Chapter 45: Fighting spirit
Ruilin fought hard all night. Pei Chengyi also waited anxiously for a long time
As the sky brightened, the first batch of four regional civil airliners carrying a number of Afghan officers and soldiers and about a ton of supplies landed at the airport in Port Argentina. Pei Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief, and Yan Ruilin, who was fighting on the front line, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Pei Chengyi has always thought that there is a problem with the Afghan army's combat plan, he does not want to sacrifice the republican people.
I have to admit that the Argentine authorities have done a very good job of secrecy.
On the morning of April Sunday, Liduo flights carrying soldiers and supplies arrived at the airport in Port Argentina one after another, transporting about four Argentine soldiers and stewed supplies to the front line.
Although by the standards of the republic, mobilizing multiple civil airliners is nothing, for Argentina, it is not simple to secretly mobilize multiple civil airliners. You must know that among the population of Argentina, about Flyvian is concentrated in the delta area of the Rio de la Plata estuary with Buenos Aires as the core, which is also the population gathering area of Uruguay, in addition, the population of other regions is less than the old large and medium-sized cities with a population of more than Tianwan, the highway is the main mode of transportation, the domestic civil aviation route is less than the concave strip, the number of civil aviation passenger aircraft is less than the number of people, or the carrying capacity is more than one denier, and the flight range is only more than 6o kilometers. Other words. It is equivalent to mobilizing a civil airliner.
Herein lies the problem.
Mobilize 4 into civil aviation forces. It is already the limit that can be reached without a full-scale war mobilization. However, for the ground battle for the Falklands, it is simply not enough to have many civilian airliners. To know. A civil airliner is not a military transport aircraft, and two sorties a day is very remarkable. What's more, civil airliners get their electricity directly from the civilian grid, unlike military transport aircraft; There is a separate charging system, so when performing a round-trip flight mission, more charging time is required. The dispatch efficiency is greatly reduced. There are also many other problems, such as the inability of civil aircraft to load large cargo, the need for ground support equipment when loading and unloading cargo, and the relatively high requirements for runways. As a result, in the few hours of the day, the airport in Port Argentina received only a few knife sorties. If it is replaced by a military transport plane, according to the intensity of sorties of the Air Force of the Republic, with the same size of the fleet, it will be able to fly at least two batches in one morning, transporting twice as many people and cargo.
Starting from the afternoon of the day, air freight is mainly cargo.
There is no way to do it, "such as human combat units need adequate logistical support, after the first day of the most intense operation." From the beginning of the introduction of the sun, multiple flights will fly up to 2 times a day, and at most the thugs will be transported to the island, so as to leave the necessary reserves.
Brother Key, the Afghan army must open up sea routes as soon as possible.
Because the assault force did not complete the secondary mission, the first Afghan troops to arrive at the Falklands began to attack the port of Argentina in the evening.
Due to the restrictions of the contract, Xian Ruilin and many other mercenaries did not evacuate the Falklands, but rested on the spot.
For the "Huaan Army". Whether they need to rest and recuperate is not the key question, but the mercenaries with Leap Ruilin are not very enthusiastic about this war, or the arrogance and rudeness of the Argentine army make it absolutely unnecessary for them to work for Argentina, anyway, they will not lose a penny of commission if they fight well or badly.
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In the evening of that day, Pei Chengyi also appeared on the stage.
When I received a call from the secretary of the Argentine president, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Pei Chengyi has been waiting for this call for a full hour. Without any hesitation, after asking Dongfang Wen to prepare some snacks, Pei Chengyi took a few assistants to the Argentine presidential palace by car.
Halfway through, Pei Chengyi met Hua Jianfeng, who was heading to the same place.
It was only at this time that Pei Chengyi knew that it was Hua Jianfeng who invited him to the stage, not Theron.
When the ground battle on the Falklands began, the Argentine Navy also took action, but the battle under the surface of the sea was very different from the battle on the island. As a matter of fact. As early as April, the Argentine submarine that was the first to reach the waters off the Falklands showed several suspicious targets, suspected to be attack submarines of the British Navy. Subsequently, Hua Jianfeng received the battle reports of the "Sailfish" and "Narwhal" transferred through the Naval Submarine Command. Immediately warn the Argentine Navy that there are at least attack submarines off the Falklands that break the British Navy. When the Argentine Navy asked for support, Hua Jianfeng, in accordance with Pei Chengyi's request, only promised to provide intelligence support on the grounds that the Republic did not participate in the war, and did not agree to take the initiative to attack British submarines. Of course. The so-called intelligence support is also ambiguous, and Hua Jianfeng did not provide accurate information on the British submarine. Rather, it was too difficult to track underwater, and it was impossible to accurately determine the exact position of the British submarine as an excuse. Prevaricated the Argentine Navy. After the outbreak of war. The Argentine Navy acted aggressively and decisively. According to Hua Jianfeng, it was precisely because the submarine of the Argentine Navy lost contact with the base that Terron convened this meeting in his capacity as president and invited Hua Jianfeng to participate first.
Knowing this, Pei Chengyi felt very uncomfortable.
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I have to admit that Pei Chengyi and his wife have estimated Theron, or they have always misunderstood Theron.
After discussing with Hua Jianfeng, Pei Chengyi made a decision to fight back.
Arriving at the recommendation of the Argentine president, Hua Jianfeng did not take a seat according to the arrangement of the presidential secretary, but put it
Even if Theron is not a politician, he should see the meaning of Hua Jianfeng's move.
Of course. Those Argentine soldiers who attended the meeting also saw the reason why Hua Jianfeng did this.
At the beginning of the meeting, Tresescu quickly brought up the main topics, namely the two submarine that had lost contact, and the sea route from the Argentine mainland to the Falklands.
The loss of 2 submarines is nothing, the point is to open sea routes.
According to the solution proposed by Teresescu, in addition to sending more submarines to the waters off the Falklands and dispatching anti-submarine ships to escort the transport fleet, the Air Force had to hand over the anti-submarine patrol planes to the command of the Navy.
Of course. Teresescu did not forget to mention the Whip Republic submarines, which are operating in the waters off the Falklands.
As soon as "General Hua" Theresescu finished speaking, Theron took over the topic and turned his gaze to Hua Jianfeng, "According to the agreement I reached with your country, your country will provide support to the best of its ability. I believe that the real significance of General Hua's submarine force coming to our country is not to conduct military exchanges with our country, but to provide help to our country within our ability and fulfill your promises when we encounter external threats, right? ”
"Your Excellency, I am a soldier and only know how to act according to orders." Hua Jianfeng's answer was not polite at all, and said, "Before leaving, the order I received was to escort" the sea god. and, after arriving in your country, conduct joint anti-submarine exercises with your fleet in the South Atlantic, in accordance with the plan that has been drawn up for a long time. No doubt. The sudden outbreak of war forced us to end the exercise early, and the latest order I received was to follow the command of General Pei Chengyi before leaving the South Atlantic. ”
Theron's brow jumped a few times and looked at Pei Chengyi, who was sitting on Hua Jianfeng's left hand.
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"General Hua, you're not kidding, are you?" Theresescu looked excited, "We've been talking about it a long time ago. Your submarine is also rushing to the Falklands waters as planned, and now"
"General!" Theron glared at Tresescu, let out a long breath, his gaze returned to Hua Jianfeng, and said, "So, General Hua willingly accepted the command?" ”
"Your Excellency, I began to say, I am a soldier, and I only know how to obey orders."
Theron nodded slightly, and said to Pei Chengyi: "General Pei, you are our military adviser hired with a high salary, and now that we are in trouble, I believe you will not sit idly by, right?" ”
"Your Excellency, I have been standing by and watching." Pei Chengyi has long been on fire. Seeing that Theron still refused to give in at this time, he couldn't help it. "It's not that I want to sit idly by, it's not that I don't want to do my duty, it's that your country hasn't given me the opportunity to intervene. If Your Excellency the President thinks that I am incompetent as a military adviser, you can dismiss me immediately and save your country a fortune!" ”
Theron was stunned, and he almost lost his mood
"General Pei. It's serious when you say that. Seeing the deterioration of the situation, Alfonso immediately intervened, "It's not that we don't want General Pei to intervene, but we don't feel the need to ask General Pei to intervene, after all, the combat operation to recover the Falklands is within our control, and dealing with the British expeditionary fleet is the top priority." According to the president's arrangement. As long as the British Expeditionary Fleet moves south, we will seek General Pei's advice and suggestions. ”
"If that's the case, there's no need for this meeting, right?"
Alfonso smiled bitterly to himself, and didn't take the initiative to look for it again.
"General Pei. According to you, we will be defeated again? Theron picked up the conversation.
"I've never said anything like that, and if you're in a good memory, you should know from the beginning. I am confident that your country will prevail in the end, provided that you seize every opportunity and must not make any lowly mistakes. ”
"In that case, I don't think there's any need to continue the discussion."
Facing the die-hard Theron, Pei Chengyi didn't say much wordy, and immediately got up to say goodbye.
Dongfang Wen and the others who came with him also got up and left the conference center, and after a while, Hua Jianfeng chased him out.
On the way back, Pei Chengyi was still angry.
You must know that when he was a military adviser in Pakistan, even the Pakistani army was wary of him everywhere. He was not given the opportunity to meddle in core affairs, but the Pakistani army was very polite to him, and not only did the Pakistani president receive him several times, but the senior generals of the Pakistani army often invited him to participate in private social activities. Before coming to Argentina, Pei Chengyi did not expect that the Argentine president would say one thing and do another. It was only at this time that Pei Chengyi believed it. The Argentine president hired him as the top military adviser for only one purpose, that is, to use his brilliant achievements to boost the morale of the Argentine military and civilians. Of course, there may be another purpose, which is to let him carry the blame when Argentina is defeated. Whether it is a "vase" or a "black pot", Pei Chengyi is unacceptable.
"When we got back, we contacted the embassy and prepared a ticket for us to go home.
"Are you going to just go back?" Hua Jianfeng glanced at Pei Chengyi, and then glanced at Dongfang Wen, who was sitting opposite.
Seeing Hua Jianfeng come forward, Dongfang Wencai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It is not difficult to return home, just say hello to the embassy and you will be on a diplomatic plane tomorrow. But for Pei Chengyi. Returning home meant acknowledging his defeat in Argentina and leaving one of the most inglorious pages on his illustrious resume. It means that there will be a crack in his impeccable military image, which means the end of his military career.
Pei Chengyi smiled bitterly
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"Do you know what Lao Li told me before I came out?"
"What?" Only then did Pei Chengyi turn his gaze to Hua Jianfeng.
"I have to say that Lao Li is like a god." Hua Jianfeng took out a cigarette and said, "Soon after you came to Argentina, Lao Li found me. Let me prepare for a trip to Argentina. At that time, Lao Li said that your experience in Argentina will definitely not be smooth sailing, and the more hardships you suffer here, the greater your gains. ”
Pei Chengyi frowned slightly, and his expression quickly calmed down.
"Know why the Argentine president said a thing. Do you want to make a set? ”
"Why?"
"I don't know." Hua Jianfeng smiled and said, "It's just that, according to Lao Li's analysis, the biggest trouble you encounter in Argentina is not the attitude of the Argentine authorities, you are your personality." ”
"My personality?" Pei Chengyi immediately showed a look of surprise.
"If I'm not mistaken, from the beginning, you wanted to command the Afghan army to fight, didn't you?"
Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment, and then showed a bitter smile. Hua Jianfeng said this, Pei Chengyi already understood what he meant.
"There is no doubt that if you command the Argentine army to fight, you only need some necessary assistance, and the Argentine army will be able to recover the Falklands with ten or ten certainty. The question is, where did you put Theron? Hua Jianfeng shook his head with a smile and said, "I also understood the meaning of Lao Li's words after I went to Argentina." Lao Li can see Ran Lai, and Theron can also see it. If I'm guessing correctly, if it weren't for the full force of the MIA. As well as other factors, the Argentine authorities will not necessarily ask you to be the top military adviser, and if possible, they would prefer to hire retired generals like Yuan Chenhao, Ling Yunxiao, Liang Guoxiang, and even Mu Qingyun as military advisers. The reason is simple, these people are not as famous as you, and no matter how much they play, they can't cover Theron's light. If you really want to command the Argentine army to fight and lose the battle, everyone will think that the quality of the Argentine army is too low, and if you win the war, it will be your credit, and then Theron will not only not be able to reap the political benefits of a winning war, but will also be forgotten by the voters and become a victim. Think about it, what reason does Theron have to support you in this situation? ”
Pei Chengyi smiled bitterly and didn't say much.
"Of course, those Afghan generals and Theron are on the same line, and they think exactly the same as Theron."
"In that case, it doesn't make much sense for me to stay."
"Is that true?"
Pei Chengyi frowned slightly. said that he didn't quite understand the meaning of Hua Jianfeng's words.
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"Although we don't have a lot of contact. But I believe that the person that Lao Li has a crush on will definitely not be far behind. Hua Jianfeng took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "Besides, there is no second general in the history of the Republic who has won two large-scale regional wars. With your political vision, it is impossible not to guess the possible troubles before coming to Argentina, let alone the dangers of the bullroad retreat. In Lao Li's words, with your talent, as long as you are healthy enough, when the next large-scale regional war breaks out, it is very likely that you will become the first general of the Republic since the founding of the country. But in Lao Li's view, what you pursue is not just military achievements. ”
"It seems that Lao Li told you a lot of taming things related to me."
"Yes, who asked me to work part-time as Lao Li's lobbyist?"
Pei Chengyi shook his head with a smile and said, "The problem now is that even if I stay, Theron won't let me command the Afghan army to fight." ”
"Not letting you command doesn't mean not letting you participate in command."
Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment, and then cast an inquiring glance at Hua Jianfeng.
"Let's call Lao Li when I go back." Hua Jianfeng smiled. said, "Before leaving, Lao Li repeatedly told him that if you have the idea of retreating, you must contact him immediately." ”
"It won't be a veil for me to do ideological work"
"Do you think Lao Li is the kind of person who likes to do ideological work for others?"
"You haven't heard the rumors out there?"
Hua Jianfeng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"If I'm not mistaken, a few years ago there was a rumor that Lao Li was the most powerful interrogation expert in the Military Intelligence Agency, and once instigated a high-ranking Japanese spy in 15 minutes, and made that spy die for the Military Intelligence Agency, and finally even sacrificed his life for the Military Intelligence Agency
"That's just rumors."
"Rumors are not necessarily false."
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"It depends on the rumors."
"Lao Li can be the director of the military intelligence bureau, there must be a few brushes."
chatting and chatting, Pei Chengyi's mood relaxed.
began to let Dongfang Wen arrange a return trip. It's just Pei Chengyi's angry words. Hearing Hua Jianfeng mention Li Cunxun, Pei Chengyi dispelled the idea of returning to China. A tree lives a skin, and a man lives a face. Although Pei Chengyi is not the kind of person who has a particularly good face, as an army general, he has a little bit of face thinking. When he promised to go to Argentina, Pei Chengyi patted his chest in front of Li Cunxun and made a guarantee. Whatever the reason, it would be extremely humiliating to return home before the goal was achieved. Although it is not clear what Li Cunxun can do to make Theron and the Afghan army make concessions, Pei Chengyi believes that with Li Cunxun's ability, it is not a problem to clean up Theron and the others.
With a backer, naturally there is nothing to worry about.