Chapter 213

Inside the Tian Sha livestream platform.

Livestream rooms of all sizes were using the first-person perspective to livestream the situation of the "Fourth Campaign."

Thanks to the fact that the battlefields opened by Polar Star were almost in a synchronized state, the streamers who entered the 【Battlefield Against the U. S. Federation】 in the first batch were all livestreaming the war situation in various places at this time.

However, most of them were in the identity of ordinary soldiers, while a small number obtained the identity of the Volunteer Army after restarting.

At this time.

In order to cater to the popularity of the "Fourth Campaign," Polar Star joined forces with the Tian Sha livestream platform.

Organized a batch of streamers with U. S. Federation identities and Volunteer Army identities located on the Eastern and Western Front battlefields and placed them side-by-side in the official livestream room.

And marked the location of each streamer above the livestream room, so players could freely choose to watch.

The direction of the U. S. Federation's main attack on the Eastern Front battlefield was Hengcheng; the direction of the U. S. Federation's main attack on the Western Front battlefield was Hancheng.

Cao Ze, as a U. S. Federation combat staff officer, was naturally also in the official livestream room.

Compared to other livestream rooms, Cao Ze's side was relatively comfortable.

Because he was a staff officer, he didn't need to fight on the front line, just stand in the rear with binoculars looking at the war situation and the sand table in the command vehicle.

And compared to MacArthur's tactics.

This newly appointed U. S. Federation group army commander, Ridgway, was much more flexible, using "sea of fire tactics," using dense firepower coverage to bombard the Volunteer Army positions.

And occupying one hill after another, using powerful armored firepower to advance steadily.

At this time.

Also in the first batch of battlefields, streamer Zhou Kai, who had just randomly obtained the identity of the Volunteer Army a few days ago.

Was squatting in the trench covering his ears; the explosions in his ears were deafening, and the soil blown up splashed over from time to time with the shaking of the earth.

In the peninsula region, the temperature here in January is not much warmer than the Northeast of the "Republic."

Even if it is now the end of January, it is also minus 10-plus degrees.

But at such a temperature, the entire position actually had a hint of warmth under the artillery bombardment of the U. S. Federation, but this warmth was mixed with a large amount of gunpowder smell.

Continuous explosion heat waves come from the distant mountaintop.

The voice of the company scout rang out, shouting:

"Enemy tank cluster, six hundred meters directly ahead!"

As soon as the voice fell.

On the U. S. Federation position in the distance, dozens of artillery pieces sounded in unison, and the barrage composed of howitzers fell in an arc.

Boom boom boom boom—the entire position was plowed again, and the heavy firepower suppressed the soldiers on the position so they couldn't get up.

And the tanks in the distance took advantage of this gap to advance quickly.

Behind each tank followed a dozen U. S. Federation soldiers wearing steel helmets; the company commander in the trench next to Zhou Kai shook the mud off his body and climbed up, looking at the tank group in the distance from the trench:

"Anti-tank team, prepare!"

"Remember, wait until they are close to fire!"

Zhou Kai was in the anti-tank team; hearing the company commander's order, he took out the bundled satchel charge.

He got up and hid behind the fortifications after the battle, watching the tanks getting closer and preparing.

And such a scene.

Was staged simultaneously on the defensive line of more than fifty kilometers on the south bank of the Hanjian.

The U. S. Federation's powerful firepower was fully revealed here; almost the entire front line was this level of firepower bombardment.

Even if it was a small hill occupied by the Volunteer Army.

The U. S. Federation would not hesitate to pull over dozens of artillery pieces, howitzers, to bombard the small hill continuously until the hill was leveled.

If a small hill was like this, let alone the main position of the Volunteer Army.

Tian Sha livestream platform.

Inside Jiang Jie's livestream room, Baiyunshan area.

As the only way for the U. S. Federation to attack Hancheng from the north, Baiyunshan happened to be stuck at the intersection of several highways.

It was also the only way for the U. S. Federation.

So it was also the key target of the U. S. Federation; other positions were only bombarded with artillery, while the U. S. Federation even used heavy bombers against the Baiyunshan position.

Every aerial bomb could blast a crater of several meters in this icy peninsula frozen soil.

Inside the trench.

Jiang Jie hid in the trench, covering his head.

Boom—!!!

The shock wave of the explosion caused the soil above the trench to fall; Jiang Jie shook his head, and the hoarse but not loud voice of the company commander came vaguely in his ears:

"Anti-artillery!"

"Everyone, do not leave the shelter!!!"

Before the voice fell.

Boom boom boom boom—a series of artillery shells fell as densely as raindrops, and the continuous explosions made the entire mountain tremble.

And on the road below the foot of the mountain.

The U. S. Federation tanks had already lined up in a long dragon, with their muzzles aimed at the hillside.

The bombing of heavy bombers, plus the coverage of howitzers, lasted for a full forty-plus minutes; when the artillery fire stopped, Jiang Jie felt that his whole person was a bit floating.

His ears were ringing, and he could only vaguely hear the reconnaissance sentry shouting to prepare for battle.

Soon.

The U. S. Federation's attack began.

The tank muzzles spat out tongues of fire, and shells landed on the Volunteer Army's position here; once there was a counterattack from the Volunteer Army,

The U. S. Federation soldiers following behind the tanks would stick their bodies out to suppress the firepower.

Seeing that there were still many Volunteer Army soldiers with combat effectiveness on the position, some U. S. Federation soldiers felt worried and silently retreated to the rear.

As for the other soldiers, although they were all veterans.

But some were transferred from other regions and had not fought against the Volunteer Army before.

Even though they had been warned many times, it was of no use.

They didn't think that under such circumstances, the other side could still counterattack.

And the Volunteer Army's tactics were just as some U. S. Federation soldiers who had fought against the Volunteer Army thought.

When the tanks in front approached within tens of meters, the Volunteer Army on the position suddenly erupted, and all the rifles and hand grenades suddenly erupted.

Following closely, some U. S. Federation soldiers behind the tanks were instantly knocked down by hand grenades.

And the U. S. Federation soldiers in the rear quickly lay down, and the machine guns on the tanks frantically swept and suppressed the Volunteer Army's firepower points.

But some Volunteer Army soldiers holding satchel charges quickly rushed toward those tanks.

Wanting to stuff the satchel charge under the tanks.

Boom!

Boom!

Two explosions, but only one tank was destroyed.

And following closely behind was the frantic machine gun sweeping from the tanks next to them.

Tut tut tut tut—but it was of no avail, the morale had already collapsed.

Not to mention that some Volunteer Army soldiers had already leaped out of the trenches and were entangled in a fierce fight with the U. S. Federation soldiers in front.

The bayonet fight was even more terrifying.

The first wave of the U. S. Federation's attack was killed and retreated like this; the U. S. Federation, having learned the Volunteer Army's tactics, also quickly adjusted.

Half a day later.

The bombers in the sky roared, and the sentry's voice rang out.

"Hide! Air raid!"

Just after shouting, the bombs had already fallen.

Boom! Boom! Boom—!

The entire mountain was shaken by the bombing, and napalm bombs ignited the withered grass and trees on the position; the heatwave swept across the entire position, and such burning and bombing lasted for another half a day.

Until it ended.

The entire position was still emitting thick black smoke.

Perhaps feeling that it was about enough.

The U. S. Federation infantry launched an attack again, and this time, a more intense bayonet fight unfolded in the trenches.

Bayonets, engineer shovels, rifle butts, and even stones and teeth became weapons.

Jiang Jie fought with a bayonet for the first time; his arm was pierced, but he hard-headedly used the rifle butt to smash the head of a U. S. Federation soldier,

His whole person was panting heavily and paralyzed on the ground.

The bayonet fight lasted for half an hour before the position was barely recaptured, but the 2nd Platoon where Jiang Jie was located only had 7 people left, but in less than two hours.

The U. S. Federation's attack was organized again.

Artillery shelling, bombing, tank charges, infantry assault...: changing fighting styles time and time again, but they never broke through this Baiyunshan position in front of them.

The persistence of the 50th Army, 447th Regiment of the Volunteer Army.

Made those U. S. Federation veterans transferred from all over the world unbelievable; how many bombs were thrown at that one hill, why did it seem like they couldn't finish fighting?

Little did they know...

On the entire peninsula battlefield, there were such Volunteer Army positions everywhere.

On the other side.

Facing the steady advance of the U. S. Federation.

The Volunteer Army side also adjusted its strategy in time.

Although Blue Star players and streamers couldn't reach higher-level orders and couldn't analyze them.

But some hardcore players of military deduction and military high-level officials of major federations, looking at the "defend west, release east" situation of the Volunteer Army, vaguely sensed something.

At this time.

7th Special Operations Brigade.

In the lounge.

Taking advantage of the weekend break, many soldiers gathered in the lounge, watching the livestream of the "Fourth Campaign" at this time.

They were watching the official livestream room.

Not only did it have host commentary, but also real-time war situation switching.

Chief of Staff Qu Guang walked in at some point.

As soon as they saw Qu Guang.

The soldiers below started to boo:

"Chief of Staff, talk about it!"

"Yeah, this host is not professional, I listened for a long time and didn't feel like he analyzed anything."

"Yeah, it has to be you, Chief of Staff, to talk!"

Last time during the Zhangjinhu campaign, Qu Guang analyzed a lot.

Later, because the U. S. Federation side retreated directly, it didn't match at all, but the first part, including the situation at the beginning of Zhangjinhu, was said very accurately.

This is also the reason why many soldiers booed and asked Qu Guang to talk more.

Qu Guang smiled, walked over, and looked at the various livestream rooms on the screen, as well as the real-time map of the "Fourth Campaign" at this time.

Looking at the smooth advance of the U. S. Federation on the Eastern Front, Qu Guang felt inexplicably familiar, pondered for a while, and said:

"Okay."

"Then let's talk about it."

Saying that, Qu Guang clicked on the device on his wrist.

Then he took a photo of the "real-time map" in the livestream room, then projected the photo of the map in front of the livestream room projection, and said:

"From this map, what can you see?"

"Why is the U. S. Federation on the Eastern Front advancing so fast?"

On the map.

It was also divided into Eastern and Western Front battlefields.

The U. S. Federation's target on the Western Front was Hancheng, and the defenders were the Volunteer Army 38th Army and 50th Army.

The U. S. Federation's target on the Eastern Front was Hengcheng, and the defenders were the Volunteer Army 39th Army, 40th Army, 42nd Army, and 66th Army.

The U. S. Federation was attacking along the entire line, but the speed of the Eastern Front battlefield was far faster than the Western Front battlefield.

The soldiers below shouted one by one:

"Report! Because there is the natural barrier of the Hanjian on the Western Front, the U. S. Federation tanks are hard to pass!"

"No, it should be that the terrain on the Eastern Front is more open, suitable for mechanized troops to deploy, so they fought so fast."

"It should be that the 38th Army is too good at fighting, combined with the terrain, the resistance is very strong."

Many soldiers said one word after another.

Qu Guang's mouth curled slightly, his fingers drew several horizontal lines on the projection, and several horizontal lines also appeared on the map; Qu Guang said:

"All have reasons, but none hit the point."

"The main force of the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front is retreating while fighting, while the main force of the Volunteer Army on the Western Front is defending Hanjian to the death; don't you think it's very strange?"

"What is the Volunteer Army's most proficient tactic?"

This question, from the period of the anti-Japanese plot to the peninsula here, almost didn't need to be thought about, and many soldiers blurted out:

"Lure the enemy deep!"

Qu Guang smiled and said:

"That's right, it's luring the enemy deep."

"The U. S. Federation is attacking along the entire line, but now the Western Front can't push, while the U. S. Federation troops on the Eastern Front have already penetrated deep into the Volunteer Army's hinterland."

"So what should happen next?"

Qu Guang clicked the picture again, then drew several arrows.

"Let the U. S. Federation troops on the Eastern Front battlefield be disconnected from the U. S. Federation troops on the Western Front."

"Then the high probability is to concentrate troops to split, surround, and annihilate this part of the U. S. Federation troops on the Eastern Front battlefield."

"However, according to the logistics capability and firepower of the U. S. Federation troops."

"It is still a bit difficult for the Volunteer Army to annihilate the U. S. Federation troops on the Eastern Front."

"But even if they are not annihilated, as long as the U. S. Federation troops on the Eastern Front battlefield are defeated, then the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front, having freed up their hands, may move west."

Saying that, Qu Guang clicked on the projection.

Then he moved the positions on both sides and drew a diagonal arrow.

Seeing this scene.

Many soldiers of the Great Xia Federation on the Blue Star side in the lounge widened their eyes.

Because this scene is too familiar.

Isn't this a remake of 【Bloody Battle of Sanzuoli】, the U. S. 2nd Division was cut off from the rear by the 38th Army inserting diagonally like this.

However, Qu Guang also poured a basin of cold water:

"Of course."

"This is just the result of the deduction."

"The actual situation may not be so ideal."

"The first is the gap in firepower and logistics between the Volunteer Army and the U. S. Federation; wanting to annihilate the U. S. Federation completely is almost impossible to do."

After all, although the U. S. Federation side only has 230,000 people, they are all mechanized troops.

While the Volunteer Army side, although having 280,000 people, are all infantry, and their weapons are all rifles.

The number of people is almost not dominant, and under the situation where the firepower gap is so large, annihilating the U. S. Federation troops completely is almost impossible, so as long as the U. S. Federation troops are split on the Eastern Front battlefield, it is considered a success.

However, even so, it made many soldiers discuss and study the possible war situation next.

Qu Guang saw this and answered the questions raised by the soldiers below from time to time.

And as for his own deduction, he didn't care too much.

After all, he was just deducing from the perspective of an outsider; last time he deduced Zhangjinhu, he also deduced that after the Volunteer Army annihilated the "Polar Bear Corps," they would fully surround and annihilate the U. S. Federation main force in Liutanli.

As a result, the "Polar Bear Corps" was completely annihilated, but the U. S. Federation troops in Liutanli had no intention of continuing to fight at all.

They ran away directly.

Who could have thought of this?

So after Qu Guang finished the deduction this time, he was also watching the development of the war situation, but more of it was the combat scenes of the Volunteer Army positions in each livestream room.

Because the fighting on these Volunteer Army positions concerns whether the "defend west, release east" plan will succeed.

And as far as it looks now, it is clear that the U. S. Federation has not yet discovered the Volunteer Army's tactics.