King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 746 - 686 Preparation Work
Joe Ga didn’t understand what Belial was talking about, but when the Predator drone flew over Jialan Town and transmitted the image back to Antar, which then relayed it to him, he understood...
Jialan Town is a small town located on the border of grasslands and the Gobi, from where one can control an oil field to the north and enter the grasslands to the south. It is a very important strategic location.
There is only one road extending west from there, which forks by a river. The road to the north connects several cities in northern Syria, while the southern road leads into the grasslands originally controlled by the Kurdish through a highway bridge.
And the commander of the Martyrs Camp was now holding firmly on the southern side of the highway bridge, blocking the advance of the larger ISIS units moving southward.
In fact, this move was like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water because the current level of the river was so low that ISIS terrorists could easily ford it on foot if they abandoned their vehicles.
However, these days you can’t fight a war just on foot because the carrying capacity of people is simply too limited.
The commander of the Martyrs Camp had taken a small hillock and was firmly blocking the exit of the highway bridge, fighting to death against the enemy closing in from all sides. In fact, he was managing to secure a living space for the Kurdish on the grasslands.
Joe Ga looked at the overhead photos. The battle had not stopped when the drone passed by. It might have been a retaliation for the bombing of the Su-25, but the ISIS forces had become even more aggressive in their attack.
Not only did they have infantry fighting vehicles, but they also had over a dozen armored personnel carriers obtained from Halliburton.
Accompanied by mortar bombardments, those armored personnel carriers were covering the terrorists as they attacked up the slope.
Although the hilltop was dug with a myriad of trenches like a maze, piling up lots of shelters and ammunition, Joe Ga still couldn’t imagine how a few dozen women managed to hold on such a small hilltop in the face of such an attack.
As several Hellfire missiles took out a few of the armored personnel carriers, causing huge losses for ISIS, the surrounding terrorists hastily began to retreat.
Joe Ga frowned, put down the tablet, and looked at Belial saying, "Why not just blow up that bridge?"
As he spoke, Joe Ga slapped his own head, realising he had said something foolish.
Blowing up a bridge would only make ISIS think of other ways to enter the southern grasslands. There are more than one way to do so: They could detour through the northeastern Gobi or they could continue west to cross the river from other locations.
Then the initiative would be completely turned over!
Now that the Martyrs Camp had blocked ISIS’s traffic throat, they could tie up their attention here and, in turn, buy more time.
That a band of women managed to fight to such a fierce degree without the support of the Kurdish militants was simply incomprehensible to Joe Ga.
After raising his concerns with Belial, Belial’s expression turned extremely bitter as she said, "Actually, there was support, but now most of the Kurdish armed forces are distributed around the US-controlled areas, deeply engaged with ISIS..."
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Having listened to Belial’s briefing, Joe Ga had a thorough understanding of the situation in the region, as well as why these people were clinging to P·B as a lifesaver.
Under the directive of the American ’Father,’ the Kurdish Democratic Forces’ fight against ISIS had never stopped.
In all fairness, the US had indeed been on point with its military sponsorship...
Helping to train soldiers, providing weapons, and offering political support...
The only two demands from the Americans were for the Kurdish militants to keep a death grip on ISIS and to also exert pressure on both the Syrian Government Forces and Russia, forcing Russia to continuously increase its investment in Syria.
Unfortunately, with many men conscripted, life in areas under ISIS control became barely humane for the elderly, women, and children.
Those near the grasslands with the means had already run away, like the Kurdish refugees that went to Baghdad, leaving behind those without the ability to leave or with ties holding them back.
They had nowhere to go, couldn’t travel far, and could only survive day by day in fear with the help of international volunteer soldiers and charitable organizations.
Fortunately, the plight of those Kurdish female soldiers touched some feminists!
The romantic sentiment inherent in women drove many to arrive here decisively, leaving behind their comfortable lives.
In todays’ climate of prevalent feminism, when a group of women from Europe and America gave up their affluent lives to head to the battlefield, a natural media bias emerged, and a small portion of international organizations began to take action.
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They feared getting sucked into this mire and losing more than they could gain!
It wasn’t until Princess Amina stood out, shining brightly in the front, and then P·B took on the most dangerous parts, that the activists ’suddenly’ remembered this place and began to charge down the highway of women’s rights that Princess Amina had paved.
Joe Ga had no doubt that Princess Amina would be successful because he was very clear that, especially when the winds of women’s rights were blowing in their favor, no one could withstand the current political climate.
After understanding the situation of the Martyrs Camp, Joe Ga, moved by the bravery and passion of the ’heroic women,’ hesitated for a long time before making a phone call to the air force base in Baghdad...
Joe Ga felt that he should increase his investment in the air force...
Buying fighter jets on the spot was too far-fetched, but leasing two F-16s from Iraq, preparing them, and keeping them there for when they were needed was certainly feasible.
Moreover, P·B’s Super Albatross will sooner or later be replaced by the more cost-effective Griffin-1...
So why not bring over your Big Beak Birds and have the Iraqi Government buy them outright, letting P·B’s people work for your Air Force.
Joe Ga has six Big Beak Birds, bring four of them over first, I’ll bring my own fighter pilots to help you fight, each one at 15 million US dollars, I estimate that the Iraqi Government won’t bargain.
Because the Big Beak Birds the Americans gave them cost over 24 million US dollars each, and the avionics and various locks inside, P·B’s don’t have them.
Meanwhile, Joe Ga also contacted Steven and lured MPRI to bring two more Predator drones to Iraq with the prospect of a new profitable contract.
This stuff is really useful, if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s America’s money being spent, Joe Ga would even think about contacting that ’Three Yellow Chickens’ who is too content in Baghdad to think about returning home, to see if they could rent some Winged Dragons.
Belial and a few remaining militia leaders were stunned by the ’big deal’ Joe Ga discussed over the phone.
For the first time, they saw Joe Ga’s influence. Those war weapons they saw as unattainable were as common as second-hand cars in Joe Ga’s hands.
F-16s could be borrowed at a word, drones available on demand, and artillery was on its way...
This greatly boosted the confidence of the militiamen, in addition to their astonishment.
After Joe Ga hung up the phone, Belial hesitated for a long time before saying, "Sir, some of us want to go support our commander. Can you keep an eye on this place after we leave?
Don’t worry, sir, only a part of us will go. We will take supplies to the commander and evacuate some of our severely injured sisters."
People from P·B are generally not used to watching women go into battle, and Sanderson couldn’t hold back any longer. He stepped in front of Joe Ga and said, "Boss, you can’t go to the frontlines, let us go.
Seeing a bunch of women holding the front, it’s not our style..."
As Sanderson was speaking, he was hammered by a vicious hemostat.
The female medical officer, with a large scar on her face, said through clenched teeth, "Boss, let us go. You can’t let them keep toughing it out like this. We’ll go and direct the bombing to give the terrorists a break for a while."
Joe Ga couldn’t come up with a reason to refuse, he nodded and said, "Then go, greet the terrorists with bombs."
While saying this, Joe Ga looked at Belial and said, "I want you to organize the townspeople to retreat south. Follow the railway line to the vicinity of the Iraqi border.
From the map, I saw there are several adjacent small towns, but there are few residents there now.
My people can’t cross the border with the heavy artillery for now, but they have prepared quite adequate supplies. You all can set up temporary homes in that area.
That place will be the starting point of the safe zone..."
Upon hearing this, Belial hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, do you mean we should give up on that bridge?"
As Belial said this, she lowered her head in sorrow, "We have lost so many people there!"
Hearing this, Joe Ga opened the electronic map and looked carefully before shaking his head and saying, "We won’t give up. This area surrounded by a small river and the desert is nice, holding that one point can withstand a large part of the security pressure.
I don’t know how large the future safe zone will be, but it doesn’t prevent us from getting ready in advance.
Just wait a few days, I will send some 120mm mortars there, increasing its defensive power.
With support from the Air Force, holding a bridge should be possible.
Defending a strategic point can ensure relative safety for hundreds of square kilometers of land, spending a bit more is worth it!"
Upon hearing this, she turned to look at the militia representatives, then looked back at Joe Ga and said, "Sir, we can protect our homes, right?"
Joe Ga nodded and said, "If all goes well, there shouldn’t be a problem.
But now is the time when ISIS is at its most rampant, and I can’t stir up a big commotion within Syrian territory, so you better retreat to near the border honestly for now.
There, you’ll find Kurdish militiamen who retreated to Baghdad from nearby. You can talk to them, let them help you get used to P·B’s way of doing things."
As he said this, Joe Ga stood up and rubbed his slightly swollen temples, "I need to rest for a while. You have one day to prepare. Start evacuating the day after tomorrow.
I’ll wait here, any reasonable needs you have, as long as I’m able, I’ll help."
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The evacuation of the townsfolk went on for several days...
Joe Ga kept his promise to Nis and avoided any needless risks.
And while he was busy, on the other side of the ocean in America, others were making the same effort.
