Chapter 46: War in the Prime Minister's Eyes
Month? o day. "The Second Anglo-Argentine War on the Continent Islands" has become a postscript topic in the global news media.
Because the time zone in Europe was 4 to an hour earlier than the South Atlantic, and the "Huaan Army" led by Scarryin landed on the Falklands, the first morning light was ushered in on the European continent, so before the reinforcements arrived in Port Argentina, the British government had already received a combat report from the Falklands garrison.
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How is it possible for the Afghan army to raid Port Stanley? This was George's first reaction when he received the news. Immediately afterwards, the British thought of the information they had received the other day. It must have been the regiment that was hired from China that raided Port Stanley and captured Port Stanley before the garrison could react.
But how did the hundreds of commandos climb the horses?
Immediately after coming to his senses, George contacted the Ministry of Defense and asked the Secretary of State for Defense to clarify the issue immediately.
Because the air control center that the assault force took the lead in capturing was also the long-range communication center of the entire Falkland Islands, the British minister had to wait anxiously and helplessly for the close attacker, and George did not let his brain stop.
When war breaks out suddenly, it is necessary to make decisive decisions, and it is necessary to sort out the clues first.
If the challenge "British Empire." It's just that arrogant country in South America, George doesn't have to spend dozens of sleepless nights. The political situation in Britain will not continue to be turbulent for many years.
Knife years ago; When he was elected to the local council, George knew that with a major shift in the international landscape, Britain would have to survive between two tiers of powers and a regional organisation that was trying to become one. As a member of the Labour Party, George always firmly believed that defecting to either side was not the best way to ensure British interests, and only by maneuvering between various forces, relying on Britain's international influence, and playing the role of a strategic balancer, could British interests be safeguarded to the greatest extent. It was with this radically different political philosophy that George defeated his party rivals and became the leader of the Labour Party in the oral year, and seven years later held a British general election, in which he led the Labour Party, which had lost two consecutive general elections, to defeat the Conservative Party and become the largest party in Parliament, and formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democratic Party, the fourth largest, according to the relevant system, without any party obtaining more than half of the seats in Parliament. First, the largest party came forward to form a coalition government with other political parties, and once again became the ruling party.
No matter where you are, there is always a big gap between the ideal and the reality.
George lived in Old Downing Street for less than a thug year. The war broke out in India. Although India's relationship with the UK has deteriorated over the decades, India remains a member of the Commonwealth, the world's most populous English-speaking country, and one of the most watched by British voters.
In the face of this war provoked by a major power, Britain under the leadership of George seemed somewhat helpless.
Even the United States does not have the guts to intervene. What else can the UK do?
Except for protests, or protests.
For the British Minister. The end of the war in India in half a year is probably the best "ending". Because during the election campaign, George swore to the voters that as a permanent member of the Security Council and a recognized nuclear power, Britain has the ability and obligation to play a greater role in the international community, so according to the situation at the time, if the war in India continues to fight for years. If the British government remains inactive, George's oath in the general election will become an empty phrase and a laughing stock for his political opponents. The question is, what can Britain do? There is no doubt that Britain cannot and cannot make a difference. It was in this way that after the end of the war in India, George made frequent appearances in the international community, which eventually led to the holding of the Comprehensive Nuclear Disarmament Brain Summit in London. In a sense, Britain took the initiative to host the summit, which should be funded by the Republic, and George secretly thanked Wang Yuanqing.
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It's just that this kind of small favor is far from resolving the contradiction between Britain and the Republic.
Fundamentally speaking, there is no contradiction between Britain and the republic, and the so-called contradiction is also a contradiction between the republic and the United States.
Ever since Ji Youguo's visit to Argentina in the year of Li Zhan, the Republic has been making a fuss in Argentina and repeatedly using the Falklands dispute to suppress Britain. It's just that the actions of the republic are not purposeless, nor are they untargeted. If it is combined with the international events that occurred at the same time, it is not difficult to see that every move of the republic has a clear purpose. For example, the signing of a huge arms sales contract with Argentina in four years was, to a large extent, a response to the unilateral policy of favoring India adopted by the United States, Britain and other countries in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War. Another example is the export of highly advanced hybrid electric submarines to Argentina in 47, which was a response to the performance of the United States and Britain and other countries in the East China Sea conflict. Because the Falklands dispute is not just a British problem. It also has a lot to do with the foreign policy of the United States, so whenever the United States and Britain create trouble in the vicinity of the republic, the republics will make some small problems in the South Atlantic.
Fortunately, the republic's actions have been very "modest" over the years.
Although in order to cater to the appetites of the electorate. George has repeatedly stated that the Falkland Islands are the sacred and inviolable territory of the Kingdom of Great Britain and His Majesty the King in name, the Falkland Islands are the private land of the British King, and the British Government will never allow any country to pose a threat to the Falkland Islands, but in private, George has to admit that the Republic is very restrained in "aiding Afghanistan," and the Falklands dispute can be "hot but not explosive" within the year. "Inextricably linked to the policy of the Republic, Great Britain is not a victim country, but a beneficiary country.
In other words, it is just that Argentina wants to recover the Falklands. George didn't have to worry about anything at all.
Even if Argentina spends hundreds of billions of yuan to purchase a large amount of advanced weapons and equipment in the past year, it is difficult for Argentina to defeat Britain on its own because Britain's national defense strength is also improving. Not to mention, with Argentina's defense investment, without strong foreign assistance, it is impossible to build an expeditionary fleet that can defeat the British Navy, that is, with the whip aircraft carrier as the core.
The problem now is not that Argentina wants to recover the Falklands, but that the Republic wants to use the Falklands to make a fuss.
There is no love for no reason. There is no hatred for no reason.
The Republic's use of the sword year to support a powerful Argentina is by no means for the purpose of selling some arms, because the arms trade has always been the vane of the country's foreign policy, otherwise in the early part of the century, Western countries with the United States would not have imposed a military embargo on the Republic and handed over tens of billions worth of arms orders to Russia. Moreover, arms sales to Afghanistan accounted for less than a small proportion of the Republic's arms trade during the same period, and it was not as good as Pakistan and Iran, and only slightly higher than Syria. If you don't sell arms to Argentina, you can sell them to other countries.
As a statesman, George has absolute reason to believe that arms sales to Afghanistan are a big game of chess for the Republic.
Although the republic had two successive governments, three before and after, it was difficult to maintain policy coherence during this period by Western standards. However, the republic is not a Western country, and it is impossible to measure it by the standards of Western countries, from Ji Youguo to Zhao Rundong to Wang Yuanqing, the foreign policy of the republic has maintained a high degree of coherence. There is reason to believe. Starting from the beginning of the country, in order to achieve a vital goal, the republic is laying out a big picture. On this invisible chessboard, the dispute between Argentina and the Falklands is only a small part. There is even reason to believe that all the foreign wars experienced by the Republic, starting with the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, have been part of this overall situation.
If you only look at the foreign policy of the republic, you will certainly not be able to see through the whole chess game.
It is only in the context of the domestic policies of the republics that it is possible to see what kind of goal the most prominent leaders in the history of the three republics are striving for.
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Fortunately, George, like many British politicians, was a student of history and had dabbled in Chinese history.
In George's view, whether it is Ji Youguo, Zhao Rundong and Wang Yuanqing, or even the state of the republic for a period of time to come, the domestic and foreign policies they adhere to have a common purpose, that is, to establish a complete set of social systems for the republic that can play a role in long-term peace and stability. Looking at history, it is not difficult to appear, starting from Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world. In every prosperous era that has emerged over the past four years or so, there has been a common denominator: the establishment of a social system that not only ensures the stability of the country, but also effectively motivates the people.
Before the year of the thugs, the Chinese nation did not need to think too much about foreign intervention, and although foreign invasion once became a major danger to the survival of the nation, in the reform of the internal system, the influence of foreign races was negligible, and it was impossible to stop the Chinese nation's progress. Over the past four years, the Chinese nation has suffered several fiascos on the road to rejuvenation, all of which are directly related to foreign intervention.
Although history took a turning point on the day of the founding of the republic, and the Chinese nation finally embarked on the road of national rejuvenation, the leaders of the republics were pushing forward domestic reforms in the context of the need to integrate into the international community. We have to consider the intervening forces from the outside world, and even the bad consequences of the collusion between the foreign intervening forces and the reactionary forces at home, so that we can make trade-offs between domestic and foreign policies, and instead of adopting special policies in a special period, we have no choice but to design a grand blueprint for national rejuvenation and national rejuvenation, and guide the Chinese nation to glory with constant vision and wisdom.
Knowing this, it is not difficult to understand the purpose of the struggle of the Republic from the beginning of the old year.
With the hard year layout, it is finally time to close.
A few days ago, "Wanglai's latest information, under the arrangement of a private defense company called "Huaan Security Service Company". Hundreds of retired servicemen of the republic, enough to form an assault force, arrived in Argentina under various names. And left Buenos Aires in the name of tourism and sightseeing. Press the analysis. These were all mercenaries recruited by the Argentine authorities through Huaan. Because Argentina lacks elite assault troops, it is difficult to capture the Falklands in a surprise attack on its own. Therefore, the main task of the mercenary regiment is to replace the Afghan army and launch a surprise attack on the Falklands. Merely. The thug milk clearly mentioned in the intelligence that the Afghan army did not have the appropriate means of sending troops, and the Huaan company, which served the Afghan army, did not deliver the means of delivery to Argentina. In response to this situation, George made a clear deployment, that is, to closely monitor the major ports in Argentina. If there is a vehicle capable of delivering assault troops to the Falklands, report it to the Prime Minister immediately. Even if there is no order from the prime minister, there will be no carelessness.
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It's a pity. Until the outbreak of the war, no definite information was received.
No doubt. There must have been something wrong with the intelligence work.
While waiting for the exact news, George was not idle, to be precise, he did not leave the secretary idle.
Although George never wanted to be the Margaret Thatcher of the century, as British minister, George had the obligation to be prepared for possible scenarios, and it was necessary to prepare a government report for the sudden outbreak of war, as well as the relevant executive orders that needed to be submitted to Parliament for consideration.
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It's less than 7 o'clock in time. The Ministry of Defense sent the latest news.
The war did break out, Argentina is using civil aircraft to transport combat troops and war supplies to Port Stanley, and it is certainly not the Argentine regular army that attacked Port Stanley, but there is no evidence to prove its specific identity, because the defenders of Port Stanley did not catch prisoners of war, and they did not even see the enemy's face on the battlefield.
Subsequently, information was also sent.
It's a bit of an afterthought, but it's better to be late than never. According to the report, dozens of 2 Zhao tilt-rotor transport planes were used to transport the assault troops, and because there are hundreds of such planes on the international rental market, it is difficult to determine the origin of these planes until the actual objects are obtained. The planes were sent to Argentina on a refrigerated transport ship that set sail from the port of Karachi, Pakistan, and passed through the ports of several countries, because all the planes were disassembled into parts and assembled after arriving in Argentina, and the intelligence network of the Soviet Union could not be found in time. Of course, it was not forgotten to mention that, in addition to the absence of first-hand evidence, it is very likely that the assault on Port Stanley was the mercenaries from the Republic.
After clarifying the truth, George had a feeling of helplessness.
If the Republic sends troops to war, the British government will not only take immediate action, but also take the opportunity to drag the United States into the water so that the US president, who has an ambiguous attitude, will make up his mind. The problem is that the republic did not send troops to the war. While all international war-related organizations openly regulate government-sponsored mercenaries and mercenary warfare, none of them openly restricts civilian mercenaries. Among other things, there are dozens of private security companies in the United States, and almost all of these security service companies are mercenary organizations.
As long as the government of the republic does not send troops to the war. The British government has nothing to do.
For George, the problem is not that simple.
Many years ago, Argentina sent troops to capture the Falklands, and it took only two hours for the British House of Commons to pass the war bill submitted by Margaret Thatcher. Grant the power of war to the prime minister. Although Britain is no longer the Britain of many years ago, George has every reason to believe that as long as he stands on the podium of the House of Commons, it will only take one morning at most for the House of Commons to grant him the power to regain the Falkland Islands by military action. In other words, the British still attach great importance to the Falkland Islands, otherwise they would not have asked the government to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build the world's third largest aircraft carrier battle group. In this way, George has enough reason to believe. As soon as the news of the raid on Port Stanley by the mercenaries of the Republic was released, the legislators who spoke for the interests and did not have much long-term vision would force the government to take more extreme actions.
Surely you can't be a public sensation!
With this idea, it does not mean that you can take immediate action.
After watching the news report on Argentina's official television station at 8 o'clock, George left the prime minister's house with a slightly more relaxed mood and rushed to the lower house of Congress.
On the way, George was secretly rejoicing. Because the Argentine authorities did not escalate the situation.
In the report of Argentine state television, it was an elite unit of the Argentine Army that attacked the Argentine port, and a group of Argentine soldiers appeared on the screen, not some mercenaries with eastern faces. No doubt. The Argentine government also wants to save face and does not want the outside world to know that Argentina needs to invite mercenaries to attack the Falklands. If the Argentine electorate is allowed to know the truth, I am afraid that the Argentine president and the supreme commander of the Argentine armed forces will have to take the blame and resign.
The concerns of the Argentine authorities helped George a lot.
In any case, in the face of the members of the House of Commons, there is no need to mention anything related to mercenaries.
Moreover, the information provided and the investigative reports provided by the Ministry of Defense are only speculations about the participation of mercenaries in the war, and it is impossible to confirm whether there are mercenaries participating in the war.
Thinking about it this made George feel more at ease.
Of course, the British minister did not know that by the time he went to the House of Commons, the pot had been fried outside.
Before dawn, the world's major news media began to focus on the Falklands War.
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Although all the television stations, including the deletion, could not confirm that there were mercenaries participating in the war, when carrying out relevant reports, the Western news media unanimously declared that there must be some secret force assisting Argentina, otherwise with the strength of the Argentine army, it would be impossible to storm Port Stanley, let alone occupy the airport as quickly as possible, and cut off the defenders from the outside world.
However, the focus of the report is not on the situation on the Falklands.
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Due to geographical limitations, it is impossible for the news media to report on the Falklands conflict in the same way as the Diaoyu Islands conflict and other local conflicts and regional wars. Unable to get more news about the war, the major news outlets turned their attention to the warring sides. After the Argentine authorities announced the capture of Port Argentine through official television, the eyes of the world turned to the British authorities. Although Argentina did not declare war on Britain and reported the resumption of sovereignty over the Falklands in the name of the "Reconquista", the reaction of the British authorities was more important in the eyes of all, because the attitude of Britain would determine whether it was a war or a conflict.
By the time George arrived at the House of Commons, thousands of journalists from all over the world were already waiting outside.