Waited for a full two days.
A complete 48 hours.
No movement at all.
When the phone rang in the command post, the crisp ringtone shattered the silence in the command post, appearing particularly abrupt, and instantly interrupted Song Heping's ongoing tactical rehearsal.
No one had been idle these days. Before the Americans officially conceded, all defensive measures had to be rigorous, and every contingency plan had to be thorough.
Song Heping spent each day simulating the emergence of different scenarios and devising strategies to respond.
The map spread open next to the wooden table was densely marked with red and blue pencil marks over the Mosul-Tetric region, with several key attack arrows and defense circles standing out sharply.
The ringtone abruptly ended the conversation among the three people.
This phone number was specifically for contacting Baghdad.
Its ringing often signified news from the U.S. side.
