the Japanese War, Du Qiwei was indeed a military adviser to the president, and by the time of the Indian War, Du Qiwei was already the Minister of Defense. In other words, if the US authorities want to refute it, they must first come up with more credible and relevant materials that can be accepted by the audience, rather than just blaming Straits TV. There is no doubt that the US government will certainly not dare to disclose the relevant information, because this is a scandal of the US government, and neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party wants to go over old accounts, and they will not come forward to argue with Straits TV in their official capacity.

The news media in the United States will certainly not be idle, but the news media's counterattack does not make much sense.

Things have come to this point, in addition to knowing that this is a secret battle between two major powers, the audience is most concerned about Du Qiwei's past, that is, whether the report of Straits TV is true. Only the U.S. federal government is qualified to prove or deny it, and U.S. television stations are obviously not qualified.

In fact, the news media in the United States is not overly entangled, because some things are getting darker and darker.

No matter how fierce the controversy surrounding Duchway is, the most important question is how much change the emergence of Duchway will bring to the Falklands conflict, whether the combat operations of the British ** team will be changed as a result, and whether there will be a new situation in the war situation in the South Atlantic.

There is no doubt that this is also the issue that Pei Chengyi is most concerned about.

Although at the conference of generals of the Afghan army, Pei Chengyi made a comprehensive analysis of the battle situation, so that the vast majority of the generals of the Afghan army believed that Du Qiwei would not change anything, and could not change anything, the battle situation was still very favorable to the Afghan army, and it was only a matter of time before he won, but after the general conference, Pei Chengyi left Patos, Alfonso and Therescu behind, and said that he would go all out to deal with the new challenges. It is essential to be prepared for what may arise.

With the previous victory, even Alfonso was very honest this time, and the other two Afghan generals did not need to say much.

Back at the Argentine Navy Command, Pei Chengyi immediately began to adjust his deployment.

Of course, the first thing to do in adjusting the deployment is to analyze the battle situation.

"I don't think the change will be too big, after all, the task force suddenly adjusted its course, which is exactly what Du Qiwei meantHua Jianfeng lit a cigarette, threw the lighter to Dongfang Wen, who was sitting next to him, and then said, "As we judged, it doesn't matter if Du Qiwei goes to London or not, anyway, he will command the combat operations." General Pei also said that Duchway's official appointment as George's top military adviser was mostly for the purpose of propaganda and to create some kind of public opinion pressure that was not very favorable to the republic, so as to force the republican to have some scruples when deciding on the next combat action, so as to win the opportunity for Britain to turn the tide of the war. In other words, if I were Duchway, I wouldn't have adjusted my operational deployment, because there was no need for that. ”

Pei Chengyi smiled and glanced at the many officers who were attending the meeting.

After seizing the power of the Argentine army, Pei Chengyi did not let the Military Intelligence Bureau transfer personnel from the country, but transferred a group of senior officers proficient in Chinese from the Argentine General Staff and the three service commands, and then selected a number of outstanding officers from among the advisers he brought, and adjusted the personnel arrangements according to the standards of the front-line command.

Seeing that no one spoke, Pei Chengyi put down the teacup and said, "At the beginning, I thought so too. It's just that after rethinking, I don't think the problem is so "undeniable." Du Qiwei's high-profile trip to London must have been suspicious of creating momentum: "It would be an exaggeration to just build momentum."

In any case, Dugway's first identity was the national security adviser to the President of the United States, and the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency proved that it was not Duchway who accepted the invitation, but Brandino arranged for Duchway to go to Britain according to George's request. That is, it is quite possible that this is a political deal between the United States and the United Kingdom. ”

Hua Jianfeng frowned slightly and said, "Is it so complicated?" ”

When I think of this, I also don't think it's very credible, after all, Du Qiwei is a big celebrity, not to mention that Blandino has to consider the situation of the US government, Du Qiwei also has to consider his own political future Pei Chengyi sighed and said, "We might as well look at the problem from a different angle, if this is a political deal, what benefits can the three parties involved in the transaction, that is, George, Brandino and Duchway?" ”

Hua Jianfeng nodded, waiting for Pei Chengyi to continue.

"There is no doubt that George needs a solid backer, and whether Britain wins or not, as long as the United States remains unwavering in its support for Britain, George's political career is assured. Besides, he is only in his fifties, and even if he is ousted by voters because he lost the Falklands, it will not be ten years before he can enter the British political arena again. There is no doubt that as a politician, George must find himself a strong, and promising, political ally

"It's definitely not Blandino

"Why can't it be Dudgway?

Hua Jianfeng was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

"Don't forget, it was George who asked Brandino to send Duchway to London, which means that it was not Brandino who chose Duchway, but George." Pei Chengyi paused slightly and said, "As the president of the United States, Blandino's performance in the two terms of his two terms can be regarded as very good, if not up to the highest requirements." Of course, this is our opinion, and in the eyes of the people, his face will definitely not be on Capitol Hill. Like George, Blandino was very young and his political career was far from over. With the national conditions of the United States, it is impossible for Blandino to enter the White House again, in fact, the White House is not very attractive to him anymore. If Blandino wants to continue to play a role in the American political arena, he must do one thing well, that is, to win the support of those interest groups that control the United States behind the scenes, and become the spokesman of the interest groups. If I were Blandino, I would be an honorary director or honorary advisor to a large company after I left office, with a salary of tens of millions a year to work for interest groups. Of course, the most important thing is to go to the decision-making level of interest groups. To do that, Brandino must convince interest groups that he is a bold and courageous president, someone who can bring benefits to the United States, to the American people and, more importantly, to American interest groups. The simplest and most direct way is to prove his political stance in this war and to effectively defend the national interests of the United States, that is, the interests of the American interest groups

Hua Jianfeng sneered a few times and lit a second cigarette.

In the end, it was Du Qiwei Pei Chengyi also sneered a few times and said, "Before that, I thought Du Qiwei was an admirable opponent, but now it seems that after more than ten years in Washington, he is no longer a fighter who does not admit defeat, but an out-and-out politician." ”

Hua Jianfeng's brows jumped a few times, as if he didn't understand what Pei Chengyi meant.

"Without careful consideration, I can't figure out why Dudgway went to London. With his abilities, it is impossible not to know that Britain is going to lose this war, and as the supreme military commander of Great Britain, he simply cannot benefit from it. Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "It wasn't until the end of the generals' conference that I figured out that Du Qiwei went to London to take advantage of the British defeat." In other words, if the outside world could be convinced that defeat was inevitable no matter who commanded the British army, Duchway would be able to minimize the losses of defeat and save Britain's face, and even retain a little hope. Do you imagine how the people will think of him when the time comes?

"There is no doubt that Dudgway is not only a fighter for the United States, but also a fighter for Britain."

"He is a fighter for the Western Group, and a militant leader who is needed by the interests of the group

Hua Jianfeng was stunned for a moment, and then said, "You mean, Du Qiwei wants to enter the White House?"

"Why not?" Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "You are a soldier, I am also a soldier, everyone here is a soldier, as a soldier, we must know that a soldier has a pound and a very prominent character, that is, purpose, no matter what you do, you have a clear purpose." After the Korean War, Du Qiwei retired in the prime of life and entered politics, certainly not out of necessity, but with his own purpose. As a politician in the United States, the highest goal is definitely to ascend to the presidency. ”

"In other words, Dudgway is getting political votes for himself."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "Is this what Du Qiwei suddenly thought of?" Definitely not. Even so, after clarifying the purpose, Duchway would definitely take action instead of letting things unfold

Hua Jianfeng nodded slightly and said, "It seems that we should prepare as soon as possible."

"That's what we're going to do now."

After unifying opinions, Pei Chengyi began to adjust the operational deployment.

As a conflict of limited scale, it is enough to decide the outcome with a large-scale naval battle.