On the other side of the globe, at the southern tip of South America, Argentina.

It's a vast country, and in South America, apart from Brazil, Argentina is the largest country in terms of land area. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Antarctica to the south, Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast.

The terrain here is complex, gradually flattening from west to east. The west is a mountainous area with the undulating, majestic and magnificent Andes Mountains across South America as the main body, with more than 3,000 kilometers from north to south. The eastern and central Pampas are well-known agricultural and pastoral areas; The northern part is dominated by the plain of Gran Chaco, with many swamps and forests; To the south is the Patagonian plateau.

Argentina is rich in mineral resources, including oil, natural gas, coal, iron, silver, uranium, etc., and the living standards of the people here are relatively high in South America.

However, for some reason, since last year, the economy has been sluggish, and this year, the economic situation has deteriorated.

Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is one of the most prosperous cities in Latin America, located on the west bank of the Río de la Plata, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, and is known as the "Paris of South America".

Usually, it is full of people coming and going, and it is very lively, but now, outside the window, there are almost no pedestrians, as if it is also imprinted against the economic depression.

A gray-haired, but well-spirited man stood in front of the window of the political axe office building, his body was straight, wearing a military uniform, under the nose of the eagle ditch, and there were two deep wrinkles on both sides of the raised mouth.

He is the president of Argentina, Leopoldo? Fortunato? Galtieri? Castelli.

Galtieri was born in the army, Argentina in 1976, there was a military coup, Galtieri supported the military coup, in the new political axe, the status is getting higher and higher, in the last year, Galtieri visited the United States, was Ronald ? Wilson? Reagan was seen as an ally against [***] and received warmly. Because at this time, most of Latin America still belongs to the third world, which is the [***] camp.

With the full support of the United States, Galtieri became the president of Argentina, but he was very competent as a soldier, but he was still a little short of a politician. Economically, Galtieri has little to deal with.

Since last year, Argentina's inflation rate has reached more than 600%, GDP has fallen to 11.4%, manufacturing output has fallen to 22.9%, and wage growth has only reached 19.2%; As a result, the domestic strike storm intensified, and the degree of dissatisfaction with the political axe of Galtieri grew.

How can we get rid of the negative impact of the economy? How can we gain popular support? Galtieri's gaze was to the west.

A warm breeze from the Atlantic Ocean is blowing. Galtieri took a sharp puff on his cigar and leaned his hand against the window, his eyes resolute.

There is only one way to change the current situation and unite the energies of the people, and to start a war!

The Malvinas Islands, that's our Argentine!

The Falklands are in the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean east of the southern tip of Argentina, only more than 200 nautical miles from Argentina in the west, and 7,000 nautical miles away from the United Kingdom across the entire Atlantic Ocean! Argentine fishermen, even fishing in the waters close to the Falklands, were expelled because of the British flag flying on it!

Why is the Falklands British? It is only because the other party claims that the pirate was first discovered by the English captain Strong in 1690, and he named the strait between the two main islands after the British naval officer, Viscount Falkland, which later became the name of the entire archipelago. In the British dictionary, the archipelago is called the Frank Islands!

Whoever discovered, who owned, the former Empire, seems to have overlooked the fact that on Argentine soil, Argentine fishermen had been fishing around the archipelago for a thousand years, and they had also ignored how to drive away the indigenous people here when they arrived here.

Calls for sovereignty over the Falklands have also intensified in Argentina, which has been negotiating with Britain since 1966 but finally parted ways last year.

Since you can't talk about it, let's fight! Galtieri made up his mind.

The history of Argentina, rewritten from him, the Falklands, is the territory of Argentina!

"Anaya." Galtieri turned back and asked his own commander-in-chief, "How is the plan going?" ”

If you want to attack the Falklands, the Argentine Navy will take the lead in the operation, so the first thing to know about the president's plan, and the specific formulation of the action plan, is done by Anaya.

"Our plan has been perfected, after July, we will enter the winter here, the severe cold is the biggest enemy for the British [***] team fighting far from home, so the time for our implementation is tentatively scheduled for September 15 this year." Anaya said.

Galtieri nodded, yes! The timing is very well chosen, especially since it is relatively close to the Antarctic Circle, and in winter, the climate is very cold, and the biggest threat facing the British fleet that has come from half the world is the weather!

"At that time, we can order fourteen Super Flags and 15 Exocet missiles from France, especially Exocet missiles, which will be our most powerful weapon against the British fleet, just a few years ago, the Iraqi Air Force attacked the warships of the Iranian Navy and sank Iran's largest Babur-class, although neither side has made a statement, but all the information confirms that it was the Exocet missiles. We are armed with such missiles, which will maximize our strength against opposing opposing formations. Anaya said.

"Flying fish," Galtieri said for a moment, "and if the Flying Fish are so useful, why don't we buy a few more?" ”

"At present, the production of Exocet missiles in France is very limited, in addition to supplying them for their own use, they are supplied to the Arab Iraq, they are generous, it is said that more than 100 missiles have been ordered, so our order has been delayed, until now, only three have been delivered." Anaya said: "However, when the time comes, the British aircraft carrier Invincible will be sold to Australia as planned, and some large ships will be decommissioned or dismantled one after another, so the danger we face is only a few modern warships, especially the Type 42 air defense destroyer, with these Exocet, it is enough." At that time, the 4 ships and 2 frigates that we purchased from West Germany will also arrive, and if the British dare to come, they will definitely have no return! ”

A second-rate military power can never be compared with a first-class country! Galtieri thought disdainfully.

Britain's economic strength can no longer support their huge fleet, so Britain decided to retire aircraft carriers, so that Britain's long-range offensive capability will be greatly weakened. Thinking that the aircraft carrier was dismantled to scrap metal, and then Margaret Thatcher found that there was no navy at her disposal, I wonder if she would be mad?

At the end of World War II, the British Navy was the second largest in the world after the United States, with a total of 50 aircraft carriers and escort carriers! However, with the fading of the halo of "the empire that does not fall", Britain's national strength gradually declined, and the situation of the navy also declined. Successive British political axes have maintained a line of shrinking overseas military power, and a large number of warships have been decommissioned, mothballed, or even demolished.

In particular, last year, the "Ark Royal," the backbone of Britain's maritime power, which can carry 38 warplanes and has a full load displacement of 50,000 tons, was dismantled, leaving Britain with only 20,000 tons of Invincible-class aircraft carriers left, and its ocean-going capability has been greatly reduced.

"At that time, our navy will be organized into three fleets, consisting of 2 destroyers, 2 frigates, 1 tank landing ship, 1 submarine, 1 icebreaker, 1 supply ship and 2 battalions of marines to form the 40th amphibious task force, which will set off from Belgrano to regain the Falklands, and with 1 frigate, 1 supply ship and 2 platoons of marines to form the 60th amphibious task force, which will set off from Puerto de Ceado to recover the South Island, and also with 1 aircraft carrier, 4 destroyers, 1 frigate, One tanker formed the 20th Task Force, which provided combat cover. The commander-in-chief of operations was Osvaldo, commander of the 5th Army and commander of the Malvinas theater of operations. Lieutenant General Garcia. Operation Codename: Rosario. ”

In this way, almost the vast majority of Argentine warships were dumped, and the Malvinas Islands were taken with lightning speed!

Galtieri opened the window, and outside, it was already a little stuffy.

The people of Argentina, you will see that your president is definitely not the weak coward of the past! Argentina, in need of a strong president!

Later generations believed that if Argentina could launch an attack as originally planned, then the Argentine military scholar Galtieri would have won, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher would have resigned in a military defeat or lost the election, and the old British Labour Party would have returned to power in Britain, and there would have been no so-called Thatcherism, no British revival, and no Tony. Blair or Gordon? Brown's Today.

It's a pity that everything can't be done again, because Galtieri didn't travel back.

Historical events have political, economic, belief, and other inevitable factors, as well as accidental aspects.

At this time, the eyes of military experts around the world are focused on the powder keg Middle East, what will happen to the war between Iraq and Iran, while the conflict between Palestine and Israel is intensifying, and in North Korea in eastern Asia, there is also news that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.

However, no one noticed that on March 19 of that year, 39 workers from an Argentine company came to the island of South Georgia to dismantle an old whale processing plant.

"Alfredo, what are you doing?" A worker who was demolishing a house saw the foreman who had brought them and was busy in front of a flagpole.

"The land here is so beautiful, the sky here is so blue, shouldn't our flag be flying here? Why the rice flag? Alfredo said.

When the workers who came heard it, it was true, this was originally our Argentine, why let the British flag fly?

It's a demolition here anyway, it's just a few days anyway, and everyone is Argentine anyway, and they all have an impulse.

"Yes, let our flag fly here!" The workers helped Alfredo by removing the British flag and hoisting it with their own flag.

From top to bottom, there are three parallel and equal horizontal rectangles of light blue, white and light blue, and in the middle of the white rectangle is a round of "May sun", and 32 curved and straight rays of light are distributed along the circumference of the sun itself. Light blue symbolizes justice, and white symbolizes faith, purity, integrity, and nobility; The "May Sun" symbolizes freedom and dawn. This is the flag of Argentina.

Watching it flutter high on the flagpole, the workers felt more energetic to do their work.

(To be continued)