Chapter 202

The fighting spirit of the 【Republic】 Volunteer Army caused these Federation units that had obtained various "titles" to reveal their true colors one after another.

It's just that wanting to delve into this kind of fighting spirit is not something that can be understood in a short while.

It still needs to be studied from the beginning within the 【Huaxia】 history series of games.

And on the western front, following the collapse of the Turkish Brigade.

The main force of the Volunteer Army's 38th Army also pushed west, preparing to pursue the main force of the U. S. 9th Corps.

And the Turkish Brigade, which was so vulnerable, naturally did not receive a good look from the U. S. Federation side and was still arranged at the very end of the line to cover the retreat.

However, because they were at the end.

They did manage to gather some Turkish Brigade soldiers who had also escaped from Gari-ryeong one after another.

Because it was dark at the time, people were running in all directions.

Some who were lucky enough really escaped and caught up with the main force, which made the Turkish Brigade's commanding officer's face look a bit better.

At least the casualties weren't that high, and they recovered somewhat.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even dare to think about how he would be held accountable later.

With the "Second Campaign" and the retreat of the U. S. 9th Corps on the western front.

In the Chosin Reservoir area on the eastern front, the U. S. 1st Marine Division located there was also surrounded by the Volunteer Army, but the U. S. 1st Marine Division was still completely unaware.

At this moment.

On the Sky Shark streaming platform, because there were many player streamers.

So there were perspectives from Blue Star streamers in all directions at Chosin Reservoir.

Inside streamer Li Ran's stream.

The plan map for the U. S. Federation's planned "Christmas Offensive" was placed in the upper right corner of the stream.

Compared to the western front.

On the eastern front, the U. S. Federation planned to occupy the key routes near the Yalujiang from four directions, completely blocking the path for the 【Republic】 Volunteer Army to enter here.

It is just that the U. S. Federation side did not yet know that the Volunteer Army had secretly entered the Chosin area.

And the number of people was also quite different from what the U. S. Federation side had judged.

The U. S. Federation side, in order to occupy this place before Christmas.

Sent out more than 1,000 sorties of aircraft every day to bomb bridges and roads in the area south of the Yalujiang.

The U. S. 1st Marine Division where Li Ran was located was preparing to march west after arriving in the Chosin Reservoir area to occupy the direction of Yudam-ni.

But these U. S. Federation NPCs did not yet know that they had already been surrounded by the Volunteer Army.

However, the Blue Star streamers located in the Chosin Reservoir area all had "real-time maps."

Just looking at the color blocks representing the Volunteer Army around them made their scalps tingle.

Many.

Too many.

If all the streams are tallied, based on the color range of the Volunteer Army side, the number of people is at least three times that of the U. S. Federation side.

However, one cannot compare them like this.

After all, the U. S. Federation side is a completely mechanized unit.

Combat power is certainly not weak just because there are fewer people.

Firepower is greater than troop strength.

And the U. S. Federation side not only possesses artillery regiments, tank battalions, and powerful logistical transport capabilities, but there are also over 1,000 vehicles just for ensuring material transport.

They can call for support from B-29 bomber groups at any time.

On the Volunteer Army side.

According to the situation that Blue Star players have learned during this period, most of the weapons were captured from the Japanese army and during the War of Liberation.

Supplies are even less likely to appear here at Chosin Reservoir.

Because the U. S. Federation sends out more than 1,000 sorties of aircraft every day to bomb the roads and bridges here south of the Yalujiang.

Never mind not having vehicles.

Even if there were trucks, in the mountains surrounded by mountains and with bridges bombed everywhere, it would be impossible to transport supplies at all.

This is also the reason why the U. S. Federation high command, up to now, believes that the Volunteer Army will not participate in the war on a large scale.

The two sides are separated by an era just in terms of weapons and equipment.

Added to the northern region at the end of November.

The daytime can reach minus 20 degrees, and the lowest temperature at night is even minus 40 degrees or more.

Under such circumstances.

The roads and bridges in the north were almost all bombed by them, with more than 1,000 sorties of aircraft patrolling and bombing every day.

Who could sneak over under such circumstances?

Are you trying to say that the soldiers on the opposite side are a group of existences that are not afraid of the cold of minus 40 degrees, and can even cross mountains and ridges to attack them without needing supplies?

Those are no longer soldiers; those are supermen.

And a group of supermen at that.

It is fundamentally impossible for them to appear in reality.

Inside the U. S. Federation camp in Yudam-ni.

Streamer Li Ran looked toward the distant mountain peaks from time to time, using the zoom function with the Blue Star netizens in the stream to search for the figures of the Volunteer Army.

Although the "real-time map" was clear and bright, showing the existence of the Volunteer Army.

But the naked eye could not discover them.

I don't know how the Volunteer Army side camouflaged themselves.

And Li Ran's actions also attracted the attention of other U. S. Federation veterans, but they all thought Li Ran was too nervous; a veteran had just lost a hand of cards and was acting like a sore loser.

Then he got up, saw Li Ran, and walked over with a smile:

"Hey, kid."

"Don't be nervous."

"There are no enemies there, go play some cards."

The surrounding U. S. Federation soldiers couldn't help but laugh:

"You kid are really bad."

"You lost so much yourself, do you want to trick the new recruit into losing too?"

"Come on, young man."

"I feel like you'll definitely win today!"

Hearing the heckling from behind, the veteran who was acting like a sore loser was still quibbling, while Li Ran's mouth twitched, his peripheral vision glancing at the "real-time map" appearing before him.

No ambush?

Are you sure?

We've all been surrounded like dumplings, okay?!!!

In the perspective of the U. S. Federation NPC soldiers, only they are here at Chosin Reservoir.

But in the "real-time map" perspective of the Blue Star players, the Volunteer Army's troop strength is moving quietly, and before they knew it, they were about to completely split up the U. S. Federation troops here at Chosin Reservoir.

The goal of the 60th Division of the 20th Army is to cut off support from Hagaru-ri to Chosin Reservoir.

The goal of the 58th Division of the 20th Army is the 1st Marine Division headquarters at Hagaru-ri.

The goal of the 59th Division of the 20th Army is to cut off the connection between the main force of the 1st Marine Division at Yudam-ni and the headquarters at Hagaru-ri.

The goal of the 79th Division of the 27th Army is to attack the main force of the 1st Marine Division at Yudam-ni.

The 81st Division on the east side is to block support from the 31st Regiment of the U. S. 7th Division.

All U. S. Federation troops in the entire Chosin Reservoir area were quietly surrounded by two or three times the strength of the Volunteer Army, preparing to attack.

The U. S. 1st Marine Division, which was originally a whole, was split into independent battlefields.

Li Ran looked outside and pointed to the distant mountains, saying:

"I feel like there are enemies there."

"Don't you feel it?"

Upon hearing this.

The surrounding U. S. Federation soldiers were stunned, and then burst into uproarious laughter.

That U. S. Federation veteran who was acting like a sore loser was still laughing while patting Li Ran on the shoulder, pulling him up, and walking to the window together, pointing to the distant mountains and saying:

"Oh~ brother, do you think people can hide in there?"

The endless mountains in the distance stood quietly on the earth, the ridgelines covered by snow, appearing exceptionally cold and stern.

That U. S. Federation veteran raised his hand and knocked on the glass, making a crisp sound:

"Minus 30 degrees, even mechanical armor would be frozen and broken."

"Are you trying to say that there are enemies enduring the cold of 30 degrees, hiding in those snowdrifts, waiting to ambush us?"

"Oh~"

"If such people exist, then they must all be supermen, right?"

That U. S. Federation veteran turned around, teasing:

"Hey, brothers."

"We are going to fight a group of supermen, we'd better surrender quickly!"

After finishing, this U. S. Federation veteran returned to the card table without a care.

And the soldiers around who were tired of playing also got up to stretch their bodies, walking to the window one after another.

After all, what if this new recruit really saw something?

But as some soldiers walked to the window, looking at that dead-silent snow mountain and the whistling cold wind coming from outside.

They couldn't help but shake their heads one after another.

To hell with it.

How could there be an enemy ambush here.

Really.

Almost got scared by this new recruit.

After all, everyone gets nervous when going to the battlefield, and this new recruit's act made it hard for them not to consider it.

It's just that all the doubts.

Were shattered by that dead-silent snow mountain and the whistling wind.

It's minus 30 degrees outside.

They were freezing to death in the camp tents, how could there be anyone ambushing outside.

They'd probably all be frozen to death.

Li Ran shrugged helplessly, and the Blue Star netizens in the stream were also unable to complain.

Outside the window.

It started snowing again, and large snow grains hit the window, making a clattering sound.

An inexplicable chill struck, and many people shrank their bodies.

There were already U. S. Federation soldiers who couldn't take it anymore, lying in their bedding preparing to sleep.

It wasn't just Li Ran's stream in Yudam-ni that was like this.

In the perspectives of other streamers located in other areas of Chosin Reservoir, such as the 1st Marine Division headquarters at Hagaru-ri, the U. S. 31st Regiment at Sinhung-ri, the Hagaru-ri area, etc.

Those U. S. Federation soldiers all unanimously believed that those "new recruits (Blue Star streamers)" were too nervous.

How could anyone come over here?

The straight-line distance from the Yalujiang to Chosin Reservoir is over 120 kilometers.

Is the 1,000-plus sorties of aircraft bombing there every day just for show?

If the Volunteer Army really came over, would they not be discovered?

Are you trying to say that 1,000-plus sorties of aircraft patrolling and bombing every day didn't discover the enemy.

Even their 1st Marine Division commander, Smith, personally flew in a plane to patrol several times and didn't find any trace of the enemy.

And then the enemy suddenly appeared here at Chosin Reservoir?

That 120 kilometers is only the straight-line distance; if marching in the mountains, it would be even further.

They have no supplies, no materials, and not even any traces of marching.

Could it be that they flew over?

Seeing that all the U. S. Federation soldiers were like this, the Blue Star streamers naturally wouldn't give too many reminders; after all, they were all here to experience the plot.

It's just that as they studied the map more deeply, they also noticed something wrong.

The current troop strength gap between the two sides cannot meet the requirements for encirclement and annihilation.

The U. S. Federation has nearly 30,000 fully mechanized troops here at Chosin Reservoir, while the Volunteer Army, counting the main force in the rear, is only nearly 100,000 people.

100,000 infantry encircling and annihilating 30,000 mechanized armored troops.

If this were on a plain, it would certainly be a one-sided slaughter by the mechanized troops.

But although the Volunteer Army side can use the environment, weather, and other factors to make up for the gap, it is still somewhat difficult for 100,000 people to encircle and annihilate 30,000 mechanized armored troops.

The only explanation is that currently, both sides... have experienced intelligence errors.

The U. S. Federation side believes that only a small number of Volunteer Army troops are participating in the war.

Added to the fact that aerial reconnaissance has never found traces of the enemy, they are completely unaware that the Chosin Reservoir area has been surrounded by the Volunteer Army.

And the Volunteer Army side, in the attack on the main force of the 1st Marine Division in the direction of Yudam-ni, made Blue Star players believe that both sides have insufficient intelligence.

Because there are nearly 9,000 people in the 1st Marine Division at Yudam-ni.

But the 29th Division of the 27th Army attacking Yudam-ni, calculated by area, has about 11,000 to 12,000 people.

This is already close to a 1:1 ratio.

Nearly 12,000 infantry encircling and annihilating nearly 9,000 mechanized armored troops.

If intelligence were sufficient, such a thing could not possibly happen.

Added to the U. S. Federation's aircraft bombing, cutting off supply lines, etc., the Volunteer Army side can be said to have no intelligence from the front.

All intelligence acquisition can only rely on scouts.

So Blue Star players estimate that this must be the case, which formed the current situation where both sides have intelligence misjudgments.

As the Volunteer Army on the "real-time map" constantly approached the Blue Star streamers scattered in various places, listening to the snoring around them, they had no sleepiness at all.

Because according to this situation, it is estimated that the Volunteer Army side will launch an attack tonight.

Outside, the wind and snow were mixed, and the temperature had dropped to the lowest point of minus 36 degrees; Li Ran lay on the bed, looking out the window where the wind and snow were drifting.

Inexplicably, there was a chill.

Because these U. S. Federation troops, who were completely unaware, seemed to have become prey.

The soldiers around were still sleeping soundly, completely unaware that their death date was approaching...

Li Ran closed his eyes, and his consciousness returned to the stream.

With the netizens in the stream, he looked through the situation in other areas of Chosin Reservoir; currently Yudam-ni, Hagaru-ri, and Sinhung-ri where the U. S. 31st Regiment is located.

Fighting has already broken out at Sinhung-ri.

The U. S. Federation soldiers in the stream were panicked, under the gaze of many Blue Star netizens here.

The U. S. 31st Regiment, which met the battle in a rush, had already had two companies completely wiped out one after another, and the remaining troops were already retreating to the rear.

Just as he was watching.

A cannon shot tore through the dark night, directly startling Li Ran awake, and his consciousness returned to the game from the stream.

A huge explosion erupted in the camp, and the tents were shaking violently.

Boom—!!

Another shell landed in the camp.

Now everyone was awake.

Not a dream?!

Enemy attack??

"To hell with it! How is that possible!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!!"

"Hurry!!!"

The whole camp was shouting in chaos, and the sound mixed with the whistling of the wind and snow could not travel very far.

Boom—!!!

A shell directly hit the tent next door.

The shouting sound that was just roaring instantly disappeared.

Inside the tent.

The veteran who was still acting like a sore loser during the day and night saying it was impossible for anyone to come, at this time felt the heat wave from next door tear through their tent, lying on the ground in terror:

"No!!! Save me!!!"

"Hurry and save me!!!"

He was still clamoring during the day that it was impossible for anyone to attack, but when the shells really landed, he directly collapsed.

No one wanted to die, but no one could save him.

What's more, it was just a false alarm.

The shell killed all the U. S. Federation soldiers in the tent next door, but when they waited for the heat wave to sweep past, they didn't suffer too many injuries.

They were just scared quite a bit.

Li Ran had been prepared, so after getting up, he quickly grabbed his gun and rushed out.

Preparing to find a safe place to watch the battle situation.

And when that terrified veteran climbed up, his pants were already wet, but no one noticed, because everyone was rushing outside holding weapons.

On the distant ridgeline, densely packed lights lit up.

There were the lights of gun muzzles, and there were also the lights of shells.

These lights were like countless pairs of eyes staring at them, from all directions, all of them.

On this night of wind and snow, nearly 100,000 Volunteer Army fighters in the Chosin Reservoir area launched an attack on the various U. S. 1st Marine Division units together.