The reason why I think of the Argentine submarine when I see the submarine sign on the map is because I remember that an Argentine submarine was sunk by the British fleet at the beginning of this battle, and it was on this South Georgia island that it was attached.

It's easy to understand why the British had just captured the Argentine island of South Georgia...... It was not too difficult to capture the island, because the Argentines only had more than 150 soldiers stationed here, and it was a lone army without any reinforcements, so the British only sent two companies to take South Georgia easily at the cost of zero casualties under the cover of warships and aircraft.

This was not because the Argentines did not think the island was important, but in fact they knew very well that the British expeditionary task force had to have a place to serve as an outpost...... It is impossible for the ships that come with the fleet to fight with the warships and aircraft carriers, and the war is not expected to end in a few days or weeks, so these supply ships must unload the supplies and go back and forth again, so that the supplies can be continuously transported from Britain to the Argentine battlefield.

But the problem is that the Argentine side knows that this South Georgia island is important, but it is unable to defend it.

One reason is that their military strength is insufficient, and the vast majority of Argentine submarines, warships, and warplanes are purchased from other countries and retired after decades of service, for example, Argentina's only aircraft carrier in active service, "May 25", is the British World War II Honorable, which was later sold to the Netherlands, and the Netherlands in turn sold to Argentina...... As a result, it has evolved into the current hostile state of several British aircraft carriers at sea, which is also an irony for Britain.

Therefore, the situation on the Argentine side was inferior to the British task force in terms of both quality and quantity of weapons and equipment.

So obviously. Argentina simply simply does not have the ability to defend both the Falklands and South Georgia. The result was to give the British fleet a chance to break them all.

Another reason is that South Georgia is far away from Argentina.

South Georgia is 1,300 kilometers from the Falklands. The Falklands are 500 kilometers from Argentina, which means that South Georgia is about 1,800 kilometers from Argentina.

At such a distance, and all the way to the ocean, the Argentine air force simply could not fly over this small island, which means that this South Georgian island was destined to be a dish on the table of the British task force from the beginning.

This is also the reason why the Argentine army is stationed on this island with just over a hundred soldiers...... They are just symbolically throwing a force here to show the world that the island belongs to Argentina.

I think that if Argentina had a way to sink this South Georgian island, then they would never have allowed this island with a total area of more than 3,700 square kilometers to remain in the world, because the island has a port called "Rietwicken", which is an "ice-free port" that can be used all year round, which is tantamount to giving the British an excellent condition for attacking the Falklands.

It is precisely because of this port. And there is only this port, so the Argentine side will be a little unwilling to do this, or they want to get some British supplies or ships or intelligence, so they sent several submarines to reconnoiter near the port of Ritweken in South Georgia in the early days.

As a result, several British helicopters combined with several warships sank an Argentine submarine in history.

"Major Will!" I called out to Major Will, who was sitting by the fire not far away, warming himself, which was probably a habit of the British, who liked to make a fire to roast whenever they settled down.

I'm not going to say anything tonight, but starting tomorrow night it's no longer allowed. The reason is simple, the light of fire is lethal to guerrilla warfare, and it will clearly tell the enemy where the target is.

"Comrade battalion commander!" Major Will handed me a cup of coffee and said, "Try our English coffee!" ”

"Thank you!" My attention is always on the map. I picked up my coffee and took a sip.

"It tastes good!" I say.

"This ......" Major Will looked at me with some surprise: "Has Comrade Battalion Commander ever drunk coffee before?" ”

"What?" I looked up and saw Major Will and Lin Xia with strange expressions on their faces, and I couldn't help but be stunned, and then quickly realized what the problem was.

I just drank coffee...... This thing might just be a normal thing in modern times. But for the Chinese of this era, they have not even heard the name "coffee".

On the other hand, people who have never drunk coffee will be a little uncomfortable with the taste of coffee at first, but I can casually drink it while complimenting "it tastes good", so it is no wonder that Major Will and Lin Xia looked at me with such strange expressions.

"Oh!" Seeing this, I hurriedly replied, "I did drink it a few times, and I couldn't drink it at first, but after drinking it a few more times, I quickly liked the fragrance!" ”

"You've let me down!" Major Will smiled: "Originally, I wanted to see your frowning expression, and lo and behold, I even asked my assistant to get the camera ready......"

When I looked to Major Will, I saw a British soldier with a camera in his hand, obviously trying to capture the scene at the moment when I made a fool of myself, but disappointed them.

"It's okay!" I said, "We can do it again!" ”

With that, I raised my coffee again and took a sip, then made a very exaggerated expression and frowned and said, "Oh...... Oh, my God! What is this?! ”

My expression and movements only made the British soldiers around me, including Major Will, laugh.

"You have such a great sense of humor, Comrade Battalion Commander!" Major Will smiled and said, "I think we should have a great time working with you!" ”

"I hope so!" I replied, thinking that maybe the partnership would end in a few days...... I don't want to stay on this broken island with ice and snow, I'm going to be involved in the British sea and air battles.

"Major Will!" After a pause, I pointed to a few submarine markers on the map and said, "Do these signs mean that there are Argentine submarines on the sea?" ”

"Yes!" Major Will nodded: "This is also one of the reasons why we have not launched an attack on the Falklands for a long time, and for safety, our fleet has also temporarily returned to the deep sea, so as not to lack space in the narrow waters to avoid submarine attacks." In this regard, we lack sufficient intelligence, that is, we do not know the number and type of Argentine submarines, but we are already actively collecting, and once it is confirmed that the lack of Argentine submarines poses a threat to our fleet, we will give these Argentines a good look! ”

"Oh!" I nodded.

I absolutely believe that Britain has an advantage in this regard, not Britain's advantage, but Britain's international position and diplomacy compared to Argentina.

This may seem like a little to do with the military in peacetime, but it can often have some unexpected effects when it starts a war.

For example, the diplomatic ...... between Britain and the United States As a result, the United States even launched spy satellites for Britain to provide accurate intelligence for Britain; Another example is France, which was supposed to sell advanced fighters and missiles to Argentina before the war began, and immediately stopped supplying them; And then there's Chile, which is right next to Argentina, and the two countries have a long, long border, and even the land of these two countries is a bit like two long snakes entwined together. It provides intelligence to Britain unconditionally, which is tantamount to adding wings to the tiger.

"So......" I then asked, "do we have a record of sinking Argentine submarines?" ”

"Unfortunately, although we have sent an anti-submarine team to search, we have not found it so far!"

"Oh!" I was relieved to hear Major Will say that.

You know, I was going to use the submarine near South Georgia as a springboard, and if it had happened, I obviously wouldn't have been able to do anything about it, but luckily it didn't happen.

"Why did Comrade Battalion Commander ask this?" Major Will had a puzzled look on his face.

"Oh, nothing!" I replied: "I just saw that there was only one port available in South Georgia, so I was worried that it would be blocked by Argentine submarines!" ”

"For this, Comrade Battalion Commander can rest assured!" Major Will laughed: "We have many anti-submarine helicopters, and six submarines, five of which are much more advanced nuclear submarines than Argentina, and it is not difficult to protect the security of the port!" ”

"Then I'm relieved!" I say.

"So......" Then Major Will said with some surprise: "Comrade battalion commander also knows something about naval warfare?" ”

"I don't know much!" I said, "As you know, those of us who command wars like to look at some examples of past battles and conduct in-depth analysis and research, and although this naval battle is different from land warfare, many tactics can be transplanted. ”

"Yes, yes!" Major Will nodded and said, "So I misunderstood, all along, I thought that Comrade Battalion Commander would only fight land battles!" ”

"You can think so!" I replied, "Because I have never commanded a naval battle!" ”

This is true, since I came to this world, I have even seen the sea for the first time, let alone any naval battles.

"As for tomorrow's training!" I said, "I've suddenly changed my mind, I'm going to start training with the Traveling Cannon, what does the Major think?" ”

"Traveling cannon?" Major Will looked puzzled.

"It's guerrilla warfare with mortars!" I said: "Mortars have a long range and great lethality, and the greatest advantage is that they can be fired for a short period of time, and they can be transferred immediately after fighting, making them an excellent weapon for fighting guerrilla warfare." Merely...... If that's the case, we'll need a lot of mortars! ”

"That's not a problem!" Major Will responded without thinking about it: "I'll arrange it right away!" (To be continued......)