Chapter 212

On the other side.

Inside the U. S. Federation's livestream room.

Streamer Cao Ze randomly obtained the identity of a U. S. Federation troop combat staff officer.

With the help of this identity, he learned quite a bit of intelligence.

And Cao Ze's 【Battlefield Against the U. S. Federation】 was also one of the earlier ones, so the timeline had also advanced to the "start of the Third Campaign," which was also when the southern puppet army was eliminated.

The entire defensive line was forced to retreat.

The battlefield progress on Cao Ze's side was a bit slower than the first batch.

The first batch of battlefields had already liberated Hancheng.

While Cao Ze's side was a day late, currently in Hancheng, directing U. S. Federation soldiers to burn all documents with fire and destroy heavy weapons that could not be taken away.

Watching the fire everywhere in the city, Cao Ze walked back into the command vehicle.

Inside the vehicle.

Several senior U. S. Federation officers were smoking, and the expressions on their faces were not good.

One of the U. S. Federation officers cursed secretly:

"Damn it, those guys are advancing too fast! We don't even have enough time to destroy the documents!"

Another U. S. Federation officer extinguished his cigarette butt and said irritably:

"That old bastard MacArthur is still bragging about 'ending the war before Christmas'."

"Hell, are those people on the other side really human?"

"How did the troops in front collapse?"

Cao Ze stood silently to the side, pretending to look for documents, but his ears were pricked up high.

The Blue Star netizens in the livestream room also curiously watched these U. S. Federation NPCs chatting.

A U. S. Federation officer, while tearing up documents, said:

"Wasn't there talk of ceasefire negotiations?"

"How come there's no news at all?"

The U. S. Federation officer next to him said:

"It was all to fool those guys, it's just that those guys didn't fall for it."

"I called my younger brother two days ago; he is serving in Europe, and he received the transfer order last month, preparing to come here."

"The higher-ups are preparing to do something big and teach those guys a lesson."

Hearing this.

Cao Ze and the Blue Star netizens in the livestream room were tongue-tied.

This damn thing.

They are really shameless.

Received the transfer order last month?

Isn't that December.

Ceasefire negotiations were proposed by the U. S. Federation in early December.

As a result, while talking about "ceasefire negotiations" here, they were secretly trying to transfer veterans from all over the world to the peninsula.

It's fortunate that the 'Republic' side didn't stop.

Otherwise, they would have been really passive.

However, this strategy is truly not very good... it's as rough as it can be...

A U. S. Federation officer sighed:

"Why not throw a couple of those things?"

"Isn't that old bastard MacArthur always shouting to throw them, throw them early and end it early."

Another officer shook his head and said:

"Do you think the higher-ups haven't considered it?"

"If that damn Soviet Union hadn't built them, they would have been thrown long ago."

"Now they have the Soviet Union standing behind them."

"Once those things are thrown, it gives them an excuse."

"When the time comes, if they bomb us, we won't have a good time either."

Suddenly.

The command from the headquarters came over the radio:

"All units retreat immediately!"

Receiving the order.

The several U. S. Federation officers in the command vehicle did not hesitate and immediately ordered the driver to drive away and retreat; at the same time, the main force of the U. S. Federation in Hancheng also began to leave.

As the U. S. Federation withdrew from Hancheng, the Volunteer Army continued to pursue.

However, the coalition forces, which had already shrunk their troops, began to rely on defensive positions to resist step by step, temporarily blocking the Volunteer Army's attack.

Subsequently, both sides were deadlocked with the 37th parallel as the boundary.

The Third Campaign ended (December 31, 1950, to January 8, 1951).

The Volunteer Army side entered a defensive state and began to recuperate and resupply.

And the U. S. Federation side, in order to restore the offensive, also transferred a large number of experienced veterans who had participated in WWII from the mainland and all over the world to supplement the Korean battlefield.

A few days later.

Cao Ze's livestream room.

The popularity of the livestream room had already risen to the top ten in the sub-area.

And the reason for this surge.

Is because since the end of the "Third Campaign" on January 8, both sides began a contest at the command level.

First, facing the Volunteer Army's offensive, the newly transferred commander of the U. S. Federation 8th Army, Ridgway, ordered small armored units and artillery groups to harass the Volunteer Army's positions.

Once there were signs of the Volunteer Army attacking, he ordered the troops to retreat quickly and called for air support and bombing cover.

The team Cao Ze was in was one of the small armored units performing harassment missions.

At this time.

On the sand table in the command vehicle.

Several U. S. Federation officers were moving flags on the sand table and calculating something based on the Volunteer Army's movements reported by the soldiers in front.

Many Blue Star friends who had just entered the livestream room were confused.

Cao Ze waited for a while before walking to the corner, hanging a screenshot of the sand table in the livestream room to explain:

"This is the new tactic of Ridgway, the commander-in-chief of the 8th Army on the U. S. Federation side."

The sand table was marked in detail with the daily movements of the Volunteer Army and the U. S. Federation, and one could already vaguely see something; Cao Ze pointed to the three markings of the Volunteer Army and said:

"Using the U. S. Federation's mechanized advantage, maintain 'close-contact' combat with the Volunteer Army north of the 37th parallel."

"Through small-scale probing during the day and the limit distance of withdrawal at night."

"In just a few days."

"The U. S. Federation side has already figured out the limit of the Volunteer Army's night raids."

"It's roughly at a distance of 20-30 kilometers."

"Beyond this distance, the Volunteer Army's attack will stop."

As the voice fell.

There was a burst of question marks in the livestream room:

【????】

【Holy crap? This new group army commander of the U. S. Federation has something?】

【Good guy, he thought of a way after just a few days in office?】

【Hiss—, specifically jamming the Volunteer Army's limit marching distance, it feels like masters exchanging moves.】

【As expected of a WWII veteran, amazing!】

【With such a commander in the U. S. Federation, it will probably be hard to fight next.】

【Indeed, it feels a bit difficult.】

The Blue Star netizens in the livestream room were surprised.

This U. S. Federation, which has always bullied people with mechanized armor and firepower bombing, suddenly came up with micro-operations; for a time, the Blue Star players were not quite used to it.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

If they only relied on firepower bombing without any tactics or even micro-operations, WWII probably wouldn't have been so easy to fight.

When fighting against the Empire, both sides must play a game.

It's just that Europe is too big, so some micro-operations don't look like micro-operations, but rather the crushing of armored logistics.

And here on the peninsula.

The U. S. Federation was clearly also in the mindset of the European battlefield, plus the neighbor next door collapsed too fast in the early stage.

That's why they suffered a big loss facing the Volunteer Army's infiltration tactics and split encirclement.

Now that they have been beaten to the south of the 37th parallel, they are completely sober and have changed their tactical routines.

Cao Ze looked at the danmu and continued to explain:

"And that's not all."

"The U. S. Federation side not only measured the limit of the Volunteer Army's night foot marching, but also through every large-scale attack of the Volunteer Army, which was the wave we called the 'Third Campaign' offensive before."

"They deduced that the Volunteer Army's large-scale attack can only be maintained for about 7 days."

"Now the U. S. Federation headquarters is thinking of tactics against the Volunteer Army based on these patterns that have been measured."

"At the same time, they are letting the coalition forces lean toward each other and advance side by side."

"Combining the originally dispersed defensive line troops in pairs, this maximizes the resistance to the Volunteer Army's infiltration tactics."

Listening to Cao Ze's narration, the Blue Star netizens in the livestream room couldn't help but nod.

Judging from these arrangements, this Ridgway is a great enemy, much stronger than that Walker.

Aiming at the Volunteer Army's infiltration tactics, let the troops lean together in pairs.

Aiming at the Volunteer Army's attack, use the armored advantage to probe the limit.

Just these are already very troublesome.

Not to mention that once the U. S. Federation thinks of a way, the Volunteer Army's situation will probably fall into a disadvantage.

At this time.

The radio in the command vehicle received an order:

"Prepare to retreat, scouts have discovered signs of enemy activity."

"Distance is about 20 kilometers."

The U. S. Federation officer in the command vehicle replied to the radio:

"Received."

Then he issued an order:

"Retreat immediately! Retreat 30 kilometers according to the planned route!"

"Notify the Air Force to prepare for cover!"

The tone was relaxed, completely without the sorrowful look from before in Hancheng.

Soon.

The tank engines roared, the armored detachment quickly turned direction, and Cao Ze sat on the side of the command vehicle, looking at the rearview mirror, livestreaming the situation behind.

Through the rearview mirror, one could vaguely see the flock of birds flying up in the mountains and forests.

Not long after.

The bombers also swept across the sky, flying toward the rear to carry out bombing missions.

A few days later.

Perhaps because the U. S. Federation's movements were too frequent, their intentions were soon discovered by the Volunteer Army side.

Then the Volunteer Army's offensive suddenly became unpredictable; in some defensive lines, it changed from a 7-day offensive to a 3-day assault,

Retreating after fighting.

Some changed to digging fortifications and hiding, making some U. S. Federation small detachments that didn't pay attention suffer a big loss.

The sudden change of the Volunteer Army also made many of the data previously analyzed by the U. S. Federation invalid.

Blue Star players watched in amazement.

Who would have thought that the Volunteer Army, relying only on the U. S. Federation's offensive within a few days, discovered the U. S. Federation's intentions and quickly adjusted their tactics and strategies.

The "magnetic tactics" that originally had initial success were reversed just like that under the flexible response of the Volunteer Army.

However, although the "magnetic tactics" failed.

But they had already probed the biggest piece of intelligence.

That is, the Volunteer Army's supplies are seriously insufficient.

The front line is too long.

From shortly after the U. S. Federation entered the peninsula until they pushed to the Yalujiang, the U. S. Federation's planes never stopped, bombing for several months.

Destroying nearly 90% of the transport routes north of the 38th parallel.

Most of the supplies on the Volunteer Army side could only be carried by manpower and transported by horse-drawn carriages.

Their pilots reported more than once that those Volunteer Army soldiers seemed to be endless, always transporting supplies.

Such a situation.

During the "Second Campaign," because the battlefield was close to the 【Republic】's Yalujiang, nothing could be seen.

But from Zhangjinhu to the 38th Parallel, if this distance were transported by manpower and horse-drawn carriages, the journey would be long.

Supplies from the Yalujiang to Zhangjinhu, if by manpower, might be transported in two or three days if they grit their teeth.

While supplies from the Yalujiang to the 38th Parallel, the transport line is 550-700 kilometers long, plus various bombings in the middle, the transport time is not only long but also greatly discounted.

Judging from the "magnetic tactics" probing in the past few days, it is clearly the same.

After knowing this situation.

The U. S. Federation side also had a way; adding the veterans transferred from all over the world to the soldiers originally on the peninsula, the coalition forces currently have 230,000 people.

The Volunteer Army side only has 280,000.

It looks like the Volunteer Army has more... but the U. S. Federation's 230,000 people are mechanized troops, possessing nearly 2,000 tanks,

3,000+ artillery pieces, and air support.

While the Volunteer Army's troop strength, although 280,000, is basically all infantry.

Just looking at the literal data is already difficult, not to mention that the U. S. Federation side also used dirty tricks...:

At this time.

Inside Cao Ze's livestream room.

The troop he was in was quietly assembling toward the south bank of the Hanjian.

A few days ago.

The U. S. Federation side united with various countries at the "Joint Meeting" to create momentum, pushing for the passage of the so-called "five-step plan" for "immediate ceasefire arrangement."

Attempting to make the "Republic" side immediately stop fighting and stop.

On the surface, they looked like they were ready to talk to you, the proposal had been passed, and if you didn't ceasefire and negotiate, it was your fault, wanting to use various countries to pressure the "Republic."

And on the peninsula in secret.

The U. S. Federation was quietly directing a 230,000-strong army, from Suwon in the west to Wonju in the east, preparing to launch an attack to recapture Hancheng.

The U. S. Federation 1st Corps where Cao Ze was located was responsible for attacking the Suwon direction.

Dawn of January 25.

The U. S. Federation, which was pushing the "immediate ceasefire arrangement" five-step plan at the United Nations, assembled heavy troops and suddenly opened fire.

The artillery bombardment continued without stopping, pouring thousands of shells onto the Volunteer Army positions on the north bank, and air cover bombing dropped countless napalm bombs.

The smoke had not yet dissipated.

The troop where Cao Ze was located accepted the order to attack the Volunteer Army's highlands.

After Ridgway took office, during this period of "magnetic tactics" and this "Thunderbolt Operation" full-scale counterattack, the U. S. Federation soldiers' morale was high.

Completely forgetting the previous fear.

At this time, they were still in the mood to joke; the officer next to Cao Ze was holding binoculars, looking at the Volunteer Army positions in the distance where thick smoke was rising:

"Those guys must have been stunned by the bombing, they only have rifles and hand grenades."

Cao Ze was also looking at the U. S. Federation soldiers advancing in the distance.

The U. S. Federation soldiers advanced toward the highlands in tactical formation, but when the vanguard troops were less than a few meters away from the defensive fortifications on the highlands.

A sharp whistle suddenly sounded on the battlefield.

In an instant.

Dense figures leaped out from behind the charred trenches emitting thick smoke, and the familiar bugle call for the charge pierced the clouds.

It was a bayonet fight again!

It was the familiar tactic again!

Fear appeared on the faces of some U. S. Federation veterans, while some newly transferred U. S. Federation soldiers didn't know what was going on and prepared to bayonet fight with the Volunteer Army.

But soon they were retreating backward with faces full of fear.

The cruelty of the bayonet fight was displayed vividly the moment they made contact.

Some U. S. Federation soldiers had their intestines picked out, retreating and shouting for help while holding their blood-filled abdomens.

The U. S. Federation troop commander in the rear also discovered something was wrong and called for support and artillery coverage.

A U. S. Federation soldier's submachine gun had just aimed at a severely wounded Volunteer Army soldier in front of him, when he saw that Volunteer Army soldier take out a hand grenade.

In an instant.

A chill rushed straight to the top of that U. S. Federation soldier's head, and he couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

Before the trigger of the submachine gun in his hand could be pulled.

Boom—!!!

The Fourth Campaign began.

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