Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

Jufra Village, the temporary base of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army.

After a day of guard duty, the infantry platoon returned to their tents and ate their individual rations.

"Does the higher-ups think the war is over? We're still fighting, and they're feeding us these individual self-heating rations!"

Umar glanced at his men; these men were definitely not complaining about the food!

Sure enough, after complaining about the food, someone changed the subject.

"So, what did those tank crews do?"

"What else could they be doing but going out to have some fun!"

"Hmph, why can they have fun, but we can't..."

Umar said sternly, "Remember, we are soldiers, not thugs!"

"Platoon leader, but we're human too, we have needs too..."

"Even if we have needs, we have to suppress them. Do you think this is an island nation or South Korea? This is Iran, and the people here are already dissatisfied with us! If we do anything out of line, it could lead to terrible consequences that we can't afford!"

Hmph, what consequences could there be!

Although no one said anything, they all exchanged glances.

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, there wasn't much else to do...

"Let's go outside for a walk!"

"That's right, let's go for a walk outside!"

Splash...

All the soldiers under his command left, and none of the three squad leaders remained!

Umar sighed, picked up the chilled drink, gulped it down, crushed the can, and then... strode out.

South, the sentry post.

The soldiers who had just changed shifts were bored. Seeing a group of people coming out from behind, they immediately went to greet them.

"Hey bro, what's going on here...?"

"Let's take a walk around the neighborhood..."

"Halt!" a furious shout came from behind. "Now, I order you to return to your base!"

The twenty-odd hot-blooded soldiers turned their heads and looked at their platoon leader, who had appeared in front of them at some point.

They actually caught up with us?

Seeing the unwilling looks in their eyes, Umar spoke up: "I heard that we'll soon be transferred to Kotuo, which is safer there. If you want to have some fun, you can go to American Alley in the capital of Lintuo, which is the red-light district of the Middle East..."

No country in the Middle East allows this kind of business, but where there is demand, there is a market. The camel industry in the western Persian Gulf is underdeveloped, so this business is booming!

Although it is still not allowed on the surface, in reality... even when Sha is feeling pent up, he will choose to go to the forest camel to vent.

Hearing him say that, the soldiers under his command exchanged glances. That was all they could do; at least it was a glimmer of hope...

Let's go back!

and many more!

Why are there two balls of fire suddenly appearing in the distance? What are they?

Umar noticed it too, and looked warily at the lit-up sky, watching two beams of light rushing towards them!

That is……

Rocket?

"Artillery fire! Take cover!"

As they were speaking, the flash of fire that had been hurtling towards them had disappeared, but immediately afterward came the whistling sound of incoming shells!

hula la...

Everyone on the scene, except those inside tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, lay down on the spot.

My ears started ringing, but based on experience... this thing should be flying overhead and won't land next to me...

boom!

The moment the blinding light burst forth, Umar's eyes widened.

The landing point is... the tent area!

A fireball rose from the tent, quickly expanding to several meters in diameter, illuminating everything around it in a white haze.

Seeing such a bright light suddenly at night can easily cause temporary blindness.

Although I couldn't see it, I could still hear the terrifying blast of air and the sound of the tent being blown away...

The warhead casing shattered into numerous fragments during the explosion, scattering in all directions. Most of these fragments struck the ground, making a series of "plop plop plop" sounds, while a few hit unfortunate victims, who let out screams of agony...

At that moment, Umar felt a cold sweat running down his back. If everyone had stayed in the tent, perhaps... their desires saved their lives, and also saved his own!

That single rocket shot must have caused at least a dozen casualties!

boom!

Almost simultaneously, a second explosion rang out!

By this time, Umar's eyes had adjusted to the bright light, and when he saw the location of the explosion, his expression changed drastically.

This is……

Damn, how could it be such a coincidence!

The second rocket actually exploded into the residential area, and... it landed right on the ammunition depot!

A 107mm rocket contains only a few kilograms of explosives, so even if it were used to hit a person, the effective kill radius would be at most a dozen meters. But now...

It's a different story if the ammunition depot is bombed!

boom!

When the first explosion rang out, Acting Battalion Commander Captain Edwin Schmidt had already rushed out of his mud hut, looking at the flames that had erupted in the tent area with immense rage.

These guys are going too far! How dare they come and attack!

But the next moment...

"Battalion Commander, watch out!"

A company commander behind him gasped in surprise and then tried to tackle him...

boom!

A second explosion rang out!

The nearby mud houses were blown up, and debris flew everywhere...

Captain Edwin Schmidt, who wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest, watched as a shrapnel flew into his chest and knocked him to the ground... His eyes were filled with terror.

The mud house that was blown up was an ammunition depot!

boom!

Sure enough, just as he fell to the ground, an even more terrifying explosion rang out!

A massive fireball erupted from the blasted mud house! The flames spread rapidly in all directions, sending shockwaves swirling around the surrounding buildings, which collapsed in the blast wave of the munitions explosion, some even being sent flying into the air…

Captain Edwin Schmidt's body had barely touched the ground when he was airborne again, and the company commander who had warned him from behind didn't dodge either, taking off with him...

While still in the air, the fireball had already spread to them, engulfing them in flames...

The fireball continued to spread until it enveloped the entire mud-brick house area. Above it, black smoke gathered into a mushroom cloud, rising in wisps...

What was delivered today was only enough ammunition for about an infantry company, not much at all. If it were enough for a battalion, the entire camp would be turned upside down!

The mountains collapsed and the earth cracked; the ground shook violently!

Feeling the fear of impending death, some people couldn't help but scream for their mothers!

Umar's face flushed red and then turned pale as he watched the mushroom cloud rise from the ammunition detonation.

Finished!

The battalion commander is still inside!

We just arrived yesterday, and the battalion commander was taken out by a sniper. We just set up camp today, and the acting battalion commander died in enemy artillery fire. This place is clearly an ominous place! Damn it, their 2nd Battalion!

Not only the battalion commander, but also some officers of the Second Battalion, all of whom lived in mud houses... This is like wiping out all the senior officers of the Second Battalion?

Wait a minute, if the battalion and company-level officers die, wouldn't I, as a platoon-level officer, be the highest-ranking one?