The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 3134

There were two thousand and five hundred mercenaries from Ten Thousand Armies amongst the troops that had come to crush Hamed this time.

Originally, the officers from Ten Thousand Armies had also underestimated the enemy just like the commander of the government.

They felt that they had already seen the level of the Syrian anti-government forces and that they would be able to destroy them easily.

So, they did not do enough preparatory work at all. They only thought about how they would immediately establish their own mercenary base in Syria to further enhance and strengthen their influence in the Middle East after helping the government solve their major problem.

Unexpectedly, they would suffer such an unprecedented blow this time because they had underestimated their enemy.

More than five hundred lives were lost directly on the slope of Hamed's base. 2

The commander of Ten Thousand Armies was a man who was about thirty years old.

His name was Zephan Levatt, and he was a five-star

general in Ten Thousand Armies. He could be considered as one of the key personnel.

In Ten Thousand Armies, in addition to a God of War and the Four War Kings, there were also nearly a hundred War Generals below them.

The War Generals' abilities, resume, and battle achievements determined their star ratings.

The star rating for the War Generals ranged from one to five stars. Five-star generals were naturally the highest amongst all the War Generals. There were only twenty to thirty people who could actually get to this level. 2

If the God of War and the Four War Kings were also included, Zephan's ranking in Ten Thousand Armies was at least in the top forty.

This time, he had followed the first War King, Zayne Carter, to come and conquer Syria. He had basically met with no resistance at all before this, and there had been few casualties amongst his men. Unexpectedly, so many people would die just after the battle had started today!

When he saw that his team had suffered such heavy losses, he immediately approached the supreme commander of the government and scolded him angrily in Oskian dialect, "Your pre-war intelligence work is simply garbage! Hamed has built so many hidden permanent fortifications. Why didn't you tell u s any of this information?!"

The supreme commander who was questioned was also very annoyed, and he responded in Oskian dialect that was not very proficient, "What you are asking me is all f*cking nonsense. If I knew that he had built so many permanent fortifications, I would have already given this information to you. The problem is that I did not know anything about it either!"

The commander of Ten Thousand Armies was furious because of the other party's righteousness and arrogance, and he said angrily, "Pre-war intelligence collection work is of paramount importance to any army, so why didn't you do it? Isn't this way too unprofessional?!"

The supreme commander questioned him in return, "We might be unprofessional, but since Ten Thousand Armies is so professional, why didn't you do the prewar intelligence collection work as well? Could it be that after coming to Syria, the combat level of a dignified War General in Ten Thousand Armies would be reduced to the same level as us?"

"F*ck!" Zephan cursed angrily, and he ground his teeth as he said, "Do you think that fighting a war is equivalent to barking out a string of harsh words? I do not have the time to continue talking nonsense with you here. You have to give me an explanation for these five hundred or so men that I've lost!"

The government supreme commander said coldly," Don't give me that sh*t! It is normal to lose men during a war. You want me to give you an

explanation? I've lost nearly a thousand men. Who will give me an explanation, then? The most important thing right now is to take down Hamed's base as soon as possible! Capture Hamed and behead him! That is the only way for us to comfort our dead soldiers!" 3

As soon as he had said that, the other party stared coldly at Zephan and reminded him, "Most importantly, this is the only way that we can be spared from any chastisement or punishment by our superiors! My superior will not let me off if I fail to take Hamed down after losing so many people, but I believe that your superior will not let you off either!"

Zephan was speechless for a moment.

What the other party had said was true.

What he feared the most was not suffering losses, but what he feared the most was if they were still unable to win even after suffering so many losses.

If he truly could not defeat Hamed, he would certainly end up becoming a laughingstock in Ten Thousand Armies! Even his future would be ruined!

Therefore, he looked at the government's supreme commander and said coldly, "Your artillery had already bombarded them with so many rounds just now. Since the other party is still in possession of such strong firepower, this proves that their permanent fortifications are very sturdy. If we have to storm into a heavily fortified base and we have to fight from the lower ground, I'm afraid that it will not b e an easy fight!"

The government supreme commander ground his teeth and said, "Then, I'll get the artillery to continue bombarding them with a few more rounds!"

"It would be useless!" Zephan said, "There is no effect a t all even after so many rounds just now, so it would be useless for you to continue bombarding them again!" 2

Zephan paused for a while, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke up, "Why don't we do this, then? You can get your soldiers to continue with the feint attacks using heavy weapons on the front. I will lead some of my men from Ten Thousand Armies to make a roundabout from the side before secretly making our way up to the high ground. After that, we will go around and outflank them directly to encircle them!"

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