Chapter 2023 Paper Can't Hold Fire

A group of military vehicles came at a gallop, and an old guy with gray hair, probably in his fifties, wearing a US military uniform, got out of the first off-road vehicle with a gloomy face, walked quickly through the blockade line, and then stood in front of the big black hole without saying a word.

This old guy's name is Wilson, and he is the top general of the US military in Afghanistan, the supreme commander of the US Marine Corps, and the commander-in-chief of this anti-terrorist operation. Just after receiving a report that more than 40 people were killed in a special operations team on a decapitation mission, his heart attack almost recurred.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

A Marine captain in charge of the perimeter saluted: "General, Major Kirby led people into the house to search for an explosion occurred about fifteen minutes later, the specific reason is unknown. ”

Wilson's face became more and more ugly: "Have you found Zawahri's whereabouts?" ”

"It has been determined that Zawahiri is inside the house," the captain said. ”

No need to ask, Wilson already understood that such a powerful explosion must have been the work of Zawahri. Everyone died inside, but he was a little unwilling to do so. After all, his mission is Zawahri, whether he lives or dies. But now that I know that Zawahiri is dead, and there is no body, will the American people believe it? Will the people of the world believe it? Maybe only the damn bastards in Congress would believe it, but they believe there's a shit.

"Look for me right away, make sure you find Zawahri's body. Even a leg, an arm, or even a finger, as long as it can be proven that he is dead. ”

The captain looked at the big pit of the black hole and wanted to say something, and finally looked at Wilson's cold face, and didn't dare to say anything: "Yes!" After speaking, he went to an officer of the Afghan government army and told Wilson about his orders, hoping to cooperate with them in recruiting Zawahri's body. The officer, without hesitation, immediately gave the order and began to clean up the scene of the explosion.

Xu Hang, Sun Manjiang, Yang Fengyun and Del mixed in the crowd and watched the excitement for a while, and then quietly left and returned to the tent.

"Hey!" Yang Fengyun smiled and said, "The Yankees have suffered a lot of losses this time, and it is estimated that Obarma will not have a good time in the past few days." ”

Xu Hang picked up the beer that was still on the side, drank half of the beer and took a sip, "The more sad he is, the happier we are, and now we should celebrate." Then he held up the bottle, "Come, let's go!" ”

"Smack!" The four of them made a crisp sound when their bottles collided together, and they gloated here. The atmosphere in the White House is so depressing that it is breathless, President Kuroko is sitting in his office, looking up at the roof and not saying a word, and the expression on his face is not showing joy or sorrow.

Defense Minister Evel sat on the couch opposite the and looked at him, "Mr. President, death cannot be avoided in war, and the only thing we can do now is to investigate the cause of the explosion as soon as possible and determine whether Zawahiri died in the explosion." Give us a satisfactory explanation to the families and people of the soldiers who died in battle as soon as possible. ”

The's head shook a little, leaned forward, elbows on the desk, fingers rubbing his temples with faint pain: "Today is Saturday, and it is definitely the darkest day since the United States launched its military operation in Afghanistan. ”

Ewell sighed that since the entry of US troops into Afghanistan and their withdrawal a few years ago, the total number of NATO soldiers killed was 374, compared to 279 in the United States. However, this anti-terrorist operation killed more than 40 people, creating the largest number of deaths in a single military mission of the US military, which is indeed unacceptable.

The knocked on the table weakly: "Paper can't contain fire, no matter what the results of the investigation are, this matter must be made public as soon as possible." lest it be reported by the media and public opinion will be unfavorable to our government. ”

Aivel nodded: "According to the information from Afghanistan, Zawahiri must have died in the explosion, but with such a strong explosion, it is difficult to find evidence of his death." If we publish the news, it will be difficult for the public to believe it. ”

The waved his hand and leaned back: "It doesn't matter if the people believe it or not, the important thing is that this news should be reported as soon as possible, and those media can't be allowed to talk nonsense, otherwise it will be very bad for us." ”

Ewell nodded and looked at the time: "It's 11:20 in the morning, and the press conference is held at 12:30." ”

The waved his hand: "Go ahead, focus on the valiant soldiers." ”

"Understood!" Ewell stood up and left.

All countries in the world received the news as soon as possible, and all eyes were focused on the United States, and they all wanted to know the reaction of the United States as soon as possible.

At 11:30, Ewell personally held a press conference, looking at the nearly 100 uncrowned kings below, Ewell took a deep breath and said in a very sad voice: "Gentlemen, ladies, reporters and friends present, good morning. Today is Saturday, the darkest day for me, for the government, for the whole of America......"

"Wow!" As soon as Ewell's voice fell, there was an uproar below. With such a heavy tone, how can it be similar to 911 back then? It seemed that something big had happened again, and one by one they shook their spirits and looked at Ewell.

Ewell said in a deep voice: "In Kabul time, at about 10 o'clock last night, around 10:30 in Washington, our US troops in Afghanistan encountered Black Saturday. During the decapitation operation against al-Zawahri, the leader of Ground 1, he encountered a strong pit in Zawahiri and detonated a large amount of explosives buried in his residence. All 43 U.S. troops were killed, including a major officer, which also set a record for the highest number of U.S. military casualties since our army entered Afghanistan to carry out military operations. ”

There was silence below, and after a while, there was a sudden commotion, and the camera was pressed open, and the recorder was eager to insert it into Ewell's mouth, and even the person with the camera stood on the chair.

"Mr. Minister, may I ask what kind of unit is carrying out the anti-terrorism mission this time?"

"Mr. Minister, has Zawahiri been caught, or has he been killed?"

"Mr. Minister......

"Mr. Minister......

“………………………………”

The venue was in chaos, and Ewell waited for a moment before raising his hand and pressing down: "Silence, silence!" ”

After a long pause, Ewell said, "Please keep order, it's not time to ask questions." After speaking, he opened a folder in front of him, "Now I want to talk about the second thing: at 10 o'clock in Kabul time, our air force dispatched six fighter planes to carry out air strikes on two eastern 1 Islamic movement bases and training camps in Afghanistan and two training camps in Syria, so that they were completely destroyed by our air force, which was also the most successful anti-terrorist operation in our country. ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There was thunderous applause below, and an imperceptible smile appeared on Ewell's face. He was a soldier, but he was first and foremost a politician, and he had a good grasp of people's hearts. Publish the bad news first, and then the good news, so that these journalists can accept it mentally.

"That's it!" "Now it's time to ask questions!" ”

A female reporter first raised her hand, and after receiving a nod from Ewell, she stood up and said, "Mr. Minister, what kind of soldiers died in this anti-terrorist mission?" ”

"The fallen soldiers were from the most elite Marine Detachment in the United States, and it was they who infiltrated Pakistan and killed the number one leader of the Al Qaeda organization," Ewell said. ”

The reporters below were in an uproar again, this unit, which was once praised by them and called heroes by them, was actually killed, which was unbelievable.

Another reporter raised his hand and asked: "Mr. Minister, with such a large number of casualties in this anti-terrorist operation, is it because the commander has miscommanded or is there a problem with the plan?" Who is responsible for this responsibility? ”

Ewell frowned and looked at the reporter who spoke, who was about forty years old, and looked like an old fritter.

"There is no problem with this anti-terrorism plan, the commander-in-chief in charge of this operation is General Wilson, who was in charge of the search for Raden at the beginning, do you think there will be a problem with such a responsible and capable commander? As for responsibility, where there is war, there will be death, which cannot be avoided and cannot be avoided. It is they who have protected our country and people by fighting terrorists with their precious lives. They are all heroes, heroes to our American people, and this is their duty and their mission. ”

"Mr. Minister!" Another reporter raised his hand and asked, "Has Zawahiri been caught, or has he been killed?" ”

Avel nodded: "Zawahri, already died in the explosion. ”

The middle-aged reporter stood up without raising his hand and without Aiwell's consent and asked, "Mr. Minister, what evidence do you have, that Zawahiri is dead?" Just like when you killed Raden in the first place, you only released a blurry photo, and no one can say whether that photo is real or not, and whether Raden was really killed. ”

Evel's face darkened, and he quickly returned to normal: "In such a strong explosion, even the armored car will be blown to pieces. Now all I can say is that time will tell. ”

A smug smile flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged reporter, and he wanted to ask a question, but Aiwell no longer gave him a chance, pointed to a reporter behind him and said, "The last question, you come to ask." ”

The middle-aged reporter could only sit down helplessly, and the reporter in the back stood up and asked, "Mr. Minister, will the US military have a major military operation in the future, and will it continue to fight terrorists?" ”

Ewell nodded to the reporter with great satisfaction: "Yes, the United States will never compromise with the terrorists, and will increase intelligence collection and carry out the elimination of terrorists." Until all terrorists are eliminated and the world is restored to peace. ”

The chairman of the capital city, Ouchi, sat in the office and smiled slightly after watching the US press conference, put the remote control on the side, and then stood up and came to the window, looking at the scenery outside, with a smile on his face.

"Boy, it's time for you to come back, this time it's a nice job. There is no foreign support in the East 1 Turk, and those guys at home are not worried. ”

"Ahh Yang Luo's body rose and fell with the bumpy off-road vehicle, and he felt an itchy nose and sneezed. Then he rubbed his nose and muttered, "Who is talking about me!" ”

"It must be Sister-in-law Yinyao, you haven't seen each other for a long time." Li Tao said with a smile.

"It's been months!" After speaking, he sighed and rubbed his somewhat stiff face with both hands, "There is still a month to go before the New Year, and I don't know if I can go back before the New Year, Silo must have grown taller again." ”

The old king next door