The radio waves emitted by the submarine soared into the sky, and after receiving the encrypted communication, the British military communications satellite operating in space immediately activated the relay program and sent the message at a fixed frequency towards the sea area 25 nautical miles south of the Malvinas Islands.

As the radio waves passed through the thick atmosphere and vast clouds, a huge fleet of 25 combat ships and 16 auxiliary ships appeared in front of them, and the aircraft carriers "Athletic God" and "Invincible" were surrounded by dozens of destroyers and frigates like stars and moons.

At the intersection of sea and sky at the far end, the "County"-class destroyer and Type 42 frigate, which is responsible for vigilance, turned on all its anti-aircraft radars, and the airspace near the Falklands seemed to become transparent during operation, and even a fly could not escape the eyes of this area.

The Leander-class frigates and Type 21 frigates cooperate with the destroyers responsible for air vigilance, and while using their own anti-aircraft radars to make up for the blind spots in the air, they also use active sonar to search and detect the seabed.

"Whoosh~~~~Whoosh~~~~"

With a piercing roar, several "Sea Harrier" fighters that were training for attacks skimmed over the fleet at ultra-low altitudes, occasionally flapping their wings at British sailors who were observing them with binoculars.

"Gentlemen, welcome to the Frank Islands. You will reinvent the glory of the British Empire and kick Argentina in the ass!"

"Kick Boom, Kick Burst, Kick Burst!"

The officers and men of the ship who received the voice all shouted excitedly. At this moment, they are extremely proud, because this fleet is the largest expeditionary fleet that Britain has assembled since World War II, and at this moment they are even more confident, because this fleet is unimaginably modern, air defense, underwater attack, air and sea integration, powerful attack power is world-class, and at this moment they are more glorious than ever. Because after this war, the British Empire will once again regain its glory

"Fight for the British Empire, fight for Her Majesty the Queen!"

The officers and men of the ships were loud and loud. Whether it is the navy, the air force, the army, or the sailors of civilian ships recruited to join the task force, the morale is high and the emotions are stirred, and the entire task force is under this agitated mood. It's like a giant shark that keeps opening its bloody mouth. It shows a kind of invincible spirit of people blocking and killing, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha

At this time, on the bridge of the aircraft carrier "Athletic God", the flagship of the task force, a slender middle-aged man was standing in front of him, holding a telescope and looking at the vast fleet, and couldn't help but let out a compliment!

I saw that he was wearing a straight British Royal Navy uniform wrapped around a sturdy body, and the well-made gold thread on the left arm of the uniform clearly told everyone. The rank of its owner, Rear Admiral, was none other than Rear Admiral Woodward, commander-in-chief of the British task force.

At this moment. Rear Admiral Woodward was in high spirits, and a few days ago, under his single-handedly planned, launched a leapfrog raid, taking South George Pressure Island south of the Falklands at a very small cost, recovering the lost territory at the same time, but also making the attack on the Falklands task force completely worry-free.

Just 10 minutes ago, he received another good news from the submarine "Conqueror" that the Argentine 10,000-ton cruiser "General Belgrano" had been sunk; although this cruiser was an old antique from the United States during World War II, it was the largest warship of the Argentine Navy except for the "25 May" aircraft carrier.

The sinking of this ship would inevitably have caused a great shock to the Argentine mind, so that their navy would no longer dare to go to sea, and would completely cede sea supremacy to the British Imperial Fleet! Because of this, Rear Admiral Woodward ordered this good news to be reported to the entire fleet, and the morale of the entire British task force was instantly boosted several times

"General, the information I just got that the Argentine aircraft carrier group urgently retreated to its home port and only sent a thousand-ton barge to the sea where the 'General Belgrano' sank for rescue, and the Argentine Navy has been frightened!"

At this moment, a staff officer of the headquarters respectfully reported to Major General Woodward the information he had just received, and after listening, Major General Woodward did not take off the telescope in front of him, but answered the question that was not what he asked:

"What's the response from London?"

The "eh" staff officer didn't expect the commander to ask such a question, obviously he was not ready, and he couldn't help but pause, but the next moment he reacted, looked through the duty record book in his hand, and replied aloud:

"After receiving the news that we had sunk the Argentine warship, the General Staff and the Wartime Cabinet sent us a commendation order!"

Hearing this, Woodward couldn't help but snort coldly, with undisguised disdain between his words: "The gentlemen of London are finally willing to be generous!"

"This" Listening to Woodward's words, the staff officer didn't know how to answer at all, you must know that when the British task force was just formed, in order to compete for the post of commander, the admirals of the British Royal Navy could be said to have broken their heads, but no one would have thought that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher would hand over such an important position to Woodward, who only had the rank of rear admiral, which was unimaginable in the British army, which was very serious in terms of seniority.

Because of this, the voices questioning Woodward have never stopped, focusing on the traditional Royal Navy staff and overstepping the command from time to time, so that Rear Admiral Woodward is always in danger of being overlooked, but Woodward is not a good type.

He was a top student of the Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom, and since joining the army, he has been known throughout the army for his bravery, tenacity, shrewdness and courage. can be called the leader of the British Royal Navy's young faction, and the reason why Margaret Thatcher chose him as the commander-in-chief of the entire fleet is precisely because of his tenacity and shrewdness and bravery!

It turns out. Margaret Thatcher's choice was not wrong, during the surprise attack on South Georgia, Woodward withstood the pressure of the British Royal Staff and vigorously advocated his own battle plan, thus succeeding in one fell swoop; and in the nuclear submarine ambush, Rear Admiral Woodward missed the sinking of the Argentine aircraft carrier "May 25" due to interference from the Royal Navy Staff.

He did not hesitate to quarrel with Marshal Lein, Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Navy and First Sea Lord. In the end, in exchange for the brilliant record of sinking the "General Belgrano", thus establishing his leadership position in the entire task force in one fell swoop, and of course, even more disdain for the coffee-drinking bigwigs in London who like to point fingers!

Woodward clearly saw the staff officer's embarrassment. He raised his hand and motioned for him to continue to report on other matters, and the young British staff officer breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to hold up the summary of the situation and report. At this moment, a "Bobcat" carrier-based helicopter slowly landed on the deck of the "Athletic God."

As soon as he came to a stop, a man wearing a flight suit jumped out of the cabin. The slightly balding middle-aged man with toad glasses, as soon as he stood still, he shook his hand violently in the direction of the bridge, and Rear Admiral Woodward saw the person waving to him, and a friendly smile appeared on his face:

"This Salt, it's really fast!" After speaking, he turned his head and ordered to the staff officer beside him: "Invite the captain of the 'Sheffield' to my office!"

"Yes!" the staff officer snapped. He quickly walked out of the bridge

"Haha~~ Mr. General, I sincerely congratulate you on a brilliant victory!" The captain of the Sheffield, Colonel James Salter, warmly congratulated his boss and old classmate:

"The first large warship sunk by the Royal Navy since World War II is enough to be written into the Oxford Dictionary of History!"

"I hope so!" said Major General Woodward, waving his hand nonchalantly, then motioning for Colonel Salter to sit down, and then asked with concern:

"How's it going, my old friend, how is your ship ready?"

"Dear general, I think you should know the combat effectiveness of the 'Sheffield'! An hour ago, it was our Sheffield that was the first to discover the traces of Argentine fighters, but the aviation was still one step slower, otherwise they would definitely have no return!"

Colonel Salter's words were extremely arrogant, and he did have the qualifications to be arrogant, "Sheffield" is not only the latest destroyer of the British Royal Navy, but also has a very high level of combat readiness, and is a first-class main force in NATO, and in today's task force, it is an unparalleled trump card, and Rear Admiral Woodward, who is the commander-in-chief of the task force, can be said to know this, so he nodded with satisfaction:

"That's good, that's why I called you here this time, ready to take on an important mission!"

"An important mission? Isn't it a fleet guard?"

"It's a warning, but it's also a trap," looked at Colonel Salter's puzzled gaze, and Major General Woodward's eyes were as deep as the sea, revealing a fox-like shrewdness, and then he spread out the chart on the table, pointed to a coordinate point marked with a blue pencil and continued:

"Here, you put 'Sheffield', and then"

About an hour later, the entire task force received an order for first-class combat readiness, and its ships slowly unfolded, and a huge trap slowly opened in the South Atlantic (to be continued). )

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