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

This is fate!

In another timeline, I was also called "Zhu Ba" by my roommates. Since that's the case, then...

Azam looked at everyone present.

"How about we call ourselves Death Juba? As long as the American troops stay, we'll keep shooting them! We are the Angels of Death, Islai!"

Israel is the angel who governs death and is responsible for taking away human souls!

He holds the Book of Life and Death, observing the Tree of Life. Each falling leaf signifies the impending death of a person. He picks up a leaf, reads the name of that person, and decides whether to take their soul to a grave or to a place of conflict…

This name is definitely powerful!

"Alright, we are Death Juba!"

"Long live Juba, the Grim Reaper!"

Amid cheers, Sheikh and his men approached: "Azam, what do we do next?"

There was no unease in the old man's eyes, only anticipation! Having made his decision, he would never regret it!

Azam's expression turned serious again.

In many online novels, the younger generation is beaten up and the older generation comes along; as for short dramas... they tend to be even more drawn out and pulled back and forth.

The same applies here...

After destroying one Humvee, three reinforcements arrived. After taking out the three reinforcements, then... a large number of US soldiers might arrive, and they might even bring tanks!

"Next, the US military will send more soldiers to encircle and annihilate us. We cannot compromise, we cannot bow down, we must fight them bravely, and we must grow stronger in the battle!" Azam said.

Everyone looked serious.

Just now, we were fighting with sheer passion! Now... we'll be facing the professional war machine, the US military!

"Azam, we'll listen to you. Just tell us how we're going to fight next!" Majid said.

Now that we've started, we have to see it through to the end! No hesitation, no compromise!

Facing expectant gazes, Azam spoke: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy is exhausted, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue!"

What else can we do? Play guerrilla warfare, of course!

The U.S. military may win the war to overthrow the Iraqi regime, but it cannot win the subsequent counterinsurgency war because it will be engulfed in a vast ocean of people's war!

Moreover, Azam in his previous life knew a lot about the unique equipment used in guerrilla warfare!

There should be plenty of good stuff to be found in the Hummer that wasn't completely destroyed...

As the sun gradually set in the west, the Tigris River shimmered. Inside the presidential palace in the city center, Major General Buford-Brunt III, commander of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, stared grimly at the large-scale map of Baghdad hanging on the wall.

He served as the commander of the 10rd Division from October 2001 and participated in the entire military operation in Iraq in 2003, including the Blitzkrieg raid on Baghdad that made him famous.

Historically, the Provisional Government of Yituo was officially established on June 1, 2004. At present, the Presidential Palace is still without an owner and is being used as the headquarters of his Third Division.

Today, he patrolled forty-five convoys. Two convoys were attacked and suffered minor damage, which was within his expectations. However, he was quite annoyed that one convoy was still missing!

"The 2nd Platoon, 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, led by Platoon Leader Kenneth, was searching south along Highway 6 in four Humvees. According to regulations, they were required to report to their superiors every hour, but they only reported three times and then could not find anything..." Chief of Staff Colonel Chris explained the situation from the side.

"So, they've been missing for five hours, and it's already dark, yet they're only reporting it now?" Major General Bront III said sternly.

"Yes, according to the Second Battalion, they thought this patrol was out having fun..."

After they went missing, no one took them seriously, assuming they had just gone out to vent their frustrations. It wasn't until night fell and they still hadn't returned that people realized something was wrong!

So everyone dared not delay and reported it up the chain of command!

Major General Bront III kept his eyes fixed on the map.

Highway 6, a vital transportation artery in southern Iraq, connects Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala! This unit encountered an unexpected situation; were they wiped out by guerrillas?

That shouldn't be possible; the guerrillas could only do so much by planting a roadside bomb!

Blowing up a Humvee would make them happy for half a day, but wiping out an entire patrol squad without giving them a chance to call for help... what kind of god-like handiwork is this...?

"Report!"

Just then, intelligence officer George walked in: "Pentagon intelligence analysis has revealed a huge bomb crater near the village of Jufra, 25 kilometers south of Baghdad! The time of its appearance is close to the time the patrol went missing!"

The U.S. military's intelligence system is still very advanced!

Countless satellites fly overhead every day, taking pictures, but...

We don't have enough manpower to analyze and process that much data!

Before AI matures, intelligence agencies around the world face this problem, especially the United States. A day's worth of photos taken by reconnaissance satellites is enough to keep intelligence officers busy for a month or two!

Most satellite photos are simply ignored!

When the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division reported an accident during the patrol, Pentagon intelligence analysts urgently mobilized satellite reconnaissance photos along the patrol route. By comparing photos from different time periods, they quickly discovered the extra bomb craters!

King Brunt III frowned, picked up the faxed satellite image, and stared at the massive crater: "How is this possible? The guerrillas didn't have bombs with that kind of power!"

"Based on analysis of previous photos, this was originally an unexploded MK84 bomb..."

In other words... the guerrillas used bombs made by the Americans to kill the American patrol?

This is not ironic. Ever since the advent of IED, or improved explosive device, which is often placed on roads and is also called roadside bomb, the US military has discovered that these things are all kinds of things, many of which are made using unexploded shells fired by the US military!

Previously, the most powerful weapon was a 155mm grenade; this is the first time an MK84 bomb has been used!

"Order the Ghost Brigade to send an infantry battalion and a tank company to search Jufra Village. Take control of the village, regardless of age or gender!"

The 3rd Brigade, codenamed the Ghost Brigade, is an experienced veteran unit with three mechanized infantry battalions. During the Gulf War, it incorporated the 1st Battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment from the 2nd Brigade, and all three battalions were almost fully equipped and manned.

After the war in 2003, there was another shortage of manpower. Now... a full-strength battalion of 1,000 men can only have 700 men left if it is considered good.

Send 700 mechanized infantrymen and a dozen M1 tanks over there; that should be enough to wipe out those damned guerrillas, right?