Of course I have to contact Clapp about this matter, because if we fight this battle as I planned, we will need the cooperation of the Navy and Air Force. Obviously, these resources and command are not within the capabilities of Lieutenant Colonel Buck. ()
On the other hand, this rescue plan seems to have a small number of people, only one company in the hands of Major Will, but the scale is not small, so it also requires Clapp's consent.
But I don’t think there will be a big problem in this regard. This does not mean that Clapp believes in me. Of course, I think after working with Clapp for so long, there are indeed factors in this aspect. After all, from this game
Everything I suggested or predicted at the beginning of the war came true one by one, which undoubtedly gave Clapp an inertial trust.
However, I think the more important thing is that the situation on the battlefield left Clapp with no other choice.
You must know that the British special forces SAS were trapped in the encirclement of Argentina at this time. If this force was annihilated by Argentina, the impact on the British army would be unprecedented, and to some extent it would even trigger
Soldiers of the Argentine Army and the determination to resist.
This is undoubtedly important.
I think one of the important reasons why the Argentine Army is so incompetent is their lack of self-confidence.
After all, Britain is an old imperialist and a military power. Although it is now in decline, it still has considerable prestige in the world.
So the Argentine Army felt from the beginning that this was a war with no hope of winning... The reason why they dared to occupy the Falklands before was just because they thought that the British army would not fight for a small island with little strategic value and few resources.
The journey of transporting 13,000 kilometers has just begun.
If people have such an idea of defeat, they will be at a disadvantage psychologically, especially in a country like Argentina...Although Argentina is a Latin American country, it is the Latin American country closest to Western culture. The reason is that this country
Eighty-five percent of immigrants are from Spain and Italy. The official language is Spanish.
In this case, when it comes to war, Argentines naturally have the same thinking as Western countries: "For a meaningless war, there is no need to sacrifice one's life." Another way of saying it is "surrender and
Nothing to be ashamed of, as long as you try your best.”
However, it is difficult to give a quantitative standard for the sentence "as long as you try your best". For example, a recruit who has never been on the battlefield will be scared to death as long as he hears the sound of gunfire. From this perspective,
This is beyond the limit of what he can bear. Does that mean he can surrender and claim that he "tried his best"?!
Especially at this time. That is, the Argentine army has completely failed in the navy, and the air force has failed to achieve the expected strategic goals after suffering heavy losses. That is, after the sea and air battle has been completely defeated, the Argentine Army on the Falklands has indeed
There is not much hope of victory.
Because it is conceivable that if the British army obtains air and sea control over the Falklands, they can completely block the sea and air traffic on the Falklands, making the Falklands an isolated and helpless island. This also means that the Argentine Army on the Falklands
It is to independently withstand the attacks of the British navy, army and air force without reinforcements and lack of supplies.
From this perspective, it is understandable that historically the Argentine Army would surrender in large numbers without much resistance.
But from my perspective as a Chinese, the Argentine Army is too inexperienced.
First of all, the supply situation is not as bad as the Argentine Army thought. The reason is that the British Army does not have many Harriers that can be used to block air transportation. As mentioned before, the Harriers have to fight the Argentine Air Force during the day.
It is difficult to completely block the air transportation lines of the Falklands, and there are only more than twenty Harriers in total. It is also necessary to avoid the gap in air control and spread in two batches. The blockade of the air transportation lines seems to be insufficient.
This is also true. During the historical Battle of the Falklands, air transportation over the Falklands in Argentina was never interrupted at night.
Secondly, the Argentine Army actually has many opportunities to win. For example, it launches a counterattack when the British army has just landed and has not yet established a foothold. Another example is that it can seize the characteristics of the British army that cannot fight for a long time and break it into pieces and disperse the troops to various parts of the Falklands.
To conduct guerrilla warfare...you need to know this
The Falklands covers an area of more than 12,000 square kilometers. Both the British and Afghan armies have only more than 10,000 troops, which is an average of less than one soldier per square kilometer. In addition, the terrain is an island.
It is a very complex area with both sea and river. It is undoubtedly an excellent location for guerrilla warfare.
On the other hand, as long as the Argentine army can hold on for another one or two months, when the winter cold snap and storm come, the British army can be said to have collapsed without a fight.
So in short, in the words of our Chinese people, it is the problem of the Argentine Army's "low will to fight". If the Chinese people were to fight this battle, I am afraid that they would not need the navy and air force, but the army alone would be able to fight it.
It can make the British army walk away with nothing to eat.
However, it is also because of this that Clapp needs to worry: once the SAS, the most elite unit of the British army, is surrounded and annihilated by Argentina, and it stimulates the morale of the Argentine army and the confidence to fight the British army, what will be the result?
This is very likely the reason why Argentina sent out special forces at this time... The Argentine special forces were actually used as ordinary troops at this time, but they had the ability to inspire morale and lead the entire army to fight bravely.
effect.
To put it simply, SAS must be rescued, even if it costs a battalion or even more troops. And it was at this time that I proposed a plan that only required one company, so if Clapp can
It would be strange to object.
As expected, Clapp heard back soon.
"Colonel!" Clapp on the other end of the phone said with a smile: "Although I know that you are always bold and innovative when making plans, I still didn't expect that you would come up with such a dangerous plan. But after me and
General Woodward discussed and studied it carefully and believes that this plan is indeed feasible and is the only feasible plan we can think of so far. Are you ready?"
"Yes, General!" I replied.
"Then execute it!" General Clapp continued: "I will personally command the air force and surface fleet to cooperate with you. Finally, thank you for your contribution to the United Kingdom. I am sorry that I have to say it at this time, because I am worried
There is a good chance that I will never have the opportunity to express my gratitude to you again!”
I know what Clapp means by this, which is that we are likely to die on the battlefield.
I just smiled at this... As someone who has fought against Vietnamese and Soviet devils, I actually don't take the Argentine Army seriously, even though I know that there will be more than 7,000 enemies that I will face.
This feeling is a bit strange, because if you analyze this battle carefully, it is no less dangerous than any previous battle, but it is difficult for me to take the Argentine Army seriously. Later I learned that it is not
It's just me, Scar and other Chinese people who are also like this. Maybe this is a kind of psychological contempt!
The plan quickly unfolded.
The first thing to do is to contact SAS to pass the details of the entire plan to them and carry out the necessary communication.
After all, this plan is mainly for the rescue of SAS. It can even be said that SAS was still the main force in the process of breaking out of the Argentine army's artillery positions until reaching the safe coastline, so contact them to understand each other's situation, assign tasks and review the plan.
It is still necessary to communicate any problems that may arise.
It is not difficult to do this. As the communication equipment carried by the British special forces, SAS is quite complete. However, we are worried that the Argentine Army may eavesdrop during the communication process... After all, the Argentine Army is on the Falklands.
Their headquarters is in Port Stanley, and they also have special forces on Heights 1 and 2, so it shouldn't be surprising at all that there would be some eavesdropping equipment.
So we can only communicate using codes in telegrams. To be honest, it is very uncomfortable to use this method of communication. On the one hand, the words must be as short as possible. On the other hand, after sending a sentence, you have to wait for a long time before the message comes.
A reply, because it requires a process of translating from Chinese to English, then converting it into a telegraph code, sending a message, receiving a message... and finally converting it into Chinese before it reaches my hands. This makes me and the current commander of SAS, Hill
Major, you and I were busy going back and forth for more than an hour before we finally reached a consensus.
The next step to prepare is to find more than 100 sets of Argentine army uniforms.
This can be said to be the easiest one. Not to mention the Argentines who have surrendered so far, there are at least thousands of them. The military uniforms, ammunition, food, etc. seized in the warehouses wherever the British army passed can be said to be
countless.
This also shows that the Argentine Army on the Falklands does not actually lack supplies... If you think about it, you will know that they do. It has been more than a month since the British task force arrived in the waters of the Falklands. In other words, Argentina on the Falklands
The Army had more than a month to prepare. They had hoarded a large amount of supplies on the Falklands, but in fact they had no effect. They only had a few small-scale battles in some areas or surrendered after a brief period of symbolic resistance.
, it would be strange if there were no supplies left.
It is commendable that the Argentine army occupied Tsushima Island, but the people on Tsushima Island did not commit any crimes.
It is said that there was also an incident where an Argentine officer ordered his subordinates to use rifles against the people on the Falklands if they showed any resistance. As a result, the officer was immediately transferred back
Argentina itself and was sent to a military court.
Of course, I believe that the reason why the Argentine army did this is that there was not much historical grudge between Argentina and Britain before this, and the other is because Argentina and Britain have even been in conflict with each other for a long time.
After the war started, everyone thought it could be resolved peacefully. (This hope was dashed only after the Argentine General Belgrano was sunk, causing a large number of casualties)
Therefore, in this case, the Argentine government certainly does not want to interrupt the path to a peaceful solution by harming the people of the Falklands, and may even suffer more criticism internationally, so it is not surprising that this phenomenon occurs.
The last preparation I have to make is to cheer up the British soldiers I will take to the battlefield...
This is a bit ridiculous to say. If you are bringing Chinese soldiers into the country, then this step is almost unnecessary. Of course, the Chinese Communist Party also has this step, which is what we often call pre-war mobilization. But in this era, the Chinese
**People don't need any mobilization. Everyone rushes to get in... If they don't let him get in, they will feel that they are looking down on their company or something.
The British army's troops were different. When they heard that they were going to carry out such a dangerous mission... their first reaction was like Major Will's, thinking that they were crazy and would make such a plan that was almost suicidal.
plan.
"Sir!" Several soldiers immediately asked: "Why are we carrying out this mission?"
"What do you think are the chances of us coming back alive?"
"I think this plan needs to be improved. The result is that not only will we not be able to save SAS, but we will be involved in it!"
"Yes, this is a meaningless action!"
…
"Listen to me!" I interrupted them impatiently: "You must know who is leading you to fight, it is us! We are Chinese, and to put it bluntly, the life and death of Sas has nothing to do with us.
No. But why do we still have to fight so hard?
You...you just asked why we carried out this mission. Then tell me, why do we Chinese carry out this mission?"
When I said this, all the British soldiers fell silent.
"The reason is very simple!" I replied: "It's because we are soldiers. We Chinese people's understanding of soldiers is obedience, courage and honor. What do you British people understand?"
The British soldiers looked at each other and communicated with each other with their eyes.
"I want to say..." At this time, Tom interrupted: "You bastards, you are not afraid of any of them, so what should we be afraid of? You must know that this is to save the British!"
"That's right. Aren't we here to fight? Where has all your courage gone?" Another British soldier shouted again.
…
The British have this characteristic. They are sometimes self-centered and shrink from battle. But if you can find a point that inspires their inner pride or courage, they can easily be incited to behave like a knight.
Spirit.
"So!" Seeing that the wind had turned in my favor, I shouted to them confidently: "Who is willing to go to the battlefield with me?"
"Hey!" the British soldiers responded in groups.
"Very good!" I said: "Don't worry, remember we defeated sas?"
"Hey!" the British soldier replied slightly neatly.
"Then..." I continued: "We can also defeat the Argentines just like we defeated SAS. Although they have seven thousand people, all we need is obedience, courage and honor. Do you have them?"
"Hey!" The British soldiers raised their guns and cheered in unison, and their morale instantly rose to its peak.
Seeing their looks like this, I felt a little relieved, because I knew that this kind of morale could be maintained at least until the moment they went to the battlefield, and once they arrived on the battlefield... I'm afraid they wouldn't even have time to be afraid.
"There won't be any problems with contact and coordination, right?" I finally asked Scar.
"No problem!" Scar replied: "We exchanged gestures when we were training them... I remembered it when I talked about it, but I never had time to ask you why our combat sign language is similar to that of the British.
To be exact, except for a few differences, everything else is basically the same!"
"Isn't this an image?" I said it in one sentence: "How long has it been since this happened, and you still care about this!"
"Yes!" Scar responded and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
In fact, how did he know that many of the combat sign languages I implemented in the agent company are sign languages commonly used in the modern world, which are of course not much different from those used by the British.
This is good, as it makes it easier for us Chinese people to coordinate with the British subordinates.
After doing all this, we waited for the helicopter in the camp.
Maybe it's because the fleet is far away from us... After all, the fleet at this time does not have much need to circle the waters near the Falklands, especially the aircraft carrier, which will undoubtedly increase the chance of being attacked by the Argentine Air Force. So until the evening
When it was almost dark, more than ten helicopters landed near our camp with a whooshing cold wind.
With a wave of my hand, the soldiers and I boarded the helicopter in squad units without any further stops.
Of course, the helicopter we took did not fly directly to Port Stanley... Just like the difficulties we encountered before, because the main defense of the Argentine Army is in Port Stanley, there are various air defenses near Port Stanley.
Weapons, these anti-aircraft weapons may pose little threat to subsonic fighters such as the Harrier, but they are fatal to helicopters.
However, we cannot penetrate into the hinterland of Port Stanley from the front.
On the one hand, this is because there are landmines everywhere in the front, and on the other hand, the Argentines are also prepared for our direction, making it very difficult to penetrate.
Therefore, we can only take a helicopter in a large circle, reach the flank of Port Stanley, and then choose to penetrate the third layer of defense line of Port Stanley on foot.
Of course, this process also requires reconnaissance work and opening up a suitable landing position. But of course we don’t need to complete all this. Now the area that the Argentine army can control is almost only Port Stanley, and other locations
The British army will complete this task well and respond to us.
All we have to do is arrive at the designated location within the designated time and launch the battle plan. (To be continued...)