Chapter: 3136

The remaining three or four thousand soldiers began to flee in a panic. During their retreat, those who had rushed to the front turned their backs to the Hamid soldiers, leading to the loss of hundreds of lives. All the soldiers made their way behind an armored vehicle, and the frontline commander quickly started counting the remaining troops.

As reports came in from each company, it became clear that out of the five thousand who had charged into battle, 1,300 had been killed, including over 500 mercenaries from Wanlong Temple. This time, Wanlong Temple had sent 10,000 mercenaries to Syria. Normally, these mercenaries were expected to follow the orders of the Syrian government forces and help suppress the rebels.

The Syrian government army split the 10,000 Wanlong Temple mercenaries into four groups, coordinating with four different divisions of the army. For this specific battle against Hamid, there were 2,500 Wanlong Temple mercenaries involved.

At first, the officers from Wanlong Temple, like the commanders of the government forces, underestimated their enemy. They believed they had a good understanding of the Syrian rebels and thought defeating them would be easy. Because of this, they didn’t prepare adequately. Their main goal was to quickly assist the government and then establish a mercenary base in Syria to strengthen their influence in the Middle East.

However, they faced an unexpected setback due to their lack of preparation and underestimating the enemy. Over 500 of their men were killed right at the edge of the Hamid base. The leader of the Wanlong Temple mercenaries was a member of the yellow race who…

Lu Zhanjun is about thirty years old and a five-star general in the Wanlong Temple. He is a key member of the organization. In the Wanlong Palace, there is a God of War and the Four Great War Kings, along with nearly a hundred warriors below them. These warriors have their abilities and achievements evaluated, which determines their star ratings. The ratings go from one star to five stars, with five-star generals being the highest rank. Only twenty to thirty people reach this level. Including the God of War and the Four Great War Kings, Lu Zhanjun ranks among the top forty in the Wanlong Palace.

Currently, he is fighting in Syria alongside the Wanlong Palace’s First Warlord, Chen Zhonglei. Until now, they had experienced few casualties in previous battles. However, today, as soon as the fight began, many of his team members were lost.

Seeing the heavy losses, Lu Zhanjun immediately approached the highest commander of the government army and shouted in Chinese, “Your intelligence before the battle was terrible! Hamid has built many hidden fortifications, and you never informed us about this!”

The government commander, annoyed by the accusation, replied in broken Chinese, “If I had known about the fortifications, I would have told you! But I didn’t know!”

Lu Zhanjun was frustrated by the commander’s defiant attitude and said angrily, “Intelligence gathering is crucial for any army. Why didn’t you do it? This is very unprofessional!”

The government commander shot back, “We may be unprofessional, but since your Wanlong Palace is so skilled…”

“Why didn’t you gather intelligence before the war?” Lu Zhanjun shouted angrily. “The soldiers from the Wanlong Palace are supposed to be skilled. Is their combat level just like ours?”

“Enough!” the commander of the government army replied coldly. “War always comes with losses. You want an explanation for the 500 brothers you lost? I lost almost a thousand men here! Who will explain that to me? Right now, we need to take Hamid’s base. We must capture Hamid and make an example of him. Only then can we honor our fallen soldiers.”

He glared at Lu Zhanjun and added, “We need to do this to avoid punishment from our superiors. If we lose so many men and don’t defeat Hamid, neither my superiors nor your leader will forgive us.”

Lu Zhanjun had no response. The commander was right. Losing men in battle was expected, but failing to achieve victory after those losses was far worse. If they couldn’t defeat Hamid, they’d become a joke in the Wanlong Palace, ruining their future.

He looked at the commander and said, “Your artillery just fired a lot of rounds, yet the enemy still has strong firepower. This shows their fortifications are solid. If this turns into a long battle, attacking from below won’t be easy at all.”

The commander clenched his teeth and replied, “Then I’ll order the artillery to bombard…”

“One more round!”

“It’s pointless!” Lu Zhanjun exclaimed. “We just tried so many times, and it didn’t work. Bombing it isn’t going to help!”

He took a moment to think and then continued, “Let’s send your soldiers with heavy weapons to create a distraction at the front. Meanwhile, I’ll lead our team from the Banlong Hall to sneak around the mountain and quietly take the high ground. After that, we can launch a surprise attack on their side!”