I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 554 Preparing for War
At this time, Chen Chen did not know that the strategy of the United States and France to send special forces to re-enter Syria would bring a major crisis to the Dongfeng Corps. In fact, no matter from which angle he looked at it, it was impossible for him to make an accurate prediction of such an action.

The reason is very simple. Even in the north and in the intelligence department's cognition, the Dongfeng Corps, a mercenary group, is still just a "small role" in the Middle East context.

The Americans can send special forces to carry out a decapitation operation against the Dongfeng Corps when conditions are ripe. Of course, they can also support agents of various countries to confront the Dongfeng Corps through the IMET plan. They can even mobilize a large number of personnel and equipment to organize a resolute siege. However, it is almost impossible for them to allocate part of their resources to deal with the Dongfeng Corps, which is not such an important enemy, when the main battlefield has already involved a lot of energy.

If they really have so many resources, why would they waste them on things like this?

A decapitation operation against Damascus would be enough to shake the foundation of the entire Syrian government and might even end the war directly.

Therefore, Chen Chen did not make any special deployments to deal with potential threats from NATO.

He must first finish the "main task" at hand.

In the temporary command center of Raqqa City, after making sure that the situation in the city had completely gone in the direction he wanted, Chen Chen finally withdrew the Tiger Corps troops in the city, ending the manhunt operation that some people called the "Bloody Night."

The casualties have been summarized. There was no abnormal expression on the face of Bai Gou, who was in charge of the report. However, Laplani, who was standing aside, became more and more shocked as he listened. He could not help but sigh at the sharpness and wisdom behind the cold-blooded decisiveness of the commander in front of him.

".This raid resulted in the deaths of a total of 118 suspected JD members, with 4 of our people killed and 16 injured."

"This number of casualties exceeded our expectations, but fortunately we had already used heavy weapons to clear all high-risk buildings in the early stages, otherwise the losses would have been even greater."

"Also, there have been some casualties from smaller protests due to raids and mosque closures - there have been some civilian casualties, but not many."

"There is currently clear evidence to confirm four civilian casualties, one death and three injuries."

"What is the specific situation?"

Chen Chen frowned and asked.

"Nothing special. The Tiger Corps handled the situation in an extreme way. One of the opponents had his skull smashed. He could not be saved and died two hours later."

".It's OK, as long as no shots are fired."

Hearing Chen Chen's slightly understated tone, Laplani on the side couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, it's good that no shots were fired.

As long as no shots are fired, the situation will not deteriorate further and the residents' resistance will quickly disappear in a short period of time. This is already the best outcome.

If we were left to handle it ourselves, due to procrastination, compromise and indecision, the number of civilian casualties would inevitably be far greater than this figure.

This man is indeed a tyrant, but what is the definition of a tyrant?

Is it the cruelty of the means or the cruelty of the result?

Laplanie even felt that he was in a brief state of confusion, and after getting rid of all the distracting thoughts in his mind, he suddenly realized that all his doubts were actually the result of being kidnapped by some Western media.

In their logic, means that conform to universal values ​​will definitely bring about results that conform to universal values.

Democratic means bring democracy, free means bring freedom, and peaceful means bring peace.
But many times, this is just wishful thinking, or in other words, it is putting the cart before the horse.

In their development path, they reached the pinnacle because of some randomness and some irresistible trends. When they looked back, they thought that it was the "concepts" that were "artificially selected" that made their success.

But in fact, this is completely inconsistent with the actual situation, and even more inconsistent with the logic of world development.

“The chaos can only be resolved by authoritarianism.”

Laplani thought of this sentence that Chen Chen had emphasized many times. At this moment, he suddenly had some new insights.

During the few minutes when he was silent and thinking, Chen Chen had already communicated with Bai Gou about all the arrangements in the city, and the focus of their communication shifted to the next plan.

"Suhail has definitely contacted the defenders near Tell Tamir and secretly formed a militia of about 500 people."

"He has obtained enough weapons through his own channels, but right now, the team's training is seriously inadequate."

"Moreover, they no longer have time to organize large-scale training. Tal Tamir is too close to Hasakah. Once Suhail's whereabouts are exposed, he will most likely be surrounded by enemies."

"So, he had to find a way to break out with these hundreds of people, bypass Hasakah, and continue north to the vicinity of Malikiya."

"This is a rather risky breakout - if successful, his force could be expanded to more than 1000 men."

"If we fail, he will probably die in Hasakah province, and we won't even have time to rescue him."

"So, he also asked us for cover."

“We may have to proactively launch a campaign to clear out JD elements scattered across key towns in Raqqa in advance to create a more relaxed environment for Suhail.”

"I plan to hold this cleanup operation in two days."

Having said that, Chen Chen paused for a moment, then turned to Li Bang and said:
"You will still lead this operation."

"Unlike the last time, this is no longer a standard combat mission in a restricted battlefield environment."

“Its battlefield is wider, more random, and the environment is more complex.”

"You have to use everything you've learned to your full potential, understand?"

"understand!"

Li Bang answered solemnly, and then asked:
"Can I understand this mission as a large-scale, continuous point-clearing operation?"

"That's understandable."

Chen Chen nodded slightly, and then said:

"But it's not as simple as just taking out a few points."

"After taking down the key targets, you must divide your forces to defend the corresponding targets. This means that every time you take down a point, your available combat power will be reduced by one point."

"In the end, you will only have a small team of a few dozen people left, and the risk factor will increase exponentially."

"This is an iron rule that is difficult to break. It's up to you how you implement it."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the command room became serious.

Especially Laplani, after hearing the details of this mission through the translator, his expression could not even be described as "shocked" but rather "confused".

Is it really possible to accomplish such a task?

There is no need for any abstract judgment, only a simple and direct deduction is needed to appreciate the difficulty of this task.

Putting aside all other factors, we can simplify the power comparison between the enemy and us into the most intuitive "number of people".

Suppose at the beginning, there were 1,000 people on each side, and these 1,000 people clashed when fighting for the first town, resulting in casualties on both sides, but our side won.

At this time, the enemy may still have 800 people, and according to optimistic estimates, we may have 900 people left.

However, these 900 people cannot all be deployed to the next battle. We must leave 100 people to defend the position we have just captured.

As a result, our combat strength was reduced to 800 people, once again equal to that of the enemy.

So, if we want to maintain the balance, we must achieve greater results than the enemy in every battle that follows. Even if we lose a battle, the advantage we have accumulated with great difficulty will be lost immediately. Because those defenders cannot be mobilized, in a sense, they are already "dead"!
From this point of view alone, the difficulty of this mission is already terrifyingly high.

The commander needs to lead his team to win more than ten games in a row - even for a gambler, it would be a fantasy to want to win more than ten games in a row, right?

What's more, the situation on the real battlefield is much more complicated than this simplified deduction. The loss of equipment, the difficulty of supply, the decline of personnel combat effectiveness after the round-the-clock battle,
Every little detail affects the final outcome, and as the commander of this battle, you must grasp all the details.

Laplani didn't know whether the man who took on this task had such ability, but he knew very well that he definitely didn't have it.

He raised his head and looked at the other person, as if he wanted to find some "reluctance" in Li Bang's eyes, but unfortunately, all he saw was determination and a kind of.
Unreasonable confidence.

Does he really believe he can do it?
Laplani couldn't help but want to ask more questions, but the conversation of other people in the command room continued.

"I will discuss the specific tactics and strategies with you later, but basically, I have a rough idea of ​​how to fight."

As soon as Li Bang said this, Chen Chen immediately guessed his intention.

"Do you want to recreate the battle we fought with the four major families in Pubei?"

"Yes."

Li Bang nodded slightly and replied:

"If we shorten the time scale, the situation we are facing this time is actually similar to that time."

"What's more, at that time, we did not have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and equipment."

"If we could fight then, we can fight now."

After hearing his words, Chen Chen thought for a moment and then replied:

"The overall direction is fine. As for the specific tactical details, you should think about them yourself and then discuss them with me. Okay, next question."

"How is the equipment preparation going?"

The logistics work of the Eastern Corps has been handed over to Xia Xing, but Bai Gou still needs to intervene in the specific equipment management.

So, after hearing his question, the white dog immediately replied:

"All armored units have been repaired and prepared, and ammunition has been replenished."

"In addition, Peng Xucheng sent us our guns, including the HK416 we used before, as well as the SCAR-H, M107, XM109, etc."

"very good!"

Chen Chen nodded with satisfaction - he certainly didn't dislike Russian weapons. In fact, in the high temperature desert environment of Syria, Russian weapons were even more stable.

But the problem is that Russian-made weapons are really not satisfactory in terms of scalability. In addition, his team has different proficiency in different firearms. He still feels that going back to the original weapons is the best option for them.

"What about the others? Shells, projectiles, rockets?"

"It's all the same. Peng Xucheng arranged for a ship to land on Bubiyan Island in Kuwait, cross Iraq to Damascus, and deliver a large number of weapons."

"According to him, this shipload of weapons, not including the ones we use ourselves, can bring in at least 4000 million US dollars in revenue. What we need is just a bonus."

"Perfect!"

Chen Chen couldn't help but applaud Peng Xucheng - in such a tense war situation, he was still able to take care of Dongfeng Group's business. This kind of businessman thinking was really extremely rare.

He really wanted to praise Peng Xucheng behind his back, but before he could open his mouth, Bai Gou told him even better news.

This time, he directly used the Yunnan dialect.

Obviously, he didn't want Laplane, who was present, to understand.

"We have reached a preliminary agreement with Iran on the issue of FATEH-110."

"They agreed to sell Syria 12 FATEH road-mobile systems, including 36 missiles, and agreed to deliver them in the shortest possible time."

"Next, Russia needs to intervene as soon as possible and urge Syria to reach an agreement with Iran."

"As long as they agree, we can pay right away."

"Peng Xucheng's idea is that we should not wait for the Syrian government. We should pay both the Russians' money and the Iranians' money at the same time and get the goods as soon as possible!"

"We have so much money?!"

Chen Chen asked in shock.

".It ruined everything."

"Iran offered a sky-high price of $3.6 million, 1000 million per coin."

“And they asked for a lump sum.”

"To be honest, I also think this price is unreasonable, but this is indeed the limit of what Peng Xucheng can do - according to him, the salesmen he sent to Iran have already used all dirty and not-so-dirty means."

"If Syria could intervene in advance, the price might be lower."

"But we can't wait - we can't really rely on Bashar, can we?"

"Damn it, the emperor isn't anxious, but the eunuch is."

Chen Chen couldn't help but curse.

He remembered very clearly that in the previous life, Syria purchased 20 Conqueror missiles, including the production line, for just over billion US dollars. On average, the cost of one missile might be less than million.

Now, Iran's price is five times higher.

It was really a severe rip-off.

If I can't use them all up this time, I must find a way to use these missiles up to let other people launch them.
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Perhaps, selling it to Hamas or the Houthi armed forces would be a good choice?

By the way, we are not called Husai yet, we are still called AA
Thinking of this, Chen Chen sighed softly, and then said:

"Pay it."

"Essentially, these missiles are not the Syrian government's, they are ours."

"Since it's ours, no matter how much money we pay, it's just an investment at best."

“Since it is an investment, you have to take risks.”

"Tell Peng Xucheng that if the money is not enough, just withdraw all the money from my account and pay it all!"

"The two weeks he mentioned before has now passed for several days."

"Within the next 10 days, I want to see a missile launcher!"

(End of this chapter)