134: Chapter 134 Formation of 18 Mechanized Brigades

In order to ensure a smooth delivery, Li Yi immediately contacted Lieutenant Colonel Haidari.

"Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, among the Sky Dragon Mark I UAVs we are delivering to Iran, 300 of them are for the Glass House. Do they need to be delivered in Syria?" Li Yi asked.

"Yes. When can they be delivered?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, who had participated in the negotiations, was aware of this matter.

"They will be delivered tomorrow night. Does the Glass House have an air base near the border of Jordan? The delivery needs to be made at an air base." Li Yi informed Lieutenant Colonel Haidari of the delivery time.

"Delivered tomorrow night? Good. There is an air base near the border of Jordan, the Deraa Air Base located in Deraa, where the delivery can take place." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari pondered the situation of the military bases near the Jordan border and quickly selected Deraa Air Base.

"That works. Arrange for all personnel at Deraa Air Base to be evacuated. Once we transport the UAVs to Deraa Air Base, you can then proceed with the reception." Li Yi instructed.

"Understood. I will coordinate with Deraa Air Base to make the arrangements." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had no objections.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari reported this matter to Major General Rahim. Upon hearing that 300 UAVs would be delivered immediately, Major General Rahim was naturally very pleased and ordered Lieutenant Colonel Haidari to closely monitor Deraa Air Base and ensure all preparations for reception were made.

Seeing that the notifications had been made, Li Yi waited for the following night to complete the delivery of all weapons and equipment.

When the time came the next evening, Li Yi teleported directly to Minaka Air Force Base via the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

On the tarmac of Minaka Air Force Base, Li Yi extracted all 700 units of the Sky Dragon Mark I UAV purchased by Iran from the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

In the nearby open space, he also extracted the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile purchased by Iran.

Minaka Air Force Base suddenly became a dumping ground for UAVs and anti-aircraft missiles, leaving no room for anyone to step foot.

Li Yi immediately teleported to Geta Air Base via the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

Geta Air Base was nominally an air base, but it looked dilapidated and likely hadn't been used much.

This was normal; Syria didn't have many fighter jets to begin with, and after such a long war, the rate of fighter jet consumption far exceeded the rate of replacement, so there were not many jets still in service.

Li Yi extracted the armored vehicles, UAVs, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, and other weapons and equipment purchased by Syria from the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

In an instant, Geta Air Base was packed with dense rows of armored vehicles and UAVs.

With over 4,000 armored vehicles, one could not see from one end of Geta Air Base to the other, as the view was blocked by tanks and artillery.

250 Sky Dragon Mark I UAVs also filled up the empty tarmac once again.

Afterwards, Li Yi immediately teleported to Deraa Air Base via the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

What was delivered at Deraa Air Base were 300 Sky Dragon Mark I UAVs.

After Li Yi extracted them from the Multiverse Arms Trading System, the Deraa Air Base tarmac was similarly filled with countless UAVs.

This was likely the most UAVs Deraa Air Base had ever housed.

With the delivery of the final batch of weapons and equipment, Li Yi's tasks for the night were concluded.

He teleported directly back to the presidential suite at the Riviera Hotel via the Multiverse Arms Trading System and continued to sleep soundly before dawn.

The first to discover the weapons and equipment was Geta Air Base.

Major General Zaha had sent his assistant to Geta Air Base specifically to oversee the reception of the weapons and equipment.

Less than two hours after Li Yi placed the weapons and equipment at Geta Air Base, the assistant's patrol discovered the mountains of weapons and equipment piled up inside.

Major General Zaha quickly received the news and immediately ordered his assistant to have the receiving troops spring into action and transport all the weapons and equipment overnight.

Only thirty-something UAVs and a portion of the anti-aircraft missiles would remain at Geta Air Base; all other weapons and equipment needed to be moved away.

As one unit after another appeared at Geta Air Base, Fierce Rhino series Tanks, Fierce Tiger series Armored Vehicles, and Fierce Lion series Artillery soon began to drive away from Geta Air Base one after another.

At the same time, transport vehicles arrived at Geta Air Base one after another, and after being loaded with various shells, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, and more, they rushed to various military bases.

For the next two days, Geta Air Base remained in a state of intense transport activity.

After all, Major General Zaha did not have many transport vehicles, so he had to carry out the transport in continuous shifts.

It was two hours later when Major General Zaha saw the various armored vehicles, UAVs, anti-tank missiles, and so on.

He personally inspected the various models of armored vehicles and climbed into one to experience it firsthand.

Although they had not yet been trained in their use, he felt very satisfied after seeing the layout of the armored vehicles.

The Fierce Rhino series Tank only required a crew of three and adopted an automatic ammunition loading system, which minimized the number of personnel inside the vehicle while increasing the tank's firepower configuration.

The Fierce Lion series Artillery also required relatively few operators.

This was good news for Syria, given the current situation of insufficient military manpower.

After Major General Zaha had the operating officers and soldiers figure out how to use the Sky Dragon Mark I UAV, a Sky Dragon Mark I UAV soon took off from the military base.

Watching the UAV soaring in the sky, Major General Zaha was so moved that tears were about to stream down his face.

It had been a long time since he had seen his own fighter jets appear in the skies above the military base.

Major General Zaha immediately implemented the military reform plan he had long desired, converting all infantry brigades into mechanized infantry brigades and equipping them with armored vehicles to increase their combat capabilities.

Each mechanized infantry brigade had a strength of 6,000 personnel and was divided into 8 battalions, including 2 tank armored battalions, 2 mechanized infantry battalions, 2 self-propelled artillery battalions, 1 anti-tank artillery battalion, and 1 anti-aircraft battalion.

The tank armored battalions had 650 personnel, the mechanized infantry battalions had 700 personnel, and the self-propelled artillery battalions had 750 personnel.

At the same time, each armored battalion was also divided into a battalion headquarters, a guard and communications platoon, a reconnaissance platoon, a medical platoon, a support and logistics company, and other units to provide various support for the armored vehicles and maximize their power.

Each mechanized infantry brigade was equipped with 30 Fierce Rhino series Tanks, 60 Fierce Tiger series Armored Vehicles, and 25 Fierce Lion series Artillery.

In addition, independent artillery brigades would be formed, with each artillery brigade configured with 60 Fierce Lion series Artillery to provide fire support for the mechanized infantry brigades.

Major General Zaha planned to organize his troops into 15 mechanized infantry brigades and 3 artillery brigades, which would require equipping them with 450 Fierce Rhino series Tanks, 900 Fierce Tiger series Armored Vehicles, and 555 Fierce Lion series Artillery.