It's reassuring.

After establishing the status of the 1st Independent Brigade, Karzai quickly took control of the unit by appointing a few henchmen, and with the fact that most of the soldiers were new recruits and were not corrupted, Karzai finally seized the army after a series of generous benefits that Karzai promised.

Karzai also had the most restful night's sleep since he escaped.

It's not that he hasn't considered the problem of the 1st Independent Brigade being infiltrated by monkeys, but so what, now for him, the Dark Star is his biggest help, there is no doubt about this, and he also believes that with the strength of the Dark Star, there is no need to make any small moves.

No one else has any objection to President Karzai's command of the 5,000-man presidential escort, and the president must always have a protective force, especially when fighting with the US military. And the other generals also looked down on this army, when this army was formed, it was composed of most of the recruits and the thorns in other armies, and it was difficult to say that it was a ragtag army, and such an army, even after two months of monkey training, could it be done.

The president's security depends on these generals!

……

Then.

In the quiet of the night, Major General Benjamin and several operational staff officers carefully studied the topographical map of northern Afghanistan and thought about the next battle plan.

Taking Asadabad, Major General Benjamin did not feel the slightest joy, but felt heavy, after all, the bloody battle that night was vivid, and the night covered up the bloody battle, but it could not stop Benjamin's thoughts. The huge casualty figures, although selectively ignored by the Ministry of Defense, will sooner or later be known to the public.

Benjamin wondered if Asadabad's rebels were as desperate as the soldiers in the woods. Will he be able to capture Asadabad?

I don't know.

It's a huge question, and Benjamin doesn't have a bottom on his mind. The rebels can ignore life and death, but he can't, as a senior commander of the U.S. army, he must not only achieve the combat goal, but also control the death and casualty rate of the soldiers well, if the soldiers have too many casualties, he can't account for it.

Right now. Benjamin wondered if it was a wise decision to launch Operation Lightning Storm so hastily.

"Your Excellency, General." The adjutant reminded softly that he had spotted Benjamin in a daze several times. I couldn't help but wonder what happened to the general.

"Well, go ahead."

Benjamin, who came back to his senses, smiled slightly to hide his abnormality, no matter what he thought in his heart. As the commander-in-chief of the operation, he must show a calm and calm momentum, even if he has doubts and worries, he cannot be seen by the soldiers. Otherwise, it will easily affect morale.

Benjamin took a deep breath and banished all the thoughts that were cluttering through his head. Tactically, he made no mistake in command. It was only under the influence of intelligence that the combat effectiveness of the Karzai rebels was underestimated, to the point of causing serious casualties. Anyway, the result of the matter is already like this, Benjamin has no power to change anything, that can only be the next combat strength, try to avoid similar situations.

"This damn terrain is too complicated, and once we go deeper, we are very likely to be attacked by the rebels." Staring at the dense mountain and forest markings on the map, Benjamin suddenly felt a pain in his head, although he had experienced a hundred battles, but in the face of such a complex terrain, he was still worried in his heart.

Don't look at yourself, you have three combat divisions, nearly 40,000 people. But if these people were scattered into the endless mountains and forests, they would not have much effect at all, and they might be attacked by the rebels.

But the three divisions have been gathered together, it is not a way, the goal is too big, it is not easy to march in the mountains and forests, and the most important thing is that the rebels scattered and burrowed into the woods, he will not be able to catch anything, and in the end he will only end up alone in the depths.

“……”

Several operational staff officers also agreed with Major General Benjamin's words, and they would rather fight in the streets of the city than fight in the mountains and forests. As senior operational staff officers, they have all received a profound education in war theory, and they are very disgusted with the guerrilla warfare that has been waged in China.

As soon as everyone saw the terrain here, and then thought of Karzai's possible secret relationship with China, they couldn't help but have a headache, and all kinds of evil guerrilla warfare.

Early the next morning.

The American army led by Benjamin resolutely advanced into Karzai's territory, and although he understood the hardships and dangers, he had to rush into it without hesitation. Operation Lightning Storm has begun, and there is no reason to give up halfway, and we will not give up because we are worried about getting into a quagmire.

"Death is death, since you can't become a famous general in history, you must also leave a mark in the history of the United States." Benjamin smiled bitterly in his heart.

Benjamin did not dare to show his lack of confidence, otherwise, he was afraid that the American GIs would riot. They can serve the United States in World War II, but they will not tolerate a stupid commander taking them to their death.

"They are the best soldiers!" Looking at the relaxed American GIs on the off-road vehicles, Benjamin secretly praised, but in the future war, I don't know how many people will stay on this land forever. Yes, although the United States has a huge advantage in this war, Benjamin does not dare to guarantee a decent victory, unless the Karzai rebels are stupid and rush out to fight the American army to the death.

Suddenly.

"Ah......h Just now, I was chatting excitedly with my comrades-in-arms about the buttocks of the beautiful woman, but I knew that the smile had not been completely closed, and the buttocks of the beautiful woman had not yet been touched, but I died inexplicably.

A headshot.

There was no pain in dying, perhaps, he himself could not have imagined that he would die like this.

"Fake, enemy attack!" The dull sound of gunfire immediately made all the American GIs nervous, and the sound of sniper rifles ...... The originally noisy sound immediately became quiet, and the soldiers clutched their assault rifles tightly and hid behind improvised bunkers, carefully observing the surrounding situation.

This kind of sniper hiding in the mountains and forests is simply a scythe-wielding grim reaper, who can harvest life at any time if he wants to.

"Plop, plop, plop......" Every soldier's heartbeat accelerated.

Nervous.

Nervous.

Unconsciously, cold sweat slowly broke out on the faces of some soldiers, and drop by drop slipped from the corners of their eyes, and no one dared to act rashly, lest they make a little noise and cause the patronage of death.

Fear.

Although most American GIs had served on the battlefield, killed people, and seen blood, it was all enemy blood, and once they thought that they might be like the unlucky guy in the car, they could not help but be afraid of when they would eat a bullet.

There is no one who is not afraid of death, he is not afraid of death, and that is because he has not thought about the fear of death when it comes.

After a while.

The gunfire rang out again, and although the other side killed another American GI, it finally exposed its position, which immediately attracted a frantic counterattack from the American soldiers.

Three shots in a row.

Three snipers of the U.S. Army, who locked onto the enemy at almost the same time, quickly attacked, one bullet to the head and two to the heart.

He couldn't die anymore, but at the moment of death, he was very satisfied, he killed two American GIs, earned, and he did his part for the great cause of President Karzai to liberate Afghanistan.

He came from the west to the northeast and joined Karzai's army, isn't it precisely to fight the American devils, and get what he wants, without complaint or regret.

"Fake."

The sniper in the secret was pulled out, and the nervous American GI suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he dare to wipe the cold sweat on his face.

The assault rifle in his hand was unceremoniously pointed at the dead rebels, frantically pulling the trigger and shooting. When a person dies, he has to be shot several times.

"That's enough."

Looking at the crazy appearance of the soldiers, a US second lieutenant frowned slightly, after all, the other party is a soldier, although he is an enemy, he must be respected at least after death, this kind of perverted behavior of abusing corpses is detrimental to the majesty of soldiers. Comrades died on the battlefield, unhappy, want to retaliate, vent, just go to the enemy, revenge at a corpse is nothing.

Then.

By the time the second lieutenant stopped the many soldiers, the corpses had already been beaten into a sieve, blurred, indistinguishable, and miserable.

After venting, the American GIs seem to be in a much better mood, and they are laughing and talking, but if you look carefully, you will find that in fact, everyone is still afraid in their hearts, and when chatting, they will also observe the surroundings intentionally or unintentionally, and guard against sneak attacks in the dark. Although the sniper has been killed, who can guarantee that there will be one person nearby.

"Bang."

About half an hour later, the U.S. military encountered the situation again, a ten-member U.S. reconnaissance team was ambushed by Karzai rebels hiding nearby, and as the first shots rang out, the two sides began to exchange fierce fire. Because the US reconnaissance team was attacked by a sneak attack, it was caught off guard, and casualties soon appeared.

Remove.

The leader of the reconnaissance team that took the lead in the sneak attack on the US military was very cunning, and after only two minutes of firefighting, regardless of whether the enemy was completely annihilated or not, he simply threw out two grenades, and immediately slipped away and quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

By the time the U.S. troops arrived in off-road vehicles, the enemy had already lost their tracks, leaving behind the corpses and wails of their comrades.

……

"Boom."

A rocket flew out from the side, and then there was an explosion, and a car was blown up, killing five people and seriously wounding two and three people.

The U.S. military still hasn't caught the killer of the sneak attack. There was no way, the terrain was intricate, and there were too few soldiers sent to find no trace of the enemy, but it was very likely to be ambushed. However, it was necessary to send too many troops, which delayed the speed of the march, and even could not catch up with the enemy.

The enemy is more slippery than a loach.

At night.

In the temporary operations command room of the US military, Major General Benjamin's face was very ugly, and there was a burst of worry in his heart.

Today.

The U.S. forces marched 90 kilometers and suffered a total of 208 ambushes, large and small, killing 332 enemies. But seeing his own losses, Benjamin was going crazy. (To be continued......)

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