Chapter 147: Victory (2)

In order to prevent the Argentine side from remorseful after discovering that there were only about 400 enemy personnel in the vicinity of Port Stanley, the two assault battalions of marines on board the landing ship immediately landed under the cover of Harrier fighters, helicopters, and naval guns.

Of course, these were only necessary measures, and the Afghan army, which had decided to surrender, did not put up any resistance to the British landing, so soon a medical team and a battalion of British troops were sent to us to rescue the wounded and take over our work.

Although he was mentally prepared, one of the colonels at the head was stunned when he saw the few kilometres of prisoners we were carrying, and he soon realized that he was facing the same problems as before...... I don't know what to do with these captives!

Of course, that's not what we need to think about, all we have to do now is march to the shoreline with the medical team and return to the task force in lifeboats.

Needless to say, the feeling of returning to the division in triumph is self-evident.

We, the Chinese soldiers, are fine, because we have had so many experiences like this that it can numb us.

But those British troops were different, especially the training company under Major Will...... You must know that this is the first time they have gone to the battlefield, and this time they have finally taken down more than 7,000 important military targets of the enemy with the strength of a company, and even more importantly, this also represents the end of the war, so those British troops immediately fluttered.

"Hey, brothers!" A British soldier walked with a cigarette in his mouth and said, "How shall we describe this battle when we go back?" Say that we captured more than three thousand Argentines? ”

"More than 7,000 to be exact!" Another British soldier retorted: "Port Stanley also surrendered at our guns!" ”

"Don't you think we should have entered Port Stanley to receive the captives?"

"Yes! We took Port Stanley, but sent someone else to receive our work......"

"Come on!" Tom impatiently interrupted the arrogant guys: "If the colonel hadn't led us to this battle, how many Argentines do you think you would have captured?" I think you should be lying on the ground and becoming martyrs! So. If you want to receive prisoners of war, you should also go to the colonel! ”

"That's right!" The British soldiers replied: "The whole process of commanding the colonel is simply an art!" ”

"I have to say...... It's good that we are not enemies with the colonel! ”

"Hey. Remember when we were at war with China? ”

"Is there one?"

"Of course. Although we didn't send many troops at that time! ”

"You mean the Korean War?"

"Yes, although there was no victory or loss in that battle, the Chinese withstood the attack of American planes and artillery with old-fashioned rifles on the 38th parallel! Before, I never dared to imagine how the Chinese did it, but now I understand! ”

"Yes!" The other British soldiers nodded in agreement and looked at us with admiration.

Listening to these words, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, I didn't expect that there would be another benefit in this battle, that is, to reshape the image of our Chinese soldiers as undefeated abroad.

It's just that I feel ashamed to be praised like this by the British soldiers, because the Chinese army in this era is actually far inferior to the volunteer army in terms of suzhì, and they are the elite soldiers who have come from the anti-Japanese war and the civil war. And we didn't even have basic training in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in '79.

After more than half an hour, we returned to the warship in a lifeboat.

On the return to the warship, we were warmly welcomed by the sailors...... Of course, the welcome was British, i.e. applause, whistles, and things like "good", "you know? You are heroes" and so on.

I wasn't surprised by this, but the Chinese soldiers under my command were full of weirdness...... In their minds, welcoming the triumphant return of the troops should be the kind of banner that beats the gongs and drums and presents flowers and tea, but is this look too deserted and too simple.

Perhaps this is the difference between the cultures of the two countries, and of course the warriors are strange and strange, and they will not mind this simple British welcome.

"Colonel!"

When a smiling General Clapp appeared in front of me, I couldn't help but be stunned.

"General, why are you here?" I asked.

As the commander of the fleet. He's tasked with protecting the aircraft carrier and other ships, so I never thought he'd be on the ship attacking Port Stanley.

"I seem to have sued you. I will personally command the navy and air force attacking Port Stanley! Clapp spread his hands: "So here I am!" ”

"You know what?" "When I told the Prime Minister of our victory in Port Stanley at a very small cost, she was stunned, and even angrily questioned how I dared to take Port Stanley without reporting anything to her...... Obviously, this victory caught her off guard, and in fact I wasn't mentally prepared for it! ”

"I don't think she blames you at all!" I say.

"Of course!" Clappha laughed, "My answer is that she knows about the plan, but she doesn't believe it." So I told her all about it, and I told her that this operation was actually a plan to rescue SAS, but it was an unexpected takeover of Port Stanley. And guess what happened? ”

"What?"

"The Prime Minister was stunned for a whole minute!" "I'm not exaggerating, I didn't speak for a minute!" Clapp said. ”

I just smiled helplessly, this seems to be a very simple thing, but it is a matter of life and death for us, not being on that battlefield, I don't know what kind of pressure we were under at that time.

"I've got to say I'm sorry for something!" Clapp continued: "For the surrender of the Argentine army, we will sign the surrender agreement tomorrow, and I wanted you to participate in the signing of this agreement, because I feel that you are fully qualified and you have a pivotal role in this war. But after thinking about it, I don't think it's the right fit for ......"

"I understand!" I interrupted Clapp

This is of course understandable, because I am a Chinese adviser, and this war is a war between Britain and Afghanistan, and the occasion for signing a surrender agreement is certainly not suitable for the presence of a third country.

And to be honest, I don't care about that either.

None of that matters to me, the important thing is that we are alive and victorious. (To be continued......)