Mercenaries, I Will Be King Chapter 1440 - 1199: Eastern Military Wisdom of "Besieging T

Song Heping steadily stood up and walked to the side of the conference room where a large, high-resolution military map was temporarily hung.

On the map, the terrain, towns, transport lines, and control areas of various forces in Northwest Illigo were clearly marked with different colors and symbols.

He picked up the red laser pointer from the table, pressed it, and a striking red dot appeared on the map.

"The core idea of my plan is 'East Suppress West Block, North Attack South Release.'"

His voice was not loud, but his English was very standard, clear, and accurately reached everyone's ears.

"The ultimate goal is not to consu resources in static defense, but to maximize the annihilation of the living forces of the 1515 Ard in dynamic mobile warfare."

The laser dot settled on Sulaimaniyah City, the capital of Sulaimaniyah Province.

"The first phase is an attack led by the 'Liberation Forces' and the Abu You Brigade."

His tone was firm, "Within five days, I will urgently deploy two elite rcenary battalions, fully equipped, from my company's military base in Africa. They are veterans tested by blood and fire. Ten days later, these forces will join the main forces of the Liberation Forces guerrillas and the entire Abu You Brigade, using Sulaimaniyah City as the fulcrum for our eastern offensive..."

The red dot then moved south, crossing the winding highway.

"My main forces will move south along the main highway, with the primary goal of quickly conquering the strategic town of Daguk! This location is an important barrier and material passageway for the 1515 Ard between the east and west directions."

The dot continued to move south uncompromisingly.

"After taking Daguk, without much rest, use the suddenness of the campaign to continue striking south quickly, with the final target—taking Titrick!"

The laser dot heavily circled the na "Titrick" on the map.

"Gentlen, please look."

Song Heping pointed at Titrick and said, "Currently, the 1515 Ard's strongest and most tightly defended frontline position closest to Baghdad in Eastern Illigo is Ozham. According to the latest intelligence, at least seven thousand extremist fighters are gathered there, with strong fortifications and ample supplies."

His laser dot moved to Ozham.

"And Titrick is located west of Ozham, about 70 kiloters away. It is not only a traffic hub but also a lifeline for Ozham's defenders to retreat westward, connect with their base in Eastern Syria, and obtain supplies from Nineveh Province and Mosul in the west."

His laser dot drew a line between Titrick and Ozham.

"As long as we successfully take Titrick, it's equivalent to using a red-hot knife to rcilessly cut off the main artery of the 1515 Ard within Illigo, like severing a snake at its critical point! The 1515 forces in Ozham will be completely isolated in the narrow eastern region, becoming trapped!"

He turned his gaze to Simon: "anwhile, at this critical mont, the main forces of the Illigo Governnt Army need to launch an overwhelming attack on Ozham from Baghdad's direction, with the full assistance of the US Army's absolute air superiority! At that ti, seven thousand 1515 fighters trapped in Ozham will be caught in our iron grip from both the east and west lines! They will either resist desperately and be annihilated or attempt to break through."

He then turned to Simon and Peterovich.

"This leads to the second phase, requiring close coordination with the US Army and Russian Army on the periphery."

The laser dot jumped to the long border line between Illigo and Eastern Syria.

"Once the 1515 Ard within Illigo suffers our devastating blow, their leader hiding in Eastern Syria, Buckdadi, will definitely not sit idly by and is very likely to order the main forces of the 1515 Ard in Eastern Syria to forcibly cross the border and enter Northwest Illigo for support."

His laser dot moved across the area in Northern Syria near the border.

"The US Army's task is to utilize your strong influence within the Kurd Ard 'Syria Democratic Army' in Northern Syria, command them, coordinate with your Delta, Seal Special Forces teams deployed there, and implent carpet-style, relentless air strikes to form an unbreakable 'firewall,' resolutely and completely blocking the 1515 Ard attempting to cross the border, ensuring no soldier enters the Illigo battlefield!"

Then, he looked at Peterovich.

"The Russian Army's task is equally crucial. As the battle to annihilate Ozham starts, or even slightly ahead, you need to mobilize the Russian Air Force, Special Forces, and the most elite troops of the Silia Governnt Army and Wagner rcenary Forces stationed in Eastern Syria, to advance westward, launching a large-scale, powerful strategic counterattack towards the core area controlled by the 1515 Ard!"

The laser dot fell into the vast area of Eastern Syria.

"Eastern Syria is now a major source of troops and strategic depth base for the 1515 Ard. Once here is fiercely attacked by you, the 1515 Ard will have to divert a large amount of valuable forces and resources to defend, significantly easing the pressure on the Illigo battlefield, especially on our eastern US Army 'firewall,' making them unable to effectively support the Illigo battle."

Finally, his gaze landed on Avanti.

"The Persian side's task is to cooperate with the Kurd Ard within Illigo, dispatching the most elite Special Operations teams and advisory groups of the Revolutionary Guard Holy City Brigade, and unite these Kurd Ard units to directly attack the control zones of the 1515 Ard in Northern Illigo from the northern mountains."

The laser dot moved south in the area near the Persian Border in Northern Illigo.

"Taking advantage of the fact that the 1515 Ard cannot attend to both ends, and their command system is plunged into chaos, attack fast against slow, seize cities and territories as much as possible, eliminate their scattered forces, and focus on capturing those high-value intelligence personnel and mid-level commanders."

Avanti, arms folded, had been watching the map intently, his thick eyebrows furrowing tightly, suddenly speaking in a low voice: "Song, your plan is grand, troops are deployed heavily in the east, west, and north, forming a strong pressure. However..."

His tone shifted, fingers pointing to the southern, large swath of earthy yellow representing the vast desert on the map.

"Why is there such a huge, almost undefended opening left alone in the south? The terrain there is open and difficult to block. What if the forces from Ozham and the northern 1515 Ard see the impending loss and choose to flee south? They might break up into smaller units, carrying light weapons and supplies, and flow into this desert, then like sand, seep into Central Illigo, Southern Illigo, even into Eastern Syria and Jordan, leaving huge hidden troubles, endless future problems!"

Song Heping's mouth curled slightly, revealing a smile that was ice-cold, almost cruel.

The red laser dot began to slowly draw large circles in the vast desert area to the south.

"Mr. Avanti, you've touched upon the most delicate, and the most crucial point of the entire plan."

His voice carried a confidence of controlling the overall situation.

"The reason why I deliberately left this seemingly huge gap in the south is precisely to use the ancient Eastern military wisdom—'Besiege on three sides, leave one open!'"

Looking at the crowd showing thoughtful expressions, he continued to explain: "My ultimate goal is not to trap them like rats, tightly encircled in Ozham or any town, forcing them into cruel street fighting house by house. Although that can also achieve victory, our ground troops from various sectors, especially the main attacking Illigo Governnt Army and my forces, would pay a terribly heavy casualty price."

His tone beca as sharp as a drawn saber: "What I want is to show them the 'path to survival,' actively abandon those relatively solid, familiar town fortifications, drive them out of their shells! Like headless chickens, drive their thousands of scattered soldiers into this unshielded, water-scarce, hidden-object-lacking, almost completely exposed...deadly desert zone!"

His gaze finally turned to Simon: "Once their large groups, or countless small fleeing soldiers swarm into this desert, there, it becos the most perfect, ideal shooting range for the US Air Force and allied air forces to demonstrate their absolute air superiority and precision strike capability! You can absolutely use A-10 attack aircraft or F15 fighters, even ard helicopters, to do to the fleeing 1515 forces what was done to Sadam back in the day."

Simon hesitated for a mont, then blurted out: "Death Highway!"