Chapter 95: The Falklands War (14)

With Major Will's consent, our training was soon underway.

As I said, the training subjects were mainly carried out according to the pattern of guerrilla warfare.

We are too familiar with this set, you must know that we Chinese are the ancestors of guerrilla warfare, plus we have fought with the Vietnamese devils who are good at guerrilla warfare, and have cooperated with guerrillas in Afghanistan, so we can be said to be familiar with that set.

Of course, the worst thing for us is the lack of time...... Major Weir gave us only one week, and after that week it was time to start a drill between the British army and this guerrilla company in my possession.

What can a week teach them? Then again, if the church could be taught in a week, then this guerrilla war would not be worth worrying about at all.

But I don't have much opinion on this, first of all, I don't think that this Argentine unit will be a master of guerrilla warfare, so what is General Wald, who is said to have successfully eliminated the opposition several times.

In fact, the Argentine Army is in a similar situation to the British Army, and it has not fought for decades. Even worse for Argentina, because during World War II, the Argentine president had always remained neutral and even secretly helped Germany because he believed that Germany would win. However, Britain was a veritable belligerent in World War II, and it would leave some combat experience no matter how it was said.

However, this does not mean that the Argentine army does not have actual combat experience, because they have rebelled one after another in their country, which gives the Argentine army experience in fighting the domestic opposition.

Of course, these opposition factions must have used guerrilla warfare in terms of form.

Just because the Argentine army can deal with the opposition's guerrilla warfare does not necessarily mean that they will use guerrilla warfare. This is to break up the army and disperse it into various terrains. For the regular army, this almost meant losing control and command of the army. This is generally intolerable for a general who is accustomed to regular warfare.

In other words, if there is a guerrilla war on the Falklands, it will be a small-scale guerrilla war or simply a few stragglers who have been separated from the larger forces. In such a situation, I think it is enough for us to make these preparations.

More importantly, I don't care at all if the British army can be trained to defeat the Argentines in the end.

On the one hand, it was because I knew very well that Britain in history had indeed won this battle. On the other hand, it is because I am not here to help Britain fight the war...... What does it matter to me whether the UK wins or loses? If Britain loses, it will be good! It is important to know that this is the early stage of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and the negotiations between China and Britain on Hong Kong's return have entered the second stage.

At this time, British negotiators will shamelessly demand that China promise not to station troops in Hong Kong, demand that British officials in Hong Kong have a higher status than other countries' consul generals in Hong Kong, demand that China promise that Britain may make changes to the Hong Kong government during the transition period, and demand that China accept the Hong Kong government left by Britain unchanged after 1997, and so on.

What was Britain at this time? A declining empire will have to pour out the whole country's strength to fight Argentina.

And Hong Kong is next to China, which is still a country dominated by the army...... But the British side has a way to make some inexplicable demands when they know that they can't control it at all, that is, when they don't have any chips at all.

What's more, Britain has laid several landmines on the Hong Kong issue while negotiating. For example, if you reclaim the sea to build a huge airport, you don't have to think about the money to be repaid for the loan, it will definitely extend to the time of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 97, and the company that built this airport doesn't have to think about it, it must be a British company. In other words, the money was earned by the British, but in the end it was paid back by China.

Another example is the bubble economy in Hong Kong, which has pulled Hong Kong's real estate and income to an inflated level...... The purpose is also obvious, when these bubbles burst after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong people's lives will plummet, so some Hong Kong people will naturally be nostalgic for the era of British colonial rule. And blame China for the fault.

So I didn't take it seriously from beginning to end whether Britain could win the war.

Even now I was thinking...... I can't just train on this South Georgian island, first of all, it takes a week. A week later, there were rounds of drills with other troops...... It's likely that I'll have to stay on this desert island until I finish my mission.

Is this okay?

You must know that my main task is to observe the course of this whole battle and to provide intelligence and information that can be used as a reference for the reform or development of our army. Obviously, those who stay on this small island more than 1,000 meters away from the desert island will definitely not see this.

At this time, I regret a little that I shouldn't have brought Major Weir to South Georgia for training, but even if I didn't, it would be useless, the British wouldn't have taken this luxury cruise ship full of soldiers to mix with warships and aircraft carriers when they started a war with Argentina, wouldn't that be just adding chaos or looking for death?!

So what to do?!

I was tormented by this, and in fact I had been thinking about it since I boarded the "Queen Elizabeth II", because from the moment I boarded the troop carrier, I knew that it would be difficult for me to get in touch with the top of the British task force, and it turned out that it was only a major who received us, as I thought.

How do I get the attention of the British military and get involved in this war?

Tell the Task Force higher-ups?

This may attract the attention of the British, and I can easily do it, after all, I am a modern person, and I can even say that I am a modern person who knows the general development of this war, as long as I can say one or two things that I know, then even if the British do not believe what I say at the moment, the situation will be different when things are verified.

But obviously I can't do that...... The reason is that I can't justify myself, and if I really tell them that I am a modern person from the future, I will probably set a trap to arrest me and study it in the form of the British.

As for the Chinese side...... They can say that I have died heroically on the battlefield or something, and may even give me a medal or a knighthood.

So, in order to be confined in a real room all day and studied like an animal, I'd better not do it.

However, I was only a small soldier after all, at least for the British task force.

At this time, they must be more concerned about how to defeat the Argentine navy and air force in a naval and air battle, rather than whether the army can cope with the Argentine army on the Falklands...... Even if they need to take this into account, it is almost a matter of seizing air supremacy and sea supremacy!

"Battalion commander!" At this time, Lin Xia handed me a cup of tea and said, "Don't think too much, isn't the training plan already unfolding?" It's time for you to take it easy, too! ”

"Hmm!" When I heard this, I quickly realized that Lin Xia had misunderstood that I was still having a headache about training, so I smiled and replied: "There is a saying that 'people have no long-term worries, they must have near-term worries', and there is such a thing as fighting...... It's never too much to think about, I'm afraid that some places don't take it into account! ”

"There's one thing you just said I don't agree with!"

"Which point?"

"You said we don't take you as soldiers!" Lin Xia said: "Actually, we still admire you soldiers very much, because you dare to risk your lives to fight the enemy in such a difficult environment. The idea is actually ...... Each has its own strengths, so it is suitable for doing different things. For example, if you are willing to endure hardships, are not afraid of sacrifice, and are good at fighting, then you are suitable for fighting on the battlefield, and if we learn more knowledge and get in touch with more culture, we are more suitable to contribute to the country's economy and system, that is, to do their duty! ”

"You're right!" I nodded.

"No, that's not right!" Lin Xia shook her head.

"What's wrong?" When I heard this, I couldn't help but wonder.

"After listening to your words yesterday, I realized that I was wrong!" Lin Xia crossed her mouth and said: "It turns out that being a soldier not only fights, but also knows much more things than us, and considers more mature and comprehensive issues than us, and we are like some frogs at the bottom of a well, thinking that the sky is only as big as the mouth of the well!" ”

I couldn't help laughing when I heard this, I knew that Lin Xia was talking about me, but I couldn't stand it in my heart, because I would know that these things are not because I am knowledgeable, but just that it is too easy to know these things in modern society, just click the mouse on the Internet.

In this day and age, if you want to know this, you can only go to those countries or become a spy.

"That's right, battalion commander!" Lin Xia propped her chin in front of me and asked curiously, "How do you know so many places, such as South Korea and Hong Kong, have you been to these places?" ”

When I came, I was shocked, and I said in embarrassment: "It's not that I don't want to sue you, but ......"

"Oh!" Lin Xia nodded with some disappointment: "I understand, state secrets!" ”

"You just need to remember one sentence!" I said, "The moon in a foreign country isn't particularly round, you know what I mean?" ”

"Understood!" Lin Xia nodded: "Don't blindly learn foreign things, we must have our own outlook on life and worldview, have our own judgment, and take the road that suits us!" ”

"Yes!" I nodded, and it seemed that this girl had finally opened her mind.

At this time, my eyes inadvertently swept to a submarine on the map, and I couldn't help but be stunned, and then I cheered in my heart: "Right, submarine!" Argentine submarines! (To be continued......)