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Chapter 198: Global Spread of Military Power: South America

Time passed unknowingly and it was January 1984, 1. At 6 a.m. that day, Wang Jiankun piloted the "Thunderbird" hypersonic aircraft, crossed Mexico and a large number of Central American countries, and then entered South America over Colombia.

During the period, he kept the aircraft at a high speed of Mach 7, but lowered the flight altitude to 2 meters, and then only turned on the optical stealth. The electromagnetic stealth had been closed after entering Mexico. The purpose of this was to test the air defense capabilities and response capabilities of these countries.

According to the information collected previously, the weapons of the Central and South American countries at that time were very backward. Most of the weapons and equipment were products hastily produced after World War II that were eliminated by Britain and the United States and were far behind the current era. Only Brazil, Chile and Argentina had some second-line equipment purchased from France and Italy.

The structure of this test did not surprise him. None of the small countries had radars that detected his aircraft. Although the electromagnetic stealth was turned off, the design of the aircraft itself took stealth into consideration. Therefore, it was difficult to detect without a high-power long-range radar and a permanent standby duty. It only received a brief burst of radar beam illumination over Brazil, but the radar did not have time to react and lost the target.

Wang Jiankun flew unimpeded to a place called San Salvador de Jujuy in northern Argentina and prepared to land. As for why he chose Argentina instead of Brazil to establish the main base in South America, it was because of Argentina's unique geographical environment and its current chaotic domestic situation.

Argentina is located in the southeastern part of South America, with a land area of ​​278 million square kilometers, ranking eighth in the world.

It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Uruguay and Brazil to the northeast. The total length of its land borders is 9376 kilometers and the total length of its coastline is 5117 kilometers.

Argentina has a diverse topography, with high terrain in the west and low terrain in the east.

To the west is the Andes Mountains; to the east and center is the Pampas, which is a major agricultural and pastoral area with fertile soil and very good conditions for developing animal husbandry. It covers an area of ​​more than 120 million square kilometers, most of which is located in Argentina. It is also called the Pampas, with an altitude of no more than 600 meters; the north is dominated by the Gran Chaco Plain, with many swamps, depressions and forests; the south is the Patagonia Plateau.

Mount Aconcagua in the territory, with an altitude of 6964 meters, is the highest peak in South America and the highest extinct volcano in the world. The La Plata River, with a length of 4100 meters, is the second largest river in South America and the widest river in the world (the widest point reaches 290 meters).

Argentina has a pleasant climate. The north has a subtropical humid climate with abundant rainfall; the south has a temperate oceanic climate with four distinct seasons; the central part has a cross-distribution of subtropical humid climate and tropical desert climate, with a mild climate.

It has rich energy reserves, and its reserves of silver, iron, boron, uranium, lithium, shale gas and shale oil are among the highest in the world. It also has abundant petroleum and natural gas.

Argentina has a unique geographical location and many places suitable for building excellent ports. It plays an important role in the economy and geopolitics of South America.

Unfortunately, such a country with a superior geographical location and extremely abundant domestic resources is now facing an unprecedented crisis.

From a historical perspective, Argentina began to experience a chaotic situation in the 20s, with military and political leadership alternating between the military and politicians. From 30 to 1930, only three presidents completed their terms, which greatly affected the continuity of government and the stability of policies, and also discouraged foreign investment.

Argentina's economy also faced many problems during this period. Although it had experienced a relatively good stage of development, such as becoming the world's seventh richest country in the early 20th century, the economy began to decline in the 80s and faced challenges such as insufficient momentum for economic development and difficulties in adjusting the industrial structure.

In terms of society, there were certain contradictions and conflicts between different classes, there were differences in the direction and path of national development, and the people also questioned the government's governance capabilities. Social order was affected to a certain extent. These factors were intertwined, making Argentina in a relatively unstable and chaotic state during this period.

It was precisely because Argentina experienced a serious economic crisis and a large-scale movement against the military government in the early 1980s that the Argentine government tried to ease the domestic crisis by taking military action against the Falkland Islands.

In addition, there has been a long-standing dispute between Britain and Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. Argentina claims sovereignty over the islands, while Britain occupied the archipelago in 1833.

So on March 1982, 3, the Argentines landed on South Georgia Island and raised the national flag. On April 19, President Galtieri ordered troops to occupy the Falklands, and the Falklands War officially broke out.

On April 4, the British Army's "Lynx" helicopter discovered the Argentine Army's "Santa Fe" submarine and attacked it. The "Santa Fe" ran aground. The 25 crew members abandoned the boat and escaped but were captured. The submarine eventually sank.

On the afternoon of May 5, the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror fired three torpedoes at the Argentine Navy's flagship cruiser General Belgrano, two of which hit the target. The cruiser sank 2 minutes later, and 3 Argentine soldiers were killed or missing. The next day, the British used a Seagull missile to sink the Argentine patrol boat Sobral on the north side of the Falkland Islands. After that, the main force of the Argentine Navy withdrew from the Falkland Islands.

On the morning of May 5, the Argentine Neptune reconnaissance aircraft discovered the British destroyer Sheffield. Two Super Etendard attack aircraft went to attack and fired two Exocet missiles, one of which hit the British ship. The destroyer Sheffield caught fire and sank six days later while being towed back to the UK. On the same day, two Super Etendard fighters flew towards the British aircraft carrier and fired two Exocet missiles, one of which hit the target. Afterwards, the Argentine army learned that it was the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor that was sunk.

In the early morning of May 5, the British army carried out a multi-point three-dimensional landing in San Carlos, landing 21 people and 2500 tons of supplies, and built fortifications. At dawn, the Argentine army dispatched aircraft to fiercely attack the British fleet and the landing beach, sinking the "Zealous" frigate, damaging a destroyer, two frigates, and an auxiliary ship. The Argentine army also paid the price of 32000 aircraft being shot down. The British army withstood the Argentine army's counterattack and controlled the 1 square kilometers of beachhead positions. In the following days, although the Argentine Air Force fought bravely and dealt a heavy blow to the British army, it also lost 2 aircraft and was unable to prevent the British army from landing.

On June 6, Major General Menéndez, commander of the Argentine garrison, surrendered to Major General Moore of the British Royal Marines, and 14 Argentine soldiers became prisoners of war.

The consequences of this short war were manifold:
Britain won, continued to occupy the Falkland Islands, and strengthened its control over the region. Argentina's defeat led to a larger anti-government movement, which led to the fall of the military junta.

The war resulted in heavy casualties and losses, including 255 British and 649 Argentine soldiers, with many civilians and military personnel injured or missing.

Britain's victory in the war enhanced its international prestige and self-confidence, while Argentina suffered great political and economic chaos and losses.

Although it has been almost two years since the end of the war, the domestic situation in Argentina has not yet stabilized. The chaotic political situation has made each new government busy suppressing political opponents and preventing itself from being pulled down by other parties, leaving it no time to take care of economic development. Even if a government is willing to develop the economy, it is unable to implement stable and long-term policies due to frequent coups.

Although this situation was unfavorable to Argentina, it was very beneficial to Wang Jiankun's plan. At that time, his uncle learned about the situation in Argentina and sent some forward personnel to Argentina for development. Therefore, Wang Jiankun did not come to Argentina alone at this time, but had a group of reliable people.

When he arrived near San Salvador de Jujuy, he received laser guidance from the ground, and then he quickly landed the Thunderbird according to the guidance.

At an altitude of 300 meters, Wang Jiankun used his superpowers to observe that there was a hardened cement runway below. At this time, the lights on both sides of the runway were on. When he landed, he could clearly see the situation below with his eyes without using his superpowers.

However, for the sake of confidentiality, this "Thunderbird" hypersonic aircraft cannot be seen by too many people. Only those who have received a brain-computer chip transplant or the new humans he created can know about it.

"Saint Jose, report the situation on the ground." Wang Jiankun kept the "Thunderbird" hovering in the air, maintaining optical stealth.

"Captain David, there are only 20 loyal guards below, and there are no other members within 2 kilometers, so please feel free to land."

An Argentine named Jose Cohen reported the situation on the ground to Wang Jiankun through the brain-computer chip.

He was originally an Argentine air force officer and was shot down during the Falklands War. Fortunately, he was only slightly injured and did not die on the spot. Due to resource constraints during the war, he did not receive good treatment for his minor injuries, which resulted in him never being able to fly a plane again.

Having lost his ability to fly, he was ordered to retire by the army, and the military government only gave him a very small retirement allowance. If that were all, he would not have been recruited by the South Liberation Front. When he returned to Gaoqiao's hometown, he found that his family was persecuted by the mayor, and he killed the mayor in a rage. He originally wanted to commit suicide after killing the mayor, but unfortunately he couldn't do it at the last minute. At this time, he happened to meet a member of the South Liberation Front who came to recruit to open a planting base in the Gran Chaco Plain in the north.

He agreed without any hesitation, and then followed the FRELIMO members to San Salvador de Jujuy alone. Because of his outstanding abilities and excellent performance at work, he was later promoted to team leader, responsible for managing a large ranch of 3 square kilometers.

In the second half of last year, He came to the northern Myanmar base after being recommended by us. After numerous tests and assessments, he underwent a brain-computer chip implant. From then on, he entered the interior of the full-solution array.

Wang Jiankun was at the base in northern Myanmar at the time. When selecting personnel to come to Argentina to build the South American headquarters base, he was chosen as the general manager of the base. In addition, 20 new humans with Argentine faces were sent to help him.

Wang Jiankun, who was in the air, received information from Saint Hese through his helmet, and also confirmed the situation with the other 20 new humans below. It was indeed safe and there was no outside eye watching, so he ordered the "Thunderbird" to quickly descend to the runway according to the predetermined plan.

"Hello, Commander David! Welcome to the Argentine base." After Wang Jiankun got off the "Thunderbird", Saint Jose trotted over to salute and greet him.

"Hello, Saint Jose! Thank you for your hard work."

"Sir, this is what we should do."

"Okay, it's almost daybreak, hurry up and get the tow truck here and pull this plane under the camouflage net."

"Yes, sir." After receiving the order, Saint Hese gave instructions to several new humans waiting on the side through the brain-computer chip. He stayed with Wang Jiankun and gave a brief report on the situation of the base.

This base is located on the edge of the Gran Chaco Plain, backed by the Atacama Plateau, less than 60 kilometers away from Bolivia and about 100 kilometers northeast of Paraguay. Not far from the base is a river flowing out of the plateau. The river is more than 30 meters wide and more than 3 meters deep, and the deeper it goes downstream, the river will eventually converge with the La Plata River in Pilar. Therefore, although it is located on the northern border, the problem of external transportation is still easy to solve.

At this time, several new humans had driven a trailer to tow the "Thunderbird" hypersonic aircraft to a camouflage net near the hill, and then surrounded it with camouflage cloth.

After seeing that they had completed their work, Wang Jiankun asked Saint Hesse to take him to the lounge in the base to rest first.

It was already past 10 o'clock when they woke up. Saint Hesse saw Wang Jiankun wake up, and hurriedly took the two new humans with cooking memory packages to prepare lunch.

The base is located in a pasture, so the staple food is beef and mutton. Wang Jiankun was very happy eating large pieces of grilled steak and lamb chops. The beef and mutton here taste very good because the grass on the pasture is very good, and the air and water are very pure without any pollution. The cattle and sheep are free-range, let out every morning and driven back into the fence at night.

"San Jose, how much land do we control here?"

"Captain David, by the end of last month, we controlled a total of 20 square kilometers of grassland and 6 square kilometers of forest. The forest is in the mountains behind us. These grasslands are divided into 6 ranches and operated separately. Different bosses are shown to the outside world. The government officials here only come to check every month to urge us to pay taxes. They don't care about anything else. The forest has not been developed yet. We just recruited some people to cut wood for ranch fence construction and some construction."

"Have you discovered any minerals?"

"Sir, not yet. We don't have many people here. The exploration team has only explored a very small area in the mountains behind us, and has not found anything yet."

"Okay, then after lunch, you will check the two-kilometer-long and two-kilometer-wide area of ​​the mountain behind you again. Only you and the 20 people with the chip are allowed to guard it. Everyone else will be taken away. I want to make some modifications to this area."

"Okay sir, I'll do it right away."

After Saint Hese left, Wang Jiankun finished eating the steak in front of him, then walked to the edge of the mountain, used his superpowers to survey the area and project the terrain into his mind.

That afternoon, Wang Jiankun completed the underground exploration within a 2-kilometer radius of the mountain, and indeed did not find any minerals worth mining. He felt a little regretful, as subsequent development would require transporting a lot of resources in.

Although the air passage here is relatively safe, Wang Jiankun believes that the air surveillance by Chile, Bolivia and Argentina here is useless. High-altitude transport airships can enter and exit safely, but the early development will take up a lot of manpower and resources.

However, Wang Jiankun was not discouraged. There was a large copper mine in neighboring Chile with abundant copper resources, which could be purchased and shipped here for use. In addition, there were iron mines and some steel mills being mined in Argentina. The current political situation was chaotic, and these mines and enterprises were poorly managed and in very poor operating conditions. This gave them an opportunity to organize and take action. Once the base construction was completed and a large number of reliable personnel arrived, they could take control of these enterprises and mines.

That night and the following nights, Wang Jiankun used his super powers to build the underground base. The energy source was still a 3-megawatt helium-cooled reactor, and the power storage equipment was still the super graphene battery.

During the day, he followed Saint Jose on horseback to herd cattle, inspected the territory that was under their control, and discussed future plans with Saint Jose.

Saint Jose asked for some small propeller planes to be provided to him, because the traffic on the prairie roads here is very poor, and it is even more difficult to pass during the rainy season, and it is often flooded. If there are small propeller planes, then no matter how much the territory expands, they can patrol by plane.

In addition, fertilization can also be carried out by airplane during grazing and sowing. Although the grass on the grassland here can grow naturally, it is still necessary to sow and even fertilize in time when there are too many cattle and sheep. In addition, in order to fatten the animals and because people also need grain nutrition, some wheat still needs to be planted.

Following the advice of San Jose, a former Argentine pilot, Wang Jiankun asked Tomoko to design three propeller planes based on his requirements and the local grassland terrain.

The single-person, single-seat aircraft used for travel and pasture inspection is a rubber-wheeled biplane with a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour and a cruising speed of about 180 kilometers per hour. The fuel consumption is very low, and a full tank of fuel can allow the aircraft to cruise in the air for more than 20 hours.

A high-wing twin-engine aircraft is used for sowing and fertilizing. In addition to fuel and pilots, it can also carry 2 tons of supplies into the sky. However, the flight altitude cannot be too high. The cruising speed is 160 kilometers per hour, and it even has to be reduced to 100 kilometers per hour when sowing and fertilizing.

The last type is a relatively large transport aircraft with a load capacity of up to 5 tons. It can be used to transport cattle and sheep to slaughterhouses or transport docks. In the future, this type of aircraft will be the main transportation force of the ranch here.

After completing the construction of the base, Wang Jiankun built 20 single-person patrol aircraft, 6 aircraft for sowing and fertilizing, and 10 cargo transport aircraft. These aircraft are currently parked in the hangar of the base and will be handed over to them to fly after Saint Hese completes the training of these new humans.

Before leaving the base, Wang Jiankun used the iron, aluminum and other elements left over from the excavation of the base to manufacture hundreds of small aircraft engines. He also left many small aircraft construction drawings to San Jose. His other task was to set up a small aircraft manufacturing plant near the base to produce small aircraft. In addition to his own use, the plant would also sell them to other ranches on the Chaco Plain and the Pampas in the south.

After completing these tasks, Wang Jiankun calculated the time and decided to go to CEIBS first before returning to BJ.

(End of this chapter)