Chapter 206: [Dead Eagle Ridge · Ice Sculpture Company] (4k)

The Federal side's reaction also exceeded many people's expectations; originally thinking they would continue to fight relying on powerful firepower, they did not expect to receive an order for a full retreat.

That powerful mechanized unit and firepower did not have a matching fighting will.

Of course.

Perhaps it also has to do with the American 31st Regiment being annihilated as a whole.

Such a mechanized reinforced regiment that could sweep through 90% of countries' equivalent units in the world was annihilated as a whole in five days.

The shock and inexplicable fear this brought to the Federal high command can be imagined.

Especially on the first day, the command layer of the American 31st Regiment was wiped out, the commander died inexplicably, and Lieutenant Colonel Feis, who took over command, also lost contact on the way to evacuation.

No matter how they contacted, they couldn't get through.

By the time they received news again.

It was already that the American 31st Regiment had been annihilated as a whole by the Volunteers, and under such circumstances, they hadn't even figured out the most basic situation of the enemy.

How can this not make people suspicious and fearful.

Plus, after the Federal troops in Xinxingli were annihilated, the Federal troops in Liutanli and Xiajieyuli faced a situation.

Whether the Volunteer soldiers in Xinxingli go to reinforce Liutanli or Xiajieyuli.

Then the Federal troops located in Liutanli and Xiajieyuli will suffer a pincer attack from three sides, and the pressure will increase sharply.

They dare not gamble that Liutanli or Xiajieyuli will not be annihilated.

Inside Li Ran's live stream room.

As the perspective here in Liutanli, this side is also repeating the operation in Xinxingli, which is to destroy all heavy equipment that cannot be taken away.

Several Federal soldiers are stuffing explosives into the barrel of a tank, wanting to destroy the tank.

Not far away.

More soldiers are pouring gasoline into the barrels of howitzers that cannot be carried, and then sprinkling the excess gasoline all over the camp.

As all personnel evacuate, a grenade is thrown over.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

Continuous explosions surge in the camp, and thick black smoke shoots straight into the sky.

Just at this moment.

A sharp sound suddenly comes from the sky, falling quickly with the sound.

Boom!

A mortar shell lands next to the camp; the Volunteers launched an offensive, and the Federal soldiers in Liutanli, except for those covering the rear, all set out to prepare to leave.

Li Ran follows behind the truck, running, and turns to look at the rear.

The rear-guard troops have already started exchanging fire with the Volunteers.

And looking from this perspective, the entire Liutanli has now turned into a burning fire field, as if it were hell.

However.

This is just the beginning...

The real hell march is still to come.

The straight-line distance from Liutanli to Xiajieyuli is only 21 kilometers, but on the entire road, almost all the commanding heights have Volunteers lying in ambush.

The team has been marching for a short half-day.

Already left the range of Liutanli.

Li Ran stares at the "real-time map" at all times, calmly looking at the ridges on both sides; according to the display on the "real-time map," many Volunteers have already been lying in ambush on both sides.

But the Federal soldiers here have not discovered it yet.

Li Ran quietly slows down his pace, moving from the outside of the scattered formation to the inside, close to the truck.

Ensuring that at the first moment the fighting starts, he can crawl under the truck.

Suddenly!

A sharp whistle sound comes from the mountain.

It is the signal for the offensive.

The next second.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Dense bullets shoot out from both sides of the ridge, and the bullets fall like raindrops.

"Enemy attack! Cover!"

"Cover!!!"

Li Ran immediately lies down and crawls under the truck.

Plop!

A Federal soldier whose head was pierced by a bullet falls to the ground, staring with wide eyes at Li Ran who is lying under the truck, suddenly giving Li Ran and the Blue Star netizens in the live stream room a fright.

Boom!

A grenade falls and explodes next to the truck.

Two soldiers are directly blown to death by the impact of the grenade; their corpses hit the truck and then fall to the ground, revealing that blood-blurred half of their faces.

Li Ran cannot help but feel a toothache.

The truck here doesn't seem very safe either, but there is no other way.

Outside, he is just a pure target.

Li Ran lies under the truck, looking at the situation on the battlefield at this moment.

The Federal side is quickly organizing a counterattack, relying on the trucks to drag out the few howitzers they have, and starting to bombard both sides of the ridge.

There are also some Federal soldiers who have formed a suicide squad, charging toward the ridge.

The fierce battle lasts for a short half-day.

When the gunfire dissipates, the snow has already been dyed red with blood.

And the Volunteers on both sides of the ridge have disappeared without a trace; the counterattack organized at the cost of huge sacrifices discovered that the Volunteers had already withdrawn.

The blow to the Federal soldiers is not ordinary.

And more of it is mental torture.

The team organizes slightly and continues to move forward, but they have been delayed here for nearly two hours.

A distance of only 21 kilometers.

But they can only advance at a speed of 500 meters per hour.

Don't even know how many ambushes are ahead.

Li Ran follows in the team, trying his best to be a transparent person, relying on the advantage of the "real-time map" to keep hiding and live-streaming the battle situation at the first moment.

Until it is close to dark.

Li Ran breathes a sigh of relief, because the "real-time map" shows that there are no ambushes nearby.

But the Federal soldiers in the team dare not relax.

Because they have been ambushed for a whole day, and now the entire team is in a state of being suspicious of everything.

Inside the live stream room.

Some Blue Star netizens discover something wrong:

【Not right, this is Dead Eagle Ridge, right? I remember on the previous map, there should be an ambush here.】

【That's right, this place is more suitable for an ambush than other places; I remember there was an ambush too.】

【Transferred, maybe the Volunteers have a new tactic?】

【Then they should have left people; it's a waste not to set an ambush here.】

【That's right, look at those Federal soldiers being so careful; clearly, they also think there is an ambush here.】

Looking at the barrage in the live stream room.

Li Ran is also a bit confused; indeed.

The terrain on both sides of Dead Eagle Ridge is dangerous, worthy of being called a perfect ambush location.

But at this moment, it is actually empty.

Zooming out the "real-time map," on the road section behind Dead Eagle Ridge, there are still several Volunteer ambush locations.

No reason not to set an ambush here?

A trap?

Luring the enemy deep?

Many reasons float in the minds of Li Ran and the Blue Star netizens.

Can't blame them for overthinking.

It is just that the Volunteers' tactics are crushing the Federal side.

If it weren't for the Federal firepower being too strong, if they were of the same level, the Federation would have been annihilated several times over.

Just thinking about various possibilities.

Suddenly!

A scream comes from the front of the team:

"Enemy attack!!!"

The entire team gets on guard, quickly preparing for battle.

And Li Ran and the Blue Star netizens are stunned.

Enemy attack?

Subconsciously looking at the "real-time map," there are no Volunteer ambushes?

But since they shouted like that in front.

Must get on guard.

Li Ran hides behind the team, waiting for the battle in front to break out.

But several minutes pass.

Still no movement.

And these Federal soldiers also raise their heads one after another, looking forward.

The Federal soldiers who saw the enemy attack earlier also get up in suspicion, and then under the signal of the officer, take a few people to walk to the location where the enemy was discovered.

Just as they went up, they were completely stunned:

"God..."

All of them are stunned.

The Federal soldiers behind don't understand either, but it should be safe.

Then they walk forward one after another.

And walking onto that snow slope, everyone stands stunned on the spot.

On the snow slope.

Row after row of Volunteer soldiers are quietly lying in shooting positions, their gun muzzles pointing at the road below.

But they are motionless.

Their bodies have already been frozen stiff.

An entire company of soldiers, over a hundred Volunteer soldiers, all maintaining a combat posture, frozen stiff here.

Silence.

Deathly silence.

The rifles in the hands of these Volunteer soldiers point at the road, while their gazes are fixed forward, as if saying, "You, cannot escape."

Inside Li Ran's live stream room.

The barrage is silent.

No one expected it to be like this.

They guessed that the Volunteers were luring the enemy deep, guessed that the Volunteers had some new tactic.

But they never expected the reason for no ambush here at Dead Eagle Ridge was actually a company, over a hundred soldiers, all maintaining a combat posture, frozen stiff in the snow.

Everyone is silent.

A Federal veteran who fought from Liutanli until now suddenly breaks down:

"God! What kind of enemy are we fighting against?"

Attacked fiercely by the Volunteers day and night in Liutanli, they didn't collapse.

Ambushed continuously on the retreat road, advancing 500 meters per hour, they didn't collapse.

But at this moment.

Facing the Volunteer soldiers who maintained a combat posture even after being frozen to death, that deep sense of powerlessness surges into the hearts of these Federal soldiers.

They... what kind of people are they fighting against?

Or rather.

Are such soldiers really human?!

How can there be soldiers with such a will!

They don't believe it!

But the facts are laid out so clearly before their eyes.

Under the orders of the officer, these Federal soldiers search the pockets of the soldiers in front of them.

After a while.

A pile of things is stacked in front of the Federal soldiers.

There are bags of roasted flour stained with flesh and blood, the roasted flour inside already frozen into hard blocks, half a frozen potato covered in bite marks, a family photo frozen by blood.

And letters written in blood, as well as some notes filled with handwriting.

Soon Li Ran is found and brought over.

Looking at the Federal officer asking him to interpret those blood letters and notes, Li Ran takes them solemnly, finishes reading, and speaks:

"This is a suicide note from a Volunteer soldier to his family."

"To his father: 'Dad, son might have to stay in Korea; you go collect the 500 catties of grain coupons issued by the government, don't save them.'"

"To his sister: 'Little Flower, the characters brother taught you weren't learned in vain, right? In the future, when changing dressings for the wounded, be sure to be gentle.'"

"There is another letter to their instructor, which says, 'Please hand this to Aunt Zhou in Laiyang, Shandong; her three sons have all sacrificed.'"

After speaking.

Li Ran uses a meaning that the Federal side can understand, points to the first blood letter, and explains in a low voice:

"This letter is written to his father, the general meaning is 'Dad, I might not be able to go back; remember to collect the pension grain coupons for the families of martyrs, don't be reluctant to eat them.'"

"In the 【Republic】, dying for the country is glorious, and the families of sacrificed soldiers will receive compensation from the state; this soldier's biggest worry before dying was that his family wouldn't be willing to eat that food."

Li Ran points to the second blood letter and speaks:

"This letter is for my younger sister. The meaning is roughly: 'Little sister, the characters Big Brother taught you weren't learned in vain, right? When you take care of the wounded later, be a little gentler,' a request."

Then the last one, Li Ran is silent for a moment, and slowly speaks:

"This one is the most special; it is entrusted to a comrade to be handed to an old woman in Shandong named 'Aunt Zhou,' whose three sons all sacrificed on this battlefield."

After listening to Li Ran's explanation.

The surrounding Federal soldiers are even more silent.

Clearly, they are digesting this information.

After a long while.

The Federal officer slowly speaks:

"So... are they really not afraid of death?"

Three sons, all died here.

What are these soldiers ultimately doing? What makes them fight so desperately with the Federation?

Then the Federal officer points to those notes and speaks:

"What about these?"

"What is written?"

"How can anyone not be afraid of death?"

Although the words are doubting, there is a deep fear hidden in the tone.

However.

The next second.

The content of the note hits the Federal officer's face hard.

Li Ran looks at the note and speaks:

"This is a Volunteer soldier's resistance against nature."

"He says..."

"Ice and snow! I will never submit to you; even if I freeze to death, I will proudly stand on my position."

After this passage is translated into a language the Federal side can understand,

The entire battlefield falls silent.

No one speaks.

Only the cold wind wails in the ears, like the whispers of the souls of the fallen.

At this moment.

They know they really cannot defeat those "enemies" anymore.

The wind and snow are still howling, and the battle is still continuing.

The Federal troops in the Liutanli region suffered several ambushes within this short 21 kilometers, with combat casualties exceeding a thousand, abandoning howitzers and nearly a hundred trucks.

Dozens of tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed.

And these.

Are just the results caused by those Volunteer soldiers relying on rifles and grenades.

Many Blue Star players think.

If the Volunteers had more heavy weapons, the troops of the American 1st Marine Division would probably have been annihilated in the Zhangjinhu region.

It is just a pity there are no ifs.

Following the main force of the American 1st Marine Division in the Liutanli region merging with the division headquarters in Xiajieyuli, the next step is to retreat south toward Gutuli and the Water Gate Bridge direction.

The distance from Xiajieyuli to Gutuli is only a few dozen kilometers.

But the ambush positions in it are more than the distance from Liutanli to Xiajieyuli, and one can even imagine what kind of death march the American 1st Marine Division will experience.

And the distance from Gutuli to the Water Gate Bridge, although there are no large-scale Volunteer ambushes.

But many Blue Star netizens have already discovered that several groups of Volunteer soldiers are bypassing Gutuli and launching a surprise attack toward the Water Gate Bridge. ===== CHAPTER 207 =====