After Xia Yu and Elena left, Prince Philip packed up his things and returned to London, where he met with his wife and Margaret Thatcher successively, and informed them of the content of his meeting with Xia Yu.

The two are very unanimous in their opinions, Margaret Thatcher came forward to meet with Xia Yu on behalf of the government, and the stability of Xiangjiang can be discussed, but the premise is that Xia Yu's news can play a huge role in Britain.

Ten o'clock the next morning.

Xia Yu arrived at 10 Downing Street and met Margaret Thatcher, whom he had not seen for a long time, and Prince Philip, whom he had just met yesterday, in the prime minister's luxurious lounge.

The superficial work of politicians has always been well done, and the atmosphere of meeting is friendly.

After a brief greeting, Margaret Thatcher sat on the main seat, invited Xia Yu to sit on the sofa on the left, and Prince Philip sat on the sofa on the right.

According to the division of labor agreed yesterday, Prince Philip today is mainly an observer, and Margaret Thatcher is the main person in the negotiations.

Because of the urgency of time, and the serious issue of war was involved.

Therefore, Margaret Thatcher did not chat with Xia Yu too much, and went straight to the point.

I saw her look at Xia Yu with a solemn face, and said, "Mr. Xia, Prince Philip has already told me the general information yesterday, and after discussion, we reached a preliminary opinion. ”

Xia Yu stared at her and looked straight at her, his attention highly concentrated.

Margaret Thatcher continued: "The stability of Hong Kong is negotiable, but only if your news is of great help to Britain. ”

"I represent the government, and Prince Philip represents the royal family, and I am responsible for this commitment!"

"Of course it's fine!"

Xia Yu suddenly smiled, nodded and said.

Now that the Prime Minister and Prince Philip have put the stability of Xiangjiang on the negotiating table, the last trace of worry in his heart is gone.

His faith grew stronger!

"So, please tell us more about what you know. ”

Margaret Thatcher said immediately.

Xia Yu smiled and said: "This matter is relatively long, it just so happens that I made preparations in advance and wrote the relevant information in my notebook, please wait!"

After speaking, Xia Yu opened the briefcase he carried, took out a notebook under the watchful eyes of Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip, and then solemnly handed it to Margaret Thatcher.

The latter immediately took the notebook and opened it, and Prince Philip also poked his head to look at it.

The information on it was written by Xia Yuchun by hand, and the printer was useless.

But fortunately, his handwriting is very beautiful, and there is no obstacle to browsing.

When they saw an obvious name for the country, both Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip looked incredulous.

Argentina!

Could it be Argentina?

How did they have the audacity?

It's a wild talk!

Margaret Thatcher wanted to throw the notebook out of her hand for a moment, but considering that Xia Yu was used as a bargaining chip to negotiate, Xia Yu could not fool them, so she kept her patience and kept looking down.

It's just that as she keeps browsing, her mindset gradually changes.

Seeing that the faces of Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip became more and more solemn and cold, the corners of Xia Yu's mouth raised slightly, and he took the coffee and drank it leisurely.

At the same time, his mind was once again deducing how it would be more appropriate to negotiate later.

After a long time, Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip finally read all the information in their notebooks, and their faces were very solemn.

"The Provisional Military Government of Argentina!"

Thinking of all the information about the provisional military junta of Argentina in his mind, a haze flashed in Margaret Thatcher's eyes.

If someone had told her that Argentina dared to provoke Britain and start a war against Britain, she would never have believed it.

Although Argentina is now a large South American power and Britain's influence is weakening, it is not an Argentina that can be provoked!

Moreover, she has not received any reports on the attitude and instability of the Argentine military junta, as reported below.

And to be honest, the territorial contradictions between Britain and Argentina are mainly concentrated in the Malvinas Islands.

Britain's attitude towards overseas colonies has changed as they have been lost since World War II.

Over the past two decades, the British government has analyzed the Malvinas Islands, which are isolated in the South Atlantic, many times, and this is a heavy burden, and giving up is the best option.

It's just that because of the lack of resources on the islands, and the fact that most of the inhabitants are British, they have no independent capital and do not want to become Argentine, so it has been unresolved, and even the British government has repeatedly persuaded the inhabitants of the island to accept Argentina in order to get out of it.

In particular, in the past 10 years, the British government has been actively negotiating with Argentina to try to properly resolve the Falklands issue, and has also signed a number of agreements, Britain not only agreed to transfer the nationality of the island's residents and oil, fishery and other resources to Argentina, but even after Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, she further mentioned a new plan for returning sovereignty over the Falklands to Argentina and gradually transferring administrative power.

No matter how you look at it, it's like letting Argentina wait to receive the Falklands!

One wants it, the other wants to give, the negotiations have been negotiated for almost 20 years, and the results are about to be seen.

So after seeing that it was Argentina at the beginning, Margaret Thatcher felt very ridiculous, unless Argentina had a brain pump, she would take the initiative to start a war.

But after reading Xia Yu's intelligence and analysis, Margaret Thatcher is now skeptical.

She was somewhat convinced that the risk of war existed, and it was not small.

Because "foreign wars can divert internal contradictions" has been tested by history, and this is a mistake that dictators in the past would make!

The Argentine junta's bunch of stupid big men with muscles in their brains could really do something unreasonable.

The situation in Argentina has reached a state of spiral out of control, not to mention the military junta that has barely shown its ability to govern the country for decades, and the British government may not be able to reverse it.

After all, the situation in Britain is not too light compared to Argentina, and Britain is still struggling in the quagmire.

According to the information written in Xia Yu's notebook, Argentina's internal contradictions have become very acute, and the data show that in the past six months, Argentina's inflation rate has been as high as more than 500 percent, the GDP has fallen by more than 10 percent year-on-year for three consecutive quarters, and the decline in manufacturing output has fallen by more than 20 percent, while the increase in workers' wages has not exceeded 20 percent.

The trade unions, which have a growing number of supporters in Argentina, are already waging a long-term general strike, and the government is spurned and hated by the people.

The incompetence and misdeeds of the President of the Argentine Military Ruling Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Opaldo Fortunato Galtieri, who had been relying on a high-pressure situation to barely maintain his rule, and now that there is opposition in Argentina, Galtieri is in desperate need of political achievements to prove the timeliness of the junta and prove that he can change the country!

The way is to retake the Falklands with a strong hand and become an Argentine national hero.

......

After a long time, Margaret Thatcher put the notebook on the table, her face returned to calm, looked at Xia Yu quietly, and said slowly: "Mr. Xia, I have read the information, but this information is full of uncertainty. ”

"And most importantly, Argentina will definitely not be our opponent, we will not lose!"

The last sentence, Margaret Thatcher said sonorously, as if telling an established fact.

Negotiations have officially begun!

Xia Yu smiled faintly and said unhurriedly: "Lady Margaret, although the British army has not fought for twenty years, the strength of Britain is beyond doubt, and I believe that Argentina is definitely not Britain's opponent in the world." ”

"But the Falklands are next to Argentina, halfway around the world for Britain, and the supply lines and troop transport lines are too long. ”

"I believe that no one would believe that Argentina wants to retake the Falklands by force until they see my information, and if you don't receive any such information, you can see that the people below don't take it seriously at all. ”

"In this case, will the garrison of the Falklands be able to resist the Argentine army?"

"If the Argentine government succeeds in retaking the Falklands, Britain's prestige will be dealt a heavy blow. ”

"And with this information I have now, as long as Britain prepares in advance, it will be able to teach the Argentine junta a thorough lesson, and it will definitely be able to achieve a complete victory, which will be a huge victory for you and for Britain. ”

"Realistically, the value of this information is enormous. ”

Margaret Thatcher's eyes flickered, and her heart moved.

She's been in office for so long, and her approval ratings have been declining because of privatization reforms, which have led to a sharp increase in unemployment.

And her diplomatic achievements are not much, if she can show her tough foreign policy by beating Argentina, it will definitely improve the trend of temporarily halting the decline of British influence, and can also gain more support......

It's just that......

The issue of the stability of Xiangjiang is also a relatively important direction of her diplomacy, and the geographical position of Xiangjiang in Asia is also very important, and she still does not want to give up.

Benefits must be maximized!

After thinking about it, she looked at Xia Yu sharply and asked: "But Mr. Xia, none of this happened, this information contains too much speculation, when do you think the Argentine junta will act?"

Xia Yu pretended to think for a moment and said affirmatively: "According to the current situation in Argentina, Galtieri can't hold out for too long, and he can only hold on for more than half a year at most." ”

Margaret Thatcher frowned over the weekend and asked questioningly: "That means that Galtieri will act in April next year, what if he doesn't?"

In the face of Margaret Thatcher's aggressive posture, the smile on Xia Yu's face gradually faded, he sat up straight, and said solemnly: "He will definitely act, this is the only way for him to maintain his rule, if he doesn't do this, he will only be ousted." ”

"As a dictator, there's a good chance he'll do that. ”

Margaret Thatcher bit a little and retorted: "But none of this has happened yet, and it may not even happen." ”

"So if you want to use this intelligence as a bargaining chip, it's not enough. ”

Prince Philip also chimed and said: "Mr. Xia, what the Prime Minister said is right, the value of your intelligence cannot be intuitively reflected, and it is full of uncertainty. ”

Margaret Thatcher looked regretful, and her tone was full of regret and helplessness: "It's a pity that it is difficult for us to agree to your conditions. ”

Xia Yu frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Margaret, first of all, I want to state one more point, the British government has the right and obligation to manage and develop Xiangjiang, even if Argentina will not make an extraordinary move, Britain has the obligation to let Xiangjiang return to prosperity." ”

Seeing that Margaret Thatcher's face was a little ugly, Xia Yu's tone became softer, and he said slowly: "Of course, what you said also makes sense, then we can choose a compromise way!"