Originally, when the attacking soldiers realized that there was completely no resistance to their charge, they thought that the enemy had already been maimed by the rounds of artillery bombardment and that it would be impossible for them to launch any effective resistance anymore. Therefore, all of them began relaxing their vigilance, and all of them simply thought about rushing up in one go so that they could take Hamed’s base out completely with just a single charge.But who would have imagined that just when they thought that this was a battle that they were bound to win, a large number of machine-gun muzzles suddenly erupted from the rocky crevices on the high ground on the mountain!The entire mountain was rife with the sound of gunfire, and the soldiers rushing in at the front fell down like rows and rows of wheat.All of the soldiers at the back were stunned!They raised their guns in a hurry because they wanted to return fire, but they could not see anyone at all!The on
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. 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
As soon as the government supreme commander heard Zephan’s words, his eyes lit up.“A feign attack from the front, and a roundabout outflank!”“That is definitely a very feasible battle plan. It seems as though this Zephan Levatt really does have some skills!”Zephan did not know that his own set of attack tactics, which could not be any more ordinary, would actually end up being such an ingenious plan in the eyes of the other party’s supreme commander.This was mainly because the other party’s military literacy was truly too low. It was so low to the point that it was absolutely ridiculous.Although the regions in the Middle East were constantly at war, it had to be admitted that the entire modern Middle Eastern was just not good at fighting wars.Ever since World War II, the war had become more and more demanding in terms of its tactics, strategies, as well as its patterns. The whole world had learned a lot of war experience from that war, and even the originally weaker Southea
However, his own side did not have any advantage at all on the frontal battlefield. Even if it was a feint attack, he would lose a lot of soldiers.Moreover, the party feigning the attack would not only have to suffer losses, but the main point was that they would have to wait for the people from Ten Thousand Armies to make a roundabout and sneak into the other party’s permanent fortification. After that, the credit for conquering the enemy’s camp would still f*cking belong to others.The more he thought about it, the less cost-effective he felt it was.So, he spoke up, “I think that this tactic of yours should work fine, but I think that my team should not be the one feigning the attack. Why don’t we switch so that your team can feign the attack while I ask my soldiers to make a roundabout to outflank the enemy?”Zephan said angrily, “You can stop f*cking dreaming! You want my soldiers to feign the attack? Do you really think that your soldiers, who are severely lacking in trainin
“Make a roundabout to outflank us?”After all, Hamed had studied in Oskia before. Although he did not specialize in military commands, at the very least, he had already broadened his horizons. So, he immediately blurted out, “In that case, I will ask my men to release the drones and keep a close eye on our surrounding situation. If they have really sent their troops to secretly try and infiltrate, we will definitely be able to spot them with the drones.”Charlie then said, “Good. You have to remember not to let the other party know that you have released the drones. That way, you will be able to lure the enemy in so that you can take them by surprise and they will have no way to defend themselves at all.”“Okay!” Hamed said, “I’ll certainly put in my best effort and attention from now on, and I absolutely will not give them any chance to perform a sneak attack on us!”Charlie looked at the time and spoke up, “It should be morning over there now, right? It is much better during the
In order to defend against this group’s attack, Hamed summoned his adjutant immediately and asked, “How many drones do we still have at our base?”The adjutant hurriedly said, “We still have more than twenty drones that we bought from Oskia. We bought a few more at that time because of the cheap price.”Hamed asked, “What is the drone’s approximate battery life?”The adjutant thought about it for a moment and replied, “it should be around twenty-five minutes and no more than half an hour at most.”Hamed nodded and said faintly, “Although the time is a little short, it should be more than enough. You should immediately give the order that the drones should be in a state of readiness. I request to ensure that at least five drones are up in the air around our base at all times to observe and keep an eye on our surroundings. We have to be alert to the enemy’s small groups of troops trying to infiltrate our fortifications. If there are any such signs, you have to report it to me immedia
Ten minutes later, Zephan had already picked out the candidates who would be participating in this roundabout and outflank attack.This time, Zephan decided to lead a thousand elites from Ten Thousand Armies to outflank Hamed’s permanent fortifications from the valley on the left.He gave these thousand elites thirty minutes of preparation time, and he told them to carry all of their weapons and equipment during this period of time so that they could strive to take down Hamed’s base completely in one go.Meanwhile, in Sudbury, Oskia.Eight black extended bulletproof Rolls-Royces were slowly driven up outside of the Schulz family’s villa and parked neatly in front of the villa.A burly young man in his twenties who had a short haircut came out of the first car at the front of the line. This man opened the door, got out of the car, and he had a very tough and upright walking posture. At first glance, it was obvious that this man had already undergone intense professional training.
As he thought of this, Arrington replied in an unpleasant tone, “There are many people who want to meet with Lord Schulz every day. You have to declare your identity first and let me know the exact identity of the person who wants to meet with Lord Schulz. After that, Lord Schulz will then decide whether he wants to spare any of his precious time to meet with all of you. Otherwise, do you think that Lord Schulz will meet with just anyone?”“Declare our identity?” The young man sneered and said, “You’re just a subordinate, and you’re not qualified to know of our lord’s identity!”Arrington felt that he was greatly insulted, and he said angrily, “Even if I am a f*cking subordinate, are you not a fucking subordinate too? We are all just subordinates, so what right do you have to speak to me like that?!”The young man rushed over to Arrington with great speed, and before Arrington could even react, he had already grabbed Arrington directly by his neck as he picked him up and said sternl
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h