Outside Hulmatu City, at the lookout post.
The deafening sound of artillery gradually ceased, the air filled with smoke and distant dust.
Song Heping put down the binoculars, his face devoid of much expression, and turned to Jiang Feng beside him, saying, "I have to say, these drones custom-made from Huaqiang North are damn useful."
Jiang Feng was also playing with a terminal in his hand, nodding sincerely while watching the footage transmitted back by the drones. "The positioning is precise, the image transmission is stable, and the endurance is satisfactory. The key is the price, just over five thousand a unit, even if it crashes, it's not a pity. Old squad leader, this path is right, I think we need to order another batch."
"You follow up on this."
Song Heping replied without a second thought.
Now, these cheap civilian drones are small change to him.
Ordering a few thousand of them is nothing, it doesn't cost much.
Anyway, we just extorted 300 million dollars from the Aricans; after spending 200 million, there's still 100 million left, and in the future, there are still 700 million more, which the old Congress n of Arica are footing the bill for.
As he spoke, he patted the dust off his body and turned back toward the command post, once again standing in front of the giant operational map.
Jiang Feng and Samir quickly followed.
Looking at the symbols representing the enemy and us on the map, Jiang Feng couldn't help but ask, "Old squad leader, our current setup... I feel like we're fishing, aren't we? We're the tempting bait placed here at Hulmatu, luring the main forces of the 1515 from the Northwest Region over, so that the Persians and Abu You Brigade can clear out their old bases in Mosul?"
Song Heping gave Jiang Feng an appreciative look and pointed at the Hulmatu position with a command stick, "You're pretty close."
He paused, sweeping his gaze over Jiang Feng and the eager-to-learn Samir before beginning to explain his overall strategy.
"Previously, in Daguge, we spent several days haggling over arms and funding with the Aricans, as you all know."
Song Heping's tone was calm, but carried a hint of coldness.
"Those days seed to delay our best opportunity for a direct attack on Hulmatu. But on the flip side, it also gave Buckdadi ti to maneuver his troops. You all see the current intelligence; more and more enemies are gathering in Hulmatu City, and the fortifications are built like an iron barrel."
He hit the map at Hulmatu hard, "Attack it now? It's not that we can't take it, but the cost is too great! With our limited resources, if we exhaust ourselves, how can we continue to operate in this territory in the future? I, Song Heping, will not fight such a losing battle!"
"Therefore, we have to mobilize them!"
Song Heping drew a large circle on the map with his command stick, extending from Hulmatu to major towns like Mosul and Ozham in the Northwest.
"Mobile warfare, blocking operations, combining reality and illusion! By placing our reputation here, we're already the biggest bait; Buckdadi hates , fearing that if I capture Hulmatu, I'll advance on Titrick and cut his east-west connection, forcing him to send all the troops he can muster here!"
He looked at Samir, "Samir, you're familiar with the situation here. Tell us, is the 1515 Ard in Northwest Illinois really that strong?"
Samir appeared a bit embarrassed.
To say they're strong, it seems 1515 has never won against Song Heping.
To say they're not strong, in the past two years, 1515 swept through Northwest Illinois, seizing many cities.
Before Song Heping's arrival, his militia could seldom gain an advantage in encounters with the 1515 Ard.
"Speak the truth!"
Seeing his constipated expression, Song Heping couldn't help but scold, "Is it so hard to admit your own inadequacy?"
Samir blushed and said, "Boss... They could occupy such a large area before, not because they were great at fighting, but because the original governnt army was worthless, and we were... also lacking... Plus, the Aricans left us with a power vacuum! Their real main force is only a hundred thousand, most of which are entangled with various forces over in Siria! Here's in Northwest Illinois, their forces are spread very thin, like a broken fishing net, looking big but full of holes!"
"Exactly! Speaking honestly is good."
Song Heping took over the conversation, "I've precisely noticed this point! By deploying our forces here, Buckdadi must obediently pull every usable thread from this tattered fishing net here! Elsewhere, in Mosul, Tal Afar, Sinjar, those places, their forces will be empty! This is the opportunity for our allies, and it's our future opportunity! Now the situation here is in chaos; we seize as much territory as we can, and after the war, that land will be ours."
Hearing this, Jiang Feng whispered, "Old squad leader, doing this... won't the Aricans turn against us? According to the original 'Furnace Plan', our core mission is to take Hulmatu and open the traffic route. If, in the end, Mosul is taken by Abu You Brigade with Persian help... This achievent and battle result won't be as the Aricans expected. Will they be happy?"
"Happy?"
Song Heping sneered, his tone full of defiance.
"I couldn't care less if they're happy! When dealing with the Aricans, you must understand one thing — they only recognize strength! Without strength, they'll treat you like a dish to be devoured as they please. With strength, if you can fight and deliver results they want, even if those results aren't exactly as they planned, they'll have to accept it with a pinch of salt!"
His gaze swept over the two, smiling, "Turn against us? I'm not worried at all right now. In the Middle East, what ultimately speaks is not reason, it's this!"
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