On 27 April, the British army officially launched a large-scale attack on Port Stanley, and the encirclement advanced towards the front near Port Stanley.

The starving Argentine army on the Malvinas Islands also faced an attack by the British.

Although there are more than 15,000 Argentine defenders on the Malvinas Islands, in fact, these people are not all professional soldiers, and at least 12,000 of them are strong laborers temporarily summoned from the country by the Argentine military before, that is, temporary soldiers.

So the quality and combat effectiveness of these people can be imagined.

Under the joint suppression of the British army, the land, sea and air, in just one day, the Malvinas Islands were all captured, the defenders were all captured except for 372 killed in the battle, and the former British garrison imprisoned on the island was released

The news of the capture of the Falklands was broadcast by the British army to the side of the Port Stanley garrison, and a psychological war of public opinion began, which far exceeded the homesick songs played by the Argentine army to the British troops.

In addition, the Argentine army in Port Stanley was also suppressed by the British army, and the navy did not dare to leave the port, so the Argentine army was defeated and retreated, and one by one the heights were captured by the British army.

On 4 May, the British Navy again assisted the Marines in launching a large-scale assault on Port Stanley.

That night, more than 1,300 shells were fired from British guns, and the summit of Mount Taburdown was flattened, and Mount William and the last commanding point on the outskirts of Port Stanley were also taken.

On 5 May, the British army approached the city, and the army surrounded Port Stanley in preparation for a final general assault.

While the bomber group took off for strategic bombing, the troops stationed in Argentina raised a white flag in the harbor.

The Argentine defenders surrendered!

Major General Jamili Moore, commander of the British ground forces, met with the Argentine Major General Menende for negotiations, and at six o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the British surrendered to the Argentine army, and the British army officially took over Port Stanley.

Although Port Stanley is on the South American continent, it is actually the capital of the Falklands, which is more than 700 kilometers off the coast.

With the capture of Port Stanley by the British, it marked the official end of the Falklands War.

The British government then declared the victory of the "Battle of the Falklands" to the world, and the news shocked the whole world.

Galtieri made a desperate attempt to start a war, which suppressed the confidence of the people and the fortunes of the country, but was defeated by Britain in only 33 days after crossing the Atlantic.

Therefore, under the covert influence of Britain and the United States, a huge anti-"junta" and "Galtieri stepped down" demonstrations broke out in Argentina, and the demonstrations began to evolve into violent actions such as smashing, looting, and burning, and Argentina was in chaos, and various political parties in Argentina began to compete for power, and it was only a matter of time before Galtieri stepped down.

However, for these, Xia Yu does not pay attention to them for the time being.

The time he had been waiting for had finally arrived!

......

May 9th.

After a few busy days dealing with post-war matters, Margaret Thatcher was finally able to take a break.

On this day.

She received Xia Yu again in her office.

This time, without Prince Philip as an accompaniment, there were only Xia Yu and Margaret Thatcher in the office.

"Congratulations, Lady Margaret, Britain has won the war in only thirty-three days! Britain has gained great prestige in the whole world! I don't think any country dares to despise Britain!"

Xia Yu smiled and congratulated Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher thanked ceremoniously: "Thank you!"

"Thank you Mr. Xia for your reminder!"

Hearing this, Xia Yu was sure.

Although he was very sure that Margaret Thatcher would not turn his face and deny people, he still had a trace of doubt after all, and now she would admit it, so this means that there is talk.

As for the outcome of the negotiations, it will depend on how he talks to Margaret Thatcher next.

Xia Yu said modestly: "Ms. Margaret, the information I provided is only helpful to Britain in terms of the time and damage of the end of the war, but the heroic and good fighting of British soldiers is also an extremely crucial factor in the victory of the war!"

Margaret Thatcher smiled [tick] and proudly said in an official tone: "Our fighters have always been the best!"

"Yes!"

Xia Yu replied with a smile.

Then he laid an extremely important preface for the next negotiations, and took the initiative to ask: "Ms. Margaret, I heard that at the beginning of last month, the special envoy of the Sultan of Brunei came to London again to discuss with the foreign secretary about the transfer of foreign and defense rights for the country's independence, and I heard that by January 1, 1984, Brunei will become a completely independent country. ”

Britain has allowed many countries in Southeast Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Star City, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Democratic Yemen and other countries to become independent.

Now it supports the merger and independence of Brunei and agrees to the complete transfer of various rights, and there is no reason to still hold on to the even more untenable Xiangjiang.

Margaret Thatcher, such a shrewd woman, how could she not understand the vague meaning of Xia Yu's words?

She had been thinking about this question since October last year, and she had already agreed preliminarily at that time, and now that half a year has passed, she has already thought clearly.

Although Britain was now victorious in the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher had no intention of using it to cause trouble.

There are a number of factors involved.

First, the mainland is not Argentina, and Xiangjiang is not the Falklands, Britain can win the Falklands War, but it will never win the war at the mainland's doorstep.

Second, now that the entire West has reached an agreement to weaken the power of the Red Soviet Union as much as possible in the curtain of the Cold War, the West is now in a honeymoon period with the mainland, and as long as the Cold War is still one day, this relationship should continue forever, and even if Britain wants to turn the other cheek with the mainland, the United States will not support it.

Third, the inhabitants of the Falklands are actually of British descent, but Xiangjiang is predominantly Chinese.

Fourth, and most fundamentally, since the Second World War, Britain has shown a posture of abandoning all its colonies and loving to leave.

Otherwise, India's independence can't be suppressed when it sounds ugly, but Star City can be suppressed when the British are completely independent, and Star City is stuck in the Strait of Malacca, will it be more critical than Xiangjiang?

And Star City is still a British colony, but Xiangjiang is just a leased land for a limited time!

So for Xiangjiang, whether it is the British upper class or Margaret Thatcher herself, there is a clear understanding.

Xiangjiang will definitely not be able to stay, the key is to see what benefits can be obtained!

In the previous life, the mainland itself was poor, and the mainland had a strong backbone, so it was impossible to promise tangible benefits to Britain, and Britain was naturally angry.

Therefore, although the draft was signed early, it has been engaged in a lot of work since then.

But this time was different, Xia Yu put his interests on the table early and used his own bargaining chips to talk about the economic and social stability of Xiangjiang.

In the eyes of the governments of the capitalist world, a consortium and a national government are comparable in terms of their own interests.

Here's a very simple example.

Last year, Canada's GDP was just over $300 billion, and the assets of a US Rockefeller consortium exceeded Canada's GDP in a year.

Without considering the consortium struggle, if the Rockefeller consortium is willing to invest in the UK, it is equivalent to investing in the UK as a national team in Canada, and even more so, because the responsibility of the Canadian government is to govern the country, and it is actually impossible to come up with any money to invest in the UK, but the Rockefeller consortium can come up with so much money, and the Rockefeller consortium can also influence the United States, the boss of NATO!

In the same way, if Xia Yu takes out 5 billion pounds to invest in Britain, then it is enough to use his own strength to become the top of the list of external funds to invest in Britain, after all, Britain's GDP last year was only 493 billion US dollars, and Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds can be comparable to 2% of Britain's GDP!

Last year, the Republic of Sudan in Africa, which ranks 58th in the world in terms of gross national product, had a gross national product of just over $9.15 billion.

Therefore, Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds in the UK can exceed the annual GDP of the world's 58th country!

Even if Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds takes three years to complete, even if it is an average investment of more than 1.66 billion pounds a year, it can still exceed the GDP of Britain's old neighbor Iceland in a year, because the latter's GDP last year was less than 3.2 billion US dollars, which is less than 1.65 billion pounds!

So although Xia Yu is only a British national from Xiangjiang, Margaret Thatcher did not slack off on him, in her eyes, Xia Yu's status is similar to that of the head of a country in Luxembourg, Portugal, Peru, Chile and other countries, or even higher.

In Xia Yu's standpoint, leaving aside the factors of the mainland, Xia Yu is fully qualified and defensible to talk to her about the issue of economic and social stability.

......

Margaret Thatcher nodded and said calmly: "Yes, the envoy of the Sultan of Brunei did come last month, and the agreement has been signed, and by 1984, it will support Brunei's complete independence." ”

Xia Yu praised with a smile: "After World War II, Britain played an extremely important role in the process of global democracy, which is obvious to all. ”

After putting on the top hat, Xia Yu immediately mentioned the matter of Xiangjiang, and he did not say it from a political point of view, but asked questions on behalf of local residents.

"Ms. Margaret, when do you plan to give support to our local people regarding the economic and social stability of Xiangjiang?"

Margaret Thatcher did not answer Xia Yu's question directly, but asked rhetorically: "Mr. Xia, you made a large-scale investment in France a few months ago, and the news spread throughout Europe, and I heard that billions of dollars have been spent. ”

"I wonder if you can still come up with enough money to invest in the UK?"

Xia Yu's face was indifferent, and he said lightly: "Ms. Margaret, you don't have to worry about this at all, outside the UK, I can still get one or two hundred billion US dollars, and now the global economy is very sluggish, there are many investment opportunities for me, in Europe, at present, I have invested the most in the UK!"

"And France just made large-scale investments some time ago!"

"Of course, I'm a British national now, so I'm happy to invest if there's a suitable investment opportunity in the UK. ”

Margaret Thatcher's eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on her face and she said: "Of course the UK welcomes your investment......"

......

Next, Margaret Thatcher no longer doubted Xia Yu's strength and negotiated with Xia Yu.

For Margaret Thatcher, she hopes that Xia Yu will realize all the investment this year, so that she can stimulate the British economy as soon as possible, improve the unemployment problem, and play a greater role.

But Xia Yu didn't want to invest it all right away, at least before the UK negotiated with the mainland.

So the two are mainly talking about this.

After nearly fifteen minutes of negotiation, the results finally came out.

Xia Yu must complete the investment of 2.5 billion pounds in the United Kingdom by this year, the investment amount of 1.5 billion pounds next year, and the investment amount of 1 billion pounds the year after that.

The British Governor of Xiangjiang, Peter Monroe, will provide all-round assistance to Xia Yu in the government after taking office, help Xiangjiang restore economic and social order, and make Xiangjiang more and more prosperous.

Of course, this is the official's words, and it is not so explicit.

In fact, the meaning is obvious, that is, after the new Governor of Xiangjiang, Peter Monroe, took office, on the premise of not endangering Britain, he listened to Xia Yu.

After negotiating, Xia Yu left satisfied.

In order not to leave a handle, this negotiation will not remain on paper, relying on the credibility of Margaret Thatcher and Xia Yu.

Just wait until Britain signs an agreement with the mainland, and then the dust will settle.

And as long as he gets stronger, Britain will not risk huge economic losses and turn the other cheek.

Xia Yu is confident that with the passage of time, Xiangjiang's interests in Britain will be far less than his interests in Britain, and at that time, if anyone takes the initiative to provoke the Xiangjiang issue and tries to force Xia Yu to completely break off from the British, without Xia Yu's action, Britain may become a defender.

In the final analysis, whether it is between countries or between people, interests always come first!

After staying in the UK for another two days, Xia Yu arranged things properly.

On the morning of May 13, under Elena's reluctant gaze, Xia Yu boarded the Cathay Pacific plane back to Xiangjiang.

After staying in Europe for more than half a year, and even the Spring Festival was spent in Europe, it was time for him to go back to Xiangjiang......