The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

August 24, 20:00, Bird's Nest.

The closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was held grandly.

In Beijing, this is the glorious city that witnessed the miracle of 16 days of hard work, the Olympic Beijing! From the moment the Olympic flame bloomed in the night sky of Beijing, the world enjoyed countless miracles and endless surprises brought by the Olympic Movement in 16 days.

When the sacred Olympic flag and the bright five-star red flag flew high together, more than one billion Chinese people around the world ignited the brilliant Chinese red for the Olympic Movement with sincerity and enthusiasm. Tonight, the Olympic Beijing will once again write a new history for the Olympic Movement, write happy memories, and write the most beautiful blessings.

The countdown starts from the number '29', which means the 29th Olympic Games; between '29' and '11' seconds, the big screen flashes seconds, and the highlights of this Olympic Games are superimposed. The sound effects match the countdown, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

When the countdown reached 10 seconds, the audience began to read the numbers under the guidance of volunteers, and the large screen image flashed Arabic numerals and Chinese capital numbers. In conjunction with the change of numbers, the background images showed typical patterns with ethnic minority styles in turn.

When the countdown read to "zero", the large screen instantly switched to a bird's-eye view of the Bird's Nest, and a circle of fireworks on the roof instantly erupted, forming a huge "circle" in the air (10 seconds), symbolizing the successful conclusion of this Olympic Games.

At this time, fireworks, music, and cheers intertwined together, pushing the atmosphere of the whole venue to a climax.

As the audience stood up, the national flag was raised and the national anthem was sung. 201 military bands played, 112 56 ethnic choruses sang the national anthem, and the flag-raiser of the guard of honor raised the national flag.

One by one, according to the process, and then the delegations entered. The last award ceremony was the men's marathon award ceremony, showing the unique significance of this sport.

Finally, the flag was handed over, representing the transition from the Beijing Olympic cycle to the London Olympic cycle.

The Olympic Games are still talked about by people all over the world.

The atmosphere of the Olympics has not completely dissipated, but a thunderbolt came out of nowhere, and Georgia got out of control.

Georgia had just taken military action, but the next day, the Russian army crossed the international border and entered the South Ossetia region to fight fiercely with the Georgian army.

Facing the Russian army, the Georgian army was defeated and was reoccupied by the Russian army on the same day. The Russian military intervention forced the Georgian army to retreat completely.

The war broke out only three days ago. Even though Georgia announced that it had entered a "state of war" and announced the mobilization of reserve personnel, it was no match for the Russian army. Georgia was forced to announce a unilateral ceasefire and sign a ceasefire order, willing to engage in dialogue.

From the outbreak of the war to the signing of the agreement, the war lasted only half a month and ended.

Europe and the United States wanted to make a fuss about this, but there was not enough time.

However, this time, it created a gap between Europe and Russia. Russia, which was originally going to actively integrate into Europe, seemed to have stopped this integration.

Even France and Germany have great controversy over their domestic military actions against Russia.

And this is not the end of world conflict, but the beginning!

Argentina, use force to take back the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands!

The economic crisis of the United States has also affected Argentina, the southernmost country in South America. In recent years, Argentina has been engaged in a war of words with Britain, and the two sides have quarreled over the Falkland Islands more than once or twice.

This time, Argentina was affected by the economic crisis of the United States. Because of its weak financial situation, the rescue of the market has been delayed.

In this situation, after several years of preparation, Armando Mayora felt that the time was ripe and ordered the army to dispatch troops to occupy the Falkland Islands.

The British military forces in the Falkland Islands include a patrol ship named "Fox" and four Typhoon fighters, one of which cannot be put into use due to a malfunction.

Faced with the "Buenos Aires" Type 001 aircraft carrier, two Type 052 destroyers and six Type 054 frigates dispatched by Argentina, the British did not choose to hold on and surrender, but surrendered.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

The British were indignant, and the people took to the streets one after another, demanding that Argentina be punished and the Falkland Islands be taken back.

But the British are also facing a difficult problem. Even though the British Navy still has two aircraft carriers, they are both Invincible-class light aircraft carriers. Without the cooperation of combat elements such as destroyers, frigates, supply ships and nuclear submarines, the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers is greatly reduced.

So far, the number of ships on the British Navy's books is only 31, including 2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers, 11 frigates of various types, etc.

This naval strength is far inferior to the British Navy during the Falklands War in 1982.

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The British Navy is now facing such an embarrassing situation.

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From the naval account, the British Navy is already weaker than Argentina!

Although Argentina's aircraft carriers are not as many as the British Navy, its destroyers and frigates are no less than those of the British Navy, and their performance is even better than that of the British Navy's destroyers and frigates, not to mention that Argentina also has patrol ships, patrol boats, missile attack boats, and torpedo attack boats.

What made Britain most embarrassed was that, facing the Argentine army, the 1,500 British defenders on the Falkland Islands, as well as patrol ships and fighter jets, did not resist and directly raised the flag to surrender, which made Britain lose face.

It was even worse than the French army during World War II!

The British performance also stunned many countries around the world. Everyone knows that Britain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets, but who could have thought that Britain would be so lame?

What made the British even more angry and embarrassed was that Armando Mayora held a military parade in the Falkland Islands. The Argentine Marine Corps marched in neat steps and looked very majestic. Argentina's tanks and armored vehicles were very new and looked very combat-ready.

Armando Mayora held a naval parade in the waters of the Falkland Islands. The 'Buenos Aires' Type 001 aircraft carrier, Type 052 destroyer, Type 054 frigate, Type 022 missile speedboat, Type 022A torpedo speedboat, etc., looked majestic on the sea.

Armando Mayora's move excited the people of Argentina. The people shouted Armando Mayora's portrait and supported him with their actions. They regarded Armando Mayora as the son of Argentina, the pride of Argentina, and the hero of Argentina.

Argentine football stars who played football in Europe supported Armando Mayora with their actions, believing that the Falkland Islands belonged to Argentina and it was natural for Argentina to take back the Falkland Islands.

Armando Mayora's move was a victory for Argentina, but it was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Britain, which made Britain angry and threatened war, saying that Britain would severely punish Argentina and let Argentina taste a greater defeat and humiliation than in 1982.

The British threat made the Argentine people even more angry. Argentina lost a lot of money when it was defeated, and even almost let Argentina slide into the abyss. Now the British words are undoubtedly opening Argentina's wounds.

The declaration of war by both sides directly attracted the attention of the world. (End of this chapter)