It was only at dawn the next day that we found ourselves in a large fleet...... I can't tell you what kind of scene it is, but when you stand on the side of the ship and the sea breeze blows, you can see that there are large and small ships all around, including civilian ships, commercial ships, and of course military ships.

As someone who had some basic knowledge of the war, I knew that it was because of the lack of preparation time on the part of the British and the decline of the navy...... Due to the economic recession, the former maritime hegemon has now reduced its military spending, which is why Argentina dared to compete with Britain for this Malvinas island, believing that Britain would not be able to fight against them for a barren and worthless island.

In fact, if this Falklands is valuable, it still has some strategic value. For example, the Falklands are only 250 nautical miles from the Strait of Magellan, which is the main route connecting the South Pacific Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean, which means that whoever occupies the Falklands can easily block the gateway to the Strait of Magellan.

However, this strategic location can be said to have little significance for the British.

First, because the British Navy is no longer in the limelight, they simply cannot take care of the more than 13,000 kilometers of the Strait of Magellan. To put it simply, even if a war really starts, with Britain's national and military strength, even if they occupy the Falklands, they will not be able to control the Strait of Magellan, which is far away on the other side of the world.

On the other hand, the Strait of Magellan is no longer as important as it used to be, because the opening of the Panama Canal has made it impossible for most merchant ships and transport to pass through the Strait of Magellan.

It is precisely because of this that some people say that the Falklands mean to Britain. It's not really going to be more important than a win in professional football.

That's why Argentina thought that after they recovered the Falklands. Britain will only protest a few times and then stop it. But what they didn't expect was ...... On the first day of the occupation of the Falklands by Argentine troops. Britain announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Argentina, declared war for the second time, and on the third day sent a task force of more than 100 ships, including two aircraft carriers, to the Falklands.

Due to the rush of preparation, only many of the more than 100 ships were civilian and merchant ships that were temporarily requisitioned.

Like the Queen Elizabeth II we were aboard...... It was actually a luxury cruise ship, but now it has become a troop carrier, which is full of British soldiers preparing to land on the Falklands, and these British soldiers could not have dreamed that they would take a luxury cruise ship to the front line to face death.

Of course. Military and civilian ships are mostly separated. Military ships were at the front, civilian and commercial ships were behind, and only occasionally a few frigates cruised around the civilian fleet in case something unexpected happened.

There were hundreds of ships in the whole fleet, and the black pressure was advancing on the sea like a group of dolphins jumping on the surface of the sea.

The soldiers couldn't help but be shocked by this scene, and they all pointed to the surrounding fleet on the side of the ship and shouted in fuss:

"What a boat! Look, and warships, you say...... What caliber is the cannon on that warship! ”

"Look at it like that, it's hundreds of millimeters! It's a terrible hit! ”

"What's that? Look at the ship...... There's a plane up there! ”

"Mom! Isn't that an airfield? Why did you move the airfield to the sea! ”

……

I couldn't help but be amused when I heard this, but it didn't seem to blame the warriors. Most of them are afraid that they have not even seen a warship before, let alone an aircraft carrier.

"Battalion commander!" Looking at me, Zhao Jingping asked on the side, "Do you know what kind of ship it is?" ”

"Hmm! This ...... "I also wanted to show off in front of my subordinates. But thinking that it might not be appropriate to know too much at this time, he shook his head and said, "I don't know either!" ”

"That's called an aircraft carrier!" Xu Jianping said with some pride: "Just like what the comrade said just now, an aircraft carrier can carry dozens of aircraft, just like carrying an airfield, and the planes can take off or land at any time." Modern naval warfare is mainly about fighting for air supremacy, so aircraft carriers can almost be said to play a decisive role in naval warfare! ”

"Look!" Saying that, Xu Jianping pointed to the two aircraft carriers in front of him and said: "That is the Invincible, this is the Competitor, and the more than 20 Harrier fighters they carry are the main force of our attack?" ”

I couldn't help frowning when I heard this...... Only more than twenty? Two aircraft carriers can only carry more than 20 Harrier fighters?!

And Lin Xia shouted with amazement on her face: "Each ship can carry more than a dozen planes!" By the way, what is VTOL? ”

"Vertical take-off and landing is ......," Xu Jianping explained without annoyance: "It's like a helicopter, it doesn't need a runway." It's just that it's a fighter! ”

"Is there a difference between a fighter jet and a helicopter?"

……

It seems that Lin Xia has found a soulmate here, she and Xu Jianping have a very happy conversation, and even come to a few words of English from time to time.

On the one hand, it is also because China in this era is relatively backward, not to mention the United States, and even a declining country like Britain is far inferior, so students who have been exposed to British and American culture will naturally have admiration for the high technology of Britain and the United States, and even envy and even worship the democracy and freedom propagated by the United States and Britain.

I think this Lin Xia should be one of them, maybe because of this, she is so yearning for this mission.

Zhao Jingping couldn't stand this, he glanced at me again and again, and then pulled me aside and whispered: "Battalion commander, look at this girl...... Isn't there a bit of a problem with your stance? We have to do ideological work for her, and we can't let her become obsessed with capitalism! ”

Hearing this, I felt a little helpless in my heart, what Zhao Jingping said was indeed right, but it seemed to be a little strict. Besides, this is not something I am good at, let alone how easy it is to change a person's long-formed concepts.

"Captain!" After thinking about it, I called Xu Jianping, who was talking happily with Lin Xia, and said, "Why don't your superiors have assigned us any tasks?" ”

"This ......" Xu Jianping was stunned for a moment and then replied: "Not for the time being!" ”

This was not what I expected. Originally, I thought ...... If this Englishman wants to supplement the knowledge of guerrilla warfare with these soldiers under him. We should have started training as soon as we arrived.

You must know that the Falklands War has only been fought for more than 70 days. That is, there are only more than two months before and after...... Of course, this is something that only me, a modern person, knows.

But the British, if they did not know, should have understood that their army was about to land on the Falklands at any moment, and immediately faced the guerrilla warfare of the Argentine army.

In other words, they don't have a lot of time, probably only a week or two, so what are they waiting for? We, the guerrilla warfare military advisers they invited from afar, are still blowing the sea breeze here and watching the sea view!

"Comrade battalion commander!" Xu Jianping explained: "Maybe it's because we're too busy, we just occupied South Georgia and have a lot of preparation to do!" ”

"Huh?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this: "You just took South Georgia?" ”

What I do know is that the British task force took South Georgia only in preparation. South Georgia is a place more than 1,000 kilometers from the Falklands, and it is clear that the British took this island as an outpost or supply depot for attacking the Falklands.

I thought the Falklands War was already raging, but now it seems that preparations are still underway.

"Yes!" Xu Jianping nodded, then looked at me with some surprise and said, "Does the battalion commander also know about South Georgia?" ”

"Hmm!" When I heard this, I realized that I had slipped my mouth again, so I hurriedly explained: "I know some, but not much." I had looked at the map before I came, and I knew that this island was a good outpost for you, and now I don't think I guessed wrong! ”

"It's really a hero's vision!" Xu Jianping said with a smile: "It seems that the battalion commander is what we want to go together!" We're doing some necessary modifications to Georgia at this time, and then we're going to have to blockade the airspace and sea of the Falklands, and I think the generals are struggling with that. That's why we were forgotten! ”

I also think it's right to say this when Xu Jianping said this, after all, the Falklands War was mainly fought in sea and air battles. As for the land battle on Nama Island...... That is, it is a question of the size of the casualties or the length of time.

But I soon knew that I was wrong to think so, because I am a modern person who knows history, so I know very well that this battle will not be fought for too long, just like the two months I said before. But the British don't know this, and what the British are worried about is ...... If the Argentine army had engaged in a protracted guerrilla war with the British army on the complex terrain of the Falklands, Britain would soon have been plunged into a terrible maelstrom.

At this time, a British second lieutenant came up to me and saluted, glanced at it, and then said to Xu Jianping: "Major Will ordered you to go to the general staff!" ”

"Yes!" After Xu Jianping stepped forward, he smiled at me and said, "We were still talking about this topic just now, Major Will wants to see you!" ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but curse in my heart: Mother! Who are these Brits? You must know that I, the battalion commander, is also a lieutenant colonel if I want to count the major in the rank, and they have found a major to be responsible for receiving me, and they also use the word "order"!

But this was just what I thought in my heart, but I didn't say anything, and followed Xu Jianping all the way around the corridor of the cabin, occasionally climbing a few stairs and then entering a luxury cabin...... It is said that this luxury cabin is dozens of square meters wide and is divided into two rooms, one is a bedroom and the other is an office. This may not be a big deal in peacetime, but for wartime and luxury cruise ships, this office is very eye-catching.

"Comrade battalion commander!" As soon as I walked in, a British officer who was sitting in front of the office watching Wen Jiàn stood up and shook my hand, then motioned for me to sit down.

"First of all, welcome to you!" The British officer said: "I am Major Will, and I am also the direct head of the Chinese advisory group, you can come and respond to me if you have any needs or problems!" ”

"Major Will!" I replied unceremoniously: "I didn't know that in your army, a low-ranking officer could command a high-ranking officer!" ”

"What?" After listening to Xu Jianping's translation, Major Will spread his hands puzzled: "I don't understand where Comrade Battalion Commander heard it, but there is no such thing in our army!" ”

"Then I don't know what rank I have in your army!" I say.

Major Will was obviously a clever man, and soon realized what I meant, and replied with some embarrassment: "This is an oversight on our part, because we plan to form a company centered on you, so this is why such a problem arises!" If Comrade Battalion Commander minds this issue......"

"No, I don't mind!" I said, "In fact, it is none of my business who is responsible for this on the British side of you." My concern is...... Complete this quest and go! As for whether you pay attention to this issue, or how many casualties the British soldiers had...... It's none of my business, is it? ”

"No, no, no...... Comrade battalion commander! Major Will hurriedly explained, "The general asked me to take charge of this matter not because I didn't pay enough attention to it, but because I am one of the few who want to bring in your advisory group and form this army!" ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this: "So, your internal opinions are not unanimous?" ”

"Of course!" Major Will nodded and replied: "There are many reasons for the disunity, the most important one is because many people believe that the focus of this battle is on sea and air warfare, and they do not care about land warfare. But we don't think so, the main reason is that the Argentine side appointed Wald as commander of the Falklands garrison and actively prepared for war on the Falklands. As far as we know, General Wald is a victorious general who has repeatedly wiped out the opposition in Argentina, and he has a knack for guerrilla warfare against the opposition, so we wondered if Wald used the terrain to wage a guerrilla war against us on the Falklands......"

Speaking of this, Will shook his head: "Comrade battalion commander, you also know, our British task force has come to the Falklands from far away, and it is very difficult to replenish supplies, in case we can't achieve victory in a short time and turn into a protracted war, the blow to us will be fatal, so we can't take this risk, which is why we insist on hiring a guerrilla warfare advisory group!" ”

When I heard this, I understood that there were still so many twists and turns here. (To be continued......)