It was already past one o'clock in the morning of Greenwich time, and the small living room at No. 10 Downing Street was still brightly lit. Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher took a picture of the missile wreckage printed with the words C801 and glanced at the core staff present:

"It's clear that the missile in Argentina's hands is not France's 'flying fish', but a missile from China. There is clear evidence that the losses of the task force these days are closely related to this batch of Chinese missiles. Not only that, according to the information just obtained, Argentina still has a considerable number of missiles in its hands. So, gentlemen, what should we do next?"

"Since that's the case, we will directly put pressure on the Chinese government to stop selling missiles and hand over the core signal frequency of the missiles!"

As soon as Mrs. Thatcher finished speaking, a young consultant with a strong attitude said immediately, but as soon as he finished speaking, another mature and stern consultant sitting opposite him shook his head and opposed:

"What reason do we use to put pressure on the Chinese government? You must know that so far, the Chinese government has not publicly admitted that they have sold these anti-ship missiles to Argentina, and the same is true for Argentina. In this case, our rash comments on the Chinese government will only attract serious protests!"

"But we have evidence!" The tough young consultant was very dissatisfied and showed the information he had just received about Argentina's anti-ship missiles to the mature and persistent consultant, and then continued in an eloquent tone:

"There is very favorable evidence, a fact that the Chinese government cannot change no matter how quibbling it!"

"They cannot change, but they don't want to change, but just watch quietly, wait, and finally deny it!" Listening to the meaningful words of Lao Cheng's consultant, the young consultant was a little confused, but then the old consultant completely released his confusion:

"So, the information we have is nothing to China. They will naturally shrugge us and say to us, Sorry, you have found the wrong person! Then what? What should we do? Military deterrence, economic sanctions? Or joint efforts to suppress the United States? You must know that we are in a state of war with Argentina. The Empire of the Sun never sets was once, not now, and we have no strength to establish an enemy!"

After hearing what the old consultant said, the young consultant stopped talking, but leaned dejectedly on his seat. Those who could sit in this small living room were not stupid people. The same was true for this young consultant. The mature and persistent consultant was right. There was no evidence between countries at all, but the actual and outrageous interests.

Perhaps when dealing with a small country, the British government can still use its absolute advantage to suppress it, but we must be extremely cautious about China, a permanent member of the Security Council with a population of one billion, and a "nuclear" country, not to mention that the current Reagan administration in the United States is trying hard to win over China against the Soviet Union for global strategic considerations.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult to get full support from the United States if it has a rift with China. Moreover, the war in the Falklands is in full swing. If there is any friction with China, the United Kingdom will be completely in a passive situation. This young prime minister adviser was not unexpected. However, some officials were confused. After the old adviser said this, he woke up. His dark yellow eyebrows suddenly frowned deeply and sighed helplessly:

"What should I do? Do I have to increase troops or attack the anti-ship missile bases in Argentina?"

"Strike the Argentina land will completely put the United Kingdom in the quagmire of war, and we cannot afford such consequences!" Prime Minister Thatcher spoke, determined to fight the Battle of the Cabernets, and she positioned the war as a limited local war, rather than a full-scale war that would continue to be fed with Argentina.

It is precisely because of this that it has received the support of the opposition Labour Party. Now facing the huge losses of the task force, the Labour Party is ready to start a case of distrust of the government. Under such circumstances, Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher naturally cannot rashly expand the war, nor can he establish a strong enemy, and of course he cannot lose this war.

Therefore, Mrs. Thatcher now looks like an acrobat sitting on a wire rope with a thrilling movement. If you are not careful, you may ruin your political life and fall to the abyss that will never be restored. Because of this, this "Iron Lady" who was full of energy in the past looks much older today, but her firm gaze did not lose any of her toughness. She then glanced at everyone present again, and finally fell on the responsible Lord Atkins, who had never spoken:

"Mr. Lord, what channel do you think is more appropriate to contact China?"

After hearing the words of Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher, everyone present, including the young adviser, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. You must know that when he received information about China's anti-ship missiles, Mrs. Thatcher's reaction was extremely strong. No one knew what irrational decision this tough and stubborn Prime Minister would make.

So we can only use a step-by-step method similar to the previous one to persuade the stubborn Mrs. Thatcher to adopt a more flexible method, which also made the meeting a long marathon time. To be honest, Mrs. Thatcher was not unable to see the good intentions of her consultants and staff, but she was also struggling and conflicting in her heart. But facing the urgent reality, the politician's rationality finally defeated the woman's sensibility, allowing her to finally let go of her figure and try another possibility:

"I mean, a channel that allows us to accept each other without being noticed by outsiders!"

"Madam! We still maintain a certain communication channel with China. Please rest assured about this!" Lord Atkins took off the gold-rimmed glasses from his eyes and answered slowly in the respectful tone of a British gentleman's unique respectful tone.

Mrs. Thatcher nodded: "Okay! I hope to get China's answer as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, do you have the right person there?"

"I think Drake is suitable, madam!" Lord Atkins pointed the copy of the intelligence in his hand with his hand, and said intriguingly:

"I also believe that he has been preparing for this for a long time!"

"Okay! I hope to get a reply as soon as possible..."

A few hours later, the North~~~~~~ Beijing, Central! South! Sea small conference hall, the State Council, the Second Bureau of the General Staff, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and relevant leaders of the Navy gathered here to discuss the proposals about the British government that had just been obtained from secret channels. The meeting lasted for nearly an hour, but everyone still did not discuss a specific result.

At this moment, a confidential secretary knocked in and whispered a few words to the old leader's ear, then handed a note to the old leader. The old leader quickly put on his reading glasses, and just glanced at it, a peaceful and bright smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but say with interest:

"Well said, well said!"

After saying that, he handed the note in his hand to the confidential secretary next to him, and signaled that the leading cadres present to circulate it. After all the people present read the content of the note, the old leader asked:

"How is it? Comrades, do you see the meaning of it?"

After hearing the old leader's words, some people seemed to understand, but some people were still confused, but whether they understood or were confused, they were a little surprised and shocked. Then they looked at the old leader at the same time. The old leader glanced at everyone, then pointed at the note that returned to his hand with his fingers, and continued with a smile:

"Comrade Xiaoping borrowed the words from the "Tao Te Ching" and truly pointed out the essence of the problem. 'The great way is invisible, and inaction is inactive'. Instead of closing the door, we guess the British's thoughts, why don't we go out and ask them in person what they are going to do!"

"Old Chief, this will confirm that we are selling c801?" A cadre from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said with some concern, but the old Chief waved his hand indifferently:

"So, 'no action is action'. This is something that can only be understood but not expressed in words. Of course, after all, the British were beaten and hurt, otherwise they would not ask for a visit. This is like a quarrel between neighbors, and those who persuade them to fight should grasp a degree!"

"This degree is not easy to grasp!" Another leader of the Second General Staff Bureau said: "Not only do you need to have flexible skills and superb skills, but you also need the courage to fight and the vision to control the overall situation. The most important thing is that the level cannot be too high, and it is best not to be a person in the military and government. Such people are now..."

"I have a candidate!" Before the leaders of the Second General Staff Bureau finished speaking, Jiang Huichuan, the Navy Commander who attended the meeting, spoke, and the leader of the Second General Staff Bureau quickly asked curiously:

"who?"

"Lu Jiadong, Buenos Aires!"

Hearing this name, the leader of the Second General Staff Bureau couldn't help but realize it and nodded in agreement, and a satisfied smile appeared on the old leader's face...

Soon a layer of encrypted telegram was sent out through the radio station of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A few minutes later, the confidential communication room of the Chinese Embassy located outside Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, received this telegram that looked like an ordinary family letter.

Of course, as a staff member of the confidential communications room of the embassy, ​​it is impossible for him to really treat this telegram as a letter from home. Instead, he clearly knew that it contained extremely confidential content, so he did not dare to neglect it and directly sealed it in a confidential envelope and quickly delivered it to Lu Jiadong, the head of the Chinese military technical team who had just moved into the embassy.

When Lu Jiadong saw this encrypted message, he couldn't help but frown, so he quickly opened the password manual to decipher it. After writing the last word, Lu Jiadong read it through again and couldn't help but smile meaningfully:
Chapter completed!