Chapter 367: Attack on Misrata (1)
Faisal spent nearly forty days or so in Surt stabilizing the situation and promoting the idea of the Faisal Brigade.
During this period, the two brothers, Hamez and Murtasim, also secretly returned to Sult, controlled everything in secret, and still did not appear in public, and Faisal was still in charge on the surface.
When the preparations were almost complete, Faisal openly demanded that all factions immediately cease fighting each other and restore peace and unity to Liboa.
Otherwise, it is the enemy of the Faisal brigade, of all those who want peace in Liboa.
Through the media exaggeration and dissemination, the ideas put forward by Faisal have indeed won the support of public opinion, and many people who are still suffering from the scourge of war are looking forward to the liberation of the Faisal Brigade.
However, none of the armed factions, as if they could not hear it at all, would really listen to Faisal's seemingly commanding tone.
The armed factions in other regions are far away, what should they be doing, what are they still doing, they don't believe that the Faisal Brigade really dares to attack so many factions.
If it were Faisal himself, he would definitely not have the guts, but he had a big backer behind him, and the plan had been drawn up before, so naturally he didn't say it.
This offensive plan was named the "Northern Expedition".
Recovering Erte was only the first step, and the two brothers, Xia Feifei and Hames, knew that few of those armed factions were willing to give up their arms and spheres of influence for their own interests.
Therefore, war is inevitable.
The name of the Northern Expedition is also very apt, the Faisal Brigade and the Hamez Brigade both set out from the south, with the aim of recovering the important towns in the north and ending the state of warlord secession.
Next, the first city of the Northern Expedition was the third largest city in Liboa and the closest to Surt: Mesoulata.
Metharata is an important port city in Liboa, and it was Cagafi's failure to take Metharata that led to his failure step by step.
Therefore, the significance of Metsoulata is very significant, and now while all the armed factions are not ready, directly attacking Metsoulata should have a good surprise effect.
It is now under the control of the Liboa Dawn Forces, which claim to have 15,000 men, and their leader, Hafute, is a man of great ambition who at one point launched several attacks on Di Tripoli.
Due to the multiple armed forces of Di Tripoli, they joined forces to resist Hafute's attack, which brought Liboa Dawn back to Mesurata.
From here, it can also be seen that Liboa Dawn is a very strong armed force, and because of cruel methods and other reasons, it has even been pulled into the list of terrorists and organizations.
However, Hafut didn't care, and would attack other armed forces and grab benefits at every opportunity, so he was not very well received by the surrounding armed forces.
This is a good thing for the Faisal Brigade, but most of the main body of Liboa Dawn is made up of Metsoulatas, so when attacking them in Metsoulata, they have the home advantage, which is not good for the Faisal Brigade.
But no matter what, the arrow is on the bow and has to be sent.
In order to take Metsoulata as soon as possible, Hamez mobilized 10,000 elites each of the Faisal Brigade and the Hamis Brigade, and invested almost all the heavy weapons into it, and prepared another 5,000 people as a reserve to support Missoulata at any time.
At the same time, Hamez stepped up the purchase of a batch of heavy weapons from the Song family, and even began to recruit and train new soldiers in Suerte.
Although the two brothers, Hamez and Murtasim, did not say it, Xia Feifei guessed that the treasure left by Kagafi was likely to have been opened by them. That's why the two brothers were able to be so wealthy.
When everything was ready, and with almost no air threat, the mighty troops set off again and headed straight for the direction where Metsoula was.
Along the way, it was almost overwhelming, and successively took Hassan Pond and Gedahiye Village, and went straight to Misurata.
Before the troops moved, a large amount of intelligence was continuously transmitted to Sult from places such as Surata and Di Tripoli, and then it was aggregated and analyzed.
Liboa Dawn had realized that the Faisal Brigade was really coming towards them, so no matter how arrogant Hafut was, he had to step up his response, and Liboa Dawn's activities became more and more frequent, and even the whole city began to be demanded.
The armed factions in Di Tripoli, Zawi and other places, although they have strengthened their vigilance, have not seen actual action, and there is no information that they will support Metsulata.
This basically confirmed the previous suspicion that these armed factions would not unite to deal with the Faisal Brigade, let alone the Liboa Dawn, which was not welcomed by them, and that it was best for many factions to come together.
Before the ground forces reached Metsoulata, the helicopter group was one step ahead of Metsoulata, but this time it was not an air strike.
With the experience of Sult's Ace, Haft was obviously a lot more cautious, and he had already changed the location of some of the important targets of Liboa Dawn and became a lot more secretive.
Of course, if Hafut wants to hide in front of the Van der Sie family, it is almost impossible, even if he changes positions, the Van der Sie family still finds out a part.
Give Medusa some more time, and she'll pick up the targets Haft is hiding one by one.
However, after Xia Feifei's suggestion, this side gave up the strategy of bombing from the beginning. After all, no matter how Liboa Dawn is labeled as a terror and an organization, they are real Liboa.
Perhaps many people in the Liboan Dawn are very evil and it is not a pity to die, but it cannot be ruled out that there are some people in it who do not want to fight anymore and want peace.
There are also those who live in Metsoula who love peace and want peace.
If it is possible to win their hearts by some means, weaken the morale of the Liboa Dawn soldiers, and persuade the people of Metsoula not to take the side of Hafute, it will certainly be very beneficial for the Faisal brigade.
As for air strikes, as long as Hafute doesn't change positions immediately, those strongholds found by the Vanderseoe family won't have much impact if they are fought a day or two late.
So, this time it was not a gunship group that flew over Missurata, but a transport helicopter group.
However, in order to protect against the opponent's MANPADS and other anti-aircraft weapons, the helicopter swarm flew high, then opened the hatch and spilled a handful of leaflets from the air.
Pieces of white paper danced wildly in the wind, quickly filling the sky over the city of Lamerata.
I don't know how long it has been since I used this method of sprinkling leaflets in the air, and neither the people of Metsoula nor the soldiers of Liboa Dawn have ever seen it, so when they see the paper floating down, they can't help but pick it up and read it curiously.
Those who don't know how to read will also ask others about what is written on it.