As long as there is a financier who is willing to contribute resources to set up a stage, there will never be a shortage of people who are willing to sing on the stage, and Tang Huan is playing like this now.

Pérez de Cuéllar sent two accompanying observers, Tang Huan, with the title of humanitarian envoy to observe and report on the situation in the conflict zone, to make a name for himself, while Rice was left in charge of liaison at United Nations headquarters.

Hearing that Tang Huan and Ted Turner were going to personally go to the Falklands on the front line to deal with the issue of the detention of two war correspondents, the American media instantly boiled.

So when Tang Huan recruited members of the press corps for this trip, various media, including Europe and the United States, enthusiastically signed up, which was simply crowded.

When Silicon Valley One was about to take off from the New York airport and rush to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, hundreds of reporters stood on the tarmac to see them off, and all the mainstream media in Europe and the United States broadcast the whole process live.

When the belligerent situation began to heat up rapidly, both Argentina and Britain did not welcome this nondescript United Nations observer mission, and almost said, "If you are injured by mistake, you will be looking for your own death, but don't blame us." ”

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As early as 19 March, when the first Argentines landed on South Georgia and set up camp and hoisted the Argentine flag, the British Navy's icebreaker USS Perseverance, carrying a platoon of Royal Marines, attempted to go there to demolish the camp and expel the Argentines.

But when it was learned that the Argentine Navy had dispatched the 5,000-ton transport ship Joy Bay to transport 100 soldiers, the British had no choice but to return.

When Argentina officially attacked the Falklands on April 2. The British on the island also mobilized for war only symbolically. He then surrendered the next day.

The British were outnumbered in the early stages of the war. It can be described as an unobstructed view of exposure.

It is precisely because of this that Britain's subsequent effective mobilization for war has been taken into account by the world

Throughout the operation, forty-three British merchant ships, known as "shipstakenupfromtrade" - "self-trade call-ups", served or replenished the task force.

Container ships and oil tankers providing fuel and supplies form an 8,000-nautical-mile logistics line between Britain and the South Atlantic.

This kind of war mobilization ability was originally in the military education of Chinese universities in time and space. It is necessary to write a big book in the analysis of war examples.

Britain named the counteroffensive operation "OperationCorporate" -- "Fighting Together," and when its task force departed from Britain, the cover headline of the US magazine "Newsweek" magazine was "TheEmpireStrikesBack" -- "The Empire Strikes Back," apparently using the name of the "Star Wars" movie released in 1980, and using a pun on the British Empire.

This kind of intriguing, as long as you distinguish it a little, you can understand the meaning of watching lively.

The British at this time had high patriotic enthusiasm, which also diverted social contradictions. The victory of the government and the army is self-evident.

In mid-April, Britain completed the establishment of an offensive base on Ascension Island, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic. The official confrontation between the two sides of the war began.

The first step of the British was to recover South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are located in the east of the Falklands, about 1,300 kilometers away, the former covers an area of about 3,500 square kilometers, and the latter is about 300 square kilometers.

However, the operation, codenamed "Operation Paraquet" -- "Operation Parrot" -- did not go smoothly at first, and due to bad weather, the first landing, originally scheduled for 21 April, had to be cancelled. Even more unfortunate was the fact that a helicopter crashed in a dense fog.

On April 23, when the British were about to continue the operation, they discovered the Argentine submarine Santa Fe, which was intended to sneak attack.

It has to be said that the Santa Fe was reckless, it did not gather enough intelligence before the operation, and did not expect to encounter a British fleet in fact.

As a result, the Santa Fe failed to sneak attack, but was beaten by the other party. British helicopters, frigates, and destroyers were sunk on April 25. The Afghan army had to abandon the ship and land and surrender to the British at a breakwater on South Georgia.

Soon, the Argentine defenders on South Georgia surrendered without a fight, and the British regained South Georgia.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was quick to release the good news to the media, vividly describing it as "celebrating with the world".

After the end of this battle, the center of the firefight naturally switched to the main battlefield Falklands, which also meant that the war escalated.

You must know that before this, the Argentine military had used civil aviation Boeing 707 passenger planes to track and reconnoiter the British fleet, and several of them were intercepted by Falcon fighters outside the blockade area, but they did not receive any attack.

But that restraint is no longer there.

On 1 May, the British launched a series of five raids on the airfield of Port Stanley, the capital of the Falklands.

From the Widiawick Air Force Base on Ascension Island, the rear base of the British army in this war, to the Falklands, a one-way flight distance requires more than 6,000 kilometers, while the Vulcan bomber can fly more than 4,100 kilometers at most, plus the body weight of 77,000 kilograms when fully loaded with ammunition, resulting in at least 4 in-flight refueling to complete the bombing mission.

In this way, the British army set a record for the longest bombing distance in history with a single raid taking 16 hours and a total of more than 12,500 kilometers back and forth.

Even with such hard work, the results were not ideal, hitting the runway only once, and the ground crew of the Argentine Air Force restored the runway to the standard of C-130 transport aircraft taking off and landing within 24 hours, and even used sand and paint to create fake bomb craters on the runway and the ground to misjudge the British results.

However, the air raid, codenamed "Operation Black Buck", also made the Argentine side deeply afraid, so it transferred the Mirage 3 fighter to an airfield far from the conflict zone in the north to undertake air defense missions, including the capital Buenos Aires. to deter British bombers from launching attacks on native cities.

Also on the day of May 1. Judging Argentina, where British troops have landed on the Falklands. The first large-scale assault on the British with 36 aircraft was launched.

In fact, although the Falklands are about 500 kilometers away from Argentina, their geographical advantage is not as great as they might think.

The Falklands have three small airports, with the longest and most complete runway only in the capital city of Port Stanley. However, the runway at Stanley Airport was still not long enough for jet fighters to take off and land.

Therefore, the Argentine Air Force must take off from the mainland, which seriously affects its strike range, the frequency of combat air patrols, and the ability to provide close support. As a result, the time spent by its aircraft in the Falklands has been shortened.

As for the Argentine Navy, from the very beginning of the war, it was wisely decided that most of the ships avoided confrontation with the British Royal Navy.

Therefore, in the air battle that took place in the waters around the Falklands, it is difficult to say which side is more superior, Argentina or Britain.

And Tang Huan and his entourage arrived in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, opposite Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on May 1, the day when the war was in full swing.

Along the way, two reporters from Xiangjiang Media Asia TV. became the focus of attention, because of the equipment he carried. It's so advanced that it makes your mouth water, like the shoulder-mounted camera in it.

After the home video recorder, Tang Huan extended his tentacles into the professional field of television broadcasting, and launched the S-VHS one step ahead of Sony's Betacam and Panasonic's VHS-M, which can record four hours of programming per cassette.

There is no doubt that this alone will give you an advantage in this news gathering operation.

Seeing such a good thing, Ted Turner was anxious at the time, pulled Tang Huan and asked, "Why didn't you introduce such advanced equipment earlier." ”

"It takes time to go from the R&D center to the production plant, and I am such a stable person, of course, I can't hype up new products indiscriminately. Rest assured, this device is available for cable news networks to use. Tang Huan explained haha, those who are tired of competition with Sony and Panasonic, there is no need to put them on the table.

With Tang Huan's clear assurance, Ted Turner gave up stupidly.

Another thing that everyone is interested in is the "spy device" that Argentina used as an excuse to hold two CNN war correspondents, Fang Yuan's laptop.

This time I finally saw the true face of Lushan, which can be regarded as a wish for the curious.

With so much fun hunting, the long and intense journey is not so difficult.

Tang Huan was picked up by Lu Xiaohu and Zheng Gang, who arrived in South America via Europe urgently to supervise the preparations for the super luxury ocean cruise ship "Gemini".

When everyone saw such a luxurious maritime city, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Titanic!"

No way, in the past month, this word has become so popular in the world that they instinctively shouted it for the first time to describe the luxury ocean cruise ship in front of them.

"Are we going to the Falklands on this big ship?" someone asked excitedly, and after getting a definite answer, he couldn't help but praise repeatedly, "This operation is so happy, I thought it would be very hard, but I didn't expect to take a luxury private jet directly and fly comfortably from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, and now I want to enjoy a luxury cruise ship to the final destination." ”

Such a joyful atmosphere infected almost everyone, but the news of a fierce air battle in the Falklands area that came immediately made everyone quickly serious.

There are no mediocre talents here, Tang Huan takes the stage, and others sing it's true, but they also have to have enough weight for the role to appear.

The current situation is so grim that even the most luxurious material comforts cannot offset the dangers.

According to Tang Huan's idea, the whole team set off on the morning of May 2 after a short rest.

But Han Anyuan clearly opposed his nephew's decision, believing that it was too dangerous.

The others watched the nephews arguing and did not express their opinions.

In fact, everyone who can speak, including the two UN observers and Ted Turner, is secretly on Han Anyuan's side, after all, Argentina and Britain do not want to see their team, and now that the two sides have killed the red eye, if they are injured by mistake, there is no reason to reason.

Tang Huan, who was dry-mouthed, unbuttoned the collar of his shirt and walked back and forth a few steps with some irritation. Finally, he stood on a high place and said, "Everyone. I think you know the significance of this trip. And you who choose to be war correspondents must also have your own professional philosophy of journalism. Yes, the current situation is indeed dangerous, but can this be a reason for us to retreat?

As Tang Huan said, since everyone has chosen to be war correspondents, there must have been an assessment of risk tolerance.

In the original time and space. Iraq, Syria and other Middle East regions, the smoke of gunfire continues, but Western journalists are still rushing there in an endless stream, nothing more than that, although there are risks, but also contain great benefits, to use the old Chinese saying "wealth and danger are sought", it is all mysterious.

Now these reporters were instigated by Tang Huan, and immediately shouted: "Tang, a billionaire like you is not afraid." And how can we hold back, let alone that. That's what we do. ”

"Then do as I say, and leave tomorrow morning. Tang Huan made a resolute gesture, "Of course, the necessary caution is also indispensable, our Twin will first carefully observe outside the 200-nautical-mile no-sail zone around the Falklands declared by the United Kingdom." ”

In this way, under the full impetus of Tang Huan, the Twins sailed from Montevideo to the war-torn Falklands on the morning of May 2.

In the middle of the process, they even received the news that Peruvian President Fernando Belonde Tri had proposed another peace plan, which made many reporters mutter, there would be no news to catch.

Tang Huan really did not fool everyone, the Twin Ships are currently sailing in the non-blockade area 200 nautical miles away from the Falklands, but he secretly gave an order, at about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, to rush to the position of 55 degrees 24 minutes south latitude and 61 degrees 32 minutes west longitude, but he would rather be later than enter the sea area early.

"Datang, what are we going to do here?" Lu Xiaohu looked at the chart and asked suspiciously.

"Give us a chance, and give others a chance, it's up to God to give this creation. Tang Huan held the coffee cup and replied leisurely.

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The Argentine Navy's intention to avoid the British Royal Navy is a matter of helplessness and self-esteem.

In order to save face, the cruiser General Belgrano, with two escorted destroyers, the Hoseki and the Bucha, departed for patrol on 26 April, and on 29 April they reached the area south of the Falklands.

It's just that this small fleet would not have thought that even if they retreated, bad luck would still befall them.

On 30 April, it was discovered by the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Conqueror, whose captain, Lieutenant Commander River Brown, immediately reported this information to Rear Admiral Woodward, the commander of the fleet.

By this time, the Argentine ships had already left the 200-nautical-mile blockade zone declared by the British, but it was ridiculous to count on the mercy of the enemy, and the British still regarded it as a threat and had no intention of letting them go.

After Rear Admiral Woodward reported to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister consulted the Cabinet, who, after intense debate and discussion, agreed to sink a capital ship in order to undermine the enemy's morale and morale, so the Prime Minister authorized the Conqueror to attack.

At 3:57 p.m. on May 2, the submarine HMS Conqueror, commanded by the British Royal Navy, entered the attack position.

Although equipped with a tiger torpedo, its reliability was only 40%. So the Conqueror fired three World War II Type 8 Type 4 torpedoes with 800-pound warheads each.

Two of the torpedoes hit the cruiser General Belgrano, one hit the armor belt 15 meters behind the bow and thus did not cause casualties, but the other hit three-quarters of the hull, as a result of which it penetrated into the vicinity of the mechanical room and exploded, and went up through the two-story dining room and recreation room.

Although the explosion did not cause a fire, the interior of the ship was quickly filled with thick smoke and, worse, damaged the ship's electrical equipment, preventing it from sending out a radio distress signal.

Due to the power outage, a large amount of seawater poured into the ship through the gap created by the torpedo, but it was unable to pump the water away, and the ship began to sink.

At 4:24 p.m., the captain of the ship, Admiral Bonso, gave the order to abandon ship, and the crew began to escape in lifeboats.

As for the two escort ships of the cruiser General Belgrano, the Good Stone and the Bucha, they had not yet discovered the dangerous situation of the main ship and continued westward.

The Falklands region has a cold, windy and humid oceanic climate, with daily weather variations and, not to forget, the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are reversed.

As a result, many of the lifeboats that came down from the cruiser General Belgrano were washed away in the face of the cold, strong winds and high waves, and as the sky grew dark, they were in danger of freezing to death.

Seven or eight hundred people, although they luckily escaped the catastrophe of the war, but in this vast ocean, they quickly fell into pessimism and despair.

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Adhering to the principle of "safety first", the Twins entered the target sea area two hours later than Tang Huan planned at 6 o'clock in the evening, and the reporters were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them and rushed to the deck to watch.

Tang Huan was also surprised, although he claimed to be well-informed with many memories, most of them were literary dramas, and the impact of the martial arts in front of him was full.

Through the lights, you can faintly see the lifeboats dotted on the sea, and the powerless struggle of the weak life makes everyone feel the cruelty of war and the majesty of nature.

"What should we do, are we going to save them?" someone asked, confused.

"Nonsense, I'm a super good person in the world, since I've met them, can I still see death and not save them. Tang Huan muttered in his heart while directing his subordinates to act, "Maybe among these hundreds of people, there is a relative of an Argentine football celebrity." (To be continued......)