225 Sheffield's melancholy
"Rogers still turned down our invitation" In the Pentagon, General Ross walked into Secretary Keller's office and said to Secretary Keller and General Sheffield who were discussing things, "And now he's still eye-to-eye with S.H.I.E.L.D., damn it, he's Captain America, not Captain S.H.I.E.L.D." ”
"If you refuse, you will refuse," but Minister Keller said nonchalantly, "Who made his old lover the elder over there, besides, we now have a better choice." ”
"A better option?" General Ross was a little puzzled, for the super soldier, he has always been obsessed, but several super soldier plans in his hands have failed again and again, so he has a deep obsession with Captain America, the genuine super soldier, so this mission, he very much hopes to recruit Captain America, but now John Keller actually said that there is a better choice?
"Yes, look at this" John Keller nodded, and then made a gesture to Sheffield in front of him, and then Sheffield handed a document in his hand to General Ross.
"John McTavish? Former 141 Task Force Captain? I know him, isn't he missing? General Ross took the information and flipped through it, then asked.
"Yes, in fact, he was captured at the time, and then sent to the Umbrella Company as a test subject," Sheffield said, nodding.
"Stark was also taken away by the Decepticons after being attacked, and it was he who, along with two of our agents, saved him," Minister Keller added, "and after human trials with the Umbrella Corporation, he became a one-of-a-kind winner, and he was very powerful." ”
"How strong?" General Ross asked, frowning.
"Maybe a dozen Steve Rodgers won't be enough for him...... Of course, if Rogers doesn't use that shield," replied General Sheffield.
"So how is his mental state? Isn't it another Hulk? General Ross asked.
"No, he's very clear in his mind, there's no Hulk out of his control," John Keller said, "and the real problem is that he's a British soldier, not our country." ”
"Huh?" General Ross was stunned when he heard this, picked up the information and flipped through it, and shook, "Does the British know about this?" ”
"For the time being, we haven't informed the British side, but it's impossible to hide this matter, and McTavish's own wishes are not something we can control, otherwise the British side knows, it will be a very troublesome matter, so we can only negotiate with him, and after helping us solve this incident, let him go back to the UK" Minister Keller sighed after speaking, after all, such a powerful trump card, but it does not belong to him, it is really heartbroken.
"Hmph, the British are about to have their own British captain, and our American captain is not as strong as them, and he is irresponsible for picking on people, it's too unusual" General Ross angrily slapped the information in his hand on the table.
"Okay, don't be too angry, if the other party is willing to help this time, then the success rate of our operation this time will be extremely great, if we can get the secret of the North Stick and the special forces on the Russian side, it will definitely be a huge boost to our military strength" Minister Keller said in a fixed tone "As for the details of this operation, Ross, I will leave it to you to be responsible." ”
"Huh? I? Ross was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Sheffield, now he is rarely responsible for direct combat missions, more of some scientific research tasks and internal things of the Ministry of Defense, combat missions are generally the responsibility of Sheffield and other generals, so it is a very strange thing that this mission falls on his head.
"General Sheffield needs some rest, and I'm not too relieved about the others, so I'll have to work on you," Minister Keller said again.
"What the hell is going on?" General Ross asked, frowning.
"There are about three hundred soldiers in the death allowance, and Congress has not been able to approve it," Minister Keller sighed, then glanced at the gloomy General Sheffield and said, "including Claude."
The United States has a very cheating allowance for the death of a soldier, and a soldier who dies in battle must be killed on the spot in the line of duty, and there must be conclusive evidence to prove that the person was killed by the enemy, otherwise it will be recorded as "accidental death".
In addition, the body of the deceased must be found by his comrades, at least his face can be recognized, the identification tag of the deceased must be effectively collected, and he must be killed in the field.
However, it is very unfortunate that in this war with the Decepticons, the total number of deaths exceeded 5,000, and about 300 or so soldiers were included in the missing list without leaving identification tags and corpses, including Sheffield's parent, Claude Sheffield.
Why? Because the Decepticon's weapons are mainly used to deal with the same kind of Autobots, if the vehicle is hit, maybe the people inside can still leave some residue or something, but if the human is directly hit, then there is definitely no scum left, and most of the more than 300 soldiers are like this.
"Are those big men in Congress crazy?" When General Ross heard this, he immediately became angry: "It's not like this every time, what does this make our soldiers think? ”
"That's it!" Minister Keller stopped General Ross from going berserk, and then said to General Sheffield, "Herbert, don't have too much psychological burden, even if the Congress does not pass, Claude will be on the list of dead and honored and will be given a state funeral." “
After listening to Keller's words, Sheffield's face was gloomy and he did not speak.
Of course, he understood what Minister Keller meant, that is, Claude was different from the three hundred other soldiers, and the top level of the Ministry of Defense could be transferred "internally" and added to the list of dead and honored in battle, after all, there was Sheffield, the old son who became a general, and if his son could not get this treatment, then he, a general, would also be too unsuccessful.
But is that enough?
Sheffield asked himself.
Even if the son of a dignified four-star general died, he could not be treated fairly, and he had to rely on the "back door" method to enter the list of the dead, and countless soldiers could not even get the most basic pension, is this really reasonable?
No, it's not like that.
It's not fair that the children who gave their lives for their country and were not treated justly...... I can't take it!!