210: Chapter 210 Reclaiming Part of the Lost Territory

After receiving a new batch of weapons and equipment, the Sinai Front Command, the Golan Heights Front Command, and the Lebanon Front Command saw their Mechanized Infantry Brigades and Drone Battalions reach full capacity.

In addition to intensive training, some troops could not restrain themselves and engaged in small-scale skirmishes with the Israeli military, with both sides suffering casualties.

In the Golan Heights, the Syrian military, with the tacit approval of Major General Zaha, attacked several key positions and military outposts occupied by Israel. Due to superior firepower support, the defending Israeli troops lacked sufficient defense and were forced to abandon some isolated outposts, retreating into Israeli-controlled areas.

Major General Ita of Israel's Palmachim Airbase was very displeased to see the previously occupied territory shrinking. However, upon discovering that the attacking Syrian forces possessed many tanks and artillery pieces, with drones providing aerial suppression, he could only watch helplessly as these outposts were lost.

Currently, the Israeli military is actively preparing for war. However, because the country is small, its weapon and equipment reserves are insufficient. Coupled with inadequate logistical preparations, even though they have recruited reservists, they have still not been able to fully equip all their units.

The current reserve forces have a significant equipment gap. General Gadi has ordered Israel's defense industries to speed up production and is scouring strategic warehouses for combat supplies. On the other hand, he has requested the USA to accelerate the delivery of weapons and ammunition. Whether transported from Europe or the US mainland, the supplies must be delivered to Israel as quickly as possible.

General Gadi felt a throbbing headache as he saw the resources nearly 500,000 troops consumed daily. After all, so many people required not just various weapons and equipment, but also all kinds of logistical supplies. In particular, the food consumed every day alone cost a significant amount of money.

Israel has never been a food-producing country, importing 95% of its food annually. Now that Israel is facing imminent war, it needs to stockpile even more food. However, food prices are currently not cheap; with conflicts breaking out in various places, food exports have been restricted. They can only import from the USA, which takes a long time.

Seeing various problems emerging one after another, General Gadi could only order Palmachim Airbase to abandon some unimportant outposts and shrink their defensive lines to avoid overextending their forces. At the same time, they were to reduce conflicts with the Syrian military and try to stall until Israel was fully prepared.

Of course, General Gadi understood that the surrounding Persian Gulf countries were also making combat preparations, but he had great doubts about their sustained combat capabilities. These countries had no defense industries of their own and had to purchase all their weapons and equipment from abroad.

If war broke out, Israel could use the USA to exert pressure and demand that other arms-exporting countries ban the export of weapons and equipment to countries in the Iran region. At that time, Israel would have a continuous supply of weapons from the USA, while the Persian Gulf countries would face the dilemma of insufficient equipment. Ultimate victory would surely belong to Israel.

Therefore, as long as Israel could withstand the initial offensive from the Persian Gulf countries, the initiative would then be in Israel's hands. Once Israel won, they would be the ones to dictate the terms of the subsequent ceasefire negotiations.

Even if some military outposts were lost now, they could be reclaimed later, and they could even occupy more land and establish more outposts.

Major General Zaha was naturally quite happy about reclaiming the land seized by Israel. A large part of the Golan Heights originally belonged to Syria, but after being occupied by Israel in previous wars and due to Syria's long-term internal instability, they had lacked the capability to recover the lost territory.

Now that they could recover part of the lost territory, Major General Zaha was very joyful. Furthermore, the training and reorganization of the various units under the Golan Heights Front Command were progressing smoothly, giving him great confidence in the coming war.

Major General Rahim did not immediately stop the Syrian military's movements; he also wanted to see Israel's reaction. To his surprise, Israel actually backed down and did not engage in major combat with the Syrian forces. This situation made Major General Rahim wonder if the troops Syria encountered were actually the Israeli military.

To the Persian Gulf countries, the combat effectiveness of the Israeli military was considered relatively strong. Although Major General Rahim felt they could not compare to the Iranian military, they had a significant advantage over other Persian Gulf countries and could easily defeat them.

But the current situation made Major General Rahim find it hard to believe. The Israeli military had retreated from a lot of territory without suffering major casualties; this did not fit Israel's image.

Major General Rahim found it hard to believe but had to, as the Syrian military had indeed taken control of a lot of new territory and pushed the front lines forward significantly. He could only conclude that the Israeli military was unprepared and had been caught off guard by the Syrian military's surprise attack.

Small-scale fighting also broke out at the Lebanon Front Command. The Lebanese military, in coordination with the Palestinian military, deployed a Mechanized Infantry Brigade and a Drone Battalion to launch a surprise attack on the border between Lebanon and Israel, destroying several defensive positions established by Israel.

The person in charge of Tel Nof Airbase implemented General Gadi's orders. Upon discovering the Lebanese military's offensive, they offered only slight resistance before choosing to abandon some forward defensive positions and withdraw their forces to rear positions to avoid dispersion.

These defensive positions had originally been established on Lebanese border territory to monitor the movements of the Lebanese military. Now, facing a shortage of troops, concentrating their forces for defense was naturally acceptable.

As for risking a shortage of defensive forces at Tel Nof Airbase just to hold these positions, that would instead lead to the person in charge being punished by General Gadi once he found out.

Major General Moss quickly made a decision regarding the regained control over more positions on the Lebanese border, immediately ordering the Lebanese military to construct defensive lines to prevent Israel from using its familiarity with the terrain to launch surprise attacks.

The Palestinian military also wanted to stir up some trouble, but Colonel Hafat's plan to launch surprise attacks within Palestinian territory was rejected by the Lebanon Front Command. Colonel Hafat ultimately had to give up.

The Sinai Front Command, on the other hand, did not clash with Israel. Both sides knew the other would attack, but they only took precautions without engaging in conflict. Neither side wanted to commit to battle just yet. They would wait until all preparations were complete before launching a fatal blow.