"But aren't Magneto and this North Star together? When mutants destroyed William Stryker's research base before, they had never fought together. In the room, a military general said in confusion.

"Isn't that obvious? Our plans have long been leaked to fools. Sweeping all the materials on his desk to the ground again, General Ross propped his hands on the table and stood up and looked at the others angrily:

"It doesn't matter if Magneto or Polaris is, if one of them appears, it means that there are definitely more mutants in Hell's Kitchen than we expected. Even, the mutants who destroyed William Stryker's base before, as well as all of New York, have gathered here.

This is simply not what we had planned before, a raid annihilation battle against the Hellfire Club mutants. On the contrary, it is our enemies against us. The mutants who learned about our plan early in the morning had already laid an ambush in that hellish place in Hell's Kitchen, waiting for us to die ourselves. ”

"So what are we going to do?"

"What to do? Retreated, of course. ”

"Retreat? The first battle of our matchmaker's military declaration of all-out war on mutants was lost like this, do you know how bad it will be, General Ross? ”

"No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than the result of our 3,000 soldiers, plus the 9,000 pursuers left behind by William Stryker, being wiped out by mutant miscellaneous pieces?"

Pushing away the stool, General Ross rushed to the general of the media army who questioned him in three or two steps, and looked at the other party viciously:

"The death of three thousand soldiers, do you know how much energy and money it takes to take care of this? As for the more than 9,000 mercenaries, although they do not need our pensions, and no one holds us responsible for their deaths. But the weapons and equipment they left for the mutants, do you know how much trouble it will cause us later? ”

"I..."

Under General Ross's vicious gaze, the general of the media army snorted for a moment, and finally chose to remain silent.

Seeing that the person questioning him had chosen to give in, General Ross nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at everyone in the room again:

"From the time I took over from William Stryker, I've said that I don't think he's a soldier + mercenary. Why? Because William Stryker has used his own death to prove to us that this path simply does not work. ”

"So, General Ross, what are you going to do with the mutants who are gradually recovering?"

It was an elite-looking man in a suit but with glasses, who didn't fit in with the room of soldiers in this room. He was the representative of the media government, sent to participate in or monitor the operation.

"My super serum research has entered a critical period. As long as this project is successful, you can imagine a mighty army of thousands of matchmaker captains. When the time comes, not to mention the little mutants, even the legendary gods, I have also pulled him down to the earth. ”

To this government representative, General Ross visibly restrained his anger. Returning to his seat, he calmly explained his super soldier plan.

"That's right..." The government representative took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped them with a cloth, and then while bringing them back, he nodded affirmatively:

"In that case, I agree to let the soldiers and mercenaries who entered Hell's Kitchen withdraw. After all, as General Ross said, if they were to be wiped out by the mutants. Then the consequences and repercussions, it is really too bad. ”

"I'm afraid I can't withdraw anymore." Just when everyone in the room thought that this attack on mutants was about to end, a military general suddenly spoke. In his hand, he is holding the latest front-line battle report:

"According to the latest information we have received, the original gangsters and criminals in Hell's Kitchen have also started a full-scale war with us.

The current situation is that 9,000 mercenaries have formed a group with mutants in the area of St. George's Church and Sacred Heart Church. And our 3,000 soldiers are entangled with gangsters and criminals in Hell's Kitchen in the vicinity of West 34th Street and West 42nd Street.

In this case, even if you want to withdraw, you must first break through the resistance of the gangsters and criminals on the periphery. And with this effort, without the mutants intercepted by the pursuers, they will definitely rush up and eat all of our people. ”

"How is it possible, didn't we say before that our soldiers were just rubbing with some gangsters and criminals in Hell's Kitchen? How did all of a sudden, it become a full-scale war? ”

General Ross's first reaction to what the media general said was not to believe it.

The general of the media army, who was holding the latest information, pressed his forehead helplessly: "At the beginning, it was indeed like this. Although not all gangs and criminals believe our propaganda, at least, most of the large gangs have chosen to stand still.

However, our negligence soon led to the fiasco of the first soldiers to enter Hell's Kitchen. The gangsters and criminals who took away this part of the soldiers, weapons and equipment, thought it was profitable, so they chased them out. Then they were met by a second wave of soldiers that we had quickly reinforced.

A group of unorganized gangsters and criminals naturally cannot be the match for our heavily armed and battle-hardened 3,000 soldiers. So, in an instant we hit back. Not only did we kill the gangsters and criminals who took the initiative to attack us, but we also stormed their homes. As you should be aware, people who have a bit of power in Hell's Kitchen are very rich... ”

Speaking of this, the general of the media army, who was holding the latest information, stopped talking helplessly. As for the other generals in the room, including General Ross, they all showed helpless expressions.

When fighting, he likes to burn, kill, and plunder, which is already the hallmark of this world and the soldiers of the matchmaker. Especially these 3,000 matchmaker soldiers who were trained by William Stryker and specially used to deal with mutants, when they captured mutants before, they took the opportunity to make money.

Even, there are many times, even the human relatives of mutants are "mistakenly killed". Then, in the open, all the possessions of these mutants are pocketed as loot.

And How rich are the gangsters in Hell's Kitchen? Just look at Kim, who claims to be the No. 1 gang leader in New York. This guy is now worth enough to buy the whole of New York when most of his head is paid tribute to Hydra.

Therefore, when it was discovered that the families of the gangsters in Hell's Kitchen were so rich, how could these matchmaker soldiers, who were usually used to burning and looting, endure it?

"So, in order to steal more money, these soldiers under your command took the initiative to attack all the gangs in Hell's Kitchen, right?" The government representative took off his gold-rimmed glasses again, and while holding them in his hand and wiping them carefully, he looked at all the military generals in the room with interest:

"I've actually heard about the style of military soldiers. Originally, I always thought that this was a slander against us by the enemy. But unexpectedly, in New York, in our own home, I was able to confirm this rumor. I will report this unfortunate fact to my superiors word for word. I don't think you have any objections to this, right? ”

"This is a last resort, and our soldiers are fighting for the enemy's life. Their salaries and pensions are not enough to support their families after their deaths. Moreover, the robbers were all some heinous gangsters and criminals... ”

General Ross explained, grimacing. He could imagine if the matter was reported to the media government. So how much impact will it have on his future promotion, as well as his application for military spending in this department next year?

The government representative still leisurely wiped his glasses: "So, when I find out that my "meaggerent" salary is not enough to buy my favorite Maserati, I can also take a gun and go to Hell's Kitchen to rob it?" ”

"If you can do it, go ahead."

General Ross gritted his teeth, his fists rattling. Obviously, his patience with this government representative has reached its limit.

"Now is not the time to worry about this, since this kind of thing has happened, let's think about how to solve it first. Don't forget, every moment, we have people dying in Hell's Kitchen. ”

Seeing this, a military general hurriedly persuaded General Ross.

The general with the latest information in his hand also spoke: "Under such circumstances, it is definitely impossible for our people to withdraw intact. It's nothing more than our soldiers and mercenaries, who are being chased by mutants and withdrawn together. Also, leaving the mercenaries in the way of the mutants and leaving our soldiers alone is just two options. ”

"We only have three thousand soldiers, how can we escape the pursuit of mutants? Inform General Horner on the front lines and have him order the mercenaries to fend off the mutants and buy enough time for our soldiers.

Then, tell the damned soldiers that if they don't stop, let them die in Hell's Kitchen. ”

Almost without any hesitation, General Ross made the decision to abandon the nine thousand mercenaries and keep his three thousand soldiers in an instant.

"Yes, General..."

The rest of the room, including the representative from the government, looked at their calm expressions. It seems that this decision of General Ross did not surprise everyone.

In fact, looking at General Ross's daily name for these two armies, you can already guess that he will make this choice. General Ross called the 3,000 Matchmaker soldiers our soldiers, and the 9,000 pursuers mercenaries.

Our soldiers, our own people, mercenaries, outsiders. As a result, isn't it obvious for a long time?