A tense meeting, different from the usual ones between the military leadership and the leader Artre Werki is taking place in the presidential palace in Basar.
General Isaias Awolyta explains the situation to the president :
Dear leader, rebels have easily taken control of the Bakri Mountains taking us by surprise and that’s strategically very dangerous for us.
The Bakri mountains geographic peculiarities makes it impossible for us to use military vehicles on most of the terrain, and the area is located just 45 kilometres from this palace sir.
Our superiority in military hardware is obsolete in this scenario although we still have a chance to defeat them in weeks.
As of now dear leader I’ve blockaded all the Bakri area with no vehicle or supply able to get in or out. The food will surely start to run low unless they’re able to get it supplied by air.
If they started an offensive we could consume them because of this and it’s also true that their decentralized leadership makes it harder for them to coordinate and launch powerful offensives, on the other side the existence of many small military camps is a further strain on us.
Tanks and infrantry vehicles are around the area to prevent a siege on Basar, and the parachute regiment and the air force is on stand-by ready for orders.
Artre pays close attention to the slightly nervous general, and adds just a few words.
The rebels seem to not be in a rush strangely enough, we must take our time to organize better and be efficient on all fronts, at the same time though we can’t let those thugs around our nations without responding to their provocation.
All the generals and colonels agreed and many ideas were being shared on what approach to take.