Chapter 146 Task Force 141
For Lu Qi, who was familiar with the plot, Price's confidential information did not surprise him too much.
In the battle to attack the launch base and prevent the nuclear bomb from taking off, the outstanding performance of the British-American joint action team was noticed by both countries.
Such a rapid reaction force with strong combat effectiveness and can be put into mission at any time can play a great role in today's turbulent moment when the haze of terrorism envelopes the world.
As long as this sharp blade can be used in the right place, it can even change the direction of the war!
What Lu Qi could think of, those politicians would definitely think of, and they had even started a round of games over the command authority of this unit.
With the tough attitude of the Americans, the proposal to the British side is actually a unilateral announcement that this force must be formed even if you don't want to form it!
While Lu Qi was thinking a lot, Price took a sip of beer, moistened his dry throat, and continued:
"According to reliable intelligence, Downing Street seems to be very interested in this proposal and is already negotiating with the Americans. This new joint action force will soon be put on the agenda."
"So, we will continue to carry out missions with Americans or other countries in the future? Just like in the Altai Mountains?" Soap asked.
"You can say that. Moreover, this kind of joint action may become the norm in the future."
Hearing this, Brother Gates shrugged his shoulders and didn't seem to care too much:
"If my teammates are all guys like Griggs, I don't care. Anyway, we big-headed soldiers never have much choice..."
Price disagreed with Gates’ words:
"No! We always have the right to choose. After all, if you are out in the field, you will not be affected by your orders. Don't forget, we are the ones who actually perform the tasks, not those fat guys sitting in the office!"
Looking at Price's resolute face, Lu Qi also suddenly understood why Price, who had been a lieutenant more than ten years ago, was still just a small captain more than ten years later.
Such a prickly person who has independent consciousness and principles and also likes to disobey orders is destined to be unpopular with his superiors...
After a few rounds of drinking at the bar, the four of them left the bar around ten o'clock.
On the way back, the four of them passed by an old cigarette shop. Brother Soap seemed to have remembered something and suggested going in for a stroll.
It happened that Price, a long-time smoker, didn't have much inventory anymore, so the four of them went in to take a look.
Lu Qi and Gates do not have any addiction to cigarettes or nicotine dependence, so they do not consume.
On the contrary, Mr. Soap, after asking Price for his opinion, also bought a box of Price's favorite - Via Clara cigars.
In his words, it was so that he could focus more.
However, in Lu Qi's opinion, he actually thought that the way Price smoked a cigar was too cool and wanted to imitate it.
Men are very simple animals and have no resistance to cool things...
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After about two months, the civil war in Mauritius, which attracted worldwide attention, finally came to a conclusion.
With Zakaev's death, the extremist organization split into two factions. Boris Vashevsky, the moderate, hopes to gain the support of the Russian people by reforming the extremist organization.
The hard-line Makarov hopes to continue to win the war through violence and hard-line methods.
After a fierce power struggle, Wasevsky gained majority support within the extremist organization, and they excluded Makarov from the core leadership circle. However, some diehards of the hardliners remained loyal to Makarov.
They believe that Makarov is Zakayev's legitimate successor.
However, the hard-liners who had lost all hope could only witness the extremist organization's victory in the second Mauritian civil war under the leadership of Wasevsky.
And Woszewski himself was officially elected as the new president of Mauritius.
As extremist organizations came to power, Mao's domestic sentiment against the West became increasingly high. A bronze statue of Zakayev was erected in a square in Moscow, becoming Mao's new hero.
The capital, Moscow, even renamed an international airport Zakayev International Airport to express its condolences to the Maoist hero.
The changing situation in Mauritius has attracted great attention from Western forces led by the United States. In particular, Makarov, who was excluded, publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the Mauritian authorities and Wasevsky, and vowed to punish these "revolutionary traitors"
"Everyone was kicked off the stage.
Therefore, in order to deal with the "core group" terrorists headed by Makarov, the joint action force has made some progress...
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2012, January 13.
Credenhill, England.
The S.A.S training base received a visit from a big shot.
"Welcome to Credenhill, General Sheffield!"
"Captain Price."
Sheffield reached out and shook hands with Price. Dressed in a camouflage military uniform, a beret with three stars on his head, and a mustache, Sheffield spoke with a pure American accent and said:
"You should know the purpose of my coming here, right?"
Nodding, Price responded in a neither humble nor condescending manner:
"Yes, sir."
A pair of sharp eyes glanced at Gates, Soap and Lu Qi. Sheffield retracted his gaze and continued:
"After discussions between the White House and Downing Street, it has been decided that I will serve as the commander-in-chief of this soon-to-be-established joint operations task force. And Captain Price, you will serve as field commander and directly accept my command. Do you have any questions?
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"No, sir."
"Very good. In the next month, the Joint Operations Task Force will select candidates for special forces from various countries. And your task is to select the best of the best for me, do you understand?"
"I see."
After talking about the business, Sheffield turned to look at Lu Qi aside, and suddenly said:
"You must be Second Lieutenant Mars. I heard that you were the one who killed Zakayev. Is this true?"
Hearing this, Lu Qi was stunned for a moment and then replied:
"Yes, sir. A shot right between the eyebrows!"
Lu Qi's answer made Sheffield's mustache tremble slightly.
He walked up to Lu Qi, stretched out his hand to hold his shoulders, looked directly at Lu Qi's young face, and said in a deep voice:
"Well done, boy! You did what I wanted to do most. On behalf of my 30,000 brothers, thank you for your efforts..."
After saying that, Sheffield patted Lu Qi's shoulder heavily and prepared to turn around and leave.
At this moment, Price called out to him:
"Sir, what is the name of the unit?"
Hearing this, Sheffield paused for a moment, then turned around and slowly said the name:
Chapter completed!