In the civil strife in Iraq, there have been several rebel forces competing with the government army, and the shadows of various governments can be seen from behind, and even the remnants of Saddam's Baath Party have some Middle Eastern countries behind their backing, and the Mahdi Army is completely cultivated by the Russians.

When the new US ambassador and supreme commander hurried to Iraq, they were personally greeted by the Iraqi prime minister, and the president personally hosted a banquet to wash away the dust for the new ambassador Alexandra.

Especially after the Qada prison incident, the people's trust in the government has fallen to the lowest point since its establishment, and there are anti-American attacks in Baghdad.

On the day of Alexandra's arrival, it was even more lively, the Mahdi Army stationed in Baghdad launched several attacks on the Green Zone, and the ambassador was also hit by a car bomb when he passed through the airport highway, but fortunately, with the escort of US helicopters and the preparation of special forces in advance, the attack did not cause serious consequences.

But Alexandra also sensed the severity of the situation in Iraq, and after the dinner in the evening, he began to discuss the future direction of Iraq with the Iraqi top brass and ambassadors, and finally came to the conclusion that the rebels were eliminated, and the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Baath Party were listed as the primary targets.

As for the Prophet Army? They did not seem to have any reason to attack the Prophet Army, and although Basra Province was overthrown overnight and all security forces surrendered, the Prophet Army did not disband the provincial government, but sent a commissioner to inform the central government of its request for autonomy.

The Prophet Army did not attack the local American consulate or foreigners like the Mahdi Army or the remnants of the Ba'ath Party, which is a completely different situation, so they could not find any excuse to list the Prophet Army as the primary target, you say that they are traitors, but they still have the provincial government and are communicating with the central government, and it is also reasonable to ask for autonomy, after all, it is not to split from Iraq.

It stands to reason that this is the best choice for the new government, after all, now that the new government has fallen to the lowest level in history, and the anti-American wave has come one after another, it seems that the Iraqis have lost confidence in the Americans, and they have also lost confidence in the new government, otherwise the Mahdi Army and the remnants of the Ba'ath Party would not be so rampant, openly fighting with the security forces.

But for Natasha, the new supreme commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq, the biggest threat to Iraq is Basra in the south, just because Canglong is there.

"What's going on at the Basra base?" When she came to fight Iraq, Natasha immediately convened a joint meeting of the Chiefs of Staff, and all senior US officers in Iraq were invited.

"There is no movement for the time being, the local Prophet Army has no intention of attacking the base, and the local consulate has also sent a message saying that the provincial government is still running, and it is much more useful than the previous provincial government, and the governor is still the original Chiram, but the military supreme commander has been replaced by the former Badr of the Badr Brigade, and the deputy governor has also been replaced by the Shiite Assad, these are all strong support for the Prophet Army." said the chief of staff.

Natasha frowned, "Bring me Colonel Mike." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, he is now a first-degree war criminal, and no one is allowed to interrogate him until he is sent to Washington without the permission of the President." The chief of staff reminded.

"First-degree war criminals?" Natasha's face changed, and the CIA's investigation report showed that it was already clear that the black interest chain behind Qatar Prison was actually led by Colonel Mike, and the local government was afraid to do such an angry thing.

The reason why he was directly designated as a first-class war criminal is probably the list in the hands of Colonel Mike, and the real place where those internal organs are going is what the White House wants to try its best to cover up, once it is made public, I am afraid that not only the United States, but also many political leaders in Europe and the United States will immediately step down, and even the leaders of some consortiums will be imprisoned, and then it will not be such a simple matter as anti-American in the Middle East.

"Yes, he is a first-class war criminal, so no one can meet him before the trial, except for the special military tribunal that can try him." The chief of staff emphasized again, as if to warn Natasha.

"These damn moths!" Natasha yelled, "Let all the intelligence officers in charge of Basra report to me immediately." ”

But the chief of staff shook his head: "Your Excellency, Commander, many intelligence officers have been arrested for being involved in inhumane massacres, and they will be escorted to Washington together with Colonel Mike, I hope you can understand, except for this matter, we have full authority to do whatever you want!" ”

Although the chief of staff is polite, he is actually warning Natasha that if she messes around, she will be dismissed immediately.

"Damn it!" Natasha scolded from the bottom of her heart, "You mean to say that now our intelligence network in Basra is basically paralyzed? ”

"I can't say that, because the local consulate and base haven't been captured yet, and they are always passing on the information there." said the chief of staff.

Natasha's eyes looked at everyone coldly, except for the chief of staff, all the people who were swept by him lowered their heads, this is the first time that the United States has been defeated so quickly on a frontal battlefield, and the so-called consulates and bases can transmit information, but it is just self-comfort, after all, people don't want to capture there.

"I am here by the Ministry of Defense and His Excellency the President, except for this incident just now, I don't want anyone to disagree with me here, if you feel that you can't accept my command, the door is over there, I will write a transfer application for you, and soon you can leave Iraq." Natasha said, gesturing to the door, "If you have the face to go back!" ”

This time, even the chief of staff's face is not good-looking, in terms of military rank, Natasha is just a colonel, but the chief of staff is a major general, this appointment by Washington, although it is a bipartisan opinion, but the chief of staff always feels uncomfortable, a colonel leads a major general, it is estimated that any general will be unconvinced, but the order of the Ministry of Defense is not something he can change.

"Since no one wants to leave, then now I order the Air Force to immediately send drones to reconnoiter all movements in Basra, and the intelligence network is making every effort to probe the situation of the Prophet Army, their headquarters base, and where the two J-7Ms flew from, this is the situation we have to grasp now, without specific information, we are blind, what is the use of having good weapons?" Natasha ordered.

But the Chief of Staff said: "Your Excellency, our primary target now should not be in Basra, but in northern and central Iraq, with the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Baath Party being our greatest target." ”

"I now remove your chief of staff from command, Your Excellency, General, you can go back and rest!" Natasha said with a smile.

"You do not have the authority to remove a general from office unless there is a decision of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Department of Defense and Washington." The chief of staff said calmly.

"Your Excellency, didn't you hear what I just said clearly?" Natasha said, repeating, "I came to Iraq by the Ministry of Defense and His Excellency the President, and now is a special period, and I have the right to dismiss anyone from the US military in Iraq except the ambassador, even if you are a general, I am only a colonel!" ”

"It can't be!" The chief of staff was not convinced.

"Do you need me to call the Secretary of Defense directly?" Natasha stared at him with a confident expression.

The Chief of Staff's face changed, and then he left the command room angrily, he was not stupid enough to ask Natasha to call to confirm.

After the Chief of Staff left, Natasha looked at the job list and called out a name: "Felix George?" ”

"Here!" A young man stood up, looking only in his thirties, and it was indeed very young to be able to sit in the position of staff officer at this age.

Natasha looked at him and nodded: "Now I appoint you as the zero-hour chief of staff, and after the previous chief of staff leaves, I will write a report to the Ministry of Defense and appoint you as the official chief of staff!" ”

"It's sir!" Felix couldn't react, and at first everyone thought that Natasha was looking for trouble.

"I'm going to see it as soon as all the information is collected, understand?" Natasha said, looking at them.

"Yes!"

"Adjournment!"

After Natasha left, she returned to her office, she took out the red wine, poured a small glass, walked to the window and looked at the night outside, her eyes were a little hazy, and a scene from many years ago suddenly appeared in her mind, when she was captured, under the guns of the enemy, she thought that she would definitely die, that person suddenly appeared and saved her life, once upon a time she thought she could fight with him forever, but then she found that there were many uncertainties in that person, and even disappeared suddenly.

"Lone wolf, soon we will see you again, I hope you don't disappoint me!" Natasha drank the wine in her glass, then pressed the radio in her ear, "Uncle Sam, get ready, let's go to Basra tomorrow!" ”

"Little girl, how many times have you told me that the sea eagle is not Uncle Sam." An old-fashioned voice came from the other end of the radio.

"Okay, Uncle Sam." After Natasha finished speaking, she turned off the radio without rushing to hear the exclamation on the other end, and then she took off her clothes and walked to the bathroom

At the same time, Canglong, who was busy in the branch, suddenly sneezed: "Nima, who misses me?" ”

And at this moment, a voice came from outside: "I didn't expect you to scold your mother." ”

Canglong frowned, and only when he saw that it was Vivian relaxed his vigilance: "It's so late, you won't come to me." ”

"Think beautifully!" Vivien naturally understood what was going on in Canglong's mind, "I want to invite you to a banquet to relieve the tension. ”

"Banquet?" Canglong's face turned cold, "At this time, who is so bold and dares to be openly corrupt?" Aren't you afraid that I will make an example of the chickens? ”

"But compared to the tense atmosphere in Basra, this banquet is coming at a good time, are you right?" Vivien said as she leaned against the door.

Canglong thought for a moment and asked, "Who is the leader?" ”

"Assad." Vivien said.

"Oh." Canglong didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he said, "Since you have been kindly invited, then I can only reluctantly agree." ”

"Get out!" Vivien replied without hesitation.