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

Is he untrustworthy and fickle?

That's just American nature!

Look at all these years, when have the Americans ever kept their word? Their so-called agreements are nothing but empty promises!

Morality and credibility are irrelevant to the Americans; their standard of measurement is simply how much benefit they can gain!

The attack on Iraq was solely for the black gold buried underground, nothing more! Every American soldier who set foot on Iraqi territory with such a purpose was an enemy! They all deserved to die!

Moreover, the moment he first saw Azam and Mariam, it was the beginning of his death countdown! He thought he could go back alive to warn Juba, the Grim Reaper? What a joke!

March 17th, an ordinary day, yet an extraordinary day!

That very morning, two explosions occurred in Baghdad's Green Zone, an unprecedented event since its creation! Meanwhile, large numbers of US troops searched the Green Zone, but to no avail!

The US military definitely suffered losses, but what exactly those losses were... is not clear to outsiders. There is only one rumor that is spreading rapidly: the commander of the US 3rd Mechanized Division, which was the first to enter Baghdad, was killed in action!

Since the end of the Vietnam War, no U.S. division-level officers have been killed in action. Even during the Vietnam War, most of the division commanders who were killed were killed because their helicopters were shot down, rather than because they were killed by a single shot on the battlefield!

If this is true, then the US military has... lost face!

Baghdad, the presidential palace.

The rockets did not hit the presidential palace building directly; they exploded in the square in front of it, killing a few American soldiers. So, after a quick cleanup, things were back to normal.

but……

Everyone knows that things can never go back to normal!

Brigadier General Austin, the deputy division commander, was originally working on the docking in Kotau. According to the arrangements, his division would soon withdraw from Ilham and return to Kotau for rest. After receiving the news, he immediately took a Black Hawk helicopter and flew for more than two hours back to the presidential palace in Baghdad.

Upon his return, he issued various orders, instructing the soldiers, who had been chasing after the enemy like headless flies, to cease their operations and conduct a comprehensive search within the Green Zone.

He stood in front of a map of Baghdad, his gaze incredibly somber.

"Juba the Grim Reaper? Hmph, how dare they assassinate our division commander! They must die!"

"Report! An abandoned minibus has been found in the Green Zone! Based on video comparison from the parking lot of the Olive Tree Hotel, it is identified as one of the vehicles present at the time of the attack!" Colonel David Perkins, commander of the 2nd Brigade, shouted.

Everything is moving in a positive direction!

The radio mention of a pickup truck is pure misinformation! The sniper was hiding in the minibus!

"Where are they? What's the use of finding an abandoned minibus?" Brigadier General Austin shook his head. "Our mission is to find them!"

"Based on the on-site analysis, the other party... hijacked the Mercedes-Benz 560 sedan driven by Chief of Staff Colonel Chris and fled..."

"What? They've also kidnapped our Chief of Staff? No wonder we haven't heard from Colonel Chris!" Brigadier General Austin's face was grim. "Then they must have already left the Green Zone, maybe even Baghdad!"

"Yes, according to the sentry guarding Exit 13A outside the Green Zone, this vehicle left Baghdad an hour ago, carrying a Kurdish tribal chief..."

"Hmph, all those chiefs are at the Olive Tree Hotel! That Death Juba is really bold! The sentries should have seen what the people in the car looked like, right? Have them draw a picture from memory, and then post it all over the city. We must find them!" Brigadier General Austin said.

Last year we fought the regular Yi Tuo army, so it was easy to find the enemy. Now we're fighting a counterinsurgency war, so the enemy is nowhere to be found! Pick up a gun and you're a soldier; throw down your gun and you're just a civilian in the village!

Juba the Grim Reaper has been causing a lot of trouble lately, but... who is Juba the Grim Reaper? Nobody knows!

The people of Jufula village are the prime suspects, but that's useless. The society of Yituo hasn't stabilized yet, and the household registration records of the villages below are severely lacking; we simply can't find any information on the villagers! Asking the higher-level town, the local tribes… no one is willing to cooperate with the investigation; they're the type who won't say anything even if they know, and we can't just arrest them for interrogation…

Now that's great, as long as we can confirm the target's appearance, we can arrest them!

boom!

Just then, another explosion was heard in the distance.

"What's going on now?"

"Report: The explosion came from a checkpoint outside the Green Zone. The post, which was preparing for a shift change, was hit by a rocket..."

What a coincidence?

and many more!

"Is this checkpoint 13A?"

"Wait, I'll go ask right away... Reporting to the Brigadier General, it is indeed this outpost."

A chill ran down Brigadier General Austin's spine. Death, Juba, was no brute; he was an opponent more cunning than a fox! Every sniper kill was a calculated, chilling operation…

Dealing with such an opponent... wouldn't it be the wisest choice to urge our superiors to send us back to Ketuo to rest and recuperate as soon as possible?

Azam, of course, had to finish the work properly!

After handing the hostage over to his men, Azam sneaked back, not just to buy a video camera, but also to kill everyone who had seen his and Mariam's faces!

When I got the Mercedes, I had already put on some simple makeup, but it still wasn't safe. Killing those who had seen my face was the safest option!

Only after doing all this did he return to the guerrillas' temporary base!

"Report: An abandoned Mercedes has been found!" Just then, another message came in.

"Be careful when inspecting that car; there might be something inside..."

boom!

An explosion was heard over the radio.

Damn it, weren't the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division all elites? How come they've all become so stupid?

How many more casualties have there been?

If this continues...

The sky outside gradually darkened. Brigadier General Austin rubbed his tired eyes: "It seems Colonel Chris is in grave danger. Another high-ranking officer in our division will be added to the list of fallen officers... We need to put the entire city on high alert. Checkpoints and patrols must be fully staffed, and helicopters must patrol the skies..."

"Yes, sir!" Colonel David Perkins replied, "The third battalion in Jufra village..."

"Let's come back; there's no point in staying there any longer."

At that moment, Austin's only thought was... to get his children out of this hellhole alive!

Juba the Grim Reaper is different from the previous guerrillas! He's ruthless! But... what will they do with Colonel Chris, who was captured?

Thinking about this, his head started to ache. He had a feeling that the other party was preparing a big move, but he didn't know what it was!