Hogwarts in the shadows

Shadow learned about the US plan through intelligence, so he naturally would not sit idly by and wait for death.

They began a series of raids on US military bases around Afghanistan.

The purpose of these operations is not to annihilate the enemy, but to destroy the base's critical infrastructure as much as possible.

The Shadow has temporarily relocated all civilians in Afghanistan to neighboring countries.

Since the United States wants to turn Afghanistan into a battlefield, it is not the wizard's style to implicate civilians.

At the same time, Hermione was also actively preparing for the upcoming war.

She secretly stationed the main force of the Shadow Organization in Afghanistan.

Since wizards do not have an advantage on the front battlefield, they can only return to the tactics that shadows are best at.

Take advantage of the wizard's mobility and concealment to penetrate deep behind enemy lines to carry out disruption and decapitation operations in order to gain the strategic initiative.

Hermione still held a trump card in her hand.

Although this card was once used by Grindelwald, fortunately it was not exposed.

When the battle situation is unfavorable, she doesn't mind releasing this powerful weapon.

1997 7 Month 1 Day.

The United States and its allies, a total of 16 countries' joint forces, marched into Afghanistan in a mighty force.

This is an unprecedentedly large military force with a total strength of 1.5 million, including six aircraft carrier battle groups, 30,000 fighter jets and 80,000 main battle tanks.

In addition, there are countless heavy equipment, such as howitzers, which together constitute the steel torrent of this military operation.

The size of this army is so large that it is enough to flatten any country in the world except the five largest countries.

Among them, the US military's carrier-based aircraft also underwent upgrades.

The Super Hornet carrier-based aircraft replaced the old F-14 Tomcat and became the new generation of main combat force of aircraft carriers.

These Super Hornets carried hundreds of light-yield Little Boy bombs, ready to be used to destroy the wizards.

General MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the Union forces in the coming war.

This time he did not become blindly confident just because he controlled such a huge military force.

He did not rush into an all-out war, but continued to engage in small-scale battles with the Shadow Organization.

MacArthur adopted a training model of "old leading new".

By using small-scale confrontations, soldiers who have never been exposed to the wizard's fighting style can quickly adapt to the special rhythm of fighting with wizards.

Moreover, after several raids by Shadow, several weapons and equipment warehouses and important military facilities of the US military were destroyed.

The device that transmits ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic waves operates non-stop 24 hours a day to prevent wizards from using magic to cause damage.

In a secret shadow command center somewhere in Afghanistan.

Hermione was there in person to take charge of the situation.

Behind her followed all the senior leaders and elders of the Shadow Organization.

The only one absent was Gonzalez, who was still working as a spy within the U.S. government and could not show up at the moment.

Hermione took a deep breath and announced, "Everyone, the time for the joint forces' attack has been determined. It will be on September 9th."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense.

Lucius looked at Hermione in surprise.

If he remembered correctly, September 9th was Hermione's birthday, and the day she officially became an adult.

Looking at Hermione's thin shoulders, Lucius couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The burden of the shadow organization has always been on this young girl's shoulders, how heavy it is.

Hermione continued, "We have conducted countless simulations of this war.

And thanks to the great assistance of Elder Grindelwald, we have made a careful plan.

I hope we can once again win this battle with minimal casualties.”

Vanasha added, "The warriors are fully prepared, just waiting for the order!"

Hermione turned her gaze to Percy, "How is the Darkspear's infiltration going?"

“Dark Spear has successfully infiltrated the enemy’s army, and our counterintelligence plan is also going smoothly.

Our troop distribution map has been deliberately leaked to the other side." Percy responded immediately.

Snape then said, "The new blockers have been mass-produced. Although we cannot guarantee that every soldier can be equipped with them, the quantity is sufficient to ensure the survival of the soldiers on the battlefield."

Lucius also reported on his preparations, "The special corps is ready to go and can be dispatched at any time."

"Very good," Hermione nodded with satisfaction, "Except for the fixed patrols and defenses, let the other soldiers have a good rest.

This battle will not be over any time soon, and they may not have such a good chance to rest later."

Vanassa responded, "They have been resting for three months in preparation for the battle the day after tomorrow, and will definitely be in the best condition to face the enemy."

The meeting didn't last long.

After all, the Shadow Organization has held countless meetings for this war.

This is just the last meeting before the war.

After the meeting, Lucius walked over to Hermione.

He asked softly, "Hermione, the day after tomorrow is your coming of age day. Draco and Harry are both in the army. Do you want them to come over tonight to celebrate your coming of age ceremony in advance?"

"Thank you Uncle Lucius for remembering my birthday."

Hermione shook her head. "Let them concentrate on preparing for the battle the day after tomorrow. Everything is unpredictable on the battlefield. The more prepared you are, the more chances you have of survival."

Lucius sighed, "I'm sorry to trouble you. I don't know if Hephaest..."

He stopped himself in time, not wanting to upset Hermione.

Hermione smiled faintly, "I hope to give Hephis a unified world before he comes back."

It will be almost a year since Hephes disappeared.

Even the dumbest person could guess that Hephes was not in seclusion.

But the top leaders of the Shadow Organization tacitly avoided mentioning this matter, and instead followed Hermione's leadership wholeheartedly.

After Lucius left, Hermione was left alone in the meeting room.

She stood quietly in front of the window, gazing at the starry sky outside.

Hermione is currently executing the fourth step of the five-step plan left by Hephis - establishing political power under the barrel of a gun.

The Shadow Organization is fully prepared, with sufficient personnel and excellent equipment.

Tomorrow's battle will be the time when wizards will officially shock the world with force.

"Hephis, how long will it take you to come back?" Hermione whispered to herself.

There was an imperceptible tremor in her voice. "I really miss you."

At this moment, in the black hole space, the huge black egg that wrapped Hephaestus moved slightly.

The dark aura above began to surge continuously, and the eggshell, which was originally as black as ink, gradually turned blue.

The already vast black hole space also began to expand wildly in all directions.