Chapter 508 (1/2)
The Argentines have surrendered and major Paulson has begun to clean up the battlefield. What made him difficult to accept was that 37 comrades in arms stayed in the Falkland Islands forever. Of the 530 people who came from Xiangjiang, less than 400 were able to continue fighting at this time, which made it difficult for major Paulson, who led the troops to the war for the first time.
But what major Paulson doesn't know is that this record has surprised the British people. No commander in the history of the British army can match this record. Even in the Empire where the sun never sets in the age of great navigation, no general can do better than him.
After cleaning the battlefield, major Paulson came to the Afghan commander. Seeing each other's rank, even as the winner, major Paulson first saluted to show respect. The British did quite well in this area, at least in terms of aristocratic etiquette; Major general menandez also returned a military salute.
Major Paulson said, ”I'm major Paulson bout, commander of the 12th Marine battalion of the British Imperial Navy. Please report your name, position and rank, your excellency general.”
Major general menandez did not think that the young commander in front of him was Paulson bout, who captured South Georgia and attacked the presidential palace. However, as a general, he had to be what he should be, so he said: ”major general menandez, the supreme commander of the Argentine Malvinas Islands; Mr. major, I am now your prisoner. Please treat my soldiers well in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of war. ”
Paulson bout heard that this is the supreme commander of the Afghan army, so it can be said that the war is over. So he said happily“ No problem, but please write a letter of surrender so that I can treat the Afghan soldiers in accordance with the Geneva Convention on war. ”
Major general menandez knew that he had no choice as a defeated man, so he had to go back to the headquarters to write a letter of surrender. After a while, the surrender was written, and Paulson bout looked at it seriously.
Drop book:
I, major general menandez, commander of the Argentine army, navy and air force in the Falklands, surrendered unconditionally to major Paulson bout, representative of the Queen's government.
Under the provisions of this agreement, all Afghan troops stationed in the Malaysian island will go to the place designated by major bout and hand over their guns, ammunition, various weapons and various war tools designated by major bout or other British officers.
Upon the entry into force of this agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Geneva conventions signed in 1949, all Afghan troops will be treated with honor and obey all relevant instructions on movement and centralized accommodation.
It is also applicable to Argentine troops deployed around Port Stanley, East / West Falkland and other outer islands.
Signature: major general menandez, commander of the Argentine armed forces
Signature: major Paulson bout
Notary public:
23:59, June 30, 1982, standard time
Because the double war was more intense than the previous life, the war lasted for half a month. This is also one of the main reasons why so many people died in Britain and Afghanistan. However, Paulson bout made a serious mistake, that is, he has no right to accept the full surrender of the Afghan army. After all, he is not the supreme commander of the battlefield, but a commando captain at best.
The credit has been envious. This time, it has robbed the boss of the limelight. If it is not handled well, it will bring no small trouble in the future. Fortunately, at this time, the wind was in full swing, and the war had been won, but no one felt that he was in his place.
After receiving the news of the surrender of the Argentine army, Admiral John fedhouse, commander-in-chief of the task force, immediately returned the news to the country. Although it was late at night, the whole UK was boiling again. Knowing that it was Paulson bout who led the team to attack the enemy headquarters to win, the British people wanted to see what the legendary major looked like. Even the queen said whether the major bout had three heads and six arms, otherwise how could he be so powerful.