162: Chapter 162 Launches an attack on the Syrian army

Hera Joint Military Base.

Lieutenant General Green had not been sleeping well lately.

Because the Syria military had suddenly launched an offensive against the territory controlled by the Opposition Armed Forces supported by the USA, and the momentum of the attack was very fierce, the Opposition Armed Forces had lost control of quite a few towns.

The weapons and equipment supplied by the USA to the Opposition Armed Forces had failed to play their intended role and were wasted by the Opposition Armed Forces. Many of the supplied weapons and equipment did not even remain in the hands of the Opposition Armed Forces for long before they were destroyed or directly captured by the Syria military.

This made Lieutenant General Green very angry, but Leader Tara kept complaining that the support provided by the USA was still insufficient, especially the failure to deploy the air force to bomb the Syria military attacking the Opposition Armed Forces, which was why the Syria military was advancing so quickly.

Lieutenant General Green was so angry at Leader Tara that he was gnashing his teeth, yet the supply of weapons and equipment continued; it was impossible to let the Opposition Armed Forces face the Syria military's offensive empty-handed.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Opposition Armed Forces, without the USA leading the charge, was truly hard to describe.

Lieutenant General Green was hesitant about whether to commit the troops under his control to the battle.

According to current reconnaissance intelligence, the Syria military had deployed at least over 100,000 troops to attack the territory controlled by the Opposition Armed Forces.

Even if the forces were relatively dispersed, the number of troops gathered each time reached tens of thousands.

Yet, the existing USA garrison was less than 2,500 strong, and the number of troops capable of participating in combat was even fewer.

Facing such a large force, the USA had no way to launch a counterattack.

In particular, the USA Air Force could not fully control the air superiority over the northern region of Syria and could not launch airstrikes against the Syria military without restraint, which constrained Lieutenant General Green's operational decisions.

Lieutenant General Green also noted that the Syria military possessed a significant number of armored vehicles, tanks, and artillery, and also had drones, which was why the Opposition Armed Forces were so helpless against the Syria military and had lost so much territory.

Regarding this situation, Lieutenant General Green could not just watch as the Syria military gradually approached Hera Joint Military Base and other military bases controlled by the USA; if the Syria military were allowed to close in, the USA garrison would be in a dangerous position.

On one hand, Lieutenant General Green conveyed the latest battle reports from Syria to the Central Theater Command, lobbying General Maitang to send more troops to Syria to avoid the USA garrison being surrounded by the Syria military.

On the other hand, he demanded that Leader Tara block the Syria military's offensive at all costs, even if it meant the Opposition Armed Forces had to bleed to the last drop, they must persist in their resistance.

The USA promised to spare no effort in providing weapons and equipment to the Opposition Armed Forces.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Green was looking for an opportunity to concentrate the USA's superior forces to launch an assault on the Syria military, break the momentum of Syria's winning streak, and ideally annihilate a portion of the Syria military's forces, forcing Syria to voluntarily retreat.

After a comprehensive analysis of intelligence from various sources, Lieutenant General Green selected Mayadin as the target for the assault.

This place had just been occupied by the Syria military, their forces had suffered losses, and they likely had not yet prepared their defenses. At the same time, the USA military was not very far from here and could arrive in at most one day.

Based on the terrain around Mayadin, Lieutenant General Green summoned Major General Hunter, Colonel Wall, and others to begin formulating an operational plan.

First, the aviation unit led by Major General Hunter would launch a massive bombardment of Mayadin, destroying the surrounding transportation to prevent the Syria military in Mayadin from receiving timely reinforcements.

Second, the joint force drawn from Hera Joint Military Base, led by Colonel Wall, would make a forced march to reach Mayadin and, with the support of drones and helicopters, launch a focused offensive on Mayadin.

After breaking through the Syria military's defensive positions, they would carry out a direct decapitation strike, throwing the Syria military into chaos.

Finally, the Opposition Armed Forces would join the battle to mop up, annihilating the chaotic Syria military or driving them out of Mayadin, thereby achieving a heavy blow to the Syria military and forcing the Syria military to once again fear the USA military.

As for the forces participating, the majority of Major General Hunter's aviation unit and the fighter jets from Hera Joint Military Base would be involved. The assault force to be deployed would be around 1,000 personnel, all mechanized units equipped with various tanks and armored vehicles, while the Opposition Armed Forces would need to dispatch 20,000 troops to assemble in the area north of Mayadin and stand by.

Lieutenant General Green believed that with the aviation unit and the 1,000-man assault force, they should be able to assault the Syria military.

As long as the Syria military was left without a leader, the subsequent problem of the Opposition Armed Forces dealing with the Syria military would not be too great.

After the operational plan was formulated, Major General Hunter and Colonel Wall immediately took action, stepping up the mobilization of troops and operational preparations, and maintaining various weapons and equipment to be ready for deployment at any time.

Lieutenant General Green also contacted Leader Tara, demanding that the Opposition Armed Forces must assemble 20,000 troops within three days at a location 30 kilometers north of Mayadin and stand by, without any delay, otherwise the USA would completely suspend all weapons and equipment support to the Opposition Armed Forces.

After receiving Lieutenant General Green's order, Leader Tara quickly realized that the USA must have an operation planned, but he could not determine what the specific operational target was.

After all, the location where Lieutenant General Green asked him to assemble his troops was roughly equidistant to cities in the east, south, and west directions.

Although he did not know the operational plan, for the sake of the USA's support, Leader Tara honestly ordered the mobilization of 20,000 troops, moving them toward the assembly point in a dispersed manner, trying to avoid detection by the Syria military's drones.

Three days was enough time for the Opposition Armed Forces to move to the assembly point, and since they were not equipped with many armored vehicles, the probability of exposing their march direction was much lower.

Leader Tara did not have too many concerns about this.

Moreover, the Syria military had been resting after occupying Mayadin and had not launched a new round of offensives, which created conditions for the Opposition Armed Forces to assemble their troops.

As Lieutenant General Green's various orders were issued, Hera Joint Military Base and several other military bases became busy, and troops from the Opposition Armed Forces also left their existing garrison areas one after another, never returning, and eventually disappearing without a trace.

Everything that was happening seemed to require a lot of time, but in reality, it only took a few days for both the USA and the Opposition Armed Forces to mobilize rapidly, without much delay.