Kurt was now emotionally unstable, Cole's death and the failure of the operation were a double blow to him, and what annoyed him the most was that the American soldiers who had always emphasized "preemptive strike" and trained for this purpose were completely powerless in this direct firefight, although they had almost all the advantages, but the Chinese just grasped the initiative to decide when to attack, and controlled the entire battle from beginning to end.

The real contact between the two sides lasted only a few minutes, but these few minutes were enough to demonstrate the strength of the other side, and only a real military organization could execute the tactics so perfectly.

Cotter longed to meet the military organization again and destroy it, even if he had to quit the CIA for it. Although Cole is dead, he does not hate the Chinese, he prefers to think that it is his own mistake, and a professional soldier like Kurt sees life and death very thoroughly.

But he cannot accept the fact that there are people who are stronger than the US military, especially stronger than himself, and this is a matter of personal dignity. His team members completely agreed with him, and both Martin, a ranger, and Lee of the Special Air Service Regiment shared his humiliation. After the disbandment of the SOG this time, he left only these two people, and with Martin and Lee, they could prepare another elite force that could fight in all weather and all-terrain at any time.

Robert did not blame Kurt for the failure of the operation, because in his experience, it would only be counterproductive. Besides, Kurt is now the one who knows his opponent the most, and is the only one who has a truly objective experience, so can he let the experience of failure not be used and use a new person and take the risk of responsibility again? Besides, where could he find a soldier as good as Kurt?

"These mysterious people are going to cause us a lot of trouble, so we must find them and eliminate them." There is another sentence that Robert did not say, and that is that the "oracle" is also looking for this group of "mystery people". Whoever finds it first is in the CIA's favor. "You've been lifted, Kurt. We think that having a table in this office will help us communicate in a timely manner, and at the same time, we will be able to find a reason for yourself to get out of the situation when you fail. ”

Big Bob looked at Kurt with a teasing smile on his fat face.

"It's not a good place to sit, trust me."

Kurt certainly understood what Big Bob and Robert meant, and that a title of "director of special operations" did not mean nobler and safer, nor could it excite Kurt, not even doubling his salary, but it was a little comforting to be an operative agent of the CIA with almost unlimited authority.

"I'm a soldier, and the more difficult the task, the more attractive it is to me." Kurt's face was still cold. "The most important thing I want to do is kill my opponents with my own hands and let them know how good the Americans are."

"To achieve this goal, the retired American GIs alone can no longer cope with it, and we need help from many aspects." Robert motioned for Kurt to sit down, then came up to Kurt and looked down at him. "We're still going to have to take the initiative, what do you say about this?" If the mountains do not come to see Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountains, and we will go to China ourselves. ”

"To China?" Kurt frowned.

He had never been trained to infiltrate China, for the obvious reason that learning Chinese was too difficult, and his skin color was also a problem, and everywhere in China, the presence of Caucasians would always attract too much attention to hide themselves for long, let alone the excellent counterintelligence work of the Chinese.

"Of course, you don't have to be on the front line." Seeing Kurt's doubts, a mysterious smile appeared on Robert's face. "You can be stationed in Taiwan or Japan, and you can receive help from Japan and Taiwan, who have been operating in Chinese mainland for many years, have their own experience and intelligence system, and all you have to do is decide when to act." The Navy and Air Force can guarantee that they will send you into China at any time and withdraw you at any time. ”

"I have no doubt about it." Cotter echoed the deputy commissioner.

Robert didn't take his eyes off Cotter's face.

"We'll send a team of SEALs, a team of Marines, and a squadron of 'Night Walkers' to support you, and if necessary, both the Marines in Taiwan and the Self-Defense Forces in Japan can provide the necessary assistance. Kurt, with your current team, is equivalent to having a small army in your hands, and with this armed force, you can even carry out a coup d'état in any third world country. Now that you're the commander of this armed force, I mean, you have a lot of responsibility. ”

Kurt suddenly understood what he was talking about from Robert's gaze.

The U.S. military is being deployed on various battlefields, so now these units are all that can be deployed against the Chinese. Judging by the comparison of forces alone, of course, it is not enough, but he must count on these forces, and the CIA must count on these forces, and the whole of America is counting on these forces.

All of America was counting on Kurt, but there was no need to say these words. Not only these armed forces, but also countless technical equipment and technicians are always ready to support Kurt and his personnel. On the other hand, it was the successful arrest of the Chinese that stimulated the CIA, so they intended to carry out a real crackdown, at least to the extent that it could deter the Chinese, so the scale of this "Operation Perfect China" was larger and more serious than any previous operation against China.

This can also be seen as a manifestation of a "preemptive" strategy. The US Government has invested 80 percent of its strategic resources in the Middle East and Central Asia, and has absolutely no strength to deal with hostile forces in other regions. Historically, the "deterrence" has little effect on the Chinese, but "harassment" is very effective, and the international political environment faced by the Chinese has forced them to be cautious and step by step, and the slightest wind and grass will arouse their suspicions, which is simply too cautious in the eyes of Westerners, and thus even more distrustful of the Chinese. Most people think that the more you ask, the more you have to worry about, and vice versa. Chinese have no ill will towards the world, but they are not good at expressing it, which adds a lot of evidence to the innocence of the "*****" in the West.

Years of American business came into play at this time, and in Asia, there were Japan, South Korea, and even Taiwan that could be used against China; In Europe, countries that split from the former socialist camp can be used against Russia. Europe is also an enemy of the United States? Not at this time, and even if Europe wants to confront the United States at this time, it is because Europe's interests are not satisfied. Despite the crisis, smart people know that at this time the United States cannot retreat, and retreat means weakness. It is no exaggeration to say that all the majesty of the United States is based on the respect of other countries, and that authority is such a thing that, once questioned, can trigger a terrible chain reaction to the point of complete collapse.

This is the most worrying place, so the Americans should take the initiative to attack and light fires everywhere, so that the Chinese are too busy fighting fires to have time to worry about anything else, and have no time and energy to confront the United States in the international community, and winning a victory in an asymmetric confrontation with asymmetric forces has become the spiritual sustenance of Americans in recent times.

"If the 'oracle' doesn't give us the information we need, what value does it have to us?"

Big Bob looked at Kurt's departing back and suddenly said something.

Robert smiled.

"His value lies not in what information he can give us, but in what role he can play in his future political life." The oracle may not care about doctrines, but he certainly has his own desires. Know what kind of people are the scariest? It is those who have no desire, and if they have desire, it means that they can communicate, and communication will always change a person. ”

Big Bob looked at Robert in bewilderment. "What you say makes sense, but it's not what we intended. We only hope that he will be a stable and reliable source of intelligence. ”

Robert looked at Big Bob. "When we didn't have an oracle, our situation wasn't much worse, and with an oracle we weren't much better, so the idea of a source of intelligence now seems out of place, so we need to change our approach as well." The oracle will certainly ask for us, and if we push too hard, he will think that he is a good deal, but if we are patient enough, he will in turn ask for our help, and at that time, whatever we want, he will give. To fight the Chinese, you must learn the art of waiting. ”

Big Bob smiled self-deprecatingly. "Does that mean that we've lost to the Oracle so far? He took our ten million and still laughs at our incompetence? ”

"The greatest weakness of the apostate is that he has lost himself, and when he tries to get rid of it, he will find that there is no way back." Robert straightened his tie and waited for him to pick up Susan from the hospital. "At that time he will be hungry, and whoever lends him a helping hand, he will take refuge."