Chapter 144: Rescue (14)

Five minutes passed quickly, and there was still no movement on the part of the Argentine army.

At this point, I could see the disappointment on the faces of Major Hill and Major Will, but I was still unwilling, and let the guide shout at the Argentine army for the last time: "The time is up, I regret that we did not reach a consensus, and we have to continue to treat you as enemies......"

"No, no......" Before the guide could finish speaking, the Ah army responded: "We surrender, but you must ensure our safety!" ā€

"Of course!" I replied.

In fact, at this time, we have no ability to ensure their safety, and we have not many bullets anymore, and it is difficult for us to protect ourselves.

But I certainly wouldn't answer like that, and after glancing at the two beaming majors beside me, I let the guide respond: "You can rest assured of this, and you know that Britain is a great power of considerable international prestige, so it is clear that if we do not abide by the Geneva Conventions, it will certainly affect our international image." What's more, we don't have to do it, do we? There isn't much hatred between us! ā€

The Afghan side was silent for a while, and then someone replied: "Okay, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Rosas, don't shoot, we're coming out!" ā€

At this time, Major Will also became smarter, and deliberately shouted the order "no shooting" to his subordinates.

In a few moments, two men crawled out of the bunker with guns in hand, and then more and more people followed them in an untidy formation.

Major Hill did not dare to slack off at this time, and with a wave of his hand, he led two teams of SAS with guns in front of him to surrender, and several of the team members could not even wait for the Argentine soldiers to lay down their weapons. The magazine was taken directly from their chests.

I can understand the urgency of these SAS players. You know, what we lack at this time is ammunition. In case something happens at this time, such as if some of these captives have repented or new Afghan troops are around, then it will be difficult for us to deal with it, so the most important thing is to replenish our ammunition.

But I think they are doing something stupid, because this is a clear confession to these Afghan soldiers that we are running out of ammunition.

So when I saw this scene, I couldn't help but be taken aback by their actions...... If it is the Yue devils who surrender at this time, then I think they will definitely take the opportunity to attack us. You know, the guns are still in their hands at this time, and they are so close to us that once they charge, it will be hand-to-hand combat.

Fortunately, we are not facing the Vietnamese devils, but the Argentine soldiers who are bent on returning home to see their relatives...... A soldier who is completely devoid of the will to fight is basically harmless on the battlefield, and not only harmless. If anyone wants to do something, they will even take the initiative to help us complete the surrender for their own safety.

For example, Major Hill noticed that several Argentine soldiers were arguing in a low voice, and immediately asked the SAS team members to take them out of the team for safety reasons.

This is certainly necessary...... Most of us don't understand Spanish, and it wouldn't be good for us if these soldiers used this to discuss with each other what to do against us or to incite a mass riot.

But after finding a guide and translating their words, we realized that it was a misunderstanding.

The reason for their argument was only that one of them had secretly hidden the bayonet...... The reason he did this was just a stupid thing to do without feeling safe, and his comrades immediately advised him not to do it, because it could kill them all.

So the surrender went smoothly, and after ten minutes piles of rifles and ammunition were piled up in front of us, and more than 400 prisoners were escorted to the side of the road and squatted to be guarded by SAS members.

"It's incredible!" Major Will looked at his men who were busy replenishing ammunition and shook his head and said, "I can't believe this qiē is real, Colonel. You are simply a magician, a magician on the battlefield! ā€

"Colonel!" Major Hill walked up to me and nodded, "It's hard to imagine that you succeeded. We at SAS have always prided ourselves on striving for the greatest results at the lowest cost, but you gave us a lesson today, a wonderful lesson, and you made us understand what is really 'striving for the greatest results at the lowest cost', well done! ā€

"What are we going to do now?" Major Will raised his head at the black-pressed captives crouching next to him, and then asked in a low voice, "With them, we can't get to our destination as quickly as possible!" ā€

I know what Major Will is referring to, but it was certainly a good thing to have surrendered these 400 Argentine soldiers, which made it easy for us to replenish ammunition from them not only without having to engage with them.

But here's the problem...... Our plan was to pass through the artillery positions of the Afghan army and then rush to the coastline within the specified time to escape, and now with so many prisoners, let alone rushing to the coastline on time, it will be difficult to get rid of the pursuit of other Afghan troops.

"This ......" was also very embarrassed when Major Will said this, and I really didn't think of this question just now.

"Let them go!" Major Hill built yƬ road.

"But......" Major Will objected, "we were still keeping them safe, and if we let them go, do you think they will be safe?" ā€

Major Will is right, you must know that this is a battlefield, and it is very likely that you will be dealt with by military law if you defect to the enemy without firing a shot. Therefore, it is really unreasonable to let these prisoners go at this time.

"So what else?" Major Hill replied: "We now have our own mission, and we have to do it, or we will die with them!" ā€

Major Hill is right, in this case, of course, it is the first thing to save ourselves, not to mention that even if we stop or go with the prisoners, it will not solve the problem, because the result of this will still end up in the hands of the Argentine army, and our lies will soon be exposed.

So it is clear that the previous decision to surrender made by the captives was wrong, that they believed our lies and that they are now going to pay for their wrong decisions.

I didn't want to, but I nodded in agreement with Major Hill.

However, just as Major Hill and his guide were about to announce the cruel decision to the captives, a few more Spanish voices suddenly came from the darkness: "Don't shoot, we're here to surrender!" ā€

The guide's translation couldn't help but make us stunned, and this accident also stopped Major Hill's footsteps.

What surprised us even more was that there were still few people who came to surrender this time, and there were two companies.

It turned out that when the more than 400 people of the Afghan army, that is, Lieutenant Colonel Rosas, surrendered just now, some of the Afghan troops who had not made up their minds broke away from the troops and ran in the direction of Port Stanley...... The Afghan army, which did not want to fight in the first place, decided to surrender voluntarily after some discussion.

I can understand this, because if the situation is as we say, Port Stanley is surrounded and the British have launched a general attack, then Port Stanley is in danger.

From the standpoint of the Afghan army, their shape is quite grim: the Falklands are more than 500 kilometers away from Argentina, and the British task force has also achieved a complete victory in the sea and air battles around the Falklands, which means that the Falklands has become an isolated island, and the Afghan troops stationed here will not have any reinforcements, and it is difficult to even get supplies now, because it turns out that the British Harrier has been dispatched at night.

Therefore, for the Afghan army, the sooner they surrender, the safer they are, or it can also be explained that if they continue to garrison Port Stanley, it will not have any meaning except for their own lives.

So now we played big, and the number of prisoners soon changed from more than 400 to more than 700, and what surprised us even more was that the number was still growing......

Later, when I remembered this battle, I realized that the Afghan army on the Falklands at this time was actually a frightened bird.

In fact, it cannot be said that it is all because of the fault of these soldiers, you must know that they are all young people who have never been on the battlefield, and they are also hot-headed young people who have been instigated by the Afghan government.

Having been on the battlefield for so long, I know very well that it is better for a soldier who is encouraged to go into battle right away...... The reason is that such morale is temporary, and if you don't go into battle right away, it won't be long before that enthusiasm fades, your mind clears, and then you start to regret it.

These young Argentine soldiers on the Falklands were stationed on the Falklands for two months, and they watched their navy and air force defeat by the British.

So naturally, when they heard that the British had surrounded Port Stanley and launched a general attack, they rushed from all sides to surrender, and in the end we couldn't stop it, even if we wanted to.

"What now?" Major Will smiled wryly and asked us, "Are you going to release the prisoners?" ā€

"Of course not!" Major Hill looked at the growing pile of captives and replied, "If we do this, it is clear that there will be no more captives to surrender!" ā€

I nodded: "We should report this situation to our superiors, the original plan to break out is now going to be turned into an offensive plan!" ā€

This was really unexpected, I really didn't expect that just because of a lie I used for emergency purposes, I triggered the surrender of team after team of Afghan troops.

And, predictably, I think this will be the battle with the largest number of prisoners I will ever take. (To be continued......)